China national football team
The China national football team (simplified Chinese: 中国国家足球队; traditional Chinese: 中國國家足球隊; pinyin: Zhōngguó guójiā zúqiú duì, recognised as China PR by FIFA) represents the People's Republic of China in international association football and is governed by the Chinese Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | 龙之队 (Dragon's Team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Chinese Football Association (CFA) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Branko Ivanković | ||
| Captain | Zhang Linpeng | ||
| Most caps | Li Weifeng (112) | ||
| Top scorer | Hao Haidong (39) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | CHN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 88 (4 April 2024) | ||
| Highest | 37 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 109 (March 2013) | ||
| First international | |||
| As Republic of China (1912–1949) Philippines 2–1 China (Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913) As People's Republic of China (1949–present) Finland 4–0 China (Helsinki, Finland; 4 August 1952) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| China 19–0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 26 January 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Brazil 8–0 China (Recife, Brazil; 10 September 2012) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2002) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1976) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1984, 2004) | ||
| EAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2003) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2005, 2010) | ||
| China Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2017) | ||
China won the EAFF East Asian Cup in 2005 and 2010, was runner-up at the AFC Asian Cup in 1984 and 2004 and made its sole FIFA World Cup appearance in 2002, losing all matches without scoring a goal.
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