China national football team
men's national association football team representing the People's Republic of China
China PR national football team is the national football team of China.
| Nickname(s) | 龙之队 Lóng zhī duì (Team Dragon)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Chinese Football Association (CFA) 中国足球协会 | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Fabio Cannavaro | ||
| Captain | Zheng Zhi | ||
| Most caps | Li Weifeng (112) | ||
| Top scorer | Hao Haidong (41) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | CHN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 80  1 (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 37 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 109 (March 2013) | ||
| First international | |||
 Philippines 2–1 China  (Manila, Philippines; 4 February 1913)[3] | |||
| 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 and 2004 | ||
Most appearances
change| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Li Ming | 141 | 1992–2004 | |
| 2 | Jia Xiuquan | 136 | 1983–1992 | |
| 3 | Fan Zhiyi | 132 | 1992–2002 | |
| 4 | Xie Yuxin | 120 | 1987–1996 | |
| 5 | Li Fusheng | 119 | 1976–1984 | |
| 6 | Hao Haidong | 116 | 1992–2004 | |
| 7 | Lin Lefeng | 113 | 1977–1986 | |
| 8 | Ou Chuliang | 109 | 1992–2002 | |
| 9 | Li Zhuowei | 105 | 1998–present |
Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Hao Haidong | 41 | 1992–2004 | |
| 2 | Liu Haiguang | 36 | 1983–1990 | |
| 3 | Ma Lin | 33 | 1984–1990 | |
| 4 | Li Hui | 28 | 1983–1988 | |
| 5 | Su Maozhen | 26 | 1992–2002 | |
| 5 | Li Jinyu | 26 | 1996–present | |
| 7 | Zuo Shusheng | 23 | 1979–1985 | |
| 8 | Zhao Dayu | 19 | 1982–1986 | |
| 8 | Fan Zhiyi | 19 | 1992–2002 | |
| 8 | Mai Chao | 19 | 1986–1992 |
References
change- ↑ "China beat Qatar; World Cup dream still on for Team Dragon". as.com. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "China matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: China. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
