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China national under-23 football team

Summary

The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team (国奥队), represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA). It combines two teams: China U-23 national team and China U-21 selection team.[1]

China U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachCheng Yaodong
CaptainTao Qianglong
FIFA codeCHN
First colours
Second colours
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup stage (2008)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2013)
Best resultGroup stage (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2002, 2006, 2022)

Competition history edit

* DNE = Did not enter; DNQ = Did not qualify; QBW = Qualified but withdrew.
* Pos = Position; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against.
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games record edit

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
1992 to 2004 did not qualify
  2008 Group stage 13 3 0 1 2 1 6
2012 to 2020 did not qualify
Total* - - 8 0 2 6 1 17

* Including 1900 to 1988

Asian Games record edit

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
  2002 Quarter-finals 5 4 3 0 1 9 1
  2006 Quarter-finals 5 4 3 1 0 8 4
  2010 Round of 16 12 4 2 0 2 5 7
  2014 Round of 16 14 3 1 0 2 1 5
  2018 Round of 16 9 4 3 0 1 14 5
  2022 Quarter-finals 7 5 3 1 1 10 3
  2026 TBD - - - - - - -
Total* - - 24 15 2 7 47 25

* Including 1951 to 1998

Asian Games History
Year Round Score Result
2002 Round 1   China 4–0   Turkmenistan Win
Round 1   China 3–0   Bangladesh Win
Round 1   China 2–0   India Win
Quarterfinals   China 0–1   Japan Loss
2006 Round 1   China 1–0   Iraq Win
Round 1   China 3–1   Malaysia Win
Round 1   China 2–1   Oman Win
Quarterfinals   China 2–2 (7–8, penalties)   Iran Draw
2010 Round 1   China 0–3   Japan Loss
Round 1   China 2–1   Kyrgyzstan Win
Round 1   China 3–0   Malaysia Win
Round of 16   China 0–3   South Korea Loss
2014 Round 1   China 0–3   North Korea Loss
Round 1   China 1–0   Pakistan Win
Round of 16   China 0–2   Thailand Loss
2018 Round 1   China 6–0   East Timor Win
Round 1   China 3–0   Syria Win
Round 1   China 2–1   United Arab Emirates Win
Round of 16   China 3–4   Saudi Arabia Loss
2022 Round 1   China 5–1   India Win
Round 1   China 4–0   Myanmar Win
Round 1   China 0–0   Bangladesh Draw
Round of 16   China 1–0   Qatar Win
Quarter-finals   China 0–2   South Korea Loss

East Asian Games record edit

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
  1993 Third place 3 5 3 1 1 21 5
  1997 Third place 3 5 3 1 1 15 7
  2001 did not enter
  2005 Champions 1 5 4 0 1 16 4
  2009 Group stage 5 2 1 0 1 1 3
  2013 Fifth place 5 4 0 1 3 1 7
Total - - 21 11 3 7 54 26

AFC U-23 Championship record edit

Olympic Games Qualification
Year Pos Final Stage Preliminary Stage
P W D L F A P W D L F A
  2013 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 5 5 3 2 0 12 3
  2016 Group stage 3 0 0 3 4 9 3 3 0 0 13 0
  2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 3 3 2 1 0 4 1
  2020 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 4 3 2 1 0 15 2
  2022 Withdrawn
  2024 Qualified 2 1 1 0 2 1
  2026 To be determined
Total Best result: Group stage 12 1 0 11 10 21 14 10 4 0 44 6

Recent results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Lose

2023 edit

U-23 national team edit

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly New Zealand   2–0   China Auckland, New Zealand
15:30 UTC+13 Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly New Zealand   2–1   China Wellington, New Zealand
12:30 UTC+13 Stadium: Sky Stadium
15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) Friendly China   1–3   South Korea Zhejiang, China
18:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Jinhua Sports Centre Stadium
19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) Friendly China   1–0   South Korea Zhejiang, China
18:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Jinhua Sports Centre Stadium
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) Asian Games China   5–1   India Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) Asian Games China   4–0   Myanmar Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) Asian Games China   0–0   Bangladesh Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium
27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) Asian Games China   1–0   Qatar Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium
1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) Asian Games China   0–2   South Korea Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium

U-22 national team edit

16 June 2023 Friendly China   1–3   Uzbekistan Hebei, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Xianghe National Soccer Training Base
19 June 2023 Friendly China   1–2   Uzbekistan Hebei, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Xianghe National Soccer Training Base
6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification United Arab Emirates   0–0   China Dalian, China
19:35 UTC+8 Stadium: Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium
9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification China   2–1   India Dalian, China
19:35 UTC+8
  • Tao   68' (pen)
  • Naibijiang   90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium

2024 edit

23 March 2024 Friendly Saudi Arabia   1–0   China Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3
  • Al-Shuwaifi   13'
 Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Friendly Saudi Arabia   2–0   China Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:30 (UTC+3)
Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
2 April 2024 (2024-04-02) Friendly Qatar   0–2   China Doha, Qatar
15:00 (UTC+3)
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
4 April 2024 (2024-04-04) Friendly China   2–1   Malaysia Doha, Qatar
20:30 (UTC+3)
Stadium: Qatar University Stadium
7 April 2024 (2024-04-07) Friendly China   1–0   Jordan Doha, Qatar
Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium
11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) Friendly China   0–2   Uzbekistan Doha, Qatar

Olympic Games fixtures edit

2008 Olympic Games edit

All times local (GMT+8)

China  1–1  New Zealand
Dong Fangzhuo   88' (Report) Brockie   53'
Attendance: 41,407
Belgium  2–0  China
Dembélé   8'
Mirallas   80'		 (Report)
Attendance: 45,756
China  0–3  Brazil
(Report) Diego   18'
Thiago Neves   69', 73'
Attendance: 38,790

Players edit

China U-23 current squad edit

The following 23 players were called up for 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup from 15 April 2024 to 3 May 2024.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Li Hao (2004-03-06)6 March 2004 (aged 20)   UE Cornellà
12 1GK Yu Jinyong (2004-07-06)6 July 2004 (aged 19)   Shandong Taishan
22 1GK Huang Zihao (2001-06-09)9 June 2001 (aged 22)   Nanjing City
2 2DF Hu Hetao (2003-10-05)5 October 2003 (aged 20)   Chengdu Rongcheng
3 2DF Liu Haofan (2003-10-23)23 October 2003 (aged 20)   Zhejiang Professional
4 2DF Liang Shaowen (2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 21)   Beijing Guoan
5 2DF Zhu Yue (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 (aged 22)   Shanghai Shenhua
13 2DF Jin Shunkai (2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 22)   Shanghai Shenhua
15 2DF Ruan Qilong (2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 23)   Beijing Guoan
16 2DF Yang Zihao (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (aged 23)   Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
6 3MF Ablahan Haliq (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 22)   Wuhan Three Towns
7 3MF Tao Qianglong (2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 22)   Wuhan Three Towns
8 3MF Mutellip Iminqari (2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 19)   Chengdu Rongcheng
10 3MF Jia Feifan (2001-01-13)13 January 2001 (aged 23)   Shandong Taishan
19 3MF Duan Dezhi (2001-11-22)22 November 2001 (aged 22)   Suzhou Dongwu
20 3MF Liu Zhurun (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 22)   Shanghai Port
21 3MF Xu Bin (2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 19)   Guangzhou FC
23 3MF Xie Wenneng (2001-02-06)6 February 2001 (aged 23)   Shandong Taishan
9 4FW Behram Abduweli (2003-03-08)8 March 2003 (aged 21)   Shenzhen Peng City
11 4FW Liu Junxian (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 23)   Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
14 4FW Wang Yudong (2006-11-13)13 November 2006 (aged 17)   Zhejiang Professional
17 4FW Afrden Asqer (2003-09-15)15 September 2003 (aged 20)   Wuhan Three Towns
18 4FW Du Yuezheng (2005-09-14)14 September 2005 (aged 18)   Shenzhen FA

Previous squads edit

Overage players in Olympic Games edit

Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
2008
 Li Weifeng (DF) Zheng Zhi (MF) Han Peng (FW)

China U-23 captains edit

Period Captain Vice Captain Third Captain
1990–1992 Fan Zhiyi Xu Hong —
1993–1994 Zhang Enhua Yang Chen —
1995–1996 Shen Si Zhang Enhua –
1998–1999 Li Weifeng Zhang Ran —
2001–2004 Du Wei Hu Zhaojun —
2006 Chen Tao — —
2006 Asian Games Zheng Zhi — —
2007 Chen Tao Feng Xiaoting Zhou Haibin
2007–2008 Li Weifeng Zhou Haibin —
2008 Olympic Games Zheng Zhi Li Weifeng Zhou Haibin
2009–2010 Zhang Linpeng Wu Xi Piao Cheng
2010 Asian Games Wang Dalei Zhang Linpeng Wu Xi
2011 Wang Dalei Zhang Linpeng Wu Xi
2012 Jin Jingdao — —
2013–2014 Shi Ke Wang Tong —
2014 Asian Games Shi Ke Li Ang —
2015 Wang Tong Shi Ke —
2016 Chen Zhechao Cheng Jin —
2017–2018 He Chao Gao Zhunyi —

Coaching staffs edit

China U-23 coaching staff edit

Position Name Nationality
Manager Cheng Yaodong   China
Assistant Manager Choi Jin-cheul   South Korea
Coach Wan Houliang   China
Goalkeeper coach Zong Lei   China
Video Analyst Peng Sun   China
Bin Liu   China
Team Doctor Lijun Tang   China
Jin Long   China
Chen Bin   China
Technical employee Liu Bin   China
Wang Zewen   China
Staff Sui Han   China
Chen Feng   China

China U-21 coaching staff edit

Position Name Nationality
Manager Cheng Yaodong   China
Assistant Manager Sun Jihai   China
Coach Zhiqiang Hou   China
Goalkeeper coach Li Leilei   China
Fitness coach Xiaodong Cao   China
Kai Mei   China
Video Analyst Xiaochuan Li   China
Team Doctor Ding Ran   China
Wang Xiaowei   China
Qian Jiyun   China
Technical employee Dong Wuzhi   China
Xing Weizhen   China
Sun Peng   China
Staff Du Lida   China
Zhao Hang   China

List of head coaches edit

Manage records only includes international results.

  • From 1981–1983 as "China Expectful team", 1983–1990 as "China B team".
Name Period Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win % Achievements
  Zhang Shixun 1981 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
  Zhang Jingtian 1982–1984 13 6 2 5 24 13 46.15%
  Zhang Honggen 1985 5 4 0 1 15 6 80.00%
  Xu Genbao 1987–1990 18 6 6 6 24 23 33.33%
  • as China National Olympic team.
Name Period Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win % Achievements
  Xu Genbao May 1990 – Jan 1992 21 15 4 2 78 14 71.43%
  Qi Wusheng Mar 1993 – Sep 1993 8 3 2 3 22 11 37.50%
  Radivoje Ognjanović Sep 1993 – Nov 1994 1 1 0 0 3 0 100%
  Qi Wusheng Nov 1994 – Mar 1996 17 10 3 4 44 25 58.82%
  Bobby Houghton Oct 1998 – Nov 1999 21 15 2 4 46 11 71.43%
  Shen Xiangfu Dec 2001 – May 2004 35 16 7 12 56 38 45.71%
  Jia Xiuquan Apr 2006 – Oct 2006 7 1 2 4 1 7 14.23%
  Ratomir Dujković Nov 2006 – Jul 2008 26 11 10 5 34 27 42.31%
  Yin Tiesheng Jul 2008 – Aug 2008 5 1 2 2 2 6 20.00%
  Miroslav Blažević Nov 2010 – Aug 2011 5 2 1 2 4 4 50.00%
  Fu Bo Mar 2012 – Jan 2016 56 19 12 25 33.93%
  Chen Yang Sep 2016 – Feb 2017 9 4 2 3 44.44%
  Massimiliano Maddaloni Mar 2017 – 20 9 6 5 45%
  Sun Jihai May 2017 – 6 1 2 3 16.67%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "U21选拔队没有国家队队徽 却为国家队荣誉而战斗". Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2018-09-18.

External links edit

  • Team China – official website (in Chinese) (in English)
  • Chinese Football Association – official website (in Chinese)
  • Profile on FIFA (archived 10 June 2007)
  • Profile on Beijing 2008 (archived 9 August 2008)

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