China at the AFC Asian Cup

China PR has participated in the AFC Asian Cup since 1976.

Overview

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Thailand 1972 Not a AFC member Not a AFC member
Iran 1976 Third place 3rd 4 1 1 2 2 4 5 4 0 1 14 4
Kuwait 1980 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 9 5 3 2 0 1 5 2
Singapore 1984 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 11 4 4 4 0 0 15 0
Qatar 1988 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 7 5 5 2 3 0 10 1
Japan 1992 Third place 3rd 5 1 3 1 6 6 3 3 0 0 7 0
United Arab Emirates 1996 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 0 3 6 7 3 3 0 0 16 1
Lebanon 2000 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 11 7 3 3 0 0 29 0
China 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 13 6 Qualified as hosts
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 6 6 3 2 1 7 3
Qatar 2011 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 4 1 1 13 5
Australia 2015 Quarter-finals 7th 4 3 0 1 5 4 6 2 2 2 5 6
United Arab Emirates 2019 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 0 2 7 7 6 2 2 2 27 1
Qatar 2023 Group stage 18th 3 0 2 1 0 1 8 6 1 1 30 3
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined 2 1 0 1 2 4
Total Runners-up 13/18 59 23 15 21 88 66 60 39 11 10 180 30

1976

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China squad – 1976 AFC Asian Cup third place
China

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
 China 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
 Malaysia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Kuwait 1–0 China
Kameel 1'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Iran 2–0 (a.e.t.) China
Khorshidi 100'
Roshan 119'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Asami (Japan)
Third place play-off
Iraq 0–1 China
He Jia 61'

1980

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China squad – 1980 AFC Asian Cup
China

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 4 2 2 0 12 4 +8 6
 North Korea 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 6
 Syria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
 China 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
 Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
North Korea 2–1 China
Kim Bok-man 20' Li Fubao 7'
China 2–2 Iran
Chen Jingang 74'
Xu Yonglai 89'		 Alidousti 35'
Fariba 70'
Syria 1–0 China
Keshek 86'

1984

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China squad – 1984 AFC Asian Cup runners-up
China

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 6
 Iran 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 6
 United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 3 8 −5 4
 Singapore 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 3
 India 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
Iran 2 – 0 China
Mohammadkhani 57'
Arabshahi 69'
Attendance: 19,000
Singapore 0 – 2 China
Jia Xiuquan 21'
Zhao Dayu 39'
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
China 3 – 0 India
Lin Lefeng 19'
Gu Guangming 59'
Jia Xiuquan 79'
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
China 5 – 0 United Arab Emirates
Yang Zhaohui 12'
Jia Xiuquan 20'
Zuo Shusheng 36'
Zhao Dayu 52'
Gu Guangming 67'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
China 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Li Huayun 108'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Final
Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 China
Al-Nafisah 10'
Abdullah 46'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

1988

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China squad – 1988 AFC Asian Cup fourth place
China

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3
 China 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
 Syria 4 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3
 Kuwait 3 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1
 Bahrain 2 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2
China 3–0 Syria
Gao Sheng 13'
Xie Yuxin 14', 19'		 Report
Bahrain 0–1 China
Report Zhang Xiaowen 78'
Kuwait 2–2 China
Adel Abbas 60' (pen.)
Mansour Basha 62'		 Report Ma Lin 10', 87'
China 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi 56'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
South Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) China
Lee Tae-Ho 93', 103' Report Mai Chao 100'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Third place play-off
China 0–0 Iran
Report
Penalties
Duan Ju soccer ball with red X
Wang Baoshan soccer ball with red X
Wu Wenbing soccer ball with red X		 0–3 soccer ball with check mark Moharrami
soccer ball with check mark Ansarifard
soccer ball with check mark Ghayeghran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

1992

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China squad – 1992 AFC Asian Cup third place
China

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 5 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4
 China 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1
 Qatar 2 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1
 Thailand 2 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4
Saudi Arabia 1–1 China
Al-Thunayan 17' Report Li Bing 41'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)
China 0–0 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noh Byung-Il (Korea Republic)
Qatar 1–2 China
Al-Sulaiti 20' Report Peng Weiguo 44', 58'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Japan 3–2 China
Fukuda 48'
Kitazawa 57'
Nakayama 84'		 Report Xie Yuxin 1'
Li Xiao 70'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)
Third place play-off
China 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Hao Haidong 15' Report Ismail 10'
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1996

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China squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup
China

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6
 China 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 0
 Syria 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3
 Uzbekistan 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3
China 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report Shkvyrin 78'
Shatskikh 90'
Syria 0–3 China
Report Ma Mingyu 35'
Gao Feng 49'
Li Bing 73'
Japan 1–0 China
Soma 90' Report

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia 4–3 China
Al-Thunayan 31', 65'
Al-Jaber 34'
Al-Mehallel 43'		 Report Zhang Enhua 6', 89'
Peng Weiguo 16'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

2000

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China squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup fourth place
China

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 5 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4
 Kuwait 5 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1
 South Korea 4 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2
 Indonesia 1 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7
South Korea 2–2 China
Lee Young-Pyo 30'
Noh Jung-Yoon 58'		 Report Su Maozhen 36'
Fan Zhiyi 66' (pen.)
China 4–0 Indonesia
Li Ming 2'
Shen Si 7' (pen.)
Yang Chen 10'
Qi Hong 90'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
China 0–0 Kuwait
Report

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
China 3–1 Qatar
Li Ming 9'
Qi Hong 38'
Yang Chen 54'		 Report Al-Enazi 65'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Semi-finals
China 2–3 Japan
Qi Hong 30'
Yang Chen 48'		 Report Fan Zhiyi 21' (o.g.)
Nishizawa 53'
Myojin 61'
Third place play-off
South Korea 1–0 China
Lee Dong-Gook 76' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

2004

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China squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup runners-up
China

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 7 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6
 Bahrain 5 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2
 Indonesia 3 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6
 Qatar 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2
China 2–2 Bahrain
Zheng Zhi 58' (pen.)
Li Jinyu 66'		 Report M. Hubail 41'
Ali 89'
Indonesia 0–5 China
Report Shao Jiayi 25', 66'
Hao Haidong 40'
Li Ming 51'
Li Yi 80'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
China 1–0 Qatar
Xu Yunlong 77' Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
China 3–0 Iraq
Hao Haidong 8'
Zheng Zhi 81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Semi-finals
China 1–1 (a.e.t.) Iran
Shao Jiayi 18' Report Alavi 38'
Penalties
Zheng Zhi soccer ball with check mark
Zhao Junzhe soccer ball with red X
Li Xiaopeng soccer ball with check mark
Sun Xiang soccer ball with check mark
Shao Jiayi soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Daei
soccer ball with check mark Mahdavikia
soccer ball with check mark Nekounam
soccer ball with red X Mobali
soccer ball with red X Golmohammadi
Attendance: 55,000[1]
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Final
China 1–3 Japan
Li Ming 31' Report Fukunishi 22'
Nakata 65'
Tamada 90+1'
Attendance: 62,000

2007

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China squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup
China

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
 Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
 China 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Malaysia 1–5 China
Mahayuddin 74' Report Han Peng 15', 55'
Shao Jiayi 36'
Wang Dong 51', 90+3'
Attendance: 21,155
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
China 2–2 Iran
Shao Jiayi 7'
Mao Jianqing 33'		 Report Zandi 45+1'
Nekounam 74'
Uzbekistan 3–0 China
Shatskikh 72'
Kapadze 86'
Geynrikh 90+4'		 Report

2011

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China squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup
China

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
 Qatar 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
 China 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
8 January 2011
Kuwait  0–2  China
12 January 2011
China  0–2  Qatar
16 January 2011
China  2–2  Uzbekistan

2015

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China squad – 2015 AFC Asian Cup
China

Group B

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
10 January 2015
Saudi Arabia  0–1  China Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
14 January 2015
China  2–1  Uzbekistan Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
18 January 2015
China  2–1  North Korea Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
China 0–2 Australia
Report Cahill 48', 65'

2019

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China squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup
China

Group C

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
China 2–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Philippines 0–3 China
Report
Attendance: 16,013
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
South Korea 2–0 China
 Report

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Thailand 1–2 China
Report
Quarter-finals
China 0–3 Iran
Report

2023

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China squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
China

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  China 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4  Lebanon 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
China 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Lebanon 0–0 China
Report
Attendance: 14,137
Qatar 1–0 China
Report
Attendance: 42,104
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E  Jordan 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Palestine 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 B  Syria 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 D  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
5 F  Oman 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
6 A  China 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: AFC

See also

References

  1. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2004". teammelli.com. Team Melli. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ Bilton, Dean (January 22, 2015). "Asian Cup 2015: Australia v China as it happened". ABC News.
  3. ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
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