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Contents

   



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1 Competition history  


1.1  Olympic Games record  




1.2  Asian Games record  




1.3  East Asian Games record  




1.4  AFC U-23 Championship record  






2 Recent results and fixtures  


2.1  2023  


2.1.1  U-23 national team  




2.1.2  U-22 national team  






2.2  2024  






3 Olympic Games fixtures  


3.1  2008 Olympic Games  






4 Players  


4.1  China U-23 current squad  




4.2  Previous squads  




4.3  Overage players in Olympic Games  






5 China U-23 captains  




6 Coaching staffs  


6.1  China U-23 coaching staff  




6.2  China U-21 coaching staff  




6.3  List of head coaches  






7 See also  




8 References  




9 External links  













China national under-23 football team






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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 Asian Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2013)
Best resultGroup stage (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2002, 2006, 2022)

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]

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
1992to2004 did not qualify
China 2008 Group stage 13 3 0 1 2 1 6
2012to2024 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
South Korea 2002 Quarter-finals 5 4 3 0 1 9 1
Qatar 2006 Quarter-finals 5 4 3 1 0 8 4
China 2010 Round of 16 12 4 2 0 2 5 7
South Korea 2014 Round of 16 14 3 1 0 2 1 5
Indonesia 2018 Round of 16 9 4 3 0 1 14 5
China 2022 Quarter-finals 7 5 3 1 1 10 3
Japan 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
China 1993 Third place 3 5 3 1 1 21 5
South Korea 1997 Third place 3 5 3 1 1 15 7
Japan 2001 did not enter
Macau 2005 Champions 1 5 4 0 1 16 4
Hong Kong 2009 Group stage 5 2 1 0 1 1 3
China 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
Oman 2013 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 5 5 3 2 0 12 3
Qatar 2016 Group stage 3 0 0 3 4 9 3 3 0 0 13 0
China 2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 3 3 2 1 0 4 1
Thailand 2020 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 4 3 2 1 0 15 2
Uzbekistan 2022 Withdrawn
Qatar 2024 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1
Saudi Arabia 2026 To be determined
Total Best result: Group stage 15 2 0 13 12 25 14 10 4 0 44 6

Recent results and fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Lose

2023[edit]

U-23 national team[edit]

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
    		Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
    26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Friendly Saudi Arabia  2–0  China Al Wakrah, Qatar
    21:30 (UTC+3)
  • Asiri 90'
    		•  Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
    2 April 2024 (2024-04-02) Friendly Qatar  0–2  China Doha, Qatar
    15:00 (UTC+3)
  • Abduweli 51' (pen.)
    		•  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
    16 April 2024 (2024-04-16) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Japan  1–0  China Al Rayyan, Qatar
    16:00
    		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
    Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
    19 April 2024 (2024-04-19) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup China  0–2  South Korea Doha, Qatar
    16:00
    		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
    22 April 2024 (2024-04-22) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup United Arab Emirates  1–2  China Doha, Qatar
    16:00
  • Liu Zhurun 45+5'
    		•  Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
    Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

    Olympic Games fixtures[edit]

    2008 Olympic Games[edit]

    All times local (GMT+8)

    19:45
    China 1–1 New Zealand
    Dong Fangzhuo 88' (Report) Brockie 53'
    Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang

    Attendance: 41,407

    Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

    19:45
    Belgium 2–0 China
    Dembélé 8'
    Mirallas 80'    		 (Report)
    Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang

    Attendance: 45,756

    Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

    19:45
    China 0–3 Brazil
    (Report) Diego 18'
    Thiago Neves 69', 73'
    Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Qinhuangdao

    Attendance: 38,790

    Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

    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) Spain UE Cornellà
    12 1GK Yu Jinyong (2004-07-06)6 July 2004 (aged 19) China Shandong Taishan
    22 1GK Huang Zihao (2001-06-09)9 June 2001 (aged 22) China Nanjing City
    2 2DF Hu Hetao (2003-10-05)5 October 2003 (aged 20) China Chengdu Rongcheng
    3 2DF Liu Haofan (2003-10-23)23 October 2003 (aged 20) China Zhejiang Professional
    4 2DF Liang Shaowen (2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 21) China Beijing Guoan
    5 2DF Zhu Yue (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 (aged 22) China Shanghai Shenhua
    13 2DF Jin Shunkai (2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 22) China Shanghai Shenhua
    15 2DF Ruan Qilong (2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 23) China Beijing Guoan
    16 2DF Yang Zihao (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (aged 23) China Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
    6 3MF Ablahan Haliq (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 22) China Wuhan Three Towns
    7 3MF Tao Qianglong (2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 22) China Wuhan Three Towns
    8 3MF Mutellip Iminqari (2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 19) China Chengdu Rongcheng
    10 3MF Jia Feifan (2001-01-13)13 January 2001 (aged 23) China Shandong Taishan
    19 3MF Duan Dezhi (2001-11-22)22 November 2001 (aged 22) China Suzhou Dongwu
    20 3MF Liu Zhurun (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 22) China Shanghai Port
    21 3MF Xu Bin (2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 19) China Guangzhou FC
    23 3MF Xie Wenneng (2001-02-06)6 February 2001 (aged 23) China Shandong Taishan
    9 4FW Behram Abduweli (2003-03-08)8 March 2003 (aged 21) China Shenzhen Peng City
    11 4FW Liu Junxian (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 23) China Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
    14 4FW Wang Yudong (2006-11-13)13 November 2006 (aged 17) China Zhejiang Professional
    17 4FW Afrden Asqer (2003-09-15)15 September 2003 (aged 20) China Wuhan Three Towns
    18 4FW Du Yuezheng (2005-09-14)14 September 2005 (aged 18) China 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 China
    Assistant Manager Choi Jin-cheul South Korea South Korea
    Coach Wan Houliang China China
    Goalkeeper coach Zong Lei China China
    Video Analyst Peng Sun China China
    Bin Liu China China
    Team Doctor Lijun Tang China China
    Jin Long China China
    Chen Bin China China
    Technical employee Liu Bin China China
    Wang Zewen China China
    Staff Sui Han China China
    Chen Feng China China

    China U-21 coaching staff[edit]

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

    List of head coaches[edit]

    Manage records only includes international results.

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

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