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===Recent history===
===Recent history===
In recent years, many have pointed to two main weaknesses of the team. Despite a very organized and well-drilled defense, team China lacks good strikers and creative playmakers who can also keep possession of the ball well. The team's main tactics against stronger teams tend to be both defensive and counterattacking, with long punts to a lone striker, who is quickly dispossessed of the ball due to lack of support.
In recent years, many have pointed to two main weaknesses of the team. Despite a very organized and well-drilled defense, team China lacks good strikers and creative playmakers who can also keep possession of the ball well. The team's main tactics against stronger teams tend to be both defensive and counterattacking, with long balls to a lone striker, who is quickly dispossessed of the ball due to lack of support.


In 2004, Dutch coach [[Arie Haan]] summed up his impression of [[Chinese football]] by saying, "Chinese players are very skilled, but the problem seemed to be related to the culture and psychology of the players," and that the psychological aspect tended to strongly influence the players. Former captain [[Li Weifeng]] illustrated this when he said that the Chinese team usually expects wins against weaker opposition but quickly gets irritated when things do not go to plan. This has often been attributed to the pressure due to massive public expectations of the team during the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualifiers, for example. Many critics also point to the complacency of the team at critical moments, especially when they are holding a lead or playing weaker teams. In the [[World Cup 2006]] qualifiers, the team managed to only score a single goal against [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] in [[Hong Kong]], a team which China was expected to washout with goals. European coaches who have worked or been in China often cite a lack of professionalism and discipline in Chinese football as the reasons for the Chinese national team's overall weakness. An example of this is the rampant [[Political corruption|corruption]] of the first division of the professional Chinese [[Chinese Super League|football league]], especially the 'black whistles' scandals involving [[bribery|bribed]] [[Referee (football)|referees]] [[match-fixing|fixing matches]]. This may be seen as an extension of modern [[Chinese society]] developing in a complex world of traditional culture involving [[guanxi|personal relationships]] and [[capitalism]].
In 2004, Dutch coach [[Arie Haan]] summed up his impression of [[Chinese football]] by saying, "Chinese players are very skilled, but the problem seemed to be related to the culture and psychology of the players," and that the psychological aspect tended to strongly influence the players. Former captain [[Li Weifeng]] illustrated this when he said that the Chinese team usually expects wins against weaker opposition but quickly gets irritated when things do not go to plan. This has often been attributed to the pressure due to massive public expectations of the team during the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualifiers, for example. Many critics also point to the complacency of the team at critical moments, especially when they are holding a lead or playing weaker teams. In the [[World Cup 2006]] qualifiers, the team managed to only score a single goal against [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] in [[Hong Kong]], a team which China was expected to washout with goals. European coaches who have worked or been in China often cite a lack of professionalism and discipline in Chinese football as the reasons for the Chinese national team's overall weakness. An example of this is the rampant [[Political corruption|corruption]] of the first division of the professional Chinese [[Chinese Super League|football league]], especially the 'black whistles' scandals involving [[bribery|bribed]] [[Referee (football)|referees]] [[match-fixing|fixing matches]]. This may be seen as an extension of modern [[Chinese society]] developing in a complex world of traditional culture involving [[guanxi|personal relationships]] and [[capitalism]].

Revision as of 00:44, 21 June 2008

China PR
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coach 
CaptainZheng Zhi
Most capsLi Ming (141)
Top scorerHao Haidong (41)
Home stadiumWorkers Stadium
FIFA codeCHN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current79 (9 in AFC)
Highest37 (December 1998)
Lowest103 (August 2006)
First international
 Philippines 0 - 1 China Taiwan
(Manila,Philippines; January 31, 1913)
 Finland 4 - 0 China China
(Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952)
Biggest win
China China 19 - 0 Guam 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000)
Biggest defeat
 United States 5 - 0 China China
(Palo Alto, USA; April 4, 1992)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultRound 1, 2002
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1976)
Best resultRunners-up, 1984 and 2004

The China PR national football team (simplified Chinese: 中国国家足球队; traditional Chinese: 中國國家足球隊) is the national football team of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

The China national team was founded in 1924 and joined FIFA in 1931-58, and then from 1979. They have been perennial contenders for the Asian Cup, most recently finishing second in the AFC 2004. But China failed to score a goal in their maiden FIFA World Cup appearance in the Football World Cup 2002. Qualifying for the tournament has been considered the greatest accomplishment in China's football history.

After the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom in 1997, and Macau from Portugal in 1999, these two special administrative regions have continued to have their own teams, which play as "Hong Kong, China" and "Macau, China", respectively. Taiwan (Republic of China) plays as "Chinese Taipei".

As football is widely followed in China, triumph by the national team is considered to be a source of national pride. Around 300 million people tuned in to broadcasts of China's World Cup 2002 matches with a staggering 170 million new television sets being bought by citizens in order to watch their nation's first World Cup appearance. There were over 250 million viewers for the Asian Cup 2004 finals, the largest single-event sports audience in the country's history.[1] The team is colloquially referred to as Team China (中国队), the National Team (国家队) or Guozu (国足, lit. "national foot").

History

1949-1978

The national team under PRC name, played their first match in a friendly verse Finland on 4 August, 1952, which was one of the first nations to have diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.

For nearly 30 years, the team primarily played only friendly matches with nations that recognized the PRC, such as Albania, Cambodia, Egypt, Guinea, Hungary, North Korea, North Vietnam, and Sudan.

China also played once in World Cup qualifying rounds, in 1958.

After re-joining in 1978

The national team began to make their way to national and international prominence in the beginning of the late-1980s through the introduction of televisions in Chinese households. Previously, the most popular international sports in China were the national women's football and volleyball teams as well as men's and women's table tennis. By 1980, China could start competing for a berth in the 1982 World Cup Finals.

Over the next 16 years, however, China missed the World Cup qualification time after time. In 1981, China lost a playoff game against the New Zealand team in a heartbreaking loss for the large home audience that followed the qualification process. During the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, China was on the verge of qualifying, but lost crucial matches at home, especially the matches against Qatar and Iran. Simply because of the demographics of the People's Republic of China, the team arguably has the most fans of any sporting team in the world, as with basketball. As a result, expectations soared in 2001 as China, under the direction of head coach Bora Milutinović, advanced to the World Cup Finals in 2002. This was the first time in its history that China reached the finals.

However, the team failed to score a single goal, losing all three group matches and was eliminated from the competition.

Recent history

In recent years, many have pointed to two main weaknesses of the team. Despite a very organized and well-drilled defense, team China lacks good strikers and creative playmakers who can also keep possession of the ball well. The team's main tactics against stronger teams tend to be both defensive and counterattacking, with long balls to a lone striker, who is quickly dispossessed of the ball due to lack of support.

In 2004, Dutch coach Arie Haan summed up his impression of Chinese football by saying, "Chinese players are very skilled, but the problem seemed to be related to the culture and psychology of the players," and that the psychological aspect tended to strongly influence the players. Former captain Li Weifeng illustrated this when he said that the Chinese team usually expects wins against weaker opposition but quickly gets irritated when things do not go to plan. This has often been attributed to the pressure due to massive public expectations of the team during the World Cup qualifiers, for example. Many critics also point to the complacency of the team at critical moments, especially when they are holding a lead or playing weaker teams. In the World Cup 2006 qualifiers, the team managed to only score a single goal against Hong Kong in Hong Kong, a team which China was expected to washout with goals. European coaches who have worked or been in China often cite a lack of professionalism and discipline in Chinese football as the reasons for the Chinese national team's overall weakness. An example of this is the rampant corruption of the first division of the professional Chinese football league, especially the 'black whistles' scandals involving bribed referees fixing matches. This may be seen as an extension of modern Chinese society developing in a complex world of traditional culture involving personal relationships and capitalism.

Recently, an increasing number of talented, young Chinese players have moved to Europe to gain experience in a professional setting. Many are or were key players in the national team, such as Du Wei (Celtic F.C.), Zheng Zhi (Charlton Athletic F.C.), Li Tie (mainly Everton F.C.), Sun Jihai (Manchester City F.C), Shao Jiayi (1860 Munich and Energie Cottbus), Sun Xiang (PSV Eindhoven), Zhang Enhua (Grimsby Town F.C), Ma Mingyu (A.C. Perugia), Fan Zhiyi (Crystal Palace F.C. and Dundee F.C.), Li Jinyu (AS Nancy), Yang Chen (best performances for Eintracht Frankfurt), and Xie Hui (best performances for Alemannia Aachen). Rising star striker Dong Fangzhuo currently plays for Manchester United, and after several successful seasons with Belgian club Royal Antwerp F.C., his Premiership debut came in a match against Chelsea F.C. at Stamford Bridge. Another potential star is Yu Dabao, who has been regularly scoring for the Benfica B team and is touted to break into the senior SL Benfica team next season. More players with European experience may yield better results for the national team. Key players Li Tie and Li Jinyu were part of the 'Jianlibao' team in the mid-1990s that trained young, talented players in Brazil.

The national team has produced some displays of controlled and creative football in friendlies, especially during the 0-0 draw against Brazil in November 2002 and the 3-1 loss to France in May 2006. After the 0-0 draw with Brazil, Cafu complimented the Chinese performance and said they were definitely capable of qualifying for the World Cup 2006. The team, however, failed to advance through the preliminary qualification stage, losing to Kuwait on goals scored, even though China scored seven goals in a blow-out against Hong Kong in the last qualifying match. While qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup, the team became the subject of immense criticism in the media and a national embarrassment when it scored only one goal (a Shao Jiayi penalty kick well into final injury time) against Singapore at home in Tianjin, and tied the Southeast Asian city-state in the away game. In preparation for the 2007 Asian Cup, the team spend the weeks leading up to the tournament on a tour of the United States. While the 4-1 loss to a streaking United States was not unexpected, a 1-0 loss to a Real Salt Lake team that had been winless in the MLS raised many eyebrows.

In the Asian Cup 2007 tournament, the team played three inconsistent games, winning against Malaysia, drawing Iran after leading 2-0 at half time, and losing to Uzbekistan with an embarrassing 3-0 scoreline. Under high expectations, China's performance drew immense criticism on online communities, which condemned the coach Zhu Guanghu, players, along with the Chinese Football Association in general. Zhu was later replaced by Vladimir Petrovic for this poor performance. Some commented that China's reliance on foreign coaches for the past decade has been an indicator of its poor domestic coach development system.[2] In June 2008, China had another poor performance at the World Cup Qualifiers, losing against Qatar and Iraq, and therefore missed the 2010 World Cup.

Rivalries

Traditionally, China's greatest rival has been Japan. This was exemplified in August 2004 that saw rioting by Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing's Workers Stadium towards the end of the match between the two sides at the Asian Cup 2004 final, which Japan won 3-1 (accompanied by a handball).[3] The rioting was said to be provoked by controversial officiating and anti-Japanese sentiment resulting from historical tensions arising from several military conflicts between the two nations from the late-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century (see First and Second Sino-Japanese Wars), as well as from lingering controversies, such as the issue of Japan's use of comfort women during World War II. China's most recent major tournament meeting with Japan was at the East Asian Cup 2005 final in which the two teams drew 2-2. China went on to win the tournament, its first ever international football title.

One well-known rivalry is with neighbour South Korea. Although not as inflammable as the rivalry with Japan, it is interesting to note that while China has played about 30 matches against South Korea since 1950 they have never won a head-to-head match. This is despite China finishing higher than South Korea in a number of tournaments.

Home stadium

Main article: Workers Stadium

The Workers Stadium (Chinese: 工人体育场) is a multi-purpose stadium in Beijing, China. It is mostly used for football matches. The stadium was built in 1959 and it was last renovated in 2004. It currently has a capacity of 70,161.

The stadium was the main venue for the 1990 Asian Games, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. Some high attendance matches of Beijing Guoan Football Club are also held at the stadium.

Media coverage

Home and away matches are shown on CCTV-5, GDTV-Sports, STV-Sports, BTV-6 and the other local sports channels.

Kits

The China national football team's kit is currently sponsored by Adidas. China in certain climates use special heat body cooling vests.[4][5]

Home
Away

Fixtures and results

Main article: China national football team results

Competition history

* 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.

Youth teams honours

Winners (1): 2005
Third-places (2): 1993, 1997
Winners (1): 1985
Runners-up (3): 1982, 1996, 2004
Third-places (2): 1966, 2000
Winners (2): 1992, 2004
Third-places (3): 1988, 1990, 2002

Player history

Notable players

1930s

1945 onwards

China captains

Period Captain Vice Captain Third Captain
1951 Wang Shouxian - -
1952 - 1954 Guo Hongbin - -
1955 - 1959 Sun Fucheng - -
1960 - 1964 Chen Jialiang - -
1965 - 1969 Gao Fengwen - -
1969 - 1972 Gao Fengwen Qi Wusheng Xiang Hengqing
1972 - 1976 Qi Wusheng Xiang Hengqing -
1976 - 1979 Xiang Hengqing Chi Shangbin He Jia
1979 - 1981 Chi Shangbin Rong Zhihang Huang Xiangdong
1981 - 1982 Chi Shangbin Huang Xiangdong Zuo Shusheng
1983 - 1985 Zuo Shusheng Li Fusheng -
1986 - 1987 Zhu Bo Jia Xiuquan Ma Lin
1987 - 1988 Jia Xiuquan Zhu Bo Ma Lin
1989 - 1992 Zhu Bo Jia Xiuquan Ma Lin
1993 - 1994 Zhu Bo Wu Qunli Xu Hong
1994 - 1996 Xu Hong - -
1996 - 1997 Fan Zhiyi Xu Hong -
1998 - 1999 Fan Zhiyi Zhang Enhua -
2000 - 2001 Ma Mingyu Li Ming Qi Hong
2002 Ma Mingyu Fan Zhiyi -
2003 - 2004 Li Weifeng Zheng Zhi Zhao Junzhe
2005 - 2006 Li Weifeng Zhao Junzhe Ji Mingyi
2006 Zheng Zhi Zhao Junzhe Ji Mingyi
2007 Zheng Zhi Sun Jihai Ji Mingyi
2008 Zheng Zhi Li Weifeng

Most capped China players

As of January 2, 2006, the players with the most caps for China are:

Pos Player Caps Tenure
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

Top China goalscorers

As of May 24, 2008, the players with the most goals scored for China are:

Pos Player Goals Tenure
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
11 Gu Guangming 15 1979 - 1985
12 Jia Xiuquan 14 1984 - 1993
13 Xie Yuxin 13 1988 - 1996
13 Li Weifeng 13 1998 - present
15 Peng Weiguo 12 1992 - 2000
15 Huang Xiangdong 12 1977 - 1983
15 Ma Mingyu 12 1996 - 2002
15 Zheng Zhi 12 2002 - present
19 Gao Hongbo 11 1992 - 1997
19 Yang Chen 11 1998 - 2004
19 Qi Hong 11 1998 - 2004

* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.

China squad

Current squad

Squad for the matches against Jordan, Qatar, Iraq and Australia in June.

Name DOB Club Caps (Goals)
Goalkeepers
Song Zhenyu Sep 11, 1981 China Changsha Ginde 6 (0)
Yang Zhi Jun 6, 1983 China Beijing Guoan 2 (0)
Zong Lei Jul 26, 1981 China Changchun Yatai 11 (0)
Defenders
Cao Yang Dec 15, 1981 China Tianjin Teda 24 (1)
Feng Xiaoting Oct 22, 1985 China Dalian Shide 7 (0)
Li Weifeng Dec 1, 1978 China Shanghai Shenhua 104 (13)
Sun Jihai Sep 30, 1977 England Manchester City 72 (1)
Sun Xiang Jan 15, 1982 China Shanghai Shenhua 43 (3)
Wang Xiao Aug 30, 1979 China Tianjin Teda 8 (0)
Wu Hao Feb 19, 1983 China Shandong Luneng 5 (0)
Xu Yunlong Feb 17, 1979 China Beijing Guoan 71 (7)
Yuan Weiwei Nov 25, 1985 China Shandong Luneng 1 (0)
Zhang Shuai Jul 20, 1981 China Beijing Guoan 14 (0)
Zhang Yaokun Apr 17, 1981 China Dalian Shide 36 (3)
Midfielders
Du Zhenyu Feb 10, 1983 China Changchun Yatai 17 (2)
Hao Junmin Mar 24, 1987 China Tianjin Teda 14 (2)
Huang Bowen Jul 13, 1987 China Beijing Guoan 2 (0)
Liu Jian Aug 20, 1984 China Qingdao Zhongneng 14 (3)
Wang Dong Sep 10, 1981 China Changchun Yatai 24 (4)
Xiao Zhanbo Jul 22, 1975 China Shanghai Shenhua 26 (3)
Zheng Zhi Aug 20, 1980 England Charlton Athletic 44 (12)
Zhou Haibin Jul 19, 1985 China Shandong Luneng 32 (3)
Strikers
Gao Lin Feb 14, 1986 China Shanghai Shenhua 12 (0)
Han Peng Sep 13, 1983 China Shandong Luneng 19 (7)
Jiang Ning Sep 1, 1986 China Qingdao Zhongneng 4 (0)
Qu Bo Jul 15, 1981 China Qingdao Zhongneng 39 (9)
Zhu Ting Jul 15, 1985 China Dalian Shide 15 (3)

Recent call-ups (within the last 12 months)

Name DOB Club Caps (Goals) Last Appearance
Goalkeepers
Chen Dong May 3, 1978 China Dalian Shide 3 (0) v Thailand (Mar 15, 2008)
Li Leilei Jun 30, 1977 China Shandong Luneng 23 (0) v Iran (Jul 15, 2007)
Yang Jun Jun 10, 1981 China Tianjin Teda 3 (0) v Uzbekistan (Jul 18, 2007)
Defenders
Du Wei Feb 9, 1982 China Shanghai Shenhua 25 (1) v UAE (Jan 10, 2008)
Sun Ji Jan 15, 1982 China Shanghai Shenhua 3 (0) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Wang Wanpeng Jun 9, 1982 China Changchun Yatai 1 (0) v UAE (Jan 10, 2008)
Xin Feng May 27, 1978 China Shaanxi Baorong 3 (0) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Zhang Xiaofei Jul 11, 1982 China Changchun Yatai 4 (0) v Syria (Jan 26, 2008)
Zhang Yonghai Mar 15, 1979 China Beijing Guoan 9 (1) v Syria (Jan 26, 2008)
Midfielders
Hu Zhaojun Mar 1, 1981 China Dalian Shide 6 (0) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Li Jianhua Feb 12, 1982 China Shenzhen Shangqingyin 2 (0) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Li Tie Sep 18, 1977 China Chengdu Blades 90 (5) v Malaysia (Jul 10, 2007)
Li Yan Jun 20, 1980 China Shaanxi Baorong 17 (1) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Lu Bofei Aug 2, 1979 China Wuhan Guanggu 1 (0) v UAE (Jan 10, 2008)
Lu Feng Nov 12, 1981 China Henan Jianye 3 (0) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Mao Jianqing Aug 8, 1986 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 (2) v Uzbekistan (Jul 18, 2007)
Shao Jiayi Apr 10, 1980 Germany Energie Cottbus 38 (8) v Australia (Mar 26, 2008)
Shen Longyuan Mar 2, 1985 China Shanghai Shenhua 1 (0) v Thailand (Mar 15, 2008)
Wu Wei'an Sep 1, 1981 China Tianjin Teda 4 (1) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Zhai Yanpeng Dec 6, 1982 China Dalian Shide 3 (0) v Lebanon (Jan 20, 2008)
Zhao Junzhe Apr 18, 1979 China Liaoning FC 72 (2) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Zhao Xuri Dec 3, 1985 China Dalian Shide 20 (1) v Uzbekistan (Jul 18, 2007)
Zheng Bin Jul 4, 1977 China Wuhan Guanggu 35 (1) v Syria (Jan 26, 2008)
Strikers
Dong Fangzhuo Jan 23, 1985 England Manchester United 13 (1) v Uzbekistan (Jul 18, 2007)
Du Wenhui Dec 19, 1983 China Beijing Guoan 2 (0) v USA (Jun 2, 2007)
Li Jinyu Jul 6, 1977 China Shandong Luneng 73 (26) v Syria (Jan 26, 2008)
Lü Zheng Jul 15, 1985 China Shandong Luneng 2 (0) v Japan (Feb 20, 2008)
Wang Peng Jun 16, 1978 China Shaanxi Baorong 15 (3) v USA (Jun 2, 2007)
Wang Song Oct 12, 1983 China Chengdu Blades 5 (0) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Yang Lin Mar 14, 1981 China Henan Jianye 6 (1) v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)

Previous squads

Personnel

Coaching staff

Head Coach Serbia Vladimir Petrovic
Assistant Coaches China Wang Baoshan
China Ou Chuliang
Serbia Zeljko Boljevic

China coaches

# Name Period Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win % Achievements
1 China Li Fenglou 1951 - 1952 1 0 0 1 0 4 00.00%
2 Hungary Joseph 1954 - 1956 5 3 0 2 9 10 60.00%
3 Hungary Joseph, China Dai Linjing 1957 4 1 1 2 5 7 25.00%
4 China Chen Chengda 1958 - 1962 7 4 0 3 14 8 57.14%
5 China Nian Weisi 1963 13 7 3 3 26 11 53.85%
6 China Fang Renqiu 1964 0 0 0 0 0 0 00.00%
7 China Nian Weisi (2nd time) 1965 - 1973 28 19 6 3 97 40 67.86%
China Nian Weisi (Head Coach), China Ren Bin (Executive Coach) 1974 - 1976 27 14 5 8 58 40 51.85% 3rd place at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup
8 China Zhang Honggen 1977 10 6 1 3 20 12 60.00%
9 China Nian Weisi (3rd time) 1978 14 8 1 5 25 12 57.14% Bronze medal at the 1978 Asian Games
10 China Zhang Honggen (2nd time) 1979 0 0 0 0 0 0 00.00%
11 China Nian Weisi (4th time) 1980 5 2 2 1 11 4 40.00%
12 China Su Yongshun 1980 - 1982 20 9 5 6 20 18 45.00%
13 China Zhang Honggen (3rd time) 1982 10 3 5 2 11 10 30.00%
14 China Zeng Xuelin 1983 - 1985 42 24 6 12 99 35 57.14% Runners-up of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup
15 China Nian Weisi (5th time) 1985 - 1986 26 14 7 5 44 24 53.85%
16 China Gao Fengwen 1986 - 1990 56 27 13 16 112 40 48.21% 4th place at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup
17 China Xu Genbao 1991 - 1992 5 3 0 2 9 10 60.00%
18 Germany Klaus Schlappner 1992 - 1993 25 9 6 10 35 27 36.00% 3rd place at the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
19 China Qi Wusheng 1994 - 1997 55 27 13 15 97 60 49.09% Silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games
20 England Bobby Houghton 1997 - 1999 17 10 3 4 36 15 58.82% Bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Games
* China Jin Zhiyang, China Chi Shangbin, China Shen Xiangfu (Caretaker) 2000 5 5 0 0 31 0 100.00%
21 Serbia Mexico Bora Milutinović Jan 2000 - Jun 2002 46 20 11 15 75 50 43.48% Round 1 of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 4th place at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup
* China Shen Xiangfu (Caretaker) 2002 3 1 2 0 5 3 33.33%
22 Netherlands Arie Haan Dec 2002 - Nov 2004 30 17 7 6 52 22 56.67% Runners-up of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup
23 China Zhu Guanghu Mar 2005 - July 2007 24 7 6 11 26 31 29.17% Winners of the East Asian Cup 2005
24 Serbia Vladimir Petrovic Sep 2007 - present 10 2 5 3 13 13 20.00%

References and notes

  1. ^ FootballAsia.com, Asian Cup final smashes viewing records, 12 August 2004.
  2. ^ China Daily. Jobless Haan reflects China's football crisis. 2004-11-20.
  3. ^ ESPNSoccernet. 'Hand of Koji' brings Japan third title Aug. 8, 2004
  4. ^ http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=221678&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56
  5. ^ http://coolingvest.i4u.com.au/cooling-aids/sporting-vests.htm

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