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]
| Association | Chinese Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Antonio Puche | ||
| Captain | Afrden Asqer | ||
| FIFA code | CHN | ||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2008) | ||
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-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- For 1900 to 1988, see China national football team.
| 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 2024 | did not qualify | |||||||
| Total* | - | - | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
* Including 1900 to 1988
Asian Games record
edit- For 1951 to 1998, see China national football team.
| 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 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 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
editWin Draw Lose
2023
editU-23 national team
edit| 23 December 2023 Friendly | China | 0–1 | Malaysia | Shanghai, China |
| 14:00 UTC+8 | Harith  90+5' |
Stadium: Jinshan Sports Centre |
| 26 December 2023 Friendly | China | 2–1 | Malaysia | Shanghai, China |
| 14:00 UTC+8 | Du 5' Tao 45+4' |
Izwan 34' |
Stadium: Jinshan Sports Centre |
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 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | China | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 21:30 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium |
| 2 April 2024 Friendly | Qatar | 0–2 | China | Doha, Qatar |
| 15:00 (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| 4 April 2024 Friendly | China | 2–1 | Malaysia | Doha, Qatar |
| 20:30 (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Qatar University Stadium |
| 11 April 2024 Friendly | China | 0–2 | Uzbekistan | Doha, Qatar |
| 16 April 2024 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 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | China | 0–2 | South Korea | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar) |
| 22 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | China | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon) |
Olympic Games fixtures
edit2008 Olympic Games
editAll times local (GMT+8)
| China | 1–1 |  New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Dong Fangzhuo 88' |
(Report) | Brockie 53' |
| China | 0–3 |  Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Diego 18' Thiago Neves 69', 73' |
Attendance: 38,790
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Players
editChina U-23 current squad
editThe following players were called up for the friendly match against 
Vietnam U21, Malaysia U21 and Uzbekistan U21 from 4 September 2024 to 10 September 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Yu Jinyong | 6 July 2004 (aged 20) | Shandong Taishan
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| GK | Chen Xing | 28 March 2004 (aged 20) | Wuhan Three Towns
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| GK | Nureli Abbas | 26 September 2004 (aged 19) | Beijing Guoan
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| DF | Hu Hetao | 5 October 2003 (aged 20) | Chengdu Rongcheng
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| DF | Liu Haofan | 23 October 2003 (aged 20) | Zhejiang Professional
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| DF | Zhang Yixuan | 18 August 2004 (aged 20) | Shijiazhuang Gongfu
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| DF | Bao Shimeng | 2 July 2003 (aged 21) | Shanghai Port
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| DF | Liu Langzhou | 8 January 2003 (aged 21) | Guangzhou FC
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| DF | Zhou Jianyi | 23 August 2004 (aged 20) | Cangzhou Mighty Lions
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| MF | Mutellip Iminqari | 2 May 2004 (aged 20) | Chengdu Rongcheng
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| MF | Abduhelil Osmanjan | 24 August 2003 (aged 20) | Qingdao West Coast
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| MF | Hu Haoyue | 1 June 2003 (aged 21) | Suzhou Dongwu
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| MF | Liu Yujie | 22 November 2003 (aged 20) | Shanghai Shenhua
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| MF | Chen Xuhuang | 3 April 2003 (aged 21) | Shanghai Port
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| MF | Wei Zhiwei | 21 December 2004 (aged 19) | Meizhou Hakka
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| MF | Liao Rongxiang | 27 October 2004 (aged 19) | Chengdu Rongcheng
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| MF | Chen Zhexuan | 24 September 2003 (aged 20) | Shijiazhuang Gongfu
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| MF | Zhang Tao | 26 August 2003 (aged 20) | Wuhan Three Towns
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| FW | Afrden Asqer | 15 September 2003 (aged 20) | Wuhan Three Towns
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| FW | Mewlan Mijit | 27 January 2004 (aged 20) | Shandong Taishan
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| FW | Liu Xiaolong | 9 September 2003 (aged 20) | Shanghai Port
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| FW | Jia Boyan | 30 November 2003 (aged 20) | Nantong Zhiyun
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| FW | Ghenifa Arafat | 12 May 2004 (aged 20) | Suzhou Dongwu
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| FW | Wang Shijie | 22 January 2004 (aged 20) | Guangzhou FC
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| FW | He Xiaoke | 21 January 2004 (aged 20) | Shandong Taishan
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Previous squads
editOverage players in Olympic Games
edit| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editChina 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
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| Bin Liu | China
| |
| Team Doctor | Lijun Tang | China
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| Jin Long | China
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| Chen Bin | China
| |
| Technical employee | Liu Bin | China
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| Wang Zewen | China
| |
| Staff | Sui Han | China
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| Chen Feng | China
|
China U-21 coaching staff
edit| Position | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Cheng Yaodong | China
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| Assistant Manager | Sun Jihai | China
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| Coach | Zhiqiang Hou | China
|
| Goalkeeper coach | Li Leilei | China
|
| Fitness coach | Xiaodong Cao | China
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| Kai Mei | China
| |
| Video Analyst | Xiaochuan Li | China
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| Team Doctor | Ding Ran | China
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| Wang Xiaowei | China
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| Qian Jiyun | China
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| Technical employee | Dong Wuzhi | China
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| Xing Weizhen | China
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| Sun Peng | China
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| Staff | Du Lida | China
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| Zhao Hang | China
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List of head coaches
editManage 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
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Oct 1998 – Nov 1999 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 71.43% | |
| Shen Xiangfu
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Dec 2001 – May 2004 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 38 | 45.71% | |
| Jia Xiuquan
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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
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Jul 2008 – Aug 2008 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20.00% | |
 Miroslav Blažević
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Nov 2010 – Aug 2011 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 50.00% | |
| Fu Bo
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Mar 2012 – Jan 2016 | 56 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 33.93% | |||
| Chen Yang
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Sep 2016 – Feb 2017 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 44.44% | |||
 Massimiliano Maddaloni
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Mar 2017 – | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 45% | |||
| Sun Jihai
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May 2017 – | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.67% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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)