China at the AFC Asian Cup

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

Overview

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Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1956 Did not enter Did not enter
  1960
  1964
  1968
  1972
  1976 Third place 3rd 4 1 1 2 2 4 5 4 0 1 14 4
  1980 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 9 5 3 2 0 1 5 2
  1984 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 11 4 4 4 0 0 15 0
  1988 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 7 5 5 2 3 0 10 1
  1992 Third place 3rd 5 1 3 1 6 6 3 3 0 0 7 0
  1996 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 0 3 6 7 3 3 0 0 16 1
  2000 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 11 7 3 3 0 0 29 0
  2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 13 6 Qualified as hosts
        2007 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 6 6 3 2 1 7 3
  2011 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 4 1 1 13 5
  2015 Quarter-finals 7th 4 3 0 1 5 4 6 2 2 2 5 6
  2019 6th 5 3 0 2 7 7 8 5 2 1 27 1
  2023 Group stage 18th 3 0 2 1 0 1 8 6 1 1 30 3
  2027 Qualified 6 2 2 2 9 9
Total 14/19 0 titles 59 23 15 21 88 66 66 43 13 10 187 35


1976

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Group A

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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
China  1–1  Malaysia
Wang Jilian   58' Mokhtar   50'

Kuwait  1–0  China
Kameel   1'

Knockout stage

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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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Group A

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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'

China  6–0  Bangladesh
Shen Xiangfu      
Xu Yonglai      

1984

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Group B

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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

China  3–0  India
Lin Lefeng   19'
Gu Guangming   59'
Jia Xiuquan   79'
Attendance: 8,256

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

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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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Group B

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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'
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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

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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
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Penalties
Duan Ju  
Wang Baoshan  
Wu Wenbing  
0–3   Moharrami
  Ansarifard
  Ghayeghran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

1992

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Group B

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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

China  0–0  Thailand
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Qatar  1–2  China
Al-Sulaiti   20' Report Peng Weiguo   44', 58'
Attendance: 4,500

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals
Japan  3–2  China
Fukuda   48'
Kitazawa   57'
Nakayama   84'
Report Xie Yuxin   1'
Li Xiao   70'
Attendance: 15,000
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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Group C

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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

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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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Group B

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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

China  0–0  Kuwait
Report

Knockout stage

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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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Group A

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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

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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  
Zhao Junzhe  
Li Xiaopeng  
Sun Xiang  
Shao Jiayi  
4–3   Daei
  Mahdavikia
  Nekounam
  Mobali
  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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Group C

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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'
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2011

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Group A

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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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Group B

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Pos Team 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

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

2019

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Group C

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Pos Team 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

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

2023

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Group A

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Pos Team 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

Lebanon  0–0  China
Report
Attendance: 14,137

Qatar  1–0  China
Report
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team 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

Head-to-head record

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See also

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References

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  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.