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General Information for China

Chinese Football Association
Founded
1924
FIFA entry
1931
Average height in 1997
1.81m
Average age in 1997
25.2
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1997
Jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Houghton, Bob (Coach)

Houghton Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
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Houghton, Bob (Coach)

Day of Birth
1947-10-30
Goto coach Bob Houghton

Qi, Wusheng (Coach)

Qi Kindly provided by Zhao Yanzeng
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Qi, Wusheng (Coach)

Day of Birth
1944-05-20
Place of Birth
Weihai (China)
Height
1.82m
Matches
26 (14 / 12)
Goto coach Wusheng Qi

Players of China in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Ou, Chuliang 1968-08-26 Goalkeeper China Guangdong Hongyuan 24 0 0 0 0 0
Jiang, Jin 1969-10-07 Goalkeeper China Bayi FC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Fan, Zhiyi 1970-01-22 Centre Back China Shanghai Shenhua 25 0 8 0 0 0
Sun, Jihai 1977-09-30 Centre Back China Dalian Wanda 25 0 0 0 0 0
Zhang, Enhua 1973-04-28 Centre Back China Dalian Wanda 23 0 2 0 0 0
Mao, Yijun 1970-12-28 Defender China Shanghai Shenhua 10 2 1 0 0 0
Xu, Hong 1968-05-14 Defender China Dalian Wanda 6 2 0 0 0 0
Wei, Qun 1972-02-10 Defender China Sichuan Quanxing 6 0 0 0 0 0
Xie, Feng 1966-04-09 Right Back China Beijing Guoan 5 3 0 0 0 0
Wu, Chengying 1975-04-21 Centre Back China Shanghai Shenhua 2 1 0 0 0 0
Wu, Bing 1968-02-09 Defender China Shanghai Shenhua 1 2 0 0 0 0
Li, Hongjun 1970-01-23 Defender China Beijing Guoan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Li, Ming 1971-01-26 Right Midfielder China Dalian Wanda 23 1 4 0 0 0
Li, Tie 1977-09-18 Defensive Midfielder China Jianlibao Youth 21 2 2 0 0 0
Ma, Mingyu 1972-08-10 Left Midfielder China Sichuan Quanxing 17 7 2 0 0 0
Peng, Weiguo 1971-10-03 Midfielder China Guangzhou Apollo 16 4 2 0 0 0
Sui, Dongliang 1977-09-24 Midfielder China Jianlibao Youth 14 8 1 0 0 0
Yao, Xia 1974-01-28 Attacking Midfielder China Sichuan Quanxing 5 1 0 0 0 0
Liu, Jun 1970-01-25 Midfielder China Shanghai Shenhua 4 3 0 0 0 0
Zhang, Xiaorui 1976-03-05 Midfielder China Jianlibao Youth 1 8 1 0 0 0
Jiang, Feng 1970-02-27 Midfielder China Qianwei Huandao 1 2 0 0 0 0
Cao, Xiandong 1967-05-03 Midfielder China Beijing Guoan 0 2 0 0 0 0
Hao, Haidong 1970-05-09 Centre Forward China Dalian Wanda 20 3 10 0 0 0
Li, Bing 1969-03-16 Striker China Sichuan Quanxing 13 3 3 0 0 0
Gao, Feng 1971-04-22 Striker China Qianwei Huandao 7 5 3 0 0 0
Li, Jinyu 1977-07-06 Centre Forward China Jianlibao Youth 5 12 5 0 0 0
Su, Maozhen 1971-10-23 Centre Forward China Shandong Jinan Taishan 4 3 4 0 0 0
Yu, Genwei 1976-08-19 Striker China Tianjin Lifei 4 0 0 0 0 0
Gao, Hongbo 1966-01-25 Striker China Guangzhou Songri 1 3 0 0 0 0
Hu, Yunfeng 1973-03-18 Striker China Bayi FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wang, Tao 1970-04-22 Striker China Dalian Wanda 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of China in 1997

Missing match data:
  • Iran (27.04.) p
  • Myanmar (21.04.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-01-29
China
China
USA
USA
2:1 c
China vs. USA
Friendly
Kunming Tuodong Sports Center
1997-02-01
China
China
USA
USA
1:1 c
China vs. USA
Friendly
Tianhe Stadium
1997-02-21
China
China
Singapore
Singapore
3:1 c
China vs. Singapore
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1997-02-23
China
China
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
China vs. Finland
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1997-02-25
Malaysia
Malaysia
China
China
0:2 c
Malaysia vs. China
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1997-02-28
China
China
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
3:1 c
China vs. Zimbabwe
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1997-03-02
China
China
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3:0 c
China vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1997-04-21
China
China
Myanmar
Myanmar
5:0 p
China vs. Myanmar
Friendly Beijing
1997-04-23
China
China
South Korea
South Korea
0:2 c
China vs. South Korea
Friendly
Workers' Stadium
1997-04-27
China
China
Iran
Iran
0:0 p
China vs. Iran
Friendly
Workers' Stadium
1997-05-04
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
China
China
1:4 c
Turkmenistan vs. China
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Nusaý Stadium
1997-05-11
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
China
China
0:1 c
Tajikistan vs. China
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Respublikanskiy Stadion
1997-05-25
Vietnam
Vietnam
China
China
1:3 c
Vietnam vs. China
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Thống Nhất Stadium
1997-06-01
China
China
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1:0 c
China vs. Turkmenistan
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Workers' Stadium
1997-06-08
China
China
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
0:0 c
China vs. Tajikistan
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Workers' Stadium
1997-06-22
China
China
Vietnam
Vietnam
4:0 c
China vs. Vietnam
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Workers' Stadium
1997-08-30
South Korea
South Korea
China
China
0:0 c
South Korea vs. China
Friendly
Dongdaemun Stadium
1997-09-02
China
China
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3:0 c
China vs. Kazakhstan
Friendly
Jinzhou Stadium
1997-09-13
China
China
Iran
Iran
2:4 c
China vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Jinzhou Stadium
1997-09-26
Qatar
Qatar
China
China
1:1 c
Qatar vs. China
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1997-10-03
China
China
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1:0 c
China vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Jinzhou Stadium
1997-10-10
Kuwait
Kuwait
China
China
1:2 c
Kuwait vs. China
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
1997-10-17
Iran
Iran
China
China
4:1 c
Iran vs. China
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Azadi Stadium
1997-10-31
China
China
Qatar
Qatar
2:3 c
China vs. Qatar
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Jinzhou Stadium
1997-11-06
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
China
China
1:1 c
Saudi Arabia vs. China
World Cup 1998 - Group A
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-11-12
China
China
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:0 c
China vs. Kuwait
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Jinzhou Stadium
26 Matches

Match Progress for China in 1997

Favorite Opponents of China

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
37 2 12 23 30
Japan
Japan
29 4 8 17 25
Thailand
Thailand
28 18 4 6 57
Iran
Iran
23 6 4 13 21
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
21 6 5 10 24
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
20 13 5 2 33
Qatar
Qatar
20 7 6 7 21
Kuwait
Kuwait
18 10 3 5 30
North Korea
North Korea
17 9 5 3 31
Iraq
Iraq
16 5 3 8 20
Singapore
Singapore
15 11 3 1 36
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
15 6 1 8 18
Syria
Syria
14 7 3 4 23
New Zealand
New Zealand
12 2 5 5 9
Australia
Australia
12 4 2 6 12
Jordan
Jordan
12 6 5 1 25
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
11 5 4 2 20
Malaysia
Malaysia
10 7 3 0 20
Oman
Oman
9 4 1 4 15
India
India
9 5 4 0 14
Philippines
Philippines
9 8 1 0 49
Vietnam
Vietnam
9 8 0 1 26
Bahrain
Bahrain
8 4 4 0 15
Indonesia
Indonesia
8 7 1 0 22
Myanmar
Myanmar
7 7 0 0 27
Palestine
Palestine
6 3 2 1 8
Lebanon
Lebanon
6 4 2 0 13
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
6 4 2 0 9
Maldives
Maldives
6 6 0 0 28
USA
USA
5 1 1 3 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 1 2 2 6
Uruguay
Uruguay
5 0 2 3 1
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
5 4 1 0 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 4
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
4 3 1 0 10
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
4 4 0 0 11
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 1 2 1 3
Pakistan
Pakistan
4 4 0 0 14
Cambodia
Cambodia
3 3 0 0 11
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 1 2 0
Yemen
Yemen
3 2 0 1 5
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 0 1 5
Guam
Guam
3 3 0 0 33
Honduras
Honduras
3 1 1 1 3
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 17
Nepal
Nepal
3 3 0 0 25
Sweden
Sweden
3 0 1 2 2
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 2
Finland
Finland
3 3 0 0 6
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 3
Germany
Germany
2 0 1 1 1
Ireland
Ireland
2 0 0 2 0
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
2 1 1 0 5
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 2
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 7
Laos
Laos
2 2 0 0 13
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 0
Canada
Canada
2 1 0 1 3
Colombia
Colombia
2 1 0 1 2
Bhutan
Bhutan
2 2 0 0 18
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 12
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 0 0 2 0
Haiti
Haiti
2 0 1 1 5
France
France
2 1 0 1 2
Netherlands
Netherlands
2 0 0 2 0
Spain
Spain
2 0 0 2 0
Estonia
Estonia
2 2 0 0 4
Poland
Poland
2 0 0 2 0
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 3
Norway
Norway
1 1 0 0 2
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 0
Mongolia
Mongolia
1 1 0 0 6
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 0 1 0
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 1
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Hungary
Hungary
1 1 0 0 2
Czechia
Czechia
1 0 0 1 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 3
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 1 0 1
Germany
Germany (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 1
Mali
Mali
1 0 0 1 1
Argentina
Argentina
1 1 0 0 1
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 1 0 1
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
1 1 0 0 3
Kenya
Kenya
1 0 0 1 0
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 1
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 0 1 0 2
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 0 0 1 1
Andorra
Andorra
1 0 1 0 0
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 1 0 0 4
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 1 0 0 3
North Yemen
North Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Peru
Peru
1 1 0 0 3
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1 1 0 0 6
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 0 0 1 0
Iceland
Iceland
1 0 0 1 0
Congo
Congo
1 0 1 0 1
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 3
England
England
1 0 0 1 0
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
562 257 124 181 982

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