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General Information for China

Chinese Football Association
Founded
1924
FIFA entry
1931
Average height in 2008
1.83m
Average age in 2008
25.6
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 2008
Jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Petrović, Vladimir (Coach)

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Petrović, Vladimir (Coach)

Day of Birth
1955-07-01
Place of Birth
Beograd (Serbia)
Height
1.82m
Matches
16 (9 / 7)
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Yin, Tiesheng (Coach)

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Yin, Tiesheng (Coach)

Day of Birth
1956-08-16
Place of Birth
Jinan (China)
Matches
3 (0 / 3)
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Players of China in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Zong, Lei 1981-07-26 Goalkeeper China Changchun Yatai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Song, Zhenyu 1981-09-11 Goalkeeper China Changsha Jinde 8 0 0 1 0 0
Chen, Dong 1978-05-03 Goalkeeper China Dalian Haichang 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sun, Xiang 1982-01-15 Left Back Austria Austria Wien 12 0 1 0 1 0
Zhu, Ting 1985-07-15 Right Back China Dalian Haichang 9 1 3 1 0 0
Li, Weifeng 1978-12-01 Centre Back China Wuhan Guanggu 9 0 0 0 1 1
Zhang, Shuai 1981-07-20 Centre Back China Beijing Guoan 8 0 0 0 0 0
Wang, Xiao 1979-08-30 Centre Back China Tianjin Taida 7 2 0 0 0 0
Xu, Yunlong 1979-02-17 Centre Back China Beijing Guoan 7 1 0 0 0 0
Cao, Yang 1981-12-15 Right Back China Tianjin Taida 6 0 1 1 0 0
Zhang, Yaokun 1981-04-17 Centre Back China Dalian Haichang 5 0 0 1 0 0
Feng, Xiaoting 1985-10-22 Centre Back China Dalian Haichang 4 1 0 0 0 0
Du, Wei 1982-02-09 Centre Back China Shanghai Shenhua 4 0 0 0 0 0
Yuan, Weiwei 1985-11-25 Left Back China Shandong Luneng Taishan 3 0 0 1 0 0
Wu, Hao 1983-02-19 Centre Back China Shandong Luneng Taishan 2 4 0 1 0 0
Sun, Jihai 1977-09-30 Centre Back England Sheffield United 2 1 0 0 0 0
Xin, Feng 1978-05-27 Centre Back China Shaanxi Baorong Chanba 2 0 0 0 0 0
Zhai, Yanpeng 1981-12-06 Centre Back China Dalian Haichang 2 0 0 0 0 0
Li, Jianhua 1982-02-12 Right Back China Shenzhen Shanqingyin 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sun, Ji 1982-01-15 Right Back China Shanghai Shenhua 1 1 0 0 0 0
Zhang, Yonghai 1979-03-15 Centre Back China Beijing Guoan 1 1 0 0 0 0
Wan, Houliang 1986-02-25 Centre Back China Shaanxi Baorong Chanba 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wang, Wanpeng 1982-06-09 Centre Back China Changchun Yatai 0 1 0 0 0 0
Liu, Jian 1984-08-20 Defensive Midfielder China Qingdao Jonoon 11 4 1 1 0 0
Du, Zhenyu 1983-02-10 Left Midfielder China Changchun Yatai 10 2 0 0 0 0
Wang, Dong 1981-09-10 Centre Midfielder China Changchun Yatai 9 4 1 0 0 0
Zhou, Haibin 1985-07-19 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 9 2 2 0 1 0
Xiao, Zhanbo 1975-11-22 Defensive Midfielder China Shanghai Shenhua 5 2 1 0 1 0
Zhao, Junzhe 1979-04-18 Centre Midfielder China Liaoning Hongyun 5 2 0 0 0 0
Zheng, Zhi 1980-08-20 Defensive Midfielder England Charlton Athletic 5 1 1 0 0 0
Hao, Junmin 1987-03-24 Right Midfielder China Tianjin Taida 4 2 1 1 0 1
Li, Yan 1980-06-20 Centre Midfielder China Shaanxi Baorong Chanba 3 4 0 0 0 0
Zhang, Xiaofei 1982-07-11 Defensive Midfielder China Changchun Yatai 2 3 0 0 0 0
Huang, Bowen 1987-07-13 Centre Midfielder China Beijing Guoan 2 2 0 1 0 0
Shen, Longyuan 1985-03-02 Right Midfielder China Shanghai Shenhua 2 2 0 0 0 0
Hu, Zhaojun 1981-03-01 Defensive Midfielder China Dalian Haichang 2 0 0 0 0 0
Wu, Weian 1981-09-01 Defensive Midfielder China Tianjin Taida 2 0 0 0 0 0
Zheng, Bin 1977-07-04 Left Midfielder China Wuhan Guanggu 1 2 0 0 0 0
Wang, Song 1983-10-12 Attacking Midfielder China Chengdu Blades 0 5 0 0 0 0
Lu, Feng 1981-11-12 Attacking Midfielder China Henan Jianye 0 2 0 0 0 0
Cui, Peng 1987-05-31 Left Midfielder China Shandong Luneng Taishan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hui, Jiakang 1989-01-15 Attacking Midfielder China Shenzhen Shanqingyin 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lu, Bofei 1979-08-02 Centre Midfielder China Wuhan Guanggu 0 1 0 0 0 0
Shao, Jiayi 1980-04-10 Attacking Midfielder Germany Energie Cottbus 0 1 0 0 0 0
Qu, Bo 1981-07-15 Right Winger China Qingdao Jonoon 11 5 4 0 1 0
Gao, Lin 1986-02-14 Right Winger China Shanghai Shenhua 5 1 0 1 0 0
Han, Peng 1983-09-13 Centre Forward China Shandong Luneng Taishan 3 3 1 0 1 0
Li, Jinyu 1977-07-06 Centre Forward China Shandong Luneng Taishan 2 1 0 0 0 0
Jiang, Ning 1986-09-01 Left Winger China Qingdao Jonoon 1 4 0 1 0 0
Shi, Jun 1982-10-09 Centre Forward China Chengdu Blades 1 1 0 0 0 0
Lü, Zheng 1985-02-25 Right Winger China Shandong Luneng Taishan 0 2 0 0 0 0
Yang, Lin 1981-03-14 Centre Forward China Henan Jianye 0 2 0 0 0 0
Du, Wenhui 1983-12-19 Right Winger China Beijing Guoan 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of China in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-01-10
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
China
China
0:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. China
Friendly
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
2008-01-20
China
China
Lebanon
Lebanon
0:0 c
China vs. Lebanon
Friendly
Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium
2008-01-27
China
China
Syria
Syria
2:1 c
China vs. Syria
Friendly
Tianhe Stadium
2008-02-06
Iraq
Iraq
China
China
1:1 c
Iraq vs. China
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Al-Rashid Stadium
2008-02-17
China
China
South Korea
South Korea
2:3 c
China vs. South Korea
East Asia 2008 - Final Group
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2008-02-20
China
China
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
China vs. Japan
East Asia 2008 - Final Group
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2008-02-23
China
China
North Korea
North Korea
3:1 c
China vs. North Korea
East Asia 2008 - Final Group
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2008-03-15
China
China
Thailand
Thailand
3:3 c
China vs. Thailand
Friendly
Kunming Tuodong Sports Center
2008-03-26
China
China
Australia
Australia
0:0 c
China vs. Australia
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Kunming Tuodong Sports Center
2008-04-16
Mexico
Mexico
China
China
1:0 c
Mexico vs. China
Friendly
Lumen Field
2008-04-23
El Salvador
El Salvador
China
China
2:2 c
El Salvador vs. China
Friendly
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2008-05-25
China
China
Jordan
Jordan
2:0 c
China vs. Jordan
Friendly
Tianhe Stadium
2008-06-02
Qatar
Qatar
China
China
0:0 c
Qatar vs. China
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2008-06-07
China
China
Qatar
Qatar
0:1 c
China vs. Qatar
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
2008-06-14
China
China
Iraq
Iraq
1:2 c
China vs. Iraq
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
2008-06-22
Australia
Australia
China
China
0:1 c
Australia vs. China
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Stadium Australia
2008-12-17
Oman
Oman
China
China
3:1 c
Oman vs. China
Friendly
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
2008-12-19
China
China
Iran
Iran
0:2 c
China vs. Iran
Friendly
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
2008-12-21
Jordan
Jordan
China
China
0:1 c
Jordan vs. China
Friendly
Amman International Stadium
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Match Progress for China in 2008

Favorite Opponents of China

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
38 2 12 24 30
Japan
Japan
32 6 8 18 27
Thailand
Thailand
28 18 4 6 57
Iran
Iran
24 6 5 13 25
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
24 17 5 2 47
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
21 6 5 10 24
Qatar
Qatar
20 7 6 7 21
Kuwait
Kuwait
18 10 3 5 30
North Korea
North Korea
18 9 5 4 33
Iraq
Iraq
17 6 3 8 21
Singapore
Singapore
17 12 3 2 38
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
15 6 1 8 18
Syria
Syria
14 7 2 5 23
New Zealand
New Zealand
12 2 5 5 9
Jordan
Jordan
12 6 5 1 25
Indonesia
Indonesia
12 8 2 2 26
Australia
Australia
12 4 2 6 12
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
11 5 4 2 20
India
India
10 6 4 0 15
Malaysia
Malaysia
10 7 2 1 21
Oman
Oman
9 4 1 4 15
Vietnam
Vietnam
9 8 0 1 26
Philippines
Philippines
9 8 1 0 49
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 5 4 0 16
Myanmar
Myanmar
7 7 0 0 27
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
6 4 2 0 9
Maldives
Maldives
6 6 0 0 28
Palestine
Palestine
6 3 2 1 8
Lebanon
Lebanon
6 4 2 0 13
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 5 0 0 16
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 4
Pakistan
Pakistan
4 4 0 0 14
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
4 3 1 0 10
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
4 4 0 0 11
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 1 2 1 3
Macau
Macau
4 4 0 0 20
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 2
Finland
Finland
3 3 0 0 6
Cambodia
Cambodia
3 3 0 0 11
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 1 2 0
Yemen
Yemen
3 2 0 1 5
Nepal
Nepal
3 3 0 0 25
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 0 1 5
Guam
Guam
3 3 0 0 33
Honduras
Honduras
3 1 1 1 3
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 3
Sweden
Sweden
3 0 1 2 2
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 0 0 2 0
Haiti
Haiti
2 0 1 1 5
France
France
2 1 0 1 2
Laos
Laos
2 2 0 0 13
Netherlands
Netherlands
2 0 0 2 0
Spain
Spain
2 0 0 2 0
Estonia
Estonia
2 2 0 0 4
Germany
Germany
2 0 1 1 1
Ireland
Ireland
2 0 0 2 0
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 10
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 7
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 12
Colombia
Colombia
2 1 0 1 2
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 0
Canada
Canada
2 1 0 1 3
Poland
Poland
2 0 0 2 0
Bhutan
Bhutan
2 2 0 0 18
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
2 1 1 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
1 1 0 0 6
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 0 0 1 0
Iceland
Iceland
1 0 0 1 0
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Argentina
Argentina
1 1 0 0 1
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 3
England
England
1 0 0 1 0
Germany
Germany (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 0
Curaçao
Curaçao
1 1 0 0 2
Norway
Norway
1 1 0 0 2
Kenya
Kenya
1 0 0 1 0
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 0 1 0
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 1
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
North Yemen
North Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 1
Mali
Mali
1 0 0 1 1
Peru
Peru
1 1 0 0 3
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1 1 0 0 6
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 1 0 1
Congo
Congo
1 0 1 0 1
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 1
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 0 1 0 2
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 0 0 1 1
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
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
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 0 1 0
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 1 0 0 3
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