China national football team

China

Nickname(s)	龙之队 (Dragon's Team)
Association	Chinese Football Association (CFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Branko Ivanković
Captain	Zhang Linpeng
Most caps	Li Weifeng (112)
Top scorer	Hao Haidong (39)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	CHN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	88 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest	37 (December 1998)
Lowest	109 (March 2013)
First international
As Republic of China (1912–1949)  Philippines 2–1 China  (Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913) As People's Republic of China (1949–present)  Finland 4–0 China  (Helsinki, Finland; 4 August 1952)
Biggest win
China 19–0 Guam  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 26 January 2000)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 8–0 China  (Recife, Brazil; 10 September 2012)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group stage (2002)
Asian Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1976)
Best result	Runners-up (1984, 2004)
EAFF Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions (2005, 2010)
China Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2017)
Best result	Third place (2017)

The China national football team (simplified Chinese: 中国国家足球队; traditional Chinese: 中國國家足球隊; pinyin: Zhōngguó guójiā zúqiú duì, recognised as China PR by FIFA) represents the People's Republic of China in international association football and is governed by the Chinese Football Association.

China won the EAFF East Asian Cup in 2005 and 2010, was runner-up at the AFC Asian Cup in 1984 and 2004 and made its sole FIFA World Cup appearance in 2002, losing all matches without scoring a goal.