China at the AFC Asian Cup
China is one of the most prestigious teams in Asia, having participated in the AFC Asian Cup since 1976 and they have frequently considered as one of the contender for the Asian trophy in the tournament.
That's said, however, China had never lifted any Asian Cup title, having played in two finals and all ended with losses. Meanwhile, China also suffered embarrassing results, having been eliminated from the group stage three times. Some teams that have participated a bit later like Saudi Arabia, Japan, Iraq and Australia, both later were successful to lift their Asian Cup titles in respecting years, leaving China the only major Asian team to not win any Asian Cup trophy.
Asian Cup record
AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Qualified as host | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
Total | 13/18 | 0 Titles | 51 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 88 | 65 |
China at Iran 1976
China at Kuwait 1980
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
North Korea | 2–1 | |
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Kim Bok-man |
Li Fubao |
China PR | 2–2 | |
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Chen Jingang Xu Yonglai |
Alidousti Fariba |
Syria | 1–0 | |
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Keshek |
China PR | 6–0 | |
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Shen Xiangfu Xu Yonglai |
China at Singapore 1984
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
Iran | 2 – 0 | |
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Mohammadkhani Arabshahi |
Singapore | 0 – 2 | |
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Jia Xiuquan Zhao Dayu |
China PR | 3 – 0 | |
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Lin Lefeng Gu Guangming Jia Xiuquan |
China PR | 5 – 0 | |
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Yang Zhaohui Jia Xiuquan Zuo Shusheng Zhao Dayu Gu Guangming |
Knockout stage
- Semi-finals
- Final
Saudi Arabia | 2 – 0 | |
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Al-Nafisah Abdullah |
China at Qatar 1988
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
China PR | 3–0 | |
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Gao Sheng Xie Yuxin |
Report |
Bahrain | 0–1 | |
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Report | Zhang Xiaowen |
Kuwait | 2–2 | |
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Adel Abbas Mansour Basha |
Report | Ma Lin |
China PR | 0–1 | |
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Report | Al-Bishi |
Knockout stage
- Semi-finals
South Korea | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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Lee Tae-Ho |
Report | Mai Chao |
- Third place play-off
China at Japan 1992
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | |
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Al-Thunayan |
Report | Li Bing |
China at the UAE 1996
Group C
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
China PR | 0–2 | |
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Report | Shkvyrin Shatskikh |
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia | 4–3 | |
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Al-Thunayan Al-Jaber Al-Mehallel |
Report | Zhang Enhua Peng Weiguo |
China in Lebanon 2000
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
South Korea | 2–2 | |
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Lee Young-Pyo Noh Jung-Yoon |
Report | Su Maozhen Fan Zhiyi |
China at China 2004
It was the first time ever China had hosted the Asian Cup. Previously, China was mostly known for hosting several youth and women's tournaments, but hosting such a big tournament like the Asian Cup was China's first time ever to do.[1] Having qualified to the 2002 World Cup two years ago, China was believed to be a tough contender, and they proved it until the final.
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Indonesia | 0–5 | |
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Report | Shao Jiayi Hao Haidong Li Ming Li Yi |
China PR | 1–0 | |
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Xu Yunlong |
Report |
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
China PR | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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Shao Jiayi |
Report | Alavi |
Penalties | ||
Zheng Zhi Zhao Junzhe Li Xiaopeng Sun Xiang Shao Jiayi |
4–3 |
- Final
China at Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007
The tournament was considered as the most disappointing tournament for China since 1980, due to China went out very early in the group stage, despite being considered as a contender for the Asian Cup title. The shocking 0–3 defeat to Uzbekistan in the final match was the key reason behind the humiliating elimination, as Uzbekistan back then was not even considered as a tough opponent.
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Malaysia | 1–5 | |
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Mahayuddin |
Report | Han Peng Shao Jiayi Wang Dong |
China PR | 2–2 | |
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Shao Jiayi Mao Jianqing |
Report | Zandi Nekounam |
China at Qatar 2011
China failed to qualify for the second times in the Asian Cup, as they ended up again in the group stage. Their performance received criticisms from fans and medias.
China at Australia 2015
The tournament was considered a success, as China for the first time ever, to win the group stage since 2004 and went into the quarter-finals, before eliminated by later champions and host Australia.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
10 January 2015 | |||
Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane | |
14 January 2015 | |||
China PR | 2–1 | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane | |
18 January 2015 | |||
China PR | 2–1 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
China at the UAE 2019
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
China PR | 2–1 | |
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Report |
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Philippines | 0–3 | |
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Report |
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South Korea | 2–0 | |
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Report |
China at China 2023
China will host the AFC Asian Cup once again in 2023, 19 years after hosting in 2004.
References
- "2004 Asian Cup in China". topendsports.com. Top End Sports. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "AFC Asian Cup 2004". teammelli.com. Team Melli. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Bilton, Dean (January 22, 2015). "Asian Cup 2015: Australia v China as it happened". ABC News.