2022 in Chinese football

The 2022 season will be the 72nd season of competitive association football in China.

National teams[]

China national football team[]

Results and fixtures[]

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[]

Third Round[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan (Q)	9	7	0	2	11	3	+8	21	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup	—	2–0	2–1	0–1	2–0	29 Mar
2	Saudi Arabia (Q)	9	6	2	1	11	6	+5	20	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup	1–0	—	29 Mar	1–0	3–2	3–1
3	Australia (A)	9	4	3	2	15	8	+7	15	Advance to fourth round	0–2	0–0	—	3–1	3–0	4–0
4	Oman (E)	9	3	2	4	9	10	−1	11		0–1	0–1	2–2	—	29 Mar	3–1
5	China PR (E)	9	1	3	5	9	17	−8	6		0–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	3–2
6	Vietnam (E)	9	1	0	8	7	18	−11	3		0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	3–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2022. Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) FIFA World Cup qualification R3	Japan	2–0	China PR	Saitama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Osako 13' (pen.) Ito 61'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) FIFA World Cup qualification R3	Vietnam	3–1	China PR	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7	Hồ Tấn Tài 9' Nguyễn Tiến Linh 16' Phan Văn Đức 76'	Report (FIFA)	Xu Xin 90+7'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) FIFA World Cup qualification R3	China PR	v	Saudi Arabia	TBD, China
		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: TBD

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) FIFA World Cup qualification R3	Oman	v	China PR	TBD, Oman
		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: TBD

EAFF E-1 Football Championship[]

July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship	China PR	v		TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: TBD

July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship	China PR	v		TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: TBD

July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship	China PR	v		TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: TBD

China women's national football team[]

Results and fixtures[]

AFC Women's Asian Cup[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CHN	TPE	IRN	IND
1	China PR	2	2	0	11	0	+11	6	Knockout stage	—
2	Chinese Taipei	2	1	1	5	4	+1	3	Knockout stage		—
3	Iran	2	0	2	0	12	−12	0				—
4	India (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew^[a]				—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:

^ India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having only fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.^[1]

20 January 2022 (2022-01-20) AFC Women's Asian Cup	China PR	4–0	Chinese Taipei	Mumbai, India
15:30 UTC+5:30	Wang Shuang 3' (pen.), 68' Wang Shanshan 9' Zhang Xin 54'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

23 January 2022 (2022-01-23) AFC Women's Asian Cup	Iran	0–7	China PR	Mumbai, India
15:30 UTC+5:30		Report	Wang Shuang 28', 49' (pen.) Xiao Yuyi 43' Wang Shanshan 55', 59' Tang Jiali 77' Adeli 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

26 January 2022 (2022-01-26) AFC Women's Asian Cup	India	Cancelled	China PR	Mumbai, India
19:30 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena

Knockout stage[]

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) AFC Women's Asian Cup QF	China PR	3–1	Vietnam	Navi Mumbai, India
17:30 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

3 February 2022 (2022-02-03) AFC Women's Asian Cup SF	China PR	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Japan	Pune, India
19:30 UTC+5:30	46' Wang Shanshan 119'	Report	Ueki 26', 103'	Stadium: Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
	Penalties
	Zhang Xin Zhang Rui Yang Lina Gao Chen Wang Shanshan		Kumagai Hasegawa Shimizu Nagano Minami

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06) AFC Women's Asian Cup F	China PR	3–2	South Korea	Navi Mumbai, India
		Report		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium

EAFF E-1 Football Championship[]

July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship	China PR	v		TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: TBD

July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship	China PR	v		TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: TBD

July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship	China PR	v		TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: TBD

AFC competitions[]

AFC Champions League[]

Men's football[]

Super League[]

Pos	Team v	Qualification or relegation
1	Beijing Guoan	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Cangzhou Mighty Lions	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3	Changchun Yatai	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4	Chengdu Rongcheng
5	Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic
6	Guangzhou
7	Guangzhou City
8	Hebei
9	Henan Songshan Longmen
10	Meizhou Hakka
11	Shandong Taishan
12	Shanghai Port
13	Shanghai Shenhua
14	Shenzhen
15	Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
16	Wuhan
17	Wuhan Three Towns	Relegation to China League One
18	Zhejiang	Relegation to China League One

First match(es) will be played on 23 April 2022. Source: CSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification:

During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.

League One[]

Pos	Team v t	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Beijing BSU	Promotion to Super League
2	Dalian Pro	Promotion to Super League
3	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
4	Guizhou
5	Heilongjiang Ice City
6	Jiangxi Beidamen
7	Kunshan
8	Liaoning Shenyang Urban
9	Nanjing City
10	Nantong Zhiyun
11	Qingdao
12	Qingdao Hainiu
13	Qingdao Youth Island
14	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
15	Shijiazhuang Kungfu
16	Sichuan Jiuniu
17	Suzhou Dongwu	Relegation to League Two
18	Zibo Cuju	Relegation to League Two

First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification:

During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw

League Two[]

Women's football[]

Super League[]

Football League[]

Managerial changes[]

This is a list of changes of managers within Chinese professional league football:

Chinese Super League[]

China League One[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Sichuan Jiuniu	Li Yi	Mutual consent	25 December 2021^[2]	Pre-season

Notes[]

References[]

^ "Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022.
^ "官方：李毅不再担任四川九牛队主教练". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[table_note_res_WD0.67224323082354-2] India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having only fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.^[1]

[India-1] "Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022.

[3] "官方：李毅不再担任四川九牛队主教练". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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