China at the AFC Asian Cup
China PR has participated in the AFC Asian Cup since 1976.
Overview[]
Final | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1956 to 1972 | Not a AFC member | Not a AFC member | |||||||||||||
1976 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
1980 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
1984 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
1988 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
1992 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
1996 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
2000 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
2007 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
2011 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
2015 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
2019 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | |
2023 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | |||||||||||||
Total | 56 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 88 | 65 | 52 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 148 | 23 |
1976[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
China PR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
China PR | 1–1 | Malaysia |
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Wang Jilian 58' | Mokhtar 50' |
Bagh Shomal Stadium, Tabriz
Knockout stage[]
- Semi-finals
Iran | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | China PR |
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Khorshidi 100' Roshan 119' |
- Third place play-off
Iraq | 0–1 | China PR |
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He Jia 61' |
Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
1980[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iran | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 |
North Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
Syria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
China PR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
North Korea | 2–1 | China PR |
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Kim Bok-man 20' | Li Fubao 7' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
China PR | 2–2 | Iran |
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Chen Jingang 74' Xu Yonglai 89' |
Alidousti 35' Fariba 70' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Syria | 1–0 | China PR |
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86' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
China PR | 6–0 | Bangladesh |
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Shen Xiangfu Xu Yonglai |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
1984[]
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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China PR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
Iran | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 |
Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
India | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
Iran | 2 – 0 | China PR |
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Mohammadkhani 57' Arabshahi 69' |
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
Singapore | 0 – 2 | China PR |
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Jia Xiuquan 21' Zhao Dayu 39' |
China PR | 3 – 0 | India |
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Lin Lefeng 19' Gu Guangming 59' Jia Xiuquan 79' |
China PR | 5 – 0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Yang Zhaohui 12' Jia Xiuquan 20' Zuo Shusheng 36' Zhao Dayu 52' Gu Guangming 67' |
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Knockout stage[]
- Semi-finals
- Final
Saudi Arabia | 2 – 0 | China PR |
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Al-Nafisah 10' Abdullah 46' |
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
1988[]
Group B[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
China PR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
Syria | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
Kuwait | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Bahrain | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
China PR | 3–0 | Syria |
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Gao Sheng 13' Xie Yuxin 14', 19' |
Report |
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)
Bahrain | 0–1 | China PR |
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Report | Zhang Xiaowen 78' |
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Syed Shahid Hakim (India)
Kuwait | 2–2 | China PR |
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60' (pen.) 62' |
Report | Ma Lin 10', 87' |
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
China PR | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report | Al-Bishi 56' |
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)
Knockout stage[]
- Semi-finals
South Korea | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | China PR |
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Lee Tae-Ho 93', 103' | Report | Mai Chao 100' |
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
- Third place play-off
China PR | 0–0 | Iran |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Duan Ju Wang Baoshan Wu Wenbing |
0–3 | Moharrami Ansarifard Ghayeghran |
1992[]
Group B[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Saudi Arabia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
China PR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Qatar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Thailand | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | China PR |
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Al-Thunayan 17' | Report | Li Bing 41' |
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Japan)
China PR | 0–0 | Thailand |
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Report |
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Korea Republic)
Qatar | 1–2 | China PR |
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20' | Report | Peng Weiguo 44', 58' |
Bingo Sports Park, Onomichi
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: (Senegal)
Knockout stage[]
- Semi-finals
Japan | 3–2 | China PR |
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Fukuda 48' Kitazawa 57' Nakayama 84' |
Report | Xie Yuxin 1' Li Xiao 70' |
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Iran)
- Third place play-off
China PR | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Hao Haidong 15' | Report | Ismail 10' |
Penalties | ||
4–3 |
1996[]
Group C[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Japan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
China PR | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Syria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
China PR | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
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Report | Shkvyrin 78' Shatskikh 90' |
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)
Syria | 0–3 | China PR |
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Report | Ma Mingyu 35' Gao Feng 49' Li Bing 73' |
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (Korea Republic)
Japan | 1–0 | China PR |
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Soma 90' | Report |
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)
Knockout stage[]
- Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia | 4–3 | China PR |
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Al-Thunayan 31', 65' Al-Jaber 34' Al-Mehallel 43' |
Report | Zhang Enhua 6', 89' Peng Weiguo 16' |
2000[]
Group B[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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China PR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
South Korea | 2–2 | China PR |
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Lee Young-Pyo 30' Noh Jung-Yoon 58' |
Report | Su Maozhen 36' Fan Zhiyi 66' (pen.) |
International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)
China PR | 4–0 | Indonesia |
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Li Ming 2' Shen Si 7' (pen.) Yang Chen 10' Qi Hong 90' |
Report |
International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Lebanon)
Knockout stage[]
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
- Third place play-off
South Korea | 1–0 | China PR |
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Lee Dong-Gook 76' | Report |
2004[]
Group A[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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China PR | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
Bahrain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
Qatar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Indonesia | 0–5 | China PR |
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Report | Shao Jiayi 25', 66' Hao Haidong 40' Li Ming 51' Li Yi 80' |
China PR | 1–0 | Qatar |
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Xu Yunlong 77' | Report |
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Knockout stage[]
- Quarter-finals
China PR | 3–0 | Iraq |
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Hao Haidong 8' Zheng Zhi 81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) |
Report |
- Semi-finals
China PR | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
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Shao Jiayi 18' | Report | Alavi 38' |
Penalties | ||
Zheng Zhi Zhao Junzhe Li Xiaopeng Sun Xiang Shao Jiayi |
4–3 | Daei Mahdavikia Nekounam Mobali Golmohammadi |
- Final
China PR | 1–3 | Japan |
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Li Ming 31' | Report | Fukunishi 22' Nakata 65' Tamada 90+1' |
2007[]
Group C[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
China PR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Malaysia | 1–5 | China PR |
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Mahayuddin 74' | Report | Han Peng 15', 55' Shao Jiayi 36' Wang Dong 51', 90+3' |
China PR | 2–2 | Iran |
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Shao Jiayi 7' Mao Jianqing 33' |
Report | Zandi 45+1' Nekounam 74' |
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 5,938
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
2011[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
Qatar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
China PR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
8 January 2011 | ||
Kuwait | 0–2 | China PR |
12 January 2011 | ||
China PR | 0–2 | Qatar |
16 January 2011 | ||
China PR | 2–2 | Uzbekistan |
2015[]
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China PR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
10 January 2015 | |||
Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | China PR | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
14 January 2015 | |||
China PR | 2–1 | Uzbekistan | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
18 January 2015 | |||
China PR | 2–1 | North Korea | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
Knockout stage[]
- Quarter-finals
China PR | 0–2 | Australia |
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Report | Cahill 48', 65' |
2019[]
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | China PR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Source: AFC
China PR | 2–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
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Report |
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Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Philippines | 0–3 | China PR |
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Report |
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South Korea | 2–0 | China PR |
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Report |
Knockout stage[]
- Round of 16
Thailand | 1–2 | China PR |
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Report |
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Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 8,026
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
- Quarter-finals
China PR | 0–3 | Iran |
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Report |
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References[]
- ^ "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.
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