China national under-23 football team explained

China U-23
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Fifa Trigramme:CHN
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Association:Chinese Football Association
Coach:Antonio Puche
Captain:Tao Qianglong
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Regional Name:Summer Olympics
Regional Cup Apps:1
Regional Cup First:2008
Regional Cup Best:Group stage (2008)
2Ndregional Name:AFC U-23 Asian Cup
2Ndregional Cup Apps:5
2Ndregional Cup First:2013
2Ndregional Cup Best:Group stage (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024)
3Rdregional Name:Asian Games
3Rdregional Cup Apps:5
3Rdregional Cup First:2002
3Rdregional Cup Best:Quarter-finals (2002, 2006, 2022)

The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team (国奥队), represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA). It combines two teams: China U-23 national team and China U-21 selection team.[1]

Competition history

Olympic Games record

YearResultPosPWDLFA
1992 to 2004did not qualify
2008Group stage13301216
2012 to 2024did not qualify
Total*--8026117

Asian Games record

YearResultPosPWDLFA
2002Quarter-finals5430191
2006Quarter-finals5431084
2010Round of 1612420257
2014Round of 1614310215
2018Round of 1694301145
2022Quarter-finals75311103
2026TBD-------
Total*--2415274725
Asian Games History
YearRoundScoreResult
2002Round 1 4 - 0 Win
Round 1 3 - 0 Win
Round 1 2 - 0 Win
Quarterfinals 0 - 1 Loss
2006Round 1 1 - 0 Win
Round 1 3 - 1 Win
Round 1 2 - 1 Win
Quarterfinals 2 - 2 (7 - 8, penalties) Draw
2010Round 1 0 - 3 Loss
Round 1 2 - 1 Win
Round 1 3 - 0 Win
Round of 16 0 - 3 Loss
2014Round 1 0 - 3 Loss
Round 1 1 - 0 Win
Round of 16 0 - 2 Loss
2018Round 1 6 - 0 Win
Round 1 3 - 0 Win
Round 1 2 - 1 Win
Round of 16 3 - 4 Loss
2022Round 1 5 - 1 Win
Round 1 4 - 0 Win
Round 1 0 - 0 Draw
Round of 16 1 - 0 Win
Quarter-finals 0 - 2 Loss

East Asian Games record

YearResultPosPWDLFA
1993Third place35311215
1997Third place35311157
2001did not enter
2005Champions15401164
2009Group stage5210113
2013Fifth place5401317
Total--2111375426

AFC U-23 Championship record

bgcolor=#D0E6FF style="width: 20px;"Olympic Games Qualification
YearPosFinal StagePreliminary Stage
PWDLFAPWDLFA
2013Group stage3003255320123
2016Group stage3003493300130
2018Group stage310243321041
2020Group stage3003043210152
2022Withdrawn
2024Group stage310224211021
2026To be determined
TotalBest result: Group stage1520131225141040446

Recent results and fixtures

2023

U-22 national team

2024

Olympic Games fixtures

2008 Olympic Games

All times local (GMT+8)

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Players

China U-23 current squad

The following 23 players were called up for 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup from 15 April 2024 to 3 May 2024.

Previous squads

Olympic Games:
Asian Games:
AFC U-23 Asian Cup:

Overage players in Olympic Games

China U-23 captains

PeriodCaptainVice CaptainThird Captain
1990–1992Fan ZhiyiXu Hong—
1993–1994Zhang EnhuaYang Chen—
1995–1996Shen SiZhang Enhua–
1998–1999Li WeifengZhang Ran—
2001–2004Du WeiHu Zhaojun—
2006Chen Tao——
2006 Asian GamesZheng Zhi——
2007Chen TaoFeng XiaotingZhou Haibin
2007–2008Li WeifengZhou Haibin—
2008 Olympic GamesZheng ZhiLi WeifengZhou Haibin
2009–2010Zhang LinpengWu XiPiao Cheng
2010 Asian GamesWang DaleiZhang LinpengWu Xi
2011Wang DaleiZhang LinpengWu Xi
2012Jin Jingdao——
2013–2014Shi KeWang Tong—
2014 Asian GamesShi KeLi Ang—
2015Wang TongShi Ke—
2016Chen ZhechaoCheng Jin—
2017–2018He ChaoGao Zhunyi—

Coaching staffs

China U-23 coaching staff

PositionNameNationality
ManagerCheng Yaodong China
Assistant ManagerChoi Jin-cheul South Korea
CoachWan Houliang China
Goalkeeper coachZong Lei China
Video AnalystPeng Sun China
Bin Liu China
Team DoctorLijun Tang China
Jin Long China
Chen Bin China
Technical employeeLiu Bin China
Wang Zewen China
StaffSui Han China
Chen Feng China

China U-21 coaching staff

PositionNameNationality
ManagerCheng Yaodong China
Assistant ManagerSun Jihai China
CoachZhiqiang Hou China
Goalkeeper coachLi Leilei China
Fitness coachXiaodong Cao China
Kai Mei China
Video AnalystXiaochuan Li China
Team DoctorDing Ran China
Wang Xiaowei China
Qian Jiyun China
Technical employeeDong Wuzhi China
Xing Weizhen China
Sun Peng China
StaffDu Lida China
Zhao Hang China

List of head coaches

Manage records only includes international results.

width=18%NamePeriodPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAWin %Achievements
Zhang Shixun1981000000—
Zhang Jingtian1982–198413625241346.15%
Zhang Honggen1985540115680.00%
Xu Genbao1987–199018666242333.33%
width=18%NamePeriodPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAWin %Achievements
Xu GenbaoMay 1990 – Jan 1992211542781471.43%
Qi WushengMar 1993 – Sep 19938323221137.50%
Radivoje OgnjanovićSep 1993 – Nov 1994110030100%
Qi WushengNov 1994 – Mar 1996171034442558.82%
Bobby HoughtonOct 1998 – Nov 1999211524461171.43%
Shen XiangfuDec 2001 – May 20043516712563845.71%
Jia XiuquanApr 2006 – Oct 200671241714.23%
Ratomir DujkovićNov 2006 – Jul 20082611105342742.31%
Yin TieshengJul 2008 – Aug 200851222620.00%
Miroslav BlaževićNov 2010 – Aug 201152124450.00%
Fu BoMar 2012 – Jan 20165619122533.93%
Chen YangSep 2016 – Feb 2017942344.44%
Massimiliano MaddaloniMar 2017 – 2096545%
Sun JihaiMay 2017 –612316.67%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U21选拔队没有国家队队徽 却为国家队荣誉而战斗 . 2018-09-18 . 2019-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709170927/http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/national/2018-03-29/doc-ifyssmmc0872552.shtml . live .

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