Chinese referees in FIFA competitions explained

This article is about Chinese referees in FIFA competitions, sorted by competition.

Men's

FIFA World Youth Championship

Year	Hosts	Referees	Age	Association	FIFA int'l age	Statistics				Rounds
1983		Zhang Daqiao	45	Tianjin	5	1	1	0	0	Group stage
1989		Chen Shengcai		Yunnan	11	1	2	0	0	Group stage
1991		Wei Jihong	37	Shandong	3	1	2	0	0	Group stage
1999		Lu Jun	40	Beijing	9	5	7	0	0	Group stage; Round of 16; Semi-finals
2001		Sun Baojie	36	Beijing	5	1	0	0	0	Group stage
2019		Fu Ming	36	Beijing	7	Video Assistant Referee

FIFA U-16 World Championship / FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Hosts	Referees	Age	Association	FIFA int'l age	Statistics				Rounds
1985		Cui Baoyin	46	Beijing	7	2	6	0	0	Group stage; Semi-finals
Chen Shengcai			Yunnan	7	1	3	0	0	Group stage
Zhang Daqiao		47	Tianjin	7	1	0	0	0	Group stage
1997		Lu Jun	38	Beijing	7	2	3	0	0	Group stage; Quarter-finals
2019		Ma Ning	40	Jiangsu	9	2	6	0	0	Group stage

FIFA Confederations Cup (defunct)

Women's

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Hosts	Referees	Age	Association	FIFA int'l age	Statistics				Rounds
1991		Lu Jun (male)	32	Beijing	1	2	3	0	1	Group stage
1999		Zuo Xiudi	37	Shanghai	5	2	3	0	0	Group stage
2003		Zhang Dongqing	32	Dalian	7	3	11	0	1	Group stage; Quarter-finals
2007		Niu Huijun	38	Qingdao	4	2	1	0	0	Group stage
2015		Qin Liang	36	Beijing	6	1	2	0	0	Group stage
2019		Qin Liang	40	Beijing	10	2	5	0	0	Group stage; Round of 16

FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship / FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Year	Hosts	Referees	Age	Association	FIFA int'l age	Statistics				Rounds
2012		Qin Liang	33	Beijing	3	2	2	0	0	Group stage
2014		Qin Liang	35	Beijing	5	2	2	0	2	Group stage
2016		Qin Liang	37	Beijing	7	3	3	0	0	Group stage; Third place match
2018		Qin Liang	39	Beijing	9	2	8	0	0	Group stage; Quarter-finals

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Year	Hosts	Referees	Age	Association	FIFA int'l age	Statistics				Rounds
2008		Wang Jia	27	Shanghai	2	1	2	0	0	Group stage
2010		Wang Jia	29	Shanghai	4	1	3	0	0	Group stage

Girls' Youth Olympic Football Tournament (U-15)

Notes and References

1. News: 2012-02-16 . Top China football referee Lu Jun jailed over bribes . 2024-03-01 . BBC News . en-GB.