The Beijing Fengtai Stadium (Chinese: 丰台体育场) is a multi-purpose stadium in Fengtai District , Beijing , China . It is currently used mostly for football matches and also sometimes for athletics. The stadium was the home ground of Beijing Renhe between 2016 and 2019. The stadium holds 31,043. The Fengtai Stadium was not used for football during the 2008 Summer Olympics . The venue also served as home ground for Beijing Guoan , the third Chinese sports club with 5 million followers on Weibo after Guangzhou FC and Shandong Taishan , between 2006 and 2008.
81-645: Beijing Guoan played against Spanish side FC Barcelona at the Beijing Fengtai Stadium in August 2007. 39°51′56.50″N 116°16′21.45″E / 39.8656944°N 116.2726250°E / 39.8656944; 116.2726250 This article about a China sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club ( Chinese : 北京国安足球俱乐部 ; pinyin : Běijīng Guó'ān Zúqiú Jùlèbù ), known internationally as Beijing FC ,
162-472: A 0–1 loss at home to Syria and 0–2 away to Uzbekistan next month. Gao Hongbo resigned. His team had been winless in the first four matches of the final qualifying stage for the World Cup, including a home loss to Syria which was criticised by a number of fans. On 22 October 2016, Marcello Lippi was appointed manager of the team ahead for the last remaining matches. A match saw China defeat South Korea for
243-419: A 1–2 defeat to Hong Kong in an international friendly, marking their first loss in 39 years. The rivalry with Uzbekistan is a recent development, but also stemmed from previous results which saw China suffered shock defeats to the hand of Uzbekistan in several competitive football games. The two nations first met each other in the final for the 1994 Asian Games , where Uzbekistan, with a squad depleted due to
324-619: A 4–0 defeat. When the players returned they found the country in the midst of the Chinese Civil War . When it ended, the team had been split into two, one called the People's Republic of China national football team and the other called Republic of China national football team (later renamed Chinese Taipei national football team ). The newly instated People's Republic of China reformed CFA before having FIFA acknowledge their 1931 membership on 14 June 1952. Finland , who were one of
405-543: A 5–1 lost against Thailand in a friendly match, Camacho was sacked a week later and with Fu Bo assigned as the caretaker. In light of continued struggles, in 2015, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping expressed the goal of having China's men's national team be the top team in Asia by 2030 and the following year China revealed its ambitious blueprint to be the best in
486-405: A Beijing-incorporated SPV, for a possible listing in mainland China since 2012. (CITIC Group invited other investors to purchase the new shares of CITIC Guoan Group in 2014, making the company no longer a subsidiary of CITIC Group). In 2014, CITIC Group floated, by backdoor listing , most of their assets to their Hong Kong-based subsidiary CITIC Pacific (renaming it to CITIC Limited ), including
567-521: A Brazilian player with no Chinese ancestry, was naturalized. Despite the process of naturalization, the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification for China proved to be rockier than expected, the team could only beat the Maldives and Guam , before being held goalless in the Philippines and followed with a denting 1–2 away lost to Syria , and Lippi resigned as coach. 2002 FIFA World Cup ace Li Tie
648-543: A better second-place ranking than China. Gao's first two matches were consecutive wins against Maldives and Qatar, and with North Korea suddenly slipping out against the Philippines, these results secured the team's passage to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and entering the final qualifying stage for the World Cup . China continued their World Cup hunt by a 2–3 defeat to South Korea; and a goalless draw to AFC's then highest ranked Iran at home. However, China followed that with
729-547: A draw to advance. However, Hong Kong produced a 2–1 upset win which resulted in riots inside and outside the stadium in Beijing. During the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers , China again reached the final round. They just missed out on qualifying as they conceded two goals in the final three minutes against Qatar in their final group match. During the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – when they were led by their first-ever foreign manager, Klaus Schlapner – China failed to reach
810-529: A draw with Singapore in the away game. During preparations for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the team spent the weeks leading up to the tournament on a tour of the United States. While the 4–1 loss to the United States was unexpected, a 1–0 loss to Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake which finished bottom of the league in the 2007 season caused serious concern. During the 2007 AFC Asian Cup,
891-537: A friendly game on 4 August 1952 making it People's Republic of China's official first game, which ended in a 4–0 defeat. In preparation for entering their first FIFA competition, China sent a young squad to train in Hungary in 1954. However, when they entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification process China were knocked out by Indonesia . On 7 June 1958, China stopped participating within any FIFA recognised football events when FIFA officially started to recognise
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#1732800781527972-454: A huge problem for the Chinese side; they were held goalless by Hong Kong at home twice, and lost to Qatar. Perrin was sacked for the team's poor performance at the middle of the second round following another goalless draw to Hong Kong, and former coach Gao Hongbo returned to the role on 3 February 2016, where he had to face a task of guiding China in at the expense of North Korea which had
1053-495: A major force within Chinese football, and with the club's youth team still participating within the top tier, there was a constant supply of players coming into the team to fight for places. Being China's capital city and for their success on the field, the club had become a feeder team for the Chinese national team . This often saw the club unable to complete a full championship schedule and the youth team were often used to represent
1134-489: A new strategy, turning towards ground passing tactics and adopting the 4–2–3–1 formation. It was noted that Chinese footballers had relied too heavily on the long ball tactic for almost a decade. Wei Di, the chief of the Chinese Football Association , stressed that, "Anytime, no matter win or loss, they must show their team spirit and courage. I hope, after one year's effort, the national team can give
1215-584: A pragmatic approach. The citizens expects heavily for China to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil. They are afraid that changing the coach at the last moment may cause bad effect to the team's qualifying prospect. I can totally understand that. But we do not have any time to waste." Yu Hongchen, the vice-president of the Chinese Football Administrative Centre, also stated, "The qualifying stage of 2014 World Cup
1296-493: A single match. The media coined the term " Koreaphobia " to describe this phenomenon, but China finally registered its first win against South Korea on 10 February 2010, winning 3–0 during the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and eventually going on to win the tournament. Traced further, China met South Korea (then known as Korea) for the first time in 1949 in a friendly in British Hong Kong , where China clinched
1377-536: A solitary point coming from a 1–1 draw with the Saudis before losing to Oman 0–2 in Muscat, finishing fifth with two more points than Vietnam. After poor forms in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifications , China took part in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship under interim manager Aleksandar Janković . With the leadership of Janković, China won four points, finishing third after a 1–0 win over Hong Kong , though for
1458-428: A suitable style." Camacho managed the team to an 8–0 lost against Brazil in a friendly match on 10 September 2012 which would go on record as China's biggest ever international defeat. This massive loss also succumbed China to their worst ever FIFA ranking (109th). Camacho then led China during their qualification process for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup whereby losing the first group match 2–1 to Saudi Arabia . After
1539-484: A third kit which was all blue with a white trim and was used against Saudi Arabia during the tournament. The 2022–24 season marks the first time the team had a turquoise blue secondary kit, replace the white kit worn in previous seasons. The team has also started to use cooling vests in certain warmer climates. After decades of having Adidas producing the team's kits, China's current kit has been produced and manufactured by Nike since 2015. China's rivalry with Japan
1620-659: Is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing , that competes in the Chinese Super League , the top tier of Chinese football . Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium , located within Chaoyang District . In early 2021, the shareholders changed from the real estate company Sinobo Group (64%) and CITIC Limited (36%) of CITIC Group to just Sinobo Group (100%). Beijing Guoan
1701-460: Is just a temporary task for him. Even if the task is failed, Camacho will not lose the job. When we started to find a new coach for the national team, we mainly focus on European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. First of all, they have advanced football concepts, and secondly they have a productive youth training system, which we can learn from. We hope he can help us to find
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#17328007815271782-615: Is often referred to as the Jing-Hu derby , a.k.a. the rivalry between Beijing and Shanghai. The rivalry with Shenhua is viewed as a manifestation of the rivalry that exists between the cities on which is the most important towards the country, as one is the center of government while the other is the financial centre of modern commerce within China. With each club being able to claim an extensive history spanning successful periods, direct competition for silverware, however, rarely coincided until
1863-415: Is one of the four clubs to have never been relegated from the Chinese top-flight since the Chinese Super League 's foundation in 2004. The club's predecessor was called Beijing Football Club and they predominantly played in the top tier, where they won several domestic league and cup titles. On December 29, 1992, the club was recognized to become a completely professional football club, making them one of
1944-436: The 1997 league season . With Shenhua having won the 1995 league title and Beijing having won the 1996 Chinese FA Cup, both teams looked as if they had the pedigree to win silverware that season and on July 20, 1997, in a vital league game, Beijing thrashed Shenhua 9–1 at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing. It was Beijing's largest victory and Shenhua's greatest defeat ever recorded. Soon after that match, both teams met again in
2025-552: The 1998 FIFA World Cup , China appointed Serbian manager Bora Milutinović as coach of the national team, and China saw its fortune increased. The country managed to take fourth-place finish in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup where the Chinese side performed well, and only fell to heavyweights Japan and South Korea by one goal margin. The good performance in Lebanon boosted the confidence of Chinese side, and in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers , China lost only one and drew only one, winning all
2106-407: The 2015 AFC Asian Cup , Perrin's China was placed in a group with Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and North Korea . China emerged victoriously in all three games, qualified for the knockout stage for the first time since the 2004 edition. The Chinese Dragons then lost to host Australia 0–2 with Tim Cahill scoring a brace. Despite this, China's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers immediately represented
2187-608: The China in international association football and is governed by the Chinese Football Association . China won the EAFF East Asian Cup in 2005 and 2010 , was runner-up at the AFC Asian Cup in 1984 and 2004 and made its sole FIFA World Cup appearance in 2002 , losing all matches without scoring a goal. China's first-ever international representative match was arranged by Elwood Brown , president of
2268-551: The Xinhai Revolution that mired China's participation in the first tournament, especially in renaming the team as Republic of China national football team, did not stop Shanghai being awarded the 1915 Far Eastern Championship Games . Once again South China Football Club, now known as South China Athletic Association won the right to represent the nation. This time in a two legged play-off against
2349-419: The "National Team" ( Chinese : 国家队 ) or " Guózú " ( Chinese : 国足 , short for Chinese : 国家足球队 ; pinyin : Guójiā Zúqiú Duì ; lit. 'national football team'). China's home kit is traditionally all-red with a white or yellow trim while their away kit is traditionally an inverted version of the home kit, fully white with a red trim. During the 1996 AFC Asian Cup , China employed
2430-464: The 1951 North China Football Competition where they officially unveiled the team for the first time on 28 October 1951. After this tournament the relevant parties decided to form a football team with the best players from Beijing and Tianjin to create the North China team who were unveiled on 1 December 1951 for the start of the national football league tournament. The team name was taken from
2511-399: The 1956 season and wore an all-white home kit and all-red away strip. In the 1956 campaign, the club was also allowed to enter their youth team called Beijing Youth B, who actually went on to win the league title while Beijing came sixth that season. The club strengthened their hold on the following seasons when they won the 1957 and 1958 league titles. With these results, the club had become
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2592-476: The 1997 FA Cup final, which saw Beijing win the cup. Between 2010 and 2024, Beijing Guoan holds a record of twelve straight wins over Shanghai Shenhua at the Workers' Stadium , Beijing Guoan's home ground. The Jing-Jin derby is a local and long-standing rivalry between Beijing Guoan and neighboring Tianjin Jinmen Tiger . Both teams can trace their histories to the North China team before it split to form
2673-463: The AFC Asian Cup as they fell to third with only two points and later eliminated. This result and poor performance of the side triggered outrage in China, and Aleksandar Janković would lose the job on 31 January 2024. On 25 February 2024, Branko Ivanković succeeded Janković as China's new coach. Under his tenure, China only managed to reach the final round of the World Cup qualification by
2754-1075: The Beijing Football Club and Tianjin Football Club. Since then, both clubs have predominantly remained within the top tier of Chinese football, providing a constant rivalry fixture which has led to intense matches that have spilled out away from the stadiums and onto the streets that have led to property destruction as well as further intensifying their relationship. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 12 – retired in Jan 2016 for club Supporters (the 12th Man) . 13 – retired for
2835-618: The Beijing Municipal Sports Committee. The club then took part in the 1994 Chinese Jia-A League season, making them a founding member of the first fully professional top-tier league in China and changed their home colors to green to symbolize the change. In their first professional season, Beijing finished in a disappointing eighth out of twelve teams and club manager Tang Pengju was relieved of his duties. The club brought in Jin Zhiyang to manage them
2916-482: The Chinese FA, who lured him away from Beijing when they offered him a position with the Chinese national team. Assistant coach Shen Xiangfu stepped into the managerial role and in his debut season, he guided the club to third within the league. However, in his second season the team slid down to sixth and he left the club. Serbian Milovan Đorić became Beijing's first foray with a foreign manager when he joined
2997-633: The Philippine Athletic Association, who proposed the creation of the Far Eastern Championship Games , a multi-sport event considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games . He invited China to participate in the inaugural 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games held in the Philippines , which included association football within the schedule. To represent them, it was decided that the winner of
3078-508: The Philippines, China won the first game 1–0 and then drew the second 0–0 to win their first ever tournament. With the games being the first and only regional football tournament for national teams outside Britain , China looked to establish themselves as a regional powerhouse by winning a total of nine championships. The Chinese Football Association was founded in 1924 and then was first affiliated with FIFA in 1931. With these foundations in place China looked to establish themselves within
3159-522: The Republic of China as a different country. This sparked a diplomatic argument that had already seen China withdraw from the 1956 Summer Olympics for the same reasons. For years the People's Republic of China would only play in friendlies with nations who recognized them as the sole heir to the China name. On 25 October 1971 the United Nations would recognise the People's Republic country as
3240-506: The UAE. However, despite these improvements, Li Tie was sacked on 2 December 2021 amidst heavy criticism. After Li Tie's resignation, his World Cup teammate Li Xiaopeng took the head coach position with immense pressure. China's first game under Li Xiaopeng, however, was a 0–2 away loss to Japan in Saitama , effectively ending China's hopes of finishing in the top two and could only rely on
3321-537: The club at the start of the 2000 league season . His reign was exceptionally short-lived after he lost his first three games of the season before he was replaced with native coach Wei Kexing . At the start of the 2002 league season , Beijing hired their second foreign manager in Ljupko Petrović . Foreign influences continued in 2003, when the club signed a three-year endorsement contract with jointly-owned South Korean company Beijing Hyundai , which resulted in
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3402-405: The club changing its name to Beijing Hyundai to accommodate this. In 2005, Spanish football club Real Madrid went into negotiations with Beijing on a football development project. At the start of the 2007 league season, two-time Chinese FA Cup winner with Chongqing Lifan and Qingdao Beilaite , Lee Jang-soo , was hired as the team's manager. The South Korean manager, in his debut season, guided
3483-428: The club had increased from CN¥ 75 million to CN¥208.33 million, making Sinobo Group own a 64.00% stake with CN¥133.33 million par value and undisclosed share premium . The club was also renamed to Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. Co., Ltd. . Five stadiums in four sites have been used as the home ground of Beijing Guoan since 1994: Beijing Guoan's fiercest and oldest rivalry is against Shanghai Shenhua and
3564-604: The club legend, Xu Yunlong . All-time honours list, including semi-professional Beijing period. Chinese Super League Chinese Jia-A League Chinese FA Cup Chinese FA Super Cup As of the end of the 2024 season . Managerial history Key On neutral venues, the scores for Beijing F.C. are written first. China PR national football team The China national football team ( simplified Chinese : 中国国家足球队 ; traditional Chinese : 中國國家足球隊 ; pinyin : Zhōngguó guójiā zúqiú duì ), recognised as China PR by FIFA, represents
3645-467: The club to second within the league. By the 2009 league season , the club had returned to the Workers Stadium (after it had been in renovation for the 2008 Summer Olympics ) under Lee Jang-soo's helm. It looked as if the club would be winning its first professional league title until a 2–0 defeat from Changchun Yatai on 15 September 2009, which saw the club slip to third place and Lee Jang-soo
3726-634: The club, which did little to diminish Beijing football and actually resulted in the youth team winning the 1963 championship for the second time, showing the strength in depth of the region of Beijing football until 1966, when the Chinese Cultural Revolution halted football within the country. When football returned to China, Beijing won the 1973 league title in the newly re-established footballing league. While Beijing once again re-established themselves as major title contenders, they did not win any major titles until 1982, where they won
3807-602: The collapse of the Soviet Union , stunned China with a 4–2 win to claim gold in Uzbekistan's debut in any major football tournament; the game had been accused of match-fixing, though evidence have yet to emerge. This was soon repeated again in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup , which was Uzbekistan's debut in a major competitive football tournament, which China suffered a blowing 0–2 defeat to the Uzbeks, with both goals scored in
3888-410: The disclosure of CITIC Pacific , the club revenue was CN¥244 million in the 2013 season. In the 2015 season, the sponsorship from CITIC Securities was CN¥25 million. The club's first incarnation came in 1951 when the local government sports body decided to take part in China's first fully nationalized national football league tournament. To prepare for the competition they participated in
3969-603: The dying times right in what would be Uzbekistan's first-ever Asian Cup fixture. Since then, Uzbekistan has frequently become a problematic opponent for China, with China often lost more than won in competitive games against the Uzbeks. China has never beaten Uzbekistan on Uzbek soil, with all two visiting trips ending in defeats for the Chinese. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Win Draw Loss Fixture The following players were called up for
4050-399: The entire share capital of "CITIC Corp.", thus the stake of the football club was indirectly floated in a stock exchange. On 27 December 2016, real estate company Sinobo Group participated in the capital increase of the club for a reported 64% stake, which was finalised on 10 January 2017, making them the largest shareholder. According to a Chinese Government database, the share capital of
4131-464: The final round of qualifying, coming second behind Iraq . In 1987, the first Chinese footballers moved abroad when future national team player Xie Yuxin joined FC Zwolle (Netherlands) and ex-national teamer Gu Guangming joined SV Darmstadt 98 (Germany). In 1988, national team captain Jia Xiuquan and striker Liu Haiguang both joined FK Partizan (Yugoslavia). After failing to reach
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#17328007815274212-552: The first and only win over Korea in 61 years. There is also another political dimension behind the fuelling of this rivalry, mostly because of the long history of wars between the two states. A rivalry with Hong Kong has been created due to political tensions as well as issues during 2018 World Cup qualification . With Hong Kong fans booing the Chinese national anthem, which Hong Kong share with China, 2018 World Cup qualifier matches were also very tense with both matches resulting in 0–0 draws. On 1 January 2024, China suffered
4293-469: The first nations to hold diplomatic relations with China's new government, invited the country to take part in the 1952 Summer Olympics . Li Fenglou would become the country's first permanent manager to lead them in the tournament, however the Chinese delegation was delayed and they missed the entire competition, nevertheless the Finland national football team would still greet Li and the Chinese team with
4374-448: The first time in 12 years, China did not lose to Japan away. Because of this result Janković was named the permanent coach of the China national team in 2023, with the aim to guide China to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup . On 1 January 2024, China suffered a 1–2 defeat to Hong Kong in an international friendly, marking their first loss in 39 years. Later, for the first time ever, China could not score in three consecutive matches at
4455-441: The first time in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament, amidst the heat of tensions over South Korea's deployment of THAAD . However, China's away loss to Iran and a 2–2 draw to Syria meant China was unable to compete with and dragged behind by Syria who managed a 2–2 draw with Iran and not to be qualified for the 2018 World Cup under Lippi's tenure, but improvements could be seen following two late wins over Uzbekistan and Qatar. Lippi led
4536-519: The following season and the results under his reign improved enough for them to finish the 1995 campaign in the runner-up position. The following season, Jin Zhiyang lead Beijing to their first professional trophy when they beat Jinan Taishan Jiangjun 4–1 to win the 1996 Chinese FA Cup. Jin Zhiyang was able to retain the Cup the following year with a 2–1 victory against Shanghai Shenhua , which impressed
4617-541: The football at the Chinese National Games in 1910 should have the honour to represent the country, where it was won by South China Football Club . The club's founder and coach Mok Hing (Chinese: 莫慶) would become China's first coach and on 4 February 1913 in a one-off tournament game held in the Manila he led China to a 2–1 defeat against the Philippines national football team . The political unrest of
4698-430: The football team in the 1910 multi-sport event Chinese National Games that also represented the same regions. The team ended up finishing fourth in their debut season and with the football league gradually expanding, the players from Beijing and Tianjin were allowed to separate and the local Beijing government sports body was allowed to reform the club as Beijing Football Club in 1955. The club made its debut appearance in
4779-442: The founding members of the first fully professional top-tier league in China. Since then, they have gone on to win their first ever professional league title in the 2009 league season as well as the 1996, 1997, 2003, and 2018 Chinese FA Cup . According to Forbes , Guoan was the second most valuable football team in China, with a team value of US$ 167 million, and an estimated revenue of US$ 30 million in 2015. According to
4860-754: The international arena and along with Japan were the first Asian sides to participate in the Football at the Summer Olympics when they competed within the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Germany . At the tournament China were knocked out within their first game at the round of 16 when they were beaten by Great Britain Olympic football team 2–0 on 6 August 1936. On 7 July 1937 the Second Sino-Japanese War officially erupted, which saw
4941-513: The league title five times during the old Chinese National Football League era before the club was given full professionalism in 1992. Beijing Guoan was formed on 29 December 1992, as a result of the Chinese football reform, which was the Chinese Football Association's attempt to professionalize the Chinese football league system. The club was set up by CITIC Guoan of CITIC Group , a state-owned enterprise of China, and
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#17328007815275022-440: The league title, followed by the 1984 league title and the 1985 Chinese FA Cup title. After this period, Beijing's performances seemed to have declined and were relegated for the first time in their history to the second tier at the end of the 1988 season. However, their time within the second tier was short-lived and they won the division title and promotion to the first tier at the end of the 1990 season. In total, Beijing had won
5103-498: The match, the largest single-event sports audience in the country's history at that time. After winning the 2005 East Asian Football Championship following a 2–0 win against North Korea , they started qualification for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup . During this time, the team became the subject of immense criticism and national embarrassment in the media when they had managed to score only one goal, Shao Jiayi 's penalty kick during injury time, against Singapore at home and only managed
5184-499: The past decade had been an indicator of its poor domestic manager development. In June 2008, China failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup , losing against Qatar and Iraq at home. After the 2008 Summer Olympics , Petrović was sacked as the manager and Yin Tiesheng was announced as the team's caretaker. In April 2009, China appointed Gao Hongbo as the new manager, replacing Yin Tiesheng . His arrival saw China opt for
5265-463: The play-offs. Yet, on 1 February 2022, coinciding with the traditional Lunar New Year , the Chinese stumbled to a shock 1–3 loss to Vietnam in Hanoi , officially extending China's hunt for a second World Cup appearance to 24 years. This defeat, the first in Chinese football history to Vietnam, triggered widespread anger and criticism amongst Chinese fans. With their World Cup hopes lost, China grabbed
5346-416: The public a new image." Gao was knocked out of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup 's group stage. His winning percentage (65%), the highest for a Chinese manager since Nian Weisi (67.86%), did not defer the Chinese Football Association from replacing him with José Antonio Camacho in August 2011, less than a month before the qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . On 13 August 2011, José Antonio Camacho
5427-577: The relations between China and Japan completely eroded especially once it was announced that Japan would hold the 1938 Far Eastern Championship Games . The tournament would be officially cancelled while Japan held their own tournament called the 2600th Anniversary of the Japanese Empire , which included the Japanese puppet states Manchukuo and the collaborationist National Reorganised Government of China based in occupied Nanjing . But none of
5508-563: The remaining games, most notably an important 1–0 win over Oman , to finally reach the 2002 FIFA World Cup , its first and only World Cup up to date. In the 2002 World Cup, China was eliminated after three matches without gaining a single point nor even scoring a goal during their participation in the tournament. China hosted the 2004 AFC Asian Cup , ultimately fell 1–3 to Japan in a final match. The match's outcome sparked anger among Chinese supporters, who rioted in response to bad refereeing. There were an estimated 250 million viewers for
5589-424: The side during the final stage of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup , where China won 2–1 to Kyrgyzstan and 3–0 to Philippines , before losing 2–0 to group leaders South Korea on 16 January. China then beat Thailand 2–1 to earn a place in the quarter-finals, where it was knocked 3–0 out by Iran ; Lippi subsequently confirmed his departure from the team. Another Italian and former Ballon d'Or winner, Fabio Cannavaro
5670-417: The slimmest margin, thanks to China's superior head-to-head record against Thailand after both teams were equal on points, goals scored and goal difference. Additionally, China also drew 2-2 with Singapore during the qualification, being the only team to drop points against them. The team is known as the "Dragon Team" ( Chinese : 龙之队 ; pinyin : Lóng zhī duì ), "Team China" ( Chinese : 中国队 ),
5751-664: The sole heir to the China name in their General Assembly Resolution 2758 act . Due to this hearing in 1973, the Nationalist Chinese team, which had been using the name "Republic of China", would stop using that name and would eventually rename themselves as "Chinese Taipei" in 1980. These acts would see China rejoin the international sporting community, first by becoming a member of the Asian Football Confederation in 1974 and by rejoining FIFA again in 1979. The 1974 Asian Games reintroduced
5832-445: The team back into international football while the 1976 AFC Asian Cup saw them came third. In 1980, China participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for a berth in the 1982 World Cup , but they lost a play-off game against New Zealand . During the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup , China faced Hong Kong at home in the final match of the first qualifying round on 19 May 1985 where China only needed
5913-426: The team played three group matches, winning against Malaysia , drawing with Iran after leading 2–1, and losing 3–0 to Uzbekistan . After high expectations, China's performance at the tournament drew criticism online which condemned the team's members and even the association. Zhu was later replaced as manager by Vladimir Petrović after these performances. Some commented that China's reliance on foreign managers for
5994-639: The third round, China shared Group B with Asian powerhouses Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia, alongside Oman and Vietnam . The Chinese started poorly with two losses to Australia and Japan in Doha due to the COVID-19 pandemic at home preventing the country from hosting. After this poor start, China salvaged five points in the next four matches, including a hard-fought 3–2 win over Vietnam and two 1–1 draws to Oman and especially Australia, all occurring in Sharjah ,
6075-588: The top Chinese players competed in the Japanese Empire anniversary games. None of the games during the Second Sino-Japanese War are officially recognized and once the war ended on 9 September 1945 China looked to the Olympics once again for international recognition. On 2 August 1948 China competed in the Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics where they were once again knocked out in the last sixteen, this time by Turkey national football team in
6156-664: The world by 2050. After Camacho, there was Alain Perrin , who finally led China to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup , which also included luck from the Thailand–Lebanon encounter, in which Thailand lost but salvaged an important goal by Adisak Kraisorn to help improve China's goal difference with the Lebanese. Soon after that, Perrin led China into a series of friendlies, where some positive results against Macedonia , Kuwait , Paraguay and Thailand boosted some optimism. In
6237-411: Was appointed as China's head coach on 2 January 2020. Trailing behind Syria by five points before Li took charge, China were still unable to reclaim their first place but nonetheless managed to win all of their remaining fixtures, including an important 2–0 win over the Philippines and notably a 3–1 win over Syria to guarantee them as the best second-placed team, thus reaching the third round . In
6318-435: Was appointed as the new manager of the team, signing a three-year deal for a reported annual salary of $ 8 million. Wei Di, CFA chief, explained the decision as being part of a long-term plan to help the country catch up with rivals Japan and South Korea . He noted that, "Compared with their neighbours Japan and South Korea, Chinese football is lagging far behind, we need to work with a long-term view and start to catch up with
6399-469: Was appointed as the next China's manager in conjunction with coaching Guangzhou Evergrande but he stepped down after only two matches. Lacking options when it came to searching for a new coach, CFA re-appointed Marcello Lippi. To improve the team, China had begun a series of naturalization on foreign-based players , with Nico Yennaris , an English-born Cypriot, and Tyias Browning , another English-born player, being naturalized. Subsequently, Elkeson ,
6480-483: Was exemplified after their 3–1 defeat in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Final on home soil. The subsequent rioting by Chinese fans at the Workers' Stadium was said to be provoked by controversial officiating during the tournament and the heightened anti-Japanese sentiment at the time. China has played Japan 14 times since 2000 but has yet to win until now. Another rivalry is with neighbour South Korea who China played 27 matches against between 1978 and 2010, without winning
6561-425: Was unscrupulously fired with seven games remaining. Former Beijing player Hong Yuanshuo was immediately brought into the team and on the final day of the season, Beijing thrashed Hangzhou Greentown 4–0 to clinch the 2009 league championship. Despite being founded by CITIC Guoan Group , the stake of the football club was held by another subsidiary, CITIC Corp., Ltd. ( Chinese : 中国中信股份有限公司 ) of CITIC Group ,
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