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China national football team

The China PR national football team is the national football team of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

The China national team was founded in 1924 in the Republic of China under the auspices of the China Football Association and joined FIFA in 1931. Following the Chinese Civil War, the Chinese Football Association was formed in the newly founded People's Republic of China. This body remained part of FIFA until 1958, when it withdrew, rejoining in 1979. They have been perennial contenders for the Asian Cup, most recently finishing second in the AFC 2004. But China failed to score a goal in their maiden FIFA World Cup appearance in the Football World Cup 2002. Qualifying for the tournament has been considered the greatest accomplishment in China's football history.

After the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom in 1997, and Macau from Portugal in 1999, these two special administrative regions have continued to have their own teams, which play as "Hong Kong, China" and "Macau, China", respectively.

As football is widely followed in China, national team success is considered to be a source of national pride. Around 300 million people tuned in to broadcasts of China's World Cup 2002 matches with a staggering 170 million new television sets being bought by citizens in order to watch their nation's first World Cup appearance. There were over 250 million viewers for the Asian Cup 2004 finals, the largest single-event sports audience in the country's history. The team is colloquially referred to as Team China (中国队), the National Team (国家队) or Guozu (国足, lit. "national foot").

History

1949-1978

The national team under PRC name, played their first match in a friendly verse Finland on 4 August, 1952, which was one of the first nations to have diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.

For nearly 30 years, the team primarily played only friendly matches with nations that recognized the PRC, such as Albania, Cambodia, Egypt, Guinea, Hungary, North Korea, North Vietnam, and Sudan.

China also played once in World Cup qualifying rounds, in 1958.

After re-joining in 1978

The national team began to make their way to national and international prominence in the beginning of the late-1980s through the introduction of televisions in Chinese households. Previously, the most popular international sports in China were the national women's football and volleyball teams as well as men's and women's table tennis. By 1980, China could start competing for a berth in the 1982 World Cup Finals.

Over the next 16 years, however, China missed the World Cup qualification time after time. In 1981, China lost a playoff game against the New Zealand team in a heartbreaking loss for the large home audience that followed the qualification process. During the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, China was on the verge of qualifying, but lost crucial matches at home, especially the matches against Qatar and Iran. Simply because of the demographics of the People's Republic of China, the team arguably has the most fans of any sporting team in the world, as with basketball. As a result, expectations soared in 2001 as China, under the direction of head coach Bora Milutinović, advanced to the World Cup Finals in 2002. This was the first time in its history that China reached the finals.

However, the team failed to score a single goal, losing all three group matches and was eliminated from the competition.

Recent history

In recent years, many have pointed to two main weaknesses of the team. Despite a very organized and well-drilled defense, team China lacks good strikers and creative playmakers who can also keep possession of the ball well. The team's main tactics against stronger teams tend to be both defensive and counterattacking, with long balls to a lone striker, who is quickly dispossessed of the ball due to lack of support.

In 2004, Dutch coach Arie Haan summed up his impression of Chinese football by saying, "Chinese players are very skilled, but the problem seemed to be related to the culture and psychology of the players," and that the psychological aspect tended to strongly influence the players. Former captain Li Weifeng illustrated this when he said that the Chinese team usually expects wins against weaker opposition but quickly gets irritated when things do not go to plan. This has often been attributed to the pressure due to massive public expectations of the team during the World Cup qualifiers, for example. Many critics also point to the complacency of the team at critical moments, especially when they are holding a lead or playing weaker teams. In the World Cup 2006 qualifiers, the team managed to only score a single goal against Hong Kong in Hong Kong, a team which China was expected to washout with goals. European coaches who have worked or been in China often cite a lack of professionalism and discipline in Chinese football as the reasons for the Chinese national team's overall weakness. An example of this is the rampant corruption of the first division of the professional Chinese football league, especially the 'black whistles' scandals involving bribed referees fixing matches. This may be seen as an extension of modern Chinese society developing in a complex world of traditional culture involving personal relationships and capitalism.

Recently, an increasing number of talented, young Chinese players have moved to Europe to gain experience in a professional setting. Many are or were key players in the national team, such as Du Wei (Celtic F.C.), Zheng Zhi (Charlton Athletic F.C.), Li Tie (mainly Everton F.C.), Sun Jihai (Manchester City F.C), Shao Jiayi (1860 Munich and Energie Cottbus), Sun Xiang (PSV Eindhoven), Zhang Enhua (Grimsby Town F.C), Ma Mingyu (A.C. Perugia), Fan Zhiyi (Crystal Palace F.C. and Dundee F.C.), Li Jinyu (AS Nancy), Yang Chen (best performances for Eintracht Frankfurt), and Xie Hui (best performances for Alemannia Aachen). Rising star striker Dong Fangzhuo currently plays for Manchester United, and after several successful seasons with Belgian club Royal Antwerp F.C., his Premiership debut came in a match against Chelsea F.C. at Stamford Bridge. Another potential star is Yu Dabao, who has been regularly scoring for the Benfica B team and is touted to break into the senior SL Benfica team next season. More players with European experience may yield better results for the national team. Key players Li Tie and Li Jinyu were part of the 'Jianlibao' team in the mid-1990s that trained young, talented players in Brazil.

The national team has produced some displays of controlled and creative football in friendlies, especially during the 0-0 draw against Brazil in November 2002 and the 3-1 loss to France in May 2006. After the 0-0 draw with Brazil, Cafu complimented the Chinese performance and said they were definitely capable of qualifying for the World Cup 2006. The team, however, failed to advance through the preliminary qualification stage, losing to Kuwait on goals scored, even though China scored seven goals in a blow-out against Hong Kong in the last qualifying match. While qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup, the team became the subject of immense criticism in the media and a national embarrassment when it scored only one goal (a Shao Jiayi penalty kick well into final injury time) against Singapore at home in Tianjin, and tied the Southeast Asian city-state in the away game. In preparation for the 2007 Asian Cup, the team spend the weeks leading up to the tournament on a tour of the United States. While the 4-1 loss to a streaking United States was not unexpected, a 1-0 loss to a Real Salt Lake team that had been winless in MLS raised many eyebrows.

In the Asian Cup 2007 tournament, the team played three inconsistent games, winning against Malaysia, drawing Iran after leading 2-0 at half time, and losing to Uzbekistan with an embarrassing 3-0 scoreline. Under high expectations, China's performance drew immense criticism on online communities, which condemned the coach Zhu Guanghu, players, along with the Chinese Football Association in general. Zhu was later replaced by Vladimir Petrovic for this poor performance. Some commented that China's reliance on foreign coaches for the past decade has been an indicator of its poor domestic coach development system. In June 2008, China had another poor performance at the World Cup Qualifiers, losing against Qatar and Iraq, and therefore missed the 2010 World Cup.

Rivalries

Traditionally, China's greatest rival has been Japan. This was exemplified in August 2004 that saw rioting by Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing's Workers Stadium towards the end of the match between the two sides at the Asian Cup 2004 final, which Japan won 3-1 (accompanied by a handball). The rioting was said to be provoked by controversial officiating and anti-Japanese sentiment resulting from historical tensions arising from several military conflicts between the two nations from the late-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century (see First and Second Sino-Japanese Wars), as well as from lingering controversies, such as the issue of Japan's use of comfort women during World War II. China's most recent major tournament meeting with Japan was at the East Asian Cup 2005 final in which the two teams drew 2-2. China went on to win the tournament, its first ever international football title.

One well-known rivalry is with neighbour South Korea. Although not as inflammable as the rivalry with Japan, it is interesting to note that while China has played about 30 matches against South Korea since 1950 they have never won a head-to-head match. This is despite China finishing higher than South Korea in a number of tournaments.

Home stadium

The Workers Stadium (Chinese: 工人体育场) is a multi-purpose stadium in Beijing, China. It is mostly used for football matches. The stadium was built in 1959 and it was last renovated in 2004. It currently has a capacity of 70,161.

The stadium was the main venue for the 1990 Asian Games, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. Some high attendance matches of Beijing Guoan Football Club are also held at the stadium.

Media coverage

Home and away matches are shown on CCTV-5, GDTV-Sports, STV-Sports, BTV-6 and the other local sports channels.

Kits

The China national football team's kit is currently sponsored by Adidas. China in certain climates use special heat body cooling vests.

Fixtures and results

Competition history

* DNE = Did not enter; DNQ = Did not qualify; QBW = Qualified but withdrew.
* Pos = Position; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against.
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA World Cup record

Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
1930 to 1954	DNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962 to 1978	DNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	First round	31	3	0	0	3	0	9
2006	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	3	0	0	3	0	9

For 2014, see 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

AFC Asian Cup record

Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
1956 to 1972	DNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Third Place	3	4	1	1	2	2	4
1980	First round	7	4	1	1	2	9	5
1984	Runner-up	2	6	4	0	2	11	4
1988	Fourth Place	4	6	2	2	2	7	5
1992	Third Place	3	5	1	3	1	6	6
1996	Quarter-finals	6	4	1	0	3	6	7
2000	Fourth Place	4	6	2	2	2	11	7
2004	Runner-up	2	6	3	2	1	13	6
2007	First round	9	3	1	1	1	7	6
Total	-	-	44	16	12	16	72	50

For 2011, see 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Olympic Games record

Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
1900 to 1928	DNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1936	First round	12	1	0	0	1	0	2
1948	First round	14	1	0	0	1	0	4
1952	QBW	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	QBW	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960 to 1976	DNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	First round	14	3	0	1	2	0	5
Total*	-	-	8	0	2	6	1	17

* Including 1988 onwards

For 1992 to 2012, see China national under-23 football team

Asian Games record

Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
1951 to 1970	DNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	First round	10	3	1	0	2	7	4
1978	Third place	3	7	5	0	2	16	5
1982	Quarter-finals	11	4	2	1	1	4	3
1986	Quarter-finals	9	4	2	1	1	10	7
1990	Quarter-finals	10	4	2	0	2	8	4
1994	Runners-up	2	7	5	1	1	16	8
1998	Third place	3	8	6	0	2	24	7
Total*	-	-	45	29	4	12	102	43

* Including 1998 onwards

For 2002 to 2010, see China national under-23 football team

East Asian Cup record

Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
1990	Runners-up	2	4	2	1	1	4	2
1992	Fourth place	4	3	0	1	2	2	6
1995	Fourth place	4	4	0	3	1	2	3
1998	Runners-up	2	3	2	0	1	4	2
2003	Third place	3	3	1	0	2	3	4
2005	Champions	1	3	1	2	0	5	3
2008	Third place	3	3	1	0	2	5	5
2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	23	7	7	9	25	25

Far Eastern Championship Games record

Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
1913	Runners-up	2	2	1	0	1	2	2
1915	Champions	1	3	1	2	0	2	1
1917	Champions	1	2	2	0	0	8	0
1919	Champions	1	3	2	0	1	5	3
1921	Champions	1	2	2	0	0	5	1
1923	Champions	1	2	2	0	0	8	1
1925	Champions	1	2	2	0	0	7	1
1927	Champions	1	2	2	0	0	8	2
1930	Champions	1	2	1	1	0	8	3
1934	Champions	1	3	3	0	0	7	3
Total	-	-	23	18	3	2	60	17

Youth teams honours

East Asian Games

Winners (1): 2005

Third-places (2): 1993, 1997

AFC Youth Championship

Winners (1): 1985

Runners-up (3): 1982, 1996, 2004

Third-places (2): 1966, 2000

AFC U-17 Championship

Winners (2): 1992, 2004

Third-places (3): 1988, 1990, 2002

Player history

Notable players

1930s

1945 onwards

China captains

Period	Captain	Vice Captain	Third Captain
1951	Wang Shouxian	-	-
1952 - 1954	Guo Hongbin	-	-
1955 - 1959	Sun Fucheng	-	-
1960 - 1964	Chen Jialiang	-	-
1965 - 1969	Gao Fengwen	-	-
1969 - 1972	Gao Fengwen	Qi Wusheng	Xiang Hengqing
1972 - 1976	Qi Wusheng	Xiang Hengqing	-
1976 - 1979	Xiang Hengqing	Chi Shangbin	He Jia
1979 - 1981	Chi Shangbin	Rong Zhihang	Huang Xiangdong
1981 - 1982	Chi Shangbin	Huang Xiangdong	Zuo Shusheng
1983 - 1985	Zuo Shusheng	Li Fusheng	-
1986 - 1987	Zhu Bo	Jia Xiuquan	Ma Lin
1987 - 1988	Jia Xiuquan	Zhu Bo	Ma Lin
1989 - 1992	Zhu Bo	Jia Xiuquan	Ma Lin
1993 - 1994	Zhu Bo	Wu Qunli	Xu Hong
1994 - 1996	Xu Hong	-	-
1996 - 1997	Fan Zhiyi	Xu Hong	-
1998 - 1999	Fan Zhiyi	Zhang Enhua	-
2000 - 2001	Ma Mingyu	Li Ming	Qi Hong
2002	Ma Mingyu	Fan Zhiyi	-
2003 - 2004	Li Weifeng	Zheng Zhi	Zhao Junzhe
2005 - 2006	Li Weifeng	Zhao Junzhe	Ji Mingyi
2006	Zheng Zhi	Zhao Junzhe	Ji Mingyi
2007	Zheng Zhi	Sun Jihai	Ji Mingyi
2008	Zheng Zhi	Li Weifeng

Most capped China players

As of January 2, 2006, the players with the most caps for China are:

Pos	Player	Caps	Tenure
1	Li Ming	141	1992 - 2004
2	Jia Xiuquan	136	1983 - 1992
3	Fan Zhiyi	132	1992 - 2002
4	Xie Yuxin	120	1987 - 1996
5	Li Fusheng	119	1976 - 1984
6	Hao Haidong	116	1992 - 2004
7	Lin Lefeng	113	1977 - 1986
8	Ou Chuliang	109	1992 - 2002

Top China goalscorers

As of May 24, 2008, the players with the most goals scored for China are:

Pos	Player	Goals	Tenure
1	Hao Haidong	41	1992 - 2004
2	Liu Haiguang	36	1983 - 1990
3	Ma Lin	33	1984 - 1990
4	Li Hui	28	1983 - 1988
5	Su Maozhen	26	1992 - 2002
5	Li Jinyu	26	1996 - present
7	Zuo Shusheng	23	1979 - 1985
8	Zhao Dayu	19	1982 - 1986
8	Fan Zhiyi	19	1992 - 2002
8	Mai Chao	19	1986 - 1992
11	Gu Guangming	15	1979 - 1985
12	Jia Xiuquan	14	1984 - 1993
13	Xie Yuxin	13	1988 - 1996
13	Li Weifeng	13	1998 - present
15	Peng Weiguo	12	1992 - 2000
15	Huang Xiangdong	12	1977 - 1983
15	Ma Mingyu	12	1996 - 2002
15	Zheng Zhi	12	2002 - present
19	Gao Hongbo	11	1992 - 1997
19	Yang Chen	11	1998 - 2004
19	Qi Hong	11	1998 - 2004

* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.

China squad

Most recent squad

Squad for the matches against Jordan, Qatar, Iraq and Australia in June 2008.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (Goals)
Goalkeepers
Song Zhenyu	Sep 11, 1981	Changsha Ginde	7 (0)
Yang Zhi	Jun 6, 1983	Beijing Guoan	2 (0)
Zong Lei	Jul 26, 1981	Changchun Yatai	11 (0)
Defenders
Cao Yang	Dec 15, 1981	Tianjin Teda	24 (1)
Feng Xiaoting	Oct 22, 1985	Dalian Shide	7 (0)
Li Weifeng	Dec 1, 1978	Shanghai Shenhua	105 (13)
Sun Jihai	Sep 30, 1977	Sheffield United	72 (1)
Sun Xiang	Jan 15, 1982	FK Austria Wien	44 (4)
Wang Xiao	Aug 30, 1979	Tianjin Teda	8 (0)
Wu Hao	Feb 19, 1983	Shandong Luneng	5 (0)
Xu Yunlong	Feb 17, 1979	Beijing Guoan	72 (7)
Yuan Weiwei	Nov 25, 1985	Shandong Luneng	1 (0)
Zhang Shuai	Jul 20, 1981	Beijing Guoan	14 (0)
Zhang Yaokun	Apr 17, 1981	Dalian Shide	37 (3)
Midfielders
Du Zhenyu	Feb 10, 1983	Changchun Yatai	18 (2)
Hao Junmin	Mar 24, 1987	Tianjin Teda	14 (2)
Huang Bowen	Jul 13, 1987	Beijing Guoan	2 (0)
Liu Jian	Aug 20, 1984	Qingdao Zhongneng	15 (3)
Wang Dong	Sep 10, 1981	Changchun Yatai	25 (4)
Xiao Zhanbo	Jul 22, 1975	Shanghai Shenhua	27 (3)
Zheng Zhi	Aug 20, 1980	Charlton Athletic	45 (12)
Zhou Haibin	Jul 19, 1985	Shandong Luneng	32 (3)
Strikers
Gao Lin	Feb 14, 1986	Shanghai Shenhua	13 (0)
Han Peng	Sep 13, 1983	Shandong Luneng	20 (7)
Jiang Ning	Sep 1, 1986	Qingdao Zhongneng	4 (0)
Qu Bo	Jul 15, 1981	Qingdao Zhongneng	40 (9)
Zhu Ting	Jul 15, 1985	Dalian Shide	15 (3)

Recent call-ups (within the last 12 months)

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (Goals)	Last Appearance
Goalkeepers
Chen Dong	May 3, 1978	Dalian Shide	3 (0)	v Thailand (Mar 15, 2008)
Li Leilei	Jun 30, 1977	Shandong Luneng	23 (0)	v Iran (Jul 15, 2007)
Yang Jun	Jun 10, 1981	Tianjin Teda	3 (0)	v Uzbekistan (Jul 18, 2007)
Defenders
Du Wei	Feb 9, 1982	Shanghai Shenhua	25 (1)	v UAE (Jan 10, 2008)
Sun Ji	Jan 15, 1982	Shanghai Shenhua	3 (0)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Wang Wanpeng	Jun 9, 1982	Changchun Yatai	1 (0)	v UAE (Jan 10, 2008)
Xin Feng	May 27, 1978	Shaanxi Baorong	3 (0)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Zhang Xiaofei	Jul 11, 1982	Changchun Yatai	4 (0)	v Syria (Jan 26, 2008)
Zhang Yonghai	Mar 15, 1979	Beijing Guoan	9 (1)	v Syria (Jan 26, 2008)
Midfielders
Hu Zhaojun	Mar 1, 1981	Dalian Shide	6 (0)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Li Jianhua	Feb 12, 1982	Shenzhen Shangqingyin	2 (0)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Li Tie	Sep 18, 1977	Chengdu Blades	90 (5)	v Malaysia (Jul 10, 2007)
Li Yan	Jun 20, 1980	Shaanxi Baorong	17 (1)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Lu Bofei	Aug 2, 1979	Wuhan Guanggu	1 (0)	v UAE (Jan 10, 2008)
Lu Feng	Nov 12, 1981	Henan Jianye	3 (0)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Mao Jianqing	Aug 8, 1986	Shanghai Shenhua	6 (2)	v Uzbekistan (Jul 18, 2007)
Shao Jiayi	Apr 10, 1980	Energie Cottbus	38 (8)	v Australia (Mar 26, 2008)
Shen Longyuan	Mar 2, 1985	Shanghai Shenhua	1 (0)	v Thailand (Mar 15, 2008)
Wu Wei'an	Sep 1, 1981	Tianjin Teda	4 (1)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Zhai Yanpeng	Dec 6, 1982	Dalian Shide	3 (0)	v Lebanon (Jan 20, 2008)
Zhao Junzhe	Apr 18, 1979	Liaoning FC	72 (2)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Zhao Xuri	Dec 3, 1985	Dalian Shide	20 (1)	v Uzbekistan (Jul 18, 2007)
Zheng Bin	Jul 4, 1977	Wuhan Guanggu	35 (1)	v Syria (Jan 26, 2008)
Strikers
Dong Fangzhuo	Jan 23, 1985	Dalian Haichang	13 (1)	v Uzbekistan (Jul 18, 2007)
Du Wenhui	Dec 19, 1983	Beijing Guoan	2 (0)	v USA (Jun 2, 2007)
Li Jinyu	Jul 6, 1977	Shandong Luneng	73 (26)	v Syria (Jan 26, 2008)
Lü Zheng	Jul 15, 1985	Shandong Luneng	2 (0)	v Japan (Feb 20, 2008)
Wang Peng	Jun 16, 1978	Shaanxi Baorong	15 (3)	v USA (Jun 2, 2007)
Wang Song	Oct 12, 1983	Chengdu Blades	5 (0)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)
Yang Lin	Mar 14, 1981	Henan Jianye	6 (1)	v El Salvador (Apr 23, 2008)

Previous squads

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Head Coach	Vacant
Assistant Coaches	Vacant

List of head coaches

References and notes

External links

Chinese Football Association Official Website
Team China Official Website
Profile on FIFA
Profile on AFC
Profile on EAFF

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#	Name	Period	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Win %	Achievements
1	Li Fenglou	1951 - 1952	1	0	0	1	0	4	00.00%
2	A Joseph	1954 - 1956	5	3	0	2	9	10	60.00%
3	Dai Linjing	1957	4	1	1	2	5	7	25.00%
4	Chen Chengda	1958 - 1962	7	4	0	3	14	8	57.14%
5	Nian Weisi	1963	13	7	3	3	26	11	53.85%
6	Fang Renqiu	1964	0	0	0	0	0	0	00.00%
7	Nian Weisi (2^nd time)	1965 - 1973	28	19	6	3	97	40	67.86%
	Nian Weisi Ren Bin	1974 - 1976	27	14	5	8	58	40	51.85%	3^rd place at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup
8	Zhang Honggen	1977	10	6	1	3	20	12	60.00%
9	Nian Weisi (3^rd time)	1978	14	8	1	5	25	12	57.14%	Bronze medal at the 1978 Asian Games
10	Zhang Honggen (2^nd time)	1979	0	0	0	0	0	0	00.00%
11	Nian Weisi (4^th time)	1980	5	2	2	1	11	4	40.00%
12	Su Yongshun	1980 - 1982	20	9	5	6	20	18	45.00%
13	Zhang Honggen (3^rd time)	1982	10	3	5	2	11	10	30.00%
14	Zeng Xuelin	1983 - 1985	42	24	6	12	99	35	57.14%	Runners-up of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup
15	Nian Weisi (5^th time)	1985 - 1986	26	14	7	5	44	24	53.85%
16	Gao Fengwen	1986 - 1990	56	27	13	16	112	40	48.21%	4^th place at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup
17	Xu Genbao	1991 - 1992	5	3	0	2	9	10	60.00%
18	Klaus Schlappner	1992 - 1993	25	9	6	10	35	27	36.00%	3^rd place at the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
19	Qi Wusheng	1994 - 1997	55	27	13	15	97	60	49.09%	Silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games
20	Bobby Houghton	1997 - 1999	17	10	3	4	36	15	58.82%	Bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Games
*	Jin Zhiyang (Caretaker)	2000	5	5	0	0	31	0	100.00%
21	Bora Milutinović	Jan 2000 - Jun 2002	46	20	11	15	75	50	43.48%	Round 1 of the 2002 FIFA World Cup 4^th place at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup
*	Shen Xiangfu (Caretaker)	2002	3	1	2	0	5	3	33.33%
22	Arie Haan	Dec 2002 - Nov 2004	30	17	7	6	52	22	56.67%	Runners-up of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup
23	Zhu Guanghu	Mar 2005 - July 2007	27	9	6	12	35	37	33.33%	Winners of the East Asian Cup 2005
24	Vladimir Petrovic Ratomir Dujković	Sept 2007 - June 2008	18	6	7	5	28	16	33.33%