China PR has participated in the AFC Asian Cup since 1976.

Overview

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Thailand 1972Not a AFC member Not a AFC member
Iran 1976Third place3rd411224 5401144
Kuwait 1980Group stage7th411295 320152
Singapore 1984Runners-up2nd6402114 4400150
Qatar 1988Fourth place4th622275 5230101
Japan 1992Third place3rd513166 330070
United Arab Emirates 1996Quarter-finals8th410367 3300161
Lebanon 2000Fourth place4th6222117 3300290
China 2004Runners-up2nd6321136 Qualified as hosts
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007Group stage9th311176 632173
Qatar 2011Group stage9th311144 6411135
Australia 2015Quarter-finals7th430154 622256
United Arab Emirates 2019Quarter-finals6th530277 6222271
Qatar 2023Qualified 8611303
Total Runners-up 13/18 562313208865 583911816626

1976

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 220030+34
 China 201112−11
 Malaysia 201113−21
China 1–1 Malaysia
Wang Jilian 58' Mokhtar 50'

Kuwait 1–0 China
Kameel 1'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Iran 2–0 (a.e.t.) China
Khorshidi 100'
Roshan 119'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Asami (Japan)
Third place play-off
Iraq 0–1 China
He Jia 61'

1980

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 4220124+86
 North Korea 430197+26
 Syria 421132+15
 China 411295+43
 Bangladesh 4004217−150

China 2–2 Iran
Chen Jingang 74'
Xu Yonglai 89'
Alidousti 35'
Fariba 70'

Syria 1–0 China
Keshek 86'

1984

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 4301102+86
 Iran 422061+56
 United Arab Emirates 420238−54
 Singapore 411234−13
 India 401307−71
Iran 2 – 0 China
Mohammadkhani 57'
Arabshahi 69'
Attendance: 19,000

Singapore 0 – 2 China
Jia Xiuquan 21'
Zhao Dayu 39'
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)

China 3 – 0 India
Lin Lefeng 19'
Gu Guangming 59'
Jia Xiuquan 79'
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)

China 5 – 0 United Arab Emirates
Yang Zhaohui 12'
Jia Xiuquan 20'
Zuo Shusheng 36'
Zhao Dayu 52'
Gu Guangming 67'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
China 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Li Huayun 108'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Final
Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 China
Al-Nafisah 10'
Abdullah 46'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

1988

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 6422041+3
 China 5421163+3
 Syria 4420225−3
 Kuwait 3403123−1
 Bahrain 2402213−2
China 3–0 Syria
Gao Sheng 13'
Xie Yuxin 14', 19'
Report

Bahrain 0–1 China
Report Zhang Xiaowen 78'

Kuwait 2–2 China
Adel Abbas 60' (pen.)
Mansour Basha 62'
Report Ma Lin 10', 87'

China 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi 56'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
South Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) China
Lee Tae-Ho 93', 103' Report Mai Chao 100'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Third place play-off
China 0–0 Iran
Report
Penalties
Duan Ju soccer ball with red X
Wang Baoshan soccer ball with red X
Wu Wenbing soccer ball with red X
0–3 soccer ball with check mark Moharrami
soccer ball with check mark Ansarifard
soccer ball with check mark Ghayeghran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

1992

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 5312062+4
 China 5312032+1
 Qatar 2302134−1
 Thailand 2302115−4
Saudi Arabia 1–1 China
Al-Thunayan 17' Report Li Bing 41'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)

China 0–0 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noh Byung-Il (Korea Republic)

Qatar 1–2 China
Al-Sulaiti 20' Report Peng Weiguo 44', 58'
Attendance: 4,500

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Japan 3–2 China
Fukuda 48'
Kitazawa 57'
Nakayama 84'
Report Xie Yuxin 1'
Li Xiao 70'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)
Third place play-off
China 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Hao Haidong 15' Report Ismail 10'
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1996

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9330071+6
 China 33102330
 Syria 3310236−3
 Uzbekistan 3310236−3
China 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report Shkvyrin 78'
Shatskikh 90'

Syria 0–3 China
Report Ma Mingyu 35'
Gao Feng 49'
Li Bing 73'

Japan 1–0 China
Soma 90' Report

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia 4–3 China
Al-Thunayan 31', 65'
Al-Jaber 34'
Al-Mehallel 43'
Report Zhang Enhua 6', 89'
Peng Weiguo 16'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

2000

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 5312062+4
 Kuwait 5312010+1
 South Korea 4311153+2
 Indonesia 1301207−7

China 4–0 Indonesia
Li Ming 2'
Shen Si 7' (pen.)
Yang Chen 10'
Qi Hong 90'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

China 0–0 Kuwait
Report

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
China 3–1 Qatar
Li Ming 9'
Qi Hong 38'
Yang Chen 54'
Report Al-Enazi 65'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Semi-finals
China 2–3 Japan
Qi Hong 30'
Yang Chen 48'
Report Fan Zhiyi 21' (o.g.)
Nishizawa 53'
Myojin 61'
Third place play-off
South Korea 1–0 China
Lee Dong-Gook 76' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

2004

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 7321082+6
 Bahrain 5312064+2
 Indonesia 3310239−6
 Qatar 1301224−2
China 2–2 Bahrain
Zheng Zhi 58' (pen.)
Li Jinyu 66'
Report M. Hubail 41'
Ali 89'

Indonesia 0–5 China
Report Shao Jiayi 25', 66'
Hao Haidong 40'
Li Ming 51'
Li Yi 80'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

China 1–0 Qatar
Xu Yunlong 77' Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
China 3–0 Iraq
Hao Haidong 8'
Zheng Zhi 81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Semi-finals
Final
China 1–3 Japan
Li Ming 31' Report Fukunishi 22'
Nakata 65'
Tamada 90+1'
Attendance: 62,000

2007

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 321063+37
 Uzbekistan 320192+76
 China 311176+14
 Malaysia 3003112−110
Malaysia 1–5 China
Mahayuddin 74' Report Han Peng 15', 55'
Shao Jiayi 36'
Wang Dong 51', 90+3'
Attendance: 21,155
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)


Uzbekistan 3–0 China
Shatskikh 72'
Kapadze 86'
Geynrikh 90+4'
Report

2011

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 321063+37
 Qatar 320152+36
 China 31114404
 Kuwait 300317−60
8 January 2011
Kuwait 0–2 China
12 January 2011
China 0–2 Qatar
16 January 2011
China 2–2 Uzbekistan

2015

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 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
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
10 January 2015
Saudi Arabia 0–1 ChinaBrisbane Stadium, Brisbane
14 January 2015
China 2–1 UzbekistanBrisbane Stadium, Brisbane
18 January 2015
China 2–1 North KoreaCanberra Stadium, Canberra

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
China 0–2 Australia
Report Cahill 48', 65'

2019

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 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 2–1 Kyrgyzstan
Report

Philippines 0–3 China
Report
Attendance: 16,013
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

South Korea 2–0 China
Report

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Thailand 1–2 China
Report
Quarter-finals
China 0–3 Iran
Report

2023

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H, Q) 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
3  Tajikistan 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 Possible knockout stage
4  Lebanon 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2024. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
China 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)

Lebanon 0–0 China
Report
Attendance: 14,137

Qatar Match 25 China
Report

See also

References

  1. "AFC Asian Cup 2004". teammelli.com. Team Melli. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. Bilton, Dean (January 22, 2015). "Asian Cup 2015: Australia v China as it happened". ABC News.
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