China B
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachMarcello Lippi
Home stadiumN/A
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Italy U20 2–3 China B 
(Cerveteri, Italy; 17 June 1981)

China B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the China national football team.

History

Before Joining FIFA, the Chinese national football team's main duty was to play friendlies with friendly countries. Sometimes a B team was created when the national team was occupied elsewhere. There was no obvious age or skill difference between the A and B teams. In 1957, the national white team was defeated by the national red team and lost the ticket to Melbourne. After the defeat, the national white team was regarded as the national B team before relegating to a regional team, the Tianjin Football Team.[1] More B teams were created from time and time since. Coaches include Zhang Jingtian, Ha Zengguang, Fang Renqiu and Chen Fulai,[2]

Chinese Football Association organised a China B team in 1981 with the name of China Hope in order to provide more international experiences for the young talents of the league.[3] The team was dissolved in 1982 after a brawl with the Tunisia national football team. In 1984 another B team was established, coached by Zhang Jingtian. In 1986 a third national team, the national yellow team was created based on the championship team Liaoning FC.[4]

The B team sometimes compete in the CFA leagues and won the league title in 1989 under the coaching of Xu Genbao. In the same year FIFA and IOC agreed to limit soccer players participating in the Olympics to be under 23, and the China B was rebranded as the China national under-23 football team.

On 2 May 2017, a new China B team was reorganised by China national football team manager Marcello Lippi.[5]

Coaching staff

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Marcelo Lippi Italy Italy
Assistant coaches Li Tie China China
Massimiliano Maddaloni Italy Italy
Narciso Pezzotti Italy Italy
Fabrizio Del Rosso Italy Italy
Goalkeeper coach Michelangelo Rampulla Italy Italy
Fitness coach Claudio Gaudino Italy Italy
Management Massimo Neri Italy Italy
Tactics analyst Silvano Cotti Italy Italy
Technical employee Enrico Castellacci Italy Italy
Staff Ricardo Gallego Spain Spain

Players

Current squad

  • The following 22 players were called up in the training camp as China national B football team.[5] Before the training began, injured Xu Xin and Yang Xu were replaced by Liu Junshuai and Yang Liyu.[6]
  • Match date: 15 - 17 May 2017
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Shi Xiaotian (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 0 0 China Liaoning FC
1GK Zou Dehai (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 0 0 China Hangzhou Greentown
2DF Deng Hanwen (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 0 0 China Beijing Renhe
2DF Gao Zhunyi (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 0 0 China Hebei China Fortune
2DF Shi Ke (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 0 0 China Shanghai SIPG
2DF He Guan (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 0 0 China Shanghai SIPG
2DF Wang Shangyuan (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 0 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
2DF Fu Huan (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 0 0 China Shanghai SIPG
2DF Liu Junshuai (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 0 0 China Shandong Luneng
2DF Liu Yiming (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 0 0 China Tianjin Quanjian
2DF Li Shuai (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 0 0 China Dalian Yifang
2DF Yao Junsheng (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 0 0 China Meizhou Hakka
3MF Liao Lisheng (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 0 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
3MF Liu Binbin (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 0 0 China Shandong Luneng
3MF Chen Zhizhao (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 0 0 China Guangzhou R&F
3MF Li Lei (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 0 0 China Beijing Guoan
3MF Wu Xinghan (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 0 0 China Shandong Luneng
3MF Tang Shi (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 0 0 China Beijing Guoan
3MF He Chao (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 0 0 China Changchun Yatai
4FW Xiao Zhi (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 0 0 China Guangzhou R&F
4FW Wei Shihao (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 0 0 China Shanghai SIPG
4FW Yang Liyu (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 0 0 China Tianjin Teda

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Xu Xin (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 0 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Training Camp, 15–17 May 2017 INJ
FW Yang Xu (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 0 0 China Liaoning FC Training Camp, 15–17 May 2017 INJ

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2017

17 May 2017 Friendly China B 0 - 0 Tianjin Quanjian Tianjin, China
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References

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