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General Information for China

Chinese Football Association
Founded
1924
FIFA entry
1931
Average height in 1998
1.82m
Average age in 1998
24.6
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1998
Jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Houghton, Bob (Coach)

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Houghton, Bob (Coach)

Day of Birth
1947-10-30
Matches
15 (8 / 7)
Goto coach Bob Houghton

Players of China in 1998

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Jiang, Jin 1969-10-07 Goalkeeper China Bayi FC 11 0 0 2 0 0
Ou, Chuliang 1968-08-26 Goalkeeper China Shanghai Shenhua 1 1 0 0 0 0
Fan, Zhiyi 1970-01-22 Centre Back England Crystal Palace FC 12 0 3 2 0 0
Sun, Jihai 1977-09-30 Centre Back England Crystal Palace FC 12 0 0 2 0 0
Zhang, Enhua 1973-04-28 Centre Back China Dalian Wanda 12 0 0 2 0 0
Li, Weifeng 1978-12-01 Centre Back China Shenzhen Pingan 9 0 1 0 0 0
Wu, Chengying 1975-04-21 Centre Back China Shanghai Shenhua 2 0 0 2 0 0
Xie, Feng 1966-04-09 Right Back China Shenzhen Pingan 2 0 0 2 0 0
Wei, Qun 1972-02-10 Defender China Sichuan Quanxing 2 0 0 1 1 0
Zhang, Yonghai 1979-03-15 Centre Back China Liaoning Youth 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ma, Yongkang 1977-03-09 Defender China Qingdao Hainiu 0 1 0 0 0 0
Xu, Hong 1968-05-14 Defender China Dalian Wanda 0 1 0 0 0 0
Xie, Chaoyang 1972-11-11 Defender China Beijing Guoan 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ma, Mingyu 1972-08-10 Left Midfielder China Sichuan Quanxing 11 0 3 2 0 1
Li, Tie 1977-09-18 Defensive Midfielder China Liaoning Tianrun 9 1 0 0 2 0
Yao, Xia 1974-01-28 Attacking Midfielder China Sichuan Quanxing 8 0 1 1 0 0
Zhao, Junzhe 1979-04-18 Centre Midfielder China Liaoning Tianrun 7 1 1 0 0 0
Huang, Yong 1978-05-26 Midfielder China Bayi FC 4 5 0 0 0 0
Sui, Dongliang 1977-09-24 Midfielder China Jianlibao Youth 1 4 0 0 0 0
Zhu, Qi 1974-10-01 Midfielder China Shanghai Shenhua 1 2 0 2 0 1
Chi, Rongliang 1978-01-09 Midfielder China Tianjin Taida 1 1 0 0 0 0
Shen, Si 1973-05-01 Midfielder China Shanghai Shenhua 1 0 0 0 2 0
Li, Ming 1971-01-26 Right Midfielder China Dalian Wanda 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bian, Jun 1977-07-15 Midfielder China Shanghai Shenhua 0 2 0 0 0 0
Liu, Jun 1970-01-25 Midfielder China Shanghai Shenhua 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wang, Tao 1967-04-09 Midfielder China Beijing Guoan 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hao, Haidong 1970-05-09 Centre Forward China Dalian Wanda 7 0 2 2 0 2
Li, Jinyu 1977-07-06 Centre Forward France AS Nancy Lorraine 6 1 6 0 0 0
Yang, Chen 1974-01-17 Centre Forward Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 3 4 4 0 0 0
Wang, Peng 1978-06-16 Centre Forward China Dalian Wanda 3 3 3 0 0 0
Li, Bing 1969-03-16 Striker China Sichuan Quanxing 3 0 3 2 0 2
Hu, Yunfeng 1973-03-18 Striker China Bayi FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Su, Maozhen 1971-10-23 Centre Forward China Shandong Luneng Taishan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cai, Sheng 1971-11-12 Striker China Wuhan Hongtao 0 0 0 0 1 0

Matches of China in 1998

Missing match data:
  • Uzbekistan (08.07.) p
  • South Korea (13.11.) m
  • Lebanon (30.11.) p
  • Cambodia (02.12.) p
  • Tajikistan (08.12.) p
  • Oman (10.12.) p
  • Turkmenistan (14.12.) p
  • Thailand (19.12.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-03-04
South Korea
South Korea
China
China
2:1 c
South Korea vs. China
Friendly
International Stadium Yokohama
1998-03-07
Japan
Japan
China
China
0:2 c
Japan vs. China
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
1998-06-04
South Korea
South Korea
China
China
1:1 c
South Korea vs. China
Friendly
Seoul Olympic Stadium
1998-06-27
Thailand
Thailand
China
China
0:3 c
Thailand vs. China
Friendly
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-07-08
China
China
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
3:1 p
China vs. Uzbekistan
Friendly Shanghai
1998-11-13
China
China
South Korea
South Korea
0:3 m
China vs. South Korea
Friendly Beijing
1998-11-22
China
China
South Korea
South Korea
0:0 c
China vs. South Korea
Friendly Shanghai
1998-11-30
China
China
Lebanon
Lebanon
4:1 p
China vs. Lebanon
Asian Games 1998 - Group B
Surat Thani Province Stadium
1998-12-02
Cambodia
Cambodia
China
China
1:4 p
Cambodia vs. China
Asian Games 1998 - Group B
Surat Thani Province Stadium
1998-12-08
China
China
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
3:1 p
China vs. Tajikistan
Asian Games 1998 - Group 3
Suphachalasai Stadium
1998-12-10
China
China
Oman
Oman
6:1 p
China vs. Oman
Asian Games 1998 - Group 3
Suphachalasai Stadium
1998-12-12
Iran
Iran
China
China
2:1 c
Iran vs. China
Asian Games 1998 - Group 3
Suphachalasai Stadium
1998-12-14
China
China
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
3:0 p
China vs. Turkmenistan
Asian Games 1998 - Quarter Finals
Suphachalasai Stadium
1998-12-16
Iran
Iran
China
China
1:0 c
Iran vs. China
Asian Games 1998 - Semi Finals
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-19
Thailand
Thailand
China
China
0:3 p
Thailand vs. China
Asian Games 1998 - 3rd Place
Tinsulanon Stadium
15 Matches

Match Progress for China in 1998

Favorite Opponents of China

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
38 2 12 24 30
Japan
Japan
30 4 8 18 25
Thailand
Thailand
28 18 4 6 57
Iran
Iran
23 6 4 13 21
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
21 14 5 2 34
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
21 6 5 10 24
Qatar
Qatar
20 7 6 7 21
Kuwait
Kuwait
18 10 3 5 30
North Korea
North Korea
17 9 5 3 31
Iraq
Iraq
16 5 3 8 20
Singapore
Singapore
15 11 3 1 36
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
15 6 1 8 18
Syria
Syria
14 7 3 4 23
Jordan
Jordan
12 6 5 1 25
New Zealand
New Zealand
12 2 5 5 9
Australia
Australia
12 4 2 6 12
Indonesia
Indonesia
12 8 2 2 26
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
11 5 4 2 20
Malaysia
Malaysia
10 7 3 0 20
Philippines
Philippines
9 8 1 0 49
Vietnam
Vietnam
9 8 0 1 26
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 5 4 0 16
Oman
Oman
9 4 1 4 15
India
India
9 5 4 0 14
Myanmar
Myanmar
7 7 0 0 27
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
6 4 2 0 9
Maldives
Maldives
6 6 0 0 28
Palestine
Palestine
6 3 2 1 8
Lebanon
Lebanon
6 4 2 0 13
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 4
USA
USA
5 1 1 3 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 1 2 2 6
Uruguay
Uruguay
5 0 2 3 1
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
5 4 1 0 10
Pakistan
Pakistan
4 4 0 0 14
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
4 3 1 0 10
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
4 4 0 0 11
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 1 2 1 3
Sweden
Sweden
3 0 1 2 2
Finland
Finland
3 3 0 0 6
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 3
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 2
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 1 2 0
Yemen
Yemen
3 2 0 1 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
3 3 0 0 11
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 0 1 5
Honduras
Honduras
3 1 1 1 3
Guam
Guam
3 3 0 0 33
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 17
Nepal
Nepal
3 3 0 0 25
Bhutan
Bhutan
2 2 0 0 18
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 12
Haiti
Haiti
2 0 1 1 5
France
France
2 1 0 1 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 0 0 2 0
Netherlands
Netherlands
2 0 0 2 0
Spain
Spain
2 0 0 2 0
Estonia
Estonia
2 2 0 0 4
Poland
Poland
2 0 0 2 0
Ireland
Ireland
2 0 0 2 0
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
2 1 1 0 5
Germany
Germany
2 0 1 1 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 7
Laos
Laos
2 2 0 0 13
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 2
Canada
Canada
2 1 0 1 3
Colombia
Colombia
2 1 0 1 2
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 0
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 1 0 0 3
North Yemen
North Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 1 0 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 0 0 1 0
Iceland
Iceland
1 0 0 1 0
Congo
Congo
1 0 1 0 1
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Peru
Peru
1 1 0 0 3
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1 1 0 0 6
England
England
1 0 0 1 0
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 3
Norway
Norway
1 1 0 0 2
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 0
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 3
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 0 1 0
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 1
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Hungary
Hungary
1 1 0 0 2
Mongolia
Mongolia
1 1 0 0 6
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 3
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 1 0 1
Germany
Germany (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 1
Mali
Mali
1 0 0 1 1
Argentina
Argentina
1 1 0 0 1
Czechia
Czechia
1 0 0 1 1
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 1 0 1
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
1 1 0 0 3
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 0 0 1 1
Andorra
Andorra
1 0 1 0 0
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 1
Kenya
Kenya
1 0 0 1 0
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 1
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 0 1 0 2
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