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Chinanational football team record

336
Wins
152
Draws
211
Defeats

699 matches, 1913 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1482, 107th in the world

China have played 699 internationals since 1913: 336 wins, 152 draws and 211 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Japan, with 43 meetings. Their biggest win is 19–0 against Guam in AFC Asian Cup qualifying on 26 January 2000.

China's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All6993361522111270–75948%
Competitive43622988119856–39853%
Friendlies2631076492414–36141%
At home2611525455552–25658%
Away218735590278–27533%
Neutral venues2201114366440–22850%

Record against every opponent

China have played 120 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Japan4314101964–722024
South Korea373112326–552024
North Korea27127833–262017
Thailand27165658–262026
Hong Kong25157339–92024
Iran23461318–392019
Saudi Arabia22751025–292025
Philippines21172262–82021
Qatar2186724–182024
Iraq19721021–232018
Kuwait1995525–162014
New Zealand1736814–212026
Singapore17124139–122026
Indonesia16113234–112025
Syria1582529–142023
Uzbekistan1552817–232026
Australia1442812–252025
India1477025–82018
Malaysia1393131–72023
Jordan1265125–92018
Myanmar12100239–72023
Bahrain954016–82025
Pakistan962126–81993
UAE944115–62011
Vietnam980126–82023
Oman841315–92022
Palestine852117–72026
USA81257–172007
Maldives770031–12026
Tajikistan74219–22026
Cambodia660024–32001
Lebanon642013–12024
Macau660033–21996
Uruguay61232–92010
Bangladesh550015–01989
Costa Rica51226–82011
North Macedonia53204–02014
Yemen531111–11994
Finland43016–72004
Guam440040–02021
Kazakhstan42115–22016
Serbia40040–72017
Turkmenistan431010–31998
Brazil30120–122012
Brunei330022–11985
Guinea32108–31973
Honduras31113–12014
Jamaica33005–02011
Mali32018–42014
Mexico30032–72008
Mongolia330018–21997
Paraguay31113–42014
Sri Lanka33007–21986
Sweden30122–62012
Tanzania321015–81971
Tunisia31113–32015
Albania3–2 (1957), 1–1 (1973)21104–31973
Bhutan6–0 (2015), 12–0 (2015)220018–02015
Botswana2–0 (1977), 4–1 (2009)22006–12009
Canada1–0 (1986), 2–5 (1992)21013–51992
Colombia2–1 (1995), 0–4 (2017)21012–52017
Congo1–0 (1978), 1–1 (1986)21102–11986
Egypt0–2 (1963), 0–0 (2001)20110–22001
Estonia1–0 (2003), 3–0 (2010)22004–02010
France1–3 (2006), 1–0 (2010)21012–32010
Germany0–1 (2005), 1–1 (2009)20111–22009
Ghana0–0 (1997), 1–1 (2012)20201–12012
Haiti3–4 (2003), 2–2 (2015)20115–62015
Kyrgyzstan3–0 (2009), 2–1 (2019)22005–12019
Laos7–2 (2011), 6–1 (2011)220013–32011
Morocco3–2 (1977), 3–3 (1982)21106–51982
Nepal6–2 (1972), 5–0 (1986)220011–21986
Netherlands0–2 (1996), 0–2 (2013)20020–42013
Papua New Guinea4–1 (1985), 1–1 (1985)21105–21985
Peru1–2 (1978), 3–1 (1986)21014–31986
Poland0–1 (1984), 0–1 (1984)20020–21984
Portugal0–2 (2002), 0–2 (2010)20020–42010
Ireland0–1 (1984), 0–1 (2005)20020–22005
Romania2–4 (1984), 0–1 (1984)20022–51984
Russia0–1 (1959), 2–3 (1985)20022–41985
Senegal0–0 (1972), 5–2 (1974)21105–21974
Somalia3–1 (1972), 7–4 (1973)220010–51973
Spain0–3 (2005), 0–1 (2012)20020–42012
Trinidad and Tobago3–0 (2001), 4–2 (2016)22007–22016
Yugoslavia0–4 (1956), 1–1 (1985)20111–51985
Afghanistan6–0 (1984)11006–01984
Algeria1–0 (2004)11001–02004
Andorra0–0 (2004)10100–02004
Argentina1–0 (1984)11001–01984
Bosnia3–0 (1997)11003–01997
Cameroon0–2 (2026)10010–22026
Chile0–0 (2003)10100–02003
Croatia1–1 (2017)10101–12017
Cuba1–0 (1971)11001–01971
Curaçao2–0 (2026)11002–02026
Czech Republic1–4 (2018)10011–42018
DR Congo3–2 (1977)11003–21977
El Salvador2–2 (2008)10102–22008
England0–3 (1996)10010–31996
Equatorial Guinea6–2 (1975)11006–21975
Fiji4–1 (1975)11004–11975
Hungary2–1 (2004)11002–12004
Iceland0–2 (2017)10010–22017
Italy0–2 (1986)10010–21986
Kenya0–1 (1984)10010–11984
Latvia1–0 (2010)11001–02010
Liechtenstein0–2 (1982)10010–21982
Norway2–1 (1992)11002–11992
Sierra Leone4–1 (1974)11004–11974
Slovakia2–3 (1992)10012–31992
Slovenia0–0 (2002)10100–02002
Sudan4–1 (1957)11004–11957
Switzerland1–4 (2006)10011–42006
Togo4–2 (1974)11004–21974
Turkey0–3 (2002)10010–32002
Venezuela1–0 (1978)11001–01978
Wales0–6 (2018)10010–62018
South Yemen6–5 (1974)11006–51974
Zambia3–3 (1972)10103–31972
Zimbabwe3–1 (1997)11003–11997

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v GuamAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 26 Jan 200019–0 for China
  2. v BhutanWorld Cup qualifying, 12 Nov 201512–0 for China
  3. v MacauEast Asian Games, 12 May 199311–0 for China
  4. v MaldivesWorld Cup qualifying, 22 Apr 200110–1 for China
  5. v BruneiAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 19 Jun 197510–1 for China

Heaviest defeats

  1. at BrazilFriendly, 10 Sept 20120–8 for China
  2. at JapanWorld Cup qualifying, 5 Sept 20240–7 for China
  3. v WalesChina Cup, 22 Mar 20180–6 for China
  4. at JapanFriendly, 9 Jun 19400–6 for China
  5. v JapanFriendly, 8 Aug 19421–6 for China

Latest results

  1. v TajikistanFriendly, 6 Oct 20260–1 for China
  2. v PalestineFriendly, 2 Oct 20260–5 for China
  3. v New ZealandFriendly, 27 Sept 20260–3 for China
  4. v MaldivesFriendly, 24 Sept 20263–0 for China
  5. v ThailandFriendly, 9 Jun 20260–0 for China
  6. at SingaporeFriendly, 5 Jun 20262–1 for China
  7. v CameroonFIFA Series, 31 Mar 20260–2 for China
  8. v CuraçaoFIFA Series, 27 Mar 20262–0 for China
  9. v UzbekistanFriendly, 26 Jan 20262–2 for China
  10. v BahrainWorld Cup qualifying, 10 Jun 20251–0 for China

China's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1913: 1489End of 1915: 1498End of 1917: 1563End of 1919: 1596End of 1921: 1617End of 1923: 1651End of 1925: 1683End of 1927: 1693End of 1930: 1690End of 1934: 1718End of 1939: 1687End of 1940: 1656End of 1942: 1625End of 1949: 1632End of 1952: 1602End of 1956: 1600End of 1957: 1571End of 1959: 1555End of 1960: 1579End of 1963: 1611End of 1965: 1628End of 1966: 1679End of 1971: 1679End of 1972: 1694End of 1973: 1704End of 1974: 1679End of 1975: 1659End of 1976: 1641End of 1977: 1639End of 1978: 1700End of 1980: 1684End of 1981: 1732End of 1982: 1652End of 1983: 1651End of 1984: 1680End of 1985: 1658End of 1986: 1691End of 1987: 1679End of 1988: 1674End of 1989: 1653End of 1990: 1602End of 1992: 1573End of 1993: 1627End of 1994: 1682End of 1995: 1660End of 1996: 1593End of 1997: 1714End of 1998: 1774End of 2000: 1763End of 2001: 1809End of 2002: 1662End of 2003: 1630End of 2004: 1684End of 2005: 1698End of 2006: 1662End of 2007: 1653End of 2008: 1626End of 2009: 1645End of 2010: 1707End of 2011: 1695End of 2012: 1714End of 2013: 1673End of 2014: 1635End of 2015: 1641End of 2016: 1613End of 2017: 1651End of 2018: 1599End of 2019: 1566End of 2021: 1606End of 2022: 1569End of 2023: 1568End of 2024: 1529End of 2025: 1508End of 2026: 1482
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1839, reached on 13 October 2001. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly2631076492414–361
World Cup qualifying142782242285–125
AFC Asian Cup5923152188–66
AFC Asian Cup qualifying443086121–22
Asian Games372331185–38
EAFF Championship2799936–32
Far Eastern Championship Games21172259–15
Nehru Cup1748515–15
Dynasty Cup1546512–13
King's Cup832315–11
East Asian Games752033–2
Merlion Cup751110–4
Beijing International Friendship Tournament641113–9
China Cup60152–15
Four Nations Tournament651014–4

Top scorers

  1. 1Wu Lei22
  2. 2Yang Xu17
  3. 3Hao Haidong16
  4. 4Yu Dabao10
  5. 5Fan Zhiyi9
  6. 6Li Jinyu8
  7. 7Ma Lin8
  8. 8Zhao Dayu8
  9. 9Hao Junmin7
  10. 10Li Bing7

Counted from the 187 of 699 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did China play their first international?

On 4 February 1913, a 1–2 defeat against Philippines in the Far Eastern Championship Games.

What is China's biggest win?

19–0 against Guam in AFC Asian Cup qualifying on 26 January 2000.

What is China's heaviest defeat?

0–8 against Brazil in a friendly on 10 September 2012.

Who have China played the most?

Japan: 43 matches, with 14 wins, 10 draws and 19 defeats for China.

What is China's longest winning run?

11 wins in a row, from 15 May 1919 to 27 May 1930.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.