Chinese Football Association

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Chinese Football Association
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Founded
FIFA affiliation1931
AFC affiliation1974
EAFF affiliation2002
President Song Kai
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The China national football team (simplified Chinese :中国国家足球队; traditional Chinese :中國國家足球隊; pinyin :Zhōngguó guójiā zúqiú duì represents the People's Republic of China in international association football. Since rejoining the international football community, the team achieved their highest FIFA ranking of 37 in December 1998. [10]

The men's national team has won the EAFF East Asian Cup in 2005 [11] and 2010, [12] was runner-up at the AFC Asian Cup in 1984 [13] and 2004, [14] and made its sole FIFA World Cup appearance in 2002, losing all matches without scoring a goal. [15]

Women's national team

The China women's national football team (Chinese :中国国家女子足球队; pinyin :Zhōngguó Guójiā Nǚzǐ Zúqiú Duì), represents the People's Republic of China in international association football. The team is colloquially referred to as "Zhōngguó Nǚzú" (Chinese :中国女足, and has been nicknamed the "Steel Roses" (Chinese :钢玫瑰). [16] The team achieved their highest FIFA ranking of 4 in 2003. [10]

The women's team has won AFC Women's Asian Cup a record 9 times in 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, and 2022, and were runners-up two times in 2003 and 2008. They were also runners-up at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. [17] [18]

Professional leagues

Professional football in China is organized by the CFA and currently consists of four professional leagues organized in a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between the leagues. The Chinese Football Association Super League is the top flight of professional football in China after a rebranding of the National Football Jia A League in 2004. Also founded in 2004, the Chinese Football Association China League is the second tier of professional football. The Chinese Football Association Division Two League, founded in 1956 as the second level, the league was demoted to the third level in 1989. The Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League makes up the fourth level of football with relegated teams playing to league run by the regional CFA member football association.

League system

Chinese Football Association
Simplified Chinese 中国足球协会
Traditional Chinese 中國足球協會

Level

League(s) / Division(s)

1

Chinese Super League
16 clubs

↓ 2 clubs ↑ 2 clubs
2

China League One
16 clubs

↓ 2 clubs ↑ 2 clubs
3

China League Two
20 clubs

↓ 4 clubs ↑ 4 clubs
4

Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League
56 clubs

Member associations

As of 2015, there are total 44 member associations directly affiliated to CFA. [19] The members are:

Leadership

Current

NamePositionSource
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Kai President [20] [21]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Wen Vice President [20] [21]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Jiren 2nd Vice President [20] [21]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Xu 3rd Vice President [20] [21]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yongqing General Secretary [20] [21]
n/aTechnical Director [20] [21]
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Janković Team Coach (Men's) [20] [21]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shui Qingxia Team Coach (Women's) [20] [21]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Baojie Chairperson of the Referees Committee [20]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Mao Heming Referee Coordinator [20]

List of Past Presidents and Vice Presidents

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