China National Men's Football Team was founded on 1924, 193 1 joined FIFA, 1958 quit, 1979 rejoined. Since 1976, China has participated in the Asian Cup for nine times in a row, 1984 and reached the finals twice in 2004, but both came back with hatred. Their first World Cup appearance was the World Cup in Korea and Japan in 2002, but they lost all three games and lost nine goals, just because the Saudi national football team lost all three games in another group and lost 12 goals, thus avoiding being at the bottom of the top 32. Republic of China Chinese national football team
19 13. The first Far East Games (predecessor of the Asian Games) was held in Manila, Philippines. China Men's Football Team was the first time for China Football Team to participate in a formal international competition, and finally won the runner-up. Since then, China's football has rarely met its opponents in Asia. From 19 13 to 1934, the Far East Games held 10, except for the first one, which won the runner-up. During the period of 2 1, China won nine consecutive championships. 1In August, 1936, the China Football Team participated in the 1 1 Berlin Olympic Games, becoming the first national football team to spend money in the international arena. However, the Olympic trip of "China Football No.1" was full of hardships, because 50,000 yuan was almost impossible to make it ... and then it beat England 7-0. Although the strength of China's national team is not satisfactory today, China was once an invincible international team on the international stage.
The strength of China's first football team
"China Tiejun"1936, which made it difficult for Japan to rise for 20 years, was called "China Tiejun" before the China football team arrived in Berlin, and it was a "mysterious teacher" that puzzled European and American football powers. Today, China football has been invincible in South Korea and Japan for 32 years, and is often satirized as suffering from "fear of Korea" and "fear of Japan". However, in the Far East Games at that time, whenever the China football team played against the Japanese team, it always scored 5- 1 and 4-0, which made Japanese football lose face and had to sigh, "If you were born in Japan, how can you see it clearly?" . Due to historical reasons, North Korean football was not popular at that time, and there were few opportunities to participate in the Far East Games. One year, the Far East Games was held in Shanghai, and China beat the Japanese team 5-0 to win the championship. Shanghai newspapers praised: "China football team's reputation as an iron fist is well-known at home and abroad." Then in the Far East Games held in Japan, China won the championship again by defeating Japan 5-/kloc-0. To this end, the extra headline of Japanese newspapers is "China Football Tiejun, Ten Years in a row". Since then, the praise of "China Tiejun" has spread like wildfire. 10 competition, nine champions, to participate in the Olympic Games with such results, naturally let the European and American powers dare not neglect.
The formation of the first football team in China.
Coaches who don't know anything about football, although China's football team is invincible in Asia, have been suffering from the lack of access to the world's top teams. People in China naturally attach great importance to China's national football team's trip to Berlin. In addition, among all the sports that China delegation participated in the Olympic Games, it was agreed that only football teams could participate. Therefore, the sports authorities at that time attached great importance to the selection of football teams. "In order to form a national elite team, all China football players should be enlisted." To this end, the All-China Sports Federation at that time set up a football selection committee to inspect top football players from all over the country. After three months' selection,1April, 936, the 22-member China Football Team was officially announced. It is worth mentioning that Li Huitang, the "Asian King" and Tan Jiangbai, the father of Hong Kong star Alan Tam, are among them. However, there are many people in the team. As a coach, Yan knows nothing about football. At best, he can only be a fan, but he tries his best to take advantage of being a coach to travel abroad. Finally, he holds the dual positions of Chairman south china athletic association and manager of Hong Kong China Bus Company. He is rich and powerful, and he got a position that is crucial to the success of the team.
Training of the first football team in China.
The 60-day trip to Southeast Asia is to raise 50,000 yuan. Just as everyone was gearing up to compete with the European and American powers in Berlin, bad news followed. The entire Olympic delegation needed 220,000 yuan (the name of the currency at that time), but the National Government indicated that it was unable to pay it due to financial difficulties. Is it necessary to apply for financial assistance from the International Olympic Committee? Isn't it a shame for a great country? In order to solve the urgent need, all the staff of the All-China Sports Federation collectively dispatched to seek support from the central departments of the National Government and local governments in various provinces and cities across the country. After a top-down nationwide "begging action", * * raised 6.5438+0.7 million yuan, but there is still a shortage of 50,000 yuan. Another urgent discussion doomed China's first trip to the world to be full of troubles. The association decided that the football team would raise funds by itself and go to Southeast Asian countries for exhibition games two months in advance, and the ticket income would be used as the cost of participating in the Olympic Games. As a result, the football idol worshipped by Chinese people has turned into a "troupe" that wanders around the rivers and lakes and makes a living by performing arts. 1In May, 936, the China football team set off from Shanghai and moved to Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, India and other countries. 27 games in two months, 24 wins and 3 draws, which made the "China Tiejun" famous. Many local overseas Chinese even burned incense and worshipped Buddha to welcome the arrival of the China team. However, the players on the field took off their jerseys and had to chew them themselves. In order to save money, for a two-month trip, choose the lowest class when taking a boat, and find the cheapest hotel and the cheapest room when staying. Sometimes all the players live in a big room, and if the bed is not enough, they will hit the floor. Buy your own food and cook your own meals. I don't know what it's like to "eat out". After arriving in the "land of art", people are either worried that the strong teams will not compete with the China team, or they are afraid that the bad weather will make it impossible to play in rainy days, because it will be difficult to attract a large number of spectators and reduce the ticket income. Even funnier, in order to prevent local organizers from cheating, substitute players had to "check tickets" at the entrance of the stadium during the game. At that time, there was an unwritten rule that the winner could get more ticket income, so the main players played 27 games without landing, even if they were injured or exhausted, they should grit their teeth. Throughout the trip to Southeast Asia, the football team earned nearly HK$ 200,000. After the football team arrived in Mumbai, it remitted 50,000 yuan to the Olympic delegation stranded in China due to lack of funds, which solved the funding problem of the entire China Olympic delegation. After meeting in Mumbai, the two sides went to Berlin together. 60 days, 27 games, only 50 thousand yuan, I wonder what the big names in China will think today?
The game of China's first football team.
Only played a good half game and lost 2-0 to England. At that time, the Olympic football system was different from today. Instead of playing the group match first, then the final of 1/4, and then the final of 1/4, we will draw lots from the beginning and play the elimination match directly. If we lose the first game, we will go home. The China team went through a lot of hardships, that is, "it's too good to come", and it was the first time that the China national football team played against the British team. What is the origin of the British team? At that time, the "originator of football" and "kingdom of football" looked like the Brazilian team in today's world football. However, the British intelligence work is very good. They have heard of China's impressive achievements in his trip to Southeast Asia, and Li Huitang's reputation has already spread all over the British Isles. So the British team is also afraid of China. To this end, the British royal family specially sent a telegram to the British football team to show encouragement. The afternoon before the game, the British coach of the Czech team met the China team in the training ground and asked contemptuously, "Do you China people still drag big braid to smoke cigarettes every day? I think you will lose to the British team by six goals. " On August 6th, 1936 will go down in China football history forever. At 5: 30 this afternoon, the China team made its world debut and met the British team in the narrow lane of Komson Stadium in Berlin. At that time, there were as many as 10 thousand spectators in this game. However, they all came for the world's top team, the British team. At the beginning of the game, the British team, who knew the real situation of the China team, kept a close eye on Li Huitang, making it difficult for them to perform their stunts. In the first half, China's offensive was fierce. Unfortunately, the referee blew off the offside ball after crossing the baseline. After the two teams ended the first half with 0-0, at halftime, the western journalists present lamented that the China team was unexpected and extraordinary. In the second half, the two sides fought again in different places. Due to the continuous campaign in Southeast Asia and the fatigue after arriving in Berlin, the China team gradually lost its strength and eventually lost 2-0, thus ending the "premiere" of China football in the world. After the game, everyone lamented that if we didn't play the British team in the first game, we wouldn't be eliminated prematurely.
Echo of China's first football team
Despite being defeated, Arsenal invited Li Huitang to join us. Despite losing to the British team, the British people know very well that if China people don't get regular training all the way, the final result of China's national football team is hard to say. Although China people are physically exhausted, their technical and tactical accomplishments are not weak at all. After the game, China's performance attracted the attention of European football powers, and British newspapers spoke highly of China, so European countries sent telegrams to invite China to play. In Paris, France, China drew with Paris Red Star, a strong team in the French professional league, which surprised Li Huitang. At the dinner after the game, the general manager of the Red Star team directly found Li Huitang with a work contract and asked him to stay in Paris with generous treatment. At that time, the International Olympic Committee banned professional athletes from participating in the Olympic Games. Li Huitang flatly refused: "I will continue to represent China in the Olympic Games." In London, England, China drew with Corrington, the champion team of British professional league, and won the "football kingdom" again. The head coach of the British Arsenal team rushed to the edge of the stadium to praise the China players. "Your technology is good. If you are physically strong, Arsenal will be defeated. " Then, pointing to Li Huitang, he said regretfully, "If you were young 10 years old, I would definitely keep you at Arsenal and never let you go back to China."
[Edit this paragraph] Current status
China has been striving to win the Asian championship. Although it has achieved good results in Asian-level events such as the Asian Cup and the Asian Games, it has only qualified once in the Asian qualifiers of the World Cup. The last competition was the Asian Cup jointly held by four Southeast Asian countries in 2007, and the group failed to qualify. Football is very popular in China, so any achievement and victory of the national team will be regarded as the pride of the country. About 30 million spectators watched the China World Cup in 2002. The audience watching the final of the 2004 Asian Cup football match even exceeded this figure. In 2005, China won the men's team championship in the 2005 East Asian Football Championship and the gold medal in the men's soccer event in the Macau East Asian Games (the men's soccer event in the East Asian Games is not a FIFA-A competition). 20 10 February 10 In the semi-finals of East Asia, China defeated South Korea 3-0, breaking the invincible spell of South Korea for 32 years. On February 20 10, the 4th East Asia Championship rang the golden bell at Tokyo National Summer and Autumn Arena. After three rounds of fierce competition, China finally won the championship with an unbeaten record of 2 wins/KLOC-0 and a draw of "zero goals". 20 10 On June 5th, Gao Hongbo led the China men's soccer team to beat the French men's soccer team 1-0 in the World Cup warm-up match, relying on Deng Zhuoxiang's direct free kick in the 68th minute, which created the biggest upset in the South African World Cup warm-up match.
[Edit this paragraph] Previous World Cup results
1930- 1954- not participating 1958- qualifying 1962- 1978- not participating1982-1998.
[Edit this paragraph] Previous Asian Cup results
1956 ~ 1972- did not participate 1976- third place 1980- team failed to qualify 1984- second place 1988- fourth place/kloc.
[Edit this paragraph] Achievements of previous Olympic Games
1900 ~ 1932: No participation 1936: First round, ranking 12 1948: First round, Rank 14:1952 ~1956: abstained (because China did not participate in the Olympic Games that year) 1960 ~ 65446 ranked14 1992-2004. Note: Starting from 1992, the conditions for participating in Olympic football matches are limited to those under the age of 23, that is, the so-called Olympic football team, not the informal national team.
[Edit this paragraph] Achievements of previous Asian Games
195 1 year-1954-1958-1962 no competition. 6 years without competition-1970 without competition-1974 group match 10No. 1978 No.3 (bronze medal) 1982 No.7 in the quarterfinals. No.7 in the quarterfinals in 6 years1No.5 in the quarterfinals in 990/No.2 in Kloc-0/994 (silver)/No.3 in Kloc-0/No.3 in 1998 (bronze), No.3 in 2002 * No.5 in the quarterfinals in 2006 * No.5 in the quarterfinals in 2002 * Asian Games since 2002.
[Edit this paragraph] Successive head coaches
No.65438 +0: Li Fenglou (Beijing), the first national team coach after the founding of New China, 195 1, the second place: Joseph (Hungary), 1954, the third place: Dai (Shanghai), 1957. 5th place in 1957: Nianweisi (Funing, Hebei) 1963: Fang Renqiu (Shanghai) 1964: 7th place: Nianweisi (Funing, Hebei) 1965: 8th place: Zhang Honggen (Shanghai)/kloc. 1978 10: Zhang Honggen (Shanghai)19791:Nian Weisi (Funing, Hebei) 1980 12: Su Yongshun (Guangdong 1982 14: (Meizhou, Guangdong) 1983 15: Nian Weiss (Funing, Hebei) 1985 Current national football coach Gao Hongbo 16: Gao (Kaiyuan, Liaoning)/kloc. 199 18 in 0: schlappner (Germany) 1992 19: Qi Wusheng (Shandong Weihai) 1994 20: Horton (UK) 1998 260. 22nd place in 2000: Adriano Hahn (Netherlands) 23rd place in 2002: Zhu (Shanghai) 24th place in 2005: Folado (Serbia, executive coach) 25th place in 2008: Yin Tiesheng (Jinan, Shandong, temporary head coach) 26th place in 2008: Gao Hongbo (Beijing, Hui nationality) 2008.
[Edit this paragraph] Competition record of Chinese national football team
The first official international competition: Philippines 2- 1 China (Philippines, 1 913Feb1,the first international A-level competition after the founding of New China: Finland 4-0 China (Helsinki, Finland,1950). The biggest score victory in the international A-level competition: China 19-0 Guam (the international A-level competition with the most goals conceded on June 26th, 2000 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Asian Cup qualifier in 2000): China (Palo Alto, USA, April 4th, 1992) conceded the most goals (5, * *). 1974 July 10, visiting team match) Canada 5-2 China (Victoria, Canada,1992 April 2, visiting team match) USA 5-0 China (Palo Alto, USA,1992 April 4, The game with the biggest score loss (* * * two games): Krakow, Poland 7- 1 China (Krakow, Poland, 1952, August 655 is not included in the statistics of international A-level competitions) The game with the most goals conceded (7 games): Krakow, Poland, 7- 1.
[Edit this paragraph] Other
The current ranking of China Men's Football Team is 84 (announced on May 26th, 2065438+00). The highest and lowest ranking in the history of men's soccer in China is 1998. China men's soccer team, a new form of mixed formation, won the bronze medal at the Asian Games in Bangkok, so it jumped to the 37th place in the world in the FIFA year-end ranking, achieving the highest ranking in the world in the history of China football. In July 2009, China's national football team ranked 108 in the men's football world, hitting a new low, and this lowest ranking did not change in August. Chuliang Ou, the shortest goalkeeper in the history of men's soccer in China, scored 178cm. In 2005, China's men's football team led by Zhu won the championship in the East Asian semi-finals held in Busan. In the 20 10 season, Gao Hongbo led the China men's soccer team to draw with Japan, beat South Korea and Hongkong, China, and won the championship again with two wins, one draw and a clean sheet. And defeated South Korea for the first time after 32 years. 20 10 On June 5th, Gao Hongbo led the China men's soccer team to beat the French men's soccer team 1-0 in the World Cup warm-up match, relying on Deng Zhuoxiang's direct free kick in the 68th minute, which created the biggest upset in the South African World Cup warm-up match.