China PR has participated in the AFC Asian Cup since 1976.
Overview
Qualification recordYearRoundPositionLink 1956 Did not enterDid not enterLink 1960Link 1964Link 1968Link 1972Link 1976Third place3rd4112245401144Link 1980Group stage7th411295320152Link 1984Runners-up2nd64021144400150Link 1988Fourth place4th6222755230101Link 1992Third place3rd513166330070Link 1996Quarter-finals8th4103673300161Link 2000Fourth place4th62221173300290Link 2004Runners-up2nd6321136Qualified as hostsLink 2007Group stage9th311176632173Link 20119th3111446411135Link 2015Quarter-finals7th430154622256Link 20196th5302778521271Link 2023Group stage18th3021018611303Link 2027Qualified622299LinkTotal14/190 titles5923152188666643131018735Link
1976
Group A Teamwidth=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25220030+34201112−11201113−21
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Third place play-off
1980
Group A Teamwidth=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=254220124+86430197+26421132+15411295+434004217−150
1984
Group B Teamwidth=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=254301102+86422061+56420238−54411234−13401307−71
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Final
1988
Group B Team6422041+35421163+34420225−33403123−12402213−2
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Third place play-off
1992
Group B Team5312062+45312032+12302134−12302115−4
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Third place play-off
1996
Group C Team9330071+6331023303310236−33310236−3
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
2000
Group B Team5312062+45312010+14311153+21301207−7
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
2004
Group A Team7321082+65312064+23310239−61301224−2
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
2007
Group C
Team321063+37320192+76311176+143003112−110
2011
Group A
Team321063+37320152+3631114404300317−60
8 January 20110–212 January 20110–216 January 20112–2
2015
Group B
10 January 2015 0–1 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane14 January 2015 2–1 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane18 January 2015 2–1 Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
2019
Group C
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
2023
Group A
Ranking of third-placed teams
See also China at the FIFA World Cup
References
Head-to-head record OpponentWin %Total