2008 in Chinese football

Contents

Detail of 2008 Chinese football season.

Overview

Domestic champions

Competition Winners
Super League Shandong Luneng
League One Jiangsu Sainty
League Two Shenyang Dongjin
League Three Wuhan Dongfeng Honda
Reserve League Wuhan Guanggu
U-19 League Beijing Guoan
U-19 Winners' Cup Jiangsu FA
U-17 League Changchun Yatai
U-17 Winners' Cup Shandong Luneng
U-15 League Shandong Luneng
U-15 Winners' Cup Shandong Luneng
University League Three Gorges University
Women's Super League Dalian Shide
Women's Championship Jiangsu Huatai
Women's FA Cup Shanghai SMG
Women's Super Cup Dalian Shide
Futsal League Wuhan Dilong
Futsal FA Cup Wuhan Dilong
University Futsal League Wuhan University
Beach Soccer Championship Beijing Sport University

International results

Competition Results
AFC Champions League 2008 Changchun Yatai, Group stage
Beijing Guoan, Group stage
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Did not qualify
2008 Olympics - Men's Football 13th place
2008 Olympics - Women's Football 5th place
2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup Runners-up
East Asian Cup 2008 3rd place
Women's East Asian Cup 2008 3rd place
2008 Algarve Cup 9th place
2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group stage
AFC U-19 Championship 2008 Quarter-finals (Did not qualify for WC)
AFC U-16 Championship 2008 Group stage (Did not qualify for WC)
AFF U19 Youth Championship 2008 3rd place
AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 qualification Qualified
2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup Group stage
2008 AFC Futsal Championship 4th place (Qualified for WC)
Kuala Lumpur World Futsal 2008 9th place
AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2008 4th place (Did not qualify for WC)
2008 Asian Beach Games - Beach soccer Quarter-finals
2008 Paralympics - Football 5-a-side Silver medal
2008 Paralympics - Football 7-a-side 8th place

Domestic competitions

Chinese Super League 2008

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 Shandong Luneng (C) 30 18 9 3 54 25 +29 63 AFC Champions League 2009
Group stage
2 Shanghai Shenhua 30 17 10 3 58 29 +29 61
3 Beijing Guoan 30 16 10 4 44 27 +17 58
4 Tianjin Teda 30 16 9 5 54 29 +25 57
5 Shaanxi Renhe 30 15 7 8 41 29 +12 52
6 Changchun Yatai 30 12 9 9 53 45 +8 45
7 Guangzhou Evergrande 30 10 10 10 41 42 −1 40
8 Qingdao Jonoon 30 10 9 11 39 36 +3 39 Zhejiang 0−2 Qingdao
Qingdao 2−1 Zhejiang
9 Zhejiang Greentown 30 9 12 9 38 32 +6 39
10 Henan Construction 30 9 9 12 30 31 −1 36
11 Changsha Ginde 30 7 13 10 28 36 −8 34
12 Shenzhen Xiangxue 30 8 9 13 35 34 +1 33
13 Chengdu Blades 30 7 11 12 30 37 −7 32
14 Dalian Shide 30 6 12 12 30 40 −10 30
15 Liaoning Whowin (R) 30 6 9 15 34 47 −13 27 Relegation to the China League One
16 Wuhan Guanggu 30 0 0 30 0 90 −90 00* Withdrawn from the league

Updated to games played on November 30, 2008
Source: CSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
* Wuhan Guanggu have withdrawn from the league. All matches were counted as 0−3 defeats.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

China League One 2008

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 Jiangsu Sainty (C) (P) 24 19 2 3 56 24 +32 59 Promotion to the Chinese Super League
2 Chongqing Lifan (P) 24 12 7 5 34 19 +15 43
3 Nanchang Hengyuan 24 11 9 4 37 24 +13 42
4 Anhui Jiufang 24 7 9 8 33 37 −4 30
5 Sichuan 24 7 8 9 27 36 −9 29
6 Shanghai East Asia 24 7 7 10 26 30 −4 28 Shanghai  10 pts
Beijing A.   9 pts
Qingdao     8 pts
Yanbian     6 pts
7 Beijing Aigo 24 7 7 10 27 39 −12 28
8 Qingdao Hailifeng 24 7 7 10 33 38 −5 28
9 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 24 8 4 12 32 39 −7 28
10 Nanjing Yoyo 24 6 9 9 35 38 −3 27 Wuxi 1−0 Nanjing
Nanjing 1−0 Wuxi
11 Wuxi Zobon 24 7 6 11 24 33 −9 27
12 Beijing Hongdeng 24 5 11 8 24 24 0 26
13 Yantai Yiteng (R) 24 5 10 9 28 35 −7 25 Relegation to the China League Two

Updated to games played on 15 November 2008
Source: League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

China League Two 2008

Southern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guangdong Sunray Cave (C) 14 9 4 1 34 16 +18 31 Play-off Semi-finals
2 Tianjin Ciity 14 9 2 3 28 11 +17 29 Play-off First Round
3 Hunan Billows 14 9 1 4 22 12 +10 28 Play-off First Round
4 Guizhou Zhicheng 14 7 5 3 22 17 +5 25 Play-off First Round
5 Suzhou Trips 14 5 5 4 17 15 +2 20
6 Wenzhou Tomorrow 14 2 3 9 7 17 −10 9
7 Ningbo Huaao 14 1 4 9 10 25 −15 7
8 Zhanjiang Tiandi No.1 14 2 1 11 4 31 −27 7

Northern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shenyang Dongjin (C)           14 9 5 0 23 7 +16 32 Play-off Semi-finals
2 Hebei Tiangong 14 7 5 2 22 16 +6 26 Play-off First Round
3 Hangzhou Sanchao 14 7 4 3 20 13 +7 25 Play-off First Round
4 Tianjin Locomotive 14 7 2 5 22 12 +10 23 Play-off First Round
5 Xi'an Shiyuan 14 5 4 5 21 17 +4 19
6 Xinjiang Lottery 14 4 5 5 12 19 −7 17
7 Tianjin Dongli 14 2 2 10 7 21 −14 8
8 Nanjing Baotai 14 1 1 12 6 28 −22 4

Play-offs

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Hebei Tiangong 1 – 2 Hunan Billows 0 – 2 1 – 0
Three Gorges Kangtian 6 – 1 Shenzhen University 3 – 0 3 – 1
Tianjin Locomotive 5 – 2 Guizhou Zhicheng 4 – 0 1 – 2
Hangzhou Sanchao 1 – 6 Tianjin Ciity 0 – 2 1 – 4
Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Hunan Billows 1 – 5 Tianjin Locomotive 0 – 1 1 – 4
Three Gorges Kangtian  2 – 2 (P 5–4) Tianjin Ciity 0 – 2 2 – 0 (aet)
2008-12-19
09:30
 Shenyang Dongjin 0 – 1 Three Gorges Kangtian Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu
Hu Xi  23'
2008-12-19
15:00
 Tianjin Locomotive 0 – 1 Guangdong Sunray Cave Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu
Yin Hongbo  77'
2008-12-21
09:30
 Guangdong Sunray Cave 3 – 1 Tianjin Locomotive Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu
Referee: Tan Hai
Ye Weichao  4'
Yu Jianfeng  38' (pen.)
Cong Tianhao  54'		 (Report) Feng Renliang  43'

Guangdong Sunray Cave won 4–1 on aggregate and promoted to China League One 2009.

2008-12-21
15:00
 Three Gorges Kangtian 0 – 1 (aet) Shenyang Dongjin Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu
Deng Li  65'
  Penalties  
3 – 4

Shenyang Dongjin 1–1 Three Gorges Kangtian on aggregate. Shenyang Dongjin won 4–3 on penalties and promoted to China League One 2009.

2008-12-23
09:00
 Three Gorges Kangtian 2 – 1 Tianjin Locomotive Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu
Qi Zhongxi  29'
Xiao Ze  70'		 Shan Tong  78'
2008-12-23
11:00
 Shenyang Dongjin 1 – 0 Guangdong Sunray Cave Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu
Du Ping  78'

China League Three 2008

Youth competitions

Competition Winners
Reserve League Wuhan Guanggu
U-19 League Beijing Guoan
U-19 Winners' Cup Jiangsu FA
U-17 League Changchun Yatai
U-17 Winners' Cup Shandong Luneng
U-15 League Shandong Luneng
U-15 Winners' Cup Shandong Luneng
University League Three Gorges University

Women's competitions

Competition Winners
Women's Super League Dalian Shide
Women's Championship Jiangsu Huatai
FA Women's Cup Shanghai SMG
Women's Super Cup Dalian Shide

Futsal competitions

Competition Winners
Futsal League Wuhan Dilong
FA Futsal Cup Wuhan Dilong
University Futsal League Wuhan University

Beach soccer competitions

Competition Winners
Beach Soccer Championship Beijing Sport University

International clubs competitions

AFC Champions League 2008

2008-03-12
 Changchun Yatai 2 – 1 Bình Dương Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Du Zhenyu  4'
Cui Wei  70'		 Report Nguyễn Anh Đức  53'
2008-03-19
 Adelaide United 0 – 0 Changchun Yatai Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 10,510
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Report
2008-04-09
 Changchun Yatai 1 – 0 Pohang Steelers Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Dah Zadi  86' Report
2008-04-23
 Pohang Steelers 2 – 2 Changchun Yatai Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Hwang Jae-Won  64'
Hwang Jin-Sung  90'		 Report Wang Dong  35'
Du Zhenyu  70'
2008-05-07
 Bình Dương 0 – 5 Changchun Yatai Go Dau Stadium, Thu Dau Mot
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Report Wang Bo  2' 37'
Dah Zadi  13'
Yan Feng  78'
Caballero  90' (pen.)
2008-05-22
 Changchun Yatai 0 – 0 Adelaide United Changchun City Stadium, Changchun
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Report
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 2 7 14
Changchun Yatai 6 3 3 0 10 3 7 12
Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5
Bình Dương 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1
2008-03-12
 Nam Dinh 1 – 3 Beijing Guoan My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 600
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Lê Văn Duyệt  14' Report Yan Xiangchuang  57'
Du Wenhui  60'
Zhang Shuai  90+1'
2008-03-19
 Beijing Guoan 4 – 2 Krung Thai Bank Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli (Kuwait)
Du Wenhui  39'  73'
Martínez  51'  75'		 Report Thansopa  58'
Pichitchotirat  63'
2008-04-09
 Kashima Antlers 1 – 0 Beijing Guoan Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Danilo  52' Report
2008-04-23
 Beijing Guoan 1 – 0 Kashima Antlers Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Tiago  41' Report
2008-05-07
 Beijing Guoan 3 – 0 Nam Dinh Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Guo Hui  14' (pen.)
Yang Hao  32'  78'		 Report
2008-05-21
 Krung Thai Bank 5 – 3 Beijing Guoan Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (UAE)
Thansopa  10'  44'  49'  69' (pen.)
Pichitchotirat  27'		 Report Tiago  67' (pen.)  70'  77' (pen.)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kashima Antlers 6 5 0 1 28 3 25 15
Beijing Guoan 6 4 0 2 14 9 5 12
Krung Thai Bank 6 2 1 3 20 27 −7 7
Nam Dinh 6 0 1 5 4 27 −23 1

National teams competitions

Men's senior team

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

2008-02-06
16:30 UTC+4
 Iraq  1 – 1  China PR Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Hawar Mulla  51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi  75'
2008-03-26
14:00 UTC+8
 China PR  0 – 0  Australia Tuodong Stadium, Kunming
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Report
2008-06-02
19:00 UTC+3
 Qatar  0 – 0  China PR Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Report
2008-06-07
20:00 UTC+8
 China PR  0 – 1  Qatar Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)
Report Quintana  14' (pen.)
2008-06-14
20:00 UTC+8
 China PR  1 – 2  Iraq Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Zhou Haibin  33' Report Emad Mohammed  41'
Nashat Akram  65'
2008-06-22
18:00 UTC+10
 Australia  0 – 1  China PR ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 70,054
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Report Sun Xiang  12'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10
 Qatar 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10
 Iraq 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7
 China PR 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6

East Asian Cup 2008

All times local (GMT+8)

February 17, 2008
15:30
 China PR  2–3 (0–1)
  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Zhou Haibin  46'
Liu Jian  61'		 report Park Chu-Young  42', 63'
Kwak Tae-Hwi  90+1'
February 20, 2008
18:15
 China PR  0–1 (0–1)
  Japan Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: O Tae Song (DPR Korea)
Report Koji Yamase  17'
February 23, 2008
20:45
 China PR  3–1 (1–1)
  North Korea Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (IR Iran)
Zhu Ting  45'
Wang Dong  55'
Hao Junmin  88'		 Report Ji Yun-Nam  35'
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Korea Republic 5 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1
 Japan 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1
 China PR 3 3 1 0 2 5 5 +0
 North Korea 2 3 0 2 1 3 5 -2

Friendly matches

Date Venue Opponent Result Scoreline China scorers
January 10 Dubai  United Arab Emirates Drawn 0-0 —
January 20 Zhongshan  Lebanon Drawn 0-0 —
January 27 Zhongshan  Syria Won 2-1 Qu Bo 64'
Zhu Ting 90'
March 15 Kunming  Thailand Drawn 3-3 Qu Bo 34'
Han Peng 67'
Zhu Ting 90'
April 16 Seattle  Mexico Lost 0-1 —
April 23 Los Angeles  El Salvador Drawn 2-2 Xiao Zhanbo 62' pen
Qu Bo 63'
May 25 Kunshan  Jordan Won 2-0 Hao Junmin 23' pen
Li Weifeng 48'
Dec 17 Muscat  Oman Lost 1-3 Qu Bo 58'
Dec 19 Muscat  Iran Lost 0-2
Dec 21 Amman  Jordan Won 1-0 Cao Yang 77'

Men's U-23 team

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament

2008-08-07
19:45
 China PR  1 – 1  New Zealand Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 41,407
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Dong  88' (Report) Brockie  53'
2008-08-10
19:45
 Belgium  2 – 0  China PR Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 45,756
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Dembélé  8'
Mirallas  80'		 (Report)
2008-08-13
19:45
 China PR  0 – 3  Brazil Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 38,790
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
(Report) Diego  18'
Thiago Neves  69'  73'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 China PR 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1

Men's U-20 team

AFC U-19 Championship 2008

2008-11-01
18:45
 China PR  6 – 0  Tajikistan Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mukthar Al-Yarimi
Farkhod Vasiev  19' (o.g.)
Zhou Liao  21'  33'
Zhang Yuan  28'
Cao Yunding  41'
Piao Cheng  45'		 (Report)
2008-11-03
16:15
 Lebanon  1 – 3  China PR Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman
Mannaa  45+2' (Report) Tan Yang  58'
Hui Jiakang  64'
Zhou Liao  90+1'
2008-11-05
16:15
 North Korea  0 – 0  China PR Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain
(Report)
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 7 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8
 North Korea 5 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4
 Tajikistan 4 3 1 1 1 6 8 -2
 Lebanon 0 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10
2008-11-08
16:15
 China PR  0 – 0 (AET)
(3–4 PSO)		  Uzbekistan Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Benjamin Williams
(Report)

AFF U19 Youth Championship 2008

October 5, 2008
19:30 UTC+7
 Australia 3 - 1 China Rajamangala National Stadium
Referee: -
Lujic  6',  12'
Nichols  74'		  4' Piao Cheng
October 7, 2008
19:30 UTC+7
 China 0 - 3 Thailand Rajamangala National Stadium
Referee: -
 28',  74' Jaroensuk
 58' Thawikan
October 9, 2008
17:00 UTC+7
 China 0 - 1 South Korea Rajamangala National Stadium
Referee: -
 53' An Jung-Hun
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 7
South Korea 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 7
Thailand 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
China 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0
Third place match
October 11, 2008
17:00 UTC+7
 Thailand 0 - 3 China Rajamangala National Stadium
Referee: -
 20',  52' Tan Yang
 42' Yu Yang

Men's U-17 team

AFC U-16 Championship 2008

2008-10-05
16:00
 China PR  2 – 1  Turkmenistan Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Torky
Nan Yunqi  32'
Guo Yi  83'		 (Report) Durdiyev  30'
2008-10-07
16:00
 Australia 2 – 1  China PR Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Torky
Lum  16' (pen.)
Ibrahim  50'		 (Report) Jin Jingdao  45+1' (pen.)
2008-10-09
15:00
 China PR  1 – 1  Saudi Arabia Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Kovalenko
Yu Baobao  52' (Report) Abdulrahim  71'
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Australia 9 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9
 Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2
 China PR 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Turkmenistan 0 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11

Women's senior team

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament

2008-08-06
19:45
 China PR  2 – 1  Sweden Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 37,902
Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)
Xu  6'
Han  72'		 (Report) Schelin  38'
2008-08-09
19:45
 Canada  1 – 1  China PR Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 52,600
Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)
Sinclair  34' (Report) Xu  36'
2008-08-12
19:45
 China PR  2 – 0  Argentina Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 31,492
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Han  52'
Gu  90'		 (Report)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Canada 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
2008-08-15
21:00
 China PR  0 – 2  Japan Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 28,459
Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)
(Report) Sawa  15'
Nagasato  80'

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

2008-05-28
19:30
 China PR  1 – 0  Vietnam Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (Korea Republic)
Xu Yuan  31' Report  
2008-05-30
19:30
 Thailand  1 – 5  China PR Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)
Nisa Romyen  37' Report Liu Sa  11'
Qu Feifei  20'  73'
Xu Yuan  22'
Pu Wei  86'
2008-06-01
18:30
 China PR  0 – 1  North Korea Army Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
Report Ri Un-Gyong  34'
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 North Korea 9 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9
 China PR 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
 Vietnam 3 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3
 Thailand 0 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10
2008-06-05
19:00
 Japan  1 – 3  China PR Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
Homare Sawa  47' Report Wang Dandan  63'  68'
Han Duan  75'
2008-06-08
19:00
 North Korea  2 – 1  China PR Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)
Ri Kum-Suk  55'
Lee Yung-Ae  68'		 Report Bi Yan  12'

2008 Algarve Cup

March 5, 2008
13:45
 China PR  0–4  United States Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Tarpley  5'
Heath  47'
Wambach  64'
Lloyd  69'
March 7, 2008
16:15
 Norway  3–1  China PR Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
unknown  42' (o.g.)
Storløkken  64'
Wiik  90'		 Yue Guo  62'
March 10, 2008
15:00
 China PR  0–2  Italy Municipal Stadium, Loulé
Conti  41'
Panico  70'
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10
 Norway 6 3 2 0 1 7 7 0
 Italy 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2
 China PR 0 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8
March 12, 2008
10:00
 China PR  1–1
(5–4 PSO)		  Portugal CD Montechoro, Albufeira
Yan Bi  1' Fernandes  34'
  Penalties  
Jie Li
Yuan Xu
Kun Wang
Ying
Yan Bi
Xiaoli Song		 5 – 4 Matias
Vieira
Fernandes
Brandão
Couto
Valinho

Women's East Asian Cup 2008

February 18, 2008
19:30
 China PR  3 – 2
  South Korea Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Kamnueng (Thailand)
Han Duan  9'  78'
Xu Yuan  86'		 Park Hee-Young  59'  66'
February 21, 2008
19:30
 China PR  0 – 0
  North Korea Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Cha (Korea Republic)
February 24, 2008
17:00
 China PR  0 – 3
  Japan Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kamnueng (Thailand)
Ohno  19',  42'
Nagasato  55'
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6
 North Korea 4 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3
 China PR 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2
 South Korea 0 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7

Women's U-20 team

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2008-11-19
12:00
 China PR  0 – 0  Argentina Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Stadium, Chillán
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal
(Report)
2008-11-22
15:00
 China PR  0 – 2  France Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Stadium, Chillán
Attendance: 7,590
Referee: Therese Sagno
(Report) Delie  70'
Le Sommer  87'
2008-11-26
16:00
 United States  0 – 2  China PR Germán Becker Stadium, Temuco
Referee: Tanja Schett
(Report) Zhang  52'
Liu  58'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
 France 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 China PR 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Argentina 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1

Women's U-17 team

AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 qualification

2008-11-09
 Chinese Taipei  1 – 6  China PR KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Report
2008-11-11
 India  0 – 1  China PR KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Report
2008-11-13
 Uzbekistan  0 – 9  China PR KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Report
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 9 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15
 Chinese Taipei 6 3 2 0 1 4 7 -3
 India 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 0
 Uzbekistan 0 3 0 0 3 1 13 -12

Futsal team

2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
 Ukraine 4 3 1 0 17 7 10 10
 Argentina 4 3 1 0 13 5 8 10
 Guatemala 4 2 0 2 14 9 5 6
 Egypt 4 1 0 3 9 12 -3 3
 China 4 0 0 4 5 25 -20 0
Argentina  5 - 0  China
China  2 - 6  Egypt
China  1 - 10  Guatemala
Ukraine  4 - 2  China

2008 AFC Futsal Championship

2008-05-11
21:20
 Tajikistan  0 – 9  China
Report
2008-05-12
16:30
 China  1 – 8  Iran
Report
2008-05-13
14:15
 China  9 – 0  Kuwait
Report
Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 34 1 +33 9
 China 3 2 0 1 19 8 +11 6
 Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 6 27 -21 3
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 4 27 -23 0
2008-05-15
15:00
 Uzbekistan  1 – 4  China Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kazuya Isokawa
Tajibaev  38' Report Liu Xinyi  19'
Wu Zhuoxi  33'
Liang Shuang  39'
Li Xin  39'
2008-05-16
15:00
 Thailand  7 – 3  China Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 2800
Referee: Kim Jang-Kwan
Saisorn  5',  14'
Innui  10',  25'
Munjarern  18'
Janta  20'
Santanaprasit  26'		 Report Liu Xinyi  18'
Li Jian  33'
Li Xin  36'
2008-05-18
14:30
 China  3 – 5  Japan Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev
Zhang Xi  25'
Liu Xinyi  33'
Liang Shuang  36'		 Report Ono  7'
Inada  22'
Kogure  35'
Komiyama  40',  40'

KL World 5's Futsal 2008

See details

Beach soccer team

AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2008

Group stage
Semi-final
Third place final

Beach soccer at the 2008 Asian Beach Games

2008-10-19
 China  4 – 3 (pen)
(1 – 1 aet)		  India Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Waleed Ali Yousef
(Report)
2008-10-21
 China  4 – 1  Malaysia Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Kamol Maparsop
(Report)
2008-10-23
 Iran  6 – 3  China Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Masahiro Sakurada
(Report)
Team Pld W W
aet/
pso		 L GF GA Diff Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 19 8 +11 9
 China 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 5
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 7 14 -7 3
 India 3 0 0 3 9 13 -4 0
2008-10-24
 South Korea  5 – 4 (pen)
(4 – 4 aet)		  China Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Faisal Ahmed Sallam
(Report)

Disability teams

Football 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

2008-09-07
11:30
 China  3-0 Great Britain Olympic Green Hockey Field
2008-09-09
13:00
 Argentina  0-1 China Olympic Green Hockey Field
2008-09-11
11:00
 China  1-0 South Korea Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 1,995
Referee: TORINO Ricardo (ARG)
Li  13' (pen.)
2008-09-13
9:00
 China  1-0 Spain Olympic Green Hockey Field
2008-09-15
13:00
 Brazil  1-1 China Olympic Green Hockey Field
Team P W D L G GA GD Score
 China (CHN) 5 4 1 0 7 1 +6 13
 Brazil (BRA) 5 3 2 0 10 1 +9 11
 Argentina (ARG) 5 3 1 1 7 2 +5 10
 Spain (ESP) 5 1 1 3 5 7 -2 4
 Great Britain (GBR) 5 1 0 4 4 15 -11 3
 South Korea (KOR) 5 0 1 4 3 10 -7 1
2008-09-17
13:30
 China  1 – 2 Brazil Olympic Green Hockey Field B
Referee: Ilias Mastoras (Greece)
Wang Y.  24' (Report) Alves  30'
Felipe  50' (pen.)

Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

2008-09-08
9:00
 Russia  6 – 0 China Olympic Green Hockey Field
2008-09-10
15:45
 Brazil  8 – 0 China Olympic Green Hockey Field
2008-09-12
11:15
 Netherlands  8 – 1 China Olympic Green Hockey Field
Team P W D L G GA GD Score
 Russia (RUS) 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 9
 Brazil (BRA) 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
 Netherlands (NED) 3 1 0 2 9 14 -5 3
 China (CHN) 3 0 0 3 1 22 -21 0
2008-09-14
11:30
 China  1 – 4 Ireland Olympic Green Hockey Field
2008-09-16
9:00
 Great Britain  10 – 2 China Olympic Green Hockey Field A
Attendance: 4235
Referee: Fang Aijun (China)
(Report)

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