# China at the AFC Asian Cup

China PR has participated in the AFC Asian Cup since 1976.

## Overview

| China's AFC Asian Cup recordvte | China's AFC Asian Cup recordvte | China's AFC Asian Cup recordvte | China's AFC Asian Cup recordvte | China's AFC Asian Cup recordvte | China's AFC Asian Cup recordvte | China's AFC Asian Cup recordvte | China's AFC Asian Cup recordvte | China's AFC Asian Cup recordvte | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1956 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1964 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1972 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1976 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 1980 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1984 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 1992 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2000 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 2007 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 2027 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Total | 14/19 | 0 titles | 59 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 88 | 66 | 66 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 187 | 35 |

## 1976
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |

### Knockout stage
#### Third place play-off
## 1980
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 |
| North Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| Syria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |

## 1984
### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
| Iran | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| India | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |

### Knockout stage
#### Final
## 1988
### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| China | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Syria | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |

### Knockout stage
#### Third place play-off
## 1992
### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Qatar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Thailand | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |

### Knockout stage
#### Third place play-off
## 1996
### Group C

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Japan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| China | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Syria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## 2000
### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |

### Knockout stage
#### Third place play-off
## 2004
### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| China | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Bahrain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
| Qatar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |

### Knockout stage
#### Final
## 2007
### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |

## 2011
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Qatar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| 8 January 2011 |
| Kuwait | 0–2 | China |
| 12 January 2011 |
| China | 0–2 | Qatar |
| 16 January 2011 |
| China | 2–2 | Uzbekistan |

## 2015
### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
| 10 January 2015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | China | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
| 14 January 2015 |
| China | 2–1 | Uzbekistan | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
| 18 January 2015 |
| China | 2–1 | North Korea | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## 2019
### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## 2023
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | China | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | E | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | C | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | B | Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | D | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | F | Oman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | A | China | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |