2008 in Chinese football

These are the details relating to the 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

2008 Chinese Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shandong Luneng (C)	30	18	9	3	54	25	+29	63	2009 AFC Champions League 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 Chanba	30	15	7	8	41	29	+12	52
6	Changchun Yatai	30	12	9	9	53	45	+8	45
7	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical	30	10	10	10	41	42	−1	40
8	Qingdao Jonoon	30	10	9	11	39	36	+3	39^[a]
9	Zhejiang Greentown	30	9	12	9	38	32	+6	39^[a]
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	Relegated to China League One
16	Wuhan Optics Valley	30	0	0	30	0	90	−90	0^[b]	Withdrew from the league and folded

Updated to match(es) 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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1 2 Qingdao: 6 pts, 4–1; Zhejiang: 0 pts, 1–4
↑ Wuhan Optics Valley withdrew from the league and folded; all of their matches were scratched and counted as 3–0 wins to their opponents.

2008 China League One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Jiangsu Sainty (C, P)	24	19	2	3	56	24	+32	59	Promotion to Chinese Super League
2	Chongqing Lifan (P)	24	12	7	5	34	19	+15	43	Promotion to Chinese Super League
3	Nanchang Bayi 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^[a]
7	Beijing BIT	24	7	7	10	27	39	−12	28^[a]
8	Qingdao Hailifeng	24	7	7	10	33	38	−5	28^[a]
9	Yanbian	24	8	4	12	32	39	−7	28^[a]
10	Nanjing Yoyo	24	6	9	9	35	38	−3	27^[b]
11	Wuxi Zobon	24	7	6	11	24	33	−9	27^[b]
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 China League Two

Updated to match(es) 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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1 2 3 4 Shanghai 10 pts; Beijing A. 9 pts; Qingdao 8 pts; Yanbian 6 pts
1 2 Wuxi 1−0 Nanjing; Nanjing 1−0 Wuxi

2008 China League Two

Southern Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guangdong Sunray Cave (Q, P)	14	9	4	1	34	16	+18	31	Qualification for Play-offs semi-final
2	Tianjin Songjiang (Q)	14	9	2	3	28	11	+17	29	Qualification for Play-offs first round
3	Hunan Billows (Q)	14	9	1	4	22	12	+10	28
4	Guizhou Zhicheng (Q)	14	7	4	3	22	17	+5	25
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

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Northern Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shenyang Dongjin (Q, C, P)	14	9	5	0	23	7	+16	32	Qualification for Play-offs semi-final
2	Shijiazhuang Tiangong (Q)	14	7	5	2	22	16	+6	26	Qualification for Play-offs first round
3	Hangzhou Sanchao (Q)	14	7	4	3	20	13	+7	25
4	Tianjin Huochetou (Q)	14	7	2	5	22	12	+10	23
5	Shaanxi Star	14	5	4	5	21	17	+4	19
6	Xinjiang Sport 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

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored.

Play-offs

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Shijiazhuang Tiangong	1–2	Hunan Billows	0–2	1 – 0
China Three Gorges University	6–1	Shenzhen University	3–0	3 – 1
Tianjin Huochetou	5–2	Guizhou Zhicheng	4–0	1 – 2
Hangzhou Sanchao	1–6	Tianjin Songjiang	0–2	1 – 4

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hunan Billows	1–5	Tianjin Huochetou	0–1	1 – 4
China Three Gorges University	2 – 2 (P 5–4)	Tianjin Songjiang	0–2	2 – 0 (aet)

2008-12-19

09:30

Shenyang Dongjin	0–1	China Three Gorges University
		Hu Xi 23'

Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu

2008-12-19

15:00

Tianjin Huochetou	0–1	Guangdong Sunray Cave
		Yin Hongbo 77'

Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu

2008-12-21

09:30

Guangdong Sunray Cave	3–1	Tianjin Huochetou
Ye Weichao 4' Yu Jianfeng 38' (pen.) Cong Tianhao 54'	(Report)	Feng Renliang 43'

Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu

Referee: Tan Hai

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

2008-12-21

15:00

China Three Gorges University	0 – 1 (aet)	Shenyang Dongjin
		Deng Li 65'
Penalties
	3–4

Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu

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

2008-12-23

09:00

China Three Gorges University	2–1	Tianjin Huochetou
Qi Zhongxi 29' Xiao Ze 70'		Shan Tong 78'

Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu

2008-12-23

11:00

Shenyang Dongjin	1–0	Guangdong Sunray Cave
Du Ping 78'

Longquan Football Stadium, Chengdu

China League Three 2008

Final: Wuhan Dongfeng Honda 6–1 Hunchun Procuratorate

Youth competitions

Competition	Winners
Reserve League	Wuhan Optics Valley
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	China 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
Du Zhenyu 4' Cui Wei 70'	Report	Nguyễn Anh Đức 53'

Changchun City Stadium, Changchun

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

2008-03-19

Adelaide United	0–0	Changchun Yatai
	Report

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 10,510

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

2008-04-09

Changchun Yatai	1–0	Pohang Steelers
Dah Zadi 86'	Report

Changchun City Stadium, Changchun

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

2008-04-23

Pohang Steelers	2–2	Changchun Yatai
Hwang Jae-Won 64' Hwang Jin-Sung 90'	Report	Wang Dong 35' Du Zhenyu 70'

Steelyard Stadium, Pohang

Attendance: 5,468

Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

2008-05-07

Bình Dương	0–5	Changchun Yatai
	Report	Wang Bo 2' 37' Dah Zadi 13' Yan Feng 78' Caballero 90' (pen.)

Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

2008-05-22

Changchun Yatai	0–0	Adelaide United
	Report

Changchun City Stadium, Changchun

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

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
Lê Văn Duyệt 14'	Report	Yan Xiangchuang 57' Du Wenhui 60' Zhang Shuai 90+1'

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 600

Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)

2008-03-19

Beijing Guoan	4–2	Krung Thai Bank
Du Wenhui 39' 73' Martínez 51' 75'	Report	Thansopa 58' Pichitchotirat 63'

Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Atallah Jatli (Kuwait)

2008-04-09

Kashima Antlers	1–0	Beijing Guoan
Danilo 52'	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 6,487

Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

2008-04-23

Beijing Guoan	1–0	Kashima Antlers
Tiago 41'	Report

Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

2008-05-07

Beijing Guoan	3–0	Nam Dinh
Guo Hui 14' (pen.) Yang Hao 32' 78'	Report

Beijing Fengtai Stadium, Beijing

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

2008-05-21

Krung Thai Bank	5–3	Beijing Guoan
Thansopa 10' 44' 49' 69' (pen.) Pichitchotirat 27'	Report	Tiago 67' (pen.) 70' 77' (pen.)

Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 400

Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (UAE)

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
Hawar Mulla 51' (pen.)	Report	Zheng Zhi 75'

Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

2008-03-26

14:00 UTC+8

China	0–0	Australia
	Report

Tuodong Stadium, Kunming

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

2008-06-02

19:00 UTC+3

Qatar	0 – 0	China
	Report

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

2008-06-07

20:00 UTC+8

China	0–1	Qatar
	Report	Quintana 14' (pen.)

Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)

2008-06-14

20:00 UTC+8

China	1–2	Iraq
Zhou Haibin 33'	Report	Emad Mohammed 41' Nashat Akram 65'

Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin

Attendance: 39,000

Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

2008-06-22

18:00 UTC+10

Australia	0–1	China
	Report	Sun Xiang 12'

ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 70,054

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	6	3	1	2	7	3	+4	10	Fourth round
2	Qatar	6	3	1	2	5	6	−1	10	Fourth round
3	Iraq	6	2	1	3	4	6	−2	7
4	China	6	1	3	2	3	4	−1	6

Source: ^[1]

East Asian Cup 2008

All times local (GMT+8)

February 17, 2008
15:30

China	2–3 (0–1)	South Korea
Zhou Haibin 46' Liu Jian 61'	report	Park Chu-Young 42', 63' Kwak Tae-Hwi 90+1'

Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

February 20, 2008
18:15

China	0–1 (0–1)	Japan
	Report	Koji Yamase 17'

Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: O Tae Song (DPR Korea)

February 23, 2008
20:45

China	3–1 (1–1)	North Korea
Zhu Ting 45' Wang Dong 55' Hao Junmin 88'	Report	Ji Yun-Nam 35'

Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing

Attendance: 30,500

Referee: Mohsen Torky (IR Iran)

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	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 Archived 2020-11-20 at the Wayback Machine	—
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	1–1	New Zealand
Dong 88'	(Report)	Brockie 53'

Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang

Attendance: 41,407

Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

2008-08-10

19:45

Belgium	2–0	China
Dembélé 8' Mirallas 80'	(Report)

Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang

Attendance: 45,756

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

2008-08-13

19:45

China	0–3	Brazil
	(Report)	Diego 18' Thiago Neves 69' 73'

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 38,790

Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

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	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	6–0	Tajikistan
Farkhod Vasiev 19' (o.g.) Zhou Liao 21' 33' Zhang Yuan 28' Cao Yunding 41' Piao Cheng 45'	(Report)

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 200

Referee:

Mukthar Al-Yarimi

2008-11-03

16:15

Lebanon	1–3	China
Mannaa 45+2'	(Report)	Tan Yang 58' Hui Jiakang 64' Zhou Liao 90+1'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 150

Referee:

Tayeb Shamsuzzaman

2008-11-05

16:15

North Korea	0–0	China
	(Report)

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 100

Referee:

Abdulrahman Hussain

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
China	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	0 – 0 (AET) (3–4 PSO)	Uzbekistan
	(Report)

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Referee:

Benjamin Williams

AFF U19 Youth Championship 2008

October 5, 2008

19:30 UTC+7

Australia	3–1	China
Lujic 6', 12' Nichols 74'		4' Piao Cheng

Rajamangala National Stadium

Referee: –

October 7, 2008

19:30 UTC+7

China	0–3	Thailand
		28', 74' Jaroensuk 58' Thawikan

Rajamangala National Stadium

Referee: –

October 9, 2008

17:00 UTC+7

China	0–1	South Korea
		53' An Jung-Hun

Rajamangala National Stadium

Referee: –

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
		20', 52' Tan Yang 42' Yu Yang

Rajamangala National Stadium

Referee: –

Men's U-17 team

AFC U-16 Championship 2008

2008-10-05

16:00

China	2–1	Turkmenistan
Nan Yunqi 32' Guo Yi 83'	(Report)	Durdiyev 30'

Pakhtakor Stadium

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Torky

2008-10-07

16:00

Australia	2 – 1	China
Lum 16' (pen.) Ibrahim 50'	(Report)	Jin Jingdao 45+1' (pen.)

Pakhtakor Stadium

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Torky

2008-10-09

15:00

China	1–1	Saudi Arabia
Yu Baobao 52'	(Report)	Abdulrahim 71'

Pakhtakor Stadium

Attendance: 700

Referee: Kovalenko

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	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	2–1	Sweden
Xu 6' Han 72'	(Report)	Schelin 38'

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin

Attendance: 37,902

Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)

2008-08-09

19:45

Canada	1–1	China
Sinclair 34'	(Report)	Xu 36'

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin

Attendance: 52,600

Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)

2008-08-12

19:45

China	2–0	Argentina
Han 52' Gu 90'	(Report)

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 31,492

Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	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	0–2	Japan
	(Report)	Sawa 15' Nagasato 80'

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 28,459

Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

2008-05-28

19:30

China	1–0	Vietnam
Xu Yuan 31'	Report

Thống Nhất Stadium

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (Korea Republic)

2008-05-30

19:30

Thailand	1–5	China
Nisa Romyen 37'	Report	Liu Sa 11' Qu Feifei 20' 73' Xu Yuan 22' Pu Wei 86'

Thống Nhất Stadium

Attendance: 300

Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

2008-06-01

18:30

China	0–1	North Korea
	Report	Ri Un-Gyong 34'

Army Stadium

Attendance: 200

Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
North Korea	9	3	3	0	9	0	+9
China	6	3	2	1	6	2	+4
Vietnam	3	3	1	2	1	4	−3
Thailand	0	3	0	3	1	11	−10

2008-06-05

19:00

Japan	1–3	China
Homare Sawa 47'	Report	Wang Dandan 63' 68' Han Duan 75'

Thống Nhất Stadium

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

2008-06-08

19:00

North Korea	2–1	China
Ri Kum-Suk 55' Lee Yung-Ae 68'	Report	Bi Yan 12'

Thống Nhất Stadium

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)

2008 Algarve Cup

March 5, 2008

13:45

China	0–4	United States
		Tarpley 5' Heath 47' Wambach 64' Lloyd 69'

Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

March 7, 2008

16:15

Norway	3–1	China
unknown 42' (o.g.) Storløkken 64' Wiik 90'		Yue Guo 62'

Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

March 10, 2008

15:00

China	0–2	Italy
		Conti 41' Panico 70'

Municipal Stadium, Loulé

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
United States	9	3	3	0	10	0	+10
Norway	6	3	2	1	7	7	0
Italy	3	3	1	2	4	6	−2
China	0	3	0	3	1	9	−8

March 12, 2008

10:00

China	1–1 (5–4 PSO)	Portugal
Bi Yan 1'		Fernandes 34'
Penalties
Li Jie Xu Yuan Wang Kun Zhang Ying Bi Yan Song Xiaoli	5–4	Matias Vieira Fernandes Brandão Couto Valinho

CD Montechoro, Albufeira

Women's East Asian Cup 2008

February 18, 2008
19:30

China	3–2	South Korea
Han Duan 9' 78' Xu Yuan 86'		Park Hee-young 59' 66'

Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Kamnueng (Thailand)

February 21, 2008
19:30

China	0–0	North Korea

Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Cha (Korea Republic)

February 24, 2008
17:00

China	0–3	Japan
		Ohno 19', 42' Nagasato 55'

Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Kamnueng (Thailand)

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	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	0–0	Argentina
	(Report)

Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Stadium, Chillán

Attendance: 3,500

Referee:

Gyoengyi Gaal

2008-11-22

15:00

China	0–2	France
	(Report)	Delie 70' Le Sommer 87'

Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Stadium, Chillán

Attendance: 7,590

Referee:

Therese Sagno

2008-11-26

16:00

United States	0–2	China
	(Report)	Zhang 52' Liu 58'

Germán Becker Stadium, Temuco

Referee:

Tanja Schett

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	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
	Report

KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

2008-11-11

India	0–1	China
	Report

KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

2008-11-13

Uzbekistan	0–9	China
	Report

KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
China	9	3	3	0	16	1	+15
Chinese Taipei	6	3	2	1	4	7	−3
India	3	3	1	2	4	4	0
Uzbekistan	0	3	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	L	GF	GA	Diff	Pts
Iran	3	3	0	34	1	+33	9
China	3	2	1	19	8	+11	6
Tajikistan	3	1	2	6	27	−21	3
Kuwait	3	0	3	4	27	−23	0

2008-05-15

15:00

Uzbekistan	1–4	China
Tajibaev 38'	Report	Liu Xinyi 19' Wu Zhuoxi 33' Liang Shuang 39' Li Xin 39'

Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 150

Referee:

Kazuya Isokawa

2008-05-16

15:00

Thailand	7–3	China
Saisorn 5', 14' Innui 10', 25' Munjarern 18' Janta 20' Santanaprasit 26'	Report	Liu Xinyi 18' Li Jian 33' Li Xin 36'

Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 2800

Referee:

Kim Jang-Kwan

2008-05-18

14:30

China	3–5	Japan
Zhang Xi 25' Liu Xinyi 33' Liang Shuang 36'	Report	Ono 7' Inada 22' Kogure 35' Komiyama 40', 40'

Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 3000

Referee:

Nurdin Bukuev

Group stage

China 4–3 Uzbekistan
UAE 5–0 China

Semi-final

Japan 7–1 China

Third place final

Iran 4–1 China

Beach soccer at the 2008 Asian Beach Games

2008-10-19

China	4 – 3 (pen) (1 – 1 aet)	India
	(Report)^{[permanent dead link]}

Mertasari, Bali

Referee: Waleed Ali Yousef

2008-10-21

China	4–1	Malaysia
	(Report)^{[permanent dead link]}

Mertasari, Bali

Referee: Kamol Maparsop

2008-10-23

Iran	6–3	China
	(Report)^{[permanent dead link]}

Mertasari, Bali

Referee: Masahiro Sakurada

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
	(Report)^{[permanent dead link]}

Mertasari, Bali

Referee: Faisal Ahmed Sallam

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
Li 13' (pen.)

Olympic Green Hockey Field

Attendance: 1,995

Referee: TORINO Ricardo (ARG)

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