Football - Team China

General
The People's Republic of China had a successful period at the Asian Games during the 1990s, winning silver in 1994 and bronze four years later at the 1998 Games in Bangkok. Since then they have not returned to the podium, with quarterfinal appearances in 2002 and 2006 representing their best performances this century. At the 2018 Games in Indonesia, the Chinese team won all three group matches but were defeated 4-3 in the round of 16 by Saudi Arabia. They were also knocked out in the last 16 at the 2014 Games in Incheon. They claimed their only other medal, a bronze, in 1978 in Bangkok.

The team appeared at the AFC U23 championship in 2013 [when the tournament was an U22 competition], 2016, 2018, and most recently in 2020. At the 2020 AFC U23 Championship in Thailand, they lost all three of their group stage matches to the Republic of Korea, Uzbekistan, and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Chinese team last competed at the Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing. They drew their first group match against New Zealand, but then suffered losses to Belgium and Brazil and were eliminated.