China national football B team

China BAssociation| Chinese Football Association

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Confederation| AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation| EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach| Marcello Lippi
Home stadium| N/A

First colours

Second colours

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First international
Italy U20 2–3 China B
(Cerveteri, Italy; 17 June 1981)

China B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the China national football team.

## History

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Before Joining FIFA, the Chinese national football team's main duty was to play friendlies with friendly countries. Sometimes a B team was created when the national team was occupied elsewhere. There was no obvious age or skill difference between the A and B teams. In 1957, the national white team was defeated by the national red team and lost the ticket to Melbourne. After the defeat, the national white team was regarded as the national B team before relegating to a regional team, the Tianjin Football Team.[1] More B teams were created from time and time since. Coaches include Zhang Jingtian, Ha Zengguang, Fang Renqiu and Chen Fulai,[2]

Chinese Football Association organised a China B team in 1981 with the name of China Hope in order to provide more international experiences for the young talents of the league.[3] The team was dissolved in 1982 after a brawl with the Tunisia national football team. In 1984 another B team was established, coached by Zhang Jingtian. In 1986 a third national team, the national yellow team was created based on the championship team Liaoning FC.[4]

The B team sometimes compete in the CFA leagues and won the league title in 1989 under the coaching of Xu Genbao. In the same year FIFA and IOC agreed to limit soccer players participating in the Olympics to be under 23, and the China B was rebranded as the China national under-23 football team.

On 2 May 2017, a new China B team was reorganised by China national football team manager Marcello Lippi.[5]

## Coaching staff

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Position  | Name  | Nationality

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Head coach  | Marcelo Lippi |  Italy
Assistant coaches  | Li Tie |  China
Massimiliano Maddaloni |  Italy
Narciso Pezzotti |  Italy
Fabrizio Del Rosso |  Italy
Goalkeeper coach  | Michelangelo Rampulla |  Italy
Fitness coach  | Claudio Gaudino |  Italy
Management  | Massimo Neri |  Italy
Tactics analyst  | Silvano Cotti |  Italy
Technical employee  | Enrico Castellacci |  Italy
Staff  | Ricardo Gallego |  Spain

## Players

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### Current squad

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* The following 22 players were called up in the training camp as China national B football team.[5] Before the training began, injured Xu Xin and Yang Xu were replaced by Liu Junshuai and Yang Liyu.[6]
* Match date: 15 - 17 May 2017

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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| 1GK | Shi Xiaotian |  (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34) | 0  | 0  |  Liaoning FC
| 1GK | Zou Dehai |  (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 31) | 0  | 0  |  Hangzhou Greentown

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| 2DF | Deng Hanwen |  (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 30) | 0  | 0  |  Beijing Renhe
| 2DF | Gao Zhunyi |  (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29) | 0  | 0  |  Hebei China Fortune
| 2DF | Shi Ke |  (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 32) | 0  | 0  |  Shanghai SIPG
| 2DF | He Guan |  (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 32) | 0  | 0  |  Shanghai SIPG
| 2DF | Wang Shangyuan |  (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 31) | 0  | 0  |  Guangzhou Evergrande
| 2DF | Fu Huan |  (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31) | 0  | 0  |  Shanghai SIPG
| 2DF | Liu Junshuai |  (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 30) | 0  | 0  |  Shandong Luneng
| 2DF | Liu Yiming |  (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29) | 0  | 0  |  Tianjin Quanjian
| 2DF | Li Shuai |  (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29) | 0  | 0  |  Dalian Yifang
| 2DF | Yao Junsheng |  (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 29) | 0  | 0  |  Meizhou Hakka

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| 3MF | Liao Lisheng |  (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 (age 31) | 0  | 0  |  Guangzhou Evergrande
| 3MF | Liu Binbin |  (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31) | 0  | 0  |  Shandong Luneng
| 3MF | Chen Zhizhao |  (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36) | 0  | 0  |  Guangzhou R&F
| 3MF | Li Lei |  (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 32) | 0  | 0  |  Beijing Guoan
| 3MF | Wu Xinghan |  (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 31) | 0  | 0  |  Shandong Luneng
| 3MF | Tang Shi |  (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 (age 30) | 0  | 0  |  Beijing Guoan
| 3MF | He Chao |  (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) | 0  | 0  |  Changchun Yatai

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| 4FW | Xiao Zhi |  (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 39) | 0  | 0  |  Guangzhou R&F
| 4FW | Wei Shihao |  (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29) | 0  | 0  |  Shanghai SIPG
| 4FW | Yang Liyu |  (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 28) | 0  | 0  |  Tianjin Teda

### Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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MF | Xu Xin |  (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30) | 0  | 0  |  Guangzhou Evergrande | Training Camp, 15–17 May 2017 INJ

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FW | Yang Xu |  (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 37) | 0  | 0  |  Liaoning FC | Training Camp, 15–17 May 2017 INJ

## Recent and forthcoming fixtures

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### 2017

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China B v Tianjin Quanjian 17 May 2017 Friendly|  China B | 0 - 0|  Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin, China

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## References

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1. ^ 花城, Guangdong People's Publishing House, 1986, ISSN 1000-789X, Issues 4-6, p149
2. ^ 回忆国足第一代追梦人
3. ^ 国家二队22年后重张[permanent dead link‍]
4. ^ People's Daily, March 2, 1986, p3 促进足球腾飞的尝试——国家体委有关负责人谈国家红、黄队
5. ^ a b 国足二队集训名单出炉:里皮挂帅 廖力生等人入选
6. ^ 刘奕鸣:尽快达到里皮要求 傅欢:二队更年轻放得开

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