Who?: The Han Dynasty-Cuju What?: Ancient soccer in China-Cuju
Present Day-Chinese Football Association
Where?: Cuju-Han DynastyChinese Football Association-Beijing
When?: Cuju developed between 206 B.C.-220 A.D. Chinese Football Association-1955
Why?: Cuju-played for entertainment and as an army drill
Cuju- “kick the ball with foot” Ancient form of soccer in China
-not like soccer is today-moon shaped goals
Played by emperors Became an army drill Popularity of this sport eventually declined
during the Ming Dynasty
Cuju Competition between 2 teams with a
set number of players 2 goals Military training- Cuju considered
fighting enemy during battle Became more popular during Northern
Song Dynasty-played in the imperial palace-emperor played-played at festivals
Chinese Football Association Originally known as China Football Association
-established in 1924 Relocated to Beijing
-was re-established in 1955 as the Chinese Football Association
-after the Chinese Civil War Non-government organization Only legal organization for China in the FIFA
organization Made up of local football associations, amateur
football associations, and football associations under the People’s Liberation Army
Increase public participation
Promote interaction with FIFA and foreign football associations
Organize training for national football team
Organize games/activities for national football team
Organize international games
Develop rules and disciplines for the sport in China
Select teams and players to play at the international level
Established in 1924 under the China Football Association
Played first match against Finland
Joined FIFA in 1978 Struggled to qualify for
the World Cup Expectations rose in
2001 China reached the
World Cup finals in 2002
First time ever reaching finals
Chinese Super League
Founded in 2004 Premier league in China Consisted of 12 teams 2006 the league grows to 16 teams Each team plays 240 games in a
season
1976: 3rd place in AFC Asian Cup 1978: 3rd place in Asian Games 1984: 2nd place in AFC Asian Cup 1990: 2nd place in East Asian Cup 1992: 3rd place in AFC Asian Cup 1994: 2nd place in Asian Games 1998: 3rd place in Asian Games
2nd place in East Asian Cup 2003: 3rd place in East Asian Cup 2004: 2nd place in AFC Asian Cup 2005: 1st place in East Asian Cup 2008: 3rd place in East Asian Cup
Interest for women’s football decreases
Football school’s number has greatly decreased-150 to 50 girls
A decreasing interest may lead to problems for the successful women’s national team
National Women’s Team Honors
1986: 1st place in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup
1989: 1st place in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup
1990: 1st place in Asian Games 1991: 1st place in the AFC
Women’s Asian Cup 1993: 1st place in the AFC
Women’s Asian Cup 1994: 1st place in Asian Games 1995: 1st place in the AFC
Women’s Asian Cup 1996: 2nd place in the Olympics
3rd place in the Algarve Cup
1997: 1st place in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup
2nd place in the Algarve Cup 1998: 1st place in Asian Games 1999: 1st place in the AFC
Women’s Asian Cup 1st place in the Algarve Cup 2nd place in the FIFA World
Cup
2000: 3rd place in the Algarve Cup
2001: 3rd place in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 3rd place in the Algarve Cup
2002: 1st place in the Algarve Cup
2nd in Asian Games 2003: 2nd in the AFC Women’s
Asian Cup 2nd in the Algarve Cup 2006: 1st place in the AFC
Women’s Asian Cup 3rd place in Asian Games 2008: 2nd in the AFC Women’s
Asian Cup 2nd place in the Women’s
East Asian Cup
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