Chinese Football Association
Chinese Football Association | |
founding | 1924 |
FIFA accession | 1931 |
AFC accession | 1974 |
president | Weimin Yuan |
National teams |
Senior national team U-23 China women's national team youth national teams |
Homepage | Off. Homepage CFA |
The Chinese Football Association (CFA; Chinese 中國 足球 協會 / 中国 足球 协会 , Pinyin Zhōngguó Zúqiú Xiéhuì ) is the Chinese football association.
The Football Association of China was founded in 1924 and FIFA joined in 1931 , but it was over 40 years before the CFA joined the Asian Football Confederation in 1974 . The Chinese national soccer team was only able to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, while the women's national team made it to the finals of the 1999 Women's World Cup and has so far participated in five Olympic Games.
The association takes care of the organization of the Chinese Super League and all other professional and amateur soccer championships in the country. The association also organizes the games of the women's national team , all youth national teams (U17, U20, U23 ) and the Chinese national soccer team .
There is also a futsal championship and a beach soccer league. The top division for women is called the Women's Super League .
See also
- Chinese national soccer team
- Chinese women's national soccer team
- Chinese Super League
- China League Two
Web links
- Off. Homepage CFA
- Profile CFA at fifa.com