China national football B team

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

China B
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachMarcello Lippi
Home stadiumN/A
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Italy U20 2–3 China PR B 
(Cerveteri, Italy; 17 June 1981)

History

Chinese Football Association organised the first 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.[1] China B was defunct in 1989. On 2 May 2017, a new China B team was reorganised by China national football team manager Marcello Lippi.[2]

Coaching staff
Position Name Nationality
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

Current squad
  • The following 22 players were called up in the training camp as China national B football team.[2] Before the training began, injured Xu Xin and Yang Xu were replaced by Liu Junshuai and Yang Liyu.[3]
  • Match date: 15 - 17 May 2017
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Shi Xiaotian (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 0 0 Liaoning FC
1GK Zou Dehai (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 0 0 Hangzhou Greentown
2DF Deng Hanwen (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 0 0 Beijing Renhe
2DF Gao Zhunyi (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 0 0 Hebei China Fortune
2DF Shi Ke (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 0 0 Shanghai SIPG
2DF He Guan (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 0 0 Shanghai SIPG
2DF Wang Shangyuan (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 0 0 Guangzhou Evergrande
2DF Fu Huan (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 0 0 Shanghai SIPG
2DF Liu Junshuai (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 0 0 Shandong Luneng
2DF Liu Yiming (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 0 0 Tianjin Quanjian
2DF Li Shuai (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 0 0 Dalian Yifang
2DF Yao Junsheng (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 0 0 Meizhou Hakka
3MF Liao Lisheng (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 0 0 Guangzhou Evergrande
3MF Liu Binbin (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 0 0 Shandong Luneng
3MF Chen Zhizhao (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 0 0 Guangzhou R&F
3MF Li Lei (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 0 0 Beijing Guoan
3MF Wu Xinghan (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 0 0 Shandong Luneng
3MF Tang Shi (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 0 0 Beijing Guoan
3MF He Chao (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 0 0 Changchun Yatai
4FW Xiao Zhi (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 0 0 Guangzhou R&F
4FW Wei Shihao (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 0 0 Shanghai SIPG
4FW Yang Liyu (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 0 0 Tianjin Teda

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Xu Xin (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 0 0 Guangzhou Evergrande Training Camp, 15–17 May 2017 INJ
FW Yang Xu (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 0 0 Liaoning FC Training Camp, 15–17 May 2017 INJ

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2017
17 May 2017 Friendly China B 0 - 0 Tianjin Quanjian Tianjin, China
Report

References
  1. 国家二队22年后重张
  2. 国足二队集训名单出炉:里皮挂帅 廖力生等人入选
  3. 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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