China national under-23 football team

The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team (国奥队), represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA). It combines two teams: China U-23 national team and China U-21 selection team.

Competition history
* DNE = Did not enter; DNQ = Did not qualify; QBW = Qualified but withdrew. * Pos = Position; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against. * Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games record
* Including 1900 to 1988
 * For 1900 to 1988, see China national football team.

Asian Games record
* Including 1951 to 1998
 * For 1951 to 1998, see China national football team.

2008 Olympic Games
All times local (GMT+8)
 * Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

China U-23 current squad
The following 23 players were called up for 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup from 15 April 2024 to 3 May 2024.

Previous squads

 * Olympic Games:
 * 2008 Summer Olympics squads – China
 * Asian Games:
 * 2002 Asian Games squads – China
 * 2006 Asian Games squads – China
 * 2010 Asian Games squads – China
 * 2014 Asian Games squads – China
 * 2018 Asian Games squads – China
 * 2022 Asian Games squads – China


 * AFC U-23 Asian Cup:
 * 2013 AFC U-22 Championship
 * 2016 AFC U-23 Championship
 * 2018 AFC U-23 Championship
 * 2020 AFC U-23 Championship
 * 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

China U-23 captains
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Period !Captain !Vice Captain !Third Captain
 * 1990–1992
 * style="text-align:left;"|Fan Zhiyi
 * style="text-align:left;"|Xu Hong
 * 1993–1994
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhang Enhua
 * style="text-align:left;"|Yang Chen
 * 1995–1996
 * style="text-align:left;"|Shen Si
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhang Enhua
 * 1998–1999
 * style="text-align:left;"|Li Weifeng
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhang Ran
 * 2001–2004
 * style="text-align:left;"|Du Wei
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hu Zhaojun
 * 2006
 * style="text-align:left;"|Chen Tao
 * 2006 Asian Games
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zheng Zhi
 * 2007
 * style="text-align:left;"|Chen Tao
 * style="text-align:left;"|Feng Xiaoting
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhou Haibin
 * 2007–2008
 * style="text-align:left;"|Li Weifeng
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhou Haibin
 * 2008 Olympic Games
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zheng Zhi
 * style="text-align:left;"|Li Weifeng
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhou Haibin
 * 2009–2010
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhang Linpeng
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wu Xi
 * style="text-align:left;"|Piao Cheng
 * 2010 Asian Games
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wang Dalei
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhang Linpeng
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wu Xi
 * 2011
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wang Dalei
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhang Linpeng
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wu Xi
 * 2012
 * style="text-align:left;"|Jin Jingdao
 * 2013–2014
 * style="text-align:left;"|Shi Ke
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wang Tong
 * 2014 Asian Games
 * style="text-align:left;"|Shi Ke
 * style="text-align:left;"|Li Ang
 * 2015
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wang Tong
 * style="text-align:left;"|Shi Ke
 * 2016
 * style="text-align:left;"|Chen Zhechao
 * style="text-align:left;"|Cheng Jin
 * 2017–2018
 * style="text-align:left;"|He Chao
 * style="text-align:left;"|Gao Zhunyi
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wu Xi
 * 2011
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wang Dalei
 * style="text-align:left;"|Zhang Linpeng
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wu Xi
 * 2012
 * style="text-align:left;"|Jin Jingdao
 * 2013–2014
 * style="text-align:left;"|Shi Ke
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wang Tong
 * 2014 Asian Games
 * style="text-align:left;"|Shi Ke
 * style="text-align:left;"|Li Ang
 * 2015
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wang Tong
 * style="text-align:left;"|Shi Ke
 * 2016
 * style="text-align:left;"|Chen Zhechao
 * style="text-align:left;"|Cheng Jin
 * 2017–2018
 * style="text-align:left;"|He Chao
 * style="text-align:left;"|Gao Zhunyi
 * 2015
 * style="text-align:left;"|Wang Tong
 * style="text-align:left;"|Shi Ke
 * 2016
 * style="text-align:left;"|Chen Zhechao
 * style="text-align:left;"|Cheng Jin
 * 2017–2018
 * style="text-align:left;"|He Chao
 * style="text-align:left;"|Gao Zhunyi
 * 2017–2018
 * style="text-align:left;"|He Chao
 * style="text-align:left;"|Gao Zhunyi
 * style="text-align:left;"|Gao Zhunyi

List of head coaches
Manage records only includes international results.


 * From 1981–1983 as "China Expectful team", 1983–1990 as "China B team".


 * as China National Olympic team.