Team · AFC
4 Feb 1913 – 9 Jun 2026 · Elo 1540 (92nd now), peak 1838 in 2001
334 won · 153 drawn · 206 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 34 · Year
| Home | 255 | 151 | 53 | 51 | 550 | 247 | +303 | 59.2% |
| Away | 215 | 71 | 55 | 89 | 273 | 272 | +1 | 33% |
| Neutral | 223 | 112 | 45 | 66 | 443 | 229 | +214 | 50.2% |
| Tournament finals | 154 | 77 | 31 | 46 | 301 | 162 | +139 | 50% |
| Qualifiers | 186 | 108 | 30 | 48 | 406 | 147 | +259 | 58.1% |
| Friendlies | 353 | 149 | 92 | 112 | 559 | 439 | +120 | 42.2% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 12 | 15 May 1919 | 27 May 1930 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 19 | 6 Dec 1966 | 11 Aug 1974 | 2 |
| Scored in | 22 | 19 May 1915 | 20 May 1934 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 19 Dec 1998 | 15 Mar 2000 | 1 |
| Without a win | 9 | 12 Oct 2021 | 24 Jul 2022 | 1 |
| Defeats | 5 | 16 May 2002 | 13 Jun 2002 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 8 | 19 Oct 2001 | 13 Jun 2002 | 1 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| AFC Asian Cup | 13 | 0 | Runner-up (2004, 1984) |
| Far Eastern Championship Games | 10 | 0 | — |
| EAFF Championship | 9 | 0 | — |
| Asian Games | 7 | 0 | — |
| East Asian Games | 2 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup | 1 | 0 | Group stage (2002) |
| AFC Asian Cup 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | A · 3rd |
| EAFF Championship 2022 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| EAFF Championship 2019 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | C · 2nd |
| EAFF Championship 2017 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | — |
| EAFF Championship 2015 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2015 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | B · 1st |
| EAFF Championship 2013 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | A · 3rd |
| EAFF Championship 2010 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | — |
| EAFF Championship 2008 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | C · 3rd |
| EAFF Championship 2005 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2004 | Runner-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | A · 1st |
| EAFF Championship 2003 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | — |
| Japan | AFC | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 72 | -6 | 34.1% | 1917 | 2024 |
| South Korea | AFC | 38 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 56 | -29 | 7.9% | 1949 | 2024 |
| North Korea | AFC | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44.4% | 1956 | 2017 |
| Hong Kong | AFC | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 60% | 1975 | 2024 |
| Thailand | AFC | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 60% | 1975 | 2026 |
| Iran | AFC | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 17.4% | 1976 | 2019 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 31.8% | 1978 | 2025 |
| Philippines | AFC | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 8 | +54 | 81% | 1913 | 2021 |
| Qatar | AFC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 38.1% | 1978 | 2024 |
| Iraq | AFC | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 36.8% | 1974 | 2018 |
| Kuwait | AFC | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 47.4% | 1975 | 2014 |
| Singapore | AFC | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 70.6% | 1974 | 2026 |
| Indonesia | AFC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 68.8% | 1934 | 2025 |
| New Zealand | OFC | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 18.8% | 1975 | 2023 |
| Syria | AFC | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 53.3% | 1966 | 2023 |
| India | AFC | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 50% | 1956 | 2018 |
| Australia | AFC | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 28.6% | 1975 | 2025 |
| Uzbekistan | AFC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 35.7% | 1994 | 2026 |
| Malaysia | AFC | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 69.2% | 1976 | 2023 |
| Myanmar | AFC | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 7 | +32 | 83.3% | 1956 | 2023 |
| Friendly | 272 | 113 | 67 | 92 | 41.5% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 142 | 78 | 22 | 42 | 54.9% |
| AFC Asian Cup | 59 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 39% |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 44 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 68.2% |
| Asian Games | 37 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 62.2% |
| EAFF Championship | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33.3% |
| Far Eastern Championship Games | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 81% |
| Nehru Cup | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23.5% |
| Dynasty Cup | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26.7% |
| King's Cup | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Merlion Cup | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.4% |
| East Asian Games | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.4% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Wu Lei | 33 | 6 | 2014–2024 |
| Yang Xu | 26 | 2 | 2010–2019 |
| Hao Haidong | 16 | 0 | 1992–2004 |
| Gao Lin | 13 | 5 | 2010–2019 |
| Yu Dabao | 13 | 0 | 2012–2019 |
| Wu Xi | 10 | 0 | 2015–2021 |
| Zhang Yuning | 10 | 1 | 2016–2026 |
| Zheng Zhi | 10 | 8 | 2004–2014 |
| Fan Zhiyi | 9 | 4 | 1997–2001 |
| Hao Junmin | 8 | 1 | 2009–2016 |
| Li Jinyu | 8 | 0 | 1997–2007 |
| Ma Lin | 8 | 0 | 1988–1989 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 20% of these matches.
| Wu Lei | 83 | 71 | 2013–2026 |
| Zhang Linpeng | 77 | 76 | 2010–2024 |
| Wu Xi | 71 | 60 | 2011–2024 |
| Hao Junmin | 59 | 40 | 2006–2022 |
| Yan Junling | 54 | 53 | 2016–2026 |
| Zheng Zhi | 51 | 44 | 2005–2019 |
| Gao Lin | 50 | 44 | 2006–2019 |
| Feng Xiaoting | 46 | 42 | 2008–2019 |
| Zhao Xuri | 44 | 26 | 2006–2019 |
| Zhang Yuning | 43 | 28 | 2016–2026 |
| Yu Dabao | 41 | 19 | 2011–2022 |
| Yu Hai | 40 | 27 | 2010–2018 |