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China–India football rivalry
	Chinese and Indian flags
Location	Asia (AFC)
Teams	China; India
First meeting	4 July 1936 (unofficial) ; (IND 1–1 CHN) ; 17 June 1956 (official) ; (IND 0–1 CHN)
Latest meeting	13 October 2018; (CHN 0–0 IND)
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Meetings total	11
Most wins	China (7)
All-time series (none-international fixture only)	7–4–0 (China)
Largest victory	CHN 7–1 IND; (4 September 1974)

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2023-24 AFC Cup[edit]

NOTE: The following list of participating teams is provisional. The final list of participating teams will be confirmed by the AFC, based on the final slot allocation for each association and the list of teams passing the club licensing requirements.

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: League positions of the 2021–22/2022 season (unless shown otherwise)
CW: Domestic cup winners of the 2021–22/2022 season (unless shown otherwise)
PR: Premier, regular-season winner
PW: End-of-season play-off winner
TBC: To be confirmed

The tournament is divided into West Zone (WZ), Central Zone (CZ), South Zone (SZ), ASEAN Zone (AZ), East Zone (EZ).

Qualified teams for 2023–24 AFC Cup
Entry round		Teams
Group stage	WZ
		(1st 22–23)	(CW 22–23)	(1st)	^{[Note TBC]}
		^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note TBC]}
		(1st)	(CW)	^{[Note TBC]}	(1st)
		(1st)	^{[Note TBC]}	(1st)	(PW)
	ER
		(1st)	(CW)	(2nd)	(1st)
		(CW)	(2nd)	(1st)	(CW)
		^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note HKG]}^{[Note TBC]}	(1st)
		(1st)	(1st)	(1st)	^{[Note TBC]}
Play-off round
	WR	(CW)	^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note TBC]}
	WR	(2nd)
	ER	(3rd)	(3rd)	(2nd)	(3rd)
	ER	^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note TBC]}
Preliminary round
	WR	(3rd)	^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note TBC]}	(CW)
	WR	^{[Note TBC]}	^{[Note TBC]}
	ER	^{[Note HKG]}^{[Note TBC]}	(CW)	(1st)	^{[Note TBC]}

Notes

^
Hong Kong (HKG): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Premier League and all cup tournaments for the 2021–22 season were cancelled, with the teams to qualify for the Champions League yet to be announced.^[1]
^
To-be confirmed (TBC): Due to the change of the competition date to Autumn-Spring format, these nations will have two domestic season completed before the competition starts. They are expected to announce their own slot allocation method for the competition, but haven't confirmed it yet.

Earth Derby shall return one day[edit]

The Earth Derby or the China–India football rivalry (Chinese: 中印足球对垒, Hindi: भारत-चीन फुटबॉल प्रतिद्वंद्विता), between the China and India national football teams, is among one of the oldest international football rivalries in Asia. It was popularized as the 'Earth Derby' by the media in October 2018 when the two sides met in a friendly.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Background[edit]

China and India have shared cultural and economic relations which date back to ancient times. However, the rivalry between the two Asian sides is developed during the contemporary period from the intense bilateral relations which originated from the Sino-Indian war and border disputes.^[7]

History[edit]

The two sides met for the first time unofficially on 4 July 1936. It is also the India's second oldest recorded international football match. Noor Mohammed and Suen Kam Shun were the two goal scorers for their respective sides which drew 1–1 in Calcutta. The first official match took place in June 1956 in New Delhi where China emerged victorious after Cong Zheyu scored the only goal.^[8]

The recent meeting between the two sides came in 2018 when they played in a friendly as a preparation for the Asian Cup. This was the first Earth Derby in 21 years and the result was a goalless draw. ^[9]

Men's matches[edit]

As of 21 April 2022

#	Date	Venue	Competition	Home team	Score	Away team	Goals (home)	Goals (away)
†	4 July 1936	Calcutta, India	Friendly	India	1–1	China	N. Mohammed ?'	Shun ?'
†	17 July 1948	Calcutta, India	Friendly	India	1–0	China	? ?'
1	17 June 1956	New Delhi, India	Friendly	India	0–1	China		Zheyu ?'
2	4 September 1974	Amjadieh Stadium Tehran, Iran	1974 Asian Games	China	7–1	India	Jilian 4', 25' L. Guoning 10' (pen.), 58' L. Qingguan 50' Zhixing 76' Shangbin 82'	Rajvi 74'
†	24 February 1980	Calcutta, India	1980 Olympics Qualification	India	0–1	China	? ?'	Huang Xiangdong 79'
3	16 Februaruy 1982	Eden Gardens Calcutta, India	1982 Nehru Cup	India	1–1	China	M. Bose 59'	Shusheng 24'
4	24 November 1982	Ambedkar Stadium New Delhi, India	1982 Asian Games	China	2–2	India	Ali 53' K. Seth 60'	Xiangfu 25' Shusheng 82'
5	25 January 1984	Eden Gardens Calcutta, India	1984 Nehru Cup	China	3–0	India	Huayun 42', 60' Xiuquan 81'
6	21 August 1984	Workers' Stadium Beijing, China	1984 Great Wall Cup	China	2–0	India	Shusheng 9' Hui 70'
7	2 December 1984	National Stadium Kallang, Singapore	1984 Asia Cup	China	3–0	India	Lefeng 19' Guangming 59' Xiuquan 79'
8	25 January 1986	Greenfield International Stadium Trivandrum, India	1986 Nehru Cup	India	0–0	China
9	22 September 1986	Busan Gudeok Stadium Busan, South Korea	1986 Asian Games	India	1–2	China	D. Mishra 37'	Lin 22', 25'
10	16 February 1988	Abu Dhabi, UAE	1988 Asian Cup Qualification	China	1–0	India	Haiguang ?'
†	24 February 1991	Greenfield International Stadium Trivandrum, India	1991 Nehru Cup	India	0–1	China	? ?'	Huang Xiangdong 79'
†	1 April 1997	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi, India	1997 Nehru Cup	India	0–0	China
†	11 April 1997	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi, India	1997 Nehru Cup	China	2–1	India	B. Jie H. Yong	Bhutia ?'
11	13 October 2018	Suzhou Sports Center Suzhou, China	1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification	China	0–0	India

† : Unofficial matches

Summary[edit]

China wins	7
Draws	4
India wins	0
China goals	23
India goals	5
Total matches	11

Women's matches[edit]

As of 21 April 2022

#	Date	Venue	Competition	Home team	Score	Away team	Goals (home)	Goals (away)
1	11 December 1998	Thai-Japanese Stadium Bangkok, Thailand	1998 Asian Games	China	16–0	India
2	11 June 2003	Nakhon Sawan Province Stadium Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	2003 AFC Women's Championship	China	12–0	India	Jie 9', 20', 26', 74', 79' Wen 22', 63', 67', 88', 90+1' Lihong 56' Ying 61'

Summary[edit]

China wins	2
Draws	0
India wins	0
China goals	28
India goals	0
Total matches	2

Honours[edit]

Men's[edit]

China	Competition	India
Asia and Worldwide
–	AFC Asian Cup	–
–	AFC Challenge Cup	1
–	Asian Games (until 1998)	2
–	FIFA Confederations Cup	–
–	FIFA World Cup	–
–	Summer Olympics (until 1988)	–
0	Total	3

Women's[edit]

China	Competition	India
Asia and Worldwide
9	AFC Women's Asian Cup	–
3	Asian Games	–
–	FIFA Women's World Cup	–
–	Summer Olympics	–
12	Total	0

References[edit]

^ "Arrangement of 2021-2022 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League and cup matches". Hong Kong Football Association. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ "Lippi's China held scoreless by India in 'Earth Derby'". Reddif. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ "The Earth Derby: No better time for India to play underwhelming China". Goal. 13 October 2018.
^ "After 21 years, India-China clash on football field". The Times of India. 12 October 2018.
^ "Lippi's China held scoreless by India in 'Earth Derby'". English Alarabiya. 13 October 2018.
^ "Soccer-Lippi's China held scoreless by India in 'Earth Derby'". Reuters. 13 October 2018.
^ "India-China dispute: The border row explained in 400 words". BBC. 25 January 2021.
^ "China - List of International Matches". RSSF.
^ "等了21年的"地球德比"，中国被印度逼平，真的意外吗？" (in Mandarin). 每日经济新闻. 14 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

League A[edit]

Group A1[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Iran	Semifinals
2	Australia
3	Oman
4	Syria	Relagation to League B

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group A2[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Japan	Semifinals
2	Saudi Arabia
3	Iraq
4	Uzbekistan	Relagation to League B

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group A3[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	South Korea	Semifinals
2	Qatar
3	United Arab Emirates
4	China	Relegation to League B

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

	Semi-finals				Final

	TBD

	Winners Group 1/2/3 (host)
					TBD
	Runners-up Group 1/2/3
					Winners Match 1
	TBD
					Winners Match 2
	Winners Group 1/2/3

	Winners Group 1/2/3
					Third place play-off

					TBD

					Losers Match 1

					Losers Match 2