The ( in the
People's Republic Of China .
The original China Football Association was founded in
1924 . Affiliated to
FIFA in 1931, it was relocated to Taiwan following the end of
Chinese Civil War (see
Chinese Taipei Football Association ).
The current Chinese Football Association was founded in the
People's Republic Of China after 1949. Its headquarters is located in
Beijing . The current President is
Xie Yalong .
Beginning with the
2004 season, the former Division I league was replaced by the
Chinese Super League or CSL.
There is also a second-division "
Jia League ", sometimes called the "China League".
China also has national teams for both
Men and
Women . The women have been more competitive internationally than the men, losing in a
Penalty Shootout to the
USA in the
1999 Women's World Cup final, and also finishing fourth in
1995 .
