The ( in
Mainland 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 .
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 .
