Ms Becky Wang
Deputy General Secretary and Director of International Relations Department, Chinese Football Association

Ms Becky Wang is one of the longest-serving and most experienced senior officials within the Chinese Football Association, having first been appointed as the Director of the CFA’s International Relations Department as long ago as 1990. Since then, Becky has continued her outstanding service to the CFA through a variety of important roles, including the role of Deputy General'Secretary of the CFA which she has performed with distinction since 2003. During her tenure at the CFA, Becky has been hugely influential in the successful delivery of several world-class football tournaments in China, including the Beijing Asian Games in 1990, the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1991 and again in 2007, and, of course, the football tournament at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Becky combines a natural flair for event management and diplomacy – a valuable asset when it came to her appointment as FIFA’s Assistant General Coordinator in the USA during the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, (the preparations for which had been severely impacted by the SARS outbreak earlier in the year) and as a Chinese delegation member at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweden 1995 and the Women’s Tournament of the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.

Becky’s rich vein of experience has also allowed her to play a key part in China’s bids for the Asian Games of 2000 and 2004, to act as Tournament Director at both the AFC Asian Cup China 2004 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup China 2007, and to serve as a long-standing member of AFC Media Committee from 1998 to 2007, and as a member of the FIFA Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. One of the distinguished panelists in International Football Arena Beijing 2007, Becky is also no stranger to the Asian speaking circuit.

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Chinese Football Association
www.fa.org.cn

Founded in 1924 and a full FIFA Member Association since 1931, the primary role of the Chinese Football Association is to oversee and support, from its headquarters in Beijing, each of the 37 provincial football associations within China. This support takes many forms, and includes the organisation and delivery of competitions, events and development projects.

In 1992, the Chinese Football Association launched the inaugural China League, initially with only two divisions. Since its inception, and under the careful stewardship of the CFA, the original China League has grown considerably and now features three divisions, the most prestigious of which is the 16-team Chinese Super League, followed by the China League (13 clubs) and the Second Division (16 clubs). To promote the development of grassroots football, the CFA also organises the Amateur League, which comprises approximately 3,000 teams playing more than 6,600 matches each year across China’s many cities and provinces.

Entrusted by FIFA and the AFC for its event delivery expertise, the Chinese Football Association successfully hosted the FIFA Women’s World Cup in both 1991 and 2007, the FIFA U16 Kodak Cup in 1986 and the AFC Asian Cup 2004. The Chinese Football Association also played a significant role in the organisation of the men’s and women’s football tournaments at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The most significant achievement of the Chinese Men’s National Team has, thus far, been to qualify for the final competition of 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan and to be runners-up at the men’s football tournament at the Asian Games Hiroshima 1994. Famous for the outstanding quality of its women’s football, the Chinese Football Association has a proud record of achievement, a record which includes being runners-up at both the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 1999.