China women's national football team

The China women's national football team (Chinese: 中国国家女子足球队; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójiā Nǚzǐ Zúqiú Duì), recognized as China PR by FIFA, is governed by the Chinese Football Association.[2] The team is colloquially referred to as "Zhōngguó Nǚzú" (Chinese: 中国女足, short for Chinese: 中国国家女子足球队; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójiā Nǚzĭ Zúqiú Duì; lit.: 'Chinese national women's football team').

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see China national football team.

China PR

Nickname(s)	铿锵玫瑰 Kēngqiāng Méiguī (Steel Roses)
Association	Chinese Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Jia Xiuquan (A team/Red) Park Tae-ha (B team/Yellow)
Captain	Wu Haiyan
Most caps	Pu Wei (219)
Top scorer	Sun Wen (106)
FIFA code	CHN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	15 (26 June 2020)[1]
Highest	4 (July 2003)
Lowest	19 (August 2012)
First international
United States 2–1 China PR  (Jesolo, Italy; 20 July 1986)
Biggest win
China PR 21–0 Philippines  (Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; 24 September 1995)
Biggest defeat
Germany 8–0 China PR  (Patras, Greece; 11 August 2004)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1991)
Best result	Runners-up (1999)
Asian Cup
Appearances	13 (first in 1986)
Best result	Winners (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006)
Medal record FIFA World Cup 1999 United States 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Summer Olympics 1996 Atlanta Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament Asian Games 1990 Beijing Football at the 1990 Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Football at the 1994 Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Football at the 1998 Asian Games 2002 Busan Football at the 2002 Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Football at the 2018 Asian Games 2006 Doha Football at the 2006 Asian Games

History

Kits

Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 2020

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Jia Xiuquan (A team/Red)
Head Coach	Park Tae-ha (B team/Yellow)
Assistant coach
Goalkeeper coach
Physical coach

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round.[3]

Caps and goals as of 25 June 2019 after match against  Italy.

• Source: China Fixtures, Results and Players, theCFA.cn (in English)

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Zhu Yu (朱钰)	(1997-07-23) 23 July 1997			Wuhan Jianghan University
2	2DF	Liu Shanshan (刘杉杉)	(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992	115	1	Beijing BG Phoenix
3	2DF	Lin Yuping (林宇萍)	(1992-02-28) 28 February 1992			Wuhan Jianghan University
4	2DF	Li Mengwen (李梦雯)	(1995-03-28) 28 March 1995			Jiangsu Suning
5	2DF	Wu Haiyan (吴海燕)	(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993			Wuhan Jianghan University
6	2DF	Zhai Qingwei (翟晴苇)	(1996-09-24) 24 September 1996			Jiangsu Suning
7	4FW	Wang Shuang (王霜)	(1995-01-23) 23 January 1995	124	28	Wuhan Jianghan University
8	3MF	Ma Jun (马君)	(1989-03-06) 6 March 1989	50	15	Jiangsu Suning
9	3MF	Tang Jiali (唐佳丽)	(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995			Jiangsu Suning
10	4FW	Li Ying (李影)	(1993-01-07) 7 January 1993	116	30	Meizhou Huijun
11	4FW	Yang Li (杨丽)	(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993	63	31	Jiangsu Suning
12	1GK	Peng Shimeng (彭诗梦)	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998	19	0	Jiangsu Suning
13	4FW	Song Duan (宋端)	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995	25	7	Dalian
14	2DF	Wang Ying (王莹)	(1997-11-18) 18 November 1997			Wuhan Jianghan University
15	3MF	Fang Jie (方洁)	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999			Shanghai Shengli
16	4FW	Yang Man (杨曼)	(1995-11-02) 2 November 1995			Shandong Sports Lottery
17	4FW	Gu Yasha (古雅沙)	(1990-11-28) 28 November 1990	122	13	Beijing BG Phoenix
18	1GK	Bi Xiaolin (毕晓琳)	(1989-09-18) 18 September 1989			Dalian
19	3MF	Pang Fengyue (庞丰月)	(1989-01-19) 19 January 1989	87	6	Changchun Zhuoyue
20	3MF	Zhang Rui (张睿)	(1989-01-17) 17 January 1989	149	24	Changchun Zhuoyue
21	3MF	Yao Wei (姚伟)	(1997-09-01) 1 September 1997			Wuhan Jianghan University
22	2DF	Luo Guiping (罗桂平)	(1993-04-20) 20 April 1993	2	0	Meizhou Huijun
23	4FW	Zhang Xin (张馨)	(1992-05-23) 23 May 1992			Shanghai Shengli

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a China squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK
DF
MF
FW

Previous squads

Individual records

Most capped players   Still active national team players are highlighted As of 25 October 2015, the ten players with the most appearances for China are: Pos Player Caps Career 1 Pu Wei 219 1997–2013 2 Li Jie 200 1997–2008 3 Fan Yunjie 192 1992–2004 4 Han Duan 188 2000–2011 5 Zhao Lihong 174 1992–2004 6 Wang Liping 173 1992–2004 7 Wen Lirong 170 1986–2001 8 Liu Yali 156 2000–2008 9 Sun Wen 152 1990–2005 9 Ma Xiaoxu 152 2005–present 10 Liu Ailing 150 1987–2000

Top goalscorers As of 25 October 2015 the five highest goalscorers for China are: Rank Player Goals Caps Career 1 Sun Wen 106 152 1990–2005 2 Han Duan 101 188 2000–2011 3 Bai Jie 83 139 1997–2003 4 Liu Ailing 80 150 1987–2000 5 Zhao Lihong 68 174 1992–2004 6 7 8 9 10

Managers

• Cong Zheyu (1984–1988)
• Shang Ruihua (1988–1991)
• Ma Yuanan (1991–2001)
• Ma Liangxing (2002–2003)
• Zhang Haitao (2003–2004)
• Wang Haiming (2004–2005)
• Pei Encai (2005)
• Ma Liangxing (2005–2006)
• Wang Haiming (caretaker) (2007)
• Marika Domanski-Lyfors (2007)
• Élisabeth Loisel (2007–2008)
• Shang Ruihua (2008–2010)
• Li Xiaopeng (2011–2012)
• Hao Wei (2012–2015)
• Bruno Bini (2015–2017)
• Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (2017–2018)
• Jia Xiuquan (2018–present)

Results and fixtures

Main article: China women's national football team results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Results list China's goal tally first.

Date	Location	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scorers
7 November 2019	Chongqing, China	New Zealand	2–0	2019 Yongchuan International Tournament	Wang Shuang (2)
10 November 2019	Chongqing, China	Brazil	0–0 (4–2 p)	2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
10 December 2019	Busan, South Korea	South Korea	0–0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Round
14 December 2019	Busan, South Korea	Japan	0–3	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Round
17 December 2019	Busan, South Korea	Chinese Taipei	1–0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Round	Wu Haiyan
7 February 2020	Sydney, Australia	Thailand	6–1	2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	Li Ying (2), Zhang Xin, Wang Shanshan, Tang Jiali (2)
10 February 2020	Sydney, Australia	Chinese Taipei	5–0	2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	Tang Jiali, Wu Haiyan, Wang Shanshan (2), Li Ying
13 February 2020	Sydney, Australia	Australia	1–1	2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	Tang Jiali
19 February 2021	TBA	South Korea		2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
24 February 2021	TBA	South Korea		2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

• Source: China Fixtures & Results, theCFA.cn (in English)

All-time results

As of 14 December 2019; counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.

Nations	First Played	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Argentina	2007	5	3	1	1	9	1	+8	CONMEBOL
Australia	1988	43	19	11	13	71	50	+21	AFC
Brazil	1986	11	1	5	5	9	22	−13	CONMEBOL
Cameroon	2015	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	CAF
Canada	1987	28	14	5	9	50	28	+22	CONCACAF
Chile	2009	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	CONMEBOL
Chinese Taipei	1989	16	16	0	0	48	0	+48	AFC
Colombia	2018	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	CONMEBOL
Costa Rica	2016	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	CONCACAF
Croatia	2017	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	UEFA
Czech Republic	2004	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	UEFA
Denmark	1991	17	10	4	4	32	14	+18	UEFA
England	2005	5	3	1	1	6	3	+3	UEFA
Finland	1989	16	13	2	1	43	8	+35	UEFA
France	1990	11	4	3	4	12	12	0	UEFA
Germany	1991	31	8	6	17	30	56	−26	UEFA
Ghana	1999	4	4	0	0	12	2	+10	CAF
Guam	1999	2	2	0	0	24	0	+24	AFC
Guatemala	2000	1	1	0	0	14	0	+14	CONCACAF
Hong Kong	1989	10	10	0	0	80	0	+80	AFC
Hungary	2007	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	UEFA
Iceland	2007	8	2	1	5	8	13	−5	UEFA
India	1998	2	2	0	0	28	0	+28	AFC
Indonesia	1986	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	AFC
Italy	1986	8	2	2	4	6	10	−4	UEFA
Ivory Coast	1988	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	CAF
Japan	1986	38	16	6	16	51	37	+14	AFC
Jordan	2006	4	4	0	0	35	2	+33	AFC
Kazakhstan	1995	2	2	0	0	16	0	+16	UEFA
North Korea	1989	36	11	8	17	36	38	−2	AFC
South Korea	1990	41	29	6	6	102	26	+76	AFC
Malaysia	1986	2	2	0	0	17	0	+17	AFC
Mexico	2000	11	8	3	0	17	4	+13	CONCACAF
Mongolia	2018	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	AFC
Myanmar	2004	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16	AFC
Netherlands	1988	12	6	5	2	16	11	+5	UEFA
New Zealand	1991	17	13	1	3	42	12	+30	OFC
Nigeria	2000	6	4	1	1	14	7	+7	CAF
Norway	1987	27	9	3	16	30	40	−10	UEFA
Philippines	1995	4	4	0	0	50	0	+50	AFC
Portugal	1996	8	4	3	1	18	6	+12	UEFA
Romania	1991	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	UEFA
Russia	1991	13	11	2	1	23	8	+15	UEFA
Scotland	2003	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	UEFA
Serbia	1989	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	UEFA
South Africa	2003	5	5	0	0	29	0	+29	CAF
Spain	2015	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	UEFA
Sweden	1987	26	7	9	10	24	33	−9	UEFA
Switzerland	2009	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
Tajikistan	2018	1	1	0	0	16	0	+16	AFC
Thailand	1989	16	15	1	0	67	7	+60	AFC
United States	1986	58	9	13	36	37	99	−62	CONCACAF
Ukraine	2017	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	UEFA
Uzbekistan	1997	4	4	0	0	34	1	+33	AFC
Vietnam	2002	13	13	0	0	50	2	+48	AFC
Wales	2011	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	UEFA
Zimbabwe	2016	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	CAF
Total	1986	582	311	101	170	1285	551	+734	All

Honours

Intercontinental

• FIFA Women's World Cup

Runners-up: 1999

• Olympic Games

Runners-up: 1996[4][5]

Continental

• AFC Women's Asian Cup

Winners: 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006

Runners-up: 2003, 2008

• Asian Games

Winners: 1990, 1994, 1998

Runners-up: 2002, 2018

Regional

• EAFF Women's Football Championship

Runners-up: 2010

Other tournaments

• Albena Cup

Winners: 1990

• Algarve Cup

Winners: 1999, 2002

Runners-up: 1997, 2003

• Four Nations Tournament

Winners: 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

• Yongchuan International Tournament

Winners: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Achievements

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: China at the FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	10	4	+6
1995	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	11	10	+1
1999	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	19	2	+17
2003	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1
2007		4	2	0	2	5	7	−2
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	4	4	0
2019	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	1	3	−2
/ 2023	To be determined
Total	7/9	33	16	7	10	53	32	+21

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1991	Group stage	16 November	Norway	W 4–0	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
		19 November	Denmark	D 2–2	Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou
		21 November	New Zealand	W 4–1	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan
	Quarter-finals	24 November	Sweden	L 0–1	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
1995	Group stage	6 June	United States	D 3–3	Strömvallen, Gävle
		8 June	Australia	W 4–2	Arosvallen, Västerås
		10 June	Denmark	W 3–1
	Quarter-finals	13 June	Sweden	D 1–1 (4-3 pen)	Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
	Semi-finals	15 June	Germany	L 0–1
	Third place play-off	17 June	United States	L 0–2	Strömvallen, Gävle
1999	Group stage	19 June	Sweden	W 2–1	Spartan Stadium, San Jose
		23 June	Ghana	W 7–0	Civic Stadium, Portland
		26 June	Australia	W 3–1	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
	Quarter-finals	30 June	Russia	W 2–0	Spartan Stadium, San Jose
	Semi-finals	4 July	Norway	W 5–0	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
	Final	17 June	United States	D 0–0 (4–5 pen)	Rose Bowl, Pasadena
2003	Group stage	21 September	Ghana	W 1–0	The Home Depot Center, Carson
		25 September	Australia	D 1–1
		28 September	Russia	W 1–0	PGE Park, Portland
	Quarter-finals	2 October	Canada	L 0–1
2007	Group stage	12 September	Denmark	W 3–2	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
		15 September	Brazil	L 0–4
		20 September	New Zealand	W 2–0	Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
	Quarter-finals	23 September	Norway	L 0–1	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
2015
	Group stage	6 June	Canada	L 0–1	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
		11 June	Netherlands	W 1–0
		15 June	New Zealand	D 2–2	Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
	Round of 16	20 June	Cameroon	W 1–0	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
	Quarter-finals	23 September	United States	L 0–1	Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
2019	Group stage	8 June	Germany	L 0–1	Roazhon Park, Rennes
		13 June	South Africa	W 1–0	Parc des Princes, Paris
		17 June	Spain	D 0–0	Stade Océane, Le Havre
	Round of 16	25 June	Italy	L 0–2	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	11	5	+6
2000	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1
2004		2	0	1	1	1	9	−8
2008	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1
2012	Did not qualify
2016	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2
2020	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	4/6	18	7	5	6	24	26	–2

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1975	Did not enter
1977
1979
1981
1983
1986	Champions	4	4	0	0	23	0	+23
1989		5	5	0	0	16	2	+14
1991		5	5	0	0	29	1	+28
1993		5	4	1	0	20	2	+18
1995		5	5	0	0	46	0	+46
1997		5	5	0	0	39	1	+38
1999		6	6	0	0	47	2	+45
2001	Third place	5	4	0	1	40	3	+37
2003	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	33	3	+30
2006	Champions	5	3	1	1	7	3	+4
2008	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	10	5	+5
2010	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	6	3	+3
2014	Third place	5	3	1	1	13	3	+10
2018		5	4	0	1	19	5	+14
2022	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	14/19	70	57	4	9	348	33	+315

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1990	Champions	5	5	0	0	26	0	+26
1994		4	3	1	0	10	1	+9
1998		5	5	0	0	28	0	+28
2002	Runners-up	5	3	2	0	11	3	+8
2006	Third place	5	3	0	2	22	4	+18
2010	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	11	4	+7
2014	5th place	4	2	1	1	9	1	+8
2018	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	31	1	+30
2022	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	8/8	39	28	5	6	149	14	+135

EAFF Women's Football Championship

EAFF Women's Football Championship record
Hosts / Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3
2008	Third place	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2
2010	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	5	3	2
2013	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	12	5	7
2015		3	0	0	3	2	6	−4
2017	Third place	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1
2019		6	4	1	1	19	3	16
2021	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	7/7	27	12	3	12	44	29	15

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup".[6]

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
1994	Did not enter
1995
1996	Third place	4	3	0	1	9	5	4
1997	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	6	1	5
1998	5th place	4	3	0	1	6	5	1
1999	Champions	4	4	0	0	10	1	9
2000	Third place	4	3	0	1	9	4	5
2001		4	3	0	1	11	3	8
2002	Champions	4	4	0	0	10	3	7
2003	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	5	3	2
2004	6th place	4	1	2	1	5	2	3
2005	7th place	4	0	1	3	1	6	−5
2006	6th place	4	1	1	2	6	2	4
2007	10th place	4	0	0	4	2	9	−7
2008	9th place	4	0	1	3	2	10	−8
2009	5th place	4	2	1	1	3	4	−1
2010	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	3	8	−5
2011	7th place	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2
2012	9th place	4	1	0	3	1	3	−2
2013	6th place	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5
2014	5th place	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1
2015	12th place	4	0	2	2	3	8	−5
2016	Did not enter
2017	10th place	4	0	1	3	2	5	−3
2018	11th place	4	1	0	3	3	7	−4
2019	12th place	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3
2020	Did not enter
2021	To be determined
Total	23/27	91	35	14	42	106	109	−3

Four Nations Tournament

Four Nations Tournament record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1998	Third Place
2002	Fourth Place
2003	Runners-up
2004	Runners-up
2005	Champions
2006	Runners-up
2007	Runners-up
2008	Runners-up
2009	Champions
2011	Fourth Place
2012	Runners-up
2013	Third Place
2014	Champions
2015	Fourth Place
2016	Champions
2017	Champions
2018	Champions
2019	Champions
Total	18/18

Yongchuan International Tournament

Yongchuan International Tournament record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2015	Champions	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
2016	Champions	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4
2017	Third Place	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
2018	Champions	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3
2019	Champions	2	1	1	0	2	0	0
Total	5/5	13	7	5	1	22	12	+10

See also

Notes

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. Joshua Frank (1 March 1986). "Missing from the World Cup? China". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
3. "China women's national football team Fixtures, Results, Players". Chinese Football Association. 25 February 2020.
4. JERE LONGMANPublished: 10 July 1999 (10 July 1999). "SOCCER: WOMEN'S WORLD CUP; Soccer's Move: Grass Roots to Grand Stage – New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
5. GEORGE VECSEYPublished: 2 August 1996 (2 August 1996). "Women's Soccer: 76,481 Fans, 1 U.S. Gold – New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
6. "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

External links

• Official website, theCFA.cn (in English)
• FIFA profile (in English)

Sporting positions
Preceded by 1983 Thailand	AFC Women's Champions 1986 (First title) 1989 (Second title) 1991 (Third title) 1993 (Fourth title) 1995 (Fifth title) 1997 (Sixth title) 1999 (Seventh title)	Succeeded by 2001 North Korea
Preceded by 2003 North Korea	AFC Women's Champions 2006 (Eighth title)	Succeeded by 2008 North Korea