China national under-17 football team

China U-17

Association	Chinese Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Kenichi Uemura
FIFA code	CHN
First colours Second colours
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1992, 2004)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1985)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1985, 2005)

The China national under-17 football team, also known as the China Junior Team (国少队), represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-16 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Football Association of the People's Republic of China.

AFC U-16 Championship
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	2	3
1986	did not qualify
1988	Third place	3rd	6	2	4	0	7	4
1990	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	11	2
1992	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	9	4
1994	Group stage	5th	4	2	0	2	14	5
1996	Group stage	6th	4	1	1	2	5	10
1998	did not qualify
2000	Group stage	5th	4	2	0	2	13	12
2002	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	13	4
2004	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	10	5
2006	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	10	5
2008	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	4
2010	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	1	4
2012	Group stage	9th	3	0	3	0	4	4
2014	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	2	6
2016	did not qualify
2018	did not qualify
2020	Qualified but later cancelled
2023	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	4	9
2025	Qualified
Total	2 Titles	15/19	62	27	17	18	108	80

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
1985	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	1	1	8	7
1987	did not qualify
1989	Group stage	12th	3	1	1	1	1	3
1991	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	4	7
1993	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	5
1995	did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	5	7
2005	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	4	7
2007	did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	to be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	6/19	20	4	7	9	24	36

* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

China  v  Cambodia

5 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF	China	9–0	Cambodia	Shepparton
15:00	Zhang Junjie 16' Huang Kaijun 24' Wang Yudong 26', 59', 61' Kuai Jiwen 45+1' Wang Haobin 86' Li Ming 87' Ouyang Jiaxin 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Shepparton Sports City Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Northern Mariana Islands  v  China

7 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF	Northern Mariana Islands	0–11	China	Shepparton
15:00		Report	Huang Kaijun 13' Zhang Junjie 26', 31' Liu Chengyu 30', 42' Mei Shuaijun 34' (pen.) Wang Haobin 38' Wang Yudong 60', 71', 80', 90+2'	Stadium: Shepparton Sports City Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

Australia  v  China

9 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF	Australia	3–1	China	Shepparton
15:00	Irankunda 7' (pen.), 65' di Pizio 70'	Report	Wang Yudong 25'	Stadium: Shepparton Sports City Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Tajikistan  v  China

16 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Tajikistan	1–1	China	Chonburi
21:00	Gafurov 36'	Report	Wang Yudong 6'	Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 373 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

China  v  Australia

19 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	China	3–5	Australia	Chonburi
17:00	Wang Yudong 14', 62' Kuai Jiwen 45+7'	Report	Irankunda 9', 18' De Abreu 12' Glasson 25' Amanatidis 90+8'	Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 215 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Saudi Arabia  v  China

22 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	3–0	China	Chonburi
17:00	Al-Muwallad 45' Al-Bishri 79' Al-Yahebi 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 233 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.^[1]

Manager: Kenichi Uemura

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Li Ao	(2008-04-16)16 April 2008 (aged 16)	Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
2	2DF	Jiang Zhiqin	(2008-01-16)16 January 2008 (aged 16)	Guangdong GZ-Power
3	2DF	Wen Zhanlin	(2008-07-28)28 July 2008 (aged 16)	Meizhou Hakka
4	2DF	Elnizar Lohman	(2008-04-14)14 April 2008 (aged 16)	Evergrande Football School
5	2DF	Sun Tianyu	(2008-11-19)19 November 2008 (aged 15)	Hubei Istar
6	3MF	Chen Zifan	(2008-01-29)29 January 2008 (aged 16)	Jiangsu FA
7	4FW	Bunyamin Abdusalam	(2008-04-09)9 April 2008 (aged 16)	Evergrande Football School
8	3MF	Liu Jiale	(2008-12-02)2 December 2008 (aged 15)	Evergrande Football School
9	3MF	Wei Xiangxin	(2008-03-06)6 March 2008 (aged 16)	Guangdong Mingtu
10	4FW	Hebibilla Nurhaji	(2008-12-31)31 December 2008 (aged 15)	Chengdu Rongcheng
11	4FW	Wang Yi	(2008-03-25)25 March 2008 (aged 16)	Shandong Taishan
12	2DF	Wang Gengrui	(2008-09-16)16 September 2008 (aged 16)	Evergrande Football School
13	1GK	Ihsen Ilham	(2008-08-08)8 August 2008 (aged 16)	Shandong Taishan
14	3MF	Yao Junyu	(2008-01-09)9 January 2008 (aged 16)	Shandong Taishan
15	2DF	Li Qitao	(2008-02-03)3 February 2008 (aged 16)	Guangdong GZ-Power
16	2DF	Yan Qiandong	(2008-01-01)1 January 2008 (aged 16)	Evergrande Football School
17	2DF	Li Junpeng	(2009-02-19)19 February 2009 (aged 15)	Shandong Taishan
18	4FW	Li Xiang	(2008-01-13)13 January 2008 (aged 16)	Shandong Taishan
19	3MF	Yan Yuzhe	(2008-02-27)27 February 2008 (aged 16)	The Affiliated High School of SCNU
20	3MF	Lai Jiantao	(2008-11-24)24 November 2008 (aged 15)	Meizhou Hakka
21	3MF	Zhang Chengrui	(2008-03-15)15 March 2008 (aged 16)	Dalian FA
22	3MF	Bian Yulang	(2008-05-10)10 May 2008 (aged 16)	Shanghai Port
23	1GK	Liu Binglin	(2008-08-30)30 August 2008 (aged 16)	Evergrande Football School

• Chinese Football Association Official Website (in Chinese)
• Team China Official Website Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
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