Women's national association football team representing the People's Republic of China
China Nickname(s) 铿锵玫瑰 Kēngqiāng Méiguī Association Chinese Football Association Confederation AFC (Asia)Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asia)Head coach Ante Milicic Captain Wu Haiyan Most caps Pu Wei (219)Top scorer Sun Wen (106)FIFA code CHN Current 18 [ 1] Highest 4 (July–August 2003) Lowest 19 (August 2012; December 2021; December 2023 – June 2024) United States 2–1 China Jesolo , Italy; 20 July 1986)China 21–0 Philippines (Kota Kinabalu , Malaysia; 24 September 1995) Germany 8–0 China Patras , Greece; 11 August 2004)Appearances 8 (first in 1991 ) Best result Runners-up (1999 ) Appearances 13 (first in 1986 ) Best result Winners (1986 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2006 , 2022 )
The China women's national football team (Chinese : 中国国家女子足球队 ; pinyin : Zhōngguó Guójiā Nǚzǐ Zúqiú Duì China PR by FIFA ) represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football competitions and is governed by the Chinese Football Association .[ 2]
China women's team won silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup . It also has won 9 titles at Asian Cup and 3 Gold medals at Asian Games .
Nicknamed the Steel Roses (Chinese: 铿锵玫瑰 ),[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 4] [ 5] AFC Asian Cup in 2006.[ 4] [ 6] AFC Asian Cup in their story, the first since 2006.[ 4]
Results and fixtures [ edit ] The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend Win Draw Lose Void or postponed Fixture
Current coaching staff [ edit ] As of 28 February 2024 Position Name Team Manager Head coach Ante Milicic Assistant coach Video Analyst Physiotherapist Doctor Kit-Manager Nutrition
Caps and goals are correct as of 28 July 2023, after the match against Haiti .
The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months.
Most capped players [ edit ] Still active national team players are highlighted
As of 25 October 2015 , the ten players with the most appearances for China are : This section
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As of 25 October 2015 the five highest goalscorers for China are :
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[ edit ] FIFA Women's World Cup record Year Result M 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 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 2027 To be determined Total 8/10 36 17 7 12 55 39 +16
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 0–1Roazhon Park , Rennes 13 June South Africa W 1–0Parc des Princes , Paris 17 June Spain D 0–0Stade Océane , Le Havre Round of 16 25 June Italy L 0–2Stade de la Mosson , Montpellier 2023 Group stage 22 July Denmark L 0–1Perth Rectangular Stadium , Perth 28 July Haiti W 1–0Hindmarsh Stadium , Adelaide 1 August England L 1–6Hindmarsh Stadium , Adelaide
Summer Olympics record Year Result M 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 Group stage 3 0 1 2 6 17 −11 2024 Did not qualify 2028 To be determined 2032 Total 6/8 21 7 6 8 30 43 −13
[ edit ] AFC Women's Asian Cup record Year Result M W D L GF GA GD 1975 Did not enter 1977 1980 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 Champions 5 4 1 0 19 5 +14 Total 15/19 75 61 5 9 367 38 +329
Asian Games record Host Result M W D L GF 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 Third place 5 4 0 1 36 4 +32 2026 TBD - - - - - - - Total 9/9 44 32 5 7 184 18 +166
EAFF E-1 Football Championship record Host Result M 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 2022 Runners-up 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 Total 8/8 30 13 5 12 47 30 17
Algarve Cup record Year Result M W D L 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 Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Did not enter 2023 Cancelled because of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Total 23/28 91 35 14 42 106 109 −3
Four Nations Tournament [ edit ] Four Nations Tournament record Host Result M W D L GF GA GD 1998 Third place 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 2002 Fourth place 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 2003 Runners-up 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 2004 Runners-up 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 2005 Champions 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 2006 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 2007 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 2008 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 2009 Champions 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 2011 Fourth place 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2012 Runners-up 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 2013 Third place 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2014 Champions 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 2015 Fourth place 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 2016 Champions 3 2 1 0 10 0 +10 2017 Champions 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 2018 Champions 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 2019 Champions 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 Total 18/18 53 28 12 13 82 38 +44
Yongchuan International Tournament [ edit ] Head-to-head record [ edit ] As of 5 December 2023 , after the match against United States .counted for the FIFA A-level matches only. [ 8] China vs Sweden 2016 Olympic Runners-up: 1999 Runners-up: 1996 [ 9] [ 10] Winners: 1986 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2006 , 2022 Runners-up: 2003 , 2008 Winners: 1990 , 1994 , 1998 Runners-up: 2002 , 2018 Runners-up: 2010 , 2022 Winners: 1990Winners: 1999, 2002Runners-up: 1997, 2003Winners: 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019Winners: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
China squads – FIFA Women's World Cup
China squads – AFC Women's Asian Cup
China at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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