China women's national football team

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

China

Nickname(s)	铿锵玫瑰Kēngqiāng Méiguī (Steel Roses)
Association	Chinese Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Ante Milicic
Captain	Wu Haiyan
Most caps	Zhang Rui (171)
Top scorer	Sun Wen (89)
FIFA code	CHN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	17 1 (11 December 2025) [1]
Highest	4 (July–August 2003)
Lowest	19 (August 2012; December 2021; December 2023 – June 2024)
First international
United States 2–1 China   (Jesolo, Italy; 20 July 1986)
Biggest win
China 21–0 Philippines   (Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; 24 September 1995)
Biggest defeat
Germany 8–0 China   (Patras, Greece; 11 August 2004)   England 8–0 China   (London, England; 29 November 2025)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1991 )
Best result	Runners-up (1999)
Asian Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1986 )
Best result	Winners (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2022)
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 Cup 1986 Hong Kong 1989 Hong Kong 1991 Japan 1993 Malaysia 1995 Malaysia 1997 China 1999 Philippines 2006 Australia 2022 India Team 2003 Thailand 2008 Vietnam 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 2022 Hangzhou Football at the 2022 Asian Games CONCACAF W Championship 2000 Canada Team

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) 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]} they won several international titles in the 1990s, ^[5] during the Golden Generation. ^[4] The team lost some pace in the continent to the national teams of Japan and Australia after the start of the 21st century although in 2023, the team was ranked as the 15th best in the world ^[6] and also won the ninth AFC Asian Cup in their story, the first since 2006. ^[4]

Results and fixtures

Main article: China women's national football team results (2020–2029)

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  Loss  Fixture

2025

Canada   v   China

19 February Pinatar Cup	Canada	1–1	China	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00  UTC+1	Grosso 16'		Jin Kun 58'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Chinese Taipei   v   China

22 February Pinatar Cup	Chinese Taipei	0–4	China	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00  UTC+1			Teng Pei-lin 21' (o.g.) Shao Ziqin 39' Li Mengwen 50' Zhang Xin 76'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

China   v   Mexico

25 February Pinatar Cup	China	0–2	Mexico	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00  UTC+1			Soto 5' Ovalle 14'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

China   v   Uzbekistan

5 April Yongchuan International Tournament	China	5–0	Uzbekistan	Chongqing, China
15:30  UTC+8	Zhang Xin 43' Shao Ziqin 45+2' Li Mengwen 69' Liu Jing 88' (pen.) Wang Yanwen 90'			Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

China   v   Thailand

8 April Yongchuan International Tournament	China	5–1	Thailand	Chongqing, China
19:35  UTC+8				Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

United States   v   China

May 31 Friendly	United States	3–0	China	Saint Paul, United States
17:30 ET	Marcario 28' Coffey 35' Heaps 54'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

South Korea   v   China

9 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	South Korea	2–2	China	Suwon, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Jang Sel-gi 45+1' Ji So-yun 90+4'	Report	Yao Wei 15' Shao Ziqin 67'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 923 Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

Chinese Taipei   v   China

13 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Chinese Taipei	2–4	China	Hwaseong, South Korea
16:30  UTC+9				Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium

Japan   v   China

16 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	0–0	China	Suwon, South Korea
16:00  UTC+9				Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium

England   v   China

29 November Friendly	England	8–0	China	London, England
17:30	Mead 12', 14' Hemp 16' Stanway 23', 38' (pen.), 52' Toone 71' Russo 78'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 74,611 Referee: Ionela Peşu (Romania)

Scotland   v   China

2 December ShePlays Tournament	Scotland	3–2	China	Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
19:00  UTC+1	Kirsty Howat' (10), Kirsty Hanson' (14), Kirsty Howat' (15)		Zhang Linyan' (30), Wu Chengshu' (60)	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín

2026

China   v   Vietnam

10 February Unofficial Friendly	China	2–0	Vietnam	Shenzhen, China
--:--  UTC+8		Report

China   v   Vietnam

13 February Unofficial Friendly	China	6–1	Vietnam	Shenzhen, China
--:--  UTC+8

China   v   Bangladesh

3 March 2026 Asian Cup GS	China	2–0	Bangladesh	Sydney, Australia
19:00  UTC+11				Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium Attendance: 6,006 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Uzbekistan   v   China

6 March 2026 Asian Cup GS	Uzbekistan	0–3	China	Sydney, Australia
19:00  UTC+11				Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium Attendance: 8,322 Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

North Korea   v   China

9 March 2026 Asian Cup GS	North Korea	1–2	China	Sydney, Australia
20:00  UTC+11				Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium Attendance: 9,093 Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)

China   v   Chinese Taipei

14 March 2026 Asian Cup QF	China	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Chinese Taipei	Perth, Australia
13:00  UTC+8				Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

China   v   Australia

17 March 2026 Asian Cup SF	China	1–2	Australia	Perth, Australia
18:00  UTC+8				Stadium: Perth Stadium Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

• Fixtures and Results on TheCFA
• Fixtures and Results on Soccerway

Head-to-head record

Main article: § Head-to-head record

As of 17 March 2026, after the match against the Australia .

counted for the FIFA A-level matches only. ^[7]

Against	First Played	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Argentina	2007	5	3	1	1	9	1	+8	CONMEBOL
Australia	1988	45	19	13	15	74	56	+18	AFC
Bangladesh	2026	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	AFC
Brazil	1986	13	1	6	6	9	27	−18	CONMEBOL
Cameroon	2015	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	CAF
Canada	1987	29	14	6	9	51	29	+22	CONCACAF
Chile	2009	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	CONMEBOL
Chinese Taipei	1989	23	23	0	0	70	2	+68	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	18	10	4	4	32	15	+17	UEFA
England	2005	7	3	1	3	7	17	−10	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
Haiti	2023	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	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
Iran	2022	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	AFC
Italy	1986	8	2	2	4	6	10	−4	UEFA
Ivory Coast	1988	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	CAF
Japan	1986	42	16	9	17	55	42	+13	AFC
Jordan	2006	4	4	0	0	35	2	+33	AFC
Kazakhstan	1995	2	2	0	0	16	0	+16	UEFA
North Korea	1989	38	12	8	18	39	41	−2	AFC
South Korea	1990	45	31	9	6	111	32	+79	AFC
Malaysia	1986	2	2	0	0	17	0	+17	AFC
Mexico	2000	12	8	3	2	17	8	+9	CONCACAF
Mongolia	2018	2	2	0	0	26	0	+26	AFC
Myanmar	2004	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16	AFC
Netherlands	1988	15	6	5	4	19	23	−4	UEFA
New Zealand	1991	18	14	1	3	44	12	+32	OFC
Nigeria	1999	7	4	1	2	16	10	+6	CAF
Norway	1987	28	9	3	16	30	40	−10	UEFA
Philippines	1995	4	4	0	0	50	0	+50	AFC
Portugal	1996	8	4	3	1	18	7	+11	UEFA
Republic of Ireland	2023	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	UEFA
Romania	1991	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	UEFA
Russia	1991	14	11	2	1	23	8	+15	UEFA
Scotland	2003	3	2	0	1	7	3	+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	4	0	1	3	2	8	−6	UEFA
Sweden	1987	27	7	9	11	25	36	−11	UEFA
Switzerland	2009	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
Tajikistan	2018	1	1	0	0	16	0	+16	AFC
Thailand	1989	20	19	1	0	85	9	+76	AFC
United States	1986	61	9	13	39	38	107	−69	CONCACAF
Ukraine	2017	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	UEFA
Uzbekistan	1997	9	9	0	0	58	1	+57	AFC
Vietnam	2002	15	15	0	0	55	3	+52	AFC
Wales	2011	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	UEFA
Zambia	2021	1	0	1	0	4	4	0	CAF
Zimbabwe	2016	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	CAF
Total (61)	1986	647	339	117	191	1413	643	+770	All

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 28 February 2024

Position	Name
Team Manager	Chen Yingbiao
	Zheng Chaoyong
Head coach	Ante Milicic
Assistant coach	Liu Lin
	Cheng Xiaoyu
	Liu Jianjiang
	Zhang Jun
Video Analyst	Liu Bin
	Cheng Liang
	Ji Xinyi
Physiotherapist	Mu Yunrui
	Chang Lele
	Zhang Baoju
	Yang Shuai
Doctor	Yi Qing
Kit-Manager	Hou Shisheng
Nutrition	Mai Ruichao

Manager history

See also: Category:China women's national football team managers

• Cong Zheyu (1986–1988)
• Shang Ruihua (1988–1991)
• Ma Yuanan (1991–2001)
• Ma Liangxing (2002–2003)
• Zhang Haitao (2003–2004)
• Wang Haiming (2004–2005, 2007; caretaker)
• Pei Encai (2005)
• Ma Liangxing (2005–2006)
• 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 (2018–2021)
• Shui Qingxia (2021–2023)
• Wang Jun (2023; caretaker)
• Ante Milicic (2024–)

Players

Main page: Category:China women's international footballers

Current squad

The following 30 players were called up for the November–December 2025 training camp and invitational matches in England and Spain, including friendlies against England and Scotland. ^[8] Caps and goals are as of match played 16 July 2025 against Japan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Pan Hongyan	(2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Beijing
12	1 GK	Zhu Mengdi	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Shaanxi
23	1 GK	Zhu Yu	(1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 28)	19	0	Shanghai
2	2 DF	Chen Qiaozhu	(1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 26)	29	5	Jiangsu
3	2 DF	Dou Jiaxing	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 26)	17	0	Jiangsu
4	2 DF	Li Mengwen	(1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 30)	39	2	Meizhou Hakka
5	2 DF	Liu Yanqiu	(1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 30)	5	0	Wuhan Jiangda
6	2 DF	Lu Yatong	(1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 (age 29)	1	0	Shandong
7	2 DF	Wang Linlin	(2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 25)	24	2	Shanghai
8	2 DF	Wu Haiyan	(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 33)	142	2	Wuhan Jiangda
9	3 MF	Huo Yuexin	(2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 21)	11	0	Jiangsu
10	3 MF	Liu Jing	(1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 27)	17	1	Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue
11	3 MF	Wang Aifang	(2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 20)	5	1	Liaoning
13	3 MF	Wang Yanwen	(1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 26)	23	4	Dijon
14	3 MF	Yao Wei	(1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 28)	53	5	Wuhan Jiangda
15	3 MF	Zhang Linyan	(2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 25)	32	5	Beijing
16	3 MF	Zhang Rui	(1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 (age 37)	154	30	Shandong
17	3 MF	Zhang Xin	(1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 33)	47	9	Shanghai
18	3 MF	Zhao Yujie	(1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Beijing
19	4 FW	Jin Kun	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 26)	20	3	Jiangsu
20	4 FW	Shao Ziqin	(2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 23)	9	8	Jiangsu
21	4 FW	Sun Fangxin	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 22)	6	0	Shandong
22	4 FW	Tang Jiali	(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 31)	74	13	Shanghai
24	4 FW	Wang Shuang	(1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 31)	130	47	Wuhan Jiangda
25	4 FW	Wu Chengshu	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29)	24	2	Butterfly
26	4 FW	Wurigumula	(1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 (age 29)	9	4	Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months. Caps and goals are as of match played 31 May 2025 against USA.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Peng Shimeng	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 27)	30	0	Guangdong	2025 Pinatar Cup
GK	Xu Huan	(1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 27)	16	0	Jiangsu	v.   Japan, 16 July 2025
DF	Wang Siqian	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Shanghai	2025 Yongchuan International Tournament
DF	Zeng Yujia	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Beijing	2025 Yongchuan International Tournament
DF	Gao Chen	(1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 (age 33)	35	0	Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue	v.   Netherlands, 29 November 2024
DF	Zhao Yuxin	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Wuhan Jiangda	2024 Yongchuan International Tournament
DF	Qiao Ruiqi	(2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Jiangsu	v.   Japan, 16 July 2025
MF	Ou Yiyao	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 25)	5	2	Jiangsu	v.   United States, 31 May 2025
MF	Miao Siwen	(1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 (age 31)	3	0	Shanghai	2025 Pinatar Cup
MF	Yang Xi	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 25)	1	0	Jiangsu	2025 Pinatar Cup
MF	Yao Lingwei	(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 30)	22	0	Jiangsu	v.   Netherlands, 29 November 2024
MF	Fang Jie	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 26)	4	0	Shanghai	v.   Netherlands, 29 November 2024
MF	Yang Lina	(1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 31)	42	5	SS Lazio	2024 Yongchuan International Tournament
MF	Song Duan	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 30)	35	8	Wuhan Jiangda	v.   Japan, 16 July 2025
MF	Shen Mengyu	(2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 24)	18	3		v.   Japan, 16 July 2025
MF	Zhi Jie	(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 27)	8	0	Zhejiang	v.   Japan, 16 July 2025
FW	Yuan Cong	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 25)	6	0	Guangdong	2025 Pinatar Cup

Records

See also: Category:China women's international footballers

As of 2 December 2025  ^{[9] [10]}

Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Most capped players Pos Player Career Caps Goals 1 Zhang Rui 2009–present 173 21 2 Pu Wei 1998–2014 170 26 3 Han Duan 2000–2011 167 77 4 Wang Shanshan 2012–2023 163 62 5 Bi Yan 2003–2010 158 21 6 Li Jie 1997–2008 153 19 7 Wu Haiyan 2012–present 144 2 8 Zhao Lihong 1992–2004 130 32 Wang Shuang 2013–present 130 46 10 Sun Wen 1990–2005 126 89 Gu Yasha 2008–2023 126 14

Top goalscorers Rank Player Career Goals Caps Avg. 1 Sun Wen 1990–2005 89 126 0.71 2 Han Duan 2000–2011 77 167 0.46 3 Wang Shanshan 2012–2023 62 163 0.38 4 Liu Ailing 1987–2000 51 111 0.46 Niu Lijie 1987–2000 51 53 0.96 6 Wang Shuang 2013–present 46 130 0.35 7 Jin Yan 1996–2002 41 74 0.55 8 Zhang Ouying 1998–2007 40 111 0.36 9 Sun Qingmei 1984–1997 37 75 0.49 10 Liu Ying 1993–2005 35 97 0.36

Honours

China vs Sweden 2016 Olympic

Major competitions

• FIFA Women's World Cup

Runners-up: 1999

• Olympic Games

Runners-up: 1996 ^{[11] [12]}

• AFC Women's Asian Cup

Winners: 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2022

Runners-up: 2003, 2008

• CONCACAF W Championship

Third place: 2000

Continental

• Asian Games ¹

Winners: 1990, 1994, 1998

Runners-up: 2002, 2018

Regional

• EAFF Women's Football Championship

Runners-up: 2010, 2022

Friendly

• 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

Notes

1. Competition organized by the OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.

Competitive record

 Champions   Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA Women's World Cup

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

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	Qualified
2031	To be determined
2035	To be determined
Total:9/12	Runners-up	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 0–1	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
2023	Group stage	22 July	Denmark	L 0–1	Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
		28 July	Haiti	W 1–0	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
		1 August	England	L 1–6	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Olympic Games

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	Runners-up	21	7	6	8	30	43	−13

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup										Qualification
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1975	Did Not Enter									No Qualification
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		Directly Qualified
2008	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	10	5	+5		Directly Qualified
2010	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	6	3	+3		Directly Qualified
2014	Third place	5	3	1	1	13	3	+10		Directly Qualified
2018		5	4	0	1	19	5	+14		Directly Qualified
2022	Champions	5	4	1	0	19	5	+14		Directly Qualified
2026	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	10	3	+7		Directly Qualified
Total:15/20	9 Titles	80	65	5	10	377	41	+336		0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Asian Games

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

Minor tournaments

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

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	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2
2015		3	0	0	3	2	6	−4
2017	Third place	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1
2019		3	1	1	1	1	3	-2
2022	Runners-up	3	1	2	0	3	1	2
2025		3	1	2	0	6	4	2
Total	9/9	27	8	7	12	25	33	-8

Algarve Cup

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

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

Yongchuan International Tournament record
Host	Result	M	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

Pinatar Cup

Pinatar Cup record
Host	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2025	Third place	3	1	0	2	5	3	+2
Total	1/1	3	1	0	2	5	3	+2

Unofficial World Cup

1970 Women's World Cup - DNC

1971 Women's World Cup - DNC

Women's World Invitational Tournament

Mundialito (women) - Bronze in 1986

1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament - Fourth Place

See also

• Sport in China
  • Football in China
    • Women's football in China
• Chinese Football Association (CFA)
• China women's national football team
  • China women's national football team results and fixtures
  • List of China women's international footballers
• China women's national under-20 football team
• China women's national under-17 football team
• China women's national futsal team

• Asia portal
• China portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

References

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9. Appearances
10. Goals
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12. Vecsey, George (2 August 1996). "Women's Soccer: 76,481 Fans, 1 U.S. Gold". The New York Times . Retrieved 1 November 2012.

External links

• China women's national football team – official website
• China women's national football team – official website (last updated in 2019) at thecfa.cn (in English)
• FIFA profile at fifa.com (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
Preceded by 2018 Japan	AFC Women's Champions 2022 (ninth title)	Succeeded by Incumbent