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| Association | Chinese Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Gary van Egmond | ||
| FIFA code | CHN | ||
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The China women's national under-17 football team represents China in international football competitions such as in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-17 women's international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
| 12 July 2017Weifang International Women's Youth Football Tournament | China  | 3–1 |  Canada | Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Referee: Mi Siyu |
| 14 July 2017Weifang International Women's Youth Football Tournament | China | 2–2 |  Japan | Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Referee: Dong Fangyu |
| 16 July 2017Weifang International Women's Youth Football Tournament | China | 5–4 |  United States | Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Referee: Yu Hong |
| 10 September 2017 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship | China | 2–2 |  South Korea | Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium, Chonburi |
| 17:00 UTC+7 | Zhang Linyan  11'Tang Han 90+3' | Report | Hwang Ah-hyeon 59' Kim Bit-na 68' | Attendance: 95 Referee: Kajiyama Fusako (Japan) |
| 13 September 2017 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship | Laos  | 0–7 | China | Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium, Chonburi |
| 17:00 UTC+7 | Report | Han Huimin 3' Li Yinghua 30'Jin Jing 45+1'Tang Han 57'Zhang Linyan 62', 78'Wang Yumeng 89' | Attendance: 65 Referee: Seinn Cho Aung (Myanmar) |
| 16 September 2017 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship | Thailand  | 1–6 | China | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi |
| 18:00 UTC+7 | Ploychompoo 49' | Report | Ou Yiyao 6' Wararat 30' (o.g.)Yang Qiyan 36'Tang Han 56', 69'Zhang Linyan 57' | Attendance: 250 Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan) |
| 20 September 2017 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship | China | 0–1 |  North Korea | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi |
| 16:00 UTC+7 | Report | Ri Su-gyong 58' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam) |
| 23 September 2017 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship | China | 0–1 | Japan | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi |
| 16:00 UTC+7 | Report | Nakao 55' | Attendance: 1,677 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia) |
| 22 August 2018Weifang International Women's Youth Football Tournament | China | 6–0 |  Czech Republic | Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
| 24 August 2018Weifang International Women's Youth Football Tournament | China | 0–5 | United States | Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
| 26 August 2018Weifang International Women's Youth Football Tournament | China | 0–3 | Japan | Weifang Sports Center Stadium, Weifang |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
| 17 September 2018 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification | Guam  | 0–20 | China | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo |
| 11:00 UTC+5:30 |
| 19 September 2018 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification | China | 17–0 |  Sri Lanka | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 |
| 21 September 2018 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification | Jordan  | 0–9 | China | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo |
| 11:00 UTC+5:30 |
| 23 September 2018 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification | China | 8–0 |  Uzbekistan | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 |
| 27 February 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification | China | 5–0 |  Myanmar | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay |
| 18:00 UTC+6:30 | Shi Xiaomin(11') | Jiang Chenjing(17',20',23') Dai Xinyao (62') |
| 1 March 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification | Philippines  | 0–7 | China | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay |
| 15:00 UTC+6:30 |
| 3 March 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification | China | 3–0 |  Bangladesh | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay |
| 15:00 UTC+6:30 |
| 12 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS | Mexico  | 1–2 | China | Navi Mumbai, India |
| 16:30 (UTC+5:30) |
| Report (FIFA) |
| Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 8,086 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy) |
| 15 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS | China | 0–2 |  Colombia | Navi Mumbai, India |
| 16:30 UTC+5:30 | Report |
| Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 10,417 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
| 18 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS | China | 0–1 |  Spain | Navi Mumbai, India |
| 16:30 | Report (FIFA) |
| Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 8,230 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica) |
Squad for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
 2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2010 | ||||||||
 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2018 | ||||||||
 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 3/9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | –3 |
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The following are the scheduled events of association football for the year 2015 throughout the world.
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