| Association | Chinese Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Wang Jun | ||
| FIFA code | CHN | ||
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The China women's national under-20 football team represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, as well as any other under-20 women's international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association.
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 2002 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | |
 2006 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2009 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
 2011 | Third Place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2013 | Third Place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | |
| 2017 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
 2024 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| Total | 11/11 | 52 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 157 | 59 | |
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