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Women's national association football team representing the People's Republic of China
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 Pu Wei (219)Top scorer Sun Wen (106)FIFA code CHN
Current 18 1 (16 August 2024)[ 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 , 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 after the start of the 21st century,[ 5] winning their last AFC Asian Cup in 2006.[ 4] 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 [ 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
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
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 :
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(December 2020 )
As of 25 October 2015
the five highest goalscorers for China are :
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA Women's World Cup[ 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 0–1
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
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
AFC Women's Asian Cup[ 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: 1990
Winners: 1999, 2002
Runners-up: 1997 , 2003
Winners: 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Winners: 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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Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Round of 16 Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Round of 16 Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Round of 16 Group stage
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