China women's national football team

Summary

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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)铿锵玫瑰 Kēngqiāng Méiguī
(Steel Roses)
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachVacant
CaptainWu Haiyan
Most capsPu Wei (219)
Top scorerSun Wen (106)
FIFA codeCHN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 19 Steady (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest4 (July – August 2003)
Lowest19 (August 2012; December 2021; December 2023)
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)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (1999)
Asian Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1986)
Best resultWinners (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2022)

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

2023 edit

6 April Friendly Switzerland   0–0   China Lucerne, Switzerland
17:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
11 April Friendly Spain   3–0   China Ibiza, Spain
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Can Misses
1 July Unofficial friendly China   1–0   Russia Qingdao, China
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Conson Stadium
Attendance: 0
4 July Unofficial friendly China   2–1   Russia Qingdao, China
16:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Conson Stadium
Attendance: 0
13 July Unofficial friendly China   0–3   Brazil Gold Coast, Australia
12:00 UTC+10 Attendance: 0
17 July Friendly China   2–2   Colombia Sydney, Australia
--:-- UTC+10 Report Attendance: 0
22 July FIFA Women's World Cup Denmark   1–0   China Perth, Australia
20:00 UTC+8
  • Vangsgaard   90'
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 16,989
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
28 July FIFA Women's World Cup China   1–0   Haiti Adelaide, Australia
20:30 UTC+9:30
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,675
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
1 August FIFA Women's World Cup China   1–6   England Adelaide, Australia
20:30 UTC+9:30
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 13,497
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
22 September Asian Games China   16–0   Mongolia Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Linping Sports Center Stadium
28 September Asian Games China   6–0   Uzbekistan Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Linping Sports Center Stadium
30 September Asian Games QF China   4–0   Thailand Hangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Linping Sports Center Stadium
3 October Asian Games SF China   3–4   Japan Hangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Linping Sports Center Stadium
6 October Asian Games 3rd China   7–0   Uzbekistan Hangzhou, China
15:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center
2 December Friendly United States   3–0   China Fort Lauderdale, United States
15:00 UTC−5
Report Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 8,768
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
5 December Friendly United States   2–1   China Frisco, United States
20:00 UTC−6
Stadium: Toyota Stadium

2024 edit

31 May Friendly Australia     China Adelaide, Australia
19:40 UTC+9:30 Stadium: Adelaide Oval
3 June Friendly Australia     China Sydney, Australia
--:-- UTC+10 Stadium: Stadium Australia
  • Official Results
  • China Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff edit

Current coaching staff edit

As of 28 February 2024
Position Name
Technical director   Gao Hongbo
Manager Vacant
Assistant Manager Vacant
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 edit

Players edit

Current squad edit

  • The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against USA on 2 and 5 December 2023, respectively. [7]


Caps and goals are correct as of 28 July 2023, after the match against Haiti.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gan Jingwan
12 1GK Xu Huan (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 25) 5 0   Jiangsu
22 1GK Pan Hongyan (2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Beijing

2 2DF Li Mengwen (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 28) 19 0   Brighton & Hove Albion
8 2DF Yao Wei (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 26) 33 3   Wuhan Jianghan University
4 2DF Wang Linlin (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 23) 10 1   Shanghai Shengli
3 2DF Dou Jiaxing (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 24) 3 0   Jiangsu
15 2DF Chen Qiaozhu (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 24) 6 0   Meizhou Huijun

13 3MF Yang Lina (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 29) 31 2   Levante Las Planas
3MF Yan Jinjin
3MF Huo Yuexin
3MF Shen Mengyu (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 22) 5 1   Celtic
3MF Wu Chengshu (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 27) 15 1   Canberra United
3MF Wang Aifang

11 4FW Wang Shanshan (captain) (1990-01-27) 27 January 1990 (age 34) 154 58   Wuhan Jianghan University
7 4FW Wang Yanwen
19 4FW Zhang Linyan (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 23) 16 2   Tottenham Hotspur
20 4FW Wurigumula
4FW Tang Jiali (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 29) 59 12   Shanghai Shengli
20 4FW Jin Kun
20 4FW Li Tingyingge

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Zhu Yu (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 26) 11 0   Shanghai Shengli v.   South Korea, 1 November 2023

DF Wan Jiayao v.   North Korea, 26 October 2023INJ
DF Liu Yanqiu v.   North Korea, 26 October 2023INJ
DF Wu Haiyan (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31) 129 3   Wuhan Jianghan University 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF Gao Chen (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 (age 31) 30 0   Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF Tu Linli v.   South Korea, 1 November 2023

MF Zhuomaji v.   North Korea, 26 October 2023INJ
MF Zhang Xin (1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 31) 33 3   Shanghai Shengli Asian Games 2023
MF Zhang Rui (vice-captain) (1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 (age 35) 163 24   Wuhan Jianghan University v.   South Korea, 1 November 2023
MF Yao Lingwei (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28) 17 0   Wuhan Jianghan University v.   South Korea, 1 November 2023

FW Gu Yasha (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 33) 122 13   Wuhan Jianghan University v.   North Korea, 26 October 2023INJ
FW Shao Ziqin v.   North Korea, 26 October 2023INJ
FW Xiao Yuyi (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28) 42 7   Shanghai Shengli 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW Ou Yiyao Asian Games 2023
FW Wang Shuang (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 29) 118 39   Racing Louisville Asian Games 2023
FW Lou Jiahui (1991-05-26) 26 May 1991 (age 32) 113 5   Wuhan Jianghan University v.   South Korea, 1 November 2023

Records edit

Competitive record edit

  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 8/9 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 edit

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 To be determined
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 edit

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 edit

EAFF E-1 Football Championship edit

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 edit

  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

  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

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]
Against First Played P W D L GF GA GD Confederation
  Argentina 2007 5 3 1 1 9 1 +8 CONMEBOL
  Australia 1988 44 19 12 13 72 51 +21 AFC
  Brazil 1986 13 1 6 6 9 27 −18 CONMEBOL
  Cameroon 2015 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 CAF
  Canada 1987 28 14 5 9 50 28 +22 CONCACAF
  Chile 2009 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 CONMEBOL
  Chinese Taipei 1989 20 20 0 0 60 0 +60 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 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 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 41 16 8 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 37 11 8 18 37 40 −3 AFC
  South Korea 1990 45 31 8 6 109 30 +79 AFC
  Malaysia 1986 2 2 0 0 17 0 +17 AFC
  Mexico 2000 11 8 3 0 17 4 +13 CONCACAF
  Mongolia 2018 2 2 0 0 26 0 +26 AFC
  Myanmar 2004 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 AFC
  Netherlands 1988 14 6 5 3 18 19 −1 UEFA
  New Zealand 1991 18 14 1 3 44 12 +32 OFC
  Nigeria 2000 6 4 1 1 14 7 +7 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 2 2 0 0 4 0 +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 19 18 1 0 80 8 +72 AFC
  United States 1986 60 9 13 38 38 104 −66 CONCACAF
  Ukraine 2017 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 UEFA
  Uzbekistan 1997 6 6 0 0 47 1 +46 AFC
  Vietnam 2002 14 14 0 0 53 3 +50 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 626 329 113 184 1373 611 +762 All

Honours edit

 
China vs Sweden 2016 Olympic

Intercontinental edit

  Runners-up: 1999
  Runners-up: 1996[9][10]

Continental edit

  Winners: 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2022
  Runners-up: 2003, 2008
  Winners: 1990, 1994, 1998
  Runners-up: 2002, 2018

Regional edit

  Runners-up: 2010, 2022

Other tournaments edit

  Winners: 1990
  Winners: 1999, 2002
  Runners-up: 1997, 2003
  Winners: 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  Winners: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ Joshua Frank (1 March 1986). "Missing from the World Cup? China". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Wang snatches Olympic football for the Steel Roses". FIFA. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Harker, Gerry; Tao, Anthony (7 February 2022). "China completes stunning comeback to win AFC Women's Asian Cup". The China Project. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Duerden, John (24 December 2022). "China's football focus switches to women". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ Echo Xie (24 October 2022). "China to bid for 2031 Fifa Women's World Cup in push for top-ranking team". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ Chinese Women Football Info (Upgrading) (@ChinaWfootball) (20 November 2023). "Name list of the friendly with the USA". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  8. ^ Valcke, Jérôme (25 October 2012). "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  9. ^ Longman, Jere (10 July 1999). "Women's World Cup: Soccer's Move: Grass Roots to Grand Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  10. ^ 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 edit

  • 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 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
Preceded by AFC Women's Champions
2006 (eighth title)
Succeeded by
Preceded by AFC Women's Champions
2022 (ninth title)
Succeeded by
Incumbent