The China women's national football team (, recognized as China PR by

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) represents the

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in international women's football competitions and is governed by the

Chinese Football Association The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is the governing body for association football, beach soccer and futsal in People's Republic of China (Mainland China). The CFA organizes the men's and women's national teams and administers the country' ...

. China women's team won silver medals at the

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and the

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. It also has won 9 titles at

Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second oldest cont ...

and 3 Gold medals at

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Team image

Nicknames

The China women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "''铿锵玫瑰'' (Steel Roses)".

FIFA World Ranking

, ''after the match against ''. Best Ranking Best Mover Worst Ranking Worst Mover

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2022

2023

Official ResultsChina Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

* Cong Zheyu (1986–1988) * Shang Ruihua (1988–1991) * Ma Yuanan (1991–2001) * Ma Liangxing (2002–2003) *

Zhang Haitao Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zh ...

(2003–2004) * Wang Haiming (2004–2005) *

Pei Encai Pei Encai (; born 1 December 1953) is a Chinese football manager and a former player. Playing career Pei Encai would spend his youth within the Chinese military where he rose to be a Colonel. While in the army he would show to be promising mid ...

(2005) * Ma Liangxing (2005–2006) * Wang Haiming (caretaker) (2007) *

Marika Domanski-Lyfors Marika Susan Domanski-Lyfors (born 17 May 1960), Marika Susan Domanski, is a Swedish football coach and former player. She was head coach of the Sweden women's national football team from September 1996 until June 2005 and also coached the C ...

(2007) * Élisabeth Loisel (2007–2008) * Shang Ruihua (2008–2010) * Li Xiaopeng (2011–2012) * Hao Wei (2012–2015) *

Bruno Bini Bruno Bini (born 1 October 1954) is a former French football manager who formerly managed the French women's national team. Under his charge, his team finished in fourth position in both the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2012 Summer Olympics ...

(2015–2017) * Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (2017–2018) * Jia Xiuquan (2018–2021) *

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(2021–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the

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.
''Caps and goals are correct as of 23 January 2022 after the match against

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.''

Records

Most capped players

, ''the ten players with the most appearances for China are'':

Top goalscorers

''the five highest goalscorers for China are'':

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Asian Games

Minor tournaments

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in

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hosted by the

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(FPF). Held annually in the

Algarve The Algarve (, , ; from ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities ( ''concelhos'' or ''municípios'' in Portuguese). The region has it ...

region of

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since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup".

Four Nations Tournament

Yongchuan International Tournament

Head-to-head record

, ''after the match against ''. ; ''counted for the

br>A-level matches
only.''

Honours

Intercontinental

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: ''Runners-up:''

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...

: ''Runners-up:''

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o ...

Continental

AFC Women's Asian Cup The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a quadrennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the oldest women's international football ...

: Winners:

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

, 1993,

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 ...

, 2022 : ''Runners-up:''

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: Winners:

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: ''Runners-up:''

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Regional

* EAFF Women's Football Championship : ''Runners-up:''

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, 2022

Other tournaments

Albena Cup The Albena Cup was an invitational competition for women's football (soccer) teams held in Albena, Bulgaria. Contested by both clubs and national teams, it was originally named Grand Hotel Varna Tournament and the first two editions were held indo ...

: Winners: 1990 *

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious an ...

: Winners: 1999, 2002 : ''Runners-up:''

, 2003 * Four Nations Tournament : Winners: 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Yongchuan International Tournament : Winners: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

References

External links

China women's national football team
– official website

– official website (last updated in 2019) a

FIFA profile
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fifa.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:China Women's National Football Team Asian women's national association football teams

Team image

Nicknames

FIFA World Ranking

Results and fixtures

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Asian Games

Minor tournaments

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Algarve Cup

Four Nations Tournament

Yongchuan International Tournament

Head-to-head record

Honours

Intercontinental

Continental

Regional

Other tournaments

See also

References

External links