China women's national football team

China
Nickname(s)铿锵玫瑰 Kēngqiāng Méiguī
(Steel Roses)
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachAnte Milicic
CaptainWu Haiyan
Most capsPu Wei (219)
Top scorerSun Wen (106)
FIFA codeCHN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 17 (12 June 2025)[1]
Highest4 (July–August 2003)
Lowest19 (August 2012; December 2021; December 2023 – June 2024)
First international
 United States 2–1  
(Jesolo, Italy; 20 July 1986)
Biggest win
  21–0 Philippines 
(Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; 24 September 1995)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 8–0  
(Patras, Greece; 11 August 2004)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (1999)
Asian Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1986)
Best resultWinners (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2022)

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 in the continent to the national teams of Japan and Australia after the start of the 21st century although 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

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   Fixture

2024

31 May Friendly Australia  1–1   Adelaide, Australia
19:40 UTC+9:30 Stadium: Adelaide Oval
3 June Friendly Australia  2–0   Sydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Stadium: Stadium Australia
29 October Yongchuan International Tournament   2–0  Vietnam Chongqing, China
19:35 UTC+8 Zhang Xin 41'
Trần Thị Thu Thảo 90+3' (o.g.)
Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
29 November Friendly Netherlands  4–1   Rotterdam
20:45 UTC+1
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,011

2025

19 February Pinatar Cup Canada  1–1   San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 UTC+1 Grosso 16' Jin Kun 58' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
22 February Pinatar Cup Chinese Taipei  0–4   San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
25 February Pinatar Cup   0–2  Mexico San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
5 April Yongchuan International Tournament   5–0  Uzbekistan Chongqing, China
15:30 UTC+8
Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
May 31 Friendly United States  3–0   Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:30 ET
Report Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
16 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship Japan  v   Suwon, South Korea
16:00 UTC+9 Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium

Head-to-head record

As of 31 May 2025, after the match against the United States.
counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.[7]
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 13 14 73 54 +18 AFC
 Brazil 1986 13 1 6 6 9 27 −18 CONMEBOL
 Cameroon 2015 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 CAF
 Canada 1987 29 14 6 9 51 29 +22 CONCACAF
 Chile 2009 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 CONMEBOL
 Chinese Taipei 1989 21 21 0 0 64 0 +64 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 12 8 3 2 17 8 +9 CONCACAF
 Mongolia 2018 2 2 0 0 26 0 +26 AFC
 Myanmar 2004 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 AFC
 Netherlands 1988 15 6 5 4 19 23 −4 UEFA
 New Zealand 1991 18 14 1 3 44 12 +32 OFC
 Nigeria 1999 7 4 1 2 16 10 +6 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 20 19 1 0 85 9 +76 AFC
 United States 1986 61 9 13 39 38 107 −69 CONCACAF
 Ukraine 2017 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 UEFA
 Uzbekistan 1997 8 8 0 0 55 1 +54 AFC
 Vietnam 2002 15 15 0 0 55 3 +52 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 637 334 115 188 1395 625 +770 All

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

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

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women).[8] Caps and goals are as of match played 31 May 2025 against USA.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Zhu Yu (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 18 0 Shanghai
1GK Xu Huan (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 16 0 Jiangsu
1GK Pan Hongyan (2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 3 0 Beijing

2DF Wu Haiyan (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 139 2 Wuhan Jiangda
2DF Li Mengwen (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 37 2
2DF Chen Qiaozhu (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 26 5 Guangdong
2DF Wang Linlin (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 22 2 Shanghai
2DF Dou Jiaxing (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 16 0 Jiangsu
2DF Qiao Ruiqi (2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 1 0 Jiangsu
2DF Lv Yatong (1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 0 0 Shandong

3MF Yao Wei (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 51 4 Wuhan Jiangda
3MF Zhang Xin (1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 45 9 Shanghai
3MF Song Duan (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 34 8 Wuhan Jiangda
3MF Zhang Linyan (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 27 4 Beijing
3MF Wang Yanwen (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 20 3 Dijon
3MF Shen Mengyu (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 15 2 London City Lionesses
3MF Liu Jing (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 14 1 Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue
3MF Huo Yuexin (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 9 0 Jiangsu
3MF Zhi Jie (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 6 0 Zhejiang
3MF Wang Aifang (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 4 1 Liaoning

4FW Wang Shuang (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 127 46 Wuhan Jiangda
4FW Tang Jiali (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 72 13 Shanghai
4FW Jin Kun (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 18 3 Jiangsu
4FW Shao Ziqin (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 6 5 Jiangsu
4FW Sun Fangxin (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 5 0 Shandong

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months. Caps and goals are as of match played 31 May 2025 against USA.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Peng Shimeng (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 30 0 Guangdong 2025 Pinatar Cup

DF Wang Siqian (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 3 0 Shanghai 2025 Yongchuan International Tournament
DF Zeng Yujia (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 0 0 Beijing 2025 Yongchuan International Tournament
DF Gao Chen (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 35 0 Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue v.  Netherlands, 29 November 2024
DF Zhao Yuxin (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 0 0 Wuhan Jiangda 2024 Yongchuan International Tournament

MF Ou Yiyao (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 5 2 Jiangsu v.  United States, 31 May 2025
MF Wu Chengshu (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 23 1 Dijon 2025 Pinatar Cup
MF Miao Siwen (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 3 0 Shanghai 2025 Pinatar Cup
MF Yang Xi (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 1 0 Jiangsu 2025 Pinatar Cup
MF Zhang Rui (1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 171 21 Henan v.  Netherlands, 29 November 2024
MF Yao Lingwei (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 22 0 Jiangsu v.  Netherlands, 29 November 2024
MF Fang Jie (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 4 0 Shanghai v.  Netherlands, 29 November 2024
MF Yang Lina (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 42 5 SS Lazio 2024 Yongchuan International Tournament

FW Yuan Cong (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 6 0 Guangdong 2025 Pinatar Cup

Records

Honours

Major competitions

Runners-up: 1999
Runners-up: 1996[10][11]
Winners: 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2022
Runners-up: 2003, 2008
Third place: 2000

Continental

Winners: 1990, 1994, 1998
Runners-up: 2002, 2018

Regional

Runners-up: 2010, 2022

Friendly

Winners: 1990
Winners: 1999, 2002
Runners-up: 1997, 2003
Winners: 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Winners: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Notes
  1. Competition organized by the OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA Women's World Cup

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
2031 To be determined
2035 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

Olympic Games

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

AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
Year Result M W D L GF GA GD M W D L GF GA GD
1975 Did Not Enter No Qualification
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 Directly Qualified
2008 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 Directly Qualified
2010 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 6 3 +3 Directly Qualified
2014 Third place 5 3 1 1 13 3 +10 Directly Qualified
2018 5 4 0 1 19 5 +14 Directly Qualified
2022 Champions 5 4 1 0 19 5 +14 Directly Qualified
2026 Qualified Directly Qualified
Total 15/20 75 61 5 9 367 38 +329 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Games

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

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

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

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

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

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

Pinatar Cup

Pinatar Cup record
Host Result M W D L GF GA GD
2025 Third place 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2
Total 1/1 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2

Unofficial World Cup

1970 Women's World Cup - DNC

1971 Women's World Cup - DNC

Women's World Invitational Tournament

Mundialito (women) - Bronze in 1986

1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament - Fourth Place

See also

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