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

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) represents the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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

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. China women's team won silver medals at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta ...

and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. It also has won 9 titles at Asian Cup 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 Ma Liangxing (; born 29 November 1957) is a Chinese football manager. Career Ma was the head coach of the China women's national team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Wo ...

(2002–2003) * Zhang Haitao (2003–2004) * Wang Haiming (2004–2005) * Pei Encai (2005) *

(2005–2006) * Wang Haiming (caretaker) (2007) * Marika Domanski-Lyfors (2007) * Élisabeth Loisel (2007–2008) * Shang Ruihua (2008–2010) * Li Xiaopeng (2011–2012) * Hao Wei (2012–2015) * Bruno Bini (2015–2017) * Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (2017–2018) *

Jia Xiuquan Jia Xiuquan (; born 9 November 1963) is a Chinese football manager and former international player. Player career Club career As a player, Jia Xiuquan predominately played the majority of his career for Bayi Football Team. During his time at ...

(2018–2021) * Shui Qingxia (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 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 var ...

: ''Runners-up:''

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

Continental

* AFC Women's Asian Cup : 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 ent ...

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 Ph ...

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

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 stri ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; ...

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 FIFA ...

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

: ''Runners-up:''

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

, 2008 *

: 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, astrophysicist ...

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; Nelson ...

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 Unit ...

Regional

EAFF Women's Football Championship EAFF E-1 Football Championship is an international football competition in East Asia for national teams of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). The competition between women's national teams is held alongside men's competition. History ...

: ''Runners-up:''

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Other tournaments

* Albena Cup : 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 and ...

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

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

Yongchuan International Tournament The Yongchuan International Tournament () is an invitational women's football tournament, originated in another women's football tournament Four Nations Tournament. It is staged annually in October in Yongchuan District, Chongqing, China. Hist ...

: 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
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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