- China women's national football team
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China Nickname(s) The Steel / Forceful Roses
(铿锵玫瑰)Association Chinese Football Association Head coach Li Xiaopeng Most caps Li Jie (220) Top scorer Sun Wen (120) FIFA ranking 17 Highest FIFA ranking 4 (July 2003) Lowest FIFA ranking 17 (September 2011) Home coloursAway coloursFirst international United States 2–1 China PR
(Jesolo, Italy; 20 July 1986)Biggest win China PR 21–0 Philippines
(Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; 24 September 1995)Biggest defeat Germany 8–0 China PR
(Patras, Greece; 11 August 2004)World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1991) Best result Runners-up, 1999 AFC Women's Asian Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1986) Best result Winners (8 times), 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006 Olympic medal record Women's Football Silver 1996 Atlanta Team The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football.
Contents
Records
China had held the record of going for 442 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal, until it was broken by Germany on September 26, 2007, when Germany beat Norway 3-0 in the semi-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007.[1]
Honours
- Runners-up (1): 1999
- Runners-up (1): 1996
- Winners (8, record): 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006
- Runners-up (2): 2003, 2008
- Third places (1): 2001
- Winners (3, record): 1990, 1994, 1998
- Runners-up (1): 2002
- Third places (1): 2006
- Women's East Asian Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2008
Competition history
World Cup record
World Cup Finals Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD 1991 Quarter Finals 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6 1995 Fourth Place 5 2 2 1 11 7 +6 1999 Runners Up 6 5 1 0 19 2 +17 2003 Quarter Finals 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 2007 Quarter Finals 4 2 0 2 5 7 -2 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2015 To be determined - - - - - - - Total 5/6 23 13 5 5 48 22 +26 - *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games record
- 1996: Runners-up
- 2000: Quarter-finalists
- 2004: Group Stage
- 2008: Quarter-finalists
- 2012: Did not qualify
AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Women's Asian Cup Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD 1975 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1977 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1979 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1981 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1983 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1986 Champions 4 4 0 0 23 0 +23 1989 Champions 5 5 0 0 16 2 +14 1991 Champions 5 5 0 0 29 1 +28 1993 Champions 5 4 1 0 23 2 +21 1995 Champions 5 5 0 0 46 0 +46 1997 Champions 5 5 0 0 39 1 +38 1999 Champions 6 6 0 0 41 2 +39 2001 Third Place 5 4 0 1 31 3 +28 2003 Runners Up 5 4 0 1 33 3 +30 2006 Champions 5 4 0 1 7 3 +4 2008 Runners Up 5 3 0 2 10 4 +6 2010 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 6 3 +3 2012 To Be Determined - - - - - - - Total 12/17 60 51 2 7 294 24 +270 - *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Algarve Cup
- 1994 : Did not enter
- 1995 : Did not enter
- 1996 : Third place
- 1997 : Runners-up
- 1998 : Fifth place
- 1999 : Champions
- 2000 : Third place
- 2001 : Third place
- 2002 : Champions
- 2003 : Runners-up
- 2004 : Sixth place
- 2005 : Seventh place
- 2006 : Sixth place
- 2007 : Tenth place
- 2008 : Ninth place
- 2009 : Fifth place
Asian Games
- 1990 : Champions
- 1994 : Champions
- 1998 : Champions
- 2002 : Runners-up
- 2006 : Third place
- 2010 : Fourth place
- 2014 :
East Asian Football Championship
- 2005 : Fourth place
- 2008 : Third place
- 2010 : Runners-up
Recent/upcoming matches
2012 Olympics Qualification
Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers2011-09-11 China PR 0 - 1 Japan Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan (China PR)
2011-09-08 China PR 0 - 1 Australia Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan (China PR)
2011-09-05 China PR 2 - 0 Thailand Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan (China PR)
2011-09-03 China PR 0 - 0 North Korea Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan (China PR)
2011-09-01 China PR 0 - 0 South Korea Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan (China PR) Friendly matches
2011-08-22 China PR 1 - 1 Netherlands Hohhot, China PR
2011-07-26 China PR 2 - 2 Russia Changchun, China PR
2011-07-22 China PR 2 - 0 Russia Changchun, China PR
2011-05-20 China PR 1 - 0 New Zealand Weifang, China PR
2011-04-17 China PR 0 - 1 North Korea Qingdao, China PR Squad
Most recent squad
Friendly matches against USA.
Name DOB Club Caps (Goals) Goalkeepers Zhang Yanru January 10, 1987 Jiangsu Huatai 49 (0) Weng Xiaojie July 27, 1987 Jiangsu Huatai 2 (0) Defenders Yuan Fan November 6, 1986 Shanghai SVA 34 (1) Zhang Ying June 27, 1985 Shanghai SVA 86 (5) Zhou Gaoping October 20, 1986 Jiangsu Huatai 44 (4) Liu Huana May 17, 1981 Shaanxi Ouya 49 (7) Weng Xinzhi June 15, 1987 Jiangsu Huatai 38 (0) Gao Yan October 13, 1985 Shanghai SVA 2 (0) Midfielders Bi Yan (C) February 17, 1984 Dalian Shide 127 (14) Zhang Na March 10, 1984 Hebei Yuandong 33 (2) Gu Yasha November 28, 1990 Beijing Zhaotai 11 (1) Lou Jiahui May 26, 1991 Henan Shisanxiang 14 (1) Zhang Rui January 17, 1989 Army 1 (0) Wang Dandan May 1, 1985 Beijing Zhaotai 20 (2) Strikers Liu Sa July 11, 1987 Beijing Zhaotai 20 (3) Xu Yuan November 17, 1985 Shanghai SVA 25 (9) Han Duan June 15, 1983 Los Angeles Sol 158 (100) Wang Kun October 20, 1985 Hebei Yuandong 67 (5) Squad for the 2008 Olympics
See also: China at the 2008 Summer Olympics# Name Club Date of Birth Pld Goalkeepers 1 Zhang Yanru Jiangsu Huatai January 10, 1987 (age 21)3 0 1 0 0 18 Han Wenxia Dalian Haichang August 23, 1976 (age 31)1 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Yuan Fan Shanghai Shenhua November 6, 1986 (age 21)0 0 0 0 0 3 Li Jie (C) Beijing Zhaotai July 8, 1979 (age 29)4 0 0 0 0 4 Zhang Ying Shanghai Shenhua June 27, 1985 (age 23)4 0 0 0 0 5 Weng Xinzhi Jiangsu Huatai June 15, 1988 (age 20)4 0 0 0 0 11 Pu Wei Shanghai Shenhua August 20, 1980 (age 27)4 0 0 0 0 13 Jiang Shuai Tianjin Huisen June 7, 1982 (age 26)0 0 0 0 0 14 Liu Huana Shaanxi Guoli May 17, 1981 (age 27)4 0 0 0 0 15 Zhou Gaoping Jiangsu Huatai October 20, 1986 (age 21)4 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 6 Zhang Na Hebei Huabei March 10, 1984 (age 24)4 0 0 0 0 7 Bi Yan Dalian Haichang February 17, 1984 (age 24)4 0 0 0 0 12 Lou Jiahui Henan Jianye May 26, 1991 (age 17)1(3) 0 1 0 0 16 Wang Dandan Beijing Chengjiang May 1, 1985 (age 23)0(3) 0 0 0 0 17 Gu Yasha Beijing Chengjiang November 28, 1990 (age 17)0(2) 1 0 0 0 Forwards 8 Xu Yuan Gansu Tianma November 17, 1985 (age 22)4 2 0 0 0 9 Han Duan Dalian Haichang June 15, 1983 (age 25)3 1 0 0 0 10 Liu Sa Beijing Zhaotai July 11, 1987 (age 21)0(2) 0 0 0 0 Coach Shang Ruihua November 18, 1944 (age 63)Players
Most capped players
As of December 18, 2008, the players with the most caps for China are:
Pos Player Caps Tenure 1 Li Jie 220 1997–2008 2 Fan Yunjie 192 1992–2004 3 Zhao Lihong 174 1992–2004 4 Wang Liping 173 1992–2004 5 Sun Wen 170 1990–2005 5 Wen Lirong 170 1986–2001 5 Pu Wei 170 1997–2008 8 Han Duan 158 2000–present 9 Liu Yali 156 2000–2008 10 Liu Ailing 150 1987–2000 11 Liu Ying 148 1993–2003 12 Pan Lina 139 1999–2007 12 Bai Jie 139 1997–2003 14 Bi Yan 127 2002–present 15 Sun Qingmei 115 1984–1997 16 Zhang Ouying 107 1993–2007 Top scorers
As of December 18, 2008, the players with the most goals are:
Rank Player Goals Caps Years 1 Sun Wen 120 170 1990–2005 2 Han Duan 100 158 2000–present 3 Bai Jie 83 139 1997–2003 4 Liu Ailing 80 150 1987–2000 5 Zhao Lihong 68 174 1992–2004 Coaches
- Cong Zheyu (1984–1988)
- Shang Ruihua (1988–1991)
- Ma Yuanan (1991–2001)
- Ma Liangxing (2002–2003)
- Zhang Haitao (2003–2004)
- Wang Haiming (2004–2005)
- Pei Encai (2005)
- Ma Liangxing (2005–2006)
- Wang Haiming (Caretaker) (2007)
- Marika Domanski-Lyfors (2007)
- Élisabeth Loisel (2007–2008)
- Shang Ruihua (2008–2010)
- Li Xiaopeng (2011–)
See also
References
External links
- Chinese Football Association (Chinese)
- Official website (Chinese)
- Profile on FIFA (English)
- Profile on Beijing 2008 (English)
- Profile on AFC (English)
- Profile on EAFF (English)
Sporting positions Preceded by
1983 ThailandAFC 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
2001 North KoreaPreceded by
2003 North KoreaAFC Women's Champions
2006 (Eighth title)Succeeded by
2008 North KoreaFootball in China Chinese Football Association National teams League system Domestic cups Awards Lists List of Chinese international footballers · List of clubs · List of venues · Foreign players · All-time TableMen's clubs · Women's clubs · Men's players · Women's players · Expatriate footballers · Managers · Referees · Venues · Records National women's football teams of Asia (AFC) Afghanistan · Australia · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Cambodia · China PR · Chinese Taipei · Guam · Hong Kong · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Japan · Jordan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Kyrgyzstan · Kuwait · Laos · Lebanon · Macau · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nepal · Northern Mariana Islands† · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Philippines · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen
† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFANational football teams of East Asia (EAFF) Men's China PR · Chinese Taipei · Guam · Hong Kong, China · Japan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Macau, China · Mongolia · Northern Mariana Islands†Women's China PR · Chinese Taipei · Guam · Hong Kong, China · Japan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Macau, China · Mongolia · Northern Mariana Islands††AFC provisional Associate Member
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