China women's national football team

China women's national football team (, 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.

China women's team won silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. It also has won nine titles at Asian Cup and three Gold medals at Asian Games.

Nicknamed the Steel Roses (), they won several international titles in the 1990s, during the Golden Generation. 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 and also won the ninth AFC Asian Cup in their history, the first since 2006.

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

2025

2026

Fixtures and Results on TheCFA Fixtures and Results on Soccerway

Head-to-head record

, after the match against the Uzbekistan.

counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.

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Coaching staff Current coaching staff

Position NameTeam Manager Chen Yingbiao Zheng Chaoyong Head coach Ante MilicicAssistant coach Liu Lin Cheng Xiaoyu Liu Jianjiang Zhang JunVideo Analyst Liu Bin Cheng Liang Ji XinyiPhysiotherapist Mu Yunrui Chang Lele Zhang Baoju Yang Shuai Doctor Yi Qing Kit-Manager Hou Shisheng Nutrition Mai Ruichao

Manager history

Cong Zheyu (1986–1988) Shang Ruihua (1988–1991) Ma Yuanan (1991–2001) Ma Liangxing (2002–2003) Zhang Haitao (2003–2004) Wang Haiming (2004–2005, 2007; caretaker) Pei Encai (2005) Ma Liangxing (2005–2006) 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 (2018–2021) Shui Qingxia (2021–2023) Wang Jun (2023; caretaker) Ante Milicic (2024–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Russia on 3 and 7 June 2026. Caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2026, after the match against Russia. Chinese Roster

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.

Notes = Withdrew due to injury = Preliminary squad = Retired from the national team

Records

  Appearances GoalsPlayers in bold are still active with the national team.Most appearances RankPlayerCareerCapsGoals1Zhang Rui2009–present182222Pu Wei1998–2014170263Han Duan2000–2011167774Wang Shanshan2012–2023163625Bi Yan2003–2010158216Wu Haiyan2012–present15627Li Jie1997–2008153198Wang Shuang2013–present141529Zhao Lihong1992–20041303210Sun Wen1990–200512689Gu Yasha2008–202314

Top goalscorers RankPlayerCareerGoalsCapsAvg.1Sun Wen1990–2005891262Han Duan2000–2011771673Wang Shanshan2012–2023621634Niu Lijie1987–20005153Liu Ailing1987–20001116Wang Shuang2013–present521417Jin Yan1996–200241748Zhang Ouying1998–2007401119Sun Qingmei1984–1997377510Liu Ying1993–20053597

Honours

Major competitions FIFA Women's World Cup Runners-up: 1999 Olympic Games Runners-up: 1996 AFC Women's Asian Cup Winners: 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2022 Runners-up: 2003, 2008 CONCACAF W Championship Third place: 2000

Continental Asian Games1 Winners: 1990, 1994, 1998 Runners-up: 2002, 2018

Regional EAFF Women's Football Championship Runners-up: 2010, 2022

Friendly Albena Cup Winners: 1990 Algarve Cup Winners: 1999, 2002 Runners-up:'' 1997, 2003 Four Nations Tournament Winners: 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament Winners: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Notes 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 recordYearResultMWDLGFGAGD 1991Quarter-finals4211104+6 1995Fourth place62221110+1 1999Runners-up6510192+17 2003Quarter-finals421132+1 2007420257−2 2011Did not qualify 2015Quarter-finals5212440 2019Round of 16411213−2 2023Group stage310227−5 2027 Qualified 2031 To be determined 2035Total9/1236177125539+16

FIFA Women's World Cup historyYearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium 1991Group stage16 NovemberW 4–0Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou19 NovemberD 2–2Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou21 NovemberW 4–1New Plaza Stadium, FoshanQuarter-finals24 NovemberL 0–1Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou 1995Group stage6 JuneD 3–3Strömvallen, Gävle8 JuneW 4–2Arosvallen, Västerås10 JuneW 3–1Quarter-finals13 JuneD 1–1 (4–3 pen)Olympia Stadion, HelsingborgSemi-finals15 JuneL 0–1Third place play-off17 JuneL 0–2Strömvallen, Gävle 1999Group stage19 JuneW 2–1Spartan Stadium, San Jose23 JuneW 7–0Civic Stadium, Portland26 JuneW 3–1Giants Stadium, East RutherfordQuarter-finals30 JuneW 2–0Spartan Stadium, San JoseSemi-finals4 JulyW 5–0Foxboro Stadium, FoxboroughFinal17 JuneD 0–0 (4–5 pen)Rose Bowl, Pasadena 2003Group stage21 SeptemberW 1–0The Home Depot Center, Carson25 SeptemberD 1–128 SeptemberW 1–0PGE Park, PortlandQuarter-finals2 OctoberL 0–1 2007Group stage12 SeptemberW 3–2Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan15 SeptemberL 0–420 SeptemberW 2–0Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, TianjinQuarter-finals23 SeptemberL 0–1Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan 2015Group stage6 JuneL 0–1Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton11 JuneW 1–015 JuneD 2–2Winnipeg Stadium, WinnipegRound of 1620 JuneW 1–0Commonwealth Stadium, EdmontonQuarter-finals23 SeptemberL 0–1Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa 2019Group stage8 JuneL 0–1Roazhon Park, Rennes13 JuneW 1–0Parc des Princes, Paris17 JuneD 0–0Stade Océane, Le HavreRound of 1625 JuneL 0–2Stade de la Mosson, MontpellierGroup stage22 JulyL 0–1Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth28 JulyW 1–0Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide1 AugustL 1–6Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Olympic Games Summer Olympics recordYearResultMWDLGFGAGD 1996Silver medal5311115+6 2000Group stage311154+1 2004201119−8 2008421154+1 2012Did not qualify 2016411224−2 2020Group stage3012617−11 2024 Did not qualify 2028 To be determined 2032 Total6/10217683043−13

AFC Women's Asian Cup AFC Women's Asian CupQualificationYearResultMWDLGFGAGDMWDLGFGAGD 1975Did Not EnterNo Qualification 1977 1980 1981 1983 1986Champions4400230+23 19895500162+14 19915500291+28 19935410202+18 19955500460+46 19975500391+38 19996600472+45 2001Third place5401403+37 2003Runners-up5401333+30 2006Champions531173+4Directly Qualified 2008Runners-up5302105+5Directly Qualified 2010Fourth place521263+3Directly Qualified 2014Third place5311133+10Directly Qualified 20185401195+14Directly Qualified 2022Champions5410195+14Directly Qualified 2026Semi-finals5401103+7Directly QualifiedTotal:15/209 Titles806551037741+3360000000

Asian Games Asian Games recordHostResultMWDLGFGAGD 1990 Gold medalists 5 5 0 0 26 0 +26 1994 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 1998 5 5 0 0 28 0 +28 2002 Silver medalists 5 3 2 0 11 3 +8 2006 Bronze medalists 5 3 0 2 22 4 +18 2010 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 11 4 +7 2014 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 1 +8 2018 Silver medalists 6 5 0 1 31 1 +30 2022 Bronze medalists 5 4 0 1 36 4 +32 2026 Fourth place 6 3 1 2 12 6 +6Total10/1050356919624+172

Minor tournaments

EAFF E-1 Football Championship