The China national under-20 football team, also known as the China Youth Team (国青队), represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the AFC Youth Championship, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Association | Chinese Football Association | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Dejan Đurđević | ||
FIFA code | CHN | ||
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1983) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1985) | ||
AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1975) | ||
Best result | Champions (1985) |
History
editIn 2017, the under-20 team began playing in the Regionalliga Südwest, a fourth-division German league, as part of an agreement between the two countries. The team would play friendly matches to fill in for the missing 20th club in the league's schedule.[1] During the team's match on 17 November against TSV Schott Mainz, the display of a Tibetan flag led to the team walking off in protest.[2] In the aftermath, all upcoming friendly matches were cancelled.[3]
On 28 September 2018, China U-19 Yellow (B team) was organised as support for the national under-20 football team. Serbian manager Aleksandar Janković was appointed the first head coach of the team[4]
Honours
editCompetition history
editFIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record
editYear | Result | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A |
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1977 to 1981 | DNE | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1983 | First round | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
1985 | Quarter-finalist | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
1987 to 1995 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1997 | First round | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1999 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2001 | Last 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
2003 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2005 | Last 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
2007 to 2023 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2025 | TBD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | - | - | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 |
* DNE = Did not enter; DNQ = Did not qualify; Pos = Position; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against.
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-19 Championship/AFC U-20 Asian Cup
editYear | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1959 to 1974 | DNP[note 1] | ||||||
1975 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
1976 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
1977 | DNP | ||||||
1978 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1980 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1982 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
1985 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
1986 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1988 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
1990 to 1994 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1996 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
1998 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
2000 | 3rd Place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
2002 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
2004 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
2006 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
2008 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
2010 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2014 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2016 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
DNQ and cancelled | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
2023 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
2025 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
Total | 76 | 31 | 19 | 26 | 109 | 95 |
- DNP : Did not participate
- DNQ : Did not qualify
- 1979 Toulon Tournament
- 1980 Toulon Tournament
- 1983 Toulon Tournament as Tianjin
- 1998 Toulon Tournament
- 2002 Toulon Tournament
- 2004 Toulon Tournament
- 2006 Toulon Tournament
- 2007 Toulon Tournament
- 2011 Toulon Tournament
- 2014 Toulon Tournament
- 2015 Toulon Tournament
- 2018 Toulon Tournament
- 2019 Toulon Tournament
Recent matches
edit2023
edit3 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS | Japan | 2–1 | China | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
15:00 UST +05:00 |
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Report | Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq) |
6 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS | China | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 UST +05:00 | Report | Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 325 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (UAE) |
9 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS | China | 1–1 | Kyrgyzstan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 UST +05:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 235 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait) |
12 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF | South Korea | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | China | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
15:00 UST +05:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 467 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (UAE) |
1 June Friendly | Croatia | 1–1 | China | Velika Gorica, Croatia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Radnik |
3 June Friendly | Croatia | 4–1 | China | Velika Gorica, Croatia |
17:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Radnik |
2024
edit22 March Friendly | Indonesia | 1–1 | China | Jakarta, Indonesia |
20:30 UTC+7 |
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Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium |
25 March Friendly | China | 1–1 | Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
19:30 UTC+7 |
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Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium |
30 May Friendly | China | 2–0 | Myanmar | Hebei, China |
--:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: Xianghe National Football Training Base |
1 June Friendly | China | 3–1 | Myanmar | Hebei, China |
--:-- UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Xianghe National Football Training Base |
4 June Weinan International Tournament | China | 1–0 | Vietnam | Weinan, China |
19:35 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium Referee: Kun Ai (China) |
8 June Weinan International Tournament | Uzbekistan | 0–0 | China | Weinan, China |
19:35 UTC+8 | Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium Referee: Du Jianxin (China) |
10 June Weinan International Tournament | China | 2–0 | South Korea | Weinan, China |
19:35 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China) |
Squad
editCurrent coaches
editTeam manager | Ren Ziqian |
Head coach | Dejan Đurđević |
Assistant coach | Wan Houliang Slobodan Ristić |
Trainer | Dong Xuesheng |
Goalkeeper coach | Li Leilei |
Team doctor | Feng Sheyang |
Current squad
editThe following players were called up for 2024 Panda Cup from 7 November 2024 to 20 November 2024.[5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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GK | Liu Qiwei | 21 December 2005 (aged 18) | Shandong Taishan | |||
GK | Yuan Jianrui | 8 February 2005 (aged 19) | Shenzhen 2028 | |||
GK | Zhang Haoran | 18 July 2006 (aged 18) | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | |||
DF | Peng Xiao | 28 July 2005 (aged 19) | Shandong Taishan | |||
DF | Shi Songchen | 30 December 2005 (aged 18) | Shandong Taishan | |||
DF | Imran Memet | 3 May 2005 (aged 19) | Shandong Taishan | |||
DF | He Yiran | 17 February 2005 (aged 19) | Changchun Yatai | |||
DF | Xu Junchi | 9 January 2005 (aged 19) | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | |||
DF | Alex Yang | 3 June 2005 (aged 19) | CE L'Hospitalet | |||
DF | Yu Tianle | 28 October 2005 (aged 19) | Hubei Istar | |||
DF | Yu Guize | 28 February 2005 (aged 19) | ND Gorica | |||
DF | Huang Ming | 28 May 2005 (aged 19) | Shanghai Shenhua | |||
MF | Tang Rui | 12 July 2005 (aged 19) | Shandong Taishan | |||
MF | Chen Zeshi | 21 February 2005 (aged 19) | Shandong Taishan | |||
MF | Bai Yutao | 8 December 2006 (aged 17) | Guangzhou FC | |||
MF | Zhang Zhixiong | 17 September 2006 (aged 18) | Guangzhou FC | |||
MF | Wang Yifan | 11 January 2005 (aged 19) | Shanghai Shenhua | |||
MF | Xiong Jizheng | 16 May 2005 (aged 19) | Wuhan Three Towns | |||
MF | Chen Shihan | 11 May 2005 (aged 19) | Union Rochefortoise | |||
MF | Mao Weijie | 28 May 2005 (aged 19) | Dalian Young Boy | |||
FW | Zhu Pengyu | 9 May 2005 (aged 18) | Dalian Young Boy | |||
FW | Du Yuezheng | 14 September 2005 (aged 18) | Marbella FC |
List of head coaches
editManage records only includes International Country results
# | Name | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % | Achievements |
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1 | A Joseph | 1954 - 1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | |
2 | Nian Weisi | 1966 - 1971 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 15.83% | 3rd place at the 1966 AFC Youth Championship |
3 | Sun Baorong | 1972 – 1973 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 50.00% | |
4 | Chen Chengda | 1974 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 50.00% | |
5 | Zhang Honggen | 1975 – 1976 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 33.33% | |
6 | Xian Dihong | 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | Zhang Shixun | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
8 | Chen Jiagen | 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
9 | Zhang Honggen | 1977 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.67% | |
10 | Chen Jiagen (2nd time) | 1978 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 33.33% | |
11 | Zhang Junxiu | 1978 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16.67% | |
12 | Xian Dixiong (2nd time) | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
13 | Shao Xiankang | 1980 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 25.00% | |
14 | Zhang Junxiu (2nd time) | 1980 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 50.00% | |
15 | Gao Fengwen | 1981 - 1983 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 66.67% | Runners-up of the 1982 AFC Youth Championship first round of the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship |
Xie Hongjun | 1983 (U-19) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25.00% | ||
Li Chuanqi | 1983 (U-18) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20.00% | ||
16 | Zhang Zhicheng | 1984 - 1986 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 63 | 23 | 56.25% | Champions of the 1985 AFC Youth Championship Quarter final of the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship |
17 | Liu Minxin | 1986 - 1988 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 20 | 71.43% | |
18 | Chen Xirong | 1988 - 1990 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 20 | 52.17% | |
19 | Zhu Guanghu | 1991 - 1992 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 28.57% | |
20 | Zhang Zhicheng (2nd time) | 1993 - 1994 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50.00% | |
21 | Gai Zengchen | 1995 - 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
22 | Tang Pengju | 1996 - 1997 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 78.57% | Runners-up of the 1996 AFC Youth Championship |
23 | Zhu Guanghu (2nd time) | 1997 - 1998 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 29.17% | First round of the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship |
24 | Chen Jingang | 1998 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 25.00% | |
25 | Keith Blunt | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
26 | Shen Xiangfu | 2000 - 2001 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 29 | 48.15% | 3rd place at the 2000 AFC Youth Championship Round of 16 of the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship |
27 | Wang Baoshan | 2001 - 2002 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 50.00% | |
28 | Jia Xiuquan | 2003 - 2004 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 83.33% | |
29 | Yin Tiesheng | 2004 - 2005 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 50.00% | Runners-up at the 2004 AFC Youth Championship |
30 | Eckhard Krautzun | 2005 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 50.00% | Round of 16 of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship |
Jia Xiuquan | 2006 (U-21) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 80.00% | ||
31 | Jia Xiuquan (2nd time) | 2005 – 2006 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 58.82% | |
32 | Liu Chunming | 2007 – 2008 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 20 | 46.15% | |
33 | Su Maozhen | 2009 – 2011 | ||||||||
34 | Jan Olde Riekerink | 2011 – 2012 | ||||||||
35 | Luis Manuel Blanco | 2012 | ||||||||
36 | Li Bing | 2013 - 2014 | ||||||||
37 | Zheng Xiong (Caretaker) | 2014 | ||||||||
38 | Li Ming | 2015 – 2018 | ||||||||
39 | Cheng Yaodong | 2018 – |
Notes
edit- ^ Nationalist China take part in AFC Youth Championship 1959 to 1974, not China PR.
References
edit- ^ Bartlett, Evan (22 June 2017). "Chinese U20 team set to become newest member of German fourth division". The Independent. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "China under-20s protest Tibetan flags at friendly in Germany". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Freundschaftsspiele mit chinesischer U 20 werden nicht fortgesetzt". dfb. 22 December 2017.
- ^ "足协宣布组建U19黄队 扬戈维奇出任球队主教练". Sina. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "4名留洋小将入选U19国足征战"熊猫杯"" (in Chinese (China)). 青瞳视角. 5 November 2024.
External links
edit- Chinese Football Association Official Website (in Chinese)
- Team China Official Website Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- Profile on FIFA
- Profile on AFC