China national under-20 football team

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).

China U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachDejan Đurđević
FIFA codeCHN
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Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1983)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1985)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1975)
Best resultChampions (1985)

History

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In 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

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Winners (1): 1985
Runners-up (3): 1982, 1996, 2004
Third-places (2): 1966, 2000
Winners (1): 2005
Third-places (2): 1993, 1997

Competition history

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FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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Year Result Pos P W D L F A
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

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Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
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
  2020 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

Recent matches

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2023

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3 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS Japan   2–1   China Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UST +05:00
  • Kumata   66', 70'
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 467
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (UAE)
1 June Friendly Croatia   1–1   China Velika Gorica, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Radnik
3 June Friendly Croatia   4–1   China Velika Gorica, Croatia
17:30
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Stadium: Stadion Radnik

2024

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22 March Friendly Indonesia   1–1   China Jakarta, Indonesia
20:30 UTC+7
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium
25 March Friendly China   1–1   Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7
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
Stadium: Xianghe National Football Training Base
4 June Weinan International Tournament China   1–0   Vietnam Weinan, China
19:35 UTC+8
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
Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

Squad

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Current coaches

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Team 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

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The 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
1GK Liu Qiwei (2005-12-21)21 December 2005 (aged 18)   Shandong Taishan
1GK Yuan Jianrui (2005-02-08)8 February 2005 (aged 19)   Shenzhen 2028
1GK Zhang Haoran (2006-07-18)18 July 2006 (aged 18)   Tianjin Jinmen Tiger

2DF Peng Xiao (2005-07-28)28 July 2005 (aged 19)   Shandong Taishan
2DF Shi Songchen (2005-12-30)30 December 2005 (aged 18)   Shandong Taishan
2DF Imran Memet (2005-05-03)3 May 2005 (aged 19)   Shandong Taishan
2DF He Yiran (2005-02-17)17 February 2005 (aged 19)   Changchun Yatai
2DF Xu Junchi (2005-01-09)9 January 2005 (aged 19)   Shijiazhuang Gongfu
2DF Alex Yang (2005-06-03)3 June 2005 (aged 19)   CE L'Hospitalet
2DF Yu Tianle (2005-10-28)28 October 2005 (aged 19)   Hubei Istar
2DF Yu Guize (2005-02-28)28 February 2005 (aged 19)   ND Gorica
2DF Huang Ming (2005-05-28)28 May 2005 (aged 19)   Shanghai Shenhua

3MF Tang Rui (2005-07-12)12 July 2005 (aged 19)   Shandong Taishan
3MF Chen Zeshi (2005-02-21)21 February 2005 (aged 19)   Shandong Taishan
3MF Bai Yutao (2006-12-08)8 December 2006 (aged 17)   Guangzhou FC
3MF Zhang Zhixiong (2006-09-17)17 September 2006 (aged 18)   Guangzhou FC
3MF Wang Yifan (2005-01-11)11 January 2005 (aged 19)   Shanghai Shenhua
3MF Xiong Jizheng (2005-05-16)16 May 2005 (aged 19)   Wuhan Three Towns
3MF Chen Shihan (2005-05-11)11 May 2005 (aged 19)   Union Rochefortoise
3MF Mao Weijie (2005-05-28)28 May 2005 (aged 19)   Dalian Young Boy

4FW Zhu Pengyu (2005-05-09)9 May 2005 (aged 18)   Dalian Young Boy
4FW Du Yuezheng (2005-09-14)14 September 2005 (aged 18)   Marbella FC

List of head coaches

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Manage records only includes International Country results

# Name Period Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win % Achievements
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

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  1. ^ Nationalist China take part in AFC Youth Championship 1959 to 1974, not China PR.

References

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  1. ^ Bartlett, Evan (22 June 2017). "Chinese U20 team set to become newest member of German fourth division". The Independent. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Freundschaftsspiele mit chinesischer U 20 werden nicht fortgesetzt". dfb. 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
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Association 4
INTERN 6
Note 5