China national under-20 football team
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National association football team
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |
| Association | Chinese Football Association |
|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Head coach | Dejan Đurđević |
| FIFA code | CHN |
| 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) |
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 U-20 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
History
[edit ]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
[edit ]Competition history
[edit ]FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record
[edit ]| Year | Result | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 to 1981 | DNE | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mexico 1983 | First round | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Soviet Union 1985 | Quarter-finalist | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1987 to 1995 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Malaysia 1997 | First round | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Argentina 2001 | Last 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Netherlands 2005 | Last 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| 2007 to 2025 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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
[edit ]| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 to 1974 | DNP[note 1] | ||||||
| Kuwait 1975 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Thailand 1976 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Iran 1977 | DNP | ||||||
| Bangladesh 1978 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Thailand 1980 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thailand 1982 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates 1985 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia 1986 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Qatar 1988 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1990 to 1994 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Korea 1996 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| Thailand 1998 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Iran 2000 | 3rd Place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Qatar 2002 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Malaysia 2004 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| India 2006 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia 2008 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| China 2010 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates 2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Myanmar 2014 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Bahrain 2016 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Indonesia 2018 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| DNQ and cancelled | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Uzbekistan 2023 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| China 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
[edit ]2023
[edit ]Japan v China
15:00 UST +05:00
Report
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 251
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
- Kumata 66', 70'
Attendance: 251
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
China v Saudi Arabia
China v Kyrgyzstan
17:00 UST +05:00
Report
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 235
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
- Bekberdinov 58' (o.g.)
- Zhenishbekov 87'
Attendance: 235
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
South Korea v China
15:00 UST +05:00
Report
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 467
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (UAE)
- Kim Yong-hak 62' (pen.)
- Sung Jin-young 100'
- Choi Seok-hyun 105'
- Iminqari 48'
Attendance: 467
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (UAE)
2024
[edit ]China v Myanmar
China v South Korea
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
- Liu Chengyu 78', 90'
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
Saudi Arabia v China
19:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Saudi Arabia v China
19:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
China v Mongolia
19:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre
- Tang Tianyi 5'
- Zhu Pengyu 28', 41'
- Bai Yutao 31'
- Du Yuezheng 55'
- Wu Yongqiang 87'
2025
[edit ]China v Qatar
12 February 2025 (2025年2月12日) AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS China 2–1 Qatar Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Attendance: 5,152
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
- Kuai Jiwen 17'
- Liu Chengyu 21'
- Faragalla 55'
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Kyrgyzstan v China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
- Liu Chengyu 13'
- Wang Yudong 45'
- Mao Weijie 49'
- Zhu Pengyu 80', 90+2'
China v Australia
Saudi Arabia v China
22 February 2025 (2025年2月22日) AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF Saudi Arabia v China Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
16:15
Squad
[edit ]Current coaches
[edit ] Team manager
China Ren Ziqian
Head coach
Serbia Dejan Đurđević
Trainer
China Dong Xuesheng
Team doctor
China Feng Sheyang
Current squad
[edit ]The 23 players below were called up for 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup from 12 February 2025 to 1 March 2025.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Liu Qiwei | (2005年12月21日)21 December 2005 (aged 19) | China Shandong Taishan | ||
| 12 | 1GK | Yao Haoyang | (2006年10月28日)28 October 2006 (aged 18) | China Chongqing Tonglianglong | ||
| 22 | 1GK | Yuan Jianrui | (2005年02月08日)8 February 2005 (aged 20) | China Shenzhen 2028 | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Xu Junchi | (2005年01月09日)9 January 2005 (aged 20) | China Zhejiang FC | ||
| 3 | 2DF | He Yiran | (2005年02月17日)17 February 2005 (aged 19) | China Changchun Yatai | ||
| 4 | 2DF | Shi Songchen | (2005年12月30日)30 December 2005 (aged 19) | China Shandong Taishan | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Peng Xiao | (2005年07月28日)28 July 2005 (aged 19) | China Shandong Taishan | ||
| 6 | 2DF | Imran Memet | (2005年05月03日)3 May 2005 (aged 19) | China Shandong Taishan | ||
| 19 | 2DF | Qi Qiancheng | (2006年04月25日)25 April 2006 (aged 18) | China Shandong Taishan | ||
| 20 | 2DF | Sun Kangbo | (2006年08月19日)19 August 2006 (aged 18) | Serbia FK Voždovac | ||
| 23 | 2DF | Álex Yang | (2005年06月03日)3 June 2005 (aged 19) | China Qingdao West Coast | ||
| 7 | 3MF | Mao Weijie | (2005年05月28日)28 May 2005 (aged 19) | China Dalian Yingbo | ||
| 8 | 3MF | Chen Zeshi | (2005年02月21日)21 February 2005 (aged 19) | China Shandong Taishan | ||
| 10 | 3MF | Kuai Jiwen | (2006年02月28日)28 February 2006 (aged 18) | China Shanghai Port | ||
| 13 | 3MF | Xiong Jizheng | (2005年05月16日)16 May 2005 (aged 19) | China Wuhan Three Towns | ||
| 14 | 3MF | Wang Yifan | (2005年01月11日)11 January 2005 (aged 20) | China Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| 15 | 3MF | Wang Haobin | (2006年08月11日)11 August 2006 (aged 18) | China Shandong Taishan | ||
| 16 | 3MF | Zhang Zhixiong | (2006年09月17日)17 September 2006 (aged 18) | China Chongqing Tonglianglong | ||
| 17 | 3MF | Chen Shihan | (2005年05月11日)11 May 2005 (aged 19) | Belgium Union Rochefortoise | ||
| 9 | 3MF | Liu Chengyu | (2006年07月02日)2 July 2006 (aged 18) | China Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| 11 | 3MF | Wang Yudong | (2006年11月23日)23 November 2006 (aged 18) | China Zhejiang FC | ||
| 18 | 4FW | Zhu Pengyu | (2005年05月09日)9 May 2005 (aged 19) | China Dalian Yingbo | ||
| 21 | 4FW | Du Yuezheng | (2005年09月14日)14 September 2005 (aged 19) | Spain Marbella FC | ||
List of head coaches
[edit ]Manage records only includes International Country results
| # | Name | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary A Joseph | 1954 - 1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | |
| 2 | China Nian Weisi | 1966 - 1971 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 15.83% | 3rd place at the 1966 AFC Youth Championship |
| 3 | China Sun Baorong | 1972 – 1973 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 50.00% | |
| 4 | China Chen Chengda | 1974 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 50.00% | |
| 5 | China Zhang Honggen | 1975 – 1976 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 33.33% | |
| 6 | China Xian Dihong | 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | China Zhang Shixun | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 8 | China Chen Jiagen | 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 9 | China Zhang Honggen | 1977 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.67% | |
| 10 | China Chen Jiagen (2nd time) | 1978 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 33.33% | |
| 11 | China Zhang Junxiu | 1978 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16.67% | |
| 12 | China Xian Dixiong (2nd time) | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | China Shao Xiankang | 1980 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 25.00% | |
| 14 | China Zhang Junxiu (2nd time) | 1980 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 50.00% | |
| 15 | China 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 |
| China Xie Hongjun | 1983 (U-19) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25.00% | ||
| China Li Chuanqi | 1983 (U-18) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20.00% | ||
| 16 | China 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 | China Liu Minxin | 1986 - 1988 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 20 | 71.43% | |
| 18 | China Chen Xirong | 1988 - 1990 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 20 | 52.17% | |
| 19 | China Zhu Guanghu | 1991 - 1992 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 28.57% | |
| 20 | China Zhang Zhicheng (2nd time) | 1993 - 1994 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50.00% | |
| 21 | China Gai Zengchen | 1995 - 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 22 | China Tang Pengju | 1996 - 1997 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 78.57% | Runners-up of the 1996 AFC Youth Championship |
| 23 | China Zhu Guanghu (2nd time) | 1997 - 1998 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 29.17% | First round of the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 24 | China Chen Jingang | 1998 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 25.00% | |
| 25 | England Keith Blunt | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 26 | China 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 | China Wang Baoshan | 2001 - 2002 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 50.00% | |
| 28 | China Jia Xiuquan | 2003 - 2004 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 83.33% | |
| 29 | China Yin Tiesheng | 2004 - 2005 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 50.00% | Runners-up at the 2004 AFC Youth Championship |
| 30 | Germany Eckhard Krautzun | 2005 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 50.00% | Round of 16 of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| China Jia Xiuquan | 2006 (U-21) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 80.00% | ||
| 31 | China Jia Xiuquan (2nd time) | 2005 – 2006 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 58.82% | |
| 32 | China Liu Chunming | 2007 – 2008 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 20 | 46.15% | |
| 33 | China Su Maozhen | 2009 – 2011 | ||||||||
| 34 | Netherlands Jan Olde Riekerink | 2011 – 2012 | ||||||||
| 35 | Argentina Luis Manuel Blanco | 2012 | ||||||||
| 36 | China Li Bing | 2013 - 2014 | ||||||||
| 37 | China Zheng Xiong (Caretaker) | 2014 | ||||||||
| 38 | China Li Ming | 2015 – 2018 | ||||||||
| 39 | China 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.
- ^ "中国U20亚洲杯大名单:王钰栋领衔,唐天翼落选,泰山队7人入选" (in Chinese (China)). baijiahao.baidu.com. 8 February 2025.
External links
[edit ]- Chinese Football Association Official Website (in Chinese)
- Team China Official Website Archived 2007年10月07日 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- Profile on FIFA
- Profile on AFC
Head-to-head record
[edit ]The following table shows China's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 000.00 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Ghana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 038.89 |