China U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachTsutomu Takahata
FIFA codeCHN
First colours
Second colours
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1992, 2004)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1985)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1985, 2005)

The China national under-17 football team, also known as the China Junior Team (国少队), represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-16 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Football Association of the People's Republic of China.

Tournament records

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record

AFC U-16 Championship
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Qatar 1985 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Qatar 1986 did not qualify
Thailand 1988 Third place 3rd 6 2 4 0 7 4
United Arab Emirates 1990 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 2
Saudi Arabia 1992 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 9 4
Qatar 1994 Group stage 5th 4 2 0 2 14 5
Thailand 1996 Group stage 6th 4 1 1 2 5 10
Qatar 1998 did not qualify
Vietnam 2000 Group stage 5th 4 2 0 2 13 12
United Arab Emirates 2002 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 13 4
Japan 2004 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 10 5
Singapore 2006 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 10 5
Uzbekistan 2008 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Uzbekistan 2010 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 1 4
Iran 2012 Group stage 9th 3 0 3 0 4 4
Thailand 2014 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 2 6
India 2016 did not qualify
Malaysia 2018 did not qualify
Bahrain 2020 Qualified but later cancelled
Thailand 2023 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 4 9
Total 2 Titles 15/19 62 27 17 18 108 80

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year Result Pos P W D L F A
China 1985 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 1 1 8 7
Canada 1987 did not qualify
Scotland 1989 Group stage 12th 3 1 1 1 1 3
Italy 1991 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 4 7
Japan 1993 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Ecuador 1995 did not qualify
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 5 7
Peru 2005 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 4 7
South Korea 2007 did not qualify
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Indonesia 2023
Total Quarter-finals 6/19 20 4 7 9 24 36

* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Recent results and fixtures

2022

5 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF China  9–0  Cambodia Shepparton
15:00
  • Zhang Junjie 16'
  • Huang Kaijun 24'
  • Wang Yudong 26', 59', 61'
  • Kuai Jiwen 45+1'
  • Wang Haobin 86'
  • Li Ming 87'
  • Ouyang Jiaxin 90+2'
 Report Stadium: Shepparton Sports City
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
7 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF Northern Mariana Islands  0–11  China Shepparton
15:00 Report
  • Huang Kaijun 13'
  • Zhang Junjie 26', 31'
  • Liu Chengyu 30', 42'
  • Mei Shuaijun 34' (pen.)
  • Wang Haobin 38'
  • Wang Yudong 60', 71', 80', 90+2'
 Stadium: Shepparton Sports City
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
9 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF Australia  3–1  China Shepparton
15:00
Report
  • Wang Yudong 25'
 Stadium: Shepparton Sports City
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

2023

16 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Tajikistan  1–1  China Chonburi
21:00 Gafurov 36' Report Wang Yudong 6' Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 373
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
19 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS China  3–5  Australia Chonburi
17:00
  • Wang Yudong 14', 62'
  • Kuai Jiwen 45+7'
 Report
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 215
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
22 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Saudi Arabia  3–0  China Chonburi
17:00
  • Al-Muwallad 45'
  • Al-Bishri 79'
  • Al-Yahebi 90+2'
 Report Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 233
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1]

Manager: Yang Chen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Yao Haoyang (2006-10-28)28 October 2006 (aged 16) China Hubei Istar
2 2DF Sun Kangbo (2006-08-19)19 August 2006 (aged 16) China Hubei Istar
3 2DF Wu Qipeng (2007-02-28)28 February 2007 (aged 16) China Shanghai Shenhua
4 2DF Xuan Dongxu (2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (aged 17) China Shanghai Shenhua
5 2DF Yang Mingrui (2007-04-05)5 April 2007 (aged 16) China Dalian Pro
6 3MF Qian Yuanfan (2006-04-11)11 April 2006 (aged 17) China Zhejiang Pro
7 3MF Cui Taixu (2006-06-02)2 June 2006 (aged 17) China Zhejiang Pro
8 3MF Huang Kaijun (2006-05-23)23 May 2006 (aged 17) China Hubei Istar
9 4FW Liu Chengyu (2006-07-02)2 July 2006 (aged 16) China Shanghai Shenhua
10 4FW Wang Yudong (2006-11-23)23 November 2006 (aged 16) China Zhejiang Pro
11 4FW Wang Haobin (2006-08-11)11 August 2006 (aged 16) China Shandong Taishan
12 1GK Xie Jintian (2006-03-28)28 March 2006 (aged 17) China Beijing Guoan
13 2DF Yang Bowen (2006-02-05)5 February 2006 (aged 17) China Hubei Istar
14 4FW Mei Shuaijun (2006-02-08)8 February 2006 (aged 17) China Shandong Taishan
15 4FW Zhang Junjie (2006-10-15)15 October 2006 (aged 16) China Shanghai Port
16 2DF Liu Tiecheng (2006-04-22)22 April 2006 (aged 17) China Shanghai Port
17 4FW He Kanghua (2006-10-06)6 October 2006 (aged 16) China Shandong Taishan
18 4FW Huang Zheng (2006-04-28)28 April 2006 (aged 17) China Shanghai Shenhua
19 3MF Kuai Jiwen (2006-02-28)28 February 2006 (aged 17) China Shanghai Port
20 3MF Ouyang Jiaxin (2007-01-02)2 January 2007 (aged 16) China Genbao Football Base
21 4FW Yu Zhuowei (2006-08-15)15 August 2006 (aged 16) China Dalian Pro
22 1GK Xie Gongbo (2006-05-22)22 May 2006 (aged 17) China Nantong Haimen
23 3MF Li Ming (2006-05-23)23 May 2006 (aged 17) China Shanghai Port

References

  1. ^ "U17国少出发！王钰栋领衔23人大名单 将在泰国连战沙特、澳大利亚". Tencent Sports. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

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