China U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachDejan Đurđević
FIFA codeCHN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1983)
Best resultRound of 16 (2005)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1975)
Best resultChampions (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 Youth Championship, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

History

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

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

Competition history

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

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 2023 DNQ – – – – – – –
Chile 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

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
Uzbekistan 2020 DNQ and cancelled – – – – – –
Uzbekistan 2023 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 5 6
Total 76 31 19 26 109 95

Toulon Tournament

Torneo di Viareggio

Recent matches

2023

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
  • Bekberdinov 58' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Zhenishbekov 87'
 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
 Report
  • Zhu Qiwen 69'
 Stadium: Stadion Radnik
3 June Friendly Croatia  4–1  China Velika Gorica, Croatia
17:30
Report
Stadium: Stadion Radnik

2024

22 March Friendly Indonesia  1–1  China Jakarta, Indonesia
20:30 UTC+7
  • Peng Xiao 14'
 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium
25 March Friendly China  1–1  Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
20:30 UTC+7
  • Zhong Wen 86'
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium

Squad

Current coaches

Team manager China Zhang Chao
China Lin Lefeng
Head coach China Cheng Yaodong
Assistant coach China Wu Bing
Spain Antonio Puche
China Zhang Xinxin
Fitness coach China Cao Xiaodong
Goalkeeper coach China Jia Chunhua
Team doctor China Wang Dongzhen
China Shen Chunfeng
China Wang Lei

Current squad

The following players were called up for the training camp from 9 March 2024 to 20 March 2024.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Liu Qiwei (2005-12-21)21 December 2005 (aged 18) China Shandong Taishan
1GK Yao Haoyang (2006-10-28)28 October 2006 (aged 17) China Yunnan Yukun
1GK Xie Gongbo (2006-05-22)22 May 2006 (aged 17) China Nantong Haimen Codion
2DF Lu Jiaqiang (2005-04-11)11 April 2005 (aged 18) China Shenzhen FA
2DF Liu Tiecheng (2006-04-22)22 April 2006 (aged 17) China Shanghai Port
2DF Peng Xiao (2005-07-28)28 July 2005 (aged 18) China Shandong Taishan
2DF Yusup Amut (2005-02-15)15 February 2005 (aged 19) China Shandong Taishan
2DF Imran Memet (2005-05-03)3 May 2005 (aged 18) China Shandong Taishan
2DF Ye Daoxin (2005-11-03)3 November 2005 (aged 18) China Zhejiang Pro
2DF He Yiran (2005-02-17)17 February 2005 (aged 19) China Changchun Yatai
2DF Wei Suowei (2005-05-20)20 May 2005 (aged 18) China Hubei Istar
3MF Kuai Jiwen (2006-02-28)28 February 2006 (aged 18) China Shanghai Port
3MF Tang Rui (2005-07-12)12 July 2005 (aged 18) China Shandong Taishan
3MF Chen Zeshi (2005-02-21)21 February 2005 (aged 19) China Shandong Taishan
3MF Fu Yuxuan (2005-08-22)22 August 2005 (aged 18) China Shandong Taishan
3MF Xu Junchi (2005-01-09)9 January 2005 (aged 19) China Zhejiang Pro
3MF Yang Haoyu (2006-05-25)25 May 2006 (aged 17) China Shanghai Shenhua
3MF Gao Le (2006-10-26)26 October 2006 (aged 17) China Shanghai Jiading Huilong
3MF Wei Zixian (2005-05-20)20 May 2005 (aged 18) China Hubei Istar
3MF Xia Zihao (2005-03-27)27 March 2005 (aged 18) China Hubei Istar
4FW Zhong Wen (2005-03-05)5 March 2005 (aged 19) China Shenzhen FA
4FW Mei Shuaijun (2005-02-08)8 February 2005 (aged 19) China Shandong Taishan
4FW Lu Junwei (2005-12-22)22 December 2005 (aged 18) China Shandong Taishan
4FW Liu Chengyu (2006-07-02)2 July 2006 (aged 17) China Shanghai Shenhua
4FW Liu Ye (2006-06-12)12 June 2006 (aged 17) China Nantong Zhiyun
4FW Shahzat Ghojaehmet (2006-07-07)7 July 2006 (aged 17) China Heilongjiang Ice City
4FW Zhe Pengyu (2005-05-09)9 May 2005 (aged 18) China Dalian Young Boy
4FW Wang Haobin (2006-08-11)11 August 2006 (aged 17) China Shandong Taishan
4FW Su Yuliang (2005-01-26)26 January 2005 (aged 19) Serbia Graficar Belgrad

List of head coaches

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

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

References

  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. ^ "U19国足集训名单公布 夏合扎提、贺一然等29人入选" (in Chinese (China)). titan24. 8 March 2024.

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