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 U-20 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

China U-20

Association	Chinese Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Dejan Đurđević
Captain	Shi Songchen
FIFA code	CHN
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1983)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1985)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	20 (first in 1975)
Best result	Champions (1985)

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

• AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Winners (1): 1985

Runners-up (3): 1982, 1996, 2004

Third-places (2): 1966, 2000

• East Asian Games

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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 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

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	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	8	6
Total	–	80	33	19	28	117	101

• DNP : Did not participate
• DNQ : Did not qualify

Toulon Tournament

• 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

Torneo di Viareggio

• 2019 Torneo di Viareggio

Recent matches

2023

Japan  v  China

3 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Japan	2–1	China	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UST +05:00	Kumata 66', 70'	Report	Tanaka 6' (o.g.)	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

China  v  Saudi Arabia

6 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	China	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UST +05:00	Iminqari 65' Xu Bin 72'	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 325 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (UAE)

China  v  Kyrgyzstan

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)

South Korea  v  China

12 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF	South Korea	3–1 (a.e.t.)	China	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UST +05:00	Kim Yong-hak 62' (pen.) Sung Jin-young 100' Choi Seok-hyun 105'	Report	Iminqari 48'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 467 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (UAE)

Croatia  v  China

1 June Friendly	Croatia	1–1	China	Velika Gorica, Croatia
	Ševelj 90+2'	Report	Zhu Qiwen 69'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik

Croatia  v  China

3 June Friendly	Croatia	4–1	China	Velika Gorica, Croatia
17:30	Šego 54' Barišić 68' Bušnja 82', 86'	Report	Zhu Yue 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik

2024

Indonesia  v  China

22 March Friendly	Indonesia	1–1	China	Jakarta, Indonesia
20:30 UTC+7	Figo 90+1' (pen.)		Peng Xiao 14'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium

China  v  Indonesia

25 March Friendly	China	1–1	Indonesia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Zhong Wen 86'		Ji Da-bin 90+1'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium

China  v  Myanmar

30 May Friendly	China	2–0	Myanmar	Hebei, China
--:-- UTC+8	Wang Yudong Ning Fangze			Stadium: Xianghe National Football Training Base

China  v  Myanmar

1 June Friendly	China	3–1	Myanmar	Hebei, China
--:-- UTC+8	Qu Geping Ning Fangze Wang Yudong		Shi Songchen o.g'	Stadium: Xianghe National Football Training Base

China  v  Vietnam

4 June Weinan International Tournament	China	1–0	Vietnam	Weinan, China
19:35 UTC+8	Wang Yudong 10'			Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium Referee: Kun Ai (China)

Uzbekistan  v  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)

China  v  South Korea

10 June Weinan International Tournament	China	2–0	South Korea	Weinan, China
19:35 UTC+8	Liu Chengyu 78', 90'			Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

Saudi Arabia  v  China

11 October Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–0	China	Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Saudi Arabia  v  China

14 October Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	China	Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

China  v  Mongolia

13 November Panda Cup	China	6–0	Mongolia	Chengdu, China
19:00 UTC+8	Tang Tianyi 5' Zhu Pengyu 28', 41' Bai Yutao 31' Du Yuezheng 55' Wu Yongqiang 87'			Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

China  v  Australia

16 November Panda Cup	China	1–1	Australia	Chengdu, China
19:35 UTC+8	Chen Zeshi 2'		Bennie 22'	Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

China  v  Kyrgyzstan

19 November Panda Cup	China	0–1	Kyrgyzstan	Chengdu, China
18:00 UTC+8			He Yiran 38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

2025

China  v  Qatar

12 February 2025 (2025-02-12) AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	China	2–1	Qatar	Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30 UTC+8	Kuai Jiwen 17' Liu Chengyu 21'	Report	Faragalla 55'	Attendance: 5,152 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Kyrgyzstan  v  China

15 February 2025 (2025-02-15) AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Kyrgyzstan	2–5	China	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30 UTC+8	Madavinov 25' Madanov 64'	Report	Liu Chengyu 13' Wang Yudong 45' Mao Weijie 49' Zhu Pengyu 80', 90+2'	Attendance: 7,944 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

China  v  Australia

18 February 2025 (2025-02-18) AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	China	1–2	Australia	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30	Kuai Jiwen 29'	Report	Memeti 23' Agosti 25'	Attendance: 8,743 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Saudi Arabia  v  China

22 February 2025 (2025-02-22) AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF	Saudi Arabia	1–0	China	Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
16:15	Al-Yuhaybi 90+5'	Report		Attendance: 6,058 Referee: Alex King (Australia)

Squad

Current coaches

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

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	(2005-12-21)21 December 2005 (aged 19)	Shandong Taishan
21	1GK	Yao Haoyang	(2006-10-28)28 October 2006 (aged 18)	Chongqing Tonglianglong
22	1GK	Yuan Jianrui	(2005-02-08)8 February 2005 (aged 20)	Shenzhen 2028
2	2DF	Xu Junchi	(2005-01-09)9 January 2005 (aged 20)	Zhejiang FC
3	2DF	He Yiran	(2005-02-17)17 February 2005 (aged 19)	Changchun Yatai
4	2DF	Shi Songchen	(2005-12-30)30 December 2005 (aged 19)	Shandong Taishan
5	2DF	Peng Xiao	(2005-07-28)28 July 2005 (aged 19)	Shandong Taishan
6	2DF	Imran Memet	(2005-05-03)3 May 2005 (aged 19)	Shandong Taishan
19	2DF	Qi Qiancheng	(2006-04-25)25 April 2006 (aged 18)	Shandong Taishan
20	2DF	Sun Kangbo	(2006-08-19)19 August 2006 (aged 18)	FK Voždovac
23	2DF	Álex Yang	(2005-06-03)3 June 2005 (aged 19)	Qingdao West Coast
7	3MF	Mao Weijie	(2005-05-28)28 May 2005 (aged 19)	Dalian Yingbo
8	3MF	Chen Zeshi	(2005-02-21)21 February 2005 (aged 19)	Shandong Taishan
10	3MF	Kuai Jiwen	(2006-02-28)28 February 2006 (aged 18)	Shanghai Port
13	3MF	Xiong Jizheng	(2005-05-16)16 May 2005 (aged 19)	Wuhan Three Towns
14	3MF	Wang Yifan	(2005-01-11)11 January 2005 (aged 20)	Shanghai Shenhua
15	3MF	Wang Haobin	(2006-08-11)11 August 2006 (aged 18)	Shandong Taishan
16	3MF	Zhang Zhixiong	(2006-09-17)17 September 2006 (aged 18)	Chongqing Tonglianglong
17	3MF	Chen Shihan	(2005-05-11)11 May 2005 (aged 19)	Union Rochefortoise
9	4FW	Liu Chengyu	(2006-07-02)2 July 2006 (aged 18)	Shanghai Shenhua
11	4FW	Wang Yudong	(2006-11-23)23 November 2006 (aged 18)	Zhejiang FC
12	4FW	Du Yuezheng	(2005-09-14)14 September 2005 (aged 19)	Marbella FC
18	4FW	Zhu Pengyu	(2005-05-09)9 May 2005 (aged 19)	Dalian Yingbo

List of head coaches

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 – 2024

Notes

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