China national under-20 football team

China U-20

Association	Chinese Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Zheng Xiong
FIFA code	CHN
First colours Second colours

The China national under-20 football team, also known as the China Youth Team (中青队), 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).

Honours

• AFC Youth Championship

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	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	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

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959	DNP
1960	DNP
1961	DNP
1962	DNP
1963	DNP
1964	DNP
1965	DNP
1966 [note 1]	DNP
1967	DNP
1968	DNP
1969	DNP
1970	DNP
1971	DNP
1972	DNP
1973	DNP
1974	DNP
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	DNQ	–	–	–	–	–	–
1992	DNQ	–	–	–	–	–	–
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
Total		66	29	17	20	102	84

• DNP : Did Not Participate
• DNQ : Did Not Qualify

Recent matches

The Group Stage Match of 2014 AFC U-19 Championship

Japan  v  China PR

10 October 2014

Japan	1 – 2	China PR
Minamino  16'		Wei Shihao  1', 77'

Myanmar

China PR  v  South Korea

12 October 2014

China PR	0 – 0	South Korea

Myanmar

China PR  v  Vietnam

14 October 2014

China PR	1 – 1	Vietnam
Tang Shi  87'		Hoàng Thanh Tùng  20'

Myanmar

Qatar  v  China PR

17 October 2014

Qatar	4 – 2	China PR
Al Saadi  6' Afif  45' (pen.) Doozandeh  58' Ali  90'		Gui Hong  54' Wei Jingzong  86' (pen.)

Myanmar

Squad

Current coaches

Head Coach	Zheng Xiong
Assistant coaches

Current Squad

Squad selected for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship held in Myanmar from October 9 to 23.

#	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Club
Goalkeepers
1	Zhou Yuchen (周煜辰)	(1995-01-12) 12 January 1995	SG Sacavenense
22	Jia Xinyao (贾鑫尧)	(1995-02-21) 21 February 1995	Wuhan Zall
23	Zhao Tianci (赵天赐)	(1995-03-20) 20 March 1995	Guangzhou Evergrande
Defenders
2	Fu Yunlong (符云龙)	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995	Guangzhou R&F
3	Liu Junshuai (刘军帅)	(1995-01-10) 10 January 1995	Atlético Clube do Cacém
4	Huang Jiajun (黄嘉俊)	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995	SG Sacavenense
5	Gao Zhunyi (高准翼)	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995	Kataller Toyama
15	Ming Tian (明天)	(1995-04-18) 18 April 1995	Wuhan Zall
17	Xiang Hantian (向汉天)	(1995-11-21) 21 November 1995	Guizhou Renhe
21	Chen Zepeng (陈泽鹏)	(1996-05-18) 18 May 1996	Guangzhou R&F
Midfielders
6	Yan Zihao (晏紫豪)	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995	Sporting CP B
7	Wei Shihao (韦世豪)	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995	Boavista
8	Cheng Jin (程进)	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995	Hangzhou Greentown
10	Zhang Xiuwei (张修维)	(1996-03-13) 13 March 1996	Olympique Lyonnais B
11	Tang Shi (唐诗)	(1995-01-24) 24 January 1995	Botafogo
12	Wei Jingzong (魏敬宗)	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995	Wuhan FA
14	Yao Junsheng (姚均晟)	(1995-10-29) 29 October 1995	Sport União Sintrense
18	Chen Kerui (陈科睿)	(1996-03-09) 9 March 1996	Os Belenenses U19
19	Long Wei (龙威)	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995	Wuhan Zall
20	Chen Zhechao (陈哲超)	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995	SG Sacavenense
Strikers
9	Xiang Baixu (向柏旭)	(1995-08-09) 9 August 1995	Saint-Étienne B
13	Lǚ Pin (吕品)	(1995-05-03) 3 May 1995	Shanghai Greenland
16	Gui Hong (桂宏)	(1995-01-15) 15 January 1995	Sevilla FC C

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
34	Jan Olde Riekerink
35	Luis Manuel Blanco	2012
36	Li Bing	2013 -
37	Zheng Xiong	2013 -

Notes

References

External links

• Chinese Football Association Official Website (Chinese)
• Team China Official Website (Chinese)
• Profile on FIFA
• Profile on AFC

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