China national under-17 football team

China U-17

Association	Chinese Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Tsutomu Takahata
FIFA code	CHN
First colours Second colours
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1992, 2004)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1985)
Best result	Quarter-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
1985	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	2	3
1986	did not qualify
1988	Third place	3rd	6	2	4	0	7	4
1990	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	11	2
1992	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	9	4
1994	Group stage	5th	4	2	0	2	14	5
1996	Group stage	6th	4	1	1	2	5	10
1998	did not qualify
2000	Group stage	5th	4	2	0	2	13	12
2002	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	13	4
2004	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	10	5
2006	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	10	5
2008	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	4
2010	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	1	4
2012	Group stage	9th	3	0	3	0	4	4
2014	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	2	6
2016	did not qualify
2018	did not qualify
2020	Qualified but later cancelled
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
1985	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	1	1	8	7
1987	did not qualify
1989	Group stage	12th	3	1	1	1	1	3
1991	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	4	7
1993	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	5
1995	did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	5	7
2005	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	4	7
2007	did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	to be determined
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

China v Cambodia

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)

Northern Mariana Islands v China

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)

Australia v China

9 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF	Australia	3–1	China	Shepparton
15:00	Irankunda 7' (pen.), 65' di Pizio 70'	Report	Wang Yudong 25'	Stadium: Shepparton Sports City Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

2023

Tajikistan v China

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)

China v Australia

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	Irankunda 9', 18' De Abreu 12' Glasson 25' Amanatidis 90+8'	Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 215 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Saudi Arabia v China

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.

Manager: Yang Chen

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

External links

• Chinese Football Association Official Website (in Chinese)
• Team China Official Website Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
• Profile on FIFA
• Profile on AFC