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).
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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. 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. In the aftermath, all upcoming friendly matches were cancelled.
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
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
* 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
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
The following is a list of match results in the last 24 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
Squad
Current squad
The players below were called up for Maurice Revello Tournament from 25 May to 15 June 2026.
List of head coaches
Manage records only includes International Country results