Women's football in China

Women's football in China is one of the traditional powers of women's football.[1][2] China has only 6,000 to 7,000 registered female players above age 12, according to the Chinese soccer federation statistics.[1][3] China has fallen behind other countries in the 21st century in regards of developing quality footballers in terms of quality and quantity.[4]

For more in depth, albeit general information, see Football in China.
Women's football in China
CountryChina
Governing bodyChinese Football Association
National team(s)Women's national team
National competitions
Club competitions
Chinese Women's FA Cup
International competitions
Olympics (National Team)
FIFA Women's World Cup(National Team)
AFC Women's Asian Cup(National Team)

History

Women were allowed to play football in the 1970s.[5] China hosted the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6] As well as hosting the first official women's world cup they also hosted the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]

National competition

Women's football first became established in the 1980s.[8]

The previous league was called Women's Primary League.[9] Chinese Women's Super League is the current national competition for female football players in China.[10][11]

National team
Main article: China women's national football team

The China women's national football team, organised by the Chinese Football Association, were the first Asian women's team to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup, final in 1999.[12][13] They also were silver medalists in 1996 Olympics[14] China has also won the AFC Women's Asian Cup 8 times.

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  8. Yuan, Bi (29 May 2019). "Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 6: China". Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
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