Chinese Taipei women's national under-20 football team

Chinese Taipei
AssociationChinese Taipei Football Association
(Chinese: 中華民國足球協會)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
FIFA codeTPE
First colours
Second colours
First international
  15–0 Hong Kong 
(Margao, India; 20 April 2002)
Biggest win
 Singapore 0–18  
(Margao, India; 24 April 2002)
Biggest defeat
 United States 6–0  
(Victoria, Canada; 21 August 2002)
 South Korea 6–0  
(Chongqing, China; 5 October 2007)
  0–6 South Korea 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 6 March 2024)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage (2002)
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best resultSilver Runners-up (2002)

The Chinese Taipei women's national under-20 football team is the national women's youth team representing Taiwan in international football competitions at the under-20 age category. The team is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) and competes in youth tournaments organized by both the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA.

History

Chinese Taipei made its debut at the inaugural AFC U-19 Women's Championship in 2002, finishing as runners-up to secure qualification for the first-ever FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Canada. Alongside Japan, they became one of the first Asian teams to qualify for the tournament.[1] In the 2004 edition, the team reached the quarter-finals, marking another strong regional showing. However, in 2006, Chinese Taipei failed to qualify after falling to Japan in the qualifying stage.

Despite returning to the final tournaments in the subsequent two editions, their performances declined. In both campaigns, the team finished bottom of their group without earning a point, struggling against regional rivals from East and Southeast Asia.

From 2009 onwards, Chinese Taipei failed to qualify for the final tournament for the next 15 years, marking a prolonged absence from the continental stage. They made their return in 2024, where they recorded a group stage exit, earning a victory against the host nation but suffering defeats to Australia and Korea Republic.[2][3]

Coaching staff

As of 6 August 2025
Position Name
Head coach Taiwan Hsieh Chih-chun
Assistant Coach(s)
  • Taiwan Chu Liang-yi
  • Taiwan Huang Po-wei
  • Taiwan Chung I-hsuan
  • Taiwan Liu Ju-hsin
Physiotherapist Taiwan Yeh Ting-hui
Athletic Trainer Taiwan Huang Tzu-yi
Team Manager Taiwan Wang Yun-Hsun

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification, held in Tajikistan between 6 and 8 August 2025.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Jian Yu Jie Taiwan Fu Jen Catholic University
18 1GK Wang Ruo-ping (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 Taiwan CTBC Business School
23 1GK Peng Pei-qing Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
2 2DF Chian Wei-tong Taiwan CTBC Business School
3 2DF Li Chun-mei (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 Taiwan Hsing Wu University
8 2DF Li Yi-syuan Taiwan National Taiwan University of Sport
19 2DF Lin Szu-ying Taiwan Taichung Municipal Hui-Wen HS
20 2DF Lin Pin-hsin Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
22 2DF Chen Yi-fei Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
5 3MF Ma Ho-ya (2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
6 3MF Chang Meng-hsuan (2008-11-07) 7 November 2008 Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
7 3MF Wu Ya-yu United States New Mexico State Aggies
10 3MF Kao Hsin (2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
11 3MF Liao Jie-ning Japan Yamagatameisei High School
16 3MF Deng Jen-chi Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
21 3MF 黄怡萍 Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
4 4FW Lo Yu-hsiu Taiwan Taichung Municipal Hui-Wen HS
9 4FW Chuan Tzu-yu (2008-11-04) 4 November 2008 Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
12 4FW Li Pei-yao Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
13 4FW Fu Chih-ling Taiwan Hsing Wu High School
14 4FW Huang Hui-shan Taiwan Taichung Municipal Hui-Wen HS
15 4FW Li Yong-shan Taiwan Taichung Municipal Hui-Wen HS
17 4FW Lin Yu-hui (2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 Taiwan National Taiwan University of Sport

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Canada 2002 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 1 15 Squad
Thailand 2004 Did not qualify
Russia 2006
Chile 2008
Germany 2010
Japan 2012
Canada 2014
Papua New Guinea 2016
France 2018
Costa Rica 2022
Colombia 2024
Poland 2026 To be determined
Total – 1/12 3 0 0 3 1 15 –

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
India 2002 Runners-up Silver 5 2 2 1 35 3 Squad
China 2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 17 3 Squad
Malaysia 2006 Did not qualify 2nd of 3 2 1 0 1 4 4
China 2007 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 13 Squad 1st of 4 3 3 0 0 14 0
China 2009 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 11 Squad 3rd of 5 4 2 0 2 10 6
Vietnam 2011 Did not qualify 3rd of 5 4 2 0 2 8 8
China 2013 2nd of 4, 3rd of 4 6 3 1 2 16 7
China 2015 3rd of 3 2 0 1 1 1 2
China 2017 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 8 3
Thailand 2019 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 9 4
Uzbekistan 2024 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 9 Squad 1st of 3, 2nd of 4 5 3 1 1 23 2
Thailand 2026 Qualified 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 7 3
Total – 5/11 18 6 2 10 54 39 — Total 35 20 3 12 100 39

See also

References

  1. ^ Wang, Xiang (29 February 2024). "給台足一個世界盃　中華U20女足距離最近一次機會仍高難度挑戰" [A World Cup for Taiwan Football? Chinese Taipei U-20 Women's Team Faces a Tough Challenge Despite Being Closer Than Ever]. gogoal.com.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ^ "AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup | Qualifiers Group B: Chinese Taipei complete cast". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ^ Tsai, Hou-Hsuan (9 March 2024). "0比3不敵澳洲女足 台灣女足確定無緣U20世界盃" [Taiwan women's U-20 team fall 0–3 to Australia, officially miss out on World Cup qualification]. tw.sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ^ "MATCH DAY 中華台北 vs 巴勒斯坦 | 2026 AFC U20女子亞洲盃資格賽 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup™ Thailand 2026". ctfa.com.tw (in Chinese). Chinese Taipei Football Association. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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