Chinese Taipei women's national under-20 football team
| Association | Chinese Taipei Football Association (Chinese: 中華民國足球協會) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| FIFA code | TPE | ||
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| First international | |||
 Chinese Taipei 15–0 Hong Kong  (Margao, India; 20 April 2002) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Singapore 0–18 Chinese Taipei (Margao, India; 24 April 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 United States 6–0 Chinese Taipei (Victoria, Canada; 21 August 2002)  South Korea 6–0 Chinese Taipei (Chongqing, China; 5 October 2007) Chinese Taipei 0–6 South Korea (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 6 March 2024) | |||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2002) | ||
| AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result |  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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 6 August 2025
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Hsieh Chih-chun |
| Assistant Coach(s) | |
| Physiotherapist | Yeh Ting-hui |
| Athletic Trainer | Huang Tzu-yi |
| Team Manager | Wang Yun-Hsun |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]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]
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
[edit]| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 2002 |
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Squad |
 2004 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2006 | |||||||||
 2008 | |||||||||
 2010 | |||||||||
 2012 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||
 2022 | |||||||||
 2024 | |||||||||
 2026 | |||||||||
| Total | – | 1/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | – |
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
[edit]| 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 | |
 2002 |
Runners-up | | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 3 | Squad | ||||||||
 2004 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | Squad | ||||||||
 2006 |
Did not qualify | 2nd of 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2007 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | Squad | 1st of 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2009 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Squad | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||
 2011 |
Did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2013 |
2nd of 4, 3rd of 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2015 |
3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2017 |
2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2019 |
2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||
 2024 |
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Squad | 1st of 3, 2nd of 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2026 |
11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Total:6/12 | Runners-up | 2nd | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 55 | 49 | — | Total | 35 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 100 | 39 | |
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Chinese)
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