In 1982, a national invitational tournament was held in Beijing, with Premier Wan Li attending the opening ceremony.

[7] The country won the opening match of the tournament 4–0 over Norway in front of an audience of 65 000 at Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, with the first goal scored by Ma Li.

The Chinese national team continued to perform well through the 1990s, finishing in fourth place at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, earning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and finishing in second at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

[11] Chinese Women's Super League is the current national competition for female football players in China.

[14][15] They also were silver medalists in 1996 Olympics[16] China has also won the AFC Women's Asian Cup 8 times.