Name of Coach : Vladimir PETROVIC
Born in 1955. Born in Serbia (former republic of Yugoslavia), represented his country as a mid-fielder and played for Red Star Belgrade as well as Arsenal (England). Played in the 1974 and 1982 World Cups. Following his retirement as a player he worked as a coach at Red Star and helped Serbia Montenegro qualify for the 2004 Athens Olympics. In 2005 he was appointed coach of Dalian Shide (China) and in his first year won the China Super League championship title with them. He has been working as the Chinese national team coach since September 2007.
As of January,2008

China PR was considered the "sleeping giant" of Asia. Despite having the ability to be among the top in Asia, the ticket to the FIFA World Cup™ finals remained just out of reach. The "sleeping giant" awoke in 2001. The 1.2 billion people of China PR felt it was destiny when, on October 7, their team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the first ever to be held in Asia. Drawn into the group alongside Brazil, who would win the title for the fifth time, Turkey, who would end up with an impressive third place, and Costa Rica, champion of CONCACAF, they failed in all three of the group league matches. However, there was no need to be downcast for it was a valuable experience to feel first-hand what works and what doesn't at the world's top level. Supervising the national team since last year is head coach Zhu Guanghu, experienced coach who led the Shenzhen Jianlibao to national league champion and was unanimously voted Best Coach. The country expects a lot from him, the first native manager in eight years, hoping to see a good result in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. Defeating Japan and Korea Rep. to capture their first East Asian title in last year's East Asian Football Championship 2005, China PR has made a very promising start toward the future.
As of 2006




Name of Coach : Elisabeth LOISEL
Born in 1963. Nationality is French. As a player she won 7 titles in the French league. Also has experience representing French women’s football for 8 years. From 1997 until Feb 2007 she has been the French national team coach. Her team qualified for the 2003 Women’s World Cup in USA, where they beat Korea Rep and finished the group stage with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss (coming 3rd in the group). She was appointed as Chinese women’s team head coach in October 2007.
As of January,2008

China PR is the leading title-holder in the Asian Women's Championship, with an impressive 8 out of 15 champion titles so far. They have played in the FIFA Women's World Cup™ four times and in the Olympics three, setting a record in Asia. The background for their success can be attributed to the national development program extended to elite athletes. The traditional style of Chinese football is an all-out attack and defense based on tight teamwork, but the individual skills of the players are also worth mentioning, as can be seen by the high quality performances of DF Wan Liping, voted to the 2003 FIFA World Cup Best Eleven, and FW Sun Wen, who has been selected more than once as one of three FIFA's Best Women Footballers of the Year. The China PR team is undergoing a shift from older to younger players, as reflected in their performance in last year's East Asian Women's Football Championship 2005, where they finished last. They are regaining their status, though. They won the U-19 Asian Women's Championship in Kuala Lumpur, which was held this year April 8-18, and proved that their promising young players are developing well. As hosts of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, world class China PR will have a close shot at the gold medal.
As of 2006



