Many players took part in the just-concluded third stage of the U21 League, with Shanghai Shenhua's youngster Liu Chengyu temporarily topping the scorer's list after scoring 14 goals in the three stages of the tournament.
In two warm-up matches in August, the U19 national soccer team played two matches against the Iranian U19 men's soccer team, winning the first match 2-0 and losing the second match 0-2.
The 27-player roster for the first time for the U19 National Youth Team is as follows (Late Pool Note: The number of players and positions are for reference only).
Midfield: 7-Mao Weijie (Dalian Yingbo), 17-Wang Yifan (Shanghai Shenhua), 11-Wang Yudong (Zhejiang), Wang Haobin (Shandong Taishan), Yan Yihan (Shanghai Shenhua), Min Zixi (Wuhan Sancheng), Kui Jifen (Shanghai Port), Bai Yutao (Guangzhou), 18-Yimulan Baimaiti (Shandong Taishan), Zhang Zhixiong (Guangzhou), 6-Qu Geping (Dalian Yingbo), 8-Chen Zesi ( Shandong Taishan).
Goalkeepers: Liu Tiwei (Shandong Taishan), 1 - Yao Hao Yang (Yunnan Yukun), 22 - Xu Zhenyao (Zhejiang), Zhang Haoran (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger).
Defenders: Li Wenle (Zhejiang), Huang Kaijun (Hubei Youth Star), 4-Shi Songchen (Shandong Taishan), 30-He Yiran (Changchun Yatai), 5-Peng Xiaoxiao (Shandong Taishan), 21-Zhang Aihui (Zhejiang), 3-Xu Junchi (Shijiazhuang Kungfu), 25-Huang Ming (Shanghai Shenhua).
Forwards: Liu Chengyu (Shanghai Shenhua), 28 - Zhu Pengyu (Dalian Yingbo), 29 - Huang Wenzheng (Hubei Youth Star).
As they wanted to play in the China First Division and China Second Division, many of the players who were starters at their clubs stayed with the team for now after communicating with the CFA and the national youth team coaching staff, including Dalian Yingbo's striker Zhu Pengyu and Yunnan Yukun's Dalian goalkeeper Yao Hao Yang. Dalian Yingbo youngster Mao Weijie chose to report to the national youth team due to the accumulation of four yellow cards.
How have Mao Weijie and Qu Geping fared among Dalian Yingbo's young players, and can the U19 national soccer team win?
