Men's football (soccer) was a Chinese National Games sport since the first edition. Women's football competition began in 1987. Since 1997, the age limit for men's teams is under-20. Two youth divisions, men's under-16 and women's under-18, were launched since the 11th National Games.

Men's tournaments

Summaries

Medal table TeamGoldSilverBronzeTotalLiaoning3 (1975*, 1993, 2001)1 (1987)1 (2005)5Shandong3 (1979, 1997, 2005)02 (2001, 2009)5Guangdong2 (1975*, 1987)3 (1983, 1997, 2009)2 (1979, 1993)7Shanghai2 (1983, 2009)3 (1965, 2001, 2005)1 (1997)6Hebei1 (1965)1 (1959)02Army1 (1959)03 (1965, 1975, 1987)4Beijing02 (1979, 1993)1 (1959)3Tianjin001 (1983)1 * = shared

Men's youth tournaments

Summaries

Medal table TeamGoldSilverBronzeTotalShandong1 (2009)001Shaanxi01 (2009)01Liaoning001 (2009)1

Women's tournaments

Summaries

Medal table TeamGoldSilverBronzeTotalBeijing2 (1987, 2005)2 (1997, 2001)04Shanghai2 (1997, 2001)02 (2005, 2009)4Liaoning1 (2009)2 (1987, 2005)1 (1993)4Henan1 (1993)001Guangdong01 (1993)2 (1987, 1997)3Jiangsu01 (2009)01Sichuan001 (2001)1

Women's youth tournaments

Summaries

Medal table TeamGoldSilverBronzeTotalJiangsu1 (2009)001Shanghai01 (2009)01Tianjin001 (2009)1

Former tournaments

1910–1924

Medal table TeamGoldSilverTotalEast China2 (1914, 1924)1 (1910)3South China1 (1910)01North China01 (1914)1Central China01 (1924)1

1930–1935

Medal table TeamGoldSilverBronzeTotalShanghai2 (1930, 1933)002Hong Kong1 (1935)01 (1933*)2Guangdong01 (1933)2 (1930*, 1935)3Nanjing01 (1930)01Malaysian Chinese01 (1935)01Liaoning001 (1930*)1Hebei001 (1933*)1 * = shared

All-time medal table TeamGoldSilverBronzeTotalShanghai64313Liaoning43411Shandong4026Guangdong25613Beijing2417East China2103Hebei1113Jiangsu1102Army1034Hong Kong1012Henan1001South China1001Shaanxi0101North China0101Central China0101Nanjing0101Malaysian Chinese0101Tianjin0022Sichuan0011

References Independent site of Chinese football history