11月18日傍晚，中国足协在官网发布公告，水庆霞出任中国女足主教练。

On the evening of November 18, the Chinese Football Association announced on its official website that Shui Qingxia would be the head coach of the Chinese women's football team.

中国足协主席办公会综合前期女足国家队主教练选聘工作情况，在广泛征求意见基础上通盘考虑、慎重研究决定，由现任上海女子足球队主教练水庆霞担任中国女子足球队主教练。

The chairman's office meeting of the Chinese Football Association will comprehensively consider and carefully study the selection and employment of the head coach of the National Women's football team in the early stage, and decide that Shui Qingxia, the current head coach of the Shanghai women's football team, will be the head coach of the Chinese women's football team.