The
Four Nations Tournament was held in
Guangzhou annually before 2010. When Guangzhou renounced to host the tournament due to celebrating the
2010 Asian Games,
Yongchuan District of
Chongqing was granted the hosting right by the
Chinese Football Association (CFA). The tournament was hosted in Yongchuan between January 2011 and January 2014. In 2015, considering for better preparation for the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, CFA moved the tournament to
Shenzhen, which was closer to
China women's national football team's winter training base in Guangzhou. Yongchuan International Tournament was set as a compensation.
England and
Australia were invited to the inaugural edition in October 2015. ==Format==