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Chinese Women's Super League

Top women's football league in China

Top women's football league in China

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nameChinese Women's Super League (CWSL)
logoChinese Women's Super League (CWSL).svg
pixels170px
countryChina
confedAsian Football Confederation
founded
teams12
relegationChinese Women's League
levels1
domest_cupChinese Women's FA Cup
confed_cupAFC Women's Champions League
championsBeijing (3 titles)
season2025
most_champsShanghai Shengli (11 titles)
websitehttp://women.thecfa.cn/
current2025 Chinese Women's Super League

The Chinese Football Association Women's Super League (CWSL) (), commonly known as the Chinese Women's Super League or the CWSL is the top level women's football league in China. It was called the Chinese Women's National Football League from 2011 to 2014.

History

The league started in 1997 as the Chinese Women's Premier Football League. The name Women's Super League was first adopted in 2004. During the 2011 to 2014 seasons, the league was renamed to Women's National Football League and discontinued the practice of promotion and relegation due to a lack of available teams and playing talent.

In 2015, the Chinese Football Association relaunched the league, again as the Women's Super League and with an affiliated second division, CWFL. It also gained a title sponsor, LeTV Holdings Co Ltd. The league signed a five-year deal with Spanish apparel company Kelme to provide uniforms.

Investment in women's clubs accelerated after the 2016 season with major corporate sponsors and investors, such as Quanjian Group and Guotai Junan Securities, raising player salaries and recruiting high-profile players from top-division leagues in Europe. This included Brazilian star Cristiane from Paris Saint-Germain to Changchun Zhuoyue, 2016 Toppserien golden boot winner Isabell Herlovsen from LSK Kvinner FK to Jiangsu Suning F.C., and Nigerian star Asisat Oshoala from Arsenal L.F.C. and Cameroonian star Gaelle Enganamouit from FC Rosengård to Dalian Quanjian F.C.

Current clubs

ClubLocationStadiumHead coachEnglish nameChinese name
Beijing北京东方雨虹BeijingXiannongtan StadiumYu Yun
Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue长春大众卓越ChangchunDevelopment Area StadiumShui Qingxia
Yongchuan Chashan Zhuhai永川茶山竹海女足ChongqingYongchuan Sports CenterJia Jin
Guangdong广东省女足ShenzhenShenzhen Youth Football Training BaseLi Hui
Henan河南万仙山女足XinxiangXinxiang Sports Centre StadiumLou Jiahui
Jiangsu Wuxi江苏无锡女足WuxiJiangyin Sports CentreChan Yuen Ting
Liaoning Shenbei Hefeng辽宁沈北禾丰女足ShenyangShenyang City Sports StadiumMa Lin
Shaanxi Zhidan陕西志丹女足ShaanxiShanxi Provincial StadiumLiu Huana
Shandong Jinghua山东精花女足ZaozhuangZaozhuang Sports and Cultural Park StadiumCui Yong
Shanghai上海农商银行女足ShanghaiJinshan Sports CentreAsako Takakura
Wuhan Jiangda武汉车谷江大女足WuhanTazihu Football Training CentreChang Weiwei
Zhejiang Hangzhou浙江杭州银行女足HangzhouLinping Sports Centre StadiumGao Rongming

Champions

The list of CWSL champions:

YearClub
1997Guangdong Haiyin
1998Shanghai Yuandong
1999Beijing Chengjian
2000Shanghai STV Youlizi
2001Shanghai STV
2002Beijing Chengjian
2003Shanghai STV
2004Shanghai STV
2005Shanghai STV
2006Shanghai STV
2007Tianjin Huisen
2008Dalian Shide
2009Jiangsu Huatai
2010Shanghai STV
2011Team Shanghai
2012Dalian Shide
2013Dalian Aerbin
2014Team Shanghai
2015Shanghai Guotai Jun'an
2016Dalian Quanjian
2017Dalian Quanjian
2018Dalian Quanjian
2019Jiangsu Suning
2020Wuhan Jiangda
2021Wuhan Jiangda
2022Wuhan Jiangda
2023Wuhan Jiangda
2024Wuhan Jiangda
2025Beijing

Wins by club

ClubChampionshipsYears
Shanghai Shengli1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
Dalian Quanjian (defunct)2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
Wuhan Jiangda2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Beijing1999, 2002, 2025
Jiangsu Suning2009, 2019
Guangdong Haiyin1997
Tianjin Huisen2007
Shanghai Guotai Jun'an2015

References

References

  1. (2023-01-05). "Global Sports and Contemporary China: Sport Policy, International Relations and New Class Identities in the People's Republic". Springer Nature.
  2. Sun Xiaochen. (8 April 2017). "Chinese Women's Super League launched to promote women's soccer". [[China Daily]].
  3. (28 April 2017). "Spanish Kelme sponsored China Women's Super League". Yutang Sports.
  4. Qingyang Chen. (28 December 2016). "Increase in incomes of Chinese women football players in 2016". Yutang Sports.
  5. (13 February 2017). "Cristiane to Move to Chinese Club Changchun Zhuoyue in June". [[Associated Press]].
  6. Lawson, Sophie. (15 February 2017). "Opinion: The money boom in the Chinese Women's Super League is a positive". Vavel.
  7. Lia, Gianluca. (13 February 2017). "Chinese blueprint in women's football". Vavel.
  8. "China - List of Women Champions".
  9. "2011 table and results". zuqiuziliao.cn.
  10. "2012 Standings". zuqiuziliao.cn.
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