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Chinese Women's Super League

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Chinese Women's Super League (CWSL)
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
CountryChina
ConfederationAsian Football Confederation
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toChinese Women's League
International cup(s)AFC Women's Champions League
Current championsWuhan Jiangda (5 titles)
(2024)
Most championshipsShanghai Shengli (11 titles)
Websitehttp://women.thecfa.cn/
Current: 2025 Chinese Women's Super League

The Chinese Football Association Women's Super League (CWSL) (Chinese: 中国女足超级联赛; pinyin: zhōngguónǚzú chāojí liánsài), commonly known as the Chinese Women's Super League or the CWSL is the top level women's football league in China.[1] It was called the Chinese Women's National Football League from 2011 to 2014.

History

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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,[1] again as the Women's Super League and with an affiliated second division, CWFL. It also gained a title sponsor, LeTV Holdings Co Ltd.[2] The league signed a five-year deal with Spanish apparel company Kelme to provide uniforms.[3]

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.[4] This included Brazilian star Cristiane from Paris Saint-Germain to Changchun Zhuoyue,[5] 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.[6][7]

Current clubs

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Locations of teams in the 2023 Chinese Women's Super League
Club Location Stadium Capacity
English name Chinese name
Beijing Jingtan 北京京坛 Beijing Xiannongtan Stadium 24,000
Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue 长春大众卓越 Changchun Development Area Stadium 23,400
Chongqing 重庆女足 Chongqing Yongchuan Sports Center 25,017
Guangdong 广东女足 Foshan Nanhai Sports Center 20,000
Henan 河南女足 Xinxiang Xinxiang Sports Centre Stadium 31,308
Jiangsu Yinhao 江苏茵豪 Nanjing Jiangning Sports Center 30,000
Liaoning Shenbei Hefeng 辽宁沈北禾丰 Dalian Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Stadium 5,000
Shaanxi Qinsheng 陕西秦盛 Shaanxi Yan'an National Fitness Center Stadium 30,105
Shandong Jinghua 山东精花 Zaozhuang Zaozhuang Sports and Cultural Park Stadium 30,000
Shanghai Shengli 上海盛丽 Shanghai Jinshan Sports Centre 30,000
Wuhan Jiangda 武汉车谷江大 Wuhan Tazihu Football Training Centre 5,000
Zhenjiang Hangzhou 浙江杭州 Hangzhou Linping Sports Centre Stadium 10,200

Champions

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The list of CWSL champions:[8]

Year Club
1997 Guangdong Haiyin
1998 Shanghai Yuandong
1999 Beijing Chengjian
2000 Shanghai STV Youlizi
2001 Shanghai STV
2002 Beijing Chengjian
2003 Shanghai STV
2004 Shanghai STV
2005 Shanghai STV
2006 Shanghai STV
2007 Tianjin Huisen
2008 Dalian Shide
2009 Jiangsu Huatai
2010 Shanghai STV
2011 Team Shanghai[9]
2012 Dalian Shide[10]
2013 Dalian Aerbin
2014 Team Shanghai
2015 Shanghai Guotai Jun'an
2016 Dalian Quanjian
2017 Dalian Quanjian
2018 Dalian Quanjian
2019 Jiangsu Suning
2020 Wuhan Jianghan University
2021 Wuhan Jianghan University
2022 Wuhan Jianghan University
2023 Wuhan Jiangda
2024 Wuhan Jiangda

Wins by club

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Club Championships Years
Shanghai Shengli
11
 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
Dalian Quanjian (defunct)
6
 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
Wuhan Jiangda
5
 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Jiangsu Suning
2
 2009, 2019
Beijing Chengjian
2
 1999, 2002
Guangdong Haiyin
1
 1997
Tianjin Huisen
1
 2007
Shanghai Guotai Jun'an
1
 2015

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rick, Oliver; Li, Longxi (2023-01-05). Global Sports and Contemporary China: Sport Policy, International Relations and New Class Identities in the People's Republic. Springer Nature. p. 129. ISBN 978-3-031-18595-3.
  2. ^ Sun Xiaochen (8 April 2017). "Chinese Women's Super League launched to promote women's soccer". China Daily. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Spanish Kelme sponsored China Women's Super League". Yutang Sports. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ Qingyang Chen (28 December 2016). "Increase in incomes of Chinese women football players in 2016". Yutang Sports. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Cristiane to Move to Chinese Club Changchun Zhuoyue in June". Associated Press. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  6. ^ Lawson, Sophie (15 February 2017). "Opinion: The money boom in the Chinese Women's Super League is a positive". Vavel. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  7. ^ Lia, Gianluca (13 February 2017). "Chinese blueprint in women's football". Vavel. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  8. ^ "China - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  9. ^ "2011 table and results" (in Chinese). zuqiuziliao.cn. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  10. ^ "2012 Standings" (in Chinese). zuqiuziliao.cn. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
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