Chinese Women's Super League
Founded | 1997 |
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Country | China |
Confederation | Asian Football Confederation |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
International cup(s) | AFC Women's Club Championship |
Current champions | Wuhan Jianghan University (1st title) () |
Most championships | (11 titles) |
Website | http://women.thecfa.cn/cwsl_2021/index.html |
Current: 2021 Chinese Women's Super League |
The Chinese Women's Super League (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.[1] The league signed a five-year deal with Spanish apparel company Kelme to provide uniforms.[2]
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.[3] This included Brazilian star Cristiane from Paris Saint-Germain to Changchun Zhuoyue,[4] 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 Rosengard to Dalian Quanjian F.C.[5][6]
Current 2021 Clubs[]
Team | City/Region | Home Stadium | 2020 Ranking |
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Beijing BG Phoenix | Beijing | Xiannongtan Stadium | 4th |
Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | 5th |
Henan Jianye | Zhengzhou | Henan Provincial Stadium | 8th |
Jiangsu | Nanjing | Wutaishan Stadium | 2nd |
Meizhou | Huitang Stadium | 6th | |
Jinan | Shandong Provincial Stadium | 7th | |
Shanghai | Stadium of Baoshan Campus, Shanghai University | 3rd | |
Chengdu | N/A | League One Champions | |
Wuhan Jianghan University | Wuhan | 1st | |
Hangzhou |
N/A |
9th |
List of Champions[]
The list of CWSL Champions:[7]
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999 Beijing Chengjian
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002 Beijing Chengjian
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008 Dalian Shide
- 2009 Jiangsu Huatai
- 2010
- 2011 [8]
- 2012 Dalian Shide[9]
- 2013 Dalian Aerbin
- 2014
- 2015 Shanghai Guotai Jun'an
- 2016 Dalian Quanjian
- 2017 Dalian Quanjian
- 2018 Dalian Quanjian
- 2019 Jiangsu Suning
- 2020 Wuhan Jianghan University
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Sun Xiaochen (8 April 2017). "Chinese Women's Super League launched to promote women's soccer". China Daily. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Spanish Kelme sponsored China Women's Super League". Yutang Sports. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Qingyang Chen (28 December 2016). "Increase in incomes of Chinese women football players in 2016". Yutang Sports. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Cristiane to Move to Chinese Club Changchun Zhuoyue in June". Associated Press. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Lawson, Sophie (15 February 2017). "Opinion: The money boom in the Chinese Women's Super League is a positive". Vavel. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (13 February 2017). "Chinese blueprint in women's football". Vavel. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "China - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "2011 table and results" (in Chinese). zuqiuziliao.cn. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "2012 Standings" (in Chinese). zuqiuziliao.cn. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
External links[]
- Official website, theCFA.cn (in English)
- League at futbol24.com
- Official Website Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine of the Federation (in Chinese)
- Past and current league seasons (in Chinese)
- Chinese Women's Super League
- Women's association football leagues in Asia
- Football leagues in China
- Women's football leagues in China
- Summer association football leagues
- Women's sports leagues in China
- Sports leagues established in 1997
- Professional sports leagues in China