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 Beijing Xiannongtan Stadium Yu Yun Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue Changchun Development Area Stadium Chan Hiu-Ming Guangdong Shenzhen Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Li Hui Pingguo Pingguo Stadium Zhao Yan Jiangsu Wuxi Wuxi Jiangyin Sports Centre Miguel Santos Liaoning Shenbei Hefeng Shenyang Shenyang City Sports Stadium Ma Lin Shaanxi Zhidan Shaanxi Shanxi Provincial Stadium Lu Yiliang Zaozhuang Zaozhuang Sports and Cultural Park Stadium Li Xinqi Shanghai Shanghai Jinshan Sports Centre Ma Liangxing Sichuan Mianyang Santai Stadium Dongfeng Yu Wuhan Jiangda Wuhan Tazihu Football Training Centre Chang Weiwei Hangzhou Linping Sports Centre Stadium Li Wenjun
Champions The list of CWSL champions:
YearClub 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 2012 Dalian Shide 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 Jiangda 2021 Wuhan Jiangda 2022 Wuhan Jiangda 2023 Wuhan Jiangda 2024 Wuhan Jiangda 2025 Beijing
Wins by club
Club Championships Years Shanghai Shengli 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 Dalian Quanjian 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 Wuhan Jiangda 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Beijing 1999, 2002, 2025 Jiangsu Suning 2009, 2019 Guangdong Haiyin 1997 Tianjin Huisen 2007 Shanghai Guotai Jun'an 2015
See also Sport in China Football in China Women's football in China China women's national football team
References
External links Official website, theCFA.cn League at futbol24.com Official Website of the Federation (in Chinese) Past and current league seasons (in Chinese)