The Zhejiang Football Super League (ZSL) is a league of football teams from Zhejiang, China. Formed in 2003, the leagues sits at level 5–6 on the pyramid system. There are 8 teams in 2 divisions separately. It is a feeder to the CMCL.
The league organised by the Zhejiang Football Association, is the top league of Zhejiang Province.
Format The ZSL is divided into 2 divisions of 8 teams each, starting from season 2020.
Teams in Division A play each other twice in the league (home and away), receiving three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned ZSL Division A champions. There is no established format for the Division B, and the tournament system is temporarily used for season 2020 and 2021.
Promotion and relegation
CMCL / Division A The champions of Division A may qualify for the CMCL.
Division A / Division B The champions of Division B are directly promoted to the Division A, swapping places with the bottom club of Division A. The club finishing 2nd in Division B, and the 7th placed team in Division A then enter the play-off to decide a place in next season.
Division B / lower-level leagues Promotion places will only be awarded if a team withdraws from the Division B.
The other teams in the qualifying round come from the winning teams in the lower-level leagues (or recommended by lower-level FA), which are:
Hangzhou FA Super League Huzhou Super League Lishui 9-a-side Clubs League Ningbo Super League Wenzhou Amateur Super League Zhoushan League One
History
Zhejiang Football Cities Championships League Created in 2003, Zhejiang Football Cities Championships League (ZCCL) is the first province-level association football league in Zhejiang, and its predecessor was the Zhejiang Football Association Cup (founded in the 1980s). The first season gathered 5 teams to participate, playing each other 2 ties, with Ningbo Xinyongjiang winning the first title. Because ZCCL had become an affiliated league to the Chinese Football Association Bing League by the time, the winning team qualified for that season's China Football Amateur League, but Hangzhou Sinobal took the entry instead of Ningbo Xinyongjiang.
After 13 years of development, by season 2015, the ZCCL had expanded to 14 member teams.
Name changing In season 2006, the league changed its name to Zhejiang Football Super League. The first season under current name, 11 teams gained entry, and Ningbo Yinbo won the championship. In season 2020, the league extended to 16 teams and split into 2 divisions.
Member clubs The clubs listed below have competed in the ZSL/ZCCL since it was created in 2003. Clubs currently playing in the league are shown in bold. ClubAffiliated FATotal seasonsPosition in 2020First season in ZSL/ZCCLLast season in ZSL/ZCCLFirst season of current spell in top division of ZSL/ZCCLTotal titles of top division of ZSL/ZCCLLast title of top division of ZSL/ZCCLNingbo Daxie JindaoNingbo83rd, ZSL Division A2011 -2014 52019 Yiwu LejianJinhua88th, ZSL Division A2008 (as Yiwu Tumu Construction) -20190 -Jinhua HuayueJinhua66th, ZSL Division A2016 (as Jinhua Zhongchou) -2016 (as Jinhua Zhongchou)0 -Hangzhou QiantangHangzhou52nd, ZSL Division A2012 (as Hangzhou Zhipu) -20200 -Huzhou LOHASHuzhou61st, ZSL Division A2016 -201612020Wenzhou OhyeahWenzhou54th, ZSL Division A2016 (as Wenzhou Ouyan) -2018 (as Wenzhou Ouyan)0 -Jiaxing QingheJiaxing67th, ZSL Division A2016 -20160 -Hangzhou MengdingtangHangzhou24th, ZSL Division B2020 - -0 -Zhoushan MerdekaZhoushan45th, ZSL Division B2018 - -0 -Huzhou MeiqiHuzhou27th, ZSL Division B2020 - -0 -Haining MorrisJiaxing22nd, ZSL Division B2020 - -0 -Lishui Red WingLishui31st, ZSL Division B2019 - -0 -Quzhou Xin'anQuzhou63rd, ZSL Division B2016 - -0 -Ningbo ShoufaNingbo12nd, Ningbo Super League2021 -20210 -Pinghu QihangJiaxing1 -2021 -20210 -Shaoxing Shangyu PterosaurShaoxing45th, ZSL Division A2017 (as Shaoxing Jiayu Yilong)2021 -0 -Zhejiang XinxiuchengJiaxing16th, ZSL Division B20202020 -0 -Taizhou TasanTaizhou28th, ZSL Division B20192020 -0 -Hangzhou Wuyue QiantangHangzhou2 -20172018 -22018Taizhou HeheTaizhou1 -20182019 -0 -Haining 99Jiaxing3 -2012 (as Haining 1999 Ausen)2018 -0 -Zhoushan AoxiangZhoushan1unfinished, Zhoushan League One (season 2019–20)20172017 -0 -Lishui LexiangLishui2 -20172018 -0 -Zhoushan Tianrui BrothersZhoushan1 -20162016 -0 -Lishui JifengLishui1 -20162016 -0 -Shangyu FAShaoxing2 -20162017 -0 -Taizhou OstrichTaizhou2 -20162017 -0 -Cangnan 8090Wenzhou1 -20172017 -0 -Ningbo XinyongjiangNingbo2 -20032005 -12003Hangzhou SinobalHangzhou8 -20042012 -32008Taizhou NaidiTaizhou1 -20052005 -12005Ningbo HongaoNingbo2 -20072008 -12007Jiaxing MiloJiaxing1 -20092009 -12009Ningbo BaoxingNingbo1 -20102010 -12010Ninghai FeixiangNingbo1 -20122012 -12012Lishui FALishui1 -20132013 -12013Taizhou DelijiaTaizhou2 -20032004 -0 -Shaoxing Pagoda BrandShaoxing2 -20032006 -0 -Zhoushan ZhoufengZhoushan10 -20032014 -0 -Shaoxing TiangongShaoxing1 -20052005 -0 -Wenzhou TongjiWenzhou1 -20052005 -0 -Shaoxing JiayuShaoxing2 -20082009 -0 -Taizhou WangyeTaizhou3 -20062008 -0 -Haining Leather CityJiaxing2 -20062008 -0 -Lishui Jinyun Tianshi OrthopaedicLishui1 -20062006 -0 -Yiwu F.C.Jinhua1 -20062006 -0 -Wenzhou BaoshiniaoWenzhou1 -20072007 -0 -Wenzhou Lingxi ShengyuWenzhou2 -20082013 -0 -Ningbo JinhuiNingbo1 -20082008 -0 -Hangzhou Zhanshi Orthopaedics TanghuHangzhou1 -20092009 -0 -Wenzhou LonggangWenzhou3 -20092015 -0 -Wenzhou Yongjia ZhongnanWenzhou1 -20102010 -0 -Yueqing BeibaixiangWenzhou2 -20112013 -0 -Jinhua LetianJinhua1 -20112011 -0 -Yiwu Huishang B&JJinhua2 -20112012 -0 -Yuyao EyuyaoNingbo1 -20122012 -0 -Yongkang HainaWenzhou1 -20122012 -0 -Ningbo Youdao DPNingbo2 -2013 (as Ningbo DP Just)2014 -0 -Quzhou HuatengQuzhou2 -20132014 -0 -Hangzhou MengdeHangzhou1 -20142014 -0 -Wenzhou Xuanda XinglongWenzhou1 -20142014 -0 -Lishui ZhonghangLishui1 -20142014 -0 -Wenzhou JiayunWenzhou1 -20142014 -0 -Yiwu Red AntsJinhua2 -20142015 -0 -Lishui Qingtian HuaweiLishui1 -20142014 -0 -Taizhou WuaiTaizhou1 -20152015 -0 -Haining KeruiJiaxing1 -20152015 -0 -Huzhou WelldoneHuzhou1 -20152015 -0 -Quzhou YifengQuzhou1 -20152015 -0 -Zhejiang DachengHuzhou1 -20152015 -0 -Lishui Longquan Keda LingzhiLishui1 -20152015 -0 -Huzhou Changxing ChilweeHuzhou1 -20152015 -0 -
List of championships SeasonZhejiang Football Cities Championships LeagueWinnerRunner-upThird2003Ningbo XinyongjiangHangzhou SinobalShaoxing Pagoda Brand2004Hangzhou SinobalTaizhou DelijiaZhoushan Zhoufeng2005Taizhou NaidiHangzhou SinobalNingbo Xinyongjiang2006Hangzhou SinobalTaizhou WangyeShaoxing Pagoda Brand2007Ningbo HongaoHangzhou SinobalTaizhou Wangye2008Hangzhou SinobalWenzhou Lingxi ShengyuYiwu Tumu Construction2009Jiaxing MiloHangzhou Zhanshi Orthopaedics TanghuShaoxing Jiayu2010Ningbo BaoxingHangzhou SinobalWenzhou Yongjia Zhongnan2011Ningbo YinboHangzhou SinobalYueqing Beibaixiang2012Ninghai FeixiangHangzhou ZhipuHangzhou Sinobal2013Lishui FAYiwu Tumu ConstructionZhoushan Zhoufeng2014Ningbo YinboHangzhou MengdeWenzhou Longgang2015Ningbo YinboZhejiang DachengHangzhou Ange, Wenzhou JiayunSeasonZhejiang Football Super LeagueWinnerRunner-upThird2016Ningbo YinboHangzhou AngeHuzhou LOHAS2017Hangzhou Wuyue QiantangNingbo YinboJiaxing Qinghe2018Hangzhou Wuyue QiantangNingbo YinboHuzhou LOHAS2019Ningbo YinboJinhua BeichenWenzhou OuyanSeasonZSL Division AZSL Division BWinnerRunner-upThirdWinnerRunner-upThird2020Huzhou LOHASHangzhou QiantangNingbo Daxie JindaoLishui Red WingHaining MorrisQuzhou Xin'an2021Hangzhou QiantangHuzhou LOHASNingbo Daxie Jindao
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