Chinese Women's Super League

Chinese Women's Super League
Founded 1997 (1997)
Country China
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid 1
Current champions Dalian Quanjian F.C.
(2016)
Current season

The Chinese Women's Super League (CWSL) is the top level women's football league of China. It was called Chinese Women's National League from 2011 to 2014.

History

The league was started in 1997 as the Premier League. The name Women's Super League was first adopted in 2004. During the 2011 to 2014 seasons, the league was renamed to National 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 clubs

Beijing
Changchun
Dalian
Hebei
Jiangsu
Shanghai
Tianjin
Locations of teams in 2017 Chinese Women's Super League
Team Home city Home ground
Beijing BG Beijing Xiannongtan Stadium
Beijing Normal University Football Field
Changchun Zhuoyue Changchun Development Area Stadium
Dalian Quanjian Dalian Jinzhou Stadium
Hebei Yuangdong Hebei Baoding Foreign Language School of Hebei Province Football Field
Jiangsu Suning Jiangsu Xiannongtan Stadium
Shandong JSSF Shandong
Shanghai Guotai Jun'an Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium
Tianjin Huisen Tianjin Tianjin Chengjian University Football Field

List of champions

The list of champions:[7]

  • 1997 Guangdong Haiyin
  • 1998 Shanghai Yuandong
  • 1999 Beijing Chengjian
  • 2000 Shanghai STV Youlizi
  • 2001 Shanghai STV
  • 2002 Beijing Chengjian
  • 2003 Shanghai SVA
  • 2004 Shanghai SVA
  • 2005 Shanghai SVA
  • 2006 Shanghai SVA
  • 2007 Tianjin Huisen
  • 2008 Dalian Shide
  • 2009 Jiangsu Huatai
  • 2010 Shanghai STV
  • 2011 Shanghai STV [8]
  • 2012 Dalian Shide Women[9]
  • 2013 Dalian Shide Women
  • 2014 Shanghai SVA
  • 2015 Shanghai SVA
  • 2016 Dalian Quanjian

References

  1. ↑ Sun Xiaochen (8 April 2017). "Chinese Women's Super League launched to promote women's soccer". China Daily. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Spanish Kelme sponsored China Women’s Super League". Yutang Sports. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Qingyang Chen (28 December 2016). "Increase in incomes of Chinese women football players in 2016". Yutang Sports. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cristiane to Move to Chinese Club Changchun Zhuoyue in June". Associated Press. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Lawson, Sophie (15 February 2017). "Opinion: The money boom in the Chinese Women's Super League is a positive". Vavel. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Lia, Gianluca (13 February 2017). "Chinese blueprint in women's football". Vavel. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "China - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "2011 table and results" (in Chinese). zuqiuziliao.cn. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "2012 Standings" (in Chinese). zuqiuziliao.cn. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
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