The Women's Chinese Basketball Association (), often abbreviated as the WCBA, is the first-tier professional women's basketball league in China. It was established in 2002 as the women's counterpart to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Current clubs

There are currently 21 teams in the league. Team names often incorporate the names of their corporate sponsors.

Current teams

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!colspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Home City

!rowspan="2"|Arena

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!Club name

!Name in Chinese

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! colspan="4" style="color:#ffffff; background:#1f3f77;"| Group A1 (6 teams)

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| Fujian Xiangwang Public Exhibition

| 福建香汪众展

| Jinjiang, Fujian

| No. 1, Jinjiang No. 2 Sports Centre

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| Jiangfen Yutai Mountain

| 江芬玉台山

| Liyang, Jiangsu

| Liyang City Gymnasium

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| Shandong Six Stars

| 山东山高

| Yantai, Shandong

| Penglai Gymnasium

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| Sichuan Yuanda

| 四川远达美乐

| Chengdu, Sichuan

| Jinqiang International Event Center

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| Xinjiang Tianshan

| 新疆天山

| Ürümqi, Xinjiang

| Xinjiang Sports Centre

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| Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank

| 浙江稠州银行

| Jinhua, Zhejiang

| Yiwu Meihu Sports Centre

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! colspan="4" style="color:#ffffff; background:#005030;"| Group A2 (6 teams)

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| Beijing Shougang

| 北京首钢

| Beijing

| Shougang Basketball Center

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| Guangdong Vermilion Birds

| 东莞新世纪

| Dongguan, Guangdong

| Dalang Arena

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| Hebei Yingkai

| 河北英开

| Hengshui, Hebei

| Hengshui City Gymnasium

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| Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union

| 内蒙古农信

| Hohhot, Inner Mongolia

| Inner Mongolia Gymnasium

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| Shanghai Kaiyuan

| 上海开元

| Shanghai

| Baochan Sports Center

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| Shanxi Xingrui

| 山西兴瑞

| Taiyuan, Shanxi

| Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium

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! colspan="4" style="color:#ffffff; background:#ac162c;"| Group B (9 teams)

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| Heilongjiang Shandong

| 黑龙江上东

| Daqing, Heilongjiang

| Daqing Oil Field Gymnasium

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| Hefei Cultural Tourism

| 合肥文旅

| Hefei, Anhui

| Hefei Sports Centre Gymnasium

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| Jiyuan Wangwu Mountain

| 济源王屋山

| Jiyuan, Henan

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| Jiangxi Xiuxing

| 江西修星

| Ganzhou, Jiangxi

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| Liaoning Dalian Sports Products

| 辽宁大连体产

| Anshan, Liaoning

| Angang Gymnasium

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| Shaanxi Tianze

| 陕西天泽

| Xi'an, Shaanxi

| Siyuan Student Activity Centre Gymnasium of Xi'an Jiaotong University

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| Tianjin Guanlan

| 天津冠岚

| Tianjin

| Gegu Gymnasium

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| Wuhan Shengfan

| 武汉盛帆

| Wuhan, Hubei

| Jiangxia Gymnasium

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| Xiamen Sports Group

| 厦门体育集团

| Xiamen, Fujian

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List of WCBA champions

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  • 2002 - Bayi Kylin
  • 2003 - Bayi Kylin
  • 2004 - Bayi Kylin
  • 2005 - Bayi Kylin
  • 2006 - Liaoning Golden Leopards
  • 2007 - Liaoning Golden Leopards
  • 2008 - Bayi Kylin
  • 2009 - Liaoning Golden Leopards
  • 2010 - Liaoning Golden Leopards
  • 2011 - Shenyang Army Golden Lions
  • 2012 - Beijing Great Wall
  • 2013 - Shanxi Flame
  • 2014 - Shanxi Flame
  • 2015 - Shanxi Flame
  • 2016 - Beijing Great Wall
  • 2017 - Beijing Great Wall
  • 2018 - Beijing Great Wall
  • 2019 - Guangdong Vermilion Birds
  • 2020 - Season canceled due to COVID-19
  • 2021 - Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union
  • 2022 - Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union
  • 2023 - Sichuan Yuanda
  • 2024 - Sichuan Yuanda
  • 2025 - Guangdong Vermilion Birds
  • 2026 - Sichuan Yuanda

Players with the most championships

  1. 7 × champions: Zhang Yu (from 3 teams)
  2. 6 × champions: Yang Banban (from 2 teams)
  3. 5 × champions: Zhang Wei (from 2 teams), Sui Feifei, Chen Nan, Ren Lei, Zhang Xiaoni, Chen Lisha

WNBA All-Stars in WCBA history

  • Nicky Anosike
  • Kelsey Bone
  • DeWanna Bonner
  • Kara Braxton
  • Jessica Breland
  • Liz Cambage
  • Swin Cash
  • Tamika Catchings
  • Tina Charles
  • Stefanie Dolson
  • Candice Dupree
  • Sylvia Fowles
  • Yolanda Griffith
  • Brittney Griner
  • Lauren Jackson
  • Glory Johnson
  • Asjha Jones
  • Jonquel Jones
  • Crystal Langhorne
  • Betty Lennox
  • Jewell Loyd
  • Chasity Melvin
  • Kelsey Mitchell
  • Maya Moore
  • Chiney Ogwumike
  • Nneka Ogwumike
  • Candace Parker
  • Ruth Riley
  • Tangela Smith
  • Breanna Stewart
  • Penny Taylor
  • DeMya Walker
  • Adrian Williams-Strong
  • Elizabeth Williams
  • A'ja Wilson
  • Sophia Young

See also

  • Women's sports
  • Sport in China
  • China women's national basketball team
  • Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
  • National Basketball League (NBL)
  • Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA)

References

  • Women's Basketball and WCBA
  • Changes in the CBA and WCBA in the 2004-2005 season
  • 2004-2005 season full results: scoring by quarter, match summaries, etc.
  • 2004-2005 playoff results