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are the most successful teams in the professional period with eight titles each. Dalian won three consecutive titles on two occasions (1996–1998 and 2000–2002), while Guangzhou won seven consecutive titles from 2011 to 2017.

List of champions

*''Italic'' indicates defunct clubs.

National Football Championship (1951–1953)

National Football League (1954–1955)

National Football Jia League (1956–1962)

National Football League (1963)

National Football Jia League (1964–1965)

National Football League (1973–1977)

National Football Jia League (1978–1986)

Jia-A League champions (1987–1993)

* Semi-professional era

Jia-A League champions (1994–2003)

* Professional era

Super League champions (2004–present)

Total titles won

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. ''Italics'' indicates defunct clubs.

Total titles won by city/town

*Professional era only (1994–present)

Total titles won by region

*Professional era only (1994–present)

References

External links

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