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The Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) is the first-tier professional
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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It was established in 2002 as the women's counterpart to the
Chinese Basketball Association The Chinese Basketball Association (), often abbreviated as the CBA, is the first-tier professional men's basketball league in China. The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
(CBA).


Current clubs

There are currently 17 teams in the league. Team names often incorporate the names of their corporate sponsors.


List of WCBA champions

*2002 -
Bayi Kylin Bayi Kylin () is a Chinese women's professional basketball club in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association, owned by the People's Liberation Army. The team has been based in Honggutan New District, Nanchang, Jiangxi since 2017. The kylin (also ...
*2003 -
Bayi Kylin Bayi Kylin () is a Chinese women's professional basketball club in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association, owned by the People's Liberation Army. The team has been based in Honggutan New District, Nanchang, Jiangxi since 2017. The kylin (also ...
*2004 -
Bayi Kylin Bayi Kylin () is a Chinese women's professional basketball club in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association, owned by the People's Liberation Army. The team has been based in Honggutan New District, Nanchang, Jiangxi since 2017. The kylin (also ...
*2005 -
Bayi Kylin Bayi Kylin () is a Chinese women's professional basketball club in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association, owned by the People's Liberation Army. The team has been based in Honggutan New District, Nanchang, Jiangxi since 2017. The kylin (also ...
*2006 - Liaoning Golden Leopards *2007 - Liaoning Golden Leopards *2008 -
Bayi Kylin Bayi Kylin () is a Chinese women's professional basketball club in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association, owned by the People's Liberation Army. The team has been based in Honggutan New District, Nanchang, Jiangxi since 2017. The kylin (also ...
*2009 - Liaoning Golden Leopards *2010 - Liaoning Golden Leopards *2011 - Shenyang Army Golden Lions *2012 -
Beijing Great Wall Beijing Great Wall is a Chinese professional women's basketball club based in Beijing, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). The team is owned by Beijing Shougang Co., Ltd., which also owns the Beijing Ducks men's basketbal ...
*2013 -
Shanxi Flame Shanxi Xing Rui Flame is a professional women's basketball club located in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). It is also known by its sponsor's name Zhuyeqing. Led by WNBA star Maya Moore, the c ...
*2014 -
Shanxi Flame Shanxi Xing Rui Flame is a professional women's basketball club located in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). It is also known by its sponsor's name Zhuyeqing. Led by WNBA star Maya Moore, the c ...
*2015 -
Shanxi Flame Shanxi Xing Rui Flame is a professional women's basketball club located in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). It is also known by its sponsor's name Zhuyeqing. Led by WNBA star Maya Moore, the c ...
*2016 -
Beijing Great Wall Beijing Great Wall is a Chinese professional women's basketball club based in Beijing, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). The team is owned by Beijing Shougang Co., Ltd., which also owns the Beijing Ducks men's basketbal ...
*2017 -
Beijing Great Wall Beijing Great Wall is a Chinese professional women's basketball club based in Beijing, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). The team is owned by Beijing Shougang Co., Ltd., which also owns the Beijing Ducks men's basketbal ...
*2018 -
Beijing Great Wall Beijing Great Wall is a Chinese professional women's basketball club based in Beijing, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). The team is owned by Beijing Shougang Co., Ltd., which also owns the Beijing Ducks men's basketbal ...
*2019 - Guangdong Vermilion Birds *''2020 - Season canceled due to
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
'' *2021 - Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union *2022 - Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union


Players with the most championships

#7 × champions:
Zhang Yu Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Z ...
(from 3 teams) #6 × champions:
Yang Banban Yang Banban (, born 26 April 1989) is a Chinese basketball player. She represented China at the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's nationa ...
(from 2 teams) #5 × champions: Zhang Wei (from 2 teams),
Sui Feifei Sui Feifei (; born January 29, 1979, in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese basketball player who was signed with the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA. She was born and raised in Qingdao, Shandong in the People's Republic of China, and is 1.84 m ( ...
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Chen Nan Chen Nan (; born January 8, 1983) is a Chinese basketball player. Chen was part of the Chinese teams that won gold medals at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Asian Games. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 2008 Summer Olympics in ...
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Ren Lei Ren Lei (; born 22 January 1982) is a Chinese basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a b ...
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Zhang Xiaoni Zhang Xiaoni (; born October 29, 1983, in Yantai, Shandong) is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the teams that won gold medals at the 2002 Asian Games and the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics ...
, Chen Lisha


WNBA All-Stars in WCBA history

* Nicky Anosike *
Kelsey Bone Kelsey Renée Bone (born December 31, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. College statistics Source USA Basketball Bone was selected to play in the USA Women's Youth Development Festival. Eligib ...
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DeWanna Bonner DeWanna Bonner (born August 21, 1987) is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bonner played college basketball for Auburn University. After a successf ...
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Kara Braxton Kara Liana Braxton (born February 18, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Early life Kara and her twin sister Kim grew up in a house ...
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Jessica Breland Jessica Nicole Breland (born February 23, 1988) is an American basketball player for the who is currently a free agent. High school Born in New York City, Breland grew up in Kelford, North Carolina, and attended Bertie High School in Windsor ...
* Liz Cambage *
Swin Cash Swintayla Marie "Swin" Cash Canal (born September 22, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played professionally for 15 seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She currently serves as vice preside ...
* Tamika Catchings * Tina Charles * Stefanie Dolson *
Candice Dupree Candice Dupree (born August 16, 1984) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. She was selected sixth in the 2006 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. Dupree has won a WNBA Championship (2014) with the Phoenix Mercury. She has ...
* Sylvia Fowles *
Yolanda Griffith Yolanda Evette Griffith (born March 1, 1970) is an American professional basketball hall of fame player who played in both the ABL and WNBA. A former WNBA MVP, she is considered one of the greatest rebounders and defensive players in the history ...
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Brittney Griner Brittney Yevette Griner (; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's natio ...
* Lauren Jackson *
Glory Johnson Glory Bassey Johnson (born July 27, 1990) is an American basketball player for Turkish club Beşiktaş. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she went to Webb School Of Knoxville and played collegiately for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols ...
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Asjha Jones Asjha Takera Jones (born August 1, 1980) is a former American professional women's basketball power forward and coach who is now on the staff of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2019, she became the fir ...
* Jonquel Jones *
Crystal Langhorne Crystal Allison Langhorne (born October 27, 1986) is an American former basketball player of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played for the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland Terrapins. In 2008 s ...
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Betty Lennox Betty Bernice Lennox (born December 4, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player. She played for the Minnesota Lynx, Miami Sol, Cleveland Rockers, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks and Tulsa Shock in the Women's ...
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Jewell Loyd Jewell Loyd (born October 5, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Perfumerias Avenida of Spain's Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted first o ...
* Chasity Melvin *
Maya Moore Maya April Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx, who is currently on sabbatical. Naming her their inaugural Performer of the Year in 2017, ''Sports Illustrated'' called Moore the greatest ...
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Chiney Ogwumike Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike (born March 21, 1992) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2020, she became the first Black woman and the first WNBA ...
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Nneka Ogwumike Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria "Nneka" Ogwumike (; born July 2, 1990) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), after being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft. S ...
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Candace Parker Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los An ...
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Ruth Riley Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter (born August 28, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player (a center), playing most recently for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA ...
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Tangela Smith Tangela Nicole Smith (born April 1, 1977) is a retired American basketball player in the WNBA. Smith played the bulk of her career for the Sacramento Monarchs and the Phoenix Mercury where she won two WNBA Championships. She's currently an assis ...
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Breanna Stewart Breanna Mackenzie Stewart (born Baldwin; born August 27, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In high school, Stewart was the National Gatorade Player o ...
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Penny Taylor Penelope Jane Taylor (born 24 May 1981) is an Australian retired professional basketball player and assistant coach. During her 19-year career, Taylor spent the most time with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, where she won three championships. ...
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DeMya Walker DeMya Chakheia Walker (born November 28, 1977) is a professional basketball player from the United States. High school Walker was born and grew up in Mount Holly, New Jersey, where she attended Rancocas Valley Regional High School and she set ...
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Adrian Williams-Strong Adrian Williams-Strong (born February 15, 1977) is a former American professional women's basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Williams attended college at Universit ...
* Elizabeth Williams *
A'ja Wilson A'ja Riyadh Wilson (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball, South Carolina ...
* Sophia Young


See also

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Women's sports The participation of women and girls in sports, physical fitness and exercise, has been recorded to have existed throughout history. However, participation rates and activities vary in accordance with nation, era, geography, and stage of econ ...
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Sport in China Sport in China has been long associated with the martial arts. Today, China (including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) consists of a variety of competitive sports. Traditional Chinese culture regards physical fitness as an important chara ...
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China women's national basketball team The China women's national basketball team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's basketball tournaments. The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Tournament record Olympic Games *19 ...
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Chinese Basketball Association The Chinese Basketball Association (), often abbreviated as the CBA, is the first-tier professional men's basketball league in China. The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
(CBA) * National Basketball League (NBL) *
Chinese University Basketball Association Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA, ) was founded in 1996 and the league was launched in 1998. It is the most competitive and popular college basketball competition in China. This event is held annually and divided into the preliminary ...
(CUBA)


References


External links


Women's Basketball and WCBA



2004-2005 season full results: scoring by quarter, match summaries, etc.

2004-2005 playoff results
Basketball leagues in China Women's basketball leagues in Asia Women's basketball competitions in China Sports leagues established in 2002 2002 establishments in China Professional sports leagues in China {{Basketball-competition-stub