Women's Chinese Basketball Association

The Women's Chinese Basketball Association (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).

Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA)
Current season, competition or edition:
2021–22 WCBA season
SportBasketball
Founded2002
Owner(s)Chinese Basketball Association
No. of teams18
Country China
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union Women's Basketball
(2nd titles)
Most titlesBayi Kylin (5th titles)
Level on pyramid1st Tier
Official websiteOfficial Website

Current clubs

There are currently 18 teams in the league. Team names often incorporate the names of their corporate sponsors.

Team City Arena
Beijing Shougang Women's Basketball Team Beijing Beijing Shougang Basketball Center
Chinese University Sports Association Women's Basketball
Fujian Heart Bond Women's Basketball Putian, Fujian Putian City Comprehensive Gymnasium
Dongguan Xintongsheng Women's Basketball Team Dongguan, Guangdong Guangdong Nanhai Gymnasium
Hebei Yingli Women's Basketball Team Hengshui, Shandong Hengshui Gymnasium
Heilongjiang Daqing Rural Commercial Bank Women's Basketball Daqing, Heilongjiang Heilongjiang University Gymnasium
Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union Women's Basketball Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia Gymnasium
Jiangsu Nangang Women's Basketball Team Yixing, Jiangsu Yixing Sports Center Gymnasium
Liaoning Zhongda Aluminum Industry Women's Basketball Team Anshan, Liaoning Angang Gymnasium
Shaanxi Tianze Women's Basketball Team Xi'an, Shaanxi Siyuan Student Activity Center Gymnasium, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Shandong High Speed Women's Basketball Penglai, Shandong Penglai Stadium
Shanghai Baoshan Dahua Women's Basketball Team Shanghai Baochen Gymnasium
Shanxi Bamboo Leaf Green Women's Basketball Taiyuan, Shanxi Shanxi Sports Center
Sichuan Yuanda Women's Basketball Team Chengdu, Sichuan Sichuan Jinqiang Sports Center
Tianjin Guanlan Women's Basketball Team Tianjin Gegu Gymnasium
Wuhan Shengfan Women's Basketball Team Wuhan, Hubei Jiangxia Gymnasium
Xinjiang Sports Lottery Women's Basketball Ürümqi, Xinjiang Xinjiang Sports Center
Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Women's Basketball Team Hangzhou, Zhejiang Fuyang Gymnasium

List of WCBA champions
Shanxi Flame's Maya Moore defending an inbound pass from Shanghai Octopus's Huang Jing during a January 2014 WCBA game in Shanghai.

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

See also

References
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