Women's Chinese Basketball Association

Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA)
Current season, competition or edition:; 2023–24 WCBA season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2002
Owner(s)	Chinese Basketball Association
No. of teams	17
Country	China
Continent	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent; champion(s)	Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union (2nd title)
Most titles	Bayi Kylin (5 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
Official website	Official website

It was established in 2002 as the women's counterpart to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Current clubs

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

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

List of WCBA champions

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 Pandas

Players with the most championships

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

WNBA All-Stars in WCBA history

References

External links

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

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