Women's Chinese Basketball Association
Current season, competition or edition: | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Owner(s) | Chinese Basketball Association |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country |
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| Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Beijing Great Wall (4th title) |
| Most titles | Bayi Kylin (5 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1st Tier |
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).
Current clubs
There are currently 14 teams in the league, the team names often incorporate the name of their corporate sponsors.[1][2]
| Team | City | Home Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Bayi Kylin (八一广博文具麒麟) | Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang | Nanchang International Sports Center Gymnasium |
| Beijing Great Wall (北京首钢长城) | Beijing | Shougang Basketball Center |
| Guangdong Dolphins (广东马可波罗海豚) | Dongguan, Guangdong | Dalang Arena |
| Heilongjiang Dragons (黑龙江大庆农商行) | Daqing, Heilongjiang | Daqing Gymnasium |
| Jiangsu Phoenix (江苏凤凰) | Nanjing, Jiangsu | Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium |
| Liaoning Flying Eagles (辽宁忠大铝业飞鹰) | Anshan, Liaoning | Angang Gymnasium |
| Shaanxi Northwestern Red Wolves (陕西天泽) | Xi'an, Shaanxi | Weinan Sports Center Gymnasium |
| Shandong Sports Lottery (山东体育彩票) | Shouguang, Weifang, Shandong | Penglai Gymnasium |
| Shanghai Swordfish (上海宝山大华) | Shanghai | Baoshan Sports Center Gymnasium |
| Shanxi Flame (山西烈焰竹叶青) | Taiyuan, Shanxi | Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium |
| Shenyang Army Golden Lions (沈部丹东裕龙) | Dandong, Liaoning | Dandong Sports Centre Gymnasium |
| Sichuan Blue Whales (四川金强蓝鲸) | Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan | Wenjiang Gymnasium |
| Xinjiang Magic Deer (新疆沃疆天山神鹿) | Ürümqi, Xinjiang | Wenjiang Gymnasium |
| Zhejiang Golden Bulls (浙江稠州银行) | Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang | Meihu Arena |
List of League Champions
Shanxi Flame's Maya Moore defending an inbound pass from Shanghai Octopus's Huang Jing during a January 2014 WCBA game in Shanghai. Moore is generally considered the greatest player to play in the WCBA.
- 2002 - Bayi Kylin
- 2003 - Bayi Kylin
- 2004 - Bayi Kylin
- 2005 - Bayi Kylin
- 2006 - Liaoning Flying Eagles
- 2007 - Liaoning Flying Eagles
- 2008 - Bayi Kylin
- 2009 - Liaoning Flying Eagles
- 2010 - Liaoning Flying Eagles
- 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
Foreign players in league history
Italic players still play in the league (2016–17).
See also
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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