The Women's Chinese Basketball Association (simplified Chinese: 中国女子篮球联赛; traditional Chinese: 中國女子籃球聯賽; pinyin: Zhōngguó nǚzǐ lánqiú liánsài), often abbreviated as the 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 21 teams in the league. Team names often incorporate the names of their corporate sponsors.

Current teams

Club Home City Arena
Club name Name in Chinese
Group A1 (6 teams)
Fujian Xiangwang Public Exhibition 福建香汪众展 Jinjiang, Fujian No. 1, Jinjiang No. 2 Sports Centre
Jiangfen Yutai Mountain 江芬玉台山 Liyang, Jiangsu Liyang City Gymnasium
Shandong Mountain High 山东山高 Yantai, Shandong Penglai Gymnasium
Sichuan Yuanda 四川远达美乐 Chengdu, Sichuan Jinqiang International Event Center
Xinjiang Tianshan 新疆天山 Ürümqi, Xinjiang Xinjiang Sports Centre
Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank 浙江稠州银行 Jinhua, Zhejiang Yiwu Meihu Sports Centre
Group A2 (6 teams)
Beijing Shougang 北京首钢 Beijing Shougang Basketball Center
Dongguan New Century 东莞新世纪 Dongguan, Guangdong Dalang Arena
Hebei Yingkai 河北英开 Hengshui, Hebei Hengshui City Gymnasium
Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union 内蒙古农信 Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia Gymnasium
Shanghai Kaiyuan 上海开元 Shanghai Baochan Sports Center
Shanxi Xingrui 山西兴瑞 Taiyuan, Shanxi Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium
Group B (9 teams)
Heilongjiang Shandong 黑龙江上东 Daqing, Heilongjiang Daqing Oil Field Gymnasium
Hefei Cultural Tourism 合肥文旅 Hefei, Anhui Hefei Sports Centre Gymnasium
Jiyuan Wangwu Mountain 济源王屋山 Jiyuan, Henan
Jiangxi Xiuxing 江西修星 Ganzhou, Jiangxi
Liaoning Dalian Sports Products 辽宁大连体产 Anshan, Liaoning Angang Gymnasium
Shaanxi Tianze 陕西天泽 Xi'an, Shaanxi Siyuan Student Activity Centre Gymnasium of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Tianjin Guanlan 天津冠岚 Tianjin Gegu Gymnasium
Wuhan Shengfan 武汉盛帆 Wuhan, Hubei Jiangxia Gymnasium
Xiamen Sports Group 厦门体育集团 Xiamen, Fujian

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

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Chinese_Basketball_Association
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