Chinese Women's Super League

The Chinese Women's Super League (CWSL) is the top level women's football league in China. It was called the Chinese Women's National Football League from 2011 to 2014.

History
The league started in 1997 as the Chinese Women's Premier Football League. The name Women's Super League was first adopted in 2004. During the 2011 to 2014 seasons, the league was renamed to Women's National Football League and discontinued the practice of promotion and relegation due to a lack of available teams and playing talent.

In 2015, the Chinese Football Association relaunched the league, again as the Women's Super League and with an affiliated second division, CWFL. It also gained a title sponsor, LeTV Holdings Co Ltd. The league signed a five-year deal with Spanish apparel company Kelme to provide uniforms.

Investment in women's clubs accelerated after the 2016 season with major corporate sponsors and investors, such as Quanjian Group and Guotai Junan Securities, raising player salaries and recruiting high-profile players from top-division leagues in Europe. This included Brazilian star Cristiane from Paris Saint-Germain to Changchun Zhuoyue, 2016 Toppserien golden boot winner Isabell Herlovsen from LSK Kvinner FK to Jiangsu Suning F.C., and Nigerian star Asisat Oshoala from Arsenal L.F.C. and Cameroonian star Gaelle Enganamouit from FC Rosengård to Dalian Quanjian F.C.

Champions
The list of CWSL champions:


 * 1997: Guangdong Haiyin
 * 1998: Shanghai Yuandong
 * 1999: Beijing Chengjian
 * 2000: Shanghai STV Youlizi
 * 2001: Shanghai STV
 * 2002: Beijing Chengjian
 * 2003: Shanghai STV
 * 2004: Shanghai STV
 * 2005: Shanghai STV
 * 2006: Shanghai STV
 * 2007: Tianjin Huisen
 * 2008: Dalian Shide
 * 2009: Jiangsu Huatai
 * 2010: Shanghai STV
 * 2011: Team Shanghai
 * 2012: Dalian Shide
 * 2013: Dalian Aerbin
 * 2014: Team Shanghai
 * 2015: Shanghai Guotai Jun'an
 * 2016: Dalian Quanjian
 * 2017: Dalian Quanjian
 * 2018: Dalian Quanjian
 * 2019: Jiangsu Suning
 * 2020: Wuhan Jianghan University
 * 2021: Wuhan Jianghan University
 * 2022: Wuhan Jianghan University