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| Organising body | Chinese Basketball Management Center |
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| Founded | 2002; 23 years ago (2002) |
| Country |  China |
| Federation | Chinese Basketball Association |
| Confederation | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
| Divisions | 3 |
| Number of teams | 21 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | Women's Basketball League Asia |
| Current champions | Sichuan Yuanda (2nd title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | Bayi Kylin (5 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2024–25 WCBA season | |
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
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
- 2024 - Sichuan Yuanda
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
Nicky Anosike- Kelsey Bone
- DeWanna Bonner
- Kara Braxton
- Jessica Breland
Liz Cambage- Swin Cash
- Tamika Catchings
- Tina Charles
- Stefanie Dolson
- Candice Dupree
- Sylvia Fowles
- Yolanda Griffith
- Brittney Griner
- Lauren Jackson
- Glory Johnson
- Asjha Jones
Jonquel Jones- Crystal Langhorne
- Betty Lennox
- Jewell Loyd
- Chasity Melvin
- Maya Moore
- Chiney Ogwumike
- Nneka Ogwumike
- Candace Parker
- Ruth Riley
- Tangela Smith
- Breanna Stewart
- Penny Taylor
- DeMya Walker
- Adrian Williams-Strong
- Elizabeth Williams
- A'ja Wilson
Sophia Young
See also
- Women's sports
- Sport in China
- China women's national basketball team
- Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
- National Basketball League (NBL)
- Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA)
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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