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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2002 |
Owner(s) | Chinese Basketball Association |
No. of teams | 17 |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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
[edit]There are currently 17 teams in the league. Team names often incorporate the names of their corporate sponsors.
List of WCBA champions
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- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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