Teams
Jiangsu - nők
Changchun Dazhong - nők
Beijing Yuhong - nők
Shanghai Women
Wuhan Jiangda University - nők
Guangdong Meizhou - nők
Shandong - nők
Henan - nők
Zhejiang Hangzhou - nők
Shaanxi Athletic - nők
Sichuan - nők
Yongchuan Chashan - nők
Dalian Quanjian Women
Hebei CFFC Women
Henan Huishang Women
Hainan Qiongzhong Women
Tianjin Huisen Women
Wikipedia - 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.