List of Chinese football champions
The Chinese football champions indicates all past winners of the Chinese top-tier football league since it first started in 1951.
The professional football league of China was found in 1994 as the Chinese Jia-A League (甲A联赛). After 10 years of existence, the Chinese FA decided to create a new top tier league known as the Chinese Super League.
So far 25 seasons have been completed, with 15 seasons as the Chinese Super League. Dalian Shide (former Dalian Wanda), a defunct team based in Dalian is the most successful team with 8 triumphs. They twice achieved the accomplishment of winning 3 consecutive titles, one is from 1996 to 1998, with the other from 2000 to 2002.
List
National Football Championship (1951–1953)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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1951 |
North East (1) | East China | Peoples Liberation Army |
1953 |
Peoples Liberation Army (1) | East China | North East |
National Football League (1954–1955)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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1954 |
North East (2) | South Central | East China |
1955 |
Central Sports Institute (1) | Dalian Shipyards | Huochetou |
National Football Jia League (1956–1962)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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1956 |
Beijing Youth B (1) | Shanghai Sports Institute | Shenyang Sports Institute |
1957 |
Beijing (1) | Tianjin | August 1st |
1958 |
Beijing (2) | Shenyang | Tianjin |
1960 |
Tianjin (1) | Liaoning | Shanghai |
1961 |
Shanghai (1) | August 1st | Tianjin |
1962 |
Shanghai (2) | August 1st | Liaoning |
National Football League (1963)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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1963 |
Beijing Youth (1) | Liaoning | Tianjin |
National Football Jia League (1964–1965)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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1964 |
Beijing Sports Institute (1) | Shanghai | August 1st |
1965 |
Jilin (1) | August 1st | Beijing |
National Football League (1973–1977)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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1973 |
Beijing (3) | Shanghai | Liaoning |
1974 |
August 1st (2) | Tianjin | Beijing |
1977 |
August 1st (3) | Beijing | Guangdong |
National Football Jia League (1978–1986)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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1978 |
Liaoning (1) | August 1st | Beijing |
1979 |
Guangdong (1) | Liaoning | August 1st |
1980 |
Tianjin (2) | Liaoning | Beijing Army Unit |
1981 |
August 1st (4) | Shandong | Beijing |
1982 |
Beijing (4) | Shandong | Tianjin |
1984 |
Beijing (5) | Tianjin | Liaoning |
1985 |
Liaoning Dongyao (2) | August 1st | Dalian Pearl |
1986 |
August 1st (5) | Hubei Power28 | Beijing Snowflakes |
Jia-A League champions (1987–1993)
- Semi-professional Football League was launched.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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Liaoning Dongyao (3) | Tianjin Seagull | Shanghai | |
Liaoning Dongyao (4) | China B | Tianjin Seagull | |
China B (1) | Liaoning Dongyao | Shenzhou Shanghai | |
Liaoning Dongyao (5) | August 1st | Dalian Xinghai | |
Liaoning Dongyao (6) | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Shenzhou | |
Liaoning Dongyao (7) | Guangzhou Baiyun | Dalian Xinghai | |
Liaoning Dongyao (8) | Guangdong Hongyuan | Beijing Guoan |
Jia-A League champions (1994–2003)
- Professional Football League was launched.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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Dalian Wanda (1) | Guangzhou Apollo | Shanghai Shenhua | |
Shanghai Shenhua (3) | Beijing Guoan | Dalian Wanda | |
Dalian Wanda (2) | Shanghai Shenhua | Bayi | |
Dalian Wanda (3) | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan | |
Dalian Wanda (4) | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan | |
Shandong Luneng Taishan (1) | Liaoning | Sichuan Quanxing | |
Dalian Shide (5) | Shanghai Shenhua | Sichuan Quanxing | |
Dalian Shide (6) | Shanghai Shenhua | Liaoning | |
Dalian Shide (7) | Shenzhen Ping An | Beijing Guoan | |
None | Inter Shanghai | Dalian Shide |
- Italic indicates defunct clubs.
Super League champions (2004–present)
Total titles won
Teams in bold compete in the Chinese Super League as of the 2021 season. Italics indicates defunct clubs.
Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
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Liaoning | 8 |
6 |
1978, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
Guangzhou | 8 |
4 |
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
Dalian Shide | 8 |
0 |
1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 |
Beijing Guoan | 6 |
5 |
1957, 1958, 1973, 1982, 1984, 2009 |
Bayi | 5 |
6 |
1953, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1986 |
Shandong Taishan | 5 |
4 |
1999, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2021 |
Shanghai Shenhua | 4 |
11 |
1961, 1962, 1995, 2003 |
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2 |
5 |
1960, 1980 |
North East | 2 |
0 |
1951, 1954 |
Shanghai Port | 1 |
3 |
2018 |
Jiangsu | 1 |
2 |
2020 |
Guangdong Winnerway | 1 |
1 |
1979 |
China B | 1 |
1 |
1989 |
Shenzhen | 1 |
1 |
2004 |
Changchun Yatai | 1 |
1 |
2007 |
Central Sports Institute | 1 |
0 |
1955 |
Beijing Youth B | 1 |
0 |
1956 |
Beijing Youth | 1 |
0 |
1963 |
Beijing Sports Institute | 1 |
0 |
1964 |
Yanbian Fude | 1 |
0 |
1965 |
East China | 0 |
2 |
|
South Central | 0 |
1 |
|
Dalian Shipyards | 0 |
1 |
|
Shanghai Sports Institute | 0 |
1 |
|
Shenyang | 0 |
1 |
|
Hubei | 0 |
1 |
|
Beijing Chengfeng | 0 |
1 |
Total titles won by city/town
City/Town | Championships | Clubs |
---|---|---|
Dalian | 8 |
Dalian Shide (8) |
Guangzhou | 8 |
Guangzhou (8) |
Shenyang | 6 |
Liaoning (6) |
Jinan | 5 |
Shandong Taishan (5) |
Shanghai | 3 |
Shanghai Shenhua (2), Shanghai Port (1) |
Beijing | 1 |
Beijing Guoan (1) |
Changchun | 1 |
Changchun Yatai (1) |
Shenzhen | 1 |
Shenzhen (1) |
Nanjing | 1 |
Jiangsu (1) |
Total titles won by region
Region | Number of titles | Clubs |
---|---|---|
Northeast | 15 |
Dalian Shide (8), Liaoning (6), Changchun Yatai (1) |
South Central | 9 |
Guangzhou (8), Shenzhen (1) |
East | 9 |
Shandong Taishan (5), Shanghai Shenhua (2), Shanghai Port (1), Jiangsu (1) |
North | 1 |
Beijing Guoan (1) |
Southwest | – |
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Northwest | – |
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