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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North East (1) | East China | Peoples Liberation Army | |
Peoples Liberation Army (1) | East China | North East |
National Football League (1954–1955)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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North East (2) | South Central | East China | |
Central Sports Institute (1) | Dalian Shipyards | Locomotive |
National Football Jia League (1956–1962)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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Beijing Youth B (1) | Shanghai Sports Institute | Shenyang Sports Institute | |
Beijing (1) | Tianjin | August 1st | |
Beijing (2) | Shenyang | Tianjin | |
Tianjin (1) | Liaoning | Shanghai | |
Shanghai (1) | August 1st | Tianjin | |
Shanghai (2) | August 1st | Liaoning |
National Football League (1963)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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Beijing (3) | Liaoning | Tianjin |
National Football Jia League (1964–1965)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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Beijing Sports Institute (1) | Shanghai | August 1st | |
Jilin (1) | August 1st | Beijing |
National Football League (1973–1977)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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Beijing (4) | Shanghai | Liaoning | |
August 1st (2) | Tianjin | Beijing | |
August 1st (3) | Beijing | Guangdong |
National Football Jia League (1978–1986)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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Liaoning (1) | August 1st | Beijing | |
Guangdong(1) | Liaoning | August 1st | |
Tianjin (2) | Liaoning | Beijing Army Unit | |
August 1st (4) | Shandong | Beijing | |
Beijing (5) | Shandong | Tianjin | |
Beijing (6) | Tianjin | Liaoning | |
Liaoning Dongyao(2) | August 1st | Dalian Pearl | |
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 | |
Shanghai Shenhua (4) | Inter Shanghai | Dalian Shide |
- Italic indicates defunct clubs.
Super League champions (2004–present)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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Shenzhen Jianlibao (1) | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Inter Shanghai | |
Dalian Shide (8) | Shanghai Shenhua | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
Shandong Luneng Taishan (2) | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan | |
Changchun Yatai (1) | Beijing Guoan | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
Shandong Luneng Taishan (3) | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan | |
Beijing Guoan (7) | Changchun Yatai | Henan Construction | |
Shandong Luneng Taishan (4) | Tianjin Teda | Shanghai Shenhua | |
Guangzhou Evergrande (1) | Beijing Guoan | Liaoning Whowin | |
Guangzhou Evergrande (2) | Jiangsu Sainty | Beijing Guoan | |
Guangzhou Evergrande (3) | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Beijing Guoan | |
Guangzhou Evergrande (4) | Beijing Guoan | Guangzhou R&F | |
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (5) | Shanghai SIPG | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (6) | Jiangsu Suning | Shanghai SIPG | |
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (7) | Shanghai SIPG | Tianjin Quanjian | |
Shanghai SIPG (1) | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
Total titles won
Teams in bold compete in the Chinese Super League as of the 2020 season. Italics indicates defunct clubs.
Club | Winner | Runner-up | Winning seasons |
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Liaoning Whowin | 1978, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | ||
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 | ||
Dalian Shide | 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 | ||
Beijing Guoan | 1957, 1958, 1963, 1973, 1982, 1984, 2009 | ||
Bayi | 1953, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1986 | ||
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1961, 1962, 1995, 2003 | ||
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1999, 2006, 2008, 2010 | ||
Tianjin Teda | 1960, 1980 | ||
North East | 1951, 1954 | ||
Shanghai SIPG | 2018 | ||
Guangdong Hongyuan | 1979 | ||
China B | 1989 | ||
Shenzhen | 2004 | ||
Changchun Yatai | 2007 | ||
Central Sports Institute | 1955 | ||
Beijing Youth B | 1956 | ||
Beijing Sports Institute | 1964 | ||
Yanbian Fude | 1965 | ||
East China | |||
Jiangsu Suning | |||
South Central | |||
Dalian Shipyards | |||
Shanghai Sports Institute | |||
Shenyang | |||
Hubei | |||
Beijing Renhe |
Total titles won by region
Region | Number of titles | Clubs |
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Northeast | Dalian Shide (8), Lioaning Whowin (6), Changchun Yatai (1) | |
South Central | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (7), Shenzhen (1) | |
East | Shandong Luneng Taishan (4), Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (2), Shanghai SIPG (1) | |
North | Beijing Guoan (1) | |
Southwest | ||
Northwest | ||
By City/Town
City/Town | Championships | Clubs |
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Dalian | Dalian Shide (8) | |
Guangzhou | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (7) | |
Shenyang | Lioaning Whowin (6) | |
Jinan | Shandong Luneng Taishan (4) | |
Shanghai | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (2), Shanghai SIPG (1) | |
Beijing | Beijing Guoan (1) | |
Changchun | Changchun Yatai (1) | |
Shenzhen | Shenzhen (1) | |