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 18 seasons have been completed, with 8 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 Conference（1951-1953）
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing (3) | Liaoning | Tianjin |
National Football Jia League（1964-1965）
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Sports Institute (1) | Shanghai | August 1st | |
| Jilin (1) | August 1st | Beijing |
National Football League（1973-1977）
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (Semi-professional)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (Professional)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Inter Shanghai | Dalian Shide |
- Italic indicates defunct clubs.
- ^1 Shanghai Shenhua were stripped of the title on 19 February 2013 for the match-fixing scandal in this season.[1]
Super League champions
Total titles won
Teams in bold compete in the Chinese Super League as of the 2018 season. Italics indicates defunct clubs.
| Club | Winner | Runner-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liaoning Whowin | 1978,1985,1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | ||
| Dalian Shide | 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 1957,1958,1963,1973,1982,1984,2009 | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | ||
| Bayi | 1953,1974,1977,1981,1986 | ||
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1999, 2006, 2008, 2010 | ||
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1961,1962,1995, | ||
| Tianjin Teda | 1960,1980 | ||
| North East | 1951,1954 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Shanghai SIPG | |||
| South Central | |||
| Dalian Shipyards | |||
| Shanghai Sports Institute | |||
| Shenyang | |||
| Hubei | |||
| Beijing Renhe |
Total titles won by region
| Region | Number of titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (1) | |
| North | Beijing Guoan (1) | |
| Southwest | ||
| Northwest |
By City/Town
| City/Town | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Dalian | Dalian Shide (8) | |
| Guangzhou | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (7) | |
| Shenyang | Lioaning Whowin (6) | |
| Jinan | Shandong Luneng Taishan (4) | |
| Beijing | Beijing Guoan (1) | |
| Changchun | Changchun Yatai (1) | |
| Shanghai | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (1) | |
| Shenzhen | Shenzhen (1) |
References
- ^ 中国足协纪律委员会处罚决定（001-038号） (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2013-02-18.