Women's Chinese Basketball Association
Template:Expert-subject-multiple The Women's Chinese Basketball Association is a women's basketball league in the People's Republic of China. It is commonly known as the WCBA, and this name (spelled out in letters) is often used even in Chinese.
The WCBA was established in 2002. It is the women's counterpart to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Teams
Team names often incorporate the name of a corporate sponsor.
Group A
| Team | Home | |
|---|---|---|
Bayi China Telecom |
Changsha | (八一中国电信) |
| Jiangsu Nangang | (江苏龙南钢同曦) | |
| Guangdong Hongjia | Nanhai | (广东南海宏佳) |
| Beijing Shougang | (北京首钢) | |
| Shanghai Dongfang | (上海东方) | |
| Hebei Lulu | Shijiazhuang | (河北露露) |
Group B
| Team | Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Heilongjiang Zhenning | (黑龙江辰能) | |
| Liaoning Baocheng | (辽宁宝城) | |
| Henan Yuguang | (河南济源豫光金铅) | |
| Jilin Aohua | (吉林澳华) | |
| Shenyang Army (Shenbu) Sanyang | Tieling | (沈部三洋电梯) |
| Fujian Tailaoshan | Fuding | (福建太姥山) |
Champions
- 2002 - Bayi
- 2003 - Bayi
- 2004 - Bayi
- 2005 - Bayi
- 2006 - Liaoning
- 2007 - Liaoning
- 2008 - Bayi
- 2009 - Liaoning
- 2010 - Liaoning
Source: [1]
2004-2005 season
The 2004–2005 regular season began on October 30 2004, and including all playoffs was scheduled to end on January 16 2005 at the latest. Regular season games were scheduled on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
On January 15 2005, Bayi defeated Liaoning to win its fourth straight WCBA title.
Ranking for 2004-2005 season
- Bayi China Telecom
- Liaoning Baocheng
- Jiangsu Nangang
- Heilongjiang Zhenning
- Shenbu Sanyang
- Guangdong Hongjia
- Shanghai Dongfang
- Beijing Shougang
- Henan Yuguang
- Jilin Aohua
- Fujian Tailaoshan
- Hebei Lulu
See also
- Women's sports
- Sports in China
- China men's national basketball team
- China women's national basketball team
- Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
- National Basketball League (NBL)
- Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA)
- Sport tours in China
References
External links
- http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/2004-2005cba/118955.htm
- http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/2006/2005-1-15/65@194725.htm
- Changes in the CBA and WCBA in the 2004-2005 season (in Chinese)
- 2004-2005 season full results: scoring by quarter, match summaries, etc. (in Chinese)
- 2004-2005 playoff results (in Chinese)