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 ten years of existence, the Chinese FA decided to create a new top tier league known as the Chinese Super League.

Since 1994, 32 professional seasons have been contested, with 22 seasons as the Chinese Super League. Dalian Shide and Guangzhou FC are the most successful teams in the professional period with eight titles each. Dalian won three consecutive titles on two occasions (1996–1998 and 2000–2002), while Guangzhou won seven consecutive titles from 2011 to 2017.[1]

List of champions

  • Italic indicates defunct clubs.

National Football Championship (1951–1953)

Year Champions Runners-up Third place
1951
 North East China East China Army
1953
 Army North East China East China

National Football League (1954–1955)

Year Champions Runners-up Third place
1954
 North East China (2) South Central China East China
1955
 Central Sports Institute Dalian Shipyards Locomotive (Railways)

National Football Jia League (1956–1962)

Year Champions Runners-up Third place
1956
 Beijing Youth B Shanghai Sports Institute Shenyang Sports Institute
1957
 Beijing Youth (2) Tianjin August 1st
1958
 Beijing Shenyang Tianjin
1960
 Tianjin Liaoning Shanghai
1961
 Shanghai August 1st Tianjin
1962
 Shanghai (2) August 1st Liaoning

National Football League (1963)

Year Champions Runners-up Third place
1963
 Beijing Youth (3) Liaoning Tianjin

National Football Jia League (1964–1965)

Year Champions Runners-up Third place
1964
 Beijing Sports Institute Shanghai August 1st
1965
 Jilin August 1st Beijing

National Football League (1973–1977)

Year Champions Runners-up Third place
1973
 Beijing (2) 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
1978
 Liaoning August 1st Beijing
1979
 Guangdong Liaoning August 1st
1980
 Tianjin (2) Liaoning Beijing Army Unit
1981
 August 1st (4) Shandong Beijing
1982
 Beijing (3) Shandong Tianjin
1984
 Beijing (4) Tianjin Liaoning
1985
 Liaoning Dongyao (2) August 1st Dalian Pearl
1986
 August 1st (5) Hubei Beijing

Jia-A League champions (1987–1993)

  • Semi-professional era
Year Champions Runners-up Third place
1987
 Liaoning Dongyao (3) Tianjin Seagull Shanghai
1988
 Liaoning Dongyao (4) China B Tianjin Seagull
1989
 China B Liaoning Dongyao Shenzhou Shanghai
1990
 Liaoning Dongyao (5) August 1st Dalian Xinghai
1991
 Liaoning Dongyao (6) Shanghai Shenhua Beijing Shenzhou
1992
 Liaoning Dongyao (7) Guangzhou Baiyun Dalian Xinghai
1993
 Liaoning Dongyao (8) Guangdong Hongyuan Beijing Guoan

Jia-A League champions (1994–2003)

  • Professional era
Year Champions Runners-up Third place
1994
 Dalian Wanda Guangzhou Apollo Shanghai Shenhua
1995
 Shanghai Shenhua (3) Beijing Guoan Dalian Wanda
1996
 Dalian Wanda (2) Shanghai Shenhua Bayi
1997
 Dalian Wanda (3) Shanghai Shenhua Beijing Guoan
1998
 Dalian Wanda (4) Shanghai Shenhua Beijing Guoan
1999
 Shandong Luneng Taishan Liaoning Sichuan Quanxing
2000
 Dalian Shide (5) Shanghai Shenhua Sichuan Quanxing
2001
 Dalian Shide (6) Shanghai Shenhua Liaoning
2002
 Dalian Shide (7) Shenzhen Ping An Beijing Guoan
2003
 Not awarded Shanghai International Dalian Shide

Super League champions (2004–present)

Year Champions Runners-up Third place
2004
 Shenzhen Jianlibao Shandong Luneng Taishan Inter Shanghai
2005
 Dalian Shide (8) Shanghai Shenhua Shandong Luneng Taishan
2006
 Shandong Luneng Taishan (2) Shanghai Shenhua Beijing Guoan
2007
 Changchun Yatai Beijing Guoan Shandong Luneng Taishan
2008
 Shandong Luneng Taishan (3) Shanghai Shenhua Beijing Guoan
2009
 Beijing Guoan Changchun Yatai Henan Construction
2010
 Shandong Luneng Taishan (4) Tianjin Teda Shanghai Shenhua
2011
 Guangzhou Evergrande Beijing Guoan Liaoning Whowin
2012
 Guangzhou Evergrande (2) Jiangsu Sainty Beijing Guoan
2013
 Guangzhou Evergrande (3) Shandong Luneng Taishan Beijing Guoan
2014
 Guangzhou Evergrande (4) Beijing Guoan Guangzhou R&F
2015
 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (5) Shanghai SIPG Shandong Luneng Taishan
2016
 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (6) Jiangsu Suning Shanghai SIPG
2017
 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (7) Shanghai SIPG Tianjin Quanjian
2018
 Shanghai SIPG Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shandong Luneng Taishan
2019
 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (8) Beijing Guoan Shanghai SIPG
2020
 Jiangsu Suning Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing Guoan
2021
 Shandong Taishan (5) Shanghai Port Guangzhou
2022
 Wuhan Three Towns Shandong Taishan Zhejiang
2023
 Shanghai Port (2) Shandong Taishan Zhejiang
2024
 Shanghai Port (3) Shanghai Shenhua Chengdu Rongcheng
2025
 Shanghai Port (4) Shanghai Shenhua Chengdu Rongcheng

Total titles won

All-time (1951–present)

Teams in bold compete in the Chinese Super League as of the 2025 season. Italics indicates defunct clubs.

Club Champions Runners-up Winning seasons Runners-up seasons
Liaoning
8
6
 1978, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 1960, 1963, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1999
Guangzhou
8
4
 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 1992, 1994, 2018, 2020
Dalian Shide
8
0
 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
Bayi
5
6
 1953, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1986 1961, 1962, 1965, 1978, 1985, 1990
Shandong Taishan
5
6
 1999, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2021 1981, 1982, 2004, 2013, 2022, 2023
Shanghai Port
4
3
 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025 2015, 2017, 2021
Beijing
4
1
 1958, 1973, 1982, 1984 1977
Shanghai Shenhua
3
13
 1961, 1962, 1995 1964, 1973, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2024, 2025
Beijing Youth
3
0
 1956, 1957, 1963
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
2
5
 1960, 1980 1957, 1974, 1984, 1987, 2010
North East China
2
1
 1951, 1954 1953
Beijing Guoan
1
5
 2009 1995, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019
Jiangsu
1
2
 2020 2012, 2016
Guangdong Winnerway
1
1
 1979 1993
China B
1
1
 1989 1988
Shenzhen
1
1
 2004 2002
Changchun Yatai
1
1
 2007 2009
Central Sports Institute
1
0
 1955
Beijing Sports Institute
1
0
 1964
Yanbian Funde
1
0
 1965
Wuhan Three Towns
1
0
 2022
East China
0
1
 1951
South Central China
0
1
 1954
Dalian Shipyards
0
1
 1955
Shanghai Sports Institute
0
1
 1956
Shenyang
0
1
 1958
Hubei
0
1
 1986
Beijing Chengfeng
0
1
 2003

Professional era only (1994–present)

Teams in bold compete in the Chinese Super League as of the 2025 season. Italics indicates defunct clubs.

Club Champions Runners-up Winning seasons Runners-up seasons
Guangzhou
8
3
 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 1994, 2018, 2020
Dalian Shide
8
0
 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
Shandong Taishan
5
4
 1999, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2021 2004, 2013, 2022, 2023
Shanghai Port
4
3
 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025 2015, 2017, 2021
Shanghai Shenhua
1
10
 1995 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2024, 2025
Beijing Guoan
1
5
 2009 1995, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019
Jiangsu
1
2
 2020 2012, 2016
Shenzhen
1
1
 2004 2002
Changchun Yatai
1
1
 2007 2009
Wuhan Three Towns
1
0
 2022
Liaoning
0
1
 1999
Beijing Chengfeng
0
1
 2003
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
0
1
 2010

Total titles won by city/town

  • Professional era only (1994–present)
City/Town Titles Clubs
Dalian
8
 Dalian Shide (8)
Guangzhou
8
 Guangzhou (8)
Jinan
5
 Shandong Taishan (5)
Shanghai
5
 Shanghai Port (4), Shanghai Shenhua (1)
Beijing
1
 Beijing Guoan (1)
Changchun
1
 Changchun Yatai (1)
Shenzhen
1
 Shenzhen (1)
Nanjing
1
 Jiangsu (1)
Wuhan
1
 Wuhan Three Towns (1)

Total titles won by region

  • Professional era only (1994–present)
Region Titles Clubs
East
11
 Shandong Taishan (5), Shanghai Port (4), Shanghai Shenhua (1), Jiangsu (1)
South Central
10
 Guangzhou (8), Shenzhen (1), Wuhan Three Towns (1)
Northeast
9
 Dalian Shide (8), Changchun Yatai (1)
North
1
 Beijing Guoan (1)

References

  1. ^ "Guangzhou Evergrande seal record 7th successive Chinese title". South China Morning Post. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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