# 2021 Chinese Women's Super League

The 2021 Chinese Women's Super League, officially known as the 2021 China Taiping Chinese Football Association Women's Super League (Chinese: 2021中国太平中国足球协会女子超级联赛) for sponsorship reasons, was the 7th season in its current incarnation, and the 25th total season of the women's association football league in China. It was held from 8 May to 30 November 2021 at Yunnan Haigeng Football Training Base, Kunming.

## Clubs
### Name changes

* Meizhou Huijun F.C. was acquired by men's football club Meizhou Hakka as their women's football section and changed their name to Meizhou Hakka W.F.C. in December 2020.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Head Coach | 2020 season |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | Chang Weiwei | 1st |
| Jiangsu | Jocelyn Prêcheur | 2nd |
| Shanghai Shengli | Shui Qingxia | 3rd |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | Yu Yun | 4th |
| Changchun Jiuyin Loans | Liu You | 5th |
| Meizhou Hakka | Chen Shufen | 6th |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | Guo Zuojin | 7th |
| Henan Jianye | Lou Jiahui | 8th |
| Zhejiang | Gao Rongming | 9th |
| Sichuan | Yang Zhe | CWFL, 1st |

## Foreign players

Clubs can register a total of four foreign players (excluding goalkeepers) over the course of the season, but the number of foreign players allowed on each team at any given time is limited to three. A maximum of two foreign players can be fielded at any given time in each match.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | | | |
| Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | Sole Jaimes | Rafaelle Souza | |
| Henan Jianye | | | |
| Jiangsu | | | |
| Meizhou Hakka | Charlène Meyong | Chinwendu Ihezuo | |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | | | |
| Shanghai Shengli | Nathalia | Mylena Freitas | Barbra Banda |
| Sichuan | Ana Carolina | Dany Helena | |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | Beatriz | Tabitha Chawinga | Temwa Chawinga |
| Zhejiang | | | |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wuhan Jianghan University | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 23 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 2 | Shanghai Shengli | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 23 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 3 | Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 4 | Jiangsu | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 16 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 5 | Meizhou Hakka | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 6 | Beijing BG Phoenix | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 9 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 7 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 8 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 8 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 9 | Zhejiang | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 10 | Sichuan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
* 1 2 Wuhan Jianghan University finished ahead of Shanghai Shengli on goal difference: Wuhan Jianghan University 0–0 Shanghai Shengli; Wuhan Jianghan University +23 and Shanghai Shengli +19.
* 1 2 Shandong Sports Lottery finished ahead of Henan Jianye on head-to-head points: Shandong Sports Lottery 2–0 Henan Jianye.
* 1 2 Zhejiang finished ahead of Sichuan on goal difference: Zhejiang 1–1 Sichuan; Zhejiang -11 and Sichuan -17.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BJP | CCD | HNJ | JSU | MZH | SDS | SHS | SIC | WHJ | ZHJ |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | | 1–4 | | 0–2 | | 3–3 | | | | 3–1 |
| Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | | | 3–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | | |
| Henan Jianye | 1–1 | | | | 1–4 | | | | 0–5 | 2–1 |
| Jiangsu | | 0–0 | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | 1–0 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | 2–4 | 0–0 |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | | 0–4 | 2–0 | | | | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–4 | |
| Shanghai Shengli | 2–0 | | 7–1 | | 2–0 | | | 4–0 | | |
| Sichuan | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | | | |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | 5–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | 4–0 | | |
| Zhejiang | | 0–2 | | | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |

### Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shanghai Shengli | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Jiangsu | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Henan Jianye | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Zhejiang | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Sichuan | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
* Qualification for Championship stage
* Qualification for Relegation stage

### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | D |
| Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | L |
| Henan Jianye | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D |
| Jiangsu | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | D |
| Meizhou Hakka | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | D |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | L |
| Shanghai Shengli | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Sichuan | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W |
| Zhejiang | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D |

## Championship stage
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jiangsu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Qualification for Championship playoffs |
| 2 | Wuhan Jianghan University | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Qualification for Championship playoffs |
| 3 | Shanghai Shengli | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Qualification for Third place playoffs |
| 4 | Meizhou Hakka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Qualification for Third place playoffs |
| 5 | Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Wuhan Jianghan University finished ahead of Shanghai Shengli on head-to-head points: Wuhan Jianghan University 4–1 Shanghai Shengli.
* 1 2 Meizhou Hakka finished ahead of Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue on head-to-head points: Meizhou Hakka 2–0 Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue.

### Results

| Home \ Away | CCD | JSU | MZH | SHS | WHJ |
| Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | | 2–1 | | | 3–3 |
| Jiangsu | | | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Meizhou Hakka | 2–0 | | | | 0–0 |
| Shanghai Shengli | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | | 0–0 | | 4–1 | |

### Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Jiangsu | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Shanghai Shengli | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
* Qualification for Championship playoffs
* Qualification for Third place playoffs

### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | W | L | D | L | N |
| Jiangsu | L | N | W | D | W |
| Meizhou Hakka | L | W | L | N | D |
| Shanghai Shengli | W | L | N | W | L |
| Wuhan Jianghan University | N | W | D | D | D |

## Relegation stage
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Qualification for Sixth place playoffs |
| 2 | Henan Jianye | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 | Qualification for Sixth place playoffs |
| 3 | Sichuan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Qualification for Eighth place playoffs |
| 4 | Beijing BG Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | Qualification for Eighth place playoffs |
| 5 | Zhejiang (R) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | Relegation to Football League |
* 1 2 Shandong Sports Lottery finished ahead of Henan Jianye on goal difference: Shandong Sports Lottery 1–1 Henan Jianye; Shandong Sports Lottery +3 and Henan Jianye +2.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BJP | HNJ | SDS | SIC | ZHJ |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | | | 2–3 | | 2–1 |
| Henan Jianye | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | |
| Sichuan | 2–1 | 0–1 | | | |
| Zhejiang | | | 1–3 | 0–0 | |

### Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Henan Jianye | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sichuan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Zhejiang | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
* Qualification for Sixth place playoffs
* Qualification for Eighth place playoffs
* Relegation to Football League

### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Beijing BG Phoenix | N | L | D | W | L |
| Henan Jianye | W | W | D | D | N |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | D | W | N | D | W |
| Sichuan | D | L | D | N | W |
| Zhejiang | L | N | D | L | L |

## Championship playoffs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Jiangsu | 1–2 | Wuhan Jianghan University |

### Match
## Third place playoffs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Shanghai Shengli | 2–1 | Meizhou Hakka |

### Match
## Sixth place playoffs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | 1–0 | Henan Jianye |

### Match
## Eighth place playoffs

The loser will qualify for relegation play-offs.

### Overview

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sichuan | 0–2 | Beijing BG Phoenix |

### Match
## Relegation play-offs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sichuan | 2–0 | Guangzhou |