Changchun Public Excellence ( zh, s=长春大众卓越女子足球俱乐部, p=Zhǎngchūn dàzhòng zhuóyuè nǚzǐ zúqiú jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional

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club located in

Changchun Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin, Jilin Province, China, on the Songliao Plain. Changchun is administered as a , comprising seven districts, one county and three county-level cities. At the 2020 census of China, Changchun ha ...

. They compete in the

Chinese Women's Super League The Chinese Football Association Women's Super League (CWSL) (), commonly known as the Chinese Women's Super League or the CWSL is the top level women's football league in China. It was called the Chinese Women's National Football League from 201 ...

, and their home stadium is the

Development Area Stadium The Development Area Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Changchun, Jilin province, China. It is located in the Jingkai Sports Centre, which also includes tennis courts. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches. The venue ...

History

Women's football clubs in

traces back to the 1980s, with several schools and factories creating women's football clubs. An important event happened in 1986, when several teams, including Changchun, played a precedent of the current

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, gaining the title. The Changchun team, with players including the national team's captain Wang Lili, and players such as Li Yanjie, Wu Xinxin, Lu Haijing and Geng Yan, had great performances in those early tournaments. In 1999 the Changchun Huaxin team was officially created with Wang Lili as manager and players such as Lou Xiaoxu.

Players

Darlene de Souza Darlene de Souza Reguera (born 11 January 1990), simply known as Darlene, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ferroviária. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Club career From 2012 to 2013, Darlene played clu ...

joined fellow

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players Raquel Fernandes and

Rafaelle Souza Rafaelle Leone Carvalho Souza (born 18 June 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League and captains the Brazil national team. Souza previously p ...

in transferring to Changchun Zhuoyue in January 2016. In June 2017 the club signed

Cristiane Rozeira Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva (born 15 May 1985), known as Cristiane (), is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who plays for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women), Flamengo and the Brazil women's national football team, Brazilian wo ...

from

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. Chinese media reported that they made Cristiane the highest-paid female footballer in the world. In 2020 they signed international Argentinean player Soledad Jaimes.

First team squad

Former internationals

References

External links

* Official Website Chinese Women's Super League clubs 2000 establishments in China Association football clubs established in 2000 Women's football clubs in China Sport in Changchun {{PRChina-footyclub-stub