The Chinese Basketball Association, usually shortened to the CBA, is the first-tier men's professional basketball league in China. It began play in the 1995-96 season, and its Chinese name translates as the Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League. It should not be confused with the Chinese Basketball Association organisation, founded in June 1956, which represents the country to FIBA; basketball in China is currently regulated by the Chinese Basketball Management Center. Each club now plays every other club once at home and once on the road, plus eight additional games within rotating strength-of-schedule groupings, and the league has a women's counterpart, the WCBA. Only a limited number of foreign players is allowed on each team, and several players who started in the CBA, among them Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, have also played in the NBA. In June 2026 the league announced it would resume promotion and relegation with the National Basketball League as its second tier.
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