The 2021 Chinese Women's Football League, officially known as the 2021 China Taiping Chinese Football Association Women's Football League () for sponsorship reasons, was the 7th season in its current incarnation. In this season, all matches were held at the Dalian Youth Football Training Base, Dalian, Liaoning. It began on 27 July 2021 and concluded on 24 October 2021. In this season, the number of clubs was expanded from 7 to 11.
Clubs promoted from 2020 Chinese Women's League Two
Clubs relegated from 2020 Chinese Women's Super League
Clubs promoted to 2021 Chinese Women's Super League
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