| Competition: | Chinese Women's Football League |
| Season: | 2021 |
| Dates: | 27 July – 24 October 2021 |
| Winners: | Shaanxi |
| Promoted: | Shaanxi |
| Matches: | 55 |
| Total Goals: | 187 |
| League Topscorer: | Zhang Linyan (9 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (14 October 2021) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (11 October 2021) (18 October 2021) |
| Highest Scoring: | (18 October 2021) |
| Longest Wins: | 10 matches Shaanxi |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 10 matches Shaanxi |
| Longest Winless: | 10 matches Yunnan Jiashijing |
| Longest Losses: | 10 matches Yunnan Jiashijing |
| Prevseason: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
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.[1] In this season, the number of clubs was expanded from 7 to 11.
Clubs promoted from 2020 Chinese Women's League Two[2]
Clubs relegated from 2020 Chinese Women's Super League
Clubs promoted to 2021 Chinese Women's Super League
| Team | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2020 season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebei |  Jiao Yuying | data-sort-value="1" | 1st | ||||
| Shaanxi | Liu Huana | data-sort-value="2" | 2nd | ||||
| Dalian Pro | Fan Yiying | data-sort-value="3" | 3rd | ||||
| Shanghai Shenhua | Ye Zhijing | data-sort-value="4" | 4th | ||||
| Chongqing Lander | Jia Jing | data-sort-value="5" | 5th | ||||
| Guangzhou | Li Kun | data-sort-value="6" | 6th | ||||
| Yunnan Jiashijing | Gao Fulin | data-sort-value="7" | 7th | ||||
| Shanghai Qiusheng Donghua | Qiu Jingwei | data-sort-value="8" | League Two, 1st | ||||
| Qingdao Huanghai | Nie Chao | data-sort-value="9" | League Two, 2nd | ||||
| Tianjin Shengde | Liu Bing | data-sort-value="10" | League Two, 3rd | ||||
| China U-17 | Wang Anzhi | data-sort-value="11" | Invited team |