National main cup including the predecessors recognised by the association since 1956. Earlier provincial, city and amateur teams remain distinct from subsequently founded professional clubs. A final group decided the 1956 edition.
| Season | Chinese Cup winner | Runner-up | Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | - | - Ongoing edition; no cup winner yet. As of September 27, 2026. | — |
| 2025 | Beijing Guoan | Henan FC |  |
| 2024 | Shanghai Port FC | Shandong Taishan FC | |
| 2023 | Shanghai Shenhua FC | Shandong Taishan FC | |
| 2022 | Shandong Taishan FC | Zhejiang Professional 2022 edition; final played on January 15, 2023. | |
| 2021 | Shandong Taishan FC | Shanghai Port FC 2021 edition; final played on January 9, 2022. | |
| 2020 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Jiangsu Suning | |
| 2019 | Shanghai Shenhua FC | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
| 2018 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Shandong Luneng Taishan | — |
| 2017 | Shanghai Shenhua FC | Shanghai SIPG | — |
| 2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Jiangsu Suning | — |
| 2015 | Jiangsu Sainty | Shanghai Shenhua FC | — |
| 2014 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Jiangsu Sainty | — |
| 2013 | Guizhou Renhe | Guangzhou Evergrande | |
| 2012 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Guizhou Renhe | — |
| 2011 | Tianjin TEDA | Shandong Luneng Taishan | — |
| 2010 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 2009 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 2008 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 2007 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 2006 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Dalian Shide FC | — |
| 2005 | Dalian Shide FC | Shandong Luneng Taishan | — |
| 2004 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Sichuan Guancheng FC | — |
| 2003 | Beijing Hyundai | Dalian Shide FC | — |
| 2002 | Qingdao Hademen | Liaoning Bird | — |
| 2001 | Dalian Shide FC | Beijing Guoan | — |
| 2000 | Chongqing Longxin | Beijing Guoan | — |
| 1999 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Dalian Wanda Shide | — |
| 1998 | Shanghai Shenhua FC | Liaoning Tianlun | — |
| 1997 | Beijing Guoan | Shanghai Shenhua FC |  |
| 1996 | Beijing Guoan | Jinan Taishan Jiangjun | — |
| 1995 | Jinan Taishan | Shanghai Shenhua FC | — |
| 1994 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1993 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1992 Chinese National Cup Winners’ Cup | Dalian Xinghai | Guangdong Hongyuan FC | — |
| 1991 Chinese National Cup Winners’ Cup | Shanghai Football Team | Guangzhou Baiyun | — |
| 1990 Chinese National Cup Winners’ Cup | Bayi FC | Dalian Xinghai | — |
| 1989 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1988 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1987 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1986 | Liaoning Dongyao | Beijing Football Team | — |
| 1985 | Beijing Football Team | Guangdong Wanbao | — |
| 1984 | Liaoning FC | Guangdong | — |
| 1983 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1982 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1981 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1980 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1979 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1978 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1977 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1976 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1975 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1974 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1973 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1972 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1971 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1970 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1969 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1968 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1967 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1966 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1965 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1964 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1963 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1962 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1961 | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1960 Chinese National Football Championship | Tianjin Football Team | Guangdong | — |
| 1959 Chinese National Football Championship | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1958 Chinese National Football Championship | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1957 Chinese National Football Championship | Not held Cup not held. | ||
| 1956 Chinese National Football Championship | Shanghai Workers Football Team | Other final-round participants Tianjin Amateur Football Team Decided in a final group with Shanghai, Tianjin and Beijing; no single final. Shanghai was an amateur/workers team, not Shanghai Shenhua. | — |
