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{{Short description|Japanese association football league}}
{{Infobox football league
{{Infobox football league
| name = Nadeshiko League
| name = Nadeshiko League
| logo = Nadeshiko League.png
| logo = Nadeshiko League logo.svg
| pixels =
| pixels = 130
| country = Japan
| country = [[Japan]]
| confed = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)
| confed = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1989}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1989|df=y}}, as ''L.League''
| divisions = 1:Nadeshiko League Div.1<br>2:Nadeshiko League Div.2<br>3:Challenge League
| divisions = D1: Division 1<br>D2: Division 2
| teams = [[#L._League_Clubs_.282016.29|32]]
| teams = D1: 12<br>D2: 10
| promotion =
| relegation = [[Japanese Regional Leagues (women)|Japanese Regional Leagues]]
| levels = [[Japanese association football league system|1-3]]
| relegation = [[Japanese association football league system#Women's system|Regional leagues]]
| levels = [[Japanese association football league system#Women's system|2–3]]
| domest_cup = [[Empress's Cup]]<br>[[Nadeshiko League Cup|League Cup]]
| domest_cup = [[Empress's Cup]]
| confed_cup = none
| league_cup = [[Nadeshiko League Cup]]
| most_champs = [[NTV Beleza]] (14 titles)
| confed_cup =
| champions = Div.1:[[NTV Beleza]]<br>Div.2:[[Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara|Nojima Stella]]<br>Div.3:[[Orca Kamogawa FC]]
| most_champs = D1: [[NTV Beleza]] (17 titles)<br>D2: <!--[[]] (titles)-->
| most_caps =
| champions = D1: [[Orca Kamogawa FC]] (1st title)<br>D2: [[Viamaterras Miyazaki]] (1st title)
| most_caps =
| top_goalscorer =
| top_goalscorer =
| season =
| season = [[2023 Nadeshiko League|2023]]
| tv = [[YouTube]]<br>[[Mycujoo]]<br>SPOZONE<br>[[Abema]]<br>[[DAZN]]
| tv = [[Fox Sports and Entertainment]]
| website = [https://en.nadeshikoleague.jp/ en.nadeshikoleague.jp]<br>{{In lang|en}}
| sponsor = Plenus
| current = [[2023 Nadeshiko League]]
| website = http://www.nadeshikoleague.jp/
| current = [[2017 L. League]]
}}
}}


The '''Japan Women's Football League''' (in Japanese: "L・リーグ", Officially "日本女子サッカーリーグ",''Nihon Joshi Sakkā Rīgu'') is the top flight of [[women's association football]] in Japan. The league consists of three divisions: Divisions 1 and 2 have the nickname {{nihongo|'''Nadeshiko League'''|なでしこリーグ|Nadeshiko Rīgu}} and Division 3 the {{nihongo|Challenge League|チャレンジリーグ|Charenji Rīgu}}. Since 2008 it has been sponsored by {{Nihongo|[[:ja:プレナス|Plenus]]|株式会社プレナス}}, a [[fastfood]] company based in [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], and are thus billed as ''Plenus Nadeshiko League'' and ''Plenus Challenge League''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plenus.co.jp/nadeshikoleague/|title=Plenus Co. Ltd. Supports Nadeshiko League|publisher=[[:ja:プレナス|Plenus Co. Ltd.]]|accessdate=2013-11-17}}</ref>
The {{nihongo|'''Japan Women's Football League'''|日本女子サッカーリーグ|lead=yes|extra=''Nihon Joshi Sakkā Rīgu''}}, commonly known as the {{nihongo|'''Nadeshiko League'''|なでしこリーグ|lead=yes|extra=''Nadeshiko Rīgu''}}, is a semi-professional [[women's association football]] [[Sports league|league]] in Japan.


The Nadeshiko League consists of two divisions that correspond to the second and third levels of the [[Japanese association football league system#Women's system|Japanese women's football pyramid]] respectively. Teams are promoted and relegated between the divisions, and between the Nadeshiko League Division 2 and the fourth-level Japanese regional leagues, based on performance in the previous season. Prior to 2021, the Nadeshiko League occupied the top level of the Japanese women's football pyramid as well; that level is now represented by the fully professional [[WE League]].
==History==
Japan Women's Football League began in 1989. From 1993 to 1999 it adopted an [[Apertura and Clausura]] system, similar to the [[J.League]] system of that era. From 2000 to 2003 the clubs were divided into East and West groups and then the top clubs of each would go into a championship group, with the bottom clubs in a relegation group. In 2004 the single-table format was brought back.


Since 2008, the Nadeshiko League has been sponsored by {{Nihongo|Plenus|株式会社プレナス}}, a [[fast food]] ([[bento]]) company based in [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plenus.co.jp/nadeshikoleague/|title=Plenus Co. Ltd. Supports Nadeshiko League|publisher=[[:ja:プレナス|Plenus Co. Ltd.]]|access-date=2013-11-17}}</ref>
Players from the 8 Japan Women's Football League teams would host an annual training camp to build skills and relationships between the L-League and women's international football clubs, including U.S. and Australian based teams.


== History ==
Starting in the 2004 season, the L-League had 2 divisions - Division 1, with 8 clubs, and Division 2, with 8 clubs in the 2006 season. Until 2009 the league operated in the same way as the old [[Japan Soccer League]] for men, the bottom club in the second division playing off against a regional league playoff winner.
The '''Japan Women's Football League''', or the '''L. League''', was founded in 1989. From 1993 to 1999 it adopted an [[Apertura and Clausura]] system, similar to the [[J. League]] system of that era. From 2000 to 2003 the clubs were divided into East and West groups and then the top clubs of each would go into a championship group, with the bottom clubs in a relegation group. In 2004 the single-table format was brought back. Teams from this early era would host annual training camps to build skills and relationships with international women's football clubs, such as those in the United States and Australia.


In 2004 the L. League acquired the nickname the '''Nadeshiko League'''. Nadeshiko is the name of the [[dianthus]] flower and was chosen from suggestions by fans, signifying an ideal of [[Yamato Nadeshiko|a dutiful Japanese woman]].<ref>Alisa Freedman, Laura Miller, Christine R. Yano. {{google books|id=-wpwhvJo_bYC|pg=PA264|title=Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan}}. Stanford University Press, 2013.</ref><ref>Gregory G. Reck, Bruce Allen Dick. {{google books|id=808mBgAAQBAJ|pg=PA43|title=American Soccer: History, Culture, Class}} McFarland, 2015.</ref>
Starting with the 2010 season, the second division is divided into an east and west group of six teams each. The winners of each group are promoted. In 2015 this became Division 3, with the Nadeshiko League becoming two divisions of 10 teams each.


In the 2004 season, the L. League added a second division, and until 2009 the league operated in the same way as the old [[Japan Soccer League]] for men where the bottom club in the second division playing off against a regional league playoff winner. In 2010, the second division was divided into east and west groups of six teams each; the winners of each group were promoted to the first division.
After [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]]'s [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|World Cup win in 2011]] the L-League saw an upsurge in popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20110807a1.html |title=Nadeshiko League attendance on rise &#124; The Japan Times Online |publisher=Japantimes.co.jp |date=2011-08-07 |accessdate=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/toyota-to-sponsor-nadeshiko-league-soccer |title=Toyota to sponsor Nadeshiko League soccer " Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion |publisher=Japantoday.com |date=2011-10-18 |accessdate=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sky-perfect-tv-show-japan-214371 |title=Sky Perfect TV to Show Japan Women's Soccer League Live Following World Cup Win |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date= |accessdate=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Women's football is booming in Japan as the game tries to capitalise on Nadeshiko's World Cup and Olympic success|publisher= ''Goal.com'' |date=|url= http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/10/02/2692566/womens-football-is-booming-in-japan-as-the-game-tries-to#|accessdate=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2011/08/07/sports/nadeshiko-league-attendance-on-rise/ |title=Nadeshiko League attendance on rise |publisher=The Japan Times |date=2011-08-07 |accessdate=2013-11-17}}</ref>


After [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]]'s [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|World Cup win in 2011]], the L. League saw an upsurge in popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20110807a1.html |title=Nadeshiko League attendance on rise &#124; The Japan Times Online |publisher=Japantimes.co.jp |date=2011-08-07 |access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/toyota-to-sponsor-nadeshiko-league-soccer |title=Toyota to sponsor Nadeshiko League soccer " Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion |publisher=Japantoday.com |date=2011-10-18 |access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sky-perfect-tv-show-japan-214371 |title=Sky Perfect TV to Show Japan Women's Soccer League Live Following World Cup Win |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Women's football is booming in Japan as the game tries to capitalise on Nadeshiko's World Cup and Olympic success|publisher= Goal.com |url= http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/10/02/2692566/womens-football-is-booming-in-japan-as-the-game-tries-to#|access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2011/08/07/sports/nadeshiko-league-attendance-on-rise/ |title=Nadeshiko League attendance on rise |newspaper=The Japan Times |date=2011-08-07 |access-date=2013-11-17}}</ref> In 2015, the league added a third division called the Nadeshiko {{nihongo|Challenge League|チャレンジリーグ|Charenji Rīgu}} was added, and the first and second divisions now had 10 teams each.
==League structure==

Since 2015, the L-League consists of three levels.
In 2020, the [[Japan Football Association]] announced that the newly established [[WE League]] will become the top level for women's football in Japan in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/japan-unveils-professional-we-league|title=Japan unveils professional WE league|work=[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]|date=3 June 2020}}</ref> The Nadeshiko League would then become the second to fourth levels of the Japanese women's football pyramid. After many top teams left for the WE League, the Nadeshiko League abolished the third division in 2021.

== Structure ==
{{further|Japanese association football league system#Women's system}}
Since 2021, the Nadeshiko League consists of two divisions:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! style="width:4%;"|Level
! style="width:4%;"| Level on the pyramid
! colspan="2" style="width:96%;"| League(s) / Division(s)
! colspan="2" style="width:96%;"| Division
|-
|-
| style="width:4%;"|1
| style="width:4%;"| II
| colspan="2" style="width:96%;"|　'''[[Nadeshiko League Division 1|Nadeshiko League Div.1]]'''
| colspan="2" style="width:96%;"|　'''Nadeshiko League Division 1'''
'''('''Plenus Nadeshiko League Division 1''')'''<br />''10 clubs''
'''('''Plenus Nadeshiko League Division 1''')'''<br />''12 clubs''<br>

''↓ 1 relegation spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot''
''↓ 1 relegation spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot''
|-
|-
| style="width:4%;"|2
| style="width:4%;"| III
| colspan="2" style="width:96%;"| '''[[Nadeshiko League Division 2|Nadeshiko League Div.2]]'''
| colspan="2" style="width:96%;"| '''Nadeshiko League Division 2'''
'''('''Plenus Nadeshiko League Division 2''')'''<br />''10 clubs''
'''('''Plenus Nadeshiko League Division 2''')'''<br />''10 clubs''<br>
''↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot''<br>

''↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot''

''↓ 1 relegation spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot''
''↓ 1 relegation spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot''
|-
|-
| style="width:4%;"|3
| colspan="2" style="width:96%;"| '''Challenge League'''
'''('''Plenus Challenge League''')'''<br />''12 (EAST 6 / WEST 6) clubs''

''↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot''

''↓ 2 promotion/relegation series spots''

|}
|}


==Champions==
==Clubs==
===Champions===

===First Division Champions===
====Division 1====
'''Bold''' indicate [[Double (association football)|double]]s with the [[Empress's Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan - List of Women Champions|url=http://rsssf.com/tablesj/jap-womchamp.html|publisher=RSSSF|accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>
'''Bold''' indicate [[Double (association football)|double]]s with the [[Empress's Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan – List of Women Champions|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap-womchamp.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=22 November 2011}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Year!!Club
!Year!!Club
|-
|-
|[[1989 L. League|1989]]||[[Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies|Shimizu F.C. Ladies]]
|[[1989 L. League|1989]]||[[Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies|Shimizu FC Ladies]]
|-
|-
|[[1990 L. League|1990]]||[[NTV Beleza|Yomiuri S.C. Ladies Beleza]]
|[[1990 L. League|1990]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza|Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza]]
|-
|-
|[[1991 L. League|1991]]||[[NTV Beleza|Yomiuri S.C. Ladies Beleza]]
|[[1991 L. League|1991]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza|Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza]]
|-
|-
|[[1992 L. League|1992]]||[[NTV Beleza|Yomiuri Nippon S.C. Ladies Beleza]]
|[[1992 L. League|1992]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza|Yomiuri Nippon SC Ladies Beleza]]
|-
|-
|[[1993 L. League|1993]]||'''[[NTV Beleza|Yomiuri Nippon S.C. Ladies Beleza]]'''
|[[1993 L. League|1993]]||'''[[Nippon TV Beleza|Yomiuri Nippon SC Ladies Beleza]]'''
|-
|-
|[[1994 L. League|1994]]||[[Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki|Matsushita Denki L.S.C. Bambina]]
|[[1994 L. League|1994]]||[[Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki|Matsushita Electric LSC Bambina]]
|-
|-
|[[1995 L. League|1995]]||'''[[Iga Football Club Kunoichi|Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi]]'''
|[[1995 L. League|1995]]||'''[[Iga FC Kunoichi|Prima Ham FC Kunoichi]]'''
|-
|-
|[[1996 L. League|1996]]||'''[[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]]'''
|[[1996 L. League|1996]]||'''[[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]]'''
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|[[1998 L. League|1998]]||[[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]]
|[[1998 L. League|1998]]||[[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]]
|-
|-
|[[1999 L. League|1999]]||[[Iga Football Club Kunoichi|Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi]]
|[[1999 L. League|1999]]||[[Iga FC Kunoichi|Prima Ham FC Kunoichi]]
|-
|-
|[[2000 L. League|2000]]||'''[[NTV Beleza]]'''
|[[2000 L. League|2000]]||'''[[Nippon TV Beleza]]'''
|-
|-
|[[2001 L. League|2001]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|[[2001 L. League|2001]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza]]
|-
|-
|[[2002 L. League|2002]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|[[2002 L. League|2002]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza]]
|-
|-
|[[2003 L. League|2003]]||'''[[Tasaki Perule F.C.]]'''
|[[2003 L. League|2003]]||'''[[Tasaki Perule FC]]'''
|-
|[[2004 L. League|2004]]||[[Urawa Reds Ladies|Saitama Reinas FC]]
|-
|[[2005 L. League|2005]]||'''[[Nippon TV Beleza]]'''
|-
|[[2006 L. League|2006]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza]]
|}
|}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
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!Year!!Club
!Year!!Club
|-
|-
|[[2004 L. League|2004]]||[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Saitama Reinas F.C.]]
|[[2007 L. League|2007]]||'''[[Nippon TV Beleza]]'''
|-
|-
|[[2005 L. League|2005]]||'''[[NTV Beleza]]'''
|[[2008 L. League|2008]]||'''[[Nippon TV Beleza]]'''
|-
|-
|[[2006 L. League|2006]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|[[2009 L. League|2009]]||[[Urawa Reds Ladies]]
|-
|-
|[[2007 L. League|2007]]||'''[[NTV Beleza]]'''
|[[2010 L. League|2010]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza]]
|-
|-
|[[2011 L. League|2011]]||'''[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Goals galore on three continents |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/women/news/newsid=1546083/index.html |publisher=FIFA |access-date=22 November 2011 |date=22 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304160701/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/women/news/newsid%3D1546083/index.html |archive-date= 4 March 2012 }}</ref>
|[[2008 L. League|2008]]||'''[[NTV Beleza]]'''
|-
|-
|[[2009 L. League|2009]]||[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies]]
|[[2012 L. League|2012]]||'''[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]'''
|-
|-
|[[2010 L. League|2010]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|[[2013 L. League|2013]]||'''[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]'''
|-
|-
|[[2014 L. League|2014]]||[[Urawa Reds Ladies]]
|[[2011 L. League|2011]]||'''[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Goals galore on three continents |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/women/news/newsid=1546083/index.html |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=22 November 2011 |date=22 November 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304160701/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/women/news/newsid%3D1546083/index.html |archivedate= 4 March 2012 |df= }}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[2012 L. League|2012]]||'''[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]'''
|[[2015 L. League|2015]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza]]
|-
|-
|[[2013 L. League|2013]]||'''[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]'''
|[[2016 L. League|2016]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza]]
|-
|-
|[[2014 L. League|2014]]||[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies]]
|[[2017 L. League|2017]]||'''[[Nippon TV Beleza]]'''
|-
|-
|[[2015 L. League|2015]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|[[2018 L. League|2018]]||'''[[Nippon TV Beleza]]'''
|-
|-
|[[2016 L. League|2016]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|[[2019 L. League|2019]]||[[Nippon TV Beleza]]
|-
|-
|[[2017 L. League|2017]]||'''[[NTV Beleza]]'''
|[[2020 L. League|2020]]||[[Urawa Reds Ladies]]
|-
|[[2021 L. League|2021]]||[[Iga FC Kunoichi Mie]]
|-
|[[2022 Nadeshiko League season|2022]]||[[Sfida Setagaya FC]]
|-
|[[2023 Nadeshiko League season|2023]]||[[Orca Kamogawa FC]]
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


;Total titles won by club
=====Wins by club=====
Clubs in '''bold''' are those competing in Division 1 as of the 2023 season. Clubs in ''italics'' no longer exist.

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Club !! Champions !! Year
! Club
! Championships
! Years
|-
|-
|[[Nippon TV Beleza]]<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note1">Yomiuri Beleza was renamed to [[Nippon TV Beleza]] in 1999 and to Tokyo Verdy Beleza in 2011, when the Yomiuri Group sold its stake.</ref>
|[[NTV Beleza]]
|<center> 14
|{{center| 17}}
| 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016
| 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
|-
|[[Urawa Reds Ladies]]<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note2">Saitama Reinas were absorbed by [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] in 2005.</ref>
|{{center| 4}}
| 2004, 2009, 2014, 2020
|-
|-
|''[[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]]''
|''[[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]]''
|<center> 3
|{{center| 3}}
| 1996, 1997, 1998
| 1996, 1997, 1998
|-
|'''[[Iga FC Kunoichi]]'''<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note4">Prima Ham FC Kunoichi was renamed to [[Iga FC Kunoichi]] in 2000.</ref>
|{{center| 3}}
| 1995, 1999, 2021
|-
|-
|[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]
|[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]
|<center> 3
|{{center| 3}}
| 2011, 2012, 2013
| 2011, 2012, 2013
|-
|-
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies]]
|''[[Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies|Shimizu FC Ladies]]''
|<center> 3
|{{center| 1}}
| 2004, 2009, 2014
|-
|[[Iga Football Club Kunoichi|Iga F.C. Kunoichi]]
|<center> 2
| 1995, 1999
|-
|''[[Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies|Shimizu F.C. Ladies]]''
|<center> 1
| 1989
| 1989
|-
|-
|'''[[Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki|Matsushita Electric LSC Bambina]]'''<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note3">Matsushita LSC Bambina was renamed to Speranza FC Takatsuki in 2000. Then, renamed to [[Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki]] in 2012.</ref>
|[[Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki]]
|<center> 1
|{{center| 1}}
| 1994
| 1994
|-
|-
|''[[Tasaki Perule F.C.]]''
|''[[Tasaki Perule FC]]''
|<center> 1
|{{center| 1}}
|2003
|2003
|-
|'''[[Sfida Setagaya FC]]'''
|{{center| 1}}
|2022
|-
|'''[[Orca Kamogawa FC]]'''
|{{center| 1}}
|2023
|}
|}


'''Notes'''
*Yomiuri Beleza was renamed to [[NTV Beleza]] in 1999 and to Tokyo Verdy Beleza in 2011, when the Yomiuri Group sold its stake.
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
*Saitama Reinas were absorbed by [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] in 2005.
*Matsushita L.S.C. Bambina was renamed to Speranza F.C. Takatsuki in 2000. Then, renamed to [[Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki]] in 2012.
*Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi was renamed to [[Iga Football Club Kunoichi|Iga F.C. Kunoichi]] in 2000.
*Nikko Securities Dream Ladies and Tasaki Perule no longer exist.


;Total titles won by region
=====Wins by region=====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
|20
|26
|[[NTV Beleza]] (14), [[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]] (3), [[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies]] (3)
|[[Nippon TV Beleza]] (17), [[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]] (3), [[Urawa Reds Ladies]] (4), [[Sfida Setagaya FC]] (1), [[Orca Kamogawa FC]] (1)
|-
|-
|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
|5
|5
|[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]] (3), [[Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki]] (1), [[Tasaki Perule F.C.]] (1)
|[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]] (3), [[Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki|Matsushita Electric LSC Bambina]] (1), [[Tasaki Perule FC]] (1)
|-
|-
|[[Tōkai region|Tōkai]]
|[[Tōkai region|Tōkai]]
|3
|4
|[[Iga Football Club Kunoichi]] (2), [[Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies]] (1)
|[[Iga FC Kunoichi]] (3), [[Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies|Shimizu FC Ladies]] (1)
|}
|}


===Second Division Champions===
====Division 2====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|2007||colspan="2"|[[TEPCO Mareeze]]
|2007||colspan="2"|[[TEPCO Mareeze]]
|-
|-
|2008||colspan="2"|[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies]]
|2008||colspan="2"|[[JEF United Chiba Ladies]]
|-
|-
|2009||colspan="2"|[[AS Elfen Sayama FC|AS Elfen Sayama F.C.]]
|2009||colspan="2"|[[Chifure AS Elfen Saitama|AS Elfen Sayama FC]]
|-
|-
!Year!!East!!West
!Year!!East!!West
|-
|-
|2010||Tokiwagi Gakuen H.S||[[Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki|Speranza Takatsuki]]
|2010||rowspan="2"|[[Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC|Tokiwagi Gakuen HS]]||[[Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki|Speranza FC Takatsuki]]
|-
|-
|2011||Tokiwagi Gakuen H.S||[[F.C. Takahashi Charme|Kibi International University]]
|2011||[[F.C. Takahashi Charme|FC Kibi International University Charme]]
|-
|-
!Year!!colspan="2"|Club
!Year!!colspan="2"|Club
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|2012||colspan="2"|[[Vegalta Sendai Ladies]]
|2012||colspan="2"|[[Vegalta Sendai Ladies]]
|-
|-
|2013||colspan="2"|[[Tokiwagi Gakuen H.S]]
|2013||colspan="2"|[[Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC|Tokiwagi Gakuen HS]]
|-
|-
|2014||colspan="2"|[[Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki]]
|2014||colspan="2"|[[Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki|Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki]]
|-
|-
|2015||colspan="2"|[[AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies]]
|2015||colspan="2"|[[AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies]]
|-
|-
|2016||colspan="2"|[[Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara]]
|2016||colspan="2"|[[Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara]]
|}

===Third Division Champions===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|2017||colspan="2"|[[Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama]]
!Year!!colspan="2"|Club
|-
|-
|2015||colspan="2"|[[Tokiwagi Gakuen H.S]]
|2018||colspan="2"|[[Iga FC Kunoichi]]
|-
|-
|2016||colspan="2"|[[Orca Kamogawa F.C.]]
|2019||colspan="2"|[[Ehime FC Ladies]]
|}

==L. League Clubs (2017)==
The L-League consists of 3 levels.

===Nadeshiko League Div.1 (Division 1)===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|2020||colspan="2"|[[Sfida Setagaya FC]]
!Club
!Hometown(s)
!First Season in <br>Top Flight
!Current Spell in <br>Top Flight
|-
|-
|2021 ||colspan="2"|JFA Academy Fukushima
|[[NTV Beleza]]||[[Inagi, Tokyo]]||1989||1989-
|-
|-
|[[2022 Nadeshiko League season|2022]] ||colspan="2"|[[Shizuoka SSU Bonita]]
|[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]||[[Kobe|Kobe, Hyogo]]||2005||2005-
|-
|-
|[[2023 Nadeshiko League season|2023]] ||colspan="2"|[[Viamaterras Miyazaki]]
|[[AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies]]||[[Nagano, Nagano]]||2015||2015-
|}

====Challenge League====
{{Redirect|Challenge League (Japan)|the volleyball leagues|V.Challenge League}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Year!!colspan="2"|Club
|[[Vegalta Sendai Ladies|Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies]]||[[Sendai, Miyagi]]||2013||2013-
|-
|-
|2015||colspan="2"|[[Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC|Tokiwagi Gakuen HS]]
|[[Albirex Niigata Ladies]]||[[Niigata Prefecture]]||2007||2007-
|-
|-
|2016||colspan="2"|[[Orca Kamogawa FC]]
|[[Iga Football Club Kunoichi]]||[[Iga, Mie]]||1989||2010-
|-
|-
|2017||colspan="2"|[[Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita]]
|[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies|JEF United Chiba Ladies]]||[[Chiba, Chiba]]||2000||2009-
|-
|-
|2018||colspan="2"|[[Yamato Sylphid]]
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies]]||[[Saitama, Saitama]]||1999||1999-
|-
|-
|2019||colspan="2"|[[Omiya Ardija Ventus|FC Jumonji Ventus]]
|[[Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara]]||[[Sagamihara, Kanagawa]]||2017||2017-
|-
|-
|2020||colspan="2"|JFA Academy Fukushima
|[[AS Elfen Sayama FC|Chifure AS Elfen Sayama]]||[[Sayama, Saitama]]||2002||2017-
|}
|}


===2023 season===
===Nadeshiko League Div.2 (Division 2)===
{{Main|2023 Nadeshiko League}}

====Division 1====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Club
!Clubs!!Hometown(s)
!Hometown
!Current spell in D1
|-
|-
| [[Bunnys Gunma FC White Star]] || [[Maebashi]] || 2022–
|[[Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki]]||[[Takatsuki, Osaka|Takatsuki]], Osaka
|-
|-
|[[Okayama Yunogo Belle]]||[[Mimasaka, Okayama|Mimasaka]], Okayama
| [[Orca Kamogawa FC]] || [[Kamogawa, Chiba|Kamogawa]] || 2021–
|-
|-
| [[Sfida Setagaya FC]] || [[Setagaya, Tokyo|Setagaya]] || 2021–
|[[Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies]]||[[Osaka]], Osaka
|-
|-
| [[Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama|Nittaidai Fields Yokohama]] || [[Yokohama]] || 2021–
|[[Ehime FC Ladies|Ehime F.C. Ladies]]||[[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]], Ehime
|-
|-
| [[NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls|Yokohama FC Seagulls]] || [[Yokohama]] || 2021–
|[[Sfida Setagaya F.C.]]||[[Setagaya, Tokyo]]
|-
|-
|[[Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama]]||[[Yokohama]], Kanagawa
| [[Yamato Sylphid]] || [[Yamato, Kanagawa|Yamato]] || 2023–
|-
|-
|[[AS Harima ALBION]]||[[Himeji, Hyogo|Himeji]], Hyogo
| [[Shizuoka SSU Bonita]] || [[Iwata, Shizuoka|Iwata]] || 2023–
|-
|-
| [[NGU Loveledge Nagoya]] || [[Nagoya]] || 2021–
|[[Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls|Nippatsu Yokohama F.C. Seagulls]]||[[Yokohama]], Kanagawa
|-
|-
| [[Iga FC Kunoichi]] || [[Iga, Mie|Iga]] || 2019–
|[[F.C. Kibi International University Charme]]||[[Takahashi, Okayama]]
|-
|-
| [[Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki|Speranza Osaka]] || [[Takatsuki]] || 2021–
|[[Orca Kamogawa F.C.]]||[[Kamogawa, Chiba|Kamogawa]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]]
|}

===Challenge League (Division 3)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| [[AS Harima Albion]] || [[Himeji, Hyogo|Himeji]] || 2021–
!Clubs (East)!!Hometown(s)
|-
|-
|[[F.C.Jumonji Ventus]]||[[Tokyo]]
| [[Ehime FC Ladies]] || [[Matsuyama]] || 2020–
|-
|-
|}
|[[Tokiwagi Gakuen High School]]||[[Sendai]], Miyagi

====Division 2====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Clubs
|[[Yamato Sylphid]]||[[Yamato, Kanagawa]]
!Hometown
|-
|-
|[[Norddea Hokkaido]]||[[Sapporo]], Hokkaido
| [[Norddea Hokkaido]] || [[Sapporo]]
|-
|-
|[[Tsukuba F.C. Ladies]]||[[Tsukuba]], Ibaraki
| [[Tsukuba FC Ladies]] || [[Tsukuba]]
|-
|-
| [[FC Fujizakura Yamanashi]] || [[Narusawa, Yamanashi|Narusawa]]
|[[Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C.]]||[[Niigata, Niigata]]
|-
|-
| [[JFA Academy Fukushima LSC]] || [[Susono, Shizuoka|Susono]]
|||
|-
|-
| [[Veertien Mie Ladies]] || [[Kuwana, Mie|Kuwana]]
!Clubs (West)!!Hometown(s)
|-
|-
|[[Fukuoka J. Anclas]]||[[Kasuga, Fukuoka]]
| [[Okayama Yunogo Belle]] || [[Mimasaka, Okayama|Mimasaka]]
|-
|-
|[[Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita]]||[[Iwata, Shizuoka]]
| [[Kibi International University Charme Okayama Takahashi|KIU Charme]] || [[Takahashi, Okayama|Takahashi]]
|-
|-
| [[Diavorosso Hiroshima]] || [[Kumano, Hiroshima|Kumano]]
|[[JFA Academy Fukushima]]||[[Gotenba, Shizuoka]]<ref>It has transferred more temporarily than [[Naraha, Fukushima|Naraha]] for an [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Bunnys Kyoto S.C.]]||[[Kyoto]], Kyoto
| [[Fukuoka J. Anclas]] || [[Fukuoka]]
|-
|-
| [[Viamaterras Miyazaki]] || [[Shintomi, Miyazaki|Shintomi]]
|[[Angeviolet Hiroshima]]||[[Hiroshima]]
|-
|-
|[[NGU Nagoya F.C. Ladies]]||[[Nagoya]], Aichi
|}
|}


==Previous clubs==
===Previous clubs===
The following clubs have previously competed in the Nadeshiko League for at least one season.

====Joined WE League in 2021====
{{further|WE League}}
*[[Mynavi Sendai Ladies|Mynavi Sendai]]
*[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Urawa Reds]]
*[[Omiya Ardija Ventus]] (formerly FC Jumonji Ventus)
*[[Chifure AS Elfen Saitama|Elfen Saitama]]
*[[JEF United Chiba Ladies|JEF United Chiba]]
*[[Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza|NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza]]
*[[Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara]]
*[[AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies|AC Nagano Parceiro]]
*[[Albirex Niigata Ladies|Albirex Niigata]]
*[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]

====Joined WE League in 2023====
*[[Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Ladies]]


===Relegated to regional leagues===
====Relegated to regional leagues====
*[[Je Vrille Kagoshima]] - Relegated to [[Kyushu]] League from 2014
*[[Je Vrille Kagoshima]]: relegated to [[Kyushu]] League from 2014
*[[Shimizudaihachi Pleiades]] - Relegated to [[Tōkai region|Tokai]] League from 2015
*[[Shimizudaihachi Pleiades]]: relegated to [[Tōkai region|Tokai]] League from 2015
*[[Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.]] - Relegated to [[Kyushu]] League from 2016
*[[Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.]]: relegated to [[Kyushu]] League from 2016


===Dissolved===
====Defunct====
*[[Fujita Soccer Club Mercury]] (affiliated with [[Shonan Bellmare]])
*[[Fujita Soccer Club Mercury]] (affiliated with [[Shonan Bellmare]])
*[[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]]
*[[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]]
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*[[Hoyo Sukarabu F.C.]]
*[[Hoyo Sukarabu F.C.]]


==Division 1 awards==
==Award==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}


===Best Player===
===Most Valuable Player===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|2002||[[Tomoe Sakai]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|2002||[[Tomoe Sakai]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|-
|-
|2003||[[Mio Ohtani]]||[[Tasaki Perule F.C.]]
|2003||[[Mio Otani]]||[[Tasaki Perule F.C.]]
|-
|-
|2004||[[Kozue Ando]]||[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Saitama Reinas F.C.]]
|2004||[[Kozue Ando]]||[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Saitama Reinas F.C.]]
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|2014||[[Michi Goto]]||[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Urawa Reds Ladies]]
|2014||[[Michi Goto]]||[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Urawa Reds Ladies]]
|-
|-
|2015||rowspan="2"|[[Mizuho Sakaguchi]]||rowspan="2"|[[NTV Beleza]]
|2015||rowspan="3"|[[Mizuho Sakaguchi]]||rowspan="4"|[[NTV Beleza]]
|-
|2016
|-
|2017
|-
|2018||[[Mina Tanaka]]
|-
| 2019 || ||
|-
| 2020 || ||
|-
| 2021 || ||
|-
| 2022 || ||
|-
| 2023 || ||
|-
|-
|2016||
|}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
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!Year!!Player!!Goals!!Club
!Year!!Player!!Goals!!Club
|-
|-
|2002||rowspan="2"|[[Mio Ohtani]]||5||rowspan="2"|[[Tasaki Perule F.C.]]
|2002||rowspan="2"|[[Mio Otani]]||5||rowspan="2"|[[Tasaki Perule F.C.]]
|-
|-
|2003||33
|2003||33
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|2004||[[Kozue Ando]]||12||[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Saitama Reinas F.C.]]
|2004||[[Kozue Ando]]||12||[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Saitama Reinas F.C.]]
|-
|-
|2005||[[Mio Ohtani]]||25||[[Tasaki Perule F.C.]]
|2005||[[Mio Otani]]||25||[[Tasaki Perule F.C.]]
|-
|-
|2006||[[Yūki Ōgimi|Yūki Nagasato]]||18||rowspan="3"|[[NTV Beleza]]
|2006||[[Yūki Ōgimi|Yūki Nagasato]]||18||rowspan="3"|[[NTV Beleza]]
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|2012||[[Megumi Takase]]||20
|2012||[[Megumi Takase]]||20
|-
|-
|2013||[[Beverly Goebel-Yanez|Goebel-Yanez]]||15
|2013||[[Beverly Goebel Yanez|Beverly Goebel]]||15
|-
|-
|2014||[[Yuika Sugasawa]]||20||rowspan="2"|[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies|JEF Chiba Ladies]]
|2014||rowspan="2"|[[Yuika Sugasawa]]||20||rowspan="2"|[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies|JEF Chiba Ladies]]
|-
|-
|2015||[[Yuika Sugasawa]]||15
|2015||15
|-
|2016||rowspan="3"|[[Mina Tanaka]]||18||rowspan="3"|[[NTV Beleza]]
|-
|2017||15
|-
|2018||15
|-
| 2019 || || ||
|-
| 2020 || || ||
|-
| 2021 || || ||
|-
| 2022 || || ||
|-
| 2023 || || ||
|-
|-
|2016||[[Mina Tanaka]]||18||[[NTV Beleza]]
|}
|}

{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}


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|2003||[[Yukari Kinga]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|2003||[[Yukari Kinga]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|-
|-
|2004||[[Natsuki Muraoka]]||[[Iga Football Club Kunoichi|Iga FC Kunoichi]]
|2004||Natsuki Muraoka||[[Iga Football Club Kunoichi|Iga FC Kunoichi]]
|-
|-
|2005||[[Karina Maruyama]]||[[TEPCO Mareeze]]
|2005||[[Karina Maruyama]]||[[TEPCO Mareeze]]
|-
|-
|2006||[[Noriko Matsuda (footballer)|Noriko Matsuda]]||rowspan="2"|[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Urawa Reds Ladies]]
|2006||Noriko Matsuda||rowspan="2"|[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Urawa Reds Ladies]]
|-
|-
|2007||[[Kyoko Yano]]
|2007||[[Kyoko Yano]]
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|2009||[[Megumi Takase]]||[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]
|2009||[[Megumi Takase]]||[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]
|-
|-
|2010||[[Nozomi Fujita]]||rowspan="3"|[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Urawa Reds Ladies]]
|2010||Nozomi Fujita||rowspan="3"|[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Urawa Reds Ladies]]
|-
|-
|2011||[[Chinatsu Kira]]
|2011||[[Chinatsu Kira]]
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|2015||[[Kiko Seike]]
|2015||[[Kiko Seike]]
|-
|-
|2016||[[Hina Sugita]]||[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]
|2016||[[Hina Sugita]]||rowspan="2"|[[INAC Kobe Leonessa]]
|-
|2017||[[Yui Fukuta]]
|-
|2018||[[Hinata Miyazawa]]||[[NTV Beleza]]
|-
| 2019 || ||
|-
| 2020 || ||
|-
| 2021 || ||
|-
| 2022 || ||
|-
| 2023 || ||
|-
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Asia|Japan|Sports|Association football|Women's association football}}
*[[List of women's football clubs in Japan]]
*[[Empress's Cup]]
* [[Football in Japan]]
*[[Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship]]
* [[Women's football in Japan]]
* [[Japan Football Association|Japan Football Association (JFA)]]
*[[International Women's Club Championship]]
* [[Japanese association football league system]]
* [[WE League]] (I)
* Japanese Regional Leagues (women) (IV)
* [[Empress's Cup]] (National Cup)
* [[Nadeshiko League Cup]] (League Cup)


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nadeshikoleague.jp/ Women's Football League in Japan (Plenus Nadeshiko League) Official Site (in Japanese)]
*[https://en.nadeshikoleague.jp/ Nadeshiko League Official website] {{In lang|en}}
*[http://us.women.soccerway.com/national/japan/ Japan Leagues at women.soccerway.com]
*[https://int.soccerway.com/national/japan/l1-league/ NADESHIKO LEAGUE 1 at women.soccerway.com] {{in lang|en}}
*[https://int.soccerway.com/national/japan/l2-league/ NADESHIKO LEAGUE 2 at women.soccerway.com] {{in lang|en}}


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Nadeshiko League
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989), as L.League
CountryJapan
ConfederationAFC
DivisionsD1: Division 1
D2: Division 2
Number of teamsD1: 12
D2: 10
Level on pyramid2–3
Relegation toRegional leagues
Domestic cup(s)Empress's Cup
League cup(s)Nadeshiko League Cup
Current championsD1: Orca Kamogawa FC (1st title)
D2: Viamaterras Miyazaki (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsD1: NTV Beleza (17 titles)
D2:
TV partnersYouTube
Mycujoo
SPOZONE
Abema
DAZN
Websiteen.nadeshikoleague.jp
(in English)
Current: 2023 Nadeshiko League

The Japan Women's Football League (Japanese: 日本女子サッカーリーグ, Nihon Joshi Sakkā Rīgu), commonly known as the Nadeshiko League (Japanese: なでしこリーグ, Nadeshiko Rīgu), is a semi-professional women's association football league in Japan.

The Nadeshiko League consists of two divisions that correspond to the second and third levels of the Japanese women's football pyramid respectively. Teams are promoted and relegated between the divisions, and between the Nadeshiko League Division 2 and the fourth-level Japanese regional leagues, based on performance in the previous season. Prior to 2021, the Nadeshiko League occupied the top level of the Japanese women's football pyramid as well; that level is now represented by the fully professional WE League.

Since 2008, the Nadeshiko League has been sponsored by Plenus (株式会社プレナス), a fast food (bento) company based in Fukuoka.[1]

History

The Japan Women's Football League, or the L. League, was founded in 1989. From 1993 to 1999 it adopted an Apertura and Clausura system, similar to the J. League system of that era. From 2000 to 2003 the clubs were divided into East and West groups and then the top clubs of each would go into a championship group, with the bottom clubs in a relegation group. In 2004 the single-table format was brought back. Teams from this early era would host annual training camps to build skills and relationships with international women's football clubs, such as those in the United States and Australia.

In 2004 the L. League acquired the nickname the Nadeshiko League. Nadeshiko is the name of the dianthus flower and was chosen from suggestions by fans, signifying an ideal of a dutiful Japanese woman.[2][3]

In the 2004 season, the L. League added a second division, and until 2009 the league operated in the same way as the old Japan Soccer League for men where the bottom club in the second division playing off against a regional league playoff winner. In 2010, the second division was divided into east and west groups of six teams each; the winners of each group were promoted to the first division.

After Japan's World Cup win in 2011, the L. League saw an upsurge in popularity.[4][5][6][7][8] In 2015, the league added a third division called the Nadeshiko Challenge League (チャレンジリーグ, Charenji Rīgu) was added, and the first and second divisions now had 10 teams each.

In 2020, the Japan Football Association announced that the newly established WE League will become the top level for women's football in Japan in 2021.[9] The Nadeshiko League would then become the second to fourth levels of the Japanese women's football pyramid. After many top teams left for the WE League, the Nadeshiko League abolished the third division in 2021.

Structure

Further information: Japanese association football league system § Women's system

Since 2021, the Nadeshiko League consists of two divisions:

Level on the pyramid Division
II 　Nadeshiko League Division 1

(Plenus Nadeshiko League Division 1)
12 clubs
↓ 1 relegation spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot

III Nadeshiko League Division 2

(Plenus Nadeshiko League Division 2)
10 clubs
↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot
↓ 1 relegation spot + 1 promotion/relegation series spot

Clubs

Champions

Division 1

Bold indicate doubles with the Empress's Cup.[10]

Wins by club

Clubs in bold are those competing in Division 1 as of the 2023 season. Clubs in italics no longer exist.

Club Championships Years
Nippon TV Beleza[a]
17
 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Urawa Reds Ladies[b]
4
 2004, 2009, 2014, 2020
Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
3
 1996, 1997, 1998
Iga FC Kunoichi[c]
3
 1995, 1999, 2021
INAC Kobe Leonessa
3
 2011, 2012, 2013
Shimizu FC Ladies
1
 1989
Matsushita Electric LSC Bambina[d]
1
 1994
Tasaki Perule FC
1
 2003
Sfida Setagaya FC
1
 2022
Orca Kamogawa FC
1
 2023

Notes

  1. ^ Yomiuri Beleza was renamed to Nippon TV Beleza in 1999 and to Tokyo Verdy Beleza in 2011, when the Yomiuri Group sold its stake.
  2. ^ Saitama Reinas were absorbed by Urawa Red Diamonds in 2005.
  3. ^ Prima Ham FC Kunoichi was renamed to Iga FC Kunoichi in 2000.
  4. ^ Matsushita LSC Bambina was renamed to Speranza FC Takatsuki in 2000. Then, renamed to Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki in 2012.
Wins by region
Region Total Clubs
Kantō 26 Nippon TV Beleza (17), Nikko Securities Dream Ladies (3), Urawa Reds Ladies (4), Sfida Setagaya FC (1), Orca Kamogawa FC (1)
Kansai 5 INAC Kobe Leonessa (3), Matsushita Electric LSC Bambina (1), Tasaki Perule FC (1)
Tōkai 4 Iga FC Kunoichi (3), Shimizu FC Ladies (1)

Division 2

Year Club
2004 Okayama Yunogo Belle
2005 INAC Kobe Leonessa
2006 Albirex Niigata Ladies
2007 TEPCO Mareeze
2008 JEF United Chiba Ladies
2009 AS Elfen Sayama FC
Year East West
2010 Tokiwagi Gakuen HS Speranza FC Takatsuki
2011 FC Kibi International University Charme
Year Club
2012 Vegalta Sendai Ladies
2013 Tokiwagi Gakuen HS
2014 Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki
2015 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
2016 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
2017 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
2018 Iga FC Kunoichi
2019 Ehime FC Ladies
2020 Sfida Setagaya FC
2021 JFA Academy Fukushima
2022 Shizuoka SSU Bonita
2023 Viamaterras Miyazaki

Challenge League

"Challenge League (Japan)" redirects here. For the volleyball leagues, see V.Challenge League.
Year Club
2015 Tokiwagi Gakuen HS
2016 Orca Kamogawa FC
2017 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
2018 Yamato Sylphid
2019 FC Jumonji Ventus
2020 JFA Academy Fukushima

2023 season

Main article: 2023 Nadeshiko League

Division 1

Club Hometown Current spell in D1
Bunnys Gunma FC White Star Maebashi 2022–
Orca Kamogawa FC Kamogawa 2021–
Sfida Setagaya FC Setagaya 2021–
Nittaidai Fields Yokohama Yokohama 2021–
Yokohama FC Seagulls Yokohama 2021–
Yamato Sylphid Yamato 2023–
Shizuoka SSU Bonita Iwata 2023–
NGU Loveledge Nagoya Nagoya 2021–
Iga FC Kunoichi Iga 2019–
Speranza Osaka Takatsuki 2021–
AS Harima Albion Himeji 2021–
Ehime FC Ladies Matsuyama 2020–

Division 2

Clubs Hometown
Norddea Hokkaido Sapporo
Tsukuba FC Ladies Tsukuba
FC Fujizakura Yamanashi Narusawa
JFA Academy Fukushima LSC Susono
Veertien Mie Ladies Kuwana
Okayama Yunogo Belle Mimasaka
KIU Charme Takahashi
Diavorosso Hiroshima Kumano
Fukuoka J. Anclas Fukuoka
Viamaterras Miyazaki Shintomi

Previous clubs

The following clubs have previously competed in the Nadeshiko League for at least one season.

Joined WE League in 2021

Further information: WE League

Joined WE League in 2023

Relegated to regional leagues

Defunct

Division 1 awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Plenus Co. Ltd. Supports Nadeshiko League". Plenus Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  2. ^ Alisa Freedman, Laura Miller, Christine R. Yano. Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan at Google Books. Stanford University Press, 2013.
  3. ^ Gregory G. Reck, Bruce Allen Dick. American Soccer: History, Culture, Class at Google Books McFarland, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nadeshiko League attendance on rise | The Japan Times Online". Japantimes.co.jp. 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
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