2017 Nadeshiko League

The 2017 L.League season was the 29th edition since its establishment. NTV Beleza were the defending champions, having won the Division 1 title in each of the past two seasons. The season began in March 2017 and ended in October 2017. NTV Beleza won the season, making it their 15th (and 3rd straight) Division 1 title.

L.League
Season2017
ChampionsNTV Beleza
← 2016
2018 →

Nadeshiko League Div.1 (Division 1)

The season began on 26 March 2017 and ended on 7 October 2017.[1]

Nadeshiko League Div.1 (Division 1)
Season2017
ChampionsNTV Beleza
15th Nadeshiko League title
RelegatedIga FC Kunoichi
Matches played90
Goals scored218 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerMina Tanaka (15 goals)
Biggest home winUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies 7–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
(7 May 2017)
Biggest away winAlbirex Niigata Ladies 0–4 NTV Beleza
(27 May 2017)
Vegalta Sendai Ladies 0–4 INAC Kobe Leonessa
(9 September 2017)
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 0–4 NTV Beleza
(7 October 2017)
Highest scoringUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies 7–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
(7 May 2017)
Longest winning run9 matches
NTV Beleza
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
NTV Beleza
Longest winless run7 matches
Iga FC Kunoichi
Longest losing run5 matches
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
Highest attendance5,460
Albirex Niigata Ladies 2–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa
(22 April 2017)
Lowest attendance421
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 1–3 Albirex Niigata Ladies
(6 September 2017)
Total attendance129,312
Average attendance1,437
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2018.

Teams
Team Location 2016 position
AC Nagano Parceiro LadiesNagano3rd
Albirex Niigata LadiesNiigata5th
Chifure AS Elfen SaitamaSaitama2nd in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
INAC Kobe LeonessaKobe2nd
Iga FC KunoichiIga6th
JEF United Ichihara Chiba LadiesIchihara7th
Mynavi Vegalta Sendai LadiesSendai4th
NTV BelezaInagi1st
Nojima Stella Kanagawa SagamiharaSagamihara1st in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
Urawa Red Diamonds LadiesSaitama8th

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NTV Beleza 18 15 2 1 39 8 +31 47 Champions
2 INAC Kobe Leonessa 18 12 3 3 31 12 +19 39
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 10 2 6 29 14 +15 32
4 Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies 18 9 3 6 21 23 −2 30
5 Albirex Niigata Ladies 18 7 4 7 18 21 −3 25
6 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 18 6 5 7 23 16 +7 23
7 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 18 7 1 10 14 23 −9 22
8 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 18 3 5 10 17 32 −15 14
9 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 18 4 2 12 13 40 −27 14 Division 1 Promotion/Relegation Series
10 Iga FC Kunoichi 18 2 3 13 14 30 −16 9 Relegated to Division 2
Source:

Results
Home \ Away ALB BEL ELF JEF KAN KUN LEO PAR RED VEG
Albirex Niigata Ladies — 0–4 1–0 5–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1
NTV Beleza 2–0 — 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 0–1 0–4 — 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–1
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 1–0 0–1 0–1 — 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–3 3–2 0–1 1–3
Iga FC Kunoichi 0–2 0–3 4–0 0–1 1–0 — 2–2 0–0 0–3 2–4
INAC Kobe Leonessa 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 — 2–0 2–0 1–2
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 0–1 1–2 6–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–0 1–0
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 3–0 0–3 7–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 — 0–0
Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2017. Source: Sportradar
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Attendance High Low Average
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies921,7934,2751,3452,421
INAC Kobe Leonessa920,3364,2959162,259
Albirex Niigata Ladies918,5255,4606962,058
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies916,7902,3051,5491,865
Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies911,7722,2596261,308
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara99,4741,6044211,052
NTV Beleza99,2641,8425791,029
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies98,5052,052526945
Iga FC Kunoichi96,6731,044537741
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama96,1801,211504686
Total90129,3125,4604211,437

Updated to games played on 7 October 2017.[2]

Highest attendances
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1Albirex Niigata Ladies2–1INAC Kobe Leonessa5,46022 April 2017Denka Big Swan Stadium
2Albirex Niigata Ladies0–1Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies5,38330 September 2017Denka Big Swan Stadium
3INAC Kobe Leonessa3–0Chifure AS Elfen Saitama4,2951 October 2017 Noevir Stadium Kobe
4AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies1–1INAC Kobe Leonessa4,2753 May 2017 Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
5INAC Kobe Leonessa3–0Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara3,25926 March 2017 Noevir Stadium Kobe
6AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies1–0Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies3,06426 March 2017 Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
7AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies2–0Iga FC Kunoichi2,6977 May 2017 Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
8INAC Kobe Leonessa1–0NTV Beleza2,59621 May 2017 Noevir Stadium Kobe
9AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies6–0Chifure AS Elfen Saitama2,52520 May 2017Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
10AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies3–0Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara2,36330 September 2017Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium

Updated to games played on 7 October 2017.[2][3]

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mina TanakaNTV Beleza 15
2 Yuika SugasawaUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies 9
3 Arisa MinaminoNojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 8
Emi NakajimaINAC Kobe Leonessa
5 Chinatsu KiraUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies 7
Yuka MomikiNTV Beleza
7 Sawako Yasumoto Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies 6
Kumi Yokoyama AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
9 Riko UekiNTV Beleza 5
Megumi TakaseINAC Kobe Leonessa

Updated: 7 October 2017.[4]

Awards

The awards ceremony took place on 9 October 2017.[5]

Award Winner
Best Player Award (MVP)[5] Mizuho Sakaguchi NTV Beleza
Top Scorer[5] Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza
Best Young Player Award[5] Yui Fukuta INAC Kobe Leonessa
Fighting-spirit Award[5] Emi Nakajima INAC Kobe Leonessa

Best XI
Pos Player Club
GK Ayaka Yamashita NTV Beleza
DF Aya Sameshima INAC Kobe Leonessa
Risa Shimizu NTV Beleza
Azusa Iwashimizu NTV Beleza
MF Mizuho Sakaguchi NTV Beleza
Yuka Momiki NTV Beleza
Yui Hasegawa NTV Beleza
Emi Nakajima INAC Kobe Leonessa
Yu Nakasato NTV Beleza
FW Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza
Yuika Sugasawa Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

Nadeshiko League Div.2 (Division 2)

The season began on 25 March 2017 and ended on 7 October 2017.[6]

Nadeshiko League Div.2 (Division 2)
Season2017
ChampionsNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
PromotedNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
RelegatedFC Kibi International University Charme
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
Matches played90
Goals scored256 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerSaori Takarada (22 goals)
Biggest home winNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 6–0 Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
(2 April 2017)
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 8–2 AS Harima Albion
(8 April 2017)
Biggest away winKonomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki 0–8 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
(1 October 2017)
Highest scoringCerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 8–2 AS Harima Albion
(8 April 2017)
Longest winning run5 matches
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Longest winless run15 matches
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
Longest losing run15 matches
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
Highest attendance2,030
AS Harima Albion 2–1 Sfida Setagaya FC
(2 April 2017)
Lowest attendance72
Ehime FC Ladies 5–1 Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
(16 September 2017)
Total attendance46,031
Average attendance511
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 2 April 2018.

Teams
Team Location 2016 position
AS Harima AlbionHimeji7th
Cerezo Osaka Sakai LadiesOsaka3rd
Ehime FC LadiesMatsuyama4th
FC Kibi International University CharmeTakahashi9th
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-TakatsukiTakatsuki9th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Nippatsu Yokohama FC SeagullsYokohama8th
Nippon Sport Science University Fields YokohamaYokohama6th
Okayama Yunogo BelleMimasaka10th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Orca Kamogawa FCKamogawa1st in Challenge League East (promoted)
Sfida Setagaya FCSetagaya5th

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 18 13 3 2 44 13 +31 42 Promoted to Division 1
2 Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 18 12 5 1 51 19 +32 41 Division 1 Promotion/Relegation Series
3 Ehime FC Ladies 18 7 8 3 30 18 +12 29
4 Orca Kamogawa FC 18 7 7 4 21 12 +9 28
5 Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls 18 7 3 8 20 22 −2 24
6 Sfida Setagaya FC 18 6 5 7 30 27 +3 23
7 AS Harima Albion 18 7 2 9 21 30 −9 23
8 Okayama Yunogo Belle 18 5 4 9 22 35 −13 19
9 FC Kibi International University Charme 18 5 3 10 16 32 −16 18 Division 2 Promotion/Relegation Series
10 Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki 18 1 0 17 11 58 −47 3 Relegated to Division 3
Source:

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Attendance High Low Average
Okayama Yunogo Belle96,9351,194302770
Orca Kamogawa FC96,8281,525539758
AS Harima Albion96,4722,030258719
Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls95,094876338566
Sfida Setagaya FC95,0811,815268564
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies93,673684109408
FC Kibi International University Charme93,665902262407
Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama92,913513180323
Ehime FC Ladies92,73261872303
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki92,638528139293
Total9046,0312,03072511

Updated to games played on 7 October 2017.[7]

Highest attendances
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1AS Harima Albion2–1Sfida Setagaya FC2,0302 April 2017Himeji Athletic Stadium
2Sfida Setagaya FC1–1Ehime FC Ladies1,81510 September 2017Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
3Orca Kamogawa FC0–1AS Harima Albion1,52514 May 2017Sodegaura City Athletic Field
4Okayama Yunogo Belle2–1FC Kibi International University Charme1,19426 March 2017Mimasaka Rugby Football Field
5Okayama Yunogo Belle0–4Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies9633 September 2017 City Light Stadium

Updated to games played on 7 October 2017.[7]

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Saori Takarada Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 22
2 Akane NagasakiSfida Setagaya FC 11
3 Kanako Ito Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 10
4 Shoko UemuraNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 8
Mana AkuneEhime FC Ladies
Konomi TaniguchiKonomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
7 Shiho Matsubara Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 7
8 Honoka HayashiCerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 6
Fumina Katsurama AS Harima Albion
Misuzu Uchida AS Harima Albion
Mayu Ikejiri FC Kibi International University Charme

Updated: 7 October 2017.[8]

Awards

The awards ceremony took place on 9 October 2017.[5]

Award Winner
Best Player Award (MVP)[5] Kanako Ito Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
Top Scorer[5] Saori Takarada Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Best Young Player Award[5] Konomi Taniguchi Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki

Challenge League (Division 3)
Challenge League (Division 3)
Season2017
ChampionsShizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
PromotedShizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
Bunnys Kyoto SC
RelegatedFukuoka J. Anclas (withdrawal)
Matches played108
Goals scored287 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerYume Takigawa (11 goals)
Biggest home winNGU Loveledge Nagoya 5–1 Angeviolet Hiroshima
(11 June 2017)
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School 6–2 Tsukuba FC Ladies
(2 July 2017)
Biggest away winTsukuba FC Ladies 0–6Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
(20 May 2017)
Highest scoringTokiwagi Gakuen High School 6–2 Tsukuba FC Ladies
(2 July 2017)
Longest winning run5 matches
Bunnys Kyoto SC
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Bunnys Kyoto SC
Longest winless run14 matches
Tsukuba FC Ladies
Longest losing run5 matches
Tsukuba FC Ladies
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 2 April 2018.

Teams

East
Team Location 2016 Challenge League East position 2016 overall position
FC Jumonji VentusNiiza1st in Challenge League replacement game (promoted)
Niigata University of Health and Welfare LSCNiigata6th9th
Norddea HokkaidoSapporo3rd5th
Tokiwagi Gakuen High SchoolSendai4th8th
Tsukuba FC LadiesTsukuba5th11th
Yamato SylphidYamato2nd2nd

West
Team Location 2016 Challenge League West position 2016 overall position
Angeviolet HiroshimaHiroshima10th in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (relegated)
Bunnys Kyoto SCKyoto2nd4th
Fukuoka J. AnclasFukuoka4th7th
JFA Academy Fukushima LSCGotemba3rd6th
NGU Loveledge NagoyaNagoya5th10th
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata BonitaIwata1st3rd

Table

Regular season
East
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Jumonji Ventus 15 9 3 3 23 14 +9 30 Championship playoffs
2 Yamato Sylphid 15 8 3 4 19 12 +7 27
3 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School 15 6 4 5 34 25 +9 22 5–8 overall position playoffs
4 Niigata University of Health and Welfare LSC 15 6 3 6 24 25 −1 21
5 Norddea Hokkaido 15 5 3 7 20 19 +1 18 9–12 overall position playoffs
6 Tsukuba FC Ladies 15 1 4 10 10 35 −25 7
Source:
West
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bunnys Kyoto SC 15 10 3 2 22 9 +13 33 Championship playoffs
2 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita 15 6 5 4 21 17 +4 23
3 NGU Loveledge Nagoya 15 6 4 5 23 18 +5 22 5–8 overall position playoffs
4 Angeviolet Hiroshima 15 5 3 7 17 24 −7 18
5 JFA Academy Fukushima LSC 15 4 3 8 18 25 −7 15 9–12 overall position playoffs
6 Fukuoka J. Anclas 15 3 4 8 19 27 −8 13
Source:

Playoffs
Championship playoffs
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Promoted to Division 2
2 Bunnys Kyoto S.C. 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6 Division 2 Promotion/Relegation Series
3 Yamato Sylphid 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
4 FC Jumonji Ventus 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source:
5–8 overall position playoffs
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Angeviolet Hiroshima 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
6 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
7 NGU Loveledge Nagoya 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
8 Niigata University of Health and Welfare LSC 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source:
9–12 overall position playoffs
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 JFA Academy Fukushima LSC 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
10 Fukuoka J. Anclas 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5
11 Norddea Hokkaido 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Division 3 Promotion/Relegation Series
12 Tsukuba FC Ladies 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source:

Promotion/Relegation Series

Division 1 Promotion/Relegation Series
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies1 – 0Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Yakata  19' Report
J-GREEN Sakai, Sakai
Attendance: 973
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama0 – 3Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Report Nojima  17'
Matsubara  76'
Takarada  90+2' (pen.)
Kawagoe Stadium, Kawagoe
Attendance: 2,280
  • Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies are promoted to Division 1.
  • Chifure AS Elfen Saitama are relegated to Division 2.

Division 2 Promotion/Relegation Series
Bunnys Kyoto SC4 – 2FC Kibi International University Charme
Matsuda  2' (pen.)
Nishikawa  37',  57'
Yoshida  79'		 Report Hemmi  7'
Nishizono  59'
Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Kyoto
Attendance: 1,277
FC Kibi International University Charme0 – 1Bunnys Kyoto SC
Report Sato  22'
Attendance: 837
  • Bunnys Kyoto SC are promoted to Division 2.
  • FC Kibi International University Charme are relegated to Division 3.
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