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2021–22 WE League Season
The 2021–22 WE League, also known as the 2021–22 Yogibo WE League (Japanese: 2021–22 Yogibo WEリーグ, Hepburn: 2021–22 Yogibo WE Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 1st season of the WE League, the top Japanese women's professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2020. The league began on 2 September 2021 and ended on 21 May 2022. Organisation The WE League is Japan's first fully professional women's soccer league, and 2021–22 is the WE League's inaugural season. Competition Preseason Preseason ran from 24 April 2021 to 19 June 2021 prior to the Tokyo Olympics. In the first preseason match, INAC Kobe Leonessa defeated AC Nagano Parceiro 3–0. Regular season The regular season started on 12 September 2021 and finished on 21 May 2022. Clubs Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits Foreign players The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations, while the league itself subsidizes playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WE League
The , officially the , also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top flight of women's association football in Japan, starting from the 2021–22 season. It is the first fully-professional women's football league in Japan. The current ( 2024-25) title holders are Tokyo Verdy Beleza. History On 3 June 2020, the Japan Football Association (JFA) announced the formation of the WE League to become Japan's new top-flight, professional women's football league. The semi-professional Nadeshiko League would become the second level on the women's football pyramid in Japan once the WE League began play in the autumn of 2021. United States–based business executive and former Japan international footballer Kikuko Okajima was announced as the WE League's inaugural chairwoman. 17 clubs applied to join the WE League. On 15 October 2020, 11 clubs were announced as founding members of the WE League, including seven with J. League affiliations. *From Nadeshiko League First Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NACK5 Stadium Omiya
is a association football, football stadium located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama (city), Saitama, Japan. It is the home stadium of J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija. It was formerly known as Omiya Football Stadium. Since 14 May 2007 it has been called for the naming rights. History Built in 1960, it was one of the first stadia in Japan dedicated to the code. The grandstands were added to host several matches of 1964 Summer Olympics and 1967 National Sports Festival of Japan. The stadium used to accommodate 12,500 spectators. In 2006-2007 it was closed for expansion works to meet the J. League Division 1 requirements for Ardija to host its home matches. Ardija used Saitama Stadium, Saitama Stadium 2002 and Urawa Komaba Stadium until works were complete. From 14 May 2007 it would be called to reflect a six-year sponsorship from (JODV-FM, 79.5 MHz), an independent radio, independent commercial radio station based in Ōmiya-ku and covering Saitama Prefecture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
is a women's professional football club playing in the WE League. Its hometown is Hiroshima. Kits Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors Club staff Player Current squad Honours Domestic *WE League Cup **Champions (2): 2023–24, 2024–25 Season-by-season records See also *Japan Football Association (JFA) *2022–23 in Japanese football *List of women's football clubs in Japan This article contains a list of the women's football clubs in Japan. There are many football leagues, including WE League, Nadeshiko League and Regional leagues. Additionally there are leagues for University / College football clubs. WE Leag ... References External links * Sanfrecce Hiroshima Women's football clubs in Japan 2020 establishments in Japan Nadeshiko League teams Sports clubs and teams in Hiroshima Association football clubs established in 2020 WE League clubs {{Japan-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noevir Stadium Kobe
The , a.k.a. , is a football stadium in Misaki Park, Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 30,132. This stadium, which features a retractable roof, is the home ground of J1 League club Vissel Kobe and the rugby union Japan Rugby League One team Kobelco Kobe Steelers. In 1970, was opened at the site of the Kobe Keirin Track. It was the first football stadium in Japan to be able to host games at night following the installation of floodlights. 2002 FIFA World Cup In order to host the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was renovated to install a removable roof and increase spectator capacity. It was opened under the name Kobe Wing Stadium in November 2001 with a capacity of 42,000. Reopened in 2003 with a reduced capacity of 32,000 Kobe Wing Stadium became the home of the Vissel Kobe football club. 2019 Rugby World Cup The stadium was announced as one of the venues for 2019 Rugby World Cup which will be the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia. Four group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niigata Athletic Stadium
is a sports venue in Niigata, Japan, and was the home of the Albirex Niigata is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. They currently play in J1 League after being promoted from J2 League as cha ... football team until they moved to the Big Swan in 2001. It is used mostly for association football matches, but also for rugby union and athletics. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major Japanese athletic events, including the 1964 National Sports Festival. Albirex Niigata Ladies also use the stadium. See also * Hakusan Park, the park in which the stadium is located References External links * {{Albirex Niigata Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan Football venues in Japan Sports venues in Niigata (city) Albirex Niigata Sports venues completed in 1936 1936 establishments in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denka Big Swan Stadium
The is a multi-purpose stadium in Niigata, Japan. It is the home ground of J1 League club Albirex Niigata and was one of the twenty stadia used in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosting three matches. The stadium's capacity is 41,684. The highest recorded attendance at the stadium was Albirex Niigata's home fixture against Omiya Ardija on 23 November 2003, the final day of the 2003 J. League Division 2, with 42,223 fans attending. Naming history In 2007, Tohoku Electric Power bought the naming rights to the Niigata Stadium for ¥120 million/year, retitling the stadium as the "Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium". In September 2013, Denki Kagaku Kogyo (Denka) bought the naming rights for ¥70 million/year, and the stadium was rebranded as the "Denka Big Swan Stadium" in a 3-year deal. Rugby The stadium also sometimes hosts rugby union Top League games and on May 18, 2008, Japan played Hong Kong here in the 2008 Asian Five Nations. 2002 FIFA World Cup Niigata Stadium hosted 3 match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
a.k.a. is a football stadium in Nagano, Nagano, Japan. It is the home ground of J3 League club AC Nagano Parceiro and L.League club AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies is a professional women's football club based in Nagano and affiliated with AC Nagano Parceiro. The team currently plays in the WE League, the highest division of women's football in Japan. Kits Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors Staff .... External linksOfficial website AC Nagano Parceiro Sports venues in Nagano (city) Football venues in Japan Sports venues completed in 2015 2015 establishments in Japan {{Japan-stadium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagamihara Gion Stadium
is a multi-use stadium in Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Japan. It was formerly known as Sagamihara Asamizo Stadium since it is located in Sagamihara Asamizo Park. Since the naming rights were sold in March 2014, it has been called Sagamihara Gion Stadium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics events and is the home ground of SC Sagamihara. This stadium has a seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that ... of 11,808. References External links Official website 2007 establishments in Japan Sports venues completed in 2007 Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan Football venues in Japan Rugby union stadiums in Japan Buildings and structures in Sagamihara Sports venues in Kanagawa Prefecture category:SC Sagamihara {{Japan-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka (味の素フィールド西が丘), originally called Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium (国立西が丘サッカー場, ''Nishigaoka National Soccer Stadium''), is a football stadium in Kita, Tokyo. It was renamed on 1 May 2012 after the naming rights by Ajinomoto expired after five years. The stadium is named for Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, which administers it and is not actually the national stadium; that role is taken by the Tokyo National Stadium in Shinjuku. The Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka currently has a capacity of 7,137 http://www.jleague.jp/en/match/j3/2017/032509/ticket/ Stadium Info AJINOMOTO FIELD NISHIGAOKA and was the home stadium of former J3 League club FC Tokyo U-23, until its dissolution. Also, some matches hosted at the stadium involve Japanese youth national teams and Tokyo Verdy is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club currently competes in the J1 League, following promotion from the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
is a women's professional association football, football team that plays in Japan's WE League. It is based in the Kita, Tokyo, Kita, Itabashi, Inagi, Hino, Tokyo, Hino, Tama, Tokyo, Tama, and Tachikawa, Tokyo, Tachikawa wards of Tokyo. They have won 52 major Asian and national titles, the most of any team in the WE League. They have produced many players for the women's national team, youth national team and other teams in Japan and abroad. History The club was founded as the women's team of Tokyo Verdy, Yomiuri SC (currently ''Tokyo Verdy'') by Yomiuri Shimbun in 1981 and named ''Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza''. Its team name, "Beleza", is Portuguese for "beauty". It was a founding member of the Nadeshiko League (the Japan Women's Football League) in 1989 and is the only Japanese women's club to have never been relegated. In 1999, the club was transferred to Nippon Television and the club name was changed to ''NTV Beleza''. In 2000, the team name was changed to ''Nippon TV Beleza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZA Oripri Stadium
is a football and athletics stadium located in Ichihara, Japan. Completed in 1987, the stadium consists of a large main stand and several smaller stands in a ring. Approximately 500 seats are covered; the cold Ichihara winds tend to create an uncomfortable experience for most patrons. It was formerly known as Ichihara Stadium. Since April 2013 it has been called ZA Oripri Stadium for the naming rights. From 1993 until 2005 the stadium was home to J.League side JEF United Chiba until the club moved to its new home at the Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba, it remains to be seen if the club will still use Seaside Stadium as an alternate venue though it is currently used by JEF Reserves, which play football in a regional league. See also *JEF United Chiba *Fukuda Denshi Arena , the Fuku-Ari (フクアリ), is a football stadium in Chiba, Japan. It was completed in 2005 and is home to the J. League club JEF United Ichihara Chiba following their move from the Ichihara Seaside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuda Denshi Arena
, the Fuku-Ari (フクアリ), is a football stadium in Chiba, Japan. It was completed in 2005 and is home to the J. League club JEF United Ichihara Chiba following their move from the Ichihara Seaside Stadium. The stadium has a capacity for 19,781 spectators, with 18,500 seats. Originally named , Fukuda Denshi, a medical electric instrument manufacturer, won the naming rights after outbidding several other candidates. The location is a former Kawasaki Steel factory site. The first international match was held on 29 May 2009, when the men's national teams of Belgium and Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ... played out a 1–1 draw. References External links Official website Football venues in Japan Rugby union stadiums in Japan Rugby in Kant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
