Founded | 1989 | , as L.League
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Country | Japan |
Confederation | Asian Football Confederation |
Divisions | D1: Division 1 D2: Division 2 D3: Challenge League |
Number of teams | 32 |
Level on pyramid | 1–3 |
Relegation to | Regional leagues |
Domestic cup(s) | Empress's Cup League Cup |
International cup(s) | AFC Women's Club Championship |
Current champions | D1: Urawa Reds Ladies (4th title) D2: Sfida Setagaya FC (1st title) D3: JFA Academy Fukushima (1st title) (2020 season) |
Most championships | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (14 titles) |
Top goalscorer | D1: Yuika Sugasawa (17 goals) D2: Yoshino Nakajima (11 goals) D3: (9 goals) |
TV partners | YouTube Mycujoo (D2 and D3 only) |
Website | Official website |
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 women's association football league in Japan.
The Nadeshiko League consists of three divisions that correspond to the top three levels of the Japanese women's football pyramid respectively: the Nadeshiko League Division 1, the Nadeshiko League Division 2, and the Nadeshiko Challenge League (チャレンジリーグ, Charenji Rīgu). Teams are promoted and relegated among the three divisions, and between the Nadeshiko Challenge League and the fourth-level Japanese regional leagues, based on performance in the previous season.
Since 2008, the Nadeshiko League has been sponsored by Plenus (株式会社プレナス), a fast food company based in Fukuoka.[1]