2018 Nadeshiko League

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L. League
Season2018
Champions NTV Beleza
AFC Club Championship NTV Beleza
2017
2019

The 2018 L. League season was the 30th edition of the league since its establishment. NTV Beleza were the defending champions, having won the Division 1 title in each of the previous three seasons.

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Nadeshiko League Division 1

The season began on 21 March 2018 and ended on 3 November 2018. [1]

Nadeshiko League Division 1
Season2018
Champions NTV Beleza
Relegated Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Matches played90
Goals scored243 (2.7 per match)
Biggest home winINAC Kobe 4–0 Nagano Parceiro
INAC Kobe 4–0 Cerezo Osaka
Biggest away winNittaidai 0–4 NTV Beleza
Highest scoringJEF United 3–4 Vegalta Sendai
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 25 March 2018.

Teams

TeamLocation2017 position
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies Nagano 6th
Albirex Niigata Ladies Niigata 5th
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies Osaka 2nd in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
INAC Kobe Leonessa Kobe 2nd
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies Ichihara 7th
Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama Yokohama 1st in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
NTV Beleza Inagi 1st
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Sagamihara 8th
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Saitama 3rd
Vegalta Sendai Ladies Sendai 4th

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 NTV Beleza (C)181431386+3245Qualification to 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2 INAC Kobe Leonessa 1812424511+3440
3 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 189362924+530
4 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 189272220+229
5 Albirex Niigata Ladies 188372022227
6 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 185851919023
7 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 186482227522
8 Vegalta Sendai Ladies 18431117392215
9 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 18341114331913Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
10 Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (R)1822141742258Relegated to Division 2
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Nadeshiko League Division 2

The season began on 21 March 2018 and ended on 28 October 2018. [3]

Nadeshiko League Div.2 (Division 2)
Season2018
Champions Iga FC Kunoichi
PromotedIga FC Kunoichi
Relegated Okayama Yunogo Belle
Matches played90
Goals scored222 (2.47 per match)
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2018.

Teams

TeamLocation2017 position
AS Harima ALBION Himeji 7th
Bunnys Kyoto SC Kyoto 1st in Challenge League West (promoted)
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Saitama 9th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Ehime FC Ladies Matsuyama 3rd
Iga FC Kunoichi Iga 10th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls Yokohama 5th
Okayama Yunogo Belle Mimasaka 8th
Orca Kamogawa FC Kamogawa 4th
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita Iwata 2nd in Challenge League West (promoted)
Sfida Setagaya FC Setagaya 6th

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Iga FC Kunoichi 181422296+2344Promoted to Division 1
2 Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls 189453224+831Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
3 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 188642721+630
4 Orca Kamogawa FC 188462624+228
5 AS Harima ALBION 187472019+125
6 Ehime FC Ladies 185852121023
7 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita 184952023321
8 Sfida Setagaya FC 1853102028818
9 Bunnys Kyoto SC 18351011271614Division 2 promotion/relegation Series
10 Okayama Yunogo Belle 18251116291311Relegated to Division 3
Source: [4]

Challenge League (Division 3)

Challenge League (Division 3)
Season2018
Matches played108
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 18 March 2018.

Teams

East

TeamLocation2017 Challenge League East position2017 overall position
FC Jumonji Ventus Niiza 1st4th
Niigata University of Health and Welfare LSC Niigata 4th8th
Norddea Hokkaido Sapporo 5th11th
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC Sendai 3rd6th
Tsukuba FC Ladies Tsukuba 6th12th
Yamato Sylphid Yamato 2nd3rd

West

TeamLocation2017 Challenge League West position2017 overall position
Angeviolet Hiroshima Hiroshima 4th5th
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Girls Osaka 1st in Challenge League replacement game (promoted)
FC Kibi International University Charme Takahashi 9th in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (relegated)
JFA Academy Fukushima LSC Gotemba 5th9th
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki Takatsuki 10th in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (relegated)
NGU Loveledge Nagoya Nagoya 3rd7th

References

  1. "Nadeshiko League 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. "Nadeshiko League 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. "Nadeshiko League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. "Nadeshiko League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.