Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J1 League. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.
The L.League is the top flight of women's association football in Japan. The league consists of three divisions: Divisions 1 and 2 have the nickname Nadeshiko League and Division 3 the Challenge League. Since 2008 it has been sponsored by Plenus (株式会社プレナス), a fastfood company based in Fukuoka, and are thus billed as Plenus Nadeshiko League and Plenus Challenge League.
Homare Sawa is a former Japanese professional football player. She was captain of the Japan national team that won gold at the 2011 World Cup and led the team to the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2012, she was named the 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year. She previously played for the Atlanta Beat of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), Nippon TV Beleza, the Washington Freedom of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), and INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.
Shinobu Ohno is a former Japanese football player. She plays for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. She played for Japan national team.
Japanese Regional Leagues are a group of parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis. They form the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system below the nationwide Japan Football League.
Cho So-hyun is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United in the FA WSL and is the captain of the South Korea national team. She is widely regarded as one of Korea's finest ever players and their most capped player.
Masahiro Wada is a former Japanese football player and manager. His sons Atsuki Wada and Tomoki Wada are also footballer.
Yukari Kinga is a Japanese football player. She is currently playing as a defender for Australian club Melbourne City. She played for Japan national team.
Nahomi Kawasumi is a Japanese footballer who plays for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League. A full international since 2008, she won gold at the 2011 World Cup as well as silver at the 2012 London Olympics and 2015 World Cup. During the 2011 World Cup, she scored two goals—including a lob at 35 yards away against Sweden during the semifinals—helping Japan eventually win the tournament for the first time in its history.
Asuna Tanaka is a Japanese football player. She plays for Gyeongju KHNP. She played for Japan national team.
INAC Kobe Leonessa is a Japanese football club from Kobe, founded in 2001. INAC stands for International Athletic Club while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian.
Iga Football Club Kunoichi, is a women's football team which plays in Division 2 of Japan's Nadeshiko League. As the strongest women's club in the Tōkai region, it has made a niche for itself against the more resourceful powers of the Kanto, NTV Beleza, and Kansai, INAC Kobe Leonessa.
The 2013 J. League Division 1 season was the 48th season of Japanese top-flight football and 21st since the establishment of the J. League. The season began on 2 March and finished on 7 December.
The 2013 J. League Division 2 season is the 42nd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 15th season since the establishment of J2 League. The regular season began on 3 March and ended on 24 November, followed by the promotion play-offs among four clubs ranked between 3rd and 6th at the end of regular season. Gamba Osaka became champions, and Vissel Kobe became runners-up, both returned to J1 immediately after one season at J2. The other promoted team is third runners-up Tokushima Vortis, who won the promotion playoff final, defeating Kyoto Sanga FC. With the win, Vortis are making their J1 debut, becoming the first professional Shikoku football club to compete in the top division of their national league.
Tasaki Perule FC was a women's football team which played in Division 1 of Japan's Nadeshiko League. It founded the league back in 1976. The club was disbanded in 2008.
The Davao Aguilas Bellmare Football Club is a Filipino professional football club based in the city of Tagum, Davao del Norte. It played in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the highest level of Philippine club football for two seasons: in 2017 and 2018.
Jang Sel-gi is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for WK League club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team. She previously played for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League. She was named Asian Young Footballer of the Year in 2013.
Lee Min-a is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa and the South Korea national team. She previously played for WK League club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.
Hina Sugita is a Japanese football player. She plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa and Japan national team.
