The Japan women's national football team, or nicknamed Nadeshiko Japan (なでしこジャパン), represents Japan in women's association football and is run by the Japan Football Association (JFA). The only country to win every FIFA competition and the most successful women's national team in the Asian Football Confederation, its highest ranking in the FIFA Women's World Rankings is 3rd, achieved in December 2011.
Homare Sawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward or a midfielder. Regarded by many as one of the greatest female footballers of all time and the greatest Asian female footballer of all time, Sawa had a professional club career spanning 24 seasons, mostly with Nippon TV Beleza and INAC Kobe Leonessa. She also spent 22 years with the Japan national team, most notably captaining them to a FIFA Women's World Cup win in 2011 and an Olympic silver medal finish in 2012.
Aya Miyama is a Japanese former footballer who played for the Japan national team starting in 2003, and from 2012 to 2016 served as captain of the team. She appeared in four World Cups between 2003 and 2015, including the team that won the 2011 World Cup for Japan. Miyama also led Japan to a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza is a women's football team which plays in Japan's WE League.
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies, known for sponsorship reasons as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies, is a professional women's football club playing in Japan's football league, WE League. Its hometown is the city of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture.
Ji So-yun is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Suwon FC and the South Korea national team.
Nahomi Kawasumi is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Albirex Niigata. 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.
Miho Fukumoto is a Japanese football player. She plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina in the WE League. She played for Japan national team.
INAC Kobe is a Japanese football club from Kobe, founded in 2001. INAC stands for International Athletic Club while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian.
Kumi Yokoyama is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Okayama Yunogo Belle and the Japan women's national team.
Statistics of L. League in the 2004 season. Saitama Reinas FC won the championship.
Nanase Kiryu is a Japanese football player. She plays for Changnyeong WFC in the WK League. She played for Japan national team.
Elizabeth Hunt Eddy is an American women's soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
Fūka Nagano is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Japan national team.
Mina Tanaka is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club INAC Kobe Leonessa and the Japan women's national team. She has previously played for Nippon TV Beleza and Bayer Leverkusen.
Risa Shimizu is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Japan national team.
Moeka Minami is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club A.S. Roma and the Japan women's national team.
Riko Ueki is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the English Women's Super League side West Ham United and the Japan national team.
The 2022 Nadeshiko League was the 34th season of the Nadeshiko League, the second or third-tier leagues for women's association football in Japan. It was also the 18th season in its current format.
The 2022 Empress's Cup is the 44th season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition. All the non-relegated teams from the 1st and 2nd division of the 2021 Nadeshiko League automatically qualified to the first and second round, while all 11 teams from the 2022–23 WE League earned an automatic entry to the Round of 16.
