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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, is 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 begun on 2 September 2021 and scheduled to the end 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 finish on 21 May 2022. Clubs Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes Foreign players The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations, whil ...
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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 soccer league in Japan. 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 begins 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; eight to ten of them would be admitted and the results to be announced in October 2020. On 15 October 2020, 11 clubs were announced as founding members of the WE League, including seven with J. League affiliations. Competition form ...
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NACK5 Stadium Omiya
is a football stadium located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama city, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is the home stadium of J2 League club 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 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 commercial radio station based in Ōmiya-ku and covering Saitama Prefecture. The expansion works were complete in October 2007 and since it accommo ...
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
is a women's football (soccer), football club playing in Japan's football league, WE League. Its hometown is the city of Hiroshima. Kits Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors Club staff Player Current squad Season-by-season records See also *Japan Football Association (JFA) *2022–23 in Japanese football *List of women's football clubs in Japan References External links

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Noevir Stadium Kobe
The , also known as The , 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 night lighting. 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 has been announced as one of the venues for 2019 Rugby World Cup which will be the first Rugby World Cup The R ...
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Niigata Athletic Stadium
is a sports venue in Niigata, Japan, and was the home of the Albirex Niigata football team until they moved to the Big Swan in 2001. 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 is a park in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. History The 1964 Niigata earthquake caused the sandy soil under the city to liquefy, damaging many city facilities. The aging baseball stadium was converted to an earthquake memorial ..., the park in which the stadium is located References External links * {{Albirex Niigata Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan Football venues in Japan Buildings and structures in Niigata (city) Sports venues in Niigata Prefecture Albirex Niigata Sports venues completed in 1936 1936 establishments in Japan ...
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Denka Big Swan Stadium
The , also nicknamed the , is a multi-purpose stadium in Niigata, Japan. It is the home ground of J2 League club Albirex Niigata and was one of the 20 stadia used in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosting three matches. Through a sponsorship deal the stadium is officially named , and has previously been called the ''Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium'' for similar reason. The stadium's capacity is 42,300. 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 h ...
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Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
also nicknamed 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 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 suppliers and shirt sponsors Staff Managerial his .... External linksOfficial website AC Nagano Parceiro Sports venues in Nagano Prefecture Football venues in Japan Sports venues completed in 2015 Sport in Nagano (city) 2015 establishments in Japan {{Japan-stadium-stub ...
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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-spor ...
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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 association football, 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 New National Stadium (Tokyo), Tokyo National Stadium in Shinjuku. The Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka current capacity is 7,137 http://www.jleague.jp/en/match/j3/2017/032509/ticket/ Stadium Info AJINOMOTO FIELD NISHIGAOKA and is the home stadium of J3 League club FC Tokyo U-23. Also, some matches hosted at the stadium involve Japanese youth national teams. Occasionally the stadium hosted Tokyo Verdy's J2 League matches. Transportation Access to the stadium is from Motohasunuma Station on the Toei Mita Lin ...
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Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
is a women's football team which plays in Japan's WE League. History The club was founded as named ''Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza'' as women's club of Yomiuri SC (currently ''Tokyo Verdy'') by Yomiuri Shimbun in 1981.verdy.co.jp
Its team name, "Beleza", is Portuguese for "beauty". It was a founding member of the league in 1989 and is the only Japanese women's club to have never been relegated. In 1999, the club was transferred to and the club name was changed to ''NTV Beleza''. In 2000, the team name was changed to ''Nippon TV Beleza''. In September 2009, Nippon TV withdrew from management. However the club name remains ''Nippon TV Beleza'', because the club sig ...
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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 , known commonly as Fuku-Ari (フクアリ), is a football (soccer), football stadium in Chiba (city), Chiba, Japan. It was completed in 2005 and is home to the J. League club JEF United Ichihara Chiba following ...
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Fukuda Denshi Arena
, known commonly as Fuku-Ari (フクアリ), is a football (soccer), football stadium in Chiba (city), 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 national football team, Belgium and Chile national football team, Chile played out a 1–1 draw. References External links Official website
Football venues in Japan Rugby union stadiums in Japan Rugby in Kantō JEF United Chiba Sports venues in Chiba (city) Venues of the 2026 Asian Games Sports venues completed in 2005 2005 establishments in Japan {{japan-st ...
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