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Riko Ueki
is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a striker for Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the Japanese WE League and the Japan national team. Early life and education Ueki was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on 30 July 1999. She started playing football in 2011, the year Nadeshiko Japan won the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in a dramatic victory over the United States. In fact, she started playing a few months before they won the World Cup, but when she shared this with Saki Kumagai (current captain and member of the winning squad in 2011), Kumagai jokingly said to her "you should change it to say that you were inspired to start football after watching our victory, and ultimately made it to the national team yourself. It'll make for a better story!" From the day she first started football, Ueki has always played as a forward and has never played in any other position throughout her career so far. She has said in multiple interviews that her role model since she was young is fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a Cities of Japan, city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the List of cities in Japan, eighth most populated city in Japan (including the Tokyo Metropolitan Area). , the city has an estimated population of 1,503,690, with 716,470 households, and a population density of 10,000 persons per km2. Kawasaki is the only city in Japan with more than one million inhabitants that is not a prefectural capital. The total area is . History Prehistoric and Ancient era Archaeological evidence from the Japanese Paleolithic and Jōmon period can only be found in the northwest Tama Hills. The course of the Tama and the coast of the Bay of Tokyo have also changed in historical times, so that large parts of the urban area are geologically young. Classical era Nara period to the Sengoku period With the introduction of the Ritsuryō legal sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Empress's Cup
The 2017 Empress's Cup was the 39th edition of the Japanese women's football national cup. NTV Beleza won its 11th title and sealed its first League-Cup double since the 2008 season after beating Nadeshiko Division 1 newcomer Nojima Stella in the final. Defending champion INAC Leonessa was defeated on penalties in the Round of 32 by the non-L. League team of the Waseda University. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Empress's Cup Empress's Cup Empress's Cup , since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be ... Women's football competitions in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadeshiko Japan
Nadeshiko may refer to: * ''Dianthus superbus'' subsp. ''longicalycinus'', a flowering plant native to Japan ** A feminine given name in Japan, after the flower * Yamato nadeshiko, a Japanese term used to praise the idealized Japanese woman * Nadeshiko Japan, the Japan women's national football team Fictional characters * Nadeshiko Kinomoto, a character in the manga and anime series ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' * Nadeshiko Fujisaki, a character in the manga and anime series ''Shugo Chara!'' * Nadeshiko, a character in the Japanese light novel and anime ''Inukami!'' *, a character in the manga series ''Laid-Back Camp'' * Nadeshiko Yamato from the manga ''Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo'' See also * ''Yamato Nadeshiko'' (song), a 2006 single by Riyu Kosaka * ''Martian Successor Nadesico , sometimes referred to as simply , is a Japanese anime television series produced by TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and Xebec and directed by Tatsuo Satō, with manga ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striker (football)
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals A goal is an objective that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve. Goal may also refer to: Sport * Goal (sports), a method of scoring in many sports, or the physical structure or area where scoring occurs ** Goals, the goal frame in ... as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Attacking positions generally favour irrational players who ask questions to the defensive side of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or none. Striker Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
The 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-16 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in China between 4–15 November 2015. A total of eight teams played in the tournament. Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the AFC representatives, besides Jordan who qualified automatically as hosts. North Korea won their second title with a 1–0 final victory over Japan. Both finalists qualified for the World Cup. Qualification The draw for the qualifiers was held on 17 June 2014. Four teams qualified directly for the final tournament by their 2013 performance, while the other entrants competed in the qualifying stage for the remainin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
The AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, founded as the AFC U-17 Women's Championship and later the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, before changing to its current name after the 2019 edition, is a biennial women's association football, women's football tournament for youth teams organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It further serves as the qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The AFC have agreed to the proposal for switching the tournament from under-16 to under-17 starting from 2022. Moreover, the tournament will also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Women's Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup". The tournament was first held in 2005 as an Under-17 edition. With only eleven teams entering in the inaugural year, there was no qualification held. In 2007 the tournament switched to the Under-16 modus, again eight teams entered the competition. In 2009 twelve teams entered and thus for a first time a qualifying round was held. The 2011 edition featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Jordan from 30 September to 21 October 2016. While the role of women in sport was regarded as controversial due to cultural and religious conservatism in some countries of the Middle East, this tournament was the first female FIFA tournament held in the region. Host selection The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline: * * * * On 5 December 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee announced that the tournament would be held in Jordan. Qualified teams A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Jordan who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA). The tournament is held in even-numbered years, starting in 2008. The current champions are Spain, which won its second title at the 2022 tournament in India. History In 2003 after the inaugural success of the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, held in Canada, FIFA proposed adding a second youth tournament for girls. Continental confederations told FIFA it would be difficult to create a second championship, with the age limits in place at the time. Therefore, FIFA created the U-17 Women's World Cup and the U-20 Women's World Championship (renamed the "U-20 Women's World Cup" in 2007), the same age groups as its men's youth tournaments. Accordingly, the age limit for the U-19 championship was increased to 20, effective with the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
The 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 9th edition of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in China for the third consecutive edition between 15–28 October 2017, with a total of eight teams competing. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the AFC representatives. Qualification The draw for the qualifiers was held on 19 May 2016. Four teams qualified directly for the final tournament by their 2015 performance, while the other entrants competed in the qualifying stage for the remaining four spots. The qualifiers were held from 27 October to 6 November 2016, with Group C postponed to 20–24 December 2016 due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Qualified teams The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Venu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
The AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup is an association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is organised by the Asian Football Confederation every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It was first played in 2002 as the AFC U-19 Women's Championship with an upper age limit of 19. Starting from the 2022 AFC U-20 Women's Championship, 2022 edition, the age limit was raised to 20. Moreover, the tournament will also be rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Women's Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup". The current champion is Japan women's national under-20 football team, Japan, which won the 2019 final 2–1 against North Korea women's national under-20 football team, North Korea. Japan is also the most successful team in the tournament, having won six times. Format In 2002 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 2002 and 2004 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
