The 2021–22
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
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, 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
INAC Kobe is a Japanese football club from Kobe, founded in 2001. INAC stands for International Athletic Club while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian.
In 2006 INAC Leonessa was promoted to the Nadeshiko.League, where it has played since 2020. ...
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, while the league itself subsidizes players from top-ranked FIFA countries.
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by round
All match results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Pre-season matches
Overview
* Source:
* Title: 2021 WE League pre-season matches
* Dates: 24 April – 19 June 2021
* Rules and regulations: match duration; 90 minutes (45 minutes each half)
* Number of matches: 22
* Official website
2021 WE League pre-season matches
Results
See also
; National association
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Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions.
History
The organisat ...
(JFA)
; National league(s)
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2022 J1 League
The 2022 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993.
Kawasaki Frontale were the defending cha ...
(Men's first tier)
* 2022 Nadeshiko League (Women's second / third tier)
; National cup(s)
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Japanese Super Cup
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an annual one-match association football competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association (JFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the r ...
(Fujifilm Super Cup)
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Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, J ...
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J.League Cup
The is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organized by J.League. It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits (YBC) of Yamazaki Baking (formerly Yamazaki Nabisco) since its inception in 1992. It is also known as the or (Levain is one of Y ...
(J.League YBC Levain Cup)
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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 ...
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Nadeshiko League Cup
The Nadeshiko League Cup (Japanese: なでしこリーグカップ) is a cup competition for women's football clubs in Japan. The competition began as the L.League Cup in 1996 and it was abolished after the 1999 edition. It reappeared on the occ ...
; National team(s)
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Japan national football team
The , nicknamed the , represents Japan in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan.
Japan was not a major football force until the e ...
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Japan women's national football team
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
References
External links
Official website
Official website
WE League data site
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...