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INAC Kobe is a Japanese
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club from
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, 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. In 2021 they are playing in
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 J ...
. The 2008 season marked a great leap for the team as it was the runner-up both in the Nadeshiko.League and the
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. 2010 saw INAC lift its first title as they beat
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in the final of the
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through a penalty shootout, and in 2011, coinciding with the club's 10th anniversary, the team won the double Nadeshiko.League –
All Japan Women's Football Championship , 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 (soccer), Women's football competition. As an elimina ...
. Leonessa's 2011 squad included seven champions of the 2011 World Cup:
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, Nahomi Kawasumi,
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Megumi Takase is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the WE League and the Japanese national team. Club career Takase was born in Kitami on November 10, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leo ...
and
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First-team squad

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Club staff


Honours


Domestic

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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 J ...
**Champions (1): 2021–22 * Nadeshiko.League Division 1 **Champions (3):
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**Runners-up (5): 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 *
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 ...
**Champions (6):
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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
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, 2016 **Runners-up (2): 2008, 2018 *
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 ...
**Champions (1):
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**Runners-up (3): 2012, 2018, 2019


International

* Japan/Korea Women's League Championship **Champions (1): 2012 * International Women's Club Championship **Champions (1):
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**Runners-up (1): 2012


Season-by-season records


Transition of team name

*INAC Leonessa: 2001–2008 *INAC Kobe Leonessa: 2009–present


See also

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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) *
List of women's football clubs in Japan This article contains a list of the women's football clubs in Japan. There are many football leagues, including WE League, Nadeshiko League, and regional leagues. Additionally there are leagues for University / College football clubs. WE Le ...
* 2022–23 in Japanese football


References


External links


Official website
Women's football clubs in Japan Association football clubs established in 2001 2001 establishments in Japan Sports teams in Kobe WE League clubs {{Japan-footyclub-stub