List Of Women's Football Clubs In Japan
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - List Of Women's Football Clubs In Japan
OR:
List Of Women's Football Clubs In Japan on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

This article contains a list of the women's football clubs in
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 ...
. There are many football leagues, including
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 ...
,
Nadeshiko League The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football Sports league, league in Japan. The Nadeshiko League consists of two divisions that correspond to the second and third levels of the Japanese association football ...
, and regional leagues.チーム情報
/ref> Additionally there are leagues for University / College football clubs.


WE League


WE League (since 2021)

*
Albirex Niigata Ladies Albirex Niigata Ladies is a women's football club based in Niigata and affiliated with Albirex Niigata, founded in 2002. The team currently plays in the WE League, the highest division of women's football in Japan. Kits Kit suppliers and sh ...
*
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies is a women's football club based in Sakai and Osaka, Osaka. The team currently plays in the WE League, the top division of women's football in Japan. History Cerezo Osaka Ladies was founded in 2005. Cerezo Osaka Ladies joined to WE League fr ...
(from 2023–24) * Chifure AS Elfen Saitama *
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. ...
*
JEF United Chiba Ladies JEF United Chiba Ladies, also known by their full name, , is a Japanese women's football club that plays in the WE League. Kits Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors Players First-team squad Type 2 Former players ...
*
Mynavi Sendai Ladies is a women's football (soccer), football club playing in Japan's football league, WE League. Its hometown is the city of Sendai. Kits Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors Stadium Their home stadium is Sendai Stadium, Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izu ...
*
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 ...
*
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.Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara is a women's football club who play in the WE League. Its hometown is the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa. History In the 2016 season, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara finished the first place in the 2016 L. League Division 2 and clinched the pro ...
*
Omiya Ardija Ventus is a Japanese women's association football team which plays in WE League. and become the women's section of J. League club Omiya Ardija. History The team started in 1996 as an old girls' club for students of Jumonji Middle School in Toshima Wa ...
*
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 S ...
*
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies , known for sponsorship reasons as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies, is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, WE League. Its hometown is the city of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture. Kits Kit suppliers and shir ...


Nadeshiko League


Nadeshiko League Div.1 (from 2020)

*
NTV 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.Inagi file:Inagi City Hall.jpg, 270px, Inagi City Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 92,585 in 41,592 households, and a population density of 5200 persons ...
,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
) (16) *
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. ...
(
Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whic ...
) (3) *
Nagano Parceiro Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Univer ...
(
Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ...
) * Mynavi Vegalta Sendai (
Sendai is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...
) *
Albirex Niigata is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. From 2023, Albirex will be playing on the J1 League, coming back to the fir ...
( Seiro &
Niigata, Niigata is a city located in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture (). It is the capital and the most populous Cities of Japan, city of Niigata Prefecture, and one of the cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, located in the Chūbu regio ...
) * Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
) *
JEF United Chiba , full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 2005, the club changed its name from ''JEF United Ichihara'' to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as ...
( Ichihara,
Chiba Chiba may refer to: Places China * (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei Japan * Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture ** Chiba Station, a train station * Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...
) *
Urawa Red Diamonds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...
( Saitama) (3) * Nojima Stella (
Sagamihara is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 723,470, with 334,812 households, and a population density of 1,220 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Sagamihara is the third-most-populous city ...
,
Kanagawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
) * Iga Kunoichi ( Iga, Mie) (2)


Nadeshiko League Div.2 (from 2020)

* Elfen Saitama ( Kawagoe, Saitama) * Yamato Sylphid (
Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ...
,
Kanagawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
) *
Cerezo Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osaka. ...
( Minamitsumori,
Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
) (Until 2022–23) *
Ehime is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokush ...
(
Matsuyama file:Matsuyama city office Ehime prefecture Japan.jpg, 270px, Matsuyama City Hall file:Ehimekencho-20040417.JPG, 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan ...
,
Ehime is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokush ...
) * Sfida Setagaya (
Setagaya is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...
,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
) * Shizuoka Sagyo Univ ( Iwata,
Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...
) *
Harima or Banshū (播州) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tanba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji. During the ...
(
Himeji 260px, Himeji City Hall is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km². The total area of the city is ...
, Hyogo) * Nippatsu Yokohama F.C. Seagulls (
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
) * Bunnys Kyoto ( Nagaokakyo,
Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
) * Orca Kamogawa ( Kamogawa,
Chiba Chiba may refer to: Places China * (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei Japan * Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture ** Chiba Station, a train station * Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...
)


Challenge League (Div.3) (until 2020 defunct)


East

* Yunogo Belle ( Mimasaka,
Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. , the city has an estimated population of 720,841 and a population density of 910 persons per km2. The total area is . The city is ...
) *
Norddea Hokkaido is a women's football club playing in Japan's Hokkaido League. Its hometown is the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido. Squad Current squad As of 14 July 2020. ( c) Results Transition of team name *FC Adooma : 2004 - 2006 ...
(
Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...
) * Tokiwagi Gakuen High School L.S.C. (
Sendai is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...
) * Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C. ( Niigata) * Tsukuba F.C. Ladies (
Tsukuba is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 244,528 in 108,669 households and a population density of 862 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 20.3%. The total ar ...
) *
FC Jumonji Ventus is a Japanese women's association football team which plays in WE League. and become the women's section of J. League club Omiya Ardija. History The team started in 1996 as an old girls' club for students of Jumonji Middle School in Toshima Wa ...
(
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
)


West

*
Angeviolet Hiroshima was a women's football club. Its hometown was the city of Hiroshima. Squad Current squad As of 02 April 2022. Results References External links Angeviolet Hiroshima official site* Japanese Club Teams W ...
(
Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
) * JFA Academy Fukushima L.F.C. (
Fukushima may refer to: Japan * Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture ** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan ***Fukushima University, national university in Japan *** Fukushima Station (Fukushima) in Fukushima, Fukushim ...
) *
Fukuoka J. Anclas Fukuoka J. Anclas is a Japanese women's football club from Fukuoka. Founded in 1986, it has played in the Nadeshiko League The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football league in Japan. The Nadeshiko Leagu ...
(
Kasuga may refer to: Places * Kasuga, Fukuoka, a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan ** Kasuga Station (Fukuoka), on the Kagoshima Main Line * Kasuga, Hyogo, a former town in Hyōgo Prefecture * Kasuga, Gifu, a former village in Gifu Prefecture * Kas ...
,
Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...
) *
NGU Loveledge Nagoya is a women's football (soccer), football club playing in Japan's football league, the Nadeshiko League Division 1. Its hometown is the city of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Aichi. Squad Current squad As of 2 May 2022. Result ...
(
Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...
)


Past participating

* Nissan F.C. Ladies * Tokyo SHiDAX L.S.C. (ex Shinko Seiko F.C. Clair) *
Fujita Soccer Club Mercury was a women's football team from Hiratsuka which played in Division 1 of Japan's Nadeshiko League. It founded the league back in 1989. The club was disbanded in 1999. History The club was acquired in 1990 by Fujita Industries, parent company o ...
*
Nikko Securities Dream Ladies was a women's football team which played in Division 1 of Japan's Nadeshiko League The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football Sports league, league in Japan. The Nadeshiko League consists of two divis ...
* Shiroki F.C. Serena * OKI F.C. Winds * Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies *
Urawa Ladies F.C. was a women's football team which played in Division 1 of Japan's Nadeshiko League The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football Sports league, league in Japan. The Nadeshiko League consists of two divisi ...
* Tasaki Perule F.C. *
TEPCO Mareeze was a women's football team which played in Division 1 of Japan's Nadeshiko League. It founded the league back in 2000 and disbanded in 2011. It evolved into Vegalta Sendai Ladies in 2012. Results Transition of team name *YKK Tohoku L ...
* Aguilas Kobe * Hoyo Sukarabu F.C.


Regional League

There are eight regional women's football/soccer leagues in Japan; Tohoku region does not have women's regional league.


Hokkaido

*Hokkaido Bunkyo Univ. Meisei High School L.F.C. *Hokkaido　Otani Muroran High School L.F.C. *Sapporo Univ. L.S.C. Vista *Club Fields Linda *Otaru Hokusyo Corsa'rio *Hokkaido Lira Consadole


Hokushinetsu

*
Japan Soccer College Ladies is a Japanese women's football team which played Japan Women's Football League The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football league in Japan. The Nadeshiko League consists of two divisions that correspond to ...
*Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C. * Albirex Niigata Ladies U-18 *Hokuriku University *F.C. Schloß Matsumoto *Toyama Ladies S.C. *Granscena Niigata F.C. Ladies *AC Shinsyu University *Fukui University of Technology L.F.C. *Japan Soccer College Ladies * AC Nagano Parceiro　Schwester


Kanto


Div.1

*Waseda University Association F.C. Ladies * Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Youth * JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies U-18 * NTV Menina *Kantogakuen University L.S.C. *Tokyo International University L.S.C. *University of Tsukuba Women's Soccer Team *Kanagawa University L.S.C.


Div.2

*Keiogijyuku University L.S.C. *Musashigaoka Jr. College Ciencia *Syobi University L.S.C. *Maebashiikuei High School *Mito Eiko F.C. Ibaragi Ladies *Kokushikan University L.S.C. *Toyo University L.S.C. *Nihonkouku High School L.S.C.


Tokai


Div.1

*Fujieda Junshin High School *Tokoha Tachibana High School * Iga F.C. Kunoichi satellite *Aichi Toho University * NGU Loveledge Nagoya Youth *
Shimizudaihachi Pleiades is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, Tokai.League Div.1. Its hometown is Shimizu. Squad Current squad As of 7 June 2015 Honors Domestic competitions * Empress's Cup All-Japan Women's Footba ...


Div.2

*Iwata Higashi High School *Fujieda Junshin S.C. Junior Blue *Tokoha Tachibana junior High School *Shigakkan University *F.C. Gifu Belta *Lecre MYFC


Kansai


Div.1

* Cerezo Osaka Sakai Girls *Daisho Gakuen High School L.S.C. *FC VICTORIES *Renaissgakuen Koga Ladies *Takarazuka El Baile Ladies F.C. * INAC Kobe Leoncheena *Kobe F.C. Ladies *F.C. Vitoria *Kyoto Shiko Soccer Club Ladies *Konomiya Speranza U-18


Div.2

*Kainan F.C. Ladies SHOUT *F.C. Terra *F.C. Osaka CRAVO *Ritto F.C. Libro *Osaka City Lady's F.C. *Menina Kobe S.C. *Vispo Sayama *Ootsu Victories S.C. *Diablossa Takada F.C. Ladies *Riseisya F.C.


Chugoku

*Tokuyama Univ. L.F.C *Hiroshima Ohkoh F.C. Ladies * Diosa Izumo F.C. *Freyia F.C. Venus *Aosaki Soccer Club HANAKO *F.C. RE'VE *Bingo Fucyu TAM-S *Yamato Nadeshiko *Sakuyo High School L.S.C. * Okayama Yunogo Belle U-18 *Bunkyo High School L.S.C. *Iwakuni Angels


Shikoku

*Kochi Ganador F.C. *Naruto Uzushio High School L.S.C. *Trefle F.C. Fille *Shikoku Gakuin University L.S.C.


Kyushu


Div.1

*Yanagigaura High School L.S.C. *
Kumamoto Renaissance FC is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, Q League. Its hometown is the city of Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 an ...
*Fukuoka Jo-Gakuin High School L.S.C. *New Wave KitaKyusyu Ladies *Syugakukan High School L.S.C. *Ryukyu Deigos *Tokai Univ. Fukuoka Women's Football Team *Vicsale Okinawa Nabiita


Div.2

*Kunimi F.C. Ladies *Oita Trinita Ladies *F.C. Alegre Caminho *Kumamoto United S.C. *
Je Vrille Kagoshima is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, Challenge League. Its hometown is the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the ...
*Melsa Kumamoto F.C. *Fukuoka J Anclas Nova *Tokai Univ. Kumamoto Seisyho High School L.S.C


See also

*
Women's football (soccer) Women's association football, more commonly known simply as women's football or women's soccer, is a team sport of association football when played by women only. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries and 176 national te ...
*
Women's football around the world The following article gives a list of Women's association football confederations, sub-confederations and associations around the world. For international competitions see the article ''International competitions in women's football This artic ...
*
L. League The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football Women's association football, more commonly known simply as women's football or women's soccer, is a team sport of association football when played by women o ...
*
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 ...
* List of men's football clubs in Japan


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Women's Football Clubs In Japan Japan women *
clubs Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...