, known for sponsorship reasons as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies, is a women's
football
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club playing in
Japan
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's football league,
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 ...
. Its hometown is the city of
Saitama in
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
.
Kits
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Other teams
*Men's:
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 ...
plays in
J1 League
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.
*Youth: Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Youth (Under-18) plays in
Kantō League.
*Junior Youth: Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Junior Youth (Under-14) plays in
Saitama League.
Player
Current squad
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Notable players
*GK
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Nozomi Yamago
is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan women's national football team as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Yamago was born in Saitama on January 16, 1975. After graduating from high school, she joined Prima Ham FC Kunoichi (la ...
(2005–2012)
*DF
**
Kyoko Yano
is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Club career
Yano was born in Yokohama on June 3, 1984. After graduating from Kanagawa University, she joined Urawa Reds in 2007. In 2007 season, she was selected Best Y ...
(2007–2012)
**
Saki Kumagai
is a Japanese footballer who plays for German club FC Bayern Munich and the Japan national team. She plays primarily as a defensive midfielder but has also been deployed as a central defender.
Kumagai is one of the most successful East Asian ...
(2009–2011)
Club officials
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 ...
**Runners-up (1):
2021–22
*
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 ...
Division 1
**Champions (4):
2004
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2009
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2014
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2020
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**Runners-up (3): 2006, 2010, 2019
*
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 (1): 2021
**Runners-up (5): 2004, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2020
*
WE League Cup
The WE League Cup (Japanese: WEリーグカップ) is a cup competition for women's football clubs in Japan. Currently, there is only one edition of the tournament, and with its final scheduled to 1 October 2022.
Results
Records and statistic ...
**Champions (1):
2022–23
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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 ...
**Runners-up (3): 2007, 2010, 2017
*Nadeshiko Super Cup
**Runners-up (1): 2005
International
*
Japan/Korea Women's League Championship
**Champions (1): 2010
Season-by-season records
Transition of team name
*Urawa Reinas FC: 1999–2001
*Saitama Reinas FC: 2002–2004
*Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies: 2005–present
See also
*
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)
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2022–23 in Japanese football
This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2023 season.
National teams
SourceJFA Men's Senior
JFA.jp
U-23
JFA.jp
U-20
JFA.jp
U-17
JFA.jp
Futsal
U-23 futsal
U-20 futsal
Beach soccer
Esports football
Women's Senior
U- ...
*
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 Leag ...
References
External links
Official website
{{WE League
Ladies
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Women's football clubs in Japan
1998 establishments in Japan
Mitsubishi Motors
Japan Women's Football League teams
Sports teams in Saitama (city)
WE League clubs