2017 L.League

L.League
Season2017
ChampionsNTV Beleza
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 L.League season was the 29th edition since its establishment. NTV Beleza were the defending champions, having won the Division 1 title in each of the past two seasons. The season began in March 2017 and ended in October 2017. NTV Beleza won the season, making it their 15th (and 3rd straight) Division 1 title.

Nadeshiko League Div.1 (Division 1)

The season began on 26 March 2017 and ended on 7 October 2017.[1]

Nadeshiko League Div.1 (Division 1)
Season2017
ChampionsNTV Beleza
15th Nadeshiko League title
RelegatedIga FC Kunoichi
Matches played90
Goals scored218 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerMina Tanaka (15 goals)
Biggest home winUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies 7–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
(7 May 2017)
Biggest away winAlbirex Niigata Ladies 0–4 NTV Beleza
(27 May 2017)
Vegalta Sendai Ladies 0–4 INAC Kobe Leonessa
(9 September 2017)
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 0–4 NTV Beleza
(7 October 2017)
Highest scoringUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies 7–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
(7 May 2017)
Longest winning run9 matches
NTV Beleza
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
NTV Beleza
Longest winless run7 matches
Iga FC Kunoichi
Longest losing run5 matches
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
Highest attendance5,460
Albirex Niigata Ladies 2–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa
(22 April 2017)
Lowest attendance421
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 1–3 Albirex Niigata Ladies
(6 September 2017)
Total attendance129,312
Average attendance1,437
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2018.

Teams

Team Location 2016 position
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies Nagano 3rd
Albirex Niigata Ladies Niigata 5th
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Saitama 2nd in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
INAC Kobe Leonessa Kobe 2nd
Iga FC Kunoichi Iga 6th
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies Ichihara 7th
Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies Sendai 4th
NTV Beleza Inagi 1st
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Sagamihara 1st in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Saitama 8th

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NTV Beleza 18 15 2 1 39 8 +31 47 Champions
2 INAC Kobe Leonessa 18 12 3 3 31 12 +19 39
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 10 2 6 29 14 +15 32
4 Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies 18 9 3 6 21 23 −2 30
5 Albirex Niigata Ladies 18 7 4 7 18 21 −3 25
6 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 18 6 5 7 23 16 +7 23
7 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 18 7 1 10 14 23 −9 22
8 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 18 3 5 10 17 32 −15 14
9 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 18 4 2 12 13 40 −27 14 Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
10 Iga FC Kunoichi 18 2 3 13 14 30 −16 9 Relegated to Division 2
Source:[citation needed]

Results

Home \ Away ALB BEL ELF JEF KAN KUN LEO PAR RED VEG
Albirex Niigata Ladies — 0–4 1–0 5–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1
NTV Beleza 2–0 — 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 0–1 0–4 — 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–1
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 1–0 0–1 0–1 — 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–3 3–2 0–1 1–3
Iga FC Kunoichi 0–2 0–3 4–0 0–1 1–0 — 2–2 0–0 0–3 2–4
INAC Kobe Leonessa 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 — 2–0 2–0 1–2
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 0–1 1–2 6–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–0 1–0
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 3–0 0–3 7–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 — 0–0
Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2017. Source: Sportradar
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Attendance High Low Average
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 9 21,793 4,275 1,345 2,421
INAC Kobe Leonessa 9 20,336 4,295 916 2,259
Albirex Niigata Ladies 9 18,525 5,460 696 2,058
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 9 16,790 2,305 1,549 1,865
Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies 9 11,772 2,259 626 1,308
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 9 9,474 1,604 421 1,052
NTV Beleza 9 9,264 1,842 579 1,029
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 9 8,505 2,052 526 945
Iga FC Kunoichi 9 6,673 1,044 537 741
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 9 6,180 1,211 504 686
Total 90 129,312 5,460 421 1,437

Updated to games played on 7 October 2017.[2]

Highest attendances

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1 Albirex Niigata Ladies 2–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa 5,460 22 April 2017 Denka Big Swan Stadium
2 Albirex Niigata Ladies 0–1 Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies 5,383 30 September 2017 Denka Big Swan Stadium
3 INAC Kobe Leonessa 3–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 4,295 1 October 2017 Noevir Stadium Kobe
4 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 1–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa 4,275 3 May 2017 Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
5 INAC Kobe Leonessa 3–0 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 3,259 26 March 2017 Noevir Stadium Kobe
6 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 3,064 26 March 2017 Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
7 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 2–0 Iga FC Kunoichi 2,697 7 May 2017 Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
8 INAC Kobe Leonessa 1–0 NTV Beleza 2,596 21 May 2017 Noevir Stadium Kobe
9 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 6–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 2,525 20 May 2017 Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
10 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 3–0 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 2,363 30 September 2017 Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium

Updated to games played on 7 October 2017.[2][3]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Japan Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza 15
2 Japan Yuika Sugasawa Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 9
3 Japan Arisa Minamino Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 8
Japan Emi Nakajima INAC Kobe Leonessa
5 Japan Chinatsu Kira Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 7
Japan Yuka Momiki NTV Beleza
7 Japan Sawako Yasumoto Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies 6
Japan Kumi Yokoyama AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
9 Japan Riko Ueki NTV Beleza 5
Japan Megumi Takase INAC Kobe Leonessa

Updated: 7 October 2017.[4]

Awards

The awards ceremony took place on 9 October 2017.[5]

Award Winner
Best Player Award (MVP)[5] Japan Mizuho Sakaguchi NTV Beleza
Top Scorer[5] Japan Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza
Best Young Player Award[5] Japan Yui Fukuta INAC Kobe Leonessa
Fighting-spirit Award[5] Japan Emi Nakajima INAC Kobe Leonessa

Best XI

Pos Player Club
GK Japan Ayaka Yamashita NTV Beleza
DF Japan Aya Sameshima INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Risa Shimizu NTV Beleza
Japan Azusa Iwashimizu NTV Beleza
MF Japan Mizuho Sakaguchi NTV Beleza
Japan Yuka Momiki NTV Beleza
Japan Yui Hasegawa NTV Beleza
Japan Emi Nakajima INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Yu Nakasato NTV Beleza
FW Japan Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza
Japan Yuika Sugasawa Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

Nadeshiko League Div.2 (Division 2)

The season began on 25 March 2017 and ended on 7 October 2017.[6]

Nadeshiko League Div.2 (Division 2)
Season2017
ChampionsNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
PromotedNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
RelegatedFC Kibi International University Charme
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
Matches played90
Goals scored256 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerSaori Takarada (22 goals)
Biggest home winNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 6–0 Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
(2 April 2017)
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 8–2 AS Harima Albion
(8 April 2017)
Biggest away winKonomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki 0–8 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
(1 October 2017)
Highest scoringCerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 8–2 AS Harima Albion
(8 April 2017)
Longest winning run5 matches
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Longest winless run15 matches
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
Longest losing run15 matches
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
Highest attendance2,030
AS Harima Albion 2–1 Sfida Setagaya FC
(2 April 2017)
Lowest attendance72
Ehime FC Ladies 5–1 Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
(16 September 2017)
Total attendance46,031
Average attendance511
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 2 April 2018.

Teams

Team Location 2016 position
AS Harima Albion Himeji 7th
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies Osaka 3rd
Ehime FC Ladies Matsuyama 4th
FC Kibi International University Charme Takahashi 9th
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki Takatsuki 9th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls Yokohama 8th
Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama Yokohama 6th
Okayama Yunogo Belle Mimasaka 10th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Orca Kamogawa FC Kamogawa 1st in Challenge League East (promoted)
Sfida Setagaya FC Setagaya 5th

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 18 13 3 2 44 13 +31 42 Promoted to Division 1
2 Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 18 12 5 1 51 19 +32 41 Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
3 Ehime FC Ladies 18 7 8 3 30 18 +12 29
4 Orca Kamogawa FC 18 7 7 4 21 12 +9 28
5 Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls 18 7 3 8 20 22 −2 24
6 Sfida Setagaya FC 18 6 5 7 30 27 +3 23
7 AS Harima Albion 18 7 2 9 21 30 −9 23
8 Okayama Yunogo Belle 18 5 4 9 22 35 −13 19
9 FC Kibi International University Charme 18 5 3 10 16 32 −16 18 Division 2 promotion/relegation Series
10 Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki 18 1 0 17 11 58 −47 3 Relegated to Division 3
Source:[citation needed]

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Attendance High Low Average
Okayama Yunogo Belle 9 6,935 1,194 302 770
Orca Kamogawa FC 9 6,828 1,525 539 758
AS Harima Albion 9 6,472 2,030 258 719
Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls 9 5,094 876 338 566
Sfida Setagaya FC 9 5,081 1,815 268 564
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 9 3,673 684 109 408
FC Kibi International University Charme 9 3,665 902 262 407
Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 9 2,913 513 180 323
Ehime FC Ladies 9 2,732 618 72 303
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki 9 2,638 528 139 293
Total 90 46,031 2,030 72 511

Updated to games played on 7 October 2017.[7]

Highest attendances

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1 AS Harima Albion 2–1 Sfida Setagaya FC 2,030 2 April 2017 Himeji Athletic Stadium
2 Sfida Setagaya FC 1–1 Ehime FC Ladies 1,815 10 September 2017 Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
3 Orca Kamogawa FC 0–1 AS Harima Albion 1,525 14 May 2017 Sodegaura City Athletic Field
4 Okayama Yunogo Belle 2–1 FC Kibi International University Charme 1,194 26 March 2017 Mimasaka Rugby Football Field
5 Okayama Yunogo Belle 0–4 Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 963 3 September 2017 City Light Stadium

Updated to games played on 7 October 2017.[7]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Japan Saori Takarada Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 22
2 Japan Akane Nagasaki Sfida Setagaya FC 11
3 Japan Kanako Ito Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 10
4 Japan Shoko Uemura Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 8
Japan Mana Akune Ehime FC Ladies
Japan Konomi Taniguchi Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
7 Japan Shiho Matsubara Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 7
8 Japan Honoka Hayashi Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 6
Japan Fumina Katsurama AS Harima Albion
Japan Misuzu Uchida AS Harima Albion
Japan Mayu Ikejiri FC Kibi International University Charme

Updated: 7 October 2017.[8]

Awards

The awards ceremony took place on 9 October 2017.[5]

Award Winner
Best Player Award (MVP)[5] Japan Kanako Ito Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
Top Scorer[5] Japan Saori Takarada Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Best Young Player Award[5] Japan Konomi Taniguchi Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki

Challenge League (Division 3)

Challenge League (Division 3)
Season2017
ChampionsShizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
PromotedShizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
Bunnys Kyoto SC
RelegatedFukuoka J. Anclas (withdrawal)
Matches played108
Goals scored287 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerYume Takigawa (11 goals)
Biggest home winNGU Loveledge Nagoya 5–1 Angeviolet Hiroshima
(11 June 2017)
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC 6–2 Tsukuba FC Ladies
(2 July 2017)
Biggest away winTsukuba FC Ladies 0–6Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC
(20 May 2017)
Highest scoringTokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC 6–2 Tsukuba FC Ladies
(2 July 2017)
Longest winning run5 matches
Bunnys Kyoto SC
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Bunnys Kyoto SC
Longest winless run14 matches
Tsukuba FC Ladies
Longest losing run5 matches
Tsukuba FC Ladies
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 2 April 2018.

Teams

East

Team Location 2016 Challenge League East position 2016 overall position
FC Jumonji Ventus Niiza 1st in Challenge League replacement game (promoted)
Niigata University of Health and Welfare LSC Niigata 6th 9th
Norddea Hokkaido Sapporo 3rd 5th
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC Sendai 4th 8th
Tsukuba FC Ladies Tsukuba 5th 11th
Yamato Sylphid Yamato 2nd 2nd

West

Team Location 2016 Challenge League West position 2016 overall position
Angeviolet Hiroshima Hiroshima 10th in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (relegated)
Bunnys Kyoto SC Kyoto 2nd 4th
Fukuoka J. Anclas Fukuoka 4th 7th
JFA Academy Fukushima LSC Gotemba 3rd 6th
NGU Loveledge Nagoya Nagoya 5th 10th
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita Iwata 1st 3rd

Table

Regular season

East
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Jumonji Ventus 15 9 3 3 23 14 +9 30 Championship playoffs
2 Yamato Sylphid 15 8 3 4 19 12 +7 27
3 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC 15 6 4 5 34 25 +9 22 5–8 overall position playoffs
4 Niigata University of Health and Welfare LSC 15 6 3 6 24 25 −1 21
5 Norddea Hokkaido 15 5 3 7 20 19 +1 18 9–12 overall position playoffs
6 Tsukuba FC Ladies 15 1 4 10 10 35 −25 7
Source:[citation needed]
West
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bunnys Kyoto SC 15 10 3 2 22 9 +13 33 Championship playoffs
2 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita 15 6 5 4 21 17 +4 23
3 NGU Loveledge Nagoya 15 6 4 5 23 18 +5 22 5–8 overall position playoffs
4 Angeviolet Hiroshima 15 5 3 7 17 24 −7 18
5 JFA Academy Fukushima LSC 15 4 3 8 18 25 −7 15 9–12 overall position playoffs
6 Fukuoka J. Anclas 15 3 4 8 19 27 −8 13
Source:[citation needed]

Playoffs

Championship playoffs
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Promoted to Division 2
2 Bunnys Kyoto S.C. 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6 Division 2 promotion/relegation Series
3 Yamato Sylphid 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
4 FC Jumonji Ventus 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
5–8 overall position playoffs
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Angeviolet Hiroshima 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
6 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
7 NGU Loveledge Nagoya 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
8 Niigata University of Health and Welfare LSC 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
9–12 overall position playoffs
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 JFA Academy Fukushima LSC 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
10 Fukuoka J. Anclas 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5
11 Norddea Hokkaido 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Division 3 promotion/relegation Series
12 Tsukuba FC Ladies 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]

Promotion/relegation Series

Division 1 promotion/relegation Series

Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies1 – 0Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Yakata 19' Report
J-GREEN Sakai, Sakai
Attendance: 973
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama0 – 3Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Report Nojima 17'
Matsubara 76'
Takarada 90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,280
  • Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies are promoted to Division 1.
  • Chifure AS Elfen Saitama are relegated to Division 2.

Division 2 promotion/relegation Series

Bunnys Kyoto SC4 – 2FC Kibi International University Charme
Matsuda 2' (pen.)
Nishikawa 37', 57'
Yoshida 79'		 Report Hemmi 7'
Nishizono 59'
Attendance: 1,277
FC Kibi International University Charme0 – 1Bunnys Kyoto SC
Report Sato 22'
Attendance: 837
  • Bunnys Kyoto SC are promoted to Division 2.
  • FC Kibi International University Charme are relegated to Division 3.

References

  1. ^ "Nadeshiko League 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "日程・結果 (Nadeshiko League 1)" (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. ^ "2017 Nadeshiko League 1 attendance" (in Korean). Football Arkheion. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Nadeshiko League 1 Top Scorers (2017)" (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2017年度プレナスなでしこリーグ／プレナスチャレンジリーグ表彰式" (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Nadeshiko League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b "日程・結果 (Nadeshiko League 2)" (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Nadeshiko League 2 Top Scorers (2017)" (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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