The 2023 Nadeshiko League is the 35th season of the Nadeshiko League, the second or third-tier leagues for women's association football in Japan. It is also the 19th season in its current format.
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 March – 9 October 2023[1] |
| Champions | Orca Kamogawa FC (1st title) |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Top goalscorer | Chiina Kamiya (14 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 April – 15 October 2023[1] |
| Champions | Viamaterras Miyazaki (1st title) |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Top goalscorer | Akane Saito (23 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Teams
editDivision 1
edit| Team | Coach | Location | 2022 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunnys Gunma | Tsutomu Kobayashi | Maebashi, Gunma | Div.1 9th
|
| Orca Kamogawa | Akemi Noda | Chiba, Chiba | Div.1 5th
|
| Sfida Setagaya | Akihiko Kamikawa | Setagaya, Tokyo | Div.1 1st
|
| Nittaidai | Shigehisa Otsuki | Sagamihara, Kanagawa | Div.1 7th
|
| Yokohama FC Seagulls | Mihoko Ishida | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Div.1 8th
|
| Yamato Sylphid | Kazuyuki Takahashi | Yamato, Kanagawa | Div.2 3rd
 (promoted) |
| Shizuoka SSU Bonita | Takashi Ogawa | Iwata, Shizuoka | Div.2 1st
(promoted) |
| NGU Loveledge Nagoya | Yasuyuki Moriyama | Nagoya, Aichi | Div.1 6th
|
| Iga FC | Ryuji Kitamura | Iga, Mie | Div.1 2nd
|
| Speranza Osaka | Kaori Taneda | Takahashi, Okayama | Div.1 10th
|
| AS Harima Albion | Suzuka Ono | Himeji, Hyōgo | Div.1 3rd
|
| Ehime FC | Takanobu Tokunaga | Matsuyama, Ehime | Div.1 11th
|
Division 2
edit| Team | Coach | Location | 2022 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norddea Hokkaido | Ryuichi Yoneyama (footballer) | Sapporo, Hokkaido | 5th
|
| Tsukuba FC Ladies | Sou Hakuba | Tsukuba, Ibaraki | 6th
|
| FC Fujizakura Yamanashi | Kai Watanabe | Narusawa, Yamanashi | Tōkai Div.1 5th
|
| JFA Academy Fukushima | Takafumi Yamaguchi | Kobe, Hyōgo | 1st
|
| Veertien Mie Ladies | Kenichi Sadakiyo | Sendai, Miyagi | Tōkai Div.1 5th
|
| Okayama Yunogo Belle | Hiroshi Taniguchi | Mimasaka, Okayama | 8th
|
| KIU Charme | Shinji Ota | Takahashi, Okayama | 7th
|
| Diavorosso Hiroshima | Junji Iwata | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | Chūgoku Div.2 1st
|
| Fukuoka J. Anclas | Mie Kawashima | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | 4th
|
| Viamaterras Miyazaki | Shoma Mizunaga | Shintomi, Miyazaki | 4th
|
League table
editDivision 1
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama FC Seagulls | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 26 |
| 2 | Orca Kamogawa | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 3 | NGU Loveledge Nagoya | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 20 |
| 4 | Iga Kunoichi Mie | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 19 |
| 5 | AS Harima Albion | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 19 |
| 6 | Sfida Setagaya | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 17 |
| 7 | Nittaidai | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 15 |
| 8 | Ehime FC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 11 |
| 9 | Bunnys Gunma | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 11 |
| 10 | Shizuoka SSU Bonita | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 8 |
| 11 | Yamato Sylphid | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 8 |
| 12 | Speranza Osaka | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: Nadeshiko League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
Division 2
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viamaterras Miyazaki | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 | +40 | 26 |
| 2 | JFA Academy Fukushima | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20 |
| 3 | Fukuoka J. Anclas | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 20 |
| 4 | Okayama Yunogo Belle | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 15 |
| 5 | Tsukuba FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 14 |
| 6 | FC Fujizakura Yamanashi | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Veertien Mie | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 12 |
| 8 | KIU Charme | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 |
| 9 | Diavorosso Hiroshima | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 6 |
| 10 | Norddea Hokkaido | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2023. Source: Nadeshiko League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
Season statistics
editTop scorers
editDivision 1
edit- As of 28 May 2023.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yuna Katayama
|
Yokohama FC Seagulls | 10 |
| 2 | Misuzu Uchida
|
AS Harima Albion | 9 |
| 3 | Kana Shinbori
|
Sfida Setagaya | 6 |
| Hinano Hirata
|
Iga FC Kunoichi Mie | ||
| 5 | Chiina Kamiya
|
Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya | 5 |
| Shiho Ogawa
|
Iga FC Kunoichi Mie | ||
| 7 | Risa Urashima
|
Orca Kamogawa | 4 |
| Haruhi Suzuki
|
Orca Kamogawa | ||
| Ami Kitazawa
|
Nittaidai SMG Yokohama | ||
| Mayu Kaneko
|
Nittaidai SMG Yokohama | ||
| Akari Kurata
|
Yokohama FC Seagulls | ||
| Runa Shioya
|
Bunnys Gunma |
Division 2
edit- As of 4 June 2023.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akane Saito
|
Viamaterras Miyazaki | 18 |
| 2 | Kumi Yokoyama
|
Okayama Yunogo Belle | 11 |
| 3 | Mao Itamura
|
JFA Academy Fukushima | 7 |
| 4 | Miyuu Sakata
|
Viamaterras Miyazaki | 6 |
| Konomi Uchida
|
Okayama Yunogo Belle | ||
| 6 | Saya Wakita
|
FC Fujizakura Yamanashi | 5 |
| Riho Sakamoto
|
Viamaterras Miyazaki | ||
| 8 | Mizuki Akamine
|
Tsukuba FC | 4 |
| 9 | Karin Naito
|
Tsukuba FC | 3 |
| Momoko Tanikawa
|
JFA Academy Fukushima | ||
| Suzu Katanoda
|
Veertien Mie | ||
| Yurina Furutani
|
KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi | ||
| Kaede Itakura
|
KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi | ||
| Rina Koyama
|
Fukuoka J. Anclas | ||
| Shiori Yanagita
|
Fukuoka J. Anclas | ||
| Ayako Shimada
|
Viamaterras Miyazaki | ||
| Yuka Toriumi
|
Okayama Yunogo Belle |
See also
edit- Japan Football Association (JFA)
- 2023 in Japanese football
- 2022–23 WE League season
- 2023 Empress's Cup
- 2022–23 WE League Cup
- 2023 in Japanese football
References
edit- ^ a b "2023シーズン 開幕日 および なでしこリーグチーム編成 決定" [2023 Plenus Nadeshiko League opening date decided]. Nadeshiko League (in Japanese). 16 December 2022.
- ^ "ランキング(2023)" [Ranking (2023)]. www.nadeshikoleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Women's Football League. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "ランキング(2023)" [Ranking (2023)]. www.nadeshikoleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Women's Football League. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Japanese)
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