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]

Teams

TeamLocation2016 position
AC Nagano Parceiro LadiesNagano3rd
Albirex Niigata LadiesNiigata5th
Chifure AS Elfen SaitamaSaitama2nd in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
INAC Kobe LeonessaKobe2nd
Iga FC KunoichiIga6th
JEF United Ichihara Chiba LadiesIchihara7th
Mynavi Vegalta Sendai LadiesSendai4th
NTV BelezaInagi1st
Nojima Stella Kanagawa SagamiharaSagamihara1st in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
Urawa Red Diamonds LadiesSaitama8th

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

TeamGPAttendanceHighLowAverage
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies921,7934,2751,3452,421
INAC Kobe Leonessa920,3364,2959162,259
Albirex Niigata Ladies918,5255,4606962,058
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies916,7902,3051,5491,865
Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies911,7722,2596261,308
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara99,4741,6044211,052
NTV Beleza99,2641,8425791,029
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies98,5052,052526945
Iga FC Kunoichi96,6731,044537741
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama96,1801,211504686
Total90129,3125,4604211,437

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

Highest attendances

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateStadium
1Albirex Niigata Ladies2–1INAC Kobe Leonessa5,46022 April 2017Denka Big Swan Stadium
2Albirex Niigata Ladies0–1Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies5,38330 September 2017Denka Big Swan Stadium
3INAC Kobe Leonessa3–0Chifure AS Elfen Saitama4,2951 October 2017Noevir Stadium Kobe
4AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies1–1INAC Kobe Leonessa4,2753 May 2017Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
5INAC Kobe Leonessa3–0Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara3,25926 March 2017Noevir Stadium Kobe
6AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies1–0Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies3,06426 March 2017Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
7AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies2–0Iga FC Kunoichi2,6977 May 2017Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
8INAC Kobe Leonessa1–0NTV Beleza2,59621 May 2017Noevir Stadium Kobe
9AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies6–0Chifure AS Elfen Saitama2,52520 May 2017Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
10AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies3–0Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara2,36330 September 2017Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium

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

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Mina TanakaNTV Beleza15
2Yuika SugasawaUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies9
3Arisa MinaminoNojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara8
Emi NakajimaINAC Kobe Leonessa
5Chinatsu KiraUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies7
Yuka MomikiNTV Beleza
7Sawako YasumotoMynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies6
Kumi YokoyamaAC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
9Riko UekiNTV Beleza5
Megumi TakaseINAC Kobe Leonessa

Updated: 7 October 2017.[4]

Awards

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

AwardWinner
Best Player Award (MVP)[5]Mizuho SakaguchiNTV Beleza
Top Scorer[5]Mina TanakaNTV Beleza
Best Young Player Award[5]Yui FukutaINAC Kobe Leonessa
Fighting-spirit Award[5]Emi NakajimaINAC Kobe Leonessa

Best XI

PosPlayerClub
GKAyaka YamashitaNTV Beleza
DFAya SameshimaINAC Kobe Leonessa
Risa ShimizuNTV Beleza
Azusa IwashimizuNTV Beleza
MFMizuho SakaguchiNTV Beleza
Yuka MomikiNTV Beleza
Yui HasegawaNTV Beleza
Emi NakajimaINAC Kobe Leonessa
Yu NakasatoNTV Beleza
FWMina TanakaNTV Beleza
Yuika SugasawaUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies

Nadeshiko League Div.2 (Division 2)

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

Teams

TeamLocation2016 position
AS Harima AlbionHimeji7th
Cerezo Osaka Sakai LadiesOsaka3rd
Ehime FC LadiesMatsuyama4th
FC Kibi International University CharmeTakahashi9th
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-TakatsukiTakatsuki9th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Nippatsu Yokohama FC SeagullsYokohama8th
Nippon Sport Science University Fields YokohamaYokohama6th
Okayama Yunogo BelleMimasaka10th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Orca Kamogawa FCKamogawa1st in Challenge League East (promoted)
Sfida Setagaya FCSetagaya5th

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

TeamGPAttendanceHighLowAverage
Okayama Yunogo Belle96,9351,194302770
Orca Kamogawa FC96,8281,525539758
AS Harima Albion96,4722,030258719
Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls95,094876338566
Sfida Setagaya FC95,0811,815268564
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies93,673684109408
FC Kibi International University Charme93,665902262407
Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama92,913513180323
Ehime FC Ladies92,73261872303
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki92,638528139293
Total9046,0312,03072511

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

Highest attendances

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateStadium
1AS Harima Albion2–1Sfida Setagaya FC2,0302 April 2017Himeji Athletic Stadium
2Sfida Setagaya FC1–1Ehime FC Ladies1,81510 September 2017Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
3Orca Kamogawa FC0–1AS Harima Albion1,52514 May 2017Sodegaura City Athletic Field
4Okayama Yunogo Belle2–1FC Kibi International University Charme1,19426 March 2017Mimasaka Rugby Football Field
5Okayama Yunogo Belle0–4Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies9633 September 2017City Light Stadium

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

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Saori TakaradaCerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies22
2Akane NagasakiSfida Setagaya FC11
3 Kanako ItoNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama10
4Shoko UemuraNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama8
Mana AkuneEhime FC Ladies
Konomi TaniguchiKonomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
7Shiho MatsubaraCerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies7
8Honoka HayashiCerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies6
Fumina KatsuramaAS Harima Albion
Misuzu UchidaAS Harima Albion
Mayu IkejiriFC Kibi International University Charme

Updated: 7 October 2017.[8]

Awards

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

AwardWinner
Best Player Award (MVP)[5]Kanako ItoNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
Top Scorer[5]Saori TakaradaCerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Best Young Player Award[5]Konomi TaniguchiKonomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki

Challenge League (Division 3)

Teams

East

TeamLocation2016 Challenge League East position2016 overall position
FC Jumonji VentusNiiza1st in Challenge League replacement game (promoted)
Niigata University of Health and Welfare LSCNiigata6th9th
Norddea HokkaidoSapporo3rd5th
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSCSendai4th8th
Tsukuba FC LadiesTsukuba5th11th
Yamato SylphidYamato2nd2nd

West

TeamLocation2016 Challenge League West position2016 overall position
Angeviolet HiroshimaHiroshima10th in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (relegated)
Bunnys Kyoto SCKyoto2nd4th
Fukuoka J. AnclasFukuoka4th7th
JFA Academy Fukushima LSCGotemba3rd6th
NGU Loveledge NagoyaNagoya5th10th
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata BonitaIwata1st3rd

Promotion/relegation Series

Division 1 promotion/relegation Series

  • 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 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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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.