{{refimprove|date=March 2024}} {{Short description|Dance league in Japan}} {{Infobox sports league | title = D.League | logo = | logo_size = <!-- use a format of ##px, such as 120px --> | logo_upright = | alt = | caption = | league = | classification = | sport = <!-- does not need to be wikilinked. This parameter is also used to help automatically switch the "current_season" image to be more specific to replace the generic current event image (see below). Currently supports: American football, athletics, Australian rules football, baseball, basketball, boxing, cricket, cue sports, curling, cycling, esports, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, motorsports, netball, Olympics, poker, pro wrestling, rugby, soccer, softball, speed skating, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball.--> | game = | founded = 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=INTERVIEW D.LEAGUE Transforming the Value of Dancers. RIEHATA x Avex: A Chemical Reaction |date=3 March 2021 |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=avex.com |publisher=Avex |url=https://avex.com/jp/en/contents/dleague-royalbrats/}}</ref> | founder = | inaugural = | replaced = | owner = | ceo = <!-- chief executive officer --> | coo = <!-- chief operating officer --> | director = | president = | organizer = D.League (corporation)<!-- or | organiser = --> | motto = | divisions = | teams = 13 (from 2023–24 season)<ref name="DYM Messengers">{{cite press release |last=DYM Co., Ltd. |date=13 June 2023 |title=【株式会社DYM】プロダンスリーグ「D.LEAGUE」に新規参画・チームスポンサー募集開始のお知らせ |trans-title=[DYM Co., Ltd.] Announcement of new participation in the professional dance league "D.LEAGUE" and recruitment of team sponsors |language=Japanese |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000286.000027235.html |work=PR TIMES Corporation}}</ref> | country = Japan<!-- or | countries = --> | headquarters = | region = Asia | champion = | champ_season = | most_champs = | tv = | streaming = | sponsor = | pyramid = | level = | related_comps = | tournament_format = | website = [https://home.dleague.co.jp/ home.dleague.co.jp] | current = <!-- wikilink to current season article to put icon and link at the bottom of the infobox --> }} The '''D.League''' is a professional dance league in Japan operated by D.League Co., Ltd.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 August 2020 |title=Launch of the Japan professional dance league "D.League"! |work=LDH Japan |url=https://www.ldh.co.jp/eng/news/detail.php?lang=eng&site=LDH&newsid=0000030210}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Japan's D. League Puts the Spotlight on Dance Sport Breaking Ahead of Debut at Paris 2024 |work=Nippon Communications Foundation |date=25 August 2021 |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01119/}}</ref>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" !Team<ref>{{cite web |title=チーム一覧 |trans-title=List of teams |language=Japanese |publisher=D.LEAGUE |access-date=1 June 2023 |url=https://home.dleague.co.jp/teams/}}</ref> !Owner !Director !Note |- |{{ill|Avex Royalbrats|ja|avex ROYALBRATS}} |Avex |Yuta Nakamura | |- |{{ill|Benefit One Monoliz|ja|Benefit one MONOLIZ}} |Benefit One |Hal Hirata | |- |{{ill|CyberAgent Legit|ja|CyberAgent Legit}} |CyberAgent |{{ill|Fishboy (dancer)|ja|FISHBOY}} | |- |{{ill|Dip Battles|ja|Dip BATTLES}} |Dip (corporation) |{{ill|Shuho (dancer)|ja|SHUHO}} |From 2021 to 2022 season. |- |{{ill|DYM Messengers|ja|DYM MESSENGERS}} |DYM |Takuya |''From 2023–24 season.''<ref name="DYM Messengers" /> |- |{{ill|Fullcast Raiserz|ja|FULLCAST RAISERZ}} |Fullcast Holdings |Twiggz "Jun" | |- |{{ill|Kadokawa Dreams|ja|KADOKAWA DREAMS}} |Kadokawa Corporation |Keita Tanaka | |- |{{ill|Kosé 8rocks|ja|KOSÉ 8ROCKS}} |Kosé |Kaku | |- |{{ill|Lifull Alt-rhythm|ja|LIFULL ALT-RHYTHM}} |Lifull |{{ill|Ryo Noguchi|ja|野口量}} |From 2021 to 2022 season. |- |{{ill|Medical Concierge I'moon|ja|USEN-NEXT I'moon}} |Medical Concierge |Mizue |The team name between 2020–21 and 2022–23 season was Usen-next I'moon. |- |{{ill|Sega Sammy Lux|ja|SEGA SAMMY LUX}} |Sega Sammy Holdings |CanDoo | |- |{{ill|Septeni Raptures|ja|SEPTENI RAPTURES}} |Septeni Holdings |Akihito | |- |{{ill|Valuence Infinities|ja|Valuence INFINITIES}} |Valuence Holdings |Steez |From 2022 to 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Valuence Joins the Japan-Based D.LEAGUE! |date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Valuence Holdings Inc. |access-date=1 June 2023 |url=https://www.valuence.inc/en/news/2022/06/05/d-league_valuence-infinities/}}</ref> |}
==Sponsorship== ===Top partner=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Company !Period |- |SoftBank||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |}
===Title sponsor=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Supplier !Period |- |Dai-ichi Life||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |}
===Drink sponsor=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Company !Period |- |Coca-Cola||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |}
===Sponsor=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Company !Period |- |Air Salonpas||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |- |Kabaya||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |- |Line||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |- |Yahoo! Japan||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |- |Egaodo||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |- |Champagne Collet||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |- |Nisshin Seifun Welna||{{small|'''2021–present'''}} |}
==See also== *Breakdancing *Breaking at the Summer Olympics
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://home.dleague.co.jp/}} *[https://www.youtube.com/c/DLEAGUEOFFICIAL D.League on YouTube]
{{D.League}} {{Sports leagues in Japan}}
Category:2021 establishments in Japan Category:Sports leagues established in 2021 Category:Sports leagues in Japan
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