Nihon Joshi Soccer League 2016

Nihon Joshi Soccer League 2016

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The 2016 Nihon Joshi Soccer League marks the twenty-seventh season of the Japanese women's soccer league under that name. It consists of a total of three divisions, the Nadeshiko League Division 1 , the Nadeshiko League Division 2 and the Challenge League, which is held in two seasons . The regular season started in March and is expected to end in late October 2016.

Nadeshiko League Division 1

Nadeshiko League Div. 1 2016
master	NTV Beleza
Teams	10
Games	90
Gates	255  (ø 2.83 per game)

Participants and their venues

Sendai Saitama Ichihara Inagi Niigata Nagano Iga Taka tsuki Kobe Mimasaka

Venues of the Nadeshiko League Div. 1 2016

team	city	Home stadium
Albirex Niigata	Niigata	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
Iga FC Kunoichi	Iga	Sport Ueno-Park Stadium
INAC Kobe Leonessa	Kobe	Noevir Stadium Kobe
JEF United Ichihara Chiba	Chiba	Fukuda Denshi Arena
NTV Beleza	Tokyo	Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
AC Nagano Parceiro	Nagano	Minami-Nagano Sports Park Stadium
Speranza FC Osaka Takatsuki	Takatsuki	Sports Center Stadium Takatsuki
Urawa Reds	Saitama	Urawa Komaba Stadium
Vegalta Sendai	Sendai	Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Okayama Yunogo Belle	Okayama	City Light Stadium

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	NTV Beleza (M)	18th	14th	2	2	048: 800	+40	44
2.	INAC Kobe Leonessa	18th	12	1	5	040:190	+21	37
3.	AC Nagano Parceiro (N)	18th	12	1	5	038:340	+4	37
4th	Vegalta Sendai	18th	10	1	7th	029:200	+9	31
5.	Albirex Niigata	18th	9	3	6th	023:210	+2	30th
6th	Iga FC Kunoichi	18th	6th	3	9	014:180	−4	21st
7th	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18th	5	5	8th	019:240	−5	20th
8th.	Urawa Red Diamonds	18th	6th	1	11	018:240	−6	19th
9.	Speranza FC Osaka Takatsuki (R)	18th	3	2	13	013:460	−33	11
10.	Okayama Yunogo Belle	18th	3	1	14th	013:410	−28	10
Status: end of the season

Champion 2016: NTV Beleza

Relegation matches against the division 2 runner-up: Speranza FC Ōsaka Takatsuki

Relegation to Division 2 2017: Okayama Yunogo Belle

(M)	Acting master: NTV Beleza
(R)	Relegation match winner: Speranza FC akasaka Takatsuki
(N)	Newcomers from the Nadeshiko League Div. 2 2015: AC Nagano Parceiro

Relegation to the Nadeshiko League Division 1

The penultimate of the Nadeshiko League Division 1 2016 played against the 2nd placed Nadeshiko League Division 2 2016 for the relegation . The first leg took place on November 13th and the second leg on November 20, 2016. The winner qualified for the Nadeshiko League Division 1 2017 .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Speranza FC Osaka Takatsuki	1: 5	AS Elves Saitama	1: 4	0: 1

Nadeshiko League Division 2

Nadeshiko League Division 2 2016
master	Nojima Stella
Climbers	Nojima Stella
Relegation ↑	AS Elves Saitama
Relegation ↓	FC Kibi International University Charm
Relegated	Angeviolet Hiroshima
Teams	10
Games	90
Gates	265  (ø 2.94 per game)

Participants and their venues

Yokohama Hiroshima Osaka Matsuyama Kounosu Himeji Okayama Sagamihara Tokyo

Venues of the Nadeshiko League Div. 2 2016

team	city	Home stadium
Angeviolet Hiroshima	Hiroshima	Hiroshima Ball Games Stadium 1
Cerezo Osaka	Osaka	Sports Park Sakura Square Minamitsumori
Ehime FC	Matsuyama	Ningineer Stadium
AS Elves Saitama	Kounosu	Kounosu Municipal Stadium
AS Harima ALBION	Himeji	Himeji City Stadium
FC Kibi International University Charm	Okayama	Tsuyama Athletics Stadium
Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama	Yokohama	NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Nojima Stella	Sagamihara	Gion Stadium
Sfida Setagaya FC	Tokyo	Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Yokohama FC Seagulls	Yokohama	NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nojima Stella (R)	18th	14th	4th	0	047: 600	+41	46
2.	AS Elves Saitama (A)	18th	12	5	1	039: 900	+30	41
3.	Cerezo Osaka (N)	18th	8th	7th	3	034:240	+10	31
4th	Ehime FC	18th	8th	5	5	027:300	−3	29
5.	Sfida Setagaya FC	18th	6th	5	7th	024:240	± 0	23
6th	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama	18th	5	5	8th	024:270	−3	20th
7th	AS Harima ALBION	18th	5	3	10	017:240	−7	18th
8th.	Yokohama FC Seagulls (N)	18th	4th	5	9	022:330	−11	17th
9.	FC Kibi International University Charm	18th	5	2	11	017:420	−25	17th
10.	Angeviolet Hiroshima	18th	1	3	14th	014:460	−32	06th
Status: end of the season

Promotion to the Nadeshiko League Div. 1 2017: Nojima Stella

Participation in the relegation games to the Nadeshiko League Div. 1 2017: AS Elves Saitama

Participation in the relegation games for the Challenge League 2017: FC Kibi International University Charme

Relegation to the Challenge League: Angeviolet Hiroshima

(A)	Relegated from the Nadeshiko League Div. 1 2015: AS Elfen Saitama
(R)	Loser of the relegation games: Nojima Stella
(N)	Newcomers from the Challenge League 2015: Yokohama FC Seagulls, Cerezo Osaka

Relegation to the Nadeshiko League Division 1

The penultimate of the Nadeshiko League Division 1 2016 played against the 2nd placed Nadeshiko League Division 2 2016 for the relegation . The first leg took place on November 13th and the second leg on November 20, 2016. The winner qualified for the Nadeshiko League Division 1 2017 .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Speranza FC Osaka Takatsuki	1: 5	AS Elves Saitama	1: 4	0: 1

Relegation to the Nadeshiko League Division 2

The penultimate of the Nadeshiko League Division 2 2016 played against the 2nd placed in the Challenge League 2016 for the relegation . The first leg took place on December 13th and the second leg on December 19, 2016. The winner qualified for the Nadeshiko League Division 2 2017 .

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC Kibi International University Charm	4-0	Yamato Sylphid	2-0	2-0

Challenge League

Challenge League 2016
Teams	12

Participants and their venues

East relay table

Table season west

Web links

• Official Website (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nadeshiko League Div. 1 2016: table. succerway.com, accessed December 2, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Nadeshiko League Div. 2 2016: table. succerway.com, accessed December 2, 2016 .