2022–23 WE League season

Second season of the top Japanese women's association football league
Football league season
WE League
Season2022–23
Dates22 October 2022 – 11 June 2023[1]
ChampionsUrawa Red Diamonds
1st WE League title
5th Japanese title
Matches played110
Goals scored287 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerRiko Ueki (Tokyo Verdy Beleza)
(14 goals)
Biggest home winTokyo Verdy Beleza 9–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
(14 May 2023)
Biggest away winMyNavi Sendai 0–4 Omiya Ardija Ventus
(26 November 2022)
Highest scoringTokyo Verdy Beleza 9–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
(14 May 2023)
Highest attendanceUrawa Red Diamonds 3–2 AC Nagano Parceiro
4,604 (23 October 2022)
Lowest attendanceChifure AS Elfen Saitama 0–3 AC Nagano Parceiro
434 (18 March 2023)
Total attendance154,141
Average attendance1,401

The 2022–23 WE League, also known as the 2022–23 Yogibo WE League (Japanese: 2022–23 Yogibo WEリーグ, Hepburn: 2022–23 Yogibo WE Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 2nd season of the WE League, the top Japanese women's professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2020.

Overview

This season is last as 11 teams in WE League and expand to 12 teams from 2023–24.

Teams

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Locations of the 2022–23 WE League teams
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Locations of the WE League teams in and near Tokyo

Team Location Ground Capacity 2021–22 season
AC Nagano Parceiro Nagano, Nagano Nagano U Stadium
15,491
7th
Albirex Niigata Niigata, Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium
42,300
8th
Niigata Athletic Stadium
18,671
AS Elfen Saitama Kumagaya, Saitama Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
15,392
11th
INAC Kobe Leonessa Kobe, Hyōgo Noevir Stadium Kobe
30,132
1st
JEF United Chiba Chiba, Chiba Fukuda Denshi Arena
19,781
4th
Ichihara, Chiba ZA Oripri Stadium
14,051
MyNavi Sendai Sendai, Miyagi Yurtec Stadium Sendai
19,694
5th
Nojima Stella Sagamihara Sagamihara, Kanagawa Sagamihara Gion Stadium
15,300
10th
Omiya Ardija Ventus Saitama, Saitama NACK5 Stadium Omiya
15,500
9th
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Hiroshima, Hiroshima Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium
6,000
6th
Tokyo Verdy Beleza Kita, Tokyo Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
7,258
3rd
Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama, Saitama Urawa Komaba Stadium
21,500
2nd

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AC Nagano Parceiro Japan Kumiko Tashiro Penalty Hokto
Albirex Niigata Japan Daisuke Muramatsu X-girl Kameda Seika
AS Elfen Saitama Japan Tomoe Tanabe X-girl Chifure Holdings Co., Ltd.
INAC Kobe Leonessa South Korea Park Kang-jo Hummel International Mondahmin (home kit)
Earth Corporation (away kit)
JEF United Chiba Japan Shinji Sarusawa X-girl Yakult Honsha
MyNavi Sendai Japan Takeo Matsuda X-girl Mynavi Corporation
Nojima Stella Sagamihara Japan Masaaki Kanno X-girl Television Kanagawa
Omiya Ardija Ventus Japan Takeyuki Okamoto X-girl ahamo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Japan Shin Nakamura Nike EDION
Tokyo Verdy Beleza Japan Kazuhiko Takemoto Athleta Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan Naoki Kusunose Nike POLUS Co., Ltd.

Foreign players

The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations, while the league itself subsidizes players from top-ranked FIFA countries.[2]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
MyNavi Sendai Thailand Phornphirun Philawan Montenegro Slađana Bulatović
Urawa Red Diamonds
Omiya Ardija Ventus
AS Elfen Saitama
JEF United Chiba Chinese Taipei Cheng Ssu-yu
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Nojima Stella Kanagawa
AC Nagano Parceiro
Albirex Niigata
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Urawa Red Diamonds (C) 20 17 1 2 50 17 +33 52
2 INAC Kobe Leonessa 20 13 5 2 35 15 +20 44
3 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 20 12 6 2 47 22 +25 42
4 MyNavi Sendai 20 7 6 7 20 25 −5 27
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 20 6 6 8 21 27 −6 24
6 Omiya Ardija Ventus 20 6 5 9 22 27 −5 23
7 AC Nagano Parceiro 20 5 6 9 21 25 −4 21
8 JEF United Chiba 20 4 8 8 21 27 −6 20
9 Nojima Stella Sagamihara 20 5 4 11 17 32 −15 19
10 Albirex Niigata 20 4 4 12 18 29 −11 16
11 AS Elfen Saitama 20 5 1 14 15 41 −26 16
Source: WE League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away PAR ALB ELF LEO JEF MYN STE VEN REG BEL RED
AC Nagano Parceiro 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–3 0–2 2–1
Albirex Niigata 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–2
AS Elfen Saitama 0–3 1–0 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 0–5
INAC Kobe Leonessa 1–0 2–1 3–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–2
JEF United Chiba 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–2
MyNavi Sendai 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–4 3–2 1–2 1–2
Nojima Stella Sagamihara 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3
Omiya Ardija Ventus 0–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 2–4 1–1 0–0 5–0 0–2 0–3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–2
Tokyo Verdy Beleza 3–3 1–0 9–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 3–5
Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 3–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–2
Source: WE League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[3][4]
1 Japan Riko Ueki Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza 14
2 Japan Kiko Seike Urawa Red Diamonds 12
3 Japan Yuika Sugasawa Urawa Red Diamonds 11
Japan Aoba Fujino Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Japan Mina Tanaka INAC Kobe Leonessa
6 Japan Mei Shimada Urawa Red Diamonds 8
Japan Ayaka Inoue Omiya Ardija Ventus
8 Japan Hikaru Naomoto Urawa Red Diamonds 7
Japan Yoshino Nakashima Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
10 Japan Rikako Kobayashi Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza 6
Japan Ayaka Michigami Albirex Niigata
Japan Megumi Takase INAC Kobe Leonessa

Matches

List of matches that were played, or are yet to be played on the 2022–23 WE League season. With an even number of teams (11) competing in the league, there are five matches to play each matchweek, with the team who doesn't have any fixture on the matchweek earning a "standby round", called as the "WE League WE Action Day". All the matches and fixtures displayed here can be found at the Official WE League Website. All the kick-off times are listed in (UTC+9), Japan Standard Time (JST).

Matchweek 1

MyNavi Sendai v AS Elfen Saitama
22 October 2022 MyNavi Sendai 3–1 AS Elfen Saitama Sendai
13:05
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 3,117
Referee: Asaka Koizumi
Tokyo Verdy Beleza v Albirex Niigata
22 October 2022 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1–0 Albirex Niigata Kita
14:00
Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Kumiko Matsuo

INAC Kobe Leonessa v Omiya Ardija Ventus
23 October 2022 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2–0 Omiya Ardija Ventus Kobe
13:03
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 3,336
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu
Urawa Red Diamonds v AC Nagano Parceiro
23 October 2022 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 AC Nagano Parceiro Saitama
14:03
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 4,604
Referee: Minako Asakura

Matchweek 2

AS Elfen Saitama v Albirex Niigata
29 October 2022 AS Elfen Saitama 1–0 Albirex Niigata Kumagaya
14:00
Report Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,741
Referee: Mariko Iwaki
AC Nagano Parceiro v MyNavi Sendai
29 October 2022 AC Nagano Parceiro 1–2 MyNavi Sendai Nagano
14:00
Report Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Attendance: 1,182
Referee: Mari Yamamoto

INAC Kobe Leonessa v JEF United Chiba
30 October 2022 INAC Kobe Leonessa 4–2 JEF United Chiba Kobe
13:00
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 1,508
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama
Tokyo Verdy Beleza v Urawa Red Diamonds
30 October 2022 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 3–5 Urawa Red Diamonds Kita
14:00 Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Emi Chiba

Matchweek 3

JEF United Chiba v AC Nagano Parceiro
5 November 2022 JEF United Chiba 1–0 AC Nagano Parceiro Chiba
13:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu
Omiya Ardija Ventus v AS Elfen Saitama
5 November 2022 Omiya Ardija Ventus 1–0 AS Elfen Saitama Saitama
14:00
Report Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 1,733
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
Albirex Niigata v MyNavi Sendai
5 November 2022 Albirex Niigata 0–1 MyNavi Sendai Niigata
14:00 Report
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 1,234
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro
Nojima Stella Sagamihara v Tokyo Verdy Beleza
5 November 2022 Nojima Stella Sagamihara 1–3 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Hiratsuka
15:00
Report
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 732
Referee: Satomi Arakawa

Urawa Red Diamonds v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
6 November 2022 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Saitama
15:00
Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 1,999
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama

Matchweek 4

MyNavi Sendai v Omiya Ardija Ventus
26 November 2022 MyNavi Sendai 0–4 Omiya Ardija Ventus Sendai
13:00 Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 1,686
Referee: Kumiko Matsuo
Albirex Niigata v Nojima Stella Sagamihara
26 November 2022 Albirex Niigata 2–3 Nojima Stella Sagamihara Niigata
13:00
Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 826
Referee: Chihiro Ikki
AS Elfen Saitama v JEF United Chiba
26 November 2022 AS Elfen Saitama 3–1 JEF United Chiba Kumagaya
14:00
Report Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Emi Chiba
AC Nagano Parceiro v Tokyo Verdy Beleza
26 November 2022 AC Nagano Parceiro 0–2 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Nagano
14:00 Report
Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Mariko Iwaki
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina v INAC Kobe Leonessa
26 November 2022 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 1–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Hiroshima
14:00
Report
Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1
Attendance: 1,117
Referee: Asaka Koizumi

Matchweek 5

JEF United Chiba v Albirex Niigata
3 December 2022 JEF United Chiba 1–1 Albirex Niigata Ichihara
13:00
Report Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
Attendance: 517
Referee: Satomi Arakawa
Omiya Ardija Ventus v Urawa Red Diamonds
3 December 2022 Omiya Ardija Ventus 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama
14:00 Report
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 3,190
Referee: Asaka Koizumi
Nojima Stella Sagamihara v MyNavi Sendai
3 December 2022 Nojima Stella Sagamihara 1–2 MyNavi Sendai Sagamihara
14:00
  • Sasai 47'
Report
Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium
Attendance: 1,183
Referee: Mari Yamamoto

INAC Kobe Leonessa v AS Elfen Saitama
4 December 2022 INAC Kobe Leonessa 3–0 AS Elfen Saitama Kobe
13:00
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 2,209
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro
Tokyo Verdy Beleza v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
4 December 2022 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Kita
14:00 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,586
Referee: Kumiko Matsuo

Matchweek 6

MyNavi Sendai v JEF United Chiba
10 December 2022 MyNavi Sendai 0–0 JEF United Chiba Sendai
13:00 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 1,651
Referee: Minako Asakura
Albirex Niigata v Omiya Ardija Ventus
10 December 2022 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Omiya Ardija Ventus Niigata
13:00 Report
Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 527
Referee: Emi Chiba
AS Elfen Saitama v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
10 December 2022 AS Elfen Saitama 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Kumagaya
14:00
Report Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,029
Referee: Mariko Iwaki
AC Nagano Parceiro v Nojima Stella Sagamihara
10 December 2022 AC Nagano Parceiro 1–0 Nojima Stella Sagamihara Nagano
14:00
  • Ito 43'
Report Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: Ayano Yanagi

Urawa Red Diamonds v INAC Kobe Leonessa
11 December 2022 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Saitama
14:03
Report
Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 2,093
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama

Matchweek 7

Omiya Ardija Ventus v Tokyo Verdy Beleza
24 December 2022 Omiya Ardija Ventus 0–2 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Saitama
14:00 Report
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 1,492
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina v Albirex Niigata
21 March 2023 [5] Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 2–1 Albirex Niigata Hiroshima
14:00
Report Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1
Attendance: 698
Referee: Kumi Hiruma
Note: The match was due to be played on 24 December 2022; Ended up postponed due to heavy snowfall.

INAC Kobe Leonessa v AC Nagano Parceiro
25 December 2022 INAC Kobe Leonessa 1–0 AC Nagano Parceiro Kobe
13:00
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Asaka Koizumi
Urawa Red Diamonds v MyNavi Sendai
25 December 2022 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 MyNavi Sendai Saitama
14:00
Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Kumiko Matsuo
AS Elfen Saitama v Nojima Stella Sagamihara
25 December 2022 AS Elfen Saitama 1–2 Nojima Stella Sagamihara Kumagaya
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Chihiro Ikki

Matchweek 8

Nojima Stella Sagamihara v Omiya Ardija Ventus
7 January 2023 Nojima Stella Sagamihara 1–1 Omiya Ardija Ventus Sagamihara
14:04
  • Sasai 58'
Report
Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium
Attendance: 1,451
Referee: Satomi Arakawa

INAC Kobe Leonessa v Albirex Niigata
8 January 2023 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2–1 Albirex Niigata Kobe
10:33
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 2,462
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu
JEF United Chiba v Urawa Red Diamonds
8 January 2023 JEF United Chiba 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Ichihara
13:03 Report
Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro

Tokyo Verdy Beleza v MyNavi Sendai
9 January 2023 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 0–0 MyNavi Sendai Kita
14:03 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,311
Referee: Chihiro Ikki

Matchweek 9

Albirex Niigata v Urawa Red Diamonds
5 March 2023 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Niigata
13:00 Report
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 871
Referee: Satomi Arakawa
MyNavi Sendai v INAC Kobe Leonessa
5 March 2023 MyNavi Sendai 1–2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Sendai
14:00
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 2,509
Referee: Saori Takahashi
AS Elfen Saitama v Tokyo Verdy Beleza
5 March 2023 AS Elfen Saitama 0–3 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Kumagaya
14:00 Report
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama
Nojima Stella Sagamihara v JEF United Chiba
5 March 2023 Nojima Stella Sagamihara 2–0 JEF United Chiba Sagamihara
14:00
  • Hamada 8'
  • Sasai 71'
Report Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium
Attendance: 605
Referee: Ayano Yanagi
AC Nagano Parceiro v Omiya Ardija Ventus
5 March 2023 AC Nagano Parceiro 0–0 Omiya Ardija Ventus Nagano
14:00 Report Stadium: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
Attendance: 882
Referee: Chihiro Ikki

Matchweek 10

JEF United Chiba v Tokyo Verdy Beleza
12 March 2023 JEF United Chiba 1–2 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Chiba
13:03
Report
  • Ueki 63'
  • Hijikata 79'
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 807
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro
INAC Kobe Leonessa v Nojima Stella Sagamihara
12 March 2023 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2–0 Nojima Stella Sagamihara Kobe
13:03
  • Tsutsui 14'
  • Itō 41'
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 1,601
Referee: Chihiro Ikki
Urawa Red Diamonds v AS Elfen Saitama
12 March 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 AS Elfen Saitama Saitama
14:03
Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 1,832
Referee: Saori Takahashi
Omiya Ardija Ventus v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
12 March 2023 Omiya Ardija Ventus 5–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Saitama
14:03
Report Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 2,726
Referee: Miu Sone
AC Nagano Parceiro v Albirex Niigata
12 March 2023 AC Nagano Parceiro 0–2 Albirex Niigata Nagano
14:03 Report
Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Attendance: 925
Referee: Minako Asakura

Matchweek 11

JEF United Chiba v Omiya Ardija Ventus
18 March 2023 JEF United Chiba 1–0 Omiya Ardija Ventus Chiba
13:03
  • Tsurumi 15'
Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 599
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
AS Elfen Saitama v AC Nagano Parceiro
18 March 2023 AS Elfen Saitama 0–3 AC Nagano Parceiro Kumagaya
14:04 Report
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 434
Referee: Emi Chiba (Japan)

Tokyo Verdy Beleza v INAC Kobe Leonessa
19 March 2023 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Kita
14:03 Report
  • Koyama 67'
Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,777
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
Nojima Stella Sagamihara v Urawa Red Diamonds
19 March 2023 Nojima Stella Sagamihara 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds Sagamihara
14:04 Report
Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium
Attendance: 874
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)

Matchweek 12

Albirex Niigata v AS Elfen Saitama
25 March 2023 Albirex Niigata 0–3 AS Elfen Saitama Chiba
13:03 Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 523
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
AC Nagano Parceiro v JEF United Chiba
25 March 2023 AC Nagano Parceiro 0–0 JEF United Chiba Hiroshima
14:03 Report Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1
Attendance: 635
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)

INAC Kobe Leonessa v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
26 March 2023 INAC Kobe Leonessa 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Kumagaya
13:03
Report
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Ayano Yanagi (Japan)
MyNavi Sendai v Tokyo Verdy Beleza
26 March 2023 MyNavi Sendai 1–2 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Sendai
13:04 Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 823
Referee: Emi Chiba (Japan)

Matchweek 13

JEF United Chiba v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
1 April 2023 JEF United Chiba 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Chiba
13:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 596
Referee: Satomi Arakawa (Japan)
AS Elfen Saitama v MyNavi Sendai
1 April 2023 AS Elfen Saitama 0–1 MyNavi Sendai Kumagaya
14:00 Report Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 854
Referee: Azusa Sugino [ja] (Japan)
Nojima Stella Sagamihara v AC Nagano Parceiro
1 April 2023 Nojima Stella Sagamihara 2–0 AC Nagano Parceiro Sagamihara
14:00
Report Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium
Attendance: 825
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama [ja] (Japan)

Urawa Red Diamonds v Albirex Niigata
2 April 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Albirex Niigata Saitama
14:00
Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 1,718
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)
Tokyo Verdy Beleza v Omiya Ardija Ventus
2 April 2023 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 3–2 Omiya Ardija Ventus Kita
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,095
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)

Matchweek 14

Albirex Niigata v JEF United Chiba
22 April 2023 Albirex Niigata 2–2 JEF United Chiba Niigata
13:03
Report
Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 981
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro
MyNavi Sendai v Urawa Red Diamonds
22 April 2023 MyNavi Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Kita
13:04
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,757
Referee: Emi Chiba
Nojima Stella Sagamihara v AS Elfen Saitama
22 April 2023 Nojima Stella Sagamihara 0–1 AS Elfen Saitama Yokohama
14:03 Report Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 718
Referee: Chihhiro Ikki

Omiya Ardija Ventus v INAC Kobe Leonessa
23 April 2023 Omiya Ardija Ventus 0–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Saitama
14:03 Report
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 1,095
Referee: Saori Takahashi
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina v Tokyo Verdy Beleza
23 April 2023 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 1–3 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Hiroshima
14:03 Report
Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Minako Asakura

Matchweek 15

JEF United Chiba v AS Elfen Saitama
29 April 2023 JEF United Chiba 2–2 AS Elfen Saitama Ichihara
12:03
Report
Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Ayano Yanagi
Urawa Red Diamonds v Nojima Stella Sagamihara
29 April 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Nojima Stella Sagamihara Saitama
14:03 Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 1,705
Referee: Saori Takahashi
Omiya Ardija Ventus v Albirex Niigata
29 April 2023 Omiya Ardija Ventus 3–2 Albirex Niigata Saitama
14:03
Report
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 2,224
Referee: Mari Yamamoto
AC Nagano Parceiro v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
29 April 2023 AC Nagano Parceiro 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Nagano
15:03
Report
Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Attendance: 924
Referee: Satomi Arakawa
INAC Kobe Leonessa v MyNavi Sendai
29 April 2023 INAC Kobe Leonessa 3–0 MyNavi Sendai Kobe
19:03
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama

Matchweek 16

Tokyo Verdy Beleza v JEF United Chiba
3 May 2023 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 0–0 JEF United Chiba Kita
13:03 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,259
Referee: Miu Sone (Japan)
Albirex Niigata v INAC Kobe Leonessa
3 May 2023 Albirex Niigata 1–0 INAC Kobe Leonessa Niigata
13:03 Report Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 727
Referee: Minako Asakura (Japan)
AS Elfen Saitama v Omiya Ardija Ventus
3 May 2023 AS Elfen Saitama 1–2 Omiya Ardija Ventus Kumagaya
14:03
Report
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Michiko Fujita (Japan)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina v Urawa Red Diamonds
3 May 2023 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiroshima
14:03 Report
Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1
Attendance: 1,811
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
MyNavi Sendai v AC Nagano Parceiro
3 May 2023 MyNavi Sendai 1–0 AC Nagano Parceiro Sendai
19:03
  • Hirosawa 84'
Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro (Japan)

Matchweek 17

Albirex Niigata v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
7 May 2023 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Shibata
10:33 Report Stadium: Ijimino Park Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 284
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)
JEF United Chiba v MyNavi Sendai
7 May 2023 JEF United Chiba 1–1 MyNavi Sendai Ichihara
13:03 Report Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
Attendance: 294
Referee: Emi Chiba (Japan)
Urawa Red Diamonds v Tokyo Verdy Beleza
7 May 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Saitama
14:03
Report (JP)
Report (EN)
Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
AC Nagano Parceiro v Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
7 May 2023 AC Nagano Parceiro 2–1 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Nagano
15:03
Report Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Attendance: 538
Referee: Chihiro Ikki (Japan)

Matchweek 18

JEF United Ichihara Chiba v Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
13 May 2023 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 4–0 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Chiba
13:00
Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 497
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)
Omiya Ardija Ventus v AC Nagano Parceiro
13 May 2023 Omiya Ardija Ventus 0–2 AC Nagano Parceiro Saitama
14:00 Report
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 634
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

MyNavi Sendai v Albirex Niigata
14 May 2023 MyNavi Sendai 0–0 Albirex Niigata Sendai
13:03 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 1,514
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza v Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
14 May 2023 Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza 9–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Kita
14:03
Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 819
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

Matchweek 19



Albirex Niigata v AC Nagano Parceiro
21 May 2023 Albirex Niigata 1–0 AC Nagano Parceiro Niigata
13:03
Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Saori Takahashi
Urawa Red Diamonds v JEF United Chiba
21 May 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 JEF United Chiba Saitama
14:03
Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 1,875
Referee: Asaka Koizumi
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama v INAC Kobe Leonessa
21 May 2023 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 0–2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Kumagaya
14:03 Report
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 940
Referee: Azusa Sugino

Matchweek 20

MyNavi Sendai v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
27 May 2023 MyNavi Sendai 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Sendai
13:00
Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Satomi Arakawa (Japan)
Omiya Ardija Ventus v JEF United Chiba
27 May 2023 Omiya Ardija Ventus 2–4 JEF United Chiba Saitama
14:00
Report
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 913
Referee: Emi Chiba (Japan)
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara v Albirex Niigata
27 May 2023 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 1–1 Albirex Niigata Sagamihara
14:00
Report Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium
Attendance: 959
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
AC Nagano Parceiro v Urawa Red Diamonds
27 May 2023 AC Nagano Parceiro 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Nagano
14:00
Report
Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Attendance: 1,554
Referee: Ayano Yanagi (Japan)

INAC Kobe Leonessa v Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
28 May 2023 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2–2 Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza Kobe
13:00
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)

Matchweek 21

MyNavi Sendai v Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
3 June 2023 MyNavi Sendai 1–1 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Sendai
13:03 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 1,985
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu
Urawa Red Diamonds v Omiya Ardija Ventus
3 June 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Omiya Ardija Ventus Saitama
14:03
Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 4,905
Referee: Asaka Koizumi
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza v AC Nagano Parceiro
3 June 2023 Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza 3–3 AC Nagano Parceiro Kita
14:03
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,261
Referee: Satomi Arakawa

JEF United Chiba v INAC Kobe Leonessa
4 June 2023 JEF United Chiba 0–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Chiba
13:03 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 2,051
Referee: Chihiro Ikki

Matchweek 22

Omiya Ardija Ventus v MyNavi Sendai
10 June 2023 Omiya Ardija Ventus 1–1 MyNavi Sendai Saitama
14:03
  • Oshima 70'
Report Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 1,694
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama
AC Nagano Parceiro v INAC Kobe Leonessa
10 June 2023 AC Nagano Parceiro 2–2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Nagano
14:03
Report
Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Attendance: 1,807
Referee: Ayano Yanagi
Albirex Niigata v Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
10 June 2023 Albirex Niigata 2–3 Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza Niigata
14:03 Report Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Emi Chiba
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama v Urawa Red Diamonds
10 June 2023 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 0–5 Urawa Red Diamonds Kumagaya
14:04 Report
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,502
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu

Broadcasting rights

  • In Japan, there is live streaming on DAZN. Globally, some matches are streamed in the WE League's own YouTube channel.

See also

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References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE outline and schedule released. Officially starting from 22nd or 23rd October". weleague.jp. WE League. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (10 September 2021). "Japan's ambitious WE League aims to empower in historic first season". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Stats". weleague.jp. WE League. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Goalscoring ranking". data.weleague.jp. WE League. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Yogibo WE リーグ 第7節 サンフレッチェ広島レジーナ 対 アルビレックス新潟レディース 中止のお知らせ". WE League. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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