Japan Women's Baseball League| Sport | Baseball |
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| Founded | 17 August 2009 |
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| CEO | Takahiro Hikosō |
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| No. of teams | 4 |
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| Country | Japan |
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Most recent
champion(s) | Kyoto Flora |
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| Most titles | Aichi Dione (4) |
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| Official website | http://www.jwbl.jp/ |
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The Japan Women's Baseball League (Japanese: 日本女子プロ野球リーグ, Hepburn: Nihon Joshi Puro Yakyū Rīgu), formerly Girls Professional Baseball League until 2012, was the highest level of women's baseball in Japan.[1][2]
History
2019
On 26 August, it was announced that the league would suffer from severe contraction if new investors were not found and crowd number would not increase.[3] On 9 November, it was announced that over half of the league's players had been released ahead of the 2020 season.[4] In December 2021, the league announced it would shut down indefinitely.[5]
Teams
| Team | Location | Former names | Team color |
| Saitama Astraia | Saitama | East Astraia (2013–14) | |
| Aichi Dione | Aichi | Hyogo Swing Smileys (2010–12)
South Dione (2013–14)
Hyogo Dione (2015–17) | |
| Kyoto Flora | Kyoto | Kyoto Asto Dreams (2010–12)
West Flora (2013–14) | |
| Reia | Kyoto | Osaka Brabee Honeys (2012)
North Reia (2013–'14)
Tohoku Reia (2015) | |
VICTORIA SERIES | Team | Participation team | Team color |
| All West Japan | West Flora, South Dione | |
| All East Japan | East Astraia, North Reia | |
References
- ^ Krieger, Daniel (19 March 2012). "For Some Women, the Name of the Game Is Baseball". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "日本女子プロ野球リーグ JWBL". www.jwbl.jp. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "女子プロ野球機構が新規参入呼びかけ 太田幸司氏「死にものぐるいで存続考える」/デイリースポーツ online". Daily (in Japanese). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "選手の半分以上が退団、女子プロ野球リーグに一体何が？：朝日新聞デジタル". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ https://www.jwbl.jp
External links
- Japan Women's Baseball League's channel on YouTube
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- Southern League
- Texas League
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Asia | | China | |
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| Japan | | Major | |
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| Minor | - Eastern League
- Western League
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| Women's | - Japan Women's Baseball League
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Europe | | Italy and San Marino | |
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 Sports leagues in Japan |
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| Volleyball | - V.League
- V1 League
- V2 League
- V3 League
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| Professional sports | |
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| Women's sports | - Football
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