Nadeshiko League Cup

Football tournament

Nadeshiko League Cup
2019 Nadeshiko League Cup

The Nadeshiko League Cup (Japanese: なでしこリーグカップ) is a cup competition for women's football clubs in Japan.^[1] The competition began as the L.League Cup in 1996 and it was abolished after the 1999 edition. It reappeared on the occasion of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, under the name Nadeshiko League Cup.^[2] The WE League, a professional women's football league, was launched in 2021, and the Nadeshiko League Cup ended in 2020.

Results

Season	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Semi-finals
L.League Cup
1996	Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza	0–0 (4–3 pen.)	Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi	Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies	Matsushita Denki Panasonic Bambina
1997	Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi	3–0	Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza	Matsushita Denki Panasonic Bambina	Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
1998	Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi	2–1	Matsushita Denki Panasonic Bambina	Yomiuri Beleza	OKI F.C. Winds
1999	NTV Beleza	2–0	Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi	OKI F.C. Winds	Tasaki Perule F.C.
Nadeshiko League Cup
2007	NTV Beleza	2–1	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	INAC Leonessa	TEPCO Mareeze
2010	NTV Beleza	3–2	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	INAC Kobe Leonessa	TEPCO Mareeze
2012	NTV Beleza	3–2	INAC Kobe Leonessa	Iga F.C. Kunoichi	Albirex Niigata Ladies
2013	INAC Kobe Leonessa	3–1	Okayama Yunogo Belle	NTV Beleza	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
2016	NTV Beleza (Division 1)	4–0	JEF United Chiba Ladies	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies
2016	AS Harima Albion (Division 2)	2–0	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
2017	JEF United Chiba Ladies (Division 1)	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	NTV Beleza	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2017	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (Division 2)	1–1 (5–4 pen.)	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama	Sfida Setagaya FC	Okayama Yunogo Belle
2018	NTV Beleza (Division 1)	1–0	INAC Kobe Leonessa	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies
2018	Iga FC Kunoichi (Division 2)	4–1	Sfida Setagaya FC	Okayama Yunogo Belle	Orca Kamogawa FC
2019	NTV Beleza (Division 1)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	INAC Kobe Leonessa	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
2019	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (Division 2)	2–1	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama	NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls	AS Harima Albion
2020	Cancelled
2021	Not Held

References

^ "The L. League – Soccer Souls of the Nadeshiko Japan". Soccer Politics / The Politics of Football. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ Hays, Jeffrey. "NADESHIKO JAPAN AND JAPANESE WOMEN'S SOCCER | Facts and Details". factsanddetails.com. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

External links

Nadeshiko League Official site

Football in Japan

By prefecture (Tokyo, Osaka), city

National association

Japan Football Association

National teams
(2024)

Men	Japan results players managers B U-23 results players managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer FIFAe
Women	Japan results players managers B U-23 results players managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer

Leagues
(2024)

Men	J.League J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League All-Japan Regional Leagues
Women	WE League Nadeshiko League Division 1 Division 2 All-Japan

Cups
(2024)

Men	Emperor's Cup YBC Levain Cup Fujifilm Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup WE League Cup

International cups

Men	Kirin Cup Soccer (Senior) Kirin Challenge Cup (Senior / U-23) SBS Cup (U-18) Ibaraki Next Generation Cup (U-18) International Youth Soccer in Niigata (U-17) U-16 International Dream Cup
Women	MS&AD Cup (Senior) JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup

Culture

Historical matches	Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Anime and Manga	Aoashi Blue Lock Captain Tsubasa Days Giant Killing Inazuma Eleven
Rivalries	National teams Japan–South Korea Australia–Japan China–Japan North Korea–Japan

v t e Nadeshiko League Cup
Seasons	1996 1997 1998 1999 2007 2010 2012 2013 2016 2017 2018 2019
Finals	1996 1997 1998 1999 2007 2010 2012 2013 2016 2017 2018 2019

v t e National football league cups
Current	Algeria Argentina (LPF) Bolivia England men women Egypt Finland Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Israel Japan men women Jordan Kuwait Lebanon (Federation Cup) Malaysia Northern Ireland Oman Philippines Portugal Qatar Republic of Ireland Scotland men women South Africa Thailand Trinidad and Tobago United Arab Emirates United States (USL) Wales
Defunct	Argentina (SAF) Belgium China Denmark Egypt (EFA) France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Japan men women Korea Republic Latvia Lebanon Elite Cup Challenge Cup Philippines (UFL) Poland Portugal Taça Ribeiro dos Reis Taça FPF Romania Russia Singapore Soviet Union Spain Switzerland Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United States (women) (now a supercup)