2019 Nadeshiko League
Season2019
Dates21 March 2019 – 3 November 2019
ChampionsNTV Beleza
(14th and 5th consecutive title)
Matches played90
Goals scored241 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerMina Tanaka (20 goals)
Biggest home winNTV Beleza 11–0 Nittaidai (2 March 2019)
Biggest away winNittaidai 1–6 NTV Beleza (14 October 2019)

Nojima Stella 0–5 NTV Beleza (16 September 2019)
Highest scoringNTV Beleza 11–0 Nittaidai (2 March 2019)
← 2018
2020 →
All statistics correct as of 17 November 2019.

The 2019 Nadeshiko League was the 31st season of Japan's women's association football highest division league.

Nadeshiko League Division 1

The season started on 21 March 2019 and was completed on 3 November 2019 with the play-offs on 10 November 2019 and 16 November 2019. NTV Beleza won their 14th and their 5th consecutive title.[1]

Teams

10 teams contested the league, nine teams from the previous season and one promoted team, Iga FC Kunoichi. Nittaidai was able to defeat Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls at the play-offs and thus remained in the league.

Team Location 2018 position
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies Nagano 7th
Albirex Niigata Ladies Niigata 5th
Iga FC Kunoichi Iga, Mie 1st in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
INAC Kobe Leonessa Kobe 2nd
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies Ichihara 6th
Nittaidai Yokohama 9th (Play-off winner)
NTV Beleza Inagi 1st
Nojima Stella Sagamihara 3rd
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Saitama 4th
Vegalta Sendai Ladies Sendai 8th

Location of teams

2019 Nadeshiko League is located in Japan
Beleza
Leonessa
Diamonds
Albirex
Iga FC
Vegalta Sendai
Stella
JEF United
Nagano
Nittaidai
Locations of 2019 Nadeshiko League Division 1 teams

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NTV Beleza 18 13 3 2 59 17 +42 42 League Winner
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 13 0 5 37 16 +21 39
3 INAC Kobe Leonessa 18 9 4 5 28 17 +11 31
4 Iga Kunoichi 18 7 6 5 21 17 +4 27
5 JEF United Chiba 18 7 5 6 18 19 −1 26
6 Albirex Niigata 18 6 6 6 17 19 −2 24
7 Nojima Stella 18 6 1 11 15 29 −14 19
8 Mynavi Vegalta Sendai 18 4 4 10 15 29 −14 16
9 AC Nagano Parceiro 18 4 3 11 15 26 −11 15 To Relegation play-offs
10 Nittaidai 18 4 2 12 16 52 −36 14 Relegation to 2020 Nadeshiko League Division 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

Results

Home \ Away ALB NIT NAG INA IGA JEF NTV NOJ URA VEG
Albirex Niigata — 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 4–1
Nittaidai 1–0 — 0–3 1–4 2–0 0–2 1–6 2–4 1–5 1–3
Nagano Parceiro 0–1 2–3 — 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1
INAC Kobe 5–2 2–1 4–0 — 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2
Iga Kunoichi 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–3 — 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1
JEF United 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 — 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–0
NTV Beleza 3–1 11–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 — 4–2 2–3 3–0
Nojima Stella 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–5 — 1–4 1–0
Urawa Red 2–0 6–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 — 2–0
Vegalta Sendai 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Topscorers

Updated to matches played on 3 November 2020

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Japan Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza 20
2 Japan Yuika Sugasawa Urawa Reds 11
3 Japan Riko Ueki NTV Beleza 8
4 Japan Rikako Kobayashi NTV Beleza 7
Japan Mai Kyōkawa INAC Kobe Leonessa
6 Japan Manami Nakano Nojima Stella 6
Japan Ami Sugita Iga Kunoichi

Awards

Award Winner
Best Player Award (MVP) Japan Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza
Top Scorer Japan Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza
Best Young Player Japan Satsuki Miura INAC Kobe Leonessa

Best XI

Pos Player Club
GK Japan Ayaka Yamashita NTV Beleza
DF Japan Mayo Doko NTV Beleza
Japan Moeka Minami Urawa Reds
Japan Risa Shimizu NTV Beleza
Japan Narumi Miura NTV Beleza
MF Japan Hina Sugita INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Emi Nakajima INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Yui Hasegawa NTV Beleza
FW Japan Yuka Momiki NTV Beleza
Japan Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza
Japan Yuika Sugasawa Urawa Reds

References

  1. ^ "Nadeshiko League 1". Women's Soccer United. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

External links

Nadeshiko League seasons
2019 in Japanese football
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