Japan - List of Women Champions


 
All Japan Women's Football Championship

Played in a knock-out tournament, aka Empress Cup.
See below for the league championship, first held 1989/90.

Ed. Season  Champions

 1  1979/80 FC Jinnan                         2-1 Takatsuki FC Ladies 
 2  1980/81 Shimizu Dai-hachi SC              2-0 FC Jinnan
 3  1981/82 Shimizu Dai-hachi SC              6-0 FC PAF
 4  1982/83 Shimizu Dai-hachi SC              6-0 FC Jinnan
 5  1983/84 Shimizu Dai-hachi SC              2-0 Takatsuki FC Ladies 
 6  1984/85 Shimizu Dai-hachi SC              4-0 Takatsuki FC Ladies 
 7  1985/86 Shimizu Dai-hachi SC              5-1 Takatsuki FC Ladies 
 8  1986/87 Shimizu Dai-hachi SC              1-0 Yomiuri 
 9  1987/88 Yomiuri                           2-0 Shimizu Dai-hachi SC
10  1988/89 Yomiuri                           2-0 Takatsuki FC Ladies 
11  1989/90 Takatsuki FC Ladies               1-0 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
12  1990/91 Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies  3-3 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies  [4-1 pen]   
13  1991/92 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies   3-1 Yomiuri Beleza                   [aet]
14  1992/93 Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies  1-0 Yomiuri Beleza
15  1993/94 Yomiuri Beleza                    2-0 Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
16  1994/95 Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi           4-1 Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies 
17  1995/96 Fujita SC Mercury                 3-2 Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
18  1996/97 Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies  3-0 Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
19  1997/98 Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza              1-0 Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
20  1998/99 Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi           1-0 Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies
21  1999/00 Tasaki Perule FC                  0-0 Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi          [4-2 pen]
22  2000/01 Ni-tele Beleza                    2-1 Tasaki Perule FC   
23  2001/02 Iga FC Ku-No-Ichi                 2-1 Tasaki Perule FC                 [aet]
24  2002/03 Tasaki Perule FC                  1-0 Ni-tele Beleza  
25  2003/04 Tasaki Perule FC                  2-2 Ni-tele Beleza                   [5-3 pen]
26  2004/05 NTV Beleza                        3-1 Saitama Reinas FC
27  2005/06 NTV Beleza                        4-1 Tasaki Perule FC
28  2006/07 Tasaki Perule FC                  2-0 Okayama Yunogo Belle 
29  2007/08 NTV Beleza                        2-0 Tasaki Perule FC 
30  2008/09 NTV Beleza                        4-1 INAC Kobe Leonessa
31  2009/10 NTV Beleza                        2-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
32  2010/11 INAC Kobe Leonessa                1-1 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies        [3-2 pen]
33  2011/12 INAC Kobe Leonessa                3-0 Albirex Niigata Ladies        
34  2012/13 INAC Kobe Leonessa                1-0 JEF United Chiba Ladies 
35  2013/14 INAC Kobe Leonessa                2-2 Albirex Niigata Ladies           [4-3 pen]
36  2014/15 NTV Beleza                        1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
37  2015/16 INAC Kobe Leonessa                1-0 Albirex Niigata Ladies
38  2016/17 INAC Kobe Leonessa                0-0 Albirex Niigata Ladies           [5-4 pen]
39  2017/18 NTV Beleza                        3-0 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
40  2018/19 NTV Beleza                        4-2 INAC Kobe Leonessa               [aet]
41  2019/20 NTV Beleza                        1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
42  2020/21 NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza            4-3 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
43  2021/22 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies         1-0 JEF United Chiba Ladies 

Number of Wins (43)

15 NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (includes Yomiuri, Yomiuri-Seiyu, Ni-tele;
                           team of Nippon Television Network Corporation)

 8 Shimizu Dai-hachi SC (includes Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies)   

 6 INAC Kobe Leonessa   

 4 Tasaki Perule FC

 3 Iga FC Ku-No-Ichi (includes Prima Ham)
 3 Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies

 1 Fujita SC Mercury
 1 FC Jinnan
 1 Takatsuki FC Ladies (now Speranza FC Takatsuki)
 1 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies


Japan Women's Football League

Ed. Season  Champions                            Runners-Up
 1  1989/90 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies      Yomiuri Beleza
 2  1990/91 Yomiuri Beleza                       Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
 3  1991/92 Yomiuri Beleza                       Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
 4  1992    Yomiuri Beleza                       Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
 5  1993    Yomiuri Beleza                   4-2 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
 6  1994    Matsushita Panasonic Bambina LSC 1-0 Yomiuri Beleza  
 7  1995    Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi              Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies
 8  1996    Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies     Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
 9  1997    Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies 2-1 Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 
10  1998    Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies     Yomiuri Beleza 
11  1999    Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi          3-1 NTV Beleza
12  2000    Ni-tele Beleza                       Iga FC Ku-No-Ichi
13  2001    Ni-tele Beleza                       Tasaki Perule FC
14  2002    Ni-tele Beleza                       Tasaki Perule FC
15  2003    Tasaki Perule FC                     Ni-tele Beleza
16  2004    Saitama Reinas FC                    NTV Beleza    
17  2005    NTV Beleza                           Tasaki Perule FC    
18  2006    NTV Beleza                           Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies   
19  2007    NTV Beleza                           Tasaki Perule FC    
20  2008    NTV Beleza                           INAC Leonessa     
21  2009    Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies            NTV Beleza     
22  2010    NTV Beleza                           Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies   
23  2011    INAC Kobe Leonessa                   NTV Beleza  
24  2012    INAC Kobe Leonessa                   NTV Beleza  
25  2013    INAC Kobe Leonessa                   NTV Beleza  
26  2014    Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies            NTV Beleza  
27  2015    NTV Beleza                           Vegalta Sendai Ladies     
28  2016    NTV Beleza                           INAC Kobe Leonessa   
29  2017    NTV Beleza                           INAC Kobe Leonessa   
30  2018    NTV Beleza                           INAC Kobe Leonessa   
31  2019    NTV Beleza                           Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies   
32  2020    Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies            INAC Kobe Leonessa
NB: in 2021 the Nadeshiko league was replaced as top level league by the
    new WE League.

Number of Wins [32; runners-up finishes between square brackets]

17 [12] NTV Beleza (includes Yomiuri, Yomiuri-Seiyu, Ni-tele Beleza)

 3 [ 5] INAC Kobe Leonessa (includes INAC Leonessa)    
 3 [ 3] Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies    
 3 [ 1] Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies 

 2 [ 2] Iga FC Ku-No-Ichi (includes Prima Ham)

 1 [ 4] Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies (now Shimizu Dai-hachi SC)
 1 [ 4] Tasaki Perule FC
 1      Matsushita Panasonic Bambina LSC (now Speranza FC Takatsuki)
 1      Saitama Reinas FC (now Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies)  

   [ 1] Vegalta Sendai Ladies 


Japan Women's Football League

Ed. Season  Champions                            Runners-Up
 1  2021/22 INAC Kobe Leonessa                   Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies   

Number of Wins [1; runners-up finishes between square brackets]

 1      INAC Kobe Leonessa (includes INAC Leonessa)    
   [ 1] Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies    


Overall Number of League Wins [33; runners-up finishes between square brackets]

17 [12] NTV Beleza (includes Yomiuri, Yomiuri-Seiyu, Ni-tele Beleza)

 4 [ 5] INAC Kobe Leonessa (includes INAC Leonessa)   
 
 3 [ 4] Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies    
 3 [ 1] Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies 

 2 [ 2] Iga FC Ku-No-Ichi (includes Prima Ham)

 1 [ 4] Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies (now Shimizu Dai-hachi SC)
 1 [ 4] Tasaki Perule FC
 1      Matsushita Panasonic Bambina LSC (now Speranza FC Takatsuki)
 1      Saitama Reinas FC (now Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies)  

   [ 1] Vegalta Sendai Ladies 



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