The 2018 L. League season was the 30th edition of the league since its establishment. NTV Beleza were the defending champions, having won the Division 1 title in each of the previous three seasons.

L. League
Season2018
ChampionsNTV Beleza
2017
2019

Nadeshiko League Division 1

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The season began on 21 March 2018 and ended on 3 November 2018.[1]

Nadeshiko League Division 1
Season2018
ChampionsNTV Beleza
RelegatedCerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Matches played90
Goals scored243 (2.7 per match)
Biggest home winINAC Kobe 4–0 Nagano Parceiro
INAC Kobe 4–0 Cerezo Osaka
Biggest away winNittaidai 0–4 NTV Beleza
Highest scoringJEF United 3–4 Vegalta Sendai
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 25 March 2018.

Teams

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Team Location 2017 position
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies Nagano 6th
Albirex Niigata Ladies Niigata 5th
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies Osaka 2nd in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
INAC Kobe Leonessa Kobe 2nd
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies Ichihara 7th
Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama Yokohama 1st in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)
NTV Beleza Inagi 1st
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Sagamihara 8th
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Saitama 3rd
Vegalta Sendai Ladies Sendai 4th

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NTV Beleza (C) 18 14 3 1 38 6 +32 45 Qualification to 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2 INAC Kobe Leonessa 18 12 4 2 45 11 +34 40
3 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 18 9 3 6 29 24 +5 30
4 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 18 9 2 7 22 20 +2 29
5 Albirex Niigata Ladies 18 8 3 7 20 22 −2 27
6 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 18 5 8 5 19 19 0 23
7 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 18 6 4 8 22 27 −5 22
8 Vegalta Sendai Ladies 18 4 3 11 17 39 −22 15
9 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 18 3 4 11 14 33 −19 13 Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
10 Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (R) 18 2 2 14 17 42 −25 8 Relegated to Division 2
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Nadeshiko League Division 2

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The season began on 21 March 2018 and ended on 28 October 2018.[3]

Nadeshiko League Div.2 (Division 2)
Season2018
ChampionsIga FC Kunoichi
PromotedIga FC Kunoichi
RelegatedOkayama Yunogo Belle
Matches played90
Goals scored222 (2.47 per match)
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2018.

Teams

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Team Location 2017 position
AS Harima ALBION Himeji 7th
Bunnys Kyoto SC Kyoto 1st in Challenge League West (promoted)
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Saitama 9th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Ehime FC Ladies Matsuyama 3rd
Iga FC Kunoichi Iga 10th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)
Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls Yokohama 5th
Okayama Yunogo Belle Mimasaka 8th
Orca Kamogawa FC Kamogawa 4th
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita Iwata 2nd in Challenge League West (promoted)
Sfida Setagaya FC Setagaya 6th

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Iga FC Kunoichi 18 14 2 2 29 6 +23 44 Promoted to Division 1
2 Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls 18 9 4 5 32 24 +8 31 Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
3 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 18 8 6 4 27 21 +6 30
4 Orca Kamogawa FC 18 8 4 6 26 24 +2 28
5 AS Harima ALBION 18 7 4 7 20 19 +1 25
6 Ehime FC Ladies 18 5 8 5 21 21 0 23
7 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita 18 4 9 5 20 23 −3 21
8 Sfida Setagaya FC 18 5 3 10 20 28 −8 18
9 Bunnys Kyoto SC 18 3 5 10 11 27 −16 14 Division 2 promotion/relegation Series
10 Okayama Yunogo Belle 18 2 5 11 16 29 −13 11 Relegated to Division 3
Source: [4]

Challenge League (Division 3)

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Challenge League (Division 3)
Season2018
Matches played108
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 18 March 2018.

Teams

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East

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Team Location 2017 Challenge League East position 2017 overall position
FC Jumonji Ventus Niiza 1st 4th
Niigata University of Health and Welfare LSC Niigata 4th 8th
Norddea Hokkaido Sapporo 5th 11th
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC Sendai 3rd 6th
Tsukuba FC Ladies Tsukuba 6th 12th
Yamato Sylphid Yamato 2nd 3rd

West

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Team Location 2017 Challenge League West position 2017 overall position
Angeviolet Hiroshima Hiroshima 4th 5th
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Girls Osaka 1st in Challenge League replacement game (promoted)
FC Kibi International University Charme Takahashi 9th in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (relegated)
JFA Academy Fukushima LSC Gotemba 5th 9th
Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki Takatsuki 10th in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (relegated)
NGU Loveledge Nagoya Nagoya 3rd 7th

References

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  1. ^ "Nadeshiko League 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Nadeshiko League 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Nadeshiko League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Nadeshiko League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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