2021–22 WE League season

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WE LEAGUE
Season2021–22
Dates12 September 2021 – 21 May 2022
Matches played51
Goals scored110 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorerAkari Shiraki (MyNavi Sendai)
Ayaka Inoue (Omiya Ardija Ventus)
Yuika Sugasawa (Urawa Reds)
(5 goals)
(3 players)
Biggest home winINAC Kobe Leonessa 5–0 Omiya Ardija Ventus
(12 Sep)[1]
Biggest away winOmiya Ardija Ventus 1–4 Urawa Reds
(2 Oct)[2]
Highest scoringNojima Stella Kanagawa 2–4 Albirex Niigata
(20 Nov)[3]
(6 goals)
Longest winning run8 matches
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Longest winless run7 matches
AS Elfen Saitama
Longest losing run5 matches
AS Elfen Saitama
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(Formerly first tier Nadeshiko League)
→
All statistics correct as of 18 December 2021.

The 2021–22 WE LEAGUE, also known as the 2021–22 Yogibo WE LEAGUE (Japanese: 2021–22 Yogibo WEリーグ, Hepburn: 2021–22 Yogibo WE Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 1st season of the WE LEAGUE, the top Japanese women's professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2020. The league begun on 2 September 2021 and scheduled to the end on 21 May 2022.

Organisation[]

The WE LEAGUE is Japan's first fully professional women's soccer league, and 2021–22 is the WE LEAGUE's inaugural season.

Competition[]

Preseason[]

Preseason ran from 24 April 2021 to 19 June 2021 prior to the Tokyo Olympics. In the first preseason match, INAC Kobe Leonessa defeated AC Nagano Parceiro 3–0.[4]

Regular season[]

The regular season started on 12 September 2021[5] and finish on 21 May 2022.[6]

Clubs[]

Stadiums and locations[]

Personnel and kits[]

Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
MyNavi Sendai Japan Takeo Matsuda Japan Haruka Hamada X-girl Mynavi Corporation
Urawa Reds Japan Naoki Kusunose Japan Hanae Shibata Nike POLUS Co., Ltd.
Omiya Ardija Ventus Japan Takeyuki Okamoto Japan Saori Ariyoshi X-girl ahamo
AS Elfen Saitama Japan Etsuko Handa Japan Emi Yamamoto X-girl Chifure Holdings Co., Ltd.
JEF United Chiba Japan Shinji Sarusawa Japan Kanae Hayashi X-girl Yakult Honsha
Tokyo Verdy Beleza Japan Kazuhiko Takemoto Japan Risa Shimizu ATHLETA Task Force Co., Ltd.
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Japan Makoto Kitano Japan Arisa Matsubara X-girl Television Kanagawa
AC Nagano Parceiro Japan Tadashi Ogasahara Japan Kyoka Goshima X-girl Hokto
Albirex Niigata Japan Daisuke Muramatsu X-girl Kameda Seika
INAC Kobe Leonessa Japan Kei Hoshikawa Japan Emi Nakajima hummel Earth Corporation
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Japan Shin Nakamura Japan Yukari Kinga Nike EDION

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of
appointment

Foreign players[]

The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations, while the league itself subsidizes players from top-ranked FIFA countries.[7]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
MyNavi Sendai
Urawa Reds Colombia Ángela Clavijo
Omiya Ardija Ventus United States Grace Cutler
AS Elfen Saitama Philippines Sarina Bolden
JEF United Chiba Australia Alex Chidiac Philippines Quinley Quezada Chinese Taipei Cheng Ssu-yu
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Germany Cindy König Nigeria Uchechi Sunday
AC Nagano Parceiro
Albirex Niigata South Korea Lee Hyo-kyeong
INAC Kobe Leonessa South Korea Hwang Ah-hyeon Singapore Rosnani Azman
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 INAC Kobe Leonessa 9 8 1 0 16 1 +15 25 Qualification for the
2 MyNavi Sendai 9 4 4 1 12 5 +7 16
3 Urawa Reds 9 5 1 3 16 10 +6 16
4 JEF United Chiba 9 4 3 2 10 9 +1 15
5 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 9 4 2 3 12 5 +7 14
6 AC Nagano Parceiro 9 3 2 4 8 10 −2 11
7 Omiya Ardija Ventus 9 2 4 3 8 14 −6 10
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 9 2 3 4 9 13 −4 9
9 Albirex Niigata 9 2 2 5 9 15 −6 8
10 Nojima Stella Kanagawa 9 1 3 5 3 10 −7 6
11 AS Elfen Saitama 10 1 3 6 5 16 −11 6
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: WE LEAGUE (in English), WE LEAGUE Data Site (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results[]

Positions by round[]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
INAC Kobe Leonessa1411111111111
MyNavi Sendai5343323222
Urawa Reds4122234433
JEF United Chiba7610101075544
Tokyo Verdy Beleza8754442355
AC Nagano Parceiro3235795766
Omiya Ardija Ventus11119981010877
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina2577957688
Albirex Niigata986658910109
Nojima Stella Kanagawa59886689910
AS Elfen Saitama10101111111111111111
Leader and
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: WE LEAGUE (in English)

Results by round[]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
MyNavi SendaiDWDWDWWLD
Urawa RedsWWWWLLLWD
Omiya Ardija VentusLDDLWLWDDD
AS Elfen SaitamaLDLLLLLWDD
JEF United ChibaDLLDWWWWDD
Tokyo Verdy BelezaLDWWLWWLD
Nojima Stella KanagawaDLDWLDLLL
AC Nagano ParceiroWDDLLLWLW
Albirex NiigataLDWDLLLLW
INAC Kobe LeonessaWWWWWWWWD
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ReginaWLLDLWDLD
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2021. Source: WE LEAGUE (in English)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

All match results[]

Home \ Away MYN RED VEN ELF JEF BEL STE PAR ALB LEO REG
MyNavi Sendai 0–0[8] 1–1[9] 1–0[10] 0–0[11] 1–1[12]
Urawa Reds 3–1[13] 2–0[14] 2–0[15] 0–2[16] 1–2[17]
Omiya Ardija Ventus 1–4[2] 0–0[18] 1–3[19] 1–1[20] 4–1[21]
AS Elfen 0–3[22] 1–1[23] 1–0[24] 0–1[25] 0–3[2]
JEF United Chiba 2–1[26] 1–1[27] 1–1[28] 0–3[29] 2–0[30]
Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1–2[31] 0–0[32] 4–1[3] 2–0[33] 2–0[34]
Nojima Stella Kanagawa 0–1[35] 1–0[36] 0–0[37] 2–4[38]
AC Nagano Parceiro 0–2[39] 0–0[40] 0–2[41] 2–1[42]
Albirex Niigata 0–3[43] 2–1[44] 0–1[45] 1–3[46]
INAC Kobe Leonessa 5–0[1] 2–0[47] 1–0[48] 1–0[49] 1–0<[50]
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 0–2[51] 1–1[52] 0–0[53] 1–1[54]
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2021. Source: WE LEAGUE (in English)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics[]

As of 21 November 2021

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals[55][56]
1 Japan Akari Shiraki MyNavi Sendai 5
(3 players)
Japan Ayaka Inoue Omiya Ardija Ventus
Japan Yuika Sugasawa Urawa Reds
4 Japan Ayaka Michigami Albirex Niigata 4
(2 players)
Japan Haruka Osawa JEF United Chiba
6 Japan Chise Takizawa AC Nagano Parceiro 3
(6 players)
Japan Megumi Takase INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Yui Narumiya INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Natsuki Kishikawa JEF United Chiba
Japan Miyu Yakata MyNavi Sendai
Japan Rikako Kobayashi Tokyo Verdy Beleza

Pre-season matches[]

Overview[]

  • Title: 2021 WE LEAGUE pre-season match
  • Dates: 24 April – 19 June 2021
  • Rules and regulations: match duration 90 minutes（first haf, second harf 45 minutes each)
  • Number of matches: 6 rounds、22 matches
  • Official website: 2021 WE LEAGUE pre-season match (in Japanese)

Results[]

24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) Match 1 INAC Kobe Leonessa 3–0 AC Nagano Parceiro Japan Sakai, Osaka
13:00 UTC+9
  • Yui Narumiya 23', 41'
  • Fukina Mizuno 90+2'
 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)		 Stadium: Natural Grass Main Field S1
Attendance: 262
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) Match 2 Urawa Reds 1–1 MyNavi Sendai Japan Saitama, Saitama
14:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
25 April 2021 (2021-04-25) Match 3 Albirex Niigata 6–0 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Japan Niigata, Niigata
14:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)		 Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 678
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
29 April 2021 (2021-04-29) Match 4 JEF United Chiba 0–1 Omiya Ardija Ventus Japan Ichihara, Chiba
13:00 UTC+9 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
Attendance: 362
Referee: Miu Sone (Japan)
29 April 2021 (2021-04-29) Match 5 AC Nagano Parceiro 1–2 Albirex Niigata Japan Saku, Nagano
13:00 UTC+9
  • Hinako Murakami 73'
 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Saku Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 280
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro (Japan)
29 April 2021 (2021-04-29) Match 6 Nojima Stella Kanagawa 1–5 Urawa Reds Japan Sagamihara, Kanagawa
14:00 UTC+9
  • Minami Ishida 49'
 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium
Attendance: 485
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) Match 7 AS Elfen Saitama 0–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Japan Kumagaya, Saitama
14:00 UTC+9 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 991
Referee: Emi Chiba (Japan)
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) Match 8 AC Nagano Parceiro 1–0 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Japan Saku, Nagano
13:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)		 Stadium: Saku Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 277
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) Match 9 Omiya Ardija Ventus 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Japan Saitama, Saitama
14:00 UTC+9 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 2,834
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) Match 10 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 0–1 JEF United Chiba Japan Chōfu, Tokyo
14:00 UTC+9 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
  • Yuka Anzai 8'
 Stadium: AGF Field
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)
9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) Match 11 MyNavi Sendai 0–0 AS Elfen Saitama Japan Kakuda, Miyagi
13:00 UTC+9 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)		 Stadium: Kakuda athletic field
Attendance: 478
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) Match 12 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2–0 Urawa Reds Japan Kobe, Hyōgo
13:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe[59]
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)[59]
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) Match 13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 2–0 JEF United Chiba Japan Hiroshima, Hiroshima
13:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)		 Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1
Attendance: 1,075
Referee: Saki Nakamoto (Japan)
22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) Match 14 Omiya Ardija Ventus 0–4 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Japan Saitama, Saitama
14:00 UTC+9 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 2,856
Referee: Mariko Iwaki (Japan)
22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) Match 15 Albirex Niigata 3–1 AS Elfen Saitama Japan Niigata, Niigata
14:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 586
Referee: Saori Takahashi (Japan)
29 May 2021 (2021-05-29) Match 16 JEF United Chiba 1–2 MyNavi Sendai Japan Chiba, Chiba
12:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee: Minako Asakura (Japan)
29 May 2021 (2021-05-29) Match 17 Nojima Stella Kanagawa 0–1 Omiya Ardija Ventus Japan Sagamihara, Kanagawa
13:00 UTC+9 Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium
Attendance: 485
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)
29 May 2021 (2021-05-29) Match 18 Urawa Reds 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Japan Saitama, Saitama
14:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Junko Kirihara (Japan)
30 May 2021 (2021-05-30) Match 19 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 4–0 Albirex Niigata Japan Kita, Tokyo
14:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)		 Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,888
Referee: Mari Miyazaki (Japan)
5 June 2021 (2021-06-05) Match 20 MyNavi Sendai 2–1 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Japan Ishinomaki, Miyagi
13:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Ishinomaki football field
Attendance: 488
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
5 June 2021 (2021-06-05) Match 21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 0–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Japan Hiroshima, Hiroshima
14:00 UTC+9[60] Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
  • ? 64' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1
Attendance: 1,573
Referee: Michiko Fujita (Japan)
19 June 2021 (2021-06-19) Match 22 AS Elfen Saitama 1–2 AC Nagano Parceiro Japan Kumagaya, Saitama
14:00 UTC+9
Report
(WE LEAGUE)
(in Japanese and English)
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 701
Referee: Hisae Yoshizawa (Japan)

See also[]

National association
National league(s)
  • 2022 J1 League (Men's first tier)
  • 2022 Nadeshiko League (Women's second / third tier)
National cup(s)
National team(s)

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