INAC Kobe Leonessa

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INAC Kobe Leonessa
INAC神戸レオネッサ

Full name	International Athletic Club Kobe Leonessa
Founded	2001; 21 years ago (2001)
Ground	Noevir Stadium Kobe
Capacity	30,132
Head coach	Kei Hoshikawa
League	WE League
2020	Nadeshiko Div.1, 2nd of 10 (runners-up)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

INAC Kobe is a Japanese football club from Kobe, founded in 2001.^[1] INAC stands for International Athletic Club while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian.

In 2006 INAC Leonessa was promoted to the Nadeshiko.League, where it has played since 2020. In 2021 they are playing in WE League. The 2008 season marked a great leap for the team as it was the runner-up both in the Nadeshiko.League and the All Japan Women's Football Championship. 2010 saw INAC lift its first title as they beat Urawa Red Diamonds in the final of the All Japan Women's Football Championship through a penalty shootout, and in 2011, coinciding with the club's 10th anniversary, the team won the double Nadeshiko.League – All Japan Women's Football Championship.^[2]

Leonessa's 2011 squad included seven champions of the 2011 World Cup: Ayumi Kaihori, Yukari Kinga, Nahomi Kawasumi, Shinobu Ohno, Homare Sawa, Megumi Takase and Asuna Tanaka.

History[]

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Colours and badge[]

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Stadium[]

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Supporters[]

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Current squad[]

As of 3 September 2021^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN 2 DF  JPN Miyabi Moriya 4 DF  JPN 5 DF  JPN Shiori Miyake 6 MF  JPN Miki Ito 7 MF  JPN Emi Nakajima (captain) 8 MF  JPN Moeno Sakaguchi 9 FW  JPN Mina Tanaka 10 MF  JPN Hina Sugita (co-vice-captain) 11 FW  JPN Megumi Takase (co-vice-captain) 14 FW  JPN 15 DF  JPN Hisui Haza 16 DF  JPN Ayaka Nishikawa 17 MF  JPN Yui Narumiya 18 GK  JPN Ayaka Yamashita

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  JPN Akari Takeshige 20 DF  JPN Ibuki Nagae 22 MF  JPN Maria Kikuchi 23 FW  JPN Maika Hamano 24 MF  JPN Fukina Mizuno 26 MF  JPN Suzu Amano 27 FW  KOR Hwang Ah-hyeon 28 DF  SIN Rosnani Azman 30 MF  JPN Michi Goto 31 GK  JPN 32 MF  JPN 33 MF  JPN 34 DF  JPN 35 FW  JPN

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

• Nadeshiko.League Division 1
  • Champions (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Runners-up (5): 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
• Empress's Cup
  • Champions (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
  • Runners-up (2): 2008, 2018
• Nadeshiko League Cup
  • Champions (1): 2013
  • Runners-up (3): 2012, 2018, 2019

International competitions[]

• Japan/Korea Women's League Championship
  • Champions (1): 2012
• International Women's Club Championship
  • Champions (1): 2013
  • Runners-up (1): 2012

Records[]

Season	Domestic League				Empress's Cup	Nadeshiko League Cup	League Note
	League	Level	Place	Tms.
2002	Kansai Div.3	4	1st		DNQ	-
2003	Kansai Div.2	3	1st	8	DNQ	-
2004	Kansai Div.1		1st	8	2nd Stage	-	Promoted for L.League
2005	L2	2	1st	7	Quarter-finals	-	Promoted for Div.1
2006	Nadeshiko Div.1	1	5th	8	Quarter-finals	-	1st Stage : 8th
2007			4th	8	Semi-finals	Semi-finals
2008			2nd	8	Runners-up	-
2009			4th	8	Semi-finals	-
2010	Nadeshiko		4th	10	Champion	Semi-finals
2011			1st	9	Champion	-
2012			1st	10	Champion	Runners-up
2013			1st	10	Champion	Winner
2014			6th	10	Quarter-finals	-	1st Stage : 5th
2015	Nadeshiko Div.1		3rd	10	Champion	-	1st Stage : 2nd
2016			2nd	10	Champion	Group stage
2017			2nd	10	3rd Stage	Semi-finals
2018			2nd	10	Runners-up	Runners-up
2019			3rd	10	Semi-finals	Runners-up
2020			2nd	10	Quarter-finals	-
2021	WE League			11	4th Stage	-

Footer sections[]

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Transition of team name[]

• INAC Leonessa: 2001–2008
• INAC Kobe Leonessa: 2009–present

See also[]

• WE League

References[]

External links[]

• (in Japanese) INAC Kobe Leonessa official website
• Japanese Club Teams