2019 Nadeshiko League

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

2019 Nadeshiko League

Season	2019
Dates	21 March 2019 – 3 November 2019
Champions	NTV Beleza (14th and 5th consecutive title)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	241 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mina Tanaka (20 goals)
Biggest home win	NTV Beleza 11–0 Nittaidai (2 March 2019)
Biggest away win	Nittaidai 1–6 NTV Beleza (14 October 2019) Nojima Stella 0–5 NTV Beleza (16 September 2019)
Highest scoring	NTV Beleza 11–0 Nittaidai (2 March 2019)
← 2018 2020 → All statistics correct as of 17 November 2019.

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

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

Awards

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

Best XI

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