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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