Japan - L1 League - Dames

The Japan Women's Football League, or the L. League, was founded in 1989. From 1993 to 1999 it adopted an Apertura and Clausura system, similar to the J. League system of that era. From 2000 to 2003 the clubs were divided into East and West groups and then the top clubs of each would go into a championship group, with the bottom clubs in a relegation group. In 2004 the single-table format was brought back. Teams from this early era would host annual training camps to build skills and relationships with international women's football clubs, such as those in the United States and Australia.

In 2004 the L. League acquired the nickname the Nadeshiko League. Nadeshiko is the name of the dianthus flower and was chosen from suggestions by fans, signifying an ideal of a dutiful Japanese woman.

In the 2004 season, the L. League added a second division, and until 2009 the league operated in the same way as the old Japan Soccer League for men where the bottom club in the second division playing off against a regional league playoff winner. In 2010, the second division was divided into east and west groups of six teams each; the winners of each group were promoted to the first division.

After Japan's World Cup win in 2011, the L. League saw an upsurge in popularity. In 2015, the league added a third division called the Nadeshiko Challenge League (チャレンジリーグ, Charenji Rīgu) was added, and the first and second divisions now had 10 teams each.

In 2020, the Japan Football Association announced that the newly established WE League will become the top level for women's football in Japan in 2021. The Nadeshiko League would then become the second to fourth levels of the Japanese women's football pyramid. After many top teams left for the WE League, the Nadeshiko League abolished the third division in 2021.

Date	R	Thuis v Uit	-
09/14 04:00	18	Loveledge Nagoya - Dames v Setagaya Sfida - Dames	View
09/14 05:00	18	Shizuoka Sangyo University - Dames v Nittaidai FC - Dames	View
09/15 04:00	18	Iga FC Kunoichi - Dames v Speranza Takatsuki - Dames	View
09/15 04:00	18	AS Harima Albion - Dames v Ehime FC - Dames	View
09/16 04:00	18	Viamaterasu Miyazaki - Dames v Gunma FC White Star - Dames	View
09/16 06:00	18	Yokohama FC Seagulls - Dames v Orca Kamogawa FC - Dames	View
09/28 06:00	19	Yokohama FC Seagulls - Dames v Ehime FC - Dames	View
09/28 06:00	19	Gunma FC White Star - Dames v AS Harima Albion - Dames	View
09/29 04:00	19	Shizuoka Sangyo University - Dames v Iga FC Kunoichi - Dames	View
09/29 04:00	19	Speranza Takatsuki - Dames v Setagaya Sfida - Dames	View
09/29 04:00	19	Nittaidai FC - Dames v Viamaterasu Miyazaki - Dames	View
09/29 05:00	19	Orca Kamogawa FC - Dames v Loveledge Nagoya - Dames	View
10/05 04:00	20	Loveledge Nagoya - Dames v Yokohama FC Seagulls - Dames	View
10/05 04:00	20	Setagaya Sfida - Dames v Shizuoka Sangyo University - Dames	View
10/06 04:00	20	Orca Kamogawa FC - Dames v Speranza Takatsuki - Dames	View
10/06 04:00	20	AS Harima Albion - Dames v Nittaidai FC - Dames	View
10/06 04:00	20	Ehime FC - Dames v Gunma FC White Star - Dames	View
10/06 04:00	20	Iga FC Kunoichi - Dames v Viamaterasu Miyazaki - Dames	View
10/12 04:00	21	Speranza Takatsuki - Dames v Loveledge Nagoya - Dames	View
10/12 04:00	21	Ehime FC - Dames v Nittaidai FC - Dames	View
10/12 04:00	21	Shizuoka Sangyo University - Dames v Yokohama FC Seagulls - Dames	View
10/13 03:00	21	AS Harima Albion - Dames v Setagaya Sfida - Dames	View
10/13 04:00	21	Gunma FC White Star - Dames v Iga FC Kunoichi - Dames	View
10/13 04:00	21	Viamaterasu Miyazaki - Dames v Orca Kamogawa FC - Dames	View
10/20 04:00	22	Orca Kamogawa FC - Dames v Shizuoka Sangyo University - Dames	View
10/20 04:00	22	Loveledge Nagoya - Dames v Ehime FC - Dames	View
10/20 04:00	22	Iga FC Kunoichi - Dames v AS Harima Albion - Dames	View
10/20 04:00	22	Nittaidai FC - Dames v Gunma FC White Star - Dames	View
10/20 04:00	22	Yokohama FC Seagulls - Dames v Speranza Takatsuki - Dames	View
10/20 04:00	22	Setagaya Sfida - Dames v Viamaterasu Miyazaki - Dames	View

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