The 2012 Nadeshiko League season was won by INAC Kobe Leonessa, who went undefeated the whole season and defended their 2011 title.
Nadeshiko League (Division 1)
Result
League awards Best player PlayerClub Megumi Takase INAC Kobe Leonessa
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1 Megumi Takase INAC Kobe Leonessa 2 Asano Nagasato NTV Beleza 3 Shinobu Ono INAC Kobe Leonessa 4 Chinatsu Kira Urawa Reds Ladies 5 Nahomi Kawasumi INAC Kobe Leonessa 8 Marumi Yamazaki Albirex Niigata Ladies
Best eleven PosPlayerClub GK Miho Fukumoto Okayama Yunogo Belle DF Yukari Kinga INAC Kobe Leonessa Kyoko Yano Urawa Reds Ladies Azusa Iwashimizu NTV Beleza Asuna Tanaka INAC Kobe Leonessa MF Aya Miyama Okayama Yunogo Belle Ji So-Yun INAC Kobe Leonessa Homare Sawa INAC Kobe Leonessa FW Megumi Takase INAC Kobe Leonessa Nahomi Kawasumi INAC Kobe Leonessa Asano Nagasato NTV Beleza
Best young player PlayerClub Shiho Kohata Urawa Reds Ladies
Challenge League (Division 2) Result
Best Player: Minako Ito, Vegalta Sendai Ladies Top scorers: Ayaka Michigami, Tokiwagi Gakuen High School L.S.C.
Promotion/relegation series
Division 1 promotion/relegation series
F.C. Takahashi Kibi International University Charme Promoted for Division 1 in 2013 Season. AS Elfen Sayama F.C. Relegated to Division 2 in 2014 Season.
Division 2 Promotion series
Promotion games
ShimizuDaihachi Pleiades, Cerezo Osaka Ladies, HOYO Sukarabu F.C.Promoted for Division 2 in 2013 Season.
Repechage games
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Promoted for Division 2 in 2013 Season. Norddea Hokkaido, NGU Nagoya F.C. Ladies play to Division 2 promotion/relegation Series.
Division 2 promotion/relegation series
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies, Japan Soccer College Ladies stay Division 2 in 2013 Season
See also Empress's Cup
References
External links Nadeshiko League Official Site Season at soccerway.com