The 2018 L. League season was the 30th edition of the league since its establishment. NTV Beleza were the defending champions, having won the Division 1 title in each of the previous three seasons.
Nadeshiko League Division 1 The season began on 21 March 2018 and ended on 3 November 2018.
Teams Team Location2017 positionAC Nagano Parceiro Ladies Nagano 6thAlbirex Niigata Ladies Niigata 5thCerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies Osaka 2nd in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)INAC Kobe Leonessa Kobe 2ndJEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies Ichihara 7thNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama Yokohama 1st in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)NTV Beleza Inagi 1stNojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Sagamihara 8thUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies Saitama 3rdVegalta Sendai Ladies Sendai 4th
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Nadeshiko League Division 2 The season began on 21 March 2018 and ended on 28 October 2018.
Teams Team Location2017 positionAS Harima ALBION Himeji 7thBunnys Kyoto SC Kyoto 1st in Challenge League West (promoted)Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Saitama 9th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)Ehime FC Ladies Matsuyama 3rdIga FC Kunoichi Iga 10th in Nadeshiko League Division 1 (relegated)Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls Yokohama 5thOkayama Yunogo Belle Mimasaka 8thOrca Kamogawa FC Kamogawa 4thShizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita Iwata 2nd in Challenge League West (promoted)Sfida Setagaya FC Setagaya 6th
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Challenge League (Division 3)
Teams East Team Location2017 Challenge League East position2017 overall positionFC Jumonji Ventus Niiza 1st 4thNiigata University of Health and Welfare LSC Niigata 4th 8thNorddea Hokkaido Sapporo 5th 11thTokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC Sendai 3rd 6thTsukuba FC Ladies Tsukuba 6th 12thYamato Sylphid Yamato 2nd 3rd
West Team Location2017 Challenge League West position2017 overall positionAngeviolet Hiroshima Hiroshima 4th 5thCerezo Osaka Sakai Girls Osaka 1st in Challenge League replacement game (promoted)FC Kibi International University Charme Takahashi 9th in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (relegated)JFA Academy Fukushima LSC Gotemba 5th 9thKonomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki Takatsuki 10th in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (relegated)NGU Loveledge Nagoya Nagoya 3rd 7th
References
External links Japan Women's Football League official website