The 2019 Nadeshiko League was the 31st season of Japan's women's association football highest division league.
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.
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 Location2018 positionAC Nagano Parceiro Ladies Nagano 7thAlbirex Niigata Ladies Niigata 5thIga FC Kunoichi Iga, Mie 1st in Nadeshiko League Division 2 (promoted)INAC Kobe Leonessa Kobe 2ndJEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies Ichihara 6thNittaidai Yokohama 9th (Play-off winner)NTV Beleza Inagi 1stNojima Stella Sagamihara 3rdUrawa Red Diamonds Ladies Saitama 4thVegalta Sendai Ladies Sendai 8th
Location of teams
League table
Results
Statistics
Topscorers Updated to matches played on 3 November 2020 RankPlayerClubGoals1 Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza202 Yuika Sugasawa Urawa Reds113 Riko Ueki NTV Beleza84 Rikako Kobayashi NTV Beleza7 Mai Kyōkawa INAC Kobe Leonessa6 Manami Nakano Nojima Stella6 Ami Sugita Iga Kunoichi
Awards AwardWinnerBest Player Award (MVP) Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza Top Scorer Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza Best Young Player Satsuki Miura INAC Kobe Leonessa
Best XI PosPlayerClub GK Ayaka YamashitaNTV Beleza DF Mayo DokoNTV Beleza Moeka MinamiUrawa Reds Risa ShimizuNTV Beleza Narumi MiuraNTV Beleza MF Hina SugitaINAC Kobe Leonessa Emi NakajimaINAC Kobe Leonessa Yui HasegawaNTV Beleza FW Yuka MomikiNTV Beleza Mina TanakaNTV Beleza Yuika SugasawaUrawa Reds
References
External links Nadeshiko League 2019 at Soccerway