2021–22 WE League season

The 2021–22 WE League, also known as the 2021–22 Yogibo WE League (Japanese: 2021–22 Yogibo WEリーグ, Hepburn: 2021–22 Yogibo WE Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 1st season of the WE League, the top Japanese women's professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2020. The league began on 2 September 2021 and ended on 21 May 2022.

Organisation The WE League is Japan's first fully professional women's soccer league, and 2021–22 is the WE League's inaugural season.

Competition Preseason Preseason ran from 24 April 2021 to 19 June 2021 prior to the Tokyo Olympics. In the first preseason match, INAC Kobe Leonessa defeated AC Nagano Parceiro 3–0.

Regular season The regular season started on 12 September 2021 and finished on 21 May 2022.

Clubs Stadiums and locations

Club Stadium CapacityMyNavi Sendai Yurtec Stadium Sendai 19,694 Q&A Stadium Miyagi 49,133 Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Komaba Stadium 21,500 Omiya Ardija Ventus NACK5 Stadium Omiya 15,500 AS Elfen Saitama Kumagaya Athletic Stadium 15,392JEF United Chiba Fukuda Denshi Arena 19,781 ZA Oripri Stadium 14,051 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka 7,258 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Gion Stadium 15,300 AC Nagano Parceiro Nagano U Stadium 15,491Albirex Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium 42,300 Niigata Athletic Stadium 18,671 INAC Kobe Leonessa Noevir Stadium Kobe 30,132 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium 6,000

Personnel and kits Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor MyNavi Sendai X-girl Mynavi Corporation Urawa Red Diamonds Nike POLUS Co., Ltd. Omiya Ardija Ventus X-girl ahamo AS Elfen Saitama X-girl Chifure Holdings Co., Ltd. JEF United Chiba Shinji Sarusawa X-girl Yakult Honsha Tokyo Verdy Beleza Risa Shimizu ATHLETA Task Force Co., Ltd. Nojima Stella Kanagawa X-girl Television Kanagawa AC Nagano Parceiro X-girl Hokto Albirex Niigata X-girl Kameda Seika INAC Kobe Leonessa hummel Earth Corporation Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Nike EDION

Foreign players The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations, while the league itself subsidizes players from top-ranked FIFA countries.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 MyNavi Sendai Urawa Red Diamonds Omiya Ardija Ventus Grace Cutler AS Elfen Saitama Sarina Bolden JEF United Chiba Quinley Quezada Cheng Ssu-yu Tokyo Verdy Beleza Nojima Stella Kanagawa Cindy König Uchechi Sunday AC Nagano Parceiro Albirex Niigata Lee Hyo-kyeong INAC Kobe Leonessa Stina Johannes Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina

League table

Results Positions by round

Results by round

All match results

Season statistics

Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Yuika SugasawaUrawa Red Diamonds14(1 player)2 Mina TanakaINAC Kobe Leonessa12(1 player)3 Mami UenoSanfrecce Hiroshima Regina11(1 player)4 Akari ShirakiMyNavi Sendai8(2 players) Ayaka MichigamiAlbirex Niigata6 Miyu YakataMyNavi Sendai7(1 player)7 Ayaka InoueOmiya Ardija Ventus6(6 players) Natsuki KishikawaJEF United Chiba Haruka OsawaJEF United Chiba Remina ChibaJEF United Chiba Riko UekiTokyo Verdy Beleza Yui NarumiyaINAC Kobe Leonessa(12 players)

Pre-season matches Overview Source: Title: 2021 WE League pre-season matches Dates: 24 April – 19 June 2021 Rules and regulations: match duration; 90 minutes (45 minutes each half) Number of matches: 22 Official website: 2021 WE League pre-season matches

Results

2021–22 WE League season

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