2014 Nadeshiko League

The 2014 Nadeshiko League season was won by Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies, who 3 times title.

Nadeshiko League

Season	2014
Champions	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 3rd Nadeshiko League title
Relegated	F.C. Kibi International University Charme
Top goalscorer	Yuika Sugasawa (20 goals)
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Nadeshiko League (Division 1)

First stage : Regular series

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	2nd Stage : Ex.Pts
1	Okayama Yunogo Belle	18	11	3	4	37	25	+12	36	Championship League : 6
2	NTV Beleza	18	10	5	3	36	14	+22	35	Championship League : 5
3	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	18	10	5	3	30	11	+19	35	Championship League : 4
4	Albirex Niigata Ladies	18	10	2	6	30	18	+12	32	Championship League : 3
5	INAC Kobe Leonessa	18	9	2	7	33	18	+15	29	Championship League : 2
6	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies	18	8	4	6	27	23	+4	28	Championship League : 1
7	Vegalta Sendai Ladies	18	7	4	7	23	17	+6	25	Position Playoff : 8
8	AS Elfen Saitama	18	5	2	11	30	47	−17	17	Position Playoff : 6
9	Iga F.C. Kunoichi	18	4	4	10	24	29	−5	16	Position Playoff : 5
10	F.C. Kibi International University Charme	18	0	1	17	11	79	−68	1	Position Playoff : 0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second stage : Exciting series

Championship league

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification
1	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	10	6	2	2	17	8	+9	4	24	Season Champions
2	NTV Beleza	10	6	1	3	13	10	+3	5	24
3	Albirex Niigata Ladies	10	4	3	3	14	13	+1	3	18
4	Okayama Yunogo Belle	10	3	2	5	12	20	−8	6	17	Regular Series Winner
5	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies	10	3	1	6	18	19	−1	1	11
6	INAC Kobe Leonessa	10	1	5	4	11	15	−4	2	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Position playoff

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Vegalta Sendai Ladies	6	5	0	1	18	4	+14	8	23
8	AS Elfen Saitama	6	4	0	2	10	9	+1	6	18
9	Iga F.C. Kunoichi	6	3	0	3	7	7	0	5	14	Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
10	F.C. Kibi International University Charme	6	0	0	6	1	16	−15	0	0	Relegated for Division 2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

League awards

Best player

Player	Club
Michi Gotō	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Yuika Sugasawa	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies	20
2	Megumi Takase	INAC Kobe Leonessa	19
3	Aya Miyama	Okayama Yunogo Belle	16
4	Miki Matsuoka	Okayama Yunogo Belle	13
	Mizuho Sakaguchi	NTV Beleza

Best eleven

Pos	Player	Club
GK	Miho Fukumoto	Okayama Yunogo Belle
DF	Shiho Kohata	Urawa Reds Ladies
	Ruka Norimatsu	Urawa Reds Ladies
	Azusa Iwashimizu	NTV Beleza
MF	Aya Miyama	Okayama Yunogo Belle
	Hikaru Naomoto	Urawa Reds Ladies
	Mizuho Sakaguchi	NTV Beleza
	Saori Ariyoshi	NTV Beleza
	Megumi Kamionobe	Albirex Niigata Ladies
FW	Megumi Takase	INAC Kobe Leonessa
	Yuika Sugasawa	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies

Best young player

Player	Club
Ruka Norimatsu	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

Challenge League (Division 2)

Result

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki	22	16	5	1	53	16	+37	53	Promoted for Division 1
2	Nippon Sport Science University L.S.C.	22	16	3	3	60	19	+41	51	Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
3	Nojima Stella Kanagawa	22	16	2	4	54	26	+28	50
4	AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies	22	13	3	6	70	37	+33	42
5	AS Harima ALBION	22	12	5	5	26	16	+10	41
6	Sfida Setagaya F.C.	22	11	5	6	45	30	+15	38
7	JFA Academy Fukushima L.S.C.	22	11	3	8	42	31	+11	36	Moved to Division 3
8	Tokiwagi Gakuen High School L.S.C.	22	10	4	8	53	39	+14	34
9	Ehime F.C. Ladies	22	8	3	11	41	39	+2	27
10	Angeviolet Hiroshima	22	7	5	10	29	35	−6	26
11	Japan Soccer College Ladies	22	6	5	11	25	42	−17	23
12	Fukuoka J. Anclas	22	7	2	13	21	41	−20	23
13	Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita	22	5	6	11	27	47	−20	21	Relegated to Division 3
14	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies	22	5	3	14	34	55	−21	18
15	Bunnys Kyoto S.C.	22	3	4	15	23	51	−28	13	Division 3 promotion/relegation Series
16	Shimizudaihachi Pleiades	22	1	0	21	9	88	−79	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• Best Player: Yui Narumiya, Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki
• Top scorers: Kumi Yokoyama, AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
• Best young player: Arisa Minamino, Nojima Stella Kanagawa

Promotion/relegation series

Division 1 promotion/relegation series

2014-11-15

13:00

Nippon Sport Science University L.S.C.	1 - 2	Iga F.C. Kunoichi
	[1]

Hodogaya Park Soccer Field

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2014-11-23

13:00

Iga F.C. Kunoichi	2 - 0	Nippon Sport Science University L.S.C.
	[2]

Ueno Undo Koen Stadium

• Iga F.C. Kunoichi stay Division 1 in 2015 Season.
• Nippon Sport Science University L.S.C. stay Division 2 in 2015 Season.

Division 3 Promotion series

Block A

2014-11-01

10:00

Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C.	1 - 0	Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.
	[3]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

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2014-11-02

10:00

Yokohama F.C. Seagulls	2 - 0	Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C.
	[4]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

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2014-11-03

10:00

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.	2 - 0	Yokohama F.C. Seagulls
	[5]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

• Yokohama F.C. Seagulls, Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C. Promoted for Division 3 in 2015 Season.
• Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C. play to Division 3 promotion/relegation Series Qualifiers.

Block B

2014-11-01

13:00

Yamato Sylphid	5 - 0	Diosa Izumo F.C.
	[6]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

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2014-11-02

13:00

NGU Nagoya F.C. Ladies	1 - 3	Yamato Sylphid
	[7]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

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2014-11-03

13:00

Diosa Izumo F.C.	0 - 12	NGU Nagoya F.C. Ladies
	[8]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

• Yamato Sylphid, NGU Nagoya F.C. Ladies Promoted for Division 3 in 2015 Season.
• Diosa Izumo F.C. play to Division 3 promotion/relegation Series Qualifiers.

Block C

2014-11-01

10:00

Tsukuba F.C. Ladies	3 - 0	Je Vrille Kagoshima
	[9]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

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2014-11-02

10:00

Norddea Hokkaido	2 - 1	Tsukuba F.C. Ladies
	[10]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

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2014-11-03

10:00

Je Vrille Kagoshima	0 - 1	Norddea Hokkaido
	[11]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

• Norddea Hokkaido, Tsukuba F.C. Ladies Promoted for Division 3 in 2015 Season.
• Je Vrille Kagoshima play to Division 3 promotion/relegation Series Qualifiers.

Final

2014-11-07

13:00

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.	13 - 0	Diosa Izumo F.C.
	[12]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

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2014-11-08

13:00

Je Vrille Kagoshima	0 - 2	Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.
	[13]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

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2014-11-09

13:00

Diosa Izumo F.C.	0 - 3	Je Vrille Kagoshima
	[14]

Tokinosumika Sports Center

• Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C., Je Vrille Kagoshima play to Division 3 promotion/relegation Series.
• Diosa Izumo F.C. Stay Regional League in 2015 Season.

Division 3 promotion/relegation series

2014-11-16

12:00

Je Vrille Kagoshima	0 - 2	Bunnys Kyoto S.C.
	[15]

Shibushi Undo Koen, Shibushi, Kagoshima

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2014-11-16

13:00

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.	4 - 0	Shimizudaihachi Pleiades
	[16]

Yatsushiro Undo Koen, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto

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2014-11-23

13:00

Shimizudaihachi Pleiades	0 - 1	Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.
	[17]

IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shimizu, Shizuoka

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2014-11-23

12:00

Bunnys Kyoto S.C.	2 - 0	Je Vrille Kagoshima
	[18]

Nishikyogoku Sogo Undo Koen, Kyoto

• Bunnys Kyoto S.C. Stay Division 2 in 2015 Season.
• Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C. Promoted to Division 2 in 2015 Season.
• Shimizudaihachi Pleiades Relegated to Regional League (Tokai League) in 2015 Season.
• Je Vrille Kagoshima Stay Regional League (Kyushu, Q League) in 2015 Season.

See also

• Empress's Cup

References

External links

• (in Japanese)
• Season at soccerway.com