2023–24 WE League season
Third season of the top Japanese women's association football league
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The 2023–24 WE League season (Japanese: 2023–24 WEリーグ, Hepburn: 2023–24 WE Rīgu) was the 3rd season of the WE League since its establishment in 2020. The league begin on 11 November 2023 and end on 25 May 2024.[1][2]
Season2023–24
ChampionsUrawa Reds (2nd title)
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 November 2023 – 25 May 2024[1][2] |
| Champions | Urawa Reds (2nd title) |
| AFC Champions League | Urawa Reds |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 326 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kiko Seike (20 goals) |
| Biggest away win | Mynavi Sendai 0–5 NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (26 November 2023) Nojima Stella Kanagawa 0–5 Urawa Reds (16 March 2024) |
| Highest scoring | AC Nagano Parceiro 3–5 Urawa Reds (31 March 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches (Urawa Reds) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches (INAC Kobe Leonessa) |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches (Nojima Stella Kanagawa) |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches (Nojima Stella Kanagawa) |
| Highest attendance | 5,306 (18 November 2023) Mynavi Sendai 0–3 INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| Lowest attendance | 575 (9 December 2023) JEF United Chiba 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina |
| Total attendance | 227,377 |
| Average attendance | 1,722 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Overview
This season, the league expanded to 12 teams with the inclusion of Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Ladies, who will play in the WE League for the first time after playing in the Nadeshiko League Division 1 in the 2022 season.
Teams
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2022–23 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Nagano Parceiro | Nagano | Nagano U Stadium | 15,491 |
7th |
| Albirex Niigata | Niigata | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 42,300 |
10th |
| Niigata Athletic Stadium | 18,671 | |||
| Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | Kumagaya | Kumagaya Athletic Stadium | 15,392 |
11th |
| Cerezo Osaka Yanmar | Osaka | Yodoko Sakura Stadium | 15,392 |
2022 Nadeshiko League Division 1, 4th |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | Kobe | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 30,132 |
2nd |
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba | Fukuda Denshi Arena | 19,781 |
8th |
| Ichihara | ZA Oripri Stadium | 14,051 | ||
| MyNavi Sendai | Sendai | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 19,694 |
4th |
| Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | Sagamihara | Sagamihara Gion Stadium | 15,300 |
9th |
| Omiya Ardija Ventus | Saitama | NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 15,500 |
6th |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium | 6,000 |
5th |
| Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | Kita, Tokyo | Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka | 7,258 |
3rd |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama | Urawa Komaba Stadium | 21,500 |
1st |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Nagano Parceiro |  Ryu Hirose
|
Penalty | Hokto |
| Albirex Niigata | Kazuaki Hashikawa
|
X-girl | Kameda Seika |
| Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | Takashi Ikegaya
|
X-girl | Chifure |
| Cerezo Osaka Yanmar | Nobuhito Toriizuka
|
X-girl | Yanmar |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa |  Jordi Ferrón
|
Hummel | Mondahmin (Home kit) Earth Corporation (Away kit) |
| JEF United Chiba | Shoko Mikami
|
X-girl | Furukawa Electric |
| MyNavi Sendai | Shigemitsu Sudo
|
X-girl | Mynavi |
| Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | Masaaki Kanno
|
X-girl | tvk |
| Omiya Ardija Ventus | Rina Yanai
|
Under Armour | ahamo |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | Shin Nakamura
|
Nike | EDION |
| Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | Takeo Matsuda
|
Athleta | Coca-Cola |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Naoki Kusunose
|
Nike | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Foreign players
The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations, while the league itself subsidizes players from top-ranked FIFA countries.[3]
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | |||||||
| Cerezo Osaka Yanmar |  Zahra Muzdalifah |
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| Chifure AS Elfen Saitama |  Sakura Yoshida |
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| INAC Kobe Leonessa | |||||||
| JEF United Chiba |  Vyan Sampson |
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| MyNavi Sendai |  Aurelle Awona |
 Chidinma Okeke |
Carla Bautista |
Paula Guerrero |
 Janista Jinantuya |
Chatchawan Rodthong |
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| Nagano Parceiro | Taneekarn Dangda |
Nutwadee Pram-nak |
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| Nojima Stella Kanagawa | |||||||
| Omiya Ardija Ventus | |||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | |||||||
| Tokyo Verdy Beleza | |||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds (C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 57 | Qualification to the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League |
| 2 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 49 | |
| 3 | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 46 | |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 41 | |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 31 | |
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 25 | |
| 7 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 25 | |
| 8 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 23 | |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka Yanmar | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 21 | |
| 10 | MyNavi Sendai | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 21 | |
| 11 | AC Nagano Parceiro | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 18 | |
| 12 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 13 |
Source: WE League, WE League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points;2) Goal difference;3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points;2) Goal difference;3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4][5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiko Seike (清家 貴子) |
Urawa Reds | 20 |
| 2 | Mami Ueno (上野 真実) |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 11 |
| 3 | Nanami Kitamura (藤野 あおば) |
NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 9 |
| Mei Shimada (島田 芽依) |
Urawa Reds | ||
| 5 | Mina Tanaka (田中 美南) |
INAC Kobe Leonessa | 8 |
| 6 | Megumi Ito (伊藤 めぐみ) |
AC Nagano Parceiro | 7 |
| Maho Hirosawa (廣澤 真穂) |
Mynavi Sendai | ||
| 8 | Miyu Yakata (矢形 海優) |
Cerezo Osaka Yanmar | 6 |
| Hikaru Kitagawa (北川 ひかる) |
INAC Kobe Leonessa | ||
| Nanami Kitamura (北村 菜々美) |
NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
| Yuzuki Yamamoto (山本 柚月) |
NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
| Miki Ito (伊藤 美紀) |
Urawa Reds |
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