Renofa Yamaguchi FC Ladies
Japanese women's football club
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Renofa Yamaguchi FC Ladies (レノファ山口FCレディース,Renofa Yamaguchi FC Redeisu) is a women's football team founded in 2008.[1] Previously known as Reone Yamaguchi Ladies (レオーネ山口レディース), the club became an affiliated team to Renofa Yamaguchi FC in 2015 and was renamed to its current name. The club plays in the Chugoku Women's Football League, the 4th tier of the Japanese League System.
| Full name | Renofa Yamaguchi FC Ladies |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| Manager | Shota Akamine |
| League | Chugoku Women's Football League |
| 2024 | Chugoku Women's Football League , 2rd of 10 |
| Website | https://www.renofa.com/ladies2024/ |
The club represents the Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県). The club aims to be promoted to the Nadeshiko League.[2][3] The club has passed the Nadeshiko League 2 application process 3 times in a row since 2022 and played in the Nadeshiko League qualifiers but has failed to make it to the playoffs.[4]
2025 season
Prior to the start of the 2025 season, the club signed former national team player Yoko Tanaka as their first professional player in club history.[5] They aim to progress to the promotion/relegation game to advance to the Nadeshiko League 2 without conceding any goals during their 2025 league games.[6] As of the halfway point in the season, they have been successful in this aim, winning their first 9-season games without conceding a point.[7]
Current squad
- As of 31 January 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
| Season | Domestic League | National Cup | Nadeshiko League Promotion Series | |||
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| League | Level | Place | Tms. | |||
| 2022[8] | Chugoku Women's Football League[9] | 4 | 4 | 9 | Prefecture Qualifier Final | Group Stage |
| 2023[10] | Chugoku Women's Football League[11] | 4 | 3 | 10 | Regional Qualifier Final | Group Stage |
| 2024[12] | Chugoku Women's Football League[13] | 4 | 2 | 10 | Regional Qualifier Semi-final[14] | 3rd Place |