# 1997 L.League

Statistics of L. League in the 1997 season. Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza | 9 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 5 | +21 | Champions |
| 2 | Prima Ham FC Kunoichi | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | |
| 3 | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 8 | +20 | |
| 4 | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies | 9 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
| 5 | Tasaki Perule FC | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | −7 | |
| 6 | Fujita SC Mercury | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | |
| 7 | Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | −7 | |
| 8 | OKI FC Winds | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 30 | −22 | |
| 9 | Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | −13 | |
| 10 | Shiroki FC Serena | 9 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 30 | −17 | |

## Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies | 9 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 | Champions |
| 2 | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | |
| 3 | Prima Ham FC Kunoichi | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 16 | +16 | |
| 4 | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | −4 | |
| 5 | Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| 6 | Tasaki Perule FC | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | |
| 7 | Shiroki FC Serena | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | |
| 8 | OKI FC Winds | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −13 | |
| 9 | Fujita SC Mercury | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | −12 | |
| 10 | Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −8 | |

## Championship playoff

* Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 1-2 Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies | 18 | 15 | 3 | 55 | 15 | +40 | Season Champions |
| 2 | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza | 18 | 16 | 2 | 50 | 10 | +40 | |
| 3 | Prima Ham FC Kunoichi | 18 | 15 | 3 | 56 | 21 | +35 | |
| 4 | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies | 18 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | |
| 5 | Tasaki Perule FC | 18 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 36 | −16 | |
| 6 | Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina | 18 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | |
| 7 | Fujita SC Mercury | 18 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −11 | |
| 8 | OKI FC Winds | 18 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 52 | −35 | |
| 9 | Shiroki FC Serena | 18 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 48 | −26 | |
| 10 | Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC | 18 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 37 | −21 | Division 1 promotion/relegation Series |

## League awards
### Best player

| Player | Club |
| Rie Yamaki | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Anneli Andelén | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies | 19 |

### Best eleven

| Pos | Player | Club |
| GK | Shiho Onodera | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| DF | Tomoe Sakai | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| DF | Yumi Obe | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |
| DF | Rie Yamaki | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |
| DF | Yumi Tomei | Prima Ham FC Kunoichi |
| MF | Hege Riise | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |
| MF | Homare Sawa | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| MF | Asako Takakura | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| FW | Nami Otake | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| FW | Mayumi Omatsu | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |
| FW | Anneli Andelén | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies |

### Best young player

| Player | Club |
| Mai Nakachi | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |

## Promotion/relegation series
### Division 1 promotion/relegation series

* Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC stay Division 1 in 1998 Season.
* Mothers Kumamoto Rainbow Ladies stay Division 2 in 1998 Season.