# 2015 Nadeshiko League

The 2015 Nadeshiko League season was won by NTV Beleza, who have won the title 13 times.

## Nadeshiko League Division 1
### First stage : Regular series

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 2nd Stage : Ex.Pts |
| 1 | NTV Beleza | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 43 | Championship League : 6 |
| 2 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 42 | Championship League : 5 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai Ladies | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 36 | Championship League : 4 |
| 4 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 32 | Championship League : 3 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata Ladies | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 26 | Championship League : 2 |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 23 | Championship League : 1 |
| 7 | Okayama Yunogo Belle | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 18 | Position Playoff : 6 |
| 8 | Iga F.C. Kunoichi | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 14 | Position Playoff : 5 |
| 9 | Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 10 | Position Playoff : 3 |
| 10 | AS Elfen Saitama | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 8 | Position Playoff : 3 |

### Second stage : Exciting series
#### Championship league

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NTV Beleza | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 16 | Season Champions |
| 2 | Vegalta Sendai Ladies | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata Ladies | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 1 | 5 | |

#### Position playoff

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Iga F.C. Kunoichi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | 18 | |
| 8 | Okayama Yunogo Belle | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | 15 | |
| 9 | Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | 10 | Division 1 promotion/relegation Series |
| 10 | AS Elfen Saitama | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | 7 | Relegated for Division 2 |

### League awards
#### Best player

| Player | Club |
| Mizuho Sakaguchi | NTV Beleza |

#### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Yuika Sugasawa | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | 15 |
| 2 | Mina Tanaka | NTV Beleza | 14 |
| 3 | Mizuho Sakaguchi | NTV Beleza | 9 |
| 3 | Yuri Kawamura | Vegalta Sendai Ladies | 9 |

#### Best eleven

| Pos | Player | Club |
| GK | Ayaka Yamashita | NTV Beleza |
| DF | Saori Ariyoshi | NTV Beleza |
| DF | Tomoko Muramatsu | NTV Beleza |
| DF | Azusa Iwashimizu | NTV Beleza |
| MF | Yuri Kawamura | Vegalta Sendai Ladies |
| MF | Hanae Shibata | Urawa Reds Ladies |
| MF | Mizuho Sakaguchi | NTV Beleza |
| MF | Natsuko Hara | NTV Beleza |
| MF | Megumi Kamionobe | Albirex Niigata Ladies |
| FW | Mina Tanaka | NTV Beleza |
| FW | Yuika Sugasawa | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies |

#### Best young player

| Player | Club |
| Kiko Seike | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies |

## Nadeshiko League Division 2
### Result

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 25 | +60 | 67 | Promoted for Division 1 |
| 2 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 33 | +58 | 64 | Division 1 promotion/relegation Series |
| 3 | Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 56 | |
| 4 | Sfida Setagaya F.C. | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 40 | |
| 5 | Angeviolet Hiroshima | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 39 | |
| 6 | Ehime F.C. Ladies | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 34 | |
| 7 | AS Harima ALBION | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 32 | |
| 8 | F.C. Kibi International University Charme | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 25 | |
| 9 | Fukuoka J. Anclas | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 70 | −46 | 23 | Division 2 promotion/relegation Series |
| 10 | Japan Soccer College Ladies | 27 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 88 | −72 | 9 | Relegated for Division 3 |
* Best Player: Kumi Yokoyama, AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
* Top scorers: Kumi Yokoyama, AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
* Best young player: Takako Gonno, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara

## Challenge League (Division 3)
### Regular season
#### East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yokohama F.C. Seagulls | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 34 | Championship Playoff |
| 2 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 29 | Championship Playoff |
| 3 | Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C. | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 21 | |
| 4 | Yamato Sylphid | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 18 | |
| 5 | Norddea Hokkaido | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 41 | −22 | 18 | |
| 6 | Tsukuba F.C. Ladies | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 7 | Division 3 promotion/relegation Series |

#### West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 41 | Championship Playoff |
| 2 | Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 23 | Championship Playoff |
| 3 | JFA Academy Fukushima L.S.C. | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Bunnys Kyoto S.C. | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 19 | |
| 5 | NGU Nagoya F.C. Ladies | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 13 | |
| 6 | Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C. | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 13 | Division 3 promotion/relegation Series |

### Championship playoff

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Season Champions |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Promoted for Division 2 |
| 3 | Yokohama F.C. Seagulls | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Division 2 promotion/relegation Series |
| 4 | Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |
* Best Player: Rikako Kobayashi, Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC
* Top scorers: Rikako Kobayashi, Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC
* Best young player: Miyuki Takahashi, Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C.

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

* Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki stay Division 1 in 2016 Season.
* Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara stay Division 2 in 2016 Season.

### Division 2 promotion/relegation series

* Yokohama F.C. Seagulls Promoted to Division 2 in 2016 Season.
* Fukuoka J. Anclas Relegated to Division 3 (Challenge League) in 2016 Season.

### Division 3 promotion/relegation series
#### Qualifying round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orca Kamogawa F.C. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Final Round A |
| 2 | INAC Kobe Leoncheena | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | Final Round B |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka Sakai girls | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Diosa Izumo F.C. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | |

#### Final Round A

* Orca Kamogawa F.C. Promoted to Division 3 (Challenge League) in 2016 Season.
* Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C. Relegated to Regional League (Kyushu, Q League) in 2016 Season.

#### Final Round B

* Tsukuba F.C. Ladies Stay Division 3 (Challenge League) in 2016 Season.
* INAC Kobe Leoncheena Stay Regional League (Kansai League) in 2016 Season.