# 2016 Nadeshiko League

The 2016 Nadeshiko League for Japan's women's association football Nadeshiko League was won by NTV Beleza, who have won the title 14 times.

## Nadeshiko League Division 1
### Result

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | NTV Beleza | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 8 | +40 | 44 | Champions |
| 2 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 37 | |
| 3 | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 37 | |
| 4 | Vegalta Sendai Ladies | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata Ladies | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 30 | |
| 6 | Iga F.C. Kunoichi | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 21 | |
| 7 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 19 | |
| 9 | Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 46 | −33 | 11 | Division 1 promotion/relegation series |
| 10 | Okayama Yunogo Belle | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 41 | −28 | 10 | relegated to Division 2 |

### League awards
#### Best player

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

#### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mina Tanaka | NTV Beleza | 18 |
| 2 | Kumi Yokoyama | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies | 16 |
| 3 | Mizuho Sakaguchi | NTV Beleza | 7 |
| 3 | Yuka Momiki | NTV Beleza | 7 |
| 3 | Shinobu Ohno | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 7 |
| 3 | Sayaka Oishi | Albirex Niigata Ladies | 7 |

#### 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 | Yuka Momiki | NTV Beleza |
| MF | Mizuho Sakaguchi | NTV Beleza |
| MF | Aya Sameshima | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| MF | Megumi Kamionobe | Albirex Niigata Ladies |
| FW | Mina Tanaka | NTV Beleza |
| FW | Kumi Yokoyama | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies |

#### Best young player

| Player | Club |
| Hina Sugita | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies |

#### Fighting-spirit award

| Player | Club |
| Kumi Yokoyama | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies |

## Nadeshiko League Division 2
### Result

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 6 | +41 | 46 | Promoted for Division 1 |
| 2 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 41 | Division 1 promotion/relegation series |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | |
| 4 | Ehime F.C. Ladies | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 29 | |
| 5 | Sfida Setagaya F.C. | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 20 | |
| 7 | AS Harima ALBION | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 18 | |
| 8 | Nippatsu Yokohama F.C. Seagulls | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 17 | |
| 9 | F.C. Kibi International University Charme | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 17 | Division 2 promotion/relegation series |
| 10 | Angeviolet Hiroshima | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 46 | −32 | 6 | Relegated for Division 3 |
* Best Player: Saki Oyama, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
* Top scorers: Alisa Minamino, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
* Top scorers: Michelle Pao, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
* Top scorers: Syoko Uemura, Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
* Best young player: Hikari Takagi, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orca Kamogawa F.C. | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 2 | +33 | 39 | Championship Playoff |
| 2 | Yamato Sylphid | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 31 | Championship Playoff |
| 3 | Norddea Hokkaido | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 21 | 5–8 Position Playoff |
| 4 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School L.S.C. | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 19 | 5–8 Position Playoff |
| 5 | Tsukuba F.C. Ladies | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 16 | 9–12 Position Playoff |
| 6 | Japan Soccer College Ladies | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 4 | 9–12 Position Playoff |

#### West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 33 | Championship Playoff |
| 2 | Bunnys Kyoto S.C. | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 31 | Championship Playoff |
| 3 | JFA Academy Fukushima L.S.C. | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 20 | 5–8 Position Playoff |
| 4 | Fukuoka J. Anclas | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 18 | 5–8 Position Playoff |
| 5 | NGU Nagoya F.C. Ladies | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 15 | 9–12 Position Playoff |
| 6 | Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C. | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 9 | 9–12 Position Playoff |

### Season playoffs
#### Championship playoff

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Orca Kamogawa F.C. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Promoted for Division 2 |
| 2 | Yamato Sylphid | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Division 2 promotion/relegation series |
| 3 | Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bunnys Kyoto S.C. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |

#### 5–8 position playoff

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Norddea Hokkaido | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| 6 | JFA Academy Fukushima L.F.C. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 7 | Fukuoka J. Anclas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School L.S.C. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |

#### 9–12 position playoff

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 9 | Niigata University of Health and Welfare L.S.C. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 10 | NGU Nagoya F.C. Ladies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Tsukuba F.C. Ladies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Division 3 promotion/relegation series |
| 12 | Japan Soccer College Ladies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Division 3 promotion/relegation series |
* Best Player: Yoshie Matsunaga, Orca Kamogawa F.C.
* Top scorers: Asami Hirano, Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
* Best young player: Shizuka Mitsuhori, Yamato Sylphid

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

* Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Promoted to Division 1 in 2017 season.
* Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki relegated to Division 2 in 2017 season.

### Division 2 promotion/relegation series

* F.C. Kibi International University Charme stay Division 2 in 2017 season.
* Yamato Sylphid stay Division 3 (Challenge League) in 2017 season.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | MITO EIKO F.C. Ibaragi Ladies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Qualifying Final |
| 2 | Nankatsu S.C. Wings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Position Final |
| 3 | Diosa Izumo F.C. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | INAC Kobe Leoncheena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
* ↑ 2 bonus points?

##### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | F.C.Jumonji Ventus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 8 | Qualifying Final |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka Sakai Girls | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Position Final |
| 3 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Due | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Vicsale Okinawa F.C. Nabiita | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
* ↑ 1 bonus point?
* ↑ 1 bonus point?

##### Qualifying final

* MITO EIKO F.C. Ibaragi Ladies will play match with Tsukuba F.C. Ladies (final round A)
* F.C.Jumonji Ventus will play match with Japan Soccer College Ladies (final round B)

#### Final round A

* Tsukuba F.C. Ladies Stay Division 3 (Challenge League) in 2017 season.
* MITO EIKO F.C. Ibaragi Ladies Stay Regional League (Kanto League) in 2017 season.

#### Final round B

* F.C.Jumonji Ventus promoted to Division 3 (Challenge League) in 2017 season.
* Japan Soccer College Ladies relegated to Regional League (Hokushinetsu League) in 2017 season.