# 1996 L.League

Statistics of L. League in the 1996 season. Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies | 9 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 5 | +36 | Champions |
| 2 | Prima Ham FC Kunoichi | 9 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 9 | +27 | |
| 3 | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza | 9 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 8 | +22 | |
| 4 | Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | −3 | |
| 5 | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | |
| 6 | Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | |
| 7 | Tasaki Perule FC | 9 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | |
| 8 | Fujita SC Mercury | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | |
| 9 | Shiroki FC Serena | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | |
| 10 | OKI FC Winds | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56 | −49 | |

## Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies | 9 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 6 | +28 | Champions |
| 2 | Prima Ham FC Kunoichi | 9 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | |
| 3 | Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | |
| 4 | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 12 | +17 | |
| 5 | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 16 | +16 | |
| 6 | Shiroki FC Serena | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | |
| 7 | Tasaki Perule FC | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | |
| 8 | Fujita SC Mercury | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | |
| 9 | Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 33 | −25 | |
| 10 | OKI FC Winds | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 38 | −32 | |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies | 18 | 17 | 1 | 75 | 11 | +64 | Season Champions |
| 2 | Prima Ham FC Kunoichi | 18 | 16 | 2 | 59 | 17 | +42 | |
| 3 | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza | 18 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 20 | +39 | |
| 4 | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies | 18 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 30 | +11 | |
| 5 | Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina | 18 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | |
| 6 | Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC | 18 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 56 | −28 | |
| 7 | Tasaki Perule FC | 18 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | |
| 8 | Shiroki FC Serena | 18 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | |
| 9 | Fujita SC Mercury | 18 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 37 | −23 | |
| 10 | OKI FC Winds | 18 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 94 | −81 | Division 1 promotion/relegation Series |

## League awards
### Best player

| Player | Club |
| Linda Medalen | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Linda Medalen | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies | 29 |

### Best eleven

| Pos | Player | Club |
| GK | Nozomi Yamago | Prima Ham FC Kunoichi |
| DF | Tomoe Sakai | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| DF | Maki Haneta | Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina |
| 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 | Yumi Obe | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |
| FW | Linda Medalen | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |
| FW | Mayumi Omatsu | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |
| FW | Charmaine Hooper | Prima Ham FC Kunoichi |

### Best young player

| Player | Club |
| Natalie Neaton | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |

## Promotion/relegation series
### JLSL Challenge match

* Urawa Ladies F.C. play to Division 1 promotion/relegation Series.

### Division 1 promotion/relegation Series

* OKI FC Winds stay Division 1 in 1997 Season.
* Urawa Ladies FC stay Division 2 in 1997 Season.