Football league season
The 2021–22 WE League , also known as the 2021–22 Yogibo WE League (Japanese: 2021–22 Yogibo WEリーグ, Hepburn: 2021–22 Yogibo WE Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 1st season of the WE League, the top Japanese women's professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2020. The league began on 2 September 2021 and ended on 21 May 2022.
Organisation
The WE League is Japan's first fully professional women's soccer league, and 2021–22 is the WE League's inaugural season.
Competition
Preseason
Preseason ran from 24 April 2021 to 19 June 2021 prior to the Tokyo Olympics . In the first preseason match, INAC Kobe Leonessa defeated AC Nagano Parceiro 3–0.[ 4]
Regular season
The regular season started on 12 September 2021[ 5] and finished on 21 May 2022.[ 6]
Clubs
Stadiums and locations
Club
Stadium
Capacity
MyNavi Sendai
Yurtec Stadium Sendai
19,694
Q&A Stadium Miyagi
49,133
Urawa Red Diamonds
Urawa Komaba Stadium
21,500
Omiya Ardija Ventus
NACK5 Stadium Omiya
15,500
AS Elfen Saitama
Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
15,392
JEF United Chiba
Fukuda Denshi Arena
19,781
ZA Oripri Stadium
14,051
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
7,258
Nojima Stella Kanagawa
Sagamihara Gion Stadium
15,300
AC Nagano Parceiro
Nagano U Stadium
15,491
Albirex Niigata
Denka Big Swan Stadium
42,300
Niigata Athletic Stadium
18,671
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Noevir Stadium Kobe
30,132
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium
6,000
Locations of WE League clubs
Locations of WE League clubs in and near
Tokyo
Personnel and kits
Foreign players
The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations , while the league itself subsidizes players from top-ranked FIFA countries.[ 7]
League table
Results
Positions by round
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2022. Source:
WE League (in English)
Results by round
Win Draw Lose WE ACTION DAY (WAD)
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2022. Source:
WE League (in English)
All match results
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source:
WE League (in English) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
As of 22 May 2022
Top scorers
Pre-season matches
Overview
Source:[ 67] [ 68]
Title: 2021 WE League pre-season matches
Dates: 24 April – 19 June 2021
Rules and regulations: match duration; 90 minutes (45 minutes each half)
Number of matches: 22
Official website: 2021 WE League pre-season matches (in Japanese)
Results
See also
National association
National league(s)
National cup(s)
National team(s)
References
External links
(in English)
(in Japanese)
Champions
Records and statistics
Historical goals
Seasons Clubs Players
Foreign WE League players
Designated special players (DSP)
Awards
Monthly MVP
MVP Award
Best XI
Top Scorer
League competitions
Cup competitions
AFC competitions
Related to national teams
League competitions
Cup competitions
AFC competitions
Related to national teams