Wikipedia - WE League

The WE League (WEリーグ), officially the Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League (Japanese: 日本女子プロサッカーリーグ, Hepburn: Nihon Joshi Puro Sakkā Rīgu, "Japan Women Pro Soccer League"), also known as the Yogibo WE League (Japanese: Yogibo WEリーグ) for sponsorship reasons, is the top flight of women's association football in Japan, starting from the 2021–22 season. It is the first fully-professional women's soccer league in Japan.

History

On 3 June 2020, the Japan Football Association (JFA) announced the formation of the WE League to become Japan's new top-flight, professional women's football league. The semi-professional Nadeshiko League would become the second level on the women's football pyramid in Japan once the WE League began play in the autumn of 2021. United States-based business executive and former Japan international footballer Kikuko Okajima was announced as the WE League's inaugural chairwoman.

17 clubs applied to join the WE League. On 15 October 2020, 11 clubs were announced as founding members of the WE League, including seven with J. League affiliations.

In the 2023–24 season, Cerezo Osaka Ladies from the Nadeshiko League will enter the WE League as an expansion team.[]

Japonia - Empowerment League - Kobiety

Empowerment League to liga piłki nożnej kobiet w Japonii, która została założona w 2021 roku. Jest to najwyższy poziom rozgrywek piłkarskich dla kobiet w kraju. Liga składa się z ośmiu drużyn, które grają ze sobą dwa razy w sezonie. Zwycięzca ligi kwalifikuje się do Ligi Mistrzów AFC Kobiet.

Empowerment League została założona w celu promowania rozwoju kobiecej piłki nożnej w Japonii. Liga ma zapewnić kobietom piłkarkom platformę do rywalizacji na najwyższym poziomie i inspirowania przyszłych pokoleń.

Pierwszym mistrzem Empowerment League został INAC Kobe Leonessa.