2008 Nadeshiko League

The 2008 Japan Women's Soccer League was held from April to November 2008. This 20th season was nicknamed "Plenus Nadeshiko League 2008," bearing the name of he sponsor, Plenus Company Limited, a food franchise company.

Nadeshiko.League

Season	2008
Champions	Nippon TV Beleza 11th L. League title
Relegated	Iga FC Kunoichi
Top goalscorer	Shinobu Ono (20 goals)
← 2007 2009 →

Statistics of Nadeshiko.League in the 2008 season. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.

Division 1

Result^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nippon TV Beleza	21	17	2	2	73	22	+51	53	Champions
2	INAC Leonessa	21	14	3	4	56	26	+30	45
3	Urawa Reds Ladies	21	13	4	4	46	18	+28	43
4	Tasaki Perule FC	21	11	1	9	42	38	+4	34	Dissolved
5	Okayama Yunogo Belle	21	10	3	8	30	29	+1	33
6	TEPCO Mareeze	21	5	2	14	24	43	−19	17
7	Albirex Niigata Ladies	21	3	2	16	21	51	−30	11
8	Iga FC Kunoichi	21	2	1	18	15	80	−65	7	Division 1 promotion/relegation Series

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

League awards

Best player

Player	Club
Homare Sawa	Nippon TV Beleza

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Shinobu Ono	Nippon TV Beleza	20

Best eleven

Pos	Player	Club
GK	Nozomi Yamago	Urawa Reds Ladies
DF	Yukari Kinga	Nippon TV Beleza
	Kyoko Yano	Urawa Reds Ladies
	Azusa Iwashimizu	Nippon TV Beleza
	Hiromi Ikeda	Tasaki Perule FC
MF	Homare Sawa	Nippon TV Beleza
	Aya Miyama	Okayama Yunogo Belle
	Ayumi Hara	INAC Leonessa
FW	Shinobu Ohno	Nippon TV Beleza
	Kozue Ando	Urawa Reds Ladies
	Pretinha	INAC Leonessa

Best young player

Player	Club
Mana Iwabuchi	Nippon TV Beleza

Division 2

Result^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	JEF United Chiba Ladies	16	13	3	0	76	10	+66	42	Promoted for Division 1
2	Speranza FC Takatsuki	16	12	4	0	68	19	+49	40	Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
3	AS Elfen Sayama FC	16	10	2	4	55	14	+41	32
4	Ohara Gakuen JaSRA LSC	16	7	4	5	26	26	0	25
5	Fukuoka J. Anclas	16	7	2	7	49	24	+25	23
6	Bunnys Kyoto SC	16	4	1	11	20	52	−32	13
7	Shimizudaihachi Pleiades	16	2	5	9	21	38	−17	11
8	Kagoshima Kamoike FC Asahina	16	3	1	12	18	87	−69	10
9	Renaissance Kumamoto FC	16	3	0	13	8	76	−68	9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• Best Player: Yuka Shimizu, JEF United Chiba Ladies

Promotion/relegation series

Division 1 promotion/relegation series

Iga FC Kunoichi	2 - 2 (a.e.t.)	Speranza FC Takatsuki
Penalties
	2 – 4

2008-12-13

13:00

Ueno, Mie

• Speranza FC Takatsuki Promoted for Division 1 in 2009 Season.
• Iga FC Kunoichi Relegated to Division 2 in 2009 Season.

See also

• Empress's Cup

References

1. "順位表(2008)". 日本女子サッカーリーグ Japan Women's Football League. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
2. "順位表(2008)". 日本女子サッカーリーグ Japan Women's Football League. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

External links

• (in Japanese) Nadeshiko League Official Site
• Season at soccerway.com