| Updated: | 22 May 2022 |
| Dates: | 12 September 2021 – 21 May 2022 |
| Winners: | INAC Kobe Leonessa 1st WE League title 4th Japanese title |
| Matches: | 110 |
| Total Goals: | 260 |
| League Topscorer: | Yuika Sugasawa (Urawa Red Diamonds) (14 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (12 Sep)[1] |
| Biggest Away Win: | (2 Oct)[2] |
| Highest Scoring: | (20 Nov)[3] (6 goals) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 9 matches INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| Longest Losses: | 5 matches AS Elfen Saitama |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
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.
The WE League is Japan's first fully professional women's soccer league, and 2021–22 is the WE League's inaugural season.
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]
The regular season started on 12 September 2021[5] and finished on 21 May 2022.[6]
| 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 |
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyNavi Sendai |  | | X-girl | Mynavi Corporation | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | | | Nike | POLUS Co., Ltd. | |
| Omiya Ardija Ventus | | | X-girl | ahamo | |
| AS Elfen Saitama | | | X-girl | Chifure Holdings Co., Ltd. | |
| JEF United Chiba | Shinji Sarusawa | | X-girl | Yakult Honsha | |
| Tokyo Verdy Beleza | | Risa Shimizu | ATHLETA | Task Force Co., Ltd. | |
| Nojima Stella Kanagawa | | | X-girl | Television Kanagawa | |
| AC Nagano Parceiro | | | X-girl | Hokto | |
| Albirex Niigata | | X-girl | Kameda Seika | ||
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | | | hummel | Earth Corporation | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | | | Nike | EDION |
The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations, while the league itself subsidizes players from top-ranked FIFA countries.[7]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] [9] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuika Sugasawa | Urawa Red Diamonds | 14 (1 player) | |
| 2 | Mina Tanaka | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 12 (1 player) | |
| 3 | Mami Ueno | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 11 (1 player) | |
| 4 | Akari Shiraki | MyNavi Sendai | 8 (2 players) | |
| Ayaka Michigami | Albirex Niigata | |||
| 6 | Miyu Yakata | MyNavi Sendai | 7 (1 player) | |
| 7 | Ayaka Inoue | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 6 (6 players) | |
| Natsuki Kishikawa | JEF United Chiba | |||
| Haruka Osawa | JEF United Chiba | |||
| Remina Chiba | JEF United Chiba | |||
| Riko Ueki | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | |||
| Yui Narumiya | INAC Kobe Leonessa | |||
| (12 players) | ||||
