2022–23 WE League season explained

Competition:WE League
Season:2022–23
Dates:[1]
Matches:110
Winners:Urawa Red Diamonds
1st WE League title
5th Japanese title
League Topscorer:Riko Ueki (Tokyo Verdy Beleza)
(14 goals)
Total Goals:287
Highest Scoring:
(14 May 2023)
Biggest Home Win:
(14 May 2023)
Biggest Away Win:
(26 November 2022)
Average Attendance:1,401
Attendance:154,141
Highest Attendance:
4,604 (23 October 2022)
Lowest Attendance:
434 (18 March 2023)
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 WE League, also known as the 2022–23 Yogibo WE League (Japanese: 2022–23 Yogibo WEリーグ, Hepburn: 2022–23 Yogibo WE Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 2nd season of the WE League, the top Japanese women's professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2020.

Overview

This season is last as 11 teams in WE League and expand to 12 teams from 2023–24.

Teams

TeamLocationGroundCapacity2021–22 season
AC Nagano ParceiroNagano, NaganoNagano U Stadium
Albirex NiigataNiigata, NiigataDenka Big Swan Stadium
Niigata Athletic Stadium
AS Elfen SaitamaKumagaya, SaitamaKumagaya Athletic Stadium
INAC Kobe LeonessaKobe, HyōgoNoevir Stadium Kobe
JEF United ChibaChiba, ChibaFukuda Denshi Arena
Ichihara, ChibaZA Oripri Stadium
MyNavi SendaiSendai, MiyagiYurtec Stadium Sendai
Nojima Stella SagamiharaSagamihara, KanagawaSagamihara Gion Stadium
Omiya Ardija VentusSaitama, SaitamaNACK5 Stadium Omiya
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ReginaHiroshima, HiroshimaHiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium
Tokyo Verdy BelezaKita, TokyoAjinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Urawa Red DiamondsSaitama, SaitamaUrawa Komaba Stadium

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptain -->Kit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AC Nagano Parceiro -->PenaltyHokto
Albirex Niigata -->X-girlKameda Seika
AS Elfen Saitama -->X-girlChifure Holdings Co., Ltd.
INAC Kobe Leonessa -->Hummel InternationalMondahmin (home kit)
Earth Corporation (away kit)
JEF United Chiba Shinji Sarusawa -->X-girlYakult Honsha
MyNavi Sendai -->X-girlMynavi Corporation
Nojima Stella Sagamihara -->X-girlTelevision Kanagawa
Omiya Ardija Ventus -->X-girlahamo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina -->NikeEDION
Tokyo Verdy Beleza -->AthletaCoca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.
Urawa Red Diamonds -->NikePOLUS Co., Ltd.

Foreign players

The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations, while the league itself subsidizes players from top-ranked FIFA countries.[2]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
MyNavi Sendai Phornphirun Philawan Slađana Bulatović
Urawa Red Diamonds
Omiya Ardija Ventus
AS Elfen Saitama
JEF United Chiba Cheng Ssu-yu
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Nojima Stella Kanagawa
AC Nagano Parceiro
Albirex Niigata
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[3] [4]
1 Riko UekiNippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza14
2 Kiko SeikeUrawa Red Diamonds12
3 Yuika SugasawaUrawa Red Diamonds11
Aoba FujinoNippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Mina TanakaINAC Kobe Leonessa
6 Mei ShimadaUrawa Red Diamonds8
Ayaka InoueOmiya Ardija Ventus
8 Hikaru NaomotoUrawa Red Diamonds7
Yoshino NakashimaSanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
10 Rikako KobayashiNippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza6
Ayaka MichigamiAlbirex Niigata
Megumi TakaseINAC Kobe Leonessa

Matches

List of matches that were played, or are yet to be played on the 2022–23 WE League season. With an even number of teams (11) competing in the league, there are five matches to play each matchweek, with the team who doesn't have any fixture on the matchweek earning a "standby round", called as the "WE League WE Action Day". All the matches and fixtures displayed here can be found at the Official WE League Website. All the kick-off times are listed in (UTC+9), Japan Standard Time (JST).

Matchweek 1

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Matchweek 2

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Matchweek 3

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Matchweek 5

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Matchweek 6

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Matchweek 7

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Matchweek 8

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Matchweek 11

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Matchweek 12

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Matchweek 13

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Matchweek 14

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Matchweek 18

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Matchweek 19

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Matchweek 20

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Matchweek 21

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Matchweek 22

Broadcasting rights

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE outline and schedule released. Officially starting from 22nd or 23rd October. . 22 June 2022 . weleague.jp . . 29 June 2022.
  2. News: Orlowitz . Dan . Japan's ambitious WE League aims to empower in historic first season . 12 September 2021 . The Japan Times . 10 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Stats . weleague.jp . . 5 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Goalscoring ranking . data.weleague.jp . . 5 March 2023.