2020 Nadeshiko League

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Nadeshiko League Division 1

| dates = 18 July 2020 – 21 November 2020

| season = 2020

| promoted =

| matches = 90

| total goals = 273

| league topscorer = Yuika Sugasawa (17 goals)

|winners= Urawa Reds Ladies
(4th title)

|relegated= Cerezo Osaka
Iga Kunoichi
Ehime

|continentalcup1= AFC Women's Club Championship

|continentalcup1 qualifiers= Urawa Reds Ladies

| biggest home win = Mynavi Vegalta Sendai 5–0 Ehime (1 November 2020)

INAC Kobe Leonessa 5–0 Ehime (30 August 2020)

| biggest away win = Cerezo Osaka 1–10 NTV Beleza (15 August 2020)

| highest scoring = Cerezo Osaka 1–10 NTV Beleza (15 August 2020)

|longest wins= Urawa Reds Ladies
(6 matches)

|longest unbeaten= Urawa Reds Ladies
(8 matches)

|longest winless= Ehime
(9 matches)

|longest losses= Iga FC Kunoichi
(6 matches)

| prevseason = 2019

| nextseason = 2021–22 (WE)
2021 (N)

| updated = 21 November 2020

}}

The season started on 18 July 2020 and ended in November 2020 with the play-offs to be held days later. Prior to the league start date, PCR were carried out on all the players and staffs of the teams participating in the leagues to check their health conditions, almost all test cases came out negative.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

Urawa Reds Ladies won their fourth Nadeshiko League title and therefore will earn the right to participate in the 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship.

This is its final year as the highest division of the Japan women's football league system as the WE League is set to commence next year. Similar to the men's J. League in 1992 and the English women's FA WSL in 2011, not all Division 1 clubs will be admitted to the new league.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/japan-unveils-professional-we-league|title=Japan unveils professional WE league|work=AFC|date=3 June 2020}}

The league was contested by 10 teams, debutants Ehime winners of the 2019 Nadeshiko League Division 2 and runners up Cerezo Osaka replaced Nittidai and AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies, who were relegated from the 2019 Nadeshiko League Division 1.

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{{location map~ |Japan |lat=37.8825007415872 |long=139.05918532045 |label=Albirex |position=left |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.77937012 |long=136.127502 |label=Iga |position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=38.3353655 |long=140.9505725 |label=Vegalta Sendai |position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

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{{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.57747554 |long=140.1228933 |label=JEF |position=right|mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.6937 |long=135.5023|label=Cerezo|position=bottom|mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=33.8394|long=132.7653|label=Ehime|position=bottom|mark=Blue pog.svg}}

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{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://us.women.soccerway.com/national/japan/l1-league/2020/regular-season/r56254/ Soccerway]

|update= complete

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|win_CER=8|draw_CER=6|loss_CER=4|gf_CER=32|ga_CER=36

|win_EHI=3|draw_EHI=3|loss_EHI=12|gf_EHI=16|ga_EHI=46

|win_INA=11|draw_INA=2|loss_INA=5|gf_INA=33|ga_INA=19

|win_IGA=4|draw_IGA=2|loss_IGA=12|gf_IGA=17|ga_IGA=33

|win_JEF=6|draw_JEF=5|loss_JEF=7|gf_JEF=30|ga_JEF=29

|win_NTV=9|draw_NTV=4|loss_NTV=5|gf_NTV=45|ga_NTV=22

|win_NOJ=4|draw_NOJ=3|loss_NOJ=11|gf_NOJ=18|ga_NOJ=30

|win_URA=14|draw_URA=2|loss_URA=2|gf_URA=37|ga_URA=17

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|name_ALB= Albirex Niigata

|name_NTV= NTV Beleza

|name_INA= INAC Kobe Leonessa

|name_VEG= Mynavi Vegalta Sendai

|name_CER= Cerezo Osaka

|name_EHI= Ehime

|name_JEF= JEF United Chiba

|name_URA= Urawa Reds Ladies

|name_NOJ= Nojima Stella

|name_IGA= Iga Kunoichi

|col_C=#D0F0C0|text_C=Champions, form WE League

|result1=C

|result2=WE |result3=WE |result5=WE |result6=WE |result7=WE |result8=WE

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|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/national/japan/l1-league/2020/regular-season/r56254/ Soccerway]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=ALB |team2=CER|team3=EHI|team4=INA|team5=IGA|team6=JEF|team7=NTV|team8=NOJ|team9=URA|team10=VEG

| name_ALB = Albirex Niigata

| name_NTV = NTV Beleza

| name_EHI = Ehime

| name_JEF = JEF United

| name_NOJ = Nojima Stella

| name_IGA = Iga Kunoichi

| name_INA = INAC

| name_CER = Cerezo Osaka

| name_URA = Urawa Reds Ladies

| name_VEG = Vegalta Sendai

|match_ALB_CER= 0–1

|match_ALB_EHI= 2–0

|match_ALB_INA= 2–1

|match_ALB_IGA= 1–1

|match_ALB_JEF= 2–0

|match_ALB_NTV= 0–0

|match_ALB_NOJ= 1–0

|match_ALB_URA= 2–3

|match_ALB_VEG= 0–1

|match_CER_ALB= 2–1

|match_CER_EHI= 3–2

|match_CER_INA= 2–0

|match_CER_IGA= 2–1

|match_CER_JEF= 2–2

|match_CER_NTV= 1–10

|match_CER_NOJ= 3–1

|match_CER_URA= 0–0

|match_CER_VEG= 2–2

|match_EHI_ALB= 1–0

|match_EHI_CER= 3–2

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|match_EHI_IGA= 2–1

|match_EHI_JEF= 1–5

|match_EHI_NTV= 1–5

|match_EHI_NOJ= 2–2

|match_EHI_URA= 0–1

|match_EHI_VEG= 0–2

|match_INA_ALB= 2–0

|match_INA_CER= 3–1

|match_INA_EHI= 5–0

|match_INA_IGA= 2–1

|match_INA_JEF= 2–0

|match_INA_NTV= 4–1

|match_INA_NOJ= 2–1

|match_INA_URA= 0–1

|match_INA_VEG= 3–0

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|match_IGA_CER= 2–2

|match_IGA_EHI= 3–0

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|match_IGA_JEF= 0–5

|match_IGA_NTV= 1–6

|match_IGA_NOJ= 3–1

|match_IGA_URA= 0–1

|match_IGA_VEG= 0–2

|match_JEF_ALB= 1–2

|match_JEF_CER= 3–3

|match_JEF_EHI= 0–0

|match_JEF_INA= 2–1

|match_JEF_IGA= 2–1

|match_JEF_NTV= 1–3

|match_JEF_NOJ= 1–2

|match_JEF_URA= 2–4

|match_JEF_VEG= 1–1

|match_NTV_ALB= 2–2

|match_NTV_CER= 1–1

|match_NTV_EHI= 2–2

|match_NTV_INA= 1–2

|match_NTV_IGA= 3–0

|match_NTV_JEF= 0–1

|match_NTV_NOJ= 1–0

|match_NTV_URA= 3–2

|match_NTV_VEG= 4–1

|match_NOJ_ALB= 0–1

|match_NOJ_CER= 0–3

|match_NOJ_EHI= 2–1

|match_NOJ_INA= 1–1

|match_NOJ_IGA= 0–1

|match_NOJ_JEF= 1–3

|match_NOJ_NTV= 2–1

|match_NOJ_URA= 2–3

|match_NOJ_VEG= 2–1

|match_URA_ALB= 2–1

|match_URA_CER= 0–1

|match_URA_EHI= 5–1

|match_URA_INA= 4–1

|match_URA_IGA= 2–1

|match_URA_JEF= 2–0

|match_URA_NTV= 1–0

|match_URA_NOJ= 1–1

|match_URA_VEG= 2–1

|match_VEG_ALB= 0–1

|match_VEG_CER= 5–1

|match_VEG_EHI= 5–0

|match_VEG_INA= 2–2

|match_VEG_IGA= 0–1

|match_VEG_JEF= 1–1

|match_VEG_NTV= 0–2

|match_VEG_NOJ= 1–0

|match_VEG_URA= 1–2

}}

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=b

|update= complete

| team5 = Albirex Niigata

| pos5 = 4/6/6/5/5/5/6/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/4/5/5

| team4 = Cerezo Osaka

| pos4 = 2/3/3/1/2/3/4/4/4/3/3/3/4/4/4/5/4/4

| team10 = Ehime

| pos10 = 6/7/5/6/8/9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10

| team2 = INAC Kobe

| pos2 = 5/4/2/2/3/4/3/3/3/4/4/4/3/2/2/2/2/2

| team9 = Iga FC

| pos9 = 7/8/9/8/7/10/9/7/7/6/8/9/9/9/9/9/9/9

| team6 = JEF United

| pos6 = 10/5/7/7/6/8/8/8/9/9/7/8/6/6/7/7/6/6

| team3 = NTV Beleza

| pos3 = 3/2/4/4/4/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3

| team8 = Nojima Stella

| pos8 = 9/9/8/9/9/6/5/6/6/7/9/7/8/8/8/8/8/8

| team1 = Urawa Reds Ladies

| pos1 = 1/1/1/3/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1

| team7 = Vegalta Sendai

| pos7 = 8/10/10/10/10/7/7/9/8/8/6/6/7/7/6/6/7/7

| color_1 =#FFD700|text_1 =Leader

| color_9 =red2|text_9 = To Relegation Series

| color_10=#FFCCCC|text_10=Relegation to Nadeshiko League Division 2

| source = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/national/japan/l1-league/2020/regular-season/r56254/i Soccerway]

}}

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{{efn|name="COR"}}

{{efn|name="COR"}}

{{notelist}}

{{updated|matches played on 21 November 2020.}}

{{Infobox football league season

| dates = 18 July – 21 November 2020

| competition = Nadeshiko League Division 2

| season = 2020

| matches = 90

| total goals = 225

| league topscorer =

| biggest home win = Harima 4–0 Nittaidai (24 October 2020)

Elfen Saitama 4–0 Nittaidai (26 July 2020)

Kamogawa 4–0 Bunnys Kyoto (20 September 2020)

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring = Sfida Setagaya 5–2 Jumonji Ventus (20 September 2020)

| prevseason = 2019

| nextseason = 2021

| updated =15 November 2020

}}

The season began on 18 July 2020.

10 teams contested the league, Jumonji Ventus were promoted while Shizuoka Sangyo were relegated from the previous season, additionally Nittaidai and Nagano Parceiro Ladies also joined from the Nadeshiko League Division 1.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|show_limit=5

|sortable_table=y

|team1=SET|team2=ELF|team3=KAM|team4=YOK|team5=NAG|team6=HAR|team7=YAM|team8=JUM|team9=NIT|team10=KYO

|name_SET= Sfida Setagaya

|name_HAR= Harima

|name_ELF= Elfen Saitama

|name_KAM= Kamogawa

|name_YOK= Yokohama

|name_NIT= Nittaidai

|name_YAM= Yamato Sylphid

|name_NAG = Nagano Parceiro

|name_KYO= Bunnys Kyoto

|name_JUM= Jumonji Ventus

|win_SET=11|draw_SET=4|loss_SET=3|gf_SET=34|ga_SET=18

|win_HAR=8|draw_HAR=2|loss_HAR=8|gf_HAR=25|ga_HAR=22

|win_ELF=11|draw_ELF=3|loss_ELF=4|gf_ELF=33|ga_ELF=13

|win_KAM=10|draw_KAM=4|loss_KAM=4|gf_KAM=37|ga_KAM=18

|win_YOK=8|draw_YOK=8|loss_YOK=2|gf_YOK=29|ga_YOK=8

|win_NIT=2|draw_NIT=3|loss_NIT=13|gf_NIT=7|ga_NIT=46

|win_YAM=7|draw_YAM=5|loss_YAM=6|gf_YAM=15|ga_YAM=16

|win_NAG=8|draw_NAG=4|loss_NAG=6|gf_NAG=22|ga_NAG=13

|win_KYO=1|draw_KYO=5|loss_KYO=12|gf_KYO=8|ga_KYO=31

|win_JUM=3|draw_JUM=4|loss_JUM=11|gf_JUM=15|ga_JUM=40

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promoted to WE League

|result2=P |result5=P |result8=P

|update=complete

|source= [https://ng.soccerway.com/national/japan/l2-league/2020/regular-season/r56147/ Soccerway]

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://ng.soccerway.com/national/japan/l2-league/2020/regular-season/r56147/ Soccerway]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=KYO |team2=ELF |team3=HAR|team4=JUM|team5=KAM|team6=NIT|team7=NAG|team8=SET|team9=YAM|team10=YOK

|name_SET= Sfida Setagaya

|name_HAR= Harima

|name_ELF= Elfen Saitama

|name_KAM= Kamogawa

|name_YOK= Yokohama

|name_NIT= Nittaidai

|name_YAM= Yamato Sylphid

|name_NAG = Nagano Parceiro

|name_KYO= Bunnys Kyoto

|name_JUM= Jumonji Ventus

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|match_KYO_HAR= 1–3

|match_KYO_JUM= 0–1

|match_KYO_KAM= 0–3

|match_KYO_NIT= 0–1

|match_KYO_NAG= 0–3

|match_KYO_SET= 1–2

|match_KYO_YAM= 2–1

|match_KYO_YOK= 0–1

|match_ELF_KYO= 2–1

|match_ELF_HAR= 4–1

|match_ELF_JUM= 1–0

|match_ELF_KAM= 5–1

|match_ELF_NIT= 4–0

|match_ELF_NAG= 1–2

|match_ELF_SET= 1–1

|match_ELF_YAM= 0–1

|match_ELF_YOK= 0–0

|match_HAR_KYO= 0–0

|match_HAR_ELF= 0–1

|match_HAR_JUM= 2–1

|match_HAR_KAM= 0–1

|match_HAR_NIT= 4–0

|match_HAR_NAG= 1–2

|match_HAR_SET= 3–0

|match_HAR_YAM= 2–1

|match_HAR_YOK= 1–0

|match_JUM_KYO= 2–2

|match_JUM_ELF= 1–2

|match_JUM_HAR= 2–1

|match_JUM_KAM= 1–4

|match_JUM_NIT= 2–0

|match_JUM_NAG= 0–5

|match_JUM_SET= 0–5

|match_JUM_YAM= 0–2

|match_JUM_YOK= 0–5

|match_KAM_KYO= 4–0

|match_KAM_ELF= 2–2

|match_KAM_HAR= 3–0

|match_KAM_JUM= 3–0

|match_KAM_NIT= 4–1

|match_KAM_NAG= 0–0

|match_KAM_SET= 0–1

|match_KAM_YAM= 2–1

|match_KAM_YOK= 0–0

|match_NIT_KYO= 0–0

|match_NIT_ELF= 1–0

|match_NIT_HAR= 0–5

|match_NIT_JUM= 1–1

|match_NIT_KAM= 0–5

|match_NIT_NAG= 1–3

|match_NIT_SET= 0–2

|match_NIT_YAM= 1–1

|match_NIT_YOK= 0–5

|match_NAG_KYO= 1–1

|match_NAG_ELF= 0–1

|match_NAG_HAR= 0–1

|match_NAG_JUM= 1–0

|match_NAG_KAM= 1–2

|match_NAG_NIT= 2–0

|match_NAG_SET= 1–1

|match_NAG_YAM= 0–1

|match_NAG_YOK= 0–0

|match_SET_KYO= 3–0

|match_SET_ELF= 0–3

|match_SET_HAR= 2–0

|match_SET_JUM= 5–2

|match_SET_KAM= 3–1

|match_SET_NIT= 2–1

|match_SET_NAG= 2–0

|match_SET_YAM= 1–2

|match_SET_YOK= 2–2

|match_YAM_KYO= 1–0

|match_YAM_ELF= 0–3

|match_YAM_HAR= 0–0

|match_YAM_JUM= 0–0

|match_YAM_KAM= 1–0

|match_YAM_NIT= 2–0

|match_YAM_NAG= 0–1

|match_YAM_SET= 1–1

|match_YAM_YOK= 0–3

|match_YOK_KYO= 0–0

|match_YOK_ELF= 2–0

|match_YOK_HAR= 4–1

|match_YOK_JUM= 1–1

|match_YOK_KAM= 2–2

|match_YOK_NIT= 3–0

|match_YOK_NAG= 1–0

|match_YOK_SET= 0–1

|match_YOK_YAM= 0–0

}}

{{Infobox football league season

| dates =

| season = 2020

| competition = Challenge League (Division 3)

| matches =

| total goals =

| winners = JFA Academy

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| prevseason = 2019

| nextseason = 2021

| updated = 30 December 2020

}}

12 teams contested the third tier, divided into two groups of 6 each for East and West. Newly promoted clubs were Shizuoka SSU Asregina (formerly Iwata Bonita) and Fukuoka J. Anclas, both returning to the national tiers, and Cerezo Osaka Sakai Girls, Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies's B-team.

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|date=December 20, 2020

|time=

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|score=1–0

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JFA Academy wins the title.

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{{football box

|date=December 19, 2020

|time=

|aet = yes

|team1= NGU Loveledge Nagoya

|score= 0–1

|team2= Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki

|goals1=

|goals2=Sakanaka {{goal|106}}

|stadium=

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Speranza is promoted to the Nadeshiko League.

{{reflist}}

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