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Sunday, 4 November 2001

L.League 2001

The league gained another team for the 2001 season, bringing the total number to ten. Shimizu Daihachi SC, formed in 1978 and the dominant club in the 1980's, finally achieved league status this season having previously competed in the JLSL Challenge League.


The rules remained the same as those used in 2000. Each team played the opposition sides twice within their own division, with the same points format as in 2000. Following the first stage, the top two teams in each division would form a new Upper Section division, with the remaining six teams forming the Lower Section. The teams in the Upper Section would play each other twice, those in the Lower Section just once.

NTV Beleza retained the title, beating Tasaki Perule on the final day, and took their total number of championships to six.


First Stage - East Japan

Final Standings and Results

PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGA+/-Points
1NTV Beleza88005225024
2YKK Tohoku LSC Flappers841324101413
3Urawa Reinas84131320-713
4JEF United Ichihara Ladies8125830-225
5Shimizu Daihachi SC8026742-352


First Round, played May 13th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 2 - 3 Urawa Reinas
NTV Beleza 5 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Ladies (played June 23rd)


Second Round, games played May 20th

NTV Beleza 12 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers


Third Round, games played May 27th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 4 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Urawa Reinas 2 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Fourth Round, games played June 17th

Urawa Reinas 0 - 7 NTV Beleza
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 3 - 3 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.


Fifth Round, games played June 24th

NTV Beleza 2 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers
Urawa Reinas 3 - 2 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.


Sixth Round, games played July 1st

Urawa Reinas 1 - 2 YKK Tohoku Flappers
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 0 - 11 NTV Beleza


Seventh Round, games played July 8th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 6 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Ladies
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 7 NTV Beleza


Eighth Round, games played July 15th

Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 7 YKK Tohoku Flappers
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 0 - 2 Urawa Reinas


Ninth Round, games played July 22th

NTV Beleza 5 - 1 Urawa Reinas
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 4 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Tenth Round, games played July 29th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 1 - 3 NTV Beleza
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 2 - 2 Urawa Reinas


First Stage - West Japan

Final Standings and Results

PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGA+/-Points
1Tasaki Perule FC87103242822
2Iga FC Kunoichi86112031719
3Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies83141014-410
4Speranza FC Takatsuki82151018-87
5Renaissance Kumamoto FC8008435-310


First Round, games played May 13th

Tasaki Perule FC 3 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
Iga FC Kunoichi 2 - 0 Speranza FC Takatsuki


Second Round, games played May 20th

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 0 - 3 Iga FC Kunoichi
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 7 Tasaki Perule FC


Third Round, games played May 27th

Iga FC Kunoichi 1 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 1 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies


Fourth Round, games played June 17th

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 2 - 1 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Tasaki Perule FC 4 - 1 Speranza FC Takatsuki


Fifth Round, games played June 24th

Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Tasaki Perule FC 1 - 0 Iga FC Kunoichi


Sixth Round, games played July 1st

Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 5 Iga FC Kunoichi
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 1 - 3 Tasaki Perule FC


Seventh Round, games played July 8th

Tasaki Perule FC 9 - 1 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Iga FC Kunoichi 2 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies


Eighth Round, games played July 15th

Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 6 Iga FC Kunoichi
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 2 - 1 Speranza FC Takatsuki


Ninth Round, games played July 22nd

Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 2 - 4 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
Speranza FC Takatsuki 0 - 4 Tasaki Perule FC


Tenth Round, games played July 29th

Iga FC Kunoichi 1 - 1 Tasaki Perule FC
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 5 Speranza FC Takatsuki




Second Stage - Upper Section

Final Standings and Results

PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGA+/-Points
1NTV Beleza65101221016
2Tasaki Perule FC6411158713
3YKK Tohoku LSC Flappers6204613-76
4Iga FC Kunoichi6006010-100


First Round, games played September 2nd

Tasaki Perule FC 3 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers
NTV Beleza 1 - 0 Iga FC Kunoichi


Second Round, games played September 30th

Tasaki Perule FC 3 - 0 Iga FC Kunoichi
YKK Tohoku Flappers 0 - 3 NTV Beleza


Third Round

Iga FC Kunoichi 0 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers (played October 7th)
Tasaki Perule FC 1 - 1 NTV Beleza (played October 21st)


Fourth Round, games played September 23rd

YKK Tohoku Flappers 3 - 4 Tasaki Perule FC
Iga FC Kunoichi 0 - 1 NTV Beleza


Fifth Round, games played October 28th

NTV Beleza 3 - 0 YKK Tohoku Flappers
Iga FC Kunoichi 0 - 3 Tasaki Perule FC


Sixth Round, games played November 4th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 1 - 0 Iga FC Kunoichi
NTV Beleza 3 - 1 Tasaki Perule FC


Second Stage - Lower Section

Final Standings and Results

PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGA+/-Points
5Urawa Reinas54011651112
6Shimizu Daihachi SC531194510
7Speranza FC Takatsuki530210469
8Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies53029639
9JEF United Ichihara Ladies51131114-34
10Renaissance Kumamoto FC5005224-220


First Round, games played September 2nd

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 3 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 6 Urawa Reinas
Speranza FC Takatsuki 4 - 1 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Second Round, games played September 30th

JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 2 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
Speranza FC Takatsuki 3 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 1 - 0 Urawa Reinas


Third Round, games played September 16th

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 3 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Urawa Reinas 2 - 1 Speranza FC Takatsuki
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 1 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.


Fourth Round, games played September 22nd and 23rd

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 0 - 2 Speranza FC Takatsuki
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 6 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Urawa Reinas 5 - 2 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Fifth Round, games played October 28th

Urawa Reinas 3 - 1 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 6 - 2 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 1 - 0 Speranza FC Takatsuki