Tuesday, 23 December 2003

L.League 2003

The league grew to thirteen teams for the 2003 season, with newcomers Okayama Yunogo Belle and Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC joining the fray. The season ran from April 7th until December 21st, with a break for the Women's World Cup, which was held in Germany in September and October.


The format was again changed from that used in 2001. In the First Stage all teams would play each other twice. The top three teams in each division would progress to the Upper Section, where each team would play each other twice.

The remaining seven sides would compete in the Lower Section, where once again they would only play each other once.


For the coming 2004 season, the league would be expanded to fourteen teams, in two divisions: L1, comprised of eight teams, and L2, which would comprise the remaining six.

The three bottom teams in the Lower Section in 2003 would play in L2. The top four teams would play another set of games, with each team playing the other three once. The top two teams resulting from this mini-tournament would play in L1, the bottom two in L2.

Tasaki Perule FC, who had been disappointed to finish second the previous two seasons, won their first and only league title. The club was disbanded at the end of the 2008 season.


First Stage - East Japan

Final Standings and Results

PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGA+/-Points
1YKK Tohoku LSC Flappers128402772028
2Saitama Reinas128402891928
3NTV Beleza128314764127
4AS Elfen Sayama FC124172229-713
5Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC123271823-511
6Shimizu Daihachi SC122192155-347
7JEF United Ichihara Ladies120391145-343


First Round, games played April 6th

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 3 - 1 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Saitama Reinas 1 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama FC
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 0 - 9 NTV Beleza


Second Round, games played May 5th

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 0 - 2 Saitama Reinas
AS Elfen Sayama FC 1 - 1 JEF United Ichihara Ladies
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 5 YKK Tohoku Flappers


Third Round, games played May 11th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 1 - 1 JEF United Ichihara Ladies
NTV Beleza 4 - 1 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 3 - 5 Saitama Reinas


Fourth Round, games played May 18th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 1 - 2 NTV Beleza
Saitama Reinas 1 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 0 - 2 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC


Fifth Round, games played May 25th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 0 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 4 Saitama Reinas
NTV Beleza 9 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.


Sixth Round, games played June 1st

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 2 - 3 AS Elfen Sayama FC
NTV Beleza 1 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 3 - 2 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Seventh Round, games played June 8th

Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 1 - 4 AS Elfen Sayama FC
Saitama Reinas 1 - 1 NTV Beleza (played August 24th)
YKK Tohoku Flappers 2 - 0 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC (played September 7th)


Eighth Round, games played June 15th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 2 - 4 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 3 - 5 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
YKK Tohoku Flappers 2 - 0 NTV Beleza (played July 30th)


Ninth Round, games played June 22nd

Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 5 - 5 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC
NTV Beleza 7 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Ladies (played July 19th)
AS Elfen Sayama FC 0 - 3 Saitama Reinas


Tenth Round, games played June 29th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 2 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama FC
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 3 NTV Beleza
Saitama Reinas 5 - 1 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Eleventh Round, games played July 6th

JEF United Ichihara Ladies 0 - 2 AS Elfen Sayama FC
YKK Tohoku Flappers 4 - 1 Shimizu Daihachi S. C. (played August 31st)
Saitama Reinas 1 - 0 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC


Twelfth Round, games played July 13th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 9 - 2 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 0 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers (played August 24th)
September 07 NTV Beleza 0 - 0 Saitama Reinas


Thirteenth Round, games played August 3rd

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 0 - 1 NTV Beleza
Saitama Reinas 3 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 5 YKK Tohoku Flappers


Fourteenth Round, games played August 10th

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 1 - 1 JEF United Ichihara Ladies
YKK Tohoku Flappers 2 - 2 Saitama Reinas
NTV Beleza 10 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama FC


First Stage - West Japan

Final Standings and Results

PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGA+/-Points
1Tasaki Perule FC1010005645230
2Iga FC Kunoichi106224183320
3Speranza FC Takatsuki105142418616
4Okayama Yunogo Belle105052424015
5Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies102171427-137
6Renaissance Kumamoto FC100010381-780


First Round, games played May 11th

Okayama Yunogo Belle 4 - 2 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 1 - 1 Iga FC Kunoichi
Tasaki Perule FC 5 - 1 Speranza FC Takatsuki


Second Round, games played May 18th

Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 11 Tasaki Perule FC
Iga FC Kunoichi 1 - 1 Speranza FC Takatsuki
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 1 - 5 Okayama Yunogo Belle


Third Round, games played May 25th

Iga FC Kunoichi 12 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
Tasaki Perule FC 3 - 0 Okayama Yunogo Belle


Fourth Round, games played June 1st

Speranza FC Takatsuki 6 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Tasaki Perule FC 5 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
Okayama Yunogo Belle 0 - 2 Iga FC Kunoichi


Fifth Round, games played June 8th

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 4 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Iga FC Kunoichi 0 - 4 Tasaki Perule FC (played July 19th)
Okayama Yunogo Belle 0 - 3 Speranza FC Takatsuki


Sixth Round, games played August 3rd

Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 5 Tasaki Perule FC
Iga FC Kunoichi 1 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 7 Okayama Yunogo Belle


Seventh Round, games played August 10th

Tasaki Perule FC 10 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 2 Iga FC Kunoichi
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2 - 1 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies


Eighth Round, games played June 29th

Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 15 Iga FC Kunoichi
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 1 - 2 Speranza FC Takatsuki
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2 - 5 Tasaki Perule FC


Ninth Round, games played July 6th

Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 6 Speranza FC Takatsuki
Iga FC Kunoichi 5 - 0 Okayama Yunogo Belle (played August 24th)
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 0 - 7 Tasaki Perule FC (played September 7th)


Tenth Round, games played July 13th

Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 1 - 6 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
Tasaki Perule FC 1 - 0 Iga FC Kunoichi (played August 31st)
Speranza FC Takatsuki 2 - 4 Okayama Yunogo Belle (played September 7th)




Second Stage - Upper Section

Final Standings and Results

PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGA+/-Points
1Tasaki Perule FC108113172425
2NTV Beleza10613157819
3Iga FC Kunoichi106042011918
4Saitama Reinas105141313016
5YKK Tohoku LSC Flappers10208824-166
6Speranza FC Takatsuki10118429-254


First Round, games played October 19th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 0 - 2 Iga FC Kunoichi
NTV Beleza 4 - 0 Speranza FC Takatsuki
Tasaki Perule FC 4 - 0 Saitama Reinas


Second Round, games played October 25th

Tasaki Perule FC 2 - 0 Iga FC Kunoichi
YKK Tohoku Flappers 0 - 3 NTV Beleza
Saitama Reinas 1 - 1 Speranza FC Takatsuki


Third Round, games played November 2nd

Iga FC Kunoichi 2 - 0 Saitama Reinas
YKK Tohoku Flappers 0 - 2 Speranza FC Takatsuki
NTV Beleza 2 - 1 Tasaki Perule FC


Fourth Round, games played November 9th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 0 - 4 Saitama Reinas
Iga FC Kunoichi 2 - 0 NTV Beleza
Speranza FC Takatsuki 0 - 8 Tasaki Perule FC


Fifth Round, games played November 16th

Tasaki Perule FC 4 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers
Speranza FC Takatsuki 0 - 4 Iga FC Kunoichi
Saitama Reinas 0 - 1 NTV Beleza


Sixth Round, games played November 23rd

Saitama Reinas 1 - 2 Tasaki Perule FC
Iga FC Kunoichi 3 - 2 YKK Tohoku Flappers
Speranza FC Takatsuki 0 - 3 NTV Beleza


Seventh Round, games played November 30th

NTV Beleza 0 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers
Iga FC Kunoichi 2 - 3 Tasaki Perule FC
Speranza FC Takatsuki 0 - 1 Saitama Reinas


Eighth Round, games played December 7th

Tasaki Perule FC 0 - 0 NTV Beleza
Saitama Reinas 0 - 2 Iga FC Kunoichi
Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 0 YKK Tohoku Flappers


Ninth Round, games played December 14th

NTV Beleza 2 - 0 Iga FC Kunoichi
Tasaki Perule FC 3 - 0 Speranza FC Takatsuki
Saitama Reinas 2 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers


Tenth Round, games played December 20th and 21st

Iga FC Kunoichi 5 - 1 Speranza FC Takatsuki
NTV Beleza 2 - 3 Saitama Reinas Saitama Reinas
YKK Tohoku Flappers 1 - 4 Tasaki Perule FC


Second Stage - Lower Section

Final Standings and Results

PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGA+/-Points
7Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC65102131816
8Okayama Yunogo Belle64202451914
9Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies6411137613
10AS Elfen Sayama FC62041016-66
11Shimizu Daihachi SC6204714-76
12JEF United Ichihara Ladies6204922-136
13Renaissance Kumamoto FC6006421-170


First Round, games played October 19th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 3 - 2 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 4 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.


Second Round, games played October 26th

Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 2 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 5 - 1 JEF United Ichihara Ladies
Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 5 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama FC


Third Round, games played November 2nd

Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 1 - 5 Okayama Yunogo Belle
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 2 - 5 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 4 - 3 AS Elfen Sayama FC


Fourth Round, games played November 9th

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 3 - 3 Okayama Yunogo Belle
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 3 AS Elfen Sayama FC
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 1 - 3 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Fifth Round, games played November 16th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 1 - 2 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 3 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Okayama Yunogo Belle 1 - 1 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC


Sixth Round, games played November 23rd

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 6 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 1 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Okayama Yunogo Belle 8 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Seventh Round, games played November 30th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 0 - 3 Okayama Yunogo Belle
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 2 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 0 - 2 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC




Promotion/Relegation Series


First Round, games played December 14th

Okayama Yunogo Belle 1 - 2 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 1 - 2 AS Elfen Sayama FC

First Round, games played December 20th

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 0 - 1 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC
Okayama Yunogo Belle 5 - 2 AS Elfen Sayama FC

First Round, games played December 23rd

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 4 - 3 Okayama Yunogo Belle
AS Elfen Sayama FC 0 - 1 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies


PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGA+/-Points
1Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC32016516
2Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies32013216
3Okayama Yunogo Belle31029813
4AS Elfen Sayama FC310247-33

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC and Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies will play the 2004 season in L1. Okayama Yunogo Belle and AS Elfen Sayama FC will play the 2004 season in L2.