Challenge League Playoffs

Shimizudaihachi Pleiades, Nojima Stella Kanagawa, Hoyo Sukarabu FC and Cerezo Osaka Ladies have been promoted to the Challenge League.


Match 1:
Shimizudaihachi Pleiades  3 - 2  Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto

Shimizudaihachi Pleiades:
Satou Masami, Suwabe Wakana, Taniguchi Emi, Nishigaya Norie, Inoue Yurie, Miyagawa Tomoko, Kanashiro Wakana (capt), Matsushita Norimi, Oda Sayaka, Kawasumi Saki, Hamanaka Saki
Unused subs: Hashizume Yuri, Matuda Natsuki, Ootawa Haruka, Satou Mariko
Scorers: Taniguchi Emi (6 mins), Hamanaka Saki (50 mins), Miyagawa Tomoko (74 mins)
Booked: Matsushita Norimi

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto:
Kawashima Kana, Koshi Azusa, Kondo Natsumi, Mine Tomomi, Terasawa Nozomi, Tsukamoto Mai, Yoshida Aoi, Kimura Eri (capt), Sakurama Hiromi, Akagi Yui, Okumura Sayo
Subs: Uchida Momoko (Kimura Eri, 64 mins), Shimada Kayoko (Koshi Azusa, 78 mins), Tanihara Yukari (Okumura Sayo, 84 mins)
Unused subs: Yamashita Yumiko, Suzuki Ryoko
Scorers: Tsukamoto Mai (35 mins), Terasawa Nozomi (85 mins)
Booked: Koshi Azusa


Match 2:
Cerezo Osaka Ladies  2 - 1  Norddea Hokkaido
(Attendance: 68)

Cerezo Osaka Ladies:
Shiba Hiyori, Kawahara Hikari, Shima Ayana, Azuma Manami, Takahashi China, Maegawa Miki, Hayashi Honoka, Nishida Meika, Matsubara Shiho, Tanaka Mika (capt), Takarada Saori
Subs: Inoue Hina (Maegawa Miki, 58 mins), Tamazakura Kotono (Takarada Saori, 70 mins), Katsuoka Miyu (Kawahara Hikari, 83 mins)
Unused subs: Ishiodori Nana, Furusawa Rui
Scorers: Hayashi Honoka (15 mins), Own Goal (80 mins)
Booked: Shima Ayana

Norddea Hokkaido:
Konno Mai, Tomita Mai, Maeda Tomomi, Ebiko Mio, Kan Miran, Tabata Sayuri, Minto Akiho, Watanabe Mayuko, Arita Hitoe, Kannari Miki (capt), Suzuki Wako
Subs: Nishino Nanaka (Kan Miran, 63 mins), Chou Shiyon (Suzuki Wako, 84 mins), Kikuchi Ayuka (Minto Akiho, 87 mins)
Unused subs: Miyoshi Nana, Takahashi Rina
Scorers: Tabata Sayuri (42 mins)


Match 3:
Hoyo Sukarabu FC  2 - 1  Nagoya FC Ladies (aet)
(Attendance: 80)

Hoyo Sukarabu FC:
Danzuka Yume, Hashimoto Emiko, Himeno Kanako, Wada Mari, Kondou Nanami, Matsumoto Mei, Kiyosue Chihiro, Kinoshita Yuuna, Satou Mitsuki, Ono Miyuu (capt), Suzu Arisa
Subs: Nagamatsu Maki (Kinoshita Yuuna, 73 mins), Kusuno Kaho (Matsumoto Mei, 109 mins)
Unused subs: Katsuo Hitomi, Nakano Mizuki
Scorers: Matsumoto Mei (90 mins), Kiyosue Chihiro (98 mins)


Do not play in the First Round:
Nojima Stella Kanagawa

So, the winners of the three first round matches will be automatically promoted. Thereafter, the losers of Match 1 will play the losers of Match 2, and the losers of Match 3 will play Nojima.


Match 4:
Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto  0 - 1  Norddea Hokkaido
(Attendance: 74)

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto:
Kawashima Kana, Koshi Azusa, Yoshida Aoi, Mine Tomomi, Terasawa Nozomi, Kimura Eri (capt), Uchida Momoko, Tsukamoto Mai, Sakurama Hiromi, Okumura Sayo, Tanihara Yukari
Subs: Akagi Yui (Uchida Momoko, 62 mins)
Unused subs: Yamashita Yumiko, Kondo Natsumi, Suzuki Ryoko, Shimada Kayoko

Norddea Hokkaido:
Konno Mai, Minato Akiho, Kannari Miki (capt), Maeda Tomomi, Tomita Mai, Suzuki Wako, Arita Hitoe, Watanabe Mayuko, Ebiko Mio, Chou Shiyon, Takahashi Rina
Subs: Kikuchi Ayuka (Miyoshi Nana, 77 mins), Nishino Nanaka (Ebiko Mio, 54 mins), Miyoshi Nana (Suzuki Wako, 64 mins), Isono Miho (Chou Shiyon, 90+2 mins)
Unused subs: Kan Miran
Scorers: Kannari Miki (60 mins)
Booked: Takase Yuki


Match 5:
Nagoya FC Ladies  1 - 5  Nojima Stella Kanagawa
(Attendance: 120)

Nojima Stella Kanagawa:
Nanjo Masayo, Goto Maika, Terada Reiko, Yoshida Ayaka, Sakamoto Juri, Inoue Yurie, Oyama Saki (capt), Yoshimi Natsuki, Nagasawa Madoka, Kawarazaki Nozomi, Kanai Nanae
Subs: Nishimura Atsumi (Nagasawa Madoka, 71 mins), Saito Haruna (Inoue Yurie, 71 mins), Yamane Hikari (Terada Reiko, 76 mins), Kataoka Saki (Oyama Saki, 76 mins)
Unused subs: Furuichi Misato
Scorers: Goto Maika (40 mins), Yoshimi Natsuki (50 mins), Kanai Nanae (55, 63 mins), Nagasawa Madoka (70 mins)


The winners of these two games will play each other, and they will become the fourth team automatically promoted. The losers of this game will playoff against the side finishing twelfth in the Challenge League. The losers of these two games will also play each other, and the winner of this tie will playoff against the team finishing eleventh in the Challenge League. The loser will be eliminated.


Match 6 (second round losers):
Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto  0 - 0  Nagoya FC Ladies (aet)
Nagoya FC Ladies win 9-8 on penalties

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto:
Kawashima Kana, Koshi Azusa, Yoshida Aoi, Mine Tomomi, Terasawa Nozomi, Kimura Eri (capt), Tsukamoto Mai, Uchida Momoko, Sakurama Hiromi, Okumura Sayo, Tanihara Yukari
Subs: Akagi Yui (Uchida Momoko, 68 mins), Suzuki Ryoko (Kimura Eri, 94 mins)
Unused subs: Yamashita Yumiko, Kondo Natsumi, Kuwabara Miho
Booked: Mine Tomomi


Match 7 (second round winners):
Norddea Hokkaido  0 - 4  Nojima Stella Kanagawa

Nojima Stella Kanagawa:Nanjo Masayo, Goto Maika, Terada Reiko, Yoshida Ayaka, Sakamoto Juri, Inoue Yurie, Oyama Saki (capt), Yoshimi Natsuki, Nagasawa Madoka, Kawarazaki Nozomi, Kanai Nanae
Subs: Yamane Hikari (Terada Reiko, 60 mins), Kataoka Saki (Kawarazaki Nozomi, 70 mins), Nishimura Atsumi (Kanai Nanae, 70 mins), Saito Haruna (Inoue Yurie, 70 mins), Furuichi Misato (Nagasawa Madoka, 90 mins)
Scorers: Inoue Yurie (21 mins), Own Goal (52 mins), Kawarazaki Nozomi (55 mins), Kanai Nanae (63 mins)


Nojima Stella Kanagawa are therefore automatically promoted. The next stage sees Norddea Hokkaido play Japan Soccer College Ladies, who finished twelfth in the Challenge League, with Nagoya FC Ladies playing AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies who finished eleventh. The winners of these two ties will participate in the Challenge League next season.