L.League 2004 (L2)

The newly organised L2 division consisted of six teams, and its season ran from June 13th until October 31st.


The league was a straightforward round robin tournament, again using the system of three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The only difference between L1 and L2 was that in the latter all teams would play each other thrice.

Okayama Yunogo Belle won the race to be automatically promoted ahead of Albirex Niigata Ladies. Belle's promotion was sealed on October 24th in a 5-1 away win against Shimizu Daihachi SC, the hometown team of Belle's manager Honda Midori, with whom she had begun her career.

Final Standings and Results

		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1	Okayama Yunogo Belle	15	14	0	1	69	7	62	42
2	Albirex Niigata Ladies	15	12	0	3	61	17	44	36
3	AS Elfen Sayama FC	15	8	1	6	35	24	11	25
4	Renaissance Kumamoto FC	15	4	2	9	16	42	-26	14
5	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies	15	4	0	11	21	57	-36	12
6	Shimizu Daihachi SC	15	1	1	13	11	66	-55	4

First Round, games played June 13th

Okayama Yunogo Belle 1 - 0 Albirex Niigata Ladies
AS Elfen Sayama FC 4 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 1 - 5 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Second Round, games played June 20th

Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 10 Albirex Niigata Ladies
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 2 - 4 Okayama Yunogo Belle
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 5 AS Elfen Sayama FC


Third Round, games played June 27th

Albirex Niigata Ladies 6 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
AS Elfen Sayama FC 5 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Okayama Yunogo Belle 7 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Fourth Round, games played July 4th

Okayama Yunogo Belle 8 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 3 - 1 JEF United Ichihara Ladies
Albirex Niigata Ladies 3 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama FC


Fifth Round, games played July 11th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 2 - 1 Okayama Yunogo Belle
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 3 Albirex Niigata Ladies
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 1 - 3 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.


Sixth Round, games played July 18th

Albirex Niigata Ladies 1 - 4 Okayama Yunogo Belle
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 2 - 5 AS Elfen Sayama FC (played August 1st)
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 3 - 4 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.


Seventh Round, games played July 25th

Albirex Niigata Ladies 7 - 1 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Okayama Yunogo Belle 6 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
AS Elfen Sayama FC 0 - 2 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Eighth Round, games played September 5th

Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 1 - 2 Albirex Niigata Ladies
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 0 - 6 Okayama Yunogo Belle
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 3 AS Elfen Sayama FC


Ninth Round, games played September 19th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 1 - 4 Albirex Niigata Ladies
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 3 Okayama Yunogo Belle
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 4 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Tenth Round, games played September 26th

Okayama Yunogo Belle 2 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama FC
Albirex Niigata Ladies 6 - 1 JEF United Ichihara Ladies
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 1 - 0 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.


Eleventh Round, games played October 3th

Okayama Yunogo Belle 2 - 1 Albirex Niigata Ladies
AS Elfen Sayama FC 0 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 4 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Twelfth Round, games played October 10th

Albirex Niigata Ladies 5 - 2 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Renaissance Kumamoto S.C. 0 - 9 Okayama Yunogo Belle
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 4 AS Elfen Sayama FC


Thirteenth Round, games played October 17th

Albirex Niigata Ladies 3 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
AS Elfen Sayama FC 4 - 1 Shimizu Daihachi S. C.
Okayama Yunogo Belle 7 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Ladies


Fourteenth Round, games played October 24th

AS Elfen Sayama FC 2 - 3 Albirex Niigata Ladies
JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 1 - 5 Okayama Yunogo Belle


Fifteenth Round, games played October 31st

JEF United Ichihara Ladies 1 - 7 Albirex Niigata Ladies
Okayama Yunogo Belle 4 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama FC
Shimizu Daihachi S. C. 0 - 0 Renaissance Kumamoto S.C.

L.League 2004 (L1)

The newly organised L1 division consisted of eight teams, and its season ran from June 13th until October 31st, with a break for the Olympic Games, held in August in Athens.


The league was a straightforward round robin tournament, again using the system of three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. All teams would play each other twice.

YKK Tohoku Flappers changed their name to YKK AP Tohoku LSC Flappers. Tasaki Perule FC had hitherto used the Japanese 田崎, but from this season decided to use the Roman alphabet and called themselves TASAKI Perule FC.

Saitama Reinas won their first league title. The following season the club was renamed Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies when it became part of that organisation.

Having finished bottom, Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC were automatically relegated to L2.

Final Standings and Results

		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1	Saitama Reinas	14	11	3	0	35	8	27	36
2	NTV Beleza	14	11	2	1	41	2	39	35
3	TASAKI Perule FC	14	9	1	4	33	9	24	28
4	Iga FC Kunoichi	14	8	1	5	26	16	10	25
5	YKK AP Tohoku LSC Flappers	14	3	3	8	13	21	-8	12
6	Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies	14	4	0	10	9	45	-36	12
7	Sperenza FC Takatsuki	14	3	2	9	12	26	-14	11
8	Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC	14	0	2	12	4	46	-42	2

First Round, games played June 13th

Saitama Reinas 1 - 0 YKK Tohoku Flappers

NTV Beleza 1 - 0 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC

Iga FC Kunoichi 3 - 2 Speranza FC Takatsuki
(Attendance: 500)

Tasaki Perule FC 2 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
(Attendance: 2,000)


Second Round, games played June 20th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 2 - 1 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 460)

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 1 - 8 Tasaki Perule FC
(Attendance: 500)

Saitama Reinas 3 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies

Speranza FC Takatsuki 0 - 4 NTV Beleza


Third Round, games played June 27th

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 1 - 0 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC

Tasaki Perule FC 1 - 0 Speranza FC Takatsuki
(Attendance: 500)

Iga FC Kunoichi 0 - 1 Saitama Reinas
(Attendance: 240)

NTV Beleza 1 - 0 YKK Tohoku Flappers


Fourth Round, games played July 4th

Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 0 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC

Iga FC Kunoichi 2 - 1 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies
(Attendance: 230)

YKK Tohoku Flappers 0 - 1 Tasaki Perule FC
(Attendance: 500)

Saitama Reinas 1 - 1 NTV Beleza


Fifth Round, games played July 11th

NTV Beleza 3 - 0 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 1,000)

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 1 - 4 YKK Tohoku Flappers

Tasaki Perule FC 1 - 2 Saitama Reinas
(Attendance: 600)

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 0 - 4 Speranza FC Takatsuki


Sixth Round, games played July 18th and 19th

Saitama Reinas 8 - 0 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC

Tasaki Perule FC 1 - 1 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 500)

Speranza FC Takatsuki 2 - 0 YKK Tohoku Flappers

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 0 - 6 NTV Beleza


Seventh Round, games played July 25th

Iga FC Kunoichi 6 - 0 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC
(Attendance: 280)

NTV Beleza 1 - 0 Tasaki Perule FC

YKK Tohoku Flappers 4 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies

Saitama Reinas 2 - 0 Speranza FC Takatsuki


Eighth Round, games played September 19th

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 0 - 3 Tasaki Perule FC
(Attendance: 500)

Speranza FC Takatsuki 0 - 1 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 400)

YKK Tohoku Flappers 0 - 0 Saitama Reinas

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 0 - 5 NTV Beleza


Ninth Round, games played September 25th and 26th

NTV Beleza 3 - 0 Speranza FC Takatsuki

Iga FC Kunoichi 1 - 0 YKK Tohoku Flappers
(Attendance: 300)

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 1 - 3 Saitama Reinas

Tasaki Perule FC 5 - 0 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC


Tenth Round, games played October 2nd and 3rd

Speranza FC Takatsuki 0 - 3 Tasaki Perule FC
(Attendance: 1,500)

YKK Tohoku Flappers 0 - 4 NTV Beleza

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 0 - 1 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies

Saitama Reinas 4 - 2 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 1,500)


Eleventh Round, games played October 10th

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 0 - 0 Speranza FC Takatsuki

October 11 Tasaki Perule FC 5 - 0 YKK Tohoku Flappers
(Attendance: 700)

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 0 - 5 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 700)

NTV Beleza 0 - 0 Saitama Reinas


Twelfth Round, games played October 17th

YKK Tohoku Flappers 1 - 1 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC

Iga FC Kunoichi 1 - 0 NTV Beleza
(Attendance: 300)

Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 3 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies

Saitama Reinas 2 - 1 Tasaki Perule FC
(Attendance: 1,200)


Thirteenth Round, games played October 23rd and 24th

NTV Beleza 11 - 0 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 1 - 3 Saitama Reinas

Iga FC Kunoichi 1 - 2 Tasaki Perule FC
(Attendance: 400)

YKK Tohoku Flappers 1 - 1 Speranza FC Takatsuki


Fourteenth Round, games played October 31st

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies 2 - 1 YKK Tohoku Flappers

Tasaki Perule FC 0 - 1 NTV Beleza
(Attendance: 800)

Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 5 Saitama Reinas

Ohara Gakuen JaSRA SC 0 - 2 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 250)