L.League & Women's Football 2003/04

The 15th L.League 2003

In ranking table, the numbers (each points, goals and so on) in brackets are total of the Preliminary Rounds and Final Rounds.

y'-Teams shall be eligible to play in the Play-off Rounds for L1 (division-1).

z-Teams are relegated to division-2 (L2: new division) automatically.

tabel_.L.League 2003
Final RankingWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Tasaki Perule F.C.8/1/1
(18/1/1)		31
(87)		24
(76)		25
(55)
NTV Beleza6/1/3
(14/4/4)		15
(62)		8
(49)		19
(46)
Iga football club Kunoichi6/0/4
(12/2/6)		20
(61)		9
(42)		18
(38)
Saitama Reinas FC5/1/4
(13/5/4)		13
(41)		0
(19)		16
(44)
YKK Tohoku Flappers2/0/8
(10/4/8)		8
(35)		-16
(4)		6
(34)
Speranza F.C. Takatsuki1/1/8
(6/2/12)		4
(28)		-25
(-19)		4
(20)
y'- Ohara Gakuen JaSRA ladies soccer club5/1/0
(8/3/7)		21
(39)		18
(13)		16
(27)
y'- Okayama Yunogo Belle4/2/0
(9/2/5)		24
(48)		19
(19)		14
(29)
y'- Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC4/1/1
(6/2/8)		13
(27)		6
(-7)		13
(20)
y'- AS Elfen Sayama FC2/0/4
(6/1/11)		10
(32)		-6
(-13)		6
(16)
z- Shimizu Dai-hachi sports club2/0/4
(4/1/13)		7
(28)		-7
(-41)		6
(13)
z- JEF united ICHIHARA Ladies2/0/4
(2/3/13)		9
(20)		-13
(-47)		6
(9)
z- Renaissance Kumamoto football club0/0/6
(0/0/16)		4
(7)		-17
(-95)		0
(0)

note

In L.League, the stated order of the top six teams is determined by adding the points for the Final Rounds. Rankings below seventh place are determined by adding the points for the Consolation Final Rounds.
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

All teams play each other two times (each at home and away) in the Final Rounds/Preliminary Rounds.
All teams play each other one time in the Consolation Final Rounds.

One new team which is Albirex Ladies join L.League division-2 in next season.

The scores of away matches in my documents are italic small violet numbers.

L.League Awards

Most Valuable Player
OTANI Mio (Tasaki)
Goal-scoring leader (Final Rounds)
11: OTANI Mio (Tasaki)
Rookie of the year
KINGA Yukari (Beleza)
Fighting spirit Award
ONODERA Shiho (Beleza)
MIYAMA Aya (Yunogo Belle) as Goal-scoring leader in Consolation Final Rounds
Manager of the year
NAKAI Noboru (Tasaki)
Fair play Award
Speranza F.C. Takatsuki
Best eleven
  • YAMAGOU Nozomi (Reinas)
  • ISOZAKI Hiromi (Tasaki)
  • OBE Yumi (Flappers)
  • YAMAGISHI Yasuyo (Iga FC)
  • NAKACHI Mai (Beleza)
  • KAWAKAMI Naoko (Tasaki)
  • SAKAI Tomoe (Beleza)
  • MIYAMOTO Tomomi (Iga FC)
  • OTANI Mio (Tasaki)
  • ARAKAWA Eriko (Beleza)
  • ISAKA Mito (Iga FC)

Final Rounds

The first match day is 19th October, and the last match day is 21st December 2003.

tabel_.Final Round
HomePERBELIGAREIFLATAKWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Tasaki Perule F.C.0:02:04:04:13:08/1/1312425
NTV Beleza2:12:02:30:12:06/1/315819
Iga football club Kunoichi2:32:02:03:25:16/0/420918
Saitama Reinas FC1:20:11:02:11:15/1/413016
YKK Tohoku Flappers1:40:30:20:40:22/0/88-166
Speranza F.C. Takatsuki0:80:30:40:10:21/1/84-254

The first match day is 19th October, and the last match day is 30th November 2003.

tabel_.Consolation Final Round
TeamJASYUNBUNELFSDHJEFRFCWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y'- Ohara Gakuen JaSRA ladies soccer club1:12:05:05:22:06:05/1/0211816
y'- Okayama Yunogo Belle1:13:33:04:08:05:14/2/0241914
y'- Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC0:23:32:11:05:12:04/1/113613
y'- AS Elfen Sayama FC0:50:31:23:03:43:22/0/410-66
Shimizu Dai-hachi sports club2:50:40:10:33:12:02/0/47-76
JEF united ICHIHARA Ladies0:20:81:54:31:33:12/0/49-136
Renaissance Kumamoto football club0:61:50:22:30:21:30/0/64-170

note

In Consolation Final Round, the top four teams shall be eligible to play in L.League play-off Rounds.
The bottom three teams shall be eligible to play in L.League 2004 division-2 (L2).

Preliminary Rounds

The top three teams in each zone progress to the Final Round.

The first match day is 6th April, and the last match day is 10th August 2003.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: Eastern Zone
HomeFLAREIBELJASELFJEFSDHWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- YKK Tohoku Flappers2:22:02:02:04:11:18/4/0272028
x- Saitama Reinas FC1:11:11:01:03:05:18/4/0281928
x- NTV Beleza1:10:04:110:09:07:08/3/1474127
Ohara Gakuen JaSRA ladies soccer club0:10:20:12:33:11:13/2/718-511
AS Elfen Sayama FC0:10:31:22:49:21:14/1/722-710
Shimizu Dai-hachi sports club0:53:50:35:51:43:22/1/921-347
JEF united ICHIHARA Ladies1:51:40:90:20:23:50/3/911-343

The first match day is 11th May, and the last match day is 13th July 2003.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: Western Zone
HomePERIGATAKYUNBUNRFCWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Tasaki Perule F.C.1:05:13:05:010:010/0/0565230
x- Iga football club Kunoichi0:41:15:03:012:06/2/2413320
x- Speranza F.C. Takatsuki1:51:22:41:06:05/1/424616
Okayama Yunogo Belle2:50:20:32:14:25/0/524015
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC0:71:11:21:54:02/1/714-137
Renaissance Kumamoto football club0:110:150:60:71:60/0/103-780

Play-off Rounds for L1

The match days are 14th, 20th and 23rd December 2003.

tabel_.Play-off
HomeJASBUNYUNELFWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y- Ohara Gakuen JaSRA ladies soccer club1:04:31:22/0/1616
y- Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC0:12:11:02/0/1316
Okayama Yunogo Belle3:41:25:21/0/2913
AS Elfen Sayama FC2:10:12:51/0/24-33

note

In Play-off Rounds, all teams play each other one time.
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals, 4) L.League 2003 ranking.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

The 1st and 2nd teams shall be eligible to play in L.League 2004 division-1 (L1).
The 3rd and 4th team shall be eligible to play in L.League 2004 division-2 (L2).

The 25th All Japan Women's Football Championship

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.
Results of championship are beneath.

Results

tabel_.1st Rounds
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Honda FC1:6Kanagawa Univ.11/1/2004Shimizu, Shizuoka
Albirex2:1Renaissance FC11/1/2004Shimizu, Shizuoka
Bucchigiri0:8AS Elfen11/1/2004Fukuoka
HBU Meisei HS4:1Kibi Int. Univ.11/1/2004Fukuoka
JEF united1:5Nippon Sport. Univ.11/1/2004Kakogawa
Shimizu Dai-hachi0:5Hinomoto Gakuen HS11/1/2004Kakogawa
Tokiwagi Gakuen HS1:2Hooh Gakuen HS11/1/2004Ueno
tabel_.2nd Rounds
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Tasaki Perule5:0Kanagawa Univ.12/1/2004Shimizu, Shizuoka
Albirex0:2FC Takatsuki12/1/2004Shimizu, Shizuoka
Flappers4:0AS Elfen12/1/2004Fukuoka
HBU Meisei HS0:7Reinas12/1/2004Fukuoka
Beleza5:0Nippon Sport. Univ.12/1/2004Kakogawa
Hinomoto Gakuen HS1:3Ohara JaSRA12/1/2004Kakogawa
Yunogo Belle3:1Bunnys12/1/2004Ueno
Hooh Gakuen HS1:5Iga FC12/1/2004Ueno
tabel_.Quarter-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Tasaki Perule3:0FC Takatsuki18/1/2004Urawa, Saitama
Flappers0:2Reinas18/1/2004Urawa, Saitama
Beleza3:1Ohara JaSRA18/1/2004Hiroshima stadium
Yunogo Belle1:5Iga FC18/1/2004Hiroshima stadium
tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Tasaki Perule1:0Reinas24/1/2004Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Beleza3:0Iga FC24/1/2004Nishigaoka, Tokyo
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Tasaki Perule2:2
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(5:3)pso		Beleza25/1/2004Tokyo National stadium

note

In 1st and 2nd Rounds, regulation time is 80 minutes.

In the tournament, when regulation time of the match play fails to determine a winner, teams play 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time for 20 minutes. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.