The 2016 Nadeshiko League for Japan's women's association football Nadeshiko League was won by NTV Beleza, who have won the title 14 times.
Nadeshiko League Division 1
Result
League awards
Best player PlayerClub Mizuho Sakaguchi NTV Beleza
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1 Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza 2 Kumi Yokoyama AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 3 Mizuho Sakaguchi NTV Beleza7 Yuka Momiki NTV Beleza Shinobu Ohno INAC Kobe Leonessa Sayaka Oishi Albirex Niigata Ladies
Best eleven PosPlayerClub GK Ayaka Yamashita NTV Beleza DF Saori Ariyoshi NTV Beleza Tomoko Muramatsu NTV Beleza Azusa Iwashimizu NTV Beleza MF Yuri Kawamura Vegalta Sendai Ladies Yuka Momiki NTV Beleza Mizuho Sakaguchi NTV Beleza Aya Sameshima INAC Kobe Leonessa Megumi Kamionobe Albirex Niigata Ladies FW Mina Tanaka NTV Beleza Kumi Yokoyama AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
Best young player PlayerClub Hina Sugita Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
Fighting-spirit award PlayerClub Kumi Yokoyama AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
Nadeshiko League Division 2
Result
Best Player: Saki Oyama, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Top scorers: Alisa Minamino, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Top scorers: Michelle Pao, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Top scorers: Syoko Uemura, Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama Best young player: Hikari Takagi, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
Challenge League (Division 3)
Regular season
East
West
Season playoffs
Championship playoff
5–8 position playoff
9–12 position playoff
Best Player: Yoshie Matsunaga, Orca Kamogawa F.C. Top scorers: Asami Hirano, Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita Best young player: Shizuka Mitsuhori, Yamato Sylphid
Promotion/relegation series
Division 1 promotion/relegation series
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Promoted to Division 1 in 2017 season. Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki relegated to Division 2 in 2017 season.
Division 2 promotion/relegation series
F.C. Kibi International University Charme stays in Division 2 for the 2017 season. Yamato Sylphid stays in Division 3 (Challenge League) for the 2017 season.
Division 3 promotion/relegation series
Qualifying round
Group A
Group B
Position final
Qualifying final
MITO EIKO F.C. Ibaragi Ladies will play match with Tsukuba F.C. Ladies (final round A) F.C.Jumonji Ventus will play match with Japan Soccer College Ladies (final round B)
Final round A
Tsukuba F.C. Ladies Stay Division 3 (Challenge League) in 2017 season. MITO EIKO F.C. Ibaragi Ladies Stay Regional League (Kanto League) in 2017 season.
Final round B
F.C.Jumonji Ventus promoted to Division 3 (Challenge League) in 2017 season. Japan Soccer College Ladies relegated to Regional League (Hokushinetsu League) in 2017 season.
See also Empress's Cup Football in Japan List of football clubs in Japan References
External links Nadeshiko League Official Site season on soccerway.com