The 2023–24 WE League season (Japanese: 2023–24 WEリーグ, Hepburn: 2023–24 WE Rīgu) was the 3rd season of the WE League since its establishment in 2020. The league begin on 11 November 2023 and end on 25 May 2024.
Overview This season, the league expanded to 12 teams with the inclusion of Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Ladies, who will play in the WE League for the first time after playing in the Nadeshiko League Division 1 in the 2022 season.
Teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2022–23 season AC Nagano Parceiro Nagano Nagano U Stadium Albirex NiigataNiigata Denka Big Swan Stadium Niigata Athletic Stadium Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Kumagaya Kumagaya Athletic Stadium Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Osaka Yodoko Sakura Stadium INAC Kobe Leonessa Kobe Noevir Stadium Kobe JEF United Chiba Chiba Fukuda Denshi Arena Ichihara ZA Oripri Stadium MyNavi Sendai Sendai Yurtec Stadium Sendai Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Sagamihara Sagamihara Gion Stadium Omiya Ardija Ventus Saitama NACK5 Stadium Omiya Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Hiroshima Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza Kita, Tokyo Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama Urawa Komaba Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor AC Nagano Parceiro Ryu Hirose Penalty Hokto Albirex Niigata Kazuaki Hashikawa X-girl Kameda Seika Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Takashi Ikegaya X-girl Chifure Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Nobuhito Toriizuka X-girl Yanmar INAC Kobe Leonessa Jordi Ferrón Hummel Mondahmin (Home kit)Earth Corporation (Away kit) JEF United Chiba Shoko Mikami X-girl Furukawa Electric MyNavi Sendai Shigemitsu Sudo X-girl Mynavi Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Masaaki Kanno X-girl tvk Omiya Ardija Ventus Rina Yanai Under Armour ahamo Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Shin Nakamura Nike EDION Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza Takeo Matsuda Athleta Coca-Cola Urawa Red Diamonds Naoki Kusunose Nike Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Foreign players The JFA subsidizes salaries for players from Southeast Asian member federations, while the league itself subsidizes players from top-ranked FIFA countries.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Former players Albirex Niigata Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Zahra Muzdalifah Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Sakura Yoshida INAC Kobe Leonessa JEF United Chiba Vyan Sampson MyNavi Sendai Aurelle Awona Chidinma Okeke Carla Bautista Paula Guerrero Janista Jinantuya Chatchawan Rodthong Nagano Parceiro Taneekarn Dangda Nutwadee Pram-nak Nojima Stella Kanagawa Omiya Ardija Ventus Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Tokyo Verdy Beleza Urawa Red Diamonds
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kiko Seike (清家 貴子)Urawa Reds202 Mami Ueno (上野 真実)Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina113 Nanami Kitamura (藤野 あおば)NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza9 Mei Shimada (島田 芽依)Urawa Reds5 Mina Tanaka (田中 美南)INAC Kobe Leonessa86 Megumi Ito (伊藤 めぐみ)AC Nagano Parceiro7 Maho Hirosawa (廣澤 真穂)Mynavi Sendai8 Miyu Yakata (矢形 海優)Cerezo Osaka Yanmar6 Hikaru Kitagawa (北川 ひかる)INAC Kobe Leonessa Nanami Kitamura (北村 菜々美)NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza Yuzuki Yamamoto (山本 柚月)NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza Miki Ito (伊藤 美紀)Urawa Reds
See also 2023 Empress's Cup 2023–24 WE League Cup 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
References
External links Official website WE League data site