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The Japan Women's Football League (in Japanese: "L・リーグ", Officially "日本女子サッカーリーグ",''Nihon Joshi Sakkā Rīgu'') is the top flight of women's association football in Japan. The league consists of two divisions: division 1 has the nickname and division 2 . Since 2008 it has been sponsored by , a fastfood company based in Fukuoka, and are thus billed as ''Plenus Nadeshiko League'' and ''Plenus Challenge League''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Plenus Co. Ltd. Supports Nadeshiko League )〕 ==History== Japan Women's Football League began in 1989. From 1993 to 1999 it adopted an Apertura and Clausura system, similar to the J.League system of the era. From 2000 to 2003 the clubs were divided into East and West groups and then the top clubs of each would go into a championship group, with the bottom clubs in a relegation group. In 2004 the single-table format was brought back. Players from the 8 Japan Women's Football League teams would host an annual training camp to build skills and relationships between L-League and international women's football clubs, including US and Australian teams. Since the 2004 season, the L. League has 2 divisions - Division 1, with 8 clubs, and Division 2 with 8 clubs in the 2006 season. Until 2009 the league operated on the same way as the old Japan Soccer League for men, the bottom club in the second division playing off against a regional league playoff winner. Starting off with the 2010 season, the second division is divided into an east and west group of six teams each. The winners of each group are promoted. After Japan's World Cup win the L-League saw an upsurge in popularity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Japan Women's Football League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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