Statistics of L. League in the 1996 season. Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.

L. League
Season1996
ChampionsNikko Securities Dream Ladies
1st L. League title
Top goalscorerLinda Medalen (29 goals)
1995
1997

First stage edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 9 9 0 41 5 +36 Champions
2 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi 9 8 1 36 9 +27
3 Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 9 7 2 30 8 +22
4 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC 9 6 3 20 23 −3
5 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies 9 4 5 9 14 −5
6 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina 9 3 6 11 19 −8
7 Tasaki Perule FC 9 3 6 16 18 −2
8 Fujita SC Mercury 9 3 6 8 16 −8
9 Shiroki FC Serena 9 2 7 12 22 −10
10 OKI FC Winds 9 0 9 7 56 −49
Source: [citation needed]

Second stage edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 9 8 1 34 6 +28 Champions
2 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi 9 8 1 23 8 +15
3 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina 9 6 3 18 12 +6
4 Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 9 5 4 29 12 +17
5 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies 9 5 4 32 16 +16
6 Shiroki FC Serena 9 4 5 18 20 −2
7 Tasaki Perule FC 9 4 5 13 21 −8
8 Fujita SC Mercury 9 2 7 6 21 −15
9 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC 9 2 7 8 33 −25
10 OKI FC Winds 9 1 8 6 38 −32
Source: [citation needed]

League standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 18 17 1 75 11 +64 Season Champions
2 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi 18 16 2 59 17 +42
3 Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 18 12 6 59 20 +39
4 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies 18 9 9 41 30 +11
5 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina 18 9 9 29 31 −2
6 Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC 18 8 10 28 56 −28
7 Tasaki Perule FC 18 7 11 29 39 −10
8 Shiroki FC Serena 18 6 12 30 42 −12
9 Fujita SC Mercury 18 5 13 14 37 −23
10 OKI FC Winds 18 1 17 13 94 −81 Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
Source: [citation needed]

League awards edit

Best player edit

Player Club
  Linda Medalen Nikko Securities Dream Ladies

Top scorers edit

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Linda Medalen Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
29

Best eleven edit

Pos Player Club
GK   Nozomi Yamago Prima Ham FC Kunoichi
DF   Tomoe Sakai Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
  Maki Haneta Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
  Rie Yamaki Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
  Yumi Tomei Prima Ham FC Kunoichi
MF   Hege Riise Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
  Homare Sawa Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
  Yumi Obe Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
FW   Linda Medalen Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
  Mayumi Omatsu Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
  Charmaine Hooper Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

Best young player edit

Player Club
  Natalie Neaton Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza

Promotion/relegation series edit

JLSL Challenge match edit


  • Urawa Ladies F.C. play to Division 1 promotion/relegation Series.

Division 1 promotion/relegation Series edit


  • OKI FC Winds stay Division 1 in 1997 Season.
  • Urawa Ladies FC stay Division 2 in 1997 Season.

See also edit

External links edit