Nadeshiko League Cup

The Nadeshiko League Cup (Japanese: なでしこリーグカップ) is a cup competition for women's football clubs in Japan.^[1] The competition began as the L.League Cup in 1996 and it was abolished after the 1999 edition. It reappeared on the occasion of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, under the name Nadeshiko League Cup.^[2] The WE League, a professional women's football league, was launched in 2021, and the Nadeshiko League Cup ended in 2020.

Results edit

Season	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Semi-finals
L.League Cup
1996	Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza	0–0 (4–3 pen.)	Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi	Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies	Matsushita Denki Panasonic Bambina
1997	Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi	3–0	Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza	Matsushita Denki Panasonic Bambina	Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
1998	Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi	2–1	Matsushita Denki Panasonic Bambina	Yomiuri Beleza	OKI F.C. Winds
1999	NTV Beleza	2–0	Prima Ham F.C. Kunoichi	OKI F.C. Winds	Tasaki Perule F.C.
Nadeshiko League Cup
2007	NTV Beleza	2–1	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	INAC Leonessa	TEPCO Mareeze
2010	NTV Beleza	3–2	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	INAC Kobe Leonessa	TEPCO Mareeze
2012	NTV Beleza	3–2	INAC Kobe Leonessa	Iga F.C. Kunoichi	Albirex Niigata Ladies
2013	INAC Kobe Leonessa	3–1	Okayama Yunogo Belle	NTV Beleza	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
2016	NTV Beleza (Division 1)	4–0	JEF United Chiba Ladies	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies
2016	AS Harima Albion (Division 2)	2–0	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
2017	JEF United Chiba Ladies (Division 1)	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	NTV Beleza	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2017	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (Division 2)	1–1 (5–4 pen.)	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama	Sfida Setagaya FC	Okayama Yunogo Belle
2018	NTV Beleza (Division 1)	1–0	INAC Kobe Leonessa	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies
2018	Iga FC Kunoichi (Division 2)	4–1	Sfida Setagaya FC	Okayama Yunogo Belle	Orca Kamogawa FC
2019	NTV Beleza (Division 1)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	INAC Kobe Leonessa	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
2019	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (Division 2)	2–1	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama	NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls	AS Harima Albion
2020	Cancelled
2021	Not Held