Official 2022 Nadeshiko Japan Thread [R] - なでしこジャパン（英語スレッド）

Today's result:

Empress's Cup fourth round
Mynavi (Yakata) 1-4 Beleza (Ueki 2, Kitamura, Kobayashi)
Regina (Shiota) 1-0 Nippatsu
Urawa (Naomoto, Sugasawa 2) 3-1 Nagano (Okutsu)
Inac (Tanaka, Hamano) 2-1 Harima (Shinbori)
Nojima (Matsumoto) 1-0 Sfida
Chifure (Kishi, Nishikawa) 1-1 (ex. 1-0) Iga (Mori)

 

No real shocks there.
My first time following this tournament round by round. It should be renamed to..'The WE League Invitation Cup' since 37 teams play for 5 places to face WE league teams.

I watched the 4th round draw for the Womens FA Cup last Monday on the Hashtag United youtube channel.
WSL enter + 20 winners from round 3 in a random draw. Hashtag, a 4th tier team (equivalent level to OSA Rhea) had 3 team members in the studio, all wanting to be drawn against a WSL team and play in a big stadium. I'm sure it's the same in Japan, the teams from lower down would love the chance to play a high level team. Only 5 teams do.

Anyway, it is what it is

 

On a brighter note...Iga....

Probably her last appearance, Mitsuhashi Asuka got a few minutes play at the end in the second half of extra time.

皇后杯4回戦
🆚ちふれASエルフェン埼玉
（13:00K.O 藤枝）

延長後半 選手交代

【OUT】
MF5 #島野美央

【IN】
FW8 #三橋明香

【伊賀FC】1-2【ちふれ】#伊賀FCくノ一三重

— 伊賀FCくノ一三重【公式】 (@iga_kunoichi) December 18, 2022

 

Free on youtube in Matchweek 7

(I very much like those art posters by Miyauchi)

 

A couple of Ange players heading to Ehime

Komatsu Rimi and Shimbayashi Mika

Ange player movement so far...update 2
Moriya Kanna #24 - Box Hill Utd (Australia)
Kanda Wakaho #10 - Kibi
Sugihara Haruna #11 - Retire
Shimizu Anna #17 - Actonians LFC (England)
Hino Riho #7 - Shizuoka
Nakamura Yuka #2 - Nagoya
Sinjyo Mai #9 - Nagoya
Henmi Momoko #19 - Nagoya
Komatsu Rimi #16(gk) - Ehime
Shimbayashi Mika #20 - Ehime

 

4th round Empres's Cup

Regina vs Nippatsu


Albi vs Jef


Urawa vs Nagano


Mynavi vs Beleza


Omiya vs Waseda Uni


Remember the old days when highlights were 10 or 15 minutes or more? Those were the days

 

I've attempted to follow some of the 1st to 4th round Empress's Cup games on Twitter.
Here's a list of some of the teams number of tweets/posts for a single game. Some of the games might have included extra time.

OSA Rhea 0
Nagano 2
Omiya 5
Viama 8
Nippatsu 8
Nagoya 9
Ange 10
Iga 13
Nojima 13
Chifure 14
D Izumo 21
Orca 37
Fujizakura 64

 

Not very encouraging stats... but tbh If women's football in Japan wants to build bigger fan base for the future then my guess is it should try to reach thru Tik-Tok and Instagram as both platforms are the "voice" of the youngest generation.

 

I quite like following Viama on the player they use, though that could be chaotic if too many fans were commenting.
Click for full size

https://web.playerapp.tokyo/live/100337

I also think Youtube could be used to give a greater benefit to the amateur teams, Nadeshiko League teams.

If the Nadeshiko channel only showed highlights and promotional videos, and the member teams be allowed to stream all their home and away games, but as a pay monthly youtube membership. The teams could also produce video blogs in the members section and squad member live chat in the off season, showroom?.

With a 500JPY/month subscription example.
500JPY x 500 members x 12 months = 3,000,000JPY. Enough to have kept Ange alive?

Some current Youtube subscription numbers with the channel creation date.....some really poor numbers

22,800 - Nadeshiko League (7/14)
16,500 - WE League (10/20)

7480 - Inac (3/17)
3920 - Nagano (7/16)
3320 - 7lechus
1840 - Mynavi (2/21)
1530 - Kyoto Tango Queens (4/12)
1180 - Nojima (1/13)
866 - Yokahama FC Seagulls (4/20)
813 - Shizuoka SSU Bonita (7/20)
805 - Chifure (3/20)
720 - Orca Kamogawa FC (11/17)
661 - Ange Violet Hiroshima (3/12)
589 - Yamato Sylphid (7/17)
443 - Lilywolf F Ishikawa (2/21)
400 - Iga FC Kunoichi Mie (5/17)
381 - SEISA OSA Rhea Shonan (7/20)
367 - Bunnys Gunma FC White Star (4/21)
372 - Sfida Setagaya FC (3/15)
301 - AS Harima Albion (11/18)
282 - Via Materasu Miyazaki (9/21)
251 - Norddea Hokkaido (10/12)
152 - Okayama Yunogo Belle (5/21)
91 - Veertien Mie Ladies (5/18)
36 - FC Fujizakura Yamanashi (11/22) → I was number 22

Lilywolf and OSA Rhea seem to promote themselves better than Iga, Setagaya and Harima.

The teams should be utilizing every media tool available.

 

Speranza wrapped up their season with a training match

Speranza vs Thailand Womens National Team (unknown result)
https://www.speranzafc.jp/news/20291/

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Some livestream action for 24th December.

31st All Japan University Women's Football Championship (24 teams) - 1st round

11am kick off games...(remove the -)

Aichi Toho University vs Otemon Gakuin University
-https://youtu.be/DLVQjZ-MgnE

Meiji International Medical University vs Sapporo University
-https://youtu.be/QMiFSmjlCLI

Tokyo International University vs Kwassui Women's University
-https://youtu.be/qo3R6yITUKI

Tezukayama Gakuin University vs Shunan Public University
-https://youtu.be/nT314EP-cxs

1:40pm kick off games...

Nippon Sport Science University vs Niigata University of Health and Welfare
-https://youtu.be/tPpsS3Cozh0

Kibi International University vs Fukuoka University
-https://youtu.be/lsTBu3nGwwo

Shikoku University vs Shinshu University
-https://youtu.be/bibO6SOApwQ

Nihon University vs Hachinohe Gakuin University
-https://youtu.be/pTISkE7PX3w

2nd round, round of 16, will be played on the 26th.
Quaterfinals, 28th
Semifinals, 4th January
Final, 6th

 

Empress's Cup 4th round...

Inac vs Harima


Nojima vs Setagaya


Chifure vs Iga

 

Shanghai FA announce that Asako Takakura is appointed as the head coach of Shanghai Shengli, the local team which was ranked 4th in 10 teams in the past 2022 Chinese Women's Super League season. The former Japan women's NT head coach is the 1st Japanese coach in CWSL. pic.twitter.com/KcYEXDGHAs

— China Sports Vision 2050 (@CSV2050) December 20, 2022

 

Some interesting player movement...

Doi Sakura #5 Diavorosso → FC Imabari Ladies
Ojima Saori #30 Speranza → FC Imabari Ladies
Morise Lisa #20 Speranza → FC Imabari Ladies
Fujita Ryoka #16gk Iga → FC Imabari Ladies

Aoyama Misato #19 Harima → Lilywolf F Ishikawa
Hisanaga Mio #13 Harima → Lilywolf F Ishikawa
Ohtani Ruan #30 Harima → Lilywolf F Ishikawa


Goalkeeper exodus from Iga
Takeshita Kanasa #1 → Harima
Fujita Ryoka #16 → Imabari
Yokoji Yukari #21 → ?

I wouldn't mind seeing the Waseda Uni GK at Iga, she's looked impressive in the Empress's Cup.

 

WE League Cup scheduled to play from late August to mid October 2023 (12 teams including Cerezo Osaka)

 

The fifth edition of the best 100 female footballers in the world according to the ''judges'' chosen by The Guardian is on.
The countdown begins today with Nos 100-71.
So far
92 Saki KUMAGAI
89 Hina SUGITA
73 Yui HASEGAWA
I don't think any other Japanese players will be on the list.
At least, they concede that : ''Perhaps it was the big summer move to Manchester City that has finally earned Hasegawa further appreciation within the game as the Japanese star breaks into the top 100 for the first time''

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2022

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2022

 

Mana Iwabuchi SCORES Arsenal's NINTH GOAL of the night 🇯🇵#UWCL LIVE NOW ⬇️
🇬🇧 🎙 https://t.co/ATDtlk2k2R
🇨🇭 🎙 https://t.co/TD3Usq0NnS pic.twitter.com/bpcWPMm8jO

— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) December 21, 2022

 

More leaving Iga

Kawasaki Saya #20 - Bunnys
Yonekawa Airi #28 - Lilywolf F Ishikawa (loan transfer)
Yamazaki Aimi #19 - Veertien
Tamaki Ami #25 - Veertien

So its up to 9 players leaving now with.....
Takeshita Kanasa #1gk - Harima
Fujita Ryoka #16gk - Imabari
Yokoji Yukari #21gk - ?
Mitsuhashi Asuka #8 - Retiring
Okino Kurea #9 - Oz

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Lilywolf look serious about Nadeshiko league promotion with 1 from Iga and 3 from Harima. Hope they find a natural turf pitch which halted their entry bid in 22. They seem like a team with good intentions, loaning their training ground to Ange for the 2nd round of the Empress's Cup.


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Ange player movement so far...update 3, (3 added)

Moriya Kanna #24 - Box Hill Utd (Australia)
Kanda Wakaho #10 - Kibi
Sugihara Haruna #11 - Retire
Shimizu Anna #17 - Actonians LFC (England)
Hino Riho #7 - Shizuoka
Nakamura Yuka #2 - Nagoya
Sinjyo Mai #9 - Nagoya
Henmi Momoko #19 - Nagoya
Komatsu Rimi #16(gk) - Ehime
Shimbayashi Mika #20 - Ehime
Yamagishi Yumeho #13 - Harima
Asari Iku #19 - Bunnys
Ono Nana #4 - Nippatsu

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Diavorosso update. They did sign 1 new player but I lost link and don't recall who or from where

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Nadeshiko League players heading overseas

Moriya Kanna #24 - Ange - Box Hill Utd (Aus)
Doi Asuka #17 - Bunnys - Box Hill Utd (Aus)
Shimizu Anna #17 - Ange - Actonians (Eng)
Sato Yuka #19 - Ehime - Southern Utd (Aus)
Okino Kurea #9 - Iga - Boroondara Eagles (Aus)
Yano Amanda Yukari #11 - Anclas - Robina City (Aus)

Shimizu Anna has arrived

長旅お疲れ様でした！🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
クリスマスホリデーの始まりということもあり空港は大混雑でしたが、先日無事ロンドンヒースローに到着。

時期的にチームへの合流や語学学校は年明けからとなりますが、新しい挑戦に是非頑張ってください🔥#女子サッカー留学#留学#イギリス pic.twitter.com/LtDIYnjtd6

— ISA (@ISA_UKJP) December 20, 2022

 

BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year....Beth Mead....viewers vote
(Not a fan of WSL or Lionesses but imo it's a step in the right direction for recognition of womens football)

 

Few players joining Iga

Takeshima Kanako returning after 2 years at Setagaya.
Her 2022 record shows
Started 0
Bench 9
Subbed on 4 times at 78, 90+1, 71 and 56 minutes. So 65-75 minutes play.

Also joining Iga
Hirata Hina - Kanagawa Uni
Kobayashi Kina - Kanagawa Uni

 

Three Japan referees selected for WWC 2023

Referee:
Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN)
Assistant Referees:
Makoto Bozono (JPN)
Naomi Teshirogi (JPN)

Full ref list here

 

Tomorrow's games:

WE League
Ohmiya vs Beleza 14:00
Regina vs Albi 14:00

 

31st All Japan high School Womens Soccer Championship starts on 30.12.22
Can't find streaming/broadcast details...help