WE League
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WE League is Japan’s professional women’s football league, established to promote and develop elite women’s soccer in the country.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional women's football league
ⓘ
sports league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WE League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affiliation | FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageCategory | senior ⓘ |
| aim |
improvement of competitiveness of Japan women's national football team
ⓘ
women's empowerment through sport ⓘ |
| associatedCompetition | WE League Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcasting | domestic television and streaming coverage in Japan ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | double round-robin ⓘ |
| confederation | Asian Football Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryLeagueSystem | Japanese women's football league system ⓘ |
| cupQualification | Empress's Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 2020 ⓘ |
| financialSupportFrom | Japan Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeasonStart | 2021 ⓘ |
| focusArea |
gender equality in sports
ⓘ
professionalization of women's football in Japan ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Japan Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Women Empowerment League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | women ⓘ |
| governingBody | Japan Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://weleague.jp/ ⓘ |
| hasPromotion | no automatic promotion from lower leagues in early seasons ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 2021–22 ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | top tier ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | 1 ⓘ |
| matchType | home-and-away ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 11 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| organiser | Japan Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalismPolicy | requires professional contracts for players ⓘ |
| professionalPlayers | women footballers ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | fully professional ⓘ |
| promotionRelegationWith | Nadeshiko League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of elite women's soccer in Japan
ⓘ
promotion of women's football in Japan ⓘ |
| region | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedLeague | Nadeshiko League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Nadeshiko League Division 1 as top tier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonTiming | autumn-to-spring ⓘ |
| sloganTheme | women empowerment ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| stadiumRequirement | meets JFA facility standards ⓘ |
| typeOfFootball | 11-a-side ⓘ |
| usesPointSystem | 3 points for win, 1 for draw, 0 for loss ⓘ |
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