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WE League

WE League

Japan
NationalLeagueD1
2026/27

About

The WE League is the top tier of women’s football in Japan. It brings together the country’s leading women’s clubs in a national professional championship at the top of the Japanese women’s football pyramid.

The competition is played in a single league table, with teams facing each other home and away across the season. The club finishing first in the standings is crowned Japanese champion.

Identity card

Official name
WE League
Short name
WEL
Type
League
Scope
National
Country
Japan
Level
Top national tier
Teams
Clubs
Official website
weleague.jp
Official accounts

Format of the 2026/27 edition

Structure recorded for this edition. Other editions may have followed a different format.

Single-table league12 clubs
  1. Single tableLeague seasonHome and away

Key facts