List of women's football clubs in Japan
This page contains a list of the women's football clubs in Japan. There are many football leagues, including Nadeshiko League, Challenge League, and regional leagues. Additionally there are leagues for University / College football clubs.
There are eight regional women's football/soccer leagues in Japan; Tohoku region does not have women's regional league.
Japan national football team
On 8 June 2005, Japan qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, its third consecutive World Cup, by beating North Korea 2–0 on neutral ground. However, Japan failed to advance to the Round of 16, losing to Australia 1–3, drawing Croatia 0–0 and losing to Brazil 1–4.