The first match day is 13th June, and the last match day is 31st October 2004.
This z-Team is relegated to L2 automatically.
| Home | REI | BEL | PER | IFC | FLA | BUN | TAK | JAS | Win/Draw/Lose | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAITAMA Reinas FC | 1:1 | 2:1 | 4:2 | 1:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 | 8:0 | 11/3/0 | 35 | 27 | 36 | |
| Ni-tele Beleza | 0:0 | 1:0 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 11:0 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 11/2/1 | 41 | 39 | 35 | |
| TASAKI Perule F.C. | 1:2 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 5:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 5:0 | 9/1/4 | 33 | 24 | 28 | |
| IGA FC Ku-No-Ichi | 0:1 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 3:2 | 6:0 | 8/1/5 | 26 | 10 | 25 | |
| YKK AP Flappers | 0:0 | 0:4 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 4:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 3/3/8 | 13 | -8 | 12 | |
| TAKARAZUKA Bunnys Ladies SC | 1:3 | 0:6 | 0:3 | 0:5 | 2:1 | 0:4 | 1:0 | 4/0/10 | 9 | -36 | 12 | |
| Speranza F.C. TAKATSUKI | 1:5 | 0:4 | 0:3 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 3/2/9 | 12 | -14 | 11 | |
| z- Ohara Gakuen JaSRA ladies soccer club | 1:3 | 0:5 | 1:8 | 0:2 | 1:4 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 0/2/12 | 4 | -42 | 2 |
New nickname of the league is Nadeshiko League. Nadeshiko (flowers of pinks) is a symbol of Japanese ladies.
In 2004, L.league implemented a two-division system. L1 (division 1) has 8 teams, and L2 (division 2) has 6 teams.
L1's teams are the top 6 teams in the league of last season and the top 2 teams of play-off matches. In L1, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
L2's teams are the rest of the teams and a new team (Albirex Ladies). In L2, all teams play each other three times (each at home and away, and one more home or away).
In L.League, teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.
In L1, the bottom one team, Ohara JaSRA LSC, is relegated to L2 automatically.
In L2, the top one team, OKAYAMA Yunogo Belle, shall be promoted to L1 automatically.
TASAKI Perule F.C. changes the team name from Tasaki Perule F.C.. ('TASAKI' is a brand of Tasaki Shinju Co.)
YKK AP Flappers changes the team name from YKK Tohoku Flappers. ('YKK AP' is a brand of YKK Group.)
Reinas as L.League champion shall be eligible to play in Nadeshiko Super Cup 2005.
The first match day is 13th June, and the last match day is 31st October 2004.
This y-Team is promoted to L1 automatically.
| Home | YUN | ALB | ELF | RFC | JEF | SDH | Win/Draw/Lose | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y- OKAYAMA Yunogo Belle | 1:0 2:1 | 2:0 4:0 | 6:0 - | 7:0 7:0 | 8:0 - | 14/0/1 | 69 | 62 | 42 | |
| Albirex NIIGATA Ladies | 1:4 - | 3:0 - | 6:0 3:0 | 6:1 - | 7:1 5:2 | 12/0/3 | 61 | 44 | 36 | |
| AS Elfen SAYAMA FC | 2:1 - | 1:4 2:3 | 4:0 0:0 | 0:2 - | 5:0 4:1 | 8/1/6 | 35 | 11 | 25 | |
| Renaissance KUMAMOTO football club | 2:4 0:9 | 1:2 - | 2:5 - | 3:1 4:0 | 1:0 - | 4/2/9 | 16 | -24 | 14 | |
| JEF united ICHIHARA Ladies | 0:6 - | 1:3 1:7 | 1:5 1:4 | 1:0 - | 3:4 - | 4/0/11 | 21 | -36 | 12 | |
| Shimizu Dai-hachi sports club | 0:3 1:5 | 0:10 - | 0:3 - | 1:3 0:0 | 1:5 0:4 | 1/1/13 | 11 | -55 | 4 |
In L2, all teams play each other three times (each at home and away, and one more home or away).
In L.League, teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.
In L1, the bottom one team, Ohara JaSRA LSC, is relegated to L2 automatically.
In L2, the top one team, OKAYAMA Yunogo Belle, shall be promoted to L1 automatically.
A new team: Albirex NIIGATA Ladies is a sister team of Albirex (J.League).
One new team which is INAC Leonessa (hometown: Kobe) join L.League division-2 in next season.
The x-Teams progress to next round.
Results of championship are beneath.
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyama Ladies | 1:5 | HBU Meisei HS | 4/12/2004 | Mimasaka |
| Tokyo Women's Coll. of P.E. | 1:3 | Yunogo Belle | 4/12/2004 | Mimasaka |
| Bucchigiri | 0:1 | Renaissance FC | 4/12/2004 | Ueno |
| Hooh Gakuen HS | 3:0 | JEF united | 4/12/2004 | Ueno |
| Nagoya FC | 4:6 | Shimizu 8th-SC | 4/12/2004 | Kakogawa |
| Kanagawa Univ. | 6:1 | AS Elfen | 4/12/2004 | Kakogawa |
| Hiroshima Fujita | 0:9 | Albirex | 4/12/2004 | Mito |
| Tokiwagi Gakuken HS | 2:3 | Leonessa | 4/12/2004 | Mito |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinas | 6:0 | HBU Meisei HS | 5/12/2004 | Mimasaka |
| Yunogo Belle | 3:1 | Ohara JaSRA | 5/12/2004 | Mimasaka |
| Flappers | 5:0 | Renaissance FC | 5/12/2004 | Ueno |
| Hooh Gakuen HS | 0:5 | Iga FC | 5/12/2004 | Ueno |
| Tasaki Perule | 13:0 | Shimizu 8th-SC | 5/12/2004 | Kakogawa |
| Kanagawa Univ. | 0:1 | Bunnys | 5/12/2004 | Kakogawa |
| FC Takatsuki | 1:2 | Albirex | 5/12/2004 | Mito |
| Leonessa | 1:3 | Beleza | 5/12/2004 | Mito |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinas | 6:1 | Yunogo Belle | 12/12/2004 | Urawa, Saitama |
| Flappers | 0:0 ext. (3:4) | Iga FC | 12/12/2004 | Urawa, Saitama |
| Tasaki Perule | 5:0 | Bunnys | 12/12/2004 | Hitachinaka |
| Albirex | 0:5 | Beleza | 12/12/2004 | Hitachinaka |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinas | 1:1 ext. (4:3) | Iga FC | 29/12/2004 | Nishigaoka stadium, Tokyo |
| Tasaki Perule | 1:3 | Beleza | 29/12/2004 | Nishigaoka stadium, Tokyo |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinas | 1:3 | Beleza | 1/1/2005 | National stadium, Tokyo |
14 L-League(Nadeshiko League)'s clubs and 10 representative teams of nine regions are qualified for the competition.
In 1st and 2nd Rounds, regulation time is 80 minutes.
In the tournament, when regulation time of the match play fails to determine a winner, teams play 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time for 20 minutes. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Beleza as Women's championship Winner shall be eligible to play in Nadeshiko Super Cup 2005.
*Background of this page is recycled paper.
Last update: 01/01/2005, except minor update
written by RedSwift