Women's Japan Basketball League

Women's Japan Basketball League
一般社団法人バスケットボール女子日本リーグ
Founded1998
CountryJapan
ConfederationFIBA Asia (Asia)
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Most championshipsJX Eneos Sunflowrs (21 titles)
PresidentYuka Harada
WebsiteWJBL

The Women's Japan Basketball League (Japanese: 一般社団法人バスケットボール女子日本リーグ) is the premier women's basketball league in Japan. There are currently 14 teams playing in the league, with all of the teams being from cities in the main Japanese island of Honshu. However, from the 2024-25 season, there will be a change to a two level league structure, with the “W-League Premier” being the top league, and the “W-League Future” being the lower league.[1] The W-League premier teams will be Fujitsu Red Wave, Denso Iris, ENEOS Sunflowers, Toyota Antelopes, Chanson V-Magic, Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits, Hitachi High-Tech Cougars, and Aisin Wings. W-League Future teams will be Mitsubishi Electric Koalas, Tokyo Haneda Vickies, Yamanashi Queenbees, Niigata Algiers BB Rabbits, Prestige International Aranmare Akita, and Himeji Egrets.[1]

History

The league was founded in 1998, with the Chanson V-Magic winning the inaugural title.

Leadership

The current president of the league since is former player and sports broadcaster since June 2023 is Yuka Harada.[2]

Previous presidents include:

  • Businessperson Kiyomi Saito 2015-2021[3]
  • Film Director Naomi Kawase 2021-2023[4][5]

Teams

As of the 2024–25 season, the teams are:

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Locations of the WJBL teams
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Locations of the WJBL Kanto teams
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Locations of the WJBL Aichi teams

Champions

WJBL 08-09 Regular League, Fujitsu vs Chanson
  • 1999–00: Chanson V-Magic
  • 2000–01: JOMO Sunflowers
  • 2001–02: JOMO Sunflowers
  • 2002–03: JOMO Sunflowers
  • 2003–04: JOMO Sunflowers
  • 2004–05: Chanson V-Magic
  • 2005–06: Chanson V-Magic
  • 2006–07: JOMO Sunflowers
  • 2007–08: Fujitsu Redwave
  • 2008–09: JOMO Sunflowers
  • 2009–10: JOMO Sunflowers
  • 2010–11: JX Sunflowers
  • 2011–12: JX Sunflowers
  • 2012–13: JX Sunflowers
  • 2013–14: JX Sunflowers
  • 2014–15: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
  • 2015–16: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
  • 2016–17: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
  • 2017–18: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
  • 2018–19: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
  • 2019–20: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan[10]
  • 2020–21: Toyota Antelopes
  • 2021–22: Toyota Antelopes
  • 2022-23: Eneos Sunflowers
  • 2023-24: Fujitsu Redwave[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wリーグが2024-25シーズンの最終エントリーシートを公開、各チームに新戦力が加入". www.basketball-zine.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. ^ https://www.basketball-zine.com/article/detail/113023
  3. ^ "女性起業家、斎藤聖美さん 女子バスケを改革する - スポーツ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  4. ^ "Ｗリーグ新会長に映画監督の河瀬直美さん バスケット女子：時事ドットコム". 2021-06-04. Archived from the original on 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  5. ^ https://www.wjbl.org/static/topics/23rd_pdf/210604_HPver_Officer_WLEAGUE.pdf
  6. ^ asia-basket.com
  7. ^ "Wリーグ新規参入チームについて".
  8. ^ "バスケ女子・プレステージ、来年秋からＷリーグ参戦 東北初｜秋田魁新報電子版". 16 March 2024.
  9. ^ "女子バスケWリーグ17年ぶり新規参入 秋田市本拠 - バスケットボール: 日刊スポーツ".
  10. ^ "無観客開催としていたWリーグプレーオフは開催中止に | バスケットボールスピリッツ" (in Japanese). 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  11. ^ "Meet the FIBA WBL Asia Teams: Fujitsu Red Wave". www.fiba.basketball. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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