Women's Japan Basketball League Explained

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
Founded:1998
Country:Japan
Confed:FIBA Asia (Asia)
Teams:14
Levels:1
Most Champs:JX Eneos Sunflowrs (21 titles)
President:Yuka Harada
Website:WJBL

The Women's Japan Basketball League (ja|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.

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:

Teams

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

Champions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . 2024-10-01 . www.basketball-zine.com . ja.
  2. https://www.basketball-zine.com/article/detail/113023
  3. Web site: 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 . 2024-10-02 . nikkansports.com . ja.
  4. Web site: 2021-06-04 . 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 . 2024-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210604101125/https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2021060400507&g=spo&ref=tokyo2020 . 2021-06-04 .
  5. https://www.wjbl.org/static/topics/23rd_pdf/210604_HPver_Officer_WLEAGUE.pdf
  6. http://www.asia-basket.com/team.asp?Cntry=JPN&team=9451 asia-basket.com
  7. Web site: Wリーグ新規参入チームについて.
  8. Web site: 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. Web site: 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. Web site: 2020-03-23 . 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 . 2024-10-02 . ja.
  11. Web site: 2024-09-19 . Meet the FIBA WBL Asia Teams: Fujitsu Red Wave . 2024-10-01 . www.fiba.basketball . en.

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