Nippon TV Beleza
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ, Nittere Tōkyō Verudi Bereza) is a women's football team which plays in Division 1 of Japan's Nadeshiko League.
| Full name | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Beleza | ||
| Founded | 1981 | ||
| Ground | Inagi Central Park | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | Tokyo Verdy Holdings | ||
| Chairman | Hideyuki Hanyu | ||
| Manager | Masato Nagata | ||
| League | Nadeshiko Div.1 | ||
| 2019 | Nadeshiko Div.1, 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was founded as named Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza as women's club of Yomiuri SC (currently Tokyo Verdy) by Yomiuri Shimbun in 1981.[1] Its team name, "Beleza", is Portuguese for "beauty".[1] It was a founding member of the league in 1989 and is the only Japanese women's club to have never been relegated. In 1999, the club was transferred to Nippon TV[2] and the club name was changed to NTV Beleza. In 2000, the team name was changed to Nippon TV Beleza.[1] In September 2009, Nippon TV withdrew from management.[3] However the club name remains Nippon TV Beleza, because the club signed a new contract of naming rights with Nippon TV.[4]
Nippon TV Menina
Nippon TV Menina is the nickname for Beleza's football academy. Players such as Aya Miyama and Karina Maruyama have been on its roster.
Nippon TV Menina currently plays in the Kantō League Div.1 (Division 3).
Players
Current squad
- As of 27 February 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former notable players
- DF
- MF
- FW
Honors
Domestic competitions
NTV Beleza has attained the domestic treble (winning the Nadeshiko League, League Cup, and Empress's Cup) twice, in 2007 and 2018.
- Nadeshiko League Division 1
- Champions (17): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Runners-up (12): 1989, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Empress's Cup All-Japan Women's Football Tournament
- Champions (14): 1987, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Runners-up (6): 1986, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2003
- Nadeshiko League Cup
- Champions (7): 1996, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018
- Runners-up (1): 1997
- Nadeshiko Super Cup
- Champions (2): 2005, 2007
- Runners-up (1): 2006
International competitions
- AFC Women's Club Championship
- Champions (1): 2019
- Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship
- Champions (1): 2011
Results
| Season | Domestic League | National Cup | League Cup | League Note | |||
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Transition of team name
- Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza : 1981-1991
- Yomiuri Nippon SC Ladies Beleza : 1992-1993
- Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza : 1994-1997
- Yomiuri Beleza : 1998
- NTV Beleza : 1999
- Nippon TV Beleza : 2000–2019
- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza : 2020–present
See also
- Tokyo Verdy
- Nippon Television Network Corporation
References
- verdy.co.jp(in Japanese)
- ntv.co.jp(in Japanese)
- verdy.co.jp
- sponichi.co.jp(in Japanese)
External links
- (in Japanese) Nippon TV Beleza Ladies official site
- (in English) Japanese Club Teams