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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)
PresidentKiyomi Saito
WebsiteWJBL

The Women's Japan Basketball League (Template:Lang-ja) 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.

History

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

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
  • 2020–21: Toyota Antelopes
  • 2021–22: Toyota Antelopes
  • 2022-23: Eneos Sunflowers
  • 2023-24: Fujitsu Redwave[5]

References

  1. ^ asia-basket.com
  2. ^ "Wリーグ新規参入チームについて".
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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".
  5. ^ "Meet the FIBA WBL Asia Teams: Fujitsu Red Wave". www.fiba.basketball. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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