NTV Beleza

Nippon TV Beleza
日テレ・ベレーザ

Full name

Nippon TV Beleza

Nickname(s)

Beleza

Founded

1981

Ground

Inagi Central Park

Capacity

10,000

Owner

Tokyo Verdy Holdings
Nippon Television Network Corp.

Chairman

Hideyuki Hanyu

Manager

Mayumi Teratani

League

Nadeshiko Div.1 / Div.1

2015

1st

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Nippon TV Beleza (日テレ・ベレーザ, Nittere Bereza), is a women's football team which plays in Division 1 of Japan's Nadeshiko League. It was a founding member of the league back in 1989 and it is the only Japanese women's club to have never been relegated.

Squad

Current squad

As of 14 Feb. 2015^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Kanako Soyama
2	DF	Risa Shimizu
3	DF	Tomoko Muramatsu
4	DF	Mayo Dokou
5	MF	Yu Nakazato
6	DF	Saori Ariyoshi
7	FW	Nanase Kiryu
8	MF	Yumi Kamitsuji
9	FW	Mina Tanaka
10	MF	Natsuko Hara
11	MF	Yuka Momiki

No.	Position	Player
13	FW	Chiaki Shimada
14	MF	Yui Hasegawa
16	GK	Arisa Mochizuki
17	MF	Rin Sumida
18	DF	Shiori Kinoshita
19	FW	Eriko Arakawa
20	MF	Mizuho Sakaguchi
21	GK	Ayaka Yamashita
22	DF	Azusa Iwashimizu (c)
23	MF	Tomoko Fukumaru
30	FW	Yuka Toriumi

Honors

Domestic competitions

Nadeshiko.League Division 1
- Champions (13) : 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015
- 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 (11) : 1987, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
- Runners-up (6) : 1986, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2003
Nadeshiko League Cup
- Champions (5) : 1996, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2012
- Runners-up (1) : 1997
Nadeshiko Super Cup
- Champions (2) : 2005, 2007
- Runners-up (1) : 2006

International competitions

Japan/Korea Women's League Championship
- Champions (1) : 2011

Results

Season	Domestic League				National Cup	League Cup	League Note
Season	League	Level	Place	Tms.	National Cup	League Cup	League Note
1983	-	-	-	-	Semi-finals	-
1984			-	-	Semi-finals (3rd)	-
1985			-	-	Quarter-finals	-
1986			-	-	Runners-up	-
1987			-	-	Champion	-
1988			-	-	Champion	-
1989	JLSL	1	2nd	6	Quarter-finals	-
1990			1st	6	Semi-finals	-
1991			1st	10	Runners-up	-
1992			1st	10	Runners-up	-
1993			1st	10	Champion	-	1st Stage : 3rd / 2nd Stage : 1st
1994	L		2nd	10	Semi-finals	-	1st Stage : 1st / 2nd Stage : 5th
1995			5th	10	Semi-finals	-	1st Stage : 6th / 2nd Stage : 4th
1996			3rd	10	Runners-up	Winner	1st Stage : 3rd / 2nd Stage : 4th
1997			2nd	10	Champion	Runners-up	1st Stage : 1st / 2nd Stage : 2nd
1998			2nd	10	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	1st Stage : 2nd / 2nd Stage : 4th
1999			2nd	8	Semi-finals	Winner	1st Stage : 3rd / 2nd Stage : 1st
2000			1st	9	Champion	-	1st Stage : (EAST)1st
2001			1st	10	Semi-finals	-	1st Stage : (EAST)1st
2002			1st	11	Runners-up	-	1st Stage : (EAST)1st
2003			2nd	13	Runners-up	-	1st Stage : (EAST)3rd
2004	L1		2nd	8	Champion	-
2005	L1		1st	8	Champion	-
2006	Nadeshiko Div.1		1st	8	Semi-finals	-
2007			1st	8	Champion	Winner
2008			1st	8	Champion	-
2009			2nd	8	Champion	-
2010	Nadeshiko		1st	10	3rd Stage	Winner
2011			2nd	9	Semi-finals	-
2012			2nd	10	Quarter-finals	Winner
2013			2nd	10	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals
2014			2nd	10	Champion	-	1st Stage : 2nd
2015	Nadeshiko Div.1		1st	10	Semi-finals	-	1st Stage : 1st
2016	Nadeshiko Div.1			10

Transition of team name

Yomiuri S.C. Ladies Beleza : 1981-1991
Yomiuri Nippon S.C. Ladies Beleza : 1992-1993
Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza : 1994-1997
Yomiuri Beleza : 1998
NTV Beleza : 1999-2013
Nippon TV Beleza : 2014-present

Former notable players

DF

Yukari Kinga (2003-2010)

MF

Akemi Noda (1989-2004)
Homare Sawa (1991-1998, 2004-2010)
Aya Miyama (1999-2000)
Mami Yamaguchi (2003-2004, 2010)
Rumi Utsugi (2004-2010)

FW

Shinobu Ohno (1999-2010)
Yūki Nagasato (2001-2009)

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).

References

↑ ベレーザ選手紹介

External links

(Japanese) Nippon TV Beleza Ladies official site
(English) Japanese Club Teams

Tokyo Verdy

Club	Players History Ladies

Stadium	Ajinomoto Stadium Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium

Seasons	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

2015 L. League Clubs

Nadeshiko Div.1 (Division1, 10 clubs)	Vegalta Sendai AS Elfen Saitama Urawa Reds Ladies JEF United Ichihara Chiba NTV Beleza Albirex Niigata Iga F.C. Kunoichi INAC Kobe Leonessa Okayama Yunogo Belle Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki

Nadeshiko Div.2 (Division2, 10 clubs)	F.C. Kibi International University Charme Sfida Setagaya F.C. Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama Nojima Stella Kanagawa Japan Soccer College AC Nagano Parceiro AS Harima ALBION Angeviolet Hiroshima Ehime F.C. Fukuoka J. Anclas

Challenge (Division3, 12 clubs)	Tokiwagi Gakuen Yokohama F.C. Seagulls Yamato Sylphid Norddea Hokkaido Niigata University of Health and Welfare Tsukuba F.C. JFA Academy Fukushima Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita Cerezo Osaka Sakai Bunnys Kyoto S.C. NGU Nagoya F.C. Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.

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