Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza

Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ, Nittere Tōkyō Verudi Berēza) is a women's football team which plays in Japan's WE League.

Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Full nameNippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Nickname(s)Beleza
Founded1981 (1981)
GroundInagi Central Park
Capacity10,000
OwnerTokyo Verdy Holdings
ChairmanHideyuki Hanyu
ManagerTakeo Matsuda
LeagueWE League
2022–23WE League, 3rd of 11
WebsiteClub website

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]

Kits

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
2021–2022 Athleta Task force Nippon TV
2022–2023 Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan

Stadium

The Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza play their home matches at the Tama Athletic Stadium, Inagi Chuo Park, Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka or Ajinomoto Stadium.

Youth teams

Nippon TV Menina is the nickname for Beleza's football academy. Players such as Aya Miyama and Karina Maruyama have been on its roster.

The Nippon TV Menina currently plays in the Kantō League Div.1 (Division 3).

Other sports

Verdy is a polideportivo and also fields teams in association football, volleyball, and triathlon. The Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza's men's football team is the Tokyo Verdy. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country.

Founded as Yomiuri FC in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with honours including 2 J.League titles , 5 Emperor's Cups, 6 JSL Cup / J.League Cups and an Asian Club Championship title, and the most successful team in Japanese football history with 25 titles.

The club was an original member ("Original Ten"[lower-alpha 1]) of the J.League in 1993.

Coaching staff

As of 17 September 2021[5]
Position Name
ManagerJapan Kazuhiko Takemoto
Assistant managerJapan Masato Nagata
First-team coachJapan Yusuke Miyachi
Goalkeeping coachJapan Kazuya Nakamura

Managerial history

Dates Name
1989–1996 Japan Kazuhiko Takemoto
1997 Japan Eiji Mori
1998–1999 Japan Takeo Matsuda
2000–2001 Japan Maki Osuga
2002–2004 Japan Masashi Miyamura
2005–2008 Japan Takeo Matsuda
2009–2010 Japan Kei Hoshikawa
2010 Japan Eiji Mori
2010–2012 Japan Akemi Noda
2013–2014 Japan Mayumi Teratani
2015–2017 Japan Eiji Mori
2018–2020 Japan Masato Nagata
2021–2023 Japan Kazuhiko Takemoto
2023–present Japan Takeo Matsuda

Players

Current squad

As of 13 May 2023.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Momoko Tanaka
2 DF Japan JPN Aoi Kizaki
3 DF Japan JPN Tomoko Muramatsu
4 DF Japan JPN Ayaka Nishikawa
5 DF Japan JPN Shino Matsuda
6 DF Japan JPN Asato Miyagawa
7 MF Japan JPN Oto Kanno
11 FW Japan JPN Aoba Fujino
13 MF Japan JPN Sana Kimura
14 MF Japan JPN Nanami Kitamura
15 FW Japan JPN Maya Hijikata
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Japan JPN Kiyoka Nishimura
17 DF Japan JPN Kokoro Horiuchi
18 MF Japan JPN Kokona Iwasaki
19 FW Japan JPN Yuzuki Yamamoto
20 MF Japan JPN Momoka Kinoshita
21 GK Japan JPN Ayano Kurosawa
22 DF Japan JPN Yukina Sakabe
23 FW Japan JPN Rihona Ujihara
24 DF Japan JPN Nana Kashimura
28 DF Japan JPN Nodoka Funaki
30 DF Japan JPN Rumi Utsugi
31 GK Japan JPN Nina Noda
33 DF Japan JPN Azusa Iwashimizu

Notable players

DF
MF
FW

Honours

Continental

Regional

Domestic

NTV Beleza has attained the domestic treble (winning the Nadeshiko League, League Cup, and Empress's Cup) thrice: 2007, 2018 and 2019.

Season-by-season records

Seasons of Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Season Domestic League Empress's Cup WE League Cup AFC Club Championship
League Div. Pos. Tms.
1981 Tokyo Prefectural League Semi-finals
1982 Semi-finals
1983 Semi-finals
1984 Tokyo Prefectural League Semi-finals (3rd)
1985 Quarter-finals
1986 Runners-up
1987 Winners
1988 Winners
1989 JLSL 1 2nd 6 Quarter-finals
1990 Champions 6 Semi-finals
1991 Champions 10 Runners-up
1992 Champions 10 Runners-up
1993 Champions 10 Winners
1994 L.League 2nd 10 Semi-finals
1995 5th 10 Semi-finals
1996 3rd 10 Runners-up Winners
1997 2nd 10 Winners Runners-up
1998 2nd 10 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1999 2nd 8 Semi-finals Winners
2000 Champions 9 Winners
2001 Champions 10 Semi-finals
2002 Champions 11 Runners-up
2003 2nd 13 Runners-up
2004 L.League 1 (L1) 2nd 8 Winners
2005 Champions 8 Winners
2006 Nadeshiko League Division 1 Champions 8 Semi-finals
2007 Champions 8 Winners Winners
2008 Champions 8 Winners
2009 2nd 8 Winners
2010 Nadeshiko League Champions 10 Third round Winners
2011 2nd 9 Semi-finals
2012 2nd 10 Quarter-finals Winners
2013 2nd 10 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2014 2nd 10 Winners
2015 Nadeshiko League Division 1 Champions 10 Semi-finals
2016 Champions 10 Semi-finals Winners
2017 Champions 10 Winners Semi-finals
2018 Champions 10 Winners Winners
2019 Champions 10 Winners Winners Winners
2020 3rd 10 Winners
2021–22 WE League 3rd 11 Quarter-finals
2022–23 3rd 11 Winners Runners-up TBD

Record in AFC Women's Club Championship

All results list Tokyo Verdy Beleza's goal tally first.

SeasonRoundOpponentScorePlacement
2019 Group stage China Jiangsu Suning 1–1 Winners
South Korea Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2–0
Australia Melbourne Victory 5–0

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: 20 January 2020 – present[6]

See also

Notes

References

  1. verdy.co.jp (in Japanese)
  2. ntv.co.jp (in Japanese)
  3. verdy.co.jp
  4. sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese)
  5. "選手・スタッフ 日テレ・東京ヴェルディーベレーザ" [Players and Staffs | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza] (in Japanese). www.verdy.co.jp. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. "日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザへの名称変更 及びエンブレム変更のお知らせ" [Notification of name and emblem change to Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza] (Press release) (in Japanese). Tokyo Verdy. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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