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
日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ
Full nameNippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Nickname(s)Beleza
Founded1981 (1981)
GroundInagi Central Park
Capacity10,000
OwnerTokyo Verdy Holdings
ChairmanHideyuki Hanyu
ManagerKazuhiko Takemoto
LeagueWE League
2020Nadeshiko Div.1, 3rd of 10
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]

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.

  • Inagi Chuo Park General Grounds in 2008
  • Nishigaoka 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
Manager Kazuhiko Takemoto
Head coach Masato Nagata
Assistant coach Yusuke Miyachi
Goalkeeping coach Kazuya Nakamura

Players

Current squad
As of 31 March 2022.[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  JPN Momoko Tanaka
2 DF  JPN Risa Shimizu
3 DF  JPN Tomoko Muramatsu
4 DF  JPN Mayo Doko
5 MF  JPN Oto Kanno
6 DF  JPN Asato Miyagawa
7 MF  JPN Yu Nakasato
8 MF  JPN Narumi Miura
9 FW  JPN Riko Ueki
10 FW  JPN Rikako Kobayashi
13 DF  JPN Shino Matsuda
14 MF  JPN Nanami Kitamura
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  JPN Kiyoka Nishimura
17 FW  JPN Aoba Fujino
18 MF  JPN Kokona Iwasaki
19 FW  JPN Yuzuki Yamamoto
20 MF  JPN Momoka Kinoshita
21 GK  JPN Ayano Kurosawa
24 DF  JPN Yukina Sakabe
28 DF  JPN Kokoro Horiuchi
29 MF  JPN Sana Kimura
30 DF  JPN Rumi Utsugi
31 GK  JPN Nina Noda
33 DF  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.

Records
Season Domestic League Empress's Cup Nadeshiko League Cup League Note Asia Others
League Div. Pos. Tms.
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 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 1st 10 Semi-finals Winner
2017 1st 10 Champion Semi-finals
2018 1st 10 Champion Winner
2019 1st 10 Champion Winner Champions
2020 3rd 10 Champion -
2021 WE League 11

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

Notes
  1. The Original Ten of the J.League in 1992 were Kashima Antlers, Urawa Red Diamonds, JEF United Ichihara, Verdy Kawasaki, Yokohama Marinos, Yokohama Flügels, Shimizu S-Pulse, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

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 / Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza" (in Japanese). www.verdy.co.jp. Retrieved 5 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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