The Women's Japan Basketball League () is a professional women's basketball league in Japan. The league is composed of 15 teams across two divisions, with 8 teams competing in the first division, and 7 in the second division. The league is commonly referred to simply as the .
History
The league was founded in 1998, with the Chanson V-Magic winning the inaugural title.
From 2024âÂÂ25 there was a change to a two level league structure, with the âÂÂW League Premierâ being the top league, and the âÂÂW League Futureâ being the lower league.
Leadership
In June 2023, former player and sports broadcaster Yuka Harada became president of the league.
Previous presidents include:
- Businessperson Kiyomi Saito 2015-2021
- Film Director Naomi Kawase 2021-2023
Teams
Notes:
- The Niigata Albirex BB Rabbits were formerly known as the . The team came under new ownership and was reorganized in 2011.
Champions
- 1999âÂÂ00: Chanson V-Magic
- 2000âÂÂ01: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2001âÂÂ02: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2002âÂÂ03: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2003âÂÂ04: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2004âÂÂ05: Chanson V-Magic
- 2005âÂÂ06: Chanson V-Magic
- 2006âÂÂ07: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2007âÂÂ08: Fujitsu Redwave
- 2008âÂÂ09: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2009âÂÂ10: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2010âÂÂ11: JX Sunflowers
- 2011âÂÂ12: JX Sunflowers
- 2012âÂÂ13: JX Sunflowers
- 2013âÂÂ14: JX Sunflowers
- 2014âÂÂ15: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2015âÂÂ16: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2016âÂÂ17: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2017âÂÂ18: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2018âÂÂ19: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2019âÂÂ20: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- 2020âÂÂ21: Toyota Antelopes
- 2021âÂÂ22: Toyota Antelopes
- 2022-23: Eneos Sunflowers
- 2023-24: Fujitsu Redwave
- 2024-25:
See also
References
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