Sport | Baseball |
---|---|
Founded | 17 August 2009 |
CEO | Takahiro Hikosō |
No. of teams | 4 |
Country | Japan |
Most recent champion(s) | Kyoto Flora |
Most titles | Aichi Dione (4) |
Official website | http://www.jwbl.jp/ |
The Japan Women's Baseball League ( Japanese: 日本女子プロ野球リーグ, Hepburn: Nihon Joshi Puro Yakyū Rīgu), formerly Girls Professional Baseball League until 2012, was the highest level of women's baseball in Japan. [1] [2]
On 26 August, it was announced that the league would suffer from severe contraction if new investors were not found and crowd number would not increase. [3] On 9 November, it was announced that over half of the league's players had been released ahead of the 2020 season. [4] In December 2021, the league announced it would shut down indefinitely. [5]
Team | Location | Former names | Team color |
---|---|---|---|
Saitama Astraia | Saitama | East Astraia (2013–14) | |
Aichi Dione | Aichi | Hyogo Swing Smileys (2010–12) South Dione (2013–14) Hyogo Dione (2015–17) |
|
Kyoto Flora | Kyoto | Kyoto Asto Dreams (2010–12) West Flora (2013–14) |
|
Reia | Kyoto | Osaka Brabee Honeys (2012) North Reia (2013–'14) Tohoku Reia (2015) |
Team | Participation team | Team color |
---|---|---|
All West Japan | West Flora, South Dione | |
All East Japan | East Astraia, North Reia |
Sport | Baseball |
---|---|
Founded | 17 August 2009 |
CEO | Takahiro Hikosō |
No. of teams | 4 |
Country | Japan |
Most recent champion(s) | Kyoto Flora |
Most titles | Aichi Dione (4) |
Official website | http://www.jwbl.jp/ |
The Japan Women's Baseball League ( Japanese: 日本女子プロ野球リーグ, Hepburn: Nihon Joshi Puro Yakyū Rīgu), formerly Girls Professional Baseball League until 2012, was the highest level of women's baseball in Japan. [1] [2]
On 26 August, it was announced that the league would suffer from severe contraction if new investors were not found and crowd number would not increase. [3] On 9 November, it was announced that over half of the league's players had been released ahead of the 2020 season. [4] In December 2021, the league announced it would shut down indefinitely. [5]
Team | Location | Former names | Team color |
---|---|---|---|
Saitama Astraia | Saitama | East Astraia (2013–14) | |
Aichi Dione | Aichi | Hyogo Swing Smileys (2010–12) South Dione (2013–14) Hyogo Dione (2015–17) |
|
Kyoto Flora | Kyoto | Kyoto Asto Dreams (2010–12) West Flora (2013–14) |
|
Reia | Kyoto | Osaka Brabee Honeys (2012) North Reia (2013–'14) Tohoku Reia (2015) |
Team | Participation team | Team color |
---|---|---|
All West Japan | West Flora, South Dione | |
All East Japan | East Astraia, North Reia |