Women's Japan Basketball League
Appearance
Founded | 1998 |
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Country | Japan |
Confederation | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | Highest |
Most championships | JX Eneos Sunflowrs (21 titles) |
President | Kiyomi Saito |
Website | WJBL |
The Women's Japan Basketball League is the premier women's basketball league in Japan.
History
Chanson Cosmetics was a dominant team in the early 1990s, winning 6 championships in a row.
Teams
Teams as of 2020[update]:
- Aisin AW Wings
- Chanson V-Magic
- Denso Iris
- Fujitsu Red Wave
- Haneda Vickies
- Hitachi High-Technologies Cougars
- JX-Eneos Sunflowers[1]
- Mitsubishi Electric Koalas
- Niigata Albirex BB Rabbits
- Toyota Antelopes
- Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits
- Yamanashi Queenbees
- Prestige International Aranmare Akita (from 2021-22 season)[2][3][4]
Champions
- 1999-00: Chanson V-Magic
- 2000-01: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2001-02: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2002-03: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2003-04: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2004-05: Chanson V-Magic
- 2005-06: Chanson V-Magic
- 2006-07: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2007-08: Fujitsu Redwave
- 2008-09: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2009-10: JOMO Sunflowers
- 2010-11: JX Sunflowers
- 2011-12: JX Sunflowers
- 2012-13: JX Sunflowers
- 2013-14: JX Sunflowers
- 2014-15: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2015-16: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2016-17: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2017-18: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2018-19: JX-Eneos Sunflowers
- 2019-20: none due to COVID 19