INAC Kobe Leonessa

INAC Kobe is a Japanese football club from Kobe, founded in 2001.[1] INAC stands for International Athletic Club while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian.

INAC Kobe Leonessa
INAC神戸レオネッサ
Full nameInternational Athletic Club Kobe Leonessa
Founded2001 (2001)
GroundNoevir Stadium Kobe
Capacity30,132
ManagerGert Engels
LeagueWE League
2020Nadeshiko Div.1, 2nd of 10
(runners-up)
WebsiteClub website

In 2006 INAC Leonessa was promoted to the Nadeshiko.League, where it has played since. The 2008 season marked a great leap for the team as it was the runner-up both in the Nadeshiko.League and the All Japan Women's Football Championship. 2010 saw INAC lift its first title as they beat Urawa Red Diamonds in the final of the All Japan Women's Football Championship through a penalty shootout, and in 2011, coinciding with the club's 10th anniversary, the team won the double Nadeshiko.League – All Japan Women's Football Championship.[2]

Leonessa's 2011 squad included seven champions of the 2011 World Cup: Ayumi Kaihori, Yukari Kinga, Nahomi Kawasumi, Shinobu Ohno, Homare Sawa, Megumi Takase and Asuna Tanaka.

Squad

Current squad
As of 23 January 2021.

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 Rei Takenaka
2 DF  JPN Miyabi Moriya
3 DF  JPN Aya Sameshima
4 DF  JPN Riko Ushijima
5 DF  JPN Shiori Miyake
6 MF  JPN Miki Ito
7 MF  JPN Emi Nakajima (captain)
8 MF  JPN Hina Sugita
9 FW  JPN Minami Tanaka
11 FW  JPN Megumi Takase
13 MF  JPN Ayu Nakada
14 FW  JPN Mai Kyōkawa
15 MF  JPN Moeno Sakaguchi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  JPN Ayaka Michigami
17 FW  JPN Rika Masuya
18 MF  JPN Maria Kikuci
19 DF  JPN Riko Ushijima
20 MF  JPN Nagae Ibuki
21 GK  JPN Hannah Stambaugh
22 FW  JPN Namie Shimabukuro
23 MF  JPN Nagisa Yoshida
24 MF  JPN Fukina Mizuno
26 MF  JPN Suzu Amano
27 FW  KOR Hwang Ah-hyeon
28 MF  JPN Mei Yasaka
31 GK  JPN Yumi Tajiri
— MF  JPN Nahomi Kawasumi (on loan from Sky Blue FC)

Honours

Domestic competitions
  • Nadeshiko.League Division 1
    • Champions (3) : 2011, 2012, 2013
    • Runners-up (3) : 2008, 2016, 2017
  • Empress's Cup
    • Champions (6) : 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
    • Runners-up (1) : 2008
  • Nadeshiko League Cup
    • Champions (1) : 2013
    • Runners-up (1) : 2012

International competitions

Records
SeasonDomestic LeagueNational CupLeague CupLeague Note
LeagueLevelPlaceTms.
2002
Kansai Div.3
4
1st
DNQ
-
2003
Kansai Div.2
3
1st
8
DNQ
-
2004
Kansai Div.1
1st
8
2nd Stage
-
Promoted for L.League
2005
L2
2
1st
7
Quarter-finals
-
Promoted for Div.1
2006
Nadeshiko
Div.1
1
5th
8
Quarter-finals
-
1st Stage : 8th
2007
4th
8
Semi-finals
Semi-finals
2008
2nd
8
Runners-up
-
2009
4th
8
Semi-finals
-
2010
Nadeshiko
4th
10
Champion
Semi-finals
2011
1st
9
Champion
-
2012
1st
10
Champion
Runners-up
2013
1st
10
Champion
Winner
2014
6th
10
Quarter-finals
-
1st Stage : 5th
2015
Nadeshiko
Div.1
3rd
10
Champion
-
1st Stage : 2nd
2016
2nd
10
Champion
Group stage
2017
2nd
10
3rd Stage
Semi-finals
2018
2019
2020
2021
WE League

Transition of team name
  • INAC Leonessa : 2001–2008
  • INAC Kobe Leonessa : 2009–present

See also

References
  1. CLUB DATA
  2. "INAC Kobe Leonessa capture third straight Nadeshiko League championship". Goal.com. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.


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