The WE League (WEリーグ), officially the Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League (Japanese: 日本女子プロサッカーリーグ, Hepburn: Nihon Joshi Puro Sakkā Rīgu, "Japan Women Pro Football League"),[1] also known as the SOMPO WE League (Japanese: SOMPO WEリーグ) for sponsorship reasons, is the top flight of women's association football in Japan, starting from the 2021–22 season.

United States–based business executive and former Japan international footballer Kikuko Okajima was announced as the WE League's inaugural chairwoman.

[citation needed] The WE League's 2023–24 season features 12 teams playing a double round-robin, home-and-away competition.

[6] Each team in the WE League must have at least 15 players signed to fully professional contracts, which are not subject to a salary cap.

[8] The league actively recruits players from top-ranked federations such as France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States, and it also provides additional subsidies to encourage internationalization for expenses such as interpreters.