Wikipedia - Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ, Nittere Tōkyō Verudi Berēza) is a women's football team that plays in Japan's WE League.
History
The club was founded as named Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza as women's club of Yomiuri SC (currently Tokyo Verdy) by Yomiuri Shimbun in 1981. Its team name, "Beleza", is Portuguese for "beauty". It was a founding member of the league in 1989 and is the only Japanese women's club to have never been relegated. In 1999, the club was transferred to Nippon TV and the club name was changed to NTV Beleza. In 2000, the team name was changed to Nippon TV Beleza. In September 2009, Nippon TV withdrew from management. However the club name remains Nippon TV Beleza, because the club signed a new contract of naming rights with Nippon TV.
NTV Beleza staat bekend om zijn aanvallende speelstijl en heeft een aantal van de beste speelsters van Japan voortgebracht, waaronder Homare Sawa, die tweemaal is verkozen tot FIFA World Player of the Year. De club speelt zijn thuiswedstrijden in het Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka in Tokyo.