INAC Kobe Leonessa
INAC神戸レオネッサ

Full name	International Athletic Club Kobe Leonessa
Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Ground	Noevir Stadium Kobe
Capacity	30,132
Manager	Jordi Ferrón
League	WE League
Website	https://inac-kobe.com/
Home colours Away colours

INAC Kobe(INAC神戸レオネッサ, Ainakku-Kōbe Reonessa) is a professional Japanese football club from Kobe, founded in 2001.^[1] INAC stands for International Athletic Club, while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian.

In 2006 INAC Leonessa was promoted to the Nadeshiko.League, where it has played since 2020. In 2021 they are playing in WE League. 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.

• Born September 3.
• Modeled after the lioness from which the team got its name.
• Her favorite foods are Yakiniku and Japanese-style rolled omelette.

As of 9 December 2024.^[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN Akane Okuma 21 GK  JPN Yuan Kikuchi [ja] 99 GK  JPN Mayu Funada 2 DF  JPN Miyabi Moriya 3 DF  JPN Mayo Doko 4 DF  JPN Hinata Ide [ja] 5 DF  JPN Shiori Miyake 6 DF  JPN Yuna Matsubara 21 DF  ESP Carla Morera 30 DF  JPN Aoi Matsuki [ja] 37 DF  JPN Natsume Kingetsu [ja] 53 DF  JPN Rei Kitamura [ja] 55 DF  JAM Vyan Sampson 7 MF  JPN Maya Yamamoto 8 MF  KOR Lee Su-bin 10 MF  JPN Yui Narumiya 14 MF  JPN Fukina Mizuno 18 MF  ESP Paola Soldevila 23 MF  JPN Wakana Mitani [ja] 39 MF  JPN Koharu Terada [ja] 62 MF  JPN Arisu Ota [ja] 9 FW  ESP Carlota Suarez [ja] 11 FW  JPN Megumi Takase 17 FW  JPN Haruna Aikawa [ja] 19 FW  JPN Mao Kubota [ja] 20 FW  JPN Ai Kuwahara [ja] 29 FW  JPN Ai Tsujisawa [ja] 44 FW  JPN So Kojima [ja]

Position	Name
Manager	Jordi Ferrón
Assistant Manager	Eri Higashi Ryota Shimizu
Goalkeeper Coach	Riki Takashi
Fitness Coach	Masao Tateishi
Team Doctor	Ryosuke Kuroda Takehiko Matsushita Yoshiyuki Okada Koji Sofuyu Hide Watanabe Wado Kitayama Shosuke Nagata Rika Shigemoto

• WE League
  • Champions (1): 2021–22
  • Runners-up (1): 2022–23
• Nadeshiko.League Division 1
  • Champions (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Runners-up (5): 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
• Empress's Cup
  • Champions (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023
  • Runners-up (3): 2008, 2018, 2022
• WE League Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2024–25
• Nadeshiko League Cup
  • Champions (1): 2013
  • Runners-up (3): 2012, 2018, 2019

• Japan/Korea Women's League Championship
  • Champions (1): 2012
• International Women's Club Championship
  • Champions (1): 2013
  • Runners-up (1): 2012

• INAC Leonessa: 2001–2008
• INAC Kobe Leonessa: 2009–present

• Japan Football Association (JFA)
• List of women's football clubs in Japan

• Official website (in Japanese)