2019 J1 League

27th season of J1 League

Football league season

Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Season	2019
Champions	Yokohama F. Marinos 4th J. League title 6th Japanese title
Relegated	Matsumoto Yamaga Júbilo Iwata
AFC Champions League	Yokohama F. Marinos FC Tokyo Kashima Antlers Vissel Kobe
Matches played	306
Goals scored	797 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Marcos Júnior Teruhito Nakagawa (15 goals each)
Highest attendance	63,854 Yokohama FM v Tokyo (07 December 2019)
Lowest attendance	6,491 Sanfrecce v Shonan (14 June 2019)
Total attendance	6,349,681
Average attendance	20,751
← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 J1 League, also known as the 2019 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2019 明治安田生命J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2019 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the J1 League – the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. This was fifth season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1.

Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions.

Clubs

‡ Keihanshin teams

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Locations of the 2019 J1 League teams

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Greater Tokyo Area J1 League teams

A total of 18 clubs contested the league. There were only two changes from 2018, since Kashiwa Reysol and V-Varen Nagasaki were relegated to the 2019 J2 League while Júbilo Iwata defeated Tokyo Verdy in the promotion/relegation play-off. 2018 J2 League champions Matsumoto Yamaga returned to the J1 League after three seasons of absence, while Oita Trinita returned to the top tier after six seasons.^[1]

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Last season
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Hokkaido	Sapporo Dome Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium	41,484 20,861	J1 (4th)
Vegalta Sendai	Miyagi Prefecture	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	19,694	J1 (11th)
Kashima Antlers	Ibaraki Prefecture	Kashima Soccer Stadium	40,728	J1 (3rd)
Urawa Red Diamonds	Saitama Prefecture	Saitama Stadium 2002	63,700	J1 (5th)
FC Tokyo	Tokyo	Ajinomoto Stadium	49,970	J1 (6th)
Kawasaki Frontale	Kanagawa Prefecture	Todoroki Athletics Stadium	26,232	J1 (champions)
Yokohama F. Marinos		Nissan Stadium Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium	72,327 15,046	J1 (12th)
Shonan Bellmare		Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka	18,500	J1 (13th)
Shimizu S-Pulse	Shizuoka Prefecture	IAI Stadium Nihondaira	20,339	J1 (8th)
Júbilo Iwata	Shizuoka Prefecture	Yamaha Stadium	15,165	J1 (16th)
Nagoya Grampus	Aichi Prefecture	Paloma Mizuho Stadium Toyota Stadium	27,001 45,000	J1 (15th)
Gamba Osaka	Osaka Prefecture	Panasonic Stadium Suita	39,694	J1 (9th)
Cerezo Osaka	Osaka Prefecture	Yanmar Stadium Nagai Kincho Stadium	47,853 18,007	J1 (7th)
Vissel Kobe	Hyōgo Prefecture	Noevir Stadium Kobe	30,134	J1 (10th)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiroshima Prefecture	Edition Stadium Hiroshima	36,894	J1 (2nd)
Sagan Tosu	Saga Prefecture	Best Amenity Stadium	24,130	J1 (14th)
Matsumoto Yamaga	Nagano Prefecture	Sunpro Alwin	20,396	J2 (champions)
Oita Trinita	Ōita Prefecture	Ōita Bank Dome	31,997	J2 (2nd)

Personnel and kits

Club	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Mihailo Petrović	Hiroki Miyazawa	Kappa
Vegalta Sendai	Susumu Watanabe	Kazuki Oiwa	Adidas
Kashima Antlers	Go Oiwa	Atsuto Uchida	Nike
Urawa Red Diamonds	Tsuyoshi Otsuki	Yōsuke Kashiwagi	Nike
FC Tokyo	Kenta Hasegawa	Keigo Higashi	Umbro
Kawasaki Frontale	Toru Oniki	Yu Kobayashi	Puma
Yokohama F. Marinos	Ange Postecoglou	Takuya Kida	Adidas
Shonan Bellmare	Cho Kwi-jae	Kazunari Ono	Penalty
Shimizu S-Pulse	Yoshiyuki Shinoda	Ryo Takeuchi	Puma
Júbilo Iwata	Fernando Jubero	Nagisa Sakurauchi	Puma
Nagoya Grampus	Massimo Ficcadenti	Yuichi Maruyama	Mizuno
Gamba Osaka	Tsuneyasu Miyamoto	Genta Miura	Umbro
Cerezo Osaka	Miguel Ángel Lotina	Hiroshi Kiyotake	Puma
Vissel Kobe	Thorsten Fink	Andrés Iniesta	Asics
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiroshi Jofuku	Toshihiro Aoyama	Nike
Sagan Tosu	Kim Myung-hwi	Akito Fukuta	New Balance
Matsumoto Yamaga	Yasuharu Sorimachi	Yuya Hashiuchi	Adidas
Oita Trinita	Tomohiro Katanosaka	Yoshinori Suzuki^[2]	Puma

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Vissel Kobe	Juan Manuel Lillo	Mutual consent	17 April 2019^[3]	Takayuki Yoshida	17 April 2019^[4]
Sagan Tosu	Lluís Carreras	Mutual consent	5 May 2019^[5]	Kim Myung-hwi	7 May 2019^[6]
Shimizu S-Pulse	Jan Jönsson	Mutual consent	12 May 2019^[7]	Yoshiyuki Shinoda	14 May 2019^[8]
Urawa Red Diamonds	Oswaldo de Oliveira	Mutual consent	28 May 2019^[9]	Tsuyoshi Otsuki	28 May 2019^[10]
Vissel Kobe	Takayuki Yoshida	Mutual consent	8 June 2019^[11]	Thorsten Fink	8 June 2019^[12]
Júbilo Iwata	Hiroshi Nanami	Mutual consent	30 June 2019^[13]	Hideto Suzuki	1 July 2019^[14]
Júbilo Iwata	Hideto Suzuki	Resigned for health reasons	15 August 2019^[15]	Fernando Jubero	20 August 2019^[16]
Nagoya Grampus	Yahiro Kazama	Sacked	23 September 2019^[17]	Massimo Ficcadenti	23 September 2019^[18]
Shonan Bellmare	Cho Kwi-jae	Resigned from mid term	8 October 2019^[19]	Bin Ukishima	10 October 2019^[20]

Foreign players

As of 2019 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad.^[21] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Player 7	Player 8	Former players
Consadole Sapporo	Anderson Lopes^[22]	Lucas Fernandes^[23]	Jay Bothroyd^[24]	Gu Sung-yun^[24]	Kim Min-tae^[24]	Chanathip Songkrasin^[24]
Vegalta Sendai	Diogo Acosta^[25]	Ramon Lopes^[26]	Simão Mate Junior^[27]	Ryang Yong-gi^[28]	Jakub Słowik^[29]	Kim Jung-ya^[30]
Kashima Antlers	Bueno^[31]	Leandro	Léo Silva	Serginho	Jung Seung-hyun	Kwoun Sun-tae
Urawa Red Diamonds	Ewerton^[32]	Fabrício	Maurício Antônio	Quenten Martinus					Andrew Nabbout
FC Tokyo	Arthur Silva^[33]	Diego Oliveira^[34]	Jael^[35]	Na Sang-ho^[36]	Oh Jae-suk^[37]	Yu In-soo^[38]	Nattawut Suksum^[39]		Jang Hyun-soo
Kawasaki Frontale	Jesiel^[40]	Leandro Damião^[41]	Maguinho^[42]	Jung Sung-ryong^[43]					Caio César
Yokohama F. Marinos	Edigar Junio^[44]	Erik	Marcos Júnior^[45]	Mateus	Thiago Martins^[46]	Dušan Cvetinović^[46]	Park Iru-gyu^[47]	Theerathon Bunmathan^[48]	Ippei Shinozuka
Shonan Bellmare	Crislan^[49]	Freire^[50]	Ömer Tokaç^[51]						Lelêu Rafael Dumas
Matsumoto Yamaga	Eduardo^[52]	Paulinho^[53]	Serginho^[53]	Goh Dong-min^[53]	Jo Jin-woo^[53]	Esmaël Gonçalves			Leandro Pereira
Shimizu S-Pulse	Douglas^[54]	Elsinho^[55]	Junior Dutra	Renato Augusto^[56]	Jong Tae-se^[57]	Hwang Seok-ho^[54]			Wanderson
Júbilo Iwata	Adaílton	Fábio	Lukian^[58]	Fozil Musaev	Lorenzo Ebecilio^[59]	Krzysztof Kamiński			Gerson Rodrigues Eren Albayrak
Nagoya Grampus	Mitchell Langerak^[60]	Eduardo Neto^[61]	Gabriel Xavier^[62]	Jô^[63]	João Schmidt^[64]				Mateus
Gamba Osaka	Ademilson	Patric^[65]	Kim Young-gwon^[66]	David Concha^[67]	Markel Susaeta				Hwang Ui-jo Oh Jae-suk
Cerezo Osaka	Leandro Desábato^[68]	Pierce Waring^[69]	Bruno Mendes^[70]	Souza^[71]	Matej Jonjić^[72]	Kim Jin-hyeon^[73]
Vissel Kobe	Dankler^[74]	Wellington	Thomas Vermaelen	Lukas Podolski	Joan Oumari^[75]	Andrés Iniesta	David Villa^[76]	Sergi Samper^[77]	Kim Seung-gyu
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Douglas Vieira^[78]	Leandro Pereira	Rhayner^[79]	Emil Salomonsson^[80]					Patric Besart Berisha
Sagan Tosu	Tiago Alves	An Yong-woo^[81]	Cho Dong-geon^[82]	Kim Min-ho	Park Jeong-su^[83]	Isaac Cuenca^[84]			Víctor Ibarbo Karlo Bručić Nino Galović Fernando Torres
Oita Trinita	Mun Kyung-gun^[85]	Thitipan Puangchan^[86]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Yokohama F. Marinos (C)	34	22	4	8	68	38	+30	70	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	FC Tokyo	34	19	7	8	46	29	+17	64	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
3	Kashima Antlers	34	18	9	7	54	30	+24	63	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4	Kawasaki Frontale	34	16	12	6	57	34	+23	60
5	Cerezo Osaka	34	18	5	11	39	25	+14	59
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	15	10	9	45	29	+16	55
7	Gamba Osaka	34	12	11	11	54	48	+6	47
8	Vissel Kobe	34	14	5	15	61	59	+2	47	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[a]
9	Oita Trinita	34	12	11	11	35	35	0	47
10	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	34	13	7	14	54	49	+5	46
11	Vegalta Sendai	34	12	5	17	38	45	−7	41
12	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	11	6	17	45	69	−24	39
13	Nagoya Grampus	34	9	10	15	45	50	−5	37
14	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	9	10	15	34	50	−16	37
15	Sagan Tosu	34	10	6	18	32	53	−21	36
16	Shonan Bellmare (O)	34	10	6	18	40	63	−23	36	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17	Matsumoto Yamaga (R)	34	6	13	15	21	40	−19	31	Relegation to J2 League
18	Júbilo Iwata (R)	34	8	7	19	29	51	−22	31	Relegation to J2 League

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Vissel Kobe qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage as 2019 Emperor's Cup winners.

Positions by round

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League

Promotion–relegation playoffs

This section is transcluded from 2019 J2 League. (edit | history)

In the first two rounds of the 2019 J.League J1/J2 Play-Offs (2019 J1参入プレーオフ), if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the winner is the team with the best J2 League ranking. In the final match against the J1 team, if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the J1 team wins.

1st Round
01 Dec

2nd Round
08 Dec

Final
14 Dec

J2 (4)

Tokushima Vortis

J1 (16)

Shonan Bellmare

J2 (5)

Ventforet Kofu

J2 (4)

Tokushima Vortis

J2 (4)

Tokushima Vortis

J2 (6)

Montedio Yamagata

J2 (3)

Omiya Ardija

J2 (6)

Montedio Yamagata

Shonan Bellmare remains in J1 League.
Tokushima Vortis remains in J2 League.

Results table

Home \ Away	ANT	BEL	CER	CON	FMA	FRO	GAM	GRA	JUB	RED	SAG	SFR	SSP	TOK	TRI	VEG	VIS	YAM
Kashima Antlers	—	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–2	2–1	2–0	1–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	1–2	1–0	1–3	5–0
Shonan Bellmare	3–2	—	0–2	2–0	1–2	0–5	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–0	0–6	2–3	0–1	2–1	3–1	1–1
Cerezo Osaka	0–1	1–0	—	0–1	3–0	2–1	3–1	3–0	2–0	1–2	1–2	0–1	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–1
Consadole Sapporo	1–3	5–2	0–1	—	3–0	1–2	0–0	3–0	1–2	1–1	3–1	1–0	5–2	1–1	1–2	1–3	2–1	1–1
Yokohama F. Marinos	2–1	3–1	1–2	4–2	—	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	3–1	0–0	3–0	0–1	3–0	1–0	2–1	4–1	1–0
Kawasaki Frontale	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–4	—	0–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–0	2–1	2–2	0–0	3–1	3–1	1–2	0–0
Gamba Osaka	1–1	1–0	1–0	5–0	2–3	2–2	—	2–3	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	3–4	4–1
Nagoya Grampus	0–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	1–5	3–0	2–2	—	1–0	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	3–0	0–1
Júbilo Iwata	1–1	2–3	0–2	1–2	0–2	1–3	0–0	2–1	—	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–2	0–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	2–3	1–2	0–2	0–3	0–2	2–3	2–2	0–1	—	2–1	0–4	2–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–2
Sagan Tosu	1–0	0–2	0–1	0–2	1–2	0–1	3–1	0–4	1–0	3–3	—	0–2	4–2	2–1	2–2	2–1	1–6	1–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0	2–0	1–1	1–0	0–1	3–2	3–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–1	—	1–1	0–1	0–0	1–0	6–2	1–0
Shimizu S-Pulse	0–4	1–3	1–0	0–8	3–2	0–4	2–4	3–2	1–2	0–2	1–0	1–2	—	0–2	1–1	4–3	2–1	1–0
FC Tokyo	3–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	4–2	0–3	3–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	2–1	—	3–1	1–0	0–1	2–0
Oita Trinita	0–1	2–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	0–1	2–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–0	0–1	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	0–1
Vegalta Sendai	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–1	3–1	2–1	0–0	3–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	1–3	0–1
Vissel Kobe	0–1	4–1	1–0	2–3	0–2	1–2	2–2	5–3	4–1	3–0	1–0	2–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	—	2–1
Matsumoto Yamaga	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–0	0–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	2–2	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–1	—

Source: 2019 J1 League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[87]
1	Marcos Júnior	Yokohama F. Marinos	15
1	Teruhito Nakagawa	Yokohama F. Marinos	15
3	Douglas	Shimizu S-Pulse	14
3	Diego Oliveira	FC Tokyo	14
5	Yu Kobayashi	Kawasaki Frontale	13
	Musashi Suzuki	Consadole Sapporo
	David Villa	Vissel Kobe
8	Shinzo Koroki	Urawa Red Diamonds	12
8	Serginho	Kashima Antlers	12
10	Edigar Junio	Yokohama F. Marinos	11

Hat-tricks

Player	Club	Against	Result	Date
Anderson Lopes⁴	Consadole Sapporo	Shimizu S-Pulse	5–2 (H)	9 March 2019
Jay Bothroyd	Consadole Sapporo	Shimizu S-Pulse	8–0 (A)	17 August 2019
Lukas Podolski	Vissel Kobe	Júbilo Iwata	4–1 (H)	7 December 2019

Note

⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	581,135	54,599	19,698	34,184	−3.7%^†
2	FC Tokyo	536,187	42,401	22,302	31,540	+19.3%^†
3	Gamba Osaka	471,034	37,334	17,727	27,708	+18.0%^†
4	Nagoya Grampus	469,397	42,975	14,651	27,612	+12.0%^†
5	Yokohama F. Marinos	459,168	63,854	11,186	27,010	+24.0%^†
6	Kawasaki Frontale	395,619	25,789	19,556	23,272	+0.2%^†
7	Cerezo Osaka	365,810	42,221	12,044	21,518	+14.4%^†
8	Vissel Kobe	365,349	25,929	17,708	21,491	−0.6%^†
9	Kashima Antlers	349,678	34,312	10,208	20,569	+5.8%^†
10	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	319,053	35,531	6,836	18,768	+3.0%^†
11	Matsumoto Yamaga	296,079	19,744	14,078	17,416	+31.1%^†
12	Oita Trinita	260,893	28,574	9,031	15,347	+72.3%^†
13	Júbilo Iwata	259,709	31,144	9,416	15,277	−1.3%^†
14	Sagan Tosu	255,845	23,055	8,698	15,050	+0.3%^†
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	255,735	18,246	11,028	15,043	+0.3%^†
16	Vegalta Sendai	254,503	19,503	10,931	14,971	−2.8%^†
17	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	236,063	29,666	6,491	13,886	−3.2%^†
18	Shonan Bellmare	218,424	14,246	9,290	12,848	+6.0%^†
	League total	6,349,681	54,599	6,491	20,751	+8.8%^†

Updated to games played on 7 December 2019
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
^† Promoted from J2.。

Awards

Award	Winner	Club
J.League Manager of the Year	Tomohiro Katanosaka	Oita Trinita
J.League Most Valuable Player	Teruhito Nakagawa	Yokohama F. Marinos
J.League Rookie of the Year	Ao Tanaka	Kawasaki Frontale

J.League Best XI
Attack	Marcos Júnior (Yokohama F. Marinos)		Diego Oliveira (FC Tokyo)		Kensuke Nagai (FC Tokyo)
Midfield	Takuya Kida (Yokohama F. Marinos)	Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo)		Andrés Iniesta (Vissel Kobe)	Teruhito Nakagawa (Yokohama F. Marinos)
Defence	Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo)		Thiago Martins (Yokohama F. Marinos)		Masato Morishige (FC Tokyo)
Goalkeeper	Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo)

Hayashi

Morishige

Martins

Muroya

Nakagawa

Kida

Hashimoto

Iniesta

Marcos Júnior

Oliveira

Nagai

2019 J1 League Best XI

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2019 in Japanese football

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League competitions

Men	J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	Nadeshiko League

Cup competitions

Men	Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup (Final) Nadeshiko League Cup (Final)

AFC competitions

Men	AFC Champions League J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship

Related to national teams

Men	Summary
Women	Summary

Club seasons
J1 League	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Vegalta Sendai Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos Shonan Bellmare Matsumoto Yamaga FC Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sagan Tosu Oita Trinita
J2 League	Montedio Yamagata Mito HollyHock Tochigi SC Omiya Ardija JEF United Chiba Kashiwa Reysol Tokyo Verdy FC Machida Zelvia Yokohama FC Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata Zweigen Kanazawa FC Gifu Kyoto Sanga FC Fagiano Okayama Renofa Yamaguchi FC Tokushima Vortis Ehime FC Avispa Fukuoka V-Varen Nagasaki Kagoshima United FC FC Ryukyu
J3 League	Vanraure Hachinohe Iwate Grulla Morioka Blaublitz Akita Fukushima United FC Thespakusatsu Gunma YSCC Yokohama SC Sagamihara AC Nagano Parceiro Kataller Toyama Fujieda MYFC Azul Claro Numazu Gainare Tottori Kamatamare Sanuki Giravanz Kitakyushu Roasso Kumamoto FC Tokyo U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23

Winter transfers
Summer transfers

J.League

Champions (J1 League · J2 League · J3 League) · Records and statistics · Historical goals

Seasons

J1 League seasons (1993–present)	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
J2 League seasons (1999–present)	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
J3 League seasons (2014–present)	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Clubs

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama Fujieda MYFC Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Kagoshima United FC Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shimizu S-Pulse Thespa Gunma Tochigi SC Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama FC
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori FC Gifu Giravanz Kitakyushu FC Imabari Iwate Grulla Morioka Kamatamare Sanuki Kataller Toyama Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club Omiya Ardija FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Vanraure Hachinohe YSCC Yokohama Zweigen Kanazawa
Former	Yokohama Flügels J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23

Players

Managers

J.League managers
- current

Referees

J.League referees

Awards (Monthly MVP · MVP Award · Best XI · Top Scorer · Rookie of the Year · Manager of the Year)

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present
Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present
Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present
(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–1998
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present
Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present
Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Regional Champions League Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present
JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
J.League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2024
J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama Fujieda MYFC Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Kagoshima United FC Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shimizu S-Pulse Thespakusatsu Gunma Tochigi SC Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama FC
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu FC Imabari Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Iwate Grulla Morioka Kamatamare Sanuki Kataller Toyama Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club Omiya Ardija FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Vanraure Hachinohe YSCC Yokohama Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Reilac Shiga Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Kochi United Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori Sony Sendai FC Tiamo Hirakata Tochigi City Tokyo Musashino United Suzuka Point Getters Veertien Mie Verspah Oita
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 Kagura Shimane

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Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain '18–'19 '19–'20 Bangladesh '19–'20 Brunei '18–'19 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam Hong Kong '18–'19 '19–'20 India Indonesia '18–'19 Iran '18–'19 '19–'20 Iraq '18–'19 '19–'20 Japan Jordan '18–'19 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '18–'19 '19–'20 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '18–'19 '19–'20 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman '18–'19 '19–'20 Pakistan Palestine '18–'19 '19–'20 Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia '19 '19–'20 Singapore Sri Lanka '19–'20 Syria '18–'19 '19–'20 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '18–'19 '19–'20 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
League cups	Bahrain '18–'19 '19–'20 Bangladesh '18–'19 '19–'20 Hong Kong Shield '18–'19 '19–'20 India Shield Durand Cup Japan Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '18–'19 '19–'20 Fed Cup '18–'19 '19–'20 Lebanon Elite Cup Challenge Cup Malaysia Malaysia Cup Challenge Cup Maldives Oman '18–'19 '19–'20 Philippines Qatar '18–'19 '19–'20 Singapore Syria Thailand UAE '18–'19 '19–'20 Uzbekistan
Super cups	Bahrain China Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Tajikistan Thailand UAE Uzbekistan Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2019 GCC Champions League 2019 Gulf Cup Winners' Cup 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup Qualifying play-offs Knockout stage Final 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup Qualifying play-offs Knockout stage Final
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Futsal Club Championship
National team competitions	2019 AFC Asian Cup 2019 AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 WAFF Championship 24th Arabian Gulf Cup