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2025 J1 League

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J1 League
Season2025
Dates14 February – 6 December
Matches played99
Goals scored208 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerLéo Ceará
(8 goals)
Biggest home winKawasaki Frontale 4–0 Nagoya Grampus
(15 February 2025)
Kashima Antlers 4–0 Tokyo Verdy
(22 February 2025)
Biggest away winGamba Osaka 2–5 Cerezo Osaka
(14 February 2025)
FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale
(29 March 2025)
Highest scoringGamba Osaka 2–5 Cerezo Osaka
(14 February 2025)
Kashima Antlers 3–4 Kyoto Sanga
(6 April 2025)
Longest winning run4 matches
Kashima Antlers
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Avispa Fukuoka
Longest winless run8 matches
Albirex Niigata
Longest losing run3 matches
Avispa Fukuoka
Kashima Antlers
Shonan Bellmare
Highest attendance52,541
Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse
(16 February 2025)[1]
Lowest attendance6,431
Yokohama FC 2–0 Cerezo Osaka
(15 March 2025)[1]
Total attendance1,936,550[1]
Average attendance19,561[1]
← 2024
All statistics correct as of 13 April 2025.

The 2025 J1 League, also known as the 2025 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2025 明治安田J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2025 Meiji Yasuda J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 33rd season of J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This is the 11th season of the league since its rebrand from J.League Division 1.

Vissel Kobe are the defending champions, having won their second league title in a row on the last matchday of the 2024 season.[2]

Overview

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This is the last J.League season played in a whole calendar year from late winter to early winter, with the following season onwards played from summer to spring.[3]

The tournament format and match format was announced on 25 November 2024, with the season starting on 14 February 2025 and concluding on 6 December 2025.[4]

This season is also the last with an annual format; starting with the 2026–27 season, the league will adopt the European calendar of September to May, with a special tournament held during the first half of 2026.[5]

Changes from the previous season

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There were three teams relegated to the 2025 J2 League. Júbilo Iwata, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, and Sagan Tosu, were relegated as they finished 18th, 19th, and 20th respectively in the previous season, ending their one, eight, and 13-year stays in the top flight respectively.

Three teams were promoted from the 2024 J2 League: Shimizu S-Pulse, who won the title and returned to J1 after a two-year absence, Yokohama FC, who finished second, returning to the J1 after just a season playing in the J2 League, and Fagiano Okayama, who finished fifth and won the play-offs; they are playing in the top flight for the first time in their history.

Clubs

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Locations of the 2025 J1 League teams
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2025 J1 League teams in Keihanshin
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2025 J1 League teams in Greater Tokyo Area
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Kashima Antlers Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Soccer Stadium 39,095
Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama Prefecture Saitama Stadium 2002 62,040
Kashiwa Reysol Chiba Prefecture Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium 15,109
FC Tokyo Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 47,851
Tokyo Verdy
Machida Zelvia Machida GION Stadium 15,489
Kawasaki Frontale Kanagawa Prefecture Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu 26,827
Yokohama F. Marinos Nissan Stadium 71,624
Yokohama FC NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium 15,442
Shonan Bellmare Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka 15,380
Albirex Niigata Niigata Prefecture Denka Big Swan Stadium 41,684
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka Prefecture IAI Stadium Nihondaira 19,594
Nagoya Grampus Aichi Prefecture Toyota Stadium 42,753
Kyoto Sanga Kyoto Prefecture Sanga Stadium by Kyocera 21,623
Gamba Osaka Osaka Prefecture Panasonic Stadium Suita 39,694
Cerezo Osaka Yodoko Sakura Stadium 24,481
Vissel Kobe Hyōgo Prefecture Noevir Stadium Kobe 29,643
Fagiano Okayama Okayama Prefecture JFE Harenokuni Stadium 15,479
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 28,347
Avispa Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture Best Denki Stadium 21,562

Personnel and kits

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Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
Albirex Niigata Japan Daisuke Kimori Japan Yuto Horigome Germany Adidas Kameda Seika
Avispa Fukuoka South Korea Kim Myung-hwi Japan Tatsuki Nara Japan Yonex Shin Nihon Seiyaku
Cerezo Osaka Australia Arthur Papas Japan Shunta Tanaka Japan Mizuno Yanmar
Fagiano Okayama Japan Takashi Kiyama Japan Ryo Takeuchi Brazil Penalty GROP
FC Tokyo Japan Rikizo Matsuhashi Japan Kei Koizumi United States New Balance Tokyo Gas
Gamba Osaka Spain Dani Poyatos Japan Takashi Usami Denmark Hummel Panasonic
Kashima Antlers Japan Toru Oniki Japan Gaku Shibasaki United States Nike LIXIL
Kashiwa Reysol Spain Ricardo Rodríguez Japan Tomoya Inukai Japan Yonex Hitachi
Kawasaki Frontale Japan Shigetoshi Hasebe Japan Yasuto Wakizaka Germany Puma Fujitsu
Kyoto Sanga South Korea Cho Kwi-jae Japan Sota Kawasaki Germany Puma Kyocera
Machida Zelvia Japan Go Kuroda Japan Gen Shoji Germany Adidas CyberAgent
Nagoya Grampus Japan Kenta Hasegawa Japan Ryuji Izumi Japan Mizuno Toyota
GR Yaris
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Germany Michael Skibbe Japan Sho Sasaki United States Nike EDION
Shimizu S-Pulse Japan Tadahiro Akiba Japan Koya Kitagawa Germany Puma Suzuyo
Shonan Bellmare Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi Japan Akito Suzuki Brazil Penalty Meldia
Tokyo Verdy Japan Hiroshi Jofuku Japan Koki Morita Brazil Athleta Nicigas
Urawa Red Diamonds Poland Maciej Skorża Japan Takahiro Sekine United States Nike Polus
Vissel Kobe Japan Takayuki Yoshida Japan Tetsushi Yamakawa Japan Asics Rakuten Mobile
Yokohama FC Japan Shuhei Yomoda Japan Yoshiaki Komai Germany Puma Onodera Group
Yokohama F. Marinos England Steve Holland Japan Takuya Kida Germany Adidas Nissan

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Kashiwa Reysol Japan Masami Ihara[6][7] End of contract 9 December 2024 Pre-season Spain Ricardo Rodríguez[8] 11 December 2024
FC Tokyo Australia Peter Cklamovski[9] Japan Rikizo Matsuhashi[10] 21 December 2024
Cerezo Osaka Japan Akio Kogiku[11] Australia Arthur Papas[12] 17 December 2024
Avispa Fukuoka Japan Shigetoshi Hasebe[13] South Korea Kim Myung-hwi[14] 13 December 2024
Kawasaki Frontale Japan Toru Oniki[15] Japan Shigetoshi Hasebe[16] 12 December 2024
Kashima Antlers Japan Masaki Chugo End of interim spell Japan Toru Oniki[17] 12 December 2024
Yokohama F. Marinos Malta John Hutchinson England Steve Holland[18] 17 December 2024
Albirex Niigata Japan Rikizo Matsuhashi[19] Resigned 13 December 2024 Japan Daisuke Kimori[20] 19 December 2024

Foreign players

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From the 2019 season, there are no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[21] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Morocco, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia) were exempted from these restrictions.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Player's name in italics indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, holds the nationality of a J.League partner nation, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from an approved type of school in the country.[22]
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former player (s)
Albirex Niigata Australia Jason Geria Brazil Danilo Gomes Brazil Miguel Silveira New Zealand Michael Fitzgerald
Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Wellington Iran Shahab Zahedi South Korea Kim Moon-hyeon Switzerland Nassim Ben Khalifa
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Lucas Fernandes Brazil Rafael Ratão Brazil Thiago Andrade Brazil Vitor Bueno South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon Thailand Jaroensak Wonggorn
Fagiano Okayama Brazil Gleyson Brazil Lucão Germany Svend Brodersen
FC Tokyo Brazil Everton Galdino Brazil Henrique Trevisan Brazil Marcelo Ryan South Korea Baek In-hwan
Gamba Osaka Brazil Juan Alano Brazil Welton China Zhang Aolin Israel Neta Lavi Tunisia Issam Jebali Turkey Deniz Hümmet
Kashima Antlers Brazil Léo Ceará Brazil Talles Serbia Aleksandar Čavrić South Korea Kim Tae-hyeon South Korea Park Eui-jeong
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Diego
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Erison Brazil Jesiel Brazil Marcinho Brazil Patrick Verhon Colombia César Haydar South Korea Jung Sung-ryong South Korea Lee Geun-hyeong
Kyoto Sanga Brazil João Pedro Brazil Marco Túlio Brazil Murilo Costa Brazil Patrick William Brazil Rafael Elias South Korea Gu Sung-yun
Machida Zelvia Australia Mitch Duke Chile Byron Vásquez Kosovo Ibrahim Drešević Myanmar Kaung Zan Mara South Korea Cha Je-hoon South Korea Na Sang-ho South Korea Oh Se-hun Brazil Erik
Nagoya Grampus Brazil Mateus Denmark Kasper Junker Togo Yves Avelete
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil Marcos Júnior France Valère Germain Germany Tolgay Arslan South Korea Jeong Min-ki
Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Capixaba Brazil Douglas Tanque Brazil Matheus Bueno Bulgaria Ahmed Ahmedov United States Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi
Shonan Bellmare Brazil Luiz Phellype Brazil Zé Ricardo South Korea Kim Min-tae Brazil Lukian
Tokyo Verdy Brazil Matheus Vidotto
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Danilo Boza Brazil Matheus Sávio Brazil Thiago Santana Norway Marius Høibråten Sweden Samuel Gustafson
Vissel Kobe Brazil Caetano Brazil Erik Brazil Gustavo Klismahn Brazil Jean Patric Brazil Matheus Thuler Nigeria Richard Monday Ubong
Yokohama FC Brazil João Paulo Brazil Léo Bahia Brazil Lukian Brazil Michel Brazil Phelipe Brazil Yuri Lara
Yokohama F. Marinos Australia Thomas Deng Brazil Anderson Lopes Brazil Élber Brazil Yan Matheus Colombia Jeison Quiñones Indonesia Sandy Walsh South Korea Park Il-gyu Togo Kodjo Aziangbe

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Avispa Fukuoka 10 6 1 3 11 8 +3 19 Qualification for the
AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Kyoto Sanga 10 5 3 2 13 10 +3 18
3 Kawasaki Frontale 10 4 5 1 18 9 +9 17
4 Fagiano Okayama 10 5 2 3 9 5 +4 17
5 Kashiwa Reysol 10 4 5 1 11 8 +3 17
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 9 5 2 2 9 6 +3 17
7 Machida Zelvia 10 5 2 3 12 10 +2 17
8 Kashima Antlers 10 5 1 4 16 10 +6 16
9 Shonan Bellmare 10 4 2 4 9 13 −4 14
10 Urawa Red Diamonds 10 3 4 3 9 9 0 13
11 Gamba Osaka 10 4 1 5 11 15 −4 13
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 10 3 3 4 11 10 +1 12
13 Cerezo Osaka 10 3 3 4 15 15 0 12
14 Vissel Kobe 9 3 3 3 7 7 0 12
15 Yokohama FC 10 3 2 5 6 7 −1 11
16 Tokyo Verdy 10 2 4 4 7 12 −5 10
17 FC Tokyo 10 2 3 5 7 12 −5 9
18 Yokohama F. Marinos 10 1 5 4 8 11 −3 8 Relegation to the J2 League
19 Albirex Niigata 10 1 5 4 10 14 −4 8
20 Nagoya Grampus 10 2 2 6 11 19 −8 8
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2025. Source: J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

Results

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Home \ Away ANI AFU COS FOK GOS KSA KSR KWF KYS MCZ NGR SHI SHB SSP TOK TOV URD VKO YOK YFM
Albirex Niigata — 0–1 2–2 3–3 2–2 0–0
Avispa Fukuoka — 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1
Cerezo Osaka — 2–1 a 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1
Fagiano Okayama — 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Gamba Osaka 2–1 2–5 — 0–1 2–0 1–0
Kashima Antlers 2–1 0–1 — 3–4 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–0
Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 1–0 1–3 — 1–1 0–0
Kawasaki Frontale — 0–1 4–0 2–0 3–3
Kyoto Sanga 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 1–1
Machida Zelvia 1–0 2–2 — 1–2 0–1 0–2
Nagoya Grampus 1–2 — 2–2 2–1 2–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 — 1–0 1–0
Shonan Bellmare 1–0 2–1 — 2–1 1–2
Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 —
FC Tokyo 1–1 0–3 0–1 3–1 0–0 — a
Tokyo Verdy 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 — 0–1
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 0–2 2–1 —
Vissel Kobe 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 —
Yokohama FC 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 — 0–0
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 a —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2025. Source: J1 League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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As of 13 April 2025

Top scorers

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Further information: J.League Top Scorer
Rank Player Club Goals[23][24][25]
1 Brazil Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers 8
2 Brazil Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 7
3 Japan Koya Kitagawa Shimizu S-Pulse 5
4 Japan Motoki Hasegawa Albirex Niigata 4
Tunisia Issam Jebali Gamba Osaka
Japan Takuma Nishimura Machida Zelvia
Japan Sota Kitano Cerezo Osaka
8 Brazil Erik Vissel Kobe 3
Brazil Erison Kawasaki Frontale
Japan Sho Fukuda Shonan Bellmare
Japan Sho Inagaki Nagoya Grampus
Brazil Rafael Ratão Cerezo Osaka
Brazil Thiago Santana Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan Akito Suzuki Shonan Bellmare
Japan Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers
Japan Ken Yamura Albirex Niigata

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Brazil Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 (A) 8 March 2025 [26]
Brazil Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga Kashima Antlers 4–3 (A) 6 April 2025 [27]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "J.League Matchweek 38 Recap: Vissel are champions again". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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  8. ^ "リカルド ロドリゲス監督 就任内定のお知らせ" [Ricardo Rodriguez to assume new managerial role] (in Japanese). Kashiwa Reysol. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ "ピーター クラモフスキー監督今シーズン限りでの退任のお知らせ" [Manager Peter Cklamovski to retire at the end of this season]. FCTokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ^ "松橋力蔵氏 監督就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of new manager, Rikizo Matsuhashi]. FCTokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  11. ^ "小菊 昭雄監督 今シーズンでの契約満了について" [Manager Akio Kogiku: Regarding the expiration of his contract at the end of this season]. Cerezo.com.jp (in Japanese). Cerezo Osaka. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  12. ^ "アーサー パパス氏 監督就任について" [Arthur Papas' appointment as manager]. Cerezo.com.jp (in Japanese). Cerezo Osaka. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  13. ^ "長谷部 茂利 監督 退任のお知らせ" [Announcement of the resignation of Manager Shigetoshi Hasebe]. Avispa.co.jp (in Japanese). Avispa Fukuoka. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  14. ^ "金 明輝 氏 監督就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of Mr. Kim Myung-hwi's appointment as manager]. Avispa.co.jp (in Japanese). Avispa Fukuoka. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  15. ^ "鬼木達監督 契約満了のお知らせ" [Announcement of contract expiration for manager Toru Oniki]. Frontale.co.jp (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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  17. ^ "鬼木 達氏 監督就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of the appointment of Toru Oniki as manager]. Kashima Antlers. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Yokohama F. Marinos name Steve Holland as its new manager". Yokohama F. Marinos. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  19. ^ "松橋 力蔵 監督 退任のお知らせ" [Announcement of Director Rikizo Matsuhashi's Resignation] (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  20. ^ "トップチーム 樹森 大介 監督 就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of the appointment of Daisuke Kimori as the new head coach of the top team] (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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  24. ^ "J. League Data Site: 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 League Scorers". Data.J-League.or.jp. Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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