2018 J1 League

26th season of J1 League

Football league season

Meiji Yasuda J1 LeagueSeason| 2018

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Dates| 23 February 2018 – 1 December 2018
Champions| Kawasaki Frontale (2nd title)
Relegated| Kashiwa Reysol
V-Varen Nagasaki
AFC Champions League| Kawasaki Frontale
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kashima Antlers
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 813 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer| Jô (Nagoya Grampus)
(24 goals)
Biggest home win| Kawasaki v Consadole 7–0
(15 September)
Biggest away win| Vegalta v Marinos 2–8
(16 July)
Highest scoring| Vegalta v Marinos 2–8
(16 July)
Longest winning run| 9 – Gamba Osaka
(Matchday 25–33)
Longest unbeaten run| 12 – Consadole Sapporo
(Matchday 25–34)
Longest winless run| 15 – Nagoya Grampus
(Matchday 3–17)
Longest losing run| 8 – Nagoya Grampus
(Matchday 4–11)
Highest attendance| 55,689 – Urawa v Vissel
(23 September,
Matchday 27)
Lowest attendance| 6,189 – Shimizu v V-Varen
(11 April,
Matchday 7)
Total attendance| 5,833,538
Average attendance| 19,064

← 2017

2019 →

The 2018 J1 League, also known as the 2018 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2018 明治安田生命Ｊ１リーグ, 2018 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This was fourth season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1.

Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions.

## 2018 season clubs

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A total of 18 clubs contested the league. The 2017 J2 League champion Shonan Bellmare and the winner of the promotion play-offs Nagoya Grampus returned to the top flight a year after being relegated from J1 in the 2016 season. V-Varen Nagasaki, J2 runner-up in 2017, played in the J1 League for the first time.

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Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Hokkaido | Sapporo Dome | J1 (11th)
Vegalta Sendai | Miyagi Prefecture | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | J1 (12th)
Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki Prefecture | Kashima Soccer Stadium | J1 (2nd)
Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama Prefecture | Saitama Stadium 2002 | J1 (7th)
Kashiwa Reysol | Chiba Prefecture | Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium | J1 (4th)
FC Tokyo | Tokyo  | Ajinomoto Stadium | J1 (13th)
Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa Prefecture | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | J1 (champions)
Yokohama F. Marinos | Nissan Stadium
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium | J1 (5th)
Shonan Bellmare | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka | J2 (champions)
Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka Prefecture | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | J1 (14th)
Júbilo Iwata | Yamaha Stadium | J1 (6th)
Nagoya Grampus | Aichi Prefecture | Paloma Mizuho Stadium

Toyota Stadium

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Gamba Osaka | Osaka Prefecture | Panasonic Stadium Suita | J1 (10th)
Cerezo Osaka | Yanmar Stadium Nagai

Kincho Stadium

| J1 (3rd)
Vissel Kobe | Hyōgo Prefecture | Noevir Stadium Kobe | J1 (9th)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefecture | Edition Stadium Hiroshima | J1 (15th)
Sagan Tosu | Saga Prefecture | Best Amenity Stadium | J1 (8th)
V-Varen Nagasaki | Nagasaki Prefecture | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki | J2 (2nd)

### Personnel and kits

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Club  | Manager  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Front shirt sponsor

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Kashima Antlers |  Go Oiwa[1] |  Mitsuo Ogasawara | Nike | Lixil
Cerezo Osaka |  Yoon Jong-hwan[2] |  Hotaru Yamaguchi | Puma | Yanmar
Consadole Sapporo |  Mihailo Petrović[3] |  Hiroki Miyazawa | Kappa | Shiroi Koibito
Yokohama F. Marinos |  Ange Postecoglou[4] |  Yuji Nakazawa | Adidas | Nissan
Kawasaki Frontale |  Toru Oniki[5] |  Yū Kobayashi | Puma | Fujitsu
Gamba Osaka |  Tsuneyasu Miyamoto[6] |  Yasuhito Endō | Umbro | Panasonic
Júbilo Iwata |  Hiroshi Nanami[7] |  Nagisa Sakurauchi | Puma | Yamaha
Nagoya Grampus |  Yahiro Kazama[8] |  Hisato Satō | Mizuno | Toyota
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Oswaldo de Oliveira |  Yōsuke Kashiwagi | Nike | Polus
Kashiwa Reysol |  Nozomu Kato |  Hidekazu Otani | Yonex | Hitachi
Shimizu S-Pulse |  Jan Jönsson[9] |  Ryo Takeuchi | Puma | Suzuyo
Sagan Tosu |  Kim Myung-hwi |  Yutaka Yoshida | New Balance | DHC
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |  Hiroshi Jofuku[10] |  Toshihiro Aoyama | Nike | Edition
Shonan Bellmare |  Cho Kwi-jea[11] |  Kaoru Takayama | Penalty | Meldia
FC Tokyo |  Kenta Hasegawa[12] |  Jang Hyun-soo | Umbro | Lifeval
Vegalta Sendai |  Susumu Watanabe[13] |  Shingo Tomita | Adidas | Iris Ohyama
Vissel Kobe |  Juan Manuel Lillo[14] |  Lukas Podolski | Asics | Rakuten
V-Varen Nagasaki |  Takuya Takagi[15] |  Jordy Buijs | Hummel | Japanet

### Managerial changes

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Yokohama F. Marinos |  Erick Mombaerts | 1 January 2018[16] |  Ange Postecoglou | 19 December 2017[17]
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Takafumi Hori | 2 April 2018[18] |  Oswaldo de Oliveira | 19 April 2018[19]
Kashiwa Reysol |  Takahiro Shimotaira | 13 May 2018  |  Nozomu Kato | 13 May 2018[20]
Gamba Osaka |  Levir Culpi | 23 July 2018[21] |  Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | 23 July 2018
Vissel Kobe |  Takayuki Yoshida | 17 Sep 2018[22] |  Juan Manuel Lillo | 4 Oct 2018[23]
Sagan Tosu |  Massimo Ficcadenti | 17 Oct 2018  |  Kim Myung-hwi | 17 Oct 2018

## Foreign players

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The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club. Clubs can register up to four foreign players for a single match-day squad, of which a maximum of three are allowed from nations outside the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran 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  | Other  | Former Players

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Julinho
Vegalta Sendai |  Rafaelson |  Ramon Lopes |  Kim Jung-ya |  Lee Yun-oh |  |  Ryang Yong-gi |
Kashima Antlers |  Leandro |  Léo Silva |  Serginho |  Jung Seung-hyun |  Kwoun Sun-tae |  |  Pedro Júnior
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Andrew Nabbout |  Fabrício |  Maurício Antônio |  Quenten Martinus |  Zlatan Ljubijankič |  |
Kashiwa Reysol |  Cristiano |  Nathan Otávio |  Michael Olunga |  Kim Bo-kyung |  Park Jeong-su |  |  Ramon Lopes
Yun Suk-young
FC Tokyo |  Diego Oliveira |  Lins |  Lipe Veloso |  Jang Hyun-soo |  |  Jakkit Wachpirom |
Kawasaki Frontale |  Caio César |  Eduardo |  Elsinho |  Jung Sung-ryong |  |  Jefferson Tabinas |  Eduardo Neto
Yokohama F. Marinos |  Thiago Martins |  Olivier Boumal |  Hugo Vieira |  Dušan Cvetinović |  Yun Il-lok |  Ippei Shinozuka |  Milos Degenek
David Babunski
Shonan Bellmare |  André Bahia |  Mihael Mikić |  Lee Jeong-hyeop |  |  |  |  Alen Stevanović
Shimizu S-Pulse |  Mitchell Duke |  Crislan |  Douglas |  Freire |  Hwang Seok-ho |  Jong Tae-se |  Wu Shaocong
Júbilo Iwata |  Adaílton |  Krzysztof Kaminski |  Eren Albayrak |  Fozil Musaev |  |  |  Guilherme Santos
Gabriel Morbeck
Nagoya Grampus |  Mitchell Langerak |  Eduardo Neto |  Gabriel Xavier |  Jô |  Willian Rocha |  |  Washington
Gamba Osaka |  Ademilson |  Fábio Aguiar |  Hwang Ui-jo |  Oh Jae-suk |  |  |  Matheus Jesus
Cerezo Osaka |  Souza |  Matej Jonjić |  Kim Jin-hyeon |  Yang Dong-hyun |  Osmar Barba |  Pierce Waring
Chaowat Veerachat |
Vissel Kobe |  Wellington |  Lukas Podolski |  Kim Seung-gyu |  Andrés Iniesta |  |  Theerathon Bunmathan
Ahmed Yasser |  Leandro
Jung Woo-young
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |  Besart Berisha |  Felipe Silva |  Patric |  |  |  Teerasil Dangda |
Sagan Tosu |  Joan Oumari |  Cho Dong-geon |  Kim Min-hyeok |  Fernando Torres |  |  |  Víctor Ibarbo
An Yong-woo
Jung Seung-hyun
V-Varen Nagasaki |  Jordy Buijs |  Choi Kyu-baek |  Jairo Morillas |  Juanma |  |  |  Ben Halloran

## Results

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### League table

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1  | Kawasaki Frontale (C) | 34  | 21  | 6  | 7  | 57  | 27  | +30  | 69  | Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2  | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34  | 17  | 6  | 11  | 47  | 35  | +12  | 57  | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
3  | Kashima Antlers | 34  | 16  | 8  | 10  | 50  | 39  | +11  | 56
4  | Consadole Sapporo | 34  | 15  | 10  | 9  | 48  | 48  | 0  | 55  |
5  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34  | 14  | 9  | 11  | 51  | 39  | +12  | 51  | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
6  | FC Tokyo | 34  | 14  | 8  | 12  | 39  | 34  | +5  | 50  |
7  | Cerezo Osaka | 34  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 39  | 38  | +1  | 50
8  | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34  | 14  | 7  | 13  | 56  | 48  | +8  | 49
9  | Gamba Osaka | 34  | 14  | 6  | 14  | 41  | 46  | −5  | 48
10  | Vissel Kobe | 34  | 12  | 9  | 13  | 45  | 52  | −7  | 45
11  | Vegalta Sendai | 34  | 13  | 6  | 15  | 44  | 54  | −10  | 45
12  | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34  | 12  | 5  | 17  | 56  | 56  | 0  | 41
13  | Shonan Bellmare | 34  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 38  | 43  | −5  | 41
14  | Sagan Tosu | 34  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 29  | 34  | −5  | 41
15  | Nagoya Grampus | 34  | 12  | 5  | 17  | 52  | 59  | −7  | 41
16  | Júbilo Iwata (O) | 34  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 35  | 48  | −13  | 41  | Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17  | Kashiwa Reysol (R) | 34  | 12  | 3  | 19  | 47  | 54  | −7  | 39  | Relegation to J2 League
18  | V-Varen Nagasaki (R) | 34  | 8  | 6  | 20  | 39  | 59  | −20  | 30

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:

1. ^ Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.

### Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34

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Kawasaki Frontale| 1| 4| 2| 1| 3| 2| 5| 6| 3| 3| 3| 4| 5| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima| 4| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2
Kashima Antlers| 12| 7| 9| 6| 8| 12| 13| 8| 12| 14| 15| 13| 8| 10| 11| 13| 10| 7| 9| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7| 4| 3| 3| 5| 5| 3| 3| 3
Consadole Sapporo| 16| 11| 15| 11| 15| 7| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3| 3| 3| 5| 5| 5| 6| 4| 4| 5| 6| 6| 4| 4| 5| 7| 4| 5| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4
Urawa Red Diamonds| 6| 13| 13| 17| 17| 16| 11| 10| 9| 12| 14| 11| 12| 13| 14| 11| 12| 9| 7| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 8| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 5
FC Tokyo| 6| 14| 17| 13| 9| 4| 3| 5| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 6
Cerezo Osaka| 6| 9| 10| 15| 12| 6| 4| 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5| 4| 4| 4| 5| 6| 7| 6| 5| 5| 6| 5| 6| 5| 7| 8| 7| 8| 8| 9| 7
Shimizu S-Pulse| 12| 5| 3| 3| 4| 5| 8| 12| 13| 11| 7| 10| 11| 9| 10| 9| 8| 10| 8| 10| 11| 11| 11| 12| 12| 10| 10| 9| 9| 8| 7| 7| 7| 8
Gamba Osaka| 14| 17| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 17| 17| 16| 15| 16| 16| 16| 16| 16| 16| 16| 17| 17| 18| 17| 17| 17| 17| 17| 13| 12| 10| 9| 9| 8| 9
Vissel Kobe| 6| 15| 14| 8| 13| 10| 9| 9| 7| 6| 8| 8| 10| 7| 6| 6| 6| 4| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 5| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 11| 12| 11| 10
Vegalta Sendai| 4| 3| 5| 4| 2| 3| 2| 2| 6| 7| 6| 9| 7| 8| 7| 8| 7| 8| 10| 12| 8| 8| 8| 8| 6| 4| 6| 8| 7| 9| 10| 10| 10| 11
Yokohama F. Marinos| 6| 16| 16| 12| 10| 13| 14| 16| 15| 15| 13| 16| 15| 15| 13| 10| 13| 13| 13| 15| 13| 14| 15| 15| 14| 14| 12| 11| 10| 11| 13| 11| 12| 12
Shonan Bellmare| 3| 6| 7| 10| 14| 11| 12| 15| 14| 13| 10| 12| 13| 14| 12| 14| 11| 12| 11| 11| 12| 12| 12| 14| 13| 13| 14| 14| 13| 14| 14| 14| 14| 13
Sagan Tosu| 6| 10| 6| 9| 6| 9| 9| 14| 16| 16| 17| 17| 17| 17| 17| 17| 17| 17| 17| 16| 15| 15| 16| 16| 16| 15| 15| 16| 17| 16| 15| 15| 15| 14
Nagoya Grampus| 2| 1| 4| 5| 7| 15| 16| 17| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 16| 14| 13| 11| 12| 13| 15| 16| 15| 16| 16| 16| 15
Júbilo Iwata| 18| 18| 11| 13| 10| 14| 15| 11| 8| 10| 9| 6| 6| 6| 8| 7| 9| 11| 12| 9| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 11| 11| 12| 15| 13| 12| 13| 13| 16
Kashiwa Reysol| 16| 8| 8| 7| 5| 8| 7| 7| 10| 8| 11| 7| 9| 11| 9| 12| 14| 15| 15| 13| 14| 13| 13| 11| 15| 16| 16| 17| 14| 17| 17| 17| 17| 17
V-Varen Nagasaki| 15| 11| 12| 16| 16| 17| 17| 13| 11| 9| 12| 14| 14| 12| 15| 15| 15| 14| 14| 14| 16| 17| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18

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| Qualification to Relegation play-off
| Relegation to J2 League

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League

### Results table

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Home \ Away  | ANT | BEL | CER | CON | FMA | FRO | GAM | GRA | JUB | RED | REY | SSP | SAG | SFR | TOK | VVN | VEG | VIS

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Kashima Antlers | -- | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 6–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1
Shonan Bellmare | 2–1  | -- | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 0–2
Cerezo Osaka | 0–2  | 2–1  | -- | 3–3  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–1
Consadole Sapporo | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | -- | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–1
Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–0  | 4–4  | 1–2  | 2–1  | -- | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 5–2  | 5–2  | 1–2
Kawasaki Frontale | 4–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 7–0  | 2–0  | -- | 2–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 5–3
Gamba Osaka | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | -- | 2–3  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–1
Nagoya Grampus | 4–2  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–2  | -- | 1–0  | 4–1  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–4  | 2–3  | 1–2
Júbilo Iwata | 3–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–6  | -- | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 0–2
Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 4–0  | -- | 3–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 4–0
Kashiwa Reysol | 2–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | -- | 2–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 5–1  | 0–2  | 2–1
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–0  | 4–2  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 5–1  | 3–3  | 2–1  | -- | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–3
Sagan Tosu | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | -- | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–4  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 1–0  | -- | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–0
FC Tokyo | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 5–2  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  | -- | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–0
V-Varen Nagasaki | 1–2  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–5  | -- | 1–0  | 0–1
Vegalta Sendai | 0–3  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 2–8  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–0  | -- | 1–1
Vissel Kobe | 0–5  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–4  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 3–2  | --

Source: 2018 J1 League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Promotion–Relegation Playoff

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2018 J.League J1/J2 Play-Offs (2018 J1参入プレーオフ)

Main article: 2018 J2 League § Promotion–Relegation Playoffs

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)

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Attendance: 14,588

Júbilo Iwata remains in J1 League.
Tokyo Verdy remains in J2 League.

## Season statistics

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### Top scorers

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As of matches played on 1 December 2018.[24]
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2  |  Patric | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |

3  |  Hwang Ui-jo | Gamba Osaka |

4  |  Yū Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale |

Shinzo Koroki | Urawa Red Diamonds |

6  |  Diego Oliveira | FC Tokyo |

Hugo Vieira | Yokohama F. Marinos |

Koya Kitagawa | Shimizu S-Pulse |

9  |  Ken Tokura | Consadole Sapporo |

10  |  Takuma Nishimura | Vegalta Sendai |

Yuma Suzuki | Kashima Antlers |

Kengo Kawamata | Júbilo Iwata |

Douglas | Shimizu S-Pulse |

Musashi Suzuki | V-Varen Nagasaki |

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2  |  Junya Ito | Kashiwa Reysol |

3  |  Kosei Shibasaki | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |

Yuma Suzuki | Kashima Antlers |

4  |  Gabriel Xavier | Nagoya Grampus |

Hideki Ishige | Shimizu S-Pulse |

Koya Kitagawa | Shimizu S-Pulse |

Yuki Muto | Urawa Reds |

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Hugo Vieira | Yokohama F. Marinos | Shonan Bellmare | 4–4 (H) | 21 April 2018
Sho Ito | Yokohama F. Marinos | Vegalta Sendai | 2–8 (A) | 18 July 2018
Jô | Nagoya Grampus | Gamba Osaka | 4–1 (H) | 5 August 2018
Fabrício | Urawa Red Diamonds | Júbilo Iwata | 4–0 (H) | 15 August 2018
Jô | Nagoya Grampus | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 (H) | 26 August 2018
Musashi Suzuki | V-Varen Nagasaki | Nagoya Grampus | 4–3 (A) | 15 September 2018

Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

## Attendances

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Pos  | Team  | Total | High | Low | Average | Change

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1  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 603,534  | 55,689  | 21,250  | 35,502 | +5.8%†
2  | FC Tokyo | 449,388  | 44,801  | 13,425  | 26,432 | −0.2%†
3  | Nagoya Grampus | 419,218  | 43,579  | 9,297  | 24,660 | +60.5%†
4  | Gamba Osaka | 399,242  | 35,242  | 11,824  | 23,485 | −3.3%†
5  | Kawasaki Frontale | 394,709  | 24,677  | 17,113  | 23,218 | +5.0%†
6  | Yokohama F. Marinos | 370,401  | 41,686  | 8,688  | 21,788 | −9.9%†
7  | Vissel Kobe | 367,716  | 26,603  | 9,015  | 21,630 | +18.4%†
8  | Kashima Antlers | 330,376  | 33,647  | 7,672  | 19,434 | −5.0%†
9  | Cerezo Osaka | 319,782  | 34,303  | 8,165  | 18,811 | −10.3%†
10  | Consadole Sapporo | 309,798  | 34,250  | 6,729  | 18,223 | −1.1%†
11  | Júbilo Iwata | 263,060  | 31,375  | 8,047  | 15,474 | −5.2%†
12  | Vegalta Sendai | 261,943  | 19,152  | 13,158  | 15,408 | +4.5%†
13  | Sagan Tosu | 255,004  | 22,669  | 7,138  | 15,000 | +5.7%†
14  | Shimizu S-Pulse | 254,844  | 20,109  | 6,193  | 14,991 | −0.8%†
15  | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 243,874  | 21,997  | 7,344  | 14,346 | +2.2%†
16  | Shonan Bellmare | 206,039  | 15,351  | 8,002  | 12,120 | +43.4%†
17  | Kashiwa Reysol | 193,833  | 14,208  | 9,255  | 11,402 | +6.3%†
18  | V-Varen Nagasaki | 190,827  | 15,975  | 6,579  | 11,225 | +88.9%†
| League total  | 5,833,538  | 55,689  | 6,193  | 19,064 | +1.0%†

Updated to games played on 1 December 2018
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Promoted from J2.

## Awards

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Jung

Taniguchi

Elsinho

Kurumaya

Nishi

Ienaga

Nakamura

Oshima

Chanathip

Hwang

2018 J.League Best XI

Award  | Winner  | Club

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J.League Manager of the Year |  Mihailo Petrović | Consadole Sapporo
J.League Most Valuable Player |  Akihiro Ienaga | Kawasaki Frontale
J.League Rookie of the Year |  Hiroki Abe | Kashima Antlers
J.League Best XI

Attack |  Hwang Ui-jo (Gamba Osaka)  |  Jô (Nagoya Grampus)
Midfield |  Chanathip Songkrasin (Consadole Sapporo)  |  Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki Frontale)  |  Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale)  |  Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale)
Defence |  Daigo Nishi (Kashima Antlers)  |  Shintaro Kurumaya (Kawasaki Frontale)  |  Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale)  |  Elsinho (Kawasaki Frontale)
Goalkeeper |  Jung Sung-ryong (Kawasaki Frontale)

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* Laos
* Lebanon
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* '18
* '18–'19
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* UAE
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

League cups|

* Bahrain
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Bangladesh
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Hong Kong
* Shield
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* India
* Shield
* Durand Cup
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Crown Prince Cup
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Fed Cup
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Malaysia Cup
* Challenge Cup
* Maldives
* Oman
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Qatar
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Saudi Arabia
* '17–'18
* Singapore
* Syria
* Thailand
* UAE
* '17–'18
* '18–'19
* Uzbekistan

Super Cups|

* Bahrain
* China
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Malaysia
* Oman
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* UAE
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

Regional club competitions|

* 2018–19 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

National team competitions|

* 2018 FIFA World Cup
* 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
* 2018 AFC U-23 Championship
* 2018 AFC Futsal Championship
* 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
* Football at the 2018 Asian Games (Men \- Women)
* 2018 AFC U-19 Championship
* 2018 AFC U-16 Championship
* 2018 AFF Championship
* 2018 CAFA Championship
* 2018 SAFF Championship
* 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup

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