2021 J3 League

8th season of the Japanese J3 League

Football league season

Meiji Yasuda J3 LeagueSeason| 2021

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Dates| 13 March – 5 December
Champions| Roasso Kumamoto (1st title)
Promoted| Roasso Kumamoto
Iwate Grulla Morioka
Relegated| No relegation
Matches played| 210
Goals scored| 533 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer| Shota Kawanishi, FC Gifu (13 goals)
Biggest home win| Azul Claro Numazu v Vanraure Hachinohe 7-2
Highest scoring| Gainare Tottori v Nagano Parceiro 1-8
Azul Claro Numazu v Vanraure Hachinohe 7-2
Longest winning run| Roasso Kumamoto 7 (28/08/21 - 16/10/2021)
Longest unbeaten run| Roasso Kumamoto 12 (13/06/21 - 24/10/2021)
Highest attendance| 11,314
Roasso Kumamoto 2–0 FC Gifu
(5 December 2021)
Lowest attendance| 264
Fukushima United FC 2–1 Iwate Grulla Morioka
(26 May 2021)
Total attendance| 401,776
Average attendance| 1,913

← 2020

2022 →

All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2021 J3 League, referred to as the 2021 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (Japanese: 2021 明治安田生命J3リーグ, Hepburn: 2021 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J3 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 8th season of J3 League under its current name.

Roasso Kumamoto won the J3 title for the first time in their history, in their debut campaign at the J3 League, just three years after being relegation from the J2 League. They were promoted to the 2022 J2 League alongside Iwate Grulla Morioka. Iwate team won promotion for the J2 League for the first time.

## Overview

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There were no relegations from J2 League in 2020 and the number of teams decreased for 2021.

This is first season without three U-23 teams from J1 in 2021 season. Four teams from J2 League automatically relegation for 2021 and two teams from J3 League automatically promotion. J3 League has been scheduled for a expansion to 18 clubs before the 2022 season. This is the last season played with 15 teams.

## Changes from the previous season

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Promoted from 2020 JFL | Promoted to 2021 J2 League | Withdrawn / Disbanded

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Tegevajaro Miyazaki | Blaublitz Akita
SC Sagamihara | Cerezo Osaka U-23
Gamba Osaka U-23
FC Tokyo U-23

2020 was also the last season where U-23 teams played in the professional setup. After two separate stints involving youth clubs in this division. First it was the J.League U-22 Selection in 2014 and 2015, and then three U-23 teams were involved from 2016 to 2020. FC Tokyo U-23 pulled out of the competition prior to the start of the 2020 season. Cerezo Osaka U-23 and Gamba Osaka U-23 were disbanded at the end of 2020 after completing the full season.[1]

Blaublitz Akita and SC Sagamihara were promoted to J2 League, the later being the last club from the original clubs which started the maiden season in 2014 to be promoted from the third division.

One new team was promoted to the professional ranks of Japanese football, Tegevajaro Miyazaki, as runners-up in the 2020 JFL season and were promoted.[2]

## Participating clubs

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Roasso Kumamoto

Iwate Grulla Morioka

Tegevajaro Miyazaki

Kataller Toyama

Fukushima United

Gifu

Kagoshima United

YSCC Yokohama

Nagano Parceiro

Fujieda MYFC

Imabari

Gainare Tottori

Vanraure Hachinohe

Azul Claro Numazu

Sanuki

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Locations of the 2021 J3 League teams

Club name | Home town | Stadium | Capacity | Last season | Licence

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Azul Claro Numazu | Numazu | Ashitaka Stadium | 10,000  | J3（12th）  | J3
FC Gifu | All cities/towns in Gifu[a] | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium | 26,109  | J3（5th）  | J1
FC Imabari | Imabari | Arigato Service Dream Stadium | 5,000  | J3（6th）  | J2
Fukushima United FC | Fukushima | Toho Stadium | 21,000  | J3（13th）  | J3
Gainare Tottori | All cities/towns in Tottori[b] | Axis Bird Stadium | 16,033  | J3（8th）  | J2
Iwate Grulla Morioka | All cities/towns in Iwate | Iwagin Stadium | 4,946  | J3（11th）  | J2
Kamatamare Sanuki | All cities/towns in Kagawa[c] | Pikara Stadium | 30,099  | J3（16th）  | J2
Kagoshima United | Kagoshima | Shiranami Stadium | 19,934  | J3（4th）  | J1
Kataller Toyama | All cities/towns in Toyama[d] | Toyama Athletic Stadium | 25,251  | J3（9th）  | J1
Fujieda MYFC | Cities/towns in Shizuoka Prefecture[e] | Fujieda Soccer Field | 13,000  | J3（10th）  | J3
Nagano Parceiro | Nagano | Nagano U Stadium | 15,491  | J3（3rd）  | J2
Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto, Kumamoto | Egao Kenko Stadium | 32,000  | J3（7th）  | J1
Tegevajaro Miyazaki | Miyazaki & Shintomi, Miyazaki | Unilever Stadium Shintomi | 5,000  |  Promoted from JFL（2nd）  | J3
Vanraure Hachinohe | Eastern cities/towns in Aomori[f] | Prifoods Stadium | 5,200  | J3（15th）  | J3
YSCC Yokohama | Yokohama | Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium | 15,454  | J3（17th）  | J3

1. ^ centering on Gifu
2. ^ centering on Tottori, Yonago, Kurayoshi, Sakaiminato
3. ^ centering on Takamatsu, Marugame
4. ^ centering on Toyama
5. ^ Fujieda, Shimada, Yaizu, Makinohara, Yoshida, Kawanehonmachi
6. ^ Hachinohe, Towada, Gonohe, Sannohe, Takko, Hashikami, Nanbu, Shingo, Oirase, Misawa, Shichinohe, Rokunohe, Tohoku, Noheji, Yokohama, Rokkasho

### Personnel and kits

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Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer

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Azul Claro Numazu |  Masataka Imai |  Masayuki Tokutake |  Puma
FC Gifu |  Takayoshi Amma[3] |  Kentaro Kai |  RAZZOLI
FC Imabari |  Keiichiro Nuno |  Keishi Kusumi |  Adidas
Fukushima United FC |  Yu Tokisaki[4] |  Makoto Kawanishi
Hiroto Morooka
Tomoyasu Yoshida |  hummel
Gainare Tottori |  Kim Jong-song |  Masataka Kani |  Soccer Junky
Iwate Grulla Morioka |  Yutaka Akita |  Yusuke Muta |  Under Armour
Kagoshima United FC |  Yasuaki Oshima |  Noriyuki Sakemoto |  ANGUA
Kamatamare Sanuki |  Zdravko Zemunović[5] |  Akira Takeuchi |  ATHLETA
Kataller Toyama |  Nobuhiro Ishizaki[6] |  Yohei Nishibe |  GOLDWin
Fujieda MYFC |  Yasuharu Kurata[7] |  Takuya Sugimoto |  gol.
Nagano Parceiro |  Yuji Yokoyama | TBA  |  Penalty
Roasso Kumamoto |  Takeshi Oki |  Tomotaka Okamoto |  Puma
Tegevajaro Miyazaki |  Naruyuki Naito[8] |  Kenji Dai |  YONEX
Vanraure Hachinohe |  Masahiro Kuzuno[9] |  Teppei Chikaishi |  hummel
YSCC Yokohama | / Yuki Stalph |  Kento Dodate |  younger

## Managerial changes

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Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref.

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Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on
Kamatamare Sanuki |  Nobuyuki Uenoyama | Resigns  | 31 March 2021  | 31 March 2021  | 15th  |  Toshihiro Nishimura (Interim)  | 1 April 2021  | 1 April 2021  | [10]
Kamatamare Sanuki |  Toshihiro Nishimura | End of Interim period  | 11 April 2021  | 11 April 2021  | 15th  |  Zdravko Zemunovic | 12 April 2021  | 12 April 2021  | [11]
Gainare Tottori |  Riki Takagi | Dismissed  | 6 May 2021  | 4 May 2021  | 12th  |  Kim Jong-song | 10 May 2021  | 10 May 2021  | [12][13]
FC Imabari |  Lluís Planagumà | Dismissed  | 19 May 2021  | 18 May 2021  | 13th  |  Kazuaki Hashikawa (Interim)  | 19 May 2021  | 19 May 2021  | [14]
FC Imabari |  Kazuaki Hashikawa | End of Interim period  | 23 May 2021  | 23 May 2021  | 13th  |  Keiichiro Nuno | 24 May 2021  | 24 May 2021  | [15]
Kagoshima United |  Arthur Papas | Resigned  | 28 May 2021  | 28 May 2021  | 9th  |  Yasuaki Oshima | 28 May 2021  | 28 May 2021  | [16]
Fujieda MYFC |  Yasuharu Kurata | Resigned  | 12 July 2021  | 12 July 2021  | 12th  |  Daisuke Sudo | 12 July 2021  | 12 July 2021  | [17]
FC Imabari |  Keiichiro Nuno | Resigned  | 29 September 2021  | 29 September 2021  | 12th  |  Kazuaki Hashikawa | 29 September 2021  | 29 September 2021  | [18][19]

## League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Roasso Kumamoto (C, P) | 28  | 15  | 9  | 4  | 39  | 20  | +19  | 54  | Promotion to J2 League[a]
2  | Iwate Grulla Morioka (P) | 28  | 15  | 8  | 5  | 43  | 28  | +15  | 53
3  | Tegevajaro Miyazaki[b] | 28  | 16  | 5  | 7  | 44  | 31  | +13  | 53  |
4  | Kataller Toyama | 28  | 13  | 7  | 8  | 40  | 34  | +6  | 46
5  | Fukushima United[b] | 28  | 13  | 6  | 9  | 41  | 32  | +9  | 45[c]
6  | FC Gifu | 28  | 12  | 5  | 11  | 38  | 35  | +3  | 41
7  | Kagoshima United | 28  | 11  | 7  | 10  | 34  | 35  | −1  | 40
8  | YSCC Yokohama | 28  | 11  | 7  | 10  | 31  | 33  | −2  | 40
9  | Nagano Parceiro | 28  | 8  | 12  | 8  | 35  | 28  | +7  | 36
10  | Fujieda MYFC | 28  | 8  | 8  | 12  | 42  | 42  | 0  | 32
11  | FC Imabari[b] | 28  | 7  | 9  | 12  | 34  | 33  | +1  | 30
12  | Gainare Tottori | 28  | 9  | 2  | 17  | 36  | 53  | −17  | 29
13  | Vanraure Hachinohe | 28  | 7  | 8  | 13  | 24  | 44  | −20  | 29[c]
14  | Azul Claro Numazu[b] | 28  | 7  | 6  | 15  | 32  | 44  | −12  | 27
15  | Kamatamare Sanuki | 28  | 4  | 9  | 15  | 20  | 41  | −21  | 21

Source: 2021 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. ^ Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.
2. ^ a b c d The team held neither a J1 nor J2 license, and so was ineligible for promotion to the J2 League.
3. ^ a b The match between Fukushima United and Vanraure Hachinohe resulted in a 2–0 win for Fukushima, but was changed to an awarded 0–3 scoreline by the J.League, after Fukushima allowed a player who had not received a negative test to play in the game.[20] The original result was restored following a decision by the JFA Appeal Committee.[21]

## Stadiums

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Primary venues used in the J3 League:

Vanraure Hachinohe | Iwate Grulla Morioka | Fukushima United FC | YSCC Yokohama | Nagano Parceiro

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Prifoods Stadium | Iwagin Stadium | Toho Stadium | Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium | Nagano U Stadium
Capacity: 5,124 | Capacity: 5,046 | Capacity: 6,464 | Capacity: 15,440 | Capacity: 15,515
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Kataller Toyama | Fujieda MYFC | Azul Claro Numazu | FC Gifu | Gainare Tottori
Toyama Stadium | Fujieda Soccer Stadium | Ashitaka Park Stadium | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium | Axis Bird Stadium
Capacity: 18,588 | Capacity: 5,056 | Capacity: 5,104 | Capacity: 16,310 | Capacity: 11,999
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Kamatamare Sanuki | FC Imabari | Roasso Kumamoto | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | Kagoshima United FC
Pikara Stadium | Arigato Service Dream Stadium | Egao Kenko Stadium | Unilever Stadium Shintomi | Shiranami Stadium
Capacity: 22,338 | Capacity: 5,063 | Capacity: 30,449 | Capacity: 5,354 | Capacity: 12,606
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## Season statistics

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### Top scorers

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As of December 5th, 2021[22]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals

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1  |  Shota Kawanishi | FC Gifu | 13
2  |  Kosuke Fujioka | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 10
3 |  Yohei Ono | Kataller Toyama | 9
Naoki Sanda | Nagano Parceiro
Rei Yonezawa | Kagoshima United FC
Yuya Taguchi | Gainare Tottori
Hiroki Higuchi | Fukushima United
Kaito Umeda | Tegevajaro Miyazaki
4 |  Toshiki Takahashi | Roasso Kumamoto | 8
Origbaajo Ismaila | Fukushima United
5  |  Ömer Tokac | Fukushima United | 7
Ryo Watanabe | Azul Claro Numazu

### Hat-tricks

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Player | For | Against | Result | Date

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Naoki Sanda | Nagano Parceiro | Gainare Tottori | 1–8 (A)[23] | 13 June 2021

## Attendances

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## See also

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* Japan portal
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* Japan Football Association (JFA)
* Main article: List of football stadiums in Japan

League

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* 2021 Regional Leagues (Tier 5/6)

Cup(s)

* 2021 Fuji Xerox Super Cup (Super Cup)
* 2021 Emperor's Cup (National Open Cup)
* 2021 J.League YBC Levain Cup (League Cup)

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Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2025

| J1 League|

* Albirex Niigata
* Avispa Fukuoka
* Cerezo Osaka
* Fagiano Okayama
* Gamba Osaka
* Kashima Antlers
* Kashiwa Reysol
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Kyoto Sanga FC
* FC Machida Zelvia
* Nagoya Grampus
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Shonan Bellmare
* FC Tokyo
* Tokyo Verdy
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Vissel Kobe
* Yokohama F. Marinos
* Yokohama FC

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J2 League|

* Blaublitz Akita
* Ehime FC
* Fujieda MYFC
* Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
* FC Imabari
* Iwaki FC
* JEF United Chiba
* Júbilo Iwata
* Kataller Toyama
* Mito HollyHock
* Montedio Yamagata
* Oita Trinita
* Omiya Ardija
* Renofa Yamaguchi FC
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Sagan Tosu
* Tokushima Vortis
* V-Varen Nagasaki
* Vegalta Sendai
* Ventforet Kofu

J3 League|

* AC Nagano Parceiro
* Azul Claro Numazu
* FC Gifu
* Fukushima United FC
* Gainare Tottori
* Giravanz Kitakyushu
* Kagoshima United FC
* Kamatamare Sanuki
* Kochi United
* Matsumoto Yamaga FC
* Nara Club
* FC Osaka
* FC Ryukyu
* SC Sagamihara
* Tegevajaro Miyazaki
* Thespa Gunma
* Tochigi City
* Tochigi SC
* Vanraure Hachinohe
* Zweigen Kanazawa

100 Year Plan clubs|

* Criacao Shinjuku
* Nankatsu SC
* Tokyo 23
* Vonds Ichihara

Japan Football League|

* Asuka FC
* Atletico Suzuka Club
* Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa
* Criacao Shinjuku
* Honda FC
* Iwate Grulla Morioka
* Maruyasu Okazaki
* Minebea Mitsumi
* Okinawa SV
* Reilac Shiga
* ReinMeer Aomori
* FC Tiamo Hirakata
* Veertien Mie
* Verspah Oita
* Yokogawa Musashino
* YSCC Yokohama

Defunct clubs
(clubs belonging to
nationwide leagues only)|

* Sony Sendai
* 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
* Kagura Shimane
* 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

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