2023 J1 League

31st season of the J1 League

Football league season

J1 LeagueSeason| 2023

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Dates| 17 February – 3 December 2023
Champions| Vissel Kobe
1st J1 title
1st Japanese title
Relegated| Yokohama FC
Champions League Elite| Vissel Kobe
Yokohama F. Marinos
Champions League Two| Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 777 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer| Anderson Lopes
Yuya Osako
(22 goals each)
Biggest home win| Yokohama F. Marinos 5–0 Yokohama FC
(8 April 2023)
Biggest away win| Shonan Bellmare 0–6 Sagan Tosu
(24 June 2023)
Highest scoring| Kashiwa Reysol 4–5 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
(3 June 2023)
Longest winning run| 6 matches
Yokohama F. Marinos
Longest unbeaten run| 9 matches
Albirex Niigata
Kashima Antlers
Nagoya Grampus
Urawa Red Diamonds
Longest winless run| 15 matches
Shonan Bellmare
Longest losing run| 7 matches
Gamba Osaka
Highest attendance| 57,058[1]
Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Albirex Niigata
(5 August 2023)
Lowest attendance| 3,935[1]
Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
(15 April 2023)
Total attendance| 5,811,987[1]
Average attendance| 18,993[1]

← 2022

2024 →

The 2023 J1 League, also known as the 2023 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2023 明治安田生命J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2023 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This was the ninth season of J1 League after being renamed from J. League Division 1.

Yokohama F. Marinos were the defending champions, having won their fifth J.League and seventh Japanese title in the final match of the previous season.[2][3] Vissel Kobe won their first ever league title with one game to go.[4]

## Overview

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This season was the last as an 18 team-competition. At the end of season, only one club would be relegated to the J2 League as the number of clubs was expanded from 18 to 20 clubs from the 2024 season.[5]

## Changes from the previous season

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There were two teams relegated last season to the 2023 J2 League. Shimizu S-Pulse and Júbilo Iwata, both from Shizuoka Prefecture, were relegated due to them finishing 17th and 18th respectively the previous season. Thus, this was the first Japanese top-flight season to not feature any team from the region.

Kyoto Sanga finished on 16th place, but won the promotion/relegation playoffs against Roasso Kumamoto and thus retained their top league status. Had Roasso won, it would have been their first ever promotion to the top-flight.

Two teams were promoted from the 2022 J2 League: Albirex Niigata, who won the title and returned to J1 after a five-year absence, and Yokohama FC, who finished second, returning to the J1 after just a season playing on the J2 League.

## Participating clubs

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Albirex Niigata

Avispa Fukuoka

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

Greater Tokyo Area†

Keihanshin‡

Sagan Tosu

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Nagoya Grampus

† Greater Tokyo teams
FC Tokyo
Kawasaki Frontale
Urawa Red Diamonds
Shonan Bellmare
Yokohama FC
Yokohama F. Marinos
Kashima Antlers
Kashiwa;Reysol

‡ Keihanshin teams
Cerezo Osaka
Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga
Vissel Kobe

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Locations of the 2023 J1 League teams

Kashima Antlers

Kashiwa Reysol

Urawa Red Diamonds

FC Tokyo

Kawasaki Frontale

Shonan Bellmare

Yokohama FC

Yokohama F. Marinos

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2023 J1 League teams in Greater Tokyo Area

Cerezo Osaka

Gamba Osaka

Kyoto Sanga

Vissel Kobe

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2023 J1 League teams in Keihanshin

Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity[6] | Previous season rank

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Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Hokkaido | Sapporo Dome | 38,794 | J1 (10th)
Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki Prefecture | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 39,170 | J1 (4th)
Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama Prefecture | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 62,010 | J1 (9th)
Kashiwa Reysol | Chiba Prefecture | Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium | 15,109 | J1 (7th)
FC Tokyo | Tokyo | Ajinomoto Stadium | 47,851 | J1 (6th)
Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa Prefecture | Todoroki Stadium | 26,827 | J1 (2nd)
Yokohama F. Marinos | Nissan Stadium | 71,822 | J1 (1st)
Yokohama FC | Mitsuzawa Stadium | 15,444 |  J2 (2nd)
Shonan Bellmare | Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka | 15,380 | J1 (12th)
Albirex Niigata | Niigata Prefecture | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 41,684 |  J2 (1st)
Nagoya Grampus | Aichi Prefecture | Toyota Stadium | 43,739 | J1 (8th)
Kyoto Sanga | Kyoto Prefecture | Sanga Stadium by Kyocera | 21,623 | J1 (16th)
Gamba Osaka | Osaka Prefecture | Panasonic Stadium Suita | 39,694 | J1 (15th)
Cerezo Osaka | Yodoko Sakura Stadium | 24,481 | J1 (5th)
Vissel Kobe | Hyōgo Prefecture | Noevir Stadium | 28,996 | J1 (13th)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefecture | Edion Stadium | 35,909 | J1 (3rd)
Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka Prefecture | Best Denki Stadium | 21,562 | J1 (14th)
Sagan Tosu | Saga Prefecture | Ekimae Real Estate Stadium | 24,130 | J1 (11th)

### Personnel and kits

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

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Albirex Niigata |  Rikizo Matsuhashi |  Yuto Horigome |  Adidas | Kameda Seika
Avispa Fukuoka |  Shigetoshi Hasebe |  Tatsuki Nara |  Yonex | Shin Nihon Seiyaku
Cerezo Osaka |  Akio Kogiku |  Hiroshi Kiyotake |  Puma | Yanmar
FC Tokyo |  Peter Cklamovski |  Masato Morishige |  New Balance | Mixi
Gamba Osaka |  Dani Poyatos |  Takashi Usami |  Hummel | Panasonic
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |  Mihailo Petrović |  Hiroki Miyazawa |  Mizuno | Ishiya
Kashima Antlers |  Daiki Iwamasa |  Shoma Doi |  Nike | LIXIL
Kashiwa Reysol |  Masami Ihara |  Taiyo Koga |  Yonex | Hitachi
Kawasaki Frontale |  Toru Oniki |  Kento Tachibanada |  Puma | Fujitsu
Kyoto Sanga |  Cho Kwi-jae |  Temma Matsuda |  Puma | Kyocera
Nagoya Grampus |  Kenta Hasegawa |  Sho Inagaki |  Mizuno | Toyota
Sagan Tosu |  Kenta Kawai |  Naoyuki Fujita |  New Balance | Kimura Information Technology
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |  Michael Skibbe |  Sho Sasaki |  Nike | EDION
Shonan Bellmare |  Satoshi Yamaguchi |  Kazuki Oiwa |  Penalty | RiPTy
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Maciej Skorża |  Hiroki Sakai |  Nike | Polus
Vissel Kobe |  Takayuki Yoshida |  Hotaru Yamaguchi |  Asics | Rakuten Mobile
Yokohama FC |  Shuhei Yomoda |  Gabriel |  Puma | Onodera Group
Yokohama F. Marinos |  Kevin Muscat |  Takuya Kida |  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

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Urawa Red Diamonds |  Ricardo Rodríguez[7] | Resigned  | 5 November 2022  | Pre-season |  Maciej Skorża[8] | 10 November 2022
Gamba Osaka |  Hiroshi Matsuda[9] | 23 November 2022  |  Dani Poyatos[10] | 23 November 2022
Kashiwa Reysol |  Nelsinho Baptista[11] | 17 May 2023  | 16th  |  Masami Ihara[11] | 17 May 2023
FC Tokyo |  Albert Puig[12] | 14 June 2023  | 12th  |  Takayoshi Amma[12] | 14 June 2023
Takayoshi Amma | End of interim spell  | 16 June 2023  |  Peter Cklamovski[13][14] | 16 June 2023

### Foreign players

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From the 2021 season, there are no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[15] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Morocco, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Tunisia, Egypt, and Qatar) 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.[16]

Club  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3  | Player 4  | Player 5  | Player 6  | Player 7  | Former player (s)

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Albirex Niigata |  Thomas Deng |  Danilo Gomes |  Gustavo Nescau |  Michael Fitzgerald |  Kazuyoshi Shimabuku |  |  |
Avispa Fukuoka |  Douglas Grolli |  Lukian |  Wellington |  |  |  |  |
Cerezo Osaka |  Jordy Croux |  Capixaba |  Léo Ceará |  Matej Jonjić |  Kim Jin-hyeon |  Yang Han-been |  |
FC Tokyo |  Adaílton |  Diego Oliveira |  Henrique Trevisan |  Jajá Silva |  Pedro Perotti |  Jakub Słowik |  |  Leandro
Gamba Osaka |  Dawhan |  Juan Alano |  Zhang Aolin |  Neta Lavi |  Kwon Kyung-won |  Issam Jebali |  |
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |  Lucas Fernandes |  Kim Gun-hee |  Milan Tučić |  Supachok Sarachat |  |  |  |  Gu Sung-yun
Kashima Antlers |  Arthur Caíke |  Diego Pituca |  Blessing Eleke |  Kwoun Sun-tae |  Park Eui-jeong |  |  |  Kim Min-tae
Kashiwa Reysol |  Bueno |  Diego |  Douglas |  Matheus Sávio |  Jay-Roy Grot |  |  |
Kawasaki Frontale |  Jesiel |  João Schmidt |  Leandro Damião |  Marcinho |  Bafétimbi Gomis |  Jung Sung-ryong |  |  Chanathip Songkrasin
Kyoto Sanga |  Patric |  Gu Sung-yun |  Warner Hahn |  |  |  |  |  Alan Cariús
Paulinho Bóia
Michael Woud
Nagoya Grampus |  Mitchell Langerak |  Thales |  Kasper Junker |  |  |  |  |  Mateus
Naldinho
Sagan Tosu |  Teddy Akumu |  Hwang Seok-ho |  Koh Bong-jo |  Ueom Ye-hoon |  |  |  |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |  Douglas Vieira |  Ezequiel |  Marcos Júnior |  Pieros Sotiriou |  Nassim Ben Khalifa |  Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi |  |
Shonan Bellmare |  Tarik Elyounoussi |  Kim Min-tae |  Song Bum-keun |  |  |  |  |  Mikel Agu
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Alexander Scholz |  José Kanté |  Alex Schalk |  Bryan Linssen |  Marius Høibråten |  Ekanit Panya |  |  David Moberg Karlsson
Vissel Kobe |  Jean Patric |  Lincoln |  Matheus Thuler |  Phelipe |  Bálint Vécsei |  Juan Mata |  |  Stefan Mugoša
Andrés Iniesta
Sergi Samper
Yokohama FC |  Gabriel |  Marcelo Ryan |  Mateus Moraes |  Mauricio Caprini |  Yuri Lara |  Svend Brodersen |  Nguyễn Công Phượng |  Saulo Mineiro
Yokohama F. Marinos |  Anderson Lopes |  Eduardo |  Élber |  Yan Matheus |  Nam Tae-hee |  |  |  Marcos Júnior

## League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Vissel Kobe (C) | 34  | 21  | 8  | 5  | 60  | 29  | +31  | 71  | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2  | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34  | 19  | 7  | 8  | 63  | 40  | +23  | 64
3  | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34  | 17  | 7  | 10  | 42  | 28  | +14  | 58  | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34  | 15  | 12  | 7  | 42  | 27  | +15  | 57  |
5  | Kashima Antlers | 34  | 14  | 10  | 10  | 43  | 34  | +9  | 52
6  | Nagoya Grampus | 34  | 14  | 10  | 10  | 41  | 36  | +5  | 52
7  | Avispa Fukuoka | 34  | 15  | 6  | 13  | 37  | 43  | −6  | 51
8  | Kawasaki Frontale | 34  | 14  | 8  | 12  | 51  | 45  | +6  | 50  | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage[a]
9  | Cerezo Osaka | 34  | 15  | 4  | 15  | 39  | 34  | +5  | 49  |
10  | Albirex Niigata | 34  | 11  | 12  | 11  | 36  | 40  | −4  | 45
11  | FC Tokyo | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 42  | 46  | −4  | 43
12  | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 34  | 10  | 10  | 14  | 56  | 61  | −5  | 40
13  | Kyoto Sanga | 34  | 12  | 4  | 18  | 40  | 45  | −5  | 40
14  | Sagan Tosu | 34  | 9  | 11  | 14  | 43  | 47  | −4  | 38
15  | Shonan Bellmare | 34  | 8  | 10  | 16  | 40  | 56  | −16  | 34
16  | Gamba Osaka | 34  | 9  | 7  | 18  | 38  | 61  | −23  | 34
17  | Kashiwa Reysol | 34  | 6  | 15  | 13  | 33  | 47  | −14  | 33
18  | Yokohama FC (R) | 34  | 7  | 8  | 19  | 31  | 58  | −27  | 29  | Relegation to the J2 League

Source: Meiji Yasuda 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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Qualified as the 2023 Emperor's Cup winners.

## Results table

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Home \ Away  | ALB | ANT | AVI | BEL | CER | CON | GAM | GRA | KWF | KSA | RED | REY | SAG | SFR | TOK | VIS | YFC | YFM

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Albirex Niigata | —  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 2–1
Kashima Antlers | 2–0  | —  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–5  | 2–1  | 1–2
Avispa Fukuoka | 0–1  | 0–0  | —  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 0–4
Shonan Bellmare | 2–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | —  | 0–2  | 2–4  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–6  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1
Cerezo Osaka | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | —  | 2–3  | 1–0 | 3–1  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–1
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–4  | —  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 3–4  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 5–1  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–0
Gamba Osaka | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–2 | 2–2  | —  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–2
Nagoya Grampus | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | —  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–2
Kawasaki Frontale | 2–3  | 3–0  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 3–4  | 1–2  | —  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–2
Kyoto Sanga | 0–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | —  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 3–1
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | —  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0
Kashiwa Reysol | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–5  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–3  | —  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–0
Sagan Tosu | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–5  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | —  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–2  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | —  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1
FC Tokyo | 2–1  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–2  | —  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–3
Vissel Kobe | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | —  | 3–0  | 2–3
Yokohama FC | 1–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | —  | 4–1
Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 4–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 5–0 | —

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

## Season statistics

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### Top scorers

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Further information: J.League Top Scorer

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[17][18]

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1  |  Anderson Lopes | Yokohama F. Marinos  | 22
Yuya Osako | Vissel Kobe
3  |  Kasper Junker | Nagoya Grampus  | 16
4  |  Diego Oliveira | FC Tokyo  | 15
5  |  Mao Hosoya | Kashiwa Reysol  | 14
Yuma Suzuki | Kashima Antlers
7  |  Yuki Ohashi | Shonan Bellmare  | 13
8  |  Yuya Asano | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo  | 12
9  |  Léo Ceará | Cerezo Osaka  | 11
10  |  Patric | Kyoto Sanga  | 10
Yoichi Naganuma | Sagan Tosu
Yoshinori Muto | Vissel Kobe
Yuta Toyokawa | Kyoto Sanga
Yuya Yamagishi | Avispa Fukuoka

### Hat-tricks

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Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref.

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Yuki Ohashi | Shonan Bellmare | Sagan Tosu | 5–1 (A) | 18 February 2023 | [19]
Shuto Machino4 | Gamba Osaka | 4–1 (H) | 1 April 2023 | [20]
Ryotaro Ito | Albirex Niigata | Avispa Fukuoka | 3–2 (H) | 15 April 2023 | [21]
Yuji Ono | Sagan Tosu | Shonan Bellmare | 6–0 (A) | 24 June 2023 | [22]

Notes

* 4 Player scored 4 goals
* (H) – Home team
* (A) – Away team

### Top assists

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Assists[18][23]

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1  |  Élber | Yokohama F. Marinos  | 11
Yan Matheus
3  |  Matheus Sávio | Kashiwa Reysol  | 10
Yoshinori Muto | Vissel Kobe
Yuta Higuchi | Kashima Antlers
6  |  Ryo Hatsuse | Vissel Kobe  | 8
Yuya Osako
8  |  Kota Mizunuma | Yokohama F. Marinos  | 7
9  |  Adaílton | FC Tokyo  | 6
Yasuto Wakizaka | Kawasaki Frontale

### Clean sheets

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Clean sheets[24]

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1  |  Shusaku Nishikawa | Urawa Red Diamonds  | 15
Tomoki Hayakawa | Kashima Antlers
3  |  Daiya Maekawa | Vissel Kobe  | 14
4  |  Keisuke Osako | Sanfrecce Hiroshima  | 13
5  |  Mitchell Langerak | Nagoya Grampus  | 10
Masaaki Murakami | Avispa Fukuoka
Ryosuke Kojima | Albirex Niigata
8  |  Kim Jin-hyeon | Cerezo Osaka  | 7
9  |  Jun Ichimori | Yokohama F. Marinos  | 6
Kenta Matsumoto | Kashiwa Reysol
Jakub Słowik | FC Tokyo
Jung Sung-ryong | Kawasaki Frontale
Park Il-gyu | Sagan Tosu

### Discipline

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#### Player

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* Most yellow cards: 10[25][18]
* Takuma Arano (Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)

* Most red cards: 2[26][18]
* Diego Pituca (Kashima Antlers)
* José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds)
* Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga)
* Yoichi Naganuma (Sagan Tosu)
* Yugo Tatsuta (Kashiwa Reysol)

#### Club

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* Most yellow cards: 64[27]
* FC Tokyo
* Most red cards: 6[28]
* Kawasaki Frontale

## Awards

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### Monthly awards

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Month  | Manager of the Month  | Monthly MVP | Goal of the Month  | References

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Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club
February/March  |  Takayuki Yoshida | Vissel Kobe  |  Ryotaro Ito | Albirex Niigata  |  Ryonosuke Kabayama | Sagan Tosu  | [29][30][31]
April  |  Michael Skibbe | Sanfrecce Hiroshima  |  Douglas Vieira | Sanfrecce Hiroshima  |  Ryoma Watanabe | FC Tokyo  | [32][33][34]
May  |  Shuhei Yomoda | Yokohama FC  |  Yuya Osako | Vissel Kobe  |  Shunsuke Mito | Albirex Niigata  | [35][36][37]
June  |  Dani Poyatos | Gamba Osaka  |  Yoshinori Muto | Vissel Kobe  |  Takumu Kawamura | Sanfrecce Hiroshima  | [38][39][40]
July  |  Shigetoshi Hasebe | Avispa Fukuoka  |  Yuya Osako | Vissel Kobe  |  Ken Iwao | Urawa Red Diamonds  | [41][42][43]
August  |  Daiki Iwamasa | Kashima Antlers  |  Yuta Higuchi | Kashima Antlers  |  Marcos Júnior | Sanfrecce Hiroshima  | [44][45][46]
September  |  Shigetoshi Hasebe | Avispa Fukuoka  |  Kazuya Konno | Avispa Fukuoka  |  Shunsuke Mito | Albirex Niigata  | [47][48][49]
October  |  Satoshi Yamaguchi | Shonan Bellmare  |  Daiki Tomii | Shonan Bellmare  |  Kota Tawaratsumida | FC Tokyo  | [50][51][52]
November/December  |  Takayuki Yoshida | Vissel Kobe  |  Yuya Osako | Vissel Kobe  |  Yuta Toyokawa | Kyoto Sanga  | [53][54][55]

### Annual awards

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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Manager of the Year |  Shigetoshi Hasebe[56] | Avispa Fukuoka
Player of the Year |  Yuya Osako[57] | Vissel Kobe
Best Young Player  |  Shunsuke Mito[58] | Albirex Niigata
Goal of the Year  |  Ryoma Watanabe[59] | FC Tokyo
Best XI[60]

Goalkeeper  |  Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds)
Defenders  |  Alexander Scholz (Urawa Red Diamonds)  |  Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds)  |  Seiya Maikuma (Cerezo Osaka)  |  Gotoku Sakai (Vissel Kobe)
Midfielders  |  Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds)  |  Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale)  |  Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe)
Forwards  |  Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos)  |  Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe)  |  Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe)

## Attendances

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The Urawa Red Diamonds drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023 edition of the J1 League, followed by FC Tokyo.[61]

# | Football club | Total attendance | Home games | Average attendance

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1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 518,648 | 17 | 30,509
2 | FC Tokyo | 499,965 | 17 | 29,410
3 | Nagoya Grampus | 467,575 | 17 | 27,504
4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 458,935 | 17 | 26,996
5 | Gamba Osaka | 395,639 | 17 | 23,273
6 | Albirex Niigata | 392,029 | 17 | 23,061
7 | Vissel Kobe | 380,888 | 17 | 22,405
8 | Kashima Antlers | 374,521 | 17 | 22,031
9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 337,286 | 17 | 19,840
10 | Cerezo Osaka | 290,251 | 17 | 17,074
11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 274,170 | 17 | 16,128
12 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 273,456 | 17 | 16,086
13 | Shonan Bellmare | 231,791 | 17 | 13,635
14 | Kyoto Sanga | 224,893 | 17 | 13,229
15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 189,214 | 17 | 11,130
16 | Sagan Tosu | 173,924 | 17 | 10,231
17 | Avispa Fukuoka | 166,025 | 17 | 9,766
18 | Yokohama FC | 155,184 | 17 | 9,128

## See also

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* 2023 Avispa Fukuoka season
* 2023 Gamba Osaka season
* 2023 Kashima Antlers season
* 2023 Kawasaki Frontale season
* 2023 Nagoya Grampus season
* 2023 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
* 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds season
* 2023 Vissel Kobe season
* 2023 Yokohama FC season
* 2023 Yokohama F. Marinos season

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* Emperor's Cup
* YBC Levain Cup
* Fujifilm Super Cup
* Shakaijin Cup

|

Women|

* Empress's Cup
* WE League Cup
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Continental cups|

| Men|

* AFC Champions League
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

|

Women|

* AFC Women's Club Championship

Domestic youth cups|

| Men's U-18|

* Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football Premier League

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National teams|

| Men|

| Senior|

* Kirin Challenge Cup
* FIFA World Cup qualification

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U-22|

* AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
* Asian Games

U-20|

* AFC U-20 Asian Cup
* FIFA U-20 World Cup

U-19|

* Maurice Revello Tournament

U-18|

* SBS Cup International Youth Soccer
* Ibaraki Next Generation Cup

U-17|

* AFC U-17 Asian Cup

U-16|

* Montaigu Tournament
* U-16 International Dream Cup

U-15|

* Pinatar Arena U15 Supercup

Women|

| Senior|

* SheBelieves Cup
* MS&AD Cup
* FIFA Women's World Cup
* Asian Games
* AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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U-19|

* Sud Ladies Cup

U-16|

* JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup
* Montaigu Tournament

Club seasons

J1 League|

* Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
* Kashima Antlers
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Kashiwa Reysol
* FC Tokyo
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Yokohama F. Marinos
* Yokohama FC
* Shonan Bellmare
* Albirex Niigata
* Nagoya Grampus
* Kyoto Sanga FC
* Gamba Osaka
* Cerezo Osaka
* Vissel Kobe
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Avispa Fukuoka
* Sagan Tosu

J2 League|

* Vegalta Sendai
* Blaublitz Akita
* Montedio Yamagata
* Iwaki FC
* Mito HollyHock
* Tochigi SC
* Thespakusatsu Gunma
* Omiya Ardija
* JEF United Chiba
* Tokyo Verdy
* FC Machida Zelvia
* Ventforet Kofu
* Zweigen Kanazawa
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Júbilo Iwata
* Fujieda MYFC
* Fagiano Okayama
* Renofa Yamaguchi
* Tokushima Vortis
* V-Varen Nagasaki
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Oita Trinita

J3 League|

* Vanraure Hachinohe<
* Iwate Grulla Morioka
* Fukushima United FC
* YSCC Yokohama
* SC Sagamihara
* Matsumoto Yamaga FC
* Nagano Parceiro
* Kataller Toyama
* Azul Claro Numazu
* FC Gifu
* FC Osaka
* Nara Club
* Gainare Tottori
* Kamatamare Sanuki
* Ehime FC
* FC Imabari
* Giravanz Kitakyushu
* Tegevajaro Miyazaki
* Kagoshima United FC
* FC Ryukyu

Japanese football transfers
Winter: J1, J2, J3, JFL
Summer: J1, J2, J3, JFL

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Domestic leagues|

* Afghanistan
* '22
* '23
* Australia
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* '22
* '23
* Brunei
* '22
* '23
* Cambodia
* '22
* '23 –'24
* China
* '22
* '23
* Chinese Taipei
* '22
* '23
* East Timor
* '22
* '23
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* '21 –'22
* '22 –'23
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* '22
* '23
* Jordan
* '22
* '23
* Korea DPR
* Korea Republic
* '22
* '23
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* '22
* '23
* Laos
* '22
* '23
* Lebanon
* Macau
* '22
* '23
* Malaysia
* '22
* '23
* Maldives
* '22
* '23
* Mongolia
* '21–'22
* '22–'23
* Myanmar
* '22
* '23
* Nepal
* Northern Mariana Islands
* '22
* '23
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* West Bank
* Gaza Strip
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* '22
* '23
* Sri Lanka
* '22
* '23
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* '22
* '23
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* '22
* '23
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* SL '22
* SL '23,
* PL '22
* PL '23,
* FL '22
* FL '23
* Vietnam
* '22
* '23
* Yemen (Not held)

Domestic cups|

* Australia
* '22
* '23
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* '22
* '23
* Brunei
* '22
* '23
* Cambodia
* '22
* '23
* China
* '22
* '23
* Chinese Taipei
* '22
* '23
* East Timor
* '22
* '23
* Guam
* '22
* '23
* Hong Kong
* India
* '22
* '23
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* '22
* '23
* Jordan
* '22
* '23
* Korea DPR
* '22
* '23
* Korea Republic
* '22
* '23
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyszstan
* '22
* '23
* Laos
* '22
* '23
* Lebanon
* Macau
* '22
* '23
* Malaysia
* '22
* '23
* Maldives
* '22
* '23
* Mongolia
* '22
* '23
* Myanmar
* '22
* '23
* Nepal
* '22
* '23
* Oman
* Pakistan
* '22
* '23
* Palestine
* Philippines
* '22
* '23
* Qatar
* '22
* '23
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* '22
* '23
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* '22
* '23
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* '22
* '23
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* '22
* '23
* Vietnam
* '22
* '23
* Yemen
* '22
* '23

League cups|

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Hong Kong
* Shield
* India
* '22
* '23
* Japan
* '22
* '23
* Jordan
* '22
* '23
* Kuwait
* Crown Prince Cup
* Federation Cup
* Lebanon
* Elite Cup
* Challenge Cup
* Malaysia
* Cup
* Challenge Cup
* Maldives
* '22
* '23
* Oman
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Syria
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan
* United Arab Emirates

Super Cups|

* Bahrain
* East Timor
* Iran
* Japan
* Saudi Arabia
* Tajikistan
* '22
* '23
* Thailand
* UAE
* '22
* '23
* Uzbekistan
* '22
* '23
* Vietnam

Regional club competitions|

* 2022 ASEAN Club Championship
* 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup

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|

* 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
* 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
* 2022 AFF Championship (Final)
* 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup (Final)
* 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
* 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
* 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
* 2023 WAFF Championship
* 2023 SAFF Championship

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