2024 J1 League

32nd season of the J1 League

Football league season

J1 LeagueSeason| 2024

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Dates| 23 February – 8 December
Champions| Vissel Kobe
2nd J1 title
2nd Japanese title
Relegated| Júbilo Iwata
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Sagan Tosu
Champions League Elite| Vissel Kobe
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Machida Zelvia
Champions League Two| Gamba Osaka
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,013 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorer| Anderson Lopes
(24 goals)
Biggest home win| Vissel Kobe 6–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
(30 March 2024)
Machida Zelvia 5–0 Tokyo Verdy
(19 May 2024)
Shonan Bellmare 5–0 Júbilo Iwata
(14 July 2024)
Biggest away win| Kyoto Sanga 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
(19 May 2024)
Highest scoring| Kawasaki Frontale 4–5 Júbilo Iwata
(1 March 2024)
Tokyo Verdy 4–5 Kawasaki Frontale
(30 November 2024)
Longest winning run| 7 matches
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Longest unbeaten run| 11 matches
Kashima Antlers
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy
Longest winless run| 12 matches
Sagan Tosu
Longest losing run| 8 matches
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Highest attendance| 57,885
FC Tokyo 2–0 Albirex Niigata
(13 July 2024)[1]
Lowest attendance| 5,240
Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
(3 April 2024)[1]
Total attendance| 7,734,871[1]
Average attendance| 20,355[1]

← 2023

2025 →

The 2024 J1 League, also known as the 2024 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2024 明治安田J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2024 Meiji Yasuda J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This was the tenth season of the league since its rebrand from J.League Division 1.

Vissel Kobe were the defending champions, having won their first ever league title with one match to spare in the previous season.[2] They retained their league title on the last matchday.[3]

## Overview

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For the first time since 2021, the number of the clubs in the league increased from 18 to 20. At the end of season, three clubs were relegated to the J2 League for the 2025 season, without relegation play-offs between J1 and J2 clubs.[4]

## Changes from the previous season

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Only one club was relegated to the 2024 J2 League. Due to the re-introduction of 20 clubs league format, Yokohama FC became the sole team going down to the second division, after just one season in the J1 League. They have been replaced by three teams promoted from the 2023 J2 League. The first club promoted was Tokyo-based Machida Zelvia, debuting in the J1 as the J2 champions following a seven-year run in the Japanese second tier.[5][6] Another automatic promotion spot was obtained by Júbilo Iwata, who made a swift comeback after just a single season absence by finishing second, thus marking the return of a team from Shizuoka in the Japanese first division since 2022.[7] The last promotion spot was earned by Tokyo Verdy, returning to the top flight for the first time since 2008 by finishing third in the J2 League and later won the promotion play-offs. This brings back the Tokyo derby between Verdy and FC Tokyo in the J1 for the first time since that season as well as the first season in which three clubs from the capital city are competing at the highest tier of Japanese football system.[8][9]

## Schedule

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The league and match format was announced on 19 December 2023. The league began on 23 February and ended on 8 December; it was played in a double round-robin format with 38 fixtures in total.[10]

## Participating clubs

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Albirex Niigata

Avispa Fukuoka

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

Greater Tokyo Area†

Júbilo Iwata

Keihanshin‡

Sagan Tosu

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Nagoya Grampus

‡ Keihanshin teams
Cerezo Osaka
Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga
Vissel Kobe

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

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Locations of the 2024 J1 League teams

Cerezo Osaka

Gamba Osaka

Kyoto Sanga

Vissel Kobe

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2024 J1 League teams in Keihanshin

Kashima Antlers

Kashiwa Reysol

Urawa Red Diamonds

FC Tokyo

Tokyo Verdy

Machida Zelvia

Kawasaki Frontale

Shonan Bellmare

Yokohama F. Marinos

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2024 J1 League teams in Greater Tokyo Area

Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity

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Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Hokkaido | Sapporo Dome | 38,794
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
Shonan Bellmare | Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka | 15,380
Albirex Niigata | Niigata Prefecture | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 41,684
Júbilo Iwata | Shizuoka Prefecture | Yamaha Stadium | 15,156
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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefecture | Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima | 28,347
Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka Prefecture | Best Denki Stadium | 21,562
Sagan Tosu | Saga Prefecture | Ekimae Real Estate Stadium | 20,805

### Personnel and kits

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Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main 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 |  Tatsuya Yamashita |  Puma | Yanmar
FC Tokyo |  Peter Cklamovski |  Masato Morishige |  New Balance | Tokyo Gas
Gamba Osaka |  Dani Poyatos |  Takashi Usami |  Hummel | Panasonic
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |  Mihailo Petrović |  Takuma Arano |  Mizuno | Ishiya
Júbilo Iwata |  Akinobu Yokouchi |  Hiroki Yamada |  Admiral | Yamaha
Kashima Antlers |  Masaki Chugo |  Gaku Shibasaki |  Nike | LIXIL
Kashiwa Reysol |  Masami Ihara |  Taiyo Koga |  Yonex | Hitachi
Kawasaki Frontale |  Toru Oniki |  Yasuto Wakizaka |  Puma | Fujitsu
Kyoto Sanga |  Cho Kwi-jae |  Temma Matsuda |  Puma | Kyocera
Machida Zelvia |  Go Kuroda |  Gen Shoji |  Adidas | CyberAgent
Nagoya Grampus |  Kenta Hasegawa |  Sho Inagaki |  Mizuno | Toyota
Sagan Tosu |  Kosuke Kitani |  Naoyuki Fujita |  New Balance | Kimura Information Technology
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |  Michael Skibbe |  Sho Sasaki |  Nike | EDION
Shonan Bellmare |  Satoshi Yamaguchi |  Kim Min-tae |  Penalty | Meldia
Tokyo Verdy |  Hiroshi Jofuku |  Koki Morita |  Athleta | Nicigas
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Maciej Skorża |  Shusaku Nishikawa |  Nike | Polus
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Vissel Kobe |  Takayuki Yoshida |  Hotaru Yamaguchi |  Asics | Rakuten Mobile
Yokohama F. Marinos |  John Hutchinson (interim)  |  Takuya Kida |  Adidas | Nissan

### Managerial changes

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Kashima Antlers |  Daiki Iwamasa[11] | End of contract  | 4 December 2023  | Pre-season |  Ranko Popović[12] | 21 December 2023
Yokohama F. Marinos |  Kevin Muscat[13] | Resigned  | 6 December 2023  |  Harry Kewell[14] | 31 December 2023
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Maciej Skorża[15] | 23 December 2023  |  Per-Mathias Høgmo[16] | 23 December 2023
Yokohama F. Marinos  |  Harry Kewell[17] | Sacked  | 16 July 2024  | 12th  |  John Hutchinson (interim)[17] | 16 July 2024
Sagan Tosu |  Kenta Kawai[18] | 9 August 2024  | 19th  |  Kosuke Kitani[18] | 9 August 2024
Urawa Red Diamonds  |  Per-Mathias Høgmo | 26 August 2024[19] | 13th  |  Nobuyasu Ikeda (interim)[20] | 27 August 2024
Nobuyasu Ikeda (interim)  | End of interim spell  | 1 September 2024  | 12th  |  Maciej Skorża[21] | 1 September 2024
Kashima Antlers  |  Ranko Popović | Sacked  | 6 October 2024[22][23] | 4th  |  Masaki Chugo[24] | 9 October 2024

### 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.[25] 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.[26]

Club  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3  | Player 4  | Player 5  | Player 6  | Player 7  | Player 8  | Former player (s)

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Albirex Niigata |  Thomas Deng |  Danilo Gomes |  Michael Fitzgerald |  |  |  |  |  |
Avispa Fukuoka |  Douglas Grolli |  Wellington |  Shahab Zahedi |  Nassim Ben Khalifa |  |  |  |  |
Cerezo Osaka |  Capixaba |  Léo Ceará |  Lucas Fernandes |  Vitor Bueno |  Kim Jin-hyeon |  Yang Han-been |  |  |  Jordy Croux
Justin Hubner
FC Tokyo |  Diego Oliveira |  Everton Galdino |  Henrique Trevisan |  |  |  |  |  |  Jajá Silva
Gamba Osaka |  Dawhan |  Juan Alano |  Welton |  Zhang Aolin |  Neta Lavi |  Issam Jebali |  |  |
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |  Francis Cann |  Kinglord Safo |  Amadou Bakayoko |  Kim Gun-hee |  Park Min-gyu |  Jordi Sánchez |  Supachok Sarachat |  |
Júbilo Iwata |  Jordy Croux |  Bruno José |  Léo Gomes |  Matheus Peixoto |  Ricardo Graça |  Weverton |  Hassan Hilu |  Park Se-gi |
Kashima Antlers |  Guilherme Parede |  Talles |  Aleksandar Čavrić |  Radomir Milosavljević |  Park Eui-jeong |  |  |  |
Kashiwa Reysol |  Diego |  Matheus Sávio |  Jay-Roy Grot |  |  |  |  |  |
Kawasaki Frontale |  Erison |  Jesiel |  Marcinho |  Patrick Verhon |  Zé Ricardo |  César Haydar |  Jung Sung-ryong |  |  Bafétimbi Gomis
Kyoto Sanga |  Lucas Oliveira |  Marco Túlio |  Murilo Costa |  Rafael Elias |  Gu Sung-yun |  Yoon Sung-jun |  |  |  Warner Hahn
Machida Zelvia |  Mitch Duke |  Erik |  Byron Vásquez |  Ibrahim Drešević |  Jang Min-gyu |  Na Sang-ho |  Oh Se-hun |  Anton Burns |
Nagoya Grampus |  Mitchell Langerak |  Patric |  Kasper Junker |  José Carabalí |  Ha Chang-rae |  Yves Avelete |  |  |  Thales
Sagan Tosu |  Jajá Silva |  Marcelo Ryan |  Vinícius Araújo |  Vykintas Slivka |  Kim Tae-hyeon |  Lee Yoon-sung |  Park Il-gyu |  Arnau Riera |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |  Douglas Vieira |  Ezequiel |  Marcos Júnior |  Pieros Sotiriou |  Tolgay Arslan |  Gonçalo Paciência |  |  |
Shonan Bellmare |  Luiz Phellype |  Lukian |  Kim Min-tae |  Song Bum-keun |  |  |  |  |
Tokyo Verdy |  Matheus Vidotto |  Tiago Alves |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Thiago Santana |  Bryan Linssen |  Marius Høibråten |  Samuel Gustafson |  Ekanit Panya |  |  |  |  Alexander Scholz
Ola Solbakken

Vissel Kobe |  Jean Patric |  Matheus Thuler |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yokohama F. Marinos |  Anderson Lopes |  Eduardo |  Élber |  Yan Matheus |  Kodjo Aziangbe |  |  |  |  Nam Tae-hee

## League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Vissel Kobe (C) | 38  | 21  | 9  | 8  | 61  | 36  | +25  | 72  | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage[a]
2  | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38  | 19  | 11  | 8  | 72  | 43  | +29  | 68
3  | Machida Zelvia | 38  | 19  | 9  | 10  | 54  | 34  | +20  | 66
4  | Gamba Osaka | 38  | 18  | 12  | 8  | 49  | 35  | +14  | 66  | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[a]
5  | Kashima Antlers | 38  | 18  | 11  | 9  | 60  | 41  | +19  | 65  |
6  | Tokyo Verdy | 38  | 14  | 14  | 10  | 51  | 51  | 0  | 56
7  | FC Tokyo | 38  | 15  | 9  | 14  | 53  | 51  | +2  | 54
8  | Kawasaki Frontale | 38  | 13  | 13  | 12  | 66  | 57  | +9  | 52
9  | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38  | 15  | 7  | 16  | 61  | 62  | −1  | 52
10  | Cerezo Osaka | 38  | 13  | 13  | 12  | 43  | 48  | −5  | 52
11  | Nagoya Grampus | 38  | 15  | 5  | 18  | 44  | 47  | −3  | 50
12  | Avispa Fukuoka | 38  | 12  | 14  | 12  | 33  | 38  | −5  | 50
13  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 38  | 12  | 12  | 14  | 49  | 45  | +4  | 48
14  | Kyoto Sanga | 38  | 12  | 11  | 15  | 43  | 55  | −12  | 47
15  | Shonan Bellmare | 38  | 12  | 9  | 17  | 53  | 58  | −5  | 45
16  | Albirex Niigata | 38  | 10  | 12  | 16  | 44  | 59  | −15  | 42
17  | Kashiwa Reysol | 38  | 9  | 14  | 15  | 39  | 51  | −12  | 41
18  | Júbilo Iwata (R) | 38  | 10  | 8  | 20  | 47  | 68  | −21  | 38  | Relegation to the J2 League
19  | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (R) | 38  | 9  | 10  | 19  | 43  | 66  | −23  | 37
20  | Sagan Tosu (R) | 38  | 10  | 5  | 23  | 48  | 68  | −20  | 35

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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2024 Emperor's Cup, Vissel Kobe, had already qualified for the Champions League Elite, the spot given to the Emperor's Cup winners (Champions League Elite) was passed to the third-placed team. Consequently, the spot given to the third-placed team (Champions League Two) was passed to the fourth-placed team. However, if mid-table finishers Kawasaki Frontale or Yokohama F. Marinos wins the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, they will qualify for the subsequent edition as the title holders, while the third-placed team will instead participate in the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two, and the fourth-placed team will have their qualification spot withdrawn.

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ANI | AFU | COS | GOS | HCS | JIW | KSA | KSR | KWF | KYS | MCZ | NGR | STO | SHI | SHB | TOK | TOV | URD | VKO | YFM

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

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

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1  |  Anderson Lopes | Yokohama F. Marinos  | 24
2  |  Léo Ceará | Cerezo Osaka  | 21
3  |  Ryo Germain | Júbilo Iwata  | 19
Shin Yamada | Kawasaki Frontale
5  |  Yuma Suzuki | Kashima Antlers  | 15
6  |  Marcelo Ryan | Sagan Tosu  | 14
7  |  Yoshinori Muto | Vissel Kobe  | 13
8  |  Thiago Santana | Urawa Red Diamonds  | 12
Takashi Usami | Gamba Osaka
10  |  Lukian | Shonan Bellmare  | 11
Rafael Elias | Kyoto Sanga
Taisei Miyashiro | Vissel Kobe
Yuki Ohashi | Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Yuya Osako | Vissel Kobe

### Hat-tricks

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

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Ryo Germain4 | Júbilo Iwata | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–4 (A) | 1 March 2024 | [30]
Bafétimbi Gomis | Kawasaki Frontale | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3–0 (H) | 11 May 2024 | [31]
Kasper Junker | Nagoya Grampus | FC Tokyo | 3–1 (H) | 15 May 2024 | [32]
Naoto Arai | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kyoto Sanga | 5–0 (A) | 19 May 2024 | [33]
Anderson Lopes | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kashiwa Reysol | 4–0 (H) | 29 May 2024 | [34]
Lukian | Shonan Bellmare | Júbilo Iwata | 5–0 (H) | 14 July 2024 | [35]
Rafael Elias | Kyoto Sanga | Cerezo Osaka | 5–3 (A) | 17 August 2024 | [36]
Tolgay Arslan | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | FC Tokyo | 3–2 (H) | 31 August 2024 | [37]
Anderson Lopes | Yokohama F. Marinos | Júbilo Iwata | 4–3 (H) | 16 November 2024 | [38]
Hiroto Taniguchi | Tokyo Verdy | Kawasaki Frontale | 4–5 (H) | 30 November 2024 | [39]
Shin Yamada | Kawasaki Frontale | Tokyo Verdy | 5–4 (A)

Notes

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

## Awards

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### Monthly awards

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

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Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club
February/March  |  Go Kuroda | Machida Zelvia  |  Yu Hirakawa | Machida Zelvia  |  Kaito Taniguchi | Albirex Niigata  |  Akito Suzuki | Shonan Bellmare  | [40][41][42][43]
April  |  Akio Kogiku | Cerezo Osaka  |  Ryo Germain | Júbilo Iwata  |  Thiago Santana | Urawa Red Diamonds  |  Isa Sakamoto | Gamba Osaka  | [44][45][46][47]
May  |  Ranko Popović | Kashima Antlers  |  Yuma Suzuki | Kashima Antlers  |  Tomoya Inukai | Kashiwa Reysol  |  Kota Tawaratsumida | FC Tokyo  | [48][49][50][51]
June  |  Shigetoshi Hasebe | Avispa Fukuoka  |  Takashi Usami | Gamba Osaka  |  Yosuke Furukawa | Júbilo Iwata  |  Yosuke Furukawa | Júbilo Iwata  | [52][53][54][55]
July  |  Satoshi Yamaguchi | Shonan Bellmare  |  Lukian | Shonan Bellmare  |  Sho Inagaki | Nagoya Grampus  |  Ayumu Yokoyama | Sagan Tosu  | [56][57][58][59]
August  |  Cho Kwi-jae | Kyoto Sanga  |  Rafael Elias | Kyoto Sanga  |  Eiji Miyamoto | Albirex Niigata  |  Kota Takai | Kawasaki Frontale  | [60][61][62][63]
September  |  Michael Skibbe | Sanfrecce Hiroshima  |  Kensuke Nagai | Nagoya Grampus  |  Homare Tokuda | Kashima Antlers  |  Akito Suzuki | Shonan Bellmare  | [64]
October  |  Satoshi Yamaguchi | Shonan Bellmare  |  Takashi Usami | Gamba Osaka  |  Takashi Usami | Gamba Osaka  |  Junnosuke Suzuki | Shonan Bellmare  | [65]
November/December  |  Kosuke Kitani | Sagan Tosu  |  Yoshinori Muto | Vissel Kobe  |  Yuma Suzuki | Kashima Antlers  |  Isa Sakamoto | Gamba Osaka  | [66]

### Annual awards

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Award  | Winner[67] | Club

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Manager of the Year |  Michael Skibbe | Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Player of the Year |  Yoshinori Muto | Vissel Kobe
Best Young Player  |  Kota Takai | Kawasaki Frontale
Goal of the Year  |  Takashi Usami | Gamba Osaka
Best XI[67]

Goalkeeper  |  Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Defenders  |  Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers)  |  Shinnosuke Nakatani (Gamba Osaka)  |  Matheus Thuler (Vissel Kobe)  |  Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Midfielders  |  Matheus Sávio (Kashiwa Reysol)  |  Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers)
Forwards  |  Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka)  |  Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos)  |  Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe)  |  Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe)

## See also

[edit]

* 2024 Japanese Super Cup
* 2024 Emperor's Cup
* 2024 J.League Cup
* 2024 J2 League
* 2024 J3 League
* 2024 Japan Football League
* 2024 Japanese Regional Leagues

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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

|

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

* v
* t
* e

2024 in Japanese football

« 2023

2025 »

Leagues|

| Men|

* J1 League
* J2 League
* J3 League
* Japan Football League
* Regional Leagues

|

Women|

* WE League
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* Nadeshiko League
* Division 1
* Division 2

Cups|

| Men|

* Super Cup
* Emperor's Cup
* J.League Cup
* Shakaijin Cup

|

Women|

* Empress's Cup
* WE League Cup
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Continental cups|

| Men|

* AFC Champions League Elite
* AFC Champions League 2

|

Women|

* AFC Women's Club Championship
* AFC Women's Champions League

Youth cups|

| U-18|

* Prince Takamado Trophy
* Premier League
* Prince League
* U-18 Club Youth
* All Japan High School
* Inter-High

|

National teams|

| Men|

* AFC Asian Cup
* FIFA World Cup qualification

|

Women|

* AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Club seasons – men's
Japanese transfers Winter (J1, J2, J3, JFL) Summer (J1, J2, J3, JFL)

J1 League|

* Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
* Kashima Antlers
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Kashiwa Reysol
* FC Tokyo
* Tokyo Verdy
* FC Machida Zelvia
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Yokohama F. Marinos
* Shonan Bellmare
* Albirex Niigata
* Júbilo Iwata
* 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
* JEF United Chiba
* Yokohama FC
* Ventforet Kofu
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Fujieda MYFC
* Fagiano Okayama
* Renofa Yamaguchi
* Ehime FC
* Tokushima Vortis
* V-Varen Nagasaki
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Oita Trinita
* Kagoshima United FC

J3 League|

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

Club seasons – women's

WE League|

* AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
* Albirex Niigata Ladies
* Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Ladies
* Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
* INAC Kobe Leonessa
* JEF United Chiba Ladies
* MyNavi Sendai
* Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
* Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
* Omiya Ardija Ventus
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
* Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

* v
* t
* e

2023–24 in Asian football (AFC)

« 2022–23

» 2024–25

Domestic leagues|

* Afghanistan ('24)
* Australia
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* '23
* '24
* Brunei
* '23
* '24
* Cambodia
* China
* '23
* '24
* East Timor
* '23
* '24
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* '23
* '24
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* '23
* '24
* Laos
* '23
* '24–'25
* Lebanon
* Macau ('24)
* Malaysia
* '23
* '24–'25
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* '23
* '24
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Northern Mariana Islands
* '23
* '24
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* West Bank
* Gaza Strip
* Philippines ('24)
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* '23
* '24–'25
* South Korea
* '23
* '24
* Sri Lanka
* '23
* '24
* Syria
* Taiwan
* '23
* '24
* Tajikistan
* '23
* '24
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* '23
* '24
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* '23
* '24
* Vietnam
* '23
* '23–'24
* Yemen

Domestic cups|

* Australia
* '23
* '24
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* '23
* '24
* Brunei
* '23
* '24
* Cambodia
* '23
* '24
* China
* '23
* '24
* East Timor
* '23
* '24
* Guam
* '23
* '24
* Hong Kong
* India
* '23
* '24
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* '23
* '24
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyszstan
* '23
* '24
* Laos
* '23
* '24
* Lebanon
* Macau ('23)
* Malaysia
* '23
* '24
* Maldives
* '23
* '24
* Mongolia
* '23
* '24
* Myanmar
* '23
* '24
* Nepal
* '23
* '24
* North Korea
* '23
* '24
* Oman
* Pakistan
* '23
* '24
* Palestine
* Philippines
* '23
* '24
* Qatar
* '23
* '24
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* '23
* '24
* South Korea
* '23
* '24
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* '23
* '24
* Tajikistan
* '23
* '24
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* '23
* '24
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* '23
* '24
* Vietnam
* '23
* '23–'24
* Yemen
* '23
* '24

League cups|

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Hong Kong
* Shield
* India
* '23
* '24
* Japan
* '23
* '24
* Jordan
* '23
* Kuwait
* Crown Prince Cup
* Federation Cup
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Cup
* Challenge Cup
* Maldives
* '23
* '24
* Myanmar
* Oman
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Syria
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan
* United Arab Emirates

Super Cups|

* Bahrain
* China
* East Timor
* Iran
* Japan
* Lebanon
* Saudi Arabia
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Vietnam

Regional club competitions|

* 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|

* 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
* 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
* 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification
* 2023 AFC Asian Cup
* Final
* 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
* Final
* 2023 WAFF Championship
* 2023 SAFF Championship

* v
* t
* e

2024–25 in Asian football (AFC)

« 2023–24

2025–26 »

Domestic leagues|

* Afghanistan ('25)
* Australia
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* '24
* '25
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* '24
* '25
* East Timor
* '24
* '25
* Guam
* '24
* '25
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* '24
* '25
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* '24
* '25
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Macau ('25)
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Northern Mariana Islands
* '24
* '25
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* '24
* '24–'25
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* '24
* '25
* Sri Lanka
* '24
* '25
* Syria
* Taiwan
* '24
* '25
* Tajikistan
* '24
* '25
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* '24
* '25
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* '24
* '25
* Vietnam
* Yemen
* '24
* '25

Domestic cups|

* Australia
* '24
* '25
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* '24
* '25
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* '24
* '25
* China
* '24
* '25
* East Timor
* '24
* '25
* Guam
* '24
* '25
* Hong Kong
* India
* '24
* '25
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* '24
* '25
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyszstan
* '24
* '25
* Laos
* '24
* '25
* Lebanon
* Macau ('24)
* Malaysia
* '24
* '25
* Maldives
* '24
* '25
* Mongolia
* '24
* '25
* Myanmar
* '24
* '25
* Nepal
* '24
* '25
* North Korea
* '24
* '25
* Oman
* Pakistan
* '24
* '25
* Palestine
* Philippines
* '24
* '25
* Qatar
* '24
* '25
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* '24
* '25
* South Korea
* '24
* '25
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* '25
* Tajikistan
* '24
* '25
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* '24
* '25
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* '24
* '25
* Vietnam
* Yemen
* '24
* '25

League cups|

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Hong Kong
* Shield
* India
* '24
* '25
* Japan
* '24
* '25
* Jordan
* '24–'25
* '25
* Kuwait
* Crown Prince Cup
* Federation Cup
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Cup
* Challenge Cup
* Maldives
* '24
* '25
* Oman
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Syria
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan
* United Arab Emirates

Super Cups|

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* '24
* '25
* China
* East Timor
* Iran
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Qatar–UAE Challenge Cup
* '25
* Qatar–UAE Super Cup
* '25
* Saudi Arabia
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* UAE–Qatar Challenge Shield
* '25
* UAE–Qatar Super Shield
* '25
* Vietnam

Regional club competitions|

* 2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League
* 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship
* 2025 CAFA Silk Way Cup

AFC club competitions|

* AFC Champions League Elite
* Qualifying play-offs
* League stage
* Knockout stage
* Final
* AFC Champions League Two
* Qualifying play-offs
* Group stage
* Knockout stage
* Final
* AFC Challenge League
* Qualifying play-offs
* Group stage
* Knockout stage
* Final

National team competitions|

* 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
* 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification
* 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
* 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
* 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
* 2024 ASEAN Championship
* Final
* 2025 SAFF Championship

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