2024 J3 League

11th season of J3 League

Football league season

J3 LeagueSeason| 2024

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Dates| 24 February – 24 November
Champions| Omiya Ardija
1st title
Promoted| Omiya Ardija
FC Imabari
Relegated| Iwate Grulla Morioka
Matches played| 365
Goals scored| 948 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer| Kosuke Fujioka (16 goals)
Biggest home win| Fukushima United FC 9-0 Iwate Grulla Morioka (28 April 2024)
Biggest away win| Iwate Grulla Morioka 1–6 Matsumoto Yamaga FC (9 November 2024)
Highest scoring| Fukushima United FC 9-0 Iwate Grulla Morioka (28 April 2024)
Omiya Ardija 5-4 Gainare Tottori  (2 November 2024)
Highest attendance| 14,411
Matsumoto Yamaga 1–1 AC Nagano Parceiro
(29 June)[1]
Lowest attendance| 515
Iwate Grulla Morioka 2–1 Nara Club
(10 April)[1]
Total attendance| 1,219,553 [2]
Average attendance| 3,341[3]

← 2023

2025 →

All statistics correct as of 10:00, 16 November 2024 (UTC).

The 2024 J3 League, also known as the 2024 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (2024 明治安田J3リーグ, 2024 Meiji Yasuda J3 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 11th season of the J3 League, the third-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013.

## Overview

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The league will continue with 20 teams for the 2024 season.

The top two teams in the league will be automatically promoted to the J2 League, provided they have the necessary license. The 2024 season introduces a promotion play-offs, where one of the teams ranked 3rd to 6th will also be promoted. As of September 2024, all clubs in the league now hold a valid J2 license, following FC Osaka being the final club to be granted one.[4]

There is the possibility that as many as two clubs will be relegated to the Japan Football League. Promotion from the JFL is conditional on holding a valid J3 license. If the JFL champions hold a license, the club will be automatically promoted and the J3's 20th-placed team will be automatically relegated. If the JFL runners-up hold a license, the club will need to play promotion/relegation play-offs against J3's 19th or 20th-placed team for the season, depending on whether the JFL champions hold the J3 license. The club(s) who do not hold a license cannot be promoted and no teams will be relegated from the J3 League.[5]

## Schedule

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The league and match format was announced on 19 December 2023. The league will begin on 23 February and end on 10 November in a round-robin format of 38 matches.[5]

The J3 promotion play-offs will be held in a similar manner to the J2 playoffs, with the semi-finals on 1 December with the final taking place on 7 December.[6]

## Changes from the previous season

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Zweigen Kanazawa and Omiya Ardija were relegated to the J3 League, finishing the previous J2 League season as 21st and 22nd-placed teams, respectively. Zweigen Kanazawa are returning to the J3 League after nine seasons in the second-tier. Omiya Ardija will be competing in the third-tier for the first time as a J.League member.

No teams were relegated from the 2023 J3 League. This is only the second time in J3 history that there will be no new clubs promoted from the JFL.

J3 winners Ehime FC and runners-up Kagoshima United were both promoted from the 2023 season.

## Clubs

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Giravanz Kitakyushu

Matsumoto

Tegevajaro Miyazaki

Kataller Toyama

Fukushima United

Gifu

Nagano Parceiro

Imabari

Gainare Tottori

Vanraure Hachinohe

Azul Claro Numazu

Sanuki

Ryukyu

Iwate

Osaka

Nara

Sagamihara

YSCC Yokohama

Omiya Ardija

Zweigen Kanazawa

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Locations of the 2024 J3 League teams

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

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Azul Claro Numazu | Numazu | Ashitaka Stadium | 5,104  | J3 (13th)  | J2
Fukushima United | Fukushima | Toho Stadium | 21,000  | J3 (15th)  | J1
Gainare Tottori | All cities/towns in Tottori[a] | Axis Bird Stadium | 16,033  | J3 (6th)  | J2
FC Gifu | All cities/towns in Gifu[b] | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium | 26,109  | J3 (8th)  | J1
Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka | Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 15,066  | J3 (20th)  | J1
FC Imabari | Imabari | ASICS Satoyama Stadium | 5,316  | J3 (4th)  | J2
Iwate Grulla Morioka | All cities/towns in Iwate | Iwagin Stadium & Kitakami Stadium | 4,946  | J3 (10th)  | J1
Kamatamare Sanuki | All cities/towns in Kagawa[c] | Pikara Stadium | 30,099  | J3 (16th)  | J1
Kataller Toyama | All cities/towns in Toyama[d] | Toyama Athletic Stadium | 28,494  | J3 (3rd)  | J1
Matsumoto Yamaga | Cities/towns in Nagano[e] | Sunpro Alwin | 20,396  | J3 (9th)  | J1
Nagano Parceiro | Nagano | Nagano U Stadium | 15,491  | J3 (14th)  | J2
Nara Club | All cities/towns on Nara | Rohto Field Nara | 30,600  | J3 (5th)  | J2
Omiya Ardija | Saitama, Saitama | NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 15,500  |  J2 (21st; Relegated)  | J1
FC Osaka | Higashiōsaka, Osaka | Hanazono Rugby Stadium | 27,346  | J3 (11th)  | J3
FC Ryukyu | All cities/towns in Okinawa | Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium | 12,270  | J3 (17th)  | J1
SC Sagamihara | Sagamihara | Gion Stadium | 15,300  | J3 (18th)  | J2
Tegevajaro Miyazaki | Miyazaki & Shintomi, Miyazaki | Unilever Stadium Shintomi | 5,357  | J3 (19th)  | J2
Vanraure Hachinohe | Eastern cities/towns in Aomori[f] | Prifoods Stadium | 5,200  | J3 (7th)  | J2
YSCC Yokohama | Yokohama | Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium | 15,454  | J3 (12th)  | J2
Zweigen Kanazawa | All cities/towns in Ishikawa[g] | Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium | 20,000  |  J2 (22nd; Relegated)  | J1

1. ^ centering on Tottori, Yonago, Kurayoshi, Sakaiminato
2. ^ centering on Gifu
3. ^ centering on Takamatsu, Marugame
4. ^ centering on Toyama
5. ^ Matsumoto, Azumino, Yamagata, Shiojiri, Omachi, Ikeda, Ikusaka, Minowa, Asahi
6. ^ Hachinohe, Towada, Gonohe, Sannohe, Takko, Hashikami, Nanbu, Shingo, Oirase, Misawa, Shichinohe, Rokunohe, Tohoku, Noheji, Yokohama, Rokkasho
7. ^ centering on Kanazawa, Nonoichi, Kahoku, Tsubata, Tsubata

### Personnel and kits

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

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Azul Claro Numazu |  Masashi Nakayama |  Takuya Sugai |  Penalty | Usui
Fukushima United |  Shuhei Terada |  Kaito Yamamoto |  Hummel | Toho Bank
Gainare Tottori |  Kentaro Hayashi |  Hiroto Sese |  Soccer Junky  | San-in Godo Bank
FC Gifu |  Kenichi Amano |  Yoshihiro Shoji |  Razzoli  | Hot Staff
Giravanz Kitakyushu |  Kohei Masumoto |  Haruki Izawa |  Umbro | TOTO
FC Imabari |  Toshihiro Hattori |  Keishi Kusumi |  Asics | Unicharm
Iwate Grulla Morioka |  Kei Hoshikawa |  Atsutaka Nakamura |  Kelme | Nova
Kamatamare Sanuki |  Atsushi Yoneyama |  |  Angua  | Rexxam
Kataller Toyama |  Michiharu Otagiri |  Kosei Wakimoto |  Goldwin  | YKK AP
Matsumoto Yamaga |  Masahiro Shimoda |  Akira Ando |  Adidas | Epson
Nagano Parceiro |  Riki Takagi |  Takuya Akiyama |  Penalty | Hokto
Nara Club |  Ichizo Nakata |  Yuki Kotani |  Squadra  | Daiwa House
Omiya Ardija |  Tetsu Nagasawa |  Yutaro Hakamata |  Under Armour | NTT Docomo
FC Osaka |  Naoto Otake |  Shusuke Sakamoto |  bonera  | Tobu Top Tours
FC Ryukyu |  Kim Jong-song |  Ryunosuke Noda |  sfida  | GMO Coin
SC Sagamihara |  Yuki Richard Stalph |  Akihiko Takeshige |  Umbro | Gion
Tegevajaro Miyazaki |  Yuji Okuma |  Hikaru Manabe |  Yonex | Enatsu Shoji Holdings
Vanraure Hachinohe |  Nobuhiro Ishizaki |  Naoyuki Yamada |  Hummel | ATMIX
YSCC Yokohama |  Kazuki Kuranuki |  Kento Dodate |  Bonera  | Sanshin
Zweigen Kanazawa |  Akira Ito |  Yuto Shirai |  Hummel | 12

### Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position in the table  | Incoming manager  | Date of
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Zweigen Kanazawa  |  Masaaki Yanagishita | End of contract  | 5 November 2023  | Pre-season |  Akira Ito | 11 December 2023  | [7][8]
Giravanz Kitakyushu  |  Shinji Kobayashi | Resigned  | 22 November 2023  |  Kohei Masumoto | 15 December 2023  | [9][10]
Gainare Tottori  |  Kohei Matsumoto (interim)  | End of interim spell  | 24 November 2023  |  Kentaro Hayashi | 8 December 2023  | [11][12]
Fukushima United  |  Mitsumasa Yoda | Resigned  | 27 November 2023  |  Shuhei Terada | 13 December 2023  | [13][14]
FC Osaka  |  Ryo Shigaki | Signed by Renofa Yamaguchi | 5 December 2023  |  Naoto Otake | 18 December 2023  | [15][16]
Tegevajaro Miyazaki  |  Mitsuo Kato | Resigned  | 5 December 2023  |  Yuji Okuma | 19 December 2023  | [17][18]
Omiya Ardija  |  Masato Harasaki | 9 November 2023  |  Tetsu Nagasawa | 11 December 2023  | [19][20]
FC Imabari  |  Naoto Kudo | 10 December 2023  |  Toshihiro Hattori | 11 December 2023  | [21][22]
Iwate Grulla Morioka  |  Tetsuji Nakamikawa | Management restructure  | 8 May 2024  | 20th  |  Takuya Jinno | 8 May 2024  | [23]
SC Sagamihara  |  Kazuyuki Toda | Contract terminated[24] | 19 June 2024  | 9th  |  Yuki Richard Stalph | 26 June 2024  | [25]
FC Gifu  |  Yusaku Ueno | Resigned  | 27 June 2024  | 11th  |  Kenichi Amano | 28 June 2024 (interim)
30 September 2024 (full)  | [26]
Iwate Grulla Morioka  |  Takuya Jinno | Contract terminated[27] | 18 August 2024  | 20th  |  Kei Hoshikawa | 18 August 2024  | [27]
Nara Club  |  Julián Marín | Contract terminated[28] | 4 September 2024  | 18th  |  Ichizo Nakata | 4 September 2024  | [29]

## Foreign players

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From the 2021 season onwards, there is no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs could only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[30] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Qatar) were exempted from these restrictions.

* Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer 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.[31]

Club  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3  | Player 4  | Player 5  | Player 6  | Player 7  | Player 8  | Player 9  | Former players

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Azul Claro Numazu |  Gustavo Rissi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fukushima United |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gainare Tottori |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FC Gifu |  Mun In-ju |  Lee Yong-jae |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |  Koh Seung-jin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FC Imabari |  Tomás Moschión |  Marcus Índio |  Rodrigo Angelotti |  Wesley Tanque |  Jon Ander Serantes |  |  |  |  |  Ning Fangze
Iwate Grulla Morioka |  Sillas |  Kenneth Otabor |  Ryu Se-gun |  Kim Jae-young |  Kim Sung-kon |  Lee Byung-chan |  |  |  |
Kamatamare Sanuki |  Au Yeung Yiu Chung |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kataller Toyama |  Gabriel Nascimento |  Matheus Leiria |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Matsumoto Yamaga |  Víctor Ibáñez |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nagano Parceiro |  Ryu Nugraha |  Kim Min-ho |  Lee Seung-won |  Park Soo-bin |  |  |  |  |  |
Nara Club |  Marc Vito |  Patrik Gustavsson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Kiadtiphon Udom
Omiya Ardija |  Arthur Silva |  Fabián González |  Oriola Sunday |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Jakub Świerczok
FC Osaka |  Jonas Markovski |  Everton Kanela |  João Moura |  Muhammad Khalil |  Cho Young-kwang |  Choi Young-hoon |  Ji Seong-min |  Kang Seong-kook |  Woo Sang-ho |  Efrain Rintaro
FC Ryukyu |  Cho Eun-su |  Jeon Ji-wan |  Noh Seung-ki |  Park Seong-su |  |  |  |  |  |
SC Sagamihara |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Bruno Santos
Fabrício Baiano
Ryan
Tegevajaro Miyazaki |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vanraure Hachinohe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
YSCC Yokohama |  Luqman Hakim Shamsudin |  Onye Ogochukwu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Zweigen Kanazawa |  Jefferson Baiano |  Marlyson |  Baek In-hwan |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Omiya Ardija (C, P) | 37  | 25  | 10  | 2  | 71  | 30  | +41  | 85  | Promotion to the 2025 J2 League
2  | FC Imabari (P) | 37  | 21  | 7  | 9  | 61  | 38  | +23  | 70
3  | Kataller Toyama (Q) | 36  | 14  | 16  | 6  | 49  | 34  | +15  | 58  | Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4  | Matsumoto Yamaga | 37  | 15  | 12  | 10  | 60  | 45  | +15  | 57
5  | FC Osaka | 37  | 15  | 12  | 10  | 42  | 30  | +12  | 57
6  | Fukushima United | 36  | 16  | 5  | 15  | 58  | 47  | +11  | 53
7  | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 37  | 14  | 11  | 12  | 38  | 37  | +1  | 53  |
8  | Azul Claro Numazu | 36  | 15  | 7  | 14  | 52  | 43  | +9  | 52
9  | Vanraure Hachinohe | 36  | 13  | 12  | 11  | 42  | 38  | +4  | 51
10  | FC Gifu | 37  | 14  | 8  | 15  | 62  | 56  | +6  | 50
11  | SC Sagamihara | 37  | 13  | 11  | 13  | 40  | 41  | −1  | 50
12  | Zweigen Kanazawa | 36  | 12  | 11  | 13  | 49  | 51  | −2  | 47
13  | FC Ryukyu | 37  | 12  | 11  | 14  | 45  | 52  | −7  | 47
14  | Gainare Tottori | 36  | 13  | 8  | 15  | 48  | 64  | −16  | 47
15  | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 36  | 11  | 10  | 15  | 43  | 47  | −4  | 43
16  | Kamatamare Sanuki | 37  | 9  | 13  | 15  | 46  | 52  | −6  | 40
17  | Nagano Parceiro | 37  | 7  | 16  | 14  | 44  | 55  | −11  | 37
18  | Nara Club | 36  | 6  | 18  | 12  | 42  | 55  | −13  | 36
19  | YSCC Yokohama | 36  | 7  | 11  | 18  | 30  | 58  | −28  | 32  | Qulification to relegation/promotion play-offs
20  | Iwate Grulla Morioka (R) | 36  | 5  | 7  | 24  | 26  | 75  | −49  | 22  | Relegation to 2025 JFL[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: Meiji Yasuda J3 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 goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Promotion from the JFL is conditional on holding a valid J3 license. If the JFL champions hold a license, the club will be automatically promoted and the J3's 20th-placed team will be automatically relegated. If the JFL runners-up hold a license, the club will need to play promotion/relegation play-offs against J3's 19th or 20th-placed team for the season, depending on whether the JFL champions hold the J3 license. The club(s) who do not hold a license cannot be promoted.

## Season statistics

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### Top scorers

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As of 3 November 2024[32]
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Kosuke Fujioka | FC Gifu | 16
2  |  Marcus Índio | FC Imabari | 15
3  |  Ryo Shiohama | Fukushima United FC | 14
3  |  Kensei Ukita | AC Nagano Parceiro | 13
Ryo Nagai | Giravanz Kitakyushu
6  |  Hayato Asakawa | Matsumoto Yamaga | 12
Yuya Taguchi | Zweigen Kanazawa
8  |  Keigo Hashimoto | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 11
Yuki Okada | Nara Club
Yu Tomidokoro | FC Ryukyu
Hagumi Wada | Azul Claro Numazu
Shunnosuke Matsuki | Gainare Tottori

## 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  |  Yusaku Ueno | FC Gifu  |  Kosuke Fujioka | FC Gifu  |  Yumeki Yokoyama | FC Imabari  |  Rion Ichihara | Omiya Ardija  | [33][34][35][36]
April  |  Tetsu Nagasawa | Omiya Ardija  |  Hagumi Wada | Azul Claro Numazu  |  Genta Ito | FC Imabari  |  Yuto Ozeki | Fukushima United  | [37][38][39][40]
May  |  Shuhei Terada | Fukushima United  |  Yu Tomidokoro | FC Ryukyu  |  Yu Tomidokoro | FC Ryukyu  |  Yuki Kajiura | Zweigen Kanazawa  | [41][42][43][44]
June  |  Kohei Masumoto | Giravanz Kitakyushu  |  Arthur Silva | Omiya Ardija  |  Keisuke Ito | SC Sagamihara  |  Kosei Okazawa | FC Ryukyu  | [45][46][47][48]
July  |  Toshihiro Hattori | FC Imabari  |  Ryo Nagai | Giravanz Kitakyushu  |  Takuya Sugai | Azul Claro Numazu  |  Yumeki Yokoyama | FC Imabari  | [49][50][51][52]
August  |  Kim Jong-song | FC Ryukyu  |  Marcus Índio | FC Imabari  |  Daigo Furukawa | FC Osaka  |  Yumeki Yokoyama | FC Imabari  | [53][54][55][56]
September  |  Yuji Okuma | Tegevajaro Miyazaki  |  Masato Kojima | Omiya Ardija  |  Makoto Fukoin | Gainare Tottori  |  Mahiro Ano | Tegevajaro Miyazaki  | [57]

## See also

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* 2024 Japanese Super Cup
* 2024 Emperor's Cup
* 2024 J1 League
* 2024 J2 League
* 2024 Japan Football League

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Seasons|

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Football clubs in Japan, 2024

| J1 League|

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

|

J2 League|

* Blaublitz Akita
* Ehime FC
* Fagiano Okayama
* Fujieda MYFC
* Iwaki FC
* JEF United Chiba
* Kagoshima United FC
* Mito HollyHock
* Montedio Yamagata
* Oita Trinita
* Renofa Yamaguchi FC
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Thespakusatsu Gunma
* Tochigi SC
* Tokushima Vortis
* V-Varen Nagasaki
* Vegalta Sendai
* Ventforet Kofu
* Yokohama FC

J3 League|

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

100 Year Plan clubs|

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

Japan Football League|

* Atletico Suzuka Club
* Briobecca Urayasu
* Criacao Shinjuku
* Honda FC
* Kochi United
* Maruyasu Okazaki
* Minebea Mitsumi
* Okinawa SV
* Reilac Shiga
* ReinMeer Aomori
* Sony Sendai
* FC Tiamo Hirakata
* Tochigi City
* Veertien Mie
* Verspah Oita
* Yokogawa Musashino

Defunct clubs
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nationwide leagues only)|

* 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
* 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
* Kagura Shimane

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2024 in Japanese football

« 2023

2025 »

Leagues|

| Men|

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

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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

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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

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National teams|

| Men|

* AFC Asian Cup
* FIFA World Cup qualification

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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

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*[L]: Lost
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points