2025 J1 League

33rd season of the J1 League

Football league season

J1 LeagueSeason| 2025

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Dates| 14 February – 6 December
Matches played| 99
Goals scored| 208 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorer| Léo Ceará
(8 goals)
Biggest home win| Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Nagoya Grampus
(15 February 2025)
Kashima Antlers 4–0 Tokyo Verdy
(22 February 2025)
Biggest away win| Gamba Osaka 2–5 Cerezo Osaka
(14 February 2025)
FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale
(29 March 2025)
Highest scoring| Gamba Osaka 2–5 Cerezo Osaka
(14 February 2025)
Kashima Antlers 3–4 Kyoto Sanga
(6 April 2025)
Longest winning run| 4 matches
Kashima Antlers
Longest unbeaten run| 7 matches
Avispa Fukuoka
Longest winless run| 8 matches
Albirex Niigata
Longest losing run| 3 matches
Avispa Fukuoka
Kashima Antlers
Shonan Bellmare
Highest attendance| 52,541
Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse
(16 February 2025)[1]
Lowest attendance| 6,431
Yokohama FC 2–0 Cerezo Osaka
(15 March 2025)[1]
Total attendance| 1,936,550[1]
Average attendance| 19,561[1]

← 2024

2026–27 →

All statistics correct as of 13 April 2025.

The 2025 J1 League, also known as the 2025 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2025 明治安田J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2025 Meiji Yasuda J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 33rd season of J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This is the 11th season of the league since its rebrand from J.League Division 1.

Vissel Kobe are the defending champions, having won their second league title in a row on the last matchday of the 2024 season.[2]

## Overview

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This is the last J.League season played in a whole calendar year from late winter to early winter, with the following season onwards played from summer to spring.[3]

The tournament format and match format was announced on 25 November 2024, with the season starting on 14 February 2025 and concluding on 6 December 2025.[4]

This season is also the last with an annual format; starting with the 2026–27 season, the league will adopt the European calendar of September to May, with a special tournament held during the first half of 2026.[5]

## Changes from the previous season

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There were three teams relegated to the 2025 J2 League. Júbilo Iwata, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, and Sagan Tosu, were relegated as they finished 18th, 19th, and 20th respectively in the previous season, ending their one, eight, and 13-year stays in the top flight respectively.

Three teams were promoted from the 2024 J2 League: Shimizu S-Pulse, who won the title and returned to J1 after a two-year absence, Yokohama FC, who finished second, returning to the J1 after just a season playing in the J2 League, and Fagiano Okayama, who finished fifth and won the play-offs; they are playing in the top flight for the first time in their history.

## Clubs

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Albirex Niigata

Avispa Fukuoka

Greater Tokyo Area†

Shimizu S-Pulse

Keihanshin‡

Fagiano Okayama

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 FC
Yokohama F. Marinos
Kashima Antlers
Kashiwa Reysol

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Locations of the 2025 J1 League teams

Cerezo Osaka

Gamba Osaka

Kyoto Sanga

Vissel Kobe

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2025 J1 League teams in Keihanshin

Kashima Antlers

Kashiwa Reysol

Urawa Red Diamonds

FC Tokyo

Tokyo Verdy

Machida Zelvia

Kawasaki Frontale

Shonan Bellmare

Yokohama FC

Yokohama F. Marinos

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2025 J1 League teams in Greater Tokyo Area

Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity

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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
Yokohama FC | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 15,442
Shonan Bellmare | Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka | 15,380
Albirex Niigata | Niigata Prefecture | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 41,684
Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka Prefecture | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 19,594
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
Fagiano Okayama | Okayama Prefecture | JFE Harenokuni Stadium | 15,479
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefecture | Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima | 28,347
Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka Prefecture | Best Denki Stadium | 21,562

### Personnel and kits

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

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Albirex Niigata |  Daisuke Kimori |  Yuto Horigome |  Adidas | Kameda Seika
Avispa Fukuoka |  Kim Myung-hwi |  Tatsuki Nara |  Yonex | Shin Nihon Seiyaku
Cerezo Osaka |  Arthur Papas |  Shunta Tanaka |  Mizuno | Yanmar
Fagiano Okayama |  Takashi Kiyama |  Ryo Takeuchi |  Penalty | GROP
FC Tokyo |  Rikizo Matsuhashi |  Kei Koizumi |  New Balance | Tokyo Gas
Gamba Osaka |  Dani Poyatos |  Takashi Usami |  Hummel | Panasonic
Kashima Antlers |  Toru Oniki |  Gaku Shibasaki |  Nike | LIXIL
Kashiwa Reysol |  Ricardo Rodríguez |  Tomoya Inukai |  Yonex | Hitachi
Kawasaki Frontale |  Shigetoshi Hasebe |  Yasuto Wakizaka |  Puma | Fujitsu
Kyoto Sanga |  Cho Kwi-jae |  Sota Kawasaki |  Puma | Kyocera
Machida Zelvia |  Go Kuroda |  Gen Shoji |  Adidas | CyberAgent
Nagoya Grampus |  Kenta Hasegawa |  Ryuji Izumi |  Mizuno | Toyota
GR Yaris
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |  Michael Skibbe |  Sho Sasaki |  Nike | EDION
Shimizu S-Pulse |  Tadahiro Akiba |  Koya Kitagawa |  Puma | Suzuyo
Shonan Bellmare |  Satoshi Yamaguchi |  Akito Suzuki |  Penalty | Meldia
Tokyo Verdy |  Hiroshi Jofuku |  Koki Morita |  Athleta | Nicigas
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Maciej Skorża |  Takahiro Sekine |  Nike | Polus
Vissel Kobe |  Takayuki Yoshida |  Tetsushi Yamakawa |  Asics | Rakuten Mobile
Yokohama FC |  Shuhei Yomoda |  Yoshiaki Komai |  Puma | Onodera Group
Yokohama F. Marinos |  Steve Holland |  Takuya Kida |  Adidas | Nissan

### Managerial changes

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Kashiwa Reysol |  Masami Ihara[6][7] | End of contract  | 9 December 2024  | Pre-season  |  Ricardo Rodríguez[8] | 11 December 2024
FC Tokyo |  Peter Cklamovski[9] |  Rikizo Matsuhashi[10] | 21 December 2024
Cerezo Osaka |  Akio Kogiku[11] |  Arthur Papas[12] | 17 December 2024
Avispa Fukuoka |  Shigetoshi Hasebe[13] |  Kim Myung-hwi[14] | 13 December 2024
Kawasaki Frontale |  Toru Oniki[15] |  Shigetoshi Hasebe[16] | 12 December 2024
Kashima Antlers |  Masaki Chugo | End of interim spell  |  Toru Oniki[17] | 12 December 2024
Yokohama F. Marinos |  John Hutchinson |  Steve Holland[18] | 17 December 2024
Albirex Niigata |  Rikizo Matsuhashi[19] | Resigned  | 13 December 2024  |  Daisuke Kimori[20] | 19 December 2024

### Foreign players

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From the 2019 season, there are no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[21] 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.[22]

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 |  Jason Geria |  Danilo Gomes |  Miguel Silveira |  Michael Fitzgerald |  |  |  |  |
Avispa Fukuoka |  Wellington |  Shahab Zahedi |  Kim Moon-hyeon |  Nassim Ben Khalifa |  |  |  |  |
Cerezo Osaka |  Lucas Fernandes |  Rafael Ratão |  Thiago Andrade |  Vitor Bueno |  Kim Jin-hyeon |  Jaroensak Wonggorn |  |  |
Fagiano Okayama |  Gleyson |  Lucão |  Svend Brodersen |  |  |  |  |  |
FC Tokyo |  Everton Galdino |  Henrique Trevisan |  Marcelo Ryan |  Baek In-hwan |  |  |  |  |
Gamba Osaka |  Juan Alano |  Welton |  Zhang Aolin |  Neta Lavi |  Issam Jebali |  Deniz Hümmet |  |  |
Kashima Antlers |  Léo Ceará |  Talles |  Aleksandar Čavrić |  Kim Tae-hyeon |  Park Eui-jeong |  |  |  |
Kashiwa Reysol |  Diego |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kawasaki Frontale |  Erison |  Jesiel |  Marcinho |  Patrick Verhon |  César Haydar |  Jung Sung-ryong |  Lee Geun-hyeong |  |
Kyoto Sanga |  João Pedro |  Marco Túlio |  Murilo Costa |  Patrick William |  Rafael Elias |  Gu Sung-yun |  |  |
Machida Zelvia |  Mitch Duke |  Byron Vásquez |  Ibrahim Drešević |  Kaung Zan Mara |  Cha Je-hoon |  Na Sang-ho |  Oh Se-hun |  |  Erik
Nagoya Grampus |  Mateus |  Kasper Junker |  Yves Avelete |  |  |  |  |  |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |  Marcos Júnior |  Valère Germain |  Tolgay Arslan |  Jeong Min-ki |  |  |  |  |
Shimizu S-Pulse |  Capixaba |  Douglas Tanque |  Matheus Bueno |  Ahmed Ahmedov |  Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi |  |  |  |
Shonan Bellmare |  Luiz Phellype |  Zé Ricardo |  Kim Min-tae |  |  |  |  |  |  Lukian
Tokyo Verdy |  Matheus Vidotto |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Urawa Red Diamonds |  Danilo Boza |  Matheus Sávio |  Thiago Santana |  Marius Høibråten |  Samuel Gustafson |  |  |  |
Vissel Kobe |  Caetano |  Erik |  Gustavo Klismahn |  Jean Patric |  Matheus Thuler |  Richard Monday Ubong |  |  |
Yokohama FC |  João Paulo |  Léo Bahia |  Lukian |  Michel |  Phelipe |  Yuri Lara |  |  |
Yokohama F. Marinos |  Thomas Deng |  Anderson Lopes |  Élber |  Yan Matheus |  Jeison Quiñones |  Sandy Walsh |  Park Il-gyu |  Kodjo Aziangbe |

## League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Avispa Fukuoka | 10  | 6  | 1  | 3  | 11  | 8  | +3  | 19  | Qualification for the
AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2  | Kyoto Sanga | 10  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 13  | 10  | +3  | 18
3  | Kawasaki Frontale | 10  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 18  | 9  | +9  | 17  |
4  | Fagiano Okayama | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 9  | 5  | +4  | 17
5  | Kashiwa Reysol | 10  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 11  | 8  | +3  | 17
6  | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9  | 5  | 2  | 2  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 17
7  | Machida Zelvia | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 12  | 10  | +2  | 17
8  | Kashima Antlers | 10  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 16  | 10  | +6  | 16
9  | Shonan Bellmare | 10  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 9  | 13  | −4  | 14
10  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 10  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 9  | 9  | 0  | 13
11  | Gamba Osaka | 10  | 4  | 1  | 5  | 11  | 15  | −4  | 13
12  | Shimizu S-Pulse | 10  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 11  | 10  | +1  | 12
13  | Cerezo Osaka | 10  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 15  | 15  | 0  | 12
14  | Vissel Kobe | 9  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 12
15  | Yokohama FC | 10  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 6  | 7  | −1  | 11
16  | Tokyo Verdy | 10  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 10
17  | FC Tokyo | 10  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 9
18  | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 8  | Relegation to the J2 League
19  | Albirex Niigata | 10  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 10  | 14  | −4  | 8
20  | Nagoya Grampus | 10  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 11  | 19  | −8  | 8

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2025. 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.

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ANI | AFU | COS | FOK | GOS | KSA | KSR | KWF | KYS | MCZ | NGR | SHI | SHB | SSP | TOK | TOV | URD | VKO | YOK | YFM

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Albirex Niigata | -- | 0–1  | 2–2  |  | 3–3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2–2  |  |  | 0–0  |
Avispa Fukuoka |  | -- |  |  |  |  | 0–1  | 1–2  |  | 2–2  |  |  |  |  | 1–0  |  | 1–0  |  |  | 2–1
Cerezo Osaka |  |  | -- | 2–1  | a | 1–0  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  |  | 1–2  |  |  |  | 1–1  |  |  |
Fagiano Okayama |  |  |  | -- | 2–0  | 2–0  |  | 0–0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  | 1–0  |  |  |  |  | 1–0
Gamba Osaka |  | 2–1  | 2–5 |  | -- |  |  |  |  | 0–1  | 2–0  |  |  | 1–0  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kashima Antlers | 2–1  | 0–1  |  |  |  | -- |  |  | 3–4  |  |  |  |  |  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  |  |
Kashiwa Reysol |  |  | 2–1  |  | 1–0  | 1–3  | -- | 1–1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0–0  |  |  |  |
Kawasaki Frontale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- | 0–1  |  | 4–0  |  | 2–0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3–3
Kyoto Sanga |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  |  | -- |  |  | 1–0  | 2–0  |  |  |  | 1–1  |  |  |
Machida Zelvia | 1–0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2–2  |  | -- |  | 1–2  |  |  |  | 0–1  | 0–2  |  |  |
Nagoya Grampus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–2  | -- |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |  |  | 2–1  | 0–1  |  | 1–0  | 1–1  |  |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–0  | 1–0
Shonan Bellmare |  |  |  |  |  | 1–0  |  |  |  |  | 2–1  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2–1  | 1–2  |  |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  | 1–2  |  |  | 1–1  | 3–0  | -- |  |  |  |  |  |
FC Tokyo |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  | 0–3  |  | 0–1  | 3–1  |  | 0–0  |  | -- | a |  |  |  |
Tokyo Verdy |  |  |  |  | 0–1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2–1  |  |  | 0–1  | 2–2 | -- |  | 0–1  |  |
Urawa Red Diamonds |  |  |  | 1–0  |  |  | 0–2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2–1  |  |  | -- |  |  |
Vissel Kobe | 0–1  | 0–1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0–0  | -- |  |
Yokohama FC |  |  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0–2  |  |  |  | 2–0  | 0–1  |  |  | 0–1  | -- | 0–0
Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1  |  |  |  | 2–0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  |  |  | 0–0  |  |  | a | --

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2025. Source: J1 League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

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As of 13 April 2025

### Top scorers

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Further information: J.League Top Scorer

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[23][24][25]

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1  |  Léo Ceará | Kashima Antlers  | 8
2  |  Rafael Elias | Kyoto Sanga  | 7
3  |  Koya Kitagawa | Shimizu S-Pulse  | 5
4  |  Motoki Hasegawa | Albirex Niigata  | 4
Issam Jebali | Gamba Osaka
Takuma Nishimura | Machida Zelvia
Sota Kitano | Cerezo Osaka
8  |  Erik | Vissel Kobe  | 3
Erison | Kawasaki Frontale
Sho Fukuda | Shonan Bellmare
Sho Inagaki | Nagoya Grampus
Rafael Ratão | Cerezo Osaka
Thiago Santana | Urawa Red Diamonds
Akito Suzuki | Shonan Bellmare
Yuma Suzuki | Kashima Antlers
Ken Yamura | Albirex Niigata

### Hat-tricks

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Léo Ceará | Kashima Antlers  | Kashiwa Reysol  | 3–1 (A)  | 8 March 2025  | [26]
Rafael Elias | Kyoto Sanga  | Kashima Antlers  | 4–3 (A)  | 6 April 2025  | [27]

## See also

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* 2025 Japanese Super Cup
* 2025 Emperor's Cup
* 2025 J.League Cup
* 2025 J2 League
* 2025 J3 League
* 2025 Japan Football League
* 2025 Japanese Regional Leagues

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## External links

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J.League

Champions (J1 League · J2 League · J3 League) · Records and statistics · Historical goals

Seasons|

| J1 League seasons
(1993–present)|

* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
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J2 League seasons
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J3 League seasons
(2014–present)|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Clubs|

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

Former|

* YSCC Yokohama
* Yokohama Flügels
* J.League U-22 Selection
* Iwate Grulla Morioka
* FC Tokyo U-23
* Gamba Osaka U-23
* Cerezo Osaka U-23

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Awards (Monthly MVP · MVP Award · Best XI · Top Scorer · Rookie of the Year · Manager of the Year)

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Japanese club football

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1965–1992
Japan Soccer League Division 1
since 1972|

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1993–present
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since 1999|

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* List of champions
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Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present

| Japan Soccer League Division 2
1972–1992|

* 1972
* 1973
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* 1976
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* 1978
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* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92

|

(former) Japan Football League
1992–1998
(former) Japan Football League Division 1
1992–1993|

* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998

J2 League
1999–present|

* 1999
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* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
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* List of champions
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Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present

| (former) Japan Football League Division 2
1992–93|

* 1992
* 1993

|

* No national third tier, 1994–1998

Japan Football League
1999–2013|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013

J3 League
2014–present|

* 2014
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* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

| Japan Football League
2014–present|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

|

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

| Japanese Regional Leagues
1966–present|

* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
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* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
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* 1981
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* 2024
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* Regional Champions League
* Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

| Emperor's Cup
1921–present|

* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* ~~1926~~
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* ~~1934~~
* 1935
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* ~~1947~~
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Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

| JSL Cup
1976–1991|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991

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J.League Cup
1992–present|

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* 1998
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* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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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

|

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

2025 in Japanese football

« 2024

2026 »

Leagues|

| Men|

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

|

Women|

* WE League
* 2024–25
* 2025–26
* 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
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

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|

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

J2 League|

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

J3 League|

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

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

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
* '24
* '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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