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id="toc-European_League_Format_&_AFC_Champions_League_(2005–2008)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#European_League_Format_&_AFC_Champions_League_(2005–2008)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.5</span> <span>European League Format & AFC Champions League (2005–2008)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-European_League_Format_&_AFC_Champions_League_(2005–2008)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Modern_phase_(2009–2016)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Modern_phase_(2009–2016)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.6</span> <span>Modern phase (2009–2016)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Modern_phase_(2009–2016)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Current_(2017–)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_(2017–)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.7</span> <span>Current (2017–)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_(2017–)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>Timeline</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Crest" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Crest"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Crest</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Crest-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2024_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2024_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>2024 season</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-2024_season-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 2024 season subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-2024_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-League_format" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#League_format"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>League format</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-League_format-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Participating_clubs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Participating_clubs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Participating clubs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Participating_clubs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stadiums_(2024)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stadiums_(2024)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Stadiums (2024)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stadiums_(2024)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_clubs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_clubs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Former clubs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_clubs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Statistics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Statistics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Statistics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Statistics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Statistics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Statistics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-All-time_J1_League_table" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#All-time_J1_League_table"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>All-time J1 League table</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-All-time_J1_League_table-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Championship_history" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Championship_history"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Championship history</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Championship_history-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Most_successful_clubs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Most_successful_clubs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Most successful clubs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Most_successful_clubs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Relegation_history" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Relegation_history"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Relegation history</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Relegation_history-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_tournaments" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_tournaments"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Other tournaments</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_tournaments-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Players_and_managers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Players_and_managers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Players and managers</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Players_and_managers-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Players and managers subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Players_and_managers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Players" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Players"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Players</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Players-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Managers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Managers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Managers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Managers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media_coverage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media_coverage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Media coverage</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Media_coverage-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Media coverage subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Media_coverage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Japan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Japan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Japan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Japan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Outside_Japan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Outside_Japan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Outside Japan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Outside_Japan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sponsorship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sponsorship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Sponsorship</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Sponsorship-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Sponsorship subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Sponsorship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Title_Partner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Title_Partner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Title Partner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Title_Partner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Official_Broadcasting_Partner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Official_Broadcasting_Partner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Official Broadcasting Partner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Official_Broadcasting_Partner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Top_Partners" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Top_Partners"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Top Partners</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Top_Partners-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-League_Cup_Partner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#League_Cup_Partner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>League Cup Partner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-League_Cup_Partner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Super_Cup_Partner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Super_Cup_Partner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>Super Cup Partner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Super_Cup_Partner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Equipment_Partner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Equipment_Partner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.6</span> <span>Equipment Partner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Equipment_Partner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports_Promotion_Partner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports_Promotion_Partner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.7</span> <span>Sports Promotion Partner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports_Promotion_Partner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ticketing_Partner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ticketing_Partner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.8</span> <span>Ticketing Partner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ticketing_Partner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-EC_Platform_Partner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#EC_Platform_Partner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.9</span> <span>EC Platform Partner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-EC_Platform_Partner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Technology_Partner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Technology_Partner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.10</span> <span>Technology Partner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Technology_Partner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Supporting_Companies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Supporting_Companies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.11</span> <span>Supporting Companies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Supporting_Companies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" 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interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/J1_League" title="J1 League – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="J1 League" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%A7_%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97" title="জে১ লিগ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="জে১ লিগ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Джей лига – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Джей лига" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lliga_japonesa_de_futbol" title="Lliga japonesa de futbol – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Lliga japonesa de futbol" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/J1_League" title="J1 League – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="J1 League" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/J1_League" title="J1 League – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="J1 League" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" 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Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Ιαπωνίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/J1_League" title="J1 League – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="J1 League" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japoniako_futbol_liga" title="Japoniako futbol liga – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Japoniako futbol liga" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF" 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max-width:25em"><caption class="infobox-title">J1 League</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Meiji_Yasuda_J1_League_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Meiji_Yasuda_J1_League_logo.svg/220px-Meiji_Yasuda_J1_League_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Meiji_Yasuda_J1_League_logo.svg/330px-Meiji_Yasuda_J1_League_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Meiji_Yasuda_J1_League_logo.svg/440px-Meiji_Yasuda_J1_League_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="80" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Organising body</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J.League" title="J.League">J.League</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1992<span class="noprint">; 32 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1992</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Japan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_association_football" title="Geography of association football">Confederation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Participating_clubs">20</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Level on pyramid</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_association_football_league_system#Overview" title="Japanese association football league system">1</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">Relegation</a> to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J2_League" title="J2 League">J2 League</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Domestic cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Emperor%27s_Cup" title="Emperor's Cup">Emperor's Cup</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Super_Cup" title="Japanese Super Cup">Japanese Super Cup</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J.League_Cup" title="J.League Cup">J.League Cup</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">International cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/AFC_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Champions League">AFC Champions League Elite</a><br /><a href="/wiki/AFC_Champions_League_Two" title="AFC Champions League Two">AFC Champions League Two</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a> (1st title)</span> <br />(<a href="/wiki/2023_J1_League" title="2023 J1 League">2023</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a> (8 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most appearances</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yasuhito_End%C5%8D" title="Yasuhito Endō">Yasuhito Endō</a> (672)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top goalscorer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yoshito_%C5%8Ckubo" title="Yoshito Ōkubo">Yoshito Ōkubo</a> (179)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/DAZN" title="DAZN">DAZN</a> <small>(including <a href="/wiki/Abema" title="Abema">Abema de DAZN</a><sup id="cite_ref-Abema_de_DAZN_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abema_de_DAZN-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/NHK_General_TV" title="NHK General TV">NHK General TV</a> <small>(selected matches)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/NHK#Television" title="NHK">NHK BS</a> <small>(selected matches)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> <small>(selected matches and markets)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jleague.co/">jleague.jp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>Current: <a href="/wiki/2024_J1_League" title="2024 J1 League">2024 J1 League</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>J1 League</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">J1リーグ</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Jē-wan Rīgu</i></span>)</span>, <abbr title="also known as">a.k.a.</abbr> the <b>J.League</b> or the <b><a href="/wiki/Meiji_Yasuda_Life" title="Meiji Yasuda Life">Meiji Yasuda</a> J1 League</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">明治安田J1リーグ</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Meiji Yasuda Jē-wan Rīgu</i></span>)</span> for sponsorship reasons,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the top level of the <b><a href="/wiki/J.League" title="J.League">Japan Professional Football League</a></b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">日本プロサッカーリーグ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Nihon Puro Sakkā Rīgu</i></span>)</span> system.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in <a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">Asian</a> professional club football history. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion and relegation</a> with the <a href="/wiki/J2_League" title="J2 League">J2 League</a>. It was known as the <b>J.League</b> from 1993 to 1998 before becoming a two-division league, and as <b>J.League Division 1</b> from 1999 to 2014. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the history of Japanese club association football before the inception of the professional league in 1993, see <a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">Japan Soccer League</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the detailed history of J2 League, see <a href="/wiki/J2_League#History" title="J2 League">J2 League § History</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phases_of_J1">Phases of J1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Phases of J1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Before_the_professional_league_(1992_and_earlier)"><span id="Before_the_professional_league_.281992_and_earlier.29"></span>Before the professional league (1992 and earlier)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Before the professional league (1992 and earlier)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before the inception of the <a href="/wiki/J.League" title="J.League">J.League</a>, the highest level of club football was the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">Japan Soccer League</a> (JSL), which was formed in 1965 and consisted of amateur clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite being well-attended during the boom of the late 1960s and early 1970s (when Japan's national team <a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics">won the bronze Olympic medal</a> at the <a href="/wiki/1968_Summer_Olympics" title="1968 Summer Olympics">1968 games in Mexico</a>), the JSL went into decline in the 1980s, in general line with the deteriorating situation worldwide. Fans were few, the grounds were not of the highest quality, and the Japanese national team was not on a par with the Asian powerhouses. To raise the level of play domestically, to attempt to garner more fans, and to strengthen the national team, the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_Association" title="Japan Football Association">Japan Football Association</a> (JFA) decided to form a professional league. </p><p>The professional association football league, J.League was formed in 1992, with eight clubs drawn from the JSL First Division, one from the Second Division, and the newly formed <a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a>. At the same time, JSL changed its name and became the now–defunct <a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League_(1992%E2%80%9398)" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Football League (1992–98)">Japan Football League</a>, a semi-professional league. Although the J.League did not officially launch until 1993, the <a href="/wiki/Yamazaki_Nabisco_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamazaki Nabisco Cup">Yamazaki Nabisco Cup</a> competition was held between the ten clubs in 1992 to prepare for the inaugural season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Inaugural_season_and_J.League_boom_(1993–1995)"><span id="Inaugural_season_and_J.League_boom_.281993.E2.80.931995.29"></span>Inaugural season and J.League boom (1993–1995)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Inaugural season and J.League boom (1993–1995)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>J.League officially kicked off its first season with ten clubs in early 1993. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="After_the_boom_(1996–1999)"><span id="After_the_boom_.281996.E2.80.931999.29"></span>After the boom (1996–1999)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: After the boom (1996–1999)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite its success in the first three years, in early 1996 the league attendance declined rapidly. In 1997 the average attendance was 10,131, compared to more than 19,000 in 1994. Notably, <a href="/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger" title="Arsène Wenger">Arsène Wenger</a> managed Nagoya Grampus Eight during this period. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Change_of_infrastructure_and_game_formats_(1999–2004)"><span id="Change_of_infrastructure_and_game_formats_.281999.E2.80.932004.29"></span>Change of infrastructure and game formats (1999–2004)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Change of infrastructure and game formats (1999–2004)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/J2_League" title="J2 League">J2 League</a></div> <p>By 1999, the league's management came to a conclusion that they were heading in the wrong direction. They subsequently came up with two solutions to solve the problem. </p><p>Firsty, they announced the J.League Hundred Year Vision, in which they aimed to create or endorse 100 professional association football clubs throughout Japan by 2092, which would mark the hundredth season since the establishment of the J1 League. The league also encouraged the clubs to promote football or non-football related sports and health activities, to acquire local sponsorships, and to build good relationships with their hometowns at the <a href="/wiki/Grassroots" title="Grassroots">grassroots level</a>. The league administration believed that this would allow the clubs to bond with their respective cities and towns, and obtain support from local government, companies, and citizens. In other words, clubs will be able to rely on the locals, rather than major national sponsors. </p><p>Secondly, the infrastructure of the league was heavily changed in 1999. The league acquired nine clubs from the semi-professional <a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League_(1992%E2%80%9398)" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Football League (1992–98)">JFL</a> and one club from the J.League to create a two-division system. The top flight became the J.League Division 1 (J1) with 16 clubs while the J.League Division 2 (J2) was launched with ten clubs in 1999. The former second-tier Japan Football League now became the third-tier <a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League" title="Japan Football League">Japan Football League</a> (J3). </p><p>Also, until 2004 (with the exception of <a href="/wiki/1996_J.League" title="1996 J.League">1996 season</a>), the J1 season was <a href="/wiki/Apertura_and_Clausura" title="Apertura and Clausura">divided into two</a> stages. At the end of each full season, the champions from each half played a <a href="/wiki/J.League_Championship" title="J.League Championship">two-legged series</a> to determine the overall season winners and runners-up. <a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a> in 2002, and <a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a> in 2003, won both "halves" of the respective seasons, thus eliminating the need for the playoff series. The league abolished the split-season system in 2005. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="European_League_Format_&_AFC_Champions_League_(2005–2008)"><span id="European_League_Format_.26_AFC_Champions_League_.282005.E2.80.932008.29"></span>European League Format & AFC Champions League (2005–2008)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: European League Format & AFC Champions League (2005–2008)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the <a href="/wiki/2005_J.League_Division_1" title="2005 J.League Division 1">2005 season</a>, the J1 League consisted of 18 clubs (from 16 in 2004) and the season format adopted a system similar to European club football. The number of relegated clubs also increased from 2 to 2.5, with the 3rd-to-last club going into a <a href="/w/index.php?title=J.League_Promotion_/_relegation_Series&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="J.League Promotion / relegation Series (page does not exist)">promotion/relegation playoff</a> with the third-placed J2 club. Since then, other than minor adjustments, the top flight has stayed consistent. </p><p>Japanese teams did not view the <a href="/wiki/AFC_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Champions League">AFC Champions League</a> (ACL) as a major competition in the early years, in part due to the distances travelled and teams involved. Despite this, three Japanese sides made the quarter-finals in the <a href="/wiki/2008_AFC_Champions_League_knockout_stage" title="2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage">2008 ACL</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, in recent years, with the inclusion of the <a href="/wiki/A-League" class="mw-redirect" title="A-League">A-League</a> in Eastern Asia, introduction to the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">Club World Cup</a>, and increased marketability in the Asian continent, both the league and the clubs paid more attention to Asian competition. For example, <a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a> built up a notable fan base in Hong Kong, owing to their participation in the Asian Champions League during the <a href="/wiki/2007_AFC_Champions_League" title="2007 AFC Champions League">2007 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Continuous effort led to the success of <a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a> in 2007 and <a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a> in 2008. Thanks to excellent league management and competitiveness in Asian competition, the AFC awarded J.League the highest league ranking and a total of four slots starting from the <a href="/wiki/2009_AFC_Champions_League" title="2009 AFC Champions League">2009 season</a>. The league took this as an opportunity to sell TV broadcasting rights to foreign countries, especially in Asia. </p><p>Also starting from the 2008 season, the Emperor's Cup Winner was allowed to participate in the upcoming Champions League season, rather than waiting a whole year (i.e. <a href="/wiki/2005_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2005 Emperor's Cup">2005 Emperor's Cup</a> winner, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Verdy" title="Tokyo Verdy">Tokyo Verdy</a>, participated in the 2007 ACL season, instead of the 2006 season). In order to fix this one-year lag issue, the <a href="/wiki/2007_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2007 Emperor's Cup">2007 Emperor's Cup</a> winner, <a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a>' turn was waived. Nonetheless, <a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a> ended up participating in the 2009 ACL season by winning the J.League title in the <a href="/wiki/2008_J.League_Division_1" title="2008 J.League Division 1">2008 season</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Modern_phase_(2009–2016)"><span id="Modern_phase_.282009.E2.80.932016.29"></span>Modern phase (2009–2016)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Modern phase (2009–2016)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Three major changes were seen starting in the <a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Division_1" title="2009 J.League Division 1">2009 season</a>. First, starting that season, four clubs entered the AFC Champions League. Secondly, the number of relegation slots increased to three. Finally, the AFC Player slot was implemented starting this season. Each club will be allowed to have a total of four foreign players; however, one slot is reserved for a player that derives from an AFC country other than Japan. Also, as a requirement of being a member of the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">Asian Football Confederation</a>, in 2012 the J.League Club Licence became one criterion of whether a club was permitted to be promoted to a higher tier in professional level leagues. No major changes happened to J.League Division 1 as the number of clubs stayed at 18. </p><p>In 2015 the J.League Division 1 was renamed J1 League. Also, the tournament format was changed to a three-stage system. The season was split into first and second stages, followed by a third and final championship stage. The third stage was composed of three to five teams. The top point accumulator in each stage and the top three point accumulators for the overall season qualified. If both of the stage winners finished in the top three teams for the season, then only three teams qualified for the championship stage. These teams then took part in a championship playoff stage to decide the winner of the league trophy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Current_(2017–)"><span id="Current_.282017.E2.80.93.29"></span>Current (2017–)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Current (2017–)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite the new multi-stage format being initially reported as locked in for five seasons, due to negative reaction from hardcore fans and failure to appeal to casual fans, after 2016 it was abandoned in favour of a return to a single-stage system.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2017, the team which accumulates the most points will be named champion, with no championship stage taking place at the season's end, and from 2018, the bottom two clubs are relegated and the 16th-placed club enters a playoff with the J2 club that wins a promotion playoff series.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the J2 playoff winner prevails, the club is promoted, with the J1 club being relegated, otherwise the J1 club can retain its position in J1 League with the promotion failure of the J2 club. </p><p>In November 2017, Urawa Red Diamonds played the <a href="/wiki/2017_AFC_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 AFC Champions League Final">AFC Champions League final</a> against Al Hilal. After a draw in the first leg, Urawa Red Diamonds won the second leg 1-0 and were crowned Asian Champions. In the past 10–15 years, Japanese clubs have risen also intercontinentally. Clubs Gamba Osaka and Urawa Red Diamonds have been crowned Asian champions and participated in the Club World Cup, always targeting at least the semi-finals. Kashima Antlers were finalists of the 2016 edition and eventually lost to Real Madrid. </p><p>Beginning in 2026/27, the J.League will use a fall–spring format. The regular season will begin in August and pause for a winter break between December and February, with the final matches played in May.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Important events </th> <th>No. J clubs </th> <th>No. ACL Elite clubs </th> <th>No. ACL Two clubs </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number of relegation slots">Rel. slots</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_Association" title="Japan Football Association">JFA</a> forms a professional league assessment committee.</li></ul> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="34">– </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td> <ul><li>The committee decides the criteria for professional clubs</li> <li>Fifteen to twenty clubs from <a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">Japan Soccer League</a> applies for the professional league membership</li></ul> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td> <ul><li>The professional league, J.League is formed with the following 10 clubs: <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/JEF_United_Chiba" title="JEF United Chiba">JEF United Ichihara</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus_Eight" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagoya Grampus Eight">Nagoya Grampus Eight</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Verdy_Kawasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Verdy Kawasaki">Verdy Kawasaki</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_Fl%C3%BCgels" title="Yokohama Flügels">Yokohama Flügels</a></b>, and <b><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_Marinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama Marinos">Yokohama Marinos</a></b> (pre-existing from the old JSL First Division)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></b> (promoted from the old Second Division)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a></b> (newly formed, non-company club).</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">Japan Soccer League</a> becomes then second-tier <a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League_(1992%E2%80%9398)" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Football League (1992–98)">Japan Football League</a></li> <li>J.League hosts the first <a href="/wiki/J.League_Cup" title="J.League Cup">domestic league cup competition</a> with the ten clubs</li></ul> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_J.League" title="1993 J.League">1993</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>The J.League officially kicks off its first season</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_J.League" title="1994 J.League">1994</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>Following clubs are promoted from Japan Football League: <b><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Bellmare_Hiratsuka" class="mw-redirect" title="Bellmare Hiratsuka">Bellmare Hiratsuka</a></b></li></ul> </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_J.League" title="1995 J.League">1995</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>Following clubs are promoted from Japan Football League: <b><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a></b></li> <li>The points system is introduced for the first time: a club receives 3 pts for any win, 1 pt for PK loss, and 0 pts for regulation or extra time loss.</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">14 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_J.League" title="1996 J.League">1996</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>Following clubs are promoted from Japan Football League: <b><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Purple_Sanga" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyoto Purple Sanga">Kyoto Purple Sanga</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a></b></li> <li>The league adopts single season format</li> <li>J.League average attendance hits the record low 10,131</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_J.League" title="1997 J.League">1997</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>Following club is promoted from Japan Football League: <b><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a></b></li> <li>The league goes back to split-season format</li> <li>The points system changes: a club receives 3 pts for a regulation win, 2 pts for extra-time win, 1 pt for PK win, and 0 pts for any loss.</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_J.League" title="1998 J.League">1998</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>Following club is promoted from Japan Football League: <b><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo">Consadole Sapporo</a></b></li> <li><b>Yokohama Flügels</b> announce that they will be dissolved into crosstown rivals <b>Yokohama Marinos</b> for the 1999 season</li> <li>The league announces the J.League Hundred Year Vision</li> <li>The league announces incorporation of two-division system for the 1999 season</li> <li>The league hosts J.League Promotion Tournament to decide to promote and/or relegate clubs. As a result, <b>Consadole Sapporo</b> becomes the first club be to relegated.</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">18 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_J.League_Division_1" title="1999 J.League Division 1">1999</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>Yokohama Marinos merge with Yokohama Flügels to become <b>Yokohama F. Marinos</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penalty_shootout_(association_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Penalty shootout (association football)">Penalty kick shootouts</a> are abolished in both divisions; however, golden goal extra-time rules stayed</li> <li>The points system changes: a club receives 3 pts for a regulation win, 2 pts for an extra time win, and 1 pt for a tie</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League_(1992%E2%80%9398)" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Football League (1992–98)">Japan Football League (former)</a> is also restructured, as it becomes the 3rd-tier <a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League" title="Japan Football League">Japan Football League</a>.</li></ul> <dl><dd>Note: To distinguish between the former and the current JFL, the new JFL is pronounced <i>Nihon Football League</i> in Japanese.</dd></dl> </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center">16 </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_J.League_Division_1" title="2000 J.League Division 1">2000</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_J.League_Division_1" title="2001 J.League Division 1">2001</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_J.League_Division_1" title="2002 J.League Division 1">2002</a> </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_J.League_Division_1" title="2003 J.League Division 1">2003</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">Extra time</a> is abolished in Division 1 and traditional 3–1–0 points system is adopted</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_J.League_Division_1" title="2004 J.League Division 1">2004</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>No automatic relegation this season, as the top flight expands to 18 clubs in the following season</li> <li>Inception of the two-legged <a href="/wiki/J._League_promotion/relegation_series" title="J. League promotion/relegation series">Promotion/relegation Series</a></li></ul> </td> <td align="center">0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_J.League_Division_1" title="2005 J.League Division 1">2005</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>J.League Division 1 expands to 18 clubs</li> <li>J.League Division 1 adopts single-season format</li></ul> </td> <td rowspan="16" align="center">18 </td> <td rowspan="4" align="center">2.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_J.League_Division_1" title="2006 J.League Division 1">2006</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Away_goals_rule" title="Away goals rule">Away goals rule</a> is adopted in <a href="/wiki/Yamazaki_Nabisco_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamazaki Nabisco Cup">Yamazaki Nabisco Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._League_promotion/relegation_series" title="J. League promotion/relegation series">Promotion/relegation Series</a></li> <li>The league forms J.League expansion committee</li> <li>The league reintroduces <a href="/wiki/J.League_100_Year_Plan_club_status" title="J.League 100 Year Plan club status">J.League Associate Membership</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_J.League_Division_1" title="2007 J.League Division 1">2007</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>J.League champion qualifies to the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a> as the host for next two seasons.</li></ul> <dl><dd>Note: If a Japanese club wins the <a href="/wiki/AFC_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Champions League">AFC Champions League</a>, the host loses its right.</dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Urawa Red Diamonds</b> wins the <a href="/wiki/2007_AFC_Champions_League" title="2007 AFC Champions League">2007 AFC Champions League</a>, becoming the first Japanese club to win the <a href="/wiki/AFC_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Champions League">AFC Champions League</a> since its rebranding in 2002. Urawa wins the bronze medal at the <a href="/wiki/2007_FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="2007 FIFA Club World Cup">2007 FIFA Club World Cup</a>, becoming the first Japanese club to do so.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_J.League_Division_1" title="2008 J.League Division 1">2008</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><b>Gamba Osaka</b> wins the <a href="/wiki/2008_AFC_Champions_League" title="2008 AFC Champions League">2008 AFC Champions League</a>, the second straight championship by a Japanese club and wins the bronze medal at the <a href="/wiki/2008_FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="2008 FIFA Club World Cup">2008 FIFA Club World Cup</a>, the second straight Japanese bronze medal at the competition.</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">2+1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Division_1" title="2009 J.League Division 1">2009</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>Four clubs enter AFC Champions League.</li> <li>Implementation of a 4th foreign player slot, a.k.a. AFC player slot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._League_promotion/relegation_series" title="J. League promotion/relegation series">Promotion/relegation Series</a> is eliminated and 16th-place club is now relegated by default.</li></ul> </td> <td rowspan="11" align="center">4 </td> <td rowspan="9" align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_J.League_Division_1" title="2010 J.League Division 1">2010</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_J.League_Division_1" title="2011 J.League Division 1">2011</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>J.League champion qualifies to the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a> as the host for next two seasons again.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_J.League_Division_1" title="2012 J.League Division 1">2012</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_J.League_Division_1" title="2013 J.League Division 1">2013</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_J.League_Division_1" title="2014 J.League Division 1">2014</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_J1_League" title="2015 J1 League">2015</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>J.League reinstates split-season format for the next five seasons.</li> <li>J.League champion qualifies to the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a> as the host for the next two seasons again.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_J1_League" title="2016 J1 League">2016</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>J.League champion qualifies to the FIFA Club World Cup as the host.</li> <li><b>Kashima Antlers</b> reaches the <a href="/wiki/2016_FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="2016 FIFA Club World Cup">2016 FIFA Club World Cup</a> <a href="/wiki/2016_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final">Final</a> becoming the first Asian club and only Japanese club to reach the Final, finishing with the silver medal.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_J1_League" title="2017 J1 League">2017</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>J.League reinstates single-season format after only two seasons.</li> <li><b>Urawa Red Diamonds</b> wins the <a href="/wiki/2017_AFC_Champions_League" title="2017 AFC Champions League">2017 AFC Champions League</a> becoming the first Japanese club to win this competition twice.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_J1_League" title="2018 J1 League">2018</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>J.League implements entry playoff between 16th J1 club and J2 playoffs winner.</li> <li><b>Kashima Antlers</b> wins the <a href="/wiki/2018_AFC_Champions_League" title="2018 AFC Champions League">2018 AFC Champions League</a> becoming only the third Japanese club to win this competition. Kashima goes on to finish 4th at <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA Club World Cup">2018 FIFA Club World Cup</a>, the best performance by a Japanese club in a FIFA World Cup held overseas outside of Japanese soil.</li></ul> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">2.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_J1_League" title="2019 J1 League">2019</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>J.League implements a new foreigners rule. J1, J2 and J3 clubs can recruit as many foreign players as they desire, but only 5 (J1) or 4 (J2 and J3) can be in the matchday squad. The "Asian slot" is removed. Players from certain J.League partner nations such as Thailand, Vietnam, etc. are not counted as foreigners.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_J1_League" title="2020 J1 League">2020</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>No relegation due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a></li></ul> </td> <td rowspan="4" align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_J1_League" title="2021 J1 League">2021</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>League is expanded to hold 20 clubs, as no team was relegated from the J1 and two teams were promoted from the J2</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_J1_League" title="2022 J1 League">2022</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>League returns to have 18 clubs, as there were four relegated teams from J1 and two promoted to J2.</li></ul> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">18 </td> <td align="center">2.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_J1_League" title="2023 J1 League">2023</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>It is decided that from the 2024 season, the J1, J2 and J3 Leagues will be levelled to 20 clubs in each, with promotions and relegations of the 2023 season of each league being adjusted accordingly for it to be possible.</li> <li>As league will be expanded to permanently hold 20 clubs, only one team will be directly relegated to the J2 for 2023.</li> <li>There will be promotion play-offs for the J1 with teams from 3rd to 6th place, with no team from the J1 participating on it.</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_J1_League" title="2024 J1 League">2024</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>No J1-J2 promotion/relegation play-offs will be held and instead, the three worst-placed teams will be directly relegated to the J2.</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Crest">Crest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Crest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:J.League_Division_1.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Logo used between 1999 and 2014"><img alt="Logo used between 1999 and 2014" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/J.League_Division_1.png/120px-J.League_Division_1.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/J.League_Division_1.png 1.5x" data-file-width="148" data-file-height="36" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Logo used between 1999 and 2014</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:J1_League_(Horizontal).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Logo used between 2015 and 2018"><img alt="Logo used between 2015 and 2018" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/J1_League_%28Horizontal%29.png/120px-J1_League_%28Horizontal%29.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/J1_League_%28Horizontal%29.png/180px-J1_League_%28Horizontal%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/J1_League_%28Horizontal%29.png/240px-J1_League_%28Horizontal%29.png 2x" data-file-width="241" data-file-height="34" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Logo used between 2015 and 2018</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2024_season">2024 season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2024 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_format">League format</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: League format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2024_J1_League" title="2024 J1 League">2024 J1 League</a></div> <p>Twenty clubs play in double round-robin (home and away) format, a total of 38 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tiebreakers are, in the following order: </p> <ul><li>Goal differential</li> <li>Goals scored</li> <li>Head-to-head results</li> <li>Disciplinary points</li></ul> <p>A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared as co-champions. The top two clubs will qualify to the following season's AFC Champions League Elite, the third-placers qualify to the following season's AFC Champions League Two, while the bottom three clubs will be relegated to J2. </p> <dl><dt>Prize money (2020 figures)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li>Champions: 300,000,000 yen</li> <li>Second place: 120,000,000 yen</li> <li>Third place: 60,000,000 yen</li></ul> <p>In addition to the prize, the top 4 clubs are awarded with the following funds. </p> <dl><dt>J league funds distributed to top 4 clubs (from 2017)</dt></dl> <ul><li>Champions: 1,550,000,000 yen</li> <li>Second place: 700,000,000 yen</li> <li>Third place: 350,000,000 yen</li> <li>Fourth place: 180,000,000 yen</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_clubs">Participating clubs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Participating clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Club </th> <th>Year<br />joined </th> <th>Seasons<br />in J1 </th> <th>Based in </th> <th>First season in<br />top flight </th> <th>Seasons in<br />top flight </th> <th>Current spell in<br />top flight </th> <th>Last <a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_football_champions" title="List of Japanese football champions">title</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata" title="Albirex Niigata">Albirex Niigata</a> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Niigata,_Niigata" class="mw-redirect" title="Niigata, Niigata">Niigata, Niigata</a> </td> <td>2004 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>2023– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture" title="Fukuoka Prefecture">Fukuoka</a> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>2021– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a> </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sakai,_Osaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Sakai, Osaka">Sakai, Osaka</a> </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>49 </td> <td>2017– </td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>North cities in <a href="/wiki/Osaka_Prefecture" title="Osaka Prefecture">Osaka</a> </td> <td>1986/87 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>2014– </td> <td>2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo">Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo</a> </td> <td>1998 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>All cities/towns in <a href="/wiki/Hokkaid%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaidō">Hokkaidō</a> </td> <td>1989/90 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>2017– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcf;"> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iwata,_Shizuoka" title="Iwata, Shizuoka">Iwata, Shizuoka</a> </td> <td>1980 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>2024– </td> <td>2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Antlers !"><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></span> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>31 </td> <td>Southwestern cities/towns of <a href="/wiki/Ibaraki_Prefecture" title="Ibaraki Prefecture">Ibaraki</a> </td> <td>1985/86 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>1993– </td> <td>2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Reysol !"><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a></span> </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa,_Chiba" class="mw-redirect" title="Kashiwa, Chiba">Kashiwa, Chiba</a> </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>50 </td> <td>2020– </td> <td>2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Frontale !"><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a></span> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki, Kanagawa</a> </td> <td>1977 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>2005– </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Sanga !"><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Sanga_FC" title="Kyoto Sanga FC">Kyoto Sanga</a></span> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>Southwestern cities/towns in <a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Prefecture" title="Kyoto Prefecture">Kyoto</a> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>2022– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcf;"> <td><span data-sort-value="Zelvia !"><a href="/wiki/FC_Machida_Zelvia" title="FC Machida Zelvia">Machida Zelvia</a></span> </td> <td>2012 (J2) </td> <td>0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Machida,_Tokyo" title="Machida, Tokyo">Machida, Tokyo</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2024– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus" title="Nagoya Grampus">Nagoya Grampus</a> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>All cities/towns in <a href="/wiki/Aichi_Prefecture" title="Aichi Prefecture">Aichi</a> </td> <td>1973 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>2018– </td> <td>2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sagan_Tosu" title="Sagan Tosu">Sagan Tosu</a> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tosu,_Saga" title="Tosu, Saga">Tosu, Saga</a> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>2012– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Prefecture" title="Hiroshima Prefecture">Hiroshima</a> </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>51 </td> <td>2009– </td> <td>2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Bellmare !"><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>South and central cities/town in <a href="/wiki/Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanagawa">Kanagawa</a> </td> <td>1972 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>2018– </td> <td>1981 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value=" !"><a href="/wiki/FC_Tokyo" title="FC Tokyo">FC Tokyo</a></span> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dfu" title="Chōfu">Chōfu</a> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>2012– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcf;"> <td><span data-sort-value="Verdy !"><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Verdy" title="Tokyo Verdy">Tokyo Verdy</a></span> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>Tokyo </td> <td>1978 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>2024– </td> <td>1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Red Diamonds !"><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a></span> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saitama_(city)" title="Saitama (city)">Saitama</a> </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>56 </td> <td>2001– </td> <td>2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a> </td> <td>1997 </td> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture" title="Hyōgo Prefecture">Hyōgo</a> </td> <td>1997 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>2014– </td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="F. Marinos !"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a></span> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka" title="Yokosuka">Yokosuka</a> & <a href="/wiki/Yamato,_Kanagawa" title="Yamato, Kanagawa">Yamato</a> </td> <td>1979 </td> <td>43 </td> <td>1982– </td> <td>2022 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Source for teams participating:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i>Pink background denotes club was most recently promoted from J2 League.</i></li> <li><i>"Year joined" is the year the club joined the J.League (Division 1 unless otherwise indicated).</i></li> <li><i>"First season in top flight", "Seasons in top flight", "Current spell in top flight", and "Last title" include seasons in the old <a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">Japan Soccer League</a> First Division.</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stadiums_(2024)"><span id="Stadiums_.282024.29"></span>Stadiums (2024)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Stadiums (2024)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Japan" title="List of football stadiums in Japan">List of football stadiums in Japan</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Football_venues_in_Japan" title="Category:Football venues in Japan">Category:Football venues in Japan</a></div> <p>Primary venues used in the J1 League: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata" title="Albirex Niigata">Albirex Niigata</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo">Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Jubilo_Iwata" class="mw-redirect" title="Jubilo Iwata">Jubilo Iwata</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denka_Big_Swan_Stadium" title="Denka Big Swan Stadium">Denka Big Swan Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Denki_Stadium" title="Best Denki Stadium">Best Denki Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yanmar_Stadium_Nagai" class="mw-redirect" title="Yanmar Stadium Nagai">Yanmar Stadium Nagai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yodoko_Sakura_Stadium" title="Yodoko Sakura Stadium">Yodoko Sakura Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Panasonic_Stadium_Suita" class="mw-redirect" title="Panasonic Stadium Suita">Panasonic Stadium Suita</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sapporo_Dome" title="Sapporo Dome">Sapporo Dome</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sapporo_Atsubetsu_Stadium" title="Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium">Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Stadium" title="Yamaha Stadium">Yamaha Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Capacity: <b>42,300</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>21,562</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>47,816</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>24,481</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>40,000</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>42,065</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>20,861</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>15,165</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bigswan080628.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bigswan080628.JPG/150px-Bigswan080628.JPG" 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href="/wiki/File:Nagai_stadium20040717.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Nagai_stadium20040717.jpg/150px-Nagai_stadium20040717.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Nagai_stadium20040717.jpg/225px-Nagai_stadium20040717.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Nagai_stadium20040717.jpg/300px-Nagai_stadium20040717.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2008" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NagaiBall141214-01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/NagaiBall141214-01.JPG/150px-NagaiBall141214-01.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/NagaiBall141214-01.JPG/225px-NagaiBall141214-01.JPG 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sapporodome201108172.JPG/150px-Sapporodome201108172.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sapporodome201108172.JPG/225px-Sapporodome201108172.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sapporodome201108172.JPG/300px-Sapporodome201108172.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Atsubetsu_Stadium_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Atsubetsu_Stadium_1.JPG/150px-Atsubetsu_Stadium_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Atsubetsu_Stadium_1.JPG/225px-Atsubetsu_Stadium_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Atsubetsu_Stadium_1.JPG/300px-Atsubetsu_Stadium_1.JPG 2x" 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href="/wiki/FC_Machida_Zelvia" title="FC Machida Zelvia">Machida Zelvia</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus" title="Nagoya Grampus">Nagoya Grampus</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Sagan_Tosu" title="Sagan Tosu">Sagan Tosu</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Soccer_Stadium" title="Kashima Soccer Stadium">Kashima Soccer Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sankyo_Frontier_Kashiwa_Stadium" title="Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium">Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Todoroki_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium">Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanga_Stadium_by_Kyocera" title="Sanga Stadium by Kyocera">Sanga Stadium by Kyocera</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Machida_Athletic_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Machida Athletic Stadium">Machida Gion Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paloma_Mizuho_Stadium" title="Paloma Mizuho Stadium">Paloma Mizuho Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Stadium_(Japan)" title="Toyota Stadium (Japan)">Toyota Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ekimae_Real_Estate_Stadium" title="Ekimae Real Estate Stadium">Ekimae Real Estate Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Capacity: <b>37,638</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>15,349</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>26,232</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>21,600</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>15,489</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>27,000</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>44,692</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>24,130</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kashima_Soccer_Stadium_5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Kashima_Soccer_Stadium_5.jpg/150px-Kashima_Soccer_Stadium_5.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Kashima_Soccer_Stadium_5.jpg/225px-Kashima_Soccer_Stadium_5.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/File:Machidashiriku2011_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Machidashiriku2011_1.JPG/150px-Machidashiriku2011_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Machidashiriku2011_1.JPG/225px-Machidashiriku2011_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Machidashiriku2011_1.JPG/300px-Machidashiriku2011_1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mizuho_Stadium_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Mizuho_Stadium_1.JPG/150px-Mizuho_Stadium_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Mizuho_Stadium_1.JPG/225px-Mizuho_Stadium_1.JPG 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Tosu_Stadium_20110508.JPG/150px-Tosu_Stadium_20110508.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Tosu_Stadium_20110508.JPG/225px-Tosu_Stadium_20110508.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Tosu_Stadium_20110508.JPG/300px-Tosu_Stadium_20110508.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/FC_Tokyo" title="FC Tokyo">FC Tokyo</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Verdy" title="Tokyo Verdy">Tokyo Verdy</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a> </th> <th rowspan="4">All J1 Stadiums </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edion_Peace_Wing_Hiroshima" title="Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima">Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lemon_Gas_Stadium_Hiratsuka" title="Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka">Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ajinomoto_Stadium" title="Ajinomoto Stadium">Ajinomoto Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Stadium_2002" title="Saitama Stadium 2002">Saitama Stadium 2002</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noevir_Stadium_Kobe" title="Noevir Stadium Kobe">Noevir Stadium Kobe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nissan_Stadium_(Yokohama)" title="Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)">Nissan Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Capacity: <b>28,520</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>15,380</b> </td> <td colspan="2">Capacity: <b>49,970</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>63,700</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>30,132</b> </td> <td>Capacity: <b>72,327</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hiroshima-Football-Stadium-20231014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Hiroshima-Football-Stadium-20231014.jpg/150px-Hiroshima-Football-Stadium-20231014.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Hiroshima-Football-Stadium-20231014.jpg/225px-Hiroshima-Football-Stadium-20231014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Hiroshima-Football-Stadium-20231014.jpg/300px-Hiroshima-Football-Stadium-20231014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3888" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hiratsukakyogijo1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Hiratsukakyogijo1.jpg/150px-Hiratsukakyogijo1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="65" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/File:Saitama_Stadium_Panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Saitama_Stadium_Panorama.jpg/150px-Saitama_Stadium_Panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Saitama_Stadium_Panorama.jpg/225px-Saitama_Stadium_Panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Saitama_Stadium_Panorama.jpg/300px-Saitama_Stadium_Panorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7881" data-file-height="4310" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Inside_View_of_Kobe_Wing_Stadium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Inside_View_of_Kobe_Wing_Stadium.jpg/150px-Inside_View_of_Kobe_Wing_Stadium.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" 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mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_clubs">Former clubs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Former clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Club </th> <th>Year<br />Joined </th> <th>Seasons<br />in J1 </th> <th>Based in </th> <th>First season in<br />top flight </th> <th>Seasons in<br />top flight </th> <th>Last spell in<br />top flight </th> <th>Last<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_football_champions" title="List of Japanese football champions">title</a> </th> <th>Current<br /> league </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/JEF_United_Chiba" title="JEF United Chiba">JEF United Chiba</a> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chiba_(city)" title="Chiba (city)">Chiba</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ichihara,_Chiba" title="Ichihara, Chiba">Ichihara, Chiba</a> </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>1965–2009 </td> <td>1985/86 </td> <td>J2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Yamaga !"><a href="/wiki/Matsumoto_Yamaga_FC" title="Matsumoto Yamaga FC">Matsumoto Yamaga</a></span> </td> <td>2012 (J2) </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Central cities/village in <a href="/wiki/Nagano_Prefecture" title="Nagano Prefecture">Nagano</a> </td> <td>2015 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2019 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Montedio_Yamagata" title="Montedio Yamagata">Montedio Yamagata</a> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>4 </td> <td>All cities/towns in <a href="/wiki/Yamagata_Prefecture" title="Yamagata Prefecture">Yamagata</a> </td> <td>2009 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2015 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Trinita !"><a href="/wiki/Oita_Trinita" title="Oita Trinita">Oita Trinita</a></span> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>11 </td> <td>All cities/towns in <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture" title="Ōita Prefecture">Ōita</a> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>2019–2021 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Omiya_Ardija" title="Omiya Ardija">Omiya Ardija</a> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saitama_(city)" title="Saitama (city)">Saitama</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>2016–2017 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_(city)" title="Shizuoka (city)">Shizuoka</a> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>2017–2022 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Vortis !"><a href="/wiki/Tokushima_Vortis" title="Tokushima Vortis">Tokushima Vortis</a></span> </td> <td>2005 (J2) </td> <td>2 </td> <td>All cities/towns in <a href="/wiki/Tokushima_Prefecture" title="Tokushima Prefecture">Tokushima</a> </td> <td>2014 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2021 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/V-Varen_Nagasaki" title="V-Varen Nagasaki">V-Varen Nagasaki</a> </td> <td>2013 (J2) </td> <td>1 </td> <td>All cities/towns in <a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_Prefecture" title="Nagasaki Prefecture">Nagasaki</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vegalta_Sendai" title="Vegalta Sendai">Vegalta Sendai</a> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sendai" title="Sendai">Sendai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miyagi_Prefecture" title="Miyagi Prefecture">Miyagi</a> </td> <td>2002 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>2010–2021 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ventforet_Kofu" title="Ventforet Kofu">Ventforet Kofu</a> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>8 </td> <td>All cities/towns in <a href="/wiki/Yamanashi_Prefecture" title="Yamanashi Prefecture">Yamanashi</a> </td> <td>2006 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>2013–2017 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_FC" title="Yokohama FC">Yokohama FC</a> </td> <td>1999 (J2) </td> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a> </td> <td>2007 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2023 </td> <td>– </td> <td>J2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Flügels !"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_Fl%C3%BCgels" title="Yokohama Flügels">Yokohama Flügels</a></span> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanagawa_Prefecture" title="Kanagawa Prefecture">Kanagawa</a> </td> <td>1985/86 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>1988/89–1998 </td> <td>– </td> <td>Defunct </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><i>Grey background denotes club was most recently relegated to J2 League.</i></li> <li><i>"Year joined" is the year the club joined the J.League (Division 1 unless otherwise indicated).</i></li> <li><i>"First season in top flight", "Seasons in top flight", "Last spell in top flight", and "Last title" includes seasons in the old <a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">Japan Soccer League</a> First Division.</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-time_J1_League_table">All-time J1 League table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: All-time J1 League table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The all-time J1 League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in the J1 League. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the <a href="/wiki/2022_J1_League" title="2022 J1 League">2022</a> season. Teams in <b>bold</b> are part of the <a href="/wiki/2023_J1_League" title="2023 J1 League">2023 J1 League</a>. </p><p><b>Note</b>: For statistical purposes, the traditional <a href="/wiki/Three_points_for_a_win" title="Three points for a win">3–1–0 points system</a> is used for all matches. As in the season, 1993–1994 did not use the point system. In seasons 1995–1996 were using 3 pts for any win, 1 pt for PK loss, and 0 pts for regulation or extra time loss. In seasons 1997-1998 were using 3 pts for a regulation win, 2 pts for extra-time win, 1 pt for PK win, and 0 pts for any loss. And from seasons 1999–2002 were using 3 pts for a regulation win, 2 pts for an extra time win, and 1 pt for a tie. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th>Club </th> <th>Seasons </th> <th><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Highest final position">Best<br />Pos.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></b> </td> <td>30</td> <td>1024</td> <td>561</td> <td>155</td> <td>308</td> <td>1,749</td> <td>1,211</td> <td>+538</td> <td><b>1,838</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a></b> </td> <td>30</td> <td>1024</td> <td>508</td> <td>180</td> <td>336</td> <td>1,643</td> <td>1,233</td> <td>+410</td> <td><b>1,704</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a></b> </td> <td>29</td> <td>994</td> <td>457</td> <td>174</td> <td>363</td> <td>1,526</td> <td>1,319</td> <td>+207</td> <td><b>1,545</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus" title="Nagoya Grampus">Nagoya Grampus</a></b> </td> <td>29</td> <td>990</td> <td>448</td> <td>162</td> <td>380</td> <td>1,475</td> <td>1,370</td> <td>+105</td> <td><b>1,506</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a></b> </td> <td>29</td> <td>990</td> <td>445</td> <td>155</td> <td>390</td> <td>1,640</td> <td>1,459</td> <td>+181</td> <td><b>1,490</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>6</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a> </td> <td>29</td> <td>990</td> <td>421</td> <td>167</td> <td>402</td> <td>1,415</td> <td>1,459</td> <td>−44</td> <td><b>1,430</b></td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>7</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a></b> </td> <td>28</td> <td>960</td> <td>411</td> <td>165</td> <td>384</td> <td>1,390</td> <td>1,279</td> <td>+111</td> <td><b>1,398</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>8</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a> </td> <td>25</td> <td>848</td> <td>391</td> <td>142</td> <td>315</td> <td>1,374</td> <td>1,170</td> <td>+204</td> <td><b>1,315</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>9</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a></b> </td> <td>25</td> <td>842</td> <td>363</td> <td>144</td> <td>335</td> <td>1,261</td> <td>1,217</td> <td>+44</td> <td><b>1,233</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>10</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a></b> </td> <td>19</td> <td>646</td> <td>340</td> <td>134</td> <td>172</td> <td>1,193</td> <td>813</td> <td>+380</td> <td><b>1,154</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>11</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/FC_Tokyo" title="FC Tokyo">FC Tokyo</a></b> </td> <td>22</td> <td>732</td> <td>307</td> <td>157</td> <td>268</td> <td>1,007</td> <td>934</td> <td>+73</td> <td><b>1,078</b></td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>12</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a></b> </td> <td>22</td> <td>744</td> <td>306</td> <td>133</td> <td>305</td> <td>1,117</td> <td>1,120</td> <td>−3</td> <td><b>1,051</b></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>13</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a></b> </td> <td>24</td> <td>794</td> <td>266</td> <td>163</td> <td>365</td> <td>1,056</td> <td>1,250</td> <td>−194</td> <td><b>961</b></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>14</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/JEF_United_Chiba" title="JEF United Chiba">JEF United Chiba</a> </td> <td>17</td> <td>578</td> <td>227</td> <td>70</td> <td>281</td> <td>874</td> <td>980</td> <td>−106</td> <td><b>751</b></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>15</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Verdy" title="Tokyo Verdy">Tokyo Verdy</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>476</td> <td>226</td> <td>43</td> <td>207</td> <td>767</td> <td>713</td> <td>+54</td> <td><b>721</b></td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>16</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata" title="Albirex Niigata">Albirex Niigata</a></b> </td> <td>14</td> <td>472</td> <td>156</td> <td>115</td> <td>201</td> <td>557</td> <td>679</td> <td>−122</td> <td><b>583</b></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>17</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a></b> </td> <td>15</td> <td>532</td> <td>166</td> <td>83</td> <td>283</td> <td>663</td> <td>908</td> <td>–245</td> <td><b>581</b></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>18</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Vegalta_Sendai" title="Vegalta Sendai">Vegalta Sendai</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>472</td> <td>144</td> <td>122</td> <td>206</td> <td>561</td> <td>686</td> <td>−125</td> <td><b>554</b></td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>19</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Sagan_Tosu" title="Sagan Tosu">Sagan Tosu</a></b> </td> <td>11</td> <td>378</td> <td>133</td> <td>107</td> <td>138</td> <td>443</td> <td>479</td> <td>−36</td> <td><b>506</b></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>20</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Omiya_Ardija" title="Omiya Ardija">Omiya Ardija</a> </td> <td>12</td> <td>408</td> <td>129</td> <td>104</td> <td>175</td> <td>455</td> <td>579</td> <td>−124</td> <td><b>491</b></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>21</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Oita_Trinita" title="Oita Trinita">Oita Trinita</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>370</td> <td>108</td> <td>88</td> <td>174</td> <td>387</td> <td>512</td> <td>−125</td> <td><b>412</b></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>22</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo">Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo</a></b> </td> <td>11</td> <td>370</td> <td>110</td> <td>68</td> <td>192</td> <td>472</td> <td>653</td> <td>−181</td> <td><b>398</b></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>23</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Sanga_FC" title="Kyoto Sanga FC">Kyoto Sanga</a></b> </td> <td>12</td> <td>352</td> <td>112</td> <td>53</td> <td>221</td> <td>428</td> <td>678</td> <td>−250</td> <td><b>389</b></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cccccc"> <td>24</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_Fl%C3%BCgels" title="Yokohama Flügels">Yokohama Flügels</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>228</td> <td>117</td> <td>0</td> <td>111</td> <td>375</td> <td>373</td> <td>+2</td> <td><b>351</b></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>25</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a></b> </td> <td>11</td> <td>360</td> <td>94</td> <td>51</td> <td>215</td> <td>384</td> <td>642</td> <td>–258</td> <td><b>333</b></td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>26</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ventforet_Kofu" title="Ventforet Kofu">Ventforet Kofu</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>272</td> <td>69</td> <td>73</td> <td>130</td> <td>255</td> <td>404</td> <td>–149</td> <td><b>280</b></td> <td>13th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>27</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Montedio_Yamagata" title="Montedio Yamagata">Montedio Yamagata</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>136</td> <td>30</td> <td>36</td> <td>70</td> <td>108</td> <td>199</td> <td>−91</td> <td><b>126</b></td> <td>13th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ace1af"> <td>28</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_FC" title="Yokohama FC">Yokohama FC</a></b> </td> <td>3</td> <td>106</td> <td>19</td> <td>19</td> <td>68</td> <td>89</td> <td>203</td> <td>−114</td> <td><b>76</b></td> <td>15th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFCCCC"> <td>29</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Matsumoto_Yamaga_FC" title="Matsumoto Yamaga FC">Matsumoto Yamaga</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>68</td> <td>13</td> <td>20</td> <td>35</td> <td>51</td> <td>94</td> <td>−43</td> <td><b>59</b></td> <td>16th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>30</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Tokushima_Vortis" title="Tokushima Vortis">Tokushima Vortis</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>72</td> <td>13</td> <td>11</td> <td>48</td> <td>50</td> <td>129</td> <td>–79</td> <td><b>50</b></td> <td>17th </td></tr> <tr style="background:#97DEFF"> <td>31</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/V-Varen_Nagasaki" title="V-Varen Nagasaki">V-Varen Nagasaki</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>34</td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> <td>20</td> <td>39</td> <td>59</td> <td>−20</td> <td><b>30</b></td> <td>18th </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>League or status at 2023: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:10px;background:#ace1af"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_J1_League" title="2023 J1 League">2023 J1 League</a> teams </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:10px;background:#97DEFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_J2_League" title="2023 J2 League">2023 J2 League</a> teams </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:10px;background:#FFCCCC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_J3_League" title="2023 J3 League">2023 J3 League</a> teams </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:10px;background:#cccccc"> </td> <td>Defunct teams </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Championship_history">Championship history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Championship history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_football_champions" title="List of Japanese football champions">List of Japanese football champions</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Champions </th> <th>Runners-up </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/1993_J.League" title="1993 J.League">1993</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Verdy_Kawasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Verdy Kawasaki">Verdy Kawasaki</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/1994_J.League" title="1994 J.League">1994</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Verdy_Kawasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Verdy Kawasaki">Verdy Kawasaki</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/1995_J.League" title="1995 J.League">1995</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama Marinos</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Verdy_Kawasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Verdy Kawasaki">Verdy Kawasaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/1996_J.League" title="1996 J.League">1996</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus_Eight" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagoya Grampus Eight">Nagoya Grampus Eight</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/1997_J.League" title="1997 J.League">1997</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/1998_J.League" title="1998 J.League">1998</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/1999_J.League_Division_1" title="1999 J.League Division 1">1999</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2000_J.League_Division_1" title="2000 J.League Division 1">2000</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2001_J.League_Division_1" title="2001 J.League Division 1">2001</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2002_J.League_Division_1" title="2002 J.League Division 1">2002</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2003_J.League_Division_1" title="2003 J.League Division 1">2003</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2004_J.League_Division_1" title="2004 J.League Division 1">2004</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2005_J.League_Division_1" title="2005 J.League Division 1">2005</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2006_J.League_Division_1" title="2006 J.League Division 1">2006</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2007_J.League_Division_1" title="2007 J.League Division 1">2007</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2008_J.League_Division_1" title="2008 J.League Division 1">2008</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Division_1" title="2009 J.League Division 1">2009</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2010_J.League_Division_1" title="2010 J.League Division 1">2010</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus" title="Nagoya Grampus">Nagoya Grampus</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2011_J.League_Division_1" title="2011 J.League Division 1">2011</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus" title="Nagoya Grampus">Nagoya Grampus</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2012_J.League_Division_1" title="2012 J.League Division 1">2012</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vegalta_Sendai" title="Vegalta Sendai">Vegalta Sendai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2013_J.League_Division_1" title="2013 J.League Division 1">2013</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2014_J.League_Division_1" title="2014 J.League Division 1">2014</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2015_J1_League" title="2015 J1 League">2015</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2016_J1_League" title="2016 J1 League">2016</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2017_J1_League" title="2017 J1 League">2017</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2018_J1_League" title="2018 J1 League">2018</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2019_J1_League" title="2019 J1 League">2019</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/FC_Tokyo" title="FC Tokyo">FC Tokyo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2020_J1_League" title="2020 J1 League">2020</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2021_J1_League" title="2021 J1 League">2021</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2022_J1_League" title="2022 J1 League">2022</a></div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/2023_J1_League" title="2023 J1 League">2023</a></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_successful_clubs">Most successful clubs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Most successful clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Clubs in <b>bold</b> compete in top flight for the <a href="/wiki/2024_J1_League" title="2024 J1 League">2024 season</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Club</th> <th>Champions</th> <th>Runners-up</th> <th>Winning seasons</th> <th>Runners-up seasons </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div> </td> <td>1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016 </td> <td>1993, 1997, 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">5</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">5</div> </td> <td>1995, 2003, 2004, 2019, 2022 </td> <td>2000, 2002, 2013, 2021, 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">4</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">4</div> </td> <td>2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 </td> <td>2006, 2008, 2009, 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div> </td> <td>1997, 1999, 2002 </td> <td>1998, 2001, 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2</div> </td> <td>2012, 2013, 2015 </td> <td>1994, 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div> </td> <td>2005, 2014 </td> <td>2010, 2015, 2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Verdy" title="Tokyo Verdy">Tokyo Verdy</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td> <td>1993, 1994 </td> <td>1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">5</div> </td> <td>2006 </td> <td>2004, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus" title="Nagoya Grampus">Nagoya Grampus</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2</div> </td> <td>2010 </td> <td>1996, 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">0</div> </td> <td>2011 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">0</div> </td> <td>2023 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">0</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td> <td> </td> <td>1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vegalta_Sendai" title="Vegalta Sendai">Vegalta Sendai</a> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">0</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td> <td> </td> <td>2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/FC_Tokyo" title="FC Tokyo">FC Tokyo</a></b> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">0</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td> <td> </td> <td>2019 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relegation_history">Relegation history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Relegation history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Only four clubs have never been relegated from J1. Among those, only two clubs – <a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a> – have participated in every league season since its establishment in <a href="/wiki/1993_J.League" title="1993 J.League">1993</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sagan_Tosu" title="Sagan Tosu">Sagan Tosu</a> were promoted to the first division in 2012, and remain there ever since. The former J.League club <a href="/wiki/Yokohama_Fl%C3%BCgels" title="Yokohama Flügels">Yokohama Flügels</a> never experienced relegation before their merger with Yokohama Marinos in 1999. </p><p><a href="/wiki/JEF_United_Chiba" title="JEF United Chiba">JEF United Chiba</a> holds the record for the longest top flight participation streak of 44 consecutive seasons in the first divisions of <a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">JSL</a> and J.League that lasted from the establishment of JSL in <a href="/wiki/1965_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1965 Japan Soccer League">1965</a> and ended with their relegation in <a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Division_1" title="2009 J.League Division 1">2009</a>. The longest ongoing top flight streak belongs to <a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a> who have played in the top flight since <a href="/wiki/1982_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1982 Japan Soccer League">1982</a> (43 seasons as of 2023). </p> <dl><dt>The 1998 season</dt></dl> <p>When the league introduced the two-division system in 1999, they also reduced number of Division 1 clubs from 18 to 16. At the end of 1998 season, they ran the J.League Promotion Tournament to determine the two relegated clubs. </p> <dl><dt>Split-season era (1999–2004, 2015–2016)</dt></dl> <p>Throughout 1999 to 2003 seasons, the two bottom clubs were relegated to Division 2. To accommodate the split-season format, combined overall standings were used to determine the relegated clubs. This created a confusing situation, where for the championship race stage standings were used, while overall standing was used for relegation survival. </p><p>At end of the 2004 season, Division 1 again expanded from 16 to 18 clubs. No clubs were relegated; however, the last-placed (16th) club had to play the <a href="/wiki/J._League_promotion/relegation_series" title="J. League promotion/relegation series">Promotion/Relegation Series</a> against the 3rd placed club from J2. Again, to determine the 16th placed club, the overall standing was used instead of stage standings. </p><p>For two seasons starting in 2015, the three bottom clubs were relegated based on overall standings. </p> <dl><dt>Single season era (2005–2014, 2017–2019, 2022–present)</dt></dl> <p>For the next four seasons, 2005 to 2008, the number of relegating clubs was increased to 2.5, with two clubs from each division being promoted and relegated directly, and two more (15th in J1 and 3rd in J2) competing in the <a href="/wiki/J._League_promotion/relegation_series" title="J. League promotion/relegation series">Promotion/Relegation Series</a>. </p><p>In 2009, the promotion/relegation series was abandoned and three teams were directly exchanged between divisions. In 2012, promotion playoffs were introduced in J2, allowing teams that finished from 3rd to 6th to compete for the last J1 promotion place. For the 2018, 2019 and 2022 seasons, the bottom two teams are relegated and the entry playoff has the 16th team play the J2 playoff winner. </p> <dl><dt>Single season era (2021)</dt></dl> <p>No teams descended to J2 after the 2020 season due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Japan" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Japan">COVID-19 pandemic in Japan</a> and its effects.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, four relegations were in place for the 2021 season to bring back the number of teams from 20 to 18.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Summary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>15th place </th> <th>16th place </th> <th>17th place </th> <th>18th place </th> <th>19th place </th> <th>20th place </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_J.League" title="1998 J.League">1998</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/JEF_United_Chiba" title="JEF United Chiba">JEF United Ichihara</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo">Consadole Sapporo</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Only 18 clubs participated</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_J.League_Division_1" title="1999 J.League Division 1">1999</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bellmare_Hiratsuka" class="mw-redirect" title="Bellmare Hiratsuka">Bellmare Hiratsuka</a></b> </td> <td colspan="4" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"><i>Only 16 clubs participated</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_J.League_Division_1" title="2000 J.League Division 1">2000</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Purple_Sanga" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyoto Purple Sanga">Kyoto Purple Sanga</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_J.League_Division_1" title="2001 J.League Division 1">2001</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_J.League_Division_1" title="2002 J.League Division 1">2002</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo">Consadole Sapporo</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_J.League_Division_1" title="2003 J.League Division 1">2003</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vegalta_Sendai" title="Vegalta Sendai">Vegalta Sendai</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Purple_Sanga" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyoto Purple Sanga">Kyoto Purple Sanga</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_J.League_Division_1" title="2004 J.League Division 1">2004</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a> <small>†</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_J.League_Division_1" title="2005 J.League Division 1">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a></b> <small>‡</small> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Verdy_1969" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokyo Verdy 1969">Tokyo Verdy 1969</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a></b> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="16" align="center"><i>Only 18 clubs participated</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_J.League_Division_1" title="2006 J.League Division 1">2006</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ventforet_Kofu" title="Ventforet Kofu">Ventforet Kofu</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a></b> <small>‡</small> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Purple_Sanga" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyoto Purple Sanga">Kyoto Purple Sanga</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_J.League_Division_1" title="2007 J.League Division 1">2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omiya_Ardija" title="Omiya Ardija">Omiya Ardija</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a></b> <small>‡</small> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ventforet_Kofu" title="Ventforet Kofu">Ventforet Kofu</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_FC" title="Yokohama FC">Yokohama FC</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_J.League_Division_1" title="2008 J.League Division 1">2008</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/JEF_United_Chiba" title="JEF United Chiba">JEF United Chiba</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a> <small>†</small> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Verdy" title="Tokyo Verdy">Tokyo Verdy</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo">Consadole Sapporo</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Division_1" title="2009 J.League Division 1">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montedio_Yamagata" title="Montedio Yamagata">Montedio Yamagata</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Oita_Trinita" title="Oita Trinita">Oita Trinita</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/JEF_United_Chiba" title="JEF United Chiba">JEF United Chiba</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_J.League_Division_1" title="2010 J.League Division 1">2010</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/FC_Tokyo" title="FC Tokyo">FC Tokyo</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Sanga_FC" title="Kyoto Sanga FC">Kyoto Sanga</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_J.League_Division_1" title="2011 J.League Division 1">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ventforet_Kofu" title="Ventforet Kofu">Ventforet Kofu</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Montedio_Yamagata" title="Montedio Yamagata">Montedio Yamagata</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_J.League_Division_1" title="2012 J.League Division 1">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata" title="Albirex Niigata">Albirex Niigata</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo">Consadole Sapporo</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_J.League_Division_1" title="2013 J.League Division 1">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ventforet_Kofu" title="Ventforet Kofu">Ventforet Kofu</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Oita_Trinita" title="Oita Trinita">Oita Trinita</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_J.League_Division_1" title="2014 J.League Division 1">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Omiya_Ardija" title="Omiya Ardija">Omiya Ardija</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tokushima_Vortis" title="Tokushima Vortis">Tokushima Vortis</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_J1_League" title="2015 J1 League">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata" title="Albirex Niigata">Albirex Niigata</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Matsumoto_Yamaga_FC" title="Matsumoto Yamaga FC">Matsumoto Yamaga</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Montedio_Yamagata" title="Montedio Yamagata">Montedio Yamagata</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_J1_League" title="2016 J1 League">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata" title="Albirex Niigata">Albirex Niigata</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus" title="Nagoya Grampus">Nagoya Grampus</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_J1_League" title="2017 J1 League">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ventforet_Kofu" title="Ventforet Kofu">Ventforet Kofu</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata" title="Albirex Niigata">Albirex Niigata</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Omiya_Ardija" title="Omiya Ardija">Omiya Ardija</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_J1_League" title="2018 J1 League">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus" title="Nagoya Grampus">Nagoya Grampus</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a> † </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/V-Varen_Nagasaki" title="V-Varen Nagasaki">V-Varen Nagasaki</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_J1_League" title="2019 J1 League">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sagan_Tosu" title="Sagan Tosu">Sagan Tosu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Matsumoto_Yamaga_FC" title="Matsumoto Yamaga FC">Matsumoto Yamaga</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_J1_League" title="2020 J1 League">2020</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_FC" title="Yokohama FC">Yokohama FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vegalta_Sendai" title="Vegalta Sendai">Vegalta Sendai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_J1_League" title="2021 J1 League">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tokushima_Vortis" title="Tokushima Vortis">Tokushima Vortis</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Oita_Trinita" title="Oita Trinita">Oita Trinita</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vegalta_Sendai" title="Vegalta Sendai">Vegalta Sendai</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_FC" title="Yokohama FC">Yokohama FC</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_J1_League" title="2022 J1 League">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Sanga_FC" title="Kyoto Sanga FC">Kyoto Sanga</a> † </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a></b> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center"><i>Only 18 clubs participated</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_J1_League" title="2023 J1 League">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_FC" title="Yokohama FC">Yokohama FC</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_J1_League" title="2024 J1 League">2024</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sagan_Tosu" title="Sagan Tosu">Sagan Tosu</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_J1_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2025 J1 League (page does not exist)">2025</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><small>* Bold designates relegated clubs;<br />† Won the <a href="/wiki/J._League_promotion/relegation_series" title="J. League promotion/relegation series">Pro/rele Series</a> or entry playoff;<br />‡ Lost the Pro/rele Series or entry playoff and relegated</small> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_tournaments">Other tournaments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Other tournaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Domestic tournaments</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Super_Cup" title="Japanese Super Cup">Fujifilm Super Cup</a> (1994–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emperor%27s_Cup" title="Emperor's Cup">The JFA Emperor's Cup</a> (1921–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.League_Cup" title="J.League Cup">YBC Levain Cup</a> (1992–present, except 1995)</li></ul> <dl><dt>International tournaments</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a> (2007–2008, 2011–2012, 2015–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Champions League">AFC Champions League</a> (1969, 1986/87–2002/03, 2004–present)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Defunct tournament</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J.League_Championship" title="J.League Championship">Suntory Championship</a> (1993–2004, excluding 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanwa_Bank_Cup" title="Sanwa Bank Cup">Sanwa Bank Cup</a> (1994–1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/JOMO_All-Stars_Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="JOMO All-Stars Soccer">JOMO All-Stars Soccer</a> (1993–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A3_Champions_Cup" title="A3 Champions Cup">A3 Champions Cup</a> (2003–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._League_promotion/relegation_series" title="J. League promotion/relegation series">Promotion/Relegation Series</a> (2004–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan-Pacific_Championship" title="Pan-Pacific Championship">Pan-Pacific Championship</a> (2008, 2009)</li> <li>J1/J2 play-offs (2018, 2019, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suruga_Bank_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Suruga Bank Championship">J-League Cup/Copa Sudamericana Championship</a> (2008–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players_and_managers">Players and managers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Players and managers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/J.League_awards" title="J.League awards">J.League awards</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players">Players</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_foreign_J.League_players" title="List of foreign J.League players">List of foreign J.League players</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Managers">Managers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Managers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_J.League_managers" title="List of J.League managers">List of J.League managers</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/DAZN" title="DAZN">DAZN</a> brought exclusive digital broadcasting rights for the entire <a href="/wiki/J.League" title="J.League">J.League</a> matches (including J1 League itself) until 2033.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league was also available to stream on <a href="/wiki/Abema" title="Abema">Abema</a> through Abema de DAZN subscription plan.<sup id="cite_ref-Abema_de_DAZN_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abema_de_DAZN-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Linear broadcast for <a href="/wiki/2024_J1_League" title="2024 J1 League">2024 season</a> was limited to selected matches aired on <a href="/wiki/NHK_General_TV" title="NHK General TV">NHK General TV</a> and <a href="/wiki/NHK#Television" title="NHK">NHK BS</a>, in addition to some regional network based on their team regions (such as <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_MX" title="Tokyo MX">Tokyo MX</a>, <a href="/wiki/MBS_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="MBS TV">MBS TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_Broadcasting_System" title="Shizuoka Broadcasting System">SBS Shizuoka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saga_Television_Station" title="Saga Television Station">Saga TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sapporo_Television_Broadcasting" title="Sapporo Television Broadcasting">Sapporo TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Broadcasting_Network" title="Nagoya Broadcasting Network">Mētele</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shinhiroshima_Telecasting" title="Shinhiroshima Telecasting">TSS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Niigata_Sogo_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Niigata Sogo Television">NST</a>, etc.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Outside_Japan">Outside Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Outside Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Selected matches are livestreamed globally (excluding the following regions) via J.League International YouTube channel.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country/region </th> <th>Broadcaster<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Sport" title="Optus Sport">Optus Sport</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Sportdigital" title="Sportdigital">Sportdigital</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </td> <td>K-Ball<sup id="cite_ref-J2_League_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-J2_League-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Regional broadcaster (FTA & pay) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tianjin_Television_And_Radio_Station" title="Tianjin Television And Radio Station">Tianjin TV</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Streaming <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tencent" title="Tencent">Penguin Sports</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="references"> <li id="cite_note-J2_League-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-J2_League_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-J2_League_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Including <a href="/wiki/J2_League" title="J2 League">J2 League</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J1_League&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Abema_de_DAZN-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Abema_de_DAZN_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 24,</span> 2019</span>. <bdi lang="ja">「日本プロサッカーリーグ」の読みは、「にほんプロサッカーリーグ」。</bdi></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=JFA&rft.atitle=%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E%E9%9B%86&rft.date=2017-01-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jfa.jp%2Fdocuments%2Ffaq%2Fterminology.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ1+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/5486/j-league-history/2013/09/09/4248337/j-league-history-part-5-expansion-success-and-a-bright?ICID=AR">"J-League History Part 5: Expansion, success, and a bright future"</a>. <i>Goal.com</i>. 9 September 2013. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190401042642/https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/5486/j-league-history/2013/09/09/4248337/j-league-history-part-5-expansion-success-and-a-bright?ICID=AR">Archived</a> from the original on 1 April 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_J.League" title="1998 J.League">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_J.League_Division_1" title="1999 J.League Division 1">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_J.League_Division_1" title="2000 J.League Division 1">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_J.League_Division_1" title="2001 J.League Division 1">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_J.League_Division_1" title="2002 J.League Division 1">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_J.League_Division_1" title="2003 J.League Division 1">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_J.League_Division_1" title="2004 J.League Division 1">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_J.League_Division_1" title="2005 J.League Division 1">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_J.League_Division_1" title="2006 J.League Division 1">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_J.League_Division_1" title="2007 J.League Division 1">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_J.League_Division_1" title="2008 J.League Division 1">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Division_1" title="2009 J.League Division 1">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_J.League_Division_1" title="2010 J.League Division 1">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_J.League_Division_1" title="2011 J.League Division 1">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_J.League_Division_1" title="2012 J.League Division 1">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_J.League_Division_1" title="2013 J.League Division 1">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_J.League_Division_1" title="2014 J.League Division 1">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_J1_League" title="2015 J1 League">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_J1_League" title="2016 J1 League">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_J1_League" title="2017 J1 League">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_J1_League" title="2018 J1 League">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_J1_League" title="2019 J1 League">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_J1_League" title="2020 J1 League">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_J1_League" title="2021 J1 League">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_J1_League" title="2022 J1 League">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_J1_League" title="2023 J1 League">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_J1_League" title="2024 J1 League">2024</a></b></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:J2_League_seasons" title="Category:J2 League seasons">J2 League seasons</a><br />(1999–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_J.League_Division_2" title="1999 J.League Division 2">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_J.League_Division_2" title="2000 J.League Division 2">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_J.League_Division_2" title="2001 J.League Division 2">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_J.League_Division_2" title="2002 J.League Division 2">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_J.League_Division_2" title="2003 J.League Division 2">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_J.League_Division_2" title="2004 J.League Division 2">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_J.League_Division_2" title="2005 J.League Division 2">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_J.League_Division_2" title="2006 J.League Division 2">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_J.League_Division_2" title="2007 J.League Division 2">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_J.League_Division_2" title="2008 J.League Division 2">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Division_2" title="2009 J.League Division 2">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_J.League_Division_2" title="2010 J.League Division 2">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_J.League_Division_2" title="2011 J.League Division 2">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_J.League_Division_2" title="2012 J.League Division 2">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_J.League_Division_2" title="2013 J.League Division 2">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_J.League_Division_2" title="2014 J.League Division 2">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_J2_League" title="2015 J2 League">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_J2_League" title="2016 J2 League">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_J2_League" title="2017 J2 League">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_J2_League" title="2018 J2 League">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_J2_League" title="2019 J2 League">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_J2_League" title="2020 J2 League">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_J2_League" title="2021 J2 League">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_J2_League" title="2022 J2 League">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_J2_League" title="2023 J2 League">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_J2_League" title="2024 J2 League">2024</a></b></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:J3_League_seasons" title="Category:J3 League seasons">J3 League seasons</a><br />(2014–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_J3_League" title="2014 J3 League">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_J3_League" title="2015 J3 League">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_J3_League" title="2016 J3 League">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_J3_League" title="2017 J3 League">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_J3_League" title="2018 J3 League">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_J3_League" title="2019 J3 League">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_J3_League" title="2020 J3 League">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_J3_League" title="2021 J3 League">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_J3_League" title="2022 J3 League">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_J3_League" title="2023 J3 League">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_J3_League" title="2024 J3 League">2024</a></b></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:J.League_clubs" title="Category:J.League clubs">Clubs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J1 League</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata" title="Albirex Niigata">Albirex Niigata</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido 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United FC">Kagoshima United FC</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mito_HollyHock" title="Mito HollyHock">Mito HollyHock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montedio_Yamagata" title="Montedio Yamagata">Montedio Yamagata</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oita_Trinita" title="Oita Trinita">Oita Trinita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Renofa_Yamaguchi_FC" title="Renofa Yamaguchi FC">Renofa Yamaguchi FC</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roasso_Kumamoto" title="Roasso Kumamoto">Roasso Kumamoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Thespa_Gunma" title="Thespa Gunma">Thespa Gunma</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tochigi_SC" title="Tochigi SC">Tochigi SC</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tokushima_Vortis" title="Tokushima Vortis">Tokushima Vortis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/V-Varen_Nagasaki" title="V-Varen Nagasaki">V-Varen Nagasaki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vegalta_Sendai" title="Vegalta Sendai">Vegalta Sendai</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ventforet_Kofu" title="Ventforet Kofu">Ventforet Kofu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_FC" title="Yokohama FC">Yokohama FC</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/J3_League" title="J3 League">J3 League</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AC_Nagano_Parceiro" title="AC Nagano Parceiro">AC Nagano Parceiro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Azul_Claro_Numazu" title="Azul Claro Numazu">Azul Claro Numazu</a></span></li> 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FC">Matsumoto Yamaga FC</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nara_Club" title="Nara Club">Nara Club</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Omiya_Ardija" title="Omiya Ardija">Omiya Ardija</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/FC_Osaka" title="FC Osaka">FC Osaka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/FC_Ryukyu" title="FC Ryukyu">FC Ryukyu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SC_Sagamihara" title="SC Sagamihara">SC Sagamihara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tegevajaro_Miyazaki" title="Tegevajaro Miyazaki">Tegevajaro Miyazaki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vanraure_Hachinohe" title="Vanraure Hachinohe">Vanraure Hachinohe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/YSCC_Yokohama" title="YSCC Yokohama">YSCC Yokohama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Zweigen_Kanazawa" title="Zweigen Kanazawa">Zweigen Kanazawa</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_Fl%C3%BCgels" title="Yokohama Flügels">Yokohama Flügels</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/J.League_U-22_Selection" title="J.League U-22 Selection">J.League U-22 Selection</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/FC_Tokyo_U-23" title="FC Tokyo U-23">FC Tokyo U-23</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka_U-23" title="Gamba Osaka U-23">Gamba Osaka U-23</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka_U-23" title="Cerezo Osaka U-23">Cerezo Osaka U-23</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Lists_of_J.League_players" title="Category:Lists of J.League players">Players</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/J.League_designated_special_players" title="J.League designated special players">Designated special players</a> (DSP)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_foreign_J.League_players" title="List of foreign J.League players">Foreign J.League players</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Managers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_J.League_managers" title="List of J.League managers">J.League managers</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_J.League_managers" title="List of current J.League managers">current</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Referees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_J.League_referees&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of J.League referees (page does not exist)">J.League referees</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_J.League_awards" class="mw-redirect" title="List of J.League awards">Awards</a> (<a href="/wiki/J.League_Monthly_MVP" title="J.League Monthly MVP">Monthly MVP</a> · <a href="/wiki/J.League_Player_of_the_Year" title="J.League Player of the Year">MVP Award</a> · <a href="/wiki/J.League_Best_XI" title="J.League Best XI">Best XI</a> · <a href="/wiki/J.League_Top_Scorer" title="J.League Top Scorer">Top Scorer</a> · <a href="/wiki/J.League_Best_Young_Player" title="J.League Best Young Player">Rookie of the Year</a> · <a href="/wiki/J.League_Manager_of_the_Year" title="J.League Manager of the Year">Manager of the Year</a>)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Football_in_Japan" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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href="/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Japan" title="List of football stadiums in Japan">Venues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_football_in_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="History of football in Japan">History</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National association</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_Association" title="Japan Football Association">Japan Football Association</a> (JFA)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams <br /><i>(<a href="/wiki/2024_in_Japanese_football#National_teams" title="2024 in Japanese football">2024</a>)</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_football_team" title="Japan national football team">Japan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_football_team_results" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan national football team results">results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Japan_international_footballers" title="List of Japan international footballers">footballers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_football_team#Manager_history" title="Japan national football team">managers</a></li></ul></li> <li>B</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_under-23_football_team" title="Japan national under-23 football team">U-23</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_under-23_football_team_results_(2020%E2%80%93present)" title="Japan national under-23 football team results (2020–present)">results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Olympic_footballers_for_Japan" title="Category:Olympic footballers for Japan">footballers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_under-23_football_team#Manager_history" title="Japan national under-23 football team">managers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_under-20_football_team" title="Japan national under-20 football team">U-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_under-17_football_team" title="Japan national under-17 football team">U-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_futsal_team" title="Japan national futsal team">Futsal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_under-23_futsal_team" title="Japan national under-23 futsal team">U-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_under-20_futsal_team" title="Japan national under-20 futsal team">U-20</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_beach_soccer_team" title="Japan national beach soccer team">Beach soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_eNational_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan eNational football team">FIFAe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Japan women's national football team">Japan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_football_team_results" title="Japan women's national football team results">results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Japan_women%27s_international_footballers" title="List of Japan women's international footballers">footballers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_football_team#Manager_history" title="Japan women's national football team">managers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_football_B_team" title="Japan women's national football B team">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_under-23_football_team" title="Japan women's national under-23 football team">U-23</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_under-23_football_team#Results_and_fixtures" title="Japan women's national under-23 football team">results</a></li> <li>footballers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_under-23_football_team#Manager_history" title="Japan women's national under-23 football team">managers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_under-20_football_team" title="Japan women's national under-20 football team">U-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_under-17_football_team" title="Japan women's national under-17 football team">U-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_futsal_team" title="Japan women's national futsal team">Futsal</a> <ul><li>U-23</li> <li>U-20</li></ul></li> <li>Beach soccer</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_association_football_league_system" title="Japanese association football league system">Leagues</a><br /><i>(<a href="/wiki/2024_in_Japanese_football#Club_competitions" title="2024 in Japanese football">2024</a>)</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J.League" title="J.League">J.League</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J1 League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J2_League" title="J2 League">J2 League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J3_League" title="J3 League">J3 League</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League" title="Japan Football League">Japan Football League</a> (JFL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="Japanese Regional Leagues">Regional Leagues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Takamado_Cup" title="Prince Takamado Cup">Prince Takamado Cup</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Takamado_Cup" title="Prince Takamado Cup">U-18 Premier League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Takamado_Cup" title="Prince Takamado Cup">U-18 Prince Leagues</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WE_League" title="WE League">WE League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadeshiko_League" title="Nadeshiko League">Nadeshiko League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nadeshiko_League#Division_1_2" title="Nadeshiko League">Division 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadeshiko_League#Division_2_2" title="Nadeshiko League">Division 2</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cups<br /><i>(<a href="/wiki/2024_in_Japanese_football#Cup_competitions_(men)" title="2024 in Japanese football">2024</a>)</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emperor%27s_Cup" title="Emperor's Cup">Emperor's Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.League_Cup" title="J.League Cup">YBC Levain Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Super_Cup" title="Japanese Super Cup">Fujifilm Super Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Senior_Football_Championship" title="All Japan Senior Football Championship">Shakaijin Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Club_Teams_Football_Tournament" title="All Japan Club Teams Football Tournament">Club Teams Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_University_Football_Championship" title="All Japan University Football Championship">Intercollegiate Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_High_School_Soccer_Tournament" title="All Japan High School Soccer Tournament">All Japan High School Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_Inter_High_School_Sports_Festival" title="Football at the Inter High School Sports Festival">Inter-High</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Club_Youth_U-18_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Club Youth U-18 Championship">Club Youth Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Empress%27s_Cup" title="Empress's Cup">Empress's Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WE_League_Cup" title="WE League Cup">WE League Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Women%27s_University_Football_Championship" title="All Japan Women's University Football Championship">Intercollegiate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kirin_Cup_Soccer" title="Kirin Cup Soccer">Kirin Cup Soccer</a> <i><small>(Senior)</small></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirin_Cup_Soccer" title="Kirin Cup Soccer">Kirin Challenge Cup</a> <i><small>(Senior / U-23)</small></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SBS_Cup" title="SBS Cup">SBS Cup</a> <i><small>(U-18)</small></i></li> <li>Ibaraki Next Generation Cup <i><small>(U-18)</small></i></li> <li>International Youth Soccer in Niigata <i><small>(U-17)</small></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U-16_International_Dream_Cup" title="U-16 International Dream Cup">U-16 International Dream Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MS%26AD_Cup" title="MS&AD Cup">MS&AD Cup</a> <i><small>(Senior)</small></i></li> <li>JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historical matches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Japan_v_Iraq_(1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification)" title="Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)">Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">Anime</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">Manga</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aoashi" title="Aoashi">Aoashi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Lock" title="Blue Lock">Blue Lock</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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title="Australia–Japan football rivalry">Australia–Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93Japan_football_rivalry" title="China–Japan football rivalry">China–Japan</a></li> <li>North Korea–Japan</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> Football in Japan by <a href="/wiki/Category:Football_in_Japan_by_prefecture" title="Category:Football in Japan by prefecture">prefecture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Football_in_Tokyo" title="Category:Football in Tokyo">Tokyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Football_in_Osaka" title="Category:Football in Osaka">Osaka</a></li></ul></li> <li>by <a href="/wiki/Category:Football_in_Japan_by_city" title="Category:Football in Japan by city">city</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Football_competitions_in_Japan" title="Category:Football competitions in Japan">Competitions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Japanese_club_football" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Japanese_Club_Football" title="Template:Japanese Club Football"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Japanese_Club_Football" title="Template talk:Japanese Club Football"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Japanese_Club_Football" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Japanese Club Football"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Japanese_club_football" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Japanese club football</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="First-tier_club_football_seasons,_1965–present" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">First-tier club football seasons, <i>1965–present</i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">Japan Soccer League</a><br /><i>1965–1992</i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">Japan Soccer League Division 1</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>since 1972</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1965_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1965 Japan Soccer League">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1966 Japan Soccer League">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1967 Japan Soccer League">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1968 Japan Soccer League">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1969 Japan Soccer League">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1970 Japan Soccer League">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1971 Japan Soccer League">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1972 Japan Soccer League">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1973 Japan Soccer League">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1974 Japan Soccer League">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1975 Japan Soccer League">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1976 Japan Soccer League">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1977 Japan Soccer League">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1978 Japan Soccer League">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1979 Japan Soccer League">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1980 Japan Soccer League">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1981 Japan Soccer League">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1982 Japan Soccer League">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1983 Japan Soccer League">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1984 Japan Soccer League">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1985–86 Japan Soccer League">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1986–87 Japan Soccer League">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1987–88 Japan Soccer League">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1988–89 Japan Soccer League">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1989–90 Japan Soccer League">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1990–91 Japan Soccer League">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1991–92 Japan Soccer League">1991–92</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J.League</a><br /><i>1993–present</i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J.League Division 1/J1 League</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>since 1999</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1993_J.League" title="1993 J.League">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_J.League" title="1994 J.League">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_J.League" title="1995 J.League">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_J.League" title="1996 J.League">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_J.League" title="1997 J.League">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_J.League" title="1998 J.League">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_J.League_Division_1" title="1999 J.League Division 1">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_J.League_Division_1" title="2000 J.League Division 1">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_J.League_Division_1" title="2001 J.League Division 1">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_J.League_Division_1" title="2002 J.League Division 1">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_J.League_Division_1" title="2003 J.League Division 1">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_J.League_Division_1" title="2004 J.League Division 1">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_J.League_Division_1" title="2005 J.League Division 1">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_J.League_Division_1" title="2006 J.League Division 1">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_J.League_Division_1" title="2007 J.League Division 1">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_J.League_Division_1" title="2008 J.League Division 1">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Division_1" title="2009 J.League Division 1">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_J.League_Division_1" title="2010 J.League Division 1">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_J.League_Division_1" title="2011 J.League Division 1">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_J.League_Division_1" title="2012 J.League Division 1">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_J.League_Division_1" title="2013 J.League Division 1">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_J.League_Division_1" title="2014 J.League Division 1">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_J1_League" title="2015 J1 League">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_J1_League" title="2016 J1 League">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_J1_League" title="2017 J1 League">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_J1_League" title="2018 J1 League">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_J1_League" title="2019 J1 League">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_J1_League" title="2020 J1 League">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_J1_League" title="2021 J1 League">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_J1_League" title="2022 J1 League">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_J1_League" title="2023 J1 League">2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024_J1_League" title="2024 J1 League">2024</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_football_champions" title="List of Japanese football champions">List of champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.League_Championship" title="J.League Championship">J.League Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.League_Promotion_/_Relegation_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="J.League Promotion / Relegation Series">Promotion / Relegation series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Super_Cup" title="Japanese Super Cup">Super Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Second-tier_club_football_seasons,_1972–present" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Second-tier club football seasons, <i>1972–present</i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Soccer_League" title="Japan Soccer League">Japan Soccer League Division 2</a><br /><i>1972–1992</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1972 Japan Soccer League">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1973 Japan Soccer League">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1974 Japan Soccer League">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1975 Japan Soccer League">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1976 Japan Soccer League">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1977 Japan Soccer League">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1978 Japan Soccer League">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1979 Japan Soccer League">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1980 Japan Soccer League">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1981 Japan Soccer League">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1982 Japan Soccer League">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1983 Japan Soccer League">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1984 Japan Soccer League">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1985–86 Japan Soccer League">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1986–87 Japan Soccer League">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1987–88 Japan Soccer League">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1988–89 Japan Soccer League">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1989–90 Japan Soccer League">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1990–91 Japan Soccer League">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Japan_Soccer_League" title="1991–92 Japan Soccer League">1991–92</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League_(1992%E2%80%931998)" title="Japan Football League (1992–1998)">(former) Japan Football League</a><br /><i>1992–1998</i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League_(1992%E2%80%931998)" title="Japan Football League (1992–1998)">(former) Japan Football League Division 1</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">1992–1993</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_Japan_Football_League" title="1992 Japan Football League">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Japan_Football_League" title="1993 Japan Football League">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Japan_Football_League" title="1994 Japan Football League">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Japan_Football_League" title="1995 Japan Football League">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Japan_Football_League" title="1996 Japan Football League">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Japan_Football_League" title="1997 Japan Football League">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Japan_Football_League" title="1998 Japan Football League">1998</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/J2_League" title="J2 League">J2 League</a><br /><i>1999–present</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_J.League_Division_2" title="1999 J.League Division 2">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_J.League_Division_2" title="2000 J.League Division 2">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_J.League_Division_2" title="2001 J.League Division 2">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_J.League_Division_2" title="2002 J.League Division 2">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_J.League_Division_2" title="2003 J.League Division 2">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_J.League_Division_2" title="2004 J.League Division 2">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_J.League_Division_2" title="2005 J.League Division 2">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_J.League_Division_2" title="2006 J.League Division 2">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_J.League_Division_2" title="2007 J.League Division 2">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_J.League_Division_2" title="2008 J.League Division 2">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Division_2" title="2009 J.League Division 2">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_J.League_Division_2" title="2010 J.League Division 2">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_J.League_Division_2" title="2011 J.League Division 2">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_J.League_Division_2" title="2012 J.League Division 2">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_J.League_Division_2" title="2013 J.League Division 2">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_J.League_Division_2" title="2014 J.League Division 2">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_J2_League" title="2015 J2 League">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_J2_League" title="2016 J2 League">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_J2_League" title="2017 J2 League">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_J2_League" title="2018 J2 League">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_J2_League" title="2019 J2 League">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_J2_League" title="2020 J2 League">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_J2_League" title="2021 J2 League">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_J2_League" title="2022 J2 League">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_J2_League" title="2023 J2 League">2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024_J2_League" title="2024 J2 League">2024</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_winners_of_J2_League_and_predecessors" title="List of winners of J2 League and predecessors">List of champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.League_Promotion_/_Relegation_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="J.League Promotion / Relegation Series">Promotion / Relegation series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Third-tier_club_football_seasons,_1992–93,_1999–present" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Third-tier club football seasons, <i>1992–93, 1999–present</i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="(former)_Japan_Football_League_Division_21992–93" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League_(1992%E2%80%931998)" title="Japan Football League (1992–1998)">(former) Japan Football League Division 2</a><br /><i>1992–93</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_Japan_Football_League" title="1992 Japan Football League">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Japan_Football_League" title="1993 Japan Football League">1993</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b>No national third tier, 1994–1998</b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League" title="Japan Football League">Japan Football League</a><br /> <i>1999–2013</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_Japan_Football_League" title="1999 Japan Football League">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Japan_Football_League" title="2000 Japan Football League">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Japan_Football_League" title="2001 Japan Football League">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Japan_Football_League" title="2002 Japan Football League">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Japan_Football_League" title="2003 Japan Football League">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Japan_Football_League" title="2004 Japan Football League">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Japan_Football_League" title="2005 Japan Football League">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Japan_Football_League" title="2006 Japan Football League">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Japan_Football_League" title="2007 Japan Football League">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Japan_Football_League" title="2008 Japan Football League">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Japan_Football_League" title="2009 Japan Football League">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Japan_Football_League" title="2010 Japan Football League">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Japan_Football_League" title="2011 Japan Football League">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Japan_Football_League" title="2012 Japan Football League">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Japan_Football_League" title="2013 Japan Football League">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/J3_League" title="J3 League">J3 League</a><br /> <i>2014–present</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_J3_League" title="2014 J3 League">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_J3_League" title="2015 J3 League">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_J3_League" title="2016 J3 League">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_J3_League" title="2017 J3 League">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_J3_League" title="2018 J3 League">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_J3_League" title="2019 J3 League">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_J3_League" title="2020 J3 League">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_J3_League" title="2021 J3 League">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_J3_League" title="2022 J3 League">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_J3_League" title="2023 J3 League">2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024_J3_League" title="2024 J3 League">2024</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_winners_of_J3_League_and_predecessors" title="List of winners of J3 League and predecessors">List of champions</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Fourth-tier_club_football_seasons,_2014–present" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Fourth-tier club football seasons, <i>2014–present</i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Japan_Football_League2014–present" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Football_League" title="Japan Football League">Japan Football League</a><br /><i>2014–present</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Japan_Football_League" title="2014 Japan Football League">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Japan_Football_League" title="2015 Japan Football League">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Japan_Football_League" title="2016 Japan Football League">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Japan_Football_League" title="2017 Japan Football League">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Japan_Football_League" title="2018 Japan Football League">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Japan_Football_League" title="2019 Japan Football League">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Japan_Football_League" title="2020 Japan Football League">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Japan_Football_League" title="2021 Japan Football League">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Japan_Football_League" title="2022 Japan Football League">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Japan_Football_League" title="2023 Japan Football League">2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024_Japan_Football_League" title="2024 Japan Football League">2024</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Regional_level_club_football_seasons,_1966–present" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Regional level club football seasons, <i>1966–present</i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Japanese_Regional_Leagues1966–present" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="Japanese Regional Leagues">Japanese Regional Leagues</a><br /><i>1966–present</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1966 Japanese Regional Leagues">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1967 Japanese Regional Leagues">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1968 Japanese Regional Leagues">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1969 Japanese Regional Leagues">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1970 Japanese Regional Leagues">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1971 Japanese Regional Leagues">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1972 Japanese Regional Leagues">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1973 Japanese Regional Leagues">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1974 Japanese Regional Leagues">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1975 Japanese Regional Leagues">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1976 Japanese Regional Leagues">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1977 Japanese Regional Leagues">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1978 Japanese Regional Leagues">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1979 Japanese Regional Leagues">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1980 Japanese Regional Leagues">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1981 Japanese Regional Leagues">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1982 Japanese Regional Leagues">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1983 Japanese Regional Leagues">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1984 Japanese Regional Leagues">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1985 Japanese Regional Leagues">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1986 Japanese Regional Leagues">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1987 Japanese Regional Leagues">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1988 Japanese Regional Leagues">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1989 Japanese Regional Leagues">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1990 Japanese Regional Leagues">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1991 Japanese Regional Leagues">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1992 Japanese Regional Leagues">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1993 Japanese Regional Leagues">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1994 Japanese Regional Leagues">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1995 Japanese Regional Leagues">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1996 Japanese Regional Leagues">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1997 Japanese Regional Leagues">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1998 Japanese Regional Leagues">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="1999 Japanese Regional Leagues">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2000 Japanese Regional Leagues">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2001 Japanese Regional Leagues">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2002 Japanese Regional Leagues">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2003 Japanese Regional Leagues">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2004 Japanese Regional Leagues">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2005 Japanese Regional Leagues">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2006 Japanese Regional Leagues">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2007 Japanese Regional Leagues">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2008 Japanese Regional Leagues">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2009 Japanese Regional Leagues">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2010 Japanese Regional Leagues">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2011 Japanese Regional Leagues">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2012 Japanese Regional Leagues">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2013 Japanese Regional Leagues">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2014 Japanese Regional Leagues">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2015 Japanese Regional Leagues">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2016 Japanese Regional Leagues">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2017 Japanese Regional Leagues">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2018 Japanese Regional Leagues">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2019 Japanese Regional Leagues">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2020 Japanese Regional Leagues">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2021 Japanese Regional Leagues">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2022 Japanese Regional Leagues">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2023 Japanese Regional Leagues">2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024_Japanese_Regional_Leagues" title="2024 Japanese Regional Leagues">2024</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Regional_Football_Champions_League" title="Japanese Regional Football Champions League">Regional Champions League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Senior_Football_Championship" title="All Japan Senior Football Championship">Shakaijin Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Emperor&#039;s_Cup_seasons,_1921–present" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Emperor's Cup seasons, <i>1921–present</i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Emperor&#039;s_Cup1921–present" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Emperor%27s_Cup" title="Emperor's Cup">Emperor's Cup</a><br /><i>1921–present</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1921 Emperor's Cup">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1922 Emperor's Cup">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1923 Emperor's Cup">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1924 Emperor's Cup">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1925 Emperor's Cup">1925</a></li> <li><del>1926</del></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1927 Emperor's Cup">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1928 Emperor's Cup">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1929 Emperor's Cup">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1930 Emperor's Cup">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1931 Emperor's Cup">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1932 Emperor's Cup">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1933 Emperor's Cup">1933</a></li> <li><del>1934</del></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1935 Emperor's Cup">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1936 Emperor's Cup">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1937 Emperor's Cup">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1938 Emperor's Cup">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1939 Emperor's Cup">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1940 Emperor's Cup">1940</a></li> <li><i>WW II</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1946 Emperor's Cup">1946</a></li> <li><del>1947</del></li> <li><del>1948</del></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1949 Emperor's Cup">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1950 Emperor's Cup">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1951 Emperor's Cup">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1952 Emperor's Cup">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1953 Emperor's Cup">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1954 Emperor's Cup">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1955 Emperor's Cup">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1956 Emperor's Cup">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1957 Emperor's Cup">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1958 Emperor's Cup">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1959 Emperor's Cup">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1960 Emperor's Cup">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1961 Emperor's Cup">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1962 Emperor's Cup">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1963 Emperor's Cup">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1964 Emperor's Cup">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1965 Emperor's Cup">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1966 Emperor's Cup">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1967 Emperor's Cup">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1968 Emperor's Cup">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1969 Emperor's Cup">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1970 Emperor's Cup">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1971 Emperor's Cup">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1972 Emperor's Cup">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1973 Emperor's Cup">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1974 Emperor's Cup">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1975 Emperor's Cup">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1976 Emperor's Cup">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1977 Emperor's Cup">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1978 Emperor's Cup">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1979 Emperor's Cup">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1980 Emperor's Cup">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1981 Emperor's Cup">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1982 Emperor's Cup">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1983 Emperor's Cup">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1984 Emperor's Cup">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1985 Emperor's Cup">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1986 Emperor's Cup">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1987 Emperor's Cup">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1988 Emperor's Cup">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1989 Emperor's Cup">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1990 Emperor's Cup">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1991 Emperor's Cup">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1992 Emperor's Cup">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1993 Emperor's Cup">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1994 Emperor's Cup">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1995 Emperor's Cup">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1996 Emperor's Cup">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1997 Emperor's Cup">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1998 Emperor's Cup">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="1999 Emperor's Cup">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2000 Emperor's Cup">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2001 Emperor's Cup">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2002 Emperor's Cup">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2003 Emperor's Cup">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2004 Emperor's Cup">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2005 Emperor's Cup">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2006 Emperor's Cup">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2007 Emperor's Cup">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2008 Emperor's Cup">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2009 Emperor's Cup">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2010 Emperor's Cup">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2011 Emperor's Cup">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2012 Emperor's Cup">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2013 Emperor's Cup">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2014 Emperor's Cup">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2015 Emperor's Cup">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2016 Emperor's Cup">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2017 Emperor's Cup">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2018 Emperor's Cup">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2019 Emperor's Cup">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2020 Emperor's Cup">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2021 Emperor's Cup">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2022 Emperor's Cup">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2023 Emperor's Cup">2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024_Emperor%27s_Cup" title="2024 Emperor's Cup">2024</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Super_Cup" title="Japanese Super Cup">Super Cup</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="League_Cup_seasons,_1976–present" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">League Cup seasons, <i>1976–present</i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/JSL_Cup" title="JSL Cup">JSL Cup</a><br /><i>1976–1991</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_JSL_Cup" title="1976 JSL Cup">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_JSL_Cup" title="1977 JSL Cup">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_JSL_Cup" title="1978 JSL Cup">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_JSL_Cup" title="1979 JSL Cup">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_JSL_Cup" title="1980 JSL Cup">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_JSL_Cup" title="1981 JSL Cup">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_JSL_Cup" title="1982 JSL Cup">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_JSL_Cup" title="1983 JSL Cup">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_JSL_Cup" title="1984 JSL Cup">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_JSL_Cup" title="1985 JSL Cup">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_JSL_Cup" title="1986 JSL Cup">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_JSL_Cup" title="1987 JSL Cup">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_JSL_Cup" title="1988 JSL Cup">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_JSL_Cup" title="1989 JSL Cup">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_JSL_Cup" title="1990 JSL Cup">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_JSL_Cup" title="1991 JSL Cup">1991</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/J.League_Cup" title="J.League Cup">J.League Cup</a><br /><i>1992–present</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_J.League_Cup" title="1992 J.League Cup">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_J.League_Cup" title="1993 J.League Cup">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_J.League_Cup" title="1994 J.League Cup">1994</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAAAAA">1995</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_J.League_Cup" title="1996 J.League Cup">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_J.League_Cup" title="1997 J.League Cup">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_J.League_Cup" title="1998 J.League Cup">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_J.League_Cup" title="1999 J.League Cup">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_J.League_Cup" title="2000 J.League Cup">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_J.League_Cup" title="2001 J.League Cup">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_J.League_Cup" title="2002 J.League Cup">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_J.League_Cup" title="2003 J.League Cup">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_J.League_Cup" title="2004 J.League Cup">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_J.League_Cup" title="2005 J.League Cup">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_J.League_Cup" title="2006 J.League Cup">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_J.League_Cup" title="2007 J.League Cup">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_J.League_Cup" title="2008 J.League Cup">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_J.League_Cup" title="2009 J.League Cup">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_J.League_Cup" title="2010 J.League Cup">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_J.League_Cup" title="2011 J.League Cup">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_J.League_Cup" title="2012 J.League Cup">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_J.League_Cup" title="2013 J.League Cup">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_J.League_Cup" title="2014 J.League Cup">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_J.League_Cup" title="2015 J.League Cup">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_J.League_Cup" title="2016 J.League Cup">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_J.League_Cup" title="2017 J.League Cup">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_J.League_Cup" title="2018 J.League Cup">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_J.League_Cup" title="2019 J.League Cup">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_J.League_Cup" title="2020 J.League Cup">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_J.League_Cup" title="2021 J.League Cup">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_J.League_Cup" title="2022 J.League Cup">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_J.League_Cup" title="2023 J.League Cup">2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024_J.League_Cup" title="2024 J.League Cup">2024</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Suruga_Bank_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Suruga Bank Championship">Suruga Bank Championship</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Football_clubs_in_Japan,_2024" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_football_clubs_in_Japan" title="List of football clubs in Japan">Football clubs in Japan</a>, 2024</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J1 League</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata" title="Albirex Niigata">Albirex Niigata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo" title="Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo">Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata" title="Júbilo Iwata">Júbilo Iwata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashima_Antlers" title="Kashima Antlers">Kashima Antlers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa_Reysol" title="Kashiwa Reysol">Kashiwa Reysol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Frontale" title="Kawasaki Frontale">Kawasaki Frontale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Sanga_FC" title="Kyoto Sanga FC">Kyoto Sanga FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Machida_Zelvia" title="FC Machida Zelvia">FC Machida Zelvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Grampus" title="Nagoya Grampus">Nagoya Grampus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagan_Tosu" title="Sagan Tosu">Sagan Tosu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shonan_Bellmare" title="Shonan Bellmare">Shonan Bellmare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Tokyo" title="FC Tokyo">FC Tokyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Verdy" title="Tokyo Verdy">Tokyo Verdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vissel_Kobe" title="Vissel Kobe">Vissel Kobe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos" title="Yokohama F. Marinos">Yokohama F. Marinos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/J2_League" title="J2 League">J2 League</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blaublitz_Akita" title="Blaublitz Akita">Blaublitz Akita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ehime_FC" title="Ehime FC">Ehime FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fagiano_Okayama" title="Fagiano Okayama">Fagiano Okayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fujieda_MYFC" title="Fujieda MYFC">Fujieda MYFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwaki_FC" title="Iwaki FC">Iwaki FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JEF_United_Chiba" title="JEF United Chiba">JEF United Chiba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_United_FC" title="Kagoshima United FC">Kagoshima United FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mito_HollyHock" title="Mito HollyHock">Mito HollyHock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montedio_Yamagata" title="Montedio Yamagata">Montedio Yamagata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oita_Trinita" title="Oita Trinita">Oita Trinita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renofa_Yamaguchi_FC" title="Renofa Yamaguchi FC">Renofa Yamaguchi FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roasso_Kumamoto" title="Roasso Kumamoto">Roasso Kumamoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimizu_S-Pulse" title="Shimizu S-Pulse">Shimizu S-Pulse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thespakusatsu_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Thespakusatsu Gunma">Thespakusatsu Gunma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tochigi_SC" title="Tochigi SC">Tochigi SC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokushima_Vortis" title="Tokushima Vortis">Tokushima Vortis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V-Varen_Nagasaki" title="V-Varen Nagasaki">V-Varen Nagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vegalta_Sendai" title="Vegalta Sendai">Vegalta Sendai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ventforet_Kofu" title="Ventforet Kofu">Ventforet Kofu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_FC" title="Yokohama FC">Yokohama FC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/J3_League" title="J3 League">J3 League</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AC_Nagano_Parceiro" title="AC Nagano Parceiro">AC Nagano Parceiro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azul_Claro_Numazu" title="Azul Claro Numazu">Azul Claro Numazu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Gifu" title="FC Gifu">FC Gifu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Imabari" title="FC Imabari">FC Imabari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_United_FC" title="Fukushima United FC">Fukushima United FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gainare_Tottori" title="Gainare Tottori">Gainare Tottori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giravanz_Kitakyushu" title="Giravanz Kitakyushu">Giravanz Kitakyushu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwate_Grulla_Morioka" title="Iwate Grulla Morioka">Iwate Grulla Morioka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamatamare_Sanuki" title="Kamatamare 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