Monday , 19 October 2026

J. League 2026/2027

J. League
JPN J. League League Format
The J. League (officially Meiji Yasuda J1 League) is the top division of professional football in Japan, founded in 1993. Established to develop football at a professional level in Japan, the league has grown into one of Asia's most competitive and well-organised competitions. Kashima Antlers are the most successful club in J. League history. The league played a central role in developing football culture in Japan, contributing directly to the national team's qualification for every FIFA World Cup since 1998. In recent years the league has attracted experienced international players looking to extend their careers at the highest level in Asia.
Defending Champion
Vissel Kobe 2026

J. League fixtures

Wed, 21 Oct

FC Tokyo
21.10
10:00
Kashiwa Reysol
Fagiano Okayama FC
21.10
10:00
FC Mito Holly Hock
Kyoto Sanga FC
21.10
10:00
Kashima Antlers
Nagoya Grampus
21.10
10:00
Cerezo Osaka FC
Yokohama F.Marinos
21.10
10:00
Tokyo Verdy
Shimizu S-Pulse
21.10
10:00
FC Machida Zelvia
V-Varen Nagasaki
21.10
10:00
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Avispa Fukuoka
21.10
10:00
Gamba Osaka

J. League top clubs

J. League past winners

# Team Season
1 Vissel Kobe 2026
2 Kashima Antlers 2025
3 Vissel Kobe 2024
4 Vissel Kobe 2023

J. League Atlantic Division

# Team M W D L P Form
1 Vissel Kobe 18 11 0 7 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 11 0 7 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 10 0 8 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 10 0 8 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 10 0 8 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 8 0 10 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 8 0 10 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 8 0 10 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 7 0 11 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 7 0 11 21

J. League Central Division

# Team M W D L P Form
1 Kashima Antlers 18 15 0 3 45
2 FC Tokyo 18 13 0 5 37
3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 13 0 5 37
4 Kawasaki Frontale 18 10 0 8 28
5 Tokyo Verdy 18 10 0 8 28
6 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 7 0 11 25
7 Kashiwa Reysol 18 7 0 11 20
8 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 6 0 12 20
9 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 6 0 12 18
10 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 3 0 15 12

J. League attack & defence

# Team GF GA GD CS Attack
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 22 6 +16 5
2 FC Machida Zelvia 20 9 +11 3
3 FC Tokyo 20 3 +17 7
4 Kashiwa Reysol 20 16 +4 1
5 Kawasaki Frontale 20 15 +5 1
6 Kashima Antlers 18 13 +5 3
7 Vissel Kobe 16 9 +7 4
8 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 17 -3 2
9 Nagoya Grampus 12 16 -4 0
10 FC Mito Holly Hock 11 12 -1 0
11 Avispa Fukuoka 11 15 -4 1
12 Fagiano Okayama FC 11 13 -2 2
13 Kyoto Sanga FC 10 17 -7 0
14 Yokohama F.Marinos 10 5 +5 6
15 V-Varen Nagasaki 10 17 -7 1
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 9 11 -2 1
17 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 8 16 -8 2
18 Cerezo Osaka FC 7 16 -9 4
19 Gamba Osaka 6 15 -9 1
20 Tokyo Verdy 3 17 -14 2

J. League home & away records

# Team HW HD HL AW AD AL Split
1 FC Tokyo 4 0 0 3 2 0
2 Kashiwa Reysol 2 0 2 4 0 1
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 1 0 3 1 1
4 Vissel Kobe 3 1 0 3 0 2
5 FC Machida Zelvia 3 1 1 3 1 0
6 Kashima Antlers 4 0 1 1 1 2
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 2 3 0 2
8 Fagiano Okayama FC 2 1 2 2 0 2
9 Yokohama F.Marinos 2 1 0 2 3 1
10 Nagoya Grampus 2 0 1 2 0 4
11 Kawasaki Frontale 2 2 1 2 1 1
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 2 2 2 1 0 2
13 Kyoto Sanga FC 1 0 3 1 2 2
14 V-Varen Nagasaki 2 1 1 0 1 4
15 Avispa Fukuoka 2 1 2 0 0 4
16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2 2 1 0 0 4
17 FC Mito Holly Hock 1 2 3 1 1 1
18 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 1 2 2 0 1 3
19 Tokyo Verdy 0 1 5 0 2 1
20 Gamba Osaka 0 1 2 0 3 3

H = home, A = away — W/D/L per venue type

J. League card discipline

# Team 🟨 2Y 🟥 M Y/G
1 Fagiano Okayama FC 19 1 1 8 2.4
2 Avispa Fukuoka 15 1 2 8 1.9
3 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 20 0 0 7 2.9
4 Tokyo Verdy 16 0 1 8 2.0
5 Gamba Osaka 13 0 2 7 1.9
6 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 0 1 8 2.0
7 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 0 0 8 2.1
8 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 0 1 7 2.0
9 Kashima Antlers 16 0 0 8 2.0
10 FC Mito Holly Hock 12 0 1 7 1.7
11 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 0 0 8 1.8
12 Kawasaki Frontale 13 0 0 8 1.6
13 Kashiwa Reysol 12 0 0 7 1.7
14 V-Varen Nagasaki 11 0 0 6 1.8
15 FC Machida Zelvia 6 1 1 5 1.2

J. League goal timing

29
1-15'
11%
24
16-30'
9%
46
31-45'
18%
50
46-60'
19%
48
61-75'
19%
60
76-90'
23%

Goals scored per 15-minute interval this season (excluding own goals)

J. League score-first win rate

# Team Scored 1st Wins Win % Bar
1 Nagoya Grampus 3 3 100%
2 Vissel Kobe 6 6 100%
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 4 4 100%
4 Kashiwa Reysol 3 3 100%
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 7 6 86%
6 FC Machida Zelvia 6 5 83%
7 Kashima Antlers 6 5 83%
8 Fagiano Okayama FC 5 4 80%
9 FC Tokyo 9 7 78%
10 Avispa Fukuoka 3 2 67%
11 Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 67%
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3 2 67%
13 Yokohama F.Marinos 6 4 67%
14 Kyoto Sanga FC 4 2 50%
15 FC Mito Holly Hock 5 2 40%

Teams with ≥3 first goals this season, ranked by win %

J. League half-time leads

HT situation Games FT Win FT Draw FT Loss
Home leading at HT 30 73% 17% 10%
Level at HT 44 39% 27% 34%
Away leading at HT 15 87% 7% 7%

Based on 89 finished matches this season with half-time scores recorded

J. League Top scorers

# Player Goals
1 Leo Ceara 13
2 Akito Suzuki 8
3 Motoki Nagakura 7

J. League Top assists

# Player Assists
1 Takuro Kaneko 5
2 Akito Suzuki 4
3 Yasuto Wakizaka 3

J. League Top goalkeepers

# Player Clean sheets
1 Masaaki Goto 17
2 Kosuke Nakamura 16
3 Svend Brodersen 15

J. League Most bookings

# Player Cards
1 Lucao 5
2 Takeru Kishimoto 5
3 Taishi Semba 5

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