Tuesday , 1 September 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, 2 Sep

V-Varen Nagasaki
02.09
10:00
Gamba Osaka
Tokyo Verdy
02.09
10:00
Vissel Kobe
FC Machida Zelvia
02.09
10:00
Kawasaki Frontale
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
02.09
10:00
Nagoya Grampus
FC Mito Holly Hock
02.09
10:00
Kashima Antlers
Avispa Fukuoka
02.09
10:00
Urawa Red Diamonds
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
02.09
10:00
Fagiano Okayama FC
Shimizu S-Pulse
02.09
10:00
FC Tokyo

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
5 Yokohama F.Marinos 2022
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6 Kawasaki Frontale 2021
7 Kawasaki Frontale 2020
8 Yokohama F.Marinos 2019
9 Kawasaki Frontale 2018

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

J. League home & away records

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

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

J. League card discipline

# Team 🟨 2Y 🟥 M Y/G
1 Gamba Osaka 3 0 2 2 1.5
2 Kashima Antlers 8 0 0 3 2.7
3 Avispa Fukuoka 5 0 1 3 1.7
4 Yokohama F.Marinos 7 0 0 2 3.5
5 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 7 0 0 2 3.5
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 0 0 3 1.7
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 0 3 1.3
8 Fagiano Okayama FC 4 0 0 2 2.0
9 Tokyo Verdy 4 0 0 3 1.3
10 Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 3 1.3
11 Cerezo Osaka FC 3 0 0 2 1.5
12 Nagoya Grampus 3 0 0 2 1.5
13 Kyoto Sanga FC 3 0 0 2 1.5
14 Kashiwa Reysol 3 0 0 2 1.5
15 V-Varen Nagasaki 3 0 0 2 1.5

J. League goal timing

9
1-15'
10%
9
16-30'
10%
23
31-45'
27%
12
46-60'
14%
19
61-75'
22%
14
76-90'
16%

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

J. League score-first win rate

# Team Scored 1st Wins Win % Bar
1 Kashima Antlers 3 3 100%
2 Yokohama F.Marinos 3 2 67%
3 FC Tokyo 3 2 67%
4 FC Mito Holly Hock 3 1 33%

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 9 67% 33% 0%
Level at HT 15 60% 20% 20%
Away leading at HT 5 100% 0% 0%

Based on 29 finished matches this season with half-time scores recorded

J. League Top scorers

# Player Goals
1 Leo Ceara 7
2 Kaina Tanimura 4
3 Motoki Nagakura 3

J. League Top assists

# Player Assists
1 Yuta Nakayama 2
2 Yuki Soma 2
3 Mitch Duke 2

J. League Top goalkeepers

# Player Clean sheets
1 Shusaku Nishikawa 9
2 Masaaki Goto 8
3 Svend Brodersen 5

J. League Most bookings

# Player Cards
1 Takeru Kishimoto 4
2 Shuto Abe 3
3 Teppei Oka 3

J. League news

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