Japan - J1 League

* The J1 League is scheduled to return on July 4, 2020.

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Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Live	+ 6:00am	Sagan Tosu 0 - 1 Vissel Kobe	SportKlub 1 Serbia, SportKlub 1 Sloveni…
Live	+ 6:00am	Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 2 Oita Trinita	DAZN, K-Ball
Live	+ 6:00am	Yokohama F. Marinos 3 - 2 Shonan Bellmare	DAZN, NHK Japan, TDM Desporto, Astro Go, …
Live	+ 6:30am	Nagoya Grampus 2 - 2 Gamba Osaka	DAZN, K-Ball
Live	+ 6:30am	Tokyo 0 - 4 Kawasaki Frontale	sportdigital, DAZN, 602 HD Sports 2, 662…
Saturday, 11 July 2020
	6:00am	Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashiwa Reysol	DAZN, NHK Japan, K-Ball
	6:00am	Oita Trinita vs Vissel Kobe	FreeSports TV UK, FreeSports TV ROI, …
Sunday, 12 July 2020
	5:00am	Sagan Tosu vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima	DAZN, K-Ball
	5:00am	Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka	SportKlub 1 Slovenia, FreeSports TV UK, …
	6:00am	Cerezo Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus	DAZN, K-Ball

*All times are shown in your local time

Table

Pos.	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P	Form
1	Cerezo Osaka	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	WWW
2	Kawasaki Frontale	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	WWD
3	Urawa Reds	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	WDW
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6	LWW
5	Oita Trinita	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	WWL
6	Consadole Sapporo	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	WWL
7	Tokyo	3	2	0	1	4	5	-1	6	LWW
8	Nagoya Grampus	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5	DWD
9	Yokohama F. Marinos	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4	WLD
10	Gamba Osaka	3	1	1	1	5	5	+0	4	DLW
11	Yokohama F. Marinos	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	4	WDL
12	Vegalta Sendai	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	4	LWD
13	Vissel Kobe	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	4	WLD
14	Kashiwa Reysol	3	1	0	2	5	6	-1	3	LLW
15	Sagan Tosu	3	0	1	2	0	3	-3	1	LLD
16	Shonan Bellmare	3	0	0	3	4	7	-3	0	LLL
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	0	LLL
18	Kashima Antlers	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6	0	LLL

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Champions League (Group Stage)

Champions League (Qualification)

Top Scorers

Player	Team	Goals	Penalties
Leandro Pereira	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	0
M. Suzuki	Consadole Sapporo	4	0
T. Hasegawa	Kawasaki Frontale	3	0
J. Amano	Yokohama F. Marinos	2	0
A. Esaka	Kashiwa Reysol	2	0
S. Koroki	Urawa Reds	2	0
Leonardo	Urawa Reds	2	0
H. Okuno	Cerezo Osaka	2	0
M. Olunga	Kashiwa Reysol	2	0
T. Tanaka	Oita Trinita	2	0
H. Abe	Nagoya Grampus	1	0
T. Arano	Consadole Sapporo	1	0
Gabriel Xavier	Nagoya Grampus	1	0
Ademilson	Gamba Osaka	1	1

News

Japan's J. League Rolls Out New Coronavirus Measures as Play Resumes - Nippon.com

Nippon.com (1 day ago)

Packed schedules await J. League clubs - The Japan Times

The Japan Times (3 weeks ago)

Cardboard fans to fill stadiums when J. League resumes - The Japan Times

The Japan Times (2 weeks ago)

J.League makes nervy return after COVID upsurge - Olympic Channel

Olympic Channel (4 days ago)

J. League to play through international windows during virus-shortened season - The Japan Times

The Japan Times (4 weeks ago)

J. League announces strict virus-related protocols ahead of restart - The Japan Times

The Japan Times (3 weeks ago)

Japan’s J-League set to resume play in stadiums without fans - Sportstar

Sportstar (5 days ago)

J. League launches coronavirus tests ahead of season restart - The Japan Times

The Japan Times (2 weeks ago)

About J1 League

The J1 League is the top-tier category in Japanese football. It is also known as Meiji Yasuda J1 League for sponsorship reasons. This league is regarded by many as one of the most successful leagues in Asia. The league had its inaugural season in 1993, with ten teams playing for the title. To this day, 18 teams play every season in a relegation-promotion format that has changed throughout the years.

The league is usually played from February to December, in order to avoid the harsh weather conditions in this country. Added to a hefty cash bonus and the trophy, the winner of the J1 League enters the group stage of the AFC Champions League, with the runner-up and the 3rd placed team joining them. The fourth-place of each tournament enters the preliminary round of the AFC CL. On the other side of the table, two clubs are immediately relegated to the J2 League, with two more clubs from that league earning their promotion. A third relegation spot is fought for between the 16th-ranked team in the J1 League and the third-best team in the J2 league.

Kawasaki Frontale ended the 2018 season as champions, successfully defending the title they won in 2017. They topped Sanfrecce Hiroshima by a 12-point margin. Kashima Antlers and Urawa Red Diamonds were the other teams that earned their spots in the AFC Champions League. On the other end of the table, Kashiwa Reysol and V-Varen Nagasaki were relegated to the J2 League, while Jubilo Iwata kept their spot in the Japanese top-flight thanks to their promotion playoff win against Tokyo Verdy.

The 2019 J1 League season kicks off on February 22, 2019. The last game of the season is expected to be played on December 6. Two Japanese clubs will be returning to the J1 League, as Matsumoto Yamaga and Oita Trinita were promoted from the J2 League.

Did you know? Kashima Antlers and Yokohama F. Marinos are the only Japanese clubs that have been able to play all seasons in the J1 League. Added to that, the Antlers are the most winning club in J1 League history with eight titles to their name.