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| Sunday, 22 March 2020 | |||||
| Live | Postp. | Sagan Tosu vs Gamba Osaka | DAZN | ||
| Live | Postp. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Yokohama F. Marinos | DAZN | ||
| Live | Postp. | Vegalta Sendai vs Oita Trinita | DAZN | ||
| Friday, 3 April 2020 | |||||
| Live | Postp. | Tokyo vs Yokohama | DAZN | ||
| Live | Postp. | Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima | DAZN | ||
| Friday, 17 April 2020 | |||||
| 6:00am | Vissel Kobe vs Gamba Osaka | DAZN | |||
| 6:30am | Yokohama F. Marinos vs Sagan Tosu | DAZN | |||
| Saturday, 18 April 2020 | |||||
| 12:00am | Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol | DAZN | |||
| 1:00am | Consadole Sapporo vs Nagoya Grampus | DAZN | |||
| 1:00am | Oita Trinita vs Yokohama | DAZN | |||
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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.
