2014 J.League Division 1

22nd season of J1 League

Football league season

J.League Division 1
Season	2014
Champions	Gamba Osaka 2nd J.League title 2nd Japanese title
Relegated	Omiya Ardija Cerezo Osaka Tokushima Vortis
Champions League	Gamba Osaka Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima Antlers
Matches played	306
Goals scored	774 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Yoshito Ōkubo (18 goals)
Highest attendance	56,758 Reds vs Gamba
Lowest attendance	0 Reds vs S-Pulse
Average attendance	17,240
← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 J.League Division 1 season was the 49th season of top-flight football in Japan, and the 22nd since the establishment of the J.League in 1992. The season began on 1 March and ended on 8 December. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were the defending champions.

Due to Japan's participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, there was an extended break to allow for preparation after the 14th-week matches on 17 and 18 May, with the league resuming on 15 July for four clubs who participated in the 2014 AFC Champions League to play rescheduled 12th-week matches, and 19 July for other 14 clubs.^[1]

2014 saw the league played via a home and away system over a single season for the last time until at least 2020. From 2015 the league will revert to an Apertura and Clausura system, with a multi-team play-off 'super stage' to decide the champions, similar to the format used when the J.League began.^[2]

The league was won by Gamba Osaka, who won their second J.League title following a 0–0 away draw against Tokushima Vortis. They became the second league champions (after Kashiwa Reysol) to win the first division after being promoted as second division champions.

Clubs

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18 teams compete in this year's competition. Both Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe return to J1 after a single season outside the top flight; they finished as the J.League Division 2 champions and runners-up, respectively. Tokushima Vortis, who finished fourth in the regular season and won the promotion playoff, will make their top-flight debut, becoming the first club from Shikoku to do so. Those three teams replaced Oita Trinita, Shonan Bellmare and Júbilo Iwata; Júbilo were relegated from J1 for the first time after twenty seasons in the top tier, while Bellmare and Trinita were bumped down after cameo appearances in J1.

2014 J.League Division 1 is located in Japan

Albirex Niigata

Greater Tokyo Area†

Greater Tokyo Area†

Keihanshin Area‡

Keihanshin Area‡

Nagoya Grampus

Sagan Tosu

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Shimizu S-Pulse

Tokushima Vortis

Vegalta Sendai

† Greater Tokyo teams FC Tokyo Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Omiya Ardija Urawa Red Diamonds Ventforet Kofu Yokohama F. Marinos

† Greater Tokyo teams
FC Tokyo
Kashima Antlers
Kashiwa Reysol
Kawasaki Frontale
Omiya Ardija
Urawa Red Diamonds
Ventforet Kofu
Yokohama F. Marinos

‡ Keihanshin teams Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe

‡ Keihanshin teams
Cerezo Osaka
Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe

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Locations of the 2014 J.League 1 teams

Club Name	Coach	Home Town(s)	Stadium	Capacity	Note(s)
Albirex Niigata	Japan Masaaki Yanagishita	Niigata & Seirō, Niigata	Big Swan Stadium	42,300
Kashima Antlers	Brazil Toninho Cerezo	Kashima, Ibaraki	Kashima Soccer Stadium	40,728
Omiya Ardija	Japan Hiroki Shibuya	Omiya, Saitama	NACK5 Stadium	15,500
Cerezo Osaka	Japan Yuji Okuma	Osaka	Nagai Stadium	47,816	2014 AFC Champions League participant (as 2013 J.League fourth-placed)
Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan Yasuhiro Higuchi	Yokohama, Kanagawa & Yokosuka, Kanagawa	Nissan Stadium	72,327	2014 AFC Champions League participant (as 2013 J.League runners-up)
Kawasaki Frontale	Japan Yahiro Kazama	Kawasaki, Kanagawa	Todoroki Athletics Stadium	26,232	2014 AFC Champions League participant (as 2013 J.League Third placed team)
Gamba Osaka	Japan Kenta Hasegawa	Suita, Osaka	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	21,000	Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013
Nagoya Grampus	Japan Akira Nishino	Nagoya, Aichi	Mizuho Athletic Stadium	27,000
Urawa Red Diamonds	Serbia Mihailo Petrović	Urawa, Saitama	Saitama Stadium	63,700
Kashiwa Reysol	Brazil Nelsinho Baptista	Kashiwa, Chiba	Kashiwa Soccer Stadium	15,900
Shimizu S-Pulse	Japan Katsumi Oenoki	Shizuoka	IAI Stadium Nihondaira	20,339
Sagan Tosu	Japan Megumu Yoshida	Tosu, Saga	Tosu Stadium	24,490
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan Hajime Moriyasu	Hiroshima	Hiroshima Big Arch	50,000	2014 AFC Champions League participant (as 2013 J.League winners)
FC Tokyo	Italy Massimo Ficcadenti	Tokyo	Ajinomoto Stadium	49,970
Tokushima Vortis	Japan Shinji Kobayashi	All cities/towns in Tokushima	Pocarisweat Stadium	20,441	Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013 (through a play-off system)
Vegalta Sendai	Japan Susumu Watanabe	Sendai, Miyagi	Yurtec Stadium	19,694
Ventforet Kofu	Japan Hiroshi Jofuku	Kofu, Yamanashi	Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium	17,000
Vissel Kobe	Japan Ryo Adachi	Kobe, Hyōgo	Misaki Park Stadium	30,132	Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013

Foreign players

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Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Asian Player	Non-Visa Foreign	Type-C Contract^[3]	Former Player(s)
Albirex Niigata	Brazil Léo Silva	Brazil Rafael Silva	South Korea Lee Myung-Jae	South Korea Song Ju-Hun	New Zealand Michael Fitzgerald	Brazil Roger Gaúcho South Korea Kim Jin-su
Kashima Antlers	Brazil Davi	Brazil Jorge Wagner	Brazil Luís Alberto	Brazil Caio	Brazil Jair
Omiya Ardija	Brazil Carlinhos Paraiba	Serbia Dragan Mrđa	Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankić	South Korea Cho Won-hee	Montenegro Dženan Radončić
Cerezo Osaka	Germany Cacau	South Korea Kim Seong-jun	Uruguay Diego Forlán	South Korea Kim Jin-Hyeon	South Korea Gu Sung-Yun	Serbia Gojko Kačar Australia Mitch Nichols
Yokohama F. Marinos	Brazil Fabio	Brazil Rafinha
Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil Jeci	Brazil Paulinho	Brazil Renato	North Korea An Byong-Jun
Gamba Osaka	Brazil Lins	Brazil Patric	South Korea Oh Jae-Suk
Nagoya Grampus	Brazil Leandro Domingues	Brazil Régis	Colombia Danilson Córdoba	Australia Joshua Kennedy	Brazil Gustavo
Urawa Red Diamonds	Brazil Márcio Richardes
Kashiwa Reysol	Brazil Dudu	Brazil Dudu	Brazil Leandro	South Korea Kim Chang-Soo	Brazil Leandro Domingues
Shimizu S-Pulse	Canada Dejan Jaković	Netherlands Calvin Jong-a-Pin	Slovenia Milivoje Novaković	South Korea Lee Ki-Je	Brazil Bueno
Sagan Tosu	South Korea Choi Sung-Keun	South Korea Kim Min-Hyeok	South Korea Kim Min-Woo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Croatia Mihael Mikić	South Korea Byeon Jun-Byum	South Korea Park Hyung-Jin	South Korea Hwang Seok-Ho
FC Tokyo	Brazil Edu	Italy Michele Canini	South Korea Kwak Hee-ju
Ventforet Kofu	Brazil Cristiano	Brazil Gilsinho	Brazil Marquinhos Paraná	Indonesia Irfan Bachdim	Brazil Thiago Quirino
Vegalta Sendai	Brazil Ramon Lopez	Brazil Wilson	North Korea Ryang Yong-Gi	Australia Danny Vukovic New Zealand Michael McGlinchey
Vissel Kobe	Brazil Fabio Simplicio	Brazil Marquinhos	Brazil Pedro Júnior	South Korea Jung Woo-Young
Tokushima Vortis	Brazil Adriano	Brazil Alex	Colombia Esteven	South Korea Kim Jong-min	North Korea Lee Yon-Jick	South Korea Son Se-Hwang	Brazil Douglas Brazil Kleiton Domingues

Managerial changes

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Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Incoming manager
Vegalta Sendai	Australia Graham Arnold	Mutual consent	Japan Susumu Watanabe
Cerezo Osaka	Serbia Ranko Popović	Mutual consent	Germany Marco Pezzaiuoli
Shimizu S-Pluse	Iran Afshin Ghotbi	Mutual consent	Japan Katsumi Oenoki
Sagan Tosu	South Korea Yoon Jung-Hwan	Sacked	Japan Megumu Yoshida
Omiya Ardija	Japan Kiyoshi Okuma	Sacked	Japan Hiroki Shibuya
Cerezo Osaka	Germany Marco Pezzaiuoli	Sacked	Japan Yuji Okuma

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gamba Osaka (C)	34	19	6	9	59	31	+28	63	Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage ^[a]
2	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	18	8	8	52	32	+20	62
3	Kashima Antlers	34	18	6	10	64	39	+25	60
4	Kashiwa Reysol	34	17	9	8	48	40	+8	60	Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round ^[a]
5	Sagan Tosu	34	19	3	12	41	33	+8	60
6	Kawasaki Frontale	34	16	7	11	56	43	+13	55
7	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	14	9	11	37	29	+8	51
8	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	13	11	10	44	37	+7	50
9	FC Tokyo	34	12	12	10	47	33	+14	48
10	Nagoya Grampus	34	13	9	12	47	48	−1	48
11	Vissel Kobe	34	11	12	11	49	50	−1	45
12	Albirex Niigata	34	12	8	14	30	36	−6	44
13	Ventforet Kofu	34	9	14	11	27	31	−4	41
14	Vegalta Sendai	34	9	11	14	35	50	−15	38
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	10	6	18	42	60	−18	36
16	Omiya Ardija (R)	34	9	8	17	44	60	−16	35	Relegation to 2015 J2 League
17	Cerezo Osaka (R)	34	7	10	17	36	48	−12	31
18	Tokushima Vortis (R)	34	3	5	26	16	74	−58	14

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J.League Data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Because Gamba Osaka won the 2014 Emperor's Cup, the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot has been awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Team ╲ Round
Gamba Osaka	14	5	9	11	14	16	15	13	14	15	16	15	11	16	13	11	8	6	5	7	8	7	5	5	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Urawa Red Diamonds	6	9	5	5	11	6	4	3	5	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Kashima Antlers	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	3	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Kashiwa Reysol	10	12	14	10	12	9	9	10	9	6	6	7	4	5	6	7	9	8	9	6	7	6	8	9	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4
Sagan Tosu	1	1	4	9	4	8	5	5	3	5	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	3	5	5	4	4	4	5
Kawasaki Frontale	8	14	16	14	9	4	7	8	8	9	7	8	6	8	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	5	3	4	5	6	6	6
Yokohama F. Marinos	3	3	2	3	5	7	10	11	13	14	11	12	15	12	9	8	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	7	7	7
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	4	7	6	3	2	1	2	4	2	4	4	5	6	7	5	5	7	6	8	9	9	9	7	9	8	8	7	9	8	8	9	9	8
FC Tokyo	10	12	13	16	15	12	13	12	10	10	12	13	12	10	10	9	7	5	7	5	5	8	7	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9
Nagoya Grampus	12	7	6	4	6	11	12	15	15	13	14	11	13	15	15	14	14	15	16	14	14	14	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	10
Vissel Kobe	8	11	8	12	7	3	3	1	2	3	5	6	3	3	5	6	6	9	8	9	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	9	10	9	9	10	10	11
Albirex Niigata	5	10	10	6	8	10	6	7	7	7	8	5	8	7	8	10	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12
Ventforet Kofu	17	15	15	13	13	15	16	14	12	12	13	14	16	14	16	16	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	14	15	16	13	13	13	13	13
Vegalta Sendai	13	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	14	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	15	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Shimizu S-Pulse	4	8	12	15	16	14	11	6	6	8	10	10	9	9	12	15	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	15	17	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15
Omiya Ardija	16	16	11	8	10	13	14	16	16	16	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	16
Cerezo Osaka	15	5	3	2	2	5	8	9	11	11	9	9	10	13	14	13	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Tokushima Vortis	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Leader and qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage

Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage

Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

Relegation to 2015 J2 League

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J. League data site
Note 1: Matchday 12 results for 2014 AFC Champions League Participants (Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Yokohama F. Marinos, Cerezo Osaka vs. Kawasaki Frontale), held on 15 July 2014, are included in Matchday 15 ranking. Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka qualified to the Round of 16 of the 2014 AFC Champions League, in which the First Leg matches overlap with matches for Matchday 12

Results

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Home \ Away	ALB	ANT	ARD	CER	FMA	FRO	GAM	GRA	RED	REY	SAG	SFR	SSP	TOK	VEG	VEN	VIS
Albirex Niigata	1–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–0	0–0	2–1	0–1	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–2
Kashima Antlers	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–0	2–1	2–3	1–2	1–1	2–3	0–1	5–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–0	2–3	1–0
Omiya Ardija	2–2	2–1	2–0	2–3	1–3	0–2	1–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	3–3	2–1	1–0	4–0	0–2	0–3	1–3
Cerezo Osaka	0–0	1–4	1–1	2–2	1–2	2–2	1–2	1–0	2–0	0–1	0–1	4–1	0–0	0–1	1–3	1–2	3–1
Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	1–3	2–0	0–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–1	2–2	1–2	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–2	0–0	1–1	3–0
Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	4–1	3–4	5–4	0–3	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	0–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0
Gamba Osaka	5–0	0–2	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	4–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–0
Nagoya Grampus	0–1	2–3	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	2–3	2–5	2–3	2–2	0–0	2–0	2–1	1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	1–1	4–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–2	1–2	3–1	0–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	4–0	0–0	2–2	2–1
Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	1–0	2–2	2–1	0–0	4–1	1–0	0–1	3–2	2–0	0–0	3–1	1–1	0–0	3–0	2–0	2–0
Sagan Tosu	0–2	0–3	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–1	2–0	2–1	5–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–0	1–2	2–1	0–1	4–0	0–2	5–2	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Shimizu S-Pulse	2–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	0–1	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–4	3–0	0–1	1–3	1–3	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–0
FC Tokyo	1–3	1–1	0–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	3–0	0–1	4–4	4–0	2–1	2–1	4–0	3–0	1–1	1–1	4–0
Vegalta Sendai	1–2	0–1	2–2	3–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	3–3	4–2	1–2	0–3	1–0	3–2	1–0	1–1	4–3	2–1
Ventforet Kofu	1–1	0–4	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–1	3–3	2–0	0–0	3–0	1–0	2–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–0	0–1
Vissel Kobe	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–2	1–2	1–2	1–5	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–1	0–0	3–1	2–1	2–1	1–0	3–0
Tokushima Vortis	1–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–1	0–1	0–4	0–0	0–1	2–2	2–2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J. League Data
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Japan Yoshito Ōkubo	Kawasaki Frontale	18
2	Japan Yohei Toyoda	Sagan Tosu	15
3	Brazil Marquinhos	Vissel Kobe	14
4	Brazil Pedro Júnior	Vissel Kobe	13
	Japan Yoshinori Muto	FC Tokyo	13
	Slovenia Milivoje Novaković	Shimizu S-Pulse	13
8	Japan Yu Kobayashi	Kawasaki Frontale	12
	Japan Shinzo Koroki	Urawa Red Diamonds	12
	Japan Kensuke Nagai	Nagoya Grampus	12
11	Brazil Edu	FC Tokyo	11
	Brazil Leandro	Kashiwa Reysol	11
	Japan Hisato Satō	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	11

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014
Source: J. League Data

Awards

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Individual

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Award	Recipient	Club	Notes
Most Valuable Player	Japan Yasuhito Endō	Gamba Osaka
Rookie of the Year	Brazil Caio	Kashima Antlers
Manager of the Year	Japan Kenta Hasegawa	Gamba Osaka
Top scorer	Japan Yoshito Ōkubo	Kawasaki Frontale	18 goals.

Best Eleven

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Position	Footballer	Club	Nationality
GK	Shusaku Nishikawa (3)	Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan
DF	Kosuke Ota (1)	FC Tokyo	Japan
DF	Masato Morishige (2)	FC Tokyo	Japan
DF	Tsukasa Shiotani (1)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan
MF	Gaku Shibasaki (1)	Kashima Antlers	Japan
MF	Yoshinori Muto (1)	FC Tokyo	Japan
MF	Léo Silva (1)	Albirex Niigata	Brazil
MF	Yasuhito Endō (11)	Gamba Osaka	Japan
FW	Yoshito Ōkubo (2)	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan
FW	Takashi Usami (1)	Gamba Osaka	Japan
FW	Patric (1)	Gamba Osaka	Brazil

* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.

Attendances

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Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	603,770	56,758	0	35,516	−4.3%^†
2	FC Tokyo	428,184	42,059	13,048	25,187	+0.5%^†
3	Yokohama F. Marinos	392,496	40,571	11,088	23,088	−16.0%^†
4	Albirex Niigata	390,648	35,533	2,104	22,979	−12.0%^†
5	Cerezo Osaka	367,651	42,723	10,262	21,627	+14.9%^†
6	Kashima Antlers	300,310	32,099	8,840	17,665	+7.6%^†
7	Nagoya Grampus	284,474	38,966	5,599	16,733	+3.7%^†
8	Kawasaki Frontale	283,241	19,668	10,609	16,661	+0.1%^†
9	Vegalta Sendai	257,949	18,914	11,144	15,173	+2.1%^†
10	Vissel Kobe	255,185	25,382	9,375	15,010	+30.3%^†
11	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	254,951	24,734	9,515	14,997	−7.5%^†
12	Gamba Osaka	250,738	19,569	10,898	14,749	+20.0%^†
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	241,577	19,824	8,539	14,210	+0.5%^†
14	Sagan Tosu	240,323	23,277	8,276	14,137	+22.8%^†
15	Ventforet Kofu	206,904	36,505	5,416	12,170	−3.5%^†
16	Omiya Ardija	183,791	14,182	7,001	10,811	−2.9%^†
17	Kashiwa Reysol	182,161	14,623	6,115	10,715	−14.6%^†
18	Tokushima Vortis	151,034	17,274	3,594	8,884	+104.3%^†
League total	5,275,387	56,758	0	17,240	+0.1%^†

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
^† Team played previous season in J2.

References

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^ "J.League season to begin on March 1". Japan Times. 2013年12月17日.
^ "J-League switches to two-stage season in order to boost fans and revenue". Inside World Football.com. 2013年09月20日. Archived from the original on 2014年02月20日. Retrieved 2013年12月17日.
^ "Player registration and contracts". J.League. Archived from the original on 2014年09月11日. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

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J.League Division 2	Consadole Sapporo Montedio Yamagata Mito HollyHock Tochigi SC Thespakusatsu Gunma JEF United Chiba Tokyo Verdy Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Matsumoto Yamaga FC Kataller Toyama Júbilo Iwata FC Gifu Kyoto Sanga FC Fagiano Okayama Kamatamare Sanuki Ehime FC Avispa Fukuoka Giravanz Kitakyushu V-Varen Nagasaki Roasso Kumamoto Oita Trinita
J3 League	Grulla Morioka Blaublitz Akita Fukushima United FC FC Machida Zelvia YSCC Yokohama SC Sagamihara AC Nagano Parceiro Zweigen Kanazawa Fujieda MYFC Gainare Tottori FC Ryukyu J.League U-22 Selection

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First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present

Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present

Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present

(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–1998
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Regional Champions League Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

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~~(削除) 1926 (削除ここまで)~~
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Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
J.League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2025

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Fagiano Okayama Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama FC
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fujieda MYFC Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo FC Imabari Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kataller Toyama Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Kagoshima United FC Kamatamare Sanuki Kochi United Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Thespa Gunma Tochigi City Tochigi SC Vanraure Hachinohe Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Asuka FC Atletico Suzuka Club Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Iwate Grulla Morioka Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori FC Tiamo Hirakata Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino YSCC Yokohama
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Sony Sendai Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Kagura Shimane Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23

v t e 2014 in Asian Football (AFC)
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Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Independence Cup Brunei '14–'15 Cambodia China Hong Kong Shield '13–'14 FA Cup '13–'14 Season play-off Shield '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 India Fed Cup '13–'14 Fed Cup '14–'15 Shield Durand Cup Iran '13–'14 '14–'15 Iraq '13–'14 Japan Emperor's Cup '13 (final) League Cup Emperor's Cup '14 Jordan FA Cup '13–'14 Shield FA Cup '14–'15 Korea DPR Hwaebul Cup Man'gyŏngdae Prize Paektusan Prize Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize Korea Republic Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '13–'14 Emir Cup '13–'14 Fed Cup Crown Prince Cup '14 Emir Cup '14–'15 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon FA Cup '13–'14 Elite Cup FA Cup '14–'15 Laos Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Sultan Qaboos Cup '13–'14 League Cup '14 Sultan Qaboos Cup '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 Pakistan Palestine '13–'14 '14–'15 Philippines UFL FA League Cup PFF Championship '14–'15 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup QNB Cup '13–'14 Saudi Arabia King Cup CP Cup '13–'14 '14–'15 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE League Cup '13–'14 President's Cup '13–'14 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam Yemen
Super Cups	China Japan Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2014 GCC Club Cup 2014 Mekong Club Championship
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC President's Cup
National team competitions	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2014 AFC Challenge Cup 2014 AFF Championship 2013 WAFF Championship 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations

v t e J1 League champions
8 titles	Kashima Antlers 1996 1998 2000 2001 2007 2008 2009 2016
5 titles	Yokohama F. Marinos 1995 2003 2004 2019 2022
4 titles	Kawasaki Frontale 2017 2018 2020 2021
3 titles	Júbilo Iwata 1997 1999 2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2012 2013 2015
2 titles	Tokyo Verdy 1993 1994 Gamba Osaka 2005 2014 Vissel Kobe 2023 2024
1 title	Urawa Red Diamonds 2006 Nagoya Grampus 2010 Kashiwa Reysol 2011

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