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Japanese J1 League

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Established
1992 (34 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-02-21

Current Season
2027

Current Round
11

Level Above


Level Below
Japanese J2 League

Sport
Soccer

Location
Japan

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
24 Oct 26	SanfreccSanfrecce Hiroshima	5:00am	Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse
24 Oct 26	Kashima Kashima Antlers	6:00am	Kashiwa Kashiwa Reysol
24 Oct 26	Tokyo VeTokyo Verdy	6:00am	Avispa FAvispa Fukuoka
24 Oct 26	Vissel KVissel Kobe	6:00am	Machida Machida Zelvia
24 Oct 26	Gamba OsGamba Osaka	7:00am	Kyoto SaKyoto Sanga
25 Oct 26	Nagoya GNagoya Grampus	5:00am	YokohamaYokohama F Marinos
25 Oct 26	Cerezo OCerezo Osaka	6:00am	JEF UnitJEF United Chiba
25 Oct 26	Urawa ReUrawa Red Diamonds	6:00am	V-Varen V-Varen Nagasaki
25 Oct 26	FC TokyoFC Tokyo	7:00am	Mito HolMito HollyHock
25 Oct 26	KawasakiKawasaki Frontale	7:00am	Fagiano Fagiano Okayama
		Results
21 Oct 26	Urawa RedUrawa Red Diamonds	3 - 2	JEF UniteJEF United Chiba
21 Oct 26	Yokohama Yokohama F Marinos	2 - 2	Tokyo VerTokyo Verdy
21 Oct 26	V-Varen NV-Varen Nagasaki	4 - 0	SanfrecceSanfrecce Hiroshima
21 Oct 26	Shimizu SShimizu S-Pulse	0 - 5	Machida ZMachida Zelvia
21 Oct 26	Fagiano OFagiano Okayama	2 - 0	Mito HollMito HollyHock
21 Oct 26	Nagoya GrNagoya Grampus	1 - 1	Cerezo OsCerezo Osaka
21 Oct 26	Kyoto SanKyoto Sanga	2 - 2	Kashima AKashima Antlers
21 Oct 26	Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale	2 - 1	Vissel KoVissel Kobe
21 Oct 26	FC TokyoFC Tokyo	0 - 0	Kashiwa RKashiwa Reysol
21 Oct 26	Avispa FuAvispa Fukuoka	1 - 2	Gamba OsaGamba Osaka

Description

The J1 League (Japanese: J1リーグ, Hepburn: Jē-wan Rīgu), a.k.a. the J.League or the Meiji Yasuda J1 League (明治安田J1リーグ, Meiji Yasuda Jē-wan Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Japan and the highest level of the Japanese football league system.

Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J2 League. Both the J1 and J2 leagues are operated by the Japan Professional Football League (日本プロサッカーリーグ, Nihon Puro Sakkā Rīgu).

Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian professional club football history. It was known as the J.League from 1993 to 1998 before becoming a two-division league, and as J.League Division 1 from 1999 to 2014. The current champions are Kashima Antlers, who won a record-extending ninth J.League title and a record-breaking ninth top flight title in the 2025 season.


Seasons

Teams

Avispa Fukuoka	Cerezo Osaka	Fagiano Okayama
FC Tokyo	Gamba Osaka	JEF United Chib
Kashima Antlers	Kashiwa Reysol	Kawasaki Fronta
Kyoto Sanga	Machida Zelvia	Mito HollyHock
Nagoya Grampus	Sanfrecce Hiros	Shimizu S-Pulse
Tokyo Verdy	Urawa Red Diamo	V-Varen Nagasak
Vissel Kobe	Yokohama F Mari

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Last 5 winners
Vissel Kobe (2026)
Kashima Antlers (2025)
Vissel Kobe (2024)
Vissel Kobe (2023)
Yokohama F Marinos (2022)

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