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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
7

Level Above


Level Below
Japanese J2 League

Sport
Soccer

Location
Japan

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
07 Aug 26	YokohamaYokohama F Marinos	10:30am	Kashima Kashima Antlers
07 Aug 26	Gamba OsGamba Osaka	10:30am	Urawa ReUrawa Red Diamonds
08 Aug 26	Avispa FAvispa Fukuoka	10:00am	Vissel KVissel Kobe
08 Aug 26	Cerezo OCerezo Osaka	10:00am	Fagiano Fagiano Okayama
08 Aug 26	FC TokyoFC Tokyo	10:00am	Machida Machida Zelvia
08 Aug 26	Kashiwa Kashiwa Reysol	10:00am	Mito HolMito HollyHock
08 Aug 26	Nagoya GNagoya Grampus	10:00am	Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse
08 Aug 26	SanfreccSanfrecce Hiroshima	10:00am	JEF UnitJEF United Chiba
08 Aug 26	Tokyo VeTokyo Verdy	10:00am	KawasakiKawasaki Frontale
08 Aug 26	V-Varen V-Varen Nagasaki	10:00am	Kyoto SaKyoto Sanga
		Results
06 Jun 26	Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale	0 - 1	SanfrecceSanfrecce Hiroshima
06 Jun 26	Kashiwa RKashiwa Reysol	0 - 1	Kyoto SanKyoto Sanga
06 Jun 26	Yokohama Yokohama F Marinos	3 - 0	Shimizu SShimizu S-Pulse
06 Jun 26	Tokyo VerTokyo Verdy	2 - 4	Gamba OsaGamba Osaka
06 Jun 26	Urawa RedUrawa Red Diamonds	0 - 2	Fagiano OFagiano Okayama
06 Jun 26	Mito HollMito HollyHock	0 - 1	V-Varen NV-Varen Nagasaki
06 Jun 26	Machida ZMachida Zelvia	2 - 1	Nagoya GrNagoya Grampus
06 Jun 26	FC TokyoFC Tokyo	1 - 3	Cerezo OsCerezo Osaka
06 Jun 26	JEF UniteJEF United Chiba	1 - 2	Avispa FuAvispa Fukuoka
06 Jun 26	Kashima AKashima Antlers	2 - 0	Vissel KoVissel Kobe

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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