J. League Division 1

J. League Division 1

Country	Japan
Confederation	AFC
Founded	1992
Number of teams	18
Levels on pyramid	1
Relegation to	J. League Division 2
Domestic cup(s)	Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Emperor's Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Champions League
Current champions	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2012)
Most championships	Kashima Antlers (7 titles)
TV partners	SKY PerfecTV! ESPN Brasil
Website	Official Website
2013 J. League Division 1

The J. League Division 1 (Jリーグ・ディビジョン1, J Rīgu Dibijon1) or J1 League (J1リーグ, J1 Rīgu) is the top division of Japan Professional Football League (日本プロサッカーリーグ, Nippon Puro Sakkā Rīgu) and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese association football league system. The second tier is represented by J. League Division 2.

History

For history of Japanese club association football before the inception of the professional league in 1993, see Japan Soccer League.

For detailed history of J. League Division 2, see J. League Division 2#History.

Phases of J1

Before the professional league (—1992)

Before the inception of the J. League, the highest level of club football was the Japan Soccer League (JSL), which consisted of amateur clubs. Despite being well-attended during the boom of the late 60's and early 70's (when Japan's national team won the bronze Olympic medal at the 1968 games in Mexico), the JSL went into decline in the 80's, in general line with the deteriorating situation worldwide. Fans were few, the grounds were not of the highest quality, and the Japanese national team was not on a par with the Asian powerhouses. To raise the level of play domestically, to attempt to garner more fans, and to strengthen the national team, the Japan Football Association (JFA) decided to form a professional league.

The professional association football league, J. League was formed in 1992, with eight clubs drawn from the JSL First Division, one from the Second Division, and the newly formed Shimizu S-Pulse. At the same time, JSL changed its name and became the Japan Football League, a semi-professional league. Although the J. League did not officially launch until 1993, the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup competition was held between the ten clubs in 1992 to prepare for the inaugural season.

Inaugural season and J. League boom (1993–1995)

J. League officially kicked-off its first season with ten clubs on May 15, 1993 as Verdy Kawasaki (current, Tokyo Verdy) played host to Yokohama Marinos (current, Yokohama F. Marinos) at the Kasumigaoka National Stadium.

After the boom (1996–1999)

Despite the success in the first three years, in early 1996 the league attendance declined rapidly. In 1997 the average attendance was 10,131, compared to more than 19,000 in 1994.

Change of infrastructure and game formats (1999–2004)

Main article: J. League Division 2

The league's management finally realized that they were heading in the wrong direction. In order to solve the problem, the management came out with two solutions.

First, they announced the J. League Hundred Year Vision, in which they aim to make 100 professional association football clubs in the nation of Japan by 2092, the hundredth season. The league also encouraged the clubs to promote football or non-football related sports and health activities, to acquire local sponsorships, and to build good relationship with their hometowns at the grass-root level. The league believed that this will allow the clubs to bond with their respective cities and towns and get support from local government, companies, and citizens. In other words, clubs will be able to rely on the locals, rather than major national sponsors.

Second, the infrastructure of the league was heavily changed in 1999. The league acquired nine clubs from the semi-professional JFL and one club from J. League to create a two division system. The top flight became the J. League Division 1 (J1) with 16 clubs while J. League Division 2 (J2) was launched with ten clubs in 1999. The second-tier Japan Football League (former), now became third-tier Japan Football League.

Also, until 2004 (with the exception of 1996 season), the J1 season was divided into two. At the end of each full season, the champion from each half played a two-legged series to determine the overall season winner and runners-up. Júbilo Iwata in 2002, and Yokohama F. Marinos in 2003, won both "halves" of the respective seasons, thus eliminating the need for the playoff series. This was the part of the reason the league abolished the split-season system starting from 2005.

European League Format & AFC Champions League (2005–2008)

Since the 2005 season, J. League Division 1 consisted of 18 clubs (from 16 in 2004) and the season format became similar to the European club football. The number of relegated clubs also increased from 2 to 2.5, with the third-from-bottom club going into promotion/relegation playoffs with the third-placed J2 club. Since then, other than minor adjustments, the top flight has stayed consistent.

Japanese teams did not treat the Asian Champions League that seriously in the early years, in part due to the distances travelled and teams played. However, in the 2008 Champions League three Japanese sides made the quarter-finals.

However in the recent years, with inclusion of A-League in Eastern Asia, introduction of FIFA Club World Cup, and increased marketability in the Asian continent, both the league and the clubs paid more attention to Asian competition. For example, Kawasaki Frontale built up a notable fan base in Hong Kong, owing to their participation in the Asian Champions League during the 2007 season. Continuous effort led to the success of Urawa Red Diamonds in 2007 and Gamba Osaka in 2008. Thanks to excellent league management and competitiveness in Asian competition, the AFC awarded J. League the highest league ranking and a total of 4 slots starting from the 2009 season. The league took this as an opportunity to sell TV broadcasting rights to foreign countries, especially in Asia.

Also starting the 2008 season, Emperor's Cup Winner was allowed to participate in the upcoming Champions League season, rather than waiting a whole year (i.e. 2005 Emperor's Cup winner, Tokyo Verdy, participated in the 2007 ACL season, instead of the 2006 season). In order to fix this one-year lag issue, the 2007 Emperor's Cup winner, Kashima Antlers', turn was waived. Nonetheless, Kashima Antlers ended up participating in the 2009 ACL season by winning the J. League title in the 2008 season.

Modern phase (2009–2012)

Three major changes were seen starting in the 2009 season. First, starting this season, four clubs entered the AFC Champions League. Secondly, the number of relegation slots increased to three. Finally, the AFC Player slot was implemented starting this season. Each club will be allowed to have a total of four foreign players; however, one slot is reserved for a player that derives from an AFC country other than Japan.

Next season plans (2012—)

As a requirement of member in Asian Football Confederation. The J. League Club Licence regulations was started in 2012 as one criteria of whether a club was allowed to stay in their tier or promoting to a higher tier in professional level league. Other than that no major changes J. League Division 1. The number of clubs will most likely stay at 18.

Timetable

Year	Important Events	# J Clubs	# ACL Clubs	Rele. Slots
1989	JFA forms a professional league assessment committee.
1990	The committee decides the criteria for professional clubs Fifteen to twenty clubs from Japan Soccer League applies for the professional league membership
1992	The professional league, J. League is formed with the following 10 clubs: Gamba Osaka, JEF United Ichihara, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds, Verdy Kawasaki, Yokohama Flügels, and Yokohama Marinos (pre-existing from the old JSL First Division) Kashima Antlers (promoted from the old Second Division) Shimizu S-Pulse (newly formed, non-company club). Japan Soccer League becomes second-tier Japan Football League (former) J. League hosts the first domestic league cup competition with the ten clubs
1993	The J. League officially kicks off its first season	10
1994	Following clubs are promoted from Japan Football League: Júbilo Iwata and Bellmare Hiratsuka	12
1995	Following clubs are promoted from Japan Football League: Cerezo Osaka and Kashiwa Reysol The points system is introduced for the first time: a club receives 3pts for any win, 1pts for PK loss, and 0pts for regulation or extra time loss.	14
1996	Following clubs are promoted from Japan Football League: Kyoto Purple Sanga and Avispa Fukuoka The league adopts single season format J. League average attendance hits the record low 10,131	16
1997	Following club is promoted from Japan Football League: Vissel Kobe The league goes back to split-season format The points system changes: a club receives 3pts for regulation win, 2pts for extra-time win, 1pt for PK win, and 0pts for any loss.	17
1998	Following club is promoted from Japan Football League: Consadole Sapporo Yokohama Flügels announces that they will be dissolved into crosstown rivals Yokohama Marinos for the 1999 season The league announces the J. League Hundred Year Vision The league announces incorporation of two-division system starting 1999 season The league hosts J. League Promotion Tournament to decide promoting and/or relegating clubs. As a result, Consadole Sapporo becomes the first club be to relegated.	18
1999	Yokohama Marinos merges with Yokohama Flügels and becomes Yokohama F. Marinos Penalties are abolished in both divisions; however, golden goal extra-time rules stayed The points system changes: a club receives 3pts for a regulation win, 2pts for an extra time win, and 1pt for a tie Japan Football League (former) is also restructured, as it becomes the 3rd-tier Japan Football League. Note: To distinguish between the former and the current JFL, the new JFL is pronounced Nihon Football League in Japanese.	16		2
2000		16		2
2001		16		2
2002		16	2	2
2003	Extra time is abolished in Division 1 and traditional 3-1-0 points system is adopted	16		2
2004	No automatic relegation this season, as the top flight expands to 18 clubs in the following season Inception of the two-legged Promotion/Relegation Series	16	2	0.5
2005	J. League Division 1 expands to 18 clubs J. League Division 1 adopts singles-season format	18	2	2.5
2006	Away goals rule is adopted in Yamazaki Nabisco Cup and Promotion/Relegation Series The league forms J. League expansion committee The league reintroduces J. League Associate Membership	18	2	2.5
2007	J. League champions qualifies to the FIFA Club World Cup as the host for next two season Note: If a Japanese club wins the AFC Champions League, the host loses its right. Urawa Red Diamonds becomes the first Japanese club to win the AFC Champions League since its rebranding in 2002.	18	2	2.5
2008	Gamba Osaka wins the 2008 AFC Champions League, the second straight championship by a J.League club.	18	2 + 1	2.5
2009	Four clubs enter AFC Champion League. Implementation of 4th foreign player slot, a.k.a. AFC player slot Promotion/Relegation Series is eliminated and 16th place-club is now relegated by default.	18	4	3
2010		18	4	3
2011	J. League champions qualifies to the FIFA Club World Cup as the host for next two seasons again	18	4	3

Stance in the Japanese football pyramid

Main article: Japanese association football league system

Level(s)	League(s)/Division(s)
I	J. League Division 1 (J1) 18 clubs
II	J. League Division 2 (J2) 22 clubs
III	Japan Football League 18 clubs
IV/V	9 Regional Leagues 122 clubs
VI+	46 Prefectural Leagues & 4 Block Leagues of Hokkaido many clubs

Since the inception of the second division in 1999, promotion and relegation follow a pattern similar to European leagues, where the two bottom clubs of J1 and the top two clubs of J2 are guaranteed to move. From 2004 to 2008 season, the third-placed J2 club entered Promotion/Relegation Series against the sixteenth-placed J1 club and the winner had right to play in the top flight in the following year. Starting 2009 season, top three J2 clubs receives J1 promotion by default in place of three bottom J1 clubs. However, promotion or right to play the now-defunct pro/rele series relies on the J2 clubs meeting the requirements for J1 franchise status set by the league. This has generally not been a hindrance, in fact, no club is yet to be denied promotion due to not meeting the J1 criteria.

Until 2004 season, the J1 season was divided into two halves, with an annual championship series involving the champions from each halves (with exception of the 1996 season). However, from 2005 season, the single-season format is adopted as the top flight was expanded to eighteen clubs. Currently, 18 clubs competes in double round robin, home and away. Starting 2008 season, the top three clubs, along with the Emperor's Cup winner receive ACL berths for the following season. If the Emperor's Cup winner happens to be one of the top three J1 finisher, the 4th-place club receives the final berth. Starting 2009 season, three bottom club are relegated to Division 2 at the end of the year.

2013 season

League Format (2013)

Main article: 2013 J. League Division 1

Eighteen clubs will play in double round-robin (home and away) format, a total of 34 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:

• Goal differential
• Goals scored
• Head-to-head results
• Disciplinary points

A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared as co-champions. The top three clubs will qualify to the following year's AFC Champions League, while the bottom three clubs will be relegated to J2.

Prize Money (2011 figures)

• First Place: 200,000,000 Yen
• Second Place: 100,000,000 Yen
• Third Place: 80,000,000 Yen
• Fourth Place: 60,000,000 Yen
• Fifth Place: 40,000,000 Yen
• Six Place: 20,000,000 Yen
• Seventh Place: 10,000,000 Yen

Participating clubs (2013)

Albirex Niigata

Cerezo Osaka

Greater Tokyo Area

Júbilo Iwata

Nagoya Grampus

Oita Trinita

Sagan Tosu

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Shimizu S-Pulse

Vegalta Sendai

Greater Tokyo teams

F.C. Tokyo
Kashima Antlers
Kashiwa Reysol
Kawasaki Frontale
Omiya Ardija
Shonan Bellmare
Urawa Red Diamonds
Ventforet Kofu
Yokohama F. Marinos

Locations of the 2013 J. League 1 teams

Club	Year Joined	Hometown(s)	First Season in the Top Flight	Current Spell in the Top Flight	Last Title
Albirex Niigata	1999 (J2)	Niigata & Seiro, Niigata	2004	2004–	—
Shonan Bellmare	1994	Southcentral cities/town in Kanagawa	1972	2013–	1981
Cerezo Osaka	1995	Osaka, Osaka	1965	2010–	1980
F.C. Tokyo	1999 (J2)	Tokyo	2000	2012–	—
Júbilo Iwata	1994	Iwata, Shizuoka	1980	1994–	2002
Kashima Antlers	1993	Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki	1985	1993–	2009
Kashiwa Reysol	1995	Kashiwa, Chiba	1965	2011–	2011
Kawasaki Frontale	1999 (J2)	Kawasaki, Kanagawa	1977	2005–	—
Nagoya Grampus	1993	Nagoya, Aichi	1973	1990/91–	2010
Omiya Ardija	1999 (J2)	Saitama, Saitama	2005	2005–	—
Sagan Tosu	1999 (J2)	Tosu, Saga	2012	2012–	—
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1993	Hiroshima, Hiroshima	1965	2009–	2012
Shimizu S-Pulse	1993	Shizuoka, Shizuoka	1993	1993–	—
Urawa Red Diamonds	1993	Saitama, Saitama	1965	2001–	2006
Oita Trinita	1999 (J2)	All cities/towns in Oita	2003	2013–	—
Vegalta Sendai	1999 (J2)	Sendai, Miyagi	2002	2010–	—
Ventforet Kofu	1999 (J2)	All cities/towns in Yamanashi	2006	2013–	—
Yokohama F. Marinos	1993	Yokohama & Yokosuka, Kanagawa	1979	1982–	2004

Source for teams participating:

• Pink background denotes club was most recently promoted from J. League Division 2.
• "Year joined" is the year the club joined the J. League (Division 1 unless otherwise indicated).
• "First season in top flight", "Current spell in top flight" and "Last title" includes seasons in the old Japan Soccer League First Division.

Former clubs

Club	Year Joined	Hometown(s)	First Season in the Top Flight	Last Spell in the Top Flight	Last Title	Current League
Avispa Fukuoka	1996	Fukuoka, Fukuoka	1996	2011	—	Division 2
Consadole Sapporo	1998	Sapporo, Hokkaidō	1989/90	2012	—	Division 2
Gamba Osaka	1993	Suita, Osaka	1986/87	1988/89–2012	2005	Division 2
JEF United Chiba	1993	Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba	1965	1965–2009	1985/86	Division 2
Kyoto Sanga F.C.	1996	Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto	1996	2008–2010	—	Division 2
Montedio Yamagata	1999 (J2)	All cities/towns in Yamagata	2009	2009–2011	—	Division 2
Tokyo Verdy	1993	Tokyo	1978	2008	1994	Division 2
Vissel Kobe	1997	Kobe, Hyōgo	1997	2007–2012	—	Division 2
Yokohama F.C.	2001 (J2)	Yokohama, Kanagawa	2007	2007	—	Division 2
Yokohama Flügels	1993	Yokohama, Kanagawa	1985/86	1988/89–1998	—	Defunct

• Grey background denotes club was most recently relegated to J. League Division 2.
• "Year joined" is the year the club joined the J. League (Division 1 unless otherwise indicated).
• "First season in top flight", "Last spell in top flight" and "Last title" includes seasons in the old Japan Soccer League First Division.

Division 1 Stadiums (2013)

Primary venues used in the J. League:

Albirex Niigata	Kashima Antlers	Omiya Ardija	Cerezo Osaka	Shonan Bellmare	Yokohama F. Marinos
Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium	Kashima Soccer Stadium	NACK5 Stadium Omiya	Kincho Stadium	Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka	Nissan Stadium
Capacity: 42,300	Capacity: 40,728	Capacity: 15,300	Capacity: 20,500	Capacity: 18,500	Capacity: 72,370
Kawasaki Frontale	Oita Trinita	Nagoya Grampus	Júbilo Iwata	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kashiwa Reysol
Todoroki Athletics Stadium	Ōita Bank Dome	Mizuho Athletic Stadium	Yamaha Stadium	Saitama Stadium	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Capacity: 26,000	Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 27,000	Capacity: 16,893	Capacity: 63,700	Capacity: 15,900
Sagan Tosu	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Shimizu S-Pulse	F.C. Tokyo	Vegalta Sendai	Ventforet Kofu
Tosu Stadium	Hiroshima Big Arch	Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira	Ajinomoto Stadium	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
Capacity: 24,490	Capacity: 50,000	Capacity: 20,339	Capacity: 50,100	Capacity: 19,694	Capacity: 17,000

Game History

Championship History

Main article: List of Japanese football champions

Split-Season Era (1993–2004) Year 1st Stage 2nd Stage 1993 Kashima Antlers Verdy Kawasaki 1994 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Verdy Kawasaki 1995 Yokohama Marinos Verdy Kawasaki 1996 † Kashima Antlers 1997 Kashima Antlers Júbilo Iwata 1998 Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers 1999 Júbilo Iwata Shimizu S-Pulse 2000 Yokohama F. Marinos Kashima Antlers 2001 Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers 2002 ‡ Júbilo Iwata 2003 ‡ Yokohama F. Marinos 2004 Yokohama F. Marinos Urawa Red Diamonds * Bold designates champions; † Single season; ‡ Same club won both stages

Single Season Era (2005—) Year Champion Runners-Up 3rd Place 2005 Gamba Osaka Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima Antlers 2006 Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka 2007 Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds Gamba Osaka 2008 Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale Nagoya Grampus 2009 Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka 2010 Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka 2011 Kashiwa Reysol Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka 2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Vegalta Sendai Urawa Red Diamonds 2013 2014 2015 2016

Most successful clubs

Club	Champions	Runners-Up	Winning Seasons	Runners-Up Seasons
Kashima Antlers	7	2	1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009	1993, 1997
Júbilo Iwata	3	3	1997, 1999, 2002	1998, 2001, 2003
Yokohama F. Marinos	3	2	1995, 2003, 2004	2000, 2002
Tokyo Verdy	2	1	1993, 1994	1995
Urawa Red Diamonds	1	3	2006	2004, 2005, 2007
Nagoya Grampus	1	2	2010	1996, 2011
Gamba Osaka	1	1	2005	2010
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	1	2012	1994
Kashiwa Reysol	1	0	2011
Kawasaki Frontale	0	3		2006, 2008, 2009
Shimizu S-Pulse	0	1		1999
Vegalta Sendai	0	1		2012

Relegation history

The 1998 season

When the league introduced the two-division system in 1999, they also reduced number of Division 1 club from 18 to 16. At the end of 1998 season, they hosted the J. League Promotion Tournament to determine two relegating clubs.

Split-season era (1999–2004)

Throughout 1999 to 2003 seasons, two bottom clubs were relegated to Division 2. To accommodate for split-season format, combined overall standings were used to determine the relegating clubs. This created a confusing situation, where for championship race stage standing were used, while overall standing was used for relegation survival.

At end of the 2004 season, Division 1 again expanded from 16 to 18 clubs. No clubs were relegated; however, last-placed (16th) club had to play Promotion/Relegation Series against 3rd placed club from J2. Again, to determined 16th placed club, overall standing was used instead of stage standing.

Single season era (2005–present)

For the next four seasons, 2005 to 2008, the number of relegating club was increased to 2.5, with two clubs from each division being promoted and relegated directly, and two more (15th in J1 and 3rd in J2) playing in Promotion/Relegation Series.

Since 2009, the pro/rele series were abandoned and three teams will be relegated from and promoted to J1 by default.

Summary

Year	15th Place	16th Place	17th Place	18th Place
1998	JEF United Ichihara	Consadole Sapporo	Vissel Kobe	Avispa Fukuoka
1999	Urawa Red Diamonds	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Only 16 clubs participated
2000	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Kawasaki Frontale
2001	Avispa Fukuoka	Cerezo Osaka
2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Consadole Sapporo
2003	Vegalta Sendai	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2004	Cerezo Osaka	Kashiwa Reysol †
2005	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kashiwa Reysol ‡	Tokyo Verdy 1969	Vissel Kobe
2006	Ventforet Kofu	Avispa Fukuoka ‡	Cerezo Osaka	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2007	Omiya Ardija	Sanfrecce Hiroshima ‡	Ventforet Kofu	Yokohama F.C.
2008	JEF United Chiba	Júbilo Iwata †	Tokyo Verdy	Consadole Sapporo
2009	Montedio Yamagata	Kashiwa Reysol	Oita Trinita	JEF United Chiba
2010	Vissel Kobe	F.C. Tokyo	Kyoto Sanga F.C.	Shonan Bellmare
2011	Urawa Red Diamonds	Ventforet Kofu	Avispa Fukuoka	Montedio Yamagata
2012	Albirex Niigata	Vissel Kobe	Gamba Osaka	Consadole Sapporo

* Bold designates relegated clubs;
† Won the Pro/Rele Series;
‡ Lost the Pro/Rele Series and relegated

Other tournaments

Domestic Tournaments

• Emperor's Cup (1921–present)
• JOMO All-Stars Soccer (1993–present)
• XEROX Super Cup (1994–present)
• Yamazaki Nabisco Cup (1992–present, excluding 1995)

International Tournaments

• FIFA Club World Cup (2007–2008, 2011–2012)
• AFC Champions League (1969, 1986/87-2002/03, 2004–present)
• Suruga Bank Championship (2008–present)

Defunct Tournament

• A3 Champions Cup (2003–2007)
• Pan-Pacific Championship (2008, 2009)
• Promotion/Relegation Series (2004–2008)
• Sanwa Bank Cup (1994–1997)
• Suntory Championship (1993–2004, excluding 1996)

J. League awards

• Manager of the Year Award
• Most Valuable Player Award
• Rookie of the Year Award
• The Best XI
• Top Scorer Award

J. League 20th Anniversary Team

Position	Name
Goalkeeper	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender	Naoki Matsuda
Defender	Yuji Nakazawa
Defender	Masami Ihara
Midfielder	Yasuhito Endō
Midfielder	Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder	Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder	Hiroshi Nanami
Forward	Kazuyoshi Miura
Forward	Masashi Nakayama
Forward	Dragan Stojković

Players and managers

Players

• List of J-League players from AFC
• List of J-League players from CAF
• List of J-League players from CONCACAF
• List of J-League players from CONMEBOL
• List of J-League players from Japan
• List of J-League players from UEFA

Managers

• List of J. League managers

Media coverage

In Australia, the J. League is broadcast by Setanta Sports.

In the United States, the J. League is broadcast by One World Sports.

In Brazil, the J. League is broadcast by ESPN Brasil.

In the Southeast Asia, the J. League is broadcast by Fox Sports

See also

• J. League contracts
• J. League records
• Winning Eleven (Official video game)
• List of soccer games licensed by J. League
• List of J. League mascots

External links

• (Japanese) Official Website
• (English) Official Website
• (Japanese) Official YouTube Channel