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The race for the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE title will go right down to the final day of the season, after both leaders Kashima Antlers and second-placed Kashiwa Reysol won their Match Week 37 games on Sunday.Kashima needed a second-half strike from Yuta Matsumura to pick up a 1-0 win away to Tokyo Verdy and keep hold of top spot, while Kashiwa won 3-1 at …

Gamba Osaka maintained their 100 percent record in the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 on Thursday, as the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE side cruised to a 5-0 win away to Eastern FC.Ryoya Yamashita set G-Osaka on their way to a fifth consecutive win in Group F in just the fourth minute at Mong Kok Stadium, using his searing pace to break in behind the Easter…

Vissel Kobe claimed the fourth win of their AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 campaign on Wednesday, defeating Shanghai Shenhua FC 2-0 away from home thanks to two goals in eight first-half minutes from Yosuke Ideguchi and Tetsushi Yamakawa.The hosts started the brighter of the two sides at Shanghai Stadium, and threatened twice in the early exchanges.Firs…

Both the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE sides in AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 action on Tuesday managed to pick up points on the road, as FC Machida Zelvia won 3-1 away to Gangwon FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima claimed a 1-1 draw at Chengdu Rongcheng FC.FC Machida took the lead in the 24th minute at Chuncheon Songam Sports Town Stadium, when Na Sangho’s cros…

FC Machida Zelvia won their first piece of major silverware on Saturday, as they claimed a 3-1 win over Vissel Kobe in the Emperor's Cup JFA 105th Japan Football Championship Final.Shota Fujio claimed a brace and Yuki Soma also got his name on the scoresheet for FC Machida, with Taisei Miyashiro’s header just past the hour mark for Kobe ultimately prov…

Japan picked up a third consecutive victory in their final game of the year on Tuesday, beating Bolivia 3-0 in the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2025.Daichi Kamada, Shuto Machino, and Keito Nakamura all found the net for the Samurai Blue in front of 53,508 fans at Japan National Stadium, ensuring manager Hajime Moriyasu was able to celebrate his 100th match in charge…

FC Machida Zelvia and Vissel Kobe emerged victorious from the Emperor's Cup JFA 105th Japan Football Championship Semi-finals on Sunday, courtesy of matching 2-0 wins over fellow MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE sides FC TOKYO and Sanfrecce Hiroshima, respectively.The clash between FC Machida and FC TOKYO at Japan National Stadium was an incredibly tight affair,…

Japan earned a 2-0 win over Ghana in the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2025 on Friday, thanks to a goal in each half from Takumi Minamino and Ritsu Doan.Former Cerezo Osaka star Minamino opened the scoring after 16 minutes at Toyota Stadium, taking a touch and sweeping the ball past Ghana goalkeeper Joseph Anang after Kaishu Sano had played him in just inside the pen…

Yokohama F･Marinos ensured their survival and also ended Kyoto Sanga F.C.’s 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE title hopes on Sunday, picking up an impressive 3-0 win on the road at SANGA STADIUM by KYOCERA.Two-time defending champions Vissel Kobe also saw their chances of a third straight triumph extinguished, as they drew 1-1 away to Gamba Osaka.Yokohama F･M too…

2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE leaders Kashima Antlers kept hold of top spot with a 2-1 win over Yokohama FC on Saturday, but Kashiwa Reysol ensured they remain just one point behind in second place after securing a 1-0 victory at home to Nagoya Grampus.Neither side were able to find a way through in a cagey first 45 minutes at Mercari Stadium, but two goals i…

There were two more victories for the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE sides in continental competition on Wednesday, as Vissel Kobe defeated Ulsan HD FC 1-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 and Gamba Osaka won their AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 fixture 1-0 away to Nam Dinh FC.The wins kept both sides top of their respective groups, with Kobe leadin…

There were mixed fortunes for the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE sides in AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 action on Tuesday, as Sanfrecce Hiroshima ground out a 1-0 win over Gangwon FC but FC Machida Zelvia conceded in injury time to go down 2-1 at home to Melbourne City FC.Things were incredibly tight at Hiroshima Soccer Stadium, and chances were few and f…

Sanfrecce Hiroshima emerged victorious in the 2025 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Final on Saturday, defeating Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 in front of 62,466 fans at Japan National Stadium.All three of Hiroshima’s goals came in the first half and as a result of set-pieces, with Hayato Araki and Ryo Germain netting after long throws from Shuto Nakano and Shunki Higashi curl…

There was late, decisive drama in both games played in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE on Sunday, as already-relegated Albirex Niigata battled back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Vissel Kobe, and Avispa Fukuoka struck an injury-time winner to beat Shonan Bellmare 1-0, ending Shonan’s hopes of survival.Niigata’s fate had already been sealed after Satur…

Kashima Antlers dug deep to secure a 1-1 draw away to Kyoto Sanga F.C. with the last kick of the game on Saturday, keeping themselves top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table and at the same time serving a blow to Kyoto’s title hopes.It looked as though third-placed Kyoto were going to close to within two points of the summit after Marco Tulio’s goal in…

Based on votes from media representatives from the First Round through the Semifinals and discussions held by J.League, Yotaro Nakajima of Sanfrecce Hiroshima has been selected as the winner of the 2025 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP New Hero Award.Nakajima started every match he appeared in during the tournament and played the full 90 minutes in both legs of the …

Vissel Kobe almost pulled off a remarkable recovery from three goals down in the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 on Wednesday but ultimately fell to a 4-3 defeat away to Gangwon FC, while Gamba Osaka made it three wins from three AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 games as they defeated Nam Dinh FC 3-1.Gangwon opened the scoring after seven minutes at Chun…

There were mixed fortunes for the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE sides in action in the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 on Tuesday, as FC Machida Zelvia claimed their first win in the competition with a 2-0 victory away to Shanghai Port FC but Sanfrecce Hiroshima fell to a 1-0 loss on the road at Ulsan HD FC.FC Machida seized the advantage early on at Pudon…

The Japan Professional Football League (J.League) is pleased to announce a special online event leading up to the 2025 J.League YBC Levain Cup Final. As part of this initiative, all 32 past Levain Cup Finals, spanning from 1993 through 2024, will be livestreamed in full on the official J.League YouTube channel and TikTok account.Finals from 1993 to 2016 wil…

Kyoto Sanga F.C. kept their 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE title challenge alive with a sensational injury-time intervention to secure a 1-1 draw away at Shonan Bellmare on Sunday, Hidehiro Sugai scoring in the 100th minute after Akito Suzuki had given Shonan a first-half lead.The result means Kyoto are now five points behind leaders Kashima Antlers - who they…