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Kashima Antlers re-asserted their position at the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table on Saturday, cruising to an emphatic 4-0 win away to Nagoya Grampus, while fellow top-six sides Vissel Kobe, FC Machida Zelvia, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima also collected all three points from their games.Elber put Kashima ahead after breaking in behind after just 10 …

Kashima Antlers extended their lead at the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table on Tuesday, beating Cerezo Osaka 3-1 as four of the chasing pack all took points off each other.Vitor Bueno put visitors C-Osaka ahead from the penalty spot in the 28th minute, butKei Chinen equalised just three minutes later for Kashima, heading in a Naomichi Ueda cross…

Top spot in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table changed hands again on Saturday, as Kashima Antlers won 1-0 away to Urawa Reds and Kyoto Sanga F.C. fell to a surprise 1-0 loss at home to Shimizu S-Pulse.The crucial goal at Saitama Stadium 2002 came after a slip-up by Urawa’s Shusaku Nishikawa in the 14th minute, and when the veteran goalkeeper’s pass to D…

There were two more positive results for the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE sides in continental competition on Wednesday, as Vissel Kobe picked up a comprehensive 3-0 win away to Shanghai Port FC in the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 and Gamba Osaka took all three points from their opener in the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 with a 3-1 triumph over Eas…

Two 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE sides picked up points as they got their AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 campaigns underway on Tuesday, with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 2-0 away to Melbourne City and FC Machida Zelvia picking up a 1-1 draw at home to FC Seoul.Hiroshima’s first chance at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium came in the 29th minute, when Shuto Na…

FC TOKYO were the big winners in the final game of Match Week 29 in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE on Monday night, edging a tight derby against Tokyo Verdy 1-0.Motoki Nagakura was the hero for the hosts in front of 37,424 fans at Ajinomoto Stadium, striking the only goal of the game after an hour.FC TOKYO were the first to threaten in the 16th minute, but…

Kashima Antlers kept themselves right on the tail of 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE leaders Kyoto Sanga F.C. on Saturday, picking up a solid 3-0 win over Shonan Bellmare to move back up into second place on 55 points.Cavric set Kashima on their way to victory when he slotted clinically home after Yuma Suzuki flicked the ball skilfully into his path in the 48th…

Match Week 29 in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE got underway with some heavyweight clashes on Friday night, as five of the top six and one side battling against relegation came head to head.Ultimately nothing could separate the sides across the three games, as FC Machida Zelvia drew 1-1 with Yokohama FC, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyoto Sanga F.C. also shared…

Japan’s tour of the United States ended in disappointment on Tuesday (Wednesday morning in Japan), as they fell to a 2-0 defeat against the USA.Manager Hajime Moriyasu made 11 changes from the weekend’s 0-0 draw with Mexico, and that naturally produced a little unfamiliarity in the early exchanges at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.The USA almost opened t…

Following the results of the 2025 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Prime Round Quarter-final 2nd leg, Kashiwa Reysol, Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima will qualify for the Semi-final.The Semi-finals will be held on Wednesday, October 8 and Sunday, October 12, matches will be played in home and away knock-out round matches.

The 2025 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Prime Round Quarter-final Second Legs took place on Sunday night, with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama FC, and Kashiwa Reysol all booking their places in next month’s semi-finals.Hiroshima had lost the first leg of their tie against Shonan Bellmare 3-2, but completed a thrilling comeback in the return leg at…

Japan drew 0-0 with Mexico on Saturday (Sunday morning in Japan), with neither side able to find a way through in a well-matched friendly game played at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States.The Samurai Blue started the brighter of the two sides and threatened from the outset, going close on a couple of occasions in the openi…

The 2025 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Prime Round got underway with four terrific quarter-final first legs on Wednesday, with Kashiwa Reysol securing a commanding 4-1 lead over Yokohama F･Marinos, Shonan Bellmare edging a five-goal thriller 3-2 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Yokohama FC putting themselves in the driving seat with a 2-0 triumph over Vissel Kobe, an…

There was a goal rush in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE on Sunday, as Kawasaki Frontale picked up a sensational 5-3 win over FC Machida Zelvia and Gamba Osaka recovered from two goals down to defeat Shonan Bellmare 5-4.Tatsuya Ito got the scoring started with a long-range drive for Kawasaki-F in the 20th minute, and while Na Sangho’s header eight minutes l…

Kyoto Sanga F.C. strengthened their position at the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table on Saturday, putting in a dominant display in front of 20,030 fans to defeat Fagiano Okayama 5-0.A brace from Rafael Elias and goals from Taichi Hara, Ryuma Nakano, and Masaya Okugawa made sure of the victory for Kyoto - their fourth in a row - and saw them impr…

Reigning champions Vissel Kobe needed a penalty shoot-out to emerge victorious from the Emperor's Cup JFA 105th Japan Football Championship quarter-finals on Wednesday, advancing 4-2 on spot-kicks after a 1-1 draw against 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE side S.C. Sagamihara.Elsewhere, Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Nagoya Grampus 4-2, FC Machida Zelvia cruised p…

J.LEAGUE has announced that the 2025 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Prime Round will be available for viewing overseas.All 13 Prime Round matches will be broadcast on "K-BALL" for China, "myTV SUPER" for Hong Kong and "Canal GOAT" for Brazil, which are currently broadcasting the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE.Furthermore, the Prime Round…

Kyoto Sanga F.C. put in an authoritative display to move back to the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table on Sunday, cruising to a 4-0 win away to FC TOKYO thanks to a Rafael Elias hat-trick and Yoshinori Suzuki header.The visitors took the lead after eight minutes at Ajinomoto Stadium, Rafael Elias tucking home confidently from the penalty spot aft…

Leadership of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table changed hands yet again on Saturday, as Kashima Antlers struck late on to secure a 2-1 win away to Albirex Niigata and return to the top of the rankings.Sanfrecce Hiroshima also strengthened their title challenge by beating Tokyo Verdy 3-0 away from home, and Kawasaki Frontale ensured they can’t be entirel…

Kashiwa Reysol re-established themselves at the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table with a thrilling comeback on Friday night, recovering from 2-0 down to win 4-2 at home to Urawa Reds.Yoichi Naganuma and Yusuke Matsuo both found the net in the first half to give Urawa a 2-0 lead, but Yusuke Segawa pulled one back for Kashiwa nine minutes after the…