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The Meiji Yasuda J1 League is back! The winter break is over and now we get to see the best clubs in Japan battle it out for the coveted title, the brightest stars put on a show, and the high-flying drama of fights up and down the table.It’s going to be a terrific campaign, so what are five things to keep an eye on this season?The Kawasaki Frontale dynastyK…

The fight for the final AFC Champions League place was fearsome in 2021. There were four teams who stayed in the battle for third place all the way to the end, when Vissel Kobe held off Kashima Antlers, Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Reds for the berth to the continental championship.As we kick off the 2022 Meiji Yasuda J1 League season, we get a clash between tw…

NEWS RELEASEJapan Professional Football League17 February 2022-J.LEAGUE announced that the 2022 MEIJI YASUDA J.LEAGUE will be available for viewing through the following overseas broadcasting networks.-For the 2022 season, we have reached a new agreement with SPOTV to broadcast in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore, and an additional agreement with …

The J.LEAGUE's on-the-ground marketing efforts in Thailand have taken an environmentally conscious spin with the rollout of club-branded electric tuk-tuks, putting Japanese football front and center on an innovative version of local transport in inner Bangkok.18 new ‘e-tuk-tuks’ have been kitted out in J.LEAGUE club designs — one for every team …

Bintang sepak bola Indonesia Pratama Arhan telah bergabung dengan Tokyo Verdy menjelang musim Meiji Yasuda J.League 2022.Bek kiri berusia 20 tahun itu adalah bintang Asia Tenggara terbaru yang pindah ke Jepang, bergabung dengan Verdy dari PSIS Semarang.Arhan tampil luar biasa di Kejuaraan AFF 2020, di mana ia membantu membawa tim nasional Indonesia ke posis…

To call Kawasaki Frontale a dynasty would be selling them short. They aren’t another club in the midst of an amazing run of trophies. They aren’t just the premier club of their era. Frontale are in the midst of the most dominant run in the history of the J.League.Frontale have won four of the last five titles, setting points records and then breaking their …

Yokohama F·Marinos are one of just two teams to play in every first-division season of the J.League, taking part in the inaugural campaign and having never once suffered relegation. As if that wasn’t enough, their four titles are second-most in J.League history, including their most recent triumph in 2019. This season, they have title number five in their s…

Vissel Kobe are about to embark on their ninth consecutive season in the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE, tying their longest spell in the top flight, and they are coming off of the best-ever campaign in club history. Can Andrés Iniesta and Co. continue to climb higher? Last seasonKyogo Furuhashi led Vissel to an excellent first half of the season, topping the…

Kashima Antlers are the most successful club in J.LEAGUE history. Their eight titles are double the next closest team and Antlers are one of only two clubs to play in every top flight season since the launch of the J.LEAGUE. While Kashima have not won the title since 2016, an improved showing last season has them aiming for a return to glory in 2022.Last se…

Nagoya Grampus will look very different in 2022. They have overhauled the team, with Massimo Ficcadenti leaving after more than two years as manager. His defense-first style is out and now Kenta Hasegawa is in, bringing with him some more attack-minded players as Grampus embark on a new era.Last seasonNagoya were pegged as possible title contenders before t…

Urawa Reds kicked off the new Japanese football season in style, beating Kawasaki Frontale, 2-0, to win FUJIFILM SUPER CUP 2022. Ataru Esaka scored goals on both sides of halftime to lead Urawa, who took home the coveted trophy for the first time since 2006.The FUJIFILM SUPER CUP, which pits last season’s league champions against the Emperor’s Cup winners, …

The 2022 Japanese football season is here! The defending MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE champions Kawasaki Frontale will take on Emperor’s Cup holders Urawa Reds in the FUJIFILM SUPER CUP 2022, the kick-off extravaganza to the new season and a hotly contested battle for the first trophy of the year.Frontale are hoping to continue a magical five years that has seen …

The FUJIFILM SUPER CUP 2022 will be broadcast worldwide this weekend as 2021 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE champions Kawasaki Frontale take on 2021 Emperor's Cup winners Urawa Reds at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama.The traditional Japanese football curtain-raiser has a long and storied history, with the latest chapter set to unfold in front of a massive global au…

Urawa Reds are J.League giants and manager Ricardo Rodríguez has the Diamonds glittering again after a stellar debut season in Saitama. What will 2022 hold for them?Last seasonUrawa struggled to open the 2021 campaign, winning just one of their first six matches, but once they found their form they were excellent. They leapt up the table and the midseason a…

Sagan Tosu made their debut in the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE in 2012 and they’ve stuck in the top flight ever since. Now, as they embark on their second decade in the first division, can they dream of the even bigger goal of winning their first-ever trophy?Last seasonSagan took the league by storm to start the season, riding an impenetrable defense to be firml…

Avispa Fukuoka have a fervent base of support that has propelled the team for decades and those fans were rewarded last season with a terrific return to the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE. Long one of the best producers of emerging talent in the country, Avispa remains an incubator for youth players, helping set the future of Japanese football. How will they fare i…

F.C.Tokyo carry the name of the capital and the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The offseason has brought a host of changes, including the arrival of new manager Albert Puig, but will it be enough to inspire a league finish better than last year’s 9th place?Last seasonAided by a fearsome attack, F.C.Tokyo got off to a quick start last season, …

Junya Ito has been outstanding for all of Japan’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign and that was the case again on Tuesday as he bagged yet another goal in the Samurai Blue’s 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia. The win secures Japan’s place among the top of Group B and on the verge of securing their berth at Qatar 2022.Ito, who played for Ventforet Kofu an…

The J.League has announced that Mr. Yoshikazu Nonomura has been appointed as the next Chairman of the Board.Mr. Nonomura, 49, is currently the Chairperson of CONSADOLE co,.ltd. and will be inaugurated as new Chairman of the J.League after confirmation at a general meeting of league employees on March 15th. Prior to his career off the pitch in football, he w…

Four players are joining the MEIJI YASUDA J.LEAGUE on loan from Saigon FC as the league continues its role in aiding the development of Vietnamese football. Phạm Văn Luân and Vũ Hồng Quân have signed for FC Ryukyu, and Bùi Ngọc Long and Nguyễn Văn Sơn have joined FC Azul Claro Numazu.This is the latest development in the long-term strategic cooperation prog…