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On December 6, the J.League International YouTube Channel will broadcast a free J2 match from Round 39: the clash between Mito Hollyhock and Tokushima Vortis. Table leaders Tokushima will earn promotion to the J1 League if they win this game. Also, they could be promoted with a draw or a loss, if third place V-Varen Nagasaki obtain the same result. In…

The newly-crowned champions hit the road in Shimizu! Our global fans in select markets can catch all the action on our official J.LEAGUE International YouTube channel as Shimizu S-Pulse host Kawasaki Frontale on December 5th! Another matchweek, another live broadcast from the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE! Already crowned the champions of the league, Kawasaki F…

With only four match-days left in this year’s Meiji Yasuda J1 League calendar, six matches of Match-day 31 will take place this weekend. The AFC Champions League (ACL) participants Vissel Kobe and Yokohama F. Marinos have already completed this week’s fixture. Both teams were defeated by Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers respectively last m…

J.LEAGUE has announced that the kick-off time for the 2020 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP FINAL match between Kashiwa Reysol and F.C.Tokyo has been confirmed as follows.   ■Match rescheduled 2020 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP FINAL Date KO Fixture Venue Monday 4 January 2021 14:35 Kashiwa Reysol vs …

On December 2, the J.League International YouTube Channel will broadcast a free J2 match from Round 38: the clash between Fagiano Okayama and Avispa Fukuoka. Second-place Fukuoka, who are four points behind league leaders Tokushima Vortis, will face Okayama away. After failing to win for two matches, Fukuoka gained three important points on Sunday by def…

The 2020 Meiji Yasuda J1 League title was awarded before the spine-tingling blow of winter in December. After displaying an impeccable performance throughout, Kawasaki Frontale claimed their third J1 title with four matches to go. Despite the recent hiccups, Kawasaki thumped second-place Gamba Osaka on a five-goal haul with Akihiro Ienaga scoring a hattr…

Meiji Yasuda J1 League Match-day 30 took place on the 28th and 29th of November. While second place Gamba Osaka were satisfied with a point, both Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka brought home the victory. The Japanese contingents for the 2021 AFC Champions League (ACL) are in the fog. Brazilian forward Patric was the lifeguard at the Panasonic Stadium Su…

The J.League International YouTube Channel will broadcast a free J2 match this weekend. On November 29, for Match-day 37, we will offer the match between Matsumoto Yamaga FC and Kyoto Sanga FC. Matsumoto will host Kyoto. The home side displayed a solid performance and shared points with V Varen Nagasaki in the previous match. They are undefeated in the l…

On November 28, the J.League International YouTube Channel will broadcast a free J2 match from Round 37: the clash between V Varen Nagasaki and Albirex Niigata.  Third place Nagasaki, who are only three points behind second place Avispa Fukuoka, will host Niigata. On last Wednesday, they took the lead against Matsumoto Yamaga FC, but conceded an equ…

On Wednesday, Kawasaki Frontale sealed their third Meiji Yasuda J1 League title after thumping Gamba Osaka at home. With five match-days remaining, contention scorches for the ticket to the 2021 AFC Champions League (ACL). It is likely to be fogged until the final date for several are competing for the coveted spots. After a bitter weekday defeat at Kawa…

Six matches of Meiji Yasuda J1 League Match-day 29 took place on the 25th of November, and Kawasaki Frontale sealed their third J1 League title after beating Gamba Osaka. The 22nd minute Leandro Damião opener heralded the abundance of goals for Kawasaki at their den. Despite only a point short of being awarded the throne, there was no room for com…

After a year of silence, runaway leaders Kawasaki Frontale clinched their J1 League title in two seasons during Match Week 29 of the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE. Needing only a draw, the top-of-the-table side defeated second-place Gamba Osaka at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium by a score of 5-0, with the Osakan outfit undone by goals from LEANDRO DAMIAO, Manabu…

League leaders Kawasaki Frontale face Gamba Osaka this week and global fans in select market scan catch all the action on our official J.LEAGUE International YouTube channel! Don't miss the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE's top-performing team in action on November 25th! Just a single point at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium would confer the title for Kawas…

Meiji Yasuda J1 League Match-day 29 will be held on the 25th of November. Under the limelight is the runaway leaders’ attempt to seal the title against Gamba Osaka at their den. Reviving their dimmest hopes last week, Gamba brace for an all-or-nothing. Just a single point at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium would confer the title for Kawasaki Frontale…

Seven matches of Meiji Yasuda J1 League Match-day 28 took place on the 21st and 22nd of November, and Kawasaki Frontale failed to seal the title after a disappointing defeat to Oita Trinita. The 34th-minute penalty caused the game. Kawasaki, who needed all three points at the Showa Denko Dome Oita, mired their title sealing when Shogo Taniguchi inflicted…

The league leaders are on the road in the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE—and global fans in select markets can catch all the action on our official J.LEAGUE International YouTube channel! Don't miss out as Kawasaki Frontale travel to face Oita Trinita on November 21st! Three points at the Oita Bank Dome against Oita Trinita would do nothing but to seal…

Seven matches of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League Match-day 28 will take place on the 21st and 22nd of November. The AFC Champions League (ACL) participants have completed the weekly fixture in advance, with Yokohama F. Marinos thrashing FC Tokyo on an annihilating 4-0 through Júnior Santos brace. The neighbour Yokohama FC were also triumphant as they beat…

On November 21, the J.League International YouTube Channel will broadcast a free J2 match from Round 35: the clash between Tochigi SC and Mito Hollyhock. Tochigi SC have suffered two consecutive defeats, the last of them against Giravanz Kitakyushu in the past weekend. Since they have only scored a goal in the last five matches, their problem is obviousl…

The J. League is again hosting an eSports competition starting from 26th December, 2020 which will award valuable EA SPORTS™ FIFA Global Series Points on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup™ 2021. EA SPORTS FIFA 21 Global Series eJ.LEAGUE will be played at 2 stages; “Club Champions Cup” on J,League mode and “FUT Champions Cup&rd…

J.LEAGUE has announced that the number of clubs to be promoted and relegated at the end of the 2021 season.  More details on the format of the tournaments will be announced as soon as  determined. [Number of clubs to be promoted and relegated at the end of the 2021 season] Number of promoted clubs - Promotion from J2 LEAGUE to J1 LEAGUE: 2 cl…