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J.LEAGUE announced that the 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE is considered completed after the matches held today, as it met the criteria of holding 75% of its total games and 50% of each team's games. ■2020 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE total number of matches：306 ■2020 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE matches held as of 31 October：233 (equivalent to 76.1% of all matche…

The J.League International YouTube Channel will broadcast a free J2 match this weekend. On November 1, we will offer the match between Omiya Ardija and FC Ryukyu Match-day 30. Omiya are still in a slump, as they haven’t won a game in their last six and must deal with several injuries. Can the former FC Ryukyu player Kazuma Takayama and newcomer Ryo…

It’s a Halloween highlight for J.LEAGUE fans around the world as Kashima Antlers host Nagoya Grampus on October 31st! Who will get a treat and who will be tricked in this sure-to-be-exciting Matchweek 25 matchup? Be sure to visit our official J.LEAGUE International YouTube channel on October 31th at 17:00 JST to catch all the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE…

With only ten match-days left in this year’s Meiji Yasuda J1 League calendar, seven matches of Match-day 25 will take place this Saturday. The AFC Champions League (ACL) participants Vissel Kobe and Yokohama F. Marinos have already completed this week’s fixture, with Kobe losing to Cerezo Osaka and Yokohama sharing the spoils with Sagan Tosu las…

The venue for the 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE Sec. 27 match between Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and Sagan Tosu will be as follows. ■2020 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE Sec. 27 Sec. Date KO Fixture Venue TV/Internet (in Japan) 27 Saturday 14 November 14:00 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo vs …

Meiji Yasuda J1 League Match-day 24 took place over the weekend. Gamba Osaka emerged victorious at home to climb up the table. On a high tide with a strong current, Gamba Osaka housed Kashiwa Reysol at home. An opening own goal from Kashiwa custodian in the second half blew the lead for blue and black. Although top-scoring Michael Olunga punished the hom…

The schedule for the 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE Sec. 31 match between F.C. Tokyo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be as follows. ■2020 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE Sec. 31 Sec. Date KO Fixture Venue TV/Internet (in Japan) 31 TBA ↓ Saturday 12 December TBA ↓ 14:00 F.C. Tok…

Gamba Osaka and Kashiwa Reysol will go toe-to-toe at the Panasonic Stadium Suita in Matchweek 24—and global fans in certain markets will be able to tune in LIVE! Be sure to visit our official J.LEAGUE International YouTube channel on October 24th at 16:00 JST to catch all the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE action! Gamba are defeat-less for eight games a…

The J.League International YouTube Channel will broadcast a free J2 match this weekend. On October 25, we will offer the match between Ehime FC and Tochigi SC from Match-day 29. Ehime FC come from four losses in a row and sunk to the bottom of the table. In the previous much, they suffered a total defeat against V Varen Nagasaki in which they conceded fo…

Six Meiji Yasuda J1 League matches of Match-day 24 will take place over the weekend, while the AFC Champions League participants have completed their weekly fixtures early on. Two months back, table leader Kawasaki Frontale drew with Vissel Kobe on a four-goal haul, and on Wednesday, FC Tokyo thumped Oita Trinita on a single margin and Yokohama F. Marinos a…

The J.League International YouTube Channel will broadcast a free J2 match this weekend. On October 21, we will offer the match between Renofa Yamaguchi and Tokushima Vortis from Match-day 28. Tokushima, who dropped to second place, will visit Renofa Yamaguchi. In the previous match, the former table-leaders lost to Ventforet Kofu, in what was their first…

Match-day 23 of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League took place over the weekend and table leader Kawasaki Frontale thumped their nemesis, Nagoya Grampus. Kaoru Mitoma latched onto the corner kick to blow the lead for the hosting Kawasaki Frontale minutes before the half-time whistle. The set-piece capitalization was ceaseless. 12 minutes into the second half, def…

Kawasaki Frontale will host Nagoya Grampus this weekend at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium—and global fans in certain markets will be able to tune in LIVE! Be sure to visit our official J.LEAGUE International YouTube channel on October 18th at 19:00 JST to catch all the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE action! For every ten straight wins Kawasaki Frontale r…

The J.League International YouTube Channel will broadcasts a second free J2 match this weekend. On October 18, we will offer the match between Zweigen Kanazawa and Jubilo Iwata from Match-day 27. Kanazawa moved up to the eighth place thanks to a six-match undefeated run. Raisei Shimazu, who scored in the last three matches, remains their player to wat…

The J.League International YouTube Channel as usual broadcasts free J2 matches each weekend. On October 17, we will offer the match between JEF United Chiba and FC Machida Zelvia, one of the games of Match-day 27. Chiba are winless in four matches and scored only one goal during this spell. Accordingly, manager Yoon Jong-Hwan has the important task of…

Match-day 23 of Meiji Yasuda J1 League will take place this weekend. As the league nears the final third of the season, teams strive for positive ends. League title and the AFC Champions League qualifiers spots are the motivators for the contestants. For every ten straight wins Kawasaki Frontale relish, comes Nagoya Grampus. League leaders Kawasaki house…

Match-day 22 of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League took place on the 14th of September and table leader, Kawasaki Frontale’s pounding over Sanfrecce Hiroshima hallmarked their second ten wins in a row this season. 56th minute Leandro Damião stunner broke the deadlock for Kawasaki, while Kaoru Mitoma sealed all three points just before the whistle. W…

It’s a midweek battle between Kashiwa Reysol and Urawa Red Diamonds in the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE and global fans in certain markets can catch all the action on our official J.LEAGUE International YouTube channel! The match kicks off at 19:00 JST on October 14th, so be sure to mark your calendar! After a slight staggering in September, Kashiwa R…

Match-day 22 of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League will take place on the 14th of October. Runaway league leader Kawasaki Frontale have not lost a point since the end of October (Match-day 13) and will try to replicate their previous ten-game winning streak earlier this season when they meet Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the Edion Stadium Hiroshima this Wednesday. Thei…

Meiji Yasuda J1 League Match-day 21 took place on the 10th of October and saw several “one-nil” results. Table leaders Kawasaki Frontale hosted Vegalta Sendai. The home side managed to take the lead through veteran Yu Kobayashi in the 41st minute, and won 1-0. They have achieved nine consecutive victories, already cashed in 59 points and soli…