The J.League International YouTube channel broadcasts free J2 matches every round. In this week's game, undefeated Fagiano Okayama will host newly-promoted Giravanz Kitakyushu. From this round, J.League supporters will be allowed back at the stadium. The kick-off is at 19:00 (Japan time) on Friday, July 10th. Click here to watch! https://yo…

Meiji Yasuda J1 League Match-day 3 took place on July 8. Cerezo defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 at home, as Hiroaki Okuno scored in the 71st minute and Eiichi Katayama added another in the 85th. With this result, the Osaka team sits lonely at the top, while Shimizu lost their third in a row and are at the other end of the table. Sanfrecce Hiroshima met Oita…

The latest results from COVID-19 testing done by the J.LEAGUE are as below. Testing period: 2 July – 5 July 【Results】 Total 3,182 Negative 3,054 Test is on-going* 128 *include unconfirmed tests due to insufficient sampling Positive (confirmed by a doctor after J.LEAG…

Match-day 3 will be held on Wednesday, July 8, and with games every three days, the demand will be high on players and managers. Hiroshima, who are on top of the table after two convincing victories, will meet Oita at home. Sanfrecce have scored six goals through astonishing offensive plays, while their defense has kept two clean sheets. Expectations are…

Meiji Yasuda J1 League Match-day 2 of took place on July 4, as the league restarted after four months of interruption. Hiroshima, who had previously defeated Kashima Antlers on the opening match in February, topped Vissel Kobe 3-0 away. Sanfrecce took the lead in the 35th minute with Leandro Pereira’s goal, then Yuya Asano made it 2-0 early in the …

Urawa finished 14th last season, but they defeated Shonan 3-2 in the opening match of 2020.  By switching their defensive line from three to four, their aggressiveness increased and there already came three goals. Reds were troubled by a lack of scoring ability in 2019, so they organized for a more aggressive style this season. The focus is on new memb…

Kashiwa, who overwhelmingly won last season's J2, kept their momentum in the opening match and defeated Sapporo 4-2. Olunga was the main threat for the opponents. He contributed greatly to the victory with two goals and one assist, and the attacking trio completed by Cristiano and Esaka is one of the most threatening in the league. On the other hand, th…

In the past season, Kawasaki Frontale, hoped to win their third consecutive title, but disappointingly finished only in fourth place. This year, as they are trying to regain the champion’s crown, there has been no major reinforcement, but rather a switch in their system to a more aggressive 4-3-3. However, in the opening match they ended up with a sco…

In 2019, Shonan managed to survive through the relegation playoffs. Although expected to be facing a difficult season, as many of the core players have left, in the opening match, the team showed an encouraging revival of their famous “Shonan Style.”  Despite losing 3-2 to Urawa, they gave Urawa Reds a hard time.  New signings gave pos…

Kobe won the 2019 Emperor's Cup and are among the top contenders for this season's championship, but only managed to draw 1-1 against a sturdy Yokohama FC in the opening match. However, Andres Iniesta-led attacking style is still alive and kicking, and striker Furuhashi, has produced immediate results. Newcomer Douglas is also a forward with a good …

The 2020 season of Meiji Yasuda J1 League was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic shortly after the opening day, on February 21. More than four months later, it is finally time to restart. The first matches will show how each team make use of the break and how their season will shape up. Defending champions Yokohama F.Marinos, who were defeated by Gamba…

Upon returning to J1 for the first time in 13 years, Yokohama FC met Vissel Kobe in the opening match of this season. Their lead, obtained through Tatsuki Seko’s goal was cancelled out later, but resulted in a 1-1 draw against the Emperor’s Cup winners. While Yokohama FC feature many youngsters playing in the Japanese top flight for the first ti…

This year’s Shimizu S-Pulse adopted a more attacking style of football under former Yokohama F.Marinos’ assistant coach Peter Cklamovski. They took the lead in the opening match, but conceded goals toward the end of the game and ended up losing 3-1 to FC Tokyo. Still, a few good moments of the new manager’s football could be spotted, and n…

The only derby of the second match-day will certainly be an exciting battle, even if played behind closed doors. Gamba Osaka should still have momentum after beating defending champions Yokohama F.Marinos in the opening match. While they display great attacking talents such as Takashi Usami and Ademilson, their defense was also reinforced by the signing of …

After a sensational season in 2019, in which, following a promotion J1, they finished ninth, Oita Trinita will try to move up even further this year by brushing up their passing game. They failed to beat Cerezo’s defense and were defeated 1-0 on the opening day, but in that match they created several chances, therefore improving the quality of finishi…

・Team The past season was the first year back in the first division for Oita, they took advantage of the momentum after defeating Kashima in the opening match and even joined the title race. Although they slowed down after the summer, they still achieved a remarkable 9th place.  Katanosaka Tomohiro, the manager who now led Oita Trinita for four sea…

J.LEAGUE announced that the 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J.LEAGUE will be available for viewing in additional areas below, prior to the resume of the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE. In Thailand, SIAMSPORT already provides J1 matches on their digital platform and MCOT, a free-to-air terrestrial TV station, will also join to provide J1 matches from 4 July. The J.LEAGUE is dr…

・Team In 2019, Tosu decided to dismiss manager Lluís Carreras already in May, after a disastrous start of the season. The team managed to improve their form under Kim Myung-hwi and in the end barely avoided relegation by finishing in the 15th Spot. Kim remained in charge for the 2020 season and adopted a 4-3-3 system in order to play more offensive…

・Team Hiroshima had a positive season last year, finishing sixth thanks to their possession football, a well-oiled 3-4-2-1 system and young players such as Tsukasa Morishima, Hayao Kawabe and Keisuke Osako who all showed great improvement. However, there were a few games they failed to win due to lack of finishing quality, and that is where they need impro…

・Team In the past season Vissel Kobe featured the so-called “Big Three”: David Villa, Lukas Podolski and Andres Iniesta, and naturally were a strong title contender, but unexpectedly struggled from the beginning. After replacing the manager twice, they finally improved their form with Thorsten Fink at the helm, and summer signings Thomas Vermae…