Following the postponement of the J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP on the 26th February, J.LEAGUE will also postpone all J.LEAGUE matches scheduled in between 28th February and 15th March.
The decision has been made at the Board of Directors held today, considering the statement made by the experts on a government panel that the upcoming one to two weeks are critical to prevent clusters of the new coronavirus from further spreading.
J.LEAGUE will take every effort to take measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and to prepare to resume the matches. Substitutional dates and handling of tickets will be announced once decided.
■Matches postponed
| Sec. | Date | # of matches | |
| 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE | 2nd sec. | Friday, 28th February Saturday, 29th February Sunday, 1st March | 9 |
| 3rd sec. | Saturday, 7th March Sunday, 8th March | 9 | |
| 4th sec. | Friday, 13th March Saturday, 14th March | 9 | |
| 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE | 2nd sec. | Saturday, 29th February Sunday, 1st March | 11 |
| 3rd sec. | Saturday, 7th March Sunday, 8th March | 11 | |
| 4th sec. | Saturday, 14th March Sunday, 15th March | 11 | |
| 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE | 1st sec. | Saturday, 7th March Sunday, 8th March | 9 |
| 2nd sec. | Saturday, 14th March Sunday, 15th March | 9 | |
| 2020 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP | Group Stage 2nd sec. | Wednesday, 26th February* Wednesday, 11th March | 8 |
| Group Stage 3rd sec. | Wednesday, 4th March | 8 |
*previously announced
