J1 League
The J1 League (J1リーグ, J1 Rīgu), in the past known as J. League Division 1 (Jリーグ・ディビジョン1, J Rīgu Dibijon1), is part of the Japanese football club system.
J1 League is the top grouping of the Japan Professional Football League (日本プロサッカーリーグ, Nippon Puro Sakkā Rīgu).
It is one of the three major titles in Japan, along with J. League Cup and Emperor's Cup.
The second tier is represented by the J2 League.
Participating clubs
[change | change source]| Club | Year joined |
Seasons in J1 |
Based in | First season in top flight |
Seasons in top flight |
Current spell in top flight |
Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers | 1993 | 26 | Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki | 1985 | 29 | 1993– | 2016 |
| Shonan Bellmare | 1994 | 11 | South and central cities/town in Kanagawa | 1972 | 29 | 2018– | 1981 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1995 | 18 | Osaka & Sakai, Osaka | 1965 | 44 | 2017– | 1980 |
| Consadole Sapporo | 1998 | 7 | All cities/towns in Hokkaidō | 1989/90 | 10 | 2017– | – |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1993 | 26 | Yokohama, Yokosuka & Yamato | 1979 | 38 | 1982– | 2004 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1999 (J2) | 15 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | 1977 | 17 | 2005– | 2018 |
| Gamba Osaka | 1993 | 25 | North cities in Osaka | 1986/87 | 32 | 2014– | 2014 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1993 | 25 | All cities/towns in Aichi | 1973 | 33 | 2018– | 2010 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 1994 | 23 | Iwata, Shizuoka | 1980 | 32 | 2016– | 2002 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1993 | 25 | Saitama | 1965 | 51 | 2001– | 2006 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1993 (J) | 25 | Shizuoka | 1993 | 26 | 2017– | – |
| Sagan Tosu | 1999 (J2) | 7 | Tosu, Saga | 2012 | 7 | 2012– | – |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1993 | 24 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | 1965 | 46 | 2009– | 2015 |
| FC Tokyo | 1999 (J2) | 18 | Tokyo | 2000 | 24 | 2012– | – |
| Oita Trinita | 1999 (J2) | 8 | All cities/towns in Ōita | 2003 | 8 | 2019– | – |
| Vegalta Sendai | 1999 (J2) | 11 | Sendai, Miyagi | 2002 | 11 | 2010– | – |
| Vissel Kobe | 1997 | 20 | Kobe, Hyōgo | 1997 | 20 | 2014– | – |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 2012 (J2) | 1 | Central cities/village in Nagano | 2015 | 1 | 2019 | – |
Source for teams participating:[1]
- Pink background denotes club was most recently promoted from J2 League.
- "Year joined" is the year the club joined the J.League (Division 1 unless otherwise indicated).
- "First season in top flight", "Seasons in top flight", "Current spell in top flight", and "Last title" include seasons in the old Japan Soccer League First Division.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "J1 League: Summary". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
Other websites
[change | change source]- J-League at NHK.or.jp Archived 2014-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
