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Following the results of the 38th round of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE, Leo Ceara of Kashima Antlers has been named the league’s top scorer. The award presentation will take place at the 2025 J.LEAGUE AWARDS on Thursday, December 11.2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE Top ScorerLEO CEARAKashima Antlers, FW9Date of Birth: February 3, 1995Height/Weight: 178 cm / …

Kashima Antlers were crowned 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE champions on Saturday, beating Yokohama F･Marinos 2-1 to extend their record as the most successful club in the top flight by claiming a ninth J1 League crown.A goal in each half from Leo Ceara was enough to make sure of victory for Kashima in front of 37,079 fans at Mercari Stadium, with Jun Amano pu…

The race for the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE title will go right down to the final day of the season, after both leaders Kashima Antlers and second-placed Kashiwa Reysol won their Match Week 37 games on Sunday.Kashima needed a second-half strike from Yuta Matsumura to pick up a 1-0 win away to Tokyo Verdy and keep hold of top spot, while Kashiwa won 3-1 at …

Japan picked up a third consecutive victory in their final game of the year on Tuesday, beating Bolivia 3-0 in the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2025.Daichi Kamada, Shuto Machino, and Keito Nakamura all found the net for the Samurai Blue in front of 53,508 fans at Japan National Stadium, ensuring manager Hajime Moriyasu was able to celebrate his 100th match in charge…

2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE leaders Kashima Antlers kept hold of top spot with a 2-1 win over Yokohama FC on Saturday, but Kashiwa Reysol ensured they remain just one point behind in second place after securing a 1-0 victory at home to Nagoya Grampus.Neither side were able to find a way through in a cagey first 45 minutes at Mercari Stadium, but two goals i…

There was late, decisive drama in both games played in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE on Sunday, as already-relegated Albirex Niigata battled back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Vissel Kobe, and Avispa Fukuoka struck an injury-time winner to beat Shonan Bellmare 1-0, ending Shonan’s hopes of survival.Niigata’s fate had already been sealed after Satur…

Kashima Antlers dug deep to secure a 1-1 draw away to Kyoto Sanga F.C. with the last kick of the game on Saturday, keeping themselves top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table and at the same time serving a blow to Kyoto’s title hopes.It looked as though third-placed Kyoto were going to close to within two points of the summit after Marco Tulio’s goal in…

There were big results at both ends of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table on Saturday, as Kashiwa Reysol moved back into second place with a 5-0 win away at Gamba Osaka, Yokohama F･Marinos swept past Urawa Reds 4-0 to strengthen their push for survival, and Albirex Niigata’s fate was all but decided by a 1-0 loss against Tokyo Verdy.Yoshio Koizumi swept …

Both games ended 0-0 as Match Week 34 in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE got underway on Friday night, with Vissel Kobe held at home by leaders Kashima Antlers and the clash between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC TOKYO also finishing goalless.A win would have helped Kobe close the gap between themselves and Kashima to just two points at the top of the table, an…

2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE leaders Kashima Antlers had to make do with a share of the spoils after a 0-0 draw at home to Gamba Osaka on Sunday, but still ended the weekend five points clear at the summit with five games to play.Kashima looked to take control of proceedings early on at Mercari Stadium and had the first scoring opportunity in just the second…

Things tightened up at the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table on Saturday, as Kashiwa Reysol moved level on points with Kyoto Sanga F.C. and Vissel Kobe - four behind leaders Kashima Antlers - and Sanfrecce Hiroshima won their top-six clash against FC Machida Zelvia to move within six points of the summit.Kashiwa leapfrogged Kobe into third after …

Tokyo Verdy lifted themselves eight points above the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE relegation zone on Friday night, with their 1-0 win at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka at the same time leaving Shonan Bellmare six points from safety with five games to play.Tokyo-V had the first clear sight of goal in the 16th minute when Shoji Toyama played Itsuki Someno into sp…

There were goals and drama galore in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE on Sunday, as Kyoto Sanga F.C. kept themselves in the title race, relegation battlers Yokohama F･Marinos and Yokohama FC both won, and Kawasaki Frontale and Kashiwa Reysol shared the points and eight goals in a rollercoaster clash.Kyoto remain third and five points behind league leaders Ka…

Kashima Antlers re-asserted their position at the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table on Saturday, cruising to an emphatic 4-0 win away to Nagoya Grampus, while fellow top-six sides Vissel Kobe, FC Machida Zelvia, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima also collected all three points from their games.Elber put Kashima ahead after breaking in behind after just 10 …

Top spot in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table changed hands again on Saturday, as Kashima Antlers won 1-0 away to Urawa Reds and Kyoto Sanga F.C. fell to a surprise 1-0 loss at home to Shimizu S-Pulse.The crucial goal at Saitama Stadium 2002 came after a slip-up by Urawa’s Shusaku Nishikawa in the 14th minute, and when the veteran goalkeeper’s pass to D…

There was a goal rush in the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE on Sunday, as Kawasaki Frontale picked up a sensational 5-3 win over FC Machida Zelvia and Gamba Osaka recovered from two goals down to defeat Shonan Bellmare 5-4.Tatsuya Ito got the scoring started with a long-range drive for Kawasaki-F in the 20th minute, and while Na Sangho’s header eight minutes l…

Kyoto Sanga F.C. strengthened their position at the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table on Saturday, putting in a dominant display in front of 20,030 fans to defeat Fagiano Okayama 5-0.A brace from Rafael Elias and goals from Taichi Hara, Ryuma Nakano, and Masaya Okugawa made sure of the victory for Kyoto - their fourth in a row - and saw them impr…

Kyoto Sanga F.C. put in an authoritative display to move back to the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table on Sunday, cruising to a 4-0 win away to FC TOKYO thanks to a Rafael Elias hat-trick and Yoshinori Suzuki header.The visitors took the lead after eight minutes at Ajinomoto Stadium, Rafael Elias tucking home confidently from the penalty spot aft…

Leadership of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table changed hands yet again on Saturday, as Kashima Antlers struck late on to secure a 2-1 win away to Albirex Niigata and return to the top of the rankings.Sanfrecce Hiroshima also strengthened their title challenge by beating Tokyo Verdy 3-0 away from home, and Kawasaki Frontale ensured they can’t be entirel…

Kashiwa Reysol re-established themselves at the top of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE table with a thrilling comeback on Friday night, recovering from 2-0 down to win 4-2 at home to Urawa Reds.Yoichi Naganuma and Yusuke Matsuo both found the net in the first half to give Urawa a 2-0 lead, but Yusuke Segawa pulled one back for Kashiwa nine minutes after the…