Ryo Germain is still on top of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League Top Scorer chart after seven matchweeks. The Júbilo Iwata striker scored two goals midweek to take his total to seven on the season, pacing the league at a goal per game.Germain went top of the scoring table in Matchweek 2, when he scored four goals, and he’s kept it up since. His double against Albi…

The top three in the Meiji Yasuda J1 League remains unchanged after they all won in Matchweek 7 to establish themselves as the clear triumvirate leading the pack. Let’s check in on FC Machida Zelvia, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka, as well as everyone else from the week that was:Kawasaki Frontale 0, FC Machida Zelvia 1FC Machida Zelvia continued their…

FC Tokyo and Kashima Antlers take centerstage this weekend as the two clubs collide on Sunday at 17:00 in a game broadcast live from the Japan National Stadium to local broadcasters around the world.Those without a local broadcaster can catch this latest Kokuritsu Day match live on JLeague.co and the J.League International YouTube Channel.FC Tokyo enter the…

It’s been a difficult start to the season for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, who are still in search of their first win this season and will desperately be hoping for full points when they host Gamba Osaka this weekend.The match will be streamed live around the world, either on a domestic broadcaster or on JLeague.co, starting at 14:00 JST on Saturday.Sapporo …

FC Machida Zelvia suffered their first loss of the 2024 Meiji Yasuda J1 League season, bringing four teams within three points of them at the top of the table.Let’s dive into all the Matchweek 6 action:FC Machida Zelvia 1, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2Sanfrecce picked up a massive victory on the road as goals from Yuki Ohashi and Makoto Mitsuta fired them to a win …

Yokohama F·Marinos and Kawasaki Frontale have been the two most dominant teams in recent Meiji Yasuda J1 League history, and both need wins heading into Matchweek 6. That puts gargantuan pressure on these giants when they clash on Wednesday at 19:00 JST in a match that will be streamed live on JLeague.co. Marinos and Frontale are both on six points an…

A year ago, Urawa Reds had the league’s best defense and Ryotaro Araki was struggling with injuries. Now, the Reds’ defense is looking leaky and Araki is both healthy and one of the league’s hottest players.That sets the stage for Wednesday’s clash between Urawa and FC Tokyo, with both teams gunning for points when they meet at 19:30 JST in a match that wil…

It was a quiet week for the top goal scorers in the Meiji Yasuda J1 League. None of the top seven entertaining Matchweek 5 found the back of the net, leaving Ryo Germain still in first place with five goals on the campaign.There was a new entrant to the fight, with Taisei Miyashiro scoring twice in Vissel Kobe’s 6-1 win over Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo to pu…

FC Machida Zelvia are still on top of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League, continuing a remarkable start to the season that has seen the newly-promoted side leap into first place.How did they do it? Let’s check in on that and all the other action from Matchweek 5:FC Machida Zelvia 3, Sagan Tosu 1Oh Se-hun broke the 1-1 tie with a pair of goals that fired Zelvia to t…

Yokohama F·Marinos continue their quest for a return to the J1 summit on Saturday at 16:00 JST when they travel to play Nagoya Grampus in a match that will be streamed live on JLeague.co.It’s been a busy start to the season for the Tricolor, who entered the year with ambitions of winning not just one trophy, but several. Thus far, things are going swimmingl…

The Meiji Yasuda J1 League is back from the international break and Vissel Kobe are ready to dive back in with a visit from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on Saturday at 14:00 JST in a match that will be streamed live on JLeague.co.Vissel have had an up and down start to the 2024 campaign, with a couple wins, but also a loss and draw. They are the defending cha…

Ao Tanaka's second-minute goal was all Japan needed to beat North Korea, 1-0, and take another step towards qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The Kawasaki Frontale product struck early to delight the crowd at the Japan National Stadium. The Samurai Blue surged forward right after the kick-off and Tanaka got on the end of a cross from Ritsu Doan, s…

Japan are set for a pair of key 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and manager Hajime Moriyasu has once again chosen a squad made up of entirely J.League players past and present for the Samurai Blue.Japan will take on North Korea at the Japan National Stadium on March 21 before going to Pyongyang for a match five days later.Six current J.League players are in …

Ryo Germain is on top of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League Top Scorer chart for the third week in a row after the Júbilo Iwata man found the back of the net again to put him on five goals through four matches.Germain scored at the hour mark of Júbilo’s 2-1 loss to Gamba Osaka when he came rushing in to meet a cross with a strong header that found the back of the n…

FC Machida Zelvia are off to a stellar start in their first-ever Meiji Yasuda J1 League campaign, now top of the table after an undefeated start.Let’s check in on Zelvia and everything else from Matchweek 4:Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1, FC Machida Zelvia 2Goals by Shota Fujio and Ibrahim Drešević led Zelvia to their third straight win and put them on 10 poi…

Yokohama F·Marinos are headed to the final four of the AFC Champions League for the first time in club history after defeating Shandong Taishan, 1-0, in the second leg of the quarter-finals to dispatch the Chinese club 3-1 on aggregate.The Tricolor won the first leg of the tie in China, 2-1, thanks to goals by Anderson Lopes and Yan Matheus. That put them i…

The J.League YBC Levain Cup is back for 2024 with a brand new format that will see a record number of clubs participating in a knockout tournament that will make the competition bigger and better than ever.All Meiji Yasuda J2 and J3 clubs take part in the competition this season, making for a record 60-team tournament where every team from Japan’s top three…

Cerezo Osaka have added an Indonesia national team starlet to their ranks, picking up Justin Hubner on loan from English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.The 20-year-old played in Dutch academies before joining Wolves, where he impressed enough to make the bench for a Premier League contest against Arsenal.Hubner is capable of playing both center…

Vissel Kobe are the reigning Meiji Yasuda J1 League champions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima finished third in back-to-back seasons and added some massive additions ahead of an exciting campaign in a brand-new stadium.Now, these two giants are set to meet on Saturday at 14:00 JST in the first massive clash with title implications of the season - and you can watch it …

This Sunday sees a heavyweight clash between Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale take center stage in a match that will be streamed live on JLeague.co and on local broadcasters across the world at 15:00 JST.Kashima are the historic giants of the J.League, and no club has dominated in recent years quite like Kawasaki, but both teams have already seen their…