Vissel Kobe have been chasing the Meiji Yasuda J1 League leaders all season, sitting just behind and waiting to make their push for a second consecutive title. Now, with 10 weeks to go, it’s time for the reigning champions to make their run and they’ll hope to do that on Sunday at 19:00 JST when they visit Avispa Fukuoka live on JLeague.co and broadcasters …

Léo Ceará has company atop the Meiji Yasuda J1 League Top Scorer chart after Anderson Lopes scored twice in Matchweek 28 to tie his fellow Brazilian with 17 goals on the campaign.Anderson Lopes scored his first goal after being pulled down in the box and burying the subsequent penalty kick. He then got his foot to a shot from distance and redirected it into…

There is no hotter team in the Meiji Yasuda J1 League than Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who won their sixth match in a row over the weekend to move within striking distance of the top of the table.Let’s see how Hiroshima did it and all the rest of the action from Matchweek 28:Albirex Niigata 0, FC Machida Zelvia 0FC Machida Zelvia's attacking struggles continu…

Two of the J.League's most electrifying attackers will go head-to-head on Saturday night at the Japan National Stadium, as Léo Ceará and Cerezo Osaka take on Anderson Lopes and Yokohama F·Marinos at 19:00 JST. Ceará will be no stranger to his opponents, having won a title in Yokohama in 2022, but he has already created quite the legacy in just hi…

Gamba Osaka are one of five teams in a tight battle for the Meiji Yasuda J1 League title and they’re hoping to move three points closer to the top when they host Avispa Fukuoka on Saturday at 18:30 JST live on JLeague.co and broadcasters around the world. Dani Poyatos’ side enter the weekend having drawn their last three contests and while they have d…

The 2024-25 season of AFC continental play brings a brand new era of Asian club football to life, with four J.League participants taking part in the AFC Champions League Elite and the AFC Champions League 2.The AFC Champions League Elite will use the Swiss model for their league stage, with the East and West regions being placed into single tables of 12 clu…

Léo Ceará got back on the scoresheet in Matchweek 27 as the Cerezo Osaka man extended his lead in the fight to be the Meiji Yasuda J1 League Top Scorer.The Brazilian drew a penalty in stoppage time and buried the spot kick for his 17th goal of the season. The goal ended Léo Ceará’s four-match goalless drought. Elsewhere, Anderson Lopes is doing his pa…

The fight for the Meiji Yasuda J1 League title is heating up with five teams all in the mix, but it’s table-topping FC Machida Zelvia who held firm in Matchweek 27.Let’s in on all the action from both ends of the table:FC Machida Zelvia 4, Júbilo Iwata 0The league leaders were in terrific form, scoring after just four minutes and then cruising to victory as…

The fight for the Meiji Yasuda J1 League title is going to be one for the ages, with five teams all within five points at the top of the table. Kashima Antlers find themselves right in the thick of the fight, sitting in second place and in need of every win possible, beginning on Saturday at 18:00 JST when they meet Urawa Reds in a match that will be live o…

The battle for Tokyo came back in a big way this year with the promotion of Tokyo Verdy to the top flight. When they met FC Tokyo in April, the two capital clubs gave us a match for the ages and now the derby is going to be kicked up another notch when they meet again on Saturday at 19:00 JST in a clash that will be live on JLeague.co and broadcasters aroun…

Lukian was on fire in July, scoring four goals to lead Shonan Bellmare to a perfect three wins from three matches and earning him Konami Monthly MVP honors.The Brazilian began the month with a stoppage time winner as Bellmare defeated Urawa Reds, 3-2. He followed that up with three goals in a stunning performance as Bellmare thrashed Júbilo Iwata, 5-0. Fina…

Sho Inagaki lined up a long-range volley and hit it perfectly, blasting it into the back of the net for a goal to remember. It is also an award-winning goal now, after the Nagoya Grampus man won July Goal of the Month honors for his marvelous strike.Inagaki’s goal came from a corner kick, as the ball was played long to him in the center of the pitch. The mi…

Satoshi Yamaguchi has been awarded Manager of the Month after leading Shonan Bellmare to a perfect July, winning all three of their matches.Bellmare began the month with a 3-2 win over Urawa Reds, then they smashed Júbilo Iwata, 5-0, but their most impressive win came in their July finale as they dispatched second place Gamba Osaka, 1-0.Yamaguchi was please…

Ayumu Yokoyama has been named Young Player of the Month, riding a hot three-goal July to take home the award.Yokoyama scored to beat one of the league’s biggest clubs, Yokohama F·Marinos, at the beginning of the month and then he added two goals in a 4-3 win over Albirex Niigata. Both performances proved crucial in Sagan Tosu’s quest to avoid the drop as hi…

The fight for the Meiji Yasuda J1 League title is going to be scintillating, with five teams all within five points of each other at the top of the table.Let’s see how we got here in Matchweek 26:FC Machida Zelvia 0, Shonan Bellmare 1Masaki Ikeda found the back of the net shortly after stoppage time as Bellmare extended their unbeaten streak to five, while …

Vissel Kobe are the reigning Meiji Yasuda J1 League champions and now they are on the hunt for a second consecutive crown. This week, that push for immortality takes them to streaking Yokohama F·Marinos on Sunday at 19:30 JST in a match that will be live on JLeague.co and broadcasters around the world.Vissel have slumped in recent weeks, going three straigh…

When the year started, FC Machida Zelvia had never played a single match in the top flight. Now, the newly promoted club in their debut Meiji Yasuda J1 League season finds themselves on top of the table and leading the chase for the title.It’s been a remarkable campaign in Machida and one that continues on Sunday at 18:00 JST, when Zelvia will try to move o…

Léo Ceará is still the top scorer in the Meiji Yasuda J1 League with 16 goals, but the fight for first place is heating up after Ryo Germain and Anderson Lopes both found the back of the net in Matchweek 25 to close in on the Cerezo Osaka star.Germain scored a pair of goals for Júbilo Iwata, bringing them back from 2-0 down for a 2-2 draw. Germain is …

The Meiji Yasuda J1 League jumped back into action and the fight at the top got a little closer. Let’s check in on everything from Matchweek 25:Cerezo Osaka 0, FC Machida Zelvia 0First place Zelvia had the bulk of the chances, but they couldn’t break through as they settled for a point in Osaka. Kashima Antlers 3, Sagan Tosu 0#NextGenJLEAGUE star Kimi…

It’s been a phenomenal season for Gamba Osaka, who have climbed to the upper reaches of the table and find themselves in the thick of the title race. Now, every match is massive as they chase their first Meiji Yasuda J1 League crown in a decade - a championship challenge that continues on Wednesday at 19:00 JST when they meet FC Tokyo in a match that will b…