2025 in Japanese football

Football in Japan
Season	2025
Men's football
Super Cup	Sanfrecce Hiroshima

This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2025 season.

National teams

Men's

Senior

20 March FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	2–0	Bahrain	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Kamada 66' Kubo 87'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 58,137 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

25 March FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 58,003 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

5 June FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Australia	1–0	Japan	Perth, Australia
19:10 UTC+8	Behich 90'	Report		Stadium: Perth Stadium Attendance: 57,226 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

10 June FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	6–0	Indonesia	Suita, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Kamada 15', 45+6' Kubo 19' Morishita 55' Machino 58' Hosoya 80'	Report		Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 33,661 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

8 July EAFF E-1 Championship	Japan	6–1	Hong Kong	Yongin, South Korea
19:24 UTC+9	Germain 4', 10', 22', 26' Inagaki 20' Nakamura 90+4'	Report	Orr 59'	Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 687 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

12 July EAFF E-1 Championship	Japan	2–0	China	Yongin, South Korea
19:24 UTC+9	Hosoya 11' Mochizuki 63'	Report		Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 1,661 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

15 July EAFF E-1 Championship	South Korea	0–1	Japan	Yongin, South Korea
19:24 UTC+9		Report	Germain 8'	Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 18,418 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

6 September Friendly	Mexico	v	Japan	Oakland, United States
19:00 UTC−7		Report		Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

9 September Friendly	United States	v	Japan	Columbus, United States
19:37 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field

10 October Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	v	Paraguay	Suita, Japan
19:20 UTC+9				Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium

14 October Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	v	Brazil	Chōfu, Japan
--:-- UTC+9				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

14 November Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	v	TBD	Toyota, Japan
--:-- UTC+9				Stadium: Toyota Stadium

18 November Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	v	Argentina	Tokyo, Japan
--:-- UTC+9				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Fixtures & Results (2025), JFA.jp

U-22

25 July Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup	Saudi Arabia	1–5	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5	Khadhari 28'	Report	Nwadike 6' Yada 45+3' Inoue 56' Shinkawa 90+1' Yasuno 90+5'	Stadium: JAR Stadium

28 July Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5				Stadium: JAR Stadium

3 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.	Japan	v	Afghanistan	Yangon, Myanmar
19:00 UTC+6:30				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

6 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.	Myanmar	v	Japan	Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+6:30				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

9 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.	Japan	v	Kuwait	Yangon, Myanmar
19:00 UTC+6:30				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Fixtures & Results (2025)

U-20

7 February Friendly	Japan	2–1	Australia	Chiba
18:50 UTC+9	Sato 11', 18'		Jovanovic 39'	Stadium: JFA YUME Field

14 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Japan	3–0	Thailand	Shenzhen, China
17:15 UTC+8	Ishii 14' Ichihara 33' (pen.) Sato 69'	Report		Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1 Attendance: 184 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)

17 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Syria	2–2	Japan	Shenzhen, China
15:00 UTC+8	Al-Mustafa 10' Soufi 33'	Report	Ozeki 24' Takaoka 85'	Stadium: Longhua Cultural and Sports Center Attendance: 468 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

20 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Japan	1–1	South Korea	Shenzhen, China
15:00 UTC+8	Kanda 28'	Report	Kim Tae-won 90+1'	Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1 Attendance: 277 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

23 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF	Iran	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Japan	Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+8	Ghandipour 5'	Report	Ogura 30'	Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1 Attendance: 1,826 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
	Penalties
	Aali Shahrabadi Shakouri Hassani Andarz		Nakajima Takaoka Takahashi Sato Ichihara

26 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup SF	Australia	2–0	Japan	Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+8	Toure 49' Pearman 67'	Report		Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1 Attendance: 1,363 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)

20 March Friendly	France	1–3	Japan	Benidorm, Spain
16:00 UTC+1	Kroupi 13'	Report	Goto 24', 56' Ishii 35'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor

24 March Friendly	Japan	1–1	United States	Benidorm, Spain
17:00 UTC+1	Ozeki 23'	Report	Tsakiris 55'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor

4 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Congo	0–2	Japan	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2		Report	Kanda 56', 58'	Stadium: Stade Parsemain Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari (Saudi Arabia)

7 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	1–1 (3–4 p)	Mexico	Avignon, France
14:00 UTC+2	Nishihara 32'	Report	Camberos 71'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
	Penalties
	Michiwaki Ozeki Hiraga Ishiwatari Ichihara		Padilla Jurado Virgen Jiménez Camberos

10 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Denmark	3–0	Japan	Aubagne, France
14:00 UTC+2	Obi 5' Nakamura 78' (o.g.) Simmelhack 85'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)

14 June Maurice Revello Tournament 5th p.p.	Mali	3–2	Japan	Noves, France
17:00 UTC+2	Sidibé 11' Thiero 31' Makalou 60'		Mori 51' Ishii 86'	Stadium: Stade du Moulin Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari (Saudi Arabia)

Fixtures & Results (U-20 2025), JFA.jp

U-18

1 June UEFA Friendship Cup GS	Portugal	1–1 (3–4 p)	Japan	Nyon, Switzerland
16:00 UTC+2	Flávio Gonçalves 34' (pen.)		Nakayama 64'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Maxime Odiet (Switzerland)

4 June UEFA Friendship Cup GS	Japan	3–3 (1–3 p)	Senegal	Nyon, Switzerland
16:00 UTC+2	Onishi 8' Tanaka 15' Nakatsumi 28'		Kandé 27' Cissé 55' Sy 63'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Jonathan Jaussi (Switzerland)

7 June UEFA Friendship Cup GS	Japan	4–1	Uruguay	Nyon, Switzerland
10:30 UTC+2	? 18' (o.g.) Wada 70' Onishi 80' Nakayama 83'	Report	Domínguez 86'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

10 June UEFA Friendship Cup 3rd place match	France	3–0	Japan	Nyon, Switzerland
14:00 UTC+2	Coulibaly 21' Bakola 69' Vaz 82'	Report		Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

Fixtures & Results (U-18 2025), JFA.jp

U-17

17 February Friendly	Cerro Porteño	0–1	Japan	Ypané, Paraguay
07:30 UTC−3		Report	Minato Yoshida 47'	Stadium: Parque Azulgrana

19 February Friendly	Paraguay	2–3	Japan	Ypané, Paraguay
18:15 UTC−3	Pedro Villalba 26', 37'	Report	Yuito Kamo 6' Hiroto Asada 68', 90+5'	Stadium: CARFEM

21 February Friendly	Paraguay	0–3	Japan	Ypané, Paraguay
18:00 UTC−3		Report	Mibuki Kasai 51', 63' Yuzuki Kobayashi 88'	Stadium: CARFEM

4 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–1	United Arab Emirates	Taif, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3	Minato Yoshida 3', 15' Yuito Kamo 34' Hiroto Asada 83'	Report	Faysal Mohammed 71'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

7 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Vietnam	1–1	Japan	Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3	Trần Gia Bảo 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Minato Yoshida 13'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Referee: Morteza Mansourian (Iran)

10 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	2–3	Australia	Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3	Asuto Fujita 7' Daichi Tani 86'	Report	Miles Miliner 51' Max Anastasio 71' Alexander Garbowski 74'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

13 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF	Japan	2–2 (2–3 p)	Saudi Arabia	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3	Taiga Seguchi 9' (pen.) Hiroto Asada 72'	Report	Abu Baker Saeed 17' (pen.) Sabri Dahal 37'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia)
	Penalties
	Hiroto Asada Minato Yoshida Yuito Kamo Shota Fujii Ryota Hariu		Nasser Al-Fihani Yazeed Al-Dosari Thari Saeed Maher Tawashi

5 June Friendly	Canada	1–4	Japan	Valencia, Spain
12:30 UTC+2	? 54'	Report	Minato Yoshida 14', 68' Maki Kitahara 21' Ryota Seo 89'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

6 June Friendly	Morocco	0–2	Japan	La Nucia, Spain
12:30 UTC+2		Report	Hiroto Asada 7' Ryota Seo 50'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano

8 June Friendly	Sweden	1–0	Japan	Valencia, Spain
11:00 UTC+2	Ahmed Saeed 16'	Report		Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

10 June Friendly	United States	3–0	Japan	Valencia, Spain
12:00 UTC+2	? 9', 43', 59'	Report		Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

3 November FIFA U-17 World Cup	Japan	v	Morocco	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
TBC				Stadium: Aspire Zone

6 November FIFA U-17 World Cup	Japan	v	New Caledonia	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
TBC				Stadium: Aspire Zone

9 November FIFA U-17 World Cup	Portugal	v	Japan	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
TBC				Stadium: Aspire Zone

Fixtures & Results (U-17 2025), JFA.jp

U-16

13 February Algarve Cup	Germany	0–0	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
15:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António

15 February Algarve Cup	Portugal	1–1	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
12:00 UTC+3	Sevastian Belov 78'	Report	Kyoya Tatsuno 86'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António

18 February Algarve Cup	Netherlands	1–3	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
12:00 UTC+3	Jeshurun Simeon 85'	Report	Kyoya Tatsuno 6' Masaki Koyama 65' Eito Takaki 74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António

15 April Montaigu Tournament GS	Japan	2–3	England	Les Herbiers, France
18:30 UTC+2	Eito Takaki 40' Tafuku Satomi 45'	Report	Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli 35', 52' Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 69'	Stadium: Stade de la Salmondiere

17 April Montaigu Tournament GS	Japan	1–3	Portugal	Les Herbiers, France
18:30 UTC+2	Kyoya Tatsuno 17'	Report	Diogo Coelho 60' Filipe Silva 66' Afonso Ferreirinha 76'	Stadium: Stade de la Salmondiere

19 April Montaigu Tournament GS	Mexico	0–1	Japan	Les Herbiers, France
18:00 UTC+2		Report	Sora Iwatsuchi 14'	Stadium: Stade de la Salmondiere

21 April Montaigu Tournament 5th/6th Plac.	Cameroon	1–1 (3–5 p)	Japan	La Châtaigneraie, France
10:30 UTC+2	Abeng Togolo 80+4'	Report	Kyoya Tatsuno 31'	Stadium: Stade Claude Betard

4 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	1–0	Colombia	Hirono
15:00 UTC+9	Tafuku Satomi 56'	Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 249 Referee: Ryu Mashio

6 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	5–1	Ivory Coast	Hirono
15:00 UTC+9	Chimezie Kai Ezemokwe 24' ? 31' (o.g.) Shin Miidera 34' Ayumu Noda 41' Riku Hashimoto 68'	Report	Hubert Yao 55'	Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 240 Referee: Mutsuki Takahashi

8 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	2–0	France	Hirono
14:00 UTC+9	Shin Miidera 20' Eito Takaki 37'	Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 1,483 Referee: Kentaro Kobayashi

4 July CFA Peace Cup	China	1–1	Japan	Shenyang, China
19:35 UTC+9	Liang Shiyu 47'	Report	Takeshi Wada 20'	Stadium: Shenyang Urban Stadium

6 July CFA Peace Cup	South Korea	2–1	Japan	Shenyang, China
15:00 UTC+9	Goal 55', 68'	Report	Eito Takaki 70'	Stadium: Shenyang Urban Stadium

8 July CFA Peace Cup	Uzbekistan	1–3	Japan	Shenyang, China
15:00 UTC+9	Goal 23'	Report	Eito Takaki 38', 74' Hiro Ogasawara 48'	Stadium: Shenyang Urban Stadium

Fixtures & Results (U-16 2025), JFA.jp

U-15

13 May Vlatko Markovic Int. Tournament GS	Portugal	4–1	Japan	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
12:15 UTC+1	Rafael Cabral 19', 22', 49' Henrique Amen 73'	Report	Toa Fujisawa 80+2'	Stadium: NK Polet Sveti Martin na Muri Referee: Jasmin Horvat (Croatia)

14 May Vlatko Markovic Int. Tournament GS	England	3–1	Japan	Čakovec, Croatia
14:45 UTC+1	Heaven Kilwa 13' Reggie Watson 17' Heze Grimwade 68'	Report	Daichi Komatsu 35'	Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost

16 May Vlatko Markovic Int. Tournament GS	Japan	6–3	Greece	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
12:15 UTC+1	Kuga Doi 13' Haru Tsushima 23' Kaioh Otsukoro 26' Shin Miidera 53', 64', 80'	Report	Panagiotis Douralis 15' Stefanos Tsantilas 23' (pen.) Athanasios Grammozis 45'	Stadium: NK Polet Sveti Martin na Muri

18 May Vlatko Markovic Int. Tournament 5th-6th place	Romania	2–0	Japan	Ludbreg, Croatia
11:15 UTC+1	Matei Pădure 35' Mihai Grosu 60'	Report		Stadium: Stadion NK Podravina

26 August The Gary Speed Tournament	Wales	v	Japan	Colwyn Bay, Wales
18:00 UTC+1

28 August The Gary Speed Tournament	Northern Ireland	v	Japan	Ruthin, Wales
11:00 UTC+1

31 August The Gary Speed Tournament	Gibraltar	v	Japan	Ruthin, Wales
11:00 UTC+1

Fixtures & Results (U-15 2025), JFA.jp

Futsal

Women's

Senior

20 February SheBelieves Cup	Japan	4–0	Australia	Houston, United States
16:00 UTC−6	Tanaka 6', 32' Hamano 52' Minami 75'	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,243

23 February SheBelieves Cup	Colombia	1–4	Japan	Glendale, United States
13:00 UTC−7	Caicedo 45+4'	Report (USS) Report (JFA)	Tanikawa 1' Tanaka 8', 80' (pen.) Hamano 57'	Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 12,624 Referee: Alex Billeter (USA)

26 February SheBelieves Cup	United States	1–2	Japan	San Diego, United States
19:30 UTC−8	Sentnor 14'	Report	Momiki 2' Koga 50'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 17,188

6 April Friendly	Japan	1–1	Colombia	Osaka, Japan
14:00 UTC+9	Takahashi 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Torres 35'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 8,381 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

8 April Unofficial Friendly	Japan	6–1	Colombia	Sakai, Japan
	Ueki 45+3' (pen.) Matsukubo 46' Momiki 50' Endo 57' Takahashi 60' Miharu Shinjo 90'	Report	Caracas 73'	Attendance: 500

30 May Friendly	Brazil	3–1	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Dudinha 27', 41' Kerolin 55'	Report	Seike 88'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians

2 June Friendly	Brazil	2–1	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
20:00 UTC−3	Ishikawa 54' (o.g.) Jhonson 78'	Report	Seike 46'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques

27 June Friendly	Spain	3–1	Japan	Leganés, Spain
21:00 UTC+2	Pina 44' López 66' Del Castillo 88'	Report	Tanaka 30'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 9,458 Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia)

9 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	4–0	Chinese Taipei	Suwon, South Korea
16:30 UTC+9	Yakata 22' Takikawa 25' Takahashi 48' Chen Ying-hui 70' (o.g.)	Report (EAFF) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 193 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

13 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	1–1	South Korea	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Narumiya 37'	Report (EAFF) Report (JFA)	Jeong Da-bin 86'	Stadium: Hwaseong Sports Complex Attendance: 1,641 Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

16 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	0–0	China	Suwon, South Korea
16:00 UTC+9		Report (EAFF) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 323 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

29 November MS&AD Cup	Japan	v	Canada	Nagasaki, Japan
--:-- UTC+9		Source		Stadium: Peace Stadium

3 December MS&AD Cup	Japan	v	Canada	Isahaya, Japan
--:-- UTC+9		Source		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Fixtures & Results (2025), JFA.jp

U-20

U-17

Club competitions

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
J1 League	Shimizu S-Pulse Yokohama FC Fagiano Okayama	Júbilo Iwata Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Sagan Tosu
J2 League	RB Omiya Ardija FC Imabari Kataller Toyama	Tochigi SC Kagoshima United Thespa Gunma
J3 League	Tochigi City Kochi United	YSCC Yokohama Iwate Grulla Morioka
Japan Football League	Asuka FC	Sony Sendai (disbanded)

J.League

J1 League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Machida Zelvia	27	15	4	8	42	26	+16	49	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Vissel Kobe	27	15	4	8	35	25	+10	49
3	Kyoto Sanga	26	14	6	6	43	30	+13	48
4	Kashima Antlers	26	15	3	8	38	25	+13	48
5	Kashiwa Reysol	26	13	8	5	36	25	+11	47
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	14	4	9	30	19	+11	46
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	26	12	8	6	36	26	+10	44
8	Kawasaki Frontale	26	10	9	7	41	32	+9	39
9	Cerezo Osaka	26	10	7	9	40	37	+3	37
10	Fagiano Okayama	26	10	6	10	25	23	+2	36
11	Avispa Fukuoka	26	9	9	8	27	26	+1	36
12	Gamba Osaka	27	10	4	13	30	38	−8	34
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	26	8	7	11	30	35	−5	31
14	Tokyo Verdy	26	8	7	11	16	25	−9	31
15	FC Tokyo	26	8	6	12	29	37	−8	30
16	Nagoya Grampus	26	7	7	12	30	37	−7	28
17	Shonan Bellmare	26	6	7	13	22	41	−19	25
18	Yokohama F. Marinos	26	6	6	14	26	34	−8	24	Relegation to the J2 League
19	Yokohama FC	26	6	4	16	16	32	−16	22
20	Albirex Niigata	26	4	8	14	26	45	−19	20

Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

J2 League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mito HollyHock	26	15	6	5	40	23	+17	51	Promotion to the 2026–27 J1 League
2	JEF United Chiba	26	14	6	6	37	23	+14	48	Promotion to the 2026–27 J1 League
3	V-Varen Nagasaki	26	12	9	5	43	37	+6	45	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Tokushima Vortis	26	12	8	6	26	14	+12	44
5	RB Omiya Ardija	26	12	8	6	37	22	+15	44
6	Vegalta Sendai	26	11	10	5	30	25	+5	43
7	Sagan Tosu	26	12	6	8	27	24	+3	42
8	Júbilo Iwata	26	12	5	9	41	36	+5	41
9	FC Imabari	26	10	10	6	33	26	+7	40
10	Ventforet Kofu	26	10	8	8	27	23	+4	38
11	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	26	10	4	12	32	43	−11	34
12	Blaublitz Akita	26	9	4	13	34	43	−9	31
13	Iwaki FC	26	7	9	10	33	36	−3	30
14	Montedio Yamagata	26	8	5	13	36	38	−2	29
15	Fujieda MYFC	26	7	8	11	29	34	−5	29
16	Oita Trinita	26	6	10	10	22	28	−6	28
17	Roasso Kumamoto	26	7	6	13	32	41	−9	27
18	Kataller Toyama	26	5	8	13	22	33	−11	23	Relegation to the 2026–27 J3 League
19	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	3	12	11	23	33	−10	21
20	Ehime FC	26	2	10	14	23	45	−22	16

Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.

J3 League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Vanraure Hachinohe	23	15	4	4	32	15	+17	49	Promotion to the 2026–27 J2 League
2	Tochigi City FC	23	13	6	4	35	22	+13	45	Promotion to the 2026–27 J2 League
3	FC Osaka	23	13	5	5	35	18	+17	44	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Kagoshima United	23	11	8	4	40	25	+15	41
5	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	10	8	5	31	25	+6	38
6	Nara Club	23	10	7	6	30	25	+5	37
7	Giravanz Kitakyushu	23	10	3	10	25	24	+1	33
8	Gainare Tottori	23	9	4	10	23	25	−2	31
9	Kochi United	23	8	7	8	33	37	−4	31
10	Matsumoto Yamaga	23	8	6	9	26	28	−2	30
11	Tochigi SC	23	8	5	10	20	23	−3	29
12	Fukushima United	23	7	7	9	37	49	−12	28
13	Thespa Gunma	23	6	9	8	32	34	−2	27
14	Ryukyu Okinawa	23	7	6	10	23	26	−3	27
15	SC Sagamihara	23	6	9	8	23	30	−7	27
16	Zweigen Kanazawa	23	7	5	11	25	30	−5	26
17	Nagano Parceiro	23	6	6	11	17	26	−9	24
18	Kamatamare Sanuki	23	5	6	12	22	29	−7	21
19	FC Gifu	23	4	8	11	25	37	−12	20	Qualification for the relegation/promotion play-offs
20	Azul Claro Numazu	23	3	9	11	24	30	−6	18	Relegation to the 2026–27 JFL

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: Meiji Yasuda J3 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.

Japan Football League (JFL)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Reilac Shiga	18	10	4	4	28	21	+7	34	Promotion to 2026–27 J3 League
2	Verspah Oita	18	9	6	3	23	12	+11	33	Qualification for promotion playoffs
3	ReinMeer Aomori	18	8	8	2	24	13	+11	32
4	Okinawa SV	18	9	5	4	23	18	+5	32
5	Honda FC	18	8	7	3	27	17	+10	31
6	Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa	18	8	6	4	17	14	+3	30
7	Tiamo Hirakata	18	8	4	6	30	26	+4	28
8	Iwate Grulla Morioka	18	7	4	7	26	22	+4	25
9	Minebea Mitsumi	18	6	4	8	21	18	+3	22
10	Veertien Mie	18	4	9	5	18	20	−2	21
11	Atletico Suzuka	18	5	5	8	17	28	−11	20
12	Maruyasu Okazaki	18	5	4	9	15	24	−9	19
13	YSCC Yokohama	18	4	5	9	17	31	−14	17
14	Criacao Shinjuku	18	4	4	10	12	17	−5	16
15	Yokogawa Musashino	18	4	4	10	9	19	−10	16	Qualification for relegation playoffs
16	Asuka FC	18	2	7	9	10	17	−7	13	Relegation to 2026–27 Japanese Regional Leagues

Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025. Source: Japan Football League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.

Regional Leagues

League (women)

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
WE League
Nadeshiko League Division 1
Nadeshiko League Division 2

WE League

Cup competitions (men)

Fujifilm Super Cup

8 February 2025

13:36 JST

Vissel Kobe	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
	Report	Arslan 12' Araki 70'

Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 53,343

Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Emperor's Cup

J.League YBC Levain Cup

Cup competitions (women)

Empress's Cup

WE League Cup

Notes

References

External links

Japan Football Association (JFA)
List of International matches, jfa.jp
Annual schedule of Japan National Teams in 2025 (as of 16 December 2024), jfa.jp

National teams

Men's

Senior

U-22

U-20

U-18

U-17

U-16

U-15

Futsal

Women's

Senior

U-20

U-17

Club competitions

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

J.League

J1 League

J2 League

J3 League

Japan Football League (JFL)

Regional Leagues

League (women)

Promotion and relegation

WE League

Cup competitions (men)

Fujifilm Super Cup

Emperor's Cup

J.League YBC Levain Cup

Cup competitions (women)

Empress's Cup

WE League Cup

See also

Notes

References

External links