2019 in Japanese football

Japanese football in 2019.

Football in Japan
Season2019
Men's football
J1 LeagueYokohama F. Marinos
J2 LeagueKashiwa Reysol
J3 LeagueGiravanz Kitakyushu
Japan Football LeagueHonda FC
Emperor's CupVissel Kobe
J.League CupKawasaki Frontale
Japanese Super CupKawasaki Frontale
Japan

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from J1 League

Teams promoted to J1 League

Teams relegated from J2 League

Teams promoted to J2 League

Teams relegated from J3 League

No relegation to the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to J3 League

Teams relegated from Japan Football League

Teams promoted to Japan Football League

J1 League
Main article: 2019 J1 League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yokohama F. Marinos (C) 34 22 4 8 68 38 +30 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 FC Tokyo 34 19 7 8 46 29 +17 64 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
3 Kashima Antlers 34 18 9 7 54 30 +24 63
4 Kawasaki Frontale 34 16 12 6 57 34 +23 60
5 Cerezo Osaka 34 18 5 11 39 25 +14 59
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 15 10 9 45 29 +16 55
7 Gamba Osaka 34 12 11 11 54 48 +6 47
8 Vissel Kobe 34 14 5 15 61 59 +2 47 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
9 Oita Trinita 34 12 11 11 35 35 0 47
10 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 34 13 7 14 54 49 +5 46
11 Vegalta Sendai 34 12 5 17 38 45 −7 41
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 11 6 17 45 69 −24 39
13 Nagoya Grampus 34 9 10 15 45 50 −5 37
14 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 9 10 15 34 50 −16 37
15 Sagan Tosu 34 10 6 18 32 53 −21 36
16 Shonan Bellmare (O) 34 10 6 18 40 63 −23 36 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 Matsumoto Yamaga (R) 34 6 13 15 21 40 −19 31 Relegation to J2 League
18 Júbilo Iwata (R) 34 8 7 19 29 51 −22 31
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Vissel Kobe qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage as 2019 Emperor's Cup winners.

J2 League
Main article: 2019 J2 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kashiwa Reysol (C, P) 42 25 9 8 85 33 +52 84 Promotion to 2020 J1 League
2 Yokohama FC (P) 42 23 10 9 66 40 +26 79
3 Omiya Ardija 42 20 15 7 62 40 +22 75 Qualification for promotion play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Tokushima Vortis 42 21 10 11 67 45 +22 73
5 Ventforet Kofu 42 20 11 11 64 40 +24 71
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 20 10 12 59 40 +19 70
7 Mito HollyHock 42 19 13 10 56 37 +19 70
8 Kyoto Sanga 42 19 11 12 59 56 +3 68
9 Fagiano Okayama 42 18 11 13 49 47 +2 65
10 Albirex Niigata 42 17 11 14 71 52 +19 62
11 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 15 16 11 58 46 +12 61
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 17 5 20 57 61 −4 56
13 Tokyo Verdy 42 14 13 15 59 59 0 55
14 FC Ryukyu 42 13 10 19 57 80 −23 49
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 8 21 54 70 −16 47
16 Avispa Fukuoka 42 12 8 22 39 62 −23 44
17 JEF United Chiba 42 10 13 19 46 64 −18 43
18 Machida Zelvia 42 9 16 17 36 59 −23 43
19 Ehime FC 42 12 6 24 46 62 −16 42
20 Tochigi SC 42 8 16 18 33 53 −20 40
21 Kagoshima United (R) 42 11 7 24 41 73 −32 40 Relegation to 2020 J3 League[lower-alpha 2]
22 FC Gifu (R) 42 7 9 26 33 78 −45 30
Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion play-offs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
  2. Direct exchange between J2 and J3 is subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2019 J3 League.

J3 League
Main article: 2019 J3 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Giravanz Kitakyushu (C, P) 34 19 9 6 51 27 +24 66 Promotion to 2020 J2 League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Thespakusatsu Gunma (P) 34 18 9 7 59 34 +25 63
3 Fujieda MYFC 34 18 9 7 42 31 +11 63 Ineligible for promotion
4 Kataller Toyama 34 16 10 8 54 31 +23 58
5 Roasso Kumamoto 34 16 9 9 45 39 +6 57
6 Cerezo Osaka U-23 34 16 4 14 49 56 −7 52 Ineligible for promotion
7 Gainare Tottori 34 14 8 12 49 59 −10 50
8 Blaublitz Akita 34 13 10 11 45 35 +10 49
9 Nagano Parceiro 34 13 10 11 35 34 +1 49
10 Vanraure Hachinohe 34 14 6 14 49 42 +7 48
11 Fukushima United 34 13 4 17 45 53 −8 43 Ineligible for promotion
12 Azul Claro Numazu 34 11 6 17 35 43 −8 39
13 YSCC Yokohama 34 12 3 19 53 65 −12 39
14 Kamatamare Sanuki 34 10 9 15 33 49 −16 39
15 SC Sagamihara 34 10 8 16 36 45 −9 38 Ineligible for promotion
16 FC Tokyo U-23 34 9 9 16 43 52 −9 36
17 Gamba Osaka U-23 34 9 8 17 54 55 −1 35
18 Iwate Grulla Morioka 34 7 5 22 36 63 −27 26
Source: 2019 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.

Japan Football League
Main article: 2019 Japan Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Honda FC (C) 30 19 6 5 59 30 +29 63
2 Sony Sendai 30 16 7 7 60 34 +26 55
3 FC Imabari (P) 30 13 12 5 41 26 +15 51 Promotion to 2020 J3 League[lower-alpha 1]
4 Tokyo Musashino City 30 13 9 8 44 39 +5 48
5 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 30 11 8 11 37 34 +3 41
6 Honda Lock 30 10 11 9 41 39 +2 41
7 Verspah Oita 30 10 10 10 42 36 +6 40
8 FC Osaka 30 10 10 10 33 32 +1 40
9 MIO Biwako Shiga 30 11 7 12 27 40 −13 40
10 Veertien Mie 30 10 9 11 38 34 +4 39
11 Maruyasu Okazaki 30 9 11 10 30 30 0 38
12 Suzuka Unlimited FC 30 9 9 12 43 47 −4 36
13 ReinMeer Aomori 30 9 9 12 40 44 −4 36
14 Nara Club 30 8 10 12 27 32 −5 34
15 Matsue City FC 30 5 10 15 26 51 −25 25
16 Ryutsu Keizai Dragons (R) 30 5 6 19 35 75 −40 21 Relegation to regional leagues
Source: JFL website (in Japanese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain a J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.

Regional Leagues
Main article: 2019 Japanese Regional Leagues

National team (Men)

Results
2019.01.09 Japan 3–2 Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates
Osako 56', 60'
Doan 71'		 JFA ? 26'
? 79'
2019.01.13 Japan 1–0 Oman United Arab Emirates
Haraguchi 28' JFA
2019.01.17 Japan 2–1 Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates
Muto 43'
Shiotani 58'		 JFA ? 40'
2019.01.21 Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
Tomiyasu 20' JFA
2019.01.24 Japan 1–0 Vietnam United Arab Emirates
Doan 57' JFA
2019.01.28 Japan 3–0 Iran United Arab Emirates
Osako 56', 67'
Haraguchi 90'		 JFA
2019.02.01 Japan 1–3 Qatar United Arab Emirates
Minamino 69' JFA ? 12'
? 27'
? 83'
2019.03.22 Japan 0–1 Colombia Kanagawa
JFA ? 64'
2019.03.26 Japan 1–0 Bolivia Hyogo
Nakajima 76' JFA
2019.06.05 Japan 0–0 Trinidad and Tobago Aichi
JFA
2019.06.09 Japan 2–0 El Salvador Miyagi
Nagai 19', 41' JFA
2019.06.17 Japan 0–4 Chile Brazil
JFA ? 41'
? 54'
? 82'
? 83'
2019.06.20 Japan 2–2 Uruguay Brazil
Miyoshi 25', 59' JFA ? 32'
? 66'
2019.06.24 Japan 1–1 Ecuador Brazil
Nakajima 15' JFA ? 35'
2019.09.05 Japan 2–0 Paraguay Ibaraki
Osako 23'
Minamino 30'		 JFA
2019.09.10 Japan 2–0 Myanmar Myanmar
Nakajima 16'
Minamino 26'		 JFA
2019.10.10 Japan 6–0 Mongolia Saitama
Minamino 22'
Yoshida 29'
Nagatomo 33'
Nagai 40'
Endo 56'
Kamada 82'		 JFA
2019.10.15 Japan 3–0 Tajikistan Tajikistan
Minamino 53', 56'
Asano 82'		 JFA
2019.11.14 Japan 2–0 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
Minamino 41'
Haraguchi 54'		 JFA
2019.11.19 Japan 1–4 Venezuela Osaka
Yamaguchi 69' JFA ? 8'
? 30'
? 33'
? 38'
2019.12.10 Japan 2–1 China South Korea
Suzuki 29'
Miura 70'		 JFA ? 90'
2019.12.14 Japan 5–0 Hong Kong South Korea
Suga 8'
Tagawa 14'
Ogawa 26', 45', 58'		 JFA
2019.12.18 Japan 0–1 South Korea South Korea
JFA ? 28'

Players statistics
Player-201801.0901.1301.1701.2101.2401.2802.0103.2203.2606.0506.0906.1706.2006.2409.0509.1010.1010.1511.1411.1912.1012.1412.182019Total
Shinji Okazaki116(50)-----------OOO---------3(0)119(50)
Yuto Nagatomo110(3)OO-OOOO--O----OOO(1)OO----12(1)122(4)
Shinji Kagawa95(31)-------OO--------------2(0)97(31)
Maya Yoshida89(10)OO-OOOO-------OOO(1)OO----11(1)100(11)
Eiji Kawashima88(0)------------OO-----O---3(0)91(0)
Hiroki Sakai49(1)OO-OOOO--O----OOOOO----12(0)61(1)
Hotaru Yamaguchi45(2)-------O----------OO(1)---3(1)48(3)
Genki Haraguchi40(8)OO(1)OOOO(1)O--OO---O-O-O(1)O---13(3)53(11)
Yuya Osako37(10)O(2)---OO(2)O--OO---O(1)O-------8(5)45(15)
Tomoaki Makino36(4)O-O--------------------2(0)38(4)
Takashi Inui31(6)--O-O-OOO--------------5(0)36(6)
Gaku Shibasaki26(3)OO-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO---19(0)45(3)
Takashi Usami26(3)--------O--------------1(0)27(3)
Yoshinori Muto25(2)-OO(1)O--O----------------4(1)29(3)
Takuma Asano18(3)-----------------O(1)-O---2(1)20(4)
Gen Shoji15(1)-------O-OO------------3(0)18(1)
Wataru Endo15(0)-OOOOO----------O(1)-O----7(1)22(1)
Yosuke Ideguchi12(2)-------------------OO-O3(0)15(2)
Toshihiro Aoyama11(1)--O--------------------1(0)12(1)
Takumi Minamino7(4)OO-OOOO(1)OOOO---O(1)O(1)O(1)O(2)O(1)----15(7)22(11)
Junya Ito7(2)-OOO-OO--OO----OO-O----10(0)17(2)
Masaaki Higashiguchi7(0)-------O---------------1(0)8(0)
Shoya Nakajima6(2)-------OO(1)OOOOO(1)OO(1)OOOO---13(3)19(5)
Kensuke Nagai6(0)----------O(2)---O-O(1)OOO---6(3)12(3)
Ritsu Doan5(1)O(1)O-OO(1)OOOOOO---OO-O-----13(2)18(3)
Shuichi Gonda5(0)OO-OOOO-------OOOOO----11(0)16(0)
Genta Miura5(0)--O-----O----------OO(1)-O5(1)10(1)
Ryota Oshima5(0)---------------------OO2(0)7(0)
Yuki Kobayashi4(1)-------OOOO------------4(0)8(1)
Naomichi Ueda4(0)-----------OOOO--OOO---7(0)11(0)
Sei Muroya4(0)--O--O-O-OO--------O---6(0)10(0)
Kosuke Nakamura4(0)--------------------O-O2(0)6(0)
Sho Sasaki3(0)--O----OO----------OO-O6(0)9(0)
Koya Kitagawa3(0)OOOOO------------------5(0)8(0)
Takehiro Tomiyasu2(0)OOOO(1)OOOO-OOOOOOOO------16(1)18(1)
Tsukasa Shiotani2(0)--O(1)OOOO----------------5(1)7(1)
Hidemasa Morita2(0)---------O-------------1(0)3(0)
Ryosuke Yamanaka1(1)----------O------------1(0)2(1)
Daniel Schmidt1(0)--O-----OOO------------4(0)5(0)
Daigo Nishi1(0)--------O--------------1(0)2(0)
Musashi Suzuki0(0)-------OO------O--OOO(1)-O7(1)7(1)
Shinnosuke Hatanaka0(0)--------OOO--------OOOO7(0)7(0)
Kento Hashimoto0(0)--------O-O---OO-O-OO--7(0)7(0)
Takefusa Kubo0(0)----------OOOOOO-O-----7(0)7(0)
Ayase Ueda0(0)-----------OOO------OOO6(0)6(0)
Daichi Kamada0(0)-------OO-------O(1)O-----4(1)4(1)
Koki Anzai0(0)-------OO-----O-O------4(0)4(0)
Koji Miyoshi0(0)-----------OO(2)O---------3(2)3(2)
Daiki Sugioka0(0)-----------OOO---------3(0)3(0)
Hiroki Abe0(0)-----------OOO---------3(0)3(0)
Ko Itakura0(0)------------OOO--------3(0)3(0)
Yuki Soma0(0)--------------------OOO3(0)3(0)
Kyosuke Tagawa0(0)--------------------OO(1)-2(1)2(1)
Daizen Maeda0(0)-----------O-O---------2(0)2(0)
Keisuke Osako0(0)-----------O---------O-2(0)2(0)
Tomoki Iwata0(0)------------OO---------2(0)2(0)
Daiki Hashioka0(0)--------------------O-O2(0)2(0)
Keita Endo0(0)--------------------O-O2(0)2(0)
Tsukasa Morishima0(0)--------------------O-O2(0)2(0)
Ao Tanaka0(0)---------------------OO2(0)2(0)
Teruhito Nakagawa0(0)---------------------OO2(0)2(0)
Koki Ogawa0(0)---------------------O(3)-1(3)1(3)
Daiki Suga0(0)---------------------O(1)-1(1)1(1)
Teruki Hara0(0)-----------O-----------1(0)1(0)
Yuta Nakayama0(0)-----------O-----------1(0)1(0)
Yugo Tatsuta0(0)------------O----------1(0)1(0)
Kyogo Furuhashi0(0)-------------------O---1(0)1(0)
Tsuyoshi Watanabe0(0)---------------------O-1(0)1(0)
Shunta Tanaka0(0)---------------------O-1(0)1(0)
Taiyo Koga0(0)---------------------O-1(0)1(0)

National team (Women)

Results
2019.02.27 Japan 2–2 United States United States
Nakajima 67'
Momiki 90'		 JFA ? 23'
? 76'
2019.03.02 Japan 3–1 Brazil United States
Momiki 44'
Kobayashi 81'
Hasegawa 85'		 JFA ? 57'
2019.03.05 Japan 0–3 England United States
JFA ? 12'
? 23'
? 30'
2019.04.04 Japan 1–3 France France
Kobayashi 24' JFA ? 3'
? 33'
? 82'
2019.04.09 Japan 2–2 Germany Germany
Hasegawa 35'
Yokoyama 69'		 JFA ? 53'
? 72'
2019.06.02 Japan 1–1 Spain France
Sugasawa 86' JFA ? 22'
2019.06.10 Japan 0–0 Argentina France
JFA
2019.06.14 Japan 2–1 Scotland France
Iwabuchi 23'
Sugasawa 37'		 JFA ? 88'
2019.06.19 Japan 0–2 England France
JFA ? 14'
? 84'
2019.06.25 Japan 1–2 Netherlands France
Hasegawa 43' JFA ? 17'
? 90'
2019.10.06 Japan 4–0 Canada Shizuoka
Iwabuchi 6'
Momiki 65'
Hasegawa 72'
Kobayashi 90'		 JFA
2019.11.10 Japan 2–0 South Africa Fukuoka
Kumagai 20'
Sugasawa 41'		 JFA
2019.12.11 Japan 9–0 Chinese Taipei South Korea
Iwabuchi 7', 71'
Tanaka 9', 38'
Kobayashi 16'
Matsubara 44'
Ikejiri 54', 90'
Seike 66'		 JFA
2019.12.14 Japan 3–0 China South Korea
Iwabuchi 9', 44', 55' JFA
2019.12.17 Japan 1–0 South Korea South Korea
Momiki 88' JFA

Players statistics
Player-201802.2703.0203.0504.0404.0906.0206.1006.1406.1906.2510.0611.1012.1112.1412.172019Total
Rumi Utsugi111(6)-O---O---------2(0)113(6)
Aya Sameshima103(5)OOOOOOOOOO-----10(0)113(5)
Saki Kumagai100(0)O--OOOOOOOOO(1)---10(1)110(1)
Emi Nakajima65(13)O(1)O-OOOOOOOOOO-O13(1)78(14)
Saori Ariyoshi63(1)OO-------------2(0)65(1)
Mana Iwabuchi61(20)------OO(1)OOO(1)OO(2)O(3)-8(7)69(27)
Yuika Sugasawa60(17)---OOO(1)OO(1)OOOO(1)---9(3)69(20)
Kumi Yokoyama35(16)OOOOO(1)OO-O------8(1)43(17)
Mina Tanaka35(14)----------O-O(2)OO4(2)39(16)
Yui Hasegawa30(4)OO(1)OOO(1)OOO-O(1)O(1)O-O-12(4)42(8)
Ayaka Yamashita25(0)---O-OOOOOOO-OO10(0)35(0)
Erina Yamane23(0)OOO------------3(0)26(0)
Yuka Momiki21(6)O(1)O(1)O--O---OO(1)O-OO(1)9(4)30(10)
Risa Shimizu19(0)O-OOOOOOOOOO-O-12(0)31(0)
Hikaru Naomoto18(0)----O------O---2(0)20(0)
Shiori Miyake17(0)-----O-----OO-O4(0)21(0)
Nana Ichise15(0)-----O-OOO-----4(0)19(0)
Sakiko Ikeda14(0)------------O--1(0)15(0)
Moeno Sakaguchi10(1)-OO------------2(0)12(1)
Narumi Miura5(0)--OOOOOOOOOO-OO12(0)17(0)
Mami Ueno3(0)------------OOO3(0)6(0)
Hina Sugita1(0)OOOOOOOOOOOO-OO14(0)15(0)
Hinata Miyazawa1(0)---O-----------1(0)2(0)
Chika Hirao1(0)----O----------1(0)2(0)
Mayo Doko1(0)-----------O---1(0)2(0)
Rikako Kobayashi0(0)OO(1)OO(1)O--OO-O(1)OO(1)OO12(4)12(4)
Jun Endo0(0)OOO-OOOOO-OOO-O12(0)12(0)
Moeka Minami0(0)-OOOOOO---O-OOO10(0)10(0)
Asato Miyagawa0(0)-OOOOO----OO-OO9(0)9(0)
Mayu Ikejiri0(0)OOO---------O(2)OO6(2)6(2)
Arisa Matsubara0(0)O-O---------O(1)O-4(1)4(1)
Risako Oga0(0)OOO------------3(0)3(0)
Riko Ueki0(0)---OO------O---3(0)3(0)
Saori Takarada0(0)------O-OO-----3(0)3(0)
Kiko Seike0(0)------------O(1)-O2(1)2(1)
Hana Takahashi0(0)----------O----1(0)1(0)
Akari Kurishima0(0)------------O--1(0)1(0)
Honoka Hayashi0(0)------------O--1(0)1(0)

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