2022 in Japanese football

Football in Japan
Season	2022
Men's football
J1 League	Yokohama F. Marinos; (5th title)
J2 League	Albirex Niigata; (1st title)
J3 League	Iwaki FC; (1st title)
Japan Football League (JFL)	Nara Club; (1st title)
Japanese Regional Leagues	Briobecca Urayasu; (1st title)
Emperor's Cup	Ventforet Kofu; (1st title)
J.League Cup	Sanfrecce Hiroshima; (1st title)
Super Cup	Urawa Red Diamonds; (2nd title)
Women's football
WE League	INAC Kobe Leonessa; (1st title)
Nadeshiko League Division 1	Sfida Setagaya FC; (1st title)
Nadeshiko League Division 2	Shizuoka SSU Bonita; (1st title)

This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2022 season.

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Source: JFA

Men's

Senior

17 November International Friendly	Canada	2–1	Japan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:40 UTC+4	Vitória 21' Cavallini 90+5' (pen.)	Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Soma 9'	Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 2,971 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

23 November 2022 FIFA World Cup	Germany	1–2	Japan	Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Gündoğan 33' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Dōan 75' Asano 83'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 42,608 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

27 November 2022 FIFA World Cup	Japan	0–1	Costa Rica	Al Rayyan, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Fuller 81'	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 41,479 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

1 December 2022 FIFA World Cup	Japan	2–1	Spain	Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Dōan 48' Tanaka 51'	Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Morata 11'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 44,851 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

5 December 2022 FIFA World Cup R16	Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Croatia	Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Maeda 43'	Report	Perišić 55'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 42,523 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
	Penalties
	Minamino Mitoma Asano Yoshida		Vlašić Brozović Livaja Pašalić

Fixtures & Results (2022), JFA.jp

U-23

20 September Friendly match	Cambodia	1–3	Japan	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7		Report (JFA)		Stadium: Morodoc Teco National Stadium

Fixtures & Results (U-23), JFA.jp

U-21

23 March Dubai Cup U-23	Japan	1–0	Croatia	Dubai, UAE
16:00 UTC+4	Oda 81'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) (in Japanese and English) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Al Awir Stadium

26 March Dubai Cup U-23	Qatar	0–2	Japan	Dubai, UAE
16:00 UTC+4		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Saito 53' Yamamoto 86'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

29 March Dubai Cup U-23 Placement match	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Japan	Dubai, UAE
21:00 UTC+4		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Hosoya 20'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

3 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup	United Arab Emirates	1–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Hassan 63'	Report (AFC) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Y. Suzuki 61' Hosoya 76'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 270 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

6 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup	Japan	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5		Report (AFC) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

9 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup	Japan	3–0	Tajikistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Matsuki 11' Sato 56' Nakashima 90+4'	Report (AFC) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 375 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

12 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Quarter-finals	South Korea	0–3	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5		Live Report Stats Report	Y. Suzuki 22', 80' Hosoya 65'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

15 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Semi-finals	Uzbekistan	2–0	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21:00 UTC+5	Jaloliddinov 60' Norchaev 89'	Live Report Stats Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

18 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup 3rd place match	Japan	3–0	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Sato 7' Trewin 39' (o.g.) Fujio 63'	Live Report Stats Report		Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

22 September Friendly match	Switzerland	2–1	Japan	Marbella, Spain
20:00 UTC+2	Goal 9', 48'	Report (JFA)	Hosoya 15'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

26 September Friendly match	Italy	1–1	Japan	Castel di Sangro, Italy
15:30 UTC+2	Fujio 55'	Report (JFA)	Colombo 39'	Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini

18 November Friendly match	Japan	v	Spain	Sevilla, Spain
20:00 UTC+2		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja

Fixtures & Results (U-21), JFA.jp

U-17

15 November Friendly	Croatia	2–1	Japan	Porec, Croatia
	Goal 15', 90+1'	Report (JFA)	Jumpei Hayakawa 52'	Stadium: Zelena Laguna Sports Center

18 November Friendly	Sweden	1–4	Japan	Porec, Croatia
	Goal 41' (pen.)		Rikuto Iida 30' Hisatsugu Ishii 80' Jumpei Hayakawa 87' Toki Yukutomo 90'	Stadium: Zelena Laguna Sports Center

21 November Friendly	Denmark	0–2	Japan	Porec, Croatia
		Report	Toki Yukutomo 60' Keisuke Goto 70'	Stadium: Zelena Laguna Sports Center

Fixtures & Results (U-17 2022), JFA.jp

U-16

13 December Copa Joaju	Japan	4–1	Chile	Ypané, Paraguay
18:00 UTC−3	Homare Tokuda 14', 40' Ryonosuke Yada 63' Mark Isozaki 78' (pen.)	Report	Benjamín Ampuero 52'	Stadium: CARFEM Referee: Carlos Paul Benítez (Paraguay)

15 December Copa Joaju	Japan	0–1	Colombia	Ypané, Paraguay
18:00 UTC−3		Report	Nicolás Profeta 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: CARFEM Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

17 December Copa Joaju	Paraguay	3–3	Japan	Ypané, Paraguay
09:30 UTC−3	Rodrigo Villalba 22' (pen.) Fernando Leguizamón 49' Juán Sánchez 89' (pen.)	Report	Shota Yamamoto 7' Ryunosuke Sato 82' Homare Tokuda 85'	Stadium: CARFEM Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Fixtures & Results (U-16 2022), JFA.jp

U-15

23 November Federations Cup	Japan	2–0	Wales	Alicante, Spain
18:00 UTC+1	Yuji Doi 37' Kota Sekiguchi 73'	Report (JFA) Report (FFC)		Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Camilo Cano

25 November Federations Cup	Japan	0–0 (1–3 pen.)	Spain	Alicante, Spain
12:00 UTC+1		Report (JFA) Report (FFC)		Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo Pau Gasol Referee: Mariano Esteban López

27 November Federations Cup 3rd-place match	Japan	2–0	Mexico	Alicante, Spain
16:00 UTC+1	Shion Nakayama 20' Kento Hamasaki 45'	Report (JFA) Report (FFC)		Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo Pau Gasol

Fixtures & Results (U-15 2022), JFA.jp

Futsal

28 September AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Japan	1–2	Saudi Arabia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+3	Crepaldi 3'		Al-Harthi 11' Fqihe 15'	Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall

30 September AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Japan	6–0	South Korea	Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:00 UTC+3	Seo Jung-woo 6' (o.g.) Oliveira 7' Mizutani 18' Ishida 28' Kanazawa 29' Yoshikawa 36'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall

2 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Japan	2–0	Vietnam	Kuwait City, Kuwait
14:00 UTC+3	Shimizu 6', 36'			Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall

4 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup QF	Japan	3–2	Indonesia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
14:00 UTC+3	Kanazawa 32' Pires 38' Mizutani 39'		Eko 21' Dewa 40'	Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)

6 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup SF	Uzbekistan	1–2	Japan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:00 UTC+3	Khamroev 16'		Oliveira 22' Kanazawa 29'	Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall

8 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup F	Iran	2–3	Japan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:00 UTC+3	Ahmadabbasi 15' Javan 40'	Report	Shimizu 16' Oliveira 27' Ahmadabbasi 40' (o.g.)	Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)

Fixtures & Results (futsal 2022), JFA.jp

U-19 futsal

25 May 2022 2022 F.League Ocean Cup First Round	Japan	3−4	Pescadola Machida	Tokyo, Japan
14:30	Miyashita 19', 25', 26'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Ésforta Arena Hachiōji Attendance: ~500

21 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup GS Group B	Japan	10−1	Hungary	Poreč, Croatia
21:00 UTC+7	Jinkawa 1', 18' Taguchi 4' Miyashita 10', 35' Nakajima 13', 28' Ogata 17' Harada 20', 38'	Report (JFA)	Goal 19'	Stadium: Finida Hall

22 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup GS Group B	Ukraine	4−4	Japan	Poreč, Croatia
21:00 UTC+7	Goal 11', 13', 15', 32'	Report (JFA)	Uno 7' Ito 9' Taguchi 16' Jinkawa 28'	Stadium: Finida Hall

23 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup GS Group B	Japan	5−1	Greenland	Poreč, Croatia
18:45 UTC+7	Harada 2' Jinkawa 9', 12', 37' Taguchi 31'	Report (JFA)	Goal 29'	Stadium: Finida Hall

25 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup Semi-final	Japan	6−0	Poland	Poreč, Croatia
21:00 UTC+7	Jinkawa 1' Harada 3' Taguchi 16' Narita 24', 32' Ogata 40'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Finida Hall

26 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup Final	Japan	2−6	Spain	Poreč, Croatia
21:00 UTC+7	Nakajima 21' Own goal 39'	Report (JFA)	Goal 4', 15', 21', 36', 36', 38'	Stadium: Finida Hall

Fixtures & Results (U-19 futsal 2022), JFA.jp

Beach soccer

1 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	United States	1–3	Japan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 GST (UTC+4)	Dilbert 5'	Report (BSWW)	Okuyama 3', 7' Oba 8'	Stadium: Kite Beach Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (UAE)

2 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	Japan	5–8	Paraguay	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 GST (UTC+4)	Akaguma 2' Oba 6', 25' Kibune 22' Matsuo 34'	Report (BSWW)	Carballo 1', 23', 30' Martinez 9', 18' Benitez 15' Escobar 23' Rolon 35'	Stadium: Kite Beach Referee: Fallah Hassan Al-Balushi (Oman)

3 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	Iran	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Japan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 GST (UTC+4)	Shirmohammadi 5' Mohammadpour 15' Behzapour 28' Akbari 38'	Report (BSWW)	Masoumi 16' (o.g.) Akaguma 19' Kawai 35'	Stadium: Kite Beach Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

4 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 5th–8th place play-offs	Japan	10–3	Saudi Arabia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:15 GST (UTC+4)	Oba 1', 14', 16' Ozu 4', 11' Yamauchi 15', 28' Akaguma 17', 18' Uesato 33'	Report (BSWW)	Al-Youbi 9' Al-Douarsi 11', 16'	Stadium: Kite Beach Referee: Fallah Hassan Al-Balushi (Oman)

6 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 5th place play-offs	Japan	4–0	United States	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:15 GST (UTC+4)	Ozu 9' Oba 15' Matsuo 24' Yamauchi 30'	Report (BSWW)		Stadium: Kite Beach Referee: Özcan Sultanoğlu (Turkey)

9 November Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS	Japan	5–6	Oman	Neom, Saudi Arabia
14:30 AST (UTC+3)	Okuyama 1', 8' Kawai 11' Akaguma 31' Shibamoto 32'	Report (BSWW)	K. Al-Araimi 2', 28', 33' Al-Bulushi 7', 25' M. Al-Araimi 20'	Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (UAE)

10 November Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS	Japan	6–2	Bahrain	Neom, Saudi Arabia
14:30 AST (UTC+3)	Ozu 1', 2', 29' Oba 14', 31' Akaguma 24'	Report (BSWW)	Kadhem 12' Saleem 14'	Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

11 November Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS	Brazil	8–3	Japan	Neom, Saudi Arabia
19:45 AST (UTC+3)	Mauricinho 1', 30' Benjamin 2' Filipe 6', 12' Rodrigo 11' Diogo 30' Edson Hulk 36'	Report (BSWW)	Akaguma 3', 31' Ozu 9'	Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (UAE)

12 November Neom Beach Soccer Cup 5th/6th place play-offs	England	3–7	Japan	Neom, Saudi Arabia
21:00 AST (UTC+3)	Day 16', 27' Clarke 34'	Report (BSWW)	Oba 1' Shibamoto 4' Ozu 18', 27' Kibune 20' Uesato 25' Matsuo 32'	Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Fallah Hassan Al-Balushi (Oman)

Fixtures & Results (Beach soccer 2022), JFA.jp

Esports football

27 January FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Japan

3–3

Australia

27 January FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Singapore

3–3

Japan

28 January FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Indonesia

3–3

Japan

28 January FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Japan

1–4

India

10 March FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Japan

6–0

New Zealand

10 March FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Japan

6–0

South Korea

10 March FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Japan

1–4

Indonesia

7 April FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Japan

4–1

Indonesia

7 April FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Japan

2–2

India

8 April FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Japan

6–0

Malaysia

8 April FIFAe Nations Series 2022

Japan

3–3

Australia

27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 1^[1]^[2]	France	2–0	Japan
16:05

27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 2^[1]^[2]	Japan	0–3	Germany
16:30

27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 3^[1]^[2]	Sweden	0–0	Japan
16:55

27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 4^[1]^[2]	Japan	1–1	United Arab Emirates
17:40

27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 5^[1]^[2]	Peru	0–1	Japan
18:05

28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 6^[1]^[2]	Japan	1–4	France
16:05

28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 7^[1]^[2]	Germany	2–2	Japan
16:30

28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 8^[1]^[2]	Japan	1–3	Sweden
16:55

28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 9^[1]^[2]	United Arab Emirates	3–0	Japan
17:40

28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 10^[1]^[2]	Japan	2–0	Peru
18:05

Fixtures & Results (2022), JFA.jp

Women's

Senior

11 November Friendly	England	4–0	Japan	Murcia, Spain
20:00 (CET)	Daly 38' Kelly 53' Toone 77' Park 90+1'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

15 November Friendly	Spain	1–0	Japan	Sevilla, Spain
20:00 UTC+2	Redondo 9'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja

Fixtures & Results (2022), JFA.jp

U-20

11 August 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS	Japan	1–0	Netherlands	Alajuela, Costa Rica
14:00 CST (UTC–6)	Yamamoto 23'	Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 877 Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

14 August 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS	Japan	2–0	Ghana	Alajuela, Costa Rica
11:00 CST (UTC–6)	Hamano 63' (pen.), 72' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 765 Referee: Maraniela Araya (Costa Rica)

17 August 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS	United States	1–3	Japan	Alajuela, Costa Rica
17:00 CST (UTC–6)	Jackson 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway)	Matsukubo 55' Koyama 67' Tabata 84'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 1,392 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

21 August 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup QF	Japan	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	France	Alajuela, Costa Rica
20:00 CST (UTC–6)	Yamamoto 33' Hamano 48' Fujino 120+2' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway)	Folquet 15' Mbakem-Niaro 85' Hoeltzel 110'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 2,979 Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
	Penalties
	Oyama Koyama Fujino Shimada Tabata		Fazer Sombath Mbakem-Niaro Le Guilly

25 August 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup SF	Brazil	1–2	Japan	San José, Costa Rica
20:00 CST (UTC–6)	Cris 55'	Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway)	Yamamoto 30' Hamano 84'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

28 August 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup F	Spain	3–1	Japan	San José, Costa Rica
20:00	Gabarro 12' Paralluelo 22', 27' (pen.)	Report (FIFA)	Amano 47'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 29,891 Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Fixtures & Results (WU-20), JFA.jp

U-17

12 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Tanzania	Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30	Uno Shiragaki 33' Mao Itamura 67' Ai Tsujisawa 75' Momoko Tanikawa 81'	Report		Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

15 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Canada	Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30	Mao Kubota 9' Uno Shiragaki 37' Momoko Tanikawa 52' Mio Takaoka 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 5,492 Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)

18 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	France	0–2	Japan	Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Momoko Tanikawa 26' Sayami Kusunoki 90+1'	Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 6,734 Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

22 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup QF	Japan	1–2	Spain	Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30	Momoko Tanikawa 66'	Report	Ricky Lopez 87', 90+3'	Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 6,432 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Fixtures & Results (2022), JFA.jp

Futsal

20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) Friendly match	Japan	2–6	Bardral Urayasu Tercero	Mihama-ku, Chiba
15:00 JST +09:00	Ryo Egawa 10' Risa Ikadai 37'	Report	Goal 25', 30', 34', 36', 39', 39'	Stadium: JFA YUME Field

16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) Friendly match	CD Leganés	3–7	Japan	Spain
21:00 CET +01:00		Report	Ikadai 3' Yotsui 12' Own goal 16' (o.g.) Ito 20' Eguchi 25' Egawa 26', 38'

17 November 2022 (2022-11-17) Friendly match	CD Alcorcón	4–2	Japan	Spain
21:15 CET +01:00		Report	Eguchi 11', 22'

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Friendly match	Spain	3–2	Japan	Madrid, Spain
20:30 CET +01:00	Dany 28' Peque 39' Egawa 39' (o.g.)	JFA RFEF	Eguchi 7' Ikadai 28'	Stadium: Ciudad del Fútbol Referee: Mayo López (Spain)

Fixtures & Results (W futsal), JFA.jp

Men

Promotion and relegation

More information League, Promoted to league ...

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
J1 League	Júbilo Iwata Kyoto Sanga	Tokushima Vortis Oita Trinita Vegalta Sendai Yokohama FC
J2 League	Roasso Kumamoto Iwate Grulla Morioka	SC Sagamihara Ehime FC Giravanz Kitakyushu Matsumoto Yamaga
J3 League	Iwaki FC	No relegation
Japan Football League	Criacao Shinjuku	FC Kariya

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J1 League

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Yokohama F. Marinos (C)	34	20	8	6	70	35	+35	68	Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2	Kawasaki Frontale	34	20	6	8	65	42	+23	66	Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	15	10	9	52	41	+11	55
4	Kashima Antlers	34	13	13	8	47	42	+5	52
5	Cerezo Osaka	34	13	12	9	46	40	+6	51
6	FC Tokyo	34	14	7	13	46	43	+3	49
7	Kashiwa Reysol	34	13	8	13	43	44	−1	47
8	Nagoya Grampus	34	11	13	10	30	35	−5	46
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	10	15	9	48	39	+9	45	Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round^[a]
10	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	34	11	12	11	45	55	−10	45
11	Sagan Tosu	34	9	15	10	45	44	+1	42
12	Shonan Bellmare	34	10	11	13	31	39	−8	41
13	Vissel Kobe	34	11	7	16	35	41	−6	40
14	Avispa Fukuoka	34	9	11	14	29	38	−9	38
15	Gamba Osaka	34	9	10	15	33	44	−11	37
16	Kyoto Sanga (O)	34	8	12	14	30	38	−8	36	Qualification for relegation playoffs
17	Shimizu S-Pulse (R)	34	7	12	15	44	54	−10	33	Relegation to the J2 League
18	Júbilo Iwata (R)	34	6	12	16	32	57	−25	30	Relegation to the J2 League

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Source: Meiji Yasuda 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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Qualified as 2022 AFC Champions League champions.

J2 League

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (C, P)	42	25	9	8	73	35	+38	84	Promotion to the J1 League
2	Yokohama FC (P)	42	23	11	8	66	49	+17	80	Promotion to the J1 League
3	Fagiano Okayama	42	20	12	10	61	42	+19	72	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Roasso Kumamoto	42	18	13	11	58	48	+10	67
5	Oita Trinita	42	17	15	10	62	52	+10	66
6	Montedio Yamagata	42	17	13	12	62	40	+22	64
7	Vegalta Sendai	42	18	9	15	67	59	+8	63
8	Tokushima Vortis	42	13	23	6	48	35	+13	62
9	Tokyo Verdy	42	16	13	13	62	55	+7	61
10	JEF United Chiba	42	17	10	15	44	42	+2	61
11	V-Varen Nagasaki	42	15	11	16	50	54	−4	56
12	Blaublitz Akita	42	15	11	16	39	46	−7	56
13	Mito HollyHock	42	14	12	16	47	46	+1	54
14	Zweigen Kanazawa	42	13	13	16	56	69	−13	52
15	Machida Zelvia	42	14	9	19	51	50	+1	51
16	Renofa Yamaguchi	42	13	11	18	51	54	−3	50
17	Tochigi SC	42	11	16	15	32	40	−8	49
18	Ventforet Kofu (X)	42	11	15	16	47	54	−7	48	Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage^[a]
19	Omiya Ardija	42	10	13	19	48	64	−16	43
20	Thespakusatsu Gunma	42	11	9	22	36	57	−21	42
21	FC Ryukyu (R)	42	8	13	21	41	65	−24	37	Relegation to J3 League
22	Iwate Grulla Morioka (R)	42	9	7	26	35	80	−45	34	Relegation to J3 League

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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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Qualified for the AFC Champions League.
Notes:

Qualified as the 2022 Emperor's Cup winners.

J3 League

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Iwaki FC (C, P)	34	23	7	4	72	23	+49	76	Promotion to the J2 League^[a]
2	Fujieda MYFC (P)	34	20	7	7	58	29	+29	67	Promotion to the J2 League^[a]
3	Kagoshima United	34	21	3	10	55	39	+16	66
4	Matsumoto Yamaga	34	20	6	8	46	33	+13	66
5	FC Imabari	34	18	6	10	55	40	+15	60
6	Kataller Toyama	34	19	3	12	55	48	+7	60
7	Ehime FC	34	14	10	10	51	41	+10	52
8	Nagano Parceiro	34	14	10	10	42	41	+1	52
9	Tegevajaro Miyazaki^[b]	34	12	10	12	45	47	−2	46
10	Vanraure Hachinohe	34	14	1	19	32	46	−14	43
11	Fukushima United	34	11	9	14	37	45	−8	42
12	Gainare Tottori	34	12	5	17	55	56	−1	41
13	Giravanz Kitakyushu	34	11	7	16	41	45	−4	40
14	FC Gifu	34	10	7	17	43	53	−10	37
15	Azul Claro Numazu^[b]	34	8	7	19	27	46	−19	31
16	YSCC Yokohama	34	8	4	22	25	66	−41	28
17	Kamatamare Sanuki	34	6	9	19	27	49	−22	27
18	SC Sagamihara	34	6	7	21	31	50	−19	25

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Source: Meiji Yasuda J3 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.
The team hold neither a J1 nor J2 license, and so are ineligible for promotion to the J2 League.

Japan Football League (JFL)

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Nara Club^[a] (C, P)	30	16	11	3	48	25	+23	59	Promotion to 2023 J3 League^[b]
2	FC Osaka^[a] (P)	30	17	8	5	47	34	+13	59	Promotion to 2023 J3 League^[b]
3	Honda FC	30	16	8	6	47	23	+24	56
4	ReinMeer Aomori^[a]	30	14	9	7	35	23	+12	51
5	Maruyasu Okazaki	30	14	7	9	48	34	+14	49
6	Tokyo Musashino United	30	14	6	10	49	33	+16	48
7	Veertien Mie^[a]	30	12	9	9	43	29	+14	45
8	Verspah Oita^[a]	30	12	7	11	40	44	−4	43
9	Suzuka Point Getters	30	12	5	13	31	40	−9	41
10	Honda Lock	30	10	6	14	33	33	0	36
11	Kochi United^[a]	30	9	7	14	30	39	−9	34
12	Kagura Shimane	30	9	7	14	32	42	−10	34	Folded^[c]
13	Tiamo Hirakata	30	9	5	16	40	50	−10	32
14	Sony Sendai	30	5	13	12	23	39	−16	28
15	Criacao Shinjuku^[a]	30	6	6	18	30	52	−22	24
16	MIO Biwako Shiga^[a]	30	5	6	19	21	57	−36	21

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Source: JFL Official Website (in Japanese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) Head-to-head Results (a. Points, b. Goal difference, c. Goals scored); 5) Number of wins; 6) Disciplinary points; 7) Play-off (if necessary)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

J.League 100 Year Plan clubs
Promotion is conditional on holding a valid J3 license (marked in bold in the table), finishing the season in the top 4 of the JFL, and finishing in the top 2 out of the J.League 100 Year Plan clubs. Average home attendance of at least 2,000 is also required.
Withdrew after the end of the season.

Regional Leagues

Women

Promotion and relegation

More information League, Promoted to league ...

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
WE League	No promotion	No relegation
Nadeshiko League Division 1
Nadeshiko League Division 2

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WE League

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	INAC Kobe Leonessa	20	16	2	2	35	9	+26	50	League Winner
2	Urawa Red Diamonds	20	13	3	4	40	24	+16	42
3	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	20	10	4	6	32	18	+14	34
4	JEF United Chiba	20	9	7	4	26	18	+8	34
5	Mynavi Sendai	20	9	4	7	25	16	+9	31
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina	20	7	4	9	24	26	−2	25
7	AC Nagano Parceiro	20	5	6	9	15	24	−9	21
8	Albirex Niigata	20	4	7	9	20	30	−10	19
9	Omiya Ardija Ventus	20	3	9	8	17	31	−14	18
10	Nojima Stella Kanagawa	20	2	7	11	13	31	−18	13
11	AS Elfen Saitama	20	2	7	11	13	33	−20	13

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Source: WE League, WE League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Nadeshiko League

Division 1

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sfida Setagaya FC (C)	22	16	2	4	45	16	+29	50
2	Iga Kunoichi	22	14	4	4	37	18	+19	46
3	AS Harima Albion	22	13	4	5	46	23	+23	43
4	Cerezo Osaka (P)	22	11	5	6	46	25	+21	38	Promoted to 2023–24 WE League^[3]^[4]
5	Orca Kamogawa FC	22	11	3	8	26	20	+6	36
6	NGU Loveledge Nagoya	22	10	6	6	27	24	+3	36
7	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama	22	9	2	11	19	28	−9	29
8	NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls	22	7	6	9	24	26	−2	27
9	Bunnys Gunma FC White Star	22	7	4	11	21	40	−19	25
10	Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki	22	3	7	12	13	34	−21	16
11	Ehime FC Ladies	22	2	7	13	18	32	−14	13
12	Ange Violet Hiroshima	22	3	2	17	10	46	−36	11	Disbanding after this season^[5]

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Source: Nadeshiko League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division 2

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shizuoka SSU Asregina (C, P)	18	13	4	1	37	15	+22	43	Promotion to the 2023 Nadeshiko League Division 1
2	JFA Academy Fukushima^[a]	18	12	5	1	47	17	+30	41
3	Yamato Sylphid^[a] (P)	18	10	5	3	37	20	+17	35	Promotion to the 2023 Nadeshiko League Division 1
4	Diavorosso Hiroshima	18	7	6	5	24	18	+6	27
5	Kibi International University Charme Okayama Takahashi	18	4	6	8	13	22	−9	18
6	Fukuoka J. Anclas	18	4	6	8	14	29	−15	18
7	Norddea Hokkaido	18	3	7	8	16	28	−12	16
8	Tsukuba FC Ladies	18	2	8	8	12	28	−16	14
9	Veertien Mie Ladies	18	2	7	9	14	21	−7	13
10	Okayama Yunogo Belle (O)	18	1	10	7	14	30	−16	13	Qualification for the promotion relegation play-offs

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Source: Nadeshiko League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

After two teams are leaving from Division 1, a promotion-relegation playoff between Divisions 1 and 2 has been cancelled, no team from Division 1 will be relegated, and top two teams from Division 2 will promote to Division 1. However, since the second-placed team (JFA Academy Fukushima) is not eligible for promoting to Division 1, the third-placed team (Yamato Sylphid) is to promote to Division 1 instead.^[6]

Division 2 promotion-relegation play-offs

The top three teams from regional league qualifiers (1st: FC Fujizakura Yamanashi, 2nd: Diosa Izumo FC, 3rd: Viamaterras Miyazaki) and the lowest-ranked team from Division 2 (Okayama Yunogo Belle) played a round-robin tournament. The top three teams of the round-robin were to join Division 2 next year.^[7]

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viamaterras Miyazaki (P)	3	3	0	11	1	+10	9	Promotion to 2023 Nadeshiko League Division 2
2	FC Fujizakura Yamanashi (P)	3	2	1	4	4	0	6	Promotion to 2023 Nadeshiko League Division 2
3	Okayama Yunogo Belle	3	1	2	5	11	−6	3	Remained in Nadeshiko League Division 2
4	Diosa Izumo FC	3	0	3	3	7	−4	0

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Source: Nadeshiko League (in Japanese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Number of goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points for yellow and red cards^[7]
(P) Promoted

Men

Fujifilm Super Cup

Final

More information Kawasaki Frontale, 0–2 ...

Kawasaki Frontale	0–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Esaka 7', 81'

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12 February 2022

13:35 JST

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 18,558

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Emperor's Cup

Final

J.League YBC Levain Cup

Final

More information Kawasaki Frontale, 0–2 ...

Kawasaki Frontale	0–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Esaka 7', 81'

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12 February 2022

13:35 JST

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 18,558

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Women

Empress's Cup

Final

WE League Cup

More information Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies, 3–3 ...

Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	3–3	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Seike 75' Ando 76' Sugasawa 84'	Report (WE League)	Ueki 25', 29' Muramatsu 72'
Penalties
Sugasawa Shiokoshi Naomoto Seike	4–2	Ueki Utsugi Miura Fujino

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1 October 2022^[8]^[9]

16:00 JST

Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka^[8]^[9], Kita, Tokyo

Attendance: 3,546

Referee: Asaka Koizumi

7 January 2022: Tadatoshi Komine, 76, who managed Shimabara Shogyo High School, Kunimi High School, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science High School and Japan national under-17 football team.^[10]

Japan Football Association (JFA)

[1]
"Group B | FIFAe Nations Series 2022". www.fifa.gg. FIFA.GG. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
[2]
"FIFAe Nations Cup 2022 – the ultimate and best FIFAe event is nearly here!". eSportsJunkie. 22 July 2022.
[3]
"セレッソ大阪堺レディース WE リーグ参入決定" [Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies to join the WE League]. Cerezo Osaka co.,LTD. (in Japanese). Osaka. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022. We are pleased to announce that Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies will join the Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League (WE League) from the 2023-24 season.
[4]
"セレッソ大阪堺レディース、２３年シーズンからＷＥリーグ入会へ" ["Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies to join the WE League from the 2023-24 season]. Sankei Digital Inc. (in Japanese). Tokyo. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022. The WE League, a professional women's soccer league, announced on the 14th that it has approved Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies to join the league from the 2023 season. WE League Chair Okajima said, The club is expected to play an active role in the WE League because it was evaluated as meeting the entry criteria and has produced many top-level players, especially in the development age group. commented. The number of teams in the league will be expanded to 12.
[5]
"アンジュヴィオレ広島 2022シーズンをもって解散のお知らせ" [Ange Violet Hiroshima disbands after 2022 season] (in Japanese). Ange Violet Hiroshima. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
[6]
"2023シーズンなでしこリーグチーム編成について" [Teams of Nadeshiko League 2023 season] (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
[7]
"2022プレナスなでしこリーグ2部入替戦日程決定のお知らせ" [Schedule of 2022 Plenus Nadeshiko League Division 2 promotion-relegation play-offs]. Nadeshiko League. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
[8]
"2022-23 WE League Cup: Match schedule confirmed. Final will be held on Saturday, 1st October at Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka". WE League. Tokyo. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
[9]
Dan Orlowitz (16 August 2022). "WE League aims to build on first-season challenges". The Japan Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 25 September 2022. Fans will be able to witness one of the first signs of improvement on Saturday with the launch of the WE League Cup, which will see teams compete in round-robin group action before an Oct. 1 final in Tokyo.
[10]
"高校サッカーの名監督、小嶺忠敏さん死去　全国選手権で6度優勝" [High school association football head coach Tadatoshi Komine dies, who won six times at the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament]. The Asahi Shimbun Company (in Japanese). Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

Japan Football Association (JFA) (in English)
List of International matches – JFA.jp (in English)
Japan National Teams 2022 Schedule – JFA.jp (as of 17 December 2021)

[3] Qualified as 2022 AFC Champions League champions.

[table_note_res_CW-CLGS0.050436045997979-4] Qualified as the 2022 Emperor's Cup winners.

[table_note_res_P0.49789942591353-5] Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.

[table_note_AZU0.49789942591353-6] The team hold neither a J1 nor J2 license, and so are ineligible for promotion to the J2 League.

[table_note_CRI0.3100290295249-7] J.League 100 Year Plan clubs

[table_note_res_P0.3100290295249-8] Promotion is conditional on holding a valid J3 license (marked in bold in the table), finishing the season in the top 4 of the JFL, and finishing in the top 2 out of the J.League 100 Year Plan clubs. Average home attendance of at least 2,000 is also required.

[table_note_res_FLD0.3100290295249-9] Withdrew after the end of the season.

[table_note_JFA0.49693038477419-14] After two teams are leaving from Division 1, a promotion-relegation playoff between Divisions 1 and 2 has been cancelled, no team from Division 1 will be relegated, and top two teams from Division 2 will promote to Division 1. However, since the second-placed team (JFA Academy Fukushima) is not eligible for promoting to Division 1, the third-placed team (Yamato Sylphid) is to promote to Division 1 instead.^[6]

[Group_B-1] [1]
"Group B | FIFAe Nations Series 2022". www.fifa.gg. FIFA.GG. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[eSportsJunkie-2] [2]
"FIFAe Nations Cup 2022 – the ultimate and best FIFAe event is nearly here!". eSportsJunkie. 22 July 2022.

[10] [3]
"セレッソ大阪堺レディース WE リーグ参入決定" [Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies to join the WE League]. Cerezo Osaka co.,LTD. (in Japanese). Osaka. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022. We are pleased to announce that Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies will join the Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League (WE League) from the 2023-24 season.

[11] [4]
"セレッソ大阪堺レディース、２３年シーズンからＷＥリーグ入会へ" ["Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies to join the WE League from the 2023-24 season]. Sankei Digital Inc. (in Japanese). Tokyo. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022. The WE League, a professional women's soccer league, announced on the 14th that it has approved Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies to join the league from the 2023 season. WE League Chair Okajima said, The club is expected to play an active role in the WE League because it was evaluated as meeting the entry criteria and has produced many top-level players, especially in the development age group. commented. The number of teams in the league will be expanded to 12.

[12] [5]
"アンジュヴィオレ広島 2022シーズンをもって解散のお知らせ" [Ange Violet Hiroshima disbands after 2022 season] (in Japanese). Ange Violet Hiroshima. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[13] [6]
"2023シーズンなでしこリーグチーム編成について" [Teams of Nadeshiko League 2023 season] (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[nadeshiko-league-20221013-15] [7]
"2022プレナスなでしこリーグ2部入替戦日程決定のお知らせ" [Schedule of 2022 Plenus Nadeshiko League Division 2 promotion-relegation play-offs]. Nadeshiko League. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[Final-16] [8]
"2022-23 WE League Cup: Match schedule confirmed. Final will be held on Saturday, 1st October at Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka". WE League. Tokyo. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[The_Japan_Times-17] [9]
Dan Orlowitz (16 August 2022). "WE League aims to build on first-season challenges". The Japan Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 25 September 2022. Fans will be able to witness one of the first signs of improvement on Saturday with the launch of the WE League Cup, which will see teams compete in round-robin group action before an Oct. 1 final in Tokyo.

[18] [10]
"高校サッカーの名監督、小嶺忠敏さん死去　全国選手権で6度優勝" [High school association football head coach Tadatoshi Komine dies, who won six times at the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament]. The Asahi Shimbun Company (in Japanese). Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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Men's

Senior

U-23

U-21

U-17

U-16

U-15

Futsal

U-19 futsal

Beach soccer

Esports football

Women's

Senior

U-20

U-17

Futsal

Men

Promotion and relegation

J1 League

J2 League

J3 League

Japan Football League (JFL)

Regional Leagues

Women

Promotion and relegation

WE League

Nadeshiko League

Division 1

Division 2

Division 2 promotion-relegation play-offs

Men

Fujifilm Super Cup

Final

Emperor's Cup

Final

J.League YBC Levain Cup

Final

Women

Empress's Cup

Final

WE League Cup

National teams

League competitions

Cup competitions

Deaths

See also

Notes

References

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