2023 J3 League
10th season of the Japanese J3 League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023 J3 League, referred to as the 2023 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (Japanese: 2023 明治安田生命J3リーグ, Hepburn: 2023 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J3 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th season of the J3 League under its current name.
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 March – 2 December |
| Champions | Ehime FC 1st J3 title 2nd D3 title |
| Promoted | Ehime FC Kagoshima United |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 930 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ren Komatsu (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Giravanz Kitakyushu 6-1 Iwate Grulla Morioka (11 November) SC Sagamihara 5–0 FC Osaka (12 November) |
| Biggest away win | Tegevajaro Miyazaki 0–6 Kataller Toyama (26 November) |
| Highest scoring | Matsumoto Yamaga 5–3 SC Sagamihara (3 June) |
| Longest winning run | Ehime FC (5 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Ehime FC (13 matches) |
| Longest winless run | SC Sagamihara (15 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Giravanz Kitakyushu (6 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 12,458 Nagano Parceiro 2–1 Matsumoto Yamaga (13 May) |
| Lowest attendance | 650 Azul Claro Numazu 0–1 Vanraure Hachinohe (18 March) |
| Total attendance | 1,141,166 [1] |
| Average attendance | 3,003 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Changes from the previous season
| Promoted from 2022 JFL | Promoted to 2023 J2 League | Relegated from 2022 J2 League |
|---|---|---|
| Nara Club FC Osaka |
Iwaki FC Fujieda MYFC |
FC Ryukyu Iwate Grulla Morioka |
Iwaki FC and Fujieda MYFC were promoted to the J2 League after being champions and runners-up of last season's J3.
FC Ryukyu and Iwate Grulla Morioka were relegated from the J2 League after relatively short stints at the 2nd division, with Ryukyu spending four seasons, and Iwate spending just a single season. The clubs finished as 21st and 22nd-placed team at the 2022 J2 League, respectively.
Nara Club and FC Osaka were promoted to the J3 League after being respectively, champions and runners-up of last season's JFL. Both teams are making their debut in the J3 League after obtaining a J.League License, to enable their promotion from the JFL.
This season is the first of the J3 League to have 20 teams, seeing an increase from last season's 18 teams. About the number of teams, there will be no future changes, as the J.League confirmed that from 2024, all the three professional leagues would have 20 teams in each.
Overview
Promotion and relegation
This season was the first to feature promotion/relegation from the Japan Football League, enabling the possibility for teams to be relegated from the J3.[2] The system of promotion/relegation between the leagues can be determined by the eligibility (Promotion to J3 requires a J.League license) of the JFL's champions and runners-up for the season.
- If only the JFL champions holds a license, there will be automatic promotion/relegation with the J3's 20th-placed team.
- If only the JFL runners-up holds a license, there will be promotion/relegation play-offs with the J3's 20th-placed team.
- If both the JFL champions and runners-up hold a license, there will be automatic promotion/relegation between the JFL champions and the J3's 20th-placed team, and promotion/relegation play-offs with the J3's 19th-placed team.
- If both the JFL champions and runners-up do not hold a license, no promotion/relegation between J3 and JFL will take place.
The dates and the host teams of the promotion/relegation play-off were pre-determined by the J.League. In case it happens, it will be played in two legs on 9 and 16 December, with the J3 team hosting the second leg.
Participating clubs
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
| FC Ryukyu | Kazuki Kuranuki | Sacked | 16 May | 17th | Tetsuhiro Kina | 16 May | [3] | ||
| Gainare Tottori | Kim Jong-song | Sacked | 19 June | 18th | Kohei Masumoto (interim) | 20 June | [4] | ||
| Fukushima United | Toshihiro Hattori | Sacked | 12 July | 18th | Mitsumasa Yoda | 18 July | [5] | ||
| FC Imabari | Riki Takagi | Sacked | 15 August | 6th | Naoto Kudo | 16 August | [6] | ||
| Kagoshima United | Naoto Otake | Sacked | 22 August | 5th | Yasuaki Oshima | 23 August | [7] | ||
| Nagano Parceiro | Yuki Richard Stalph | Sacked | 27 August | 15th | Riki Takagi | 30 August | [8] | ||
| YSCC Yokohama | Kei Hoshikawa | Sacked | 28 August | 18th | Kazuki Kuranuki | 30 August | [9] | ||
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kazuaki Tasaka | Resigned | 5 September | 20th | Shinji Kobayashi | 5 September | [10][11] | ||
| FC Ryukyu | Tetsuhiro Kina | Sacked | 15 September | 18th | Kim Jong-song | 15 September | [12] | ||
| Iwate Grulla Morioka | Yoshika Matsubara | Sacked | 19 September | 14th | Tetsuji Nakamikawa | 20 September | [13] | ||
| Tegevajaro Miyazaki | Hiroshi Matsuda | Sacked | 26 September | 17th | Mitsuo Kato | 27 September | [14] | ||
Foreign players
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Perspective
From the 2021 season onwards, there is no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs could only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[15] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Qatar) were exempted from these restrictions.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.
- Player's name in italics indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, holds the nationality of a J.League partner nation, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from an approved type of school in the country.[16]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ehime FC (C, P) | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 73 | Promotion to the J2 League[a] |
| 2 | Kagoshima United (P) | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 62 | |
| 3 | Kataller Toyama | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 62 | |
| 4 | FC Imabari | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 59 | |
| 5 | Nara Club | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 57 | |
| 6 | Gainare Tottori | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 56 | |
| 7 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 56 | |
| 8 | FC Gifu | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 54 | |
| 9 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 54 | |
| 10 | Iwate Grulla Morioka | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 54 | |
| 11 | FC Osaka[b] | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 53 | |
| 12 | YSCC Yokohama | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 52 | |
| 13 | Azul Claro Numazu | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 51 | |
| 14 | Nagano Parceiro | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 50 | |
| 15 | Fukushima United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 47 | |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 44 | |
| 17 | FC Ryukyu | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 43 | |
| 18 | SC Sagamihara | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 41 | |
| 19 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 39 | |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 31 |
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
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
Notes:
Stadiums
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Perspective
Primary venues to be used in the 2023 J3 League season:
Season statistics
Goal contributions
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[17] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ren Komatsu |
Matsumoto Yamaga | 19 |
| 2 | Hayato Asakawa |
Nara Club | 16 |
| 3 | Noah Kenshin Browne |
Azul Claro Numazu | 12 |
| Riki Matsuda |
Ehime FC | ||
| 5 | Sho Fukuda |
YSCC Yokohama | 11 |
| Ryunosuke Noda |
FC Ryukyu | ||
| Masashi Wada |
Iwate Grulla Morioka | ||
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[18] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yusuke Kikui |
Matsumoto Yamaga | 9 |
 Marcus Índio |
FC Imabari | ||
| Shunsuke Motegi |
Ehime FC | ||
| 4 | Kaili Shimbo |
Iwate Grulla Morioka | 8 |
| 5 | Noah Kenshin Browne |
Azul Claro Numazu | 7 |
| Nao Eguchi |
Kamatamare Sanuki | ||
| Kotaro Tokunaga |
Azul Claro Numazu | ||
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | C.S.[19] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatsunari Nagai |
FC Osaka | 16 |
| 2 | Kenta Tanno |
Iwate Grulla Morioka | 12 |
| 3 | Jun Kodama |
YSCC Yokohama | 9 |
| Shinji Okada |
Nara Club | ||
| Yusuke Taniguchi |
Vanraure Hachinohe | ||
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 11[20]
Takahiro Nakazato (YSCC Yokohama)
- Most red cards: 2 [21]
- Ayumu Matsumoto (FC Gifu)
Marcus Índio (FC Imabari)
Club
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Monthly MVP | Goal of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| February/March | Yoshika Matsubara |
Iwate Grulla Morioka | Tsuyoshi Miyaichi |
Iwate Grulla Morioka | Kelvin |
FC Ryukyu | [24] |
| April |  Julián Marín Bazalo |
Nara Club | Hayato Asakawa |
Nara Club | Ren Komatsu |
Matsumoto Yamaga | [25][26][27] |
| May | Naoto Otake |
Kagoshima United | Sho Fukuda |
YSCC Yokohama | Rio Yoshitake |
SC Sagamihara | [28] |
| June | Yusako Ueno |
FC Gifu | Yoji Sasaki |
Kataller Toyama | Haruto Shirai |
FC Ryukyu | [29][30][31] |
| July | Kiyotaka Ishimaru |
Ehime FC | Shumpei Fukahori |
Ehime FC | Takahiro Kitsui |
FC Osaka | [32][33][34] |
| August | Mitsumasa Yoda |
Fukushima United | Charles Nduka |
FC Gifu | Shunsuke Tanimoto |
Ehime FC | [35][36][37] |
| September | Yasuaki Oshima |
Kagoshima United | Takahiro Kitsui |
FC Osaka | Nobuyuki Shiina |
Kataller Toyama | [38][39][40] |
| October | Kazuki Kuranuki |
YSCC Yokohama | Rei Yonezawa |
Kagoshima United | Yuma Funabashi |
AC Nagano Parceiro | [41][42][43] |
| November/December | Nobuhiro Ishizaki |
Vanraure Hachinohe | Matheus Leiria |
Kataller Toyama | Tatsuma Sakai |
Nara Club | [44][45][46] |
See also
- National association
- League
- Cup
- 2023 Emperor's Cup (national open cup)
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