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Meiji Yasuda J-League

FIFA Region

AFC

Season

2020

Location

Japan

Abbreviation

JPN1

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Summary

The Meiji Yasuda J1 League (JPN1) is the top level of league-style football competition in Japan. At the end of the 2020 JPN1 season, the JPN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2021 AFC Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2020 JPN1 team
2021 AFC Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2020 JPN1 teams

The winner of the 2020 Emperor's Cup, typically a JPN1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2021 AFC Champions League.

Leagues Pyramid - Japan

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
JPN1	Meiji Yasuda J1 League	18
JPN2	Meiji Yasuda J2 League	22
JPN3	Meiji Yasuda J3 League	19

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
21 Feb 2020 - 19 Dec 2020			18: JPN1 (15 minimum), JPN2 (3 maximum)

Season Format

Each JPN1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 17 JPN1 teams for a total of 34 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) head-to-head points, (3)head-to-head goal difference, (4) head-to-head goals scored, (5) number of wins, (6) goals scored, then (7) Fairplay points.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2020 JPN1 season, there will be no relegation, but two JPN2 teams will be promoted to JPN1.

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		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Kawasaki Frontale	34	26 -5-3	83	-	88	31	57	17	15 -1-1	46	48	15	33	17	11 -4-2	37	40	16	24
2	Gamba Osaka	34	20 -5-9	65	-	46	42	4	17	8 -2-7	26	19	23	-4	17	12 -3-2	39	27	19	8
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	34	19 -6-9	63	-	45	28	17	17	12 -3-2	39	28	12	16	17	7 -3-7	24	17	16	1
4	Cerezo Osaka	34	18 -6-10	60	-	46	37	9	17	8 -4-5	28	20	13	7	17	10 -2-5	32	26	24	2
5	Kashima Antlers FC	34	18 -5-11	59	-	55	44	11	17	8 -5-4	29	27	22	5	17	10 -0-7	30	28	22	6
6	FC Tokyo	34	17 -6-11	57	-	47	42	5	17	10 -0-7	30	23	22	1	17	7 -6-4	27	24	20	4
7	Kashiwa Reysol	34	15 -7-12	52	-	60	46	14	17	5 -4-8	19	30	30	0	17	10 -3-4	33	30	16	14
8	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	13 -9-12	48	-	46	37	9	17	7 -5-5	26	29	20	9	17	6 -4-7	22	17	17	0
9	Yokohama F Marinos	34	14 -5-15	47	-	69	59	10	17	9 -2-6	29	42	26	16	17	5 -3-9	18	27	33	-6
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	13 -7-14	46	-	43	56	-13	17	5 -4-8	19	18	22	-4	17	8 -3-6	27	25	34	-9
11	Oita Trinita	34	11 -10-13	43	-	36	45	-9	17	5 -5-7	20	12	19	-7	17	6 -5-6	23	24	26	-2
12	Consadole Sapporo	34	10 -9-15	39	-	47	58	-11	17	5 -5-7	20	27	29	-2	17	5 -4-8	19	20	29	-9
13	Sagan Tosu	34	7 -15-12	36	-	37	43	-6	17	3 -7-7	16	17	20	-3	17	4 -8-5	20	20	23	-3
14	Vissel Kobe	34	9 -9-16	36	-	50	59	-9	17	4 -5-8	17	25	30	-5	17	5 -4-8	19	25	29	-4
15	Yokohama FC	34	9 -6-19	33	-	38	60	-22	17	6 -2-9	20	22	32	-10	17	3 -4-10	13	16	28	-12
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	7 -7-20	28	-	48	70	-22	17	4 -3-10	15	32	35	-3	17	3 -4-10	13	16	35	-19
17	Vegalta Sendai	34	6 -10-18	28	-	36	61	-25	17	0 -7-10	7	14	32	-18	17	6 -3-8	21	22	29	-7
18	Shonan Bellmare	34	6 -9-19	27	-	29	48	-19	17	4 -4-9	16	12	19	-7	17	2 -5-10	11	17	29	-12
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