Summary
The Meiji Yasuda J1 League (JPN1) is the top level of league-style football competition in Japan. At the end of the 2024 JPN1 season, the JPN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 AFC Champions League Elite - Group Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2024 JPN1 teams
- 2025 AFC Champions League 2 - Group Stage:
- 3rd place 2024 JPN1 team
The winner of the 2024 Emperor's Cup, typically a JPN1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2025 AFC Champions League.
Leagues Pyramid - Japan
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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JPN1 | Meiji Yasuda J1 League | 20 |
JPN2 | Meiji Yasuda J2 League | 20 |
JPN3 | Meiji Yasuda J3 League | 20 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
23 Feb 2024 - 7 Dec 2024 | 20: JPN1 (17), JPN2 (3) |
Season Format
Each JPN1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 19 JPN1 teams for a total of 38 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals scored, then (6) Fairplay points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024 JPN1 season, the 18th, 19th and 20th place teams will be relegated to JPN2.
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League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | FC Machida Zelvia | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | - | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
2 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | - | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 4 -5-0 | 17 | - | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 -4-0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
4 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | - | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | - | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
7 | Yokohama F Marinos | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | - | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
9 | Kashima Antlers FC | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | - | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
10 | FC Tokyo | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | - | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
11 | Albirex Niigata | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | - | 8 | 9 | -1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
12 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | - | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | - | 8 | 9 | -1 | 6 | 1 -4-1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
14 | Júbilo Iwata | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | - | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
15 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 9 | 1 -6-2 | 9 | - | 12 | 13 | -1 | 5 | 0 -4-1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
16 | Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | - | 10 | 11 | -1 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
17 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 7 | - | 11 | 18 | -7 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
18 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | - | 11 | 17 | -6 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
19 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | - | 7 | 13 | -6 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
20 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | - | 6 | 17 | -11 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -9 |
2025-2026 AFCCL Relegation to JPN2 |
Fixtures
Consadole Sapporo | FT | Shonan Bellmare | Sapporo Dome |
Albirex Niigata | FT | FC Tokyo | Denka Big Swan Stadium |
Vissel Kobe | FT | Kyoto Sanga FC | Noevir Stadium Kobe |
Júbilo Iwata | FT | FC Machida Zelvia | Yamaha Stadium (Iwata) |
Cerezo Osaka | FT | Yokohama F Marinos | Yodoko Sakura Stadium |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki Frontale | Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima |
Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Avispa Fukuoka | Ajinomoto Stadium |
Urawa Red Diamonds | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
Kashiwa Reysol | Sagan Tosu | SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium |
Gamba Osaka | Kashima Antlers FC | Panasonic Stadium Suita |
Yokohama F Marinos | Júbilo Iwata | Nissan Stadium |
Albirex Niigata | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Denka Big Swan Stadium |
Kashima Antlers FC | Shonan Bellmare | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
FC Tokyo | Kyoto Sanga FC | Ajinomoto Stadium |
Cerezo Osaka | Consadole Sapporo | Yodoko Sakura Stadium |
FC Machida Zelvia | Kashiwa Reysol | Machida GION Stadium |
Sagan Tosu | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Ekimae Real Estate Stadium |
Kawasaki Frontale | Urawa Red Diamonds | Uvance Todoroki Stadium |
Avispa Fukuoka | Gamba Osaka | Best Denki Stadium |
Nagoya Grampus Eight | Vissel Kobe | Toyota Stadium (Frisco) |
Results
FC Tokyo | 12 | FC Machida Zelvia | Ajinomoto Stadium |
Nagoya Grampus Eight | 21 | Cerezo Osaka | Toyota Stadium (Frisco) |
Kawasaki Frontale | 00 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Uvance Todoroki Stadium |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 01 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | Júbilo Iwata | Best Denki Stadium |
Shonan Bellmare | 01 | Vissel Kobe | Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka |
Sagan Tosu | 42 | Kashima Antlers FC | Ekimae Real Estate Stadium |
Kyoto Sanga FC | 01 | Albirex Niigata | Sanga Stadium by Kyocera |
Consadole Sapporo | 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sapporo Dome |
Gamba Osaka | 21 | Sagan Tosu | Panasonic Stadium Suita |
Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 22 | FC Tokyo | Ajinomoto Stadium |
FC Machida Zelvia | 12 | Vissel Kobe | Japan National Stadium |
Cerezo Osaka | 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yodoko Sakura Stadium |
Kashima Antlers FC | 10 | Kyoto Sanga FC | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Best Denki Stadium |
Júbilo Iwata | 01 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Yamaha Stadium (Iwata) |
Albirex Niigata | 11 | Consadole Sapporo | Denka Big Swan Stadium |
Yokohama F Marinos | 22 | Shonan Bellmare | Nissan Stadium |
Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | Urawa Red Diamonds | SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium |
Yokohama F Marinos | 20 | Gamba Osaka | Nissan Stadium |