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Standings
| # | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 28 | L W W W W |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 25 | W W W W W |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 24 | W D W D W |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 24 | L W W L L |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 21 | L W W W W |
| 6 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 21 | D W W W L |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 | W L D D L |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 20 | L L L L W |
| 9 | FC Machida Zelvia | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 20 | L L L W L |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 20 | W D L W W |
| 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 18 | D D D L D |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18 | W L D L L |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 18 | L L W D L |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 17 | L D W W L |
| 15 | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 16 | W D L L W |
| 16 | FC Tokyo | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 16 | D D W L W |
| 17 | Nagoya Grampus | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 14 | L W L L W |
| 18 | Albirex Niigata | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 12 | D L D W L |
| 19 | Yokohama FC | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 12 | W D D L L |
| 20 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 8 | D D L L L |
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Season stats — 2025
Goals scored by matchday (15 rounds played)
No scoring data.
No assist data.
No goalkeeper data for this season.
No discipline data.
No clubs data.
| # | Club | Country | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (8344) |
Japan | 26 |
| 2 | Avispa Fukuoka (9597) |
Japan | 26 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka (1022) |
Japan | 26 |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama (22171) |
Japan | 26 |
| 5 | FC Tokyo (6631) |
Japan | 26 |
| 6 | Gamba Osaka (596) |
Japan | 26 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers (2241) |
Japan | 26 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol (6632) |
Japan | 26 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale (9598) |
Japan | 26 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga (593) |
Japan | 26 |
| 11 | Machida Zelvia (23568) |
Japan | 26 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus (1066) |
Japan | 26 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2697) |
Japan | 26 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse (1062) |
Japan | 26 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare (8457) |
Japan | 26 |
| 16 | Tokyo Verdy (3734) |
Japan | 26 |
| 17 | Urawa Red Diamonds (828) |
Japan | 26 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe (3958) |
Japan | 26 |
| 19 | Yokohama F. Marinos (3828) |
Japan | 26 |
| 20 | Yokohama FC (943) |
Japan | 26 |
Matchday 1
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Matchday 14
Matchday 20
Home team in rows, away team in columns. Click any score for the match page. Dashes are fixtures not yet played.
| Alb | Avi | Cer | FC | FC | Fag | Gam | Kas | Kas | Kaw | Kyo | Nag | San | Shi | Sho | Tok | Ura | Vis | Yok | Yok | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–3 | – | 3–3 | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | – | – | – | 0–0 |
| Avispa Fukuoka | – | — | – | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | – | 0–1 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | 2–1 | – |
| Cerezo Osaka | – | – | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | – | – | – |
| FC Machida Zelvia | 1–0 | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | – | – | 1–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | – | – |
| FC Tokyo | – | – | – | 0–1 | — | – | 3–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | 3–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fagiano Okayama | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | – | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | – | – | 1–0 | – |
| Gamba Osaka | – | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | – | – | — | – | – | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 4–0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | – | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | – | — | – | – | 3–4 | 1–0 | – | – | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | – |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
| Kawasaki Frontale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | – | – | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | – | 3–3 | – |
| Kyoto Sanga FC | – | 0–1 | 2–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | — | – | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 2–1 |
| Nagoya Grampus | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | – | — | 2–1 | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | – | – | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–0 | 3–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shonan Bellmare | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | — | – | 2–1 | 1–2 | – | – |
| Tokyo Verdy | – | – | 1–0 | – | 2–2 | – | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 0–1 | – | — | – | 0–1 | – | – |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | 0–2 | – | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | – | 2–0 | — | – | 3–1 | – |
| Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | — | – | – |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | – | — | 0–0 |
| Yokohama FC | – | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | – | – | – | 0–1 | – | — |
Each team's home record vs away record, ranked by total points.
| # | Club | HOME | AWAY | Total pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP | W | D | L | GF | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | Pts | |||
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 24 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | FC Machida Zelvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 12 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 15 | FC Tokyo | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 16 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 16 |
| 17 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 18 | Yokohama FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 19 | Albirex Niigata | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 20 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
Largest goal-margins recorded in this competition for 2025.
| # | Date | Stage | Home | Score | Away | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-02-15 | REGULAR SEASON | Kawasaki Frontale | 4–0 | Nagoya Grampus | +4 |
| 2 | 2026-02-22 | REGULAR SEASON | Kashima Antlers | 4–0 | Tokyo Verdy | +4 |
| 3 | 2026-05-03 | REGULAR SEASON | Gamba Osaka | 4–0 | Shonan Bellmare | +4 |
| 4 | 2025-02-14 | REGULAR SEASON | Gamba Osaka | 2–5 | Cerezo Osaka | +3 |
| 5 | 2026-03-29 | REGULAR SEASON | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–0 | Shonan Bellmare | +3 |
| 6 | 2026-04-25 | REGULAR SEASON | FC Tokyo | 3–0 | Gamba Osaka | +3 |
| 7 | 2026-05-03 | REGULAR SEASON | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–3 | Nagoya Grampus | +3 |
| 8 | 2026-03-29 | REGULAR SEASON | FC Tokyo | 0–3 | Kawasaki Frontale | +3 |
| 9 | 2026-04-29 | REGULAR SEASON | Yokohama FC | 0–3 | Kashima Antlers | +3 |
| 10 | 2026-04-20 | REGULAR SEASON | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | +2 |
| 11 | 2026-03-08 | REGULAR SEASON | Kashiwa Reysol | 1–3 | Kashima Antlers | +2 |
| 12 | 2026-02-26 | REGULAR SEASON | FC Tokyo | 3–1 | Nagoya Grampus | +2 |
Form-weighted ranking based on last 10 matches — recent matches count more. Synthetic score 0–100.
| # | Club | Matches counted | Power score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 10 |
120.2
|
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 10 |
95.7
|
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 10 |
91.0
|
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 |
74.6
|
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 10 |
60.1
|
| 6 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 10 |
59.2
|
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 10 |
53.0
|
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 10 |
47.0
|
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus | 10 |
46.1
|
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 |
45.9
|
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 10 |
43.2
|
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 10 |
37.9
|
| 13 | FC Tokyo | 10 |
37.0
|
| 14 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 |
34.4
|
| 15 | FC Machida Zelvia | 10 |
30.3
|
| 16 | Albirex Niigata | 10 |
29.1
|
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 10 |
15.1
|
| 18 | Yokohama FC | 10 |
8.2
|
| 19 | Shonan Bellmare | 10 |
2.4
|
| 20 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 |
-7.7
|
Top scorer of each season in this competition (across 20 tracked seasons). Ties resolved by player_id order.
| Season | Player | Pos | Nat | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rafael Elias |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Kyoto Sanga | 15 | 21 |
| 2024 | FW | Brazil |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 0 | |
| 2023 | FW | Japan |
Vissel Kobe | 22 | 0 | |
| 2022 | FW | Brazil |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Daizen Maeda |
Attack - Left Winger | Japan |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 36 |
| 2020 | Everaldo |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Kashima Antlers | 18 | 33 |
| 2019 | Teruhito Nakagawa |
Attack - Right Winger | Japan |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 33 |
| 2018 | Jô |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 33 |
| 2017 | Yu Kobayashi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
Kawasaki Frontale | 23 | 34 |
| 2014 | Yoshito Okubo |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 32 |
| 2013 | Yoshito Okubo |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
Kawasaki Frontale | 26 | 33 |
| 2012 | Hisato Sato |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 34 |
| 2011 | Joshua Kennedy |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Australia |
Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 31 |
| 2010 | Joshua Kennedy |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Australia |
Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 31 |
| 2009 | Edmílson |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 17 | 33 |
| 2008 | Marquinhos |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Kashima Antlers | 21 | 30 |
| 2007 | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil Germany | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 31 | |
| 2006 | Magno Alves |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Gamba Osaka | 26 | 31 |
| 2005 | Araújo |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Gamba Osaka | 33 | 33 |
| 1996 | Kazuyoshi Miura |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
Verdy Kawasaki | 23 | 27 |
Players with the most goals across all seasons of this competition in our dataset.
| # | Player | Position | Nationality | Total goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shinzo Koroki |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
142 | 16 |
| 2 | Hisato Sato |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
134 | 9 |
| 3 | Yu Kobayashi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
124 | 13 |
| 4 | Yoshito Okubo |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
120 | 13 |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
119 | 9 |
| 6 | Anderson Lopes |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
99 | 8 |
| 7 | Edmílson |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
96 | 8 |
| 8 | Yuya Osako |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
89 | 10 |
| 9 | Patric |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
87 | 10 |
| 10 | Diego Oliveira |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
79 | 8 |
| 11 | Lucas Severino |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
79 | 8 |
| 12 | Keiji Tamada |
Attack - Second Striker | Japan |
75 | 11 |
| 13 | Yohei Toyoda |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
69 | 8 |
| 14 | Akihiro Ienaga |
Attack - Right Winger | Japan |
69 | 14 |
| 15 | Shingo Akamine |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan |
68 | 9 |
| 16 | Yasuhito Endo |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Japan |
64 | 12 |
| 17 | Joshua Kennedy |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Australia |
64 | 6 |
| 18 | Takashi Usami |
Attack - Second Striker | Japan |
63 | 9 |
| 19 | Kengo Nakamura |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Japan |
63 | 14 |
| 20 | Chong Tese |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, North |
61 | 8 |
Highest single-season goal hauls in this competition.
| # | Player | Team | Season | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araújo |
Gamba Osaka | 2005 | 33 |
| 2 | Magno Alves |
Gamba Osaka | 2006 | 26 |
| 3 | Yoshito Okubo |
Kawasaki Frontale | 2013 | 26 |
| 4 | Anderson Lopes |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2024 | 24 |
| 5 | Jô |
Nagoya Grampus | 2018 | 24 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2024 | 24 | |
| 7 | Kazuyoshi Miura |
Verdy Kawasaki | 1996 | 23 |
| 8 | Leandro Damião |
Kawasaki Frontale | 2021 | 23 |
| 9 | Daizen Maeda |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2021 | 23 |
| 10 | Yu Kobayashi |
Kawasaki Frontale | 2017 | 23 |
Albirex Niigata (8344)
Avispa Fukuoka (9597)
Cerezo Osaka (1022)
Fagiano Okayama (22171)
FC Tokyo (6631)
Gamba Osaka (596)
Kashima Antlers (2241)
Kashiwa Reysol (6632)
Kawasaki Frontale (9598)
Kyoto Sanga (593)
Machida Zelvia (23568)
Nagoya Grampus (1066)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2697)
Shimizu S-Pulse (1062)
Shonan Bellmare (8457)
Tokyo Verdy (3734)
Urawa Red Diamonds (828)
Vissel Kobe (3958)
Yokohama F. Marinos (3828)
Yokohama FC (943)
Rafael Elias
Brazil
Daizen Maeda
Everaldo
Teruhito Nakagawa
Jô
Yu Kobayashi
Yoshito Okubo
Hisato Sato
Joshua Kennedy
Australia
Edmílson
Marquinhos
Magno Alves
Araújo
Kazuyoshi Miura
Shinzo Koroki
Anderson Lopes
Yuya Osako
Patric
Diego Oliveira
Lucas Severino
Keiji Tamada
Yohei Toyoda
Akihiro Ienaga
Shingo Akamine
Yasuhito Endo
Takashi Usami
Kengo Nakamura
Chong Tese
Korea, North
Leandro Damião