2023 J1 League

The 2023 J1 League, also known as the 2023 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2023 明治安田生命J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2023 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993.

J1 League
Season2023
Dates17 February – 3 December 2023
Matches played55
Goals scored148 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorerShuto Machino
Koki Ogawa
(5 goals each)
Biggest home winYokohama F. Marinos 5–0 Yokohama FC
(8 April 2023)
Biggest away winSagan Tosu 1–5 Shonan Bellmare
(18 February 2023)
Highest scoringH. Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale
(1 April 2023)
Longest winning run4 matches
Urawa Red Diamonds
Longest unbeaten run5 matches
Avispa Fukuoka
Longest winless run7 matches
Yokohama FC
Longest losing run4 matches
Kashiwa Reysol
Highest attendance38,051[1]
FC Tokyo 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds
(18 February 2023)
Lowest attendance4,876[1]
Yokohama FC 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka
(1 April 2023)
Total attendance927,448[1]
Average attendance16,863[1]
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 8 April 2023.

Yokohama F. Marinos are the defending champions, having won their fifth J.League and seventh Japanese title in 2022 in the final match of the season.[2][3]

Overview

Only one club will be relegated to the J2 League at the end of the season, as the number of clubs will be expanded from 18 to 20 clubs from the 2024 season.[4]

Changes from the previous season

There were two teams relegated last season to the 2023 J2 League. Shimizu S-Pulse and Júbilo Iwata, both from Shizuoka Prefecture, were relegated due to them finishing 17th and 18th respectively the previous season. Thus, this is the first Japanese top-flight season to not feature any team from the region.

Kyoto Sanga finished on 16th place, but won the promotion/relegation playoffs against Roasso Kumamoto and thus retained their top league status. Had Roasso won, it would have been their first ever promotion to the top-flight.

Two teams were promoted from the 2022 J2 League: Albirex Niigata, who won the title and returned to J1 after a five-year absence, and Yokohama FC, who finished second, returning to the J1 after just a season playing on the J2 League.

Participating clubs
Locations of the 2023 J1 League teams
2023 J1 League teams in Greater Tokyo Area
2023 J1 League teams in Keihanshin
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity[5]Previous season rank
Hokkaido Consadole SapporoHokkaidoSapporo Dome38,794J1 (10th)
Albirex NiigataNiigata PrefectureDenka Big Swan Stadium41,684 J2 (1st)
Kashima AntlersIbaraki PrefectureKashima Soccer Stadium39,170J1 (4th)
Urawa Red DiamondsSaitama PrefectureSaitama Stadium 200262,010J1 (9th)
Kashiwa ReysolChiba PrefectureHitachi Kashiwa Stadium15,109J1 (7th)
FC TokyoTokyoAjinomoto Stadium47,851J1 (6th)
Kawasaki FrontaleKanagawa PrefectureTodoroki Stadium26,827J1 (2nd)
Yokohama F. MarinosNissan Stadium71,822J1 (1st)
Yokohama FCMitsuzawa Stadium15,444 J2 (2nd)
Shonan BellmareLemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka15,380J1 (12th)
Nagoya GrampusAichi PrefectureToyota Stadium43,739J1 (8th)
Kyoto SangaKyoto PrefectureSanga Stadium by Kyocera21,623J1 (16th)
Gamba OsakaOsaka PrefecturePanasonic Stadium Suita39,694J1 (15th)
Cerezo OsakaYodoko Sakura Stadium24,481J1 (5th)
Vissel KobeHyōgo PrefectureNoevir Stadium28,996J1 (13th)
Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima PrefectureEdion Stadium35,909J1 (3rd)
Avispa FukuokaFukuoka PrefectureBest Denki Stadium21,562J1 (14th)
Sagan TosuSaga PrefectureEkimae Stadium24,130J1 (11th)

Personnel and kits
ClubManagerCaptainKit manufacturer
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Serbia Mihailo Petrović Japan Hiroki Miyazawa Japan Mizuno
Albirex Niigata Japan Rikizo Matsuhashi Japan Yuto Horigome Germany Adidas
Kashima Antlers Japan Daiki Iwamasa Japan Shoma Doi United States Nike
Urawa Red Diamonds Poland Maciej Skorża Japan Hiroki Sakai United States Nike
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Nelsinho Baptista Japan Taiyo Koga Japan Yonex
FC Tokyo Spain Albert Puig Japan Masato Morishige United States New Balance
Yokohama F. Marinos Australia Kevin Muscat Japan Takuya Kida Germany Adidas
Yokohama FC Japan Shuhei Yomoda Brazil Gabriel Germany Puma
Kawasaki Frontale Japan Toru Oniki Japan Kento Tachibanada Germany Puma
Shonan Bellmare Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi Japan Kazuki Oiwa Brazil Penalty
Nagoya Grampus Japan Kenta Hasegawa Japan Sho Inagaki Japan Mizuno
Kyoto Sanga South Korea Cho Kwi-jae Japan Temma Matsuda Germany Puma
Gamba Osaka Spain Dani Poyatos Japan Takashi Usami Denmark Hummel
Cerezo Osaka Japan Akio Kogiku Japan Hiroshi Kiyotake Germany Puma
Vissel Kobe Japan Takayuki Yoshida Spain Andrés Iniesta Japan Asics
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Germany Michael Skibbe Japan Sho Sasaki United States Nike
Avispa Fukuoka Japan Shigetoshi Hasebe Japan Tatsuki Nara Japan Yonex
Sagan Tosu Japan Kenta Kawai Japan Naoyuki Fujita United States New Balance

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Urawa Red Diamonds Spain Ricardo Rodriguez[6] Resigned 5 November 2022 Pre-season Poland Maciej Skorża[7] 10 November 2022
Gamba Osaka Japan Hiroshi Matsuda[8] 23 November 2022 Spain Dani Poyatos[9] 23 November 2022

Foreign players

From the 2021 season, there is no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs could only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[10] 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 mid-season 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.[11]
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Left mid-season
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Brazil Lucas Fernandes Slovenia Milan Tučić South Korea Kim Gun-hee South Korea Gu Sung-yun Thailand Supachok Sarachat
Albirex Niigata Brazil Danilo Gomes Brazil Gustavo Nescau Australia Thomas Deng Peru Kazuyoshi Shimabuku
Kashima Antlers Brazil Arthur Caíke Brazil Diego Pituca Nigeria Blessing Eleke South Korea Kim Min-tae South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae South Korea Park Eui-jeong
Urawa Red Diamonds Denmark Alexander Scholz Guinea José Kanté Netherlands Alex Schalk Netherlands Bryan Linssen Norway Marius Høibråten Sweden David Moberg Karlsson
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Douglas Brazil Matheus Sávio Brazil Diego Netherlands Jay-Roy Grot
FC Tokyo Brazil Adaílton Brazil Diego Oliveira Brazil Leandro Brazil Henrique Trevisan Brazil Pedro Perotti Poland Jakub Słowik
Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Marcos Júnior Brazil Élber Brazil Anderson Lopes Brazil Eduardo Brazil Yan
Yokohama FC Brazil Gabriel Brazil Saulo Mineiro Brazil Marcelo Ryan Brazil Mateus Moraes Brazil Yuri Brazil Caprini Germany Svend Brodersen Vietnam Nguyễn Công Phượng
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Leandro Damião Brazil Jesiel Brazil João Schmidt Brazil Marcinho South Korea Jung Sung-ryong Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin
Shonan Bellmare South Korea Song Bum-keun Norway Tarik Elyounoussi Nigeria Mikel Agu
Nagoya Grampus Australia Mitchell Langerak Brazil Thales Brazil Mateus Brazil Naldinho Denmark Kasper Junker
Kyoto Sanga Brazil Alan Cariús Brazil Paulinho Bóia Brazil Patric New Zealand Michael Woud Suriname Warner Hahn
Gamba Osaka Brazil Dawhan Brazil Juan Alano Israel Neta Lavi Tunisia Issam Jebali South Korea Kwon Kyung-won
Cerezo Osaka Belgium Jordy Croux Brazil Capixaba Brazil Léo Ceará Croatia Matej Jonjić South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon South Korea Yang Han-been
Vissel Kobe Brazil Jean Patric Brazil Matheus Thuler Brazil Phelipe Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Spain Andrés Iniesta Spain Sergi Samper
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil Douglas Vieira Brazil Ezequiel Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou Switzerland Nassim Ben Khalifa
Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Douglas Grolli Brazil Lukian Brazil Wellington
Sagan Tosu Kenya Teddy Akumu South Korea Hwang Seok-ho South Korea Koh Bang-jo South Korea Ueom Ye-hoon

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vissel Kobe 6 5 0 1 12 2 +10 15 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 7 4 1 2 13 7 +6 13
3 Nagoya Grampus 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 13 Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
6 Avispa Fukuoka 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11
7 Kyoto Sanga 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1 9
8 Shonan Bellmare 6 2 2 2 13 9 +4 8
9 FC Tokyo 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
10 Cerezo Osaka 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8[lower-alpha 1]
11 Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8[lower-alpha 1]
12 Albirex Niigata 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8
13 Kashima Antlers 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7
14 Sagan Tosu 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7
15 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 6 1 3 2 10 11 −1 6
16 Gamba Osaka 6 0 3 3 7 15 −8 3
17 Kashiwa Reysol 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2
18 Yokohama FC 7 0 2 5 6 19 −13 2 Relegation to the J2 League
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2023. 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.
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: Cerezo Osaka 5, Kawasaki Frontale 14.

    Results table
    Home \ Away ALB ANT AVI BEL CER CON GAM GRA KWF KSA RED REY SAG SFR TOK VIS YFC YFM
    Albirex Niigata — 2–2 1–3 1–0
    Kashima Antlers — 0–0 1–2 1–2
    Avispa Fukuoka — 2–1 2–1 1–0
    Shonan Bellmare — 4–1 0–2 2–2
    Cerezo Osaka 2–2 — a 2–1 2–1
    Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo — 3–4 1–3 2–0
    Gamba Osaka a 2–2 — 1–1
    Nagoya Grampus — 1–0 0–0
    Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 0–0 — 1–2
    Kyoto Sanga 0–2 — 2–0 0–3
    Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 2–1 —
    Kashiwa Reysol 2–2 0–3 0–3 — 1–1
    Sagan Tosu 1–5 1–0 — 1–0 0–1
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 0–0 1–0 —
    FC Tokyo 2–0 — 3–1
    Vissel Kobe 1–0 4–0 0–1 —
    Yokohama FC 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–4 —
    Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2023. Source: J1 League
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Season statistics

    Top scorers
    As of 8 April 2023
    Rank Player Club Goals[12][13]
    1 Japan Shuto Machino Shonan Bellmare 5
    Japan Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC
    3 Brazil Anderson Lopes Yokohama F. Marinos 4
    Japan Shusuke Ota Albirex Niigata
    5 Japan Kei Chinen Kashima Antlers 3
    Brazil Élber Yokohama F. Marinos
    Denmark Kasper Junker Nagoya Grampus
    Japan Kensuke Nagai Nagoya Grampus
    Japan Yuki Ohashi Shonan Bellmare
    Japan Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe
    Japan Yuya Yamagishi Shonan Bellmare

    Hat-tricks
    PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
    Japan Yuki OhashiShonan BellmareSagan Tosu5–1 (A)18 February 2023[14]
    Japan Shuto Machino4Gamba Osaka4–1 (H)1 April 2023[15]
    Notes
    • 4 Player scored 4 goals
    • (H) – Home team
    • (A) – Away team

    Top assists
    As of 8 April 2023
    Rank Player Club Assists[13][16]
    1 Brazil Élber Yokohama F. Marinos 4
    Japan Yoshinori Muto Vissel Kobe
    3 Brazil Mateus Castro Nagoya Grampus 2
    Japan Ryotaro Ito Albirex Niigata
    Denmark Kasper Junker Nagoya Grampus
    Japan Takuro Kaneko Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
    Japan Shuto Machino Shonan Bellmare
    Japan Makoto Mitsuta Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    Japan Kota Mizunuma Yokohama F. Marinos
    Japan Ryoya Morishita Nagoya Grampus
    Japan Ryota Nagaki Shonan Bellmare
    Japan Takuma Nishimura Yokohama F. Marinos
    Japan Takahiro Sekine Urawa Red Diamonds
    Japan Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers
    Japan Shin Yamada Kawasaki Frontale

    Clean sheets
    As of 8 April 2023
    Rank Player Club Clean sheets
    1 Australia Mitchell Langerak Nagoya Grampus 4
    Japan Daiya Maekawa Vissel Kobe
    3 Japan Tomoki Hayakawa Kashima Antlers 2
    Japan Takumi Nagaishi Avispa Fukuoka
    Japan Shusaku Nishikawa Urawa Red Diamonds
    Japan Keisuke Osako Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    South Korea Park Il-gyu Sagan Tosu
    Poland Jakub Słowik FC Tokyo
    Japan Tomoya Wakahara Kyoto Sanga
    9 South Korea Gu Sung-yun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1
    Japan Jun Ichimori Yokohama F. Marinos
    South Korea Jung Sung-ryong Kawasaki Frontale
    South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon Cerezo Osaka
    Japan Ryosuke Kojima Albirex Niigata
    Japan Powell Obinna Obi Yokohama F. Marinos
    Japan Takanori Sugeno Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

    Player

    Club
    • Most yellow cards: 13[19]
      • Yokohama FC
    • Most red cards: 3[20]
      • Kashima Antlers

    Awards

    Monthly awards

    See also

    Club seasons

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