2024 J1 League

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Season2024
Dates23 February – 8 December
ChampionsVissel Kobe
2nd J1 title
2nd Japanese title
RelegatedJúbilo Iwata
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Sagan Tosu
J1 League
Season2024
Dates23 February – 8 December
ChampionsVissel Kobe
2nd J1 title
2nd Japanese title
RelegatedJúbilo Iwata
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Sagan Tosu
Champions League EliteVissel Kobe
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Machida Zelvia
Champions League TwoGamba Osaka
Matches380
Goals1,013 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerAnderson Lopes
(24 goals)
Biggest home winVissel Kobe 6–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
(30 March 2024)
Machida Zelvia 5–0 Tokyo Verdy
(19 May 2024)
Shonan Bellmare 5–0 Júbilo Iwata
(14 July 2024)
Biggest away winKyoto Sanga 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
(19 May 2024)
Highest scoringKawasaki Frontale 4–5 Júbilo Iwata
(1 March 2024)
Tokyo Verdy 4–5 Kawasaki Frontale
(30 November 2024)
Longest winning run7 matches
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Kashima Antlers
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy
Longest winless run12 matches
Sagan Tosu
Longest losing run8 matches
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Highest attendance57,885
FC Tokyo 2–0 Albirex Niigata
(13 July 2024)[1]
Lowest attendance5,240
Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
(3 April 2024)[1]
Total attendance7,734,871[1]
Average attendance20,355[1]
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 J1 League, also known as the 2024 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2024 明治安田J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2024 Meiji Yasuda J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This was the tenth season of the league since its rebrand from J.League Division 1.

Vissel Kobe were the defending champions, having won their first ever league title with one match to spare in the previous season.[2] They retained their league title on the last matchday.[3]

For the first time since 2021, the number of the clubs in the league increased from 18 to 20. At the end of season, three clubs were relegated to the J2 League for the 2025 season, without relegation play-offs between J1 and J2 clubs.[4]

Changes from the previous season

Only one club was relegated to the 2024 J2 League. Due to the re-introduction of 20 clubs league format, Yokohama FC became the sole team going down to the second division, after just one season in the J1 League. They were replaced by three teams promoted from the 2023 J2 League. The first club promoted was Tokyo-based Machida Zelvia, debuting in the J1 as the J2 champions following a seven-year run in the Japanese second tier.[5][6] Another automatic promotion spot was obtained by Júbilo Iwata, who made a swift comeback after just a single season absence by finishing second, thus marking the return of a team from Shizuoka in the Japanese first division since 2022.[7] The last promotion spot was earned by Tokyo Verdy, returning to the top flight for the first time since 2008 by finishing third in the J2 League and later won the promotion play-offs. This brings back the Tokyo derby between Verdy and FC Tokyo in the J1 for the first time since that season as well as the first season in which three clubs from the capital city are competing at the highest tier of Japanese football system.[8][9]

Schedule

The league and match format was announced on 19 December 2023. The league began on 23 February and ended on 8 December; it was played in a double round-robin format with 38 fixtures in total.[10]

Participating clubs

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Hokkaido Consadole SapporoHokkaidoSapporo Dome38,794
Kashima AntlersIbaraki PrefectureKashima Soccer Stadium39,095
Urawa Red DiamondsSaitama PrefectureSaitama Stadium 200262,040
Kashiwa ReysolChiba PrefectureSankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium15,109
FC TokyoTokyoAjinomoto Stadium47,851
Tokyo Verdy
Machida ZelviaMachida GION Stadium15,489
Kawasaki FrontaleKanagawa PrefectureUvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu26,827
Yokohama F. MarinosNissan Stadium71,624
Shonan Bellmare Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka 15,380
Albirex NiigataNiigata PrefectureDenka Big Swan Stadium41,684
Júbilo Iwata Shizuoka Prefecture Yamaha Stadium 15,156
Nagoya GrampusAichi PrefectureToyota Stadium42,753
Kyoto Sanga Kyoto Prefecture Sanga Stadium by Kyocera 21,623
Gamba OsakaOsaka PrefecturePanasonic Stadium Suita39,694
Cerezo Osaka Yodoko Sakura Stadium 24,481
Vissel KobeHyōgo PrefectureNoevir Stadium Kobe29,643
Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima PrefectureEdion Peace Wing Hiroshima28,347
Avispa FukuokaFukuoka PrefectureBest Denki Stadium21,562
Sagan TosuSaga PrefectureEkimae Real Estate Stadium20,805

Personnel and kits

ClubManagerCaptainKit manufacturerMain shirt sponsor
Albirex Niigata Japan Rikizo Matsuhashi Japan Yuto Horigome Germany Adidas Kameda Seika
Avispa Fukuoka Japan Shigetoshi Hasebe Japan Tatsuki Nara Japan Yonex Shin Nihon Seiyaku
Cerezo Osaka Japan Akio Kogiku Japan Tatsuya Yamashita Germany Puma Yanmar
FC Tokyo Australia Peter Cklamovski Japan Masato Morishige United States New Balance Tokyo Gas
Gamba Osaka Spain Dani Poyatos Japan Takashi Usami Denmark Hummel Panasonic
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Serbia Mihailo Petrović Japan Takuma Arano Japan Mizuno Ishiya
Júbilo Iwata Japan Akinobu Yokouchi Japan Hiroki Yamada England Admiral Yamaha
Kashima Antlers Japan Masaki Chugo Japan Gaku Shibasaki United States Nike LIXIL
Kashiwa Reysol Japan Masami Ihara Japan Taiyo Koga Japan Yonex Hitachi
Kawasaki Frontale Japan Toru Oniki Japan Yasuto Wakizaka Germany Puma Fujitsu
Kyoto Sanga South Korea Cho Kwi-jae Japan Temma Matsuda Germany Puma Kyocera
Machida Zelvia Japan Go Kuroda Japan Gen Shoji Germany Adidas CyberAgent
Nagoya Grampus Japan Kenta Hasegawa Japan Sho Inagaki Japan Mizuno Toyota
Sagan Tosu Japan Kosuke Kitani Japan Naoyuki Fujita United States New Balance Kimura Information Technology
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Germany Michael Skibbe Japan Sho Sasaki United States Nike EDION
Shonan Bellmare Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi South Korea Kim Min-tae Brazil Penalty Meldia
Tokyo Verdy Japan Hiroshi Jofuku Japan Koki Morita Brazil Athleta Nicigas
Urawa Red Diamonds Poland Maciej Skorża Japan Shusaku Nishikawa United States Nike Polus
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Vissel Kobe Japan Takayuki Yoshida Japan Hotaru Yamaguchi Japan Asics Rakuten Mobile
Yokohama F. Marinos Malta John Hutchinson (interim) Japan Takuya Kida Germany Adidas Nissan

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Kashima Antlers Japan Daiki Iwamasa[11] End of contract 4 December 2023 Pre-season Serbia Ranko Popović[12] 21 December 2023
Yokohama F. Marinos Australia Kevin Muscat[13] Resigned 6 December 2023 Australia Harry Kewell[14] 31 December 2023
Urawa Red Diamonds Poland Maciej Skorża[15] 23 December 2023 Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo[16] 23 December 2023
Yokohama F. Marinos Australia Harry Kewell[17] Sacked 16 July 2024 12th Malta John Hutchinson (interim)[17] 16 July 2024
Sagan Tosu Japan Kenta Kawai[18] 9 August 2024 19th Japan Kosuke Kitani[18] 9 August 2024
Urawa Red Diamonds Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo 26 August 2024[19] 13th Japan Nobuyasu Ikeda (interim)[20] 27 August 2024
Japan Nobuyasu Ikeda (interim) End of interim spell 1 September 2024 12th Poland Maciej Skorża[21] 1 September 2024
Kashima Antlers Serbia Ranko Popović Sacked 6 October 2024[22][23] 4th Japan Masaki Chugo[24] 9 October 2024

Foreign players

From the 2021 season, there are no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[25] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Morocco, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia) 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.[26]
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former player (s)
Albirex Niigata Australia Thomas Deng Brazil Danilo Gomes New Zealand Michael Fitzgerald
Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Douglas Grolli Brazil Wellington Iran Shahab Zahedi Switzerland Nassim Ben Khalifa
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Capixaba Brazil Léo Ceará Brazil Lucas Fernandes Brazil Vitor Bueno South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon South Korea Yang Han-been Belgium Jordy Croux
Indonesia Justin Hubner
FC Tokyo Brazil Diego Oliveira Brazil Everton Galdino Brazil Henrique Trevisan Brazil Jajá Silva
Gamba Osaka Brazil Dawhan Brazil Juan Alano Brazil Welton China Zhang Aolin Israel Neta Lavi Tunisia Issam Jebali
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Ghana Francis Cann Ghana Kinglord Safo Sierra Leone Amadou Bakayoko South Korea Kim Gun-hee South Korea Park Min-gyu Spain Jordi Sánchez Thailand Supachok Sarachat
Júbilo Iwata Belgium Jordy Croux Brazil Bruno José Brazil Léo Gomes Brazil Matheus Peixoto Brazil Ricardo Graça Brazil Weverton Israel Hassan Hilu South Korea Park Se-gi
Kashima Antlers Brazil Guilherme Parede Brazil Talles Serbia Aleksandar Čavrić Serbia Radomir Milosavljević South Korea Park Eui-jeong
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Diego Brazil Matheus Sávio Netherlands Jay-Roy Grot
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Erison Brazil Jesiel Brazil Marcinho Brazil Patrick Verhon Brazil Zé Ricardo Colombia César Haydar South Korea Jung Sung-ryong France Bafétimbi Gomis
Kyoto Sanga Brazil Lucas Oliveira Brazil Marco Túlio Brazil Murilo Costa Brazil Rafael Elias South Korea Gu Sung-yun South Korea Yoon Sung-jun Suriname Warner Hahn
Machida Zelvia Australia Mitch Duke Brazil Erik Chile Byron Vásquez Kosovo Ibrahim Drešević South Korea Jang Min-gyu South Korea Na Sang-ho South Korea Oh Se-hun United States Anton Burns
Nagoya Grampus Australia Mitchell Langerak Brazil Patric Denmark Kasper Junker Ecuador José Carabalí South Korea Ha Chang-rae Togo Yves Avelete Brazil Thales
Sagan Tosu Brazil Jajá Silva Brazil Marcelo Ryan Brazil Vinícius Araújo Lithuania Vykintas Slivka South Korea Kim Tae-hyeon South Korea Lee Yoon-sung South Korea Park Il-gyu Spain Arnau Riera
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil Douglas Vieira Brazil Ezequiel Brazil Marcos Júnior Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou Germany Tolgay Arslan Portugal Gonçalo Paciência
Shonan Bellmare Brazil Luiz Phellype Brazil Lukian South Korea Kim Min-tae South Korea Song Bum-keun
Tokyo Verdy Brazil Matheus Vidotto Portugal Tiago Alves
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Thiago Santana Netherlands Bryan Linssen Norway Marius Høibråten Sweden Samuel Gustafson Thailand Ekanit Panya Denmark Alexander Scholz
Norway Ola Solbakken
Vissel Kobe Brazil Jean Patric Brazil Matheus Thuler
Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Anderson Lopes Brazil Eduardo Brazil Élber Brazil Yan Matheus Togo Kodjo Aziangbe South Korea Nam Tae-hee

League table

Results

Home \ Away ANI AFU COS GOS HCS JIW KSA KSR KWF KYS MCZ NGR STO SHI SHB TOK TOV URD VKO YFM
Albirex Niigata — 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–4 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–4 2–3 3–1
Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 — 0–3 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–1
Cerezo Osaka 1–2 1–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–5 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–4 2–2
Gamba Osaka 1–0 2–2 1–0 — 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–3 3–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–0
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 — 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 5–3 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1
Júbilo Iwata 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–4 0–2 — 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–3 1–2 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–4
Kashima Antlers 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 — 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–3 0–0 1–0 3–2
Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–0
Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 4–5 1–3 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–3
Kyoto Sanga 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–1 — 0–3 3–2 2–0 0–5 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–3
Machida Zelvia 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–4 1–0 — 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 5–0 2–2 1–2 1–2
Nagoya Grampus 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 — 0–3 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–1
Sagan Tosu 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 3–0 4–2 1–4 5–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 — 1–4 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 4–0 — 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 1–3 6–2
Shonan Bellmare 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 — 0–1 1–2 4–4 0–1 2–3
FC Tokyo 2–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1
Tokyo Verdy 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 5–3 3–2 2–1 1–1 4–5 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 — 2–1 1–1 1–2
Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 3–4 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 2–1
Vissel Kobe 3–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 6–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 — 1–2
Yokohama F. Marinos 0–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 4–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 —
Source: J1 League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[27][28][29]
1 Brazil Anderson Lopes Yokohama F. Marinos 24
2 Brazil Léo Ceará Cerezo Osaka 21
3 Japan Ryo Germain Júbilo Iwata 19
Japan Shin Yamada Kawasaki Frontale
5 Japan Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers 15
6 Brazil Marcelo Ryan Sagan Tosu 14
7 Japan Yoshinori Muto Vissel Kobe 13
8 Brazil Thiago Santana Urawa Red Diamonds 12
Japan Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka
10 Brazil Lukian Shonan Bellmare 11
Brazil Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga
Japan Taisei Miyashiro Vissel Kobe
Japan Yuki Ohashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Japan Ryo Germain4Júbilo IwataKawasaki Frontale5–4 (A)1 March 2024[30]
France Bafétimbi GomisKawasaki FrontaleHokkaido Consadole Sapporo3–0 (H)11 May 2024[31]
Denmark Kasper JunkerNagoya GrampusFC Tokyo3–1 (H)15 May 2024[32]
Japan Naoto AraiSanfrecce HiroshimaKyoto Sanga5–0 (A)19 May 2024[33]
Brazil Anderson LopesYokohama F. MarinosKashiwa Reysol4–0 (H)29 May 2024[34]
Brazil LukianShonan BellmareJúbilo Iwata5–0 (H)14 July 2024[35]
Brazil Rafael EliasKyoto SangaCerezo Osaka5–3 (A)17 August 2024[36]
Germany Tolgay ArslanSanfrecce HiroshimaFC Tokyo3–2 (H)31 August 2024[37]
Brazil Anderson LopesYokohama F. MarinosJúbilo Iwata4–3 (H)16 November 2024[38]
Japan Hiroto TaniguchiTokyo VerdyKawasaki Frontale4–5 (H)30 November 2024[39]
Japan Shin YamadaKawasaki FrontaleTokyo Verdy5–4 (A)
Notes
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals
  • (H) – Home team
  • (A) – Away team

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Monthly MVP Goal of the Month Young Player of the Month References
ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
February/March Japan Go Kuroda Machida Zelvia Japan Yu Hirakawa Machida Zelvia Japan Kaito Taniguchi Albirex Niigata Japan Akito Suzuki Shonan Bellmare [40][41][42][43]
April Japan Akio Kogiku Cerezo Osaka Japan Ryo Germain Júbilo Iwata Brazil Thiago Santana Urawa Red Diamonds Japan Isa Sakamoto Gamba Osaka [44][45][46][47]
May Serbia Ranko Popović Kashima Antlers Japan Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers Japan Tomoya Inukai Kashiwa Reysol Japan Kota Tawaratsumida FC Tokyo [48][49][50][51]
June Japan Shigetoshi Hasebe Avispa Fukuoka Japan Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka Japan Yosuke Furukawa Júbilo Iwata Japan Yosuke Furukawa Júbilo Iwata [52][53][54][55]
July Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi Shonan Bellmare Brazil Lukian Shonan Bellmare Japan Sho Inagaki Nagoya Grampus Japan Ayumu Yokoyama Sagan Tosu [56][57][58][59]
August South Korea Cho Kwi-jae Kyoto Sanga Brazil Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga Japan Eiji Miyamoto Albirex Niigata Japan Kota Takai Kawasaki Frontale [60][61][62][63]
September Germany Michael Skibbe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan Kensuke Nagai Nagoya Grampus Japan Homare Tokuda Kashima Antlers Japan Akito Suzuki Shonan Bellmare [64]
October Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi Shonan Bellmare Japan Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka Japan Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka Japan Junnosuke Suzuki Shonan Bellmare [65]
November/December Japan Kosuke Kitani Sagan Tosu Japan Yoshinori Muto Vissel Kobe Japan Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers Japan Isa Sakamoto Gamba Osaka [66]

Annual awards

Award Winner[67] Club
Manager of the Year Germany Michael Skibbe Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Player of the Year Japan Yoshinori Muto Vissel Kobe
Best Young Player Japan Kota Takai Kawasaki Frontale
Goal of the Year Japan Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka
Best XI[67]
Goalkeeper Japan Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Defenders Japan Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Japan Shinnosuke Nakatani (Gamba Osaka) Brazil Matheus Thuler (Vissel Kobe) Japan Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Midfielders Brazil Matheus Sávio (Kashiwa Reysol) Japan Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers)
Forwards Japan Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Brazil Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos) Japan Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) Japan Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe)

See also

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