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This page details J.League records.

J1 League

Ranks

As of March 17th, 2024.^[1]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J1. In italic the ones who are still active in other Japanese league.

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Yasuhito Endo	672	1998–2012, 2014–2020, 2022
2	Seigo Narazaki	631	1995–2016, 2018
3	Yuji Nakazawa	593	1999–2018
4	Shusaku Nishikawa	592	2005–
5	Yuki Abe	590	1998–2010, 2012–2021
6	Hitoshi Sogahata	533	1998–2020
7	Mitsuo Ogasawara	525	1998–2006, 2007–2018
8	Teruyoshi Ito	517	1993–2013
9	Shinzo Koroki	513	2005–
10	Nobuhisa Yamada	501	1994–2013
11	Tomokazu Myojin	497	1996–2016
12	Yoshito Okubo	477	2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2009–2019, 2021
13	Kengo Nakamura	471	2005–2020
14	Masato Morishige	470	2006–2010, 2012–
15	Satoshi Yamaguchi	448	1996–2011
16	Yasuyuki Konno	443	2001–2002, 2004–2010, 2012, 2014–2019
17	Toshihiro Aoyama	441	2004–2007, 2009–
18	Akihiro Ienaga	435	2004–2010, 2012, 2014, 2016–
19	Kazuyuki Morisaki	430	1999–2002, 2004–2007, 2009–2018
20	Ryoichi Maeda	429	2000–2013, 2015–2018
21	Toru Araiba	423	1997–2014
22	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi	421	1994–2001, 2005–2013
23	Hayuma Tanaka	420	2000–2013, 2015, 2019
24	Toshiya Fujita	419	1994–2003, 2004–2008
25	Hiroki Mizumoto	416	2004–2019

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Yoshito Okubo	191	2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2009–2019, 2021
2	Shinzo Koroki	168	2005–
3	Hisato Sato	161	2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2016, 2018
4	Masashi Nakayama	157	1994–2009, 2012
5	Ryoichi Maeda	154	2000–2013, 2015–2018
6	Marquinhos	152	2001–2011, 2012–2015
7	Kazuyoshi Miura	139	1992–1994, 1995–1998, 1999–2005, 2007, 2020–2021
7	Yu Kobayashi	139	2010–
9	Ueslei	124	2000–2005, 2006–2009
10	Juninho	116	2003–2013
11	Edmilson	111	2004–2011, 2012
12	Atsushi Yanagisawa	108	1996–2003, 2006–2014
13	Kazuma Watanabe	104	2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2014–2021
14	Yasuhito Endo	103	1998–2012, 2014–2020, 2022
15	Toshiya Fujita	100	1994–2003, 2004–2008
16	Keiji Tamada	99	1999–2014, 2018
17	Yohei Toyoda	98	2004–2006, 2009, 2012–2017, 2018–2021
18	Patric	96	2013–
19	Shoji Jo	95	1996–1999, 2000–2002
20	Nobuhiro Takeda	94	1993–2000, 2001
	Hiroaki Morishima		1995–2001, 2003–2006
	Tatsuhiko Kubo		1995–2007, 2009
23	Masahiro Fukuda	91	1993–1999, 2001–2002
24	Lucas	90	2004–2010, 2011–2013
25	Yoshiyuki Hasegawa	89	1993–2003

Individual

Most career goals : 191 goals

Yoshito Okubo

Most career hat-tricks : 8 times

Ueslei

Most career appearances : 672 appearances

Yasuhito Endo

Most goals in a season : 36 goals

Masashi Nakayama (1998)

Most hat-tricks in a season : 5 times

Masashi Nakayama (1998)

Most goals in a game : 5 goals

Koji Noguchi for Bellmare Hiratsuka vs Kashima Antlers (3 May 1995)

Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Gamba Osaka (4 May 1996)

Masashi Nakayama for Jubilo Iwata vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 1998)

Wagner Lopes for Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Urawa Red Diamonds (29 May 1999)

Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 6 days

Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs Jubilo Iwata (13 March 2004)

Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 11 months and 28 days

Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs JEF United Ichihara (5 May 2004)

Oldest player : 54 years 12 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds (12 March 2021)

Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 3 months and 12 days

Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Jubilo Iwata (15 June 1994)

Fastest goal : 8 seconds

Hisato Sato for Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka (22 April 2006)

Fastest hat-trick : 3 minutes

Yasuo Manaka for Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol (14 July 2001)

First scorer

Henny Meijer for Verdy Kawasaki vs Yokohama Marinos (15 May 1993)

First hat-trick

Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus Eight (16 May 1993)

Club

Most League championships : 8 times
- Kashima Antlers (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016)
Longest uninterrupted spell in J1: 30 seasons (1993-Present)
- Kashima Antlers
- Yokohama F. Marinos
Most goals scored in a season : 107 goals
- Jubilo Iwata (1998)
Fewest goals scored in a season : 16 goals
- Tokushima Vortis (2014)
Most goals conceded in a season : 111 goals
- Yokohama Flügels (1995)
Fewest goals conceded in a season : 24 goals
- Oita Trinita (2008)
Biggest goal difference in a season : 68 goals
- Jubilo Iwata (1998)
Most points in a season : 108 points
- Verdy Kawasaki (1995)
Fewest points in a season : 13 points
- Bellmare Hiratsuka (1999)
Most wins in a season : 35 wins
- Verdy Kawasaki (1995)
Fewest wins in a season : 2 wins
- Oita Trinita (2013)
Most draws in a season : 16 draws
- Shonan Bellmare (2021)
Most losses in a season : 34 losses
- Gamba Osaka (1995)
Fewest losses in a season : 2 losses
- Kawasaki Frontale (2021)
Most goals in a game : 12 goals
- Cerezo Osaka 5-7 Kashiwa Reysol (8 August 1998)
Record win : 9–1, 8-0
- Jubilo Iwata 9-1 Cerezo Osaka (15 April 1998)
- Vissel Kobe 0-8 Oita Trinita (26 July 2003)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 0-8 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (17 August 2019)
- Yokohama F. Marinos 8-0 FC Tokyo (6 November 2021)
Highest scoring draw: 5-5
- Vissel Kobe 5-5 JEF United Ichihara (14 October 1998)
Highest average home attendance in a season : 47,609
- Urawa Red Diamonds (2008)
Highest home attendance : 63,854 (regular season)
- Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 FC Tokyo (7 December 2019)
64,899 (Suntory Championship)
- Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 Urawa Reds (5 December 2004)

J2 League

As of December 2nd, 2023.

Ranks

Updated to March 17th, 2024.^[2]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J2. In italic the ones who are still active in other league.

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Koji Homma	576	2000–
2	Yuki Nakashima	531	2006–2009, 2012–2014, 2016–2023
3	Junki Koike	481	2009–2023
4	Kazumasa Uesato	476	2004–2007, 2009–2022
5	Yuki Matsushita	441	2003–2005, 2007–2017
6	Kazuki Kuranuki	435	2000–2005, 2007, 2008–2013
7	Koji Sakamoto	426	2000–2009, 2011–2012
8	Keiji Takachi	414	2005–2016
9	Yasunori Takada	407	2000–2010
10	Yuta Minami	400	2006, 2010–2019, 2021–2023
11	Kohei Kiyama	394	2006–2007, 2009–2011, 2012–2014, 2016–2022
12	Kazumasa Takagi	379	2003, 2005, 2008–2018
13	Makoto Sunakawa	376	2003–2007, 2009–2011, 2013–2015
14	Yusuke Tanaka	372	2004–2005, 2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2018–2019
15	Hisashi Jogo	371	2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–2020
16	Tetsuya Ōkubo	370	2003–2004, 2008–2010, 2012–2017
	Kentaro Sato		2007–2008, 2012–
	Kensuke Sato		2011–2019, 2021–
19	Atsushi Nagai	368	2000–2009
19	Kōichi Satō	368	2008–2019
21	Jun Suzuki	367	2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–2020
22	Kenta Shimizu	365	2005–2008, 2012–2018
22	Takayuki Funayama	365	2010–2011, 2013–2014, 2016–2021
24	Yuya Sato	364	2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2009–2020, 2022–
25	Koji Yamase	357	2000, 2013–

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Masashi Oguro	108	2009–2010, 2014–2019
2	Yuki Nakashima	104	2006–2009, 2012–2014, 2016–2023
3	Takayuki Funayama	96	2010–2011, 2013–2014, 2016–2021
4	Tetsuya Ōkubo	94	2003–2004, 2008–2010, 2012–2017
5	Koichi Sato	93	2008–2019
6	Yoshihiro Uchimura	85	2007–2011, 2013–2016
6	Ken Tokura	85	2008–2009, 2013–2016, 2021–2023
8	Peter Utaka	83	2018–2021, 2023–
9	Ibba Laajab	82	2016–2019, 2020–2021
10	Yasunori Takada	76	2000–2010
11	Junki Koike	75	2009–2023
12	Marx	74	2002–2004, 2006
12	Kazushi Mitsuhira	74	2008, 2011–2015, 2017–2018, 2021–
14	Baré	71	2001, 2003–2005
15	Kazuki Hara	69	2012–2018
16	Hiroyuki Takasaki	68	2009, 2012–2013, 2016–2018, 2021
17	Paulinho	67	2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015
17	Yuki Oshitani	67	2009–2011, 2013–2017, 2018–2020
19	Hisashi Jogo	66	2005, 2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–2020
20	Juninho	65	2003–2004
	Teruaki Kurobe		2001, 2004, 2008–2013
	Toyofumi Sakano		2015–2019, 2020–2023
	Hiroaki Namba		2006, 2008–2018
24	Yoshihito Fujita	64	2006–2008, 2011–2012, 2017
	Rui Komatsu		2007–2009, 2013–2016
	Yohei Toyoda		2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2021–2023
	Ryohei Hayashi		2009–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2020

Individual

Most career goals: 108 goals

Masashi Oguro

Most career hat-tricks: 6 times

Juninho

Most career appearances: 576 appearances

Koji Homma

Most goals in a season: 37 goals

Juninho (2004)

Hulk (2007)

Most hat-tricks in a season: 3 times

Marcus (2003)

Juninho (2003)

Juninho (2004)

Hulk (2007)

Most J2 titless : 4 titles

Seiya Fujita (2007, 2014, 2017, 2020)

Most goals in a game : 8 goals

Michael Olunga for Kashiwa Reysol vs Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)

Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 26 days

Rikuto Hashimoto for Tokyo Verdy vs Avispa Fukuoka (28 February 2021)

Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 11 months 17 days

Kota Kawano for Renofa Yamaguchi vs V-Varen Nagasaki (29 July 2020)

Oldest player : 52 years, 8 months and 29 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Ehime FC (24 November 2019)

Oldest goalscorer : 50 years and 15 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Thespakusatsu Gunma (12 March 2017)

First scorer

Hayato Okamoto for FC Tokyo vs Sagan Tosu (14 March 1999)

First hat-trick

Koichiro Katafuchi for Sagan Tosu vs Consadole Sapporo (28 March 1999)

Club

Most League championships : 3 times

Consadole Sapporo (2000, 2007, 2016)

Most years in J2/Longest uninterrupted spell in J2: 25 seasons (2000-present)

Mito HollyHock

Most goals scored in a season : 104 goals

Kawasaki Frontale (2004)

Fewest goals scored in a season : 20 goals

Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)

Most goals conceded in a season : 98 goals

Ventforet Kofu (2001)

Fewest goals conceded in a season : 22 goals

Consadole Sapporo (2000)

FC Tokyo (2011)

Biggest goal difference in a season : 66 goals

Kawasaki Frontale (2004)

Most points in a season : 106 points

Vegalta Sendai (2009)

Fewest points in a season : 15 points

Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)

Most wins in a season : 34 wins

Kawasaki Frontale (2004)

Fewest wins in a season : 1 win

Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)

Most draws in a season : 23 draws

Tokushima Vortis (2022)

Most losses in a season : 34 losses

Ventforet Kofu (2001)

Fewest losses in a season : 2 losses

Kashiwa Reysol (2010)

Most goals in a game : 14 goals

Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)

Record win :

Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)

Highest scoring draw: 4-4

Tokushima Vortis 4-4 Giravanz Kitakyushu (22 August 2010)

Sagan Tosu 4-4 Yokohama FC (17 October 2010)

FC Gifu 4-4 Sagan Tosu (30 October 2011)

JEF United Chiba 4-4 Cerezo Osaka (1 April 2015)

FC Gifu 4-4 V-Varen Nagasaki (21 May 2017)

Omiya Ardija 4-4 Renofa Yamaguchi (26 August 2018)

SC Sagamihara 4-4 Mito HollyHock (3 October 2021)

Highest average attendance in a season : 30,339

Albirex Niigata (2003)

Highest attendance : 47,628

Shimizu S-Pulse 2-2 JEF United Chiba (16 July 2023)

J3 League

Updated to December 2nd, 2023.

Ranks

As of April 14th, 2024.^[3]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J3. In italic the ones who are still active in another league.

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Naoyuki Yamada	261	2014–2020, 2022–
2	Hiroki Higuchi	254	2015–
3	Akio Yoshida	251	2014–2022
4	Kei Munechika	245	2015–
5	Takashi Akiyama	231	2015–2022
5	Kazuki Arinaga	231	2014–2021
7	Kota Hoshi	226	2015–2020, 2022–2023
8	Naoto Ando	218	2014–2015, 2017–
9	Takuya Sugimoto	213	2014–
10	Ken Hisatomi	208	2014–2020
11	Takuto Hashimoto	203	2014–2020
12	Takuya Takahashi	201	2014–2015, 2017–2019, 2021–2023
13	Hayato Ikegaya	195	2016–
14	Shunta Takahashi	194	2014–2015, 2018–2023
15	Makoto Fukoin	190	2016–2020, 2023–
16	Keisuke Tanabe	189	2014–2017, 2019–2021
	Hiroshi Azuma		2016–2022
	Yu Tomidokoro		2014–2018, 2023–
19	Shunta Nishiyama	187	2014–
19	Yusei Kayanuma	187	2015–2018, 2020–
21	Kenji Dai	186	2015–2019, 2021–
	Rei Yonezawa		2015–2018, 2020–2023
	Ryota Iwabuchi		2015–2022, 2024–
24	Kazuya Oizumi	185	2014–2022
25	Tsugutoshi Oishi	184	2014–2016, 2019–2022

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Tsugutoshi Oishi	73	2014–2016, 2019–2022
2	Rei Yonezawa	68	2015–2018, 2020–2023
3	Hiroki Higuchi	52	2015–
4	Hayato Asakawa	45	2018–2021, 2023–
5	Noriaki Fujimoto	44	2016–2017, 2023
6	Kaito Taniguchi	42	2018–2020
7	Naoki Sanda	41	2019–
8	Yuichiro Edamoto	39	2014–2018, 2020–2021
8	Fernandinho	39	2014–2016, 2018–2020
10	Yuta Togashi	38	2015–2018, 2020–
11	Yosuke Kamigata	37	2016–2017, 2019–2023
11	Takuma Sonoda	37	2017, 2018, 2020–2022
13	Tomohiro Tanaka	36	2015–2019
13	Kosuke Fujioka	36	2021–
15	Kazuhito Kishida	35	2015, 2020
16	Taku Ushinohama	34	2016–2017, 2018, 2020–
	Hayate Take		2018–2020, 2024–
	Yu Tomidokoro		2014–2018, 2023–
	Tsubasa Yoshihira		2016, 2018–
	Ryota Iwabuchi		2015–2022, 2024–
21	Keita Tanaka	33	2014–2016, 2017, 2023–
21	Shota Kawanishi	33	2020–
23	Kazaki Nakagawa	32	2017–2018, 2022–2023
23	Shunta Takahashi	32	2014–2015, 2018–2023
24	Koji Suzuki	31	2014–2015

Individual

Most career goals : 73 goals

Tsugutoshi Oishi

Most career hat-tricks : 3 times

Tsugutoshi Oishi

Most career appearances : 255 appearances

Naoyuki Yamada

Most goals in a season : 32 goals

Kazuhito Kishida (2015)

Most hat-tricks in a season : 2 times

Kazuhito Kishida,

Takaki Fukimitsu (2015)

Noriaki Fujimoto (2017)

Tsugutoshi Oishi (2020)

Most goals in a game : 4 goals

Tsugutoshi Oishi for Fujieda MYFC vs Nagano Parceiro (30 March 2014)

Koji Suzuki for Machida Zelvia vs J. League U-22 Selection (26 April 2014)

Hiroki Higuchi for SC Sagamihara vs Fujieda MYFC (28 June 2015)

Yuta Togashi for FC Ryukyu vs SC Sagamihara (10 June 2018)

Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)

Youngest player : 15 years 5 months and 1 day

Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Nagano Parceiro (5 November 2016)

Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 10 months and 11 days

Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 2017)

Oldest player: 48 years 1 month 28 days

Teruyoshi Ito for Azul Claro Numazu vs SC Sagamihara (30 October 2022)

Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 11 months and 11 days

Hideo Hashimoto for FC Imabari vs Tegevajaro Miyazaki (2 May 2021)

Fastest hat-trick : 10 minutes

Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)

First scorer

Keisuke Endo for Machida Zelvia vs Fujieda MYFC (9 March 2014)

First hat-trick

Masao Tsuji for Zweigen Kanazawa vs YSCC Yokohama (29 March 2014)

Club

Most League championships : 2 times
- Blaublitz Akita (2017, 2020)
Longest uninterrupted spell in J3: 11 seasons (2014-present)
Most goals scored in a season : 96 goals
- Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
Fewest goals scored in a season : 15 goals
- YSCC Yokohama (2016)
Most goals conceded in a season : 71 goals
- J.League U-22 Selection (2015)
Fewest goals conceded in a season : 18 goals
- Machida Zelvia (2015)
- Blaublitz Akita (2020)
Biggest goal difference in a season : 60 goals
- Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
Most points in a season : 78 points
- Renofa Yamaguchi, Machida Zelvia (2015)
Fewest points in a season : 20 points
- YSCC Yokohama (2016)
Most wins in a season : 25 wins

Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)

Fewest wins in a season : 4 wins
- YSCC Yokohama (2014)
- Gainare Tottori (2017)
- Kamatamare Sanuki (2021)
Most draws in a season : 13 draws
- Fukushima United FC (2018)
- SC Sagamihara, Gainare Tottori (2023)
Most losses in a season : 23 losses
- YSCC Yokohama (2015)
Fewest losses in a season : 3 losses
- Blaublitz Akita (2020)
Most goals in a game : 10 goals
- FC Ryukyu 4-6 SC Sagamihara (8 November 2015)
- YSCC Yokohama 5-5 Gamba Osaka U-23 (16 August 2020)
- Kagoshima United FC 6-4 Gamba Osaka U-23 (13 December 2020)
Record win :
- Renofa Yamaguchi 8-0 J.League U-22 Selection (21 March 2015)
Highest scoring draw:
- YSCC Yokohama 5-5 Gamba Osaka U-23 (16 August 2020)
Highest average home attendance in a season : 8,401
- Matsumoto Yamaga (2022)
Highest home attendance : 16,027
- Roasso Kumamoto 1-0 Gamba Osaka U-23 (7 September 2019)

J. League Cup

As of March 5th, 2022

Ranks

As of October 21st, 2023.^[4]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in the J. League Cup. In italic the ones who are still active.

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Nobuhisa Yamada	109	1994, 1996–2013
2	Yuzo Kurihara	85	2002–2019
3	Hitoshi Sogahata	83	1998–2020
4	Naoki Matsuda	82	1996–2010
4	Daisuke Nasu	82	2002–2019
6	Takeshi Aoki	78	2001–2017
	Yuki Abe		1999–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2021
	Toru Araiba		1997–2014
	Yasuhito Endo		1998–2003, 2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2014–2020, 2022–
10	Teruyoshi Ito	77	1993–1994, 1997–2011, 2013
11	Yasuto Honda	75	1992–1994, 1996–2006
11	Ryoichi Maeda	75	2001–2006, 2009–2013, 2015–2018
13	Takuya Nozawa	74	1999–2017
13	Satoshi Yamaguchi	74	1996–2011
15	Norihisa Shimizu	73	1996–2011
16	Go Oiwa	71	1996–2010
	Teruyuki Moniwa		1998–2013, 2017
	Seigo Narazaki		1996–2016, 2018
	Yuhei Tokunaga		2003–2010, 2012–2019
20	Tetsuya Okayama	70	1992–1994, 1996–2006
	Naotake Hanyu		2002–2016
	Kazuma Watanabe		2009–2021
	Shinzo Koroki		2005–
	Daigo Nishi		2006–2023

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Hisato Sato	29	2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2016, 2018
2	Juninho	26	2005–2013
2	Masashi Nakayama	26	1994, 1996–2009, 2012
4	Akinori Nishizawa	25	1996–2000, 2003–2008
5	Marquinhos	24	2001–2015
5	Emerson	24	2000–2005
7	Yoshiyuki Hasegawa	23	1992–1994, 1996–2003
	Kazuma Watanabe		2009–2021
	Bismarck		1993–1994, 1996–2001, 2003
10	Edmilson	22	2004–2011
11	Ryoichi Maeda	21	2001–2006, 2009–2013, 2015–2018
	Ueslei		2000–2009
	Shinzo Koroki		2005–
14	Shun Nagasawa	19	2009–2010, 2014–2023
15	Sho Ito	18	2010–2021
16	Kazuyoshi Miura	17	1992–1994, 1996–1998, 1999–2005, 2007, 2020–2021
16	Tatsuya Tanaka	17	2001–2018
18	Wagner Lopes	16	1993–2000, 2001
18	Tadanari Lee	16	2005, 2007–2009, 2010–2011, 2013, 2014–2019
20	Akihiro Nagashima	15	1992–1994, 1997–2000
20	Koji Yamase	15	2000–2012
22	Atsushi Yanagisawa	14	1996–2003, 2006–2014
	Washington		2005–2007
	Edílson		1996–1997, 2002–2003
	Leandro		2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2014–2018
	Shoji Jo		1996–1999, 2000–2002
	Tetsuya Okayama		1992–2006
	Masanobu Matsunami		1993–2005
	Yuya Osako		2009–2013, 2021–

Individual

Most career goals : 29 goals

Hisato Sato

Most career appearances : 109 appearances

Nobuhisa Yamada

Most goals in a season : 9 goals

Washington (2006)

Most goals in a game : 4 goals

Shun Nagasawa for Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus (4 April 2018)

Washington for Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale (3 June 2006)

Wagner Lopes for Shonan Bellmare vs Vegalta Sendai (19 March 1997)

Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe (8 March 1997)

Bismarck for Tokyo Verdy vs Gamba Osaka (3 August 1994)

Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 20 days

Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka (27 March 2004)

Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 9 months and 18 days

Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo vs Albirex Niigata (14 March 2018)

Oldest player : 54 years 2 months and 23 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds (19 May 2021)

Oldest goalscorer : 42 years 9 months and 9 days

Yukio Tsuchiya for Ventforet Kofu vs Vissel Kobe (10 May 2017)

First scorer

Kazuyoshi Miura for Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers (16 October 1992)

Club

Most League championships : 6 times
- Kashima Antlers (1997, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2015)
Most goals in a game : 10 goals
- Shimizu S-Pulse 4.6 Nagoya Grampus (30 August 2000)
Record win :
- Cerezo Osaka 8-1 Avispa Fukuoka (3 July 1996)
- Kashima Antlers 7-0 Consadole Sapporo (18 October 1997)
Highest home attendance : 56,064
- Kashima Antlers 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds (4 November 2002)

All-time J1 League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Played on 2022 at
1	Kashima Antlers	1024	561	155	308	1749	1211	+538	1838	J1 League
2	Yokohama F. Marinos	1024	508	180	336	1643	1233	+410	1704
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	994	457	174	363	1526	1319	+207	1545
4	Nagoya Grampus	990	448	162	380	1475	1370	+105	1506
5	Gamba Osaka	990	445	155	390	1640	1459	+181	1490
6	Shimizu S-Pulse	990	421	167	402	1415	1459	−44	1430
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	960	411	165	384	1390	1279	+111	1398
8	Júbilo Iwata	848	391	142	315	1374	1170	+204	1315
9	Kashiwa Reysol	842	363	144	335	1261	1217	+44	1233
10	Kawasaki Frontale	646	340	134	172	1193	813	+380	1154
11	FC Tokyo	732	307	157	268	1007	934	+73	1078
12	Cerezo Osaka	744	306	133	305	1117	1120	−3	1051
13	Vissel Kobe	794	266	163	365	1056	1250	−194	961
14	JEF United Chiba	578	227	70	281	874	980	−106	751	J2 League
15	Tokyo Verdy	476	226	43	207	767	713	+54	721
16	Albirex Niigata	472	156	115	201	557	679	−122	583
17	Shonan Bellmare	532	166	83	283	663	908	−245	581	J1 League
18	Vegalta Sendai	472	144	122	206	561	686	−125	554	J2 League
19	Sagan Tosu	378	133	107	138	443	479	−36	506	J1 League
20	Omiya Ardija	408	129	104	175	455	579	−124	491	J2 League
21	Oita Trinita	370	108	88	174	387	512	−125	412	J2 League
22	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	370	110	68	192	472	653	−181	398	J1 League
23	Kyoto Sanga	386	112	53	221	428	678	−250	389	J1 League
24	Yokohama Flügels	228	117	0	111	375	373	+2	351	Defunct
25	Avispa Fukuoka	360	94	51	215	384	642	−258	333	J1 League
26	Ventforet Kofu	272	69	73	130	255	404	−149	280	J2 League
27	Montedio Yamagata	136	30	36	70	108	199	−91	126
28	Yokohama FC	106	19	19	68	89	203	−114	76
29	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	68	13	20	35	51	94	−43	59	J3 League
30	Tokushima Vortis	72	13	11	48	50	129	−79	50	J2 League
31	V-Varen Nagasaki	34	8	6	20	39	59	−20	30	J2 League

Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2022, after the end of the 2022 season. Source: J.League

References

J.League

Champions (J1 League · J2 League · J3 League) · Records and statistics · Historical goals

Seasons

J1 League seasons (1993–present)	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
J2 League seasons (1999–present)	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
J3 League seasons (2014–present)	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Clubs

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama Fujieda MYFC Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Kagoshima United FC Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shimizu S-Pulse Thespa Gunma Tochigi SC Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama FC
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori FC Gifu Giravanz Kitakyushu FC Imabari Iwate Grulla Morioka Kamatamare Sanuki Kataller Toyama Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club Omiya Ardija FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Vanraure Hachinohe YSCC Yokohama Zweigen Kanazawa
Former	Yokohama Flügels J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23

Players

Managers

J.League managers
- current

Referees

J.League referees

Awards (Monthly MVP · MVP Award · Best XI · Top Scorer · Rookie of the Year · Manager of the Year)

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present
Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present
Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present
(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–1998
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present
Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present
Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Regional Champions League Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present
JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
J.League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2024
J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama Fujieda MYFC Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Kagoshima United FC Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shimizu S-Pulse Thespakusatsu Gunma Tochigi SC Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama FC
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu FC Imabari Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Iwate Grulla Morioka Kamatamare Sanuki Kataller Toyama Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club Omiya Ardija FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Vanraure Hachinohe YSCC Yokohama Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Reilac Shiga Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Kochi United Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori Sony Sendai FC Tiamo Hirakata Tochigi City Tokyo Musashino United Suzuka Point Getters Veertien Mie Verspah Oita
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 Kagura Shimane