J1 League
Musim2023
Tanggal17 February – 3 December 2023
Jumlah pertandingan124
Jumlah gol313 
(2,52 per pertandingan)
Pencetak gol
terbanyak
Yuya Osako (10 goals)
Kemenangan kandang
terbesar
Yokohama F. Marinos 5–0 Yokohama FC
(8 April 2023)
Kemenangan tandang
terbesar
Sagan Tosu 1–5 Shonan Bellmare
(18 February 2023)

Kashima Antlers 1–5 Vissel Kobe
(15 April 2023)
Pertandingan terbanyak golHC Sapporo 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale
(1 April 2023)
Menang beruntun terpanjang5 matches
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Tak kalah
beruntun terpanjang
9 matches
Nagoya Grampus
Tak menang beruntun terpanjang10 matches
Yokohama FC
Kalah beruntun
terpanjang
5 matches
Gamba Osaka
Jumlah penonton
tertinggi
56,705[1]
FC Tokyo 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale
(12 May 2023)
Jumlah penonton
terendah
3,935[1]
Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
(15 April 2023)
Jumlah penonton
keseluruhan
2,142,646[1]
Rata-rata
jumlah penonton
17,279[1]
2022
2024 →
Seluruh statistik akurat per 20 May 2023.

The 2023 J1 League, also known as the 2023 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Jepang: 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.

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

2023 J1 League teams in Keihanshin
Club Location Stadium Capacity[5] Previous season rank
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Hokkaido Sapporo Dome 38,794 J1 (10th)
Albirex Niigata Niigata Prefecture Denka Big Swan Stadium 41,684   J2 (1st)
Kashima Antlers Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Soccer Stadium 39,170 J1 (4th)
Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama Prefecture Saitama Stadium 2002 62,010 J1 (9th)
Kashiwa Reysol Chiba Prefecture Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium 15,109 J1 (7th)
FC Tokyo Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 47,851 J1 (6th)
Kawasaki Frontale Kanagawa Prefecture Todoroki Stadium 26,827 J1 (2nd)
Yokohama F. Marinos Nissan Stadium 71,822 J1 (1st)
Yokohama FC Mitsuzawa Stadium 15,444   J2 (2nd)
Shonan Bellmare Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka 15,380 J1 (12th)
Nagoya Grampus Aichi Prefecture Toyota Stadium 43,739 J1 (8th)
Kyoto Sanga Kyoto Prefecture Sanga Stadium by Kyocera 21,623 J1 (16th)
Gamba Osaka Osaka Prefecture Panasonic Stadium Suita 39,694 J1 (15th)
Cerezo Osaka Yodoko Sakura Stadium 24,481 J1 (5th)
Vissel Kobe Hyōgo Prefecture Noevir Stadium 28,996 J1 (13th)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Edion Stadium 35,909 J1 (3rd)
Avispa Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture Best Denki Stadium 21,562 J1 (14th)
Sagan Tosu Saga Prefecture Ekimae Stadium 24,130 J1 (11th)

Personnel and kits

Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo   Mihailo Petrović   Hiroki Miyazawa   Mizuno Ishiya
Albirex Niigata   Rikizo Matsuhashi   Yuto Horigome   Adidas Kameda Seika
Kashima Antlers   Daiki Iwamasa   Shoma Doi   Nike LIXIL
Urawa Red Diamonds   Maciej Skorża   Hiroki Sakai   Nike Polus
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Kashiwa Reysol   Nelsinho Baptista   Taiyo Koga   Yonex Hitachi
FC Tokyo   Albert Puig   Masato Morishige   New Balance Mixi
Yokohama F. Marinos   Kevin Muscat   Takuya Kida   Adidas Nissan
Yokohama FC   Shuhei Yomoda   Gabriel   Puma Onodera Group
Kawasaki Frontale   Toru Oniki   Kento Tachibanada   Puma Fujitsu
Shonan Bellmare   Satoshi Yamaguchi   Kazuki Oiwa   Penalty RiPTy
Nagoya Grampus   Kenta Hasegawa   Sho Inagaki   Mizuno Toyota GR 86
Kyoto Sanga   Cho Kwi-jae   Temma Matsuda   Puma Kyocera
Gamba Osaka   Dani Poyatos   Takashi Usami   Hummel Panasonic
Cerezo Osaka   Akio Kogiku   Hiroshi Kiyotake   Puma Yanmar
Vissel Kobe   Takayuki Yoshida   Andrés Iniesta   Asics Rakuten Mobile
Sanfrecce Hiroshima   Michael Skibbe   Sho Sasaki   Nike Edion
Avispa Fukuoka   Shigetoshi Hasebe   Tatsuki Nara   Yonex Shin Nihon Seiyaku
Sagan Tosu   Kenta Kawai   Naoyuki Fujita   New Balance Kimura Information
Technology

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Urawa Red Diamonds   Ricardo Rodriguez[6] Resigned 5 November 2022 Pre-season   Maciej Skorża[7] 10 November 2022
Gamba Osaka   Hiroshi Matsuda[8] 23 November 2022   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   Lucas Fernandes   Milan Tučić   Kim Gun-hee   Gu Sung-yun   Supachok Sarachat
Albirex Niigata   Danilo Gomes   Gustavo Nescau   Thomas Deng   Kazuyoshi Shimabuku
Kashima Antlers   Arthur Caíke   Diego Pituca   Blessing Eleke   Kim Min-tae   Kwoun Sun-tae   Park Eui-jeong
Urawa Red Diamonds   Alexander Scholz   José Kanté   Alex Schalk   Bryan Linssen   Marius Høibråten   David Moberg Karlsson
Kashiwa Reysol   Bueno   Douglas   Diego   Matheus Sávio   Jay-Roy Grot
FC Tokyo   Adaílton   Diego Oliveira   Leandro   Henrique Trevisan   Pedro Perotti   Jakub Słowik
Yokohama F. Marinos   Marcos Júnior   Élber   Anderson Lopes   Eduardo   Yan Matheus
Yokohama FC   Gabriel   Saulo Mineiro   Marcelo Ryan   Mateus Moraes   Yuri   Caprini   Svend Brodersen   Nguyễn Công Phượng
Kawasaki Frontale   Leandro Damião   Jesiel   João Schmidt   Marcinho   Jung Sung-ryong   Chanathip Songkrasin
Shonan Bellmare   Song Bum-keun   Tarik Elyounoussi   Mikel Agu
Nagoya Grampus   Mitchell Langerak   Thales   Mateus   Naldinho   Kasper Junker
Kyoto Sanga   Alan Cariús   Paulinho Bóia   Patric   Michael Woud   Warner Hahn
Gamba Osaka   Dawhan   Juan Alano   Neta Lavi   Issam Jebali   Kwon Kyung-won
Cerezo Osaka   Jordy Croux   Capixaba   Léo Ceará   Matej Jonjić   Kim Jin-hyeon   Yang Han-been
Vissel Kobe   Jean Patric   Lincoln   Matheus Thuler   Phelipe   Andrés Iniesta   Sergi Samper   Stefan Mugoša
Sanfrecce Hiroshima   Douglas Vieira   Ezequiel   Pieros Sotiriou   Nassim Ben Khalifa
Avispa Fukuoka   Douglas Grolli   Lukian   Wellington
Sagan Tosu   Teddy Akumu   Hwang Seok-ho   Koh Bang-jo   Ueom Ye-hoon

League table

Templat:2023 J1 League table

Results table

Kandang \ Tandang ALB ANT AVI BEL CER CON GAM GRA KWF KSA RED REY SAG SFR TOK VIS YFC YFM
Albirex Niigata 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–1
Kashima Antlers 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–5
Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Shonan Bellmare 0–2 2–4 4–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1
Cerezo Osaka 2–2 0–1 2–3 a 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 2–2 3–4 2–1 5–1 1–3 2–0
Gamba Osaka 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2
Nagoya Grampus 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–2
Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2
Kyoto Sanga 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–3 2–0 0–3
Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 0–2
Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–1
Sagan Tosu 2–0 1–5 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
FC Tokyo 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–1
Vissel Kobe 0–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–3
Yokohama FC 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–4 0–1 2–1 1–4 0–3
Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 5–0
Diperbarui hingga pertandingan tanggal 20 May 2023. Sumber: J1 League
Warna: Biru = tim tuan rumah menang; Kuning = seri; Merah = tim tamu menang.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Per 20 May 2023.
Rank Player Club Goals[12][13]
1   Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe 10
2   Yuya Asano Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 8
3   Ryotaro Ito Albirex Niigata 7
  Kasper Junker Nagoya Grampus
  Anderson Lopes Yokohama F. Marinos
  Shuto Machino Shonan Bellmare
  Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers
8   Takuro Kaneko Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 6
  Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC
  Yuya Yamagishi Avispa Fukuoka

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
  Yuki Ohashi Shonan Bellmare Sagan Tosu 5–1 (A) 18 February 2023 [14]
  Shuto Machino4 Gamba Osaka 4–1 (H) 1 April 2023 [15]
  Ryotaro Ito Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 (H) 15 April 2023 [16]
Notes
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals
  • (H) – Home team
  • (A) – Away team

Top assists

Per 20 May 2023.
Rank Player Club Assists[13][17]
1   Élber Yokohama F. Marinos 6
  Yoshinori Muto Vissel Kobe
3   Kota Mizunuma Yokohama F. Marinos 5
4   Ezequiel Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4
  Yuta Higuchi Kashima Antlers
  Akihiro Ienaga Kawasaki Frontale
  Takuro Kaneko Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
  Yan Matheus Yokohama F. Marinos
9   Juan Alano Gamba Osaka 3
  Shuto Machino Shonan Bellmare
  Ryoya Morishita Nagoya Grampus
  Hotaka Nakamura FC Tokyo
  Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
  Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe
  Takahiro Sekine Urawa Red Diamonds
  Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers
  Ryosuke Yamanaka Cerezo Osaka
  Koya Yuruki Vissel Kobe

Clean sheets

Per 20 May 2023.
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Daiya Maekawa Vissel Kobe 8
2   Tomoki Hayakawa Kashima Antlers 7
3   Mitchell Langerak Nagoya Grampus 6
4   Keisuke Osako Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5
  Park Il-gyu Sagan Tosu
6   Kim Jin-hyeon Cerezo Osaka 4
  Shusaku Nishikawa Urawa Red Diamonds
8   Takumi Nagaishi Avispa Fukuoka 3
9   Svend Brodersen Yokohama FC 2
  Naoto Kamifukumoto Kawasaki Frontale
  Ryosuke Kojima Albirex Niigata
  Kenta Matsumoto Kashiwa Reysol
  Masaaki Murakami Avispa Fukuoka
  Jakub Słowik FC Tokyo
  Tomoya Wakahara Kyoto Sanga

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 27[20]
    • Yokohama FC
  • Most red cards: 4[21]
    • Kawasaki Frontale

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Monthly MVP Goal of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
February/March   Takayuki Yoshida Vissel Kobe   Ryotaro Ito Albirex Niigata   Ryonosuke Kabayama Sagan Tosu [22][23][24]
April   Michael Skibbe Sanfrecce Hiroshima   Douglas Vieira Sanfrecce Hiroshima   Ryoma Watanabe FC Tokyo [25][26][27]

See also

References

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  4. ^ "League Structure and Competition Format from 2024 Season Unify the number of clubs in each category to 20 League Cup changed to a knockout competition with participation of all J1, J2 and J3 clubs". Japan Professional Football League. 21 December 2022. Diakses tanggal 9 February 2023. 
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  16. ^ "Ryotaro Ito unstoppable as stoppage time brace completes hat trick for Niigata win". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 15 April 2023. Diakses tanggal 15 April 2023. 
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  22. ^ "Takayuki Yoshida awarded Manager of the Month for leading Vissel Kobe to the top of J1". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 19 April 2023. Diakses tanggal 19 April 2023. 
  23. ^ "Ryotaro Ito named Konami Monthly MVP after fantastic start to season in Niigata". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 19 April 2023. Diakses tanggal 19 April 2023. 
  24. ^ "Ryonosuke Kabayama's spectacular run and finish earns him Goal of the Month". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 19 April 2023. Diakses tanggal 19 April 2023. 
  25. ^ "Michael Skibbe wins Manager of the Month for April after leading Sanfrecce into title hunt". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 17 May 2023. Diakses tanggal 17 May 2023. 
  26. ^ "Douglas Vieira wins April Konami Monthly MVP for goal scoring heroics". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 17 May 2023. Diakses tanggal 17 May 2023. 
  27. ^ "Ryoma Watanabe's breathtaking finish wins Konami Goal of the Month for April". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 17 May 2023. Diakses tanggal 17 May 2023. 

Templat:2023 in Japanese football Templat:2022–23 in Asian football (AFC)

Templat:Japanese Club Football