2020 J1 League

The 2020 J1 League, also known as the 2020 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2020 明治安田生命J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2020 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 28th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The league began play on 21 February 2020. For this season, the league was planned to have season break to avoid clash with 2020 Summer Olympics due to be starting from June to August, as the Olympics have been postponed to a year.[1]

Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Season2020
Dates21-23 February
4 July – 5 December 2020 (ongoing)
Relegatednone (for season 2020 only)
← 2019
2021 →

Yokohama F. Marinos are the defending champions while Kashiwa Reysol and Yokohama FC entered the league as promoted teams from the 2019 J2 League, replacing Júbilo Iwata and Matsumoto Yamaga who were relegated to the 2020 J2 League.

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

On February 25, all J.League matches until March 15 were postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] After that, it was announced that it would be postponed until March 29.[3] On March 19, the J.League announced no relegation would take place for the 2020 season, with the J1 League expanding to 20 clubs for the 2021 season.[4] On March 25, announced that it would be Suspended April 3 to May 6.[5]

On April 3, decided to starting over the official game schedule, which aims to gradually resume J3 from April 25, J2 from May 2, and J1 from May 9. Note that, considering a new schedule in the future, but it will resume it at least one month later and later in the month.[6] The season is projected to resume on 4 July.[7]

Clubs
Locations of the 2020 J1 League teams
Greater Tokyo Area J1 League teams

For the 2020 season, there were only two changes in the league. Kashiwa Reysol returned as the 2019 J2 League champions and Yokohama FC as runners-up after 13 seasons absence from the top tier of Japanese football. They replaced Matsumoto Yamaga (one season in J1) and Júbilo Iwata (four seasons in J1), who were relegated to the 2020 J2 League.

Meanwhile, Shonan Bellmare remained in the J1 League after defeating Tokushima Vortis in the 2019 J2 League playoff final.

Club Location Stadium Capacity Last Season
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Hokkaido Sapporo Dome

Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium

 41,484

20,861

 J1 (10th)
Vegalta Sendai Miyagi Prefecture Yurtec Stadium Sendai 19,694 J1 (11th)
Kashima Antlers Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728 J1 (3rd)
Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama Prefecture Saitama Stadium 2002 63,700 J1 (14th)
Kashiwa Reysol Chiba Prefecture Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium 15,900 J2 (Champion)
FC Tokyo Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970 J1 (2nd)
Yokohama FC Kanagawa Prefecture MItsuzawa Stadium 15,046 J2 (2nd)
Yokohama F. Marinos Nissan Stadium 72,327 J1 (Champion)
Shonan Bellmare BMW Stadium Hiratsuka 18,500 J1 (16th)
Kawasaki Frontale Todoroki Stadium 26,232 J1 (4th)
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka Prefecture IAI Stadium 20,339 J1 (12th)
Nagoya Grampus Aichi Prefecture Paloma Mizuho Stadium

Toyota Stadium

 27,001

45,000

 J1 (13th)
Gamba Osaka Osaka Prefecture Panasonic Stadium Suita 39,694 J1 (7th)
Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Stadium

Kincho Stadium

 47,853

18,007

 J1 (5th)
Vissel Kobe Hyōgo Prefecture Noevir Stadium 30,132 J1 (8th)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Edion Stadium 36,894 J1 (6th)
Oita Trinita Ōita Prefecture Showa Denko Dome Oita 40,000 J1 (9th)
Sagan Tosu Saga Prefecture Ekimae Stadium 24,130 J1 (15th)

Personnel and kits
Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Mihailo Petrović[8] Kappa
Vegalta Sendai Takashi Kiyama[9] Adidas
Kashima Antlers Antônio Carlos Zago[10] Nike
Urawa Red Diamonds Tsuyoshi Otsuki[11] Nike
Kashiwa Reysol Nelsinho Baptista[12] YONEX
FC Tokyo Kenta Hasegawa[13] Umbro
Yokohama FC Takahiro Shimotaira[14] Soccer Junky
Yokohama F. Marinos Ange Postecoglou[15] Adidas
Shonan Bellmare Bin Ukishima[16] Penalty
Kawasaki Frontale Toru Oniki[17] Puma
Shimizu S-Pulse Peter Cklamovski[18] Puma
Nagoya Grampus Massimo Ficcadenti[19] Mizuno
Gamba Osaka Tsuneyasu Miyamoto[20] Umbro
Cerezo Osaka Miguel Ángel Lotina[21] Puma
Vissel Kobe Thorsten Fink[22] Asics
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshi Jofuku[23] Nike
Oita Trinita Tomohiro Katanosaka[24] Puma
Sagan Tosu Kim Myung-hwi[25] New Balance

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of
appointment

Foreign players

As of 2020 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad.[26] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Former players
Consadole Sapporo Anderson Lopes Douglas Oliveira Lucas Fernandes Jay Bothroyd Kim Min-tae Chanathip Songkrasin Kawin Thamsatchanan
Vegalta Sendai Pará Isaac Cuenca Kim Jung-ya Alexandre Guedes Simão Mate Junior Jakub Słowik
Kashima Antlers Kwoun Sun-tae Everaldo Juan Alano Léo Silva
Urawa Red Diamonds Ewerton Fabrício Leonardo Maurício Antônio Thomas Deng Quenten Martinus
FC Tokyo Adaílton Arthur Silva Diego Oliveira Leandro Joan Oumari
Kawasaki Frontale Diogo Mateus Jesiel Leandro Damião Jung Sung-ryong
Yokohama F. Marinos Edigar Junio Erik Marcos Júnior Thiago Martins Park Iru-gyu Theerathon Bunmathan
Shonan Bellmare Lelêu Tarik Elyounoussi
Kashiwa Reysol Cristiano Júnior Santos Matheus Sávio Richardson Michael Olunga Kim Seung-gyu
Shimizu S-Pulse Carlinhos Junior Elsinho Junior Dutra Neto Volpi Renato Augusto Valdo Hwang Seok-ho Jong Tae-se Teerasil Dangda Erick Noriega
Yokohama FC Leandro Domingues Maguinho Calvin Jong-a-Pin Ibba Laajab
Nagoya Grampus Gabriel Xavier João Schmidt Mateus Mitchell Langerak Oh Jae-Suk
Gamba Osaka Ademilson Patric Kim Young-gwon Shin Won-ho Jefferson Tabinas Lee Yun-oh
Cerezo Osaka Bruno Mendes Lucas Mineiro Pierce Waring Leandro Desábato Matej Jonjić Ahn Joon-soo Kim Jin-hyeon Tawan Khotrsupho
Vissel Kobe Dankler Douglas Thomas Vermaelen Andrés Iniesta Sergi Samper
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Douglas Vieira Ezequiel Leandro Pereira Rhayner
Sagan Tosu Eduardo Tiago Alves An Yong-woo Cho Dong-geon Kim Min-ho Park Jeong-su Ryang Yong-gi Renzo Lopez Wang Jianan
Oita Trinita Mun Kyung-gun

League table

It was decided on 19 March to change the format regarding the rules for promotion/relegation for the end of the season for the J1, J2 and J3 leagues,[27] such that there would be no relegation this season, that two clubs from the J2 League would be promoted to the 2021 J-League, and that two clubs from the J3 League would be promoted to the 2021 J2 League (subject to licensing regulations).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
and 2020 Emperor's Cup semi-finals [lower-alpha 1]
2 Kashiwa Reysol 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3
3 FC Tokyo 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
4 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5 Gamba Osaka 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
6 Cerezo Osaka 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
7 Nagoya Grampus 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Vegalta Sendai 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Vissel Kobe 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Yokohama FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Sagan Tosu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Shonan Bellmare 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
14 Yokohama F. Marinos 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
15 Oita Trinita 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
16 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
18 Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points
  1. Due to the coronavirus pandemic in Japan, the Japan Football Association reduced the number of participating teams in the 2020 Emperor's Cup, with the only two professional teams participating being the 2020 J1 League champions and runners-up. As they are the only two participating teams which can pass the club licensing requirements for the AFC Champions League, regardless of the cup winners, the league runners-up and 3rd place will qualify as Japan 2 and Japan 3 respectively (AFC Champions League group stage), and the 4th place will qualify as Japan 4 (AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs).

Results table
Home \ Away ANT BEL CER CON FMA FRO GAM GRA REY RED SAG SFR SSP TOK TRI VEG VIS YFC
Kashima Antlers —
Shonan Bellmare — 2–3
Cerezo Osaka — 1–0
Consadole Sapporo —
Yokohama F. Marinos — 1–2
Kawasaki Frontale — 0–0
Gamba Osaka —
Nagoya Grampus —
Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 —
Urawa Red Diamonds —
Sagan Tosu —
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 —
Shimizu S-Pulse — 1–3
FC Tokyo —
Oita Trinita —
Vegalta Sendai 1–1 —
Vissel Kobe — 1–1
Yokohama FC —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: 2020 J1 League
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 34,521 34,521 34,521 34,521 +27.8%†
2 Vissel Kobe 25,059 25,059 25,059 25,059 +16.6%†
3 Kawasaki Frontale 21,117 21,117 21,117 21,117 −9.3%†
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18,713 18,713 18,713 18,713 +34.8%†
5 Shimizu S-Pulse 17,549 17,549 17,549 17,549 +16.7%†
6 Cerezo Osaka 15,535 15,535 15,535 15,535 −27.8%†
7 Vegalta Sendai 13,968 13,968 13,968 13,968 −6.7%†
8 Shonan Bellmare 13,071 13,071 13,071 13,071 +7.8%†
9 Kashiwa Reysol 12,468 12,468 12,468 12,468 +31.6%†
10 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
10 Kashima Antlers 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
10 FC Tokyo 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
10 Yokohama FC 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
10 Nagoya Grampus 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
10 Gamba Osaka 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
10 Sagan Tosu 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
10 Oita Trinita 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
League total 172,001 34,521 13,071 19,111 −7.9%†

Updated to games played on 23 February 2020
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Promoted from J2

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