2025 in Japanese football

Football in Japan
Season2025
Men's football
J1 LeagueKashima Antlers
J2 LeagueMito HollyHock
J3 LeagueTochigi City FC
JFLHonda FC
Emperor's CupMachida Zelvia
JL CupSanfrecce Hiroshima
Super CupSanfrecce Hiroshima
Women's football
Nadeshiko Division 1NGU Loveledge Nagoya
Nadeshiko Division 2Vonds Ichihara

This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2025 season.

National teams

See also: Japan Football Association

Men's

Senior

20 March FIFA World Cup qualification 3R Japan  2–0  Bahrain Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9
  • Kamada 66'
  • Kubo 87'
 Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 58,137
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
25 March FIFA World Cup qualification 3R Japan  0–0  Saudi Arabia Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 58,003
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)
5 June FIFA World Cup qualification 3R Australia  1–0  Japan Perth, Australia
19:10 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Perth Stadium
Attendance: 57,226
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
10 June FIFA World Cup qualification 3R Japan  6–0  Indonesia Suita, Japan
19:35 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 33,661
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
8 July EAFF E-1 Championship Japan  6–1  Hong Kong Yongin, South Korea
19:24 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium
Attendance: 687
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
12 July EAFF E-1 Championship Japan  2–0  China Yongin, South Korea
19:24 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium
Attendance: 1,661
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
15 July EAFF E-1 Championship South Korea  0–1  Japan Yongin, South Korea
19:24 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium
Attendance: 18,418
Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)
6 September Friendly Mexico  0–0  Japan Oakland, United States
19:00 UTC−7 Montes  90+2' Report Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 45,278
Referee: Rubiel Vazquéz (United States)
9 September Friendly United States  2–0  Japan Columbus, United States
19:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,192
Referee: Bryan Lopez (Guatemala)
10 October Kirin Challenge Cup Japan  2–2  Paraguay Suita, Japan
19:20 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 34,169
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
14 October Kirin Challenge Cup Japan  3–2  Brazil Chōfu, Japan
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 44,920
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
14 November Kirin Challenge Cup Japan  2–0  Ghana Toyota, Japan
19:20 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 40,030
Referee: Ben Abraham (Australia)
18 November Kirin Challenge Cup Japan  3–0  Bolivia Tokyo, Japan
19:15 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 53,508
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

U-22

25 July Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup Saudi Arabia  1–5  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5
  • Khadhari 28'
 Report
  • Nwadike 6'
  • Yada 45+3'
  • Inoue 56'
  • Shinkawa 90+1'
  • Yasuno 90+5'
 Stadium: JAR Stadium
28 July Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup Uzbekistan  0–2  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: JAR Stadium

U-23

3 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual. Japan  3–0  Afghanistan Yangon, Myanmar
19:00 UTC+6:30
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 340
Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)
6 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual. Myanmar  1–2  Japan Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+6:30
  • Swan Htet 80'
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
9 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual. Japan  6–1  Kuwait Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
19:00 UTC+6:30
  • Kawai 19', 40', 56'
  • Nwadike 32' (pen.)
  • Yada 42'
  • Goto 90+4'
  • Boodai 10'
 Attendance: 85
Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

U-20

7 February Friendly Japan  2–1  Australia Chiba
18:50 UTC+9
Stadium: JFA YUME Field
14 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS Japan  3–0  Thailand Shenzhen, China
17:15 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Attendance: 184
Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)
17 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS Syria  2–2  Japan Shenzhen, China
15:00 UTC+8
  • Al-Mustafa 10'
  • Soufi 33'
 Report
Stadium: Longhua Cultural and Sports Center
Attendance: 468
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
20 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS Japan  1–1  South Korea Shenzhen, China
15:00 UTC+8
  • Kanda 28'
 Report
  • Kim Tae-won 90+1'
 Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Attendance: 277
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
23 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF Iran  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		  Japan Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
  • Ogura 30'
 Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Attendance: 1,826
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Penalties
  • Aali
  • Shahrabadi
  • Shakouri
  • Hassani
  • Andarz
26 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup SF Australia  2–0  Japan Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Attendance: 1,363
Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)
20 March Friendly France  1–3  Japan Benidorm, Spain
16:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor
24 March Friendly Japan  1–1  United States Benidorm, Spain
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor
4 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS Congo  0–2  Japan Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2 Report
  • Kanda 56', 58'
 Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari (Saudi Arabia)
7 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS Japan  1–1
(3–4 p)		  Mexico Avignon, France
14:00 UTC+2
  • Nishihara 32'
 Report
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
Penalties
10 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS Denmark  3–0  Japan Aubagne, France
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
14 June Maurice Revello Tournament 5th p.p. Mali  3–2  Japan Noves, France
17:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Stade du Moulin
Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari (Saudi Arabia)

U-18

1 June UEFA Friendship Cup GS Portugal  1–1
(3–4 p)		  Japan Nyon, Switzerland
16:00 UTC+2
  • Nakayama 64'
 Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
Referee: Maxime Odiet (Switzerland)
4 June UEFA Friendship Cup GS Japan  3–3
(1–3 p)		  Senegal Nyon, Switzerland
16:00 UTC+2
  • Onishi 8'
  • Tanaka 15'
  • Nakatsumi 28'
  • Kandé 27'
  • Cissé 55'
  • Sy 63'
 Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
Referee: Jonathan Jaussi (Switzerland)
7 June UEFA Friendship Cup GS Japan  4–1  Uruguay Nyon, Switzerland
10:30 UTC+2
  • ? 18' (o.g.)
  • Wada 70'
  • Onishi 80'
  • Nakayama 83'
 Report
  • Domínguez 86'
 Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
10 June UEFA Friendship Cup 3rd place match France  3–0  Japan Nyon, Switzerland
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

U-17

17 February Friendly Cerro Porteño 0–1  Japan Ypané, Paraguay
07:30 UTC−3 Report
  • Minato Yoshida 47'
 Stadium: Parque Azulgrana
19 February Friendly Paraguay  2–3  Japan Ypané, Paraguay
18:15 UTC−3
  • Pedro Villalba 26', 37'
 Report
  • Yuito Kamo 6'
  • Hiroto Asada 68', 90+5'
 Stadium: CARFEM
21 February Friendly Paraguay  0–3  Japan Ypané, Paraguay
18:00 UTC−3 Report
  • Mibuki Kasai 51', 63'
  • Yuzuki Kobayashi 88'
 Stadium: CARFEM
4 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Japan  4–1  United Arab Emirates Taif, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3
  • Minato Yoshida 3', 15'
  • Yuito Kamo 34'
  • Hiroto Asada 83'
 Report
  • Faysal Mohammed 71'
 Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
7 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Vietnam  1–1  Japan Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Minato Yoshida 13'
 Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium
Referee: Morteza Mansourian (Iran)
10 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Japan  2–3  Australia Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3
  • Asuto Fujita 7'
  • Daichi Tani 86'
 Report
  • Miles Miliner 51'
  • Max Anastasio 71'
  • Alexander Garbowski 74'
 Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
13 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF Japan  2–2
(2–3 p)		  Saudi Arabia Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3
  • Taiga Seguchi 9' (pen.)
  • Hiroto Asada 72'
 Report
  • Abu Baker Saeed 17' (pen.)
  • Sabri Dahal 37'
 Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium
Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia)
Penalties
  • Hiroto Asada
  • Minato Yoshida
  • Yuito Kamo
  • Shota Fujii
  • Ryota Hariu
  • Nasser Al-Fihani
  • Yazeed Al-Dosari
  • Thari Saeed
  • Maher Tawashi
5 June Friendly Canada  1–4  Japan Valencia, Spain
12:30 UTC+2
  • ? 54'
 Report
Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center
6 June Friendly Morocco  0–2  Japan La Nucia, Spain
12:30 UTC+2 Report
  • Hiroto Asada 7'
  • Ryota Seo 50'
 Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
8 June Friendly Sweden  1–0  Japan Valencia, Spain
11:00 UTC+2
  • Ahmed Saeed 16'
 Report Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center
10 June Friendly United States  3–0  Japan Valencia, Spain
12:00 UTC+2
  • ? 9', 43', 59'
 Report Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center
3 September Tournoi de Limoges Japan  1–0  Portugal Limoges, France
15:00 UTC+2 Ryota Seo 9' Report Stadium: Stade de Beaublanc
5 September Tournoi de Limoges Saudi Arabia  1–3  Japan Limoges, France
15:00 UTC+2
  • Goal 35'
 Report
  • Hiroto Asada 20'
  • Daichi Tani 57'
  • Simon Yu Mendy 72'
 Stadium: Stade de Beaublanc
7 September Tournoi de Limoges France  1–1
(5–4 p)		  Japan Limoges, France
18:00 UTC+2
  • Goal 13'
 Report
  • Minato Yoshida 50'
 Stadium: Stade de Beaublanc
11 September IYS in Niigata Japan  0–1  Wales Shibata
15:00 UTC+9 Report
  • Goal 67'
 Stadium: Green Stadium Shibata
13 September IYS in Niigata Niigata U-17 Selection 2–1  Japan Shibata
15:00 UTC+9
  • Goal 15'
  • Goal 82'
 Report
  • Kakeru Saito 89'
 Stadium: Green Stadium Shibata
15 September IYS in Niigata Japan  4–0  Australia Niigata
15:00 UTC+9
  • Kento Nishioka 52'
  • Kakeru Saito 55'
  • Ryoma Tsuneyoshi 62'
  • Koki Kurahashi 90'
 Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
3 November FIFA U-17 World Cup Japan  2–0  Morocco Al-Rayyan, Qatar
16:30
  • Taiga Seguchi 57'
  • Daigo Hirashima 90+8'
 Report Stadium: Aspire Zone
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)
6 November FIFA U-17 World Cup Japan  0–0  New Caledonia Al-Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 Report Stadium: Aspire Zone
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
9 November FIFA U-17 World Cup Portugal  1–2  Japan Al-Rayyan, Qatar
16:30 Zeega 80' Report
  • Takeshi Wada 35'
  • Taiga Seguchi 45'
 Stadium: Aspire Zone
Referee: Fernando Véjar (Chile)
15 November FIFA U-17 World Cup Japan  3–0  South Africa Al-Rayyan, Qatar
16:30
  • Hiroto Asada 48'
  • Minato Yoshida 59'
  • Shota Fujii 72'
 Report Stadium: Aspire Zone
Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)
18 November FIFA U-17 World Cup North Korea  1–1
(4–5 p)		  Japan Al-Rayyan, Qatar
18:15 Ri Hyok-gwang 67' Report McGhee 6' Stadium: Aspire Zone
Referee: Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)
Penalties
  • Ri Hyok-gwang
  • Han Il-bok
  • Choe Chung-hyok
  • Ri Kang-rim
  • Kim Yu-jin
  • Yoshida
  • Motosuna
  • Seguchi
  • Hirashima
  • Asada
21 November FIFA U-17 World Cup Austria  1–0  Japan Al-Rayyan, Qatar
15:30 Moser 49' Report Stadium: Aspire Zone
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)

U-16

13 February Algarve Cup Germany  0–0  Japan Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
15:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António
15 February Algarve Cup Portugal  1–1  Japan Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
12:00 UTC+3
  • Sevastian Belov 78'
 Report
  • Kyoya Tatsuno 86'
 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António
18 February Algarve Cup Netherlands  1–3  Japan Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
12:00 UTC+3
  • Jeshurun Simeon 85'
 Report
  • Kyoya Tatsuno 6'
  • Masaki Koyama 65'
  • Eito Takaki 74'
 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António
15 April Montaigu Tournament GS Japan  2–3  England Les Herbiers, France
18:30 UTC+2
  • Eito Takaki 40'
  • Tafuku Satomi 45'
 Report
  • Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli 35', 52'
  • Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 69'
 Stadium: Stade de la Salmondiere
17 April Montaigu Tournament GS Japan  1–3  Portugal Les Herbiers, France
18:30 UTC+2
  • Kyoya Tatsuno 17'
 Report
  • Diogo Coelho 60'
  • Filipe Silva 66'
  • Afonso Ferreirinha 76'
 Stadium: Stade de la Salmondiere
19 April Montaigu Tournament GS Mexico  0–1  Japan Les Herbiers, France
18:00 UTC+2 Report
  • Sora Iwatsuchi 14'
 Stadium: Stade de la Salmondiere
21 April Montaigu Tournament 5th/6th Plac. Cameroon  1–1
(3–5 p)		  Japan La Châtaigneraie, France
10:30 UTC+2
  • Abeng Togolo 80+4'
 Report
  • Kyoya Tatsuno 31'
 Stadium: Stade Claude Betard
4 June U-16 International Dream Cup Japan  1–0  Colombia Hirono
15:00 UTC+9
  • Tafuku Satomi 56'
 Report Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Attendance: 249
Referee: Ryu Mashio
6 June U-16 International Dream Cup Japan  5–1  Ivory Coast Hirono
15:00 UTC+9
  • Chimezie Kai Ezemokwe 24'
  • ? 31' (o.g.)
  • Shin Miidera 34'
  • Ayumu Noda 41'
  • Riku Hashimoto 68'
 Report
  • Hubert Yao 55'
 Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Attendance: 240
Referee: Mutsuki Takahashi
8 June U-16 International Dream Cup Japan  2–0  France Hirono
14:00 UTC+9
  • Shin Miidera 20'
  • Eito Takaki 37'
 Report Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Attendance: 1,483
Referee: Kentaro Kobayashi
4 July CFA Peace Cup China  1–1  Japan Shenyang, China
19:35 UTC+9
  • Liang Shiyu 47'
 Report
  • Takeshi Wada 20'
 Stadium: Shenyang Urban Stadium
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Ai Kun (China)
6 July CFA Peace Cup South Korea  2–1  Japan Shenyang, China
15:00 UTC+9
  • Kim Ji-woo 55'
  • An Joo-wan 68'
 Report
  • Eito Takaki 70'
 Stadium: Shenyang Urban Stadium
8 July CFA Peace Cup Uzbekistan  1–3  Japan Shenyang, China
15:00 UTC+9
  • Amirkhon Erkinov 23'
 Report
  • Eito Takaki 38', 74'
  • Hiro Ogasawara 48'
 Stadium: Shenyang Urban Stadium
12 October Friendly Uzbekistan  1–3  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5
  • Goal 47'
 Report
  • Nagasoe Koki 29'
  • Ezemuokwe Chimezie Kai 73'
  • Tatsuno Kyoya 90'
 Stadium: Qibray Stadium
14 October Friendly Saudi Arabia  1–1
(7–8 p)		  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5
  • Goal 83'
 Report
  • Inouchi Ryotaro 15'
 Stadium: Qibray Stadium
16 October Friendly Uzbekistan  2–1  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5 Report Stadium: Qibray Stadium
14 December Friendly Egypt  v  Japan Giza, Egypt
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Egyptian National Teams Center
17 December Friendly Egypt  v  Japan Giza, Egypt
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Egyptian National Teams Center

U-15

13 May Vlatko Markovic Int. Tournament GS Portugal  4–1  Japan Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
12:15 UTC+1
  • Rafael Cabral 19', 22', 49'
  • Henrique Amen 73'
 Report
  • Toa Fujisawa 80+2'
 Stadium: NK Polet Sveti Martin na Muri
Referee: Jasmin Horvat (Croatia)
14 May Vlatko Markovic Int. Tournament GS England  3–1  Japan Čakovec, Croatia
14:45 UTC+1
  • Heaven Kilwa 13'
  • Reggie Watson 17'
  • Heze Grimwade 68'
 Report
  • Daichi Komatsu 35'
 Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost
16 May Vlatko Markovic Int. Tournament GS Japan  6–3  Greece Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
12:15 UTC+1
  • Kuga Doi 13'
  • Haru Tsushima 23'
  • Kaioh Otsukoro 26'
  • Shin Miidera 53', 64', 80'
 Report
  • Panagiotis Douralis 15'
  • Stefanos Tsantilas 23' (pen.)
  • Athanasios Grammozis 45'
 Stadium: NK Polet Sveti Martin na Muri
18 May Vlatko Markovic Int. Tournament 5th-6th place Romania  2–0  Japan Ludbreg, Croatia
11:15 UTC+1
  • Matei Pădure 35'
  • Mihai Grosu 60'
 Report Stadium: Stadion NK Podravina
26 August The Gary Speed Tournament Wales  2–2
(7–8 p)		  Japan Colwyn Bay, Wales
18:00 UTC+1
  • Goal 53'
  • Goal 71'
 Report
  • Yua Endo 13'
  • Rento Kajiyama 23'
28 August The Gary Speed Tournament Northern Ireland  1–0  Japan Ruthin, Wales
11:00 UTC+1
  • Goal 53'
 Report
31 August The Gary Speed Tournament Gibraltar  0–6  Japan Ruthin, Wales
11:00 UTC+1 Report
  • Shuto Jo 33'
  • Hayato Yairo 47', 86'
  • Rento Kajiyama 56'
  • Eita Sawaguchi 60'
  • Kitto Nawa 84'
28 October Val-de-Marne Tournament Netherlands  0–3  Japan Paris, France
14:00 UTC+1 Report
  • Haru Tsushima 19'
  • Kuga Doi 43'
  • Hayato Yairo 71'
30 October Val-de-Marne Tournament Belgium  1–3  Japan Paris, France
14:00 UTC+1 Report
1 November Val-de-Marne Tournament France  2–0  Japan Paris, France
16:00 UTC+1
  • Goal 14'
  • Goal 32'
 Report
18 December 2025 EAFF U-15 Championship China  0–3  Japan Zhangzhou, China
15:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Eita Sawaguchi 34'
  • Soma Iida 50'
  • Ren Isobe 55'
 Stadium: Hooray International Football Training Base Stadium
Referee: Bai Qitao (China)
20 December 2025 EAFF U-15 Championship Hong Kong  0–2  Japan Zhangzhou, China
10:10 UTC+8 Report
  • Yu Nanakubo 39'
  • Ren Isobe 70+1'
 Stadium: Hooray International Football Training Base Pitch 5
Referee: Shi Liangyi (China)
22 December 2025 EAFF U-15 Championship Japan  0–3  South Korea Zhangzhou, China
10:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Seongjun Myoung 20'
  • Woojin Jung 47', 55'
 Stadium: Hooray International Football Training Base Pitch 5

Women's

20 February SheBelieves Cup Japan  4–0  Australia Houston, United States
16:00 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,243
23 February SheBelieves Cup Colombia  1–4  Japan Glendale, United States
13:00 UTC−7
Report (USS)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: State Farm Stadium
Attendance: 12,624
Referee: Alex Billeter (USA)
26 February SheBelieves Cup United States  1–2  Japan San Diego, United States
19:30 UTC−8
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 17,188
6 April Friendly Japan  1–1  Colombia Osaka, Japan
14:00 UTC+9 Takahashi 90+4' (pen.) Report Torres 35' Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 8,381
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
8 April Unofficial Friendly Japan  6–1  Colombia Sakai, Japan
 Report
Attendance: 500
30 May Friendly Brazil  3–1  Japan São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Arena Corinthians
2 June Friendly Brazil  2–1  Japan São Paulo, Brazil
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques
27 June Friendly Spain  3–1  Japan Leganés, Spain
21:00 UTC+2 Pina 44'
López 66'
Del Castillo 88'		 Report Tanaka 30' Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 9,458
Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia)
9 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship Japan  4–0  Chinese Taipei Suwon, South Korea
16:30 UTC+9
Report (EAFF)
Report (JFA)		 Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 193
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
13 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship Japan  1–1  South Korea Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (EAFF)
Report (JFA)
  • Jeong Da-bin 86'
 Stadium: Hwaseong Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,641
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
16 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship Japan  0–0  China Suwon, South Korea
16:00 UTC+9 Report (EAFF)
Report (JFA)		 Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 323
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
25 October Friendly Italy  1–1  Japan Como, Italy
18:15 UTC+2 Greggi 52' Source (JFA) Hasegawa 64' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
28 October Friendly Norway  2–0  Japan La Línea, Spain
18:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Línea
Attendance: 30
Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)
29 November MS&AD Cup Japan  3–0  Canada Nagasaki, Japan
15:30 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Peace Stadium
2 December Friendly Japan  1–0  Canada Isahaya, Japan
 Report Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Club competitions

See also: Japan Football Association

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
J1 League
J2 League
J3 League
Japan Football League

J.League

Main article: J.League
J1 League
Main article: 2025 J1 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kashima Antlers (C) 38 23 7 8 58 31 +27 76 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Kashiwa Reysol 38 21 12 5 60 34 +26 75
3 Kyoto Sanga 38 19 11 8 62 40 +22 68
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38 20 8 10 46 28 +18 68
5 Vissel Kobe 38 18 10 10 46 33 +13 64
6 Machida Zelvia 38 17 9 12 52 38 +14 60 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[a]
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 38 16 11 11 45 39 +6 59
8 Kawasaki Frontale 38 15 12 11 66 56 +10 57
9 Gamba Osaka 38 17 6 15 53 55 −2 57
10 Cerezo Osaka 38 14 10 14 60 57 +3 52
11 FC Tokyo 38 13 11 14 41 48 −7 50
12 Avispa Fukuoka 38 12 12 14 34 38 −4 48
13 Fagiano Okayama 38 12 9 17 33 42 −9 45
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 38 11 11 16 41 51 −10 44
15 Yokohama F. Marinos 38 12 7 19 46 47 −1 43
16 Nagoya Grampus 38 11 10 17 44 56 −12 43
17 Tokyo Verdy 38 11 10 17 23 41 −18 43
18 Yokohama FC (R) 38 9 8 21 27 45 −18 35 Relegation to the J2 League
19 Shonan Bellmare (R) 38 8 8 22 36 63 −27 32
20 Albirex Niigata (R) 38 4 12 22 36 67 −31 24
Source: JLeague.co, JLeague.jp, 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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as the 2025 Emperor's Cup winners.
J2 League
Main article: 2025 J2 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mito HollyHock (C, P) 38 20 10 8 55 34 +21 70 Promotion to the J1 League
2 V-Varen Nagasaki (P) 38 19 13 6 63 44 +19 70
3 JEF United Chiba (O, P) 38 20 9 9 56 34 +22 69 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Tokushima Vortis 38 18 11 9 45 24 +21 65
5 Júbilo Iwata 38 19 7 12 59 51 +8 64
6 RB Omiya Ardija 38 18 9 11 60 39 +21 63
7 Vegalta Sendai 38 16 14 8 47 36 +11 62
8 Sagan Tosu 38 16 10 12 46 43 +3 58
9 Iwaki FC 38 15 11 12 55 44 +11 56
10 Montedio Yamagata 38 15 8 15 58 54 +4 53
11 FC Imabari 38 13 14 11 46 46 0 53
12 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 38 16 5 17 50 63 −13 53
13 Ventforet Kofu 38 11 11 16 37 45 −8 44
14 Blaublitz Akita 38 11 10 17 43 59 −16 43
15 Fujieda MYFC 38 9 12 17 41 50 −9 39
16 Oita Trinita 38 8 14 16 27 44 −17 38
17 Kataller Toyama 38 9 10 19 34 49 −15 37
18 Roasso Kumamoto (R) 38 9 10 19 41 57 −16 37 Relegation to the J3 League
19 Renofa Yamaguchi (R) 38 7 15 16 36 47 −11 36
20 Ehime FC (R) 38 3 13 22 35 71 −36 22
Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 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 goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
J3 League
Main article: 2025 J3 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tochigi City FC (C, P) 38 23 8 7 69 37 +32 77 Promotion to the J2 League
2 Vanraure Hachinohe (P) 38 21 9 8 46 23 +23 72
3 FC Osaka 38 21 8 9 55 33 +22 71 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Tegevajaro Miyazaki (O, P) 38 19 10 9 61 45 +16 67
5 Kagoshima United 38 18 12 8 69 44 +25 66
6 Zweigen Kanazawa 38 18 5 15 53 45 +8 59
7 Tochigi SC 38 17 7 14 42 36 +6 58
8 Giravanz Kitakyushu 38 17 5 16 46 41 +5 56
9 Nara Club 38 15 11 12 50 46 +4 56
10 Fukushima United 38 16 8 14 60 67 −7 56
11 Gainare Tottori 38 15 6 17 44 49 −5 51
12 SC Sagamihara 38 13 11 14 38 50 −12 50
13 FC Gifu 38 13 8 17 52 60 −8 47
14 Thespa Gunma 38 12 10 16 56 59 −3 46
15 Matsumoto Yamaga 38 11 10 17 41 50 −9 43
16 Ryukyu Okinawa 38 10 10 18 41 57 −16 40
17 Kamatamare Sanuki 38 10 8 20 41 57 −16 38
18 Kochi United 38 10 8 20 40 60 −20 38
19 Nagano Parceiro 38 9 8 21 29 57 −28 35
20 Azul Claro Numazu (R) 38 6 10 22 40 57 −17 28 Qualification for the relegation/promotion play-offs
Source: Meiji Yasuda J3 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 goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Japan Football League (JFL)

Main article: 2025 Japan Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Honda FC (C) 30 17 9 4 51 28 +23 60
2 Reilac Shiga (O, P) 30 16 8 6 47 35 +12 56 Qualification for promotion playoffs
3 Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa 30 14 10 6 35 25 +10 52
4 Tiamo Hirakata 30 15 5 10 58 42 +16 50
5 ReinMeer Aomori 30 14 8 8 40 33 +7 50
6 Verspah Oita 30 14 7 9 41 33 +8 49
7 Veertien Mie 30 11 12 7 38 25 +13 45
8 Okinawa SV 30 12 7 11 39 41 −2 43
9 Iwate Grulla Morioka 30 11 6 13 45 49 −4 39
10 Minebea Mitsumi 30 9 7 14 40 41 −1 34
11 Maruyasu Okazaki 30 9 7 14 29 38 −9 34
12 Criacao Shinjuku 30 8 9 13 29 34 −5 33
13 YSCC Yokohama 30 8 6 16 35 56 −21 30
14 Yokogawa Musashino 30 7 8 15 17 37 −20 29
15 Atletico Suzuka (R) 30 7 7 16 30 46 −16 28 Qualified for relegation playoffs
16 Asuka FC (R) 30 4 12 14 22 33 −11 24 Relegation to 2026–27 Japanese Regional Leagues
Source: Japan Football League
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 goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Regional Leagues

Main article: 2025 Japanese Regional Leagues

Regional Champions League, Final Group

Main article: 2025 Japanese Regional Football Champions League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 J-Lease (C, P) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Promoted to the JFL
2 Vonds Ichihara (O, P) 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6 Qualification for JFL promotion/relegation play-off
3 Veroskronos Tsuno (E) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Tokyo United (E) 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2025. Source: https://www.jfa.jp/match/regional_league_2025/schedule_result/
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Cup competitions (men)

Fujifilm Super Cup

Main article: 2025 Japanese Super Cup
Vissel Kobe0–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Report
Attendance: 53,343

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2025 Emperor's Cup

J.League YBC Levain Cup

Main article: 2025 J.League Cup

Cup competitions (women)

Empress's Cup

WE League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 WE League Cup

Attendances

Japanese football clubs with an average home league attendance of at least 10,000 in 2025 are listed.[1][2]

No. Club Average attendance
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 36,765
2 Nagoya Grampus 32,113
3 FC Tokyo 31,328
4 Gamba Osaka 29,718
5 Kashima Antlers 29,302
6 Yokohama F. Marinos 26,578
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25,541
8 Albirex Niigata 22,601
9 Kawasaki Frontale 22,050
10 Tokyo Verdy 21,116
11 Vissel Kobe 21,099
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 17,838
13 Cerezo Osaka 17,651
14 Kyoto Sanga 15,481
15 V-Varen Nagasaki 15,877
16 JEF United Chiba 15,549
17 Fagiano Okayama 14,587
18 FC Machida Zelvia 14,018
19 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 14,470
20 Vegalta Sendai 13,799
21 Júbilo Iwata 12,326
22 Kashiwa Reysol 12,276
23 Shonan Bellmare 11,431
24 RB Omiya Ardija 11,316
25 Yokohama FC 11,149
26 Montedio Yamagata 11,068
27 Oita Trinita 10,403
28 Avispa Fukuoka 10,031

See also

References


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