2022 J1 League
Season | 2022 |
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Dates | 18 February – 5 November |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 106 (2.21 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Yuto Suzuki (4 goals) |
Biggest home win | Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Júbilo Iwata (19 March 2022) |
Biggest away win | Kyoto Sanga 1–4 Júbilo Iwata (5 March 2022) |
Highest scoring | Yokohama F. Marinos 4–2 Kawasaki Frontale (23 February 2022) |
Longest winning run | 3 matches Kashima Antlers FC Tokyo |
Longest unbeaten run | 5 matches Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Kawasaki Frontale Sagan Tosu |
Longest winless run | 7 matches Vissel Kobe |
Longest losing run | 2 matches Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red Diamonds |
Highest attendance | 27,234[1] Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale (26 February 2022) |
Lowest attendance | 5,006[1] Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (6 March 2022) |
Total attendance | 571,139[1] |
Average attendance | 11,899[1] |
← 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 20 March 2022. |
The 2022 J1 League, also known as the 2022 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2022 明治安田生命J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2022 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 30th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993.
Kawasaki Frontale are the defending champions, having won their fourth title in 2021 with four rounds to play.[2]
Changes from the previous season[]
There were four teams instead of two relegated last season due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic to made up the decision of no relegation in the 2020 season,[3] which saw the number of teams rise to 20.[4] They were Tokushima Vortis, Oita Trinita, Vegalta Sendai, and Yokohama FC.
Two teams were promoted from the 2021 J2 League: Júbilo Iwata, who won the title and return to J1 after two year's absence, and Kyoto Sanga who finished second, returning to J1 after 11 seasons.
Clubs[]
S-Pulse
Tosu
Hiroshima
FC Tokyo
Kawasaki Frontale
Urawa Red Diamonds
Shonan Bellmare
Yokohama F. Marinos
Kashima Antlers
Kashiwa Reysol
Cerezo Osaka
Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga
Vissel Kobe
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Hokkaido | Sapporo Dome | 41,484 | J1 (10th) |
Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki Prefecture | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 40,728 | J1 (4th) |
Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama Prefecture | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 63,700 | J1 (6th) |
Kashiwa Reysol | Chiba Prefecture | Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium | 15,900 | J1 (15th) |
FC Tokyo | Tokyo | Ajinomoto Stadium | 49,970 | J1 (9th) |
Yokohama F. Marinos | Kanagawa Prefecture | Nissan Stadium | 72,327 | J1 (2nd) |
Kawasaki Frontale | Todoroki Stadium | 26,232 | J1 (1st) | |
Shonan Bellmare | Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka | 18,500 | J1 (16th) | |
Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka Prefecture | IAI Stadium | 20,339 | J1 (14th) |
Júbilo Iwata | Yamaha Stadium | 15,165 | J2 (1st) | |
Nagoya Grampus | Aichi Prefecture | Toyota Stadium | 45,000 | J1 (5th) |
Kyoto Sanga | Kyoto | Sanga Stadium by Kyocera | 21,600 | J2 (2nd) |
Gamba Osaka | Osaka Prefecture | Panasonic Stadium Suita | 39,694 | J1 (13th) |
Cerezo Osaka | Yanmar Stadium | 47,853 | J1 (12th) | |
Vissel Kobe | Hyōgo Prefecture | Noevir Stadium | 30,132 | J1 (3rd) |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefecture | Edion Stadium | 36,894 | J1 (11th) |
Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka Prefecture | Best Denki Stadium | 21,562 | J1 (8th) |
Sagan Tosu | Saga Prefecture | Ekimae Stadium | 24,130 | J1 (7th) |
Personnel and kits[]
Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Mihailo Petrović | Hiroki Miyazawa | Mizuno |
Kashima Antlers | René Weiler | Shoma Doi | Nike |
Urawa Red Diamonds | Ricardo Rodriguez | Shusaku Nishikawa | Nike |
Kashiwa Reysol | Nelsinho Baptista | Hidekazu Otani | Yonex |
FC Tokyo | Albert Puig | Masato Morishige | New Balance |
Yokohama F. Marinos | Kevin Muscat | Takuya Kida | Adidas |
Kawasaki Frontale | Toru Oniki | Shogo Taniguchi | Puma |
Shonan Bellmare | Satoshi Yamaguchi | Kazuki Oiwa | Penalty |
Shimizu S-Pulse | Hiroaki Hiraoka | Valdo | Puma |
Júbilo Iwata | Akira Ito | Kosuke Yamamoto | Admiral |
Nagoya Grampus | Kenta Hasegawa | Sho Inagaki | Mizuno |
Kyoto Sanga | Cho Kwi-jae | Temma Matsuda | Puma |
Gamba Osaka | Tomohiro Katanosaka | Shu Kurata | Umbro |
Cerezo Osaka | Akio Kogiku | Hiroshi Kiyotake | Puma |
Vissel Kobe | Atsuhiro Miura | Andrés Iniesta | Asics |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Michael Skibbe | Sho Sasaki | Nike |
Avispa Fukuoka | Shigetoshi Hasebe | Hiroyuki Mae | Yonex |
Sagan Tosu | Kenta Kawai | Naoyuki Fujita | New Balance |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kentaro Sawada[5] | End of interim spell | 5 December 2021 | Pre-season | Michael Skibbe[6] | 25 November 2021 |
Gamba Osaka | Masanobu Matsunami[7] | Tomohiro Katanosaka[8] | 23 December 2021 | |||
Kashima Antlers | Naoki Soma[9] | End of contract | René Weiler[10] | 10 December 2021 | ||
FC Tokyo | Shinichi Morishita[11] | End of interim spell | Albert Puig[12] | |||
Nagoya Grampus | Massimo Ficcadenti[13] | End of contract | 9 December 2021 | Kenta Hasegawa[14] | 9 December 2021 | |
Sagan Tosu | Kim Myung-hwi[15] | Resigned | 20 December 2021 | Kenta Kawai[16] | 24 December 2021 | |
Júbilo Iwata | Masakazu Suzuki[17] | 25 December 2021 | Akira Ito[18] | 25 December 2021 |
Foreign players[]
As of 2021 season, there were no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs could only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad.[19] 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 offseason 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.[20]
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Former players |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Douglas Oliveira | Lucas Fernandes | Gabriel Xavier | Milan Tučić | ||||
Kyoto Sanga | Mendes | Origbaajo Ismaila | Peter Utaka | Quenten Martinus | Michael Woud | |||
Kashima Antlers | Arthur Caíke | Bueno | Diego Pituca | Everaldo | Juan Alano | Kim Min-tae | Kwoun Sun-tae | |
Urawa Red Diamonds | Alexander Scholz | Kasper Junker | David Moberg Karlsson | Alex Schalk | ||||
Kashiwa Reysol | Douglas | Dodi | Émerson Santos | Matheus Sávio | Rodrigo Angelotti | Kim Seung-gyu | ||
FC Tokyo | Adaílton | Bruno Uvini | Diego Oliveira | Leandro | Henrique Trevisan | Jakub Słowik | ||
Kawasaki Frontale | Jesiel | João Schmidt | Leandro Damião | Marcinho | Jung Sung-ryong | Chanathip Songkrasin | ||
Yokohama F. Marinos | Marcos Júnior | Élber | Léo Ceará | Anderson Lopes | Eduardo | |||
Shonan Bellmare | Wellington | Tarik Elyounoussi | ||||||
Shimizu S-Pulse | Carlinhos Júnior | Thiago Santana | Renato Augusto | Ronaldo | Valdo | Benjamin Kololli | Oh Se-hun | |
Nagoya Grampus | Léo Silva | Tiago Pagnussat | Mateus | Jakub Świerczok | Mitchell Langerak | |||
Gamba Osaka | Leandro Pereira | Patric | Wellington Silva | Dawhan | Kwon Kyung-won | Ju Se-jong | Shin Won-ho | |
Cerezo Osaka | Bruno Mendes | Jean Patric | Matej Jonjić | Adam Taggart | Kim Jin-hyeon | Đặng Văn Lâm | ||
Vissel Kobe | Lincoln | Andrés Iniesta | Bojan Krkić | Sergi Samper | ||||
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Douglas Vieira | Ezequiel | Júnior Santos | |||||
Sagan Tosu | Diego | Joan Oumari | Hwang Seok-ho | Park Il-gyu | Taiga Son | |||
Avispa Fukuoka | Lukian | Douglas Grolli | Juanma | Jordy Croux | ||||
Júbilo Iwata | Ricardo Graça | Dudu Pacheco | Fabián González | Alexei Koșelev |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 16 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | |
3 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round |
4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | |
5 | FC Tokyo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 | |
6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
7 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | |
8 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
10 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
11 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
12 | Júbilo Iwata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | |
13 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5[a] | |
15 | Kyoto Sanga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5[a] | |
16 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | Qualification for relegation playoffs |
17 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | Relegation to the J2 League |
18 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
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) Fewer disciplinary points.
Notes:
Results table[]
Promotion–relegation playoffs[]
The 16th-placed team will participate in the final round of the J2 League promotion playoffs. If they lose, they will be relegated at the expense of the J2 team.
Season statistics[]
Scoring[]
- As of 20 March 2022
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[21][22] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Yuto Suzuki | Júbilo Iwata | 4 |
2 | Teruhito Nakagawa | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 |
Ayase Ueda | Kashima Antlers | ||
Peter Utaka | Kyoto Sanga | ||
5 | Kei Chinen | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 |
Leandro Damião | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
Élber | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
Ryo Germain | Júbilo Iwata | ||
Akihiro Ienaga | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
Tomoya Koyamatsu | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
Anderson Lopes | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
Shuto Machino | Shonan Bellmare | ||
Takuma Nishimura | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
Kosuke Onose | Gamba Osaka | ||
Matheus Sávio | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
Yuito Suzuki | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
Yuma Suzuki | Kashima Antlers | ||
Miki Yamane | Kawasaki Frontale |
Top assists[]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[23][22] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Yuta Kamiya | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 |
2 | Takahiro Akimoto | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 |
Riki Harakawa | Cerezo Osaka | ||
Yuki Horigome | Sagan Tosu | ||
Marcos Júnior | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
Anderson Lopes | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
Masaya Matsumoto | Júbilo Iwata | ||
Tsukasa Shiotani | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
Kosuke Taketomi | Kyoto Sanga | ||
Yasuto Wakizaka | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
Hotaru Yamaguchi | Vissel Kobe |
Clean sheets[]
- As of 20 March 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[24] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jung Sung-ryong | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 |
Park Il-gyu | Sagan Tosu | ||
Yohei Takaoka | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
4 | Kim Seung-gyu | Kashiwa Reysol | 2 |
Kwoun Sun-tae | Kashima Antlers | ||
Masaaki Murakami | Avispa Fukuoka | ||
Jakub Słowik | FC Tokyo | ||
8 | Shuichi Gonda | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 |
Takuto Hayashi | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
Hiroki Iikura | Vissel Kobe | ||
Kei Ishikawa | Gamba Osaka | ||
Naoto Kamifukumoto | Kyoto Sanga | ||
Mitchell Langerak | Nagoya Grampus | ||
Daiya Maekawa | Vissel Kobe | ||
Shusaku Nishikawa | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
Takanori Sugeno | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
Discipline[]
Player[]
- Most red cards: 1[26][22]
- Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- Takuya Aoki (FC Tokyo)
- Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga)
- Fabián González (Júbilo Iwata)
- Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Yokohama F. Marinos)
- Ken Iwao (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- Tomoki Iwata (Yokohama F. Marinos)
- Naoto Kamifukumoto (Kyoto Sanga)
- Takahiro Ogihara (Vissel Kobe)
- Kazuki Oiwa (Shonan Bellmare)
- Patric (Gamba Osaka)
- Norimichi Yamamoto (Júbilo Iwata)
Club[]
- Most yellow cards: 12[27]
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Most red cards: 2[28]
- Júbilo Iwata
- Kyoto Sanga
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Yokohama F. Marinos
Awards[]
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External links[]
- Official website (in English)
- J.League Data Site (in English)
- Japan Football Association (JFA) (in English)
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