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Meiji Yasuda J-League

FIFA Region

AFC

Season

2023

Location

Japan

Abbreviation

JPN1

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Summary

The Meiji Yasuda J1 League (JPN1) is the top level of league-style football competition in Japan. At the end of the 2023 JPN1 season, the JPN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2024 AFC Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2023 JPN1 teams
2024 AFC Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 3rd place 2023 JPN1 team

The winner of the 2023 Emperor's Cup, typically a JPN1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2024 AFC Champions League.

Leagues Pyramid - Japan

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
JPN1	Meiji Yasuda J1 League	18
JPN2	Meiji Yasuda J2 League	22
JPN3	Meiji Yasuda J3 League	20

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
16 Feb 2023 - 3 Dec 2023			18: JPN1 (16), JPN2 (2)

Season Format

Each JPN1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 17 JPN1 teams for a total of 34 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals scored, then (6) Fairplay points.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2023 JPN1 season, the 18th place team will be relegated to JPN2.

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		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Vissel Kobe	34	21 -8-5	71	-	60	29	31	17	11 -4-2	37	31	14	17	17	10 -4-3	34	29	15	14
2	Yokohama F Marinos	34	19 -7-8	64	-	63	40	23	17	11 -4-2	37	36	15	21	17	8 -3-6	27	27	25	2
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	17 -7-10	58	-	42	28	14	17	10 -4-3	34	26	13	13	17	7 -3-7	24	16	15	1
4	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	15 -12-7	57	-	42	27	15	17	8 -6-3	30	25	15	10	17	7 -6-4	27	17	12	5
5	Kashima Antlers FC	34	14 -10-10	52	-	43	34	9	17	8 -5-4	29	23	15	8	17	6 -5-6	23	20	19	1
6	Nagoya Grampus Eight	34	14 -10-10	52	-	41	36	5	17	8 -9-0	33	23	13	10	17	6 -1-10	19	18	23	-5
7	Avispa Fukuoka	34	15 -6-13	51	-	37	43	-6	17	8 -3-6	27	15	18	-3	17	7 -3-7	24	22	25	-3
8	Kawasaki Frontale	34	14 -8-12	50	-	51	45	6	17	7 -5-5	26	29	21	8	17	7 -3-7	24	22	24	-2
9	Cerezo Osaka	34	15 -4-15	49	-	39	34	5	17	9 -1-7	28	22	16	6	17	6 -3-8	21	17	18	-1
10	Albirex Niigata	34	11 -12-11	45	-	36	40	-4	17	6 -6-5	24	21	22	-1	17	5 -6-6	21	15	18	-3
11	FC Tokyo	34	12 -7-15	43	-	42	46	-4	17	9 -2-6	29	31	24	7	17	3 -5-9	14	11	22	-11
12	Consadole Sapporo	34	10 -10-14	40	-	56	61	-5	17	5 -3-9	18	25	26	-1	17	5 -7-5	22	31	35	-4
13	Kyoto Sanga FC	34	12 -4-18	40	-	40	45	-5	17	8 -0-9	24	19	19	0	17	4 -4-9	16	21	26	-5
14	Sagan Tosu	34	9 -11-14	38	-	43	47	-4	17	5 -4-8	19	18	26	-8	17	4 -7-6	19	25	21	4
15	Shonan Bellmare	34	8 -10-16	34	-	40	56	-16	17	3 -5-9	14	18	31	-13	17	5 -5-7	20	22	25	-3
16	Gamba Osaka	34	9 -7-18	34	-	38	61	-23	17	6 -4-7	22	22	22	0	17	3 -3-11	12	16	39	-23
17	Kashiwa Reysol	34	6 -15-13	33	-	33	47	-14	17	2 -10-5	16	18	25	-7	17	4 -5-8	17	15	22	-7
18	Yokohama FC	34	7 -8-19	29	-	31	58	-27	17	5 -3-9	18	16	24	-8	17	2 -5-10	11	15	34	-19
2024-2025 AFCCL Relegation to JPN2