Summary
The Meiji Yasuda J1 League (JPN1) is the top level of league-style football competition in Japan. During 2026, it will transition from a Spring-Autumn format to an Autumn-Spring format. To facilitate this change, an intermediate tournament, the 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League, will run from 7 February 2026 to 7 June 2026.
At the end of the 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League season, the JPN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2027 AFC Champions League Elite - League Stage:
- 1st place 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League team
Leagues Pyramid - Japan
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| JPN1 | Meiji Yasuda J1 League | 20 |
| JPN2 | Meiji Yasuda J2 League | 20 |
| JPN3 | Meiji Yasuda J3 League | 20 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 6 Feb 2026 - 7 Jun 2026 | 20: JPN1 (17), JPN2 (3) | ||
Season Format
The 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League is split into two regions, East and West. Each JPN1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 JPN1 teams in their region for a total of 18 league matches per team. If a match is still tied after 90 minutes (plus extra time), the teams go straight to a penalty shoot-out. Winners of the penalty shoot-out will receive an extra point. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, then (5) head-to-head goals scored.
At the end of the 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League, like-ranked teams in each group play Home-Away highest aggregate goals playoffs against each other. If it is still tied after the first the two legs, two 15-minute periods of AET will be played. If the aggregate score is still tied after AET, a penalty shoot-out will be played.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
Not applicable.
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1st Place Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Vissel Kobe | 52 | Kashima Antlers FC |
| 30.05.26 |  | 50 | Kashima Antlers FC | Noevir Stadium Kobe |
| 06.06.26 | | 20 | Vissel Kobe | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
Ranking Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 30.05.26 |  | 21 | Kawasaki Frontale | Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima |
| 06.06.26 | | 01 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Uvance Todoroki Stadium | ||
| 7th Place Finals | ||||||
| Aggregate | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 34 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| 30.05.26 |  | 22 | FC Machida Zelvia | Toyota Stadium (Toyota) |
| 06.06.26 | | 21 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Machida GION Stadium | ||
| 5th Place Finals - AET | ||||||
| Aggregate | Cerezo Osaka | 53 | FC Tokyo |
| 30.05.26 |  | 22 | FC Tokyo | Yodoko Sakura Stadium |
| 06.06.26 | | 13 | Cerezo Osaka | Ajinomoto Stadium | ||
| 3rd Place Finals | ||||||
| Aggregate | Avispa Fukuoka | 43 | JEF United Chiba |
| 30.05.26 |  | 22 | JEF United Chiba | Best Denki Stadium |
| 06.06.26 | | 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuda Denshi Arena | ||
| 19th Place Finals | ||||||
| Aggregate | Gamba Osaka | 53 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 |
| 30.05.26 |  | 11 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Panasonic Stadium Suita |
| 06.06.26 | | 24 | Gamba Osaka | Ajinomoto Stadium | ||
| 9th Place Finals | ||||||
| Aggregate | V-Varen Nagasaki | 20 | Mito HollyHock |
| 30.05.26 |  | 10 | Mito HollyHock | Peace Stadium Connected by SoftBank |
| 06.06.26 | | 01 | V-Varen Nagasaki | K’s Denki Stadium Mito | ||
| 17th Place Finals | ||||||
| Aggregate | Kyoto Sanga FC | 36 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 30.05.26 |  | 26 | Kashiwa Reysol | Best Denki Stadium |
| 06.06.26 | | 01 | Kyoto Sanga FC | SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium | ||
| 15th Place Finals | ||||||
| Aggregate | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | Yokohama F Marinos |
| 31.05.26 |  | 11 | Yokohama F Marinos | IAI Stadium Nihondaira |
| 06.06.26 | | 30 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Nissan Stadium | ||
| 13th Place Finals | ||||||
| Aggregate | Fagiano Okayama | 31 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 31.05.26 |  | 11 | Urawa Red Diamonds | JFE Harenokuni Stadium |
| 06.06.26 | | 02 | Fagiano Okayama | Saitama Stadium 2002 | ||
| 11th Place Finals | ||||||
J1 100 Year Vision League
| 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 | |
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kashima Antlers FC | 18 | 13 -4-1 | 45 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 8 -1-0 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 18 | 9 -6-3 | 37 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | FC Machida Zelvia | 18 | 8 -8-2 | 37 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | 4 -5-0 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 28 | 3 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 5 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 28 | 3 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | -4 |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 25 | - | 25 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Yokohama F Marinos | 18 | 6 -2-10 | 20 | - | 28 | 29 | -1 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 | 4 -0-5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 6 -1-11 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 9 | 4 -0-5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
| 9 | Mito HollyHock | 18 | 2 -8-8 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 | 0 -4-5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | -13 |
| 10 | JEF United Chiba | 18 | 3 -3-12 | 12 | - | 18 | 31 | -13 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 |
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 9 -6-3 | 35 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 7 -6-5 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 8 -4-6 | 30 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 5 -8-5 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama | 18 | 6 -6-6 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 18 | 4 -8-6 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 8 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 18 | 5 -5-8 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -8 |
| 9 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 18 | 6 -2-10 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 | 3 -0-6 | 9 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 3 -8-7 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 9 | 1 -5-3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | IAI Stadium Nihondaira |
| 13 | Kawasaki Frontale | K’s Denki Stadium Mito |
| 06 | Yokohama F Marinos | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 23 | Cerezo Osaka | JFE Harenokuni Stadium |
| 10 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Sanga Stadium by Kyocera |
| 42 | JEF United Chiba | SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium |
| 10 | FC Tokyo | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| 42 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima |
| 01 | Vissel Kobe | Best Denki Stadium |
| 10 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Machida GION Stadium |
| 11 | FC Machida Zelvia | Uvance Todoroki Stadium |
| 04 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sanga Stadium by Kyocera |
| 61 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Nagai Stadium |
| 02 | Kashima Antlers FC | Fukuda Denshi Arena |
| 20 | Shimizu S-Pulse | JFE Harenokuni Stadium |
| 22 | Vissel Kobe | Peace Stadium Connected by SoftBank |
| 01 | Kashiwa Reysol | Nissan Stadium |
| 00 | FC Tokyo | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 01 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | K’s Denki Stadium Mito |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga FC | Noevir Stadium Kobe |