The 2023 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st season of the
J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993.
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club competes in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country.
Having won the J-League title four times an ...
are the defending champions, having won their fifth J.League and seventh
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
title in
2022
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in the final match of the season.
Overview
Only one club will be relegated to the
J2 League at the end of the season, as the number of clubs will be expanded from 18 to 20 clubs from the 2024 season.
Changes from the previous season
There were two teams relegated last season to the
2023 J2 League
The 2023 J2 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, will be the 25th season of the J2 League, the second-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999.
Overview
This is the last se ...
.
Shimizu S-Pulse and
Júbilo Iwata, both from
Shizuoka Prefecture, were relegated due to them finishing 17th and 18th respectively the
previous season. Thus, this is the first Japanese top-flight season to not feature any team from the region.
Kyoto Sanga
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist temp ...
finished on 16th place, but won the
promotion/relegation playoffs against
Roasso Kumamoto
is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J2 League, which is the second tier of football in the country. ''Roasso'' is a portmanteau of the Italian words ''rosso'' a ...
and thus retained their top league status. Had Roasso won, it would have been their first ever promotion to the top-flight.
Two teams were promoted from the
2022 J2 League
The 2022 J2 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the J2 League, the second-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999.
Clubs
Personnel and kits
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Albirex Niigata
is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. From 2023, Albirex will be playing on the J1 League, coming back to the f ...
, who won the title and returned to J1 after a five-year absence, and
Yokohama FC
is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the first tier of football in the country. The club was formed by fans of Yokoh ...
, who finished second, returning to the J1 after just a season playing on the J2 League.
Participating clubs
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Transfers
The winter transfer window will go from 6 January to 31 March, while the summer transfer window will go from 21 July to 18 August.
Foreign players
From the 2021 season, there is no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs could only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad. 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 mid-season 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.
League table
Results table
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
;Notes
*
5 Player scored 5 goals
*(H) – Home team
*(A) – Away team
Top assists
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
* Most yellow cards: 1
**''28 players''
* Most red cards: 1
**
Jesiel
Jesiel Cardoso Miranda (born 3 May 1994), simply known as Jesiel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale as a centre back.
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Jesiel started his youth career with the aca ...
(Kawasaki Frontale)
Club
* Most yellow cards: 4
**Yokohama FC
* Most red cards: 1
**Kawasaki Frontale
Awards
Monthly awards
See also
*
2023 Kashima Antlers season
The 2023 season was Kashima Antlers, Kashima Antlers' 31st consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the 2023 J1 League in fifth place, one pl ...
*
2023 Kawasaki Frontale season
The 2023 season was Kawasaki Frontale's 19th consecutive season in the J1 League. As well as the domestic league, they also participated in the 2023 Emperor's Cup, Emperor's Cup, the 2023 J.League Cup, J.League Cup and the 2023-24 AFC Champions Lea ...
*
2023 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
The 2023 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season is their 85th season in existence and their 15th consecutive season in the J1 League. In addition to the league, the club will compete in the 2023 Emperor's Cup, Emperor's Cup and 2023 J.League Cup, J. League Cup ...
*
2023 Urawa Red Diamonds season
*
2023 Vissel Kobe season
The 2023 Vissel Kobe season is their 57th season in existence and the 8th consecutive season in the J1 League, since the club earned promotion back to it on 2013. In addition to the league, the club competed in the 2023 Emperor's Cup, Emperor's Cup ...
*
2023 Yokohama F. Marinos season
The 2023 Yokohama F. Marinos season is the club's 51st season in existence and the 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. In addition to the 2023 J1 League, domestic league, in which they are the defending champions, Yokoha ...
References
External links
English official websiteJapanese official websiteJ.League Data Site
J.League Data Site
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