# 2023 in Japanese football

This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2023 season.

## National teams

Source: JFA

### Men's
#### Senior

* Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

#### U-22

* Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

#### U-20

* Fixtures & Results (U-20 2023), JFA.jp

#### U-19

* Fixtures & Results (U-19 2023), JFA.jp

#### U-18

* 1 2 3 Not considered an official international match by FIFA
* Fixtures & Results (U-18 2023), JFA.jp

#### U-17

* Fixtures & Results (U-17 2023), JFA.jp
* Limoges Tournament, JFA.jp

#### U-16

* Fixtures & Results (U-16 2023), JFA.jp

#### U-15

* Fixtures & Results (U-15 2023), JFA.jp
* EAFF U15 Men's Championship 2023, EAFF.com

#### Futsal

* Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

#### U-23 futsal

* Fixtures & Results (U-23 futsal 2023), JFA.jp

#### U-20 futsal

Unofficial results:
* Fixtures & Results (U-19 futsal 2023), JFA.jp

#### Beach soccer

* Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

### Women's
#### Senior

* Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

#### U-19

* Fixtures & Results (WU-19 2023), jfa.jp

#### U-17

* Fixtures & Results (2023)

#### U-15

* Fixtures & Results (2023)
* Fixtures & Results (W U-16 2023), JFA.jp

#### Futsal

* Fixtures & Results (W futsal), JFA.jp

## Club competitions
### League (men)
#### Promotion and relegation

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| J1 League | Albirex Niigata Yokohama FC | Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata |
| J2 League | Iwaki FC Fujieda MYFC | FC Ryukyu Iwate Grulla Morioka |
| J3 League | Nara Club FC Osaka | No relegation |
| Japan Football League | Briobecca Urayasu Okinawa SV | Kagura Shimane (Withdrawal) |

#### J.League
##### J1 League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe (C) | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 71 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 64 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 58 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 4 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 57 | |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 52 | |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 52 | |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 51 | |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 50 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 49 | |
| 10 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 45 | |
| 11 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 43 | |
| 12 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 40 | |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 40 | |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 38 | |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 34 | |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 34 | |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 33 | |
| 18 | Yokohama FC (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 29 | Relegation to the J2 League |
* ↑ Qualified as the 2023 Emperor's Cup winners.

##### J2 League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Machida Zelvia (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 87 | Promotion to the 2024 J1 League |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata (P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 75 | Promotion to the 2024 J1 League |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy (O, P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 75 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 78 | 34 | +44 | 74 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 65 | |
| 8 | Ventforet Kofu | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 64 | |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 62 | |
| 10 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 58 | |
| 11 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 57 | |
| 12 | Fujieda MYFC | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 52 | |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 51 | |
| 14 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 49 | |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 49 | |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 48 | |
| 17 | Mito HollyHock | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 47 | |
| 18 | Iwaki FC | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 47 | |
| 19 | Tochigi SC | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 | |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 44 | |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija (R) | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | Relegation to 2024 J3 League |
| 22 | Zweigen Kanazawa (R) | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 35 | Relegation to 2024 J3 League |

##### J3 League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ehime FC (C, P) | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 73 | Promotion to the J2 League |
| 2 | Kagoshima United (P) | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 62 | Promotion to the J2 League |
| 3 | Kataller Toyama | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 62 | |
| 4 | FC Imabari | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 59 | |
| 5 | Nara Club | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 57 | |
| 6 | Gainare Tottori | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 56 | |
| 7 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 56 | |
| 8 | FC Gifu | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 54 | |
| 9 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 54 | |
| 10 | Iwate Grulla Morioka | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 54 | |
| 11 | FC Osaka | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 53 | |
| 12 | YSCC Yokohama | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 52 | |
| 13 | Azul Claro Numazu | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 51 | |
| 14 | Nagano Parceiro | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 50 | |
| 15 | Fukushima United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 47 | |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 44 | |
| 17 | FC Ryukyu | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 43 | |
| 18 | SC Sagamihara | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 41 | |
| 19 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 39 | |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 31 | |
* ↑ Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.
* ↑ The team does not hold either a J1 or J2 license, and so is ineligible for promotion to the J2 League.

#### Japan Football League (JFL)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Honda FC (C) | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 53 | |
| 2 | Briobecca Urayasu | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 45 | |
| 3 | Reilac Shiga | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 44 | |
| 4 | Sony Sendai | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 43 | |
| 5 | ReinMeer Aomori | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 42 | |
| 6 | Verspah Oita | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 40 | |
| 7 | Kochi United | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 37 | |
| 9 | Suzuka Point Getters | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Veertien Mie | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 35 | |
| 11 | Criacao Shinjuku | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 34 | |
| 12 | Tiamo Hirakata | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 34 | |
| 13 | Tokyo Musashino United | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 32 | |
| 14 | Minebea Mitsumi | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 31 | |
| 15 | Okinawa SV (O) | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 26 | Qualification for relegation playoffs |

#### Regional Leagues
### League (women)
#### Promotion and relegation

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| WE League | No promotion | No relegation |
| Nadeshiko League Division 1 | | |
| Nadeshiko League Division 2 | | |

#### WE League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds (C) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 52 |
| 2 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 44 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 42 |
| 4 | Mynavi Sendai | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 27 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 24 |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 23 |
| 7 | AC Nagano Parceiro | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 21 |
| 8 | JEF United Chiba | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 20 |
| 9 | Nojima Stella Sagamihara | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 19 |
| 10 | Albirex Niigata | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 16 |
| 11 | AS Elfen Saitama | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 16 |

#### Nadeshiko League
##### Division 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Yokohama FC Seagulls | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 26 |
| 2 | Orca Kamogawa | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 3 | NGU Loveledge Nagoya | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 20 |
| 4 | Iga Kunoichi Mie | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 19 |
| 5 | AS Harima Albion | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 19 |
| 6 | Sfida Setagaya | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 17 |
| 7 | Nittaidai | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 15 |
| 8 | Ehime FC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 11 |
| 9 | Bunnys Gunma | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 11 |
| 10 | Shizuoka SSU Bonita | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 8 |
| 11 | Yamato Sylphid | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 8 |
| 12 | Speranza Osaka | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 |

##### Division 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Viamaterras Miyazaki | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 | +40 | 26 |
| 2 | JFA Academy Fukushima [ja] | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20 |
| 3 | Fukuoka J. Anclas | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 20 |
| 4 | Okayama Yunogo Belle | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 15 |
| 5 | Tsukuba FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 14 |
| 6 | FC Fujizakura Yamanashi [ja] | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Veertien Mie | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 12 |
| 8 | KIU Charme | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 |
| 9 | Diavorosso Hiroshima | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 6 |
| 10 | Norddea Hokkaido | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 1 |

### Cup competitions (men)
#### J.League YBC Levain Cup

* Qualified teams:
| League | Team | Final 2022 rank |
| 2022 J1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1st |
| 2022 J1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2nd |
| 2022 J1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3rd |
| 2022 J1 | Kashima Antlers | 4th |
| 2022 J1 | Cerezo Osaka | 5th |
| 2022 J1 | FC Tokyo | 6th |
| 2022 J1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7th |
| 2022 J1 | Nagoya Grampus | 8th |
| 2022 J1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 9th |
| 2022 J1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 10th |
| 2022 J1 | Sagan Tosu | 11th |
| 2022 J1 | Shonan Bellmare | 12nd |
| 2022 J1 | Vissel Kobe | 13rd |
| 2022 J1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 14th |
| 2022 J1 | Gamba Osaka | 15th |
| 2022 J1 | Kyoto Sanga | 16th |
| 2022 J1 | Shimizu S-Pulse (2023 J2) | 17th |
| 2022 J1 | Júbilo Iwata (2023 J2) | 18th |
| 2022 J2 | Albirex Niigata (2023 J1) | 1st |
| 2022 J2 | Yokohama FC (2023 J1) | 2nd |