# J.League records and statistics

This page details J.League records.

## J1 League
### Ranks

    As of February 22nd, 2025.
In bold the ones who are actually playing in J1. In italic the ones who are still active in other Japanese league.

### Individual

* Most career goals : 191 goals
    Yoshito Okubo
* Most career hat-tricks : 8 times
    Ueslei
* Most career appearances : 672 appearances
    Yasuhito Endo
* Most goals in a season : 36 goals
    Masashi Nakayama (1998)
* Most hat-tricks in a season : 5 times
    Masashi Nakayama (1998)
* Most goals in a game : 5 goals
    Koji Noguchi for Bellmare Hiratsuka vs Kashima Antlers (3 May 1995)
    Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Gamba Osaka (4 May 1996)
    Masashi Nakayama for Jubilo Iwata vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 1998)
    / Wagner Lopes for Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Urawa Red Diamonds (29 May 1999)
* Youngest player : 15 years 7 months and 22 days
    Maki Kitahara for FC Tokyo vs Kashima Antlers (1 March 2025)
* Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 11 months and 28 days
    Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs JEF United Ichihara (5 May 2004)
* Oldest player : 54 years 12 days
    Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds (12 March 2021)
* Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 3 months and 12 days
    Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Jubilo Iwata (15 June 1994)
* Fastest goal : 8 seconds
    Hisato Sato for Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka (22 April 2006)
* Fastest hat-trick : 3 minutes
    Yasuo Manaka for Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol (14 July 2001)
* First scorer
    Henny Meijer for Verdy Kawasaki vs Yokohama Marinos (15 May 1993)
* First hat-trick
    Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus Eight (16 May 1993)

### Club

* Most League championships : 8 times
** Kashima Antlers (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016)
* Longest uninterrupted spell in J1: 30 seasons (1993-Present)
** Kashima Antlers
** Yokohama F. Marinos
* Most goals scored in a season : 107 goals
** Jubilo Iwata (1998)
* Fewest goals scored in a season : 16 goals
** Tokushima Vortis (2014)
* Most goals conceded in a season : 111 goals
** Yokohama Flügels (1995)
* Fewest goals conceded in a season : 24 goals
** Oita Trinita (2008)
* Biggest goal difference in a season : 68 goals
** Jubilo Iwata (1998)
* Most points in a season : 108 points
** Verdy Kawasaki (1995)
* Fewest points in a season : 13 points
** Bellmare Hiratsuka (1999)
* Most wins in a season : 35 wins
** Verdy Kawasaki (1995)
* Fewest wins in a season : 2 wins
** Oita Trinita (2013)
* Most draws in a season : 16 draws
** Shonan Bellmare (2021)
* Most losses in a season : 34 losses
** Gamba Osaka (1995)
* Fewest losses in a season : 2 losses
** Kawasaki Frontale (2021)
* Most goals in a game : 12 goals
** Cerezo Osaka 5-7 Kashiwa Reysol (8 August 1998)
* Record win : 9–1, 8-0
** Jubilo Iwata 9-1 Cerezo Osaka (15 April 1998)
** Vissel Kobe 0-8 Oita Trinita (26 July 2003)
** Shimizu S-Pulse 0-8 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (17 August 2019)
** Yokohama F. Marinos 8-0 FC Tokyo (6 November 2021)
* Highest scoring draw: 5-5
** Vissel Kobe 5-5 JEF United Ichihara (14 October 1998)
* Highest average home attendance in a season : 47,609
** Urawa Red Diamonds (2008)
* Highest home attendance : 63,854 (regular season)
** Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 FC Tokyo (7 December 2019)
* 64,899 (Suntory Championship)
** Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 Urawa Reds (5 December 2004)

## J2 League

As of November 10th, 2024.

### Ranks

Updated to February 22nd, 2025.
In bold the ones who are actually playing in J2. In italic the ones who are still active in other league.

### Individual

* Most career goals: 108 goals
    Masashi Oguro
* Most career hat-tricks: 6 times
    Juninho
* Most career appearances: 577 appearances
    Koji Homma
* Most goals in a season: 37 goals
    Juninho (2004)
    Hulk (2007)
* Most hat-tricks in a season: 3 times
    Marcus (2003)
    Juninho (2003)
    Juninho (2004)
    Hulk (2007)
* Most J2 titles : 4 titles
    Seiya Fujita (2007, 2014, 2017, 2020)
* Most goals in a game : 8 goals
    Michael Olunga for Kashiwa Reysol vs Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)
* Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 26 days
    Rikuto Hashimoto for Tokyo Verdy vs Avispa Fukuoka (28 February 2021)
* Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 11 months 17 days
    Kota Kawano for Renofa Yamaguchi vs V-Varen Nagasaki (29 July 2020)
* Oldest player : 52 years, 8 months and 29 days
    Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Ehime FC (24 November 2019)
* Oldest goalscorer : 50 years and 15 days
    Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Thespakusatsu Gunma (12 March 2017)
* First scorer
    Hayato Okamoto for FC Tokyo vs Sagan Tosu (14 March 1999)
* First hat-trick
    Koichiro Katafuchi for Sagan Tosu vs Consadole Sapporo (28 March 1999)

### Club

* Most League championships : 3 times
    Consadole Sapporo (2000, 2007, 2016)
* Most years in J2/Longest uninterrupted spell in J2: 26 seasons (2000-present)
    Mito HollyHock
* Most goals scored in a season : 104 goals
    Kawasaki Frontale (2004)
* Fewest goals scored in a season : 20 goals
    Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)
* Most goals conceded in a season : 98 goals
    Ventforet Kofu (2001)
* Fewest goals conceded in a season : 22 goals
    Consadole Sapporo (2000)
    FC Tokyo (2011)
* Biggest goal difference in a season : 66 goals
    Kawasaki Frontale (2004)
* Most points in a season : 106 points
    Vegalta Sendai (2009)
* Fewest points in a season : 15 points
    Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)
* Most wins in a season : 34 wins
    Kawasaki Frontale (2004)
* Fewest wins in a season : 1 win
    Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)
* Most draws in a season : 23 draws
    Tokushima Vortis (2022)
* Most losses in a season : 34 losses
    Ventforet Kofu (2001)
* Fewest losses in a season : 2 losses
    Kashiwa Reysol (2010)
* Most goals in a game : 14 goals
    Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)
* Record win :
    Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)
* Highest scoring draw: 4-4
    Tokushima Vortis 4-4 Giravanz Kitakyushu (22 August 2010)
    Sagan Tosu 4-4 Yokohama FC (17 October 2010)
    FC Gifu 4-4 Sagan Tosu (30 October 2011)
    JEF United Chiba 4-4 Cerezo Osaka (1 April 2015)
    FC Gifu 4-4 V-Varen Nagasaki (21 May 2017)
    Omiya Ardija 4-4 Renofa Yamaguchi (26 August 2018)
    SC Sagamihara 4-4 Mito HollyHock (3 October 2021)
* Highest average attendance in a season : 30,339
    Albirex Niigata (2003)
* Highest attendance : 55,598
    Shimizu S-Pulse 1-1 Yokohama FC (28 September 2024)

## J3 League

Updated to November 24th, 2024.

### Ranks

    As of February 22nd, 2025.
In bold the ones who are actually playing in J3. In italic the ones who are still active in another league.

### Individual

* Most career goals : 73 goals
    Tsugutoshi Oishi
* Most career hat-tricks : 3 times
    Tsugutoshi Oishi, Marcus Vinicius
* Most career appearances : 272 appearances
    Hiroki Higuchi
* Most goals in a season : 32 goals
    Kazuhito Kishida (2015)
* Most hat-tricks in a season : 2 times
    Kazuhito Kishida, Takaki Fukimitsu (2015)
    Noriaki Fujimoto (2017)
    Tsugutoshi Oishi (2020)
* Most goals in a game : 4 goals
    Tsugutoshi Oishi for Fujieda MYFC vs Nagano Parceiro (30 March 2014)
    Koji Suzuki for Machida Zelvia vs J. League U-22 Selection (26 April 2014)
    Hiroki Higuchi for SC Sagamihara vs Fujieda MYFC (28 June 2015)
    Yuta Togashi for FC Ryukyu vs SC Sagamihara (10 June 2018)
    Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)
* Youngest player : 15 years 5 months and 1 day
    Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Nagano Parceiro (5 November 2016)
* Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 10 months and 11 days
    Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 2017)
* Oldest player: 50 years, 2 months, 24 days
    Teruyoshi Ito for Azul Claro Numazu vs Matsumoto Yamaga (24 November 2024)
* Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 11 months and 11 days
    Hideo Hashimoto for FC Imabari vs Tegevajaro Miyazaki (2 May 2021)
* Fastest hat-trick : 10 minutes
    Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)
* First scorer
    Keisuke Endo for Machida Zelvia vs Fujieda MYFC (9 March 2014)
* First hat-trick
    Masao Tsuji for Zweigen Kanazawa vs YSCC Yokohama (29 March 2014)

### Club

* Most League championships : 2 times
** Blaublitz Akita (2017, 2020)
* Longest uninterrupted spell in J3: 11 seasons (2014-present)
** Fukushima United FC
** Gainare Tottori
** Nagano Parceiro
** YSCC Yokohama
* Most goals scored in a season : 96 goals
** Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
* Fewest goals scored in a season : 15 goals
** YSCC Yokohama (2016)
* Most goals conceded in a season : 80 goals
** Iwate Grulla Morioka (2024)
* Fewest goals conceded in a season : 18 goals
** Machida Zelvia (2015)
** Blaublitz Akita (2020)
* Biggest goal difference in a season : 60 goals
** Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
* Most points in a season : 85 points
** Omiya Ardija (2024)
* Fewest points in a season : 20 points
** YSCC Yokohama (2016)
* Most wins in a season : 25 wins
    Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
    Omiya Ardija (2024)
* Fewest wins in a season : 4 wins
** YSCC Yokohama (2014)
** Gainare Tottori (2017)
** Kamatamare Sanuki (2021)
* Most draws in a season : 18 draws
** Nara Club (2024)
* Most losses in a season : 26 losses
** Iwate Grulla Morioka (2024)
* Fewest losses in a season : 3 losses
** Blaublitz Akita (2020)
** Omiya Ardija (2024)
* Most goals in a game : 10 goals
** FC Ryukyu 4-6 SC Sagamihara (8 November 2015)
** YSCC Yokohama 5-5 Gamba Osaka U-23 (16 August 2020)
** Kagoshima United FC 6-4 Gamba Osaka U-23 (13 December 2020)
* Record win :
** Fukushima United FC 9-0 Iwate Grulla Morioka (28 April 2024)
* Highest scoring draw:
** YSCC Yokohama 5-5 Gamba Osaka U-23 (16 August 2020)
* Highest average home attendance in a season : 8,489
** Matsumoto Yamaga (2024)
* Highest home attendance : 16,027
** Roasso Kumamoto 1-0 Gamba Osaka U-23 (7 September 2019)

## J. League Cup

    As of March 5th, 2022

### Ranks

    As of October 21st, 2023.
In bold the ones who are actually playing in the J. League Cup. In italic the ones who are still active.

### Individual

* Most career goals : 29 goals
    Hisato Sato
* Most career appearances : 109 appearances
    Nobuhisa Yamada
* Most goals in a season : 9 goals
    Washington (2006)
* Most goals in a game : 4 goals
    Shun Nagasawa for Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus (4 April 2018)
    Washington for Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale (3 June 2006)
    Wagner Lopes for Shonan Bellmare vs Vegalta Sendai (19 March 1997)
    Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe (8 March 1997)
    Bismarck for Tokyo Verdy vs Gamba Osaka (3 August 1994)
* Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 20 days
    Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka (27 March 2004)
* Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 9 months and 18 days
    Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo vs Albirex Niigata (14 March 2018)
* Oldest player : 54 years 2 months and 23 days
    Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds (19 May 2021)
* Oldest goalscorer : 42 years 9 months and 9 days
    Yukio Tsuchiya for Ventforet Kofu vs Vissel Kobe (10 May 2017)
* First scorer
    Kazuyoshi Miura for Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers (16 October 1992)

### Club

* Most League championships : 6 times
** Kashima Antlers (1997, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2015)
* Most goals in a game : 10 goals
** Shimizu S-Pulse 4.6 Nagoya Grampus (30 August 2000)
* Record win :
** Cerezo Osaka 8-1 Avispa Fukuoka (3 July 1996)
** Kashima Antlers 7-0 Consadole Sapporo (18 October 1997)
* Highest home attendance : 56,064
** Kashima Antlers 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds (4 November 2002)

## All-time J1 League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Played on 2024 at |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 1096 | 593 | 176 | 327 | 1852 | 1286 | +566 | 1955 | J1 League |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1096 | 542 | 194 | 360 | 1767 | 1335 | +432 | 1820 | J1 League |
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1066 | 484 | 198 | 384 | 1617 | 1391 | +226 | 1650 | J1 League |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 1062 | 477 | 177 | 408 | 1560 | 1453 | +107 | 1608 | J1 League |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 1062 | 472 | 174 | 416 | 1727 | 1555 | +172 | 1590 | J1 League |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1032 | 447 | 183 | 402 | 1504 | 1350 | +154 | 1524 | J1 League |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 990 | 421 | 167 | 402 | 1415 | 1459 | −44 | 1430 | J1 League |
| 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 886 | 401 | 150 | 335 | 1421 | 1238 | +183 | 1353 | J2 League |
| 9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 914 | 378 | 173 | 363 | 1333 | 1315 | +18 | 1307 | J1 League |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 718 | 367 | 155 | 196 | 1310 | 915 | +395 | 1256 | J1 League |
| 11 | FC Tokyo | 804 | 334 | 173 | 297 | 1102 | 1031 | +71 | 1175 | J1 League |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 816 | 334 | 150 | 332 | 1199 | 1202 | −3 | 1152 | J1 League |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 866 | 308 | 180 | 378 | 1177 | 1315 | −138 | 1104 | J1 League |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 514 | 240 | 57 | 217 | 818 | 764 | +54 | 777 | J1 League |
| 15 | JEF United Chiba | 578 | 227 | 70 | 281 | 874 | 980 | −106 | 751 | J2 League |
| 16 | Albirex Niigata | 544 | 177 | 139 | 228 | 637 | 778 | −141 | 670 | J1 League |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 604 | 186 | 102 | 316 | 756 | 1022 | −266 | 660 | J1 League |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 450 | 152 | 123 | 175 | 534 | 594 | −60 | 579 | J2 League |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 472 | 144 | 122 | 206 | 561 | 686 | −125 | 554 | J2 League |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 408 | 129 | 104 | 175 | 455 | 579 | −124 | 491 | J2 League |
| 21 | Kyoto Sanga | 458 | 136 | 68 | 254 | 511 | 778 | −267 | 476 | J1 League |
| 22 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 442 | 129 | 88 | 225 | 571 | 780 | −209 | 475 | J2 League |
| 23 | Avispa Fukuoka | 432 | 121 | 71 | 240 | 454 | 723 | −269 | 434 | J1 League |
| 24 | Oita Trinita | 370 | 108 | 88 | 174 | 387 | 512 | −125 | 412 | J2 League |
| 25 | Yokohama Flügels | 228 | 117 | 0 | 111 | 375 | 373 | +2 | 351 | Defunct |
| 26 | Ventforet Kofu | 272 | 69 | 73 | 130 | 255 | 404 | −149 | 280 | J2 League |
| 27 | Montedio Yamagata | 136 | 30 | 36 | 70 | 108 | 199 | −91 | 126 | J2 League |
| 28 | Yokohama FC | 140 | 26 | 27 | 87 | 120 | 261 | −141 | 105 | J1 League |
| 29 | Machida Zelvia | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 66 | J1 League |
| 30 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 68 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 51 | 94 | −43 | 59 | J3 League |
| 31 | Tokushima Vortis | 72 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 50 | 129 | −79 | 50 | J2 League |
| 32 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 30 | J2 League |
| 33 | Fagiano Okayama | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | J1 League |