J1 League

The , in the past known as , is part of the Japanese football club system.

J1 League is the top grouping of the .

It is one of the three major titles in Japan, along with J. League Cup and Emperor's Cup.

The second tier is represented by the J2 League.

 Participating clubs 

ClubYearjoinedSeasonsin J1Based inFirst season intop flightSeasons intop flightCurrent spell intop flightLast title  1993 26 Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki 1985 29 1993– 2016  1994 11 South and central cities/town in Kanagawa 1972 29 2018– 1981 Cerezo Osaka 1995 18 Osaka & Sakai, Osaka 1965 44 2017– 1980 Consadole Sapporo 1998 7 All cities/towns in Hokkaidō 1989/90 10 2017– –  1993 26 Yokohama, Yokosuka & Yamato 1979 38 1982– 2004  1999 (J2) 15 Kawasaki, Kanagawa 1977 17 2005– 2018 Gamba Osaka 1993 25 North cities in Osaka 1986/87 32 2014– 2014 Nagoya Grampus 1993 25 All cities/towns in Aichi 1973 33 2018– 2010 Júbilo Iwata 1994 23 Iwata, Shizuoka 1980 32 2016– 2002  1993 25 Saitama 1965 51 2001– 2006  1993 (J) 25 Shizuoka 1993 26 2017– – Sagan Tosu 1999 (J2) 7 Tosu, Saga 2012 7 2012– – Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1993 24 Hiroshima, Hiroshima 1965 46 2009– 2015  1999 (J2) 18 Tokyo 2000 24 2012– –  1999 (J2) 8 All cities/towns in Ōita 2003 8 2019– – Vegalta Sendai 1999 (J2) 11 Sendai, Miyagi 2002 11 2010– – Vissel Kobe 1997 20 Kobe, Hyōgo 1997 20 2014––  2012 (J2) 1 Central cities/village in Nagano 2015 1 2019 –

Source for teams participating:
Pink background denotes club was most recently promoted from J2 League.
"Year joined" is the year the club joined the J.League (Division 1 unless otherwise indicated).
"First season in top flight", "Seasons in top flight", "Current spell in top flight", and "Last title" include seasons in the old Japan Soccer League First Division.

References

Other websites
  J-League at NHK.or.jp 

Category:1993 establishments in Japan
Category:Football leagues in Japan