List of Japanese football transfers summer 2013

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This is a list of Japanese football transfers in the summer transfer window 2013 by club.

J.League Division 1

Albirex Niigata

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	BRA	Roger Gaúcho (loan from Ponte Preta)
29	DF	JPN	Michael James Fitzgerald (loan return from V-Varen Nagasaki)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	BRA	Bruno Lopes (loan return to Desportivo Brasil)
36	MF	JPN	Naoya Kikuchi (loan to Sagan Tosu)

Kashima Antlers

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	JPN	Takuya Honda (Transferred to Shimizu S-Pulse)
26	DF	JPN	Ryuga Suzuki (loan to JEF United Chiba)

Omiya Ardija

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	JPN	Takuya Wada (Transferred from Vegalta Sendai)
22	DF	AUS	Lucas Neill (Transferred from Sydney FC)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	MF	BRA	Carlinhos (loan to Júbilo Iwata)
14	FW	JPN	Shintaro Shimizu (loan to Fagiano Okayama)

Shonan Bellmare

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	BRA	Wellington (Transferred from Esporte Clube Pelotas)
38	GK	BRA	Alex Santana (loan from Comercial)
40	MF	JPN	Yohei Otake (loan from FC Tokyo)
—	FW	MKD	Stevo (Transferred from Suwon Samsung Bluewings)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	BRA	Thiago Quirino (loan to Al-Shaab CSC)
15	MF	JPN	Yuzo Iwakami (loan to Matsumoto Yamaga)
16	FW	BOL	Edivaldo (loan return to Muangthong United F.C.)
29	FW	JPN	Ryohei Yoshihama (loan to Fukushima United)
32	DF	KOR	Kweon Han-Jin (loan return to Kashiwa Reysol)

Cerezo Osaka

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	JPN	Daisuke Tada (Free Agent)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	JPN	Ryūji Bando (loan to Sagan Tosu)
28	MF	JPN	Shota Inoue (loan to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
32	MF	JPN	Takeru Okada (loan to A.C. Nagano Parceiro)

Yokohama F. Marinos

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Kawasaki Frontale

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	BRA	Alan Pinheiro (loan from Vitória)
28	DF	BRA	Robson (loan from Bahia)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	BRA	Patric (loan return to Salgueiro)
26	FW	JPN	Koya Tanio (loan to Gainare Tottori)

Nagoya Grampus

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	JPN	Kensuke Nagai (loan from Standard Liège)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	MF	JPN	Taisuke Mizuno (loan to FC Gifu)

Júbilo Iwata

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
50	MF	BRA	Carlinhos (loan from Omiya Ardija)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Urawa Red Diamonds

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	SRB	Ranko Despotović (Released)
28	DF	JPN	Takuya Okamoto (loan to V-Varen Nagasaki)

Kashiwa Reysol

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	KOR	Kweon Han-Jin (loan to Thespa Kusatsu,previously on loan at Shonan Bellmare)

Shimizu S-Pulse

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
35	MF	JPN	Kazuya Murata (Free Agent)
38	MF	JPN	Takuya Honda (Transferred from Kashima Antlers)
39	FW	MNE	Dženan Radončić (loan from Suwon Samsung Bluewings)
50	FW	JPN	Genki Omae (loan from Fortuna Düsseldorf)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Akihiro Hayashi (loan to Sagan Tosu)
9	FW	BRA	Baré (Transferred to Tianjin Teda)
15	FW	JPN	Hiroki Higuchi (loan to FC Gifu)
23	FW	JPN	Ryohei Shirasaki (loan to Kataller Toyama)
24	MF	JPN	Makoto Shibahara (loan to FC Gifu)
25	DF	JPN	Tomoya Inukai (loan to Matsumoto Yamaga)
26	FW	JPN	Satoru Kashiwase (loan to New York Cosmos)

Sagan Tosu

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	JPN	Ryūji Bando (loan from Cerezo Osaka)
16	DF	BRA	Nilson (loan from Metropolitano)
33	GK	JPN	Akihiro Hayashi (loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
36	MF	JPN	Naoya Kikuchi (loan from Albirex Niigata)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	JPN	Kosuke Kitani (loan to FC Gifu)
7	MF	JPN	Keisuke Funatani (loan to Mito HollyHock)
9	FW	BRA	Roni (Released)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	JPN	Hironori Ishikawa (loan to Vegalta Sendai)
23	MF	JPN	Kota Sameshima (loan to Gainare Tottori)

Oita Trinita

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	GK	JPN	Naoto Kamifukumoto (loan return from F.C. Machida Zelvia)
49	MF	JPN	Yohei Kajiyama (loan from FC Tokyo)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	JPN	Rui Komatsu (loan to V-Varen Nagasaki)
25	GK	KOR	Kim Yeong-Gi (loan to Avispa Fukuoka)

FC Tokyo

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	MF	JPN	Yohei Kajiyama (loan return from Panathinaikos F.C.)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	JPN	Tadanari Lee (loan return to Southampton F.C.)
27	MF	JPN	Sotan Tanabe (loan to CE Sabadell FC)
37	MF	JPN	Kento Hashimoto (loan to Roasso Kumamoto)

Ventforet Kofu

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	BRA	Gilsinho (Transferred from Sport Recife)
11	FW	BRA	Patric (loan from Salgueiro)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	PAR	José Ortigoza (Released)
11	FW	BRA	Hugo (Released)
23	DF	JPN	Makoto Rindo (loan to Gainare Tottori)
24	MF	JPN	Yuki Horigome (loan to Roasso Kumamoto)

Vegalta Sendai

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	JPN	Toshio Shimakawa (loan to Blaublitz Akita)
7	MF	JPN	Hiroaki Okuno (loan to V-Varen Nagasaki)

J.League Division 2

Avispa Fukuoka

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	JPN	Christopher Tatsuki Kinjo (Free Agent)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Consadole Sapporo

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	VIE	Lê Công Vinh (loan from Sông Lam Nghệ An)
35	FW	BRA	Ferro (Free Agent)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	BRA	Tele (Released)
29	DF	JPN	Yuto Nagasaka (loan to Khonkaen F.C.)
32	MF	JPN	Shogo Nakahara (loan to Khonkaen F.C.)

Ehime FC

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Fagiano Okayama

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	MF	KOR	Lee Jae-Gwan (Released)

Gainare Tottori

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	BRA	Dudu (loan from Metropolitano)
28	DF	JPN	Makoto Rindo (loan from Ventforet Kofu)
31	MF	JPN	Kota Sameshima (loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	BRA	Rafael (Released)
8	MF	BRA	Reginaldo (Released)

Gamba Osaka

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	BRA	Rocha (Transferred from Steaua București)
39	MF	JPN	Takashi Usami (loan return from 1899 Hoffenheim)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	BRA	Leandro (loan return to Al-Sadd)
41	MF	JPN	Akihiro Ienaga (loan return to RCD Mallorca)

FC Gifu

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	FW	JPN	Hiroki Higuchi (loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
28	MF	JPN	Taisuke Mizuno (loan from Nagoya Grampus)
29	MF	JPN	Makoto Shibahara (loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Giravanz Kitakyushu

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	MF	JPN	Shota Inoue (loan from Cerezo Osaka)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Mito HollyHock

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

JEF United Chiba

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	DF	JPN	Ryuga Suzuki (loan from Kashima Antlers)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Kataller Toyama

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Montedio Yamagata

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Roasso Kumamoto

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	DF	KOR	Ro Hyung-Gu (Transferred from Suwon Samsung Bluewings)
28	MF	JPN	Yuki Horigome (loan from Ventforet Kofu)
38	MF	JPN	Kento Hashimoto (loan from FC Tokyo)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Kyoto Sanga FC

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	FW	JPN	Yuya Kubo (Transferred to BSC Young Boys)
32	DF	JPN	Ryusei Saito (loan to Sagawa Printing S.C.)

Thespa Kusatsu

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	KOR	Kweon Han-Jin (loan from Kashiwa Reysol)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Tochigi SC

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Tokyo Verdy

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	JPN	Daisuke Takagi (Promoted from youth team)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	DF	BRA	Nicollas (loan return to Flamengo)

Tokushima Vortis

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Matsumoto Yamaga

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	JPN	Tomoya Inukai (loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Vissel Kobe

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	DF	KOR	Gang Yoon-Goo (Drafted from Dong-A University)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

V-Varen Nagasaki

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	DF	KOR	Cho Min-Woo (loan from FC Seoul)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Yokohama FC

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	FW	BRA	Kaio (Transferred to Al Wasl FC)
20	DF	KOR	Park Tae-Hong (loan to Yokohama FC Hong Kong)

References

Football in Japan

National association

Japan Football Association (JFA)

National teams
(2025)

Men	Japan results footballers managers B U-23 results footballers managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer FIFAe
Women	Japan results footballers managers B U-23 results footballers managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer

Leagues
(2025)

Men	J.League J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League (JFL) Regional Leagues Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Premier League U-18 Prince Leagues
Women	WE League Nadeshiko League Division 1 Division 2

Cups
(2025)

Men	Emperor's Cup YBC Levain Cup Fujifilm Super Cup Shakaijin Cup Club Teams Cup Intercollegiate Cup All Japan High School Cup Inter-High Club Youth Cup
Women	Empress's Cup WE League Cup Intercollegiate

International cups

Men	Kirin Cup Soccer (Senior) Kirin Challenge Cup (Senior / U-23) SBS Cup (U-18) Ibaraki Next Generation Cup (U-18) International Youth Soccer in Niigata (U-17) U-16 International Dream Cup
Women	MS&AD Cup (Senior) JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup

Culture

Historical matches	Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Anime and Manga	Aoashi Blue Lock Captain Tsubasa Days Giant Killing Inazuma Eleven
Rivalries	National teams Japan–South Korea Australia–Japan China–Japan North Korea–Japan

Football in Japan by prefecture
- Tokyo
- Osaka
by city
Competitions

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present

Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present

Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present

(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–1998
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Regional Champions League Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
J.League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2025

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Fagiano Okayama Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama FC
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fujieda MYFC Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo FC Imabari Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kataller Toyama Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Kagoshima United FC Kamatamare Sanuki Kochi United Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Thespa Gunma Tochigi City Tochigi SC Vanraure Hachinohe Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Asuka FC Atletico Suzuka Club Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Iwate Grulla Morioka Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori FC Tiamo Hirakata Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino YSCC Yokohama
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Sony Sendai Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Kagura Shimane Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23

2013 in Japanese football

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League competitions

Men	J.League Division 1 J.League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	L.League

Cup competitions

Men	Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup (Final) Nadeshiko League Cup (Final)

AFC competitions

Men	AFC Champions League Suruga Bank Championship

Related to national teams

Men	Summary Qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup EAFF East Asian Cup
Women	Summary EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
Youth	AFC U-22 Asian Cup AFC U-16 Women's Championship

Club seasons
J.League Division 1	Vegalta Sendai Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds Omiya Ardija Kashiwa Reysol FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos Shonan Bellmare Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Cerezo Osaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sagan Tosu Oita Trinita
J.League Division 2	Consadole Sapporo Montedio Yamagata Mito HollyHock Tochigi SC Thespakusatsu Gunma JEF United Chiba Tokyo Verdy Yokohama FC Matsumoto Yamaga FC Kataller Toyama FC Gifu Kyoto Sanga FC Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe Gainare Tottori Fagiano Okayama Tokushima Vortis Ehime FC Avispa Fukuoka Giravanz Kitakyushu V-Varen Nagasaki Roasso Kumamoto

v t e Japanese football transfer lists
J.League	2010 W S 2011 W S 2012 W S 2013 W S 2014 W S 2015 W S
J1 League	2016 W S 2017 W S 2018 W S 2019 W S 2020 W S 2021 W S 2022 W S 2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S
J2 League	2016 W S 2017 W S 2018 W S 2019 W S 2020 W S 2021 W S 2022 W S 2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S
J3 League	2016 W S 2017 W S 2018 W S 2019 W S 2020 W S 2021 W S 2022 W S 2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S
Japan Football League (JFL)	2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S

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