The 2018 season was the 90th season of competitive association football in Japan.
Teams relegated from J1 League
Teams promoted to J1 League
Teams relegated from J2 League
Teams promoted to J2 League
Teams relegated from J3 League
No relegation to the Japan Football League Teams promoted to J3 League
Teams promoted to Japan Football League
J1 League
Source:
Meiji Yasuda J1 League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
J2 League
^ a b Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion play-offs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
^ Direct exchange between J2 and J3 is subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2018 J3 League .
J3 League
Source:
2018 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
^ Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.
Source:
JFL website (in Japanese) Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Draw
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status , obtain J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.
Regional Leagues
Cup competitions
Final
J.League Cup
Final
Super Cup
AFC Champions League
Play-off round
East Region
Team 1
Score
Team 2
Group stage
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.
L.League
Nadeshiko League Div.1
Source:
[ 1] (C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Nadeshiko League Div.2
Cup competitions
Final
Nadeshiko League Cup
Final
Results
Friendlies
Kirin Challenge Cup
2018 FIFA World Cup
Group H
Matches
Knockout stage
Players statistics
Results
Players statistics
Player
-2017
02.28
03.02
03.05
03.07
04.01
04.07
04.10
04.13
04.17
04.20
06.10
07.26
07.29
08.02
08.16
08.21
08.25
08.28
08.31
11.11
2018
Total
Mizuho Sakaguchi 116(28)
O
-
O
O
O
O
O
O(1)
-
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8(1)
124(29)
Rumi Utsugi 103(5)
-
O(1)
O
O
-
-
-
O
O
O
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
8(1)
111(6)
Saki Kumagai 90(0)
-
O
O
O
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
10(0)
100(0)
Aya Sameshima 85(4)
O
-
O
O
O(1)
O
O
O
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
18(1)
103(5)
Nahomi Kawasumi 82(20)
-
-
-
-
O
O
O
-
O
-
O
O
O
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
8(0)
90(20)
Saori Ariyoshi 49(1)
O
-
O
O
O
O
-
-
O
-
O
O
-
O
O
-
O
O
O
O
14(0)
63(1)
Emi Nakajima 46(9)
O(1)
O
O
O
O(1)
O(1)
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O(1)
O
O
O
O
19(4)
65(13)
Mana Iwabuchi 43(11)
O(1)
O
O(1)
O
O(1)
O(1)
O
O
O(1)
O
-
O
O
O
O(1)
-
O(1)
O
O
O(2)
18(9)
61(20)
Yuika Sugasawa 43(11)
-
O(1)
-
O
O(1)
O
O
O
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
O(2)
O
O(1)
O(1)
O
17(6)
60(17)
Kumi Yokoyama 24(11)
O
O
O
-
-
O(1)
O
-
O(2)
O(1)
-
O
O
O
-
-
-
-
-
O(1)
11(5)
35(16)
Mina Tanaka 20(6)
O
O
O
O
O(1)
O(1)
O
-
O
-
O(3)
O(1)
O
O
O
O(2)
O
-
-
-
15(8)
35(14)
Yu Nakasato 16(0)
-
-
-
-
O
-
-
-
-
-
O
-
-
-
-
O
-
O
-
-
4(0)
20(0)
Rika Masuya 15(3)
O
O
O
-
O(1)
O
-
O
O
-
-
O
O(1)
O
-
O(1)
O
-
-
-
12(3)
27(6)
Hikaru Naomoto 15(0)
-
O
-
-
O
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3(0)
18(0)
Yuka Momiki 14(3)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
-
O(1)
O(1)
O
O
O
O(1)
7(3)
21(6)
Yui Hasegawa 13(2)
O
O
O(1)
O
-
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
-
O(1)
O
O
O
17(2)
30(4)
Hikari Takagi 13(0)
O
O
-
O
O(1)
-
-
-
-
-
O
-
-
-
-
O
-
-
-
-
6(1)
19(1)
Ayaka Yamashita 11(0)
-
O
-
O
O
O
O
O
-
O
O
O
-
-
-
O
O
O
O
O
14(0)
25(0)
Sakiko Ikeda 8(0)
O
-
O
-
O
-
-
-
O
-
-
-
O
-
O
-
-
-
-
-
6(0)
14(0)
Ayumi Oya 8(0)
-
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1(0)
9(0)
Rin Sumida 7(0)
O
O
-
O
O
-
O
-
O
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
-
15(0)
22(0)
Shiori Miyake 6(0)
O
-
O
-
-
-
-
-
O
-
O
O
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
-
11(0)
17(0)
Nana Ichise 6(0)
O
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
-
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
9(0)
15(0)
Madoka Haji 6(0)
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1(0)
7(0)
Risa Shimizu 0(0)
O
O
O
O
O
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
19(0)
19(0)
Moeno Sakaguchi 0(0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
O(1)
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
10(1)
10(1)
Narumi Miura 0(0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
O
O
O
-
-
-
-
-
O
5(0)
5(0)
Aimi Kunitake 0(0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
-
-
O
-
O
-
-
3(0)
3(0)
Mayo Doko 0(0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1(0)
1(0)
Chika Hirao 0(0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
1(0)
1(0)
Hina Sugita 0(0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
-
-
-
-
-
-
1(0)
1(0)
Fuka Nagano 0(0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
1(0)
1(0)
Hinata Miyazawa 0(0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
O
1(0)
1(0)
References
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