2018_in_Japanese_football

Football in Japan
Season	2018
Men's football
J1 League	Kawasaki Frontale
J2 League	Matsumoto Yamaga
J3 League	FC Ryukyu
Japan Football League	Honda FC
Emperor's Cup	Urawa Red Diamonds
J.League Cup	Shonan Bellmare
Japanese Super Cup	Cerezo Osaka
Women's football
Nadeshiko League 1	NTV Beleza
Nadeshiko League 2	Iga FC Kunoichi
Empress's Cup	NTV Beleza
Nadeshiko League Cup	NTV Beleza

2018 in Japanese football

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The 2018 season was the 90th season of competitive association football in Japan.

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[table_note_res_CLCW0.99021092848396-1] Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.

[table_note_res_PO0.32332264274513-2] 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.

[table_note_res_R0.32332264274513-3] Direct exchange between J2 and J3 is subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2018 J3 League.

[table_note_res_P0.23688139078993-4] Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.

[table_note_res_P0.12892084341912-5] 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.

[table_hth_JPN0.16350259360089-8] Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.

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"Nadeshiko League 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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"Nadeshiko League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Matsumoto Yamaga (C, P)	42	21	14	7	54	34	+20	77	Promotion to 2019 J1 League
2	Oita Trinita (P)	42	23	7	12	76	51	+25	76	Promotion to 2019 J1 League
3	Yokohama FC	42	21	13	8	63	44	+19	76	Qualification for promotion play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Machida Zelvia	42	21	13	8	62	44	+18	76
5	Omiya Ardija	42	21	8	13	65	48	+17	71	Qualification for promotion play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Tokyo Verdy	42	19	14	9	56	41	+15	71	Qualification for promotion play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
7	Avispa Fukuoka	42	19	13	10	58	42	+16	70
8	Renofa Yamaguchi	42	16	13	13	63	64	−1	61
9	Ventforet Kofu	42	16	11	15	56	46	+10	59
10	Mito HollyHock	42	16	9	17	48	46	+2	57
11	Tokushima Vortis	42	16	8	18	48	42	+6	56
12	Montedio Yamagata	42	14	14	14	49	51	−2	56
13	Zweigen Kanazawa	42	14	13	15	52	48	+4	55
14	JEF United Chiba	42	16	7	19	72	72	0	55
15	Fagiano Okayama	42	14	11	17	39	43	−4	53
16	Albirex Niigata	42	15	8	19	48	56	−8	53
17	Tochigi SC	42	13	11	18	38	48	−10	50
18	Ehime FC	42	12	12	18	34	52	−18	48
19	Kyoto Sanga	42	12	7	23	40	58	−18	43
20	FC Gifu	42	11	9	22	44	62	−18	42
21	Roasso Kumamoto (R)	42	9	7	26	50	79	−29	34	Relegation to 2019 J3 League^{[lower-alpha 2]}
22	Kamatamare Sanuki (R)	42	7	10	25	28	72	−44	31	Relegation to 2019 J3 League^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	FC Ryukyu (C, P)	32	20	6	6	70	40	+30	66	Promotion to 2019 J2 League^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Kagoshima United (P)	32	16	9	7	46	35	+11	57	Promotion to 2019 J2 League^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Gainare Tottori	32	15	8	9	61	47	+14	53
4	Azul Claro Numazu	32	14	10	8	40	29	+11	52
5	Thespakusatsu Gunma	32	15	7	10	37	35	+2	52
6	Gamba Osaka U-23	32	13	8	11	53	43	+10	47
7	Cerezo Osaka U-23	32	13	7	12	47	36	+11	46
8	Blaublitz Akita	32	12	7	13	37	35	+2	43
9	SC Sagamihara	32	12	6	14	42	53	−11	42
10	Nagano Parceiro	32	10	11	11	39	37	+2	41
11	Kataller Toyama	32	12	5	15	41	50	−9	41
12	Fukushima United	32	9	13	10	36	43	−7	40
13	Grulla Morioka	32	12	4	16	41	56	−15	40
14	FC Tokyo U-23	32	10	6	16	38	45	−7	36
15	YSCC Yokohama	32	8	10	14	40	48	−8	34
16	Fujieda MYFC	32	10	4	18	32	48	−16	34
17	Giravanz Kitakyushu	32	6	9	17	22	42	−20	27

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Honda FC (C)	30	25	4	1	76	25	+51	79
2	FC Osaka	30	18	3	9	54	34	+20	57
3	Vanraure Hachinohe (P)	30	16	8	6	43	21	+22	56	Promotion to 2019 J3 League^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Sony Sendai	30	16	4	10	67	43	+24	52
5	FC Imabari	30	14	7	9	63	32	+31	49
6	Tokyo Musashino City	30	14	7	9	49	36	+13	49
7	MIO Biwako Shiga	30	13	7	10	38	35	+3	46
8	Nara Club	30	12	6	12	33	32	+1	42
9	Verspah Oita	30	11	6	13	29	38	−9	39
10	ReinMeer Aomori	30	10	7	13	38	48	−10	37
11	Veertien Mie	30	9	8	13	40	52	−12	35
12	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	30	9	5	16	43	60	−17	32
13	Maruyasu Okazaki	30	8	7	15	33	46	−13	31
14	Honda Lock	30	6	11	13	29	52	−23	29
15	Ryutsu Keizai Dragons	30	4	7	19	20	50	−30	19
16	Cobaltore Onagawa (R)	30	4	5	21	18	65	−47	17	Relegation to 2019 Regional Leagues

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JEO	TJQ	KSW	KIT
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	5	0	1	22	9	+13	15	Advance to knockout stage	—	6–3	3–2	3–0
2	Tianjin Quanjian	6	4	1	1	15	11	+4	13	Advance to knockout stage	4–2	—	3–2	3–0
3	Kashiwa Reysol	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4		0–2	1–1	—	1–0
4	Kitchee	6	1	0	5	1	14	−13	3		0–6	0–1	1–0	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SSI	ULS	MEL	KAW
1	Shanghai SIPG	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–2	4–1	1–1
2	Ulsan Hyundai	6	2	3	1	15	11	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage	0–1	—	6–2	2–1
3	Melbourne Victory	6	2	2	2	11	16	−5	8		2–1	3–3	—	1–0
4	Kawasaki Frontale	6	0	3	3	6	9	−3	3		0–1	2–2	2–2	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kawasaki Frontale (C)	34	21	6	7	57	27	+30	69	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	17	6	11	47	35	+12	57	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
3	Kashima Antlers	34	16	8	10	50	39	+11	56	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4	Consadole Sapporo	34	15	10	9	48	48	0	55
5	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	14	9	11	51	39	+12	51	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	FC Tokyo	34	14	8	12	39	34	+5	50
7	Cerezo Osaka	34	13	11	10	39	38	+1	50
8	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	14	7	13	56	48	+8	49
9	Gamba Osaka	34	14	6	14	41	46	−5	48
10	Vissel Kobe	34	12	9	13	45	52	−7	45
11	Vegalta Sendai	34	13	6	15	44	54	−10	45
12	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	12	5	17	56	56	0	41
13	Shonan Bellmare	34	10	11	13	38	43	−5	41
14	Sagan Tosu	34	10	11	13	29	34	−5	41
15	Nagoya Grampus	34	12	5	17	52	59	−7	41
16	Júbilo Iwata (O)	34	10	11	13	35	48	−13	41	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17	Kashiwa Reysol (R)	34	12	3	19	47	54	−7	39	Relegation to J2 League
18	V-Varen Nagasaki (R)	34	8	6	20	39	59	−20	30	Relegation to J2 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	GZE	BUR	CER	JEJ
1	Guangzhou Evergrande	6	3	3	0	12	6	+6	12	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–1	3–1	5–3
2	Buriram United	6	2	3	1	7	6	+1	9	Advance to knockout stage	1–1	—	2–0	0–2
3	Cerezo Osaka	6	2	2	2	6	8	−2	8		0–0	2–2	—	2–1
4	Jeju United	6	1	0	5	6	11	−5	3		0–2	0–1	0–1	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SSB	KAS	SYD	SSH
1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–2	1–4	1–1
2	Kashima Antlers	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9	Advance to knockout stage	0–1	—	1–1	1–1
3	Sydney FC	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6		0–2	0–2	—	0–0
4	Shanghai Shenhua	6	0	5	1	6	8	−2	5		0–2	2–2	2–2	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	NTV Beleza (C)	18	14	3	1	38	6	+32	45	Qualification to 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2	INAC Kobe Leonessa	18	12	4	2	45	11	+34	40
3	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara	18	9	3	6	29	24	+5	30
4	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	18	9	2	7	22	20	+2	29
5	Albirex Niigata Ladies	18	8	3	7	20	22	−2	27
6	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies	18	5	8	5	19	19	0	23
7	AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies	18	6	4	8	22	27	−5	22
8	Vegalta Sendai Ladies	18	4	3	11	17	39	−22	15
9	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama	18	3	4	11	14	33	−19	13	Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
10	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (R)	18	2	2	14	17	42	−25	8	Relegated to Division 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Iga FC Kunoichi	18	14	2	2	29	6	+23	44	Promoted to Division 1
2	Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls	18	9	4	5	32	24	+8	31	Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
3	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama	18	8	6	4	27	21	+6	30
4	Orca Kamogawa FC	18	8	4	6	26	24	+2	28
5	AS Harima ALBION	18	7	4	7	20	19	+1	25
6	Ehime FC Ladies	18	5	8	5	21	21	0	23
7	Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita	18	4	9	5	20	23	−3	21
8	Sfida Setagaya FC	18	5	3	10	20	28	−8	18
9	Bunnys Kyoto SC	18	3	5	10	11	27	−16	14	Division 2 promotion/relegation Series
10	Okayama Yunogo Belle	18	2	5	11	16	29	−13	11	Relegated to Division 3

March 23 International Friendly	Japan	1–1	Mali	Liège, Belgium
13:20 (UTC+1)	Nakajima 90+4'	Report	Diaby 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 250 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

June 8 International Friendly	Switzerland	2–0	Japan	Lugano, Switzerland
19:00 (UTC+2)	Rodriguez 42' (pen.) Seferovic 82'	Report		Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Referee: Amaury Delerue (France)

June 12 International Friendly	Japan	4–2	Paraguay	Innsbruck, Austria
15:05 (UTC+2)	Inui 51', 63' Santander 77' (o.g.) Kagawa 90+1'	Report	Romero 32' Ortiz 90'	Stadium: Tivoli-Neu Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

March 27 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 in Europe	Japan	1–2	Ukraine	Liège, Belgium
14:20 (UTC+2)	Makino 41'	Report	Rakitskiy 21' Karavayev 69'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 2,529 Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

May 30 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	0–2	Ghana	Yokohama, Japan
19:25 (UTC+9)		Report	Partey 9' Boateng 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Nissan Stadium (Yokohama) Attendance: 64,520 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

September 11 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	3–0	Costa Rica	Suita, Japan
19:20 (UTC+9)	Sasaki 16' Minamino 66' J. Ito 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 33,891 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

October 12 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	3–0	Panama	Niigata, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9)	Minamino 42' J. Ito 66' Murillo 85' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 38,322 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

October 16 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	4–3	Uruguay	Saitama, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9)	Minamino 10', 66' Osako 36' Doan 59'	Report	Pereiro 28' Cavani 57' Rodríguez 75'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 57,239 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

November 16 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	1–1	Venezuela	Ōita, Japan
19:30 (UTC+9)	Sakai 40'	Report	Rincón 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Ōita Bank Dome Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

September 7 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	Cancelled	Chile	Sapporo, Japan
		Report		Stadium: Sapporo Dome

November 20 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	4–0	Kyrgyzstan	Toyota, Japan
19:20 (UTC+9)	Yamanaka 2' Haraguchi 19' Osako 72' Nakajima 73'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombia	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Japan	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Advance to knockout stage
3	Senegal	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Poland	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

June 19 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H	Colombia	1–2	Japan	Saransk, Russia
15:00 UTC+3	Quintero 39'	Report	Kagawa 6' (pen.) Osako 73'	Stadium: Mordovia Arena Attendance: 40,842 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

June 24 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H	Japan	2–2	Senegal	Ekaterinburg, Russia
20:00 UTC+5	Inui 34' Honda 78'	Report	Mané 11' Wagué 71'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 32,572 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

June 28 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H	Japan	0–1	Poland	Volgograd, Russia
17:00 UTC+3		Report	Bednarek 59'	Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 42,189 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

July 2 2018 FIFA World Cup: Round of 16	Belgium	3–2	Japan	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:00 UTC+3	Vertonghen 69' Fellaini 74' Chadli 90+4'	Report	Haraguchi 48' Inui 52'	Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 41,466 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Player	-2017	03.23	03.27	05.30	06.08	06.12	06.19	06.24	06.28	07.02	09.11	10.12	10.16	11.16	11.20	2018	Total
Shinji Okazaki	111(50)	-	-	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	5(0)	116(50)
Makoto Hasebe	106(2)	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	8(0)	114(2)
Yuto Nagatomo	101(3)	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	-	-	9(0)	110(3)
Keisuke Honda	91(36)	O	O	O	O	-	O	O(1)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	7(1)	98(37)
Shinji Kagawa	89(29)	-	-	O	O	O(1)	O(1)	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	6(2)	95(31)
Eiji Kawashima	81(0)	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	7(0)	88(0)
Maya Yoshida	80(10)	-	-	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O	9(0)	89(10)
Hiroki Sakai	41(0)	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O(1)	-	8(1)	49(1)
Hotaru Yamaguchi	38(2)	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	7(0)	45(2)
Gotoku Sakai	36(0)	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	6(0)	42(0)
Genki Haraguchi	29(6)	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O(1)	-	O	O	O	O(1)	11(2)	40(8)
Tomoaki Makino	28(3)	O	O(1)	O	O	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	-	-	O	8(1)	36(4)
Yuya Osako	25(7)	O	-	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	-	O	O(1)	O	O(1)	12(3)	37(10)
Takashi Inui	25(2)	-	-	-	O	O(2)	O	O(1)	O	O(1)	-	-	-	-	-	6(4)	31(6)
Yoshinori Muto	21(2)	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	4(0)	25(2)
Takashi Usami	19(3)	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	7(0)	26(3)
Takuma Asano	17(3)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	1(0)	18(3)
Gaku Shibasaki	14(3)	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	12(0)	26(3)
Yu Kobayashi	11(2)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	3(0)	14(2)
Yuya Kubo	11(2)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	13(2)
Yosuke Ideguchi	11(2)	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	12(2)
Wataru Endo	11(0)	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	-	4(0)	15(0)
Gen Shoji	10(1)	O	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	5(0)	15(1)
Toshihiro Aoyama	8(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	3(0)	11(1)
Kengo Kawamata	8(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	1(0)	9(1)
Kenyu Sugimoto	5(1)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	3(0)	8(1)
Masaaki Higashiguchi	4(0)	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	3(0)	7(0)
Ryota Morioka	4(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	5(0)
Junya Ito	3(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O(1)	-	O	O	4(2)	7(2)
Shuichi Gonda	3(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	2(0)	5(0)
Shintaro Kurumaya	3(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	1(0)	4(0)
Takumi Minamino	2(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O(1)	O(2)	O	O	5(4)	7(4)
Ryota Oshima	2(0)	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3(0)	5(0)
Genta Miura	2(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	O	3(0)	5(0)
Kosuke Nakamura	2(0)	O	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	4(0)
Naomichi Ueda	2(0)	-	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	4(0)
Kento Misao	1(0)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	O	5(0)	6(0)
Sei Muroya	1(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	O	3(0)	4(0)
Shoya Nakajima	0(0)	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	O(1)	6(2)	6(2)
Ritsu Doan	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O(1)	O	O	5(1)	5(1)
Sho Sasaki	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	O	-	3(0)	3(0)
Koya Kitagawa	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	3(0)	3(0)
Hidemasa Morita	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	O	2(0)	2(0)
Takehiro Tomiyasu	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	2(0)	2(0)
Ryosuke Yamanaka	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	1(1)	1(1)
Tomoya Ugajin	0(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Jun Amano	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Daniel Schmidt	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	1(0)	1(0)

2018.02.28	Japan	2–6	Netherlands	Portugal
	Nakajima ?' Iwabuchi ?'		? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

2018.03.02	Japan	2–1	Iceland	Portugal
	Sugasawa ?' Utsugi ?'		? ?'

2018_in_Japanese_football

Promotion and relegation

Men's Football

J1 League

J2 League

J3 League

Japan Football League

Regional Leagues

Cup competitions

Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup

Super Cup

AFC Champions League

Play-off round

Group stage

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Women's football

L.League

Nadeshiko League Div.1

Nadeshiko League Div.2

Cup competitions

Empress's Cup

Nadeshiko League Cup

National team (Men)

Results

Friendlies

2018 FIFA World Cup

Group H

Knockout stage

Players statistics

National team (Women)

Results

Players statistics

References

External links

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