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2020 in Japanese football

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kawasaki Frontale (C)	34	26	5	3	88	31	+57	83	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Gamba Osaka	34	20	5	9	46	42	+4	65
3	Nagoya Grampus	34	19	6	9	45	28	+17	63
4	Cerezo Osaka	34	18	6	10	46	37	+9	60	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Kashima Antlers	34	18	5	11	55	44	+11	59
6	FC Tokyo	34	17	6	11	47	42	+5	57
7	Kashiwa Reysol	34	15	7	12	60	46	+14	52
8	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	13	9	12	46	37	+9	48
9	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	14	5	15	69	59	+10	47
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	13	7	14	43	56	−13	46
11	Oita Trinita	34	11	10	13	36	45	−9	43
12	Consadole Sapporo	34	10	9	15	47	58	−11	39
13	Sagan Tosu	34	7	15	12	37	43	−6	36
14	Vissel Kobe	34	9	9	16	50	59	−9	36
15	Yokohama FC	34	9	6	19	38	60	−22	33
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	7	7	20	48	70	−22	28
17	Vegalta Sendai	34	6	10	18	36	61	−25	28
18	Shonan Bellmare	34	6	9	19	29	48	−19	27

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Tokushima Vortis (C, P)	42	25	9	8	67	33	+34	84	Promotion to 2021 J1 League 2020 Emperor's Cup quarter-finals
2	Avispa Fukuoka (P)	42	25	9	8	51	29	+22	84	Promotion to 2021 J1 League
3	V-Varen Nagasaki	42	23	11	8	66	39	+27	80
4	Ventforet Kofu	42	16	17	9	50	41	+9	65
5	Giravanz Kitakyushu	42	19	8	15	59	51	+8	65
6	Júbilo Iwata	42	16	15	11	58	47	+11	63
7	Montedio Yamagata	42	17	11	14	59	42	+17	62
8	Kyoto Sanga	42	16	11	15	47	45	+2	59
9	Mito HollyHock	42	16	10	16	68	62	+6	58
10	Tochigi SC	42	15	13	14	41	39	+2	58
11	Albirex Niigata	42	14	15	13	55	55	0	57
12	Tokyo Verdy	42	13	15	14	48	48	0	54
13	Matsumoto Yamaga	42	13	15	14	44	52	−8	54
14	JEF United Chiba	42	15	8	19	47	51	−4	53
15	Omiya Ardija	42	14	11	17	43	52	−9	53
16	FC Ryukyu	42	14	8	20	58	61	−3	50
17	Fagiano Okayama	42	12	14	16	39	49	−10	50
18	Zweigen Kanazawa	42	12	13	17	57	67	−10	49
19	Machida Zelvia	42	12	13	17	41	52	−11	49
20	Thespakusatsu Gunma	42	15	4	23	40	62	−22	49
21	Ehime FC	42	8	10	24	38	68	−30	34
22	Renofa Yamaguchi	42	9	6	27	43	74	−31	33

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Blaublitz Akita (C, P)	34	21	10	3	55	18	+37	73	Promotion to 2021 J2 League 2020 Emperor's Cup quarter-finals
2	SC Sagamihara (P)	34	16	13	5	43	35	+8	61	Promotion to 2021 J2 League^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Nagano Parceiro	34	17	8	9	45	26	+19	59
4	Kagoshima United	34	18	4	12	55	43	+12	58
5	Gainare Tottori	34	17	6	11	47	37	+10	57
6	FC Gifu	34	16	8	10	50	39	+11	56
7	FC Imabari	34	15	10	9	39	27	+12	55
8	Roasso Kumamoto	34	16	6	12	56	47	+9	54
9	Kataller Toyama	34	15	5	14	52	43	+9	50
10	Fujieda MYFC	34	14	7	13	48	44	+4	49
11	Iwate Grulla Morioka	34	11	9	14	36	47	−11	42
12	Azul Claro Numazu	34	12	5	17	36	40	−4	41
13	Fukushima United	34	11	6	17	46	55	−9	39
14	Gamba Osaka U-23	34	9	8	17	43	55	−12	35
15	Vanraure Hachinohe	34	8	9	17	42	56	−14	33
16	Kamatamare Sanuki	34	7	10	17	33	52	−19	31
17	YSCC Yokohama	34	5	12	17	37	66	−29	27
18	Cerezo Osaka U-23	34	5	10	19	28	61	−33	25
19	FC Tokyo U-23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Verspah Oita	15	10	2	3	27	16	+11	32
2	Tegevajaro Miyazaki (P)	15	8	4	3	26	15	+11	28	Promotion to 2021 J3 League^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Sony Sendai	15	8	2	5	25	22	+3	26
4	Honda FC	15	5	7	3	20	12	+8	22
5	Suzuka Point Getters	15	6	3	6	23	19	+4	21
6	Veertien Mie	15	6	3	6	17	16	+1	21
7	Iwaki FC	15	6	3	6	24	24	0	21
8	FC Osaka	15	6	2	7	24	24	0	20
9	MIO Biwako Shiga	15	6	2	7	23	27	−4	20
10	Matsue City FC	15	6	2	7	18	24	−6	20
11	Tokyo Musashino City	15	5	4	6	15	17	−2	19
12	Honda Lock	15	5	4	6	19	25	−6	19
13	Nara Club	15	5	3	7	21	21	0	18
14	Kochi United SC	15	4	4	7	17	20	−3	16
15	ReinMeer Aomori	15	4	4	7	17	26	−9	16
16	Maruyasu Okazaki	15	4	3	8	14	22	−8	15

9 October 2020 Friendly	Japan	0–0	Cameroon	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

2020 in Japanese football

13 October 2020 Friendly	Japan	1–0	Ivory Coast	Utrecht, Netherlands
16:45 UTC+2	Ueda 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)

13 November 2020 Friendly	Japan	1–0	Panama	Graz, Austria
15:15 UTC+1	Minamino 61' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

17 November 2020 Friendly	Japan	0–2	Mexico	Graz, Austria
21:00 UTC+1		Report	Jiménez 63' Lozano 68'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Urawa Reds Ladies	18	14	2	2	37	17	+20	44	Champions, form WE League
2	INAC Kobe Leonessa	18	11	2	5	33	19	+14	35	Form WE League
3	NTV Beleza	18	9	4	5	45	22	+23	31	Form WE League
4	Cerezo Osaka	18	8	6	4	32	36	−4	30
5	Albirex Niigata	18	8	3	7	19	17	+2	27	Form WE League
6	JEF United Chiba	18	6	5	7	30	29	+1	23
7	Mynavi Vegalta Sendai	18	6	4	8	26	24	+2	22
8	Nojima Stella	18	4	3	11	18	30	−12	15
9	Iga Kunoichi	18	4	2	12	17	33	−16	14
10	Ehime	18	3	3	12	16	46	−30	12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sfida Setagaya	18	11	4	3	34	18	+16	37
2	Elfen Saitama	18	11	3	4	33	13	+20	36	Promoted to WE League
3	Kamogawa	18	10	4	4	37	18	+19	34
4	Yokohama	18	8	8	2	29	8	+21	32
5	Nagano Parceiro	18	8	4	6	22	13	+9	28	Promoted to WE League
6	Harima	18	8	2	8	25	22	+3	26
7	Yamato Sylphid	18	7	5	6	15	16	−1	26
8	Jumonji Ventus	18	3	4	11	15	40	−25	13	Promoted to WE League
9	Nittaidai	18	2	3	13	7	46	−39	9
10	Bunnys Kyoto	18	1	5	12	8	31	−23	8

5 March 2020 SheBelieves Cup	Japan	1–3	Spain	Orlando, United States
16:15 ET	Iwabuchi 44'	Report	Putellas 8' García 48', 78'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 7,528 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

8 March 2020 SheBelieves Cup	Japan	0–1	England	Harrison, United States
14:15 ET		Report	White 84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,758 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

11 March 2020 SheBelieves Cup	United States	3–1	Japan	Frisco, United States
19:00 CT	Rapinoe 7' Press 26' Horan 83'	Report	Iwabuchi 58'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

11 April 2020 MS&AD Cup 2020	Japan	Cancelled	New Zealand	Sendai
15:00		Cancellation		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium