2026 Japan J-League Table

2026 Japan J-League
Pos	Team	P	HW	HD	HL	HF	HA	AW	AD	AL	AF	AA	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 6 Last 10
East
1	Kashima Antlers	11	6	0	0	9	1	3	2	0	10	4	9	0	2	19	7	+12	29	2.64	WWWDWW WWWWWWWDWW
2	FC Tokyo	11	1	3	1	5	4	4	2	0	11	4	8	0	3	19	10	+9	23	2.09	DWdWdW DWLWDWdWdW
3	Machida Zelvia	11	2	2	2	6	10	3	2	0	8	5	8	0	3	17	16	+1	22	2.00	LWDLdW DDWWLWDLdW
4	Tokyo Verdy	11	3	2	1	7	5	1	0	3	6	9	7	0	4	17	15	+2	18	1.64	LWLdLW WWDLLWLdLW
5	Kawasaki Frontale	11	2	1	3	11	16	2	2	1	5	3	6	0	5	18	20	-2	17	1.55	WLDWLW dLDLWLDWLW
6	Mito Hollyhock	11	2	3	0	6	3	0	3	3	6	13	5	0	6	15	19	-4	15	1.36	DWLDDW DDDLDWLDDW
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	11	1	1	2	6	6	2	1	3	7	6	3	0	8	14	16	-2	12	1.09	WLDLLL WDWLWLDLLL
8	Kashiwa Reysol	11	2	0	2	7	3	1	1	5	7	13	4	0	7	15	16	-1	11	1.00	LDWWLL LLWLLDWWLL
9	Yokohama FM	11	2	0	4	9	12	1	0	4	5	8	3	0	8	14	20	-6	9	0.82	WLWLLL LLWLWLWLLL
10	JEF United Chiba	11	2	2	2	7	8	0	1	4	3	8	2	0	9	10	19	-9	9	0.82	LLLWDL dDLWLLLWDL
West
Pos	Team	P	HW	HD	HL	HF	HA	AW	AD	AL	AF	AA	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 6 Last 10
1	Vissel Kobe	11	5	1	0	13	6	2	2	1	9	4	8	0	3	23	12	+11	25	2.27	DDWWWW WLWWDDWWWW
2	Gamba Osaka	11	2	3	1	9	7	1	3	1	6	7	7	0	4	19	16	+3	19	1.73	LDDWLD dWDWLDDWLD
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	11	3	1	2	9	9	1	3	1	9	6	6	0	5	20	17	+3	18	1.64	LWDWLD dLDWLWDWLD
4	Kyoto Sanga	11	2	2	1	10	5	2	1	3	5	9	6	0	5	17	15	+2	17	1.55	LWDLWL DWWLLWDLWL
5	Cerezo Osaka	11	1	3	2	6	5	3	0	2	5	5	6	0	5	13	11	+2	17	1.55	WLDLWW WLLdWLDLWW
6	Shimizu S-Pulse	11	2	2	0	6	3	1	4	2	7	7	5	0	6	15	14	+1	17	1.55	DDWLWD DWDdDDWLWD
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	11	2	2	2	7	5	2	0	3	8	9	6	0	5	17	14	+3	16	1.45	LLLLDW DWLWLLLLDW
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	11	2	0	3	4	8	2	0	4	6	9	4	0	7	10	17	-7	12	1.09	WLWLLL LWWLWLWLLL
9	Fukuoka	11	1	3	2	6	11	1	1	3	4	7	4	0	7	12	20	-8	12	1.09	LDDWWD LLLLLDDWWD
10	Okayama	11	1	1	3	4	8	1	4	1	8	11	3	0	8	13	23	-10	12	1.09	DWLLLD DLDWDWLLLD

Top 3 Champions League, bottom 2/3 relegated

2026 Japan J-League (Home)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
East
1	Kashima Antlers	6	6	0	0	9	1	+8	10	0	18	3.00	WWWWWW
2	Tokyo Verdy	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2	12	33	11	1.83	WDWLdW
3	Mito Hollyhock	5	2	3	0	6	3	+3	9	60	9	1.80	WDDWDW
4	JEF United Chiba	6	2	2	2	7	8	-1	15	33	8	1.33	LdWLWD
5	Machida Zelvia	6	2	2	2	6	10	-4	16	33	8	1.33	DWLDLW
6	Kawasaki Frontale	6	2	1	3	11	16	-5	27	17	7	1.17	WLDLWL
7	Kashiwa Reysol	4	2	0	2	7	3	+4	10	0	6	1.50	WWLLWW
8	FC Tokyo	5	1	3	1	5	4	+1	9	60	6	1.20	DDDLWd
9	Yokohama FM	6	2	0	4	9	12	-3	21	0	6	1.00	LLWWLL
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	4	1	1	2	6	6	0	12	25	4	1.00	dWLWDL
West
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Vissel Kobe	6	5	1	0	13	6	+7	19	17	16	2.67	WWDWWW
2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	3	1	2	9	9	0	18	17	10	1.67	WLLWWD
3	Gamba Osaka	6	2	3	1	9	7	+2	16	50	9	1.50	dDWWLD
4	Kyoto Sanga	5	2	2	1	10	5	+5	15	40	8	1.60	WDWLDW
5	Shimizu S-Pulse	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	9	50	8	2.00	LLDWDW
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	2	2	2	7	5	+2	12	33	8	1.33	DLWLDW
7	Cerezo Osaka	6	1	3	2	6	5	+1	11	50	6	1.00	dLdLDW
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	2	0	3	4	8	-4	12	0	6	1.20	WLWWLL
9	Fukuoka	6	1	3	2	6	11	-5	17	50	6	1.00	DLLDDW
10	Okayama	5	1	1	3	4	8	-4	12	20	4	0.80	LLDWLL

2026 Japan J-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
East
1	FC Tokyo	6	4	2	0	11	4	+7	15	33	14	2.33	WDWdWW
2	Kashima Antlers	5	3	2	0	10	4	+6	14	40	11	2.20	WDWWDW
3	Machida Zelvia	5	3	2	0	8	5	+3	13	40	11	2.20	LWDWWd
4	Kawasaki Frontale	5	2	2	1	5	3	+2	8	40	8	1.60	LdLWDW
5	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	2	1	3	7	6	+1	13	17	7	1.17	WDWLLL
6	Kashiwa Reysol	7	1	1	5	7	13	-6	20	14	4	0.57	LWLDLL
7	Tokyo Verdy	4	1	0	3	6	9	-3	15	0	3	0.75	LLWLLL
8	Yokohama FM	5	1	0	4	5	8	-3	13	0	3	0.60	LLLLWL
9	Mito Hollyhock	6	0	3	3	6	13	-7	19	50	3	0.50	LDDLLD
10	JEF United Chiba	5	0	1	4	3	8	-5	11	20	1	0.20	WDLLLL
West
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Cerezo Osaka	5	3	0	2	5	5	0	10	0	9	1.80	LWLWLW
2	Vissel Kobe	5	2	2	1	9	4	+5	13	40	8	1.60	LDLWDW
3	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	1	4	2	7	7	0	14	57	7	1.00	DdDLWD
4	Okayama	6	1	4	1	8	11	-3	19	67	7	1.17	DDDWLD
5	Kyoto Sanga	6	2	1	3	5	9	-4	14	17	7	1.17	DWLWLL
6	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	1	3	1	9	6	+3	15	60	6	1.20	LdDWDL
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	2	0	3	8	9	-1	17	0	6	1.20	WWWLLL
8	Gamba Osaka	5	1	3	1	6	7	-1	13	60	6	1.20	LdWLDD
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	6	2	0	4	6	9	-3	15	0	6	1.00	LWLWLL
10	Fukuoka	5	1	1	3	4	7	-3	11	20	4	0.80	LLLLWD

2026 Japan J-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
East
1	Kashima Antlers	11	9	0	2	19	7	+12	26	0	29	2.64	WWWDWW
2	FC Tokyo	11	8	0	3	19	10	+9	29	0	23	2.09	DWdWdW
3	Machida Zelvia	11	8	0	3	17	16	+1	33	0	22	2.00	LWDLdW
4	Tokyo Verdy	11	7	0	4	17	15	+2	32	0	18	1.64	LWLdLW
5	Kawasaki Frontale	11	6	0	5	18	20	-2	38	0	17	1.55	WLDWLW
6	Mito Hollyhock	11	5	0	6	15	19	-4	34	0	15	1.36	DWLDDW
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	11	3	0	8	14	16	-2	30	0	12	1.09	WLDLLL
8	Kashiwa Reysol	11	4	0	7	15	16	-1	31	0	11	1.00	LDWWLL
9	Yokohama FM	11	3	0	8	14	20	-6	34	0	9	0.82	WLWLLL
10	JEF United Chiba	11	2	0	9	10	19	-9	29	0	9	0.82	LLLWDL
West
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Vissel Kobe	11	8	0	3	23	12	+11	35	0	25	2.27	DDWWWW
2	Gamba Osaka	11	7	0	4	19	16	+3	35	0	19	1.73	LDDWLD
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	11	6	0	5	20	17	+3	37	0	18	1.64	LWDWLD
4	Kyoto Sanga	11	6	0	5	17	15	+2	32	0	17	1.55	LWDLWL
5	Cerezo Osaka	11	6	0	5	13	11	+2	24	0	17	1.55	WLDLWW
6	Shimizu S-Pulse	11	5	0	6	15	14	+1	29	0	17	1.55	DDWLWD
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	11	6	0	5	17	14	+3	31	0	16	1.45	LLLLDW
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	11	4	0	7	10	17	-7	27	0	12	1.09	WLWLLL
9	Fukuoka	11	4	0	7	12	20	-8	32	0	12	1.09	LDDWWD
10	Okayama	11	3	0	8	13	23	-10	36	0	12	1.09	DWLLLD

1st Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Vissel Kobe	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	3	0	6	3.00
2	Machida Zelvia	2	1	1	0	5	3	2	8	50	4	2.00
3	Kawasaki Frontale	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4	50	4	2.00
4	Cerezo Osaka	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	50	4	2.00
5	Urawa Red Diamonds	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	50	4	2.00
6	Okayama	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	50	4	2.00
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	50	4	2.00
8	Tokyo Verdy	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	3	0	3	1.50
9	Kashiwa Reysol	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	5	0	3	1.50
10	FC Tokyo	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	100	2	1.00
11	Kashima Antlers	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	100	2	1.00
12	Gamba Osaka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2	1.00
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2	1.00
14	Shimizu S-Pulse	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2	1.00
15	Kyoto Sanga	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	50	1	0.50
16	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	6	50	1	0.50
17	Yokohama FM	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	4	50	1	0.50
18	JEF United Chiba	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	2	50	1	0.50
19	Fukuoka	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	3	0	0	0.00
20	V-Varen Nagasaki	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	3	0	0	0.00

2nd Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Tokyo Verdy	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4	50	4	2.00
2	Kyoto Sanga	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	50	4	2.00
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	50	4	2.00
4	Fukuoka	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	50	4	2.00
5	Kashima Antlers	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	50	4	2.00
6	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	50	4	2.00
7	Yokohama FM	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	1.50
8	Kawasaki Frontale	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	4	100	2	1.00
9	FC Tokyo	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	100	2	1.00
10	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	100	2	1.00
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	100	2	1.00
12	Cerezo Osaka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2	1.00
13	Gamba Osaka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2	1.00
14	JEF United Chiba	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2	1.00
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	3	50	1	0.50
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	3	50	1	0.50
17	Machida Zelvia	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	50	1	0.50
18	Okayama	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	50	1	0.50
19	Vissel Kobe	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	50	1	0.50
20	Kashiwa Reysol	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	6	50	1	0.50

For column heading definitions, see the Key at the bottom of the table.

2026 Japan J-League (Expected Goals)
Pos	Team	P	GF	xGF	GF v xGF	GA	xGA	GA v xGA
East
1	Kashima Antlers	11	1.73			0.64
2	FC Tokyo	11	1.73			0.91
3	Machida Zelvia	11	1.55			1.45
4	Tokyo Verdy	11	1.55			1.36
5	Kawasaki Frontale	11	1.64			1.82
6	Mito Hollyhock	11	1.36			1.73
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	11	1.27			1.45
8	Kashiwa Reysol	11	1.36			1.45
9	Yokohama FM	11	1.27			1.82
10	JEF United Chiba	11	0.91			1.73
West
Pos	Team	P	GF	xGF	GF v xGF	GA	xGA	GA v xGA
1	Vissel Kobe	11	2.09			1.09
2	Gamba Osaka	11	1.73			1.45
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	11	1.82			1.55
4	Kyoto Sanga	11	1.55			1.36
5	Cerezo Osaka	11	1.18			1.00
6	Shimizu S-Pulse	11	1.36			1.27
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	11	1.55			1.27
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	11	0.91			1.55
9	Fukuoka	11	1.09			1.82
10	Okayama	11	1.18			2.09

Key to column names

GF - Actual goals "for" per game
xGF - Expected Goals "for" (scored) per game
GF v XGF - Compares actual goals vs expected goals per game (a positive number means over-performance; negative indicates under-performance)
GA - Actual goals "against" per game
xGA - Expected Goals "against" (conceded) per game
GA v XGA - Compares actual goals conceded vs expected goals conceded per game (a positive number means over-performance; negative indicates under-performance)

For column heading definitions, see the Key at the bottom of the table.

2026 Japan J-League (Expected GD)2026 Japan J-League (Expected Goal Difference [GD])
Pos	Team	P	GD	xGD	GD v xGD
East
1	Kashima Antlers	11	+1.09
2	FC Tokyo	11	+0.82
3	Machida Zelvia	11	+0.09
4	Tokyo Verdy	11	+0.18
5	Kawasaki Frontale	11	-0.18
6	Mito Hollyhock	11	-0.36
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	11	-0.18
8	Kashiwa Reysol	11	-0.09
9	Yokohama FM	11	-0.55
10	JEF United Chiba	11	-0.82
West
Pos	Team	P	GD	xGD	GD v xGD
1	Vissel Kobe	11	+1.00
2	Gamba Osaka	11	+0.27
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	11	+0.27
4	Kyoto Sanga	11	+0.18
5	Cerezo Osaka	11	+0.18
6	Shimizu S-Pulse	11	+0.09
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	11	+0.27
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	11	-0.64
9	Fukuoka	11	-0.73
10	Okayama	11	-0.91

Key to column names

GD - Actual goal difference per game
xGD - Expected goal difference (expected goals "for" minus expected goals "against") per game
GD v xGD - Compares actual GD vs expected GD per game (a positive number means over-performance; negative indicates under-performance)

For column heading definitions, see the Key at the bottom of the table.

2026 Japan J-League (Expected Points)
Pos	Team	P	Pts	xPts	Pts v xPts
East
1	Kashima Antlers	11	29	24.5	+4.5
2	FC Tokyo	11	23	18.5	+4.5
3	Machida Zelvia	11	22	15.8	+6.3
4	Tokyo Verdy	11	18	13.5	+4.5
5	Kawasaki Frontale	11	17	13.9	+3.1
6	Mito Hollyhock	11	15	13.8	+1.2
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	11	12	14.2	-2.2
8	Kashiwa Reysol	11	11	13.1	-2.1
9	Yokohama FM	11	9	10.7	-1.7
10	JEF United Chiba	11	9	10.6	-1.6
West
Pos	Team	P	Pts	xPts	Pts v xPts
1	Vissel Kobe	11	25	21.5	+3.5
2	Gamba Osaka	11	19	14.8	+4.2
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	11	18	16.5	+1.5
4	Kyoto Sanga	11	17	15.0	+2.0
5	Cerezo Osaka	11	17	15.2	+1.8
6	Shimizu S-Pulse	11	17	15.9	+1.1
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	11	16	15.7	+0.3
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	11	12	12.0	0.0
9	Fukuoka	11	12	11.5	+0.5
10	Okayama	11	12	12.5	-0.5

Key to column names

Pts - Actual points total during the season
xPts - Expected points total during the season based upon aggregated statistical analysis of the xG for and against in every game
Pts v xPts - Compares actual Pts vs expected Pts (a positive number means over-performance; a negative indicates under-performance)

For column heading definitions, see the Key at the bottom of the table.

Numbers of Players
Pos	Team	P	SP	Pl	SPG	PM	SM
1	Kashima Antlers	11	13	23	4.0	80	13
2	FC Tokyo	11	11	20	5.0	78	19
3	Machida Zelvia	11	13	22	5.0	73	18
4	Tokyo Verdy	11	12	23	2.5	59	31
5	Kawasaki Frontale	11	11	22	5.0	70	26
6	Mito Hollyhock	11	15	21	2.5	70	27
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	11	12	22	2.0	72	26
8	Kashiwa Reysol	11	15	23	3.5	69	21
9	Yokohama FM	11	14	25	5.0	64	26
10	JEF United Chiba	11

Key to column names

P - Games played this season
SP - Total number of starting players used over last 10 games
Pl - Total number of players (starting + substitutes) used over last 10 games
SPG - Mean number of substitutes per game
PM - Median number of minutes played for substituted players
SM - Median number of minutes played for substitutes

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