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

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

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from J1 League

Teams promoted to J1 League

Teams relegated from J2 League

Thespakusatsu Gunma

Teams promoted to J2 League

Tochigi SC

Teams relegated from J3 League

No relegation to the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to J3 League

No promotion from the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to Japan Football League

Men's Football

J1 League

Pos	Team	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	Hokkaido 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^[a]
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

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:

^ Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.

J2 League

Pos	Team	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^[a]
4	Machida Zelvia	42	21	13	8	62	44	+18	76	Ineligible for promotion play-offs
5	Omiya Ardija	42	21	8	13	65	48	+17	71	Qualification for promotion play-offs^[a]
6	Tokyo Verdy	42	19	14	9	56	41	+15	71	Qualification for promotion play-offs^[a]
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^[b]
22	Kamatamare Sanuki (R)	42	7	10	25	28	72	−44	31	Relegation to 2019 J3 League^[b]

Source: 2018 MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^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

Pos	Team	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^[a]
2	Kagoshima United (P)	32	16	9	7	46	35	+11	57	Promotion to 2019 J2 League^[a]
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

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.

Japan Football League

Pos	Team	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^[a]
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

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

Emperor's Cup

Final

9 December 2018

15:00 JST

Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	Vegalta Sendai
Ugajin 13'	Report

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

J.League Cup

Final

27 October 2018

Shonan Bellmare	1–0	Yokohama F. Marinos
Sugioka 36'	Report

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 44,242

Super Cup

10 February 2018

13:35 JST

Kawasaki Frontale	2–3	Cerezo Osaka
Kobayashi 51' Ōkubo 90+2'	Report	Yamaguchi 26' Kiyotake 48' Takagi 78'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 41,803

Referee: K. Fukushima

AFC Champions League

Play-off round

East Region
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Kashiwa Reysol	3–0	Muangthong United

Group stage

Group E

Pos	Team	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	—

Source: AFC

Group F

Pos	Team	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	—

Source: AFC

Group G

Pos	Team	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	—

Source: AFC

Group H

Pos	Team	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	—

Source: AFC

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kashima Antlers	4–3	Shanghai SIPG	3–1	1–2

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kashima Antlers	5–0	Tianjin Quanjian	2–0	3–0

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kashima Antlers	6–5	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3–2	3–3

Final

3 November 2018

15:00 UTC+9

Kashima Antlers	2–0	Persepolis
Léo Silva 58' Serginho 70'	Live Report Stats Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 35,022

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

10 November 2018

18:30 UTC+3:30

Persepolis	0–0	Kashima Antlers
	Live Report Stats Report

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Women's football

L.League

Nadeshiko League Div.1

Pos	Team	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

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Nadeshiko League Div.2

Pos	Team	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

Source: ^[2]

Cup competitions

Empress's Cup

Final

1 January 2019

14:45

Nippon TV Beleza	4–2 (a.e.t.)	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Ueki 54' Momiki 71', 94' Tanaka 104'		Masuya 42' Kyokawa 77'

Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita

Nadeshiko League Cup

Final

21 July 2018

Nippon TV Beleza	1–0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Tanaka 85'	Report

Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 1,553

National team (Men)

Results

Friendlies

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)

Kirin Challenge Cup

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

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)

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)

2018 FIFA World Cup

Group H

Pos	Team	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^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Senegal	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4^[a]
4	Poland	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.

Matches

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)

Knockout stage

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)

Players statistics

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)

National team (Women)

Results

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

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

2018.03.05	Japan	2–0	Denmark	Portugal
	Hasegawa ?' Iwabuchi ?'

2018.03.07	Japan	0–2	Canada	Portugal
			? ?' ? ?'

2018.04.01	Japan	7–1	Ghana	Nagasaki
	Tanaka 14' Iwabuchi 29' Masuya 43' Nakajima 48' Takagi 74' Sugasawa 79' Sameshima 83'		? ?'	Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

2018.04.07	Japan	4–0	Vietnam	Jordan
	Yokoyama 3' Nakajima 17' Iwabuchi 53' Tanaka 66'

2018.04.10

Japan

0–0

South Korea

Jordan

2018.04.13	Japan	1–1	Australia	Jordan
	Sakaguchi 63'		? ?'

2018.04.17	Japan	3–1	China	Jordan
	Iwabuchi 39' Yokoyama 85', 88'		? ?'

2018.04.20	Japan	1–0	Australia	Jordan
	Yokoyama 84'

2018.06.10	Japan	3–1	New Zealand	New Zealand
	Tanaka 17', 34', 44'		? ?'

2018.07.26	Japan	2–4	United States	United States
	Tanaka 20' Sakaguchi 76'		? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

2018.07.29	Japan	1–2	Brazil	United States
	Masuya 90+3'		? ?' ? ?'

2018.08.02	Japan	0–2	Australia	United States
			? ?' ? ?'

2018.08.16	Japan	2–0	Thailand	Indonesia
	Iwabuchi 33' Momiki 85'

2018.08.21	Japan	7–0	Vietnam	Indonesia
	Sugasawa 5', 77' Momiki 17' Nakajima 38' Tanaka 52', 88' Masuya 64'

2018.08.25	Japan	2–1	North Korea	Indonesia
	Iwabuchi 40' Hasegawa 62'		? ?'

2018.08.28	Japan	2–1	South Korea	Indonesia
	Sugasawa 5' 86' (o.g.)		? ?'

2018.08.31	Japan	1–0	China	Indonesia
	Sugasawa 90'

2018.11.11	Japan	4–1	Norway	Tottori
	Yokoyama 16' Iwabuchi 27', 55' Momiki 63'		? ?'	Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium

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

^ "Nadeshiko League 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Nadeshiko League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

External links

[table_note_res_CLCW0.97910728397738-1] Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.

[table_note_res_PO0.20164710898029-2] 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_R0.20164710898029-3] Direct exchange between J2 and J3 is subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2018 J3 League.

[table_note_res_P0.20807968462262-4] Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.

[table_note_res_P0.28720341217108-5] 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_JPN0.17685239910002-8] Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.

[6] "Nadeshiko League 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[7] "Nadeshiko League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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