2026-2027 Japan J1-League Table

2026-2027 Japan J1-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
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	4	1	0	16	2	3	1	1	9	4	7	2	1	25	6	+19	23	2.30	WLWWWW WWDdWLWWWW
2	FC Tokyo	10	4	0	1	9	5	3	2	0	12	3	7	2	1	21	8	+13	23	2.30	DWWWWW LDWWDWWWWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	9	3	0	1	10	7	4	0	1	11	7	7	0	2	21	14	+7	21	2.33	WLLWWW LWWWWLLWWW
4	Machida Zelvia	9	2	1	1	8	7	4	1	0	14	3	6	2	1	22	10	+12	20	2.22	DWWDLW WWWWDWWDLW
5	Kashima Antlers	10	4	0	1	9	4	2	1	2	12	12	6	1	3	21	16	+5	19	1.90	LLLDWW WWWWLLLDWW
6	Vissel Kobe	9	3	1	0	8	4	3	0	2	6	5	6	1	2	14	9	+5	19	2.11	WWWWWL LWDLWWWWWL
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	2	2	1	13	10	2	2	1	8	6	4	4	2	21	16	+5	16	1.60	LWWDLW DDDWLWWDLW
8	Yokohama FM	10	2	1	1	7	5	2	3	1	6	4	4	4	2	13	9	+4	16	1.60	DWDWdd LWWLDWDWdd
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	2	2	2	6	6	2	0	2	4	5	4	2	4	10	11	-1	14	1.40	DLWWWD WLLLDLWWWD
10	Okayama	9	2	1	1	5	4	2	0	3	7	8	4	1	4	12	12	0	13	1.44	LWWWLL WLWdLWWWLL
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	2	0	2	8	9	2	1	3	8	12	4	1	5	16	21	-5	13	1.30	WWLWLd LLLWWWLWLd
12	Cerezo Osaka	10	3	2	1	7	5	0	1	3	2	11	3	3	4	9	16	-7	12	1.20	WdLDdL WLWLWdLDdL
13	Mito Hollyhock	10	1	3	2	7	7	1	1	2	5	6	2	4	4	12	13	-1	10	1.00	WDLLLd LDWDWDLLLd
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	2	0	2	6	6	1	0	4	3	9	3	0	6	9	15	-6	9	1.00	WLLLLW LLLWWLLLLW
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	2	2	1	7	7	0	1	4	4	11	2	3	5	11	18	-7	9	0.90	DLWDDL WLLLDLWDDL
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	1	0	3	5	8	1	2	3	6	11	2	2	6	11	19	-8	8	0.80	DLLWLL LDLWDLLWLL
17	Fukuoka	9	2	1	3	8	7	0	0	3	3	6	2	1	6	11	13	-2	7	0.78	LLDLLW WLWLLLDLLW
18	Gamba Osaka	10	1	1	2	4	6	0	3	3	6	12	1	4	5	10	18	-8	7	0.70	DLLLLD WDLdDLLLLD
19	JEF United Chiba	10	1	2	2	4	7	0	1	4	4	12	1	3	6	8	19	-11	6	0.60	LWDLDd LLLLLWDLDd
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	0	2	5	3	15	0	2	1	1	3	0	4	6	4	18	-14	4	0.40	LdDLLL DLdLLdDLLL

Top 3 Champions League, bottom 3 relegated

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Home)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	4	1	0	16	2	+14	18	20	13	2.60	WWDWWW
2	Kashima Antlers	5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	13	0	12	2.40	WWWLWW
3	FC Tokyo	5	4	0	1	9	5	+4	14	0	12	2.40	LLWWWW
4	Cerezo Osaka	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2	12	33	11	1.83	WWWddL
5	Vissel Kobe	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	12	25	10	2.50	WWDWWW
6	Kashiwa Reysol	4	3	0	1	10	7	+3	17	0	9	2.25	WLWWLW
7	Kawasaki Frontale	5	2	2	1	13	10	+3	23	40	8	1.60	LDWWDL
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	2	2	1	7	7	0	14	40	8	1.60	WWLDWD
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	12	33	8	1.33	LLDWWD
10	Yokohama FM	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	12	25	7	1.75	LWLWDW
11	Fukuoka	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	15	17	7	1.17	LWLDLW
12	Machida Zelvia	4	2	1	1	8	7	+1	15	25	7	1.75	WWWWDL
13	Okayama	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	9	25	7	1.75	LDWdWL
14	Mito Hollyhock	6	1	3	2	7	7	0	14	50	6	1.00	DDWLLd
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	12	0	6	1.50	WDLWWL
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	4	2	0	2	8	9	-1	17	0	6	1.50	dLLWLW
17	JEF United Chiba	5	1	2	2	4	7	-3	11	40	5	1.00	LLLWDd
18	Gamba Osaka	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2	10	25	4	1.00	LDWdLL
19	Kyoto Sanga	4	1	0	3	5	8	-3	13	0	3	0.75	WLLWLL
20	Tokyo Verdy	7	0	2	5	3	15	-12	18	29	2	0.29	LLLDLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Machida Zelvia	5	4	1	0	14	3	+11	17	20	13	2.60	DWWDWW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	5	4	0	1	11	7	+4	18	0	12	2.40	WWWLWW
3	FC Tokyo	5	3	2	0	12	3	+9	15	40	11	2.20	DDWDWW
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	3	1	1	9	4	+5	13	20	10	2.00	WWdLWW
5	Yokohama FM	6	2	3	1	6	4	+2	10	50	9	1.50	WLWDdd
6	Vissel Kobe	5	3	0	2	6	5	+1	11	0	9	1.80	LWLWWL
7	Kawasaki Frontale	5	2	2	1	8	6	+2	14	40	8	1.60	LDDLWW
8	Kashima Antlers	5	2	1	2	12	12	0	24	20	7	1.40	LWWLLD
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	2	1	3	8	12	-4	20	17	7	1.17	LLWWLd
10	Okayama	5	2	0	3	7	8	-1	15	0	6	1.20	WLLWWL
11	Shimizu S-Pulse	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1	9	0	6	1.50	LLWLLW
12	Kyoto Sanga	6	1	2	3	6	11	-5	17	33	5	0.83	LDDLWL
13	Mito Hollyhock	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	11	25	4	1.00	LLLWDL
14	Gamba Osaka	6	0	3	3	6	12	-6	18	50	3	0.50	DLDLLD
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	1	0	4	3	9	-6	12	0	3	0.60	LLLLLW
16	Tokyo Verdy	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	4	67	2	0.67	dWDddL
17	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	0	1	4	4	11	-7	15	20	1	0.20	WLLLDL
18	JEF United Chiba	5	0	1	4	4	12	-8	16	20	1	0.20	DLLLDL
19	Cerezo Osaka	4	0	1	3	2	11	-9	13	25	1	0.25	WWLLLD
20	Fukuoka	3	0	0	3	3	6	-3	9	0	0	0.00	DDWLLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	7	2	1	25	6	+19	31	20	23	2.30	WLWWWW
2	FC Tokyo	10	7	2	1	21	8	+13	29	20	23	2.30	DWWWWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	9	7	0	2	21	14	+7	35	0	21	2.33	WLLWWW
4	Machida Zelvia	9	6	2	1	22	10	+12	32	22	20	2.22	DWWDLW
5	Kashima Antlers	10	6	1	3	21	16	+5	37	10	19	1.90	LLLDWW
6	Vissel Kobe	9	6	1	2	14	9	+5	23	11	19	2.11	WWWWWL
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	4	4	2	21	16	+5	37	40	16	1.60	LWWDLW
8	Yokohama FM	10	4	4	2	13	9	+4	22	40	16	1.60	DWDWdd
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	4	2	4	10	11	-1	21	20	14	1.40	DLWWWD
10	Okayama	9	4	1	4	12	12	0	24	11	13	1.44	LWWWLL
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	4	1	5	16	21	-5	37	10	13	1.30	WWLWLd
12	Cerezo Osaka	10	3	3	4	9	16	-7	25	30	12	1.20	WdLDdL
13	Mito Hollyhock	10	2	4	4	12	13	-1	25	40	10	1.00	WDLLLd
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	3	0	6	9	15	-6	24	0	9	1.00	WLLLLW
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	2	3	5	11	18	-7	29	30	9	0.90	DLWDDL
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	2	2	6	11	19	-8	30	20	8	0.80	DLLWLL
17	Fukuoka	9	2	1	6	11	13	-2	24	11	7	0.78	LLDLLW
18	Gamba Osaka	10	1	4	5	10	18	-8	28	40	7	0.70	DLLLLD
19	JEF United Chiba	10	1	3	6	8	19	-11	27	30	6	0.60	LWDLDd
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	0	4	6	4	18	-14	22	40	4	0.40	LdDLLL

1st Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Yokohama FM	7	4	3	0	6	2	4	8	43	15	2.14
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	4	2	1	8	3	5	11	29	14	2.00
3	Machida Zelvia	7	3	3	1	7	4	3	11	43	12	1.71
4	Kawasaki Frontale	7	3	3	1	6	3	3	9	43	12	1.71
5	Mito Hollyhock	7	3	3	1	6	3	3	9	43	12	1.71
6	Vissel Kobe	7	3	3	1	5	2	3	7	43	12	1.71
7	FC Tokyo	7	2	4	1	5	3	2	8	57	10	1.43
8	Fukuoka	7	2	3	2	5	4	1	9	43	9	1.29
9	Cerezo Osaka	7	2	3	2	3	6	-3	9	43	9	1.29
10	Okayama	7	1	5	1	6	6	0	12	71	8	1.14
11	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	1	5	1	1	1	0	2	71	8	1.14
12	Kashiwa Reysol	7	2	2	3	4	5	-1	9	29	8	1.14
13	Kashima Antlers	7	2	2	3	4	6	-2	10	29	8	1.14
14	Kyoto Sanga	7	2	2	3	3	5	-2	8	29	8	1.14
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	2	2	3	3	5	-2	8	29	8	1.14
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	1	3	3	7	9	-2	16	43	6	0.86
17	Gamba Osaka	7	1	3	3	3	5	-2	8	43	6	0.86
18	JEF United Chiba	7	1	3	3	4	8	-4	12	43	6	0.86
19	Tokyo Verdy	7	0	5	2	1	3	-2	4	71	5	0.71
20	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	0	3	4	2	6	-4	8	43	3	0.43

2nd Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Machida Zelvia	7	6	1	0	12	2	10	14	14	19	2.71
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	4	2	1	11	3	8	14	29	14	2.00
3	FC Tokyo	7	4	2	1	8	5	3	13	29	14	2.00
4	Vissel Kobe	7	3	4	0	6	3	3	9	57	13	1.86
5	Kashiwa Reysol	7	4	0	3	9	5	4	14	0	12	1.71
6	Kashima Antlers	7	3	3	1	10	7	3	17	43	12	1.71
7	Okayama	7	3	3	1	4	2	2	6	43	12	1.71
8	Kawasaki Frontale	7	3	2	2	7	6	1	13	29	11	1.57
9	Kyoto Sanga	7	2	3	2	6	9	-3	15	43	9	1.29
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	2	2	3	6	8	-2	14	29	8	1.14
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	2	2	3	5	7	-2	12	29	8	1.14
12	Yokohama FM	7	2	2	3	5	7	-2	12	29	8	1.14
13	Cerezo Osaka	7	2	2	3	3	5	-2	8	29	8	1.14
14	Mito Hollyhock	7	1	4	2	5	6	-1	11	57	7	1.00
15	Gamba Osaka	7	1	3	3	5	8	-3	13	43	6	0.86
16	Fukuoka	7	1	3	3	4	7	-3	11	43	6	0.86
17	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	1	2	4	6	9	-3	15	29	5	0.71
18	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	1	2	4	3	6	-3	9	29	5	0.71
19	JEF United Chiba	7	1	2	4	2	8	-6	10	29	5	0.71
20	Tokyo Verdy	7	0	4	3	2	6	-4	8	57	4	0.57

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

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Expected Goals)
Pos	Team	P	GF	xGF	GF v xGF	GA	xGA	GA v xGA
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	2.50	0.12	+2.38	0.60	0.07	-0.53
2	FC Tokyo	10	2.10	0.22	+1.88	0.80	0.09	-0.71
3	Kashiwa Reysol	9	2.33			1.56
4	Machida Zelvia	9	2.44	0.08	+2.36	1.11	0.12	-0.99
5	Kashima Antlers	10	2.10			1.60
6	Vissel Kobe	9	1.56			1.00
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	2.10	0.10	+2.00	1.60	0.12	-1.48
8	Yokohama FM	10	1.30	0.10	+1.20	0.90	0.08	-0.82
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	1.00	0.14	+0.86	1.10	0.07	-1.03
10	Okayama	9	1.33	0.07	+1.26	1.33	0.12	-1.21
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	1.60	0.09	+1.51	2.10	0.22	-1.88
12	Cerezo Osaka	10	0.90	0.08	+0.82	1.60	0.10	-1.50
13	Mito Hollyhock	10	1.20	0.07	+1.13	1.30	0.14	-1.16
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	1.00	0.12	+0.88	1.67	0.10	-1.57
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	1.10	0.08	+1.02	1.80	0.24	-1.56
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	1.10	0.12	+0.98	1.90	0.08	-1.82
17	Fukuoka	9	1.22	0.12	+1.10	1.44	0.07	-1.37
18	Gamba Osaka	10	1.00			1.80
19	JEF United Chiba	10	0.80	0.24	+0.56	1.90	0.08	-1.82
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	0.40	0.07	+0.33	1.80	0.12	-1.68

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.

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Expected GD)2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Expected Goal Difference [GD])
Pos	Team	P	GD	xGD	GD v xGD
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	+1.90	+0.05	+1.85
2	FC Tokyo	10	+1.30	+0.13	+1.17
3	Kashiwa Reysol	9	+0.78
4	Machida Zelvia	9	+1.33	-0.04	+1.37
5	Kashima Antlers	10	+0.50
6	Vissel Kobe	9	+0.56
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	+0.50	-0.02	+0.52
8	Yokohama FM	10	+0.40	+0.02	+0.38
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	-0.10	+0.07	-0.17
10	Okayama	9	0.00	-0.05	+0.05
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	-0.50	-0.13	-0.37
12	Cerezo Osaka	10	-0.70	-0.02	-0.68
13	Mito Hollyhock	10	-0.10	-0.07	-0.03
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	-0.67	+0.02	-0.69
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	-0.70	-0.16	-0.54
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	-0.80	+0.04	-0.84
17	Fukuoka	9	-0.22	+0.05	-0.27
18	Gamba Osaka	10	-0.80
19	JEF United Chiba	10	-1.10	+0.16	-1.26
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	-1.40	-0.05	-1.35

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.

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Expected Points)
Pos	Team	P	Pts	xPts	Pts v xPts
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	23	18.6	+4.4
2	FC Tokyo	10	23	18.3	+4.7
3	Kashiwa Reysol	9	21	15.9	+5.1
4	Machida Zelvia	9	20	17.0	+3.0
5	Kashima Antlers	10	19	14.4	+4.6
6	Vissel Kobe	9	19	16.3	+2.7
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	16	14.5	+1.5
8	Yokohama FM	10	16	16.1	-0.1
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	14	11.3	+2.7
10	Okayama	9	13	12.5	+0.5
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	13	11.6	+1.4
12	Cerezo Osaka	10	12	11.0	+1.0
13	Mito Hollyhock	10	10	10.9	-0.9
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	9	8.1	+0.9
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	9	9.4	-0.4
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	8	10.7	-2.7
17	Fukuoka	9	7	9.6	-2.6
18	Gamba Osaka	10	7	6.8	+0.2
19	JEF United Chiba	10	6	8.6	-2.6
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	4	6.8	-2.8

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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	21	29	6.8	72	9
2	FC Tokyo	10	19	29	7.5	77	5
3	Kashiwa Reysol	9	18	27	6.7	80	11
4	Machida Zelvia	9	20	26	6.8	82	8
5	Kashima Antlers	10	21	25	7.8	75	9
6	Vissel Kobe	9	20	29	6.9	89	1
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	17	28	7.5	82	2
8	Yokohama FM	10	18	30	7.0	82	2
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	24	30	7.4	84	8
10	Okayama	9	22	33	7.8	83	9
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	21	27	7.6	80	10
12	Cerezo Osaka	10	21	28	7.8	80	3
13	Mito Hollyhock	10	20	30	7.0	80	13
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	18	27	7.2	82	11
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	23	33	6.9	74	7
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	25	34	7.8	80	1
17	Fukuoka	9	25	33	7.7	78	12
18	Gamba Osaka	10	26	31	6.7	79	12
19	JEF United Chiba	10	24	31	7.8	79	8
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	22	34	7.5	77	4

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

See: Form Table

Forum Latest
Thread Title	Posts	Latest Post
Lukeos Seat Count	572	TownSNAFU5	17/10 09:33
FA Cup	11	Abdul19	17/10 08:45
DA interview	17	GollyGTFC	17/10 08:43
Prediction Thread Northampton H 26/27	39	Sylvom	17/10 08:36
TV Games/Upcoming Fixtures	3	SiteBot	17/10 04:30
Pym Interview	17	Limerick Mariner	16/10 23:04
All Town Arenâ€™t We Director Here!	18	sutton mariner	16/10 22:59
Beth Dobbin (Jim Dobbinâ€™s daughter)	4	Mike_67	16/10 19:05
Rochdale away	9	Lost in Lincoln	16/10 18:55
Whatâ€™s the storyâ€¦	9	Lost in Lincoln	16/10 17:18

This Season and previous Seasons

News | Submit Article

Modal header

2026-2027 Japan J1-League Table

This Season and previous Seasons

Related Stories