J.League records and statistics

This page details J.League records.

J1 League

Ranks

As of December 12th, 2025.[1]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J1. In italic the ones who are still active in other Japanese league.

Individual

  • Most career goals : 191 goals
Japan Yoshito Okubo
  • Most career hat-tricks : 8 times
Brazil Ueslei
  • Most career appearances : 672 appearances
Japan Yasuhito Endo
  • Most goals in a season : 36 goals
Japan Masashi Nakayama (1998)
  • Most hat-tricks in a season : 5 times
Japan Masashi Nakayama (1998)
  • Most goals in a game : 5 goals
Japan Koji Noguchi for Bellmare Hiratsuka vs Kashima Antlers (3 May 1995)
Brazil Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Gamba Osaka (4 May 1996)
Japan Masashi Nakayama for Jubilo Iwata vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 1998)
Brazil/Japan Wagner Lopes for Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Urawa Red Diamonds (29 May 1999)
  • Youngest player : 15 years 7 months and 22 days
Japan Maki Kitahara for FC Tokyo vs Kashima Antlers (1 March 2025)
  • Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 11 months and 28 days
Japan Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs JEF United Ichihara (5 May 2004)
  • Oldest player : 54 years 12 days
Japan Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds (12 March 2021)
  • Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 3 months and 12 days
Brazil Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Jubilo Iwata (15 June 1994)
  • Fastest goal : 8 seconds
Japan Hisato Sato for Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka (22 April 2006)
  • Fastest hat-trick : 3 minutes
Japan Yasuo Manaka for Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol (14 July 2001)
  • First scorer
Netherlands Henny Meijer for Verdy Kawasaki vs Yokohama Marinos (15 May 1993)
  • First hat-trick
Brazil Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus Eight (16 May 1993)

Club

J2 League

As of November 10, 2024.

Ranks

Updated to December 12th, 2025.[2]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J2. In italic the ones who are still active in other league.

Individual

  • Most career goals: 108 goals
Japan Masashi Oguro
  • Most career hat-tricks: 6 times
Brazil Juninho
  • Most career appearances: 577 appearances
Japan Koji Homma
  • Most goals in a season: 37 goals
Brazil Juninho (2004)
Brazil Hulk (2007)
  • Most hat-tricks in a season: 3 times
Brazil Marcus (2003)
Brazil Juninho (2003)
Brazil Juninho (2004)
Brazil Hulk (2007)
  • Most J2 titles : 4 titles
Japan Seiya Fujita (2007, 2014, 2017, 2020)
  • Most goals in a game : 8 goals
Kenya Michael Olunga for Kashiwa Reysol vs Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)
  • Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 26 days
Japan Rikuto Hashimoto for Tokyo Verdy vs Avispa Fukuoka (28 February 2021)
  • Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 5 months 5 days
Japan Keito Kumashiro for Roasso Kumamoto vs JEF United Chiba (30 March 2024)
  • Oldest player : 52 years, 8 months and 29 days
Japan Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Ehime FC (24 November 2019)
  • Oldest goalscorer : 50 years and 15 days
Japan Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Thespakusatsu Gunma (12 March 2017)
  • First scorer
Japan Hayato Okamoto for FC Tokyo vs Sagan Tosu (14 March 1999)
  • First hat-trick
Japan Koichiro Katafuchi for Sagan Tosu vs Consadole Sapporo (28 March 1999)

Club

  • Most League championships : 3 times
Consadole Sapporo (2000, 2007, 2016)
  • Most years in J2: 26 seasons (2000-2025)
Mito HollyHock
  • Most goals scored in a season : 104 goals
Kawasaki Frontale (2004)
  • Fewest goals scored in a season : 20 goals
Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)
  • Most goals conceded in a season : 98 goals
Ventforet Kofu (2001)
  • Fewest goals conceded in a season : 22 goals
Consadole Sapporo (2000)
FC Tokyo (2011)
  • Biggest goal difference in a season : 66 goals
Kawasaki Frontale (2004)
  • Most points in a season : 106 points
Vegalta Sendai (2009)
  • Fewest points in a season : 15 points
Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)
  • Most wins in a season : 34 wins
Kawasaki Frontale (2004)
  • Fewest wins in a season : 1 win
Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)
  • Most draws in a season : 23 draws
Tokushima Vortis (2022)
  • Most losses in a season : 34 losses
Ventforet Kofu (2001)
  • Fewest losses in a season : 2 losses
Kashiwa Reysol (2010)
  • Most goals in a game  : 14 goals
Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)
  • Record win :
Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)
  • Highest scoring draw: 4-4
Tokushima Vortis 4-4 Giravanz Kitakyushu (22 August 2010)
Sagan Tosu 4-4 Yokohama FC (17 October 2010)
FC Gifu 4-4 Sagan Tosu (30 October 2011)
JEF United Chiba 4-4 Cerezo Osaka (1 April 2015)
FC Gifu 4-4 V-Varen Nagasaki (21 May 2017)
Omiya Ardija 4-4 Renofa Yamaguchi (26 August 2018)
SC Sagamihara 4-4 Mito HollyHock (3 October 2021)
  • Highest average attendance in a season : 30,339
Albirex Niigata (2003)
  • Highest attendance : 55,598
Shimizu S-Pulse 1-1 Yokohama FC (28 September 2024)

J3 League

Updated to November 24, 2024.

Ranks

As of December 12th, 2025.[3]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J3. In italic the ones who are still active in another league.

Individual

  • Most career goals : 73 goals
Japan Tsugutoshi Oishi
  • Most career hat-tricks : 3 times
Japan Tsugutoshi Oishi, Brazil Marcus Vinicius
  • Most career appearances : 307 appearances
Japan Hiroki Higuchi
  • Most goals in a season : 32 goals
Japan Kazuhito Kishida (2015)
  • Most hat-tricks in a season : 2 times
Japan Kazuhito Kishida, Japan Takaki Fukimitsu (2015)
Japan Noriaki Fujimoto (2017)
Japan Tsugutoshi Oishi (2020)
Japan Keigo Hashimoto (2025)
  • Most goals in a game : 4 goals
Japan Tsugutoshi Oishi for Fujieda MYFC vs Nagano Parceiro (30 March 2014)
Japan Koji Suzuki for Machida Zelvia vs J. League U-22 Selection (26 April 2014)
Japan Hiroki Higuchi for SC Sagamihara vs Fujieda MYFC (28 June 2015)
Japan Yuta Togashi for FC Ryukyu vs SC Sagamihara (10 June 2018)
Japan Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)
  • Youngest player : 15 years 5 months and 1 day
Japan Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Nagano Parceiro (5 November 2016)
  • Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 10 months and 11 days
Japan Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 2017)
  • Oldest player: 50 years, 2 months, 24 days
Japan Teruyoshi Ito for Azul Claro Numazu vs Matsumoto Yamaga (24 November 2024)
  • Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 11 months and 11 days
Japan Hideo Hashimoto for FC Imabari vs Tegevajaro Miyazaki (2 May 2021)
  • Fastest hat-trick : 10 minutes
Japan Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)
  • First scorer
Japan Keisuke Endo for Machida Zelvia vs Fujieda MYFC (9 March 2014)
  • First hat-trick
Japan Masao Tsuji for Zweigen Kanazawa vs YSCC Yokohama (29 March 2014)

Club

Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
Omiya Ardija (2024)

J. League Cup

As of March 5th, 2022

Ranks

As of September 10th, 2025.[4]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in the J. League Cup. In italic the ones who are still active.

Individual

  • Most career goals : 29 goals
Japan Hisato Sato
  • Most career appearances : 109 appearances
Japan Nobuhisa Yamada
  • Most goals in a season : 9 goals
Brazil Washington (2006)
  • Most goals in a game : 4 goals
Japan Shun Nagasawa for Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus (4 April 2018)
Brazil Washington for Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale (3 June 2006)
Japan Wagner Lopes for Shonan Bellmare vs Vegalta Sendai (19 March 1997)
Brazil Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe (8 March 1997)
Brazil Bismarck for Tokyo Verdy vs Gamba Osaka (3 August 1994)
  • Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 20 days
Japan Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka (27 March 2004)
  • Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 9 months and 18 days
Japan Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo vs Albirex Niigata (14 March 2018)
  • Oldest player : 54 years 2 months and 23 days
Japan Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds (19 May 2021)
  • Oldest goalscorer : 42 years 9 months and 9 days
Japan Yukio Tsuchiya for Ventforet Kofu vs Vissel Kobe (10 May 2017)
  • First scorer
Japan Kazuyoshi Miura for Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers (16 October 1992)

Club

All-time J1 League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Played on 2026 at
1 Kashima Antlers 1134 616 183 335 1910 1317 +593 2031 J1 League
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 1134 554 201 379 1813 1382 +431 1863
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 1104 500 209 395 1662 1430 +232 1709
4 Nagoya Grampus 1100 488 187 425 1604 1509 +95 1651
5 Gamba Osaka 1100 489 180 431 1780 1610 +170 1647
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1070 467 191 412 1550 1378 +172 1592
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 1028 432 178 418 1456 1510 −54 1474
8 Kashiwa Reysol 952 399 185 368 1393 1349 +44 1382
9 Júbilo Iwata 886 401 150 335 1421 1238 +183 1353 J2 League
10 Kawasaki Frontale 756 382 167 207 1376 971 +405 1313 J1 League
11 FC Tokyo 842 347 184 311 1143 1079 +64 1225
12 Cerezo Osaka 854 348 160 346 1259 1259 0 1204
13 Vissel Kobe 904 326 190 388 1223 1348 −125 1168
14 Tokyo Verdy 552 251 67 234 841 805 +36 820
15 JEF United Chiba 578 227 70 281 874 980 −106 751
16 Albirex Niigata 582 181 151 250 673 845 −172 694 J2 League
17 Shonan Bellmare 642 194 110 338 792 1085 −293 692
18 Sagan Tosu 450 152 123 175 534 594 −60 579
19 Vegalta Sendai 472 144 122 206 561 686 −125 554
20 Kyoto Sanga 496 155 79 262 573 818 −245 544 J1 League
21 Omiya Ardija 408 129 104 175 455 579 −124 491 J2 League
22 Avispa Fukuoka 470 133 83 254 488 761 −273 482 J1 League
23 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 442 129 88 225 571 780 −209 475 J2 League
24 Oita Trinita 370 108 88 174 387 512 −125 412
25 Yokohama Flügels 228 117 0 111 375 373 +2 351 Defunct
26 Ventforet Kofu 272 69 73 130 255 404 −149 280 J2 League
27 Yokohama FC 178 35 35 108 147 306 −159 140
28 Machida Zelvia 76 36 18 22 106 72 +34 126 J1 League
29 Montedio Yamagata 136 30 36 70 108 199 −91 126 J2 League
30 Matsumoto Yamaga 68 13 20 35 51 94 −43 59 J3 League
31 Tokushima Vortis 72 13 11 48 50 129 −79 50 J2 League
32 Fagiano Okayama 38 12 9 17 33 42 −9 45 J1 League
33 V-Varen Nagasaki 34 8 6 20 39 59 −20 30
34 Mito HollyHock 0 – – – – – — 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2025, after the end of the 2025 season. Team status as of 2026 Season. Source: J.League

References

  1. ^ "J. League Data Site".
  2. ^ "J. League Data Site".
  3. ^ "J. League Data Site".
  4. ^ "J. League Data Site".
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