2025 in Japanese football

Football in Japan

Season	2025
Men's football
JFL	Honda FC
Emperor's Cup	Machida Zelvia
JL Cup	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Super Cup	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Women's football
Nadeshiko Division 1	NGU Loveledge Nagoya
Nadeshiko Division 2	Vonds Ichihara
←  2024 2026  →

This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2025 season.

National teams

See also: Japan Football Association

Men's

Senior

Japan   v   Bahrain

20 March FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	2–0	Bahrain	Saitama, Japan
19:35  UTC+9	Kamada 66' Kubo 87'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 58,137 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Japan   v   Saudi Arabia

25 March FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Saitama, Japan
19:35  UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 58,003 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Australia   v   Japan

5 June FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Australia	1–0	Japan	Perth, Australia
19:10  UTC+8	Behich 90'	Report		Stadium: Perth Stadium Attendance: 57,226 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Japan   v   Indonesia

10 June FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	6–0	Indonesia	Suita, Japan
19:35  UTC+9	Kamada 15', 45+6' Kubo 19' Morishita 55' Machino 58' Hosoya 80'	Report		Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 33,661 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Japan   v   Hong Kong

8 July EAFF E-1 Championship	Japan	6–1	Hong Kong	Yongin, South Korea
19:24  UTC+9	Germain 4', 10', 22', 26' Inagaki 20' Nakamura 90+4'	Report	Orr 59'	Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 687 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Japan   v   China

12 July EAFF E-1 Championship	Japan	2–0	China	Yongin, South Korea
19:24  UTC+9	Hosoya 11' Mochizuki 63'	Report		Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 1,661 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

South Korea   v   Japan

15 July EAFF E-1 Championship	South Korea	0–1	Japan	Yongin, South Korea
19:24  UTC+9		Report	Germain 8'	Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 18,418 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

Mexico   v   Japan

6 September Friendly	Mexico	0–0	Japan	Oakland, United States
19:00  UTC−7	Montes  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Oakland Coliseum Attendance: 45,278 Referee: Rubiel Vazquéz (United States)

United States   v   Japan

9 September Friendly	United States	2–0	Japan	Columbus, United States
19:30  UTC−4	Zendejas 30' Balogun 64'	Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,192 Referee: Bryan Lopez (Guatemala)

Japan   v   Paraguay

10 October Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	2–2	Paraguay	Suita, Japan
19:20  UTC+9	Ogawa 26' Ueda 90+4'	Report	Almirón 20' D. Gómez 64'	Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 34,169 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Japan   v   Brazil

14 October Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	3–2	Brazil	Chōfu, Japan
19:30  UTC+9	Minamino 52' Nakamura 62' Ueda 71'	Report	Paulo Henrique 26' Martinelli 32'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 44,920 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Japan   v   Ghana

14 November Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	2–0	Ghana	Toyota, Japan
19:20  UTC+9	Minamino 16' Dōan 60'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 40,030 Referee: Ben Abraham (Australia)

Japan   v   Bolivia

18 November Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	3–0	Bolivia	Tokyo, Japan
19:15  UTC+9	Kamada 4' Machino 72' Nakamura 78'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 53,508 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

• Fixtures & Results (2025), JFA.jp

U-22

Saudi Arabia   v   Japan

25 JulyMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup	Saudi Arabia	1–5	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00  UTC+5	Khadhari 28'	Report	Nwadike 6' Yada 45+3' Inoue 56' Shinkawa 90+1' Yasuno 90+5'	Stadium: JAR Stadium

Uzbekistan   v   Japan

28 JulyMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00  UTC+5		Report	Shimamoto 61' Inoue 88'	Stadium: JAR Stadium

U-23

Japan   v   Afghanistan

3 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.	Japan	3–0	Afghanistan	Yangon, Myanmar
19:00  UTC+6:30	Shinkawa 8' Nawata 42' Goto 90+4'			Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 340 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

Myanmar   v   Japan

6 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.	Myanmar	1–2	Japan	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00  UTC+6:30	Swan Htet 80'		Okabe 52' Nawata 90+2' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

Japan   v   Kuwait

9 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.	Japan	6–1	Kuwait	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
19:00  UTC+6:30	Kawai 19', 40', 56' Nwadike 32' (pen.) Yada 42' Goto 90+4'		Boodai 10'	Attendance: 85 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

• Fixtures & Results (2025)

U-20

Japan   v   Australia

7 February Friendly	Japan	2–1	Australia	Chiba
18:50  UTC+9	Sato 11', 18'		Jovanovic 39'	Stadium: JFA YUME Field

Japan   v   Thailand

14 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Japan	3–0	Thailand	Shenzhen, China
17:15  UTC+8	Ishii 14' Ichihara 33' (pen.) Sato 69'	Report		Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1 Attendance: 184 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)

Syria   v   Japan

17 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Syria	2–2	Japan	Shenzhen, China
15:00  UTC+8	Al-Mustafa 10' Soufi 33'	Report	Ozeki 24' Takaoka 85'	Stadium: Longhua Cultural and Sports Center Attendance: 468 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Japan   v   South Korea

20 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Japan	1–1	South Korea	Shenzhen, China
15:00  UTC+8	Kanda 28'	Report	Kim Tae-won 90+1'	Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1 Attendance: 277 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Iran   v   Japan

23 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF	Iran	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Japan	Shenzhen, China
19:30  UTC+8	Ghandipour 5'	Report	Ogura 30'	Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1 Attendance: 1,826 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
	Penalties
	Aali Shahrabadi Shakouri Hassani Andarz		Nakajima Takaoka Takahashi Sato Ichihara

Australia   v   Japan

26 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup SF	Australia	2–0	Japan	Shenzhen, China
19:30  UTC+8	Toure 49' Pearman 67'	Report		Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1 Attendance: 1,363 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)

France   v   Japan

20 MarchFriendly	France	1–3	Japan	Benidorm, Spain
16:00  UTC+1	Kroupi 13'	Report	Goto 24', 56' Ishii 35'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor

Japan   v   United States

24 MarchFriendly	Japan	1–1	United States	Benidorm, Spain
17:00  UTC+1	Ozeki 23'	Report	Tsakiris 55'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor

Congo   v   Japan

4 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Congo	0–2	Japan	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00  UTC+2		Report	Kanda 56', 58'	Stadium: Stade Parsemain Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari (Saudi Arabia)

Japan   v   Mexico

7 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	1–1 (3–4 p)	Mexico	Avignon, France
14:00  UTC+2	Nishihara 32'	Report	Camberos 71'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
	Penalties
	Michiwaki Ozeki Hiraga Ishiwatari Ichihara		Padilla Jurado Virgen Jiménez Camberos

Denmark   v   Japan

10 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Denmark	3–0	Japan	Aubagne, France
14:00  UTC+2	Obi 5' Nakamura 78' (o.g.) Simmelhack 85'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)

Mali   v   Japan

14 June Maurice Revello Tournament 5th p.p.	Mali	3–2	Japan	Noves, France
17:00  UTC+2	Sidibé 11' Thiero 31' Makalou 60'		Mori 51' Ishii 86'	Stadium: Stade du Moulin Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari (Saudi Arabia)

Japan   v   Egypt

27 September FIFA U-20 World Cup	Japan	v	Egypt	Santiago, Chile
17:00  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

Chile   v   Japan

30 September FIFA U-20 World Cup	Chile	v	Japan	Santiago, Chile
20:00  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

New Zealand   v   Japan

3 October FIFA U-20 World Cup	New Zealand	v	Japan	Valparaíso, Chile
20:00  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander

• Fixtures & Results (U-20 2025), JFA.jp

U-18

Portugal   v   Japan

1 JuneUEFA Friendship Cup GS	Portugal	1–1 (3–4 p)	Japan	Nyon, Switzerland
16:00  UTC+2	Flávio Gonçalves 34' (pen.)		Nakayama 64'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Maxime Odiet (Switzerland)

Japan   v   Senegal

4 JuneUEFA Friendship Cup GS	Japan	3–3 (1–3 p)	Senegal	Nyon, Switzerland
16:00  UTC+2	Onishi 8' Tanaka 15' Nakatsumi 28'		Kandé 27' Cissé 55' Sy 63'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Jonathan Jaussi (Switzerland)

Japan   v   Uruguay

7 JuneUEFA Friendship Cup GS	Japan	4–1	Uruguay	Nyon, Switzerland
10:30  UTC+2	? 18' (o.g.) Wada 70' Onishi 80' Nakayama 83'	Report	Domínguez 86'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

France   v   Japan

10 JuneUEFA Friendship Cup 3rd place match	France	3–0	Japan	Nyon, Switzerland
14:00  UTC+2	Coulibaly 21' Bakola 69' Vaz 82'	Report		Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

• Fixtures & Results (U-18 2025), JFA.jp

U-17

Cerro Porteño v   Japan

17 FebruaryFriendly	Cerro Porteño	0–1	Japan	Ypané, Paraguay
07:30  UTC−3		Report	Minato Yoshida 47'	Stadium: Parque Azulgrana

Paraguay   v   Japan

19 FebruaryFriendly	Paraguay	2–3	Japan	Ypané, Paraguay
18:15  UTC−3	Pedro Villalba 26', 37'	Report	Yuito Kamo 6' Hiroto Asada 68', 90+5'	Stadium: CARFEM

Paraguay   v   Japan

21 FebruaryFriendly	Paraguay	0–3	Japan	Ypané, Paraguay
18:00  UTC−3		Report	Mibuki Kasai 51', 63' Yuzuki Kobayashi 88'	Stadium: CARFEM

Japan   v   United Arab Emirates

4 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–1	United Arab Emirates	Taif, Saudi Arabia
20:15  UTC+3	Minato Yoshida 3', 15' Yuito Kamo 34' Hiroto Asada 83'	Report	Faysal Mohammed 71'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

Vietnam   v   Japan

7 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Vietnam	1–1	Japan	Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00  UTC+3	Trần Gia Bảo 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Minato Yoshida 13'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Referee: Morteza Mansourian (Iran)

Japan   v   Australia

10 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	2–3	Australia	Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00  UTC+3	Asuto Fujita 7' Daichi Tani 86'	Report	Miles Miliner 51' Max Anastasio 71' Alexander Garbowski 74'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Japan   v   Saudi Arabia

13 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF	Japan	2–2 (2–3 p)	Saudi Arabia	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00  UTC+3	Taiga Seguchi 9' (pen.) Hiroto Asada 72'	Report	Abu Baker Saeed 17' (pen.) Sabri Dahal 37'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia)
	Penalties
	Hiroto Asada Minato Yoshida Yuito Kamo Shota Fujii Ryota Hariu		Nasser Al-Fihani Yazeed Al-Dosari Thari Saeed Maher Tawashi

Canada   v   Japan

5 June Friendly	Canada	1–4	Japan	Valencia, Spain
12:30  UTC+2	? 54'	Report	Minato Yoshida 14', 68' Maki Kitahara 21' Ryota Seo 89'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

Morocco   v   Japan

6 June Friendly	Morocco	0–2	Japan	La Nucia, Spain
12:30  UTC+2		Report	Hiroto Asada 7' Ryota Seo 50'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano

Sweden   v   Japan

8 June Friendly	Sweden	1–0	Japan	Valencia, Spain
11:00  UTC+2	Ahmed Saeed 16'	Report		Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

United States   v   Japan

10 June Friendly	United States	3–0	Japan	Valencia, Spain
12:00  UTC+2	? 9', 43', 59'	Report		Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

Portugal   v   Japan

3 September Tournoi de Limoges	Portugal	0–1	Japan	Limoges, France
15:00  UTC+2			Ryota Seo 9'	Stadium: Stade de Beaublanc

Saudi Arabia   v   Japan

5 September Tournoi de Limoges	Saudi Arabia	v	Japan	Limoges, France
15:00  UTC+2				Stadium: Stade de Beaublanc

France   v   Japan

7 September Tournoi de Limoges	France	v	Japan	Limoges, France
18:00  UTC+2				Stadium: Stade de Beaublanc

Wales   v   Japan

11 SeptemberIYS in Niigata	Wales	v	Japan	Shibata
15:00  UTC+9				Stadium: Green Stadium Shibata

Niigata U-17 Selection v   Japan

13 SeptemberIYS in Niigata	Niigata U-17 Selection	v	Japan	Shibata
15:00  UTC+9				Stadium: Green Stadium Shibata

Japan   v   Australia

15 SeptemberIYS in Niigata	Japan	v	Australia	Niigata
15:00  UTC+9				Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

Japan   v   Morocco

3 November FIFA U-17 World Cup	Japan	v	Morocco	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
TBC				Stadium: Aspire Zone

Japan   v   New Caledonia

6 November FIFA U-17 World Cup	Japan	v	New Caledonia	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
TBC				Stadium: Aspire Zone

Portugal   v   Japan

9 November FIFA U-17 World Cup	Portugal	v	Japan	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
TBC				Stadium: Aspire Zone

• Fixtures & Results (U-17 2025), JFA.jp

U-16

Germany   v   Japan

13 FebruaryAlgarve Cup	Germany	0–0	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
15:00  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António

Portugal   v   Japan

15 FebruaryAlgarve Cup	Portugal	1–1	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
12:00  UTC+3	Sevastian Belov 78'	Report	Kyoya Tatsuno 86'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António

Netherlands   v   Japan

18 FebruaryAlgarve Cup	Netherlands	1–3	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
12:00  UTC+3	Jeshurun Simeon 85'	Report	Kyoya Tatsuno 6' Masaki Koyama 65' Eito Takaki 74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António

Japan   v   England

15 April Montaigu Tournament GS	Japan	2–3	England	Les Herbiers, France
18:30  UTC+2	Eito Takaki 40' Tafuku Satomi 45'	Report	Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli 35', 52' Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 69'	Stadium: Stade de la Salmondiere

Japan   v   Portugal

17 AprilMontaigu Tournament GS	Japan	1–3	Portugal	Les Herbiers, France
18:30  UTC+2	Kyoya Tatsuno 17'	Report	Diogo Coelho 60' Filipe Silva 66' Afonso Ferreirinha 76'	Stadium: Stade de la Salmondiere

Mexico   v   Japan

19 AprilMontaigu Tournament GS	Mexico	0–1	Japan	Les Herbiers, France
18:00  UTC+2		Report	Sora Iwatsuchi 14'	Stadium: Stade de la Salmondiere

Cameroon   v   Japan

21 AprilMontaigu Tournament 5th/6th Plac.	Cameroon	1–1 (3–5 p)	Japan	La Châtaigneraie, France
10:30  UTC+2	Abeng Togolo 80+4'	Report	Kyoya Tatsuno 31'	Stadium: Stade Claude Betard

Japan   v   Colombia

4 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	1–0	Colombia	Hirono
15:00  UTC+9	Tafuku Satomi 56'	Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 249 Referee: Ryu Mashio

Japan   v   Ivory Coast

6 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	5–1	Ivory Coast	Hirono
15:00  UTC+9	Chimezie Kai Ezemokwe 24' ? 31' (o.g.) Shin Miidera 34' Ayumu Noda 41' Riku Hashimoto 68'	Report	Hubert Yao 55'	Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 240 Referee: Mutsuki Takahashi

Japan   v   France

8 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	2–0	France	Hirono
14:00  UTC+9	Shin Miidera 20' Eito Takaki 37'	Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 1,483 Referee: Kentaro Kobayashi

China   v   Japan

4 JulyCFA Peace Cup	China	1–1	Japan	Shenyang, China
19:35  UTC+9	Liang Shiyu 47'	Report	Takeshi Wada 20'	Stadium: Shenyang Urban Stadium

South Korea   v   Japan

6 JulyCFA Peace Cup	South Korea	2–1	Japan	Shenyang, China
15:00  UTC+9	Goal 55', 68'	Report	Eito Takaki 70'	Stadium: Shenyang Urban Stadium

Uzbekistan   v   Japan

8 JulyCFA Peace Cup	Uzbekistan	1–3	Japan	Shenyang, China
15:00  UTC+9	Goal 23'	Report	Eito Takaki 38', 74' Hiro Ogasawara 48'	Stadium: Shenyang Urban Stadium

• Fixtures & Results (U-16 2025), JFA.jp

U-15

Portugal   v   Japan

13 May Vlatko Markovic Int. Tournament GS	Portugal	4–1	Japan	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
12:15  UTC+1	Rafael Cabral 19', 22', 49' Henrique Amen 73'	Report	Toa Fujisawa 80+2'	Stadium: NK Polet Sveti Martin na Muri Referee: Jasmin Horvat (Croatia)

England   v   Japan

14 MayVlatko Markovic Int. Tournament GS	England	3–1	Japan	Čakovec, Croatia
14:45  UTC+1	Heaven Kilwa 13' Reggie Watson 17' Heze Grimwade 68'	Report	Daichi Komatsu 35'	Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost

Japan   v   Greece

16 MayVlatko Markovic Int. Tournament GS	Japan	6–3	Greece	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
12:15  UTC+1	Kuga Doi 13' Haru Tsushima 23' Kaioh Otsukoro 26' Shin Miidera 53', 64', 80'	Report	Panagiotis Douralis 15' Stefanos Tsantilas 23' (pen.) Athanasios Grammozis 45'	Stadium: NK Polet Sveti Martin na Muri

Romania   v   Japan

18 MayVlatko Markovic Int. Tournament 5th-6th place	Romania	2–0	Japan	Ludbreg, Croatia
11:15  UTC+1	Matei Pădure 35' Mihai Grosu 60'	Report		Stadium: Stadion NK Podravina

Wales   v   Japan

26 AugustThe Gary Speed Tournament	Wales	v	Japan	Colwyn Bay, Wales
18:00  UTC+1

Northern Ireland   v   Japan

28 AugustThe Gary Speed Tournament	Northern Ireland	v	Japan	Ruthin, Wales
11:00  UTC+1

Gibraltar   v   Japan

31 AugustThe Gary Speed Tournament	Gibraltar	v	Japan	Ruthin, Wales
11:00  UTC+1

• Fixtures & Results (U-15 2025), JFA.jp

Women's

Senior

Japan   v   Australia

20 February SheBelieves Cup	Japan	4–0	Australia	Houston, United States
16:00  UTC−6	Tanaka 6', 32' Hamano 52' Minami 75'	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,243

Colombia   v   Japan

23 February SheBelieves Cup	Colombia	1–4	Japan	Glendale, United States
13:00  UTC−7	Caicedo 45+4'	Report (USS) Report (JFA)	Tanikawa 1' Tanaka 8', 80' (pen.) Hamano 57'	Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 12,624 Referee: Alex Billeter (USA)

United States   v   Japan

26 February SheBelieves Cup	United States	1–2	Japan	San Diego, United States
19:30  UTC−8	Sentnor 14'	Report	Momiki 2' Koga 50'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 17,188

Japan   v   Colombia

6 April Friendly	Japan	1–1	Colombia	Osaka, Japan
14:00  UTC+9	Takahashi 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Torres 35'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 8,381 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Japan   v   Colombia

8 April Unofficial Friendly	Japan	6–1	Colombia	Sakai, Japan
	Ueki 45+3' (pen.) Matsukubo 46' Momiki 50' Endo 57' Takahashi 60' Miharu Shinjo 90'	Report	Caracas 73'	Attendance: 500

Brazil   v   Japan

30 May Friendly	Brazil	3–1	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30  UTC−3	Dudinha 27', 41' Kerolin 55'	Report	Seike 88'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians

Brazil   v   Japan

2 June Friendly	Brazil	2–1	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
20:00  UTC−3	Ishikawa 54' (o.g.) Jhonson 78'	Report	Seike 46'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques

Spain   v   Japan

27 June Friendly	Spain	3–1	Japan	Leganés, Spain
21:00  UTC+2	Pina 44' López 66' Del Castillo 88'	Report	Tanaka 30'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 9,458 Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia)

Japan   v   Chinese Taipei

9 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	4–0	Chinese Taipei	Suwon, South Korea
16:30  UTC+9	Yakata 22' Takikawa 25' Takahashi 48' Chen Ying-hui 70' (o.g.)	Report (EAFF) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 193 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Japan   v   South Korea

13 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	1–1	South Korea	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Narumiya 37'	Report (EAFF) Report (JFA)	Jeong Da-bin 86'	Stadium: Hwaseong Sports Complex Attendance: 1,641 Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

Japan   v   China

16 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	0–0	China	Suwon, South Korea
16:00  UTC+9		Report (EAFF) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 323 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Italy   v   Japan

25 October Friendly	Italy	1–1	Japan	Como, Italy
18:15  UTC+2	Greggi 52'	Source (JFA)	Hasegawa 64'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Norway   v   Japan

28 October Friendly	Norway	2–0	Japan	La Línea, Spain
18:00  UTC+1	Gaupset 28', 52'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Línea Attendance: 30 Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)

Japan   v   Canada

29 November MS&AD Cup	Japan	v	Canada	Nagasaki, Japan
15:30  UTC+9		Source (JFA)		Stadium: Peace Stadium

• Fixtures & Results (2025), JFA.jp

Club competitions

See also: Japan Football Association

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
J1 League	Shimizu S-Pulse Yokohama FC Fagiano Okayama	Júbilo Iwata Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Sagan Tosu
J2 League	RB Omiya Ardija FC Imabari Kataller Toyama	Tochigi SC Kagoshima United Thespa Gunma
J3 League	Tochigi City Kochi United	YSCC Yokohama Iwate Grulla Morioka
Japan Football League	Asuka FC	Sony Sendai (disbanded)

J.League

Main article: J.League

J1 League

Main article: 2025 J1 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kashima Antlers (Q)	36	21	7	8	55	30	+25	70	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Kashiwa Reysol	36	19	12	5	56	33	+23	69
3	Vissel Kobe	36	18	9	9	46	31	+15	63
4	Kyoto Sanga	36	17	11	8	59	40	+19	62
5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	36	18	8	10	42	26	+16	62
6	Kawasaki Frontale	36	15	12	9	65	50	+15	57
7	Machida Zelvia (Q)	36	16	9	11	49	36	+13	57	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage [a]
8	Gamba Osaka	36	16	6	14	49	53	−4	54
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	36	14	11	11	40	39	+1	53
10	Cerezo Osaka	36	14	10	12	58	51	+7	52
11	FC Tokyo	36	13	9	14	40	47	−7	48
12	Avispa Fukuoka	36	11	12	13	33	37	−4	45
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	36	11	11	14	40	48	−8	44
14	Tokyo Verdy	36	11	10	15	22	36	−14	43
15	Fagiano Okayama	36	11	9	16	31	40	−9	42
16	Yokohama F. Marinos	36	11	7	18	42	44	−2	40
17	Nagoya Grampus	36	10	10	16	42	53	−11	40
18	Yokohama FC (R)	36	8	8	20	24	43	−19	32	Relegation to the J2 League
19	Shonan Bellmare (R)	36	7	8	21	34	61	−27	29
20	Albirex Niigata (R)	36	4	11	21	34	63	−29	23

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2025. Source: JLeague.co, JLeague.jp, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Qualified as the 2025 Emperor's Cup winners.

J2 League

Main article: 2025 J2 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	V-Varen Nagasaki	37	19	12	6	62	43	+19	69	Promotion to the 2026–27 J1 League
2	Mito HollyHock	37	19	10	8	53	34	+19	67
3	JEF United Chiba	37	19	9	9	51	34	+17	66	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Tokushima Vortis	37	18	10	9	44	23	+21	64
5	RB Omiya Ardija	37	18	9	10	58	36	+22	63
6	Vegalta Sendai	37	16	14	7	47	35	+12	62
7	Júbilo Iwata	37	18	7	12	57	50	+7	61
8	Sagan Tosu	37	16	10	11	45	41	+4	58
9	Iwaki FC	37	14	11	12	54	44	+10	53
10	FC Imabari	37	13	14	10	46	41	+5	53
11	Montedio Yamagata	37	14	8	15	56	53	+3	50
12	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	37	15	5	17	47	63	−16	50
13	Ventforet Kofu	37	11	10	16	37	45	−8	43
14	Blaublitz Akita	37	11	10	16	42	55	−13	43
15	Fujieda MYFC	37	9	12	16	40	48	−8	39
16	Oita Trinita	37	8	14	15	27	42	−15	38
17	Roasso Kumamoto	37	9	9	19	41	57	−16	36
18	Renofa Yamaguchi	37	6	16	15	33	45	−12	34	Relegation to the 2026–27 J3 League
19	Kataller Toyama	37	8	10	19	30	48	−18	34
20	Ehime FC (R)	37	3	13	21	35	68	−33	22

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2025. Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(R) Relegated

J3 League

Main article: 2025 J3 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tochigi City FC (P)	37	22	8	7	64	37	+27	74	Promotion to the 2026–27 J2 League
2	Vanraure Hachinohe	37	21	8	8	45	22	+23	71
3	FC Osaka	37	20	8	9	52	31	+21	68	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Tegevajaro Miyazaki (Q)	37	19	10	8	60	43	+17	67
5	Kagoshima United (Q)	37	18	12	7	67	40	+27	66
6	Zweigen Kanazawa	37	17	5	15	49	43	+6	56
7	Giravanz Kitakyushu	37	17	5	15	45	39	+6	56
8	Nara Club	37	15	11	11	49	44	+5	56
9	Tochigi SC	37	16	7	14	38	36	+2	55
10	Fukushima United	37	15	8	14	58	66	−8	53
11	SC Sagamihara	37	13	11	13	38	45	−7	50
12	Gainare Tottori	37	14	6	17	42	48	−6	48
13	FC Gifu	37	13	8	16	50	57	−7	47
14	Thespa Gunma	37	11	10	16	55	59	−4	43
15	Matsumoto Yamaga	37	10	10	17	39	49	−10	40
16	Ryukyu Okinawa	37	10	9	18	40	56	−16	39
17	Kochi United	37	10	8	19	40	59	−19	38
18	Kamatamare Sanuki	37	9	8	20	40	57	−17	35
19	Nagano Parceiro	37	9	8	20	29	53	−24	35
20	Azul Claro Numazu (Q)	37	6	10	21	40	56	−16	28	Qualification for the relegation/promotion play-offs

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2025. Source: Meiji Yasuda J3 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Japan Football League (JFL)

Main article: 2025 Japan Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Honda FC (C)	30	17	9	4	51	28	+23	60
2	Reilac Shiga (Q)	30	16	8	6	47	35	+12	56	Qualification for promotion playoffs
3	Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa	30	14	10	6	35	25	+10	52
4	Tiamo Hirakata	30	15	5	10	58	42	+16	50
5	ReinMeer Aomori	30	14	8	8	40	33	+7	50
6	Verspah Oita	30	14	7	9	41	33	+8	49
7	Veertien Mie	30	11	12	7	38	25	+13	45
8	Okinawa SV	30	12	7	11	39	41	−2	43
9	Iwate Grulla Morioka	30	11	6	13	45	49	−4	39
10	Minebea Mitsumi	30	9	7	14	40	41	−1	34
11	Maruyasu Okazaki	30	9	7	14	29	38	−9	34
12	Criacao Shinjuku	30	8	9	13	29	34	−5	33
13	YSCC Yokohama	30	8	6	16	35	56	−21	30
14	Yokogawa Musashino	30	7	8	15	17	37	−20	29
15	Atletico Suzuka (Q)	30	7	7	16	30	46	−16	28	Qualification for relegation playoffs
16	Asuka FC (R)	30	4	12	14	22	33	−11	24	Relegation to 2026–27 Japanese Regional Leagues

Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Regional Leagues

Main article: 2025 Japanese Regional Leagues

Main article: 2025 Japanese Regional Football Champions League

League (women)

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
WE League
Nadeshiko League Division 1
Nadeshiko League Division 2

WE League

Main article: 2024–25 WE League season

Cup competitions (men)

Fujifilm Super Cup

Main article: 2025 Japanese Super Cup

8 February 2025

13:36 JST

Vissel Kobe	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
	Report	Arslan 12' Araki 70'

Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 53,343

Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2025 Emperor's Cup

J.League YBC Levain Cup

Main article: 2025 J.League Cup

Cup competitions (women)

Empress's Cup

Main article: 2025 Empress's Cup

WE League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 WE League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 WE League Cup

See also

• Japan Football Association (JFA)

External links

• Asia portal
• Japan portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Japan Football Association (JFA)
• List of International matches, jfa.jp
• Annual schedule of Japan National Teams in 2025 (as of 16 December 2024), jfa.jp