List of association football rivalries in Japan

This is a list of the main association football rivalries in Japan.

List

	Derby	Rivals
Special	"Eternal derby" (between the clubs that have never been relegated in the J.League)	Kashima Antlers vs. Yokohama F. Marinos
National	"National Derby" (between the most successful football clubs in this country)	Tokyo Verdy vs Yokohama F. Marinos Urawa Reds vs Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers vs Jubilo Iwata
City	Saitama derby [1]	Urawa Red Diamonds vs. RB Omiya Ardija
	Yokohama derby [2] [3]	Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Yokohama FC
Prefectural	Fukushima derby	Fukushima United FC vs. Iwaki FC
	Ibaraki derby	Kashima Antlers vs. Mito HollyHock
	Tochigi derby [4]	Tochigi SC vs. Tochigi City FC
	Chiba derby [2]	JEF United Chiba vs. Kashiwa Reysol
	Tokyo derby [2]	FC Tokyo vs. Tokyo Verdy
	Tokyo Classic	Tokyo Verdy vs. FC Machida Zelvia
	Kanagawa derby	Kawasaki Frontale vs. Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Yokohama FC vs. Shonan Bellmare
	Shinshu derby [5]	Matsumoto Yamaga FC vs. AC Nagano Parceiro
	Shizuoka derby [2]	Shimizu S-Pulse vs. Júbilo Iwata
	Osaka derby [6]	Gamba Osaka vs. Cerezo Osaka vs. FC Osaka
	Iyo Kessen	Ehime FC vs. FC Imabari
	Fukuoka derby [2]	Avispa Fukuoka vs. Giravanz Kitakyushu
Tōhoku	Tōhoku derby	Vanraure Hachinohe vs. Iwate Grulla Morioka vs. Blaublitz Akita vs. Vegalta Sendai vs. Montedio Yamagata vs. Fukushima United FC vs. Iwaki FC
	Nambu derby	Vanraure Hachinohe vs. Iwate Grulla Morioka
	Michinoku derby [2]	Vegalta Sendai vs. Montedio Yamagata
	Ōshū Gassen	Iwate Grulla Morioka vs. Blaublitz Akita vs. Montedio Yamagata
	North Tōhoku derby	Vanraure Hachinohe vs. Iwate Grulla Morioka vs. Blaublitz Akita
	Ōu Honsen [7]	Blaublitz Akita vs. Montedio Yamagata
Kantō	North Kantō derby	Mito HollyHock vs. Tochigi SC vs. Tochigi City FC vs. Thespa Gunma
	Tamagawa Clásico	FC Tokyo vs. Kawasaki Frontale
	Busō Kessen	FC Machida Zelvia vs. SC Sagamihara
Chūbu	Kōshin derby	Ventforet Kofu vs. Matsumoto Yamaga FC
	Shinetsu derby	Matsumoto Yamaga FC vs. AC Nagano Parceiro vs. Albirex Niigata
	Hokuriku derby	Kataller Toyama vs. Zweigen Kanazawa
	Tōkai derby	Shimizu S-Pulse vs. Júbilo Iwata vs. Nagoya Grampus
	Aichi derby	Nagoya Grampus vs. FC Gifu
Kinki	Kansai derby	Kyoto Sanga FC vs. Gamba Osaka vs. Cerezo Osaka vs. Vissel Kobe
	Mount Ikoma derby	FC Osaka vs. Nara Club
Chūgoku	Inyō derby	Gainare Tottori vs. Fagiano Okayama
	Chūgoku derby	Fagiano Okayama vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Shikoku	Shikoku derby	Ehime FC vs. FC Imabari vs. Tokushima Vortis vs. Kochi United SC
	North Shikoku Clásico	Kamatamare Sanuki vs. Ehime FC vs. FC Imabari
	East Shikoku Clásico	Kamatamare Sanuki vs. Tokushima Vortis
	Dosan Sen	Kamatamare Sanuki vs. Kochi United SC
Kyūshū	Kyūshū derby	Avispa Fukuoka vs. Giravanz Kitakyushu vs. Sagan Tosu vs. V-Varen Nagasaki vs. Roasso Kumamoto vs. Oita Trinita vs. Tegevajaro Miyazaki vs. Kagoshima United FC vs. FC Ryukyu

See also

• List of association football club rivalries in Asia and Oceania
• List of association football rivalries
• List of sports rivalries

References

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