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| J.Club | Clubs belong to the J.League. Companies that specialize in football. The office that has a training facility is called a "club house." |
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| (Note) It is not written as “J.League Club” or “team” |
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| Team | "Teams" referes to each of top team, satellite team, U-18, U-15 and other category's team of the J.Club, which is different from a “club.” |
| Home Town | A specific prefecture, city, or town that has been designated as the home of a J.Club. |
| MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE | The top tier of the J.League and the highest level league in the Japanese professional football pyramid. |
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| (Note) It is not written as “J.League 1st Division.” |
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| J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP (Levain Cup) | Renamed from Yamazaki Nabisco Cup in June 2016. |
| (Note) It is not written as “Levain Tournament” or “J.League Tournament.” |
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| FUJIFILM SUPER CUP | The MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE champion and Emperor's Cup champion from the previous season will play against each other in the Super Cup, the first official match of the the new season.
*In case the J1 League champion is also the Emperor's Cup champion, the 2nd place team of J1 League will participate. Renamed from FUJI XEROX SUPER CUP in 2022. |
| J1/J2 Play-Offs | A tournament will be contested by the 16th place club of the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE and the third through sixth place clubs of the MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE. The winner of this tournament will remain or be promoted to the J1 League next season. * Discontinued in 2023 season. |
| J1 Promotion Play-Offs | A knock-out tournament with single-match fixtures and the clubs ranked 3rd to 6th in the MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE annual standings will participate. The winner will be promoted to J1. |
| J2 Promotion Play-Offs | A knock-out tournament with single-match fixtures and the clubs ranked 3rd to 6th in the MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE annual standings will participate. The winner will be promoted to J2. |
| J3/JFL Play-Offs | The J3 club ranked 19th in the annual standings and the JFL club ranked 2nd in the annual standings will participate in the J3/JFL Play-Offs. The JFL club that wins the J3/JFL Play-Offs will be promoted to J3, and the J3 club that defeats loses its membership. |
| MEIJI YASUDA J.LEAGUE WORLD CHALLENGE | The match between a J1 Club and a world-class club in Europe which organized by J.League. |
| MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE | The second tier of the J.League. |
| (Note) It is not written as “J.League 2nd Division.” |
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| MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE | The third tier of the J.League. |
| (Note) It is not written as “J.League 3rd Division.” |
| J.LEAGUE AWARDS | Award ceremony held after the end of the season. |
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| MEIJI YASUDA eJ.LEAGUE | The eSports competition hosting by J.League from 2018. |
| EMPEROR'S CUP | A tournament held in a knockout format to determine the national champion of Japan. Played between J1, J2, amateur seed teams, and 47 prefectural representatives. |
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| AFC Champions League | (Note) It is not written as “Asia Champions League.” |
| AFC Champions League Elite | (Note) It is not written as “Asia Champions League Elite.” |
| AFC Champions League 2 | (Note) It is not written as “Asia Champions League 2.” |
| FIFA Club World Cup | The competition started in 2005 as a tournament in which the 6 reigning continental club champions compete for the world title. |
