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

List DerbyRivals"Eternal derby" (between the clubs that have never been relegated in the J.League)Kashima Antlers vs. Yokohama F. Marinos"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 Saitama derby Urawa Red Diamonds vs. RB Omiya Ardija Yokohama derby Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Yokohama FC Fukushima derby Fukushima United FC vs. Iwaki FC Ibaraki derby Kashima Antlers vs. Mito HollyHock Tochigi derby Tochigi SC vs. Tochigi City FC Chiba derby JEF United Chiba vs. Kashiwa Reysol Tokyo derby 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 Matsumoto Yamaga FC vs. AC Nagano Parceiro Shizuoka derby Shimizu S-Pulse vs. Júbilo Iwata Osaka derby Gamba Osaka vs. Cerezo Osaka vs. FC Osaka Iyo Kessen Ehime FC vs. FC Imabari Fukuoka derby Avispa Fukuoka vs. Giravanz Kitakyushu 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 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 Blaublitz Akita vs. Montedio Yamagata 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 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 Kansai derby Kyoto Sanga FC vs. Gamba Osaka vs. Cerezo Osaka vs. Vissel Kobe Mount Ikoma derby FC Osaka vs. Nara Club Inyō derby Gainare Tottori vs. Fagiano Okayama Chūgoku derby Fagiano Okayama vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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 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

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