The 2018 season was the 90th season of competitive association football in Japan.

Promotion and relegation Teams relegated from J1 League Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata Omiya Ardija

Teams promoted to J1 League Shonan Bellmare V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus

Teams relegated from J2 League Thespakusatsu Gunma

Teams promoted to J2 League Tochigi SC

Teams relegated from J3 League No relegation to the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to J3 League No promotion from the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to Japan Football League Cobaltore Onagawa Tegevajaro Miyazaki

Men's Football

J1 League

J2 League

J3 League

Japan Football League

Regional Leagues

Cup competitions

Emperor's Cup

Final

J.League Cup

Final

Super Cup

AFC Champions League

Play-off round

+East Region

Group stage

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Women's football

L.League

Nadeshiko League Div.1

Nadeshiko League Div.2

Cup competitions

Empress's Cup

Final

Nadeshiko League Cup

Final

National team (Men) Results

Friendlies

Kirin Challenge Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup

Group H

Matches

Knockout stage

Players statistics Player-201703.2303.2705.3006.0806.1206.1906.2406.2807.0209.1110.1210.1611.1611.202018TotalShinji Okazaki111(50)--O-OOOO------5(0)116(50)Makoto Hasebe106(2)OOOO-OOOO-----8(0)114(2)Yuto Nagatomo101(3)OOOO-OOOO--O--9(0)110(3)Keisuke Honda91(36)OOOO-OO(1)-O-----7(1)98(37)Shinji Kagawa89(29)--OOO(1)O(1)O-O-----6(2)95(31)Eiji Kawashima81(0)-OOO-OOOO-----7(0)88(0)Maya Yoshida80(10)--OO-OOOO--OOO9(0)89(10)Hiroki Sakai41(0)---OOOOOO--OO(1)-8(1)49(1)Hotaru Yamaguchi38(2)OOO-OO-OO-----7(0)45(2)Gotoku Sakai36(0)OOOOO--O------6(0)42(0)Genki Haraguchi29(6)-OOOOOO-O(1)-OOOO(1)11(2)40(8)Tomoaki Makino28(3)OO(1)OO---O-OO--O8(1)36(4)Yuya Osako25(7)O-OOOO(1)OOO-OO(1)OO(1)12(3)37(10)Takashi Inui25(2)---OO(2)OO(1)OO(1)-----6(4)31(6)Yoshinori Muto21(2)--OOO--O------4(0)25(2)Takashi Usami19(3)OOOOO-OO------7(0)26(3)Takuma Asano17(3)---------O----1(0)18(3)Gaku Shibasaki14(3)-OOOOOOOO-OOOO12(0)26(3)Yu Kobayashi11(2)OO-------O----3(0)14(2)Yuya Kubo11(2)OO------------2(0)13(2)Yosuke Ideguchi11(2)--O-----------1(0)12(2)Wataru Endo11(0)----O----O-OO-4(0)15(0)Gen Shoji10(1)O---OOO-O-----5(0)15(1)Toshihiro Aoyama8(1)---------OOO--3(0)11(1)Kengo Kawamata8(1)----------O---1(0)9(1)Kenyu Sugimoto5(1)-O----------OO3(0)8(1)Masaaki Higashiguchi4(0)----O----O-O--3(0)7(0)Ryota Morioka4(0)O-------------1(0)5(0)Junya Ito3(0)---------O(1)O(1)-OO4(2)7(2)Shuichi Gonda3(0)----------O--O2(0)5(0)Shintaro Kurumaya3(0)---------O----1(0)4(0)Takumi Minamino2(0)---------O(1)O(1)O(2)OO5(4)7(4)Ryota Oshima2(0)O-OO----------3(0)5(0)Genta Miura2(0)---------O-O-O3(0)5(0)Kosuke Nakamura2(0)O---O---------2(0)4(0)Naomichi Ueda2(0)-O--O---------2(0)4(0)Kento Misao1(0)OO-------OO--O5(0)6(0)Sei Muroya1(0)---------OO--O3(0)4(0)Shoya Nakajima0(0)O(1)O-------O-OOO(1)6(2)6(2)Ritsu Doan0(0)---------OOO(1)OO5(1)5(1)Sho Sasaki0(0)---------OO-O-3(0)3(0)Koya Kitagawa0(0)----------O-OO3(0)3(0)Hidemasa Morita0(0)---------O---O2(0)2(0)Takehiro Tomiyasu0(0)----------O-O-2(0)2(0)Ryosuke Yamanaka 0(0)-------------O(1)1(1)1(1)Tomoya Ugajin0(0)O-------------1(0)1(0)Jun Amano0(0)---------O----1(0)1(0)Daniel Schmidt0(0)------------O-1(0)1(0)

National team (Women) Results

Players statistics Player-201702.2803.0203.0503.0704.0104.0704.1004.1304.1704.2006.1007.2607.2908.0208.1608.2108.2508.2808.3111.112018TotalMizuho Sakaguchi116(28)O-OOOOOO(1)-O----------8(1)124(29)Rumi Utsugi103(5)-O(1)OO---OOOO--------O8(1)111(6)Saki Kumagai90(0)-OOO-OOOOOO--------O10(0)100(0)Aya Sameshima85(4)O-OOO(1)OOO-OOOOOOOOOOO18(1)103(5)Nahomi Kawasumi82(20)----OOO-O-OOOO------8(0)90(20)Saori Ariyoshi49(1)O-OOOO--O-OO-OO-OOOO14(0)63(1)Emi Nakajima46(9)O(1)OOOO(1)O(1)-OOOOOOOOO(1)OOOO19(4)65(13)Mana Iwabuchi43(11)O(1)OO(1)OO(1)O(1)OOO(1)O-OOOO(1)-O(1)OOO(2)18(9)61(20)Yuika Sugasawa43(11)-O(1)-OO(1)OOO-OOOOOOO(2)OO(1)O(1)O17(6)60(17)Kumi Yokoyama24(11)OOO--O(1)O-O(2)O(1)-OOO-----O(1)11(5)35(16)Mina Tanaka20(6)OOOOO(1)O(1)O-O-O(3)O(1)OOOO(2)O---15(8)35(14)Yu Nakasato16(0)----O-----O----O-O--4(0)20(0)Rika Masuya15(3)OOO-O(1)O-OO--OO(1)O-O(1)O---12(3)27(6)Hikaru Naomoto15(0)-O--OO--------------3(0)18(0)Yuka Momiki14(3)------------O-O(1)O(1)OOOO(1)7(3)21(6)Yui Hasegawa13(2)OOO(1)O--OOOOOOOOO-O(1)OOO17(2)30(4)Hikari Takagi13(0)OO-OO(1)-----O----O----6(1)19(1)Ayaka Yamashita11(0)-O-OOOOO-OOO---OOOOO14(0)25(0)Sakiko Ikeda8(0)O-O-O---O---O-O-----6(0)14(0)Ayumi Oya8(0)-O------------------1(0)9(0)Rin Sumida7(0)OO-OO-O-O-OOOOOOOOO-15(0)22(0)Shiori Miyake6(0)O-O-----O-OO-OOOOOO-11(0)17(0)Nana Ichise6(0)O-OOOOOO-O---------O9(0)15(0)Madoka Haji6(0)O-------------------1(0)7(0)Risa Shimizu0(0)OOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOOOOO19(0)19(0)Moeno Sakaguchi0(0)----------OO(1)OOOOOOOO10(1)10(1)Narumi Miura0(0)----------OOOO-----O5(0)5(0)Aimi Kunitake0(0)------------O--O-O--3(0)3(0)Mayo Doko0(0)------------O-------1(0)1(0)Chika Hirao0(0)-------------O------1(0)1(0)Hina Sugita0(0)-------------O------1(0)1(0)Fuka Nagano0(0)-------------------O1(0)1(0)Hinata Miyazawa0(0)-------------------O1(0)1(0)

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