 J. League Division2 match Consadole Sapporo - Avispa Fukuoka at Sapporo,Atubetsu Soccer or football in Japan, is organized professionally by the J. League and the Japan Football Association. Image File history File linksMetadata Soccer_match_Sapporo. ...
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The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ...
The Japan Football Association (JFA) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football (soccer) in Japan. ...
Although the official English name of the Japan Football Association uses the term "football", the term sakkā (サッカー), derived from "soccer", is much more commonly used than the term futtobōru (フットボール). The JFA's Japanese name is Nippon Sakkā Kyōkai. Before World War II the term in general use was shūkyū (蹴球, kick-ball), a Sino-Japanese term. With Japanese militarism replaced by American influence after the war, sakkā became more commonplace. The Japan Football Association (JFA) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football (soccer) in Japan. ...
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Sino-Japanese refers to that portion of the Japanese vocabulary that originated in the Chinese language or has been created from elements borrowed from Chinese. ...
Football is the second most popular sport after baseball among the younger generation. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
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History
For a long time, football had been uniquely unpopular in Japan. It had a core of fans but it lagged behind popularity in baseball and even rugby. A BCRFC match at Boston College Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ...
Football was introduced in Meiji period along with many other sports. In the 1920s, associations were organized and tournaments began in universities and high schools. In 1930, the Japan national football team had a 3-3 tie with China for their first title at the Far Eastern Championship Games. In the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, Japan had a first victory in an Olympic game with a 3-2 win over Sweden. At the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games, the Japan national team had its first big success winning third place and a bronze medal. The Meiji period ) denotes the 45-year reign of Emperor Meiji, running from 8 September 1868 (in the Gregorian calendar, 23 October 1868) to 30 July 1912. ...
First international Japan 0 - 5 Republic of China (Tokyo, Japan; May 9, 1917) Biggest win Japan 15 - 0 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967) Biggest defeat Japan 2 - 15 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1998) Best result Round 2, 2002 AFC Asian Cup...
Far Eastern Championship Games Logo The Far Eastern Championship Games (also known as Far East Games) was a small Asian multi-sport competition considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games. ...
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ...
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ...
In 1993, the Japan Professional Football League (commonly known as the J. League) was formed replacing the semi-professional Japan Soccer League as the new top-level club competition in Japan. The new higher-standard fully-professional league attracted many more spectators and helped the sport to hugely increase in popularity. The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ...
Japan Soccer League ), or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. ...
Japan participated in its first-ever World Cup tournament at the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France. In 2002, Japan co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Republic of Korea. The Japanese national team reached the Round of 16 which is its best World Cup performance to date. It also qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ...
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Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the eighteenth instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ...
Tournaments
Domestic tournaments The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ...
The Japan Football League ) is the 3rd tier of the Japanese football heararchy following J. League division 1 and 2. ...
Emperors Cup logo The Emperors Cup All-Japan Soccer Championship Tournament ), commonly known as The Emperors Cup ), is a Japanese football competition. ...
Other tournaments held in Japan The 1958 Asian Games were played in 1958 at Tokyo, Japan. ...
, literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ...
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ...
The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship is 2nd staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. ...
The Asian Football Confederations 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. ...
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The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1993 was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993. ...
The 12th Asian Games were held from October 2 to October 16, 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. ...
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, literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ...
For a tire company, known by Yokohama Tyre, see Yokohama Rubber Company. ...
The 2001 Confederations Cup tournament was played in May and June 2001 and co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, who were also hosts for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. ...
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1980-2004 Logo The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores in a match played each year, from 1980...
Notable Japanese footballers Alessandro dos Santos ), born July 20, 1977 in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, and often known as Alex, is a Brazilian-born football player who plays for the Japanese national team. ...
Influential Japanese center-back/sweeper who was captain for Japan for more than a decade in the 1990s. ...
Junichi Inamoto , born September 18, 1979) is a Japanese football player who plays in midfield for Eintracht Frankfurt. ...
Kunishige Kamamoto (釜本邦茂 Kamamoto Kunishige, born April 15, 1944), is a Japanese football player. ...
Wagner Augusto Lopes (å‘‚æ¯”é ˆ ワグナー) ( born January 29, 1969) was a former Japanese footballer. ...
Kazuyoshi Miura (三浦知良 Miura Kazuyoshi, born on February 26, 1967), often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football (soccer) striker. ...
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto , born February 7, 1977) is a Japanese soccer player. ...
Shunsuke Nakamura , born June 24, 1978) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Celtic of the Scottish Premier League. ...
Hidetoshi Nakata (ä¸ç”° 英寿 Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977 in Yamanashi Prefecture), is a Japanese former football player. ...
Masashi Nakayama (ä¸å±± é›…å² Nakayama Masashi; born September 23, 1967, Shizuoka) is a professional footballer for Jubilo Iwata of the J. League, the top professional football league in Japan. ...
Yasuhiko Okudera (奥寺康彦 Okudera Yasuhiko, born March 12, 1952) is a retired footballer from Japan and is currently the president of the J. League Division 2 club Yokohama FC. Okudera was the first Japanese footballer to play professionally in Europe and had 27 appearances and 8 goals with the Japanese national...
Shinji Ono (å°é‡Žä¼¸äºŒ Ono Shinji, born on September 27, 1979 in Numazu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player, who plays as a midfielder for the Japanese national team and Urawa Red Diamonds of J. League. ...
Rui Ramos (Japanese: (Ramosu Rui), born Ruy Goncalves Ramos Sobrinho on February 9, 1957, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian-born football (soccer) player, who became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 1989. ...
Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Japanese:田中マルクス闘莉王, born April 24, 1981, Palmeira dOeste, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian football player of Japanese descent who, as of 2004 was playing for Urawa Red Diamonds. ...
National team achievements The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ...
The Asian Football Confederations 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. ...
The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. ...
The Asian Football Confederations 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. ...
The 2001 Confederations Cup tournament was played in May and June 2001 and co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, who were also hosts for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. ...
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Logo of the 2004 Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederations 2004 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in China between July 17 and August 7. ...
Seasons in Japanese football | 1920s: | | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926[1] | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | | 1930s: | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934[2] | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | | 1940s: | 1940 | 1941-45[3] | 1946 | 1947-48[4] | 1949 | | 1950s: | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | | 1960s: | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | | 1970s: | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | | 1980s: | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | | 1990s: | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | | 2000s: | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | | | The 2004 season was the 12 season since the establishment of the J. League. ...
The 2005 season was the 75th season of competitive football in Japan. ...
The 2006 season was the 14 season since the establishment of the J. League. ...
The 2007 season will be the 15th season since the establishment of the J. League. ...
Football in fiction The first football-oriented manga series, Captain Tsubasa, was started in 1981. Captain Tsubasa was extremely popular among children (boys and girls) in Japan. Its success led to many more football mangas being written, and it played a great role in football history in Japan. Playing football became more popular than playing baseball in many schools throughout Japan from 1980s due to the series. Many people who grew up reading Captain Tsubasa are now in their 20s and 30s and form a large part of the current football fanbase. It even inspired national team players such as Hidetoshi Nakata and Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi to take up the sport in the first place. Original run 10 October 1983 – 27 March 1986 No. ...
Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
Hidetoshi Nakata (ä¸ç”° 英寿 Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977 in Yamanashi Prefecture), is a Japanese former football player. ...
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , born August 15, 1975), sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer. ...
Footnotes - ^ The Emperor's Cup was cancelled in 1926 due to the death of Emperor Taishō.
- ^ The Emperor's Cup was cancelled in 1934 due to East Asian Games in Manila.
- ^ Football was suspended from 1941-1945 due to World War II.
- ^ The Emperor's Cup was cancelled in 1947 and 1948 due to post-World War II unrest.
Emperor Taisho (大æ£å¤©çš‡ TaishÅ TennÅ) (August 31, 1879 – December 25, 1926), whose given name was Yoshihito (嘉ä»), was the 123rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, from 1912 until his death in 1926. ...
The East Asian Games is a multi-sport event held every four years since 1993 among athletes from East Asian countries. ...
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Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
See also The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ...
// Japan Professional Football League (J. League) Division 1 (J1 - 18 teams) Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka F.C. Tokyo JEF United Ichihara Chiba Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Purple Sanga Gamba Osaka Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Eight Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red...
First international Japan 0 - 5 Republic of China (Tokyo, Japan; May 9, 1917) Biggest win Japan 15 - 0 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967) Biggest defeat Japan 2 - 15 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1998) Best result Round 2, 2002 AFC Asian Cup...
External link - Japan Football Association (English version)
Football in Japan
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The Japan Football Association (JFA) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football (soccer) in Japan. ...
- Champions | Cup Winners
National professional leagues : J. League Division 1 | J. League Division 2
National teams : Men's | Women's | Futsal
The Japanese football champions are the team that wins the top league in Japan, the Japan Soccer League from 1965 to 1992 and the J. League since then. ...
Emperors Cup logo The Emperors Cup All-Japan Soccer Championship Tournament ), commonly known as The Emperors Cup ), is a Japanese football competition. ...
The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ...
The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ...
First international Japan 0 - 5 Republic of China (Tokyo, Japan; May 9, 1917) Biggest win Japan 15 - 0 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967) Biggest defeat Japan 2 - 15 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1998) Best result Round 2, 2002 AFC Asian Cup...
First international Chinese Taipei 1 - 0 Japan (Hong Kong; 7,Jun. ...
The Japan national futsal team represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by Japan Football Association. ...
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