The J.League said Tuesday it found no evidence of match-fixing in the March 8 game between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale after receiving an alert about the match from FIFA.
While all relevant parties have been cleared, it was Japanese soccer's first suspected case of match-fixing and another headache for the league following Urawa Reds' racist banner issue this past week.
The J.League said that FIFA's Early Warning System, which monitors betting worldwide with the help of more than 450 bookmakers, notified it on March 10 that it had detected "an aberration" in wagers placed on the Hiroshima-Kawasaki tie at Edion Stadium.