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Vissel Kobe players celebrate after clinching the J1 league title for the second straight season, on Sunday at Noevir Stadium Kobe.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 8, 2024
Vissel Kobe defends J1 championship after roller-coaster title race
The defending champions cruised past Shonan Bellmare 3-0 at home thanks to goals from Taisei Miyashiro, Yoshinori Muto and Takahiro Ogihara.
Vissel Kobe players celebrate with the trophy after the club knocked off Gamba Osaka on Saturday at National Stadium in Tokyo to secure the Emperor's Cup.
SOCCER
Nov 23, 2024
Paper tiger no more as Vissel Kobe collects another trophy
Over the years, Vissel made more headlines for signing aging European players, but now it's starting to accumulate trophies rather than stars.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 15, 2023
J. League's 30th season brings legacy and future into focus
The 2023 campaign will be a chance for Japanese soccer officials to celebrate three decades of growth as they chart a course for the league going forward.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 8, 2022
Resilient Gamba frustrates F. Marinos title hopes
A masterclass by goalkeeper Masaaki Higashiguchi as well as two timely set-piece goals lifted Gamba Osaka's hopes of avoiding relegation and kept the hosts from claiming the J1 crown.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 18, 2022
PSG arrives in Japan for three-game tour
PSG, featuring attacking trio Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi, will take on the J. League's Kawasaki Frontale, Urawa Reds and Gamba Osaka during a 10-day stay in Japan.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 27, 2022
Paris Saint-Germain announces three-match tour of Japan
PSG will be the first club from Europe to visit Japan since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOCCER / J. League
May 14, 2021
Gamba fires manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto after poor run of results
Gamba Osaka has terminated the contract of manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto after the club recorded just one win in their last 10 league matches, the J. League first division team said Friday.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 5, 2021
Gamba cluster shows J. League's COVID-19 battles far from over
The league has postponed a pair of games after five players and a staffer tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 20, 2021
Last-minute Yu Kobayashi goal hands Super Cup to Frontale
As the seconds ticked down to a seemingly inevitable penalty shootout, Kobayashi saved the day for the reigning double champion.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 1, 2021
Frontale defeats Gamba in Emperor's Cup final to complete double
Kaoru Mitoma's second-half goal was enough for J. League champion Frontale to get past a resilient Gamba side at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 25, 2020
Frontale clinches third J. League title after routing Gamba
Boasting the league's best offense and stingiest defense, Toru Oniki's men set a new J1 point record with four rounds remaining.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 14, 2020
J. League's birthday celebrations muted by coronavirus
'J. League Day' comes with current campaign stuck in limbo due to coronavirus pandemic
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 31, 2019
Theerathon notches first J. League goal in Marinos victory over Gamba
For Yokohama F. Marinos defender Theerathon, a season and a half was long enough of a wait.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Apr 3, 2019
J. League shows sense of humor
Sometimes a sports organization's greatest strength is the capability to laugh at itself.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 18, 2017
Frontale keep title hopes alive
Kawasaki Frontale defender Elsinho scored in the 82nd minute to keep the J. League title race alive for at least another round with a 1-0 win over Gamba Osaka on Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 24, 2017
Latest leaders Gamba trying to hold position
Top spot in the J. League has changed hands with every weekend so far this May, but Gamba Osaka will be hoping to make their lead stick after taking over in first place last Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
May 11, 2017
Gamba fined ¥2 million over fans' Nazi banner
The J. League said Thursday it has slapped Gamba Osaka with a ¥2 million ($17,500) fine and issued a severe reprimand after a group of the club's supporters hoisted a banner with a logo resembling a Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) symbol during a match last month.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 12, 2017
J. League heavyweights make flying start to season
Vissel Kobe may have emerged as the surprise early leader in the J. League this season, but the chasing pack behind them already has a very familiar look.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 24, 2017
Antlers looking to defend J. League crown
The following is second of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine highest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 15, 2016
Reds capture J. League Cup
Urawa Reds claimed their first trophy since 2007 after beating Gamba Osaka 5-4 on penalties to lift the J. League Cup following a 1-1 draw in Saturday's final.

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