J. League Nov 28, 2021
Kyoto clinches promotion after 11 seasons in second division
Kyoto, which joined the J. League in 1996, rediscovered its winning ways under first-year manager Cho Kwi-jae, who led Shonan Bellmare to promotion three times between 2012 and 2017.
J. League Nov 14, 2021
The three-time J1 champion's fourth consecutive win moved them to 86 points, ensuring they will finish no worse than second and return to the first division after a three-year absence.
Soccer / J. League Oct 5, 2020
Gamba Osaka's veteran midfielder Yasuhito Endo will join Jubilo Iwata in the J-League second division on loan through January 2021, the two clubs said Monday. The 40-year-old former Japan international, whose 152 caps and 641 top-tier appearances are both records, has seen less playing time ...
J. League Oct 2, 2020
Gamba Osaka veteran Yasuhito Endo to join J2's Jubilo on loan
Gamba Osaka veteran midfielder Yasuhito Endo is set to join Jubilo Iwata in the J. League second division on loan until the end of the season, an official of the top-flight Japanese club said Friday. The 40-year-old former Japan international, whose 152 caps and 641 ...
Soccer / J. League Sep 14, 2019
Two first-half goals propel Frontale past Jubilo
by Dan Orlowitz
Two teams winless in their last six games stepped onto the Todoroki Stadium pitch needing a win for very different reasons. Only one walked away happy on Saturday night. Yasuto Wakizaka and Kazuya Yamamura outfoxed Jubilo Iwata goalkeeper Krzysztof Kaminski in the first half as Kawasaki ...
Soccer / J. League Aug 18, 2019
Last-minute penalty earns 10-man Jubilo a 1-1 draw with Gamba Osaka
Masato Nakayama scored in the final seconds from the penalty spot, earning 10-man Jubilo a 1-1 draw at Gamba Osaka in the J. League first division on Sunday. Kosuke Onose scored just before halftime for Gamba at Panasonic Stadium, but the hosts could not convert ...
Soccer / J. League Jul 1, 2019
Jubilo Iwata on Monday named head coach Hideto Suzuki as the new manager of the struggling J. League first-division club, replacing Hiroshi Nanami, who announced his resignation the previous day. Suzuki, a 44-year-old former Japan international, will take the reins at the Yahama Stadium resident, ...
Soccer / J. League Dec 8, 2018
Jubilo top Verdy in J1 playoff
by Dan Orlowitz
The J. League's 26th season drew to a close on Saturday with a showdown between two storied clubs that would seem familiar — yet in other ways somewhat alien — to those who watched from the terraces and in front of TV sets in ...
Soccer / J. League Dec 2, 2018
Legendary Samurai Blue goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi plays final game
Former Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi brought down the curtain on his professional career Sunday in the final game of the season for third-division SC Sagamihara. Kawaguchi, whose 116 Japan caps are the most for a goalie, played the full 90 minutes in Sagamihara's 1-0 win ...
Soccer / J. League Dec 1, 2018
Jubilo face relegation playoff after loss to Frontale on own goal in 94th minute
Jubilo Iwata will face a playoff to remain in the first division after a 94th-minute own goal by captain Kentaro Oi gave Kawasaki Frontale a 2-1 victory and sent the visitors plummeting to the bottom three in the J. League final round on Saturday. At ...
Soccer / J. League Oct 30, 2018
Kengo Kawamata scores lone goal as Jubilo top Bellmare to end seven-game winless streak
Kengo Kawamata struck ahead of halftime as Jubilo Iwata broke a seven-game winless streak to beat Shonan Bellmare 1-0 on Tuesday. The clash at Yamaha Stadium, originally slated for Sept. 29, was the second league match between the pair this season to be rescheduled because ...