Tokushima Vortis down mourning Shonan Bellmare to take race to avoid relegation to last day
Tokushima Vortis took the J. League first division's three-way battle to avoid relegation to the final day after a second-half goal secured a 1-0 win over direct rivals Shonan Bellmare.
The former Brazil youth international's cause of death has not been revealed, pending an autopsy.
Love for hometown soccer club inspires PM hopeful Taro Kono
The LDP leadership candidate took an active role in the development of J. League side Shonan Bellmare, winning his own fans on the way.
Bellmare denies Marinos fourth straight win with late equalizer
Shonan Bellmare snatched a 1-1 draw with Yokohama F. Marinos in the J. League first division on Saturday thanks to a late Naoki Yamada equalizer. Yamada's 75th-minute header on a counterattack at Yokohama's Nissan Stadium earned Bellmare points for just the third time this season, ...
Wataru Endo scores two and sets up two more as Stuttgart trounces Schalke
The Japan midfielder leads the German first division in duels won and has played the full 90 minutes in all but one of his 23 appearances this season.
J. League cancels match between Bellmare, Sagan
The league made the decision in light of Tosu's coronavirus-imposed lockdown leaving its players unable to prepare for the fixture at BMW Stadium on Aug. 29.
Yuya Asano winner lifts Sanfrecce to eighth as Shonan remains last
Yuya Asano's scuffed volley on the stroke of half time proved to be the winner as Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat struggling Shonan Bellmare 1-0 on Sunday, moving up to eighth in the J. League first division. Asano, the younger brother of former Arsenal striker Takuma Asano, ...
The Urawa Reds, coming off a 14th-place finish last year and without some of their big names, opened the J. League season by beating Shonan Bellmare 3-2 on Friday. Despite missing several big players and with defensive linchpin Tomoaki Makino starting on the bench, the ...
The Kashima Antlers have acquired defender Daiki Sugioka from Shonan Bellmare, the J. League team announced on Friday. The 21-year-old is among a handful of new defensive players joining the Antlers, who named Brazilian Antonio Carlos Zago as manager on Thursday, a day after their ...
J. League season to include Olympic break
The J. League's season only wrapped up on Saturday, but it's already time to get out the calendars. The league on Monday announced its dates for the 2020 campaign, which will see teams getting back into action earlier than ever to accommodate the upcoming Tokyo ...
Bellmare keep place in J1 after draw with Vortis in promotion-relegation playoff final
Shonan Bellmare will stay in the J. League first division next season after salvaging a 1-1 draw against J2 side Tokushima Vortis in the promotion-relegation playoff final on Saturday. Tokushima appeared on track for promotion to the top flight for only the second time in ...
FC Tokyo earns draw with Bellmare, falls one point behind Marinos in title chase
A home team playing in front of a friendly crowd for the first time in three months, hoping to win its first-ever league title. Visitors in free fall, nine games without a win and barely holding onto a relegation playoff spot that will allow it ...
