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 ...
Bellmare manager Cho Kwi-jea rocked by power harassment allegations
The remaining days of one of the J. League's most tenacious managers may be numbered. This week's conclusion of the summer transfer window has been largely overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Shonan Bellmare boss Cho Kwi-jea and accusations of power harassment that could force him ...
Consadole's Jay Bothroyd scores brace in victory over Bellmare
Jay Bothroyd scored a pair of headed goals Saturday to lead Consadole Sapporo in a 5-2 win over Shonan Bellmare. Starting up front alongside Japan forward Musashi Suzuki, the 190-cm Bothroyd found the net in the 21st and 71st minutes at Atsubetsu Stadium to help ...
Blown call leaves Japanese soccer world scrambling to enact reforms
Friday night's 3-2 win by Shonan Bellmare over Urawa Reds showcased everything great about the J. League, with the plucky underdogs winning in stoppage time to cap a dramatic comeback. Unfortunately, it also saw one of the league's biggest problems — inconsistent officiating — evolve ...
Spirited attacking produces 1-1 draw for Bellmare, Grampus
The first match of the Reiwa Era for Shonan Bellmare and Nagoya Grampus did indeed feature “beautiful harmony” of a sort, with the two teams sharing a 1-1 result on Saturday after 90 minutes of spirited attacking on both ends at BMW Stadium. A fast-moving ...
Japan striker Musashi Suzuki bagged a hat trick as Consadole Sapporo thrashed visiting Shonan Bellmare 4-1 in the Levain Cup on Wednesday night. The recent Samurai Blue debutant completed his hat trick 20 minutes into the second half of the Group A clash at Sapporo ...
