Soccer / J. League Dec 5, 2018
Urawa Reds beat recent Asian Champions League winners and bitter rivals Kashima Antlers 1-0 in their Emperor's Cup semifinal on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Vegalta Sendai in the final. Urawa, looking for a seventh Emperor's Cup title on Sunday, advanced to their ...
Soccer / J. League Nov 10, 2018
Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka
by Dan Orlowitz
Only twice in the J. League's previous 12 seasons under a single-stage format has the first-division champion been decided with games to spare. Now that number stands at three. Kawasaki Frontale may have lost 2-1 at Cerezo Osaka on Saturday afternoon, but Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 1-0 loss ...
Soccer / J. League Nov 4, 2018
Koji Miyoshi puts Consadole on track for Asian Champions League spot
Consadole Sapporo took a step toward a berth in next year's AFC Champions League on Sunday when Koji Miyoshi's 74th-minute goal lifted the club to a 1-0 win over Vegalta Sendai. With neither team able to make anything of their opportunities, Miyoshi capitalized on a ...
Soccer / J. League Aug 31, 2018
Vegalta Sendai forward Takuma Nishimura will make a full transfer to Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow, the J. League club announced Friday. It will be Nishimura's first stint with an overseas club, having spent his entire career with Vegalta since joining the J1 side ...
Soccer / J. League Aug 28, 2018
Vegalta Sendai forward Takuma Nishimura is poised for a move to Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow, a source said Monday. The 21-year-old's 11 goals are tied for the most by a Japanese player in the J. League's first division this season. With negotiations between the ...
Soccer / J. League Aug 25, 2018
Kengo Nakamura's second-half strike sends Frontale past Vegalta
by Andrew McKirdy
Kawasaki Frontale maintained the pressure on J. League leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima with a 1-0 win over Vegalta Sendai in steamy conditions on Saturday. Kengo Nakamura scored in the 55th minute at Todoroki Stadium to keep defending champions Frontale six points behind Sanfrecce — who beat ...
Soccer / J. League Aug 11, 2018
Vegalta Sendai capitalize on second-half chances to beat Kashiwa Reysol
by Andrew McKirdy
Hiroaki Okuno and Takuma Nishimura both scored in the second half as Vegalta Sendai beat Kashiwa Reysol 2-0 on Saturday to claim their first J. League win in four games. Vegalta went into the match at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium having picked up only four ...
Soccer / J. League Apr 7, 2018
Reds hold off Vegalta to record first J. League victory of season
by Andrew McKirdy
Asian champions Urawa Reds finally picked up their first win of the J. League season after beating Vegalta Sendai 1-0 on Saturday in caretaker manager Tsuyoshi Otsuki's first league game in charge. Urawa went into the game at Saitama Stadium in crisis mode after firing ...
Soccer / J. League Mar 18, 2018
Shimizu S-Pulse fended off a persistent attack by visiting Vegalta Sendai for a 1-1 draw in the J. League first division on Sunday. Shimizu midfielder Shota Kaneko opened the scoring in the ninth minute, soaring a screamer over the head of Vegalta goalkeeper Kentaro Seki ...
Soccer / J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Mar 7, 2018
Surprise names fly out blocks with two wins
by Andrew McKirdy
A good start can be a precious commodity in the J. League, and the three teams with perfect records after two games of the new season will be satisfied with their work so far. The identities of those teams at the top, however, may surprise ...