Ex Socceroos manager Ange Postecoglou is on the verge of an historic J-League title. The self exiled Aussie has the Yokohama F-Marinos just one point from the top of the J-League table with five games […]
Albirex Niigata has been a part of the J-League since the inception of J2 in 1999 and is now a J1 mainstay. The club won promotion to the top tier of the J-League in 2003 […]
Giravanz Kitakyushu and Zweigen Kanazawa have both gone from potential J1 promotion clubs to potential J3 relegation. In the space of a year both teams who stood at the precipice of something extraordinary in 2015 now […]
The 2016 J-League relegation battle will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final matchday. Avispa Fukuoka are consigned to relegation already, being 10 points beyond safety with three games remaining, and […]
Albirex Niigata have got their J league season off to a winning start. Scoring two goals against the run of play, Niigata were ruthless against the home team. The usually battling team from Japan’s hokuritsu […]
Old rivalries will be renewed in the Emperor’s Cup Final, when Urawa Reds face off against Gamba Osaka on New Year’s Day. The Reds will be looking to make up for their finals football failings, […]
Gamba Osaka has qualified for the 2016 Asian Champions League and resuscitated their J-League title hopes with a 4-0 drubbing of relegated Montedio Yamagata. Gamba will now meet Urawa Reds next Saturday to decide who […]
This year the J-League has reverted to a two stage format to decide who is Japanese soccer’s champion club side. A similar two stage system had been in place during the 90s and early 2000s, […]
It’s a promoters dream. Two of the continent’s biggest clubs, the reigning champions of their respective leagues, and an international rivalry that dates to a time before football. China’s Guangzhou Evergrande takes on Japan’s Gamba […]
This week in the Asian Champions League it’s Japan versus China. On Tuesday April 7th, it’s Kashima Antlers vs Guangzhou Evergrande. On Wednesday April 8th, it’s Urawa Reds vs Beijing Guoan and Shandong Luneng vs Kashiwa Reysol. Never has the Chinese Super League had […]
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