2022 J1 League

The 2022 J1 League, also known as the 2022 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2022 明治安田生命J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2022 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 30th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993.

J1 League
Season2022
← 2021
2023 →

Kawasaki Frontale are the defending champions, having won their fourth title in 2021 with four rounds to play.[1]

Changes from the previous season

There were four teams instead of two relegated last season due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic to made up the decision of no relegation in the 2020 season,[2] which saw the number of teams rose to 20.[3] They were Tokushima Vortis, Oita Trinita, Vegalta Sendai, and Yokohama FC.

Two teams were promoted from the 2021 J2 League: Júbilo Iwata, who won the title and return to J1 after two year's absence, and Kyoto Sanga who finished second, returning to J1 after 11 seasons.

Clubs
Locations of the 2021 J1 League teams
2021 J1 League teams in Greater Tokyo Area
2021 J1 League teams in Keihanshin

Personnel and kits
ClubManagerCaptainKit manufacturer
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Mihailo Petrović Hiroki Miyazawa Mizuno
Kashima Antlers Rene Weiler Kento Misao Nike
Urawa Red Diamonds Ricardo Rodriguez Shusaku Nishikawa Nike
Kashiwa Reysol Nelsinho Baptista Hidekazu Otani YONEX
FC Tokyo Albert Puig Keigo Higashi New Balance
Kyoto Sanga Puma
Yokohama F. Marinos Kevin Muscat Takuya Kida Adidas
Kawasaki Frontale Toru Oniki Shogo Taniguchi Puma
Shonan Bellmare Bin Ukishima Takuya Okamoto Penalty
Shimizu S-Pulse Miguel Ángel Lotina Ryo Takeuchi Puma
Nagoya Grampus Kenta Hasegawa Yuichi Maruyama Mizuno
Gamba Osaka Masanobu Matsunami Genta Miura Umbro
Cerezo Osaka Akio Kogiku Hiroshi Kiyotake Puma
Vissel Kobe Atsuhiro Miura Andrés Iniesta Asics
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Michael Skibbe Sho Sasaki Nike
Avispa Fukuoka Shigetoshi Hasebe Hiroyuki Mae YONEX
Sagan Tosu Kim Myung-hwi Eduardo New Balance
Jubilo Iwata Puma

Foreign players

As of 2021 season, there were no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs could only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad.[4] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) were exempted from these restrictions.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Player's name in italics indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from an approved type of school in the country.[5]
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former players
Consadole Sapporo Douglas Oliveira Lucas Fernandes Chanathip Songkrasin Milan Tučić
Kyoto Sanga Peter Utaka Origbaajo Ismaila Quenten Martinus
Kashima Antlers Arthur Caíke Bueno Diego Pituca Everaldo Juan Alano Kwoun Sun-tae
Urawa Red Diamonds Alexander Scholz Kasper Junker
Kashiwa Reysol Cristiano Dodi Émerson Santos Matheus Sávio Rodrigo Angelotti Kim Seung-gyu Ippei Shinozuka
FC Tokyo Adaílton Bruno Uvini Diego Oliveira Leandro Jakub Słowik
Kawasaki Frontale Jesiel João Schmidt Leandro Damião Marcinho Jung Sung-ryong Lee Kyung-tae
Yokohama F. Marinos Marcos Júnior Thiago Martins Élber Léo Ceará
Shonan Bellmare Wellington Welinton Júnior Tarik Elyounoussi
Shimizu S-Pulse Carlinhos Júnior Elsinho Thiago Santana Renato Augusto Ronaldo Valdo Benjamin Kololli Erick Noriega
Nagoya Grampus Mitchell Langerak Mateus Jakub Świerczok Kim Min-tae Léo Silva
Gamba Osaka Leandro Pereira Patric Wellington Silva Ju Se-jong Shin Won-ho
Cerezo Osaka Adam Taggart Tiago Pagnussat Kim Jin-hyeon Đặng Văn Lâm
Vissel Kobe Douglas Lincoln Andrés Iniesta Bojan Krkić Sergi Samper
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Douglas Vieira Ezequiel Júnior Santos Rhayner
Sagan Tosu Eduardo Ismael Dunga Chikeluba Ofoedu Ryang Yong-gi Hwang Seok-ho Park Il-gyu Ueom Ye-hoon
Avispa Fukuoka Jordy Croux Douglas Grolli Carlos Gutiérrez Juanma Lukian
Jubilo Iwata Fabián González Alexei Koșelev

League table

    Season statistics

    Player
    • Most yellow cards:
    • Most red cards:

    Club
    • Most yellow cards:
    • Most red cards:

    References
    1. "Football: Kawasaki retain Japanese title despite late Urawa equaliser". The Straits Times. 3 November 2021.
    2. Orlowitz, Dan (19 March 2020). "J. League to skip relegation as schedule threatened by coronavirus". The Japan Times.
    3. "Number of clubs promoted and relegated at the end of the 2021 season" (Press release). Japan Professional Football League. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    4. "「ホームグロウン制度」の導入と「外国籍選手枠」の変更について". JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 20 November 2018.
    5. "プロサッカー選手の契約、登録および移籍に関する規則" (PDF). jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association.
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