The 2023 J3 League, referred to as the 2023 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (Japanese: 2023 明治安田生命J3リーグ, Hepburn: 2023 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J3 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the J3 League under its current name.
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 4 March – 2 December |
Champions | Ehime FC 1st J3 title 2nd D3 title |
Promoted | Ehime FC Kagoshima United |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 930 (2.45 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ren Komatsu (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Giravanz Kitakyushu 6-1 Iwate Grulla Morioka (11 November) SC Sagamihara 5–0 FC Osaka (12 November) |
Biggest away win | Tegevajaro Miyazaki 0–6 Kataller Toyama (26 November) |
Highest scoring | Matsumoto Yamaga 5–3 SC Sagamihara (3 June) |
Longest winning run | Ehime FC (5 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Ehime FC (13 matches) |
Longest winless run | SC Sagamihara (15 matches) |
Longest losing run | Giravanz Kitakyushu (6 matches) |
Highest attendance | 12,458 Nagano Parceiro 2–1 Matsumoto Yamaga (13 May) |
Lowest attendance | 650 Azul Claro Numazu 0–1 Vanraure Hachinohe (18 March) |
Total attendance | 1,141,166 [1] |
Average attendance | 3,003 |
← 2022 2024 → |
Changes from the previous season
editPromoted from 2022 JFL | Promoted to 2023 J2 League | Relegated from 2022 J2 League |
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Nara Club FC Osaka |
Iwaki FC Fujieda MYFC |
FC Ryukyu Iwate Grulla Morioka |
Iwaki FC and Fujieda MYFC were promoted to the J2 League after being champions and runners-up of last season's J3.
FC Ryukyu and Iwate Grulla Morioka were relegated from the J2 League after relatively short stints at the 2nd division, with Ryukyu spending four seasons, and Iwate spending just a single season. The clubs finished as 21st and 22nd-placed team at the 2022 J2 League, respectively.
Nara Club and FC Osaka were promoted to the J3 League after being respectively, champions and runners-up of last season's JFL. Both teams are making their debut in the J3 League after obtaining a J.League License, to enable their promotion from the JFL.
This season is the first of the J3 League to have 20 teams, seeing an increase from last season's 18 teams. About the number of teams, there will be no future changes, as the J.League confirmed that from 2024, all the three professional leagues would have 20 teams in each.
Overview
editPromotion and relegation
editThis season will be the first to feature promotion/relegation from the Japan Football League, enabling the possibility for teams to be relegated from the J3.[2] The system of promotion/relegation between the leagues can be determined by the eligibility (Promotion to J3 requires a J.League license) of the JFL's champions and runners-up for the season.
- If only the JFL champions holds a license, there will be automatic promotion/relegation with the J3's 20th-placed team.
- If only the JFL runners-up holds a license, there will be promotion/relegation play-offs with the J3's 20th-placed team.
- If both the JFL champions and runners-up hold a license, there will be automatic promotion/relegation between the JFL champions and the J3's 20th-placed team, and promotion/relegation play-offs with the J3's 19th-placed team.
- If both the JFL champions and runners-up do not hold a license, no promotion/relegation between J3 and JFL will take place.
The dates and the host teams of the promotion/relegation play-off were pre-determined by the J.League. In case it happens, it will be played in two legs on 9 and 16 December, with the J3 team hosting the second leg.
Participating clubs
edit- ^ centering on Matsuyama
- ^ centering on Tottori, Yonago, Kurayoshi, Sakaiminato
- ^ centering on Gifu
- ^ centering on Takamatsu, Marugame
- ^ centering on Toyama
- ^ Matsumoto, Azumino, Yamagata, Shiojiri, Omachi, Ikeda, Ikusaka, Minowa, Asahi
- ^ Hachinohe, Towada, Gonohe, Sannohe, Takko, Hashikami, Nanbu, Shingo, Oirase, Misawa, Shichinohe, Rokunohe, Tohoku, Noheji, Yokohama, Rokkasho
Personnel and kits
editManagerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
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Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
FC Ryukyu | Kazuki Kuranuki | Sacked | 16 May | 17th | Tetsuhiro Kina | 16 May | [3] | ||
Gainare Tottori | Kim Jong-song | Sacked | 19 June | 18th | Kohei Masumoto (interim) | 20 June | [4] | ||
Fukushima United | Toshihiro Hattori | Sacked | 12 July | 18th | Mitsumasa Yoda | 18 July | [5] | ||
FC Imabari | Riki Takagi | Sacked | 15 August | 6th | Naoto Kudo | 16 August | [6] | ||
Kagoshima United | Naoto Otake | Sacked | 22 August | 5th | Yasuaki Oshima | 23 August | [7] | ||
Nagano Parceiro | Yuki Richard Stalph | Sacked | 27 August | 15th | Riki Takagi | 30 August | [8] | ||
YSCC Yokohama | Kei Hoshikawa | Sacked | 28 August | 18th | Kazuki Kuranuki | 30 August | [9] | ||
Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kazuaki Tasaka | Resigned | 5 September | 20th | Shinji Kobayashi | 5 September | [10][11] | ||
FC Ryukyu | Tetsuhiro Kina | Sacked | 15 September | 18th | Kim Jong-song | 15 September | [12] | ||
Iwate Grulla Morioka | Yoshika Matsubara | Sacked | 19 September | 14th | Tetsuji Nakamikawa | 20 September | [13] | ||
Tegevajaro Miyazaki | Hiroshi Matsuda | Sacked | 26 September | 17th | Mitsuo Kato | 27 September | [14] |
Foreign players
editFrom the 2021 season onwards, there is no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs could only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[15] 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 summer transfer window.
- Player's name in italics indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, holds the nationality of a J.League partner nation, 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.[16]
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Ehime FC (C, P) | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 73 | Promotion to the J2 League[a] |
2 | Kagoshima United (P) | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 62 | |
3 | Kataller Toyama | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 62 | |
4 | FC Imabari | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 59 | |
5 | Nara Club | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 57 | |
6 | Gainare Tottori | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 56 | |
7 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 56 | |
8 | FC Gifu | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 54 | |
9 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 54 | |
10 | Iwate Grulla Morioka | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 54 | |
11 | FC Osaka[b] | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 53 | |
12 | YSCC Yokohama | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 52 | |
13 | Azul Claro Numazu | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 51 | |
14 | Nagano Parceiro | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 50 | |
15 | Fukushima United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 47 | |
16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 44 | |
17 | FC Ryukyu | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 43 | |
18 | SC Sagamihara | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 41 | |
19 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 39 | |
20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Stadiums
editPrimary venues to be used in the 2023 J3 League season:
Season statistics
editGoal contributions
editTop scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals[17] |
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1 | Ren Komatsu | Matsumoto Yamaga | 19 |
2 | Hayato Asakawa | Nara Club | 16 |
3 | Noah Kenshin Browne | Azul Claro Numazu | 12 |
Riki Matsuda | Ehime FC | ||
5 | Sho Fukuda | YSCC Yokohama | 11 |
Ryunosuke Noda | FC Ryukyu | ||
Masashi Wada | Iwate Grulla Morioka |
Top assists
editRank | Player | Club | Assists[18] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Yusuke Kikui | Matsumoto Yamaga | 9 |
Marcus Índio | FC Imabari | ||
Shunsuke Motegi | Ehime FC | ||
4 | Kaili Shimbo | Iwate Grulla Morioka | 8 |
5 | Noah Kenshin Browne | Azul Claro Numazu | 7 |
Nao Eguchi | Kamatamare Sanuki | ||
Kotaro Tokunaga | Azul Claro Numazu |
Clean sheets
editRank | Player | Club | C.S.[19] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tatsunari Nagai | FC Osaka | 16 |
2 | Kenta Tanno | Iwate Grulla Morioka | 12 |
3 | Jun Kodama | YSCC Yokohama | 9 |
Shinji Okada | Nara Club | ||
Yusuke Taniguchi | Vanraure Hachinohe |
Discipline
editPlayer
edit- Most yellow cards: 11[20]
- Takahiro Nakazato (YSCC Yokohama)
- Most red cards: 2 [21]
- Ayumu Matsumoto (FC Gifu)
- Marcus Índio (FC Imabari)
Club
editAwards
editMonthly awards
editMonth | Manager of the Month | Monthly MVP | Goal of the Month | References | |||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
February/March | Yoshika Matsubara | Iwate Grulla Morioka | Tsuyoshi Miyaichi | Iwate Grulla Morioka | Kelvin | FC Ryukyu | [24] |
April | Julián Marín Bazalo | Nara Club | Hayato Asakawa | Nara Club | Ren Komatsu | Matsumoto Yamaga | [25][26][27] |
May | Naoto Otake | Kagoshima United | Sho Fukuda | YSCC Yokohama | Rio Yoshitake | SC Sagamihara | [28] |
June | Yusako Ueno | FC Gifu | Yoji Sasaki | Kataller Toyama | Haruto Shirai | FC Ryukyu | [29][30][31] |
July | Kiyotaka Ishimaru | Ehime FC | Shumpei Fukahori | Ehime FC | Takahiro Kitsui | FC Osaka | [32][33][34] |
August | Mitsumasa Yoda | Fukushima United | Charles Nduka | FC Gifu | Shunsuke Tanimoto | Ehime FC | [35][36][37] |
September | Yasuaki Oshima | Kagoshima United | Takahiro Kitsui | FC Osaka | Nobuyuki Shiina | Kataller Toyama | [38][39][40] |
October | Kazuki Kuranuki | YSCC Yokohama | Rei Yonezawa | Kagoshima United | Yuma Funabashi | AC Nagano Parceiro | [41][42][43] |
November/December | Nobuhiro Ishizaki | Vanraure Hachinohe | Matheus Leiria | Kataller Toyama | Tatsuma Sakai | Nara Club | [44][45][46] |
See also
edit- National association
- League
- Cup
- 2023 Emperor's Cup (national open cup)
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- ^ "Dani Poyatos named Manager of the Month after guiding Gamba to sensational June". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Yoshinori Muto named Konami Monthly MVP after scintillating June". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Takumu Kawamura wins Konami Goal of the Month for electric run and finish". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Shigetoshi Hasebe wins Manager of the Month after Avispa Fukuoka's perfect July". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Yuya Osako wins Konami Monthly MVP again as Vissel star takes July honorse". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Ken Iwao's half-field goal takes home Konami Goal of the Month for July". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
The best goal in J3 was awarded to FC Osaka's Takahiro Kitsui for his stoppage time winner in Matchweek 16.
- ^ "Daiki Iwamasa wins Manager of the Month after guiding Kashima up table in August". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Yuta Higuchi wins Konami Monthly MVP for romping August". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Marcos Júnior's amazing move wins him Konami Goal of the Month for August". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Shigetoshi Hasebe named Manager of the Month for Fukuoka's terrific September". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Kazuya Konno wins Konami Monthly MVP for spectacular September". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Shunsuke Mito's silky move wins him Konami Goal of the Month for September". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Yamaguchi wins Manager of the Month for Bellmare's outstanding October | News". J.LEAGUE. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Daiki Tomii's heroics in Bellmare goal win him Konami Monthly MVP for October | News". J.LEAGUE. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Tawaratsumida's spectacular solo effort wins Konami Goal of the Month for October | News". J.LEAGUE. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Yoshida wins Manager of the Month for clinching Vissel Kobe's first title". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Yuya Osako wins Konami Monthly MVP for November and December". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Toyokawa's beautiful touch, turn and finish wins Konami Goal of the Month for October". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
External links
edit- Official website, JLeague.jp (in English)