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karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
THE J1 LEAGUE







According to what I have read, the J1 League should be broadcast in [various] via it's YouTube channel.



MATCH REVIEW: THE FUJIFILM SUPERCUP 2023



featuring the J1 League winner vs. a side from the J2 League, this match was hella rigged. The Kofu goal occurred at the 44th minute and required about 6 minutes of hemming and hawing in the VAR booth while Nissan executives watched on and grumbled. There was also a Kofu equalizer in the final seconds of stoppage time that didn't even go to VAR the match just ended.

MATCHDAY 1:

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Obliterati
Nov 13, 2012

Pain is inevitable.
Suffering is optional.
Thunderdome is forever.
extremely rigged

psyer
Mar 26, 2013
Here is the international broadcasters for the J.League currently.

https://www.jleague.co/broadcast/

Usually the J.League International Youtube channel will air like 1-2 matches a week. Those matches are usually J.League 2 and 3. They do not stream J.League that often. They also will stream a ,match or 2 per round of their version of the League Cup on the Youtube channel.

Their Youtube channel will have extended highlights for each match and their highlight show too.

psyer
Mar 26, 2013
This is one of the matches live streamed on Youtube in areas where there is no broadcaster for J.League.

https://twitter.com/J_League_En/status/1626106044232658945

the sex ghost
Sep 6, 2009
Yosuke ideguchi is the only former Leeds player currently in this league that I could find. Currently sourcing leeds-avispa fukuoka half and half scarves

Randallteal
May 7, 2006

The tears of time
Are Gamba Osaka cool?

Eau de MacGowan
May 12, 2009

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Randallteal posted:

Are Gamba Osaka cool?

more like gamba poosaka

psyer
Mar 26, 2013
https://twitter.com/aishiterutokyo/status/1626391326626578432

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
thank you for providing this service.

psyer
Mar 26, 2013
Your 4 matches this weekend and their official English press release for it.

https://twitter.com/J_League_En/status/1626395164238548992

https://www.jleague.co/news/were-going-global/

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
sick.

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVOfYVU1BeA

Match week 1, match 1.

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
Week 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP0ziwMHz-Q
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH-2oyrEmAI
Yokohama FC vs Nagoya Grampus

and, of course, the real draw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3W3O3p64qk
FC Tokyo vs. Urawa Red Diamonds

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
I do not regret the honorable rando giving me the reds, but man were both of those goals kind of absolute bullshit.

psyer
Mar 26, 2013
Potential controversy in the Hiroshima v. Sapporo match.

Hiroshima looked to have scored a goal but the referee did not call it. It seems like goal line technology did not seem to be working because of the weather and VAR seemingly did not call it a goal too.

It happened around the 73rd min of the match.

psyer fucked around with this message at 08:02 on Feb 18, 2023

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

psyer posted:

Here is the international broadcasters for the J.League currently.

https://www.jleague.co/broadcast/

Usually the J.League International Youtube channel will air like 1-2 matches a week. Those matches are usually J.League 2 and 3. They do not stream J.League that often. They also will stream a ,match or 2 per round of their version of the League Cup on the Youtube channel.

Their Youtube channel will have extended highlights for each match and their highlight show too.

DAZN carries every J1, J2, and J3 match live in Japan, I would be curious if you can get a VPN to get that to work. I pay for it and live in Japan and it’s really good quality for the cost.

The previously quoted Dan Orlowitz (@aoshiteirutokyo on Twitter) is probably the best single source for J-League news in English (he’s a sports reporter for the English language daily paper here), there are a few others I can remember to add in later.

J-League is good dumb fun and the crowds are super into it, if you keep expectations low it’s very fun to follow.

Her Dryer
Oct 15, 2012
Keeping an eye on this thread to see who Celtic will buy next season

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTTf4vSEyFQ
Shonan Bellmare vs Yokohama FC

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007


The undercard version of the Kanagawa Derby, one team is freshly promoted and the other sold their Japan World Cup appearing player. But hey, it’s also pissing down rain, so might still have some comedy left before full time.

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-hKzJsLEcA
Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYLRofti-ss
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo vs Vissel Kobe

and the one I'll be subjecting myself to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKENm6QQsRU
Yokohama F・Marinos vs Urawa Reds

Slim Jim Pickens
Jan 16, 2012
The ending of the Kashima - Kawasaki game was inconceivable

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Slim Jim Pickens posted:

The ending of the Kashima - Kawasaki game was inconceivable

Absolute :catdrugs: nonsense, you love to see it.

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ZEewBR_Jw
Yokohama F・Marinos vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

harperdc posted:

Absolute :catdrugs: nonsense, you love to see it.

absolute madness and extremely rigged.

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

karmicknight posted:

absolute madness and extremely rigged.

It’s good to be a glamor club :smugdog:

(Wouldn’t ascribe malice to that which is explained by incompetence, the J-League truly is MLS’ mirror image in that way)

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Q5W0Qxc0E
Kawasaki Frontale vs Shonan Bellmare (about 50 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zRAarXuxD0
Albirex Niigata vs Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (about 110 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiNMUj8lm9g
Vissel Kobe vs Gamba Osaka (about 110 minutes)

harperdc posted:

(Wouldn’t ascribe malice to that which is explained by incompetence, the J-League truly is MLS’ mirror image in that way)

the extremely funny "random (completely wrong) dogso red" followed by the end of the drat match was just a cacophony of wild decisions.

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmzqDHIJVNc
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Yokohama FC - J.LEAGUE YBC LEVAIN CUP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmlT5sngs4g
Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRCmj8Ei6Rg
Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Reds

Nuclear Spoon
Aug 18, 2010

I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive
bumping this to stop derailing the PL summer thread but the yokohama FM vs kashiwa reysol game on saturday was very funny

Looke
Aug 2, 2013

been watching this on the youtubes in the morning and it's good fun

also the jleague match day food looks great

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Alright, time to talk about the J-1 League in some more depth.

A few things to know about football in Japan:

  • The league has traditionally run from March through November, last year moved forward a bit because of the World Cup. We're currently halfway through this season, so plenty of time to catch up on the title race for this year!
  • The J-League itself was formed in 1993 ahead of the 2022 World Cup, and this involved a professionalization of the existing Japan Soccer League pyramid. At first there were 10 teams in the league (8 from the JSL 1st division, one from the 2nd, and a new club), and then the growth continued to the stage where we are now, with three leagues (J-1, J-2 and J-3), promotion and relegation, and 60 clubs in the pyramid.
  • However, most of the biggest clubs have history as one Japanese company or another's semi-pro team from the JSL days. More of the J-2 and J-3 clubs are new, sprung up to grow the game nationally.
  • Clubs have done a very good job of connecting with their hometowns -- and some of the biggest have very strong roots, while clubs from most of the country have played in J-1 and J-2 at some point. It's truly a national league.
  • The mascots and nicknames are absolutely wild, the fan support is passionate, but the quality of play is sometimes...very MLS or Championship.

The 2023 J-1 League and a bit about each club



Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo



10th in J-1 in 2022

Formerly Toshiba's soccer club, the team moved up to Sapporo to help nationalize the game. They've truly been a yo-yo club since joining the J-League pyramid in 1998, but are currently enjoying their longest run in the top division (2023 as the 7th season).

Albirex Niigata



Promoted - 2022 J-2 champions

Based up in ski country in Niigata, this is one of the former amateur clubs that saw a path when the J-League was formed. They joined J-2 and made the top flight first in 2004, lasting in the top division until 2017, but have bounced back for 2023. Albirex have been important in proving that clubs outside of the big cities can gain and maintain a local fanbase, which has been key to the J-League's growth.

Kashima Antlers



4th in J-1 2022

The team that has won the J-League the most, the first team to win a domestic treble (J-League, Emperor's Cup, J-League Cup), the only team to win it three years in a row, and a once-more rising power, Kashima Antlers might be remembered as the team that Zico played for in the early days of the league. Formerly Sumitomo Steel's company team, they're also the first Asian club to make the Club World Cup finals, have had a number of Japanese internationals through, and are based in the middle of loving nowhere in Ibaraki. Their current star player is forward Yuma Suzuki, who is both good enough to be a big fish in Japan but not leave the J-League, and is also an absolute shithouse of a player every time I've seen him play.

Urawa Reds



9th in J-1 2022

They really want to be the Manchester United of Japan. Based in Saitama Stadium in the suburb of Urawa, which has become the Japanese national team's home of choice for qualification internationals of late (especially because of renovations to the Olympic stadium in the city), the club has attracted a huge fanbase throughout the J-League era, has won the Asian Champion's League - including this spring - and has the pomp and airs of a huge club. Shame they've only one the league once and can't put together league title tilts to save their lives. Formerly Mitsubishi Motors FC - hence the red diamonds nickname - they have a huge support but they also have absolute shithead ultras who have done a bit of racism in the past and got in trouble for breeching COVID protocols here in 2020 and 2021.

Kashiwa Reysol



7th in J-1 2022

One of the oldest continuously running clubs in Japan, having started out as Hitachi S.C. in the war-time era, their Reysol nickname and bright yellow kit are both references to Hitachi, which means 'rising sun.' They've been another middle-of-the-road club, but pulled off the remarkable feat of winning J2 and J1 in back-to-back years in 2010 and 2011! They're also based in the Tokyo area in Chiba, and pretty deep Chiba at that.

FC Tokyo



6th in J-1 2022

The club of the capital, though they're based out in west Tokyo in the district of Chofu, which is farther to get to from central Tokyo than some of the other suburban clubs! Originally the company club of Tokyo Gas, they became FC Tokyo in 1999 and jumped into J-1 in 2000. Former and current home of former Inter player Yuto Nagatomo, they've been cup winners in the past and challengers for the title but have yet to secure a league title. Rumored to be moving from their west Tokyo base to a more central location in the near future, potentially at a smaller stadium to be built in Shibuya.

Kawasaki Frontale



2nd in J-1 2022

One of the J-League's recent elites, Kawasaki Frontale are another mix of JSL history (Fujitsu SC) and rebirth in the J-League era (making the top division in 2000). It's not just impressive that Frontale have taken the hometown that a former juggernaut (Tokyo Verde 1969, formerly Yomiuri SC and Kawasaki Verdy) abandoned, it's that they've developed homegrown stars and chosen some very good foreign imports to play tiki-taka on the banks of the Tamagawa. A set of four league titles between 2017 and 2021 cemented Kawasaki as one of the strongest teams of the moment, and while this season so far has seen some misfiring, recent results have picked up. Homegrown exports to Japan in recent years include Celtic's Reo Hatate and Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma. When firing, they're incredibly fun to watch. Also the club I support.

Yokohama F. Marinos



:toot: 2022 J-1 Champions :toot:

Your reigning champions, Yokohama F. Marinos are one of the major clubs of the J-League era, and have come back to win titles in recent years with two Australian managers - Kevin Muscat and, in 2019, Ange Postecoglou (late of Celtic and more recently taking the poisoned chalice at Spurs). Formerly Nissan FC in the JSL days, the club became Yokohama Marinos, a founding J-League member, and the anchor tenant of Nissan Stadium, the country's largest (72,000) and sites of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2019 Rugby World Cup final matches.

So you might wonder why they have an F. in the middle of their name. This is because a former J-League foundation club, Yokohama Flügels, were absorbed by Marinos in 1999 after their owner/benefactor ANA decided to pull the plug. The fans decided to do something different (see below). Also of note - City Football Group have a 20% holding in Marinos, making them one of the few clubs in that group to not have the sky-blue makeover.

Yokohama FC



2022 Promoted from J2

The crest is appropriate, as Yokohama FC is a phoenix club formed by fans of the Yokohama Flügels, the rival absorbed into Yokohama Marinos in 1999. They became the first supporter-owned club in the league, ascended to J2 in 2001, and first reached J1 in 2007. Most of their time has been spent in J2. The club is also famous as the recent home of Kazuyoshi Miura, aka 'King Kazu,' the groundbreaking Japanese player who is still playing professionally into his 50s.

Shonan Bellmare



12th in 2022 J-1

Once a power in the JSL in the 1970s, the team joined the J-League in 1996 and hit the ground running, featuring Hidetoshi Nakata before he went to Italy and further success. However, the club suffered since the late '90s, struggling to stay in the top flight as they transitioned to a community-run club. They're still ticking, recently cementing themselves in the mid-table of J-1. The club also is located in the Shonan (or 'south coast') area, southwest of Tokyo and Yokohama, not a bad area to have as a home base.

Nagoya Grampus



8th in 2022 J-1

Dragan Stojkovic and Gary Lineker, and of course the club Arsene Wenger left to join Arsenal. Nagoya's club, the former Toyota Motor SC, were a founding member of J-1 and have only spent one year in J2 in their history. Cup runs have dotted their history, with one league title in 2010 to count. They're usually in and around the mid-table, occasionally making cup runs or top four runs, and otherwise plugging around in Japan's largest anonymous city. (Seriously, what is it with centers of the auto industry and being places that tourists never go to?)

Kyoto Sanga



16th in 2022 J-1

One of the few clubs without historic ties to a company team, they were a second-division side throughout much of the JSL era, but applied and entered the J-League. Through the J-League era, though, Kyoto's club has earned the dubious honor of being the team most relegated from the J-1 -- five times, and almost six last year, when they had to win the promotion-relegation playoff at the end of the season. Park Ji-sung broke through with Sanga in 2000 before his move to Europe. And, yes, one of the long-term and primary sponsors of Kyoto Sanga is Nintendo - who as a company are based in Kyoto, and generally have their kanji logo on the back of the uniforms.

Gamba Osaka



15th in 2022 J-1

A foundational member of J-1 and traditional powerhouse, the one-time Matsushita (Panasonic) SC is the most successful club in the Kansai region of western Japan, having won the J-League on three occasions, numerous domestic cups, and the Asian Champions League in 2008. As recently as 2020 Gamba finished second in the J-League, but has had a couple mid-table finishes of late as they swing from crisis to crisis. Their talisman for the better part of 20 years was midfielder, former captain and Asian Player of the Year, three-time World Cup player Yasuhito Endo. From 2016 they moved into one of the nicest soccer-specific stadiums in Japan, Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Cerezo Osaka



5th in 2022 J-1

The current little brother in Osaka to Gamba, Cerezo Osaka used to be the powerhouse. Formerly the company club for Yanmar Diesel and a founding member of the JSL, players who broke away from their second side were the ones who formed Matsushita FC in the 1980s - which would become Gamba Osaka! Cerezo joined the J-League in 1995, have spent a couple short stretches in the second division, and collected both domestic cups in 2017 - the first silverware in (J-League) club history.

Vissel Kobe



13th in 2022 J-1

Another of the clubs to professionalize and form the pyramid after the J-League got underway in the early 1990s, this club -- formerly Kawasaki Steel's company club -- has become another established part of the top division furniture. While they still retain ties to Kawasaki corporation, they were purchased by Japanese conglomerate Rakuten in 2004 (the founder and president of Rakuten is from Kobe, so that makes sense). They've in recent years become a home for wayward FC Barcelona old boys, after they signed Andres Iniesta in 2018. Iniesta helped Vissel to their first silverware, but has shown his age in recent years, and despite a 3rd place finish in 2021 they struggled last season.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima



3rd in 2022 J-1

Another J-League original member, they were one of the most successful clubs in the JSL era as Toyo Kogyo - the club associated with carmaker Mazda (who are also from Hiroshima). Hiroshima have been a consistent upper-tier club in the J-League era, with three championships in four years in the 2010s under the current Japan national team manager Hajime Moriyasu. Everything you'd expect of a solid, ever-present club near the top of the table.

Avispa Fukuoka



14th in 2022 J-1

Based in the largest city on the island of the Kyushu region, Avispa Fukuoka are a yo-yo club that honestly kind of fall into the background a bit. Their highest honors as a club is winning the J2 league -- they've been involved with the J-League structure since 1996, and are the club which has been in J1/J2 the longest without winning any of the domestic silverware (J1 league title, Emperor's Cup, J-League Cup). Perhaps their highest honor is bringing Takehiro Tomiyasu through the academy? Who's to say.

Sagan Tosu



11th in 2022 J-1

Oh, Sagan Tosu. Saga is a small prefecture in Kyushu, and is one of the absolute bywords for "middle of loving nowhere" in Japan (see also: Ibaraki, Tottori). Appropriately enough they were one of the "original ten" clubs not for J1...but for J2, when that started in 1999. One of the great mysteries of life is how Fernando Torres - World Cup winner, Champions League and Europa League winner, scorer of incredible goals - wound up playing across two seasons for the team based in loving Tosu, Saga. Perpetually flushed out of the cup competitions early on, perpetually mid table (best J1 finishing position: 5th), and outfitted in incredibly naff pink and blue kit, Sagan Tosu is...well, if you want a Football Manager minnow to lead in the Asian regions, knock yourself out. Just don't say I didn't warn you.

harperdc fucked around with this message at 15:30 on Jun 14, 2023

Nuclear Spoon
Aug 18, 2010

I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive
great post thank you harperdc

sagan's kits are good though

Eau de MacGowan
May 12, 2009

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when did gamba change their logo and did juventus sue

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Eau de MacGowan posted:

when did gamba change their logo and did juventus sue

I think it was in the pandemic, and I think their legal team is a touch busy right now.

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Nuclear Spoon
Aug 18, 2010

I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive
j-league is incredible. from the same match


https://www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkx2IB3NNcgKaY4b6DEcZ8falnwI4Dm_CuY

https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxE6uYRr5cv6w-qqX4cIsHz1d57sH4W-8q

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