Japan J1 League Live & Predictions 2026

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2026 Main

East

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Kashima Antlers	18	13	2	2	1	31:11	45
2	FC Tokyo	18	9	4	2	3	32:18	37
3	Machida	18	8	5	3	2	28:22	37
4	Kawasaki Frontale	18	7	3	1	7	26:28	28
5	Verdy	18	7	3	1	7	22:26	28
6	Urawa Reds	18	7	0	4	7	25:22	25
7	Yokohama F. Marinos	18	6	0	2	10	28:31	20
8	Kashiwa Reysol	18	6	1	0	11	22:24	20
9	Mito	18	2	4	4	8	23:39	18
10	Chiba	18	3	0	3	12	18:34	12

West

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	9	2	4	3	29:25	35
2	Cerezo Osaka	18	7	4	2	5	30:21	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	8	2	3	5	33:31	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	8	2	2	6	31:23	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	5	5	3	5	31:25	28
6	Okayama	18	6	2	4	6	26:29	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	4	4	4	6	23:25	24
8	Kyoto	18	5	3	2	8	22:28	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	6	1	1	10	21:29	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	3	4	4	7	21:31	21

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      Promotion ~ J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 9th place)

2026 Placement Play Offs

3rd place

3rd place

1

Cerezo Osaka

FC Tokyo

5th place

2

Nagoya Grampus

Machida

7th place

3

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Kawasaki Frontale

9th place

4

Gamba Osaka

Verdy

11th place

5

Okayama

Urawa Reds

13th place

6

Shimizu S-Pulse

Yokohama F. Marinos

15th place

7

Kyoto

Kashiwa Reysol

17th place

8

V-Varen Nagasaki

Mito

19th place

9

Avispa Fukuoka

Chiba

2026 Play Offs

Final

1

Vissel Kobe

Kashima Antlers