J.League 2024 and beyond

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A good start to the season across all 3 divisions of J.League, a quick glance at some scores and attendances and then the first round table.

Heartbreaking return to the top flight for Tokyo Verdy, going down to F. Marinos 2-1, conceding in the 89th and 93rd minutes in front of a truly enormous crowd.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Urawa Red Diamonds (27,545)
Nagoya Grampus 0-3 Kashima Antlers (36,933)
Jubilo Iwata 0-2 Vissel Kobe (14,778)
Avispa Fukuoka 0-0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (9,445)
Sagan Tosu 1-2 Albirex Niigata (9,610)
Machida Zelvia 1-1 Gamba Osaka (13,506)
Cerezo Osaka 2-2 FC Tokyo (20,705)
Shonan Bellmare 1-2 Kawasaki Frontale (12,987)
Kashiwa Reysol 1-1 Kyoto Sanga (10,478)
Tokyo Verdy 1-2 Yokohama F. Marinos (53,026)

J1 League Round 1 table:

  1. Kashima Antlers - 3
  2. Vissel Kobe - 3
  3. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - 3
  4. Kawasaki Frontale - 3
  5. Yokohama F. Marinos -3
  6. Albirex Niigata - 3
  7. FC Tokyo - 1
  8. Cerezo Osaka - 1
  9. Kashiwa Reysol - 1
  10. Machida Zelvia - 1
  11. Kyoto Sanga - 1
  12. Gamba Osaka - 1
  13. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - 1
  14. Avispa Fukuoka - 1
  15. Tokyo Verdy - 0
  16. Shonan Bellmare - 0
  17. Sagan Tosu - 0
  18. Urawa Red Diamonds - 0
  19. Jubilo Iwata - 0
  20. Nagoya Grampus - 0

J2 League results

Mito Hollyhock 1-0 Iwaki FC (5,577)
Yokohama FC 1-1 Renofa Yamaguchi (7,176)
Fujieda MYFC 0-0 V-Varen Nagasaki (7,243)
Ehime FC 1-0 Blaublitz Akita (5,193)
Roasso Kumamoto 1-2 Shimizu S-Pulse (8,059)
Fagiano Okayama 3-0 Tochigi SC (11,431)
JEF United Chiba 2-3 Montedio Yamagata (11,544)
Thespa Gunma 1-1 Kagoshima United (4,056)
Tokushima Vortis 1-5 Ventforet Kofu (8,009)
Oita Trinita 1-1 Vegalta Sendai (16,075)

J2 League Round 1 table:

  1. Ventforet Kofu - 3
  2. Fagiano Okayama - 3
  3. Montedio Yamagata - 3
  4. Shimizu S-Pulse - 3
  5. Mito Hollyhock - 3
  6. Ehime FC - 3
  7. Vegalta Sendai - 1
  8. Thespa Gunma - 1
  9. Yokohama FC - 1
  10. Renofa Yamaguchi - 1
  11. Oita Trinita - 1
  12. Kagoshima United - 1
  13. Fujieda MYFC - 1
  14. V-Varen Nagasaki - 1
  15. JEF United Chiba - 0
  16. Roasso Kumamoto - 0
  17. Blaublitz Akita - 0
  18. Iwaki FC - 0
  19. Tochigi SC - 0
  20. Tokushima Vortis - 0

A big start to life in the 3rd tier for Omiya Ardija, surely they will want to end the humiliation of having fallen down so far, by only spending one year down here. A 4-1 win is a good statement of intent.

Omiya Ardija 4-1 Vanraure Hachinohe (7,183)
Nara Club 1-2 FC Ryukyu (2,007)
Giravanz Kitakyushu 0-1 SC Sagamihara (4,253)
FC Gifu 4-1 Fukushima United (7,814)
FC Imabari 1-0 Gainare Tottori (4,005)
YSCC Yokohama 1-1 Kataller Toyama (1,177)
Azul Claro Numazu 3-1 Zweigen Kanazawa (2,206)
Kamatamare Sanuki 1-1 Iwate Grulla Morioka (2,220)
Tegevajaro Miyazaki 1-2 Matsumoto Yamaga (1,576)
FC Osaka -2-1 Nagano Parceiro (1,822)

J.3 Round 1 table:

  1. Omiya Ardija - 3
  2. FC Gifu - 3
  3. Azul Claro Numazu - 3
  4. Matsumoto Yamaga - 3
  5. FC Ryukyu - 3
  6. SC Sagamihara - 3
  7. FC Imabari - 3
  8. FC Osaka - 3
  9. Iwate Grulla Morioka - 1
  10. YSCC Yokohama - 1
  11. Kataller Toyama - 1
  12. Kamatamare Sanuki - 1
  13. Nara Club - 0
  14. Tegevajaro Miyazaki - 0
  15. Gainare Tottori - 0
  16. Giravanz Kitakyushu - 0
  17. Nagano Parceiro - 0
  18. Vanraure Hachinohe - 0
  19. Fukushima United - 0
  20. Zweigen Kanazawa - 0
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Exciting win for Kewell’s first game. I only saw the last 20 mins or so but they looked pretty lucky not to lose. Lucky penalty in the last couple of minutes and a worldie in injury time to get Marinos over the line

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J.League, man!

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Bloody hell what a finish

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That’s got one of the funniest/dumbest moments I think that can happen in football.

One guy haranguing the ref. Then his team mate comes up, pulls him away, and puts himself between him and the ref as if to calm him down only to unleash on the ref in the same way.

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Looking at the J2 results from this weekend I noticed another club has gone for a badge change this season.

Tokushima Vortis farewell this…
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and welcome this…
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Better than most efforts I reckon. Those the font choice and layout of the text just feels off.

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Harry Kewell tastes J1 defeat for the first time as F. Marinos go down in a bit of a surprise to Avispa Fukuoka. Mitch Duke got on for the last 15 minutes as Machida Zelvia get their first ever J1 win.

J1 League Round 2 results:

Yokohama F. Marinos 0-1 Avispa Fukuoka (19,487)
Kawasaki Frontale 4-5 Jubilo Iwata (20,316)
Vissel Kobe 0-1 Kashiwa Reysol (23,107)
Nagoya Grampus 0-1 Machida Zelvia (30,415)
Kyoto Sanga 1-2 Shonan Bellmare (11,885)
Sagan Tosu 4-0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (7,346)
Kashima Antlers 1-1 Cerezo Osaka (24,664)
Gamba Osaka 1-0 Albirex Niigata (28,669)
FC Tokyo 1-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (32,274)
Urawa Red Diamonds 1 - 1 Tokyo Verdy (50,863)

J1 League Round 2 table:

  1. Kashima Antlers - 4
  2. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - 4
  3. Kashiwa Reysol - 4
  4. Machida Zelvia - 4
  5. Gamba Osaka - 4
  6. Avispa Fukuoka - 4
  7. Sagan Tosu - 3
  8. Vissel Kobe - 3
  9. Kawasaki Frontale - 3
  10. Shonan Bellmare - 3
  11. Yokohama F. Marinos - 3
  12. Albirex Niigata - 3
  13. Jubilo Iwata - 3
  14. FC Tokyo - 2
  15. Cerezo Osaka - 2
  16. Tokyo Verdy - 1
  17. Kyoto Sanga - 1
  18. Urawa Red Diamonds - 1
  19. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - 1
  20. Nagoya Grampus - 0

J2 League Round 2 results:

V-Varen Nagasaki 1-2 Vegalta Sendai (10,472)
Mito Hollyhock 1-2 Ventforet Kofu (3,328)
JEF United Chiba 4-0 Fujieda MYFC (8,847)
Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 Ehime FC (15,758)
Oita Trinita 0-0 Yokohama FC (7,413)
Kagoshima United 2-1 Tokushima Vortis (7,034)
Renofa Yamaguchi 2-0 Blaublitz Akita (8,906)
Iwaki FC 1-1 Fagiano Okayama (4,241)
Roasso Kumamoto 1-1 Thespa Gunma (4,633)
Tochigi SC 1-3 Montedio Yamagata (8,592)

J2 League Round 2 table:

  1. Ventforet Kofu - 6
  2. Montedio Yamagata - 6
  3. Shimizu S-Pulse - 6
  4. Fagiano Okayama - 4
  5. Renofa Yamaguchi - 4
  6. Vegalta Sendai - 4
  7. Kagoshima United - 4
  8. JEF United Chiba - 3
  9. Mito Hollyhock - 3
  10. Ehime FC - 3
  11. Thespa Gunma - 2
  12. Yokohama FC - 2
  13. Oita Trinita - 2
  14. Roasso Kumamoto - 1
  15. Iwaki FC - 1
  16. V-Varen Nagasaki - 1
  17. Fujieda MYFC - 1
  18. Blaublitz Akita - 0
  19. Tokushima Vortis - 0
  20. Tochigi SC - 0

J3 League Round 2 results:

Omiya Ardija 1-0 FC Gifu (6,014)
SC Sagamihara 1-0 Vanraure Hachinohe (4,216)
Azul Claro Numazu 4-0 Gainare Tottori (1,315)
Kamatamare Sanuki 0-0 Kataller Toyama (1,621)
Giravanz Kitakyushu 1-1 Iwate Grulla Morioka (2,564)
Tegevajaro Miyazaki 1-2 Fukushima United (797)
FC Ryukyu 2-2 Matsumoto Yamaga (4,957)
YSCC Yokohama 0-2 FC Osaka (1,151)
Nara Club 1-1 Nagano Parceiro (1,711)
Zweigen Kanazawa 1-3 FC Imabari (3,352)

J3 League Round 2 table:

  1. Azul Claro Numazu - 6
  2. Omiya Ardija - 6
  3. FC Osaka - 6
  4. FC Imabari - 6
  5. SC Sagamihara - 6
  6. Matsumoto Yamaga - 4
  7. FC Ryukyu - 4
  8. FC Gifu - 3
  9. Fukushima United - 3
  10. Iwate Grulla Morioka - 2
  11. Kataller Toyama - 2
  12. Kamatamare Sanuki - 2
  13. Nagano Parceiro - 1
  14. Nara Club - 1
  15. Giravanz Kitakyushu - 1
  16. YSCC Yokohama - 1
  17. Tegevajaro Miyazaki - 0
  18. Vanraure Hachinohe - 0
  19. Zweigen Kanazawa - 0
  20. Gainare Tottori - 0
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Good to see Urawa in a desirable position.

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J.League Cup starts today in an interesting and complicated new format, it will involve all clubs from J1, J2 and J3 for the first time, rather than just being a J1 tournament.

There are 10 mini tournaments that make up the first round.

The winning teams move into the Playoff Round, and then the five winning teams qualify for the Prime Round, which also includes the 3 teams who qualified for ACL last year.

I’ll follow it keenly here and hope for some interesting matches and surprising cupsets along the way.

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Taking a look at the matches played last night from the first round of the mini tournaments.

In Group 2, Kagoshima United (J2) defeated JEF United Chiba (J2) 1-0. (attendance 3,570). Kagoshima move on to meet Tokyo Verdy (J1) in the next round.

A thriller in Group 3, V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) defeated Ehime FC (J2) 4-3 in extra time. (attendance 1,411) A 91st minute equaliser and a 118th minute winner sends V-Varen into a meeting with Jubilo Iwata (J1).

In Group 4, it took an extra time goal to give Giravanz Kitakyushi (J3) the surprise 1-0 win over Oita Trinita (J2). (attendance 4,412). Giravanz will meet Machida Zelvia (J1) next.

It was easy going in Group 5 for Fagiano Okayama (J2), 4-1 winners over Tegevajaro Miyazaki (J3) (attendance 708). Fagiano advance to a meeting with Yokohama FC (J2).

Same scoreline but different story in Group 6, Thespa Gunma (J2) defeated SC Sagamihara (J3) 4-1, but three goals came in extra time. (attendance 1,710) This sends Gunma into a next round match against Kashiwa Reysol (J1)

In Group 7, FC Ryukyu (J3) defeated Fujieda MYFC (J2) 2-1 (attendance 881), Ryukyu will meet Gamba Osaka (J1).

Group 8 and a goal in each half for Blaublitz Akita (J2) saw them win 2-0 over Kamatamare Sanuki (J3) (attendance 689). Blaublitz go on to the next round for a match with Shonan Bellmare (J1)

In Group 9, YSCC Yokohama (J3) surprised Mito Hollyhock (J2) 1-0 (attendance 1,192), earning YSCC a match with FC Tokyo (J1).

Exciting game in Group 10, Azul Claro Numazu (J3) scored in the 94th minute to defeat Vegalta Sendai (J2) 3-2 (attendance 1,600). Azul Claro will play Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (J1) in the next round.

The rest of the matches of round 1 will be played next Wednesday.

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Machida Zelvia’s dream life in J1 continues, they beat Kashima Antlers 1-0 at home, must be one of the finest days in club history. Nagoya Grampus nightmare continues, a 3rd straight loss to open the season. A big 4-0 win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima over Sagan Tosu puts them at the top of the league which makes me very happy.

Yokohama F. Marinos vs Gamba Osaka round 2 match will take place on 10th of April, rescheduled due to F. Marinos upcoming ACL game I guess.

J1 League round 3 results:

Machida Zelvia 1-0 Kashima Antlers (11,901) *Mitch Duke came on as an 85th minute sub
Jubilo Iwata 0-1 Kashiwa Reysol (12, 720)
Albirex Niigata 1-0 Nagoya Grampus (22,942)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-0 Sagan Tosu (25,503)
Avispa Fukuoka 1-1 Shonan Bellmare (6,596)
FC Tokyo 1-2 Vissel Kobe (24,974)
Kawasaki Frontale 0-1 Kyoto Sanga (20,757)
Cerezo Osaka 2-1 Tokyo Verdy (16,365)
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0-1 Urawa Red Diamonds (18,942)

J1 League Round 3 table:

  1. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - 7
  2. Kashiwa Reysol - 7
  3. Machida Zelvia - 7
  4. Vissel Kobe - 6
  5. Albirex Niigata - 6
  6. Cerezo Osaka - 5
  7. Avispa Fukuoka - 5
  8. Kashima Antlers - 4
  9. Gamba Osaka - 4 *
  10. Shonan Bellmare - 4
  11. Kyoto Sanga - 4
  12. Urawa Red Diamonds - 4
  13. Yokohama F. Marinos - 3 *
  14. Kawasaki Frontale - 3
  15. Sagan Tosu - 3
  16. Jubilo Iwata - 3
  17. FC Tokyo - 2
  18. Tokyo Verdy - 1
  19. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - 1
  20. Nagoya Grampus - 0

J2 League Round 3 results

Iwaki FC 3-1 Kagoshima United (3,599)
Yokohama FC 2-0 Montedio Yamagata (7,143)
Ventforet Kofu 1-2 Tochigi SC (9,476)
Tokushima Vortis 1-2 Blaublitz Akita (4,044)
Vegalta Sendai 1-0 Mito Hollyhock (13,179)
Fujieda MYFC 0-1 Oita Trinita (2,615)
Fagiano Okayama 1-0 Renofa Yamaguchi (9,006)
V-Varen Nagasaki 4-1 Shimizu S-Pulse (6,924)
Ehime FC 2-3 Roasso Kumamoto (3,214)
Thespa Gunma 1-3 JEF United Chiba (3,929)

J2 League Round 3 table:

  1. Fagiano Okayama - 7
  2. Vegalta Sendai - 7
  3. JEF United Chiba - 6
  4. Ventforet Kofu - 6
  5. Montedio Yamagata - 6
  6. Shimizu S-Pulse - 6
  7. Yokohama FC - 5
  8. Oita Trinita - 5
  9. V-Varen Nagasaki - 4
  10. Iwaki FC - 4
  11. Renofa Yamaguchi - 4
  12. Roasso Kumamoto - 4
  13. Kagoshima United - 4
  14. Mito Hollyhock - 3
  15. Ehime FC - 3
  16. Blaublitz Akita - 3
  17. Tochigi SC - 3
  18. Thespa Gunma - 2
  19. Fujieda MYFC - 1
  20. Tokushima Vortis - 0

J3 League Round 3 results:

Three games from round 3 (Iwate Grulla Morioka vs FC Ryukyu, Vanraure Hachinohe vs Giravanz Kitakyushu, Fukushima United vs Omiya Ardija) will be played later in April.

Matsumoto Yamaga 1-1 YSCC Yokohama (8,882)
AC Nagano Parceiro 1-1 SC Sagamihara (3,182)
Kataller Toyama 1-1 Nara Club (2,132)
Zweigen Kanazawa 2-6 FC Osaka (2,434)
Gainare Tottori 1-1 Tegevajaro Miyazaki (3,023)
FC Imabari 1-0 Azul Claro Numazu (3,168)
FC Gifu 4-3 Kamatamare Sanuki (4,109)

J3 League Round 3 table:

  1. FC Osaka - 9
  2. FC Imabari - 9
  3. SC Sagamihara - 7
  4. Azul Claro Numazu - 6
  5. Omiya Ardija - 6 *
  6. FC Gifu - 6
  7. Matsumoto Yamaga - 5
  8. FC Ryukyu - 4 *
  9. Kataller Toyama - 3
  10. Fukushima United - 3 *
  11. Iwate Grulla Morioka - 2 *
  12. Kamatamare Sanuki - 2
  13. AC Nagano Parceiro - 2
  14. Nara Club - 2
  15. YSCC Yokohama - 2
  16. Giravanz Kitakyushu - 1 *
  17. Tegevajaro Miyazaki - 1
  18. Gainare Tottori - 1
  19. Vanraure Hachinohe - 0 *
  20. Zweigen Kanazawa - 0
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I haven’t checked yet and early days, but any idea how Marco Tulio is getting on at Kyoto Sanga?

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Transfermarkt claims that Tulio played 80 minutes in his first game, then about 45 minutes in the next two. Not sure if they were off the bench or not.

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The second match he started and was subbed off t half time, the third he was on thr bench and came on as a half time sub.

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The rest of the J.League Cup first round matches tonight.

Group 1 game Kataller Toyama beat Montedio Yamagata 2-1 in extra time (attendance 1,827) to set up a meeting with Shimizu S-Pulse.

In Group 4, Vanraure Hachinohe and Zweigen Kanazawa found themselves 0-0 at the end of extra time, Hachinohe winning the penalty shootout 5-3 (attendance 719). They advance to a big game against Kashima Antlers.

In Group 5, Omiya Ardija defeated FC Gifu 2-1 (attendance 2,006) and they earn a match against Nagoya Grampus.

Match of the night was in Group 6, Matsumoto Yamaga defeated Renofa Yamaguchi 4-3 on penalties after a wild 3-3 draw with 4 goals coming in extra time. (attendance 2,919). Yamaga have a match against Avispa Fukuoka next.

In Group 7, Iwate Grulla Morioka defeated Tochigi SC 1-0, (attendance 757) sending them through to a game against Cerezo Osaka in the next round.

Group 8 saw Iwaki FC win over FC Osaka 2-0 with two second half goals (attendance 1,980). They go on to meet Albirex Niigata.

Group 9 Roasso Kumamoto defeated Fukushima United 2-1 (attendance 690) and will advance to a match against Sagan Tosu.

The biggest win of the round was in Group 10, AC Nagano Parceiro squashed Tokushima Vortis 5-1, the misery of the season continues for Vortis. (attendance 2,248), Nanago will play Kyoto Sanga next.

The competition started with 60 teams, at the end of the first round in the mini tournaments, 17 teams have said farewell.

43 teams still have the lights on and the hope for the silverware. April 16th and 24th is the next round for the mini tournament stage.

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The J.League from the weekend

Nagoya Grampus are finally able to get a win, and Mitch Langerak a clean sheet, as they finished with a 2-0 win away at Kashiwa Reysol. Machida Zelvia won again, putting them in sole 1st place on the J1 table after 4 rounds. Not even the most passionate Zelvia fan could have imagined that at any time of the season. Mitch Duke got on for the last 15 minutes. Craziest game of the round was surely Shonan Bellmare and Urawa Reds 4-4 draw.

J1 League Round 4 results:

Avispa Fukuoka 1-3 FC Tokyo (8,043)
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1-2 FC Machida Zelvia (14,607)
Vissel Kobe 0-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (21,669)
Kashiwa Reysol 0-2 Nagoya Grampus (12,897)
Gamba Osaka 2-1 Jubilo Iwata (24,341)
Sagan Tosu 0-2 Cerezo Osaka (9,345)
Tokyo Verdy 2-2 Albirex Niigata (17,055)
Kyoto Sanga 2-3 Yokohama F. Marinos (12,937)
Kashima Antlers 2-1 Kawasaki Frontale (24,947)
Shonan Bellmare 4-4 Urawa Red Diamonds (12,628)

J1 League Round 4 table:

  1. FC Machida Zelvia - 10
  2. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - 8
  3. Cerezo Osaka - 8
  4. Kashima Antlers - 7
  5. Gamba Osaka - 7 *
  6. Vissel Kobe - 7
  7. Albirex Niigata - 7
  8. Kashiwa Reysol - 7
  9. Yokohama F. Marinos - 6 *
  10. FC Tokyo - 5
  11. Shonan Bellmare - 5
  12. Urawa Red Diamonds - 5
  13. Avispa Fukuoka - 5
  14. Kyoto Sanga - 4
  15. Kawasaki Frontale - 3
  16. Jubilo Iwata - 3
  17. Sagan Tosu - 3
  18. Nagoya Grampus - 3
  19. Tokyo Verdy - 2
  20. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - 1

It was a 96th minute own goal that sealed the win for Tokushima Vortis against Mito Hollyhock, but they won’t care, a first win of the season is welcome however it comes. A rough start to the game for Roasso Kumamoto turned into a second half murder when Iwaki FC scored four times in the second half to make basashi out of Kumamoto.

J2 League Round 4 results:

Blaublitz Akita 0-0 Vegalta Sendai (6,256)
Montedio Yamagata 0-1 Ventforet Kofu (11,932)
Mito Hollyhock 1-2 Tokushima Vortis (2,721)
Tochigi SC 1-0 Yokohama FC (4,475)
Thespa Gunma 0-1 Ehime FC (2,434)
Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 Oita Trinita (13,609)
Fujieda MYFC 0-1 Fagiano Okayama (2,394)
Kagoshima United 4-2 JEF United Chiba (6,084)
Roasso Kumamoto 0-6 Iwaki FC (3,412)
Renofa Yamaguchi 0-1 V-Varen Nagasaki (4,175)

J2 League Round 4 table:

  1. Fagiano Okayama - 10
  2. Ventforet Kofu - 9
  3. Shimizu S-Pulse - 9
  4. Vegalta Sendai - 8
  5. Iwaki FC - 7
  6. V-Varen Nagasaki - 7
  7. Kagoshima United - 7
  8. JEF United Chiba - 6
  9. Montedio Yamagata - 6
  10. Ehime FC - 6
  11. Tochigi SC - 6
  12. Yokohama FC - 5
  13. Oita Trinita - 5
  14. Renofa Yamaguchi - 4
  15. Blaublitz Akita - 4
  16. Roasso Kumamoto - 4
  17. Mito Hollyhock - 3
  18. Tokushima Vortis - 3
  19. Thespa Gunma - 2
  20. Fujieda MYFC - 1

J3 League Round 4 results:

FC Osaka 0-0 FC Gifu (2,251)
Omiya Ardija 2-0 Nara Club (6,219)
YSCC Yokohama 0-2 FC Imabari (1,417)
Azul Claro Numazu 1-0 Giravanz Kitakyushu (1,702)
Kamatamare Sanuki 1-1 AC Nagano Parceiro (1,306)
Tegevajaro Miyazaki 0-2 Zweigen Kanazawa (942)
Vanraure Hachinohe 2-0 Kataller Toyama (1,950)
Iwate Grulla Morioka 103 Gainare Tottori (2,575)
Fukushima United 1-0 Matsumoto Yamaga (2,327)
SC Sagamihara 0-0 FC Ryukyu (2,341)

J3 League Round 4 table:

  1. FC Imabari - 12
  2. FC Osaka - 10
  3. Azul Claro Numazu - 9
  4. Omiya Ardija - 9 *
  5. SC Sagamihara - 8
  6. FC Gifu - 7
  7. Fukushima United - 6 *
  8. FC Ryukyu - 5 *
  9. Matsumoto Yamaga - 5
  10. Gainare Tottori - 4
  11. Kamatamare Sanuki - 3
  12. AC Nagano Parceiro - 3
  13. Vanraure Hachinohe - 3 *
  14. Kataller Toyama - 3
  15. Zweigen Kanazawa - 3
  16. Iwate Grulla Morioka - 2 *
  17. Nara Club - 2
  18. YSCC Yokohama - 2
  19. Giravanz Kitakyushu - 1 *
  20. Tegevaharo Miyazaki - 1
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I always like to keep an eye on teams that start a season unbeaten, and teams that start winless, and which team goes the longest for each.

Currently in the undefeated through the 3 leagues we have
FC Machida Zelvia, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Cerezo Osaka, Gamba Osaka, Fagiano Okayama, Vegalta Sendai, FC Imabari, FC Osaka, Omiya Ardija, SC Sagamihara, FC Ryukyu

And in the winless section
Tokyo Verdy, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, Thespa Gunma, Fujieda MYFC, Kamatamare Sanuki, AC Nagano Parceiro, Kataller Toyama, Iwate Grulla Morioka, Nara Club, YSCC Yokohama, Giravanz Kitakyushu, Tegevajaro Miyazaki.

Which team will be the longest running unbeaten? And who will be the most hapless loser in the end?

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We have some midweek J2 and J3 tonight for anyone into that kind of thing.

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I’ll have a good post up this arvo with results from 2 rounds of J2 and J3 from the last week.