J.League records and statistics

This page details J.League records.

J1 League

Ranks

As of February 22nd, 2025.

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J1. In italic the ones who are still active in other Japanese league.

Individual

• Most career goals : 191 goals

Yoshito Okubo

• Most career hat-tricks : 8 times

Ueslei

• Most career appearances : 672 appearances

Yasuhito Endo

• Most goals in a season : 36 goals

Masashi Nakayama (1998)

• Most hat-tricks in a season : 5 times

Masashi Nakayama (1998)

• Most goals in a game : 5 goals

Koji Noguchi for Bellmare Hiratsuka vs Kashima Antlers (3 May 1995)

Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Gamba Osaka (4 May 1996)

Masashi Nakayama for Jubilo Iwata vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 1998)

/ Wagner Lopes for Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Urawa Red Diamonds (29 May 1999)

• Youngest player : 15 years 7 months and 22 days

Maki Kitahara for FC Tokyo vs Kashima Antlers (1 March 2025)

• Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 11 months and 28 days

Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs JEF United Ichihara (5 May 2004)

• Oldest player : 54 years 12 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds (12 March 2021)

• Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 3 months and 12 days

Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Jubilo Iwata (15 June 1994)

• Fastest goal : 8 seconds

Hisato Sato for Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka (22 April 2006)

• Fastest hat-trick : 3 minutes

Yasuo Manaka for Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol (14 July 2001)

• First scorer

Henny Meijer for Verdy Kawasaki vs Yokohama Marinos (15 May 1993)

• First hat-trick

Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus Eight (16 May 1993)

Club

• Most League championships : 8 times
  • Kashima Antlers (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016)
• Longest uninterrupted spell in J1: 30 seasons (1993-Present)
  • Kashima Antlers
  • Yokohama F. Marinos
• Most goals scored in a season : 107 goals
  • Jubilo Iwata (1998)
• Fewest goals scored in a season : 16 goals
  • Tokushima Vortis (2014)
• Most goals conceded in a season : 111 goals
  • Yokohama Flügels (1995)
• Fewest goals conceded in a season : 24 goals
  • Oita Trinita (2008)
• Biggest goal difference in a season : 68 goals
  • Jubilo Iwata (1998)
• Most points in a season : 108 points
  • Verdy Kawasaki (1995)
• Fewest points in a season : 13 points
  • Bellmare Hiratsuka (1999)
• Most wins in a season : 35 wins
  • Verdy Kawasaki (1995)
• Fewest wins in a season : 2 wins
  • Oita Trinita (2013)
• Most draws in a season : 16 draws
  • Shonan Bellmare (2021)
• Most losses in a season : 34 losses
  • Gamba Osaka (1995)
• Fewest losses in a season : 2 losses
  • Kawasaki Frontale (2021)
• Most goals in a game  : 12 goals
  • Cerezo Osaka 5-7 Kashiwa Reysol (8 August 1998)
• Record win : 9–1, 8-0
  • Jubilo Iwata 9-1 Cerezo Osaka (15 April 1998)
  • Vissel Kobe 0-8 Oita Trinita (26 July 2003)
  • Shimizu S-Pulse 0-8 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (17 August 2019)
  • Yokohama F. Marinos 8-0 FC Tokyo (6 November 2021)
• Highest scoring draw: 5-5
  • Vissel Kobe 5-5 JEF United Ichihara (14 October 1998)
• Highest average home attendance in a season : 47,609
  • Urawa Red Diamonds (2008)
• Highest home attendance : 63,854 (regular season)
  • Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 FC Tokyo (7 December 2019)
• 64,899 (Suntory Championship)
  • Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 Urawa Reds (5 December 2004)

J2 League

As of November 10th, 2024.

Ranks

Updated to February 22nd, 2025.

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J2. In italic the ones who are still active in other league.

Individual

• Most career goals: 108 goals

Masashi Oguro

• Most career hat-tricks: 6 times

Juninho

• Most career appearances: 577 appearances

Koji Homma

• Most goals in a season: 37 goals

Juninho (2004)

Hulk (2007)

• Most hat-tricks in a season: 3 times

Marcus (2003)

Juninho (2003)

Juninho (2004)

Hulk (2007)

• Most J2 titles : 4 titles

Seiya Fujita (2007, 2014, 2017, 2020)

• Most goals in a game : 8 goals

Michael Olunga for Kashiwa Reysol vs Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)

• Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 26 days

Rikuto Hashimoto for Tokyo Verdy vs Avispa Fukuoka (28 February 2021)

• Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 11 months 17 days

Kota Kawano for Renofa Yamaguchi vs V-Varen Nagasaki (29 July 2020)

• Oldest player : 52 years, 8 months and 29 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Ehime FC (24 November 2019)

• Oldest goalscorer : 50 years and 15 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Thespakusatsu Gunma (12 March 2017)

• First scorer

Hayato Okamoto for FC Tokyo vs Sagan Tosu (14 March 1999)

• First hat-trick

Koichiro Katafuchi for Sagan Tosu vs Consadole Sapporo (28 March 1999)

Club

• Most League championships : 3 times

Consadole Sapporo (2000, 2007, 2016)

• Most years in J2/Longest uninterrupted spell in J2: 26 seasons (2000-present)

Mito HollyHock

• Most goals scored in a season : 104 goals

Kawasaki Frontale (2004)

• Fewest goals scored in a season : 20 goals

Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)

• Most goals conceded in a season : 98 goals

Ventforet Kofu (2001)

• Fewest goals conceded in a season : 22 goals

Consadole Sapporo (2000)

FC Tokyo (2011)

• Biggest goal difference in a season : 66 goals

Kawasaki Frontale (2004)

• Most points in a season : 106 points

Vegalta Sendai (2009)

• Fewest points in a season : 15 points

Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)

• Most wins in a season : 34 wins

Kawasaki Frontale (2004)

• Fewest wins in a season : 1 win

Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)

• Most draws in a season : 23 draws

Tokushima Vortis (2022)

• Most losses in a season : 34 losses

Ventforet Kofu (2001)

• Fewest losses in a season : 2 losses

Kashiwa Reysol (2010)

• Most goals in a game  : 14 goals

Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)

• Record win :

Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)

• Highest scoring draw: 4-4

Tokushima Vortis 4-4 Giravanz Kitakyushu (22 August 2010)

Sagan Tosu 4-4 Yokohama FC (17 October 2010)

FC Gifu 4-4 Sagan Tosu (30 October 2011)

JEF United Chiba 4-4 Cerezo Osaka (1 April 2015)

FC Gifu 4-4 V-Varen Nagasaki (21 May 2017)

Omiya Ardija 4-4 Renofa Yamaguchi (26 August 2018)

SC Sagamihara 4-4 Mito HollyHock (3 October 2021)

• Highest average attendance in a season : 30,339

Albirex Niigata (2003)

• Highest attendance : 55,598

Shimizu S-Pulse 1-1 Yokohama FC (28 September 2024)

J3 League

Updated to November 24th, 2024.

Ranks

As of February 22nd, 2025.

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J3. In italic the ones who are still active in another league.

Individual

• Most career goals : 73 goals

Tsugutoshi Oishi

• Most career hat-tricks : 3 times

Tsugutoshi Oishi, Marcus Vinicius

• Most career appearances : 272 appearances

Hiroki Higuchi

• Most goals in a season : 32 goals

Kazuhito Kishida (2015)

• Most hat-tricks in a season : 2 times

Kazuhito Kishida, Takaki Fukimitsu (2015)

Noriaki Fujimoto (2017)

Tsugutoshi Oishi (2020)

• Most goals in a game : 4 goals

Tsugutoshi Oishi for Fujieda MYFC vs Nagano Parceiro (30 March 2014)

Koji Suzuki for Machida Zelvia vs J. League U-22 Selection (26 April 2014)

Hiroki Higuchi for SC Sagamihara vs Fujieda MYFC (28 June 2015)

Yuta Togashi for FC Ryukyu vs SC Sagamihara (10 June 2018)

Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)

• Youngest player : 15 years 5 months and 1 day

Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Nagano Parceiro (5 November 2016)

• Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 10 months and 11 days

Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 2017)

• Oldest player: 50 years, 2 months, 24 days

Teruyoshi Ito for Azul Claro Numazu vs Matsumoto Yamaga (24 November 2024)

• Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 11 months and 11 days

Hideo Hashimoto for FC Imabari vs Tegevajaro Miyazaki (2 May 2021)

• Fastest hat-trick : 10 minutes

Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)

• First scorer

Keisuke Endo for Machida Zelvia vs Fujieda MYFC (9 March 2014)

• First hat-trick

Masao Tsuji for Zweigen Kanazawa vs YSCC Yokohama (29 March 2014)

Club

• Most League championships : 2 times
  • Blaublitz Akita (2017, 2020)
• Longest uninterrupted spell in J3: 11 seasons (2014-present)
  • Fukushima United FC
  • Gainare Tottori
  • Nagano Parceiro
  • YSCC Yokohama
• Most goals scored in a season : 96 goals
  • Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
• Fewest goals scored in a season : 15 goals
  • YSCC Yokohama (2016)
• Most goals conceded in a season : 80 goals
  • Iwate Grulla Morioka (2024)
• Fewest goals conceded in a season : 18 goals
  • Machida Zelvia (2015)
  • Blaublitz Akita (2020)
• Biggest goal difference in a season : 60 goals
  • Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
• Most points in a season : 85 points
  • Omiya Ardija (2024)
• Fewest points in a season : 20 points
  • YSCC Yokohama (2016)
• Most wins in a season : 25 wins

Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)

Omiya Ardija (2024)

• Fewest wins in a season : 4 wins
  • YSCC Yokohama (2014)
  • Gainare Tottori (2017)
  • Kamatamare Sanuki (2021)
• Most draws in a season : 18 draws
  • Nara Club (2024)
• Most losses in a season : 26 losses
  • Iwate Grulla Morioka (2024)
• Fewest losses in a season : 3 losses
  • Blaublitz Akita (2020)
  • Omiya Ardija (2024)
• Most goals in a game  : 10 goals
  • FC Ryukyu 4-6 SC Sagamihara (8 November 2015)
  • YSCC Yokohama 5-5 Gamba Osaka U-23 (16 August 2020)
  • Kagoshima United FC 6-4 Gamba Osaka U-23 (13 December 2020)
• Record win :
  • Fukushima United FC 9-0 Iwate Grulla Morioka (28 April 2024)
• Highest scoring draw:
  • YSCC Yokohama 5-5 Gamba Osaka U-23 (16 August 2020)
• Highest average home attendance in a season : 8,489
  • Matsumoto Yamaga (2024)
• Highest home attendance : 16,027
  • Roasso Kumamoto 1-0 Gamba Osaka U-23 (7 September 2019)

J. League Cup

As of March 5th, 2022

Ranks

As of October 21st, 2023.

In bold the ones who are actually playing in the J. League Cup. In italic the ones who are still active.

Individual

• Most career goals : 29 goals

Hisato Sato

• Most career appearances : 109 appearances

Nobuhisa Yamada

• Most goals in a season : 9 goals

Washington (2006)

• Most goals in a game : 4 goals

Shun Nagasawa for Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus (4 April 2018)

Washington for Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale (3 June 2006)

Wagner Lopes for Shonan Bellmare vs Vegalta Sendai (19 March 1997)

Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe (8 March 1997)

Bismarck for Tokyo Verdy vs Gamba Osaka (3 August 1994)

• Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 20 days

Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka (27 March 2004)

• Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 9 months and 18 days

Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo vs Albirex Niigata (14 March 2018)

• Oldest player : 54 years 2 months and 23 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds (19 May 2021)

• Oldest goalscorer : 42 years 9 months and 9 days

Yukio Tsuchiya for Ventforet Kofu vs Vissel Kobe (10 May 2017)

• First scorer

Kazuyoshi Miura for Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers (16 October 1992)

Club

• Most League championships : 6 times
  • Kashima Antlers (1997, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2015)
• Most goals in a game  : 10 goals
  • Shimizu S-Pulse 4.6 Nagoya Grampus (30 August 2000)
• Record win :
  • Cerezo Osaka 8-1 Avispa Fukuoka (3 July 1996)
  • Kashima Antlers 7-0 Consadole Sapporo (18 October 1997)
• Highest home attendance : 56,064
  • Kashima Antlers 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds (4 November 2002)

All-time J1 League standings

References