2018 J3 League

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The 2018 J3 League (referred to as the 2018 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (2018 明治安田生命J3リーグ) for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season of J3 League under its current name.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
Meiji Yasuda J3 League
Season2018
ChampionsFC Ryukyu (1st title)
PromotedFC Ryukyu
Kagoshima United FC
Matches played272
Goals scored722 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerLeonardo
(Gainare Tottori),
24 goals
Highest attendance12,812[1]
Kitakyushu 1–0 Nagano
(25 August 2018)
Lowest attendance508[1]
Fujieda 1-2 Kitakyushu
(21 March 2018)
Average attendance2,384
2017
2019
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Clubs

2017 J3 League 2nd placed Tochigi SC gained promotion to J2 League after another runners-up season; this time, unlike 2016, it was enough to clinch direct promotion. Defending champions are Blaublitz Akita, which became the first club not to gain promotion after winning the championship since J3's inception. Thespakusatsu Gunma was the new entry for the league: it was their first third division season since 2004, when they were promoted to J2 from JFL.

No promotion from Japan Football League came this time. This was another first for the J3 League since its inception.

Personnel and kits

    Managerial changes

    More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
    TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of
    appointment
    Kataller Toyama Japan Tetsuro Uki 9 May 2018[2] Japan Ryo Adachi 9 May 2018[3]
    Gainare Tottori Japan Ryuzo Morioka 4 June 2018[4] Japan Daisuke Sudo 4 June 2018
    Nagano Parceiro Japan Tetsuya Asano 12 June 2018 Japan Yuji Sakakura 12 June 2018
    Giravanz Kitakyushu Japan Hitoshi Morishita 17 June 2018[5] Japan Tetsuji Hashiratani 20 June 2018[6]
    Blaublitz Akita Japan Koichi Sugiyama 11 July 2018 Japan Shuichi Mase 11 July 2018[7]
    Gamba Osaka U-23 Japan Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 23 July 2018 Japan Noritada Saneyoshi 23 July 2018[8]
    Fujieda MYFC Japan Atsuto Oishi 24 July 2018[9] Japan Nobuhiro Ishizaki 27 July 2018[10]
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    League table

    More information Pos, Pld ...
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
    1 FC Ryukyu (C, P) 32 20 6 6 70 40 +30 66 Promotion to 2019 J2 League[a]
    2 Kagoshima United (P) 32 16 9 7 46 35 +11 57
    3 Gainare Tottori 32 15 8 9 61 47 +14 53
    4 Azul Claro Numazu 32 14 10 8 40 29 +11 52
    5 Thespakusatsu Gunma 32 15 7 10 37 35 +2 52
    6 Gamba Osaka U-23 32 13 8 11 53 43 +10 47
    7 Cerezo Osaka U-23 32 13 7 12 47 36 +11 46
    8 Blaublitz Akita 32 12 7 13 37 35 +2 43
    9 SC Sagamihara 32 12 6 14 42 53 11 42
    10 Nagano Parceiro 32 10 11 11 39 37 +2 41
    11 Kataller Toyama 32 12 5 15 41 50 9 41
    12 Fukushima United 32 9 13 10 36 43 7 40
    13 Grulla Morioka 32 12 4 16 41 56 15 40
    14 FC Tokyo U-23 32 10 6 16 38 45 7 36
    15 YSCC Yokohama 32 8 10 14 40 48 8 34
    16 Fujieda MYFC 32 10 4 18 32 48 16 34
    17 Giravanz Kitakyushu 32 6 9 17 22 42 20 27
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    Source: 2018 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
    (C) Champions; (P) Promoted
    Notes:
    1. Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.

    Results table

    More information Home \ Away, AZU ...
    Home \ Away AZU BLA C23 FUK GAI G23 GIR GRU KGU KAT MYF PAR RYU SGM SPA T23 YSC
    Azul Claro Numazu 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–4 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
    Blaublitz Akita 1–0 1–4 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0
    Cerezo Osaka U-23 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 6–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0
    Fukushima United 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–4 4–3 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–1
    Gainare Tottori 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 5–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–3 7–0 1–2 4–2 1–4
    Gamba Osaka U-23 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–6 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–4 3–0
    Giravanz Kitakyushu 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–4 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–0 2–3
    Grulla Morioka 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–3 2–1 2–0 1–4 2–1 0–4 3–0 1–4 0–3 1–1 0–2 3–2
    Kagoshima United 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1
    Kataller Toyama 0–3 0–4 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 4–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–0
    Fujieda MYFC 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
    Nagano Parceiro 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 5–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–1
    FC Ryukyu 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 5–2 4–0 4–3 3–0 2–0 5–1 4–2 3–2 1–1
    SC Sagamihara 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–4 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–5 0–1 1–0 1–0
    Thespakusatsu Gunma 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–2
    FC Tokyo U-23 0–3 1–0 1–3 2–3 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–0
    YSCC Yokohama 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 3–1
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    Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2018. Source: J. League Data Site
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Top scorers

    As of matches played 2 December 2018.[11]

    Attendances

    More information Pos, Team ...
    Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
    1 Giravanz Kitakyushu 72,014 12,812 2,320 4,501 −24.2%
    2 Kagoshima United FC 64,642 10,916 1,703 4,040 +15.2%
    3 Nagano Parceiro 56,869 7,082 2,679 3,554 −16.5%
    4 SC Sagamihara 55,331 12,612 1,602 3,458 −5.4%
    5 Thespakusatsu Gunma 53,531 4,700 1,604 3,346 −12.7%
    6 FC Ryukyu 50,330 7,810 886 3,146 +25.4%
    7 Azul Claro Numazu 45,716 5,687 1,271 2,857 −5.7%
    8 Blaublitz Akita 45,420 11,802 831 2,839 +20.1%
    9 Kataller Toyama 42,718 4,124 1,602 2,670 −15.5%
    10 Gainare Tottori 42,519 4,817 1,302 2,657 +70.4%
    11 FC Tokyo U-23 27,564 2,563 934 1,723 −10.9%
    12 Fukushima United FC 25,214 3,199 671 1,576 +6.1%
    13 Gamba Osaka U-23 22,107 3,753 568 1,382 +12.7%
    14 Fujieda MYFC 20,360 2,592 508 1,273 −12.1%
    15 Grulla Morioka 19,461 3,115 515 1,216 −9.1%
    16 Cerezo Osaka U-23 17,784 4,551 509 1,112 +22.3%
    17 YSCC Yokohama 16,077 1,509 546 1,005 +5.7%
    League total 677,657 12,812 508 2,491 −4.7%
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    Updated to games played on 2 December 2018
    Source: J. League Data
    Notes:
    Relegated from J2.

    References

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