J.League records and statistics

This page details J.League records.

J1 League

Ranks

As of October 8th, 2024.^[1]

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

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Yasuhito Endo	672	1998–2012, 2014–2020, 2022
2	Seigo Narazaki	631	1995–2016, 2018
3	Shusaku Nishikawa	618	2005–
4	Yuji Nakazawa	593	1999–2018
5	Yuki Abe	590	1998–2010, 2012–2021
6	Hitoshi Sogahata	533	1998–2020
7	Mitsuo Ogasawara	525	1998–2006, 2007–2018
8	Shinzo Koroki	524	2005–2024
9	Teruyoshi Ito	517	1993–2013
10	Nobuhisa Yamada	501	1994–2013
11	Tomokazu Myojin	497	1996–2016
12	Masato Morishige	488	2006–2010, 2012–
13	Yoshito Okubo	477	2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2009–2019, 2021
14	Kengo Nakamura	471	2005–2020
15	Akihiro Ienaga	461	2004–2010, 2012, 2014, 2016–
16	Satoshi Yamaguchi	448	1996–2011
17	Yasuyuki Konno	443	2001–2002, 2004–2010, 2012, 2014–2019
17	Toshihiro Aoyama	443	2004–2007, 2009–
19	Kazuyuki Morisaki	430	1999–2002, 2004–2007, 2009–2018
20	Ryoichi Maeda	429	2000–2013, 2015–2018
21	Toru Araiba	423	1997–2014
22	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi	421	1994–2001, 2005–2013
23	Hayuma Tanaka	420	2000–2013, 2015, 2019
24	Toshiya Fujita	419	1994–2003, 2004–2008
25	Kensuke Nagai	418	2010–2012, 2013–

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Yoshito Okubo	191	2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2009–2019, 2021
2	Shinzo Koroki	168	2005–2024
3	Hisato Sato	161	2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2016, 2018
4	Masashi Nakayama	157	1994–2009, 2012
5	Ryoichi Maeda	154	2000–2013, 2015–2018
6	Marquinhos	152	2001–2011, 2012–2015
7	Yu Kobayashi	140	2010–
8	Kazuyoshi Miura	139	1992–1994, 1995–1998, 1999–2005, 2007, 2020–2021
9	Ueslei	124	2000–2005, 2006–2009
10	Juninho	116	2003–2013
11	Edmilson	111	2004–2011, 2012
12	Atsushi Yanagisawa	108	1996–2003, 2006–2014
13	Kazuma Watanabe	104	2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2014–2021
14	Yasuhito Endo	103	1998–2012, 2014–2020, 2022
15	Patric	101	2013–
16	Toshiya Fujita	100	1994–2003, 2004–2008
17	Keiji Tamada	99	1999–2014, 2018
17	Yohei Toyoda	98	2004–2006, 2009, 2012–2017, 2018–2021
19	Shoji Jo	95	1996–1999, 2000–2002
20	Nobuhiro Takeda	94	1993–2000, 2001
	Hiroaki Morishima		1995–2001, 2003–2006
	Tatsuhiko Kubo		1995–2007, 2009
	Anderson Lopes		2016–2017, 2019–2021, 2022–
24	Masahiro Fukuda	91	1993–1999, 2001–2002
24	Diego Oliveira	91	2016–

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)

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

Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 6 days

Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs Jubilo Iwata (13 March 2004)

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 December 2nd, 2023.

Ranks

Updated to October 8th, 2024.^[2]

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

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Koji Homma	576	2000–2024
2	Yuki Nakashima	531	2006–2009, 2012–2014, 2016–2023
3	Junki Koike	481	2009–2023
4	Kazumasa Uesato	476	2004–2007, 2009–2022
5	Yuki Matsushita	441	2003–2005, 2007–2017
6	Kazuki Kuranuki	435	2000–2005, 2007, 2008–2013
7	Koji Sakamoto	426	2000–2009, 2011–2012
8	Keiji Takachi	414	2005–2016
9	Yasunori Takada	407	2000–2010
10	Yuta Minami	400	2006, 2010–2019, 2021–2023
11	Kohei Kiyama	394	2006–2007, 2009–2011, 2012–2014, 2016–2022
12	Kensuke Sato	384	2011–2019, 2021–
13	Kazumasa Takagi	379	2003, 2005, 2008–2018
14	Makoto Sunakawa	376	2003–2007, 2009–2011, 2013–2015
15	Yusuke Tanaka	372	2004–2005, 2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2018–2019
16	Hisashi Jogo	371	2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–2020
16	Yuya Sato	371	2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2009–2020, 2022–
18	Tetsuya Ōkubo	370	2003–2004, 2008–2010, 2012–2017
18	Kentaro Sato	370	2007–2008, 2012–
20	Atsushi Nagai	368	2000–2009
	Kōichi Satō		2008–2019
	Hideomi Yamamoto		2003–2005, 2008–2010, 2012, 2018–
23	Jun Suzuki	367	2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–2020
24	Kenta Shimizu	365	2005–2008, 2012–2018
24	Takayuki Funayama	365	2010–2011, 2013–2014, 2016–2021

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Masashi Oguro	108	2009–2010, 2014–2019
2	Yuki Nakashima	104	2006–2009, 2012–2014, 2016–2023
3	Takayuki Funayama	96	2010–2011, 2013–2014, 2016–2021
4	Tetsuya Ōkubo	94	2003–2004, 2008–2010, 2012–2017
5	Koichi Sato	93	2008–2019
6	Peter Utaka	89	2018–2021, 2023–
7	Yoshihiro Uchimura	85	2007–2011, 2013–2016
7	Ken Tokura	85	2008–2009, 2013–2016, 2021–2023
9	Ibba Laajab	82	2016–2019, 2020–2021
10	Kazushi Mitsuhira	79	2008, 2011–2015, 2017–2018, 2021–
11	Yasunori Takada	76	2000–2010
12	Junki Koike	75	2009–2023
13	Marx	74	2002–2004, 2006
14	Baré	71	2001, 2003–2005
15	Kazuki Hara	69	2012–2018
16	Hiroyuki Takasaki	68	2009, 2012–2013, 2016–2018, 2021
	Juanma Delgado		2017, 2019–2020, 2023–
	Daiki Watari		2012–2017, 2023–
19	Paulinho	67	2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015
19	Yuki Oshitani	67	2009–2011, 2013–2017, 2018–2020
21	Hisashi Jogo	66	2005, 2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–2020
22	Juninho	65	2003–2004
	Teruaki Kurobe		2001, 2004, 2008–2013
	Toyofumi Sakano		2015–2019, 2020–2023
	Hiroaki Namba		2006, 2008–2018

Individual

Most career goals: 108 goals

Masashi Oguro

Most career hat-tricks: 6 times

Juninho

Most career appearances: 576 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: 25 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 : 47,628

Shimizu S-Pulse 2-2 JEF United Chiba (16 July 2023)

J3 League

Updated to December 2nd, 2023.

Ranks

As of October 8th, 2024.^[3]

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

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Hiroki Higuchi	265	2015–
2	Kei Munechika	264	2015–
3	Naoyuki Yamada	262	2014–2020, 2022–
4	Akio Yoshida	251	2014–2022
5	Naoto Ando	241	2014–2015, 2017–
6	Takashi Akiyama	231	2015–2022
6	Kazuki Arinaga	231	2014–2021
8	Kota Hoshi	226	2015–2020, 2022–2023
9	Takuya Sugimoto	213	2014–
9	Hayato Ikegaya	213	2016–
11	Yu Tomidokoro	210	2014–2018, 2023–
12	Ken Hisatomi	208	2014–2020
12	Makoto Fukoin	208	2016–2020, 2023–
14	Ryota Iwabuchi	207	2015–2022, 2024–
15	Takuto Hashimoto	203	2014–2020
16	Yusei Kayanuma	202	2015–2018, 2020–
17	Takuya Takahashi	201	2014–2015, 2017–2019, 2021–2023
18	Yuta Togashi	200	2015–2018, 2020–
19	Takuya Sugai	195	2017–
	Shunta Nishiyama		2014–
	Koki Maezawa		2017–
22	Shunta Takahashi	194	2014–2015, 2018–2023
23	Shota Yomesaka	192	2016–
24	Naoki Sanda	190	2019–
25	Keisuke Tanabe	189	2014–2017, 2019–2021
25	Hiroshi Azuma		2016–2022

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Tsugutoshi Oishi	73	2014–2016, 2019–2022
2	Rei Yonezawa	68	2015–2018, 2020–2023
3	Hiroki Higuchi	58	2015–
4	Hayato Asakawa	56	2018–2021, 2023–
5	Noriaki Fujimoto	44	2016–2017, 2023
6	Kaito Taniguchi	42	2018–2020
6	Naoki Sanda	42	2019–
8	Kosuke Fujioka	41	2021–
9	Yuichiro Edamoto	39	2014–2018, 2020–2021
	Fernandinho		2014–2016, 2018–2020
	Yuta Togashi		2015–2018, 2020–
	Yu Tomidokoro		2014–2018, 2023–
13	Tsubasa Yoshihira	38	2016, 2018–
13	Hayate Take	38	2018–2020, 2024–
15	Yosuke Kamigata	37	2016–2017, 2019–2023
15	Takuma Sonoda	37	2017, 2018, 2020–2022
17	Tomohiro Tanaka	36	2015–2019
	Taku Ushinohama		2016–2017, 2018, 2020–
	Shota Kawanishi		2020–
20	Kazuhito Kishida	35	2015, 2020
	Yuya Taguchi		2020–
	Ryota Iwabuchi		2015–2022, 2024–
23	Keita Tanaka	34	2014–2016, 2017, 2023–
24	Kazaki Nakagawa	32	2017–2018, 2022–2023
24	Shunta Takahashi	32	2014–2015, 2018–2023

Individual

Most career goals : 73 goals

Tsugutoshi Oishi

Most career hat-tricks : 3 times

Tsugutoshi Oishi

Most career appearances : 255 appearances

Naoyuki Yamada

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: 48 years 1 month 28 days

Teruyoshi Ito for Azul Claro Numazu vs SC Sagamihara (30 October 2022)

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)
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 : 71 goals
- J.League U-22 Selection (2015)
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 : 78 points
- Renofa Yamaguchi, Machida Zelvia (2015)
Fewest points in a season : 20 points
- YSCC Yokohama (2016)
Most wins in a season : 25 wins

Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)

Fewest wins in a season : 4 wins
- YSCC Yokohama (2014)
- Gainare Tottori (2017)
- Kamatamare Sanuki (2021)
Most draws in a season : 13 draws
- Fukushima United FC (2018)
- SC Sagamihara, Gainare Tottori (2023)
Most losses in a season : 23 losses
- YSCC Yokohama (2015)
Fewest losses in a season : 3 losses
- Blaublitz Akita (2020)
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 :
- Renofa Yamaguchi 8-0 J.League U-22 Selection (21 March 2015)
Highest scoring draw:
- YSCC Yokohama 5-5 Gamba Osaka U-23 (16 August 2020)
Highest average home attendance in a season : 8,401
- Matsumoto Yamaga (2022)
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.^[4]

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

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Nobuhisa Yamada	109	1994, 1996–2013
2	Yuzo Kurihara	85	2002–2019
3	Hitoshi Sogahata	83	1998–2020
4	Naoki Matsuda	82	1996–2010
4	Daisuke Nasu	82	2002–2019
6	Takeshi Aoki	78	2001–2017
	Yuki Abe		1999–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2021
	Toru Araiba		1997–2014
	Yasuhito Endo		1998–2003, 2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2014–2020, 2022–
10	Teruyoshi Ito	77	1993–1994, 1997–2011, 2013
11	Yasuto Honda	75	1992–1994, 1996–2006
11	Ryoichi Maeda	75	2001–2006, 2009–2013, 2015–2018
13	Takuya Nozawa	74	1999–2017
13	Satoshi Yamaguchi	74	1996–2011
15	Norihisa Shimizu	73	1996–2011
16	Go Oiwa	71	1996–2010
	Teruyuki Moniwa		1998–2013, 2017
	Seigo Narazaki		1996–2016, 2018
	Yuhei Tokunaga		2003–2010, 2012–2019
20	Tetsuya Okayama	70	1992–1994, 1996–2006
	Naotake Hanyu		2002–2016
	Kazuma Watanabe		2009–2021
	Shinzo Koroki		2005–
	Daigo Nishi		2006–2023

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Hisato Sato	29	2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2016, 2018
2	Juninho	26	2005–2013
2	Masashi Nakayama	26	1994, 1996–2009, 2012
4	Akinori Nishizawa	25	1996–2000, 2003–2008
5	Marquinhos	24	2001–2015
5	Emerson	24	2000–2005
7	Yoshiyuki Hasegawa	23	1992–1994, 1996–2003
	Kazuma Watanabe		2009–2021
	Bismarck		1993–1994, 1996–2001, 2003
10	Edmilson	22	2004–2011
11	Ryoichi Maeda	21	2001–2006, 2009–2013, 2015–2018
	Ueslei		2000–2009
	Shinzo Koroki		2005–
14	Shun Nagasawa	19	2009–2010, 2014–2023
15	Sho Ito	18	2010–2021
16	Kazuyoshi Miura	17	1992–1994, 1996–1998, 1999–2005, 2007, 2020–2021
16	Tatsuya Tanaka	17	2001–2018
18	Wagner Lopes	16	1993–2000, 2001
18	Tadanari Lee	16	2005, 2007–2009, 2010–2011, 2013, 2014–2019
20	Akihiro Nagashima	15	1992–1994, 1997–2000
20	Koji Yamase	15	2000–2012
22	Atsushi Yanagisawa	14	1996–2003, 2006–2014
	Washington		2005–2007
	Edílson		1996–1997, 2002–2003
	Leandro		2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2014–2018
	Shoji Jo		1996–1999, 2000–2002
	Tetsuya Okayama		1992–2006
	Masanobu Matsunami		1993–2005
	Yuya Osako		2009–2013, 2021–

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Played on 2024 at
1	Kashima Antlers	1058	575	165	318	1792	1245	+547	1890	J1 League
2	Yokohama F. Marinos	1058	527	187	344	1706	1273	+433	1768
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	1028	472	186	370	1568	1346	+222	1602
4	Nagoya Grampus	1024	462	172	390	1516	1406	+110	1558
5	Gamba Osaka	1024	454	162	408	1678	1520	+158	1524
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	994	428	172	394	1432	1307	+125	1456
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	990	421	167	402	1415	1459	−44	1430	J2 League
8	Júbilo Iwata	848	391	142	315	1374	1170	+204	1315	J1 League
9	Kashiwa Reysol	876	369	159	348	1294	1264	+30	1266
10	Kawasaki Frontale	680	354	142	184	1244	858	+386	1204
11	FC Tokyo	766	319	164	283	1049	980	+69	1121
12	Cerezo Osaka	778	321	137	320	1156	1154	+2	1100
13	Vissel Kobe	828	287	171	370	1116	1279	−163	1032
14	JEF United Chiba	578	227	70	281	874	980	−106	751	J2 League
15	Tokyo Verdy	476	226	43	207	767	713	+54	721	J1 League
16	Albirex Niigata	506	167	127	212	593	719	−126	628
17	Shonan Bellmare	566	174	93	299	703	964	−261	615
18	Vegalta Sendai	472	144	122	206	561	686	−125	554	J2 League
19	Sagan Tosu	412	142	118	152	486	526	−40	544	J1 League
20	Omiya Ardija	408	129	104	175	455	579	−124	491	J3 League
21	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	404	120	78	206	528	714	−186	438	J1 League
22	Kyoto Sanga	420	124	57	239	468	723	−255	429	J1 League
23	Oita Trinita	370	108	88	174	387	512	−125	412	J2 League
24	Avispa Fukuoka	394	109	57	228	421	685	−264	384	J1 League
25	Yokohama Flügels	228	117	0	111	375	373	+2	351	Defunct
26	Ventforet Kofu	272	69	73	130	255	404	−149	280	J2 League
27	Montedio Yamagata	136	30	36	70	108	199	−91	126
28	Yokohama FC	140	26	27	87	120	261	−141	105
29	Matsumoto Yamaga	68	13	20	35	51	94	−43	59	J3 League
30	Tokushima Vortis	72	13	11	48	50	129	−79	50	J2 League
31	V-Varen Nagasaki	34	8	6	20	39	59	−20	30	J2 League
32	Machida Zelvia	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	J1 League