Japan
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Football association: Japan Football Association
Founded: 1921 Address: JFA House, Football Ave. Bunkyo-ku TOKYO 113-8311 Affliations: FIFA (1921) & AFC (1954) General details: Abbreviation: JPN Population: 126.80 million Capital: Tokyo Championship: J1 League Cup: Emperor's Cup League structure: Tier 1 - J1 League Tier 2 - J2 League Tier 3 - J3 League Tier 4 - Japan Football League Tier 5 - Japanese Regional Leagues (9 competitions)
Tier 7 - Japanese Prefectural Leagues (46 competitions) + Hokkaido (5 sections) Tier 8 - Municipal Leagues References: Wikipedia - Football in Japan index and The Rising Sun News - Regional Leagues (archived). Main source: RSSSF (a) Japan - List of Champions (b) Japan - List of Final Tables (c) Japan - List of Emperor's Cup Finals (d) Japan - List of League Cup Winners (e) Japan - List of Super Cup Finals |
Other useful sources: Football Japan - A website that presents the past and present of Japanese football in both English and Japanese. It includes a Japan Soccer Archive. J.LEAGUE Data Site - A useful statistical resource on the top tier of Japanese football. Domestic Competition of Football in Japan (archived) - A tremendous resource on Japanese football provided by RedSwift. Goal2002.com (archived) - J.League tables and Emperor's Cup results going back to 1993. The Rising Sun News - An archived resource covering Japanese soccer but previously referenced historical tables are not currently available. JFLNews - Japanese soccer news website (in Japanese). JSoccer - Japanese soccer portal. Nippon-Ganbare - A French website covering Japanese football. National Football Teams - Japan clubs and international players. Soccerway - Japan tables and results back to 2012. Wikimedia Commons - Association football images in Japan. World Stadiums - Stadiums in Japan. |
Current league tables
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Historic league tables and results
Appreciation: Full recognition and acknowledgement is made to the work of the contributors to the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation who have catalogued the above tables.
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