Soccer Schedule
February 2026 4 games
March 2026 4 games
April 2026 5 games
May 2026 6 games
June 2026 1 game
August 2026 5 games
September 2026 4 games
October 2026 5 games
November 2026 1 game
Football News
ESPN
With J1 League title race wide open, who are the biggest threats to leaders Machida Zelvia?
With just five points now separating the top five, the J1 League title race looks set to go down to the wire.
ESPN
Whatever happened to Japan's 2002 FIFA World Cup stars who formed the first wave to Europe?
With the retirement of Shinji Ono, only one member from Japan's star-studded 2002 World Cup squad remains active -- but whatever happened to them?
News
As J.League celebrates 30th anniversary, Japanese football has certainly come a long way
As the J.League celebrates its 30th anniversary, have the first three decades of the professional era in Japanese football been a success?
News
Returning Shinji Kagawa the latest in a long line of former Europe-based Japan stars now back in the J1 League
Shinji Kagawa's return to Cerezo Osaka sees him become the latest in a list of Japan stars back in the J1 League after noteworthy spells in Europe.
Roster
| # | Player | Pos | HT | WT | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 |
 Kim Seung-Gyu
|
G | 6' 2" | 183 lbs | 36 |
| 58 |
 Wataru Goto
|
G | 6' 3" | 20 | |
| 37 |
Matthew Watanabe
|
G | 18 | ||
| 1 |
Hayate Tanaka
|
G | 6' 0" | 181 lbs | 27 |
| 5 |
Yuto Nagatomo
|
D | 5' 7" | 150 lbs | 40 |
| 2 |
Sei Muroya
|
D | 5' 9" | 141 lbs | 32 |
| 24 |
 Alexander Scholz
|
D | 6' 2" | 183 lbs | 34 |
| 3 |
Masato Morishige
|
D | 6' 0" | 174 lbs | 39 |
| 42 |
Kento Hashimoto
|
D | 5' 8" | 137 lbs | 26 |
| 22 |
Hirokazu Ishikara
|
D | 5' 7" | 141 lbs | 27 |
| 6 |
Kashifu Bangunagande
|
D | 5' 9" | 161 lbs | 25 |
| 15 |
Rio Omori
|
D | 6' 0" | 161 lbs | 24 |
| 4 |
Hayato Inamura
|
D | 5' 11" | 152 lbs | 24 |
| 20 |
Shuto Nagano
|
D | 6' 0" | 170 lbs | 20 |
|
Haruto Tanaka
|
D | 18 | |||
| 44 |
Kaede Suzuki
|
D | 5' 10" | 161 lbs | 19 |
| 8 |
Takahiro Koh
|
M | 5' 8" | 159 lbs | 28 |
| 17 |
Nicolai Vallys
|
M | 6' 2" | 181 lbs | 30 |
| 71 |
Fuki Yamada
|
M | 5' 11" | 161 lbs | 25 |
| 33 |
Kota Tawaratsumida
|
M | 5' 9" | 157 lbs | 22 |
| 7 |
Soma Anzai
|
M | 5' 9" | 150 lbs | 24 |
| 19 |
Shion Homma
|
M | 5' 5" | 128 lbs | 26 |
| 27 |
Kyota Tokiwa
|
M | 5' 8" | 148 lbs | 24 |
| 21 |
Yuta Sugawara
|
M | 19 | ||
| 38 |
Kio Tanaka
|
M | 5' 8" | 19 | |
| 39 |
Teruhito Nakagawa
|
F | 5' 3" | 126 lbs | 34 |
| 99 |
 Dani Gómez
|
F | 5' 10" | 150 lbs | 28 |
| 9 |
 Marcelo Ryan
|
F | 6' 2" | 183 lbs | 24 |
| 10 |
Kein Sato
|
F | 5' 10" | 163 lbs | 25 |
| 26 |
Motoki Nagakura
|
F | 5' 9" | 159 lbs | 27 |
| 55 |
Divine Otani
|
F | 6' 3" | 183 lbs | 19 |
| 25 |
Tsuna Kominato
|
F | 21 |