Yokohama F. Marinos

Yokohama F. Marinos

Spirited fightback leaves Yokohama F. Marinos on the brink of historic AFC Champions League triumph Spirited fightback leaves Yokohama F. Marinos on the brink of historic AFC Champions League triumph

Yokohama F. Marinos continue to do things the hard way but are now on the brink of a historic ACL triumph.

Crespo & Kewell relishing reunion in AFC Champions League final Crespo & Kewell relishing reunion in AFC Champions League final

Hernan Crespo and Harry Kewell speak about facing each other as managers 19 years after the 2005 Champions League final.

Asian Champions League: Watanabe gives Marinos advantage Asian Champions League: Watanabe gives Marinos advantage

Kouta Watanabe struck six minutes from time to give Yokohama F. Marinos a 2-1 win over Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates in the first leg of the Asian Champions League final on Saturday, earning Harry Kewell's side a slender advantage.

Kewell's Yokohama beat Ulsan to reach 1st Asian CL final Kewell's Yokohama beat Ulsan to reach 1st Asian CL final

Yokohama F. Marinos advanced to the Asian Champions League final for the first time on Wednesday after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over against Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea.

Yokohama F. Marinos do it the hard way but they are finally in an AFC Champions League final Yokohama F. Marinos do it the hard way but they are finally in an AFC Champions League final

Marinos have finally reached an ACL final -- but they certainly didn't make it easy for themselves.

Al Hilal looking unstoppable as AFC Champions League uncovers its final four Al Hilal looking unstoppable as AFC Champions League uncovers its final four

As the semifinal lineup for the 2023-24 AFC Champions League was finalised this week, Al Hilal are looming large in their charge to a record fifth title.

Marching on: Who are the 16 teams through to the AFC Champions League knockout round? Marching on: Who are the 16 teams through to the AFC Champions League knockout round?

As the AFC Champions League group stage reaches its business end, we take a closer look at which teams could advance and which are already out.

Whatever happened to Japan's 2002 FIFA World Cup stars who formed the first wave to Europe? 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?

Who's on course and who's in trouble at halfway mark of the AFC Champions League group stage? Who's on course and who's in trouble at halfway mark of the AFC Champions League group stage?

With the 2023-24 AFC Champions League group stage at its halfway mark, who's on course for the last 16? And who's in danger of missing out?

What we learned as 2023-24 AFC Champions League got underway What we learned as 2023-24 AFC Champions League got underway

From mixed results for Saudi Arabia's giants to slow starts by Southeast Asia's hopefuls, here's what we learned from the opening action of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League.

Japanese J1 League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vissel Kobe 13 +13 26
2 Machida Zelvia 13 +8 26
3 Kashima Antlers 13 +4 23
4 FC Tokyo 13 +4 22
5 Gamba Osaka 13 +1 21
6 Urawa Red Diamond.. 13 +2 20
7 Cerezo Osaka 13 +2 20
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshi.. 12 +8 19
9 Avispa Fukuoka 13 +1 19
10 Nagoya Grampus 13 -2 19
11 Tokyo Verdy 1969 13 +2 17
12 Kawasaki Frontale 13 +4 16
13 Yokohama F. Marin.. 11 +2 16
14 Kashiwa Reysol 12 -2 15
15 Jubilo Iwata 13 -2 14
16 Albirex Niigata 13 -6 13
17 Shonan Bellmare 13 -7 11
18 Sagan Tosu 13 -7 11
19 Kyoto Sanga 13 -10 9
20 Consadole Sapporo 13 -15 8
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
10 Anderson Lopes.. 6 9 0
14 Asahi Uenaka 1 9 0
27 Ken Matsubara 1 8 0

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
23 Ryo Miyaichi 0 10 0
1 William Popp 0 9 0
10 Anderson Lopes.. 0 9 6