2020 J1 League

28th temper of J1 League
The 2020 J1 League, besides known as the 2020 Meiji Yasuda J1 League ( japanese : 2020 明治安田生命J1リーグ, Hepburn : 2020 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu ) for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the J1 League, the peak japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its constitution in 1993. The league began on 21 February and finally ended on 19 December 2020. The league was planned to have a season break to avoid clashing with the 2020 Summer Olympics, [ 2 ] but the Olympics were postponed ascribable to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Yokohama F. Marinos were the champion champions while Kashiwa Reysol and Yokohama FC entered the league as advertise teams from the 2019 J2 League, replacing Júbilo Iwata and Matsumoto Yamaga who were relegated to the 2020 J2 League .

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic [edit ]

On 25 February, all J.League matches until 15 March were postponed in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. [ 4 ] After that, it was announced that it would be postponed until 29 March. [ 5 ] On 19 March, the J.League announced no delegating would take home for the 2020 season, with the J1 League expanding to 20 clubs for the 2021 season. [ 6 ] On 25 March, the league announced that it would be suspended 3 April to 6 May. [ 7 ]

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On 3 April, the Japan Professional Football League decided to resume the league, gradually resumed J3 from 25 April, J2 from 2 May, and J1 from 9 May. [ 8 ] however the league was postponed again. On 29 May, the JPFL decided to resume the season on 27 June. [ 9 ] The temper is projected to resume on 4 July. [ 10 ] On 9 June, the JPFL announced the new agenda of the 2020 season. [ 11 ] On 15 June, it was announced that the first 2 matches in each league ( J1, J2, and J3 ) would be held without spectators. After 10 July, as a general principle, the maximum number of people allowed is 5,000. The stadiums with less than 10,000 capacity would have up to 50 % of the capability. Away supporters are not allowed. After August, the maximal stadium capacity was 50 %, and there would be “ eminent alert spectator pump matches ”. [ 12 ] After the 11th J.League extraordinary administrator committee meeting on 20 July, it was announced that the “ super hard-and-fast alert audience game ” extended to 10 August in view of the unfold of coronavirus infection. [ 13 ]

Clubs [edit ]

For the 2020 temper, there were only two changes in the league. Kashiwa Reysol returned as the 2019 J2 League champions and Yokohama FC as runner-up after 13 seasons absence from the top tier of japanese football. They replaced Matsumoto Yamaga ( one season in J1 ) and Júbilo Iwata ( four seasons in J1 ), who were relegated to the 2020 J2 League. meanwhile, Shonan Bellmare remained in the J1 League after defeating Tokushima Vortis in the 2019 J2 League play-off final examination .

Personnel and kits [edit ]

managerial changes [edit ]

Foreign players [edit ]

As of 2020 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of sign extraneous players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a individual match-day police squad. [ 36 ] Players from J.League partner nations ( Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar ) are exempt from these restrictions .

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Player’s name in italics indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from school in the country.[37]

League table [edit ]

It was decided on 19 March to change the format regarding the rules for promotion/relegation for the goal of the temper for the J1, J2 and J3 leagues, [ 38 ] such that there would be no relegation this season, that two clubs from the J2 League would be promoted to the 2021 J1 League, and that two clubs from the J3 League would be promoted to the 2021 J2 League ( subject to licensing regulations ) .

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points.
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Results table [edit ]

Season statistics [edit ]

top scorers [edit ]

4 Player scored 4 goals

Attendances [edit ]

Updated to games played on 18 October 2020
Source : J. League Data
Notes:
† Promoted from J2