J1 League 2026–27 Schedule: Full Fixture List, Results, Match Dates
For All 38 Matchweeks
The 2026–27 J1 League season is the 34th edition of Japan's top professional football division since it was established in 1992, and the 12th season since the competition rebranded from the J.League Division 1. It is also the first J1 League campaign to span two calendar years, following the league's switch away from the traditional single-year season format.
Defending champions: Kashima Antlers enter the season as titleholders after claiming a record-extending ninth J1 League crown on the final matchday of 2025. The title was their first trophy since lifting the 2018 AFC Champions League and their first league title since 2016.
Teams competing in 2026–27:
Avispa Fukuoka · Cerezo Osaka · Fagiano Okayama · FC Tokyo · Gamba Osaka · JEF United Chiba · Kashima Antlers · Kashiwa Reysol · Kawasaki Frontale · Kyoto Sanga · Machida Zelvia · Mito HollyHock · Nagoya Grampus · Sanfrecce Hiroshima · Shimizu S-Pulse · Tokyo Verdy · Urawa Red Diamonds · V-Varen Nagasaki · Vissel Kobe · Yokohama F Marinos
The season runs from August 2026 through June 2027, spanning 38 matchdays with a winter break between December 2026 and February 2027.
J1 League 2026–27 Schedule: Full Fixture List, Results & Match Dates For All 38 Matchweeks
Matchday 1 — August 7–9, 2026
Yokohama F Marinos 3–4 Kashima Antlers
Gamba Osaka 4–3 Urawa Red Diamonds
Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe
Cerezo Osaka 2–1 Fagiano Okayama
FC Tokyo 1–5 Machida Zelvia
Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Mito HollyHock
Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 JEF United Chiba
Tokyo Verdy 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale
V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Kyoto Sanga
Matchday 2 — August 14–15, 2026
Tokyo Verdy 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol
Kashima Antlers 2–1 Nagoya Grampus
Mito HollyHock 1–1 Gamba Osaka
Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Yokohama F Marinos
Fagiano Okayama 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki
JEF United Chiba 0–4 Machida Zelvia
Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tokyo
Matchday 3 — August 21–23, 2026
Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 V-Varen Nagasaki
FC Tokyo 2–0 JEF United Chiba
Kashima Antlers vs Avispa Fukuoka
Fagiano Okayama vs Tokyo Verdy
Kyoto Sanga vs Mito HollyHock
Cerezo Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Nagoya Grampus vs Gamba Osaka
Yokohama F Marinos vs Vissel Kobe
Machida Zelvia vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Matchday 4 — August 29, 2026
Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Mito HollyHock vs Machida Zelvia
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kashiwa Reysol
V-Varen Nagasaki vs FC Tokyo
Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Chiba
Kyoto Sanga vs Avispa Fukuoka
Nagoya Grampus vs Fagiano Okayama
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Yokohama F Marinos
Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers
Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka
Matchday 5 — September 2, 2026
Avispa Fukuoka vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol
JEF United Chiba vs Fagiano Okayama
Machida Zelvia vs Kawasaki Frontale
Mito HollyHock vs Kashima Antlers
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus
Shimizu S-Pulse vs FC Tokyo
Tokyo Verdy vs Vissel Kobe
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka
Yokohama F Marinos vs Kyoto Sanga
Matchday 6 — September 5–6, 2026
Avispa Fukuoka vs Mito HollyHock
JEF United Chiba vs Gamba Osaka
Kashima Antlers vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Nagoya Grampus vs Machida Zelvia
Fagiano Okayama vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Cerezo Osaka vs Tokyo Verdy
Kashiwa Reysol vs Yokohama F Marinos
Vissel Kobe vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-Pulse
FC Tokyo vs Kyoto Sanga
Matchday 7 — September 12–13, 2026
Mito HollyHock vs Kawasaki Frontale
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Avispa Fukuoka
Gamba Osaka vs FC Tokyo
Kyoto Sanga vs Kashiwa Reysol
Machida Zelvia vs Yokohama F Marinos
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka
Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Nagoya Grampus
Tokyo Verdy vs JEF United Chiba
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Fagiano Okayama
Matchday 8 — September 19–20, 2026
Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Shimizu S-Pulse vs JEF United Chiba
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Tokyo Verdy
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Cerezo Osaka
FC Tokyo vs Nagoya Grampus
Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashima Antlers
Fagiano Okayama vs Kyoto Sanga
Yokohama F Marinos vs Mito HollyHock
Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe
Machida Zelvia vs Kashiwa Reysol
Matchday 9 — October 9–11, 2026
Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe
Cerezo Osaka vs Yokohama F Marinos
Avispa Fukuoka vs Fagiano Okayama
FC Tokyo vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga vs Machida Zelvia
JEF United Chiba vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Mito HollyHock vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kawasaki Frontale vs Nagoya Grampus
Matchday 10 — October 17, 2026
JEF United Chiba vs Yokohama F Marinos
Machida Zelvia vs Avispa Fukuoka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyoto Sanga
Tokyo Verdy vs FC Tokyo
Cerezo Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale
Kashima Antlers vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Mito HollyHock vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Kashiwa Reysol vs Nagoya Grampus
Fagiano Okayama vs Vissel Kobe
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka
Matchday 11 — October 21, 2026
Avispa Fukuoka vs Gamba Osaka
FC Tokyo vs Kashiwa Reysol
Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe
Kyoto Sanga vs Kashima Antlers
Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka
Fagiano Okayama vs Mito HollyHock
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Machida Zelvia
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Yokohama F Marinos vs Tokyo Verdy
Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Chiba
Matchday 12 — October 24–25, 2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Kashima Antlers vs Kashiwa Reysol
Tokyo Verdy vs Avispa Fukuoka
Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga
Vissel Kobe vs Machida Zelvia
Nagoya Grampus vs Yokohama F Marinos
Cerezo Osaka vs JEF United Chiba
Urawa Red Diamonds vs V-Varen Nagasaki
FC Tokyo vs Mito HollyHock
Kawasaki Frontale vs Fagiano Okayama
Matchday 13 — October 31 – November 1, 2026
Machida Zelvia vs Gamba Osaka
Mito HollyHock vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Fagiano Okayama vs FC Tokyo
Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka
Kashiwa Reysol vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Kyoto Sanga vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus
Yokohama F Marinos vs Kawasaki Frontale
JEF United Chiba vs Avispa Fukuoka
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Tokyo Verdy
Matchday 14 — November 7–8, 2026
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Tokyo Verdy
Nagoya Grampus vs Kyoto Sanga
Yokohama F Marinos vs Fagiano Okayama
Avispa Fukuoka vs V-Varen Nagasaki
FC Tokyo vs Kashima Antlers
Kashiwa Reysol vs Kawasaki Frontale
Machida Zelvia vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Gamba Osaka vs Cerezo Osaka
JEF United Chiba vs Mito HollyHock
Matchday 15 — November 20–21, 2026
Kashiwa Reysol vs JEF United Chiba
Machida Zelvia vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Yokohama F Marinos
Tokyo Verdy vs Nagoya Grampus
Cerezo Osaka vs FC Tokyo
Kawasaki Frontale vs Avispa Fukuoka
Gamba Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama
Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Kyoto Sanga vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Vissel Kobe vs Mito HollyHock
Matchday 16 — November 25, 2026
Avispa Fukuoka vs Yokohama F Marinos
JEF United Chiba vs Nagoya Grampus
FC Tokyo vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Mito HollyHock vs Tokyo Verdy
Fagiano Okayama vs Shimizu S-Pulse
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Kawasaki Frontale
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka
Matchday 17 — November 28–29, 2026
Machida Zelvia vs Tokyo Verdy
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Kashima Antlers vs Fagiano Okayama
Kawasaki Frontale vs Gamba Osaka
Kashiwa Reysol vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga vs Cerezo Osaka
Vissel Kobe vs JEF United Chiba
Mito HollyHock vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Yokohama F Marinos vs FC Tokyo
Nagoya Grampus vs Avispa Fukuoka
Matchday 18 — December 4–6, 2026
FC Tokyo vs Kawasaki Frontale
JEF United Chiba vs Kashima Antlers
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus
Tokyo Verdy vs Kyoto Sanga
Cerezo Osaka vs Mito HollyHock
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Kashiwa Reysol vs Avispa Fukuoka
Machida Zelvia vs Fagiano Okayama
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe
Gamba Osaka vs Yokohama F Marinos
Matchday 19 — December 12–13, 2026
Cerezo Osaka vs Machida Zelvia
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe
Gamba Osaka vs Tokyo Verdy
Yokohama F Marinos vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Kyoto Sanga vs JEF United Chiba
Fagiano Okayama vs Kashiwa Reysol
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers
Avispa Fukuoka vs FC Tokyo
Nagoya Grampus vs Mito HollyHock
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale
Rescheduled Fixtures — December 16, 2026
(carried over from Matchday 16)
Gamba Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol
Kashima Antlers vs Machida Zelvia
Kyoto Sanga vs Vissel Kobe
Matchday 20 — December 19, 2026
JEF United Chiba vs Cerezo Osaka
Mito HollyHock vs FC Tokyo
Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Avispa Fukuoka vs Shimizu S-Pulse
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Kashima Antlers vs Tokyo Verdy
Vissel Kobe vs Yokohama F Marinos
Gamba Osaka vs Machida Zelvia
Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashiwa Reysol
Kyoto Sanga vs Fagiano Okayama
Winter Break
The J1 League pauses from late December 2026 through mid-February 2027 before resuming for the second half of the season.
Matchday 21 — February 13–14, 2027
Cerezo Osaka vs Gamba Osaka
Kashima Antlers vs Mito HollyHock
Kashiwa Reysol vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Kyoto Sanga vs Yokohama F Marinos
Machida Zelvia vs JEF United Chiba
Nagoya Grampus vs FC Tokyo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Fagiano Okayama
Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Avispa Fukuoka
Tokyo Verdy vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Matchday 22 — February 20, 2027
Avispa Fukuoka vs Nagoya Grampus
Cerezo Osaka vs Vissel Kobe
JEF United Chiba vs Kawasaki Frontale
FC Tokyo vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Mito HollyHock vs Kashiwa Reysol
Fagiano Okayama vs Gamba Osaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers
Yokohama F Marinos vs Machida Zelvia
Matchday 23 — February 27, 2027
JEF United Chiba vs FC Tokyo
Gamba Osaka vs Avispa Fukuoka
Kawasaki Frontale vs Machida Zelvia
Kyoto Sanga vs Tokyo Verdy
Mito HollyHock vs Vissel Kobe
Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Fagiano Okayama vs Kashima Antlers
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Kashiwa Reysol
Yokohama F Marinos vs Cerezo Osaka
Matchday 24 — March 6, 2027
Avispa Fukuoka vs Kashiwa Reysol
Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus
Kashima Antlers vs JEF United Chiba
Kawasaki Frontale vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Kyoto Sanga vs FC Tokyo
Machida Zelvia vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Tokyo Verdy vs Yokohama F Marinos
Vissel Kobe vs Fagiano Okayama
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Mito HollyHock
Matchday 25 — March 10, 2027
JEF United Chiba vs Tokyo Verdy
Kashiwa Reysol vs Kyoto Sanga
Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers
Mito HollyHock vs Cerezo Osaka
Nagoya Grampus vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Fagiano Okayama vs Yokohama F Marinos
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale
Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo
Vissel Kobe vs Gamba Osaka
Matchday 26 — March 13–14, 2027
FC Tokyo vs Cerezo Osaka
Gamba Osaka vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kashiwa Reysol vs Fagiano Okayama
Kyoto Sanga vs Kawasaki Frontale
Machida Zelvia vs Nagoya Grampus
Tokyo Verdy vs Mito HollyHock
Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Yokohama F Marinos vs Avispa Fukuoka
JEF United Chiba vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Matchday 27 — March 20–21, 2027
Avispa Fukuoka vs JEF United Chiba
Cerezo Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga
Kashiwa Reysol vs Tokyo Verdy
Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Tokyo
Machida Zelvia vs Mito HollyHock
Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Fagiano Okayama
Yokohama F Marinos vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kashima Antlers
Matchday 28 — April 3, 2027
FC Tokyo vs Avispa Fukuoka
Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale
Kashima Antlers vs Yokohama F Marinos
Kashiwa Reysol vs Cerezo Osaka
Kyoto Sanga vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Mito HollyHock vs JEF United Chiba
Fagiano Okayama vs Nagoya Grampus
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Tokyo Verdy vs Machida Zelvia
Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Matchday 29 — April 9–10, 2027
Cerezo Osaka vs Avispa Fukuoka
JEF United Chiba vs Kyoto Sanga
FC Tokyo vs Fagiano Okayama
Kawasaki Frontale vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Machida Zelvia vs Vissel Kobe
Nagoya Grampus vs Kashima Antlers
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Mito HollyHock
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol
Tokyo Verdy vs Gamba Osaka
Yokohama F Marinos vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Matchday 30 — April 16–17, 2027
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tokyo
Avispa Fukuoka vs Machida Zelvia
Cerezo Osaka vs Kashima Antlers
Gamba Osaka vs JEF United Chiba
Kawasaki Frontale vs Tokyo Verdy
Mito HollyHock vs Kyoto Sanga
Fagiano Okayama vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Nagoya Grampus
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Vissel Kobe
Yokohama F Marinos vs Kashiwa Reysol
Matchday 31 — April 24, 2027
FC Tokyo vs Yokohama F Marinos
Kashima Antlers vs Kyoto Sanga
Kashiwa Reysol vs Gamba Osaka
Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale
Fagiano Okayama vs Cerezo Osaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Machida Zelvia
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Mito HollyHock
Tokyo Verdy vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Vissel Kobe vs Avispa Fukuoka
V-Varen Nagasaki vs JEF United Chiba
Matchday 32 — April 29, 2027
Avispa Fukuoka vs Tokyo Verdy
Cerezo Osaka vs V-Varen Nagasaki
JEF United Chiba vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe
Kashiwa Reysol vs FC Tokyo
Kawasaki Frontale vs Mito HollyHock
Kyoto Sanga vs Gamba Osaka
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Fagiano Okayama
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Machida Zelvia
Yokohama F Marinos vs Nagoya Grampus
Matchday 33 — May 3, 2027
FC Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Gamba Osaka vs Kashima Antlers
Machida Zelvia vs Kyoto Sanga
Mito HollyHock vs Avispa Fukuoka
Nagoya Grampus vs JEF United Chiba
Fagiano Okayama vs Kawasaki Frontale
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka
Vissel Kobe vs Kashiwa Reysol
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Yokohama F Marinos
Matchday 34 — May 9, 2027
Avispa Fukuoka vs Kyoto Sanga
Cerezo Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus
JEF United Chiba vs Shimizu S-Pulse
FC Tokyo vs Tokyo Verdy
Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale
Kashiwa Reysol vs Machida Zelvia
Mito HollyHock vs Fagiano Okayama
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe
Yokohama F Marinos vs Gamba Osaka
Matchday 35 — May 15, 2027
Gamba Osaka vs Mito HollyHock
Kawasaki Frontale vs Yokohama F Marinos
Kyoto Sanga vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Machida Zelvia vs FC Tokyo
Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol
Fagiano Okayama vs JEF United Chiba
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Cerezo Osaka
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Avispa Fukuoka
Vissel Kobe vs Tokyo Verdy
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Kashima Antlers
Matchday 36 — May 22, 2027
Avispa Fukuoka vs Kashima Antlers
JEF United Chiba vs Vissel Kobe
FC Tokyo vs Gamba Osaka
Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka
Mito HollyHock vs Nagoya Grampus
Fagiano Okayama vs Machida Zelvia
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashiwa Reysol
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kyoto Sanga
Tokyo Verdy vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Yokohama F Marinos vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Matchday 37 — May 29, 2027
Avispa Fukuoka vs Kawasaki Frontale
Cerezo Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds
FC Tokyo vs Vissel Kobe
Gamba Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Kashiwa Reysol vs Kashima Antlers
Kyoto Sanga vs Nagoya Grampus
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Mito HollyHock
Tokyo Verdy vs Fagiano Okayama
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Machida Zelvia
Yokohama F Marinos vs JEF United Chiba
Matchday 38 (Final Round) — June 6, 2027
JEF United Chiba vs Kashiwa ReysolKashima Antlers vs FC Tokyo
Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Machida Zelvia vs Cerezo Osaka
Nagoya Grampus vs Tokyo Verdy
Fagiano Okayama vs Avispa Fukuoka
Shimizu S-Pulse vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe vs Kyoto Sanga
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the 2026–27 J1 League season start? The season kicked off on August 7, 2026, with Yokohama F Marinos hosting defending champions Kashima Antlers.
When does the 2026–27 J1 League season end? Matchday 38, the final round, is scheduled for June 6, 2027.
Who are the defending champions? Kashima Antlers, who won a record-extending ninth J1 League title on the final matchday of the 2025 season.
How many teams are in J1 League? Twenty clubs compete across the 38-matchday season, playing each other twice (home and away).
Is there a winter break? Yes. The league pauses after Matchday 20 in late December 2026 and resumes with Matchday 21 in mid-February 2027.
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