Japanese Football J-League Champions
Japanese Football League Champions – J-League – from season 1965 to 2022. The J1 League is the top division of the Japan Professional Football League.
Japanese Football J-League Winners by Year
| Year | Japan Champions |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Toyo Industries |
| 1966 | Al-Maref |
| 1967 | Toyo Industries |
| 1968 | Toyo Industries |
| 1969 | Mitsubishi Motors |
| 1970 | Toyo Industries |
| 1971 | Yanmar Diesel |
| 1972 | Hitachi |
| 1973 | Mitsubishi Motors |
| 1974 | Yanmar Diesel |
| 1975 | Yanmar Diesel |
| 1976 | Furukawa Electric |
| 1977 | Fujita Industries |
| 1978 | Mitsubishi Motors |
| 1979 | Fujita Industries |
| 1980 | Yanmar Diesel |
| 1981 | Fujita Industries |
| 1982 | Mitsubishi Motors |
| 1983 | Yomiuri FC |
| 1984 | Yomiuri FC |
| 1985 | |
| 1986 | Furukawa Electric |
| 1987 | Yomiuri FC |
| 1988 | Yamaha Motors |
| 1989 | Nissan Motors |
| 1990 | Nissan Motors |
| 1991 | Yomiuri FC |
| 1992 | Yomiuri FC |
| 1993 | Verdy Kawasaki |
| 1994 | Verdy Kawasaki |
| 1995 | Yokohama Marinos |
| 1996 | Kashima Antlers |
| 1997 | Jubilo Iwata |
| 1998 | Kashima Antlers |
| 1999 | Jubilo Iwata |
| 2000 | Kashima Antlers |
| 2001 | Kashima Antlers |
| 2002 | Jubilo Iwata |
| 2003 | Yokohama F Marinos |
| 2004 | Yokohama F Marinos |
| 2005 | Gamba Osaka |
| 2006 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 2007 | Kashima Antlers |
| 2008 | Kashima Antlers |
| 2009 | Kashima Antlers |
| 2010 | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
| 2011 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 2012 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 2013 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 2014 | Gamba Osaka |
| 2015 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 2016 | Kashima Antlers |
| 2017 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 2018 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 2019 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| 2020 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 2021 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 2022 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
Japanese Football J-League Winning Clubs and 2022 Table
| Japan Champions (17 Clubs) | |
|---|---|
| 8 | Kashima Antlers |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Toyo) |
| 5 | Yomiuri FC |
| 5 | Yokohama (F) Marinos |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Motors |
| 4 | Yanmar Diesel |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 3 | Jubilo Iwata |
| 3 | Fujita Industries |
| 2 | Verdy Kawasaki |
| 2 | Furukawa Electric (JEF) |
| 2 | Nissan Motors |
| 2 | Hitachi (Kashiwa Reysol) |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka |
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 1 | Yamaha Motors |
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
| 58 | |
| J-League 2022 (Pts) | |
| 68 | Yokohama F. Marinos (C) |
| 66 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 55 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 52 | Kashima Antlers |
| 51 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 49 | FC Tokyo |
| 47 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 46 | Nagoya Grampus |
| 45 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 45 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
| 42 | Sagan Tosu |
| 41 | Shonan Bellmare |
| 40 | Vissel Kobe |
| 38 | Avispa Fukuoka |
| 37 | Gamba Osaka |
| 36 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 33 | Shimizu S-Pulse (R) |
| 30 | Júbilo Iwata (R) |
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