OFFICIAL SITES J.LEAGUE Official Site (English / Japanese) JFA Official Site (English / Japanese) JFL Official Site (Japanese only) NEWS MEDIA www.japanesesoccer.net (English Daily New Site) The Rising Sun News (very informative) Nippon Ganbare (FRENCH) Futbol Japones (SPANISH) ENGLISH FANSITES/BLOGS Wikipedia (English / Japanese) JSoccer Japanese Non-league Football News Mike Tuckerman Tokyo 2007 Albirex Nigata Orange-Blue Avispa Fukuoka SUPER Avispa! Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka FC Consadole Sapporo Consadole Ole! Space MasaMaru Part3 F.C. Gifu Forza FC Gifu F.C. Tokyo Aishiteru Tokyo JEF United Chiba F2FF Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale Supporters UK Kyoto Sanga F.C. Oretachi no Kyoto Mito HollyHock Mito HollyHock News and Results Omiya Ardija Go! Go! Omiya Ardija Shimizu S-Pulse S-Pulse UK Ultras Online Tokyo Verdy 1969 Soilent Green 1969 Urawa Reds Reds Hot Journal Vissel Kobe La Famiglia di Kobe Yokohama F.C. Shrimp with YOKOHAMA FC Yokohama F. Marinos M.O.I.S.T Tricolore Pride *I listed the sites that I know. If you want to add your sites/blogs, PM me*
J.LEAGUE/JNT FAQs (updated: Dec 2007) Why does Japanese clubs have weird names? Are you kidding me? They have the coolest names!! Jokes aside, you may find your answer in this thread. How many clubs/divisions are in J.LEAGUE? In 2008, there are two divisions in the league. J.LEAGUE Division 1 (J1) has 18 clubs, where as Division 2 (J2) has 15 clubs, two more than in the previous season. Promotions/Relegations In 2007, the top two finishers in J2 promote and replace the bottom two J1 clubs. The third place J2 club plays two-legged playoffs against the 16th J1 club for a place in J1. Plans for J.LEAGUE expansion? J1 will stay with 18 clubs for a while. Current plans states that J2 (not J1) will expand to 18 clubs by 2010 and as many as 22 clubs in next ten years. However, these are just plans. If the league becomes financially unstable, plans could be ceased. Is there amature leagues under J.LEAGUE? Japan Football League or JFL (18 clubs) 9 Regional Leagues (some with multi-divisions) 47 Prefectual League (some with multi-divisions) More on Japanese Football League System more FAQ to be added!! *Help me complete the FAQs (also by PMing me)*