J1 100 Year Vision League
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 February – 7 June |
| Matches | 78 |
| Goals | 199 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Erison Deniz Hümmet (5 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | FC Tokyo 3–0 Yokohama F. Marinos (7 March 2026) |
| Biggest away win | Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Yokohama F. Marinos (22 March 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Kashiwa Reysol (8 February 2026) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Kashima Antlers |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches Kashima Antlers |
| Longest winless run | 8 matches Avispa Fukuoka |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Avispa Fukuoka |
| Highest attendance | 52,934 FC Tokyo 3–0 Yokohama F. Marinos (7 March 2026) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,126 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 (4–5 p) Shimizu S-Pulse (18 March 2026) |
| Total attendance | 1,692,348 |
| Average attendance | 21,697 |
← 2025 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 22 March 2026. | |
The J1 100 Year Vision League, also known as the Meiji Yasuda J1 100 Year Vision League (Japanese: 明治安田J1百年構想リーグ, Hepburn: Meiji Yasuda J1 Hyakunen Kōsō Rīgu), is a one-off football tournament organised by the Japan Professional Football League held from 6 February to 7 June 2026 and featuring all 20 J1 League clubs. A similar tournament is being held at the same time for J2 and J3 League clubs.[1][2][3]
Overview
As the Japan Professional Football League (J.League) transitions to an "autumn-spring system" in 2026, the J.League 100 Year Vision League will be a special tournament held during the transitional period. Meiji Yasuda Life, the league's title partner through the end of 2026,[4] also serves as the title partner of this tournament.[5]
Although this tournament is a league competition organized by the J.League, there will be no relegation to the J2 League based on the results of this tournament. The winning club will be given the right to participate as one of Japan's representative in the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite.[6]
Format
- Regional round (7 February – 24 May)
The 20 teams competing in the 2026–27 J1 League—the top 17 teams from the 2025 J1 League as well as three promoted sides from the 2025 J2 League—will be divided into regions East and West, consists of 10 teams each. Each region will play a double round-robin home and away format. Clubs from the same prefecture are grouped together as much as possible. In addition, the number of clubs playing in snowy regions, where home games cannot be played in February and March was also taken into consideration. If the winners can not be decided within 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out will be played to decide the winners. For this tournament, the usual points system is retained, but the winners of the shoot-out will receive two points and the losers will receive one point.
The East region consists of 10 clubs based within the Greater Tokyo Area, while the West region consists of 10 teams based outside of the capital and its surrounding metropolitan area.
- Playoff round (30 May – 7 June)
Teams with the same final rank in each region will play home and away matches against each other to determine the overall final ranking (for example, matches between first-placed teams will decide the overall champions and runners-up, matches between second-placed teams will decide overall third and fourth place). The first leg will be played on 30 and 31 May, and the second leg will be held on 6 and 7 June.[3]
If the winners on aggregate cannot be determined after the two legs of 90 minutes, two 15-minute periods of extra time will be played; if the winners is still not decided after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be played.
- Prize money
The top three teams at the end of the tournament will receive the prize money of JPY 150 million for the winners, JPY 60 million for runners-up, and JPY 30 million for the third place. During the regional round, each point is worth JPY 2 million. All teams will also receive additional fees based on their competition ranking and popularity ranking.
Clubs
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Grampus | Kenta Hasegawa[7] | End of contract | 12 November 2025 | Pre-season | Mihailo Petrović[8] | 18 December 2025 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Tadahiro Akiba[9] | End of contract | 6 December 2025 | Takayuki Yoshida[10] | 8 December 2025 | |
| Mito HollyHock | Naoki Mori[11] | Promoted as football director | 8 December 2025 | Daisuke Kimori[12] | ||
| Vissel Kobe | Takayuki Yoshida[13] | End of contract | 9 December 2025 | Michael Skibbe[14] | 14 December 2025 | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Michael Skibbe[15] | Mutual consent | 10 December 2025 | Bartosch Gaul[16] | 15 December 2025 | |
| Gamba Osaka | Dani Poyatos[17] | End of contract | 11 December 2025 | Jens Wissing[18] | 12 December 2025 | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | Kim Myung-hwi[19] | Sacked | 5 January 2026 | Shinya Tsukahara (interim)[19][20] | 5 January 2026 |
Foreign players
From the 2019 season, there are no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[21] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Morocco, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia) were exempted 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, holds the nationality of a J.League partner nation, 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 an approved type of school in the country.[22]
League table
East Region
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 22 | Final |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 16 | 3rd–4th place playoff |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | 5th–6th place playoff |
| 4 | Tokyo Verdy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | 7th–8th place playoff |
| 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 9th–10th place playoff |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 10 | 11th–12th place playoff |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 13th–14th place playoff |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | 15th–16th place playoff |
| 9 | Mito HollyHock | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 8 | 17th–18th place playoff |
| 10 | JEF United Chiba | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | 19th–20th place playoff |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.
West Region
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | Final |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 3rd–4th place playoff |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | 5th–6th place playoff |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | 7th–8th place playoff |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 13 | 9th–10th place playoff |
| 6 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 | 11th–12th place playoff |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 11 | 13th–14th place playoff |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 15th–16th place playoff |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 17th–18th place playoff |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 5 | 19th–20th place playoff |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.
Results
East Region
West Region
Season statistics
- As of 22 March 2026
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[23] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erison | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 |
| Deniz Hümmet | Gamba Osaka | ||
| 3 | Léo Ceará | Kashima Antlers | 4 |
| Erik | Machida Zelvia | ||
| Matheus Jesus | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||
| Yusuke Segawa | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| Yuki Soma | Machida Zelvia | ||
| Yuma Suzuki | Kashima Antlers | ||
| Marco Túlio | Kyoto Sanga | ||
| Yuya Yamagishi | Nagoya Grampus |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erison | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashiwa Reysol | 5–3 (H) | 8 February 2026 | [24] |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Monthly MVP | Goal of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Save of the Month | References | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| February | Yuki Soma (East) Marco Túlio (West) |
Machida Zelvia (East) Kyoto Sanga (West) |
Léo Ceará (East) Ataru Esaka (West) |
Kashima Antlers (East) Fagiano Okayama (West) |
Junpei Hayakawa (East) Yoon Sung-jun (West) |
Urawa Red Diamonds (East) Kyoto Sanga (West) |
Tomoki Hayakawa (East) Ayumu Ōhata (West) |
Kashima Antlers (East) Cerezo Osaka (West) |
[25] |
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See also
References
- ^ "2026年前半 シーズン移行期の特別大会について" [Special tournaments during the transition period in the first half of 2026]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "2026特別シーズンにおける特別大会について" [Special Tournaments in the 2026 Special Season]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Meiji Yasuda J1 100 Year Vision League — Official Website". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "明治安田生命とのタイトルパートナー契約更新について" [Renewal of title partner agreement with Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance] (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "2026年2月に開幕する特別大会の名称を決定 「明治安田Ｊリーグ百年構想リーグ」".
- ^ "ACLE 2026/27 および ACL2 2026/27のクラブノミネーション方法について" [Club nomination procedures for ACLE 2026/27 and ACL2 2026/27]. JFA.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "長谷川 健太監督 契約満了のお知らせ" [Announcement of the expiration of Head Coach Kenta Hasegawa's contract]. Nagoya-Grampus.jp. Nagoya Grampus. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Mihailo Petrovic 監督 就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of the appointment of Mihailo Petrovic as first team Head Coach]. Nagoya-Grampus.jp. Nagoya Grampus. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "秋葉 忠宏監督 2025 シーズン限りで退任のお知らせ" [Manager Tadahiro Akiba to retire at the end of the 2025 season]. S-Pulse.co.jp. Shimizu S-Pulse. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "吉田 孝行 監督 就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of the appointment of Takayuki Yoshida as manager]. S-Pulse.co.jp. Shimizu S-Pulse. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "森直樹監督 退任およびフットボールダイレクター就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of Manager Naoki Mori's Retirement and Appointment as Football Director]. Mito-HollyHock.net. Mito HollyHock. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "樹森大介氏 トップチーム監督就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of Daisuke Kimori's appointment as top team manager]. Mito-HollyHock.net. Mito HollyHock. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "吉田孝行監督 退任のお知らせ" [Announcement of Director Takayuki Yoshida's Retirement]. Vissel-Kobe.co.jp. Vissel Kobe. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Vissel Kobe appoint Skibbe to replace J-League winner Yoshida". The Straits Times. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "ミヒャエル・スキッベ 監督 退任のお知らせ" [Michael Skibbe resigns as head coach]. Sanfrecce.co.jp. Sanfrecce Hiroshima. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "バルトシュ・ガウル監督 就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of Bartosch Gaul's appointment as manager]. Sanfrecce.co.jp. Sanfrecce Hiroshima. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "ダニエル ポヤトス監督 2025シーズン限りで契約満了のお知らせ" [Daniel Poyatos' contract expires at the end of the 2025 season]. Gamba-Osaka.net. Gamba Osaka. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "イェンス ウィッシング氏 監督就任のお知らせ" [Announcement of Jens Wissing's appointment as manager]. Gamba-Osaka.net. Gamba Osaka. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ a b "金 明輝 監督 との契約解消について" [Termination of contract with manager Kim Myung-hwi]. Avispa.co.jp. Avispa Fukuoka. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "J1福岡、金明輝監督との契約解消「複数のコンプライアンス抵触」...塚原真也HCが暫定指揮" [J1 Fukuoka terminates contract with manager Kim Myung-hee due to "multiple compliance violations"... Head coach Tsukahara Shinya takes interim charge]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "「ホームグロウン制度」の導入と「外国籍選手枠」の変更について" [About the introduction of the "homegrown system" and the change of the "foreign player quota"]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
- ^ "プロサッカー選手の契約、登録および移籍に関する規則" [Rules for contracting, registering and transferring professional soccer players] (PDF). JFA.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "All Positions | Goals | All clubs | MEIJI YASUDA J1 100 YEAR VISION LEAGUE | 2026 Player Stats". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ^ "Watch match Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashiwa Reysol | Matchweek 1, MEIJI YASUDA J1 100 YEAR VISION LEAGUE 2026". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "2月度「明治安田Ｊリーグ百年構想リーグ KONAMI 月間MVP」を発表！「月間ベストゴール」「月間ヤングプレーヤー賞」「月間ベストセーブ」の各賞も決定！" [The winners of the February "Meiji Yasuda J.League 100 Year Vision League KONAMI Monthly MVP" have been announced! The winners of the "Monthly Best Goal," "Monthly Young Player Award," and "Monthly Best Save" have also been decided!]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
External links
- Official website
- Official website (in Japanese)
- J.League Data Site
- J.League Data Site (in Japanese)