October 2020 – J.League Regista

Emperor’s Cup: a century of history (Part 3)

With another round of the Emperor’s Cup in sight, Tobias Dreimann gives us another look at the history of the competition over the years.

After relying on senators, Yokohama FC developed a new approach under Takahiro Shimotaira. And it’s paying off.

J2 League holds a lot of treasures and we found five of them: young, talented and with a promising future.

The no. 39 from Gamba Osaka played just one game with Japan, yet he scored 100 goals in J1 and he’s an institution.

With J. League Stats (@J1tokei on Twitter), we looked out for the underrated gems of J1. The last protagonist is a key-piece for Gamba.