2025 Regista Awards: J1 League
A Spanish manager, an army in yellow from Chiba, and a young starlet from FC Tokyo: these were the Regista Awards for the top flight in 2025.
READ MOREDecember 24, 2025
The Brazilian Sniper
From a random forward in Okinawa to a menace in the top-flight, the story of Leo Ceára is a peculiar one.
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Deer Mentality
Tomoki Hayakawa is the embodiment of how Kashima Antlers’ mentality is unbeatable, and what he could bring to the national team.
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The Possimpible
What do JEF United Chiba and Barney Stinson from “How I Met Your Mother” have in common? The promotion to J1 highlights that.
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2025 Regista Awards: J2 League
A Brazilian juggernaut, a miracle in Ibaraki, and a young captain: these have been the awards for 2025 in the second division.
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Anchor
Tomoki Takamine returned to Sapporo, having almost been rejected by Europe and J1. Instead, he’s been the saviour for Consadole in a grim year.
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Mito-logical
Naoki Mori came along and made the impossible true: Mito HollyHock are in J1.
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