Preview – J.League Regista

The survivors

2020 was exceptional, because we have seen no relegations for the first time in a long period. But can these four teams survive in 2021?

J2 Weekend preview

With J1 being off for their well earned (?) summer holiday and with certain teams tossing it off against “Europe’s elite” (you can probably tell I’m not really a fan…

State of the J – Shonan Bellmare

(Header photo from @bellmare_staff) The Kanagawa coastline is starting to get busy. Summer is coming, and the beaches are starting to get full of the surfers, loafers & people that…

J2 preview

This Saturday’s fixture list in J2 is the halfway point marker of the season. Here are some bite-sized previews of fixtures, with predictions as to how I think they’ll pan…

State of the J – Vissel Kobe

A brief hiatus, our look at the state of J.League teams is back for another salvo, this time looking at the interesting case of Vissel Kobe. The Rakuten backed club…

J1 Weekend Preview

A brief look ahead at the upcoming action in J1 Vegalta Sendai vs Cerezo Osaka (6pm, Yurtec Stadium, Sendai) After losing at home to a university team in midweek,…

State of the J: Cerezo Osaka

This is a team I’ve been wanting to explore for a long time. The club that brought us Shinji Kagawa & Takashi Inui have long been a glamorous name in…

State of the J: Giravanz Kitakyushu

Now this is an interesting case. A club that was seemingly on the way up but now finds itself struggling a bit to get to grips with life in the…

State of the J: FC Tokyo

The team that represents the Japanese capital in J1 had Sky Tree high designs for this season. With manager Yoshiyuki Shinoda installed on a permanent basis after a fine run…

State of the J: FC Gifu

I know, I know. “Why are you talking about FC Gifu? You should be remaining impartial!” I get it, and that is why I’ve enlisted the help of someone who…