Matsumoto Yamaga – J.League Regista

2025 Regista Awards: J3 League

A miracle in the North, a striker with no mercy, and the new kids on the block: these have been the awards for 2025 in the third division.

A 100 J1 goals-striker, a dynamic duo, some returns to the third tier: these have been the Top 10 moves in J3 last Winter.

Several strikers, a talent ready to be the center of a project, and internal transfers: these have been the Top 10 moves in J3 last Winter.

Another newly promoted team rocking the league and a surprising promotion: these have been the awards for 2022 in the third division.

Matsumoto Yamaga can say… they’ve failed. But at least “MVP” Ayumu Yokoyama could be a sign of things changing.

In a season with four relegations, stoppage time was the real decider for many destinies in the second tier.

A long-awaited return to J1, an unexpected drop, and many, many talents: these have been the awards for 2020 in the second division.

From a needed renewal to the most incredible relegation in J2 history: that’s 2021 in a nutshell for Matsumoto Yamaga.

On this day, ten years ago, Naoki Matsuda passed away. His dream of putting Matsumoto Yamaga on the map became reality.

So here we are with a new column, that we’ll try to extend until the end of the season. Every weekend we’ll try to watch two games, one from J1…