Football in Japan

Football in Japan
Football in Japan
	Jubilo Iwata players and fans celebrate a goal in the J.League Cup in 2010.
Country	Japan
Governing body	Japan Football Association
National team(s)	men's national team; women's national team
National competitions
	AFC Asian Cup; FIFA World Cup;
Club competitions
	League: ; J1 League ; J2 League ; J3 League ; Japan Football League ; Japanese Regional Leagues ; Japanese Prefectural Leagues ; Cup(s): ; Japanese Super Cup (Fujifilm Super Cup) ; Emperor's Cup ; J.League Cup (J.League YBC Levain Cup) ; All Japan Senior Football Championship;
International competitions
	AFC Champions League; FIFA Club World Cup;

Football is among the most popular sports in Japan,^[1]^[2]^[3] together with baseball, tennis, golf, sumo, and combat sports.^[4] Its nationwide organization, the Japan Football Association, administers the professional football leagues, including J.League, which is considered by many the most successful football league in Asia.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] Japan is also the country with the most comprehensively developed football in Asia in both men and women as well as in both futsal and beach soccer.

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^ "J-League History Part 1: Professional football begins in Japan". Goal.com. September 9, 2013. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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^ "Japan raising eyebrows :: Total Football Magazine – Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two, Non-League News". Totalfootballmag.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
^ "Asian Cup Japan is On The Up". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
^ "The success of the J-League mirrors the success of Japan the country « World Soccer World Soccer". Worldsoccer.com. October 20, 2012. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-17.

[1] "Japanese baseball finds itself at a crossroads | Reuters". Reuters. July 12, 2021. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021.

[2] "J-League History Part 1: Professional football begins in Japan". Goal.com. September 9, 2013. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

[3] Blickenstaff, Brian (February 26, 2013). "Tom Byer, the man who made Japanese soccer a player on the world football stage". Slate.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[4] "The 8 Most Popular Sports in Japan". Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

[5] "Japan Comment: The Standard Of Football Is Rising In Japan – Time For The Media To Follow". Goal.com. November 10, 2009. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[6] "Asian Debate: Is The Japanese Game Losing Its Innocence?". Goal.com. October 24, 2009. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[7] "Japan raising eyebrows :: Total Football Magazine – Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two, Non-League News". Totalfootballmag.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[8] "Asian Cup Japan is On The Up". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[9] "The success of the J-League mirrors the success of Japan the country « World Soccer World Soccer". Worldsoccer.com. October 20, 2012. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-17.

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