2021 J3 League

The 2021 J3 League, referred to as the 2021 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (Japanese: 2021 明治安田生命J3リーグ, Hepburn: 2021 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J3 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 8th season of J3 League under its current name.

Meiji Yasuda J3 League
Season2021
Dates13 March – 5 December
ChampionsRoasso Kumamoto
PromotedRoasso Kumamoto
Iwate Grulla Morioka
RelegatedNo relegation
Matches played210
Goals scored533 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerShota Kawanishi, FC Gifu (13 goals)
Biggest home winAzul Claro Numazu v Vanraure Hachinohe 7-2
Highest scoringGainare Tottori v Nagano Parceiro 1-8
Azul Claro Numazu v Vanraure Hachinohe 7-2
Longest winning runRoasso Kumamoto 7 (28/08/21 - 16/10/2021)
Longest unbeaten runRoasso Kumamoto 12 (13/06/21 - 24/10/2021)
Highest attendance11,314
Roasso Kumamoto 2–0 FC Gifu
(5 December 2021)
Lowest attendance264
Fukushima United FC 2–1 Iwate Grulla Morioka
(26 May 2021)
Total attendance401,776
Average attendance1,913
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of complete.

Clubs
Locations of the 2021 J3 League teams

Team changes
Promoted from 2020 JFLPromoted to 2021 J2 LeagueWithdrawn / Disbanded
Tegevajaro MiyazakiBlaublitz Akita
SC Sagamihara		Cerezo Osaka U-23
Gamba Osaka U-23
FC Tokyo U-23

There were no relegations from J2 League in 2020 and the number of teams decreased for 2021. With Blaublitz Akita and SC Sagamihara getting promoted to J2 league, the latter being the last club from the original clubs which started the maiden season in 2014 to be promoted from the third division.

2020 was also the last season where U-23 teams played in the professional setup. After two separate stints involving youth clubs in this division. First it was the J.League U-22 Selection in 2014 and 2015, and then three U-23 teams were involved from 2016 to 2020. FC Tokyo U-23 pulled out of the competition prior to the start of the 2020 season. Cerezo Osaka U-23 and Gamba Osaka U-23 were disbanded at the end of 2020 after completing the full season.[1]

One new team was promoted to the professional ranks of Japanese football, Tegevajaro Miyazaki, as runners-up in the 2020 JFL season and were promoted.[2]

Club NameHome TownStadiumCapacityLast seasonLicence
Azul Claro Numazu Numazu Ashitaka Stadium 10,000 J3（12th） J3
FC Gifu All cities/towns in Gifu[lower-alpha 1] Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium 26,109 J3（5th） J1
FC Imabari Imabari Arigato Service Dream Stadium 5,000 J3（6th） J2
Fukushima United FC Fukushima Toho Stadium 21,000 J3（13th） J3
Gainare Tottori All cities/towns in Tottori [lower-alpha 2] Axis Bird Stadium 16,033 J3（8th） J2
Iwate Grulla Morioka All cities/towns in Iwate Iwagin Stadium 4,946 J3（11th） J2
Kamatamare Sanuki All cities/towns in Kagawa [lower-alpha 3] Pikara Stadium 30,099 J3（16th） J2
Kagoshima United Kagoshima Shiranami Stadium 19,934 J3（4th） J1
Kataller Toyama All cities/towns in Toyama[lower-alpha 4] Toyama Athletic Stadium 25,251 J3（9th） J1
Fujieda MYFC Cities/towns in Shizuoka Prefecture[lower-alpha 5] Fujieda Soccer Field 13,000 J3（10th） J3
Nagano Parceiro Nagano Nagano U Stadium 15,491 J3（3rd） J2
Roasso Kumamoto Kumamoto, Kumamoto Egao Kenko Stadium 32,000 J3（7th） J1
Tegevajaro Miyazaki Miyazaki & Shintomi, Miyazaki Unilever Stadium Shintomi 5,000 Promoted from JFL（2nd） J3
Vanraure Hachinohe Eastern cities/towns in Aomori[lower-alpha 6] Prifoods Stadium 5,200 J3（15th） J3
YSCC Yokohama Yokohama Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium 15,454 J3（17th） J3
  1. centering on Gifu
  2. centering on Tottori, Yonago, Kurayoshi, Sakaiminato
  3. centering on Takamatsu, Marugame
  4. centering on Toyama
  5. Fujieda, Shimada, Yaizu, Makinohara, Yoshida, Kawanehonmachi
  6. Hachinohe, Towada, Gonohe, Sannohe, Takko, Hashikami, Nanbu, Shingo, Oirase, Misawa, Shichinohe, Rokunohe, Tohoku, Noheji, Yokohama, Rokkasho

Personnel and kits
ClubManagerCaptainKit manufacturer
Azul Claro Numazu Masataka Imai Masayuki Tokutake Puma
FC Gifu Takayoshi Amma[3] Kentaro Kai RAZZOLI
FC Imabari Keiichiro Nuno Keishi Kusumi Adidas
Fukushima United FC Yu Tokisaki[4] Makoto Kawanishi
Hiroto Morooka
Tomoyasu Yoshida		 hummel
Gainare Tottori Kim Jong-song Masataka Kani Soccer Junky
Iwate Grulla Morioka Yutaka Akita Yusuke Muta Under Armour
Kagoshima United FC Yasuaki Oshima Noriyuki Sakemoto ANGUA
Kamatamare Sanuki Zdravko Zemunović[5] Akira Takeuchi ATHLETA
Kataller Toyama Nobuhiro Ishizaki[6] Yohei Nishibe GOLDWin
Fujieda MYFC Yasuharu Kurata[7] Takuya Sugimoto gol.
Nagano Parceiro Yuji Yokoyama TBA Penalty
Roasso Kumamoto Takeshi Oki Tomotaka Okamoto Puma
Tegevajaro Miyazaki Naruyuki Naito[8] Kenji Dai YONEX
Vanraure Hachinohe Masahiro Kuzuno[9] Teppei Chikaishi hummel
YSCC Yokohama / Yuki Stalph Kento Dodate younger


Managerial changes
TeamOutgoingMannerExit datePosition in tableIncomingIncoming dateRef.
Announced onDeparted onAnnounced onArrived on
Kamatamare Sanuki Nobuyuki Uenoyama Resigns 31 March 2021 31 March 2021 15th Toshihiro Nishimura (Interim) 1 April 2021 1 April 2021 [10]
Kamatamare Sanuki Toshihiro Nishimura End of Interim period 11 April 2021 11 April 2021 15th Zdravko Zemunovic 12 April 2021 12 April 2021 [11]
Gainare Tottori Riki Takagi Dismissed 6 May 2021 4 May 2021 12th Kim Jong-song 10 May 2021 10 May 2021 [12][13]
FC Imabari Lluís Planagumà Dismissed 19 May 2021 18 May 2021 13th Kazuaki Hashikawa (Interim) 19 May 2021 19 May 2021 [14]
FC Imabari Kazuaki Hashikawa End of Interim period 23 May 2021 23 May 2021 13th Keiichiro Nuno 24 May 2021 24 May 2021 [15]
Kagoshima United Arthur Papas Resigned 28 May 2021 28 May 2021 9th Yasuaki Oshima 28 May 2021 28 May 2021 [16]
Fujieda MYFC Yasuharu Kurata Resigned 12 July 2021 12 July 2021 12th Daisuke Sudo 12 July 2021 12 July 2021 [17]
FC Imabari Keiichiro Nuno Resigned 29 September 2021 29 September 2021 12th Kazuaki Hashikawa 29 September 2021 29 September 2021 [18][19]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Roasso Kumamoto (C) 28 15 9 4 39 20 +19 54 Promotion to J2 League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Iwate Grulla Morioka 28 15 8 5 43 28 +15 53
3 Tegevajaro Miyazaki[lower-alpha 2] 28 16 5 7 44 31 +13 53
4 Kataller Toyama 28 13 7 8 40 34 +6 46
5 Fukushima United[lower-alpha 2] 28 13 6 9 41 32 +9 45[lower-alpha 3]
6 FC Gifu 28 12 5 11 38 35 +3 41
7 Kagoshima United 28 11 7 10 34 35 −1 40
8 YSCC Yokohama 28 11 7 10 31 33 −2 40
9 Nagano Parceiro 28 8 12 8 35 28 +7 36
10 Fujieda MYFC 28 8 8 12 42 42 0 32
11 FC Imabari[lower-alpha 2] 28 7 9 12 34 33 +1 30
12 Gainare Tottori 28 9 2 17 36 53 −17 29
13 Vanraure Hachinohe 28 7 8 13 24 44 −20 29[lower-alpha 3]
14 Azul Claro Numazu[lower-alpha 2] 28 7 6 15 32 44 −12 27
15 Kamatamare Sanuki 28 4 9 15 20 41 −21 21
Source: 2021 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.
  2. The team held neither a J1 nor J2 license, and so was ineligible for promotion to the J2 League.
  3. The match between Fukushima United and Vanraure Hachinohe resulted in a 2–0 win for Fukushima, but was changed to an awarded 0–3 scoreline by the J.League, after Fukushima allowed a player who had not received a negative test to play in the game.[20] The original result was restored following a decision by the JFA Appeal Committee.[21]

Stadiums

Primary venues used in the J3 League:

Vanraure HachinoheIwate Grulla MoriokaFukushima United FCYSCC YokohamaNagano Parceiro
Prifoods StadiumIwagin StadiumToho StadiumNippatsu Mitsuzawa StadiumNagano U Stadium
Capacity: 5,124Capacity: 5,046Capacity: 6,464Capacity: 15,440Capacity: 15,515
Kataller ToyamaFujieda MYFCAzul Claro NumazuFC GifuGainare Tottori
Toyama StadiumFujieda Soccer StadiumAshitaka Park StadiumGifu Nagaragawa StadiumAxis Bird Stadium
Capacity: 18,588Capacity: 5,056Capacity: 5,104Capacity: 16,310Capacity: 11,999
Kamatamare SanukiFC ImabariRoasso KumamotoTegevajaro MiyazakiKagoshima United FC
Pikara StadiumArigato Service Dream StadiumEgao Kenko StadiumUnilever Stadium ShintomiShiranami Stadium
Capacity: 22,338Capacity: 5,063Capacity: 30,449Capacity: 5,354Capacity: 12,606

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of December 5th, 2021[22]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Shota Kawanishi FC Gifu 13
2 Kosuke Fujioka Tegevajaro Miyazaki 10
3 Yohei Ono Kataller Toyama 9
Naoki Sanda Nagano Parceiro
Rei Yonezawa Kagoshima United FC
Yuya Taguchi Gainare Tottori
Hiroki Higuchi Fukushima United
Kaito Umeda Tegevajaro Miyazaki
4 Toshiki Takahashi Roasso Kumamoto 8
Origbaajo Ismaila Fukushima United
5 Ömer Tokac Fukushima United 7
Ryo Watanabe Azul Claro Numazu

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Naoki Sanda Nagano Parceiro Gainare Tottori 1–8 (A)[23] 13 June 2021

See also
League
Cup(s)


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