2014 in Japanese football

2014 season
2014 season
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Japanese football in 2014.

J.League Division 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gamba Osaka (C)	34	19	6	9	59	31	+28	63	Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage^[a]
2	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	18	8	8	52	32	+20	62
3	Kashima Antlers	34	18	6	10	64	39	+25	60
4	Kashiwa Reysol	34	17	9	8	48	40	+8	60	Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round^[a]
5	Sagan Tosu	34	19	3	12	41	33	+8	60
6	Kawasaki Frontale	34	16	7	11	56	43	+13	55
7	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	14	9	11	37	29	+8	51
8	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	13	11	10	44	37	+7	50
9	FC Tokyo	34	12	12	10	47	33	+14	48
10	Nagoya Grampus	34	13	9	12	47	48	−1	48
11	Vissel Kobe	34	11	12	11	49	50	−1	45
12	Albirex Niigata	34	12	8	14	30	36	−6	44
13	Ventforet Kofu	34	9	14	11	27	31	−4	41
14	Vegalta Sendai	34	9	11	14	35	50	−15	38
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	10	6	18	42	60	−18	36
16	Omiya Ardija (R)	34	9	8	17	44	60	−16	35	Relegation to 2015 J2 League
17	Cerezo Osaka (R)	34	7	10	17	36	48	−12	31
18	Tokushima Vortis (R)	34	3	5	26	16	74	−58	14

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J.League Data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Because Gamba Osaka won the 2014 Emperor's Cup, the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot has been awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.

J.League Division 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Shonan Bellmare (C, P)	42	31	8	3	86	25	+61	101	Qualification for 2015 J1 League
2	Matsumoto Yamaga (P)	42	24	11	7	65	35	+30	83	Qualification for 2015 J1 League
3	JEF United Chiba	42	18	14	10	55	44	+11	68	Qualification for Promotion Playoffs^[a]
4	Júbilo Iwata	42	18	13	11	67	55	+12	67	Qualification for Promotion Playoffs^[a]
5	Giravanz Kitakyushu	42	18	11	13	50	50	0	65	Ineligible for promotion
6	Montedio Yamagata (P)	42	18	10	14	57	44	+13	64	Qualification for Promotion Playoffs^[a]
7	Oita Trinita	42	17	12	13	52	55	−3	63
8	Fagiano Okayama	42	15	16	11	52	48	+4	61
9	Kyoto Sanga	42	14	18	10	57	52	+5	60
10	Consadole Sapporo	42	15	14	13	48	44	+4	59
11	Yokohama FC	42	14	13	15	49	47	+2	55
12	Tochigi SC	42	15	10	17	52	58	−6	55
13	Roasso Kumamoto	42	13	15	14	45	53	−8	54
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	42	12	16	14	45	42	+3	52
15	Mito HollyHock	42	12	14	16	46	46	0	50	Ineligible for promotion
16	Avispa Fukuoka	42	13	11	18	52	60	−8	50
17	FC Gifu	42	13	10	19	54	61	−7	49	Ineligible for promotion
18	Thespakusatsu Gunma	42	14	7	21	45	54	−9	49
19	Ehime FC	42	12	12	18	54	58	−4	48
20	Tokyo Verdy	42	9	15	18	31	48	−17	42
21	Kamatamare Sanuki	42	7	12	23	34	71	−37	33	Qualification for Relegation Playoffs^[b]
22	Kataller Toyama (R)	42	5	8	29	28	74	−46	23	Relegation to 2015 J3 League^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2014. Source: J.League data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
^ ^a ^b The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2014 J3 League

J3 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Zweigen Kanazawa (C, P)	33	23	6	4	56	20	+36	75	Promotion to 2015 J2 League^[a]
2	Nagano Parceiro	33	20	9	4	58	23	+35	69	Qualification for J2 promotion playoffs^[a]
3	Machida Zelvia	33	20	8	5	59	22	+37	68
4	Gainare Tottori	33	14	11	8	34	25	+9	53
5	Grulla Morioka	33	12	9	12	43	39	+4	45
6	SC Sagamihara	33	12	7	14	44	48	−4	43
7	Fukushima United	33	9	9	15	30	38	−8	36
8	Blaublitz Akita	33	10	4	19	38	57	−19	34
9	FC Ryukyu	33	8	10	15	31	50	−19	34
10	J.League U-22 Selection	33	9	6	18	37	63	−26	33
11	Fujieda MYFC	33	7	9	17	36	52	−16	30
12	YSCC Yokohama	33	4	12	17	29	58	−29	24

Source: J.League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Only clubs that hold J2 licence are eligible for promotion.

Japan Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Honda FC (C)	26	16	5	5	58	28	+30	53
2	SP Kyoto FC	26	20	1	5	58	20	+38	61
3	Kagoshima United	26	18	3	5	45	19	+26	57
4	Renofa Yamaguchi (P)	26	16	3	7	51	27	+24	51	Promotion to 2015 J3 League
5	Sony Sendai	26	13	7	6	45	29	+16	46
6	Yokogawa Musashino	26	9	8	9	31	31	0	35
7	Verspah Oita	26	8	9	9	30	28	+2	33
8	Azul Claro Numazu	26	8	8	10	26	35	−9	32
9	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	8	6	12	30	32	−2	30
10	Honda Lock	26	7	6	13	31	52	−21	27
11	Fagiano Okayama Next	26	5	8	13	24	46	−22	23
12	MIO Biwako Shiga	26	6	4	16	24	50	−26	22
13	Tochigi Uva	26	4	7	15	16	37	−21	19
14	Maruyasu Okazaki	26	3	7	16	23	58	−35	16

Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2014. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Regional Leagues

National team (Men)

Results

5 March	Japan	4–2	New Zealand	Tokyo, Japan^[1]^[2]
19:40 JST	Okazaki 4', 17' Kagawa 7' (pen.) Morishige 11'	JFA Report	Wood 39', 80'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 47,670 Referee: Alan Milliner (Australia)

27 May	Japan	1–0	Cyprus	Saitama, Japan^[3]
19:30 JST	Uchida 43'	JFA Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 58,564 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

2 June	Costa Rica	1–3	Japan	Tampa, United States^[4]
21:00 UTC−4	Ruiz 31'	JFA Report	Endo 60' Kagawa 80' Kakitani 90+2'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 7,106 Referee: Chris Penso (USA)

6 June	Zambia	3–4	Japan	Tampa, United States^[5]
19:30 UTC−4	Katongo 9' Sinkala 29' Musonda 89'	JFA Report	Honda 40' (pen.), 75' Kagawa 73' Okubo 90+1'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 7,275 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)

14 June Group C	Ivory Coast	2–1	Japan	Recife, Brazil
22:00 UTC−3	Bony 64' Gervinho 66'	FIFA Report	Honda 16'	Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 40,267 Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

19 June Group C	Japan	0–0	Greece	Natal, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3		FIFA Report		Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 39,485 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

24 June Group C	Japan	1–4	Colombia	Cuiabá, Brazil
16:00 UTC−4	Okazaki 45+1'	FIFA Report	Cuadrado 17' (pen.) Martínez 55', 82' Rodríguez 90'	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 40,340 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

5 September	Japan	0–2	Uruguay	Sapporo, Japan^[1]
19:30 JST		JFA Report	Cavani 34' Hernández 71'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 39,294 Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

9 September	Japan	2–2	Venezuela	Yokohama, Japan^[1]
19:20 JST	Muto 51' Shibasaki 66'	FIFA Listing	Rondon 61' (pen.) Cichero 71'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 64,007 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

10 October	Japan	1–0	Jamaica	Niigata, Japan
19:25 JST	Nosworthy 16' (o.g.)	JFA Report		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 39,628 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

14 October	Japan	0–4	Brazil	Singapore
18:45 UTC+8		JFA Report	Neymar 18', 48', 77', 81'	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 51,577 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

14 November	Japan	6–0	Honduras	Toyota, Japan^[1]
19:35 JST	Yoshida 9' Honda 40' Endō 44' Inui 47', 74' Toyoda 69'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 42,126 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

18 November	Japan	2–1	Australia	Osaka, Japan^[1]
19:25 JST	Konno 61' Okazaki 68'	JFA Report	Cahill 90+2'	Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 46,312 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Win Draw Loss

Players statistics

Player	-2013	03.05	05.27	06.02	06.06	06.14	06.19	06.24	09.05	09.09	10.10	10.14	11.14	11.18	2014	Total
Yasuhito Endo	140(12)	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O	8(2)	148(14)
Yasuyuki Konno	78(1)	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	6(1)	84(2)
Makoto Hasebe	77(2)	-	O	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	O	O	6(0)	83(2)
Shinji Okazaki	72(36)	O(2)	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	13(4)	85(40)
Yuto Nagatomo	66(3)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	10(0)	76(3)
Atsuto Uchida	65(1)	-	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	7(1)	72(2)
Yoshito Okubo	54(5)	-	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	6(1)	60(6)
Shinji Kagawa	53(16)	O(1)	O	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	O	-	-	O	-	O	O	10(3)	63(19)
Eiji Kawashima	53(0)	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	11(0)	64(0)
Keisuke Honda	52(20)	O	O	O	O(2)	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	13(4)	65(24)
Maya Yoshida	37(2)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O(1)	O	11(1)	48(3)
Hajime Hosogai	25(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	5(0)	30(1)
Hiroshi Kiyotake	23(1)	O	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	3(0)	26(1)
Masahiko Inoha	20(1)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	21(1)
Hiroki Sakai	14(0)	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	5(0)	19(0)
Shusaku Nishikawa	12(0)	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	3(0)	15(0)
Takashi Inui	12(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(2)	O	2(2)	14(2)
Gotoku Sakai	11(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	7(0)	18(0)
Yoichiro Kakitani	9(4)	-	O	O(1)	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	9(1)	18(5)
Hotaru Yamaguchi	8(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	7(0)	15(0)
Yuya Osako	6(3)	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	6(0)	12(3)
Masato Morishige	6(0)	O(1)	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	11(1)	17(1)
Hiroki Mizumoto	5(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	1(0)	6(0)
Manabu Saito	3(1)	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	5(1)
Toshihiro Aoyama	3(0)	O	-	O	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	4(0)	7(0)
Yohei Toyoda	3(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O	3(1)	6(1)
Junya Tanaka	1(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	O	-	-	3(0)	4(0)
Kosuke Ota	1(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	O	3(0)	4(0)
Daisuke Suzuki	1(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	1(0)	2(0)
Yoshinori Muto	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	6(1)	6(1)
Gaku Shibasaki	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O	O	O	-	4(1)	4(1)
Taishi Taguchi	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	3(0)	3(0)
Ryota Morioka	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	-	2(0)	2(0)
Tsukasa Shiotani	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	2(0)	2(0)
Yu Kobayashi	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	2(0)	2(0)
Tatsuya Sakai	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Yusuke Minagawa	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)

National team (Women)

Results

2014.03.05	Japan	1–1	United States	Portugal
	Miyama ?'		? ?'

2014.03.07	Japan	1–0	Denmark	Portugal
	Iwabuchi ?'

2014.03.10	Japan	2–1	Sweden	Portugal
	Ogimi ?' Miyama ?'		? ?'

2014.03.12	Japan	0–3	Germany	Portugal
			? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

2014.05.08	Japan	2–1	New Zealand	Osaka, Japan
	Takase ?' Sugasawa ?'		? ?'	Stadium: Nagai Football Stadium

2014.05.14	Japan	2–2	Australia	Vietnam
	?' (o.g.) Ogimi ?'		? ?' ? ?'

2014.05.16	Japan	4–0	Vietnam	Vietnam
	Kawasumi ?', ?' Kiryu ?' Ogimi ?'

2014.05.18	Japan	7–0	Jordan	Vietnam
	Kira ?', ?' Nakajima ?', ?' Sakaguchi ?', ?' ?' (o.g.)

2014.05.22	Japan	2–1	China	Vietnam
	Sawa ?' Iwashimizu ?'		? ?'

2014.05.25	Japan	1–0	Australia	Vietnam
	Iwashimizu ?'

2014.09.13	Japan	5–0	Ghana	Yamagata, Japan
	Takase ?', ?' Sakaguchi ?' Osafune ?' Nakajima ?'			Stadium: Yamagata Park Stadium

2014.09.15

Japan

0–0

China

South Korea

2014.09.18	Japan	12–0	Jordan	South Korea
	Kawasumi ?', ?' Sugasawa ?', ?', ?' Sakaguchi ?', ?', ?' ?' (o.g.) Kira ?', ?' Miyama ?'

2014.09.22	Japan	3–0	Chinese Taipei	South Korea
	Sakaguchi ?' Kira ?' Kawasumi ?'

2014.09.26	Japan	9–0	Hong Kong	South Korea
	Masuya ?', ?' ?' (o.g.) Nakajima ?' Iwashimizu ?' Kiryu ?', ?' Takase ?' Sugasawa ?'

2014.09.29	Japan	3–0	Vietnam	South Korea
	Sakaguchi ?' Osafune ?' Sugasawa ?'

2014.10.01	Japan	1–3	North Korea	South Korea
	Miyama ?'		? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

2014.10.25	Japan	3–0	Canada	Canada
	Ogimi ?' Kawamura ?' Kawasumi ?'

2014.10.28	Japan	3–2	Canada	Canada
	Nagasato ?' Ogimi ?' Sameshima ?'		? ?' ? ?'

Players statistics

Player	-2013	03.05	03.07	03.10	03.12	05.08	05.14	05.16	05.18	05.22	05.25	09.13	09.15	09.18	09.22	09.26	09.29	10.01	10.25	10.28	2014	Total
Homare Sawa	189(81)	O	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8(1)	197(82)
Aya Miyama	127(30)	O(1)	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	-	O	O(1)	O	O	17(4)	144(34)
Shinobu Ono	119(39)	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	6(0)	125(39)
Kozue Ando	115(18)	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	4(0)	119(18)
Yuki Ogimi	103(47)	O	O	O(1)	O	-	O(1)	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O(1)	9(5)	112(52)
Azusa Iwashimizu	95(8)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O(1)	O(1)	-	-	O	O	O(1)	-	O	-	O	14(3)	109(11)
Yukari Kinga	88(5)	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	4(0)	92(5)
Karina Maruyama	77(14)	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	79(14)
Miho Fukumoto	70(0)	-	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	5(0)	75(0)
Mizuho Sakaguchi	68(18)	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	O(2)	O	O	O(1)	O	O(3)	O(1)	O	O(1)	O	O	O	17(8)	85(26)
Rumi Utsugi	62(5)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	12(0)	74(5)
Saki Kumagai	58(0)	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	5(0)	63(0)
Aya Sameshima	55(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O(1)	2(1)	57(3)
Nahomi Kawasumi	50(12)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(2)	-	O	O	O	O	O(2)	O(1)	O	O	O	O(1)	-	17(6)	67(18)
Ayumi Kaihori	40(0)	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	O	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	6(0)	46(0)
Megumi Takase	35(5)	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O(2)	O	-	-	O(1)	O	O	O	O	17(4)	52(9)
Asuna Tanaka	28(3)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	2(0)	30(3)
Megumi Kamionobe	23(2)	O	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	4(0)	27(2)
Mana Iwabuchi	20(2)	O	O(1)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	5(1)	25(3)
Saori Ariyoshi	13(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	17(0)	30(0)
Yuika Sugasawa	12(2)	-	-	-	-	O(1)	-	O	-	O	O	O	O	O(3)	-	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	O	12(6)	24(8)
Emi Nakajima	9(1)	-	O	-	-	O	O	-	O(2)	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O(1)	O	-	-	-	12(4)	21(5)
Kana Osafune	8(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O	O	-	O	O(1)	O	-	-	6(2)	14(2)
Nanase Kiryu	6(0)	O	O	-	-	-	O	O(1)	-	O	-	O	O	O	O	O(2)	-	-	-	-	10(3)	16(3)
Asano Nagasato	6(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	1(1)	7(1)
Erina Yamane	4(0)	O	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	-	O	-	O	-	9(0)	13(0)
Yuri Kawamura	4(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O	7(1)	11(1)
Michi Goto	3(2)	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4(0)	7(2)
Kana Kitahara	1(0)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	-	6(0)	7(0)
Chinatsu Kira	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	O(2)	O	O	O	O	O(2)	O(1)	O	O	O	-	-	12(5)	12(5)
Rika Masuya	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O(2)	O	O	-	-	7(2)	7(2)
Hikaru Naomoto	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	6(0)	6(0)
Rie Usui	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	6(0)	6(0)
Hisui Haza	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	4(0)	4(0)
Ruka Norimatsu	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	2(0)
Yuria Obara	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Shiho Kohata	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Ami Sugita	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Japan to play New Zealand in World Cup warm-up Japan Football Association, 2013-12-12.
^ Matches FIFA.com. Retrieved: 2014-02-02.
^ Japan schedules friendly against Cyprus The Japan Times, 2014-02-12.
^ Selección de Costa Rica tendrá fogueo en junio ante Japón La Nación, 2014-02-04. (in Spanish)
^ Japan will play Zambia in Tampa, Florida Japan Football Association, 2014-03-28.

[table_note_res_GS0.73381013550507-1] Because Gamba Osaka won the 2014 Emperor's Cup, the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot has been awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.

[table_note_res_QPP0.89338192618144-2] Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.

[table_note_res_QRP0.89338192618144-3] The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2014 J3 League

[table_note_res_P0.44032154764995-4] Only clubs that hold J2 licence are eligible for promotion.

[JFA-5] Japan to play New Zealand in World Cup warm-up Japan Football Association, 2013-12-12.

[matches-6] Matches FIFA.com. Retrieved: 2014-02-02.

[7] Japan schedules friendly against Cyprus The Japan Times, 2014-02-12.

[8] Selección de Costa Rica tendrá fogueo en junio ante Japón La Nación, 2014-02-04. (in Spanish)

[9] Japan will play Zambia in Tampa, Florida Japan Football Association, 2014-03-28.

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