First tracked match
Gamba Osaka vs Cerezo Osaka
14/02/2025
Latest tracked match
JEF United Chiba vs Avispa Fukuoka
06/06/2026
Officiating insights
Strictest refs →From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)
2.73
goals / match
0
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted J1 League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Who referees J1 League?
Most-appointed match officials across all J1 League seasons
- 1🇯🇵 Akihiko IkeuchiJPN · Referee · 23×
- 2🇯🇵 Takafumi MikuriyaJPN · Referee · 20×
- 3🇯🇵 Futoshi NakamuraJPN · Referee · 20×
- 4🇯🇵 Hiroyuki KimuraJPN · Referee · 19×
- 5🇯🇵 Koichiro FukushimaJPN · Referee · 19×
- 6🇯🇵 Hiroki KasaharaJPN · Referee · 18×
- 7🇯🇵 Yūdai YamamotoJPN · Referee · 18×
- 8🇯🇵 Kōei KoyaJPN · Referee · 17×
- 9🇯🇵 Masuya UedaJPN · Referee · 17×
- 10🇯🇵 Koji TakasakiJPN · Referee · 16×
Match Officials(0 officials · 92 matches)
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No officials data available.
Venues(7 · 2026)
Stadiums used in J1 League during 2026.
Top Venues
Matches by Country
United States19
Stadium host countries (all-time)
2026 Matches(92 in season)
All Matches →06/06/2026
JEF United Chiba1-2Avispa Fukuoka
30/05/2026
Avispa Fukuoka2-2JEF United Chiba
23/05/2026
Avispa Fukuoka0-1Vissel Kobe
23/05/2026
Kashima Antlers1-0FC Tokyo
23/05/2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima4-2Nagoya Grampus
23/05/2026
Kashiwa Reysol4-2JEF United Chiba
22/05/2026
Machida Zelvia1-0Urawa Red Diamonds
17/05/2026
V-Varen Nagasaki2-2Vissel Kobe
16/05/2026
Urawa Red Diamonds0-0FC Tokyo
16/05/2026
Yokohama F Marinos0-1Kashiwa Reysol
16/05/2026
Mito HollyHock0-1Tokyo Verdy
10/05/2026
Vissel Kobe0-3Fagiano Okayama
10/05/2026
Yokohama F Marinos1-1Kashima Antlers
10/05/2026
Shimizu S-Pulse1-1Avispa Fukuoka
09/05/2026
Cerezo Osaka3-2V-Varen Nagasaki
09/05/2026
Mito HollyHock1-4Urawa Red Diamonds
06/05/2026
V-Varen Nagasaki2-1Fagiano Okayama
06/05/2026
Avispa Fukuoka1-1Kyoto Sanga
06/05/2026
FC Tokyo0-3JEF United Chiba
06/05/2026
Nagoya Grampus2-1Gamba Osaka
J1 League referees — FAQ
- How many referees have officiated in J1 League?
- 36 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in J1 League across 2 season(s) in our data.
- How many J1 League matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
- Referee.Observer tracks 472 J1 League matches with their full match-official appointments across 2 season(s).
- Which seasons of J1 League are covered?
- J1 League referee appointments are covered for 2 season(s), 2025 to 2026.
- Who are the top match officials in J1 League?
- The most-appointed J1 League match officials are 🇯🇵 Akihiko Ikeuchi (23 match(es)), 🇯🇵 Takafumi Mikuriya (20 match(es)), 🇯🇵 Futoshi Nakamura (20 match(es)).