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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