The J2/J3 100 Year Vision League, also known as the , was a one-off football tournament organised by the Japan Professional Football League as part of the J.League 100 Year Vision League, held from 7 February to 7 June 2026. All 40 clubs from the J2 League and the J3 League participated.
Overview As the Japan Professional Football League (J.League) transitions to an "autumn-spring system" in 2026, the J.League 100 Year Vision League was a special tournament held during the transitional period. Meiji Yasuda Life, the league's title partner through the end of 2026, will also serve as the title partner of this tournament.
Although this tournament is a league competition organised by the J.League, there was no promotion or relegation based on the results of this tournament, including from the JFL.
Format Regional round (7 February – 24 May) The 40 teams competing in the 2026–27 J2 League and J3 League were divided geographically into four divisions (East A, East B, West A, West B), consisting of 10 teams each. Each division played a double round-robin home and away format, for a total of 180 games. Clubs from the same prefecture were grouped together as much as possible. In addition, the number of clubs playing in snowy regions, where home games cannot be played in February and March was also taken into consideration.
Rules If the winners can not be decided within 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out will be played to decide the winners. For this tournament, the usual points system is retained, but the winners of the shoot-out will receive an extra point.
Depending on the results, the following points will be awarded: Wins after 90 minutes: 3 points Penalty shootout wins: 2 points Losses in penalty shootout: 1 point Losses after 90 minutes: 0 points
Playoff round (30 May – 7 June) Teams with the same placement in each group in the regional round will compete in a single-round knockout format (not a home-and-away format) to determine the final rankings (for example, matches between first-placed teams will decide 1st–4th place overall, matches between second-placed teams will decide 5th–8th place overall etc.).
The first matches will be between "East A v East B" and "West A v West B" and will be held as home games for East A and West A respectively, based on the final standings of the 2025 season.
If the winner is not determined after 90 minutes, two 15-minute periods of extra time will be played; if the winner is still not decided after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be played.
Prize money There is a total prize pool of . The top three teams at the end of the tournament received prize money of for the winners, for runners-up, and for third place. During the regional round, each point is worth . All teams also received an additional distributed fee of based on their competition ranking.
Participating clubs
The 40 clubs participating in the J2 League and J3 League in the 2026–27 season participated.
The group divisions were announced on 15 December 2025. The asterisk indicates a club that is located in a snowy area and therefore cannot play home games at certain times (a maximum of four clubs can be in one group).
East region
+ East A Club League Location Stadium CapacityVanraure Hachinohe*J2Aomori PrefecturePrifoods Stadium5,124Blaublitz Akita*J2Akita PrefectureSoyu Stadium18,156Vegalta Sendai*J2Miyagi PrefectureYurtec Stadium Sendai19,694Montedio Yamagata*J2Yamagata PrefectureND Soft Stadium Yamagata20,315Tochigi SCJ3Tochigi PrefectureKanseki Stadium Tochigi25,244Tochigi CityJ2City Football Station5,129Thespa GunmaJ3Gunma PrefectureShoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma15,253Yokohama FCJ2Kanagawa PrefectureMitsuzawa Stadium15,046Shonan BellmareJ2Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka15,380SC SagamiharaJ3Sagamihara Gion Stadium6,291+ East B Club League Prefecture Stadium CapacityHokkaido Consadole Sapporo*J2Hokkaido PrefectureSapporo Dome41,484Fukushima United*J3Fukushima PrefectureToho Stadium6,464Iwaki FCJ2Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki5,066RB Omiya ArdijaJ2Saitama PrefectureNACK5 Stadium Omiya15,491Ventforet KofuJ2Yamanashi PrefectureJIT Recycle Ink Stadium15,853Matsumoto Yamaga*J3Nagano PrefectureSunpro Alwin20,396AC Nagano Parceiro*J3Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium15,515Júbilo IwataJ2Shizuoka PrefectureYamaha Stadium15,165Fujieda MYFCJ2Fujieda Soccer Stadium5,056FC GifuJ3Gifu PrefectureGifu Nagaragawa Stadium17,540
West region
+ West A Club League Prefecture Stadium CapacityAlbirex Niigata*J2Niigata PrefectureDenka Big Swan Stadium42,300Kataller Toyama*J2Toyama PrefectureToyama Stadium25,251Zweigen Kanazawa*J3Ishikawa PrefectureKanazawa Stadium10,444FC OsakaJ3Osaka PrefectureHanazono Rugby Stadium27,346Nara ClubJ3Nara PrefectureRohto Field Nara5,600Kamatamare SanukiJ3Kagawa PrefecturePikara Stadium22,338Tokushima VortisJ2Tokushima PrefecturePocarisweat Stadium17,924Ehime FCJ3Ehime PrefectureNingineer Stadium20,983FC ImabariJ2ASICS Satoyama Stadium5,316Kōchi UnitedJ3Kōchi PrefectureKochi Haruno Athletic Stadium25,000+ West B Club League Prefecture Stadium CapacityReilac ShigaJ3Shiga PrefectureHeiwado HATO Stadium9,000Gainare Tottori*J3Tottori PrefectureAxis Bird Stadium16,033Renofa YamaguchiJ3Yamaguchi PrefectureIshin Me-Life Stadium15,115Giravanz KitakyushuJ3Fukuoka PrefectureMikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu15,300Sagan TosuJ2Saga PrefectureEkimae Real Estate Stadium24,130Roasso KumamotoJ3Kumamoto PrefectureEgao Kenko Stadium32,000Oita TrinitaJ2Ōita PrefectureCrasus Dome Oita40,000Tegevajaro MiyazakiJ2Miyazaki PrefectureIchigo Miyazaki Shintomi Football Stadium5,000Kagoshima United J3Kagoshima PrefectureShiranami Stadium19,934FC RyukyuJ3Okinawa PrefectureOkinawa Athletic Park Stadium10,189
Regional round East region East A
East B
West region West A
West B
Play-off round Bracket
Finals
5th–8th place playoff
9th–12th place playoff
13th–16th place playoff
17th–20th place playoff
21st–24th place playoff
25th–28th place playoff
29th–32nd place playoff
33rd–36th place playoff
37th–40th place playoff
Round 1 Summary
Matches (East Region)
Matches (West Region)
Round 2 Summary For these matchups, the team with the better regional round's records will host the match.
Matches 1st/2nd place
3rd/4th place
5th/6th place
7th/8th place
9th/10th place
11th/12th place
13th/14th place
15th/16th place
17th/18th place
19th/20th place
21st/22nd place
23rd/24th place
25th/26th place
27th/28th place
29th/30th place
31st/32nd place
33rd/34th place
35th/36th place
37th/38th place
39th/40th place
Final standings Pos. Team Pos. Team 1 Vegalta Sendai 21 Gainare Tottori 2 Kataller Toyama 22 FC Gifu 3 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 23 Zweigen Kanazawa 4 Ventforet Kofu 24 Thespa Gunma 5 Kagoshima United 25 Nara Club 6 Blaublitz Akita 26 Matsumoto Yamaga 7 Albirex Niigata 27 Oita Trinita 8 Consadole Sapporo 28 Montedio Yamagata 9 Tokushima Vortis 29 Tochigi City 10 Iwaki FC 30 Reilac Shiga 11 Sagan Tosu 31 FC Osaka 12 Shonan Bellmare 32 Júbilo Iwata 13 Yokohama FC 33 Fukushima United 14 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 FC Ryukyu 15 RB Omiya Ardija 35 FC Imabari 16 Kōchi United 36 Vanraure Hachinohe 17 SC Sagamihara 37 AC Nagano Parceiro 18 Roasso Kumamoto 38 Kamatamare Sanuki 19 Fujieda MYFC 39 Tochigi SC 20 Ehime FC 40 Giravanz Kitakyushu
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Shota TamuraNara Club152 Toya IzumiRB Omiya Ardija10 Ota YamamotoRB Omiya Ardija Lucas BarcellosTokushima Vortis5 Yusei ToshidaTegevajaro Miyazaki96 CapriniRB Omiya Ardija8 Hiroto YamadaShonan Bellmare Riyo KawamotoFC Gifu9 Taika NakashimaThespa Gunma7 João PauloYokohama FC Ren SugimotoSC Sagamihara Yuya TaguchiEhime FC
Awards Monthly MVP MonthRegionPlayerClubFebruaryEast A Ryoma KidaMFMontedio YamagataEast B Riyo KawamotoFWFC GifuWest A Lucas BarcellosFWTokushima VortisWest B Eisuke WatanabeMFTegevajaro MiyazakiMarchEast A Arthur SilvaMFShonan BellmareEast B Itsuki OdaDFMatsumoto YamagaWest A Lucas Barcellos FWTokushima VortisWest B Yuto YamadaDFKagoshima UnitedAprilEast A Hiromi KamadaMFVegalta SendaiEast B Gustavo SilvaMFJúbilo IwataWest A Shunsuke TanimotoMFKataller ToyamaWest B Yota ShimokawaDFTegevajaro MiyazakiMayEast A Hayato SugitaDFYokohama FCEast B Takuma AranoMFHokkaido Consadole SapporoWest A Shota TamuraFWNara ClubWest B Ryo AritaFWKagoshima United
Goal of the Month MonthRegionPlayerClubFebruaryEast A Ayumu FuruyaFWVegalta SendaiEast B Kaiga MurakoshiMFMatsumoto YamagaWest A Ayumu KamedaMFKataller ToyamaWest B Hiroshi KiyotakeMFOita TrinitaMarchEast A Shusuke OtaFWShonan BellmareEast B Kosuke FujiedaFWMatsumoto YamagaWest A Kim Tae-wonFWKataller ToyamaWest B Kanta JojoMFSagan TosuAprilEast A Yugo MasukakeFWTochigi CityEast B Ryunosuke OtaFWVentforet KofuWest A Atsushi KawataFWKōchi UnitedWest B Shinya UtsumotoFWOita TrinitaMayEast A Kyo HosoiDFYokohama FCEast B Kinglord SafoFWHokkaido Consadole SapporoWest A Ryosuke MaedaMFEhime FCWest B Daichi SuzukiFWSagan Tosu
Young Player of the Month MonthRegionPlayerClubFebruaryEast A Ayumu FuruyaFWVegalta SendaiEast B Shuto NaganoDFFujieda MYFCWest A Rei UmekiDFFC ImabariWest B Kaito KonomiMFGiravanz KitakyushuMarchEast A Sena IshibashiMFShonan BellmareEast B Mohamad Sadiki WadeFWFC GifuWest A Yuto KunitakeMFNara ClubWest B Toa SuenagaFWRenofa YamaguchiAprilEast A Ryosuke IwasakiMFYokohama FCEast B Shota KofieMFIwaki FCWest A Ayumu KamedaMFKataller ToyamaWest B Daichi SuzukiFWSagan TosuMayEast A Rikiru NakanoDFThespa GunmaEast B Kaito TsuchiyaDFFukushima UnitedWest A Shuta SasaMFFC ImabariWest B Riku IzawaMFSagan Tosu
Save of the Month MonthRegionPlayerClubFebruaryEast A Naoto KamifukumotoShonan BellmareEast B Tomoki TagawaHokkaido Consadole SapporoWest A Noam BaumannAlbirex NiigataWest B Anton BurnsGainare TottoriMarchEast A Genki YamadaBlaublitz AkitaEast B Tomoki UedaFukushima UnitedWest A Noam Baumann Albirex NiigataWest B Hiroki Fujiharu FC RyukyuAprilEast A Kota SanadaShonan BellmareEast B Taiki Miyabe Matsumoto YamagaWest A Toshiki HiraoKataller ToyamaWest B Koki KawasahimaFC RyukyuMayEast A Kim Min-hoSC SagamiharaEast B Tomoki TagawaHokkaido Consadole SapporoWest A Yudai MurataKōchi UnitedWest B Shibuki SatoRoasso Kumamoto
See also J1 100 Year Vision League 2026 JFL Cup
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