Season trivia for J1 League 2025
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2025 J1 League season in Japan.
Note that the season is not finished yet, and there for the information below is not necessarily the final version.
Best scoring couple
The players who have been behind the most goals this season so far are Rafael Ratão - Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) and Taichi Hara - Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga). In total, the different pair of players have scored 6 goals, with one player scoring the goal and the other assisting it.
Fastest goalscorer
So far this season, these are the players who have scored the fastest goals in any of their matches, all in the 2 minute of the match:
Fastest hat-trick
The fastest hat-trick this season was scored by Rafael Elias of Kyoto Sanga, scoring three goals within 15 minutes in the match between Kashima Antlers-Kyoto Sanga.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season is 7 goals, which Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga) scored in August 2025.
Most braces by player
The players who have scored at least two goals the most times in a match this season are these, and they have scored braces three times so far:
Erison (Kawasaki Frontale)
Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga)
Taisei Miyashiro (Vissel Kobe)
Leo Ceara (Kashima Antlers)
Most first goals in a match
Leo Ceara in Kashima Antlers has scored the first goal of the match the most times so far this season, and he has done it in eight matches,
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match has most frequently been scored this season by Kosuke Kinoshita in Kashiwa Reysol/Sanfrecce Hiroshima, in total he has scored the last goal six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The player who has scored the most penalty goals this season is Koya Kitagawa in Shimizu S-Pulse with his five penalty goals.
Most penalty goals by team
The team that has scored the most penalty goals in the matches played so far this season is FC Tokyo, who have scored six goals from the penalty spot.
Most stoppage time goals by player
The player who currently has scored the most stoppage time goals in J1 League is Rafael Ratão in Cerezo Osaka, so far he has scored three goals in added time.
Most stoppage time goals by team
Cerezo Osaka is the team that has scored the most goals in 90+ minutes, in total they have scored six goals in added time.
Most own goals by team
The team that has scored the most own goals so far in the current season is FC Machida Zelvia, having done so three times.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Currently, it is Rafael Elias in Kyoto Sanga who has the most consecutive matches with a goal, which is 5 matches in a row.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) and Tomoya Koyamatsu (Kashiwa Reysol) has a streak of 4 consecutive matches with at least one assist, which is the best so far this season.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
The longest streak of matches where a player contributed to at least one goal, either by scoring or assisting, belongs to Tomoya Koyamatsu in Kashiwa Reysol, who did it in 6 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
So far this season, it is Leo Ceara in Kashima Antlers who has scored the most goals in the first half with 12 goals.
Players with most goals in the second half
Rafael Elias in Kyoto Sanga has scored the most goals in the second half of the match, having scored 11 goals in the second half so far.
Most consecutive wins
The team with the most consecutive wins so far this season is FC Machida Zelvia, and their streak is 8 straight wins.
Most matches in a row without losing
Kashiwa Reysol have 11 consecutive matches without losing, which is the best in J1 League this season.
Most consecutive losses
The teams Yokohama F. Marinos and Yokohama FC have all lost 7 matches in a row and lead the league in that regard.
Most matches in a row without a win
Yokohama F. Marinos is the team with the longest streak of matches without a win so far this season, their run is at 11 straight matches without a win.
Most comebacks from behind to win
Gamba Osaka, Kyoto Sanga and Cerezo Osaka have managed to come back from behind to win in five matches in total, which is the best in J1 League so far this season.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Albirex Niigata is the team that has been the worst at defending their leads, having led in five matches only to lose.