Season trivia for J1 League 2026
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 2026 J1 League season in Japan.
Note that the season is not finished yet, and therefor 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 Norman Campbell - Matheus Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki) and Yuya Yamagishi - Katsuhiro Nakayama (Nagoya Grampus). In total, the different pair of players have scored 3 goals, with one player scoring the goal and the other assisting it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players have all scored in the first minute in a match this season:
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the current season is 4 goals, scored by these players and month:
Erik (FC Machida Zelvia) - February 2026
Yuya Yamagishi (Nagoya Grampus) - March 2026
Most braces by player
The player who has scored the most braces, meaning at least two goals in a match this season, is Yuya Yamagishi in Nagoya Grampus, in total he has scored at least two goals in a match two times.
Most first goals in a match
Yuya Yamagishi in Nagoya Grampus has scored the first goal of the match the most times so far this season, and he has done it in four matches,
Most last goals in a match
Right now, there are two players who have scored the last goal of the match three times, and the players who have done so are these:
Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga)
Yusuke Segawa (Kashiwa Reysol)
Most penalty goals by player
The player who has scored the most penalty goals this season is Takahiro Ogihara in Vissel Kobe with his three penalty goals.
Most penalty goals by team
two different teams have each scored three penalty goals so far, and these are Vissel Kobe and Kashima Antlers.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The teams that have managed to score the most goals in added time this season have done so one times, and the teams that did it are Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Right now, there are five players who have managed to score in 3 matches in a row, and they are:
Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga)
Leo Ceara (Kashima Antlers)
Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka)
Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe)
Takahiro Ogihara (Vissel Kobe)
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 Yuma Suzuki in Kashima Antlers, who did it in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
So far this season, it is Deniz Hümmet in Gamba Osaka who has scored the most goals in the first half with 6 goals.
Players with most goals in the second half
Yuya Yamagishi (Nagoya Grampus), Yusuke Segawa (Kashiwa Reysol) and Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) have all scored 4 goals in the second half, which is the best so far this season.
Most consecutive wins
The team with the most consecutive wins so far this season is Kashima Antlers, and their streak is 7 straight wins.
Most matches in a row without losing
Kashima Antlers have 18 consecutive matches without losing, which is the best in J1 League this season.
Most consecutive losses
The team with the most consecutive losses right now, with 5 straight defeats, is Avispa Fukuoka.
Most matches in a row without a win
Avispa Fukuoka is the team with the longest streak of matches without a win so far this season, their run is at 8 straight matches without a win.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The team that has been behind and then turned it into a win the most times so far is Kyoto Sanga, and they have done it in two different matches.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
The teams worst at defending their leads this season are Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds, each with two matches where they lost or drew after having led.