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 Yuma Suzuki - Leo Ceara (Kashima Antlers) and Yuya Yamagishi - Katsuhiro Nakayama (Nagoya Grampus). In total, the different pair of players have scored 4 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:
Fastest hat-trick
The fastest hat-trick this season was scored by Yuya Yamagishi of Nagoya Grampus, scoring three goals within 81 minutes in the match between Nagoya Grampus-Kyoto Sanga.
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
Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) - April 2026
Leo Ceara (Kashima Antlers) - May 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 three 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 five matches,
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match has most frequently been scored this season by Leo Ceara in Kashima Antlers, in total he has scored the last goal four times.
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
three different teams have each scored four penalty goals so far, and these are Vissel Kobe, Kashima Antlers and FC Tokyo.
Most own goals by team
The team that has scored the most own goals so far in the current season is Yokohama F. Marinos, having done so three times.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Right now, there are nine players who have managed to score in 3 matches in a row, and they are:
Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga)
Yudai Kimura (Nagoya Grampus)
Leo Ceara (Kashima Antlers)
Thiago Andrade (Cerezo Osaka)
Thiago Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki)
Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka)
Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe)
Shunta Tanaka (Cerezo Osaka)
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
Leo Ceara in Kashima Antlers has scored the most goals in the second half of the match, having scored 8 goals in the second half so far.
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 12 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 6 straight defeats, is Kashiwa Reysol.
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
Kyoto Sanga, FC Tokyo, Cerezo Osaka and Tokyo Verdy have managed to come back from behind to win in two matches in total, which is the best in J1 League so far this season.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
V-Varen Nagasaki is the team that has been the worst at defending their leads, having led in three matches only to lose.