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 top goal-scoring pair, that is, the two players where one scored the goal and the other assisted, are Rafael Ratão and Lucas Fernandes who have together scored 5 goals for Cerezo Osaka during the current season.
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 5 goals, which Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga) scored in April 2025.
Most braces by player
The player who has scored the most braces, meaning at least two goals in a match this season, is Leo Ceara in Kashima Antlers, in total he has scored at least two goals in a match 3 times.
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 6 matches,
Most last goals in a match
Right now, there are 2 players who have scored the last goal of the match 4 times, and the players who have done so are these:
Kosuke Kinoshita (Kashiwa Reysol/Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Rafael Ratão (Cerezo Osaka)
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 5 penalty goals.
Most penalty goals by team
2 different teams have each scored 5 penalty goals so far, and these are Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse.
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 3 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 6 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 3 times.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Right now, there are 2 players who have managed to score in 3 matches in a row, and they are Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) and Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo).
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) and Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) has a streak of 4 consecutive matches with at least one assist, which is the best so far this season.
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 9 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 7 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
Kashiwa Reysol have 11 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 7 straight defeats, is Yokohama F. Marinos.
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
Kyoto Sanga, Cerezo Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima have managed to come back from behind to win in 3 matches in total, which is the best in J1 League so far this season.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Yokohama FC is the team that has been the worst at defending their leads, having led in 3 matches only to lose.
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