{{short description|7th season of the Japanese J3 League}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = Meiji Yasuda J3 League | season = 2020 | dates = 27 June – 20 December | winners = Blaublitz Akita<br />(2nd title) | promoted = Blaublitz Akita<br/>SC Sagamihara | relegated = none (for season 2020 only) | league topscorer = Kaito Taniguchi<br />Roasso Kumamoto<br />(18 goals) | biggest home win = 5 - 0 Azul Claro Numazu v Cerezo Osaka U23 | highest scoring = 6-4 Kagoshima United v Gamba Osaka U23<br /> 5-5 Yokohama Sports & Culture Club v Gamba Osaka U23 | matches = 306 | total goals = 791 | longest wins = 9 Blaublitz Akita <br />27 June to 9 August 2020 | longest unbeaten = 28 Blaublitz Akita <br />27 June to 18 November 2020 | highest attendance = 6,297<br />Nagano v Grulla 0-2 | lowest attendance = 0 (due to COVID-19) | attendance = 348,875 <ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Attendance |url=https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTD11/search?competition_year=2020&competition_frame=3&teamIds=362&teamIds=269&teamIds=270&teamIds=271&teamIds=272&teamIds=273&teamIds=274&teamIds=41&teamIds=276&teamIds=347&teamIds=39&teamIds=44&teamIds=48&teamIds=369&teamIds=38&teamIds=338&teamIds=340&teamIds=341&teamType=1&teamFlag=0 |website=data.j-league.or.jp |access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref> | average attendance = 1,140 | prevseason = 2019 | nextseason = 2021 | updated = 20 December 2020 }}
The '''2020 J3 League''', referred to as the {{Nihongo|'''2020 Meiji Yasuda J3 League'''|2020 明治安田生命J3リーグ|2020 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J3 Rīgu|lead=yes}} for sponsorship reasons, was the 7th season of J3 League under its current name.
Blaublitz Akita won the J3 title for the second time in their history. They were promoted to the 2021 J2 League alongside SC Sagamihara. Both teams won promotion for the J2 League for the first time.
== Overview ==
On 19 March, the J.League announced no relegation would take place for the 2020 season, with the J1 League expanding to 20 clubs for the 2021 season.
This is last season to with three U-23 teams from J1 in 2020 season. J3 League has been scheduled for a reduction to 15 clubs before the 2021 season.
== Postponement of the beginning of the season ==
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns, the Japan Football Association (JFA) opted to postpone the beginning of the season, firstly established for 7 March.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.jleague.jp/release/post-63207/|title=２０２０Ｊリーグ 明治安田生命Ｊ１リーグ 第7節～第12節 明治安田生命Ｊ２リーグ 第8節～第12節 明治安田生命Ｊ３リーグ 第5節～第6節 ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ グループステージ 第4節～第6節 開催延期のお知らせ|date=25 March 2020|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
On 25 February, all J.League matches until 15 March were postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=25 February 2020|url=https://www.jleague.jp/release/post-63079/|title=2020Jリーグ 明治安田生命J1リーグ 第2節～第4節 明治安田生命J2リーグ 第2節～第4節 明治安田生命J3リーグ 第1節～第2節 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ グループステージ第2節～第3節 開催延期のお知らせ|publisher=日本プロサッカーリーグ|access-date=25 February 2020|lang=ja}}</ref> After that, it was announced that it would be postponed until 29 March.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=12 March 2020|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/16824/|title=J.LEAGUE to Extend Suspension of Matches|publisher=Official|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> On March 19, the J.League announced no relegation would take place for the 2020 season, with the J1 League expanding to 20 clubs for the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=19 March 2020|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/03/19/soccer/j-league/j-league-skip-relegation-schedule-threatened-coronavirus/|title=J. League to skip relegation as schedule threatened by coronavirus|publisher=The Japan Times|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> On 25 March, the league announced that the season would be suspended between 3 April and 6 May.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=25 March 2020|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/16881/|title=J.LEAGUE Further Extends Suspension of Matches|publisher=Official|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>
On 3 April, it was decided to start over with the official game schedule, which aimed to gradually resume J3 from 25 April, J2 from 2 May, and J1 from 9 May. Note that, considering a new schedule in the future, the schedule would have called for the season's resumption at least one month later and later in the month.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=4 April 2020|url=https://www.jleague.jp/news/article/16921/|title=再開の日程は白紙に。第5回新型コロナウイルス対策連絡会議会見レポート|publisher=日本プロサッカーリーグ|access-date=4 April 2020|lang=ja}}</ref>
On 29 May, J.League announced its decision to resume on 27 June.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=29 May 2020|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/17112/|title=About the resumption/opening dates of the J.LEAGUE|publisher=Official|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> On 9 June, the schedules of the 2020 season were published.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=9 June 2020|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/17163/|title=About schedule announcements of the 2020 J.LEAGUE|publisher=Official|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> On 15 June, new dates were also published. The first 2 matches in each league (J3 1st-2nd section) were held without spectators. After 10 July, as a general rule, the maximum number of people were 5,000 (stadiums with lower capacity are those with less than 50% of the capacity of people watching; no away supporters allowed). After August, the maximum stadium capacity was 50%, and there would be "high alert spectator matches".<ref>{{Cite press release|date=15 June 2020|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/17197/|title=2020 J.LEAGUE Match Schedules|publisher=Official|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
After that, at the 11th J.League extraordinary executive committee meeting on 20 July, it was announced that the "super strict alert audience game" was extended to 10 August in view of the spread of coronavirus infection.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=20 July 2020|url=https://soccermagazine.jp/j1/17377995|title=【Jリーグ】超厳戒態勢を8月10日まで延長。観客5000人以下の継続を決定|publisher=サッカーマガジン|access-date=30 July 2020|lang=ja}}</ref>
== Changes from the previous season ==
{| class="wikitable" |- !Promoted from 2019 JFL !!Promoted to 2020 J2 League !!Withdrawn / Disbanded |- |Align Left|FC Imabari ||Giravanz Kitakyushu<br>Thespakusatsu Gunma||None |}
2019 season saw two teams promoted to J2 League: Giravanz Kitakyushu won the championship after being for three seasons in the third tier, while Thespakusatsu Gunma won promotion just in the last game of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballchannel.jp/2019/12/01/post350718/|title=ギラヴァンツ北九州がJ3初優勝。ザスパクサツ群馬が2位に浮上して最終節へ|work=Football Channel|date=1 December 2019|access-date=25 March 2020|lang=ja}}</ref> From second division, there was a double automatic relegation for the second time: FC Gifu played their first season in J3 after being in the second division for the last 12 years, when J3 League wasn't even on the cards. Alongside them, an incredible final day of the 2019 season pushed Kagoshima United FC immediately back to J3, just one year after sealing their first-ever participation to the second tier. This is the last J3 League season that featured the U-23 teams from J1 League. On 5 June, FC Tokyo U-23 withdrew from the league.
Also, Japan Football League saw the promotion of another club: after two fifth-placed performances, FC Imabari came third in 2019 and booked their first professional season in their history.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.jleague.jp/release/post-61740/|title=Ｊリーグ入会審査（Ｊ３）結果について|publisher=J.League|date=18 November 2019|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
== Participating clubs == {{location map+ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of the 2020 J3 League teams |places= {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=40.590534 |long=141.456107 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Vanraure Hachinohe}} |position=right}} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=39.647931 |long=141.137815 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Iwate Grulla Morioka}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=39.721555 |long=140.095671 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Blaublitz Akita}} |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=37.723292 |long=140.361286 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Fukushima United}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=36.580353 |long=138.167556 |label_size=80|label= {{nowrap|Nagano Parceiro}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=36.625003 |long=137.195638 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Kataller Toyama}} |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=34.881469 |long=138.232764 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Fujieda MYFC}} |position=bottom }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.441359 |long=136.766090 |label_size=80|label=Gifu |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.458232 |long=134.221775 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Gainare Tottori}} |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=34.066167 |long=132.997778 |label=Imabari |label_size=80 |position=bottom }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=34.310407 |long=133.919631 |label_size=80|label=Sanuki |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=32.836872 |long=130.800095 |label_size=80|label={{lower|4px|Kumamoto}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.155939 |long=138.853631 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Azul Claro Numazu}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=31.564815 |long=130.560157 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Kagoshima United}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.664278 |long=139.527139 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|FC Tokyo U-23}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.527904 |long=139.386034 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|SC Sagamihara}} |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.470029 |long=139.601528 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|YSCC Yokohama}} |position=right }} {{Location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=34.810350 |long=135.542732 |label_size=80|label='''{{nowrap|‡ Osaka teams}}''' {{ubl|{{nowrap|Cerezo Osaka U-23}}|{{nowrap|Gamba Osaka U-23}}}}|position=right}} }} {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Club name !! Home town !! Stadium !! Capacity !! Last season !! Licence |- |Azul Claro Numazu||Numazu||Ashitaka Stadium||10,000||J3（12th）||J3 |- |Blaublitz Akita||Akita||Soyu Stadium||20,125||J3（8th）||J2 |- |{{sort|Gifu|FC Gifu}} |All cities/towns in Gifu{{efn|centering on Gifu}} ||Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium ||26,109 || Image:Arrowdownred.png Relegated from J2 (22nd) ||J1 |- |FC Imabari||Imabari||Arigato Service Dream Stadium||5,000||Image:Arrowupgreen.png Promoted from JFL（3rd）||J2 |- |Fukushima United FC||Fukushima||Toho Stadium||21,000||J3（11th）||J3 |- |Gainare Tottori||All cities/towns in Tottori{{efn|centering on Tottori, Yonago, Kurayoshi, Sakaiminato}}||Axis Bird Stadium||16,033||J3（7th）|| J2 |- |Iwate Grulla Morioka||All cities/towns in Iwate||Iwagin Stadium||4,946||J3（18th）||J3 |- |Kamatamare Sanuki||All cities/towns in Kagawa{{efn|centering on Takamatsu, Marugame}}||Pikara Stadium||30,099||J3（14th）|| J2 |- |Kagoshima United ||Kagoshima ||Shiranami Stadium ||19,934 ||Image:Arrowdownred.png Relegated from J2 (21st) ||J1 |- |Kataller Toyama||All cities/towns in Toyama{{efn|centering on Toyama}}||Toyama Athletic Stadium||25,251||J3（4th）||J1 |- |Fujieda MYFC||Cities/towns in Shizuoka Prefecture{{efn|Fujieda, Shimada, Yaizu, Makinohara, Yoshida, Kawanehonmachi}}||Fujieda Soccer Field||13,000||J3（3rd）||J3 |- |Nagano Parceiro||Nagano||Nagano U Stadium||15,491||J3（9th）||J2 |- |Roasso Kumamoto||Kumamoto, Kumamoto||Egao Kenko Stadium||32,000||J3（5th）||J1 |- |SC Sagamihara||Sagamihara||Gion Stadium||15,300||J3（15th）||J2 |- | Vanraure Hachinohe || {{nowrap|Eastern cities/towns in Aomori}}{{efn|Hachinohe, Towada, Gonohe, Sannohe, Takko, Hashikami, Nanbu, Shingo, Oirase, Misawa, Shichinohe, Rokunohe, Tohoku, Noheji, Yokohama, Rokkasho}} ||Prifoods Stadium||5,200 ||J3（10th）||J3 |- |YSCC Yokohama||Yokohama||Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium||15,454||J3（13th）||J3 |- |Cerezo Osaka U-23 ||Osaka & Sakai, Osaka ||Kincho Stadium ||19,904||J3（6th）|| - |- |Gamba Osaka U-23 ||North cities in Osaka ||Panasonic Stadium Suita<br /> Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium ||39,694<br /> 21,000 ||J3（17th）|| - |} {{notelist}}
===Personnel and kits=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Club ! Manager ! Captain ! Kit manufacturer |- | Azul Claro Numazu | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masataka Imai | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masayuki Tokutake | {{flagicon|GER}} Puma |- | Blaublitz Akita | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ken Yoshida | {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoyuki Yamada | {{flagicon|BRA}} ATHLETA |- | FC Gifu | {{flagicon|SRB}} Zdravko Zemunović | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tadashi Takeda | {{flagicon|USA}} New Balance |- | FC Imabari | {{flagicon|ESP}} Lluís Planagumà | {{flagicon|JPN}} Keishi Kusumi | {{flagicon|GER}} Adidas |- | Fukushima United | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeo Matsuda | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryosuke Tamura | {{flagicon|DNK}} hummel |- | Gainare Tottori | {{flagicon|JPN}} Riki Takagi | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masataka Kani | {{flagicon|GER}} Puma |- | Iwate Grulla Morioka | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yutaka Akita | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shun Morishita | {{flagicon|USA}} Under Armour |- | Kagoshima United FC | {{flagicon|PRK}} Kim Jong-song | {{flagicon|JPN}} Noriyuki Sakemoto | {{flagicon|GER}} Puma |- | Kamatamare Sanuki | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhito Mochizuki | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Takeuchi | {{flagicon|BRA}} ATHLETA |- | Kataller Toyama | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Adachi | {{flagicon|JPN}} Junya Imase | {{flagicon|JPN}} GOLDWin |- | Fujieda MYFC | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhiro Ishizaki | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Sugimoto | {{flagicon|JPN}} gol. |- | Nagano Parceiro | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Yokoyama | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuyuki Abe | {{flagicon|BRA}} Penalty |- | Roasso Kumamoto | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Oki | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomotaka Okamoto | {{flagicon|GER}} Puma |- | SC Sagamihara | {{flagicon|JPN}} Fumitake Miura | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seitaro Tomisawa | {{flagicon|JPN}} gol. |- | Vanraure Hachinohe | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masafumi Nakaguchi | {{flagicon|JPN}} Teppei Chikaishi | {{flagicon|BRA}} ATHLETA |- | YSCC Yokohama | {{flagicon|JPN}}/{{flagicon|GER}} Yuki Stalph | {{flagicon|JPN}} Koichi Miyao | {{flagicon|JPN}} younger |- | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhiro Murata | none | {{flagicon|GER}} Puma |- | Gamba Osaka U-23 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hitoshi Morishita | none | {{flagicon|ENG}} Umbro |- |}
===Managerial changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Team !Outgoing manager !Manner of departure !Date of vacancy !Incoming manager !Date of<br />appointment |- | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhiro Murata | Appointed Academy Deputy Director and U-18 Head Coach | 28 July 2020<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.cerezo.jp/news/2020-07-28-14-01/ |title=セレッソ大阪U-23 村田一弘監督 退任のお知らせ |publisher=セレッソ大阪 |date=28 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> | {{flagicon|JPN}} {{sort|name|Yoshiaki Maruyama}} | 28 July 2020<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.cerezo.jp/news/2020-07-28-14-02/ |title=セレッソ大阪U-23 丸山良明新監督 就任のお知らせ |publisher=セレッソ大阪 |date=28 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> |- | FC Gifu | {{flagicon|SRB}} Zdravko Zemunović | Change of director | 25 September 2020<ref name="fcgifu20200925">{{Cite press release|url=https://www.fc-gifu.com/news_information/62538.html |title=監督交代のお知らせ |publisher=FC岐阜 |date=25 September 2020 |access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref> | {{flagicon|JPN}} {{sort|name|Kenji Nakada}} | 25 September 2020{{R|fcgifu20200925}} |- |- |}
==League table== It was decided on 19 March to change the format regarding the rules for promotion/relegation for the end of the season for the J1, J2 and J3 leagues,<ref>{{Cite press release|date=19 March 2020|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/16863/|title=J.LEAGUE to Change Format in the 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J.LEAGUE|publisher=Official|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> such that there would be no relegation this season, that two clubs from the J2 League would be promoted to the 2021 J1 League, and that two clubs from the J3 League would be promoted to the 2021 J2 League (subject to licensing regulations).
FC Tokyo U-23's withdrawal was approved at a board meeting held on 5 June, leaving the J3 League with 18 teams.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=5 June 2020|url=https://www.jleague.jp/news/article/17146/|title=ＦＣ東京Ｕ－２３ Ｊ３リーグへの参加辞退について|publisher=日本プロサッカーリーグ|access-date=27 June 2020|lang=ja}}</ref>
{{2020 J3 League table}}
==Top scorers== After matches played on 20 December 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J3|title=STATS & DATA » GOALS / MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE|publisher=J.League|access-date=2020-08-04|archive-date=2018-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113200/https://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J3|url-status=dead}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:central" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- !{{center|1}} |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kaito Taniguchi |Roasso Kumamoto !{{center|18}} |- !rowspan="2"|{{center|2}} |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugutoshi Oishi |Fujieda MYFC !rowspan="2"|{{center|14}} |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Miyamoto |YSCC Yokohama |- !rowspan="2"|{{center|4}} |{{flagicon|NGA}} Ismaila |Fukushima United FC !rowspan="2"|{{center|13}} |- |{{flagicon|BRA}} Rômulo |SC Sagamihara |- !rowspan="2"|{{center|6}} |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tsubasa Yoshihira |Fujieda MYFC !rowspan="2"|{{center|11}} |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hayato Asakawa |Roasso Kumamoto |- !rowspan="6"|{{center|8}} |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryota Nakamura |Blaublitz Akita !rowspan="6"|{{center|10}} |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Toyama |Gamba Osaka U-23 |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hayate Take |Kataller Toyama |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shota Kawanishi |FC Gifu |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Sanda |Nagano Parceiro |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yosuke Kamigata |Vanraure Hachinohe |}
==Attendances== {{Fb a header}} {{Fb a team|p= 1|t=FC Gifu |s=44942|h= 5222|l= 0|a= 2644|pr= 6644|nt=†}} {{Fb a team|p= 2|t=Nagano Parceiro |s=41629|h= 6297|l= 0|a= 2449|pr= 3000}} {{Fb a team|p= 3|t=Kagoshima United FC |s=37635|h= 3990|l= 0|a= 2214|pr= 5785|nt=†}} {{Fb a team|p= 4|t=Roasso Kumamoto |s=29111|h= 3435|l= 0|a= 1712|pr= 5533}} {{Fb a team|p= 7|t=Kataller Toyama |s=20681|h= 2592|l= 0|a= 1217|pr= 2737}} {{Fb a team|p= 5|t=FC Imabari |s=23042|h= 2139|l= 0|a= 1355|pr= 3101|nt=‡}} {{Fb a team|p= 6|t=Blaublitz Akita |s=20761|h= 2226|l= 0|a= 1221|pr= 1576}} {{Fb a team|p=10|t=Kamatamare Sanuki |s= 14767|h=1506|l= 0|a= 869|pr= 2112}} {{Fb a team|p=11|t=Gainare Tottori |s= 13731|h= 1451|l= 0|a= 808|pr= 2229}} {{Fb a team|p=13|t=Vanraure Hachinohe |s=11316|h= 1066|l= 0|a= 666|pr= 1760}} {{Fb a team|p= 8|t=Azul Claro Numazu |s=15720|h= 1890|l= 0|a= 925|pr= 2470}} {{Fb a team|p=12|t=Fujieda MYFC |s=11617|h= 1271|l= 0|a= 683|pr= 1740}} {{Fb a team|p= 9|t=SC Sagamihara |s=15609|h= 2664|l= 0|a= 918|pr= 2879}} {{Fb a team|p=14|t=YSCC Yokohama |s=10597|h= 1109|l= 0|a= 623|pr= 1095}} {{Fb a team|p=16|t=Fukushima United |s= 9902|h= 1369|l= 0|a= 582|pr= 1242}} {{Fb a team|p=15|t=Gamba Osaka U-23 |s=10120|h= 2526|l= 0|a= 595|pr= 1263}} {{Fb a team|p=17|t=Cerezo Osaka U-23 |s= 9511|h= 1672|l= 0|a= 559|pr= 1196}} {{Fb a team|p=18|t=Iwate Grulla Morioka |s= 8184|h= 1024|l= 0|a= 481|pr= 1368}} {{Fb a footer |s=348875|h= 6297|l= 0|a= 1140|pr= 2396|u=20 December 2020 |source=[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTD14/search?endDayNum=8&competition_year=2020&competition_frame=3 J. League Data]|notes=<sup>†</sup> Last year in J2 League<br/><sup>‡</sup> Last year in Japan Football League.|date=June 2020}}
==See also== * Japan Football Association (JFA)
* J.League * 2020 J1 League '''(I)''' * 2020 J2 League '''(II)''' * 2020 J3 League '''(III)''' * 2020 Japan Football League '''(IV)''' * 2020 Japanese Regional Leagues '''(V/VI)'''
* 2020 Fuji Xerox Super Cup '''(Super Cup)''' * 2020 Emperor's Cup '''(National Cup)''' * 2020 J.League YBC Levain Cup '''(League Cup)'''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== [https://www.jleague.jp/en/standings/j3/ Official website], JLeague.jp {{in lang|en}}
{{2020 in Japanese football}} {{Japanese Club Football|group=third}}
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