2018 J3 League

Tochigi SC, the 2017 J3 League runners-up, earned promotion to the J2 League after securing another runners-up season; this time, unlike 2016, it was enough to clinch direct promotion. Defending champions are Blaublitz Akita, which became the first club not to gain promotion after winning the championship since J3's inception. Thespakusatsu Gunma was the new entry for the league: it was their first third division season since 2004, when they were promoted to J2 from JFL.

No promotion from Japan Football League came this time. This was another first for the J3 League since its inception.

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{{2018 J3 League table}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AZU|team2=BLA|team3=C23|team4=FUK|team5=GAI

|team6=G23|team7=GIR|team8=GRU|team9=KGU|team10=KAT

|team11=MYF|team12=PAR|team13=RYU|team14=SGM|team15=SPA

|team16=T23|team17=YSC

|name_AZU=Azul Claro Numazu

|match_AZU_BLA=2–0

|match_AZU_C23=1–1

|match_AZU_FUK=0–0

|match_AZU_GAI=1–0

|match_AZU_G23=1–2

|match_AZU_GIR=1–0

|match_AZU_GRU=1–0

|match_AZU_KGU=0–0

|match_AZU_KAT=2–0

|match_AZU_MYF=2–1

|match_AZU_PAR=2–3

|match_AZU_RYU=1–4

|match_AZU_SGM=0–0

|match_AZU_SPA=2–0

|match_AZU_T23=2–0

|match_AZU_YSC=1–0

|name_BLA=Blaublitz Akita

|match_BLA_AZU=1–0

|match_BLA_C23=1–4

|match_BLA_FUK=0–1

|match_BLA_GAI=2–2

|match_BLA_G23=1–0

|match_BLA_GIR=1–1

|match_BLA_GRU=2–1

|match_BLA_KGU=1–1

|match_BLA_KAT=2–2

|match_BLA_MYF=4–0

|match_BLA_PAR=1–2

|match_BLA_RYU=0–1

|match_BLA_SGM=1–2

|match_BLA_SPA=0–1

|match_BLA_T23=0–0

|match_BLA_YSC=2–0

|name_C23=Cerezo Osaka U-23

|match_C23_AZU=0–0

|match_C23_BLA=0–1

|match_C23_FUK=1–1

|match_C23_GAI=0–4

|match_C23_G23=1–1

|match_C23_GIR=1–1

|match_C23_GRU=1–2

|match_C23_KGU=1–2

|match_C23_KAT=0–1

|match_C23_MYF=1–2

|match_C23_PAR=2–0

|match_C23_RYU=6–0

|match_C23_SGM=2–1

|match_C23_SPA=0–2

|match_C23_T23=2–0

|match_C23_YSC=2–0

|name_FUK=Fukushima United

|match_FUK_AZU=1–1

|match_FUK_BLA=0–2

|match_FUK_C23=1–0

|match_FUK_GAI=3–4

|match_FUK_G23=4–3

|match_FUK_GIR=2–2

|match_FUK_GRU=0–0

|match_FUK_KGU=0–0

|match_FUK_KAT=1–0

|match_FUK_MYF=2–0

|match_FUK_PAR=1–1

|match_FUK_RYU=2–1

|match_FUK_SGM=2–2

|match_FUK_SPA=2–1

|match_FUK_T23=0–2

|match_FUK_YSC=0–1

|name_GAI=Gainare Tottori

|match_GAI_AZU=2–2

|match_GAI_BLA=2–0

|match_GAI_C23=1–4

|match_GAI_FUK=2–1

|match_GAI_G23=1–0

|match_GAI_GIR=1–1

|match_GAI_GRU=1–0

|match_GAI_KGU=5–1

|match_GAI_KAT=2–3

|match_GAI_MYF=2–1

|match_GAI_PAR=1–0

|match_GAI_RYU=1–3

|match_GAI_SGM=7–0

|match_GAI_SPA=1–2

|match_GAI_T23=4–2

|match_GAI_YSC=1–4

|name_G23=Gamba Osaka U-23

|match_G23_AZU=3–0

|match_G23_BLA=2–1

|match_G23_C23=0–2

|match_G23_FUK=1–1

|match_G23_GAI=2–0

|match_G23_GIR=2–1

|match_G23_GRU=3–2

|match_G23_KGU=0–0

|match_G23_KAT=1–1

|match_G23_MYF=1–6

|match_G23_PAR=1–1

|match_G23_RYU=2–0

|match_G23_SGM=2–1

|match_G23_SPA=4–0

|match_G23_T23=2–4

|match_G23_YSC=3–0

|name_GIR=Giravanz Kitakyushu

|match_GIR_AZU=0–2

|match_GIR_BLA=0–2

|match_GIR_C23=1–2

|match_GIR_FUK=0–0

|match_GIR_GAI=3–0

|match_GIR_G23=0–4

|match_GIR_GRU=2–1

|match_GIR_KGU=0–0

|match_GIR_KAT=2–1

|match_GIR_MYF=1–1

|match_GIR_PAR=1–0

|match_GIR_RYU=1–2

|match_GIR_SGM=0–4

|match_GIR_SPA=0–1

|match_GIR_T23=0–0

|match_GIR_YSC=2–3

|name_GRU=Grulla Morioka

|match_GRU_AZU=0–3

|match_GRU_BLA=2–1

|match_GRU_C23=2–1

|match_GRU_FUK=2–2

|match_GRU_GAI=3–3

|match_GRU_G23=2–1

|match_GRU_GIR=2–0

|match_GRU_KGU=1–4

|match_GRU_KAT=2–1

|match_GRU_MYF=0–4

|match_GRU_PAR=3–0

|match_GRU_RYU=1–4

|match_GRU_SGM=0–3

|match_GRU_SPA=1–1

|match_GRU_T23=0–2

|match_GRU_YSC=3–2

|name_KGU=Kagoshima United

|match_KGU_AZU=1–0

|match_KGU_BLA=2–2

|match_KGU_C23=2–1

|match_KGU_FUK=2–1

|match_KGU_GAI=0–2

|match_KGU_G23=4–1

|match_KGU_GIR=1–0

|match_KGU_GRU=1–0

|match_KGU_KAT=1–2

|match_KGU_MYF=1–2

|match_KGU_PAR=2–2

|match_KGU_RYU=2–1

|match_KGU_SGM=2–1

|match_KGU_SPA=0–2

|match_KGU_T23=2–1

|match_KGU_YSC=1–1

|name_KAT=Kataller Toyama

|match_KAT_AZU=0–3

|match_KAT_BLA=0–4

|match_KAT_C23=2–0

|match_KAT_FUK=0–0

|match_KAT_GAI=1–1

|match_KAT_G23=2–0

|match_KAT_GIR=2–1

|match_KAT_GRU=1–3

|match_KAT_KGU=1–0

|match_KAT_MYF=4–2

|match_KAT_PAR=1–2

|match_KAT_RYU=2–1

|match_KAT_SGM=2–0

|match_KAT_SPA=1–2

|match_KAT_T23=1–2

|match_KAT_YSC=1–0

|name_MYF=Fujieda MYFC

|match_MYF_AZU=0–1

|match_MYF_BLA=0–1

|match_MYF_C23=1–2

|match_MYF_FUK=1–2

|match_MYF_GAI=0–0

|match_MYF_G23=2–1

|match_MYF_GIR=1–2

|match_MYF_GRU=2–1

|match_MYF_KGU=0–2

|match_MYF_KAT=0–0

|match_MYF_PAR=1–0

|match_MYF_RYU=0–1

|match_MYF_SGM=2–1

|match_MYF_SPA=1–0

|match_MYF_T23=1–1

|match_MYF_YSC=2–1

|name_PAR=Nagano Parceiro

|match_PAR_AZU=2–2

|match_PAR_BLA=1–2

|match_PAR_C23=1–2

|match_PAR_FUK=1–1

|match_PAR_GAI=0–1

|match_PAR_G23=2–1

|match_PAR_GIR=1–1

|match_PAR_GRU=0–1

|match_PAR_KGU=1–1

|match_PAR_KAT=5–0

|match_PAR_MYF=4–0

|match_PAR_RYU=1–1

|match_PAR_SGM=2–1

|match_PAR_SPA=2–2

|match_PAR_T23=1–0

|match_PAR_YSC=0–1

|name_RYU=FC Ryukyu

|match_RYU_AZU=1–0

|match_RYU_BLA=0–0

|match_RYU_C23=1–1

|match_RYU_FUK=3–0

|match_RYU_GAI=2–2

|match_RYU_G23=2–1

|match_RYU_GIR=1–0

|match_RYU_GRU=5–2

|match_RYU_KGU=4–0

|match_RYU_KAT=4–3

|match_RYU_MYF=3–0

|match_RYU_PAR=2–0

|match_RYU_SGM=5–1

|match_RYU_SPA=4–2

|match_RYU_T23=3–2

|match_RYU_YSC=1–1

|name_SGM=SC Sagamihara

|match_SGM_AZU=2–1

|match_SGM_BLA=0–1

|match_SGM_C23=2–1

|match_SGM_FUK=1–1

|match_SGM_GAI=2–4

|match_SGM_G23=2–3

|match_SGM_GIR=1–0

|match_SGM_GRU=1–0

|match_SGM_KGU=1–0

|match_SGM_KAT=1–0

|match_SGM_MYF=1–0

|match_SGM_PAR=2–2

|match_SGM_RYU=2–5

|match_SGM_SPA=0–1

|match_SGM_T23=1–0

|match_SGM_YSC=1–0

|name_SPA=Thespakusatsu Gunma

|match_SPA_AZU=2–2

|match_SPA_BLA=1–0

|match_SPA_C23=1–0

|match_SPA_FUK=3–3

|match_SPA_GAI=1–0

|match_SPA_G23=1–0

|match_SPA_GIR=0–1

|match_SPA_GRU=1–0

|match_SPA_KGU=0–2

|match_SPA_KAT=0–1

|match_SPA_MYF=2–1

|match_SPA_PAR=0–1

|match_SPA_RYU=0–2

|match_SPA_SGM=1–1

|match_SPA_T23=4–1

|match_SPA_YSC=2–2

|name_T23=FC Tokyo U-23

|match_T23_AZU=0–3

|match_T23_BLA=1–0

|match_T23_C23=1–3

|match_T23_FUK=2–3

|match_T23_GAI=0–0

|match_T23_G23=2–2

|match_T23_GIR=0–1

|match_T23_GRU=2–0

|match_T23_KGU=2–3

|match_T23_KAT=3–0

|match_T23_MYF=2–1

|match_T23_PAR=0–1

|match_T23_RYU=1–1

|match_T23_SGM=3–0

|match_T23_SPA=1–2

|match_T23_YSC=1–0

|name_YSC=YSCC Yokohama

|match_YSC_AZU=2–2

|match_YSC_BLA=3–1

|match_YSC_C23=1–1

|match_YSC_FUK=3–0

|match_YSC_GAI=1–2

|match_YSC_G23=0–0

|match_YSC_GIR=2–3

|match_YSC_GRU=0–0

|match_YSC_KGU=0–4

|match_YSC_KAT=1–2

|match_YSC_MYF=1–3

|match_YSC_PAR=0–1

|match_YSC_RYU=3–2

|match_YSC_SGM=2–2

|match_YSC_SPA=0–0

|match_YSC_T23=3–1

|update=2 December 2018

|source= [http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS01/search?competition_years=017&competition_frame_ids=&competition_ids=30 J. League Data Site]

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{{updated|matches played 2 December 2018}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J3|title = J.league.jp Japan Professional Football League}}

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{{fb a team|p= 1|t= Giravanz Kitakyushu |s=72014|h=12812|l= 2320|a= 4501|pr= 5939}}

{{fb a team|p= 2|t=Kagoshima United FC |s=64642|h=10916|l= 1703|a= 4040|pr= 3508}}

{{fb a team|p= 3|t=Nagano Parceiro |s=56869|h= 7082|l= 2679|a= 3554|pr= 4256}}

{{fb a team|p= 4|t=SC Sagamihara |s=55331|h=12612|l= 1602|a= 3458|pr= 3657}}

{{fb a team|p= 5|t=Thespakusatsu Gunma |s=53531|h= 4700|l= 1604|a= 3346|pr= 3832|nt=†}}

{{fb a team|p= 6|t=FC Ryukyu |s=50330|h= 7810|l= 886|a= 3146|pr= 2508}}

{{fb a team|p= 7|t=Azul Claro Numazu |s=45716|h= 5687|l= 1271|a= 2857|pr= 3029}}

{{fb a team|p= 8|t=Blaublitz Akita |s=45420|h=11802|l= 831|a= 2839|pr= 2364}}

{{fb a team|p= 9|t=Kataller Toyama |s=42718|h= 4124|l= 1602|a= 2670|pr= 3159}}

{{fb a team|p=10|t=Gainare Tottori |s=42519|h= 4817|l= 1302|a= 2657|pr= 1559}}

{{fb a team|p=11|t=FC Tokyo U-23 |s=27564|h= 2563|l= 934|a= 1723|pr= 1933}}

{{fb a team|p=12|t=Fukushima United FC |s=25214|h= 3199|l= 671|a= 1576|pr= 1485}}

{{fb a team|p=13|t=Gamba Osaka U-23 |s=22107|h= 3753|l= 568|a= 1382|pr= 1226}}

{{fb a team|p=14|t=Fujieda MYFC |s=20360|h= 2592|l= 508|a= 1273|pr= 1448}}

{{fb a team|p=15|t=Grulla Morioka |s=19461|h= 3115|l= 515|a= 1216|pr= 1337}}

{{fb a team|p=16|t=Cerezo Osaka U-23 |s=17784|h= 4551|l= 509|a= 1112|pr= 909}}

{{fb a team|p=17|t=YSCC Yokohama |s=16077|h= 1509|l= 546|a= 1005|pr= 951}}

{{fb a footer |s=677657|h=12812|l= 508|a= 2491|pr= 2613|u=2 December 2018 |source=[http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTD14/search?endDayNum=8&competition_year=2018&competition_frame=3 J. League Data]|notes=^† Relegated from J2.|date=March 2018}}

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{{2018 in Japanese football}}

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