Back تۆپی پێ لە ژاپۆن CKB Fußball in Japan German فوتبال در ژاپن Persian Sepak bola di Jepang ID 日本のサッカー Japanese Futebol do Japão Portuguese Футбол в Японии Russian ฟุตบอลในประเทศญี่ปุ่น Thai Bóng đá tại Nhật Bản Vietnamese 日本足球 Chinese
| Football in Japan | |
|---|---|
 Jubilo Iwata players and fans celebrate a goal in the J.League Cup in 2010. | |
| Country | Japan |
| Governing body | JFA |
| National team(s) | Men's team Women's team |
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Football is among the most popular sports in Japan,[1][2][3] together with baseball, tennis, golf, sumo, and combat sports.[4] Its nationwide organization, the Japan Football Association, administers the professional football leagues, including J.League, which is considered by many the most successful football league in Asia.[5][6][7][8][9] Japan is also the country with the most comprehensively developed football in Asia in both men and women as well as in both futsal and beach soccer.
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