Football in Japan

Football in Japan
Football in Japan
	Jubilo Iwata players and fans celebrate a goal in the J.League Cup in 2010.
Country	Japan
Governing body	Japan Football Association
National team(s)	men's national team; women's national team
National competitions
	AFC Asian Cup; FIFA World Cup;
Club competitions
	League: ; J1 League ; J2 League ; J3 League ; Japan Football League ; Japanese Regional Leagues ; Japanese Prefectural Leagues ; Cup(s): ; Japanese Super Cup (Fujifilm Super Cup) ; Emperor's Cup ; J.League Cup (J.League YBC Levain Cup); ; All Japan Senior Football Championship
International competitions
	AFC Champions League; FIFA Club World Cup;

Football is among the most popular sports in Japan, together with baseball, tennis, golf, sumo, and combat sports. 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. 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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