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J1 LEAGUE · FINANCES

J1 League club finances and accounts

The 20 J1 League clubs we hold accounts for turned over £621m between them and paid £227m in staff costs, 36.5% of everything they earned.

REVENUE £621m
CLUBS20
SEASON2024-2025
WAGE BILL £227m
WAGES TO REVENUE 36.5%
Football finances Highest paid

Clubs by revenue

Each club on its latest filed year. Open a club for the full measure set.

# CLUB Revenue Staff costs Wages to revenue Pre-tax result SEASON
1 Urawa Reds £57,002,400£57.0m £16,490,880£16.5m 28.9% -£398k 2025
2 Kawasaki Frontale £50,747,760£50.7m £14,454,720£14.5m 28.5% £2.4m 2025
3 Gamba Osaka £44,437,680£44.4m £14,968,800£15.0m 33.7% £696k 2025
4 Vissel Kobe £43,903,440£43.9m £16,057,440£16.1m 36.6% -£3.7m 2025
5 Sanfrecce £42,073,920£42.1m £15,034,320£15.0m 35.7% £2.3m 2025
6 Kashima Antlers £41,191,920£41.2m £15,190,560£15.2m 36.9% -£751k 2025
7 F Marinos £39,065,040£39.1m £13,759,200£13.8m 35.2% £40k 2025
8 FC Tokyo £36,338,400£36.3m £12,584,880£12.6m 34.6% £554k 2025
9 FC Machida Zelvia £34,846,560£34.8m £16,339,680£16.3m 46.9% £161k 2025
10 Nagoya Grampus £32,573,520£32.6m £12,267,360£12.3m 37.7% -£3.4m 2025
11 Cerezo Osaka £28,828,800£28.8m £11,813,760£11.8m 41% £156k 2025
12 Shimizu S-Pulse £26,979,120£27.0m £9,465,120£9.5m 35.1% £186k 2025
13 Kashiwa Reysol £23,743,440£23.7m £11,269,440£11.3m 47.5% £2.0m 2025
14 Tokyo Verdy 1969 £22,730,400£22.7m £6,446,160£6.4m 28.4% £227k 2025
15 Kyoto Sanga F.C. £22,352,400£22.4m £8,699,040£8.7m 38.9% £1.6m 2025
16 JEF United Chiba £19,792,080£19.8m £6,335,280£6.3m 32% £554k 2025
17 Avispa £18,849,600£18.8m £7,726,320£7.7m 41% £927k 2025
18 V-Varen Nagasaki £16,788,240£16.8m £11,849,040£11.8m 70.6% £91k 2025
19 Fagiano Okayama £10,261,440£10.3m £3,366,720£3.4m 32.8% -£328k 2024
20 Mito Hollyhock £8,275,680£8.3m £2,550,240£2.6m 30.8% £66k 2025

We hold filed accounts for 20 of the 21 clubs in the J1 League.

Revenue, biggest first

Turnover in each club’s latest filed year.

Urawa Reds £57m Kawasaki Frontale £51m Gamba Osaka £44m Vissel Kobe £44m Sanfrecce £42m Kashima Antlers £41m F Marinos £39m FC Tokyo £36m FC Machida Zelvia £35m Nagoya Grampus £33m Cerezo Osaka £29m Shimizu S-Pulse £27m Kashiwa Reysol £24m Tokyo Verdy 1969 £23m Kyoto Sanga F.C. £22m JEF United Chiba £20m Avispa £19m V-Varen Nagasaki £17m Fagiano Okayama £10m Mito Hollyhock £8.3m

Wages as a share of revenue

The share of turnover each club paid out in staff costs, across the 20 clubs we hold a wage bill for.

V-Varen Nagasaki 70.6% Kashiwa Reysol 47.5% FC Machida Zelvia 46.9% Avispa 41% Cerezo Osaka 41% Kyoto Sanga F.C. 38.9% Nagoya Grampus 37.7% Kashima Antlers 36.9% Vissel Kobe 36.6% Sanfrecce 35.7% F Marinos 35.2% Shimizu S-Pulse 35.1% FC Tokyo 34.6% Gamba Osaka 33.7% Fagiano Okayama 32.8% JEF United Chiba 32% Mito Hollyhock 30.8% Urawa Reds 28.9% Kawasaki Frontale 28.5% Tokyo Verdy 1969 28.4%

By division

Combined revenue in each division we hold accounts for.

DIVISION CLUBS Revenue
Premier League 20 £6,151,507,725£6.15bn
La Liga 19 £3,201,294,545£3.20bn
Bundesliga 12 £2,683,992,043£2.68bn
Ligue 1 18 £1,762,970,085£1.76bn
Championship 24 £1,082,347,174£1.08bn
La Liga 2 18 £553,467,954£553.5m
Primeira Liga 19 £530,882,518£530.9m
League One 19 £447,356,683£447.4m
Scottish Premiership 11 £317,109,840£317.1m
Ligue 2 20 £291,079,487£291.1m
League Two 17 £104,593,606£104.6m

Frequently asked questions

Which J1 League club earns the most?

Urawa Reds is the biggest club in the J1 League we hold accounts for, on £57m of revenue in 2025.

Which J1 League club spends most of its revenue on wages?

V-Varen Nagasaki paid 70.6% of revenue in staff costs in 2025, the highest share in the J1 League we hold.

How many J1 League clubs are covered?

We hold filed accounts for 20 of the 21 clubs in the J1 League.