2020 J3 League

Meiji Yasuda J3 League
Season2020
Dates27 June – 20 December
ChampionsBlaublitz Akita
(2nd title)
PromotedBlaublitz Akita
SC Sagamihara
Relegatednone (for season 2020 only)
Matches played306
Goals scored791 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerKaito Taniguchi
Roasso Kumamoto
(18 goals)
Biggest home win5 - 0 Azul Claro Numazu v Cerezo Osaka U23
Highest scoring6-4 Kagoshima United v Gamba Osaka U23
5-5 Yokohama Sports & Culture Club v Gamba Osaka U23
Longest winning run9 Blaublitz Akita
27 June to 9 August 2020
Longest unbeaten run28 Blaublitz Akita
27 June to 18 November 2020
Highest attendance6,297
Nagano v Grulla 0-2
Lowest attendance0 (due to COVID-19)
Total attendance348,875 [1]
Average attendance1,140
2019
2021
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2020.

The 2020 J3 League, referred to as the 2020 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (Japanese: 2020 明治安田生命J3リーグ, Hepburn: 2020 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J3 Rīgu) 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.

  1. ^ "2020 Attendance". data.j-league.or.jp. Retrieved 9 May 2021.