japan jleague division 1This season in the Japanese J1 League: Kashima Antlers are leading the table in the Japanese J1 League and are 4 points clear off Kashiwa Reysol in second position, and 6 points ahead ofThere are 20 teams in the division each year, meaning that each team plays 38 J League matches per season, one at home against each team, and once away.