List of association football rivalries in Japan

This is a list of the main association football rivalries in Japan.

National

• Tokyo Verdy vs. Yokohama F. Marinos
• Kashima Antlers vs. Júbilo Iwata
• Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Gamba Osaka
• Eternal derby: Kashima Antlers vs. Yokohama F. Marinos

Local

	Derby	Rivals
City	Saitama derby	Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Omiya Ardija
	Yokohama derby	Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Yokohama FC
Prefectural	Fukushima derby	Fukushima United FC vs. Iwaki FC
	Ibaraki derby	Kashima Antlers vs. Mito HollyHock
	Chiba derby	JEF United Chiba vs. Kashiwa Reysol
	Tokyo derby	FC Tokyo vs. Tokyo Verdy
	Tokyo Classic	Tokyo Verdy vs. FC Machida Zelvia
	Kanagawa derby	Kawasaki Frontale vs. Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Shonan Bellmare
	Shinshu derby	Matsumoto Yamaga FC vs. AC Nagano Parceiro
	Shizuoka derby	Shimizu S-Pulse vs. Júbilo Iwata
	Osaka derby	Gamba Osaka vs. Cerezo Osaka
	Iyo Kessen	Ehime FC vs. FC Imabari
	Fukuoka derby	Avispa Fukuoka vs. Giravanz Kitakyushu
Tōhoku	Tōhoku derby	Vanraure Hachinohe vs. Blaublitz Akita vs. Iwate Grulla Morioka vs. Montedio Yamagata vs. Vegalta Sendai vs. Fukushima United FC / Iwaki FC
	Nambu derby	Vanraure Hachinohe vs. Iwate Grulla Morioka
	Michinoku derby	Vegalta Sendai vs. Montedio Yamagata
	Ōshū Gassen	Iwate Grulla Morioka vs. Blaublitz Akita vs. Montedio Yamagata
	North Tōhoku derby	Iwate Grulla Morioka vs. Blaublitz Akita vs. Vanraure Hachinohe
	Ōu Honsen	Montedio Yamagata vs. Blaublitz Akita
Kantō	North Kantō derby	Mito HollyHock / Kashima Antlers vs. Tochigi SC vs. Thespa Gunma
	Tamagawa Clásico	FC Tokyo vs. Kawasaki Frontale
	Busō Kessen	FC Machida Zelvia vs. SC Sagamihara
Chūbu	Kōshin derby	Ventforet Kofu vs. Matsumoto Yamaga FC
	Shinetsu derby	Matsumoto Yamaga FC / AC Nagano Parceiro vs. Albirex Niigata
	Hokuriku derby	Kataller Toyama vs. Zweigen Kanazawa
	Mount Fuji derby	Ventforet Kofu vs. Shimizu S-Pulse
	Tōkai derby	Shimizu S-Pulse / Júbilo Iwata / Fujieda MYFC / Azul Claro Numazu vs. Nagoya Grampus
	Meigi derby	Nagoya Grampus vs. FC Gifu
Kinki	Kansai derby	Kyoto Sanga FC vs. Vissel Kobe vs. Gamba Osaka / Cerezo Osaka / FC Osaka
	Mount Ikoma derby	FC Osaka vs. Nara Club
Shikoku	Shikoku derby	Tokushima Vortis vs. Ehime FC / FC Imabari / Kamatamare Sanuki
	East Shikoku Clásico	Tokushima Vortis vs. Kamatamare Sanuki
	North Shikoku Clásico	Kamatamare Sanuki vs. Ehime FC / FC Imabari
Kyūshū	Kyūshū derby	Avispa Fukuoka / Giravanz Kitakyushu vs. Sagan Tosu vs. Oita Trinita vs. Roasso Kumamoto vs. V-Varen Nagasaki vs. Tegevajaro Miyazaki vs. Kagoshima United FC vs. FC Ryukyu

See also

• List of association football club rivalries in Asia and Oceania
• List of association football rivalries
• List of sports rivalries