Verdy vs. Chiba is going to be such an exciting play-off, S-Pulse vs. Yamagata is sure to be close too - Machida were absolutely dominant this year and good to see Iwata back in J1 after one year away.

Only one J1 team getting relegated though as the league expands to 20 teams from 18 next season - Yokohama FC vs. Shonan on Saturday may as well decide it but Kashiwa is not out of the relegation possibilities just yet

S-Pulse with the choke

For a while it looked like Omiya could pull it off and avoid relegation again. Sad to see the Mighty Squirrels go down, hope they come back soon.

So crazy, when I lived in japan iwata was always the best

Blaublitz, what a name