The top five in the Japanese professional league standings: Machida Zevia, Oita Sangami, Akita Blue Lightning, Tokyo Nikko, and Okayama Green Pheasant.
1. Machida Zevia
ranked first with a total of ***13 points. Machida Zevia is located in Machida City, Tokyo. Its initial name was Machida Sports Association. In 2009, it was renamed Zevia, which comes from the Portuguese word zelkova, the official tree of Machida City. Machida City has a large football population. The city has sent the second largest number of players to the Japanese League in the country and is known as the Brazil of Tokyo.
2. The Three Gods of Oita
ranked tied for first place, with a total of ***13 points. Oita Sanshin is a Japanese football team, one of the teams in the Japan Professional Football League. Currently playing in the Japan Professional League. The team is based in Oita City, Beppu City, Saeki City and the entire Oita Prefecture. The main stadium is the Oita Sports Park Comprehensive Arena.
3. Akita Blue Lightning
ranked third with a total of 11 points. Akita Blue Lightning is a football club from Akita, Japan. It was founded in 1965 and currently participates in the Japanese Second Division.
4. Tokyo Japan Television
ranked fourth with a total of ***10 points. Tokyo Nikko is a Japanese professional football club founded in 1969. It is one of the teams in the Japan Professional Football League and currently competes in the Japanese second division.
5. Okayama Green Pheasant
Ranked fifth with a total of ***8 points. Okayama Green Pheasant is located in Okayama City, Japan. In 1975, Kawasaki Steel Mizushima moved out of Kobe City (today's Vissel Kobe), and some players from the old club formed a new team, named "Janghe Free Kickers". In 2003, the team was renamed "Okayama Green Pheasants". Fagiano in the team name means pheasant in Italian.