The eJ.LEAGUE eFootball™ 2025 is the official esports club competition of the 2025 Meiji Yasuda J.League, bringing together all 40 clubs from J1 and J2. After progressing through two rounds, on 7 June, 16 club representatives advance to the final stage of the tournament, where competition will unfold across both mobile and console platforms.

Competition Structure

First 2 rounds (17 May)

• 40 clubs (J1 and J2)
• One representative per division (Mobile and PlayStation®) selected through internal club qualifiers face each other in two first rounds.

Final Stage Format

• 16 clubs face off in a single-elimination bracket.
• Each fixture consists of two matches:
  1. Mobile Division (eFootball™ Mobile)
  2. PlayStation® Division (eFootball™ on PS5)

The aggregate score from both matches determines the winner.

Prize pool

The total prize money for the eJ.League is of JPY 20'000'000