Kashima Antlers strengthened their grip on top spot with a 1–0 win away to Gamba Osaka, thanks to a ninth minute goal from Leo Ceara.

Kashima move up to 40 points, while Gamba sit 12th with 24.

Kyoto Sanga delivered a commanding 3–0 win over 18th-placed FC Tokyo. Sota Kawasaki (32nd), Shohei Takeda (70th) and Masaya Okugawa (75th) were all on target as Kyoto moved up to second with 34 points.

Urawa Red Diamonds joined Kyoto on 34 points after a 2–1 comeback win against Yokohama FC. Lukian gave the visitors the lead (43rd), but Samuel Gustafson struck twice (53rd, 83rd) to seal the victory.

Defending champions Vissel Kobe got back on track with a 3–1 win over Kashiwa Reysol. Thuler (18th), Takahiro Ogihara (40th) and Daiju Sasaki (90+6) netted for Kobe, cancelling out Wataru Harada’s strike (26th) for Reysol. Kobe rose to sixth with 30 points, while Reysol dropped to fourth with 34.

In other matches, Kawasaki Frontale defeated Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 while Cerezo Osaka delivered a 4-2 win over Shimizu S-Pulse.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors surged to the top of the table with a 3–1 win over rivals Ulsan HD.

Song Min-Kyu (26th), Park Jin-Seob (87th) and Tiago Orobo (90+8) scored for Jeonbuk, while Ulsan’s only goal came from Lee Chung-Yong.

Jeonbuk now lead with 35 points while Ulsan dropped to third with 29.

Second-placed Daejeon Hana Citizen were held to a 1–1 draw away at Anyang. Masatoshi Ishida scored in the second minute, with Matheus Oliveira equalising in the 53rd minute. Daejeon remain second with 32 points, Anyang sit in eighth with 21.

Pohang Steelers defeated Gangwon 2–1, while Gimcheon Sangmu and Suwon FC, as well as Gwangju FC and Daegu, played out 1–1 draws.

CPK remain top of the Championship Group after a 2–0 win over Universidade de Macau. Dion Carlos Choi (30th) and Bruno Araujo (52nd) were on the scoresheet as CPK moved to 29 points. Universidade sit third with 19.

Benfica de Macau defeated Cheng Fung 1–0 thanks to a first-half goal from Samson Akubo (29th). Both sides are now level on 19 points, with Benfica moving into fourth on goal difference.

In the Hong Kong FA Cup final, Eastern staged a second-half comeback to beat HK Rangers 3–1.

Lau Chi Lok gave Rangers the lead in the ninth minute, but Noah Baffoe produced a sensational four-minute hat-trick (80th, 81st, 84th) to turn the match around.

Rangers were reduced to 10 men after Maxwell Ansah saw red in the 86th minute, sealing Eastern’s triumph.