If last year was the J. League¡¯s season of uncertainty, this year will be its season of chaos.
A scant two months and change after its coronavirus-struck 2020 campaign finally came to a close, the 2021 edition will kick off on Feb. 26 with far more at stake than ever before in the 20-team first division.
The J1¡¯s largest-ever field expanded from 18 after officials nixed relegation due to the impact of the pandemic, and it will return to that figure next year after completing this season¡¯s supersized 38-round schedule.
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