The J. League's Board of Directors, consisting of directors and auditors elected at the general meeting, is the highest authority in deciding the J. League's aims and policies. Under the Board of Directors, there are two executive committees, one each for Divisions One and Two. The executive committees put the league's aims and policies into effect and deliberate and decide on matters entrusted to them by the Board of Directors. Each executive committee is made up of the chairman, directors with specific responsibilities and one representative selected from each club. Besides the executive committees, there are several committees with specific responsibilities under the chairman of the J. League: the Disciplinary Committee, Technical Committee, Legal Affairs Committee, Match Commissioners' Committee and Consultative Committee on Management. The authority and responsibilities of each committee are determined by the Board of Directors.

Chairman

Kenji ONITAKE (Japan Professional Football League)

Senior Managing Director

Yukio NAKANO (Japan Professional Football League)

Managing Director

Kazuki SASAKI (Japan Professional Football League)

Directors

Kazuyuki UMINO (President, Ventforet Yamanashi Sports Club Inc.)

Toru UMEMOTO (President, Kyoto Purple Sanga Co.,Ltd.)

Kazumi OOHIGASHI (President, Kashima Antlers F.C. Co., Ltd.)

Masataka KUBO (Chairman, Sanfrecce Hiroshima Corporation)

Masaharu SAITO (Yokohama Marinos Ltd.)

Yahiro KAZAMA (ACHT KAZAMA INC.)

Senta HOJI (General Secretary, The Japan Economic Research Institute)

Yuko MITSUYA (Sports Producer, Cipher Co., Ltd.)

Mitsuru MURAI (President, Recruit Agent Co.,Ltd.)

Yasuaki MUTO (Professor, Waseda University School of Sport Sciences)

Kozo TASHIMA (General Secretary, JFA)

Michihiro TANAKA (Executive Secretary, JFA)

Yasuhiro MATSUZAKI (Chairman, Referees' Committee, JFA)

Auditor

Kiyoshi MAKABE (President, Shonan Bellmare Co., Ltd.)

Yutaka MIYA (Partner, CPA, AZSA&Co.)

The J. League Secretariat handles the business of the general meeting, Board of Directors and committees, assists the chairman in his duties and plans and proposes items related to the J. League's activities.