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, Consultative Committee and Marketing Committee on Management. The authority and responsibilities of each committee are determined by the Board of Directors.
- Chairman
- Kazumi OHIGASHI (Chairman, Japan Professional Football League)
- Senior Managing Director
- Yukio NAKANO (Senior Managing Director, Japan Professional Football League)
- Managing Director
- Kazuki SASAKI (Managing Director, Japan Professional Football League)
- Directors
- Kazuyuki UMINO (President, Ventforet Yamanashi Sports Club Inc.)
- Kikuo KANAMORI (President, Gamba Osaka Co., Ltd. )
- Shimpei TAKEDA (President, Kawasaki Frontale Co., Ltd.)
- Mitsuo HASHIMOTO (President, Mitsubishi Motors Football Club Co., Ltd.)
- Yoshihiro FUKUSHIMA (Senior Managing Director, Nagoya Grampus Eight Inc.)
- Yuichi MOTOTANI (President, Sanfrecce Hiroshima Corporation)
- Yahiro KAZAMA (ACHT KAZAMA INC / Manager of the Tsukuba University football team)
- Senta HOJI (General Secretary, The Japan Economic Research Institute)
- Yutaka MIYA (KPMG AZSA LLC, Partner
CPA) - Yasuaki MUTO (Professor, Waseda University School of Sport Science)
- Mitsuru MURAI (President, RGF(Recruit Global Family)Hong Kong Limited)
- Yoko ZETTERLUND (President, Officebronze Co.,Ltd.)
- Michihiro TANAKA (Executive Managing Director, Japan Football Association)
- Hiromi HARA (Director / National Technical Director, Japan Football Association)
- Yasuhiro MATSUZAKI (Director / Chairman of Referee's Committee, Japan Football Association)
- Auditor
- Kiyoshi MAKABE (President, Shonan Bellmare Co., Ltd.)
- Taku NOMIYA (Attorney-at-law, HIBIYA PARK LAW OFFICES)
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.
