(Yokohama F-Marinos scored three second-half goals without reply to run out comprehensive winners against Shimizu S-Pulse at the Nissan Stadium, S-Pa now without a win in their past nine J.League fixtures and having taken just four points in that period)

	Consadole Sapporo Yamamoto 55′ Uehara 90′+2	2		Nagoya Grampus Tulio Tanaka 58′	1
	Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwagi 36′ Abe 78′	2		Jubilo Iwata	0
	Vegalta Sendai Akamine 29′	1		Sagan Tosu Toyoda 14′	1
	Kashima Antlers Osako 45′+2, 74′	2		Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sato 39′ Moriwaki 48′	2
	FC Tokyo	0		Albirex Niigata Mikado 32′ Alan Mineiro 67′	2
	Kashiwa Reysol Kudo 28′, 41′, 51′ Sawa 68′	4		Cerezo Osaka Bando 39′	1
	Kawasaki Frontale Nakamura 45′+4 Kobayashi 47′ Kusukami 69′ Renato 71′	4		Omiya Ardija Hasegawa 19′	1
	Yokohama F-Marinos Marquinhos 66′ Oguro 75′ Hyodo 85′	3		Shimizu S-Pulse	0
	Vissel Kobe Okubo 77′	1		Gamba Osaka Futagawa 69′	1

(Matches played 28 July 2012)