NPB Pennant Clinch Dates: Past 20 Seasons
Data as of Oct 8, 2026
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As of the end of Oct 8, 2026, this season's clinch date: Central League, clinched on Oct 3 (Of the last 20 seasons, No. 16 earliest); Pacific League, clinched on Sep 17 (Of the last 20 seasons, No. 2 earliest).
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Actual clinch dates in the last 20 seasons (2006-2025)
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Central League
2026 actual: Oct 3
Of the last 20 seasons, No. 16 earliest
2016 season (actual): Hiroshima Toyo Carp Sep 10 / 2025 season (actual): Hanshin Tigers Sep 7 2
2017 season (actual): Hiroshima Toyo Carp Sep 18 / 2023 season (actual): Hanshin Tigers Sep 14 2
2009 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 23 / 2012 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 21 / 2013 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 22 / 2014 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 26 / 2018 season (actual): Hiroshima Toyo Carp Sep 26 / 2019 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 21 / 2022 season (actual): Tokyo Yakult Swallows Sep 25 / 2024 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 28 8
2006 season (actual): Chunichi Dragons Oct 10 / 2007 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Oct 2 / 2008 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Oct 10 / 2010 season (actual): Chunichi Dragons Oct 1 / 2015 season (actual): Tokyo Yakult Swallows Oct 2 5
2011 season (actual): Chunichi Dragons Oct 18 1
2020 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Oct 30 / 2021 season (actual): Tokyo Yakult Swallows Oct 26 2
2025 Hanshin Tigers Sep 7
2020 Yomiuri Giants Oct 30
Pacific League
2026 actual: Sep 17
Of the last 20 seasons, No. 2 earliest
2015 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 17 / 2017 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 16 / 2023 season (actual): ORIX Buffaloes Sep 20 3
2007 season (actual): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Sep 29 / 2008 season (actual): Saitama Seibu Lions Sep 26 / 2010 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 26 / 2013 season (actual): Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Sep 26 / 2016 season (actual): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Sep 28 / 2018 season (actual): Saitama Seibu Lions Sep 30 / 2019 season (actual): Saitama Seibu Lions Sep 24 / 2024 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 23 / 2025 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 27 9
2009 season (actual): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Oct 6 / 2011 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Oct 1 / 2012 season (actual): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Oct 2 / 2014 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Oct 2 / 2022 season (actual): ORIX Buffaloes Oct 2 5
2020 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Oct 27 / 2021 season (actual): ORIX Buffaloes Oct 27 2
2017 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 16
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Oct 27
9/1
9/11
9/21
10/1
10/11
10/21
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Central League
2026 actual: Oct 3
Of the last 20 seasons, No. 16
earliest
2016 season (actual): Hiroshima Toyo Carp Sep 10 / 2023 season (actual): Hanshin Tigers Sep 14 / 2025 season (actual): Hanshin Tigers Sep 7 3
2009 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 23 / 2012 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 21 / 2013 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 22 / 2014 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 26 / 2017 season (actual): Hiroshima Toyo Carp Sep 18 / 2018 season (actual): Hiroshima Toyo Carp Sep 26 / 2019 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 21 / 2022 season (actual): Tokyo Yakult Swallows Sep 25 / 2024 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Sep 28 9
2006 season (actual): Chunichi Dragons Oct 10 / 2007 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Oct 2 / 2008 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Oct 10 / 2010 season (actual): Chunichi Dragons Oct 1 / 2015 season (actual): Tokyo Yakult Swallows Oct 2 5
2011 season (actual): Chunichi Dragons Oct 18 / 2020 season (actual): Yomiuri Giants Oct 30 / 2021 season (actual): Tokyo Yakult Swallows Oct 26 3
2025
2020
Pacific League
2026 actual: Sep 17
Of the last 20 seasons, No. 2
earliest
2007 season (actual): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Sep 29 / 2008 season (actual): Saitama Seibu Lions Sep 26 / 2010 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 26 / 2013 season (actual): Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Sep 26 / 2015 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 17 / 2016 season (actual): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Sep 28 / 2017 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 16 / 2018 season (actual): Saitama Seibu Lions Sep 30 / 2019 season (actual): Saitama Seibu Lions Sep 24 / 2023 season (actual): ORIX Buffaloes Sep 20 / 2024 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 23 / 2025 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sep 27 12
2009 season (actual): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Oct 6 / 2011 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Oct 1 / 2012 season (actual): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Oct 2 / 2014 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Oct 2 / 2022 season (actual): ORIX Buffaloes Oct 2 5
2020 season (actual): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Oct 27 / 2021 season (actual): ORIX Buffaloes Oct 27 2
2017
2020
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9/16
10/1
10/16
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Table of each season's actual clinch dates
Actual clinch dates in the last 20 seasons (2006-2025) end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media
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Year
Central League
Pacific League
2025
Sep 7
Sep 27
2024
Sep 28
Sep 23
2023
Sep 14
Sep 20
2022
Sep 25
Oct 2
2021
Oct 26
Oct 27
2020
Oct 30
Oct 27
2019
Sep 21
Sep 24
2018
Sep 26
Sep 30
2017
Sep 18
Sep 16
2016
Sep 10
Sep 28
2015
Oct 2
Sep 17
2014
Sep 26
Oct 2
2013
Sep 22
Sep 26
2012
Sep 21
Oct 2
2011
Oct 18
Oct 1
2010
Oct 1
Sep 26
2009
Sep 23
Oct 6
2008
Oct 10
Sep 26
2007
Oct 2
Sep 29
2006
Oct 10
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