DAZN is a monthly subscription video streaming service that allows you to enjoy live broadcasts, catch-up broadcasts, and highlights of a variety of sports videos.
However, starting in January 2024, DAZN began offering a new plan called "DAZN Freemium," which allows users to watch some content for free.
In this article, we will explain in detail how to register for DAZN Freemium and how to watch games such as the Japanese national team's Asian Cup and NFL matches on the app.
❓What is DAZN Freemium? What does it offer?
DAZN Freemium is a free plan offered by the sports video streaming service DAZN.
This free plan, which launched on January 24, 2024, allows you to watch some games and highlights of soccer, baseball, F1, and other sports for free.
なお、有料で事業者向けとなりますが、店舗や施設で視聴できる「DAZN for Business」というサービスも提供されています。
+ Benefits
The benefits of DAZN Freemium are as follows:
- Free to watch: You can register and watch for free with just your name and email address.
- Free distribution of some content: Selected matches and highlights from soccer and professional baseball games from Japan and overseas. We also provide other original content.
- Cancel anytime: You can cancel the free plan at any time.
DAZN Freemium is recommended for the following people:
- People who are interested in sports
- Those who want to try DAZN
- Those who want to watch sports games and highlight videos for free
- Those who want to watch original sports programs
Disadvantages
The disadvantages of DAZN Freemium are as follows:
- Few videos available to watch: Compared to paid plans, there are fewer sports videos available to watch.
- Only the first 10 minutes of the original program:To watch all of DAZN's original programs, you will need to subscribe to a paid plan.
- Ads are displayed: Free content generally displays advertisements.
DAZN Freemium may be a disadvantage for the following people:
- Those who want to watch a lot of sports videos
- Those who don't like ads
DAZN Freemium is a free plan, so it's only natural that it has these disadvantages. If you want to watch many sports videos and all of the original programs, consider a paid plan.
また、アニメやエンタメが視聴できるDMM TVとDAZNがコラボした「DMM×DAZN Unlimited」が月額3,480円（税込）で提供されています。
📽Free content on DAZN Freemium
With DAZN Freemium, you can watch some sports games and highlights. However, you cannot watch sports such as the NFL, so please sign up for DAZN Freemium to check the latest content.
⚽Japan National Football Team (Asian Cup, etc.)
With DAZN Freemium, you can watch some of the AFC Asian Cup matches and highlights of the Japan national soccer team. Due to broadcasting rights, the broadcasting station and video streaming service for each match of the Japan national soccer team will change.
Therefore, please note that Japan national soccer team matches may not always be available on DAZN. For the latest information, please check the official DAZN website.
⚽J League (J1, J2, J3)
DAZN Freemium allows you to watch some J.League (J1, J2, J3) matches and highlights for free. The opening matches for 2024 were "Nagoya Grampus vs. Kashima Antlers" and "Tokyo Verdy vs. Yokohama F. Marinos."
Additionally, all J3 matches are scheduled to be broadcast live until 2025. For the latest information on which J League matches you can watch, please check the official DAZN website.
⚽Overseas soccer (men's and women's)
DAZN Freemium allows you to watch highlights of overseas soccer games for free. Specifically, the following overseas soccer games are broadcast for free:
- International matches for overseas teams
- La Liga (Spain)
- Seria A (Italy)
- Ligue 1 (France)
- Primeira Liga (Portugal)
- Belgian Pro League (Belgium)
- FA Women's Super League (England)
- La Liga Women (Spain)
- Seria A Women's (Italy)
- Various cup matches
In this way, you can watch not only the major international men's and women's soccer leagues and cup matches, but also matches of overseas national teams.
⚾Japanese professional baseball (excluding some games)
DAZN Freemium allows you to watch highlights of Japanese professional baseball. DAZN also offers "DAZN BASEBALL" for 2,300 yen (tax included) per month, which allows you to watch only professional baseball.
You can also watch professional baseball with the paid plan "DAZN Standard," which allows you to watch various sports such as soccer, golf, basketball, and tennis. DAZN Standard is available at the lowest price of 3,200 yen (tax included) per month.
With each plan, you can watch live and on-demand broadcasts of professional baseball games, with some exceptions including games hosted by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
🏈NFL (American Football)
With the free plan, "DAZN Freemium," you can watch some of the NFL (American Football) content, such as:
- All 2023 preseason games
- Regular season and playoff highlights
- Game Preview
To watch all NFL videos, you will need to purchase "NFL GAME PASS" from DAZN.
🏎FORMULA1(F1)
DAZN Freemium allows you to watch highlights of some FORMULA 1 (F1) races.
There are mainly free highlights of soccer and baseball, so the number tends to be small. If you want to watch a wide range of races, you can subscribe to DAZN's paid plan.
😂Original Program
With DAZN Freemium, you can watch some of DAZN's original programs. For example, you can only watch the first 10 minutes of a program for free, and if you want to watch more, you have to pay.
This may vary depending on the program, so please check the DAZN official website or each program. The original programs available on DAZN Freemium include the following.
- Atsuto Uchida's FOOTBALL TIME
- Yabechi Stadium
- Ergora x DAZN
- Shinrepo -J League Referee Report-
- Wednesday F1 Time
To watch the entire original program, not just the first 10 minutes, you'll need to sign up for a paid plan.
🤳How to get started with DAZN Freemium
To start using DAZN Freemium, follow the steps below. We'll explain each step below.
- Register from the DAZN video list page
- Installing the DAZN app
- Log in to the DAZN app
- Watching DAZN Freemium
なお、DAZN Freemiumで視聴できるコンテンツだけだと満足できない方は、DMM×DAZNホーダイの登録（月額3,480円）やDMM TV（月額550円）の登録もご検討ください。
✍How to register
To sign up for DAZN Freemium, first go to the DAZN video listing page.
Please note that you cannot register for DAZN Freemium from the DAZN paid plan application page. When you open the video list page, click on the video under the yellow text "Free to watch."
Click the "Start watching for free with DAZN Freemium" button at the bottom.
Enter your email address, click "Next", and follow the instructions to complete the process.
🧩Installing the app
If you want to watch DAZN Freemium from your smartphone, you must watch it through the DAZN app.
If you are watching from a computer, you do not need the app. You can install the DAZN app from the following page.
📲How to log in
To log in to DAZN Freemium, go to the official DAZN page and click "Login" at the bottom. Then click the "DAZN" button at the top.
After that, enter your email address and password, click "Start watching" and you're logged in.
👀How to watch
To watch DAZN Freemium, click on the video that says "Free to watch" on the screen after logging in. The video will then start playing and you can watch it.
The video operation method is as follows. When you press "Pause", "Play" will be displayed.
- "X" in the upper left corner: Close the video
- Center: Go back 10 seconds, pause, go forward 10 seconds
- Bottom right: Enlarged view of smartphone in landscape orientation
🗣DAZN Freemium review and impressions
My impression after actually using DAZN Freemium was that it felt like a trial plan before signing up for DAZN's paid plan.
Occasionally, you can watch live, catch-up, and highlights of all the matches of tournaments such as the Asian Cup of the Japanese national soccer team. Not all of the Japanese national team's matches are broadcast on DAZN, but being able to watch them for free feels like a good deal.
DAZN Freemium mainly has highlight videos, so it is recommended for those who want to watch highlight videos of their favorite sports all at once. For DAZN original programs, you can only watch the first 10 minutes, so you can check what the content is like.
I think this is a good plan to try out the content and operation method before subscribing to the DAZN paid plan. However, since only a portion of the content is distributed, if you want to watch live broadcasts or catch-up broadcasts, please consider a paid plan.
👉Summary
DAZN Freemium is a service that allows you to enjoy watching sports for free. You can easily watch the Asian Cup and NFL games with the app.
In this article, we have explained in detail how to register for DAZN Freemium and how to watch Japan's Asian Cup and NFL games on the app.
If you haven't used DAZN yet or would like to enjoy watching sports for free, be sure to use this article as a reference and try out DAZN Freemium.
Also, DAZN Freemium only allows you to watch a limited number of videos, so if you want to watch all videos, consider a paid plan.
