| Competition: | J.League Division 1 |
| Season: | 2006 |
| Winners: | Urawa Red Diamonds 1st J.League title 5th Japanese title |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki Frontale (all to the group stage) |
| Relegated: | Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Kyoto Purple Sanga |
| League Topscorer: | Magno Alves & Washington (26) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 976 |
| Highest Attendance: | 62,241 (Round 34, Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Gamba Osaka) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,671 (Round 6, Kyoto Purple Sanga vs. Avispa Fukuoka) |
| Average Attendance: | 18,292 |
| Prevseason: | 2005 |
| Nextseason: | 2007 |
The 2006 J.League Division 1 season was the 14th season since the establishment of the J.League Division 1. It began on March 4 and ended on December 2.
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The following eighteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2006 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Avispa Fukuoka, and Ventforet Kofu were newly promoted clubs.
Eighteen clubs will play in double round-robin (home and away) format, a total of 34 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:
A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied at the first place, both clubs will be declared as the champions. The bottom two clubs will be relegated to J2, while the 16th placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/relegation Series.
| Pos | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magno Alves | Gamba Osaka | 26 | |
| Washington | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||
| 3 | Juninho | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | |
| 4 | Lucas Severino | FC Tokyo | 18 | |
 Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||
| Kazuki Ganaha | Kawasaki Frontale | |||
| 7 | Ueslei | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | |
| Ryūji Bando | Gamba Osaka | |||
 Cho Jae-jin | Shimizu S-Pulse | |||
| 10 | Ryoichi Maeda | Júbilo Iwata | 15 |
| Award | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Young Player of the Year | Jungo Fujimoto | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Manager of the Year | Guido Buchwald | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Top Scorer | Magno Alves | Gamba Osaka |
| Washington | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| Fair Play Player Award | Satoru Yamagishi | JEF United Chiba |
| Yuichi Nemoto | Oita Trinita | |
| Referee of the Year | Toru Kamikawa | |
| Assistant Referee of the Year | Yoshikazu Hiroshima | |
| Meritoriousness Player Award | Masaaki Sawanobori | |
| Naoki Soma | ||
| Nobuyuki Kojima |
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| DF | Akira Kaji (1) | Gamba Osaka | |
| DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi (1) | Gamba Osaka | |
| MF | Hiroyuki Taniguchi (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| MF | Keita Suzuki (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| MF | Kengo Nakamura (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| MF | Yasuhito Endō (4) | Gamba Osaka | |
| MF | Yuki Abe (2) | JEF United Chiba | |
| FW | Magno Alves (1) | Gamba Osaka | |
| FW | Washington (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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