2007 J.League Division 1 Explained

Competition:J.League Division 1
Season:2007
Winners:Kashima Antlers
5th J.League title
5th Japanese title
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Kashima Antlers
Urawa Red Diamonds
Gamba Osaka
(all to the group stage)
Relegated:Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ventforet Kofu
Yokohama FC
League Topscorer:Juninho (22 goals)
Matches:306
Total Goals:867
Highest Attendance:62,132 (Round 33,
Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Kashima Antlers)
Lowest Attendance:4,114 (Round 30,
Yokohama FC vs. Omiya Ardija)
Average Attendance:19,066
Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2008

The 2007 J.League Division 1 season was the 15th season since the establishment of the J.League Division 1. The season began on March 3 and ended on December 1.

General

Promotion and relegation

Changes in competition formats

Honours

CompetitionChampionRunners-up3rd place
J.League Division 1Kashima AntlersUrawa Red DiamondsGamba Osaka
J.League Division 2Consadole SapporoTokyo Verdy 1969Kyoto Purple Sanga
Emperor's CupKashima AntlersSanfrecce HiroshimaKawasaki Frontale
Gamba Osaka
Nabisco CupGamba OsakaKawasaki FrontaleKashima Antlers
Yokohama F. Marinos
XEROX Super CupGamba OsakaUrawa Red Diamonds

Clubs

The following eighteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2007 season. Of these clubs, Yokohama FC, Kashiwa Reysol, and Vissel Kobe were newly promoted clubs.

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Non-visa foreignType-C contractFormer players
Albirex Niigata Edmílson Márcio Richardes Silvinho
FC Tokyo Evaldo Lucas Severino Rychely Paulo Wanchope
Gamba Osaka Baré Magno Alves Sidiclei
JEF United Chiba Reinaldo Nenad Đorđević Park Jong-jin Kim Dong-soo Ilian Stoyanov
Júbilo Iwata Fabrício Henrique Marquinhos Paraná
Kashima Antlers Danilo Fabão Marquinhos
Kashiwa Reysol Alceu França Márcio Araújo Bruno Roque
Kawasaki Frontale Francismar Juninho Magnum Jong Tae-se
Nagoya Grampus Eight Frode Johnsen Marek Špilár Kim Jung-woo
Oita Trinita Edmilson Alves Luís Augusto Roberto Platini Júnior Maranhão
Serginho Baiano
Omiya Ardija Dênis Marques Leandro Euzébio Mauricio Salles Pedro Júnior Alison
Enílton
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Ueslei Ilian Stoyanov Dario Dabac Ri Han-jae Jo Woo-jin
Shimizu S-Pulse Alexandre Goulart Anderson Andrade Fernandinho Cho Jae-jin Kim Dong-sub
Urawa Red Diamonds Nenê Robson Ponte Washington
Ventforet Kofu Alberto Dženan Radončić Josimar
Vissel Kobe Emerson Thome Leandro Raphael Botti Park Kang-jo Kim Tae-yeon Gabriel
Yokohama FC Adriano Pimenta Marcos Paulo Cho Young-cheol Oh Beom-seok Chong Yong-de Bae Seung-jin Anderson
Gilmar
Yokohama F. Marinos Marques Eltinho Marcus Vinicius

Format

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.

Table

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals[1]
1 JuninhoKawasaki Frontale22
2 BaréGamba Osaka20
3 EdmílsonAlbirex Niigata19
4 UesleiSanfrecce Hiroshima17
5 WashingtonUrawa Red Diamonds16
6 LeandroVissel Kobe15
7 MarquinhosKashima Antlers14
Hideo ŌshimaYokohama F. Marinos
Yoshito ŌkuboVissel Kobe
10 Frode JohnsenNagoya Grampus Eight13
Cho Jae-jinShimizu S-Pulse

Awards

Individual

AwardRecipientClub
Player of the Year Robson PonteUrawa Red Diamonds
Young Player of the Year Takanori SugenoYokohama FC
Manager of the Year Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima Antlers
Top Scorer JuninhoKawasaki Frontale
Fair Play Player Award Daisuke SakataYokohama F. Marinos
Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima
Teruyoshi ItoShimizu S-Pulse
Referee of the Year Masayoshi Okada
Assistant Referee of the Year Toru Sagara
Meritoriousness Player Award Amaral
Shoji Jo
Yasuto Honda

Best Eleven

PositionFootballerClubNationality
GKRyōta Tsuzuki (1)Urawa Red Diamonds
DFDaiki Iwamasa (1)Kashima Antlers
DFMarcus Tulio Tanaka (4)Urawa Red Diamonds
DFSatoshi Yamaguchi (1)Gamba Osaka
MFRobson Ponte (1)Urawa Red Diamonds
MFKeita Suzuki (2)Urawa Red Diamonds
MFKengo Nakamura (2)Kawasaki Frontale
MFYasuhito Endō (5)Gamba Osaka
MFYuki Abe (3)Urawa Red Diamonds
FWBaré (1)Gamba Osaka
FWJuninho (1)Kawasaki Frontale

References

  1. Web site: 2007 J1 Top Scorers . 17 April 2010 . j-league.or.jp . J-League . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629104819/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2007&l=E . 29 June 2011 . dead . dmy-all .

External links