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.
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.
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.
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Juninho | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 |
2 | Baré | Gamba Osaka | 20 |
3 | Edmílson | Albirex Niigata | 19 |
4 | Ueslei | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 |
5 | Washington | Urawa Red Diamonds | 16 |
6 | Leandro | Vissel Kobe | 15 |
7 | Marquinhos | Kashima Antlers | 14 |
Hideo Ōshima | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
Yoshito Ōkubo | Vissel Kobe | ||
10 | Frode Johnsen | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 13 |
Cho Jae-jin | Shimizu S-Pulse |
Award | Recipient | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year | Robson Ponte | Urawa Red Diamonds |
Young Player of the Year | Takanori Sugeno | Yokohama FC |
Manager of the Year | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Kashima Antlers |
Top Scorer | Juninho | Kawasaki Frontale |
Fair Play Player Award | Daisuke Sakata | Yokohama F. Marinos |
Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
Teruyoshi Ito | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
Referee of the Year | Masayoshi Okada | |
Assistant Referee of the Year | Toru Sagara | |
Meritoriousness Player Award | Amaral | |
Shoji Jo | ||
Yasuto Honda | ||
Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality | |
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GK | Ryōta Tsuzuki (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
DF | Daiki Iwamasa (1) | Kashima Antlers | ||
DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka (4) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi (1) | Gamba Osaka | ||
MF | Robson Ponte (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
MF | Keita Suzuki (2) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
MF | Kengo Nakamura (2) | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
MF | Yasuhito Endō (5) | Gamba Osaka | ||
MF | Yuki Abe (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
FW | Baré (1) | Gamba Osaka | ||
FW | Juninho (1) | Kawasaki Frontale |