| 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: | Washington (26), Magno Alves (26) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 976 |
| Highest Attendance: | 62,241 (Round 34, Red Diamonds vs. Gamba) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,671 (Round 6, Purple Sanga vs. Avispa) |
| 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. It began on March 4 and ended on December 2.
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Following eighteen clubs played in J.League Division 1 during 2006 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Avispa Fukuoka, and Ventforet Kofu are 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.
| Award | Recipient | Club | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Washington | Urawa Red Diamonds | 26 goals. | |
| Magno Alves | Gamba Osaka | 26 goals. | ||
| Fair Play Player Award | Satoru Yamagishi | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | ||
| Yuichi Nemoto | Oita Trinita | |||
| Referee of the Year | Toru Kamikawa | |||
| Assistant Referee of the Year | Yoshikazu Hiroshima | |||
| Meritoriousness Player Award | Nobuyuki Kojima | |||
| Naoki Soma | ||||
| Masaaki Sawanobori |
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi (1) | Gamba Osaka | |
| DF | Akira Kaji (1) | Gamba Osaka | |
| MF | Keita Suzuki (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| MF | Yuki Abe (2) | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | |
| MF | Kengo Nakamura (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| MF | Hiroyuki Taniguchi (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| MF | Yasuhito Endō (4) | Gamba Osaka | |
| FW | Washington (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| FW | Magno Alves (1) | Gamba Osaka |
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