2010 J.League Division 1

18th season of J1 League J.League Division 1 2010 Nagoya Grampus1st J.League title1st Japanese title Champions League Nagoya GrampusGamba OsakaCerezo OsakaKashima Antlers FC TokyoKyoto SangaShonan Bellmare Joshua Kennedy & Ryoichi Maeda (17 goals) 306 813 55,410 (Round 10,Reds vs. Grampus) 5,334 (Round 11,Sanfrecce vs. Cerezo) 18,428 2009 2011 The 2010 J.League Division 1 season was the 46th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4.http://japantoday.com/category/sports/view/j-league-to-kick-off-season-march-6 J-League to kick off season March 6April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes A total of eighteen clubs participated in double round-robin format. At the end of the season, top three clubs received automatic qualification to the following years' AFC Champions League. Also, the bottom three clubs were relegated to J2 League by default. Nagoya Grampus won their first ever Japanese championship. This was also the first time since the advent of the J.League that the top scorer scored less than 20 goals; the honour of scoring 17 goals was shared between Nagoya's Joshua Kennedy and Júbilo Iwata's Ryoichi Maeda. Additionally, this was also the first Japanese top division season in which clubs from the Kantō region did not place among the top three. Clubs Japan Greater Tokyo area 600 Japan Greater Tokyo area 38 20 11.61 N 140 22 42.81 E Montedio Yamagata top Japan Greater Tokyo area 38 19 9 N 140 52 55 E VegaltaSendai Japan Greater Tokyo area 37 52 57.41 N 139 03 33.01 E Albirex Niigata bottom Japan Greater Tokyo area 35 59 30.28 N 140 38 25.89 E Kashima Antlers top Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.916303 139.633377 Omiya Ardija left Japan Greater Tokyo area 35 54 11.31 N 139 43 2.97 E Urawa Red Diamonds right Japan Greater Tokyo area 35 39 51.4 N 139 31 37.7 E FC Tokyo left Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.585895 139.652731 Kawasaki Frontale Japan Greater Tokyo area 35 30 36.16 N 139 36 22.49 E Yokohama F. Marinos left Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.343608 139.341263 Shonan Bellmare bottom Japan Greater Tokyo area 34 59 04 N 138 28 52 E Shimizu S-Pulse Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.725217 137.875006 Júbilo Iwata Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.122721 136.944301 Nagoya Grampus top Japan Greater Tokyo area 34 59 36.52 N 135 42 50.26 E Kyoto Sanga left Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.8114 135.5409 Gamba Osaka right Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.615339 N 135.516572 E Cerezo Osaka bottom Japan Greater Tokyo area 34 39 24.15 N 135 10 8.27 E Vissel Kobe bottom Japan Greater Tokyo area 34 26 26.8 N 132 23 39.3 E SanfrecceHiroshima left Location of the clubs in Japan The following eighteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during the 2010 season. Of these clubs, Vegalta Sendai, Cerezo Osaka and Shonan Bellmare were newly promoted clubs. For the first time since 1995 season, all top-flight teams are located on a single island (Honshū). Club nameHome town(s)Note(s)Albirex NiigataNiigata & Seirō, NiigataCerezo OsakaOsakaPromoted from J2 League in 2009FC TokyoTokyoGamba OsakaSuita, Osaka2010 ACL participantJúbilo IwataIwata, ShizuokaKashima AntlersSouthwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki2010 ACL participantThree-time defending championsKawasaki FrontaleKawasaki, Kanagawa2010 ACL participantKyoto SangaSouthwestern cities/town in KyotoMontedio YamagataAll cities/towns in YamagataNagoya GrampusNagoya, AichiOmiya ArdijaSaitamaSanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima2010 ACL participantShonan BellmareSouthcentral cities/towns in KanagawaPromoted from J2 League in 2009Shimizu S-PulseShizuokaUrawa Red DiamondsSaitamaVegalta SendaiSendai, MiyagiPromoted from J2 League in 2009Vissel KobeKobe, HyōgoYokohama F. MarinosYokohama & Yokosuka Personnel Club Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Albirex Niigata JPN Hisashi Kurosaki Adidas Kameda SeikaCerezo Osaka BRA Levir Culpi Mizuno YanmarFC Tokyo JPN Kiyoshi Okuma Adidas LifevalGamba Osaka JPN Akira Nishino Umbro PanasonicJúbilo Iwata JPN Masaaki Yanagishita Puma YamahaKashima Antlers BRA Oswaldo de Oliveira Nike TOSTEMKawasaki Frontale JPN Tsutomu Takahata Asics FujitsuKyoto Sanga JPN Yutaka Akita Wacoal KyoceraMontedio Yamagata JPN Shinji Kobayashi Puma TsuyahimeNagoya Grampus SRB Dragan Stojković Le Coq Sportif ToyotaOmiya Ardija JPN Jun Suzuki Under Armour NTT DocomoSanfrecce Hiroshima SRB Mihailo Petrović Mizuno DeodeoShimizu S-Pulse JPN Kenta Hasegawa Puma SuzuyoShonan Bellmare JPN Yasuharu Sorimachi A-Line La ParlerUrawa Red Diamonds GER Volker Finke Nike SavasVegalta Sendai JPN Makoto Teguramori Asics IRIS OHYAMAVissel Kobe JPN Masahiro Wada Asics RakutenYokohama F. Marinos JPN Kazushi Kimura Nike Nissan Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players Albirex Niigata Brazil João Paulo Brazil Márcio Richardes Brazil Michael South Korea Cho Young-cheol Brazil Fagner Brazil Bruno Suzuki Cerezo Osaka Brazil Adriano Brazil Amaral Brazil Martinez South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon FC Tokyo Brazil Ricardinho South Korea Kim Young-gwon South Korea Seo Yong-duk Gamba Osaka Brazil Dodô Brazil Lucas Severino South Korea Cho Jae-jin South Korea Lee Keun-ho Brazil Pedro Júnior Brazil Zé Carlos Júbilo Iwata Brazil Gilsinho South Korea Lee Woo-jin South Korea Park Joo-ho North Korea Hwang Song-su South Korea Lee Keun-ho Kashima Antlers Brazil Fellype Gabriel Brazil Gilton Brazil Marquinhos South Korea Lee Jung-soo Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Juninho Brazil Renatinho Brazil Vitor Júnior North Korea Jong Tae-se Kyoto Sanga Brazil Diego Souza Brazil Junior Dutra Brazil Thiego South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi North Korea Kim Song-yong Montedio Yamagata South Korea Han Dong-won South Korea Kim Byung-suk South Korea Kim Kun-hoan Nagoya Grampus Brazil Magnum Colombia Danilson Córdoba Montenegro Igor Burzanović Australia Joshua Kennedy Omiya Ardija Brazil Rafael Marques Croatia Mato Neretljak South Korea Lee Chun-soo South Korea Lee Ho North Korea An Yong-hak Brazil Dudu South Korea Seo Yong-duk Sanfrecce Hiroshima Bulgaria Ilian Stoyanov Croatia Mihael Mikić Shonan Bellmare Brazil Emerson Paulista Brazil Jean Brazil Valdo South Korea Han Kook-young South Korea Kim Yeong-gi South Korea Choi Seung-in Shimizu S-Pulse Norway Frode Johnsen Australia Eddy Bosnar Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Edmílson Brazil Robson Ponte Burkina Faso Wilfried Sanou Australia Matthew Spiranovic Vegalta Sendai Brazil Elizeu Brazil Fernandinho South Korea Park Ju-sung South Korea Park Sung-ho North Korea Ryang Yong-gi Brazil Reinaldo Alagoano Vissel Kobe Brazil Edmilson Alves Brazil Popó Brazil Raphael Botti South Korea Lee Jae-min South Korea Park Kang-jo Yokohama F. Marinos Argentina Pablo Bastianini South Korea Jeong Dong-ho 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: Goal differential Goals scored Head-to-head results Disciplinary points 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 three clubs will be relegated to J.League Division 2. The top three clubs will qualify to AFC Champions League in the following year. Changes from previous year Regular season schedule had two months break after May 16 games, due to 2010 FIFA World Cup. The season was resumed from July 17, with exceptions for clubs advancing to the Round of 16 of 2010 AFC Champions League, which 11th-week matches were rescheduled to July 14. League table main WDL 5 QR GRA Nagoya Grampus GAM Gamba Osaka CER Cerezo Osaka ANT Kashima Antlers FRO Kawasaki Frontale SSP Shimizu S-Pulse SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima FMA Yokohama F. Marinos ALB Albirex Niigata RED Urawa Red Diamonds JÚB Júbilo Iwata ARD Omiya Ardija MON Montedio Yamagata VEG Vegalta Sendai VIS Vissel Kobe TOK FC Tokyo SAN Kyoto Sanga BEL Shonan Bellmare 23 3 8 54 37 C 18 8 8 65 44 17 10 7 58 32 16 12 6 51 31 15 9 10 61 47 15 9 10 60 49 14 9 11 45 38 15 6 13 43 39 12 13 9 48 45 14 6 14 48 41 11 11 12 38 49 11 9 14 39 45 11 9 14 29 42 10 9 15 40 46 9 11 14 37 45 8 12 14 36 41 R 4 7 23 30 60 R 3 7 24 31 82 R #ACE1AF Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage Kashima Antlers qualified as 2010 Emperor's Cup winners. CLGS CLGS CLGS CLGS #FFCCCC Relegation to 2011 J.League Division 2 R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. December 4, 2010 J.League Division 1 Results main FBR grey ALB ANT ARD BEL CER FRO GAM GRA JÚB MON SFR SAN SSP TOK RED VEG VIS FMA Albirex Niigata 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 Omiya Ardija 2–2 0–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 Shonan Bellmare 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–6 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–6 1–3 1–4 1–0 2–2 1–4 Cerezo Osaka 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 6–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–3 0–0 2–1 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 1–2 0–0 4–2 1–2 1–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 1–3 Gamba Osaka 0–0 1–1 5–1 2–1 3–2 4–4 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–2 2–4 0–2 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–3 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 Júbilo Iwata 1–1 2–3 1–1 3–2 0–3 3–1 4–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–0 Montedio Yamagata 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–3 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–5 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 Kyoto Sanga 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 3–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–4 2–0 0–4 2–1 3–0 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 2–1 2–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 0–3 1–5 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 5–1 1–0 1–2 FC Tokyo 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–4 2–3 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 Vissel Kobe 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–4 1–3 1–2 3–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 1–3 0–2 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–4 0–1 1–0 December 4, 2010 J. League Division 1 Top scorers RankScorerClubGoalshttp://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2010&l=E 2010 J1 Top Scorers 13 March 2010 j-league.or.jp J-League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120929061540/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2010&l=E 29 September 2012 1AUS Joshua KennedyNagoya Grampus17JPN Ryoichi MaedaJúbilo Iwata3BRA EdmílsonUrawa Red Diamonds16BRA Márcio RichardesAlbirex Niigata5BRA AdrianoCerezo Osaka14BRA JuninhoKawasaki FrontaleJPN Shoki HiraiGamba Osaka8JPN Jungo FujimotoShimizu S-Pulse13JPN Keiji TamadaNagoya GrampusJPN Shinji OkazakiShimizu S-Pulse Awards MVP JPN Seigo Narazaki Top scorers AUS Joshua Kennedy & JPN Ryoichi Maeda Best XI Position PlayerGK JPN Seigo NarazakiDF JPN Marcus Tulio TanakaDF JPN Takahiro MasukawaDF JPN Tomoaki MakinoMF BRA Márcio RichardesMF COL Danilson CórdobaMF JPN Jungo FujimotoMF JPN Kengo NakamuraMF JPN Yasuhito EndōFW AUS Joshua KennedyFW JPN Ryoichi Maeda Attendances 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 678994 55410 21625 39941 44210 2 Albirex Niigata 519221 41002 19152 30542 33446 3 Yokohama F. Marinos 436624 43025 12184 25684 22057 4 FC Tokyo 426899 30672 17477 25112 25884 5 Kashima Antlers 356430 35251 9472 20966 21617 6 Nagoya Grampus 339638 34098 7991 19979 15928 7 Kawasaki Frontale 315550 22407 7348 18562 18847 8 Shimizu S-Pulse 306022 38851 7117 18001 17935 9 Vegalta Sendai 294644 26391 12119 17332 12951 † 10 Gamba Osaka 283111 20973 9093 16654 17712 11 Cerezo Osaka 255439 37860 8041 15026 9912 † 12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 247550 23948 5334 14562 15723 13 Vissel Kobe 218004 19506 8707 12824 13068 14 Júbilo Iwata 206324 31266 7030 12137 13523 15 Montedio Yamagata 199069 20231 7019 11710 12056 16 Shonan Bellmare 188614 14095 6032 11095 7723 † 17 Omiya Ardija 188088 29575 7831 11064 13707 18 Kyoto Sanga 178673 15222 6818 10510 11126 5638894 55410 5334 18428 18985 † Team played previous season in J2. December 4, 2010 J. League Division 1 September 2020 References first 1 2010 Japan