2013 J.League Division 1

21st season of J1 League J.League Division 1 2013 Sanfrecce Hiroshima2nd J.League title7th Japanese title Champions League Sanfrecce HiroshimaYokohama F. MarinosKawasaki FrontaleCerezo Osaka Oita TrinitaJúbilo IwataShonan Bellmare Yoshito Ōkubo (26 goals) 306 879 62,632Marinos vs Albirex 5,698Júbilo vs Albirex 17,226 2012 2014 The 2013 J.League Division 1 season was the 48th season of Japanese top-flight football and the 21st since the establishment of the J.League in 1992. The season began on 2 March and finished on 7 December.http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/tournaments/img/13schedule_eng.png J.League season dates (+others) Japan Football Association 2012-12-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20130923101930/http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/tournaments/img/13schedule_eng.png 2013-09-23 dead Sanfrecce Hiroshima were the defending champions. Clubs Vissel Kobe, Gamba Osaka and Consadole Sapporo were relegated at the end of the 2012 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Consadole Sapporo returned to J2 after only one season in the top flight, while Vissel Kobe was relegated after six seasons in the top flight. Gamba Osaka, instead, was relegated for the first time since the creation of J.League in 1993 and the first time since their forerunners, Matsushita Electric Soccer Club, were relegated to the second Division of the Japan Soccer League after the 1986–87 season. The three relegated teams were replaced by 2012 J.League Division 2 champions Ventforet Kofu, runners-up Shonan Bellmare and sixth-placed and play-off winner team Oita Trinita. Kofu made an immediate return to the top division, while Shonan returned after a two-year absence. In the end, Oita beat JEF United Chiba in the playoff final and returned in J1 after three seasons in the second division. Due to Oita's promotion, it will be the first time to have 2 clubs in the top-flight league competitions from Kyushu since 2006, and Kansai region will have only one club competing in the top flight first time since 1994 season due to Kobe and Gamba's relegations. Japan Greater Tokyo area right 450 Locations of the 2013 J.League 1 teams Japan Greater Tokyo area 37.882686 139.059288 Albirex Niigata left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.810350 135.542732 Cerezo Osaka bottom Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.664257 139.527137 FC Tokyo left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.991990 140.640429 Kashima Antlers right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.848488 139.975102 Kashiwa Reysol Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.585808 139.652689 Kawasaki Frontale right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.916158 139.633381 Omiya Ardija top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.343532 139.341226 Shonan Bellmare left Arrows 12x12 ne.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.903009 139.717597 Urawa Red Diamonds left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.622320 138.589754 Ventforet Kofu bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.509978 139.606378 Yokohama F. Marinos right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.725327 137.874906 Júbilo Iwata bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.084471 137.170891 Nagoya Grampus top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 33.200783 131.657435 Oita Trinita right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 33.371683 130.520236 Sagan Tosu right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.440781 132.394287 Sanfrecce Hiroshima bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.984706 138.481244 Shimizu S-Pulse right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 38.319143 140.881780 Vegalta Sendai right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Club nameHometown(s)StadiumCapacityNote(s) Albirex Niigata Niigata & Seirō, Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium 42,300 Cerezo Osaka Osaka Nagai Stadium 47,816 FC Tokyo Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970 Júbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka Yamaha Stadium 15,165 Kashima Antlers Kashima, Ibaraki Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728 Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa Kashiwa Soccer Stadium 15,900 2013 ACL Participant (2012 Emperor's Cup Winners) Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232 Nagoya Grampus Nagoya Paloma Mizuho Stadium 27,000 Oita Trinita Ōita Ōita Stadium 40,000 Promoted from J2 League (6th place/play-off winner in J2 2012) Omiya Ardija Ōmiya, Saitama NACK5 Stadium 15,500 Sagan Tosu Tosu, Saga Tosu Stadium 24,490 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 50,000 2013 ACL participant(Champions in J1 2012) Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,339 Shonan Bellmare Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Shonan BMW Stadium 18,500 Promoted from J2 League(Runners-up in J2 2012) Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa, Saitama Saitama Stadium 63,700 2013 ACL participant(3rd place in J1 2012) Vegalta Sendai Sendai, Miyagi Yurtec Stadium 19,694 2013 ACL participant(Runners-up in J1 2012) Ventforet Kofu Kōfu, Yamanashi Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000 Promoted from J2 League (Champions in J2 2012) Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama & Yokosuka Nissan Stadium 72,327 Personnel and kits Club Head coach Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsorAlbirex Niigata JPN Masaaki Yanagishita Adidas Kameda SeikaCerezo Osaka BRA Levir Culpi Mizuno YanmarFC Tokyo SRB Ranko Popović Adidas Lifeval Júbilo Iwata JPN Takashi Sekizuka Puma YamahaKashima Antlers BRA Toninho Cerezo Nike LixilKashiwa Reysol BRA Nelsinho Baptista Yonex HitachiKawasaki Frontale JPN Yahiro Kazama Puma FujitsuNagoya Grampus SRB Dragan Stojković Le Coq Sportif ToyotaOita Trinita JPN Kazuaki Tasaka Puma Daihatsu KyushuOmiya Ardija JPN Tsutomu Ogura Under Armour NTT DocomoSagan Tosu KOR Yoon Jong-hwan Warrior DHCSanfrecce Hiroshima JPN Hajime Moriyasu Nike EDIONShimizu S-Pulse IRN Afshin Ghotbi Puma SuzuyoShonan Bellmare KOR Cho Kwi-jae Penalty Tri TerasuUrawa Red Diamonds SRB Mihailo Petrović Nike PolusVegalta Sendai JPN Makoto Teguramori Asics Iris OhyamaVentforet Kofu JPN Hiroshi Jofuku Mizuno HakubakuYokohama F. Marinos JPN Yasuhiro Higuchi Adidas Nissan Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former player(s) Albirex Niigata Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Roger Gaúcho South Korea Kim Jin-su South Korea Kim Kun-hoan Brazil Bruno Lopes Cerezo Osaka Brazil Branquinho Brazil Edno Brazil Fábio Simplício South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon South Korea Gu Sung-yun FC Tokyo Brazil Lucas Severino Serbia Nemanja Vučićević South Korea Jang Hyun-soo Júbilo Iwata Brazil Carlinhos Paraíba South Korea Baek Sung-dong South Korea Cho Byung-kuk South Korea Jung Woo-young Kashima Antlers Brazil Davi Brazil Juninho Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Cléo Brazil Jorge Wagner Brazil Leandro Domingues South Korea Kim Chang-soo Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Jeci Brazil Renatinho North Korea An Byong-jun Brazil Alan Pinheiro Brazil Róbson Brazil Patric Nagoya Grampus Brazil Daniel Tijolo Colombia Danilson Córdoba Macedonia Nikola Jakimovski Australia Joshua Kennedy Brazil Tiago Oita Trinita Brazil Rodrigo Mancha South Korea Choi Jung-han South Korea Kim Jung-hyon South Korea Kim Yeong-gi Omiya Ardija Australia Lucas Neill Slovenia Milivoje Novaković Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankić South Korea Cho Young-cheol Brazil Carlinhos Paraíba Sagan Tosu Brazil Nilson South Korea Kim Min-woo South Korea Yeo Sung-hae South Korea Kim Jung-ya Colombia Jonathan Restrepo Brazil Roni Colombia Diego Ambuila Sanfrecce Hiroshima Croatia Mihael Mikić South Korea Hwang Seok-ho South Korea Lee Dae-heon South Korea Park Hyung-jin South Korea Kim Jeong-seok Shimizu S-Pulse Montenegro Dženan Radončić Netherlands Calvin Jong-a-Pin South Korea Lee Ki-je South Korea Lee Min-soo Brazil Baré Shonan Bellmare Brazil Alex Muralha Brazil Wellington Macedonia Stevica Ristić South Korea Han Kook-young Bolivia Edivaldo Hermoza Brazil Thiago Quirino Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Márcio Richardes Serbia Ranko Despotović Vegalta Sendai Brazil Diogo Oliveira Brazil Heberty Brazil Wilson North Korea Ryang Yong-gi Ventforet Kofu Brazil Gilsinho Brazil Marquinhos Paraná Brazil Patric South Korea Choi Sung-keun Brazil Douglas Brazil Hugo Almeida Brazil Lenny Brazil William Pottker Paraguay José Ortigoza Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Dutra Brazil Fábio Aguiar Brazil Marquinhos South Korea Jeong Dong-ho League table Results main FBR grey ALB ANT ARD BEL CER FMA FRO GRA JÚB RED REY SAG SFR SSP TOK TRI VEG VEN Albirex Niigata 2–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–3 1–0 1–1 Kashima Antlers 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–2 0–0 Omiya Ardija 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–5 0–1 0–2 1–2 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 Cerezo Osaka 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 4–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 2–3 0–1 4–0 2–2 0–1 2–4 2–3 1–2 0–1 3–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–5 2–3 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 6–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 4–3 1–1 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 2–1 0–4 5–2 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–3 1–3 2–6 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 Sagan Tosu 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 5–4 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 2–3 3–2 1–0 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 5–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 4–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 6–4 0–4 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 FC Tokyo 2–0 1–4 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 3–0 2–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 Oita Trinita 1–3 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–4 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 6–0 1–1 Ventforet Kofu 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 7 December 2013 J. League Division 1 Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1 JPN Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale 26 2 JPN Kengo Kawamata Albirex Niigata 23 3 JPN Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka 21 4 JPN Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu 20 5 JPN Masato Kudo Kashiwa Reysol 19 JPN Yuya Osako Kashima Antlers 7 JPN Hisato Satō Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 JPN Kazuma Watanabe FC Tokyo 9 BRA Marquinhos Yokohama F. Marinos 16 10 BRA Wilson Vegalta Sendai 13 JPN Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds Updated to games played on 7 December 2013 Source: J. League Awards Player of the Month Month Player Club March Japan Shunsuke Nakamura「コカ・コーラ Jリーグ 月間MVP」3月・4月の受賞選手決定！ https://web.archive.org/web/20130609062016/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00005071.html 2013-06-09 . J-League. 16 May 2013. Yokohama F. Marinos April Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankič Omiya Ardija May Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka June N/ANo Division 1 league match scheduled due to 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup July Japan Shusaku Nishikawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima August Japan Yuya Osako Kashima Antlers September Japan Ariajasuru Hasegawa FC Tokyo October Japan Tetsuya Enomoto Yokohama F. Marinos November Japan Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale Best XI Position Player ClubGK Japan Shusaku Nishikawa Sanfrecce HiroshimaDF Japan Daisuke Nasu Urawa Red DiamondsDF Japan Masato Morishige FC TokyoDF Japan Yuji Nakazawa Yokohama F. MarinosMF Japan Hotaru Yamaguchi Cerezo OsakaMF Japan Shunsuke Nakamura Yokohama F. MarinosMF Japan Toshihiro Aoyama Sanfrecce HiroshimaMF Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo OsakaFW Japan Kengo Kawamata Albirex NiigataFW Japan Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki FrontaleFW Japan Yuya Osako Kashima Antlers Attendances 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 630701 54905 23295 37100 36634 2 Yokohama F. Marinos 467425 62632 12537 27496 22946 3 Albirex Niigata 443906 33378 18919 26112 25018 4 FC Tokyo 426246 40371 12905 25073 23955 5 Cerezo Osaka 319928 36361 9119 18819 16913 6 Kawasaki Frontale 282952 21657 12345 16644 17807 7 Kashima Antlers 279115 32305 6681 16419 15381 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 275556 27911 10045 16209 17721 9 Nagoya Grampus 274297 30478 9237 16135 17155 10 Vegalta Sendai 252725 17892 11755 14866 16600 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 240324 21420 9238 14137 15121 12 Ventforet Kofu 214441 28906 7754 12614 10407 † 13 Kashiwa Reysol 213406 34021 7013 12553 13768 14 Sagan Tosu 184242 22530 6292 11515 11991 15 Oita Trinita 202557 23814 7067 11915 9721 † 16 Omiya Ardija 189342 13365 7412 11138 10637 17 Júbilo Iwata 185207 20049 5698 10895 13122 18 Shonan Bellmare 168481 13786 6080 9911 6852 † 5271047 62632 5698 17226 17566 7 December 2013 J. League Division 1 † Team played previous season in J2. March 2013 References first 1 2013 Japan