2009 J.League Division 1

17th season of J1 League J.League Division 1 2009 Kashima Antlers7th J.League title7th Japanese title Champions League Kashima AntlersKawasaki FrontaleGamba OsakaSanfrecce Hiroshima(all to the group stage) Kashiwa ReysolJEF United ChibaOita Trinita Ryoichi Maeda (20 goals) 306 791 53,783 (Round 34,Reds vs. Antlers) 5,567 (Round 12,Sanga vs. JEF United) 18,985 2008 2010 The 2009 J.League Division 1 season was the 45th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 17th season since the establishment of J.League Division 1. The season started on March 7 and ended on December, 5. 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 starting this season, the bottom three clubs were relegated to J.League Division 2 by default. Kashima Antlers became the first Japanese club win J.League Division 1 in three straight seasons. 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 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 RedDiamonds top 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 35.8485 139.975149 Kashiwa Reysol Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.577545 140.122912 JEF UnitedChiba bottom Japan Greater Tokyo area 35 30 36.16 N 139 36 22.49 E Yokohama F. Marinos left 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 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 Japan Greater Tokyo area 33 12 2 N 131 39 27 E Oita Trinita Location of the clubs in Japan The following eighteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during the 2009 season. Of these clubs, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Montedio Yamagata were newly promoted clubs. Club nameHome town(s)Note(s)Albirex NiigataNiigata & Seirō, NiigataFC TokyoTokyoGamba OsakaSuita, Osaka2009 ACL participantJEF United ChibaChiba & Ichihara, ChibaJúbilo IwataIwata, ShizuokaKashima AntlersSouthwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki2009 ACL participantTwo-time defending championsKashiwa ReysolKashiwa, ChibaKawasaki FrontaleKawasaki, Kanagawa2009 ACL participantKyoto SangaSouthwestern cities/town in KyotoMontedio YamagataAll cities/towns in YamagataPromoted from J2 League in 2008Nagoya GrampusNagoya, Aichi2009 ACL participantOita TrinitaAll cities/towns in ŌitaOmiya ArdijaSaitamaSanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshimaPromoted from J2 League in 2008Shimizu S-PulseShizuokaUrawa Red DiamondsSaitamaVissel KobeKobe, HyōgoYokohama F. MarinosYokohama & Yokosuka Personnel Club Head coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAlbirex Niigata JPN Jun SuzukiAdidasKameda SeikaFC Tokyo JPN Hiroshi JofukuAdidasEneosGamba Osaka JPN Akira NishinoUmbroPanasonicJEF United Chiba JPN Atsuhiko EjiriKappaFuji ElectricJúbilo Iwata JPN Masaaki YanagishitaPumaYamahaKashima Antlers BRA Oswaldo de OliveiraNikeTostemKashiwa Reysol BRA Nelsinho BaptistaUmbroHitachiKawasaki Frontale JPN Takashi SekizukaAsicsFujitsuKyoto Purple Sanga JPN Hisashi KatoCW-XKyoceraMontedio Yamagata JPN Shinji KobayashiPumaTsuyahimeNagoya Grampus SRB Dragan StojkovićLe Coq SportifToyotaOita Trinita SRB Ranko PopovićPumaNoneOmiya Ardija KOR Chang Woe-ryongUnder ArmourNTT DocomoSanfrecce Hiroshima SRB Mihailo PetrovićMizunoDeodeoShimizu S-Pulse JPN Kenta HasegawaPumaSuzuyoUrawa Red Diamonds GER Volker FinkeNikeSAVASVissel Kobe JPN Toshiya MiuraAsicsRakutenYokohama F. Marinos JPN Kokichi KimuraNikeNissan Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players Albirex Niigata Brazil Éverton Santos Brazil Gilton Brazil Márcio Richardes South Korea Cho Young-cheol Brazil Bruno SuzukiBrazil Pedro Júnior FC Tokyo Brazil Bruno Quadros Brazil Caboré Gamba Osaka Brazil Lucas Severino Brazil Pedro Júnior South Korea Cho Jae-jin Brazil Leandro South Korea Park Dong-hyuk JEF United Chiba Brazil Alex Brazil Michael Brazil Neto Baiano Australia Eddy Bosnar Júbilo Iwata Brazil Gilsinho South Korea Lee Keun-ho Brazil Ferrugem Kashima Antlers Brazil Danilo Brazil Marquinhos South Korea Park Joo-ho Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Anselmo Ramon Brazil França Brazil Popó South Korea Park Dong-hyuk Nigeria Adebayo Adigun Brazil Alceu Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Juninho Brazil Renatinho Brazil Vitor Júnior North Korea Jong Tae-se Kyoto Sanga Brazil Diego Souza Brazil Sidiclei South Korea Lee Jung-soo North Korea Kim Song-yong Brazil Paulinho Montedio Yamagata Brazil Jajá Brazil Léo San South Korea Kim Byung-suk Brazil Fagner Brazil André Silva Nagoya Grampus Brazil Magnum Montenegro Igor Burzanović Serbia Miloš Bajalica Australia Joshua Kennedy Brazil Davi Oita Trinita Brazil Edmilson Alves Brazil Fernandinho Brazil Ueslei South Korea Choi Jung-han Brazil Roberto Omiya Ardija Brazil Dudu Brazil Rafael Marques Croatia Mato Neretljak South Korea Park Won-jae South Korea Seo Yong-duk Brazil Dênis Marques Slovenia Klemen Lavrič Sanfrecce Hiroshima Bulgaria Ilian Stoyanov Croatia Mihael Mikić North Korea Ri Han-jae Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Marcos Paulo Norway Frode Johnsen South Korea Kim Dong-sub Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Edmílson Brazil Robson Ponte Ghana Mohammed Faisal Vissel Kobe Brazil Alan Bahia Brazil Marcel Brazil Raphael Botti South Korea Kim Nam-il South Korea Park Kang-jo Yokohama F. Marinos South Korea Kim Kun-hoan South Korea Jeong Dong-ho League 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 J2 League. The top three clubs will qualify to AFC Champions League in the following year. Changes from previous year Bottom three clubs are relegated by default; during 2004–2008 season, the 16th-place club needed to win playoffs to avoid relegation. The fourth foreign player slot (AFC player slot) is introduced. League table main WDL 5 QR ANT Kashima Antlers FRO Kawasaki Frontale GAM Gamba Osaka SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima TOK FC Tokyo RED Urawa Red Diamonds SSP Shimizu S-Pulse ALB Albirex Niigata GRA Nagoya Grampus FMA Yokohama F. Marinos JÚB Júbilo Iwata SAN Kyoto Sanga ARD Omiya Ardija VIS Vissel Kobe MON Montedio Yamagata REY Kashiwa Reysol TRI Oita Trinita JEF JEF United Chiba 20 6 8 51 30 C 19 7 8 64 40 18 6 10 62 44 15 11 8 53 44 16 5 13 47 39 16 4 14 43 43 13 12 9 44 41 13 11 10 42 31 14 8 12 46 42 11 13 10 43 37 11 8 15 50 60 11 8 15 35 47 9 12 13 40 47 10 9 15 40 48 10 9 15 32 40 7 13 14 41 57 R 8 6 20 26 45 R 5 12 17 32 56 R #D0F0C0 Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage Sanfrecce Hiroshima received fourth Japanese berth in the group stage of the 2010 AFC Champions League because Gamba Osaka, the winners of the 2009 Emperor's Cup, had been already qualified for ACL through J.League championship. CLGS CLGS CLGS CLGS #FFCCCC Relegation to 2010 J.League Division 2 R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. December 5, 2009 J.League Division 1 Results main FBR grey ALB ANT ARD FRO GAM GRA JEF JÚB MON REY SFR SAN SSP TOK TRI RED VIS FMA Albirex Niigata 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 Kashima Antlers 0–1 2–0 2–3 5–1 1–4 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 Omiya Ardija 0–1 3–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 7–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 Gamba Osaka 0–2 0–1 4–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 1–4 4–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 3–3 2–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 JEF United Chiba 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 Júbilo Iwata 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 2–6 2–3 0–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 Montedio Yamagata 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol 0–4 1–2 2–2 2–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 5–0 0–3 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–0 4–1 0–1 3–1 4–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–3 3–2 Kyoto Sanga 1–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 5–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 FC Tokyo 1–4 1–2 3–2 2–3 0–0 3–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 Oita Trinita 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–3 0–0 0–3 3–1 3–2 4–1 1–4 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 Vissel Kobe 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–2 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 2–4 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 5–0 The Kashima Antlers-hosted game against Kawasaki Frontale on the 25th week was halted at 74th minute due to the pitch condition caused by heavy rain, the score at the moment was 1–3 (Marquinhos 30 – Jong Tae-se 19 32, Juninho 66). The game resumed on October 7 from the 74th minute. (Iwamasa 74)J. League official website -News Release https://web.archive.org/web/20090922173410/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00003172.html 2009-09-22 – Notice of the rematch for a suspended game – Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale on the 25th week of J.League Division 1 on 2009 (Japanese) 2009Jリーグ J1リーグ戦 第25節「鹿島アントラーズ vs 川崎フロンターレ」 試合の取り扱いについて dated September 15, 2009 December 5, 2009 J. League Division 1 Top scorers RankScorerClubGoalshttp://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2009&l=E 2009 J1 Top Scorers 17 April 2010 j-league.or.jp J-League https://web.archive.org/web/20090707215719/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2009&l=E 2009-07-07 dead 1JPN Ryoichi MaedaJúbilo Iwata202BRA EdmílsonUrawa Red Diamonds17BRA JuninhoKawasaki Frontale4JPN Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima15JPN Naohiro IshikawaFC Tokyo 6JPN Shinji OkazakiShimizu S-Pulse14PRK Jong Tae-seKawasaki Frontale8BRA MarquinhosKashima Antlers13BRA Pedro JúniorGamba OsakaTransferred from Albirex Niigata after 24th weekJPN Kazuma WatanabeYokohama F. Marinos Notes: Attendances 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 751565 53783 18777 44210 47609 2 Albirex Niigata 568582 40268 24392 33446 34490 3 FC Tokyo 440032 40701 18221 25884 25716 4 Yokohama F. Marinos 374975 40228 11025 22057 23682 5 Kashima Antlers 367486 37878 14473 21617 19714 6 Kawasaki Frontale 320394 22390 14696 18847 17565 7 Oita Trinita 313281 24833 14163 18428 20322 8 Shimizu S-Pulse 304900 30851 9756 17935 16599 9 Gamba Osaka 301105 20394 10159 17712 16128 10 Nagoya Grampus 270773 32435 9355 15928 16555 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 267299 27113 9479 15723 10840 † 12 JEF United Chiba 250413 17916 12349 14730 14084 13 Omiya Ardija 233013 37842 7796 13707 9350 14 Júbilo Iwata 229891 22152 8716 13523 15465 15 Vissel Kobe 222153 20721 6002 13068 12981 16 Montedio Yamagata 204953 20102 6554 12056 6273 † 17 Kashiwa Reysol 199552 32854 8124 11738 12308 18 Kyoto Sanga 189149 18121 5567 11126 13687 5809516 53783 5567 18985 19202 December 5, 2009 J. League Division 1 † Team played previous season in J2. Awards Individual awards AwardRecipientClubMost Valuable PlayerJPN Mitsuo OgasawaraKashima AntlersRookie of the YearJPN Kazuma WatanabeYokohama F. MarinosManager of the YearBRA Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima AntlersTop ScorerJPN Ryoichi MaedaJúbilo Iwata Best eleven PosFootballerClubNationalityGKEiji KawashimaKawasaki FrontaleJPNDFAtsuto UchidaKashima AntlersJPNDFDaiki IwamasaKashima AntlersJPNDFMarcus Tulio TanakaNagoya GrampusJPNDFYuto NagatomoFC TokyoJPNMFKengo NakamuraKawasaki FrontaleJPNMFMitsuo OgasawaraKashima AntlersJPNMFNaohiro IshikawaFC TokyoJPNMFYasuhito EndōGamba OsakaJPNFWRyoichi MaedaJúbilo IwataJPNFWShinji OkazakiShimizu S-PulseJPN References first 1 2009 Japan