2011 J.League Division 1

19th season of J1 League J.League Division 1 2011 Kashiwa Reysol1st J.League title2nd Japanese title Champions League Kashiwa ReysolNagoya GrampusGamba OsakaFC Tokyo Ventforet KofuAvispa FukuokaMontedio Yamagata Joshua Kennedy (19 goals) 306 869 54,441Reds vs Reysol 4,028Avispa vs Ardija 15,797 2010 2012 The 2011 J.League Division 1 season was the 46th season of professional football in Japan, and the 19th since the establishment of the J.League. The season began on March 5 and concluded on December 3. The season was put on hold from March 12 to April 23 due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami,J.League agrees to resume games on April 23 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/03/22/jleague.resume/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121104033721/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/03/22/jleague.resume/index.html dead November 4, 2012 Sports Illustrated 27 March 2011 therefore canceling a planned five-week summer break between June 27–July 29 in order to allow preparation of the Japan national team for the 2011 Copa América.http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00003808.html 2011 J.League tournament details J.League official website ja dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101224083119/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00003808.html 2010-12-24 The 2011 J.League Division 1 champion also qualified to the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the host team, entering the qualifying play-off round. Kashiwa Reysol won a second league title, their first in 39 years and first in the professional J.League era. They also became the first champions to win the title the season after being promoted as second division champions. Clubs FC Tokyo, Kyoto Sanga and Shonan Bellmare were relegated at the end of the 2010 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Shonan had only played one season in Division 1 while Kyoto had enjoyed a three-year stay. FC Tokyo had been in the top flight for eleven seasons. The three relegated teams were replaced by 2010 J.League Division 2 champions Kashiwa Reysol, runners-up Ventforet Kofu and third-placed team Avispa Fukuoka. Kashiwa had made an immediate return to the top division, while Kofu and Fukuoka ended three- and four-year absences respectively. Japan right 450 Locations of the 2011 J.League 1 teams Japan 37.882686 139.059288 Albirex Niigata left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 33.585803 130.461066 Avispa Fukuoka right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 34.615385 135.516684 Cerezo Osaka top Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 34.810350 135.542732 Gamba Osaka bottom Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 34.725327 137.874906 Júbilo Iwata bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 35.991990 140.640429 Kashima Antlers right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 35.848488 139.975102 Kashiwa Reysol Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 35.585808 139.652689 Kawasaki Frontale right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 38.335547 140.378445 Montedio Yamagata left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 35.084471 137.170891 Nagoya Grampus top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 35.916158 139.633381 Omiya Ardija top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 34.440781 132.394287 Sanfrecce Hiroshima left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 34.984706 138.481244 Shimizu S-Pulse right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 35.903009 139.717597 Urawa Red Diamonds left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 38.319143 140.881780 Vegalta Sendai right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 35.622320 138.589754 Ventforet Kofu left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 34.656689 135.168978 Vissel Kobe left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 35.509978 139.606378 Yokohama F. Marinos right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Club name Home town(s) NotesAlbirex Niigata Niigata & Seirō, Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Fukuoka Promoted from J2 League in 2010Cerezo Osaka Osaka 2011 ACL participantGamba Osaka Suita, Osaka 2011 ACL participantJúbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka Kashima Antlers Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki 2011 ACL participantKashiwa Reysol Kashiwa, Chiba Promoted from J2 League in 2010Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki, Kanagawa Montedio Yamagata All cities/towns in Yamagata Nagoya Grampus Nagoya, Aichi 2011 ACL participant2010 Defending championsOmiya Ardija Omiya, Saitama Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa, Saitama Vegalta Sendai Sendai, Miyagi Ventforet Kofu All cities/towns in Yamanashi Promoted from J2 League in 2010Vissel Kobe Kobe, Hyōgo Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama & Yokosuka Personnel and kits Club Head coach1 Captain1 Kit manufacturer1 Shirt sponsor1Albirex Niigata JPN Hisashi Kurosaki JPN Isao Homma Adidas Kameda SeikaAvispa Fukuoka JPN Tetsuya Asano JPN Kosuke Nakamachi svolme EVERLIFECerezo Osaka BRA Levir Culpi JPN Teruyuki Moniwa Mizuno YanmarGamba Osaka JPN Akira Nishino JPN Tomokazu Myojin Umbro PanasonicJúbilo Iwata JPN Masaaki Yanagishita JPN Daisuke Nasu Puma YamahaKashima Antlers BRA Oswaldo de Oliveira JPN Mitsuo Ogasawara Nike LIXILKashiwa Reysol BRA Nelsinho Baptista JPN Hidekazu Otani Yonex HitachiKawasaki Frontale JPN Naoki Soma JPN Yusuke Igawa Puma FujitsuMontedio Yamagata JPN Shinji Kobayashi JPN Katsuyuki Miyazawa Puma TsuyahimeNagoya Grampus SRB Dragan Stojković JPN Seigo Narazaki Le Coq Sportif ToyotaOmiya Ardija JPN Jun Suzuki JPN Chikara Fujimoto Under Armour NTT DocomoSanfrecce Hiroshima SRB Mihailo Petrović JPN Hisato Satō Nike DeodeoShimizu S-Pulse IRN Afshin Ghotbi JPN Shinji Ono Puma SuzuyoUrawa Red Diamonds JPN Takafumi Hori JPN Keita Suzuki Nike SavasVegalta Sendai JPN Makoto Teguramori JPN Atsushi Yanagisawa Asics IRIS OHYAMAVentforet Kofu JPN Satoru Sakuma JPN Hideomi Yamamoto Mizuno HakubakuVissel Kobe JPN Masahiro Wada JPN Takayuki Yoshida Asics RakutenYokohama F. Marinos JPN Kazushi Kimura JPN Shunsuke Nakamura Nike Nissan 1 Subject to change during the season. Foreign players club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former player(s) Albirex Niigata Brazil Anderson Gonzaga Brazil Bruno Lopes Brazil Michael South Korea Cho Young-cheol Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Rafael Ramazotti South Korea Kim Min-je Cerezo Osaka Brazil Fábio Lopes Brazil Martinez South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon South Korea Kim Bo-kyung Brazil Rodrigo Pimpão Gamba Osaka Brazil Rafinha South Korea Kim Seung-yong South Korea Lee Keun-ho South Korea Kim Jung-ya Brazil Afonso Brazil Adriano Júbilo Iwata Brazil Gilsinho Brazil Rodrigo Souto South Korea Lee Woo-jin South Korea Park Joo-ho Kashima Antlers Brazil Alex Brazil Fellype Gabriel Brazil Tartá Brazil Igor Sartori Brazil Carlão Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Jorge Wagner Brazil Leandro Domingues South Korea Park Dong-hyuk North Korea An Yong-hak South Korea Kweon Han-jin Brazil Roger Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Juninho Montedio Yamagata Brazil Maicon Souza Brazil Hugo Alcântara Nagoya Grampus Colombia Danilson Córdoba Montenegro Igor Burzanović Australia Joshua Kennedy Omiya Ardija Brazil Rafael Marques Brazil Rodrigo Pimpão South Korea Kim Young-gwon South Korea Lee Chun-soo Sanfrecce Hiroshima Croatia Ante Tomić Croatia Mihael Mikić Georgia Davit Mujiri Shimizu S-Pulse Australia Alex Brosque Netherlands Calvin Jong-a-Pin Sweden Freddie Ljungberg Australia Eddy Bosnar Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Márcio Richardes Brazil Mazola Serbia Ranko Despotović Australia Matthew Spiranovic Vegalta Sendai Brazil Diego Souza Brazil Max Carrasco South Korea Cho Byung-kuk South Korea Park Ju-sung North Korea Ryang Yong-gi Brazil Marquinhos Ventforet Kofu Brazil Daniel Tijolo Brazil Davi Brazil Paulinho South Korea Kim Jin-kyu Brazil Rudnei Vissel Kobe Brazil Popó Brazil Raphael Botti Brazil Rogerinho South Korea Bae Chun-suk South Korea Park Kang-jo South Korea Lee Jae-min Yokohama F. Marinos South Korea Kim Kun-hoan Argentina Pablo Bastianini League table main WDL 5 QR REY Kashiwa Reysol GRA Nagoya Grampus GAM Gamba Osaka VEG Vegalta Sendai FMA Yokohama F. Marinos ANT Kashima Antlers SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima JÚB Júbilo Iwata VIS Vissel Kobe SSP Shimizu S-Pulse FRO Kawasaki Frontale CER Cerezo Osaka ARD Omiya Ardija ALB Albirex Niigata RED Urawa Red Diamonds VEN Ventforet Kofu AVI Avispa Fukuoka MON Montedio Yamagata 23 3 8 65 42 C 21 8 5 67 36 21 7 6 78 51 14 14 6 39 25 16 8 10 46 40 13 11 10 53 40 14 8 12 52 49 13 8 13 53 45 13 7 14 44 45 11 12 11 42 51 13 5 16 52 53 11 10 13 67 53 10 12 12 38 48 10 9 15 38 46 8 12 14 36 43 9 6 19 42 63 R 6 4 24 34 75 R 5 6 23 23 64 R #FEDCBA Qualification to 2011 Club World Cup and 2012 Champions League CWCCL #ACE1AF Qualification to 2012 Champions League CL CL #FFCCCC Relegation to 2012 J.League Division 2 R R R 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions. December 3, 2011 J. League Division 1 Results main FBR grey ALB ANT ARD AVI CER FRO GAM GRA JÚB MON REY SFR SSP RED VEG VEN VIS FMA Albirex Niigata 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 4–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–2 Kashima Antlers 1–2 3–3 6–0 2–1 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 Omiya Ardija 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–5 2–3 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–4 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–1 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 1–3 0–1 7–1 3–3 1–1 2–3 2–3 6–0 5–0 5–4 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–3 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 3–2 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–3 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 6–3 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 5–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 4–0 2–1 2–2 5–2 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 Júbilo Iwata 1–0 1–2 1–2 4–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 6–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 Montedio Yamagata 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–5 0–0 0–1 0–5 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol 4–0 2–1 1–3 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–4 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 2–1 4–2 0–0 1–3 2–3 4–1 0–3 3–1 3–2 1–3 4–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–3 2–3 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–5 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 2–3 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 Ventforet Kofu 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 4–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–4 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 4–1 1–0 0–4 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 4–0 1–0 December 3, 2011 J. League Division 1 Top scorers RankScorerClubGoalshttp://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2011&l=E J1 Top Scorers 13 March 2010 j-league.or.jp J-League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130209122732/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2011&l=E 9 February 2013 1 AUS Joshua Kennedy Nagoya Grampus 19 2 JPN Mike Havenaar Ventforet Kofu 17 3 BRA Leandro Domingues Kashiwa Reysol 15 JPN Tadanari Lee Sanfrecce Hiroshima KOR Lee Keun-ho Gamba Osaka 6 JPN Keiji Tamada Nagoya Grampus 14 JPN Ryoichi Maeda Júbilo Iwata JPN Shingo Akamine Vegalta Sendai 9 BRA Bruno Lopes Albirex Niigata 13 JPN Junya Tanaka Kashiwa Reysol 11 JPN Hidetaka Kanazono Júbilo Iwata 12 JPN Yu Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale JPN Yūzō Tashiro Kashima Antlers 14 BRA Rafinha Gamba Osaka 11 15 BRA Jorge Wagner Kashiwa Reysol 10 BRA Paulinho Ventforet Kofu BRA Rafael Marques Omiya Ardija JPN Hisato Satō Sanfrecce Hiroshima JPN Ryūji Bando Cerezo Osaka 20 BRA Adriano Gamba Osaka 9 JPN Genki Haraguchi Urawa Red Diamonds JPN Hideaki Kitajima Kashiwa Reysol JPN Jungo Fujimoto Nagoya Grampus JPN Masashi Oguro Yokohama F. Marinos JPN Takayuki Yoshida Vissel Kobe JPN Yoshito Ōkubo Vissel Kobe 27 BRA Juninho Kawasaki Frontale 8 JPN Genki Omae Shimizu S-Pulse JPN Hideya Okamoto Avispa Fukuoka JPN Shu Kurata Cerezo Osaka Awards MVP BRA Leandro Domingues Top scorer AUS Joshua Kennedy Best XI PositionPlayerGK JPN Seigo NarazakiDF JPN Hiroki SakaiDF JPN Marcus Tulio TanakaDF JPN Naoya KondoMF BRA Jorge WagnerMF BRA Leandro DominguesMF JPN Hiroshi KiyotakeMF JPN Jungo FujimotoMF JPN Yasuhito EndōFW AUS Joshua KennedyFW JPN Mike Havenaar Attendance 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 576477 54441 20240 33910 39941 2 Albirex Niigata 442836 37830 13644 26049 30542 3 Yokohama F. Marinos 357647 37725 7104 21038 25684 4 Kawasaki Frontale 294776 20973 13111 17340 18562 5 Nagoya Grampus 284590 28515 6793 16741 19979 6 Gamba Osaka 278981 20991 11364 16411 16654 7 Kashima Antlers 274655 1 25061 7810 16156 20966 8 Shimizu S-Pulse 268614 21524 10745 15801 18001 9 Vegalta Sendai 266144 19224 11356 15656 17332 10 Cerezo Osaka 240465 37172 5351 14145 15026 11 Vissel Kobe 224962 19913 6151 13233 12824 12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 224447 18788 7099 13203 14562 13 Ventforet Kofu 205808 21589 6893 12106 12406 † 14 Kashiwa Reysol 202593 30807 6855 11917 8098 † 15 Júbilo Iwata 200525 30516 6386 11796 12137 16 Avispa Fukuoka 177054 19421 4028 10415 8821 † 17 Montedio Yamagata 158527 18008 5053 9325 11710 18 Omiya Ardija 154681 12221 5627 9099 11064 4833782 54441 4028 15797 18428 December 3, 2011 J. League Division 1 † Team played previous season in J2. August 2013 Notes Note 1: Kashima Antlers played one game at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo as the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima was damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. In popular culture This particular season was used as reference in the movie Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker. Many players in real life actually provide cameo roles for the film, including Kazuyoshi Miura (Yokohama FC), Yasuhito Endō (Gamba Osaka), Yasuyuki Konno (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), and Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus). In the movie, a bomber threatens to bomb all the stadiums unless certain conditions are met. The main character, Conan Edogawa, must solve the case and find the culprit. In the movie, two additional fictional teams are added to the squad: Tokyo Spirits and Big Osaka, making the league with 20 teams. References first 1 2011 Japan