2007 J.League Division 1

15th season of J1 League J.League Division 1 2007 Kashima Antlers5th J.League title5th Japanese title Champions League Kashima AntlersUrawa Red DiamondsGamba Osaka(all to the group stage) Sanfrecce HiroshimaVentforet KofuYokohama FC Juninho (22 goals) 306 867 62,132 (Round 33,Reds vs. Antlers) 4,114 (Round 30,Yokohama vs. Ardija) 19,066 2006 2008 The 2007 J.League Division 1 season was the 15th season since the establishment of the J.League Division 1. The season began on March 3 and ended on December 1. General Promotion and relegation At the end of the 2006 season, Yokohama FC, Kashiwa Reysol, and Vissel Kobe were promoted to J1. At the end of the 2006 season, Avispa Fukuoka, Cerezo Osaka, and Kyoto Purple Sanga were relegated to J2. Changes in competition formats In the past, J.League Champion qualified to A3 Champions Cup, but since 2007 this berth is given to the Nabisco Cup winner. Honours CompetitionChampionRunners-up3rd placeJ.League Division 1Kashima AntlersUrawa Red DiamondsGamba OsakaJ.League Division 2Consadole SapporoTokyo Verdy 1969Kyoto Purple SangaEmperor's CupKashima AntlersSanfrecce HiroshimaKawasaki FrontaleGamba OsakaNabisco CupGamba OsakaKawasaki FrontaleKashima AntlersYokohama F. MarinosXEROX Super CupGamba OsakaUrawa Red Diamonds Clubs Japan Greater Tokyo area 600 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 35.622376 138.589756 Ventforet Kofu left 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 35.469156 139.603744 Yokohama FC 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 NagoyaGrampusEight top 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 2007 season. Of these clubs, Yokohama FC, Kashiwa Reysol, and Vissel Kobe were newly promoted clubs. Albirex Niigata FC Tokyo Gamba Osaka JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Image:Arrowupgreen.png Kawasaki Frontale Nagoya Grampus Eight Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red Diamonds Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe Image:Arrowupgreen.png Yokohama FC Image:Arrowupgreen.png Yokohama F. Marinos Personnel Club Head coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAlbirex Niigata JPN Jun SuzukiAdidasKameda SeikaFC Tokyo JPN Hiromi HaraAdidasEneosGamba Osaka JPN Akira NishinoUmbroPanasonicJEF United Chiba BIH Amar OsimKappaFuji ElectricJúbilo Iwata JPN Atsushi UchiyamaPumaIida SangyoKashima Antlers BRA Oswaldo de OliveiraNikeTostemKashiwa Reysol JPN Nobuhiro IshizakiUmbroHitachiKawasaki Frontale JPN Takashi SekizukaAsicsFujitsuNagoya Grampus Eight NED Sef VergoossenLe Coq SportifToyotaOita Trinita BRA Péricles ChamuscaPumaNoneOmiya Ardija JPN Satoru SakumaLottoNTT DocomoSanfrecce Hiroshima SRB Mihailo PetrovićMizunoDeodeoShimizu S-Pulse JPN Kenta HasegawaPumaSuzuyoUrawa Red Diamonds GER Holger OsieckNikeSAVASVentforet Kofu JPN Takeshi OkiUmbroNiproVissel Kobe JPN Hiroshi MatsudaAsicsRakutenYokohama FC BRA Júlio César LealHummelNisso GroupYokohama F. Marinos JPN Hiroshi HayanoAdidasNissan Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players Albirex Niigata Brazil Edmílson Brazil Márcio Richardes Brazil Silvinho FC Tokyo Brazil Evaldo Brazil Lucas Severino Brazil Rychely Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope Gamba Osaka Brazil Baré Brazil Magno Alves Brazil Sidiclei JEF United Chiba Brazil Reinaldo Serbia Nenad Đorđević South Korea Kim Dong-soo South Korea Park Jong-jin Bulgaria Ilian Stoyanov Júbilo Iwata Brazil Fabrício Brazil Henrique Brazil Marquinhos Paraná Kashima Antlers Brazil Danilo Brazil Fabão Brazil Marquinhos Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Alceu Brazil França Brazil Márcio Araújo Brazil Bruno RoqueIvory Coast Seydou Doumbia Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Francismar Brazil Juninho Brazil Magnum North Korea Jong Tae-se Nagoya Grampus Eight Norway Frode Johnsen Slovakia Marek Špilár South Korea Kim Jung-woo Oita Trinita Brazil Edmilson Alves Brazil Luís Augusto Brazil Roberto Brazil Platini Brazil Júnior MaranhãoBrazil Serginho Baiano Omiya Ardija Brazil Dênis Marques Brazil Leandro Euzébio Brazil Pedro Júnior Brazil AlisonBrazil Enílton Brazil Mauricio Salles Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil Ueslei Bulgaria Ilian Stoyanov Croatia Dario Dabac North Korea Ri Han-jae South Korea Jo Woo-jin Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Alexandre Goulart Brazil Fernandinho South Korea Cho Jae-jin South Korea Kim Dong-sub Brazil Anderson Andrade Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Nenê Brazil Robson Ponte Brazil Washington Spain Sergio Escudero Ventforet Kofu Brazil Alberto Montenegro Dženan Radončić Brazil Josimar Vissel Kobe Brazil Emerson Thome Brazil Leandro Brazil Raphael Botti South Korea Park Kang-jo South Korea Kim Tae-yeon Brazil Gabriel Yokohama FC Brazil Adriano Pimenta Brazil Marcos Paulo South Korea Oh Beom-seok South Korea Chong Yong-de Brazil KatatauSouth Korea Bae Seung-jinSouth Korea Cho Young-cheol Brazil AndersonBrazil Gilmar Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Marques Brazil Eltinho Brazil Marcus Vinícius 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 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. Table main WDL 5 QR ANT Kashima Antlers RED Urawa Red Diamonds GAM Gamba Osaka SSP Shimizu S-Pulse FRO Kawasaki Frontale ALB Albirex Niigata FMA Yokohama F. Marinos REY Kashiwa Reysol JÚB Júbilo Iwata VIS Vissel Kobe GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight TOK FC Tokyo JEF JEF United Chiba TRI Oita Trinita ARD Omiya Ardija SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima VEN Ventforet Kofu YFC Yokohama FC 22 6 6 60 36 C 20 10 4 55 28 19 10 5 71 37 18 7 9 53 36 14 12 8 66 48 15 6 13 48 47 14 8 12 54 35 14 8 12 43 36 15 4 15 54 55 13 8 13 58 48 13 6 15 43 45 14 3 17 49 58 12 6 16 51 56 12 5 17 42 60 8 11 15 24 40 8 8 18 44 71 R 7 6 21 33 65 R 4 4 26 19 66 R green1 2008 AFC Champions League Group Stage CLGS #ACE1AF 2008 AFC Champions League Knockout Stage CLKS green1 2008 AFC Champions League Group StageUrawa Red Diamonds won the 2006 Emperor's Cup and have already qualified for AFC Champions League. Since Urawa takes the extra spot as the defending 2007 ACL champion; therefore Gamba Osaka received the third ACL spot as the third place team of the league. Gamba Osaka qualifies to Pan-Pacific Championship as the Nabisco Cup winner. CLGSb #FFE6E6 2007 promotion/relegation Series RP #FFCCCC Relegation to 2008 J.League Division 2 R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. December 1, 2007 J. League Division 1 Results main FBR grey ALB ANT ARD FRO GAM GRA JEF JÚB REY SFR SSP TOK TRI RED VEN VIS YFC FMA Albirex Niigata 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 0–6 Kashima Antlers 3–1 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 Omiya Ardija 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale 4–3 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 5–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 6–0 1–2 Gamba Osaka 3–1 5–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 5–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 6–2 1–0 0–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 Nagoya Grampus Eight 2–0 3–0 5–0 2–2 1–4 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–3 JEF United Chiba 1–2 3–3 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 3–2 6–0 2–4 3–2 4–2 4–0 2–3 Júbilo Iwata 2–4 1–3 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 4–2 0–1 5–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 3–0 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–5 2–0 2–4 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 FC Tokyo 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–7 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 0–1 2–4 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 Oita Trinita 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–4 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–4 0–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–0 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 Ventforet Kofu 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–6 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–4 4–3 1–0 1–1 Vissel Kobe 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 5–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 Yokohama FC 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 2–3 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 4–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 5–0 0–1 1–0 1–4 8–1 December 1, 2007 J. League Division 1 Top scorers RankScorerClubGoalshttp://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2007&l=E 2007 J1 Top Scorers 17 April 2010 j-league.or.jp J-League https://web.archive.org/web/20110629104819/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2007&l=E 29 June 2011 dead dmy-all 1BRA JuninhoKawasaki Frontale222BRA BaréGamba Osaka203BRA EdmílsonAlbirex Niigata194BRA UesleiSanfrecce Hiroshima175BRA WashingtonUrawa Red Diamonds166BRA LeandroVissel Kobe157BRA MarquinhosKashima Antlers14JPN Hideo ŌshimaYokohama F. MarinosJPN Yoshito ŌkuboVissel Kobe10NOR Frode JohnsenNagoya Grampus Eight13KOR Cho Jae-jinShimizu S-Pulse Attendance 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 793347 62123 16709 46667 45573 2 Albirex Niigata 650698 42015 31500 38276 38709 3 FC Tokyo 429934 38439 17264 25290 24096 4 Yokohama F. Marinos 408656 53916 10828 24039 23663 5 Oita Trinita 335896 27811 14671 19759 20350 6 Gamba Osaka 296465 20982 12163 17439 16259 7 Kawasaki Frontale 294751 23355 13185 17338 14340 8 Júbilo Iwata 278109 35072 9292 16359 18002 9 Kashima Antlers 276058 36146 8036 16239 15433 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 271180 20318 11460 15952 14302 11 Nagoya Grampus Eight 264939 34347 7553 15585 14924 12 JEF United Chiba 240535 16756 9481 14149 13393 13 Yokohama FC 238662 46697 4114 14039 5119 † 14 Ventforet Kofu 233476 36756 8373 13734 12213 15 Kashiwa Reysol 220442 35013 8947 12967 8328 † 16 Vissel Kobe 211822 22236 7769 12460 6910 † 17 Omiya Ardija 194912 33162 6149 11465 10234 18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 194199 22675 6037 11423 11180 5834081 62123 4114 19066 18292 December 1, 2007 J. League Division 1 † Team played previous season in J2. Awards Individual AwardRecipientClubPlayer of the YearBRA Robson PonteUrawa Red DiamondsYoung Player of the YearJPN Takanori SugenoYokohama FCManager of the YearBRA Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima AntlersTop ScorerBRA JuninhoKawasaki FrontaleFair Play Player AwardJPN Daisuke SakataYokohama F. MarinosJPN Hisato SatōSanfrecce HiroshimaJPN Teruyoshi ItoShimizu S-PulseReferee of the YearJPN Masayoshi OkadaAssistant Referee of the YearJPN Toru SagaraMeritoriousness Player AwardBRA AmaralJPN Shoji JoJPN Yasuto Honda Best Eleven PositionFootballerClubNationalityGKRyōta Tsuzuki (1)Urawa Red DiamondsJPNDFDaiki Iwamasa (1)Kashima AntlersJPNDFMarcus Tulio Tanaka (4)Urawa Red DiamondsJPNDFSatoshi Yamaguchi (1)Gamba OsakaJPNMFRobson Ponte (1)Urawa Red DiamondsBRAMFKeita Suzuki (2)Urawa Red DiamondsJPNMFKengo Nakamura (2)Kawasaki FrontaleJPNMFYasuhito Endō (5)Gamba OsakaJPNMFYuki Abe (3)Urawa Red DiamondsJPNFWBaré (1)Gamba OsakaBRAFWJuninho (1)Kawasaki FrontaleBRA * The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11. References External links J. League Official Stats first 1 2007 Japan