2012 J.League Division 1

20th season of J1 League J.League Division 1 2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima1st J.League title6th Japanese title Champions League Sanfrecce HiroshimaVegalta SendaiUrawa Red DiamondsKashiwa Reysol Vissel KobeGamba OsakaConsadole Sapporo Hisato Satō (22 goals) Kashima Antlers 7–0 Consadole Sapporo Gamba Osaka 2–6 Kashiwa ReysolShimizu S-Pulse 3–5 Kashiwa Reysol Gamba Osaka 7–2 Consadole Sapporo(9 goals) 306 855 51,879Reds vs Grampus 5,432Sagan vs Albirex 17,566 2011 2013 The 2012 J.League Division 1 season was the 47th season of Japanese top-flight football and 20th since the establishment of the J.League. The season started on March 10 and finished on December 1.https://int.soccerway.com/national/japan/j1-league/2012/regular-season/ 2012 J League Results Soccerway.com 7 December 2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the 2012 J.League Division 1 championship on 24 November and advanced to the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the host team, entering the qualifying play-off round.http://www.nipponnews.net/en/sports/hiroshima-sanfrecce-crowned-j-league-2012-champions/ Sanfrecce crowned champions Nipponnews 7 December 2012 http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/40610-hiroshima-win-maiden-jleague Sanfrecce win maiden title AFC-com 7 December 2012 This was their first title in the J.League era and first league title since 1970, marking their sixth title overall.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sj20121125a1.html Sanfrecce win J.League title Japan Times 7 December 2012 Additionally, this was the first time since 1966 that clubs from the traditional regions of Kantō, Tōkai or Kansai – the corridor from Tokyo to Osaka – did not make the top two, and this time it was a team from Tōhoku, Vegalta Sendai, who finished in second place despite leading the table most of the season.https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1947395/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121201214244/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1947395/index.html dead December 1, 2012 Sanfrecce book Japan 2012 spot FIFA 7 December 2012 Clubs Ventforet Kofu, Avispa Fukuoka and Montedio Yamagata were relegated at the end of the 2011 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Avispa Fukuoka and Ventforet Kofu returned to J2 after only one season in the top flight, while Montedio Yamagata were relegated after three seasons in J1. The three relegated teams were replaced by 2011 J.League Division 2 champions FC Tokyo, runners-up Sagan Tosu and third-placed team Consadole Sapporo. FC Tokyo made an immediate return to the top division, while Consadole Sapporo ended a three-year absence. In the end, Sagan Tosu reached J1 after thirteen seasons in the second division. Japan Greater Tokyo area right 450 Locations of the 2012 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 43.015100 141.409816 Consadole Sapporo right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.615385 135.516684 Gamba Osaka top Arrows 12x12 n.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 33.371683 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 Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.656689 135.168978 Vissel Kobe left Arrows 12x12 e.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 35.903009 139.717597 Urawa Red Diamonds left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.509978 139.606378 Yokohama F. Marinos right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Club nameHome town(s)Note(s) Albirex Niigata Niigata & Seirō, Niigata Kashima Antlers Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki Omiya Ardija Omiya, Saitama Cerezo Osaka Osaka Consadole Sapporo Sapporo, Hokkaidō Promoted from J2 League (3rd place in J2 2011) Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama, Kanagawa & Yokosuka, Kanagawa Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki, Kanagawa Gamba Osaka Suita, Osaka 2012 ACL participant(3rd place in J1 2011) Nagoya Grampus Nagoya, Aichi 2012 ACL participant(Runners-up in J1 2011) Júbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa, Saitama Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa, Chiba 2012 ACL participant2011 Defending Champions S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka Sagan Tosu Tosu, Saga Promoted from J2 League(Runners-up in J2 2011) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima FC Tokyo Tokyo Promoted from J2 League (Champions in J2 2011)2012 ACL participant (2011 Emperor's Cup winners) Vegalta Sendai Sendai, Miyagi Vissel Kobe Kobe, Hyōgo Personnel and kits Club Head coach Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsorAlbirex Niigata JPN Masaaki Yanagishita Adidas Kameda SeikaCerezo Osaka BRA Levir Culpi Mizuno YanmarConsadole Sapporo JPN Nobuhiro Ishizaki Kappa Shiroi KoibitoFC Tokyo SRB Ranko Popović Adidas LifevalGamba Osaka JPN Masanobu Matsunami Umbro PanasonicJúbilo Iwata JPN Hitoshi Morishita Puma YamahaKashima Antlers BRA Jorginho Nike LixilKashiwa Reysol BRA Nelsinho Baptista Yonex HitachiKawasaki Frontale JPN Yahiro Kazama Puma FujitsuNagoya Grampus SRB Dragan Stojković Le Coq Sportif ToyotaOmiya Ardija SVN Zdenko Verdenik Under Armour NTT DocomoSagan Tosu KOR Yoon Jong-hwan Umbro DHCSanfrecce Hiroshima JPN Hajime Moriyasu Nike EDIONShimizu S-Pulse IRN Afshin Ghotbi Puma SuzuyoUrawa Red Diamonds SRB Mihailo Petrović Nike SavasVegalta Sendai JPN Makoto Teguramori Asics Iris OhyamaVissel Kobe JPN Ryo Adachi Asics RakutenYokohama 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 Alan Mineiro Brazil Bruno Lopes Brazil Michael South Korea Kim Jin-su Brazil Bruno Suzuki South Korea Kim Sung-ju Cerezo Osaka Brazil Fábio Simplício Brazil Heberty Brazil Kempes South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon North Korea Kim Song-gi South Korea Gu Sung-yun Brazil Branquinho South Korea Kim Bo-kyung Consadole Sapporo Australia Jade North Brazil Ramón Brazil Tele South Korea Kim Jae-hwan Brazil Alcides Junior Brazil Thiago Quirino FC Tokyo Brazil Edmílson Brazil Lucas Severino Serbia Nemanja Vučićević South Korea Jang Hyun-soo Gamba Osaka Brazil Eduardo Diniz Brazil Leandro Brazil Paulinho South Korea Kim Jung-ya Brazil Rafinha South Korea Lee Seung-yeoul Júbilo Iwata Brazil Rodrigo Souto South Korea Baek Sung-dong South Korea Cho Byung-kuk South Korea Han Sang-woon North Korea Hwang Song-su Kashima Antlers Brazil Juninho Brazil Junior Dutra Brazil Renato Cajá Brazil Alex Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Jorge Wagner Brazil Leandro Domingues Brazil Neto Baiano South Korea Kweon Han-jin North Korea An Yong-hak Brazil Ricardo Lobo Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Jeci Brazil Renatinho Brazil Renê Santos Nagoya Grampus Brazil Daniel Tijolo Colombia Danilson Córdoba Australia Joshua Kennedy Omiya Ardija Brazil Carlinhos Paraíba Slovenia Milivoje Novaković Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankić South Korea Cho Young-cheol South Korea Lee Keun-ho Brazil Rafael Marques South Korea Kim Young-gwon Sagan Tosu Brazil Tozin South Korea Kim Kun-hoan South Korea Kim Min-woo South Korea Yeo Sung-hae Sanfrecce Hiroshima Croatia Mihael Mikić South Korea Hwang Seok-ho South Korea Lee Dae-heon Shimizu S-Pulse Netherlands Calvin Jong-a-Pin South Korea Kim Hyun-sung South Korea Lee Ki-je North Korea Kang Song-ho Australia Alex Brosque Brazil Jymmy Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Márcio Richardes Brazil Popó Serbia Ranko Despotović Australia Matthew Spiranovic Vegalta Sendai Brazil Deyvid Sacconi Brazil Wilson South Korea Park Ju-sung North Korea Ryang Yong-gi Vissel Kobe Brazil Anderson Carvalho South Korea Bae Chun-suk South Korea Lee Kwang-seon South Korea Park Kang-jo Brazil Fernando Andrade Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Dutra Brazil Marquinhos League table Results main FBR grey ALB ANT ARD CER CON FMA FRO GAM GRA JÚB RED REY SAG SFR SSP TOK VEG VIS Albirex Niigata 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 5–0 1–6 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 Kashima Antlers 0–1 1–0 3–2 7–0 1–2 0–1 5–0 2–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 5–1 3–3 1–0 Omiya Ardija 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–4 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–2 Cerezo Osaka 0–1 0–1 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 Consadole Sapporo 0–1 0–0 0–5 1–0 0–2 2–3 0–4 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–3 1–3 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–4 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 4–3 4–2 0–2 1–2 1–4 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 Gamba Osaka 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 7–2 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–6 2–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 0–5 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 5–1 Júbilo Iwata 0–0 3–0 4–0 4–3 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–5 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–3 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2–0 1–1 1–4 4–1 3–1 3–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–5 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 Sagan Tosu 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–3 3–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 1–3 3–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 3–2 3–2 0–2 3–5 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 FC Tokyo 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 5–0 3–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 6–2 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 4–0 2–1 Vissel Kobe 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–3 2–1 1–2 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1 December 2012 J. League Division 1 Season statistics Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1JPN Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima 222JPN Yohei ToyodaSagan Tosu 19 3BRA LeandroGamba Osaka 14JPN Shingo AkamineVegalta Sendai 5BRA WilsonVegalta Sendai 13JPN Genki OmaeShimizu S-PulseJPN Masato KudoKashiwa ReysolJPN Ryoichi MaedaJúbilo Iwata 9JPN Akihiro SatoGamba Osaka 11JPN Shinzo KorokiKashima AntlersJPN Yoichiro KakitaniCerezo Osaka12BRA Leandro DominguesKashiwa Reysol 10BRA Lucas SeverinoFC TokyoBRA MarquinhosYokohama F. MarinosBRA RenatinhoKawasaki FrontaleJPN Kensuke NagaiNagoya Grampus17BRA Márcio RichardesUrawa Red Diamonds 9JPN Hiroki YamadaJúbilo IwataJPN Keijiro OgawaVissel KobeJPN Marcus Tulio TanakaNagoya GrampusJPN Toshiyuki TakagiShimizu S-PulseJPN Yuya OsakoKashima Antlers Source: J. League Division 1 Attendances 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 622772 51879 25743 36634 33910 2 Albirex Niigata 425309 35506 15854 25018 26049 3 FC Tokyo 407243 34822 16229 23955 17562 † 4 Yokohama F. Marinos 390078 36412 7101 22946 21038 5 Kawasaki Frontale 302719 20996 12509 17807 17340 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 301249 32724 11123 17721 13203 7 Nagoya Grampus 291632 30354 7959 17155 16741 8 Cerezo Osaka 287524 36723 8226 16913 14145 9 Vegalta Sendai 282200 18722 11831 16600 15656 10 Kashima Antlers 261484 23507 10626 15381 16156 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 257054 23188 8710 15121 15801 12 Gamba Osaka 251232 19393 8218 14778 16411 13 Vissel Kobe 248853 22766 8755 14638 13233 14 Kashiwa Reysol 234064 26106 10351 13768 11917 15 Júbilo Iwata 223071 28745 8978 13122 11796 16 Consadole Sapporo 204141 25353 6870 12008 10482 † 17 Sagan Tosu 203844 22116 5432 11991 7731 † 18 Omiya Ardija 180831 12709 7936 10637 9099 5375300 51879 5432 17566 15797 1 December 2012 J. League Division 1 † Team played previous season in J2. June 2013 Awards Individual awards AwardRecipientClubMost Valuable PlayerJPN Hisato SatōSanfrecce HiroshimaRookie of the YearJPN Gaku ShibasakiKashima AntlersManager of the YearJPN Hajime MoriyasuSanfrecce HiroshimaTop ScorerJPN Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima Best Eleven PosFootballerClubNationalityGKShusaku NishikawaSanfrecce HiroshimaJPNDFHiroki MizumotoSanfrecce HiroshimaJPNDFMarcus Tulio TanakaNagoya GrampusJPNDFYūichi KomanoJúbilo IwataJPNMFLeandro DominguesKashiwa ReysolBRAMFToshihiro AoyamaSanfrecce HiroshimaJPNMFYasuhito EndōGamba OsakaJPNMFYojiro TakahagiSanfrecce HiroshimaJPNFWWilsonVegalta SendaiBRAFWHisato SatōSanfrecce HiroshimaJPNFWYohei ToyodaSagan TosuJPN References 2 first 1 2012 Japan