2012 in Japanese football

none August 2024 August 2024 2012 2011 2013 Japanese football in 2012 Domestic leagues Promotion and relegation Teams relegated from J.League Division 1 Avispa Fukuoka Montedio Yamagata Ventforet Kofu Teams promoted to J.League Division 1 Sagan Tosu F.C. Tokyo Consadole Sapporo Teams relegated from J.League Division 2 No relegation to the Japan Football League Teams promoted to J.League Division 2 Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. F.C. Machida Zelvia J.League Division 1 2012 J.League Division 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the J. League title, their first in 42 years and first in the J. League era, marking their sixth time overall atop the Japanese football league system. Vegalta Sendai, which led the table riding on the wave of their fourth-place finish the previous year, ended up in second place after Albirex Niigata defeated them in the round before last. Urawa Red Diamonds was able to pass four other teams, including newly promoted Sagan Tosu, who surprisingly was in third place in the penultimate round. Consadole Sapporo was relegated on September 30, the earliest a team has been relegated in the modern-day era. Niigata's victory enabled them to climb to safety while Vissel Kobe was relegated after six seasons. Gamba Osaka, despite scoring more goals than anyone else, had a poor defense and allowed many goals in, causing them to be relegated after 26 seasons in the top division. J.League Division 2 2012 J.League Division 2 Ventforet Kofu returned to the top flight at the first attempt, but this time they did so as champions. Shonan Bellmare returned to the top division as well, after two seasons. Oita Trinita, despite overwhelming odds due to its position and the playoff rules which favored the three higher-ranked teams, won the playoff and returned to the top flight after three seasons. Newly promoted Machida Zelvia, despite hiring Osvaldo Ardiles as their manager, could not cope with professionalism and finished in bottom place, being relegated as V-Varen Nagasaki won the JFL championship. Japan Football League 2012 Japan Football League Although Arte Takasaki withdrew from the league due to economic problems, the JFL decided to go with a 17-team format. V-Varen Nagasaki won the tournament, joining the professional ranks automatically. Sagawa Shiga withdrew after the league following parent company Sagawa Express's decision to close the team, leaving Tochigi Uva to playout against the Regional League promotion series third place. Japanese Regional Leagues 2012 Japanese Regional Leagues Kantō champions SC Sagamihara and Tōhoku champions Fukushima United won first and second place in the Regional League promotion series, thus being promoted automatically, while Hokkaidō champions Norbritz Hokkaido battled in the playout against Tochigi Uva but lost. Domestic cups Emperor's Cup 2012 Emperor's Cup 1 January 2013 14:05 Gamba Osaka Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Watanabe 35 National Olympic Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo 46,480 JPN Toshimitsu Yoshida J. League Cup 2012 J. League Cup 3 November 2012 13:05 JST (UTC+9) Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 yes Report Kashima Antlers Omae 77 pen. Shibasaki 73 pen. 93 National Olympic Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo 45,228 JPN Masaaki Iemoto Japanese Super Cup 2012 Japanese Super Cup 3 March 2012 13:35 JST (UTC+9) Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Report FC Tokyo Wagner 27Leandro 45 pen. 64 Aria National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo 35,453http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/other/201250300101101_W0201_E.html March 2022 JPN Yuichi Nishimura International club competitions Suruga Bank Championship 2012 Suruga Bank Championship 1 August 2012 19:00 JST (UTC+9) Kashima Antlers JPN 2–2 https://archive.today/20130102134839/http://df1.conmebol.com/suruga/fichas/ficha130909.html Summary CHI Universidad de Chile Iwamasa 18Renato 27 Iwamasa 40 o.g.Aránguiz 73 pen. Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 20,021 Chris Beath (Australia) Juninho Koroki Sogahata Endo Motoyama Araiba Nishi 7–6 Aránguiz Rodríguez Lorenzetti Cereceda Marino Herrera Castro FIFA Club World Cup 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Will take place between 6 and 16 December 2012. Since the tournament is hosted in Japan the winners of the J. League will be invited to take part. If the AFC Champions League winner is from Japan, then the highest placed non-Japanese team of the AFC Champions League will be invited in place of the J. League winner. National team (Men) Results Japan national football team in 2012 23 February 2012 19:20 JST (UTC+9) International Friendly (2012 Kirin Cup) Japan 3–1 [ JFA] Summary Iceland Maeda 2 Fujimoto 53 Makino 79 Smárason 90+3 pen. Japan Osaka, Japan Nagai Stadium 42,579 Chris Beath (Australia) 29 February 2012 19:30 JST (UTC+9) 2014 World Cup Qualifier Japan 0–1 Report Summary Uzbekistan Shadrin 54 Toyota Stadium Japan Aichi, Japan 42,720 Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) 23 May 2012 19:15 JST (UTC+9) International Friendly (2012 Kirin Cup) Japan 2–0 [ JFA] Summary AZE Kagawa 43 Nabiyev 58 o.g. Japan Fukuroi, Japan Shizuoka Stadium 35,000 Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) 3 June 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier 19:30 JST (UTC+9) JPN 3–0 JFA Report OMA Honda 11 Maeda 51 Okazaki 54 Saitama Stadium 2002 Japan Saitama, Japan 63,551 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 8 June 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier 19:30 JST (UTC+9) JPN 6–0 Report JOR Maeda 19 Honda 22 31 54 pen. Kagawa 34 Kurihara 90 Deeb 2 25 27 Saitama Stadium 2002 Japan Saitama, Japan 60,874 Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic) 12 June 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier 19:00 JST (UTC+9) AUS 1–1 Report JPN Milligan 2 25 55 Wilkshire 69 pen Kurihara 64 Kurihara 2 23 89 Suncorp Stadium AUS Brisbane, Australia 40,189 Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) 15 August 2012 International Friendly (2012 Kirin Cup) 19:30 JST (UTC+9) Japan 1–1 Summary VEN Endō 15 Miku 62 Sapporo Dome Japan Hokkaidō, Japan 39,396 Min-Hu Lee (Korea Republic) 7 September 2012 International Friendly (2012 Kirin Cup) 19:20 JST (UTC+9) Japan 1–0 Summary UAE Havenaar 69 Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium Japan Niigata, Japan 42,020 Mingyu Ma (China PR) 11 September 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier 19:34 JST (UTC+9) JPN 1–0 Report IRQ Maeda 25 Saitama Stadium 2002 Japan Saitama, Japan Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) 13 October 2012 International Friendly 04:00 JST (UTC+9) France 0–1 Summary Japan Hasebe 34Kagawa 88 Stade de France France Saint-Denis, France 55,000 William Collum (Scotland) 16 October 2012 International Friendly 21:10 JST (UTC+9) Japan 0–4 Summary BRA Paulinho 12 Neymar 25 pen. 48 Kaká 76 Municipal Stadium Poland Wrocław, Poland Marcin Borski (Poland) 14 November 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier 20:30 JST (UTC+9) OMA 1–2 Summary JPN Ahmed Mubarak 77 Kiyotake 20 Okazaki 89 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Oman Muscat Oman Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) Players statistics Player-201102.2402.2905.2306.0306.0806.1208.1509.0609.1110.1210.1611.142012TotalYasuhito Endo113(9)OO-OOOO(1)OOOOO11(1)124(10)Yuichi Komano67(1)OO----OOO---5(0)72(1)Kengo Nakamura56(6)O-O-O-OO-OO-7(0)63(6)Yasuyuki Konno55(1)OO-OOO---OOO8(0)63(1)Yoshito Okubo53(5)O-----------1(0)54(5)Makoto Hasebe52(2)-OOOOOOOOOOO11(0)63(2)Shinji Okazaki49(26)-OO(1)O(1)OOOOO--O(1)9(3)58(29)Atsuto Uchida45(1)-OOOOO---OO-7(0)52(1)Yuto Nagatomo44(3)-OOOOOO-OOOO10(0)54(3)Keisuke Honda31(8)--OO(1)O(3)OOOO-OO9(4)40(12)Shinji Kagawa28(9)-OO(1)OO(1)OOO-O(1)O-9(3)37(12)Eiji Kawashima28(0)-OOOOOOOOOOO11(0)39(0)Ryoichi Maeda16(6)O(1)-OO(1)O(1)OO-O(1)--O8(4)24(10)Maya Yoshida13(2)-O-OO-OOOOOO9(0)22(2)Tadanari Lee10(2)-O----------1(0)11(2)Hajime Hosogai10(1)--OO--OOOOOO8(0)18(1)Jungo Fujimoto10(0)O(1)O----O-----3(1)13(1)Takayuki Morimoto9(3)--O---------1(0)10(3)Masahiko Inoha9(1)O-O-OOOOO---7(0)16(1)Yuzo Kurihara8(0)O-O-O(1)O(1)----O-5(2)13(2)Tomoaki Makino8(0)O(1)-O---O-----3(1)11(1)Shusaku Nishikawa7(0)O-----------1(0)8(0)Mike Havenaar5(2)-O-----O(1)OO--4(1)9(3)Hiroshi Kiyotake5(0)---O-O-OOOOO(1)7(1)12(1)Naohiro Ishikawa5(0)O-----------1(0)6(0)Takashi Inui3(0)-O-------OO-3(0)6(0)Hiroki Mizumoto3(0)------OO----2(0)5(0)Yosuke Kashiwagi3(0)O-----------1(0)4(0)Ryota Moriwaki1(0)O-----------1(0)2(0)Hiroki Sakai0(0)--OO-O-O-OOO7(0)7(0)Hideto Takahashi0(0)--O----O-O-O4(0)4(0)Ryo Miyaichi0(0)--O-------O-2(0)2(0)Gotoku Sakai0(0)-------O---O2(0)2(0)Chikashi Masuda0(0)O-----------1(0)1(0)Junya Tanaka0(0)O-----------1(0)1(0)Naoya Kondo0(0)O-----------1(0)1(0) Goal scorers PlacePositionNameFriendliesKirin CupWC QualifyingTotal1 MF Keisuke Honda 0 0 4 4 FW Ryoichi Maeda 0 1 3 43 MF Shinji Kagawa 0 1 1 2 DF Yuzo Kurihara 0 0 2 2 FW Shinji Okazaki 0 0 2 26 MF Jungo Fujimoto 0 1 0 1 DF Tomoaki Makino 0 1 0 1 MF Yasuhito Endō 0 1 0 1 Own goal 0 1 0 1 FW Mike Havenaar 0 1 0 1 FW Hiroshi Kiyotake 0 0 1 1TOTALS1 6 13 20 National team (Women) Results 2012.02.29 Japan 2–1 Norway Nagasato ?Kawasumi ? ? ? Portugal W 2012.03.02 Japan 2–0 Denmark Sugasawa ?Ono ? Portugal W 2012.03.05 Japan 1–0 United States Takase ? Portugal W 2012.03.07 Japan 3–4 Germany Kawasumi ?Tanaka ?Nagasato ? ? ?? ?? ?? ? Portugal L 2012.04.01 Japan 1–1 United States Kinga ? ? ? Miyagi, Japan Sendai Stadium D 2012.04.05 Japan 4–1 Brazil ? o.g.Nagasato ?Miyama ?Sugasawa ? ? ? Hyogo, Japan Kobe Wing Stadium W 2012.06.18 Japan 1–4 United States Nagasato ? ? ?? ?? ?? ? Sweden L 2012.06.20 Japan 1–0 Sweden Nagasato ? Sweden W 2012.07.11 Japan 3–0 Australia Miyama ?Ogimi ?Sawa ? Tokyo, Japan National Stadium W 2012.07.19 Japan 0–2 France ? ?? ? France L 2012.07.25 Japan 2–1 Canada Kawasumi ?Miyama ? ? ? England W 2012.07.28 Japan 0–0 Sweden England D 2012.07.31 Japan 0–0 South Africa Wales D 2012.08.03 Japan 2–0 Brazil Ogimi ?Ono ? Wales W 2012.08.06 Japan 2–1 France Ogimi ?Sakaguchi ? ? ? England W 2012.08.09 Japan 1–2 United States Ogimi ? ? ?? ? England L Players statistics Player-201102.2903.0203.0503.0704.0104.0506.1806.2007.1107.1907.2507.2807.3108.0308.0608.092012TotalHomare Sawa177(80)O-----OOO(1)OOO-OOO10(1)187(81)Aya Miyama104(26)OOOOOO(1)OOO(1)OO(1)OOOOO16(3)120(29)Shinobu Ono97(36)OO(1)OOOOOOOOOO-O(1)OO15(2)112(38)Kozue Ando97(17)--OOOOOOOOOOOOO-13(0)110(17)Yuki Ogimi75(32)O(1)OOO(1)OO(1)O(1)O(1)O(1)OOOOO(1)O(1)O(1)16(9)91(41)Azusa Iwashimizu74(8)-OOO----OOOOOOOO11(0)85(8)Yukari Kinga72(4)OOOOO(1)OO-OOOOOOOO15(1)87(5)Kyoko Yano69(1)----OOO-O---O---5(0)74(1)Karina Maruyama68(14)------OOO---O--O5(0)73(14)Miho Fukumoto56(0)-OO--O-OOOOO-OOO11(0)67(0)Mizuho Sakaguchi47(16)O-OOO-OOOOOOOOO(1)O14(1)61(17)Rumi Utsugi47(5)OOOOOOO---------7(0)54(5)Aya Sameshima38(2)O-OOOOOOOOOO-OOO14(0)52(2)Saki Kumagai33(0)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO16(0)49(0)Ayumi Kaihori27(0)O--OO-O-OO--O---7(0)34(0)Nahomi Kawasumi23(6)O(1)OOO(1)OOOOOOO(1)OOOOO16(3)39(9)Megumi Takase19(4)OOO(1)O-OOOO---OO--10(1)29(5)Megumi Kamionobe17(2)-------O--------1(0)18(2)Mana Iwabuchi11(2)---------O-OO--O4(0)15(2)Kanako Ito10(3)OOO-------------3(0)13(3)Manami Nakano10(2)-----O----------1(0)11(2)Asuna Tanaka6(2)OOOO(1)OOOOO--OO-OO13(1)19(3)Yuika Sugasawa6(0)-O(1)O-OO(1)----------4(2)10(2)Nanase Kiryu3(0)-O-O------------2(0)5(0)Kana Osafune3(0)-----O----------1(0)4(0)Saori Ariyoshi0(0)OO-OO--O--------5(0)5(0)Mai Kyokawa0(0)OO--------------2(0)2(0)Yumi Uetsuji0(0)-----O----------1(0)1(0)Ami Otaki0(0)-------O--------1(0)1(0) References External links Category:Seasons in Japanese football