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
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 Kawasaki Frontale Nagoya Grampus Eight Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red Diamonds Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe Yokohama FC Yokohama F. Marinos
Personnel Club Head coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAlbirex Niigata Jun SuzukiAdidasKameda SeikaFC Tokyo Hiromi HaraAdidasEneosGamba Osaka Akira NishinoUmbroPanasonicJEF United Chiba Amar OsimKappaFuji ElectricJúbilo Iwata Atsushi UchiyamaPumaIida SangyoKashima Antlers Oswaldo de OliveiraNikeTostemKashiwa Reysol Nobuhiro IshizakiUmbroHitachiKawasaki Frontale Takashi SekizukaAsicsFujitsuNagoya Grampus Eight Sef VergoossenLe Coq SportifToyotaOita Trinita Péricles ChamuscaPumaNoneOmiya Ardija Satoru SakumaLottoNTT DocomoSanfrecce Hiroshima Mihailo PetrovićMizunoDeodeoShimizu S-Pulse Kenta HasegawaPumaSuzuyoUrawa Red Diamonds Holger OsieckNikeSAVASVentforet Kofu Takeshi OkiUmbroNiproVissel Kobe Hiroshi MatsudaAsicsRakutenYokohama FC Júlio César LealHummelNisso GroupYokohama F. Marinos Hiroshi HayanoAdidasNissan
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players Albirex Niigata Edmílson Márcio Richardes Silvinho FC Tokyo Evaldo Lucas Severino Rychely Paulo Wanchope Gamba Osaka Baré Magno Alves Sidiclei JEF United Chiba Reinaldo Nenad Đorđević Kim Dong-soo Park Jong-jin Ilian Stoyanov Júbilo Iwata Fabrício Henrique Marquinhos Paraná Kashima Antlers Danilo Fabão Marquinhos Kashiwa Reysol Alceu França Márcio Araújo Bruno Roque Seydou Doumbia Kawasaki Frontale Francismar Juninho Magnum Jong Tae-se Nagoya Grampus Eight Frode Johnsen Marek Špilár Kim Jung-woo Oita Trinita Edmilson Alves Luís Augusto Roberto Platini Júnior Maranhão Serginho Baiano Omiya Ardija Dênis Marques Leandro Euzébio Pedro Júnior Alison Enílton Mauricio Salles Sanfrecce Hiroshima Ueslei Ilian Stoyanov Dario Dabac Ri Han-jae Jo Woo-jin Shimizu S-Pulse Alexandre Goulart Fernandinho Cho Jae-jin Kim Dong-sub Anderson Andrade Urawa Red Diamonds Nenê Robson Ponte Washington Sergio Escudero Ventforet Kofu Alberto Dženan Radončić Josimar Vissel Kobe Emerson Thome Leandro Raphael Botti Park Kang-jo Kim Tae-yeon Gabriel Yokohama FC Adriano Pimenta Marcos Paulo Oh Beom-seok Chong Yong-de Katatau Bae Seung-jin Cho Young-cheol Anderson Gilmar Yokohama F. Marinos Marques Eltinho 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
Results
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 JuninhoKawasaki Frontale222 BaréGamba Osaka203 EdmílsonAlbirex Niigata194 UesleiSanfrecce Hiroshima175 WashingtonUrawa Red Diamonds166 LeandroVissel Kobe157 MarquinhosKashima Antlers14 Hideo ŌshimaYokohama F. Marinos Yoshito ŌkuboVissel Kobe10 Frode JohnsenNagoya Grampus Eight13 Cho Jae-jinShimizu S-Pulse
Attendance
Awards
Individual AwardRecipientClubPlayer of the Year Robson PonteUrawa Red DiamondsYoung Player of the Year Takanori SugenoYokohama FCManager of the Year Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima AntlersTop Scorer JuninhoKawasaki FrontaleFair Play Player Award Daisuke SakataYokohama F. Marinos Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima Teruyoshi ItoShimizu S-PulseReferee of the Year Masayoshi OkadaAssistant Referee of the Year Toru SagaraMeritoriousness Player Award Amaral Shoji Jo Yasuto Honda
Best Eleven PositionFootballerClubNationalityGKRyōta Tsuzuki (1)Urawa Red DiamondsDFDaiki Iwamasa (1)Kashima AntlersDFMarcus Tulio Tanaka (4)Urawa Red DiamondsDFSatoshi Yamaguchi (1)Gamba OsakaMFRobson Ponte (1)Urawa Red DiamondsMFKeita Suzuki (2)Urawa Red DiamondsMFKengo Nakamura (2)Kawasaki FrontaleMFYasuhito Endō (5)Gamba OsakaMFYuki Abe (3)Urawa Red DiamondsFWBaré (1)Gamba OsakaFWJuninho (1)Kawasaki Frontale * 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