2011 J.League Division 1

J.League Division 1
Season2011
ChampionsKashiwa Reysol
1st J.League title
2nd Japanese title
RelegatedVentforet Kofu
Avispa Fukuoka
Montedio Yamagata
Champions LeagueKashiwa Reysol
Nagoya Grampus
Gamba Osaka
FC Tokyo
Matches306
Goals869 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerJoshua Kennedy (19 goals)
Highest attendance54,441
Reds vs Reysol
Lowest attendance4,028
Avispa vs Ardija
Average attendance15,797
← 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,[1] 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.[2]

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.

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Locations of the 2011 J.League 1 teams
Club nameHome town(s)Notes
Albirex NiigataNiigata & Seirō, Niigata
Avispa FukuokaFukuokaPromoted from J2 League in 2010
Cerezo OsakaOsaka2011 ACL participant
Gamba OsakaSuita, Osaka2011 ACL participant
Júbilo IwataIwata, Shizuoka
Kashima AntlersSouthwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki2011 ACL participant
Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa, ChibaPromoted from J2 League in 2010
Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki, Kanagawa
Montedio YamagataAll cities/towns in Yamagata
Nagoya GrampusNagoya, Aichi2011 ACL participant
2010 Defending champions
Omiya ArdijaOmiya, Saitama
Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima
Shimizu S-PulseShizuoka
Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa, Saitama
Vegalta SendaiSendai, Miyagi
Ventforet KofuAll cities/towns in YamanashiPromoted from J2 League in 2010
Vissel KobeKobe, Hyōgo
Yokohama F. MarinosYokohama & Yokosuka

Personnel and kits

ClubHead coach1Captain1Kit manufacturer1Shirt sponsor1
Albirex NiigataJapan Hisashi KurosakiJapan Isao HommaAdidasKameda Seika
Avispa FukuokaJapan Tetsuya AsanoJapan Kosuke NakamachisvolmeEVERLIFE
Cerezo OsakaBrazil Levir CulpiJapan Teruyuki MoniwaMizunoYanmar
Gamba OsakaJapan Akira NishinoJapan Tomokazu MyojinUmbroPanasonic
Júbilo IwataJapan Masaaki YanagishitaJapan Daisuke NasuPumaYamaha
Kashima AntlersBrazil Oswaldo de OliveiraJapan Mitsuo OgasawaraNikeLIXIL
Kashiwa ReysolBrazil Nelsinho BaptistaJapan Hidekazu OtaniYonexHitachi
Kawasaki FrontaleJapan Naoki SomaJapan Yusuke IgawaPumaFujitsu
Montedio YamagataJapan Shinji KobayashiJapan Katsuyuki MiyazawaPumaTsuyahime
Nagoya GrampusSerbia Dragan StojkovićJapan Seigo NarazakiLe Coq SportifToyota
Omiya ArdijaJapan Jun SuzukiJapan Chikara FujimotoUnder ArmourNTT Docomo
Sanfrecce HiroshimaSerbia Mihailo PetrovićJapan Hisato SatōNikeDeodeo
Shimizu S-PulseIran Afshin GhotbiJapan Shinji OnoPumaSuzuyo
Urawa Red DiamondsJapan Takafumi HoriJapan Keita SuzukiNikeMeiji Seika
Vegalta SendaiJapan Makoto TeguramoriJapan Atsushi YanagisawaASICSIRIS OHYAMA
Ventforet KofuJapan Satoru SakumaJapan Hideomi YamamotoMizunoHakubaku
Vissel KobeJapan Masahiro WadaJapan Takayuki YoshidaASICSRakuten
Yokohama F. MarinosJapan Kazushi KimuraJapan Shunsuke NakamuraNikeNissan

1 Subject to change during the season.

Foreign players

clubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerType-C contractNon-visa foreignFormer player(s)
Albirex NiigataBrazil Anderson GonzagaBrazil Bruno LopesBrazil MichaelSouth Korea Cho Young-cheol
Avispa FukuokaBrazil Rafael RamazottiSouth Korea Kim Min-je
Cerezo OsakaBrazil Fábio LopesBrazil MartinezSouth Korea Kim Jin-hyeonSouth Korea Kim Bo-kyungBrazil Rodrigo Pimpão
Gamba OsakaBrazil RafinhaSouth Korea Kim Seung-yongSouth Korea Lee Keun-hoBrazil AfonsoSouth Korea Kim Jung-yaBrazil Adriano
Júbilo IwataBrazil GilsinhoBrazil Rodrigo SoutoSouth Korea Lee Woo-jin
South Korea Park Joo-ho
Kashima AntlersBrazil AlexBrazil Fellype GabrielBrazil TartáBrazil Igor SartoriBrazil Carlão
Kashiwa ReysolBrazil Jorge WagnerBrazil Leandro DominguesSouth Korea Park Dong-hyukSouth Korea Kweon Han-jinNorth Korea An Yong-hakBrazil Roger
Kawasaki FrontaleBrazil Juninho
Montedio YamagataBrazil Maicon SouzaBrazil Hugo Alcântara
Nagoya GrampusColombia Danilson CórdobaMontenegro Igor BurzanovićAustralia Joshua Kennedy
Omiya ArdijaBrazil Rafael MarquesBrazil Rodrigo PimpãoSouth Korea Kim Young-gwonSouth Korea Lee Chun-soo
Sanfrecce HiroshimaCroatia Ante TomićCroatia Mihael MikićGeorgia (country) Davit Mujiri
Shimizu S-PulseAustralia Alex BrosqueNetherlands Calvin Jong-a-PinSweden Freddie LjungbergAustralia Eddy Bosnar
Urawa Red DiamondsBrazil Márcio RichardesBrazil MazolaSerbia Ranko DespotovićAustralia Matthew Spiranovic
Vegalta SendaiBrazil Diego SouzaBrazil Max CarrascoSouth Korea Cho Byung-kukSouth Korea Park Ju-sungNorth Korea Ryang Yong-giBrazil Marquinhos
Ventforet KofuBrazil Daniel TijoloBrazil DaviBrazil PaulinhoSouth Korea Kim Jin-kyuBrazil Rudnei
Vissel KobeBrazil PopóBrazil Raphael BottiBrazil RogerinhoSouth Korea Bae Chun-sukSouth Korea Park Kang-joSouth Korea Lee Jae-min
Yokohama F. MarinosSouth Korea Kim Kun-hoanArgentina Pablo Bastianini

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Kashiwa Reysol (C)3423386542+2372Qualification to 2011 Club World Cup and 2012 Champions League
2Nagoya Grampus3421856736+3171Qualification to 2012 Champions League
3Gamba Osaka3421767851+2770
4Vegalta Sendai34141463925+1456
5Yokohama F. Marinos34168104640+656
6Kashima Antlers341311105340+1350
7Sanfrecce Hiroshima34148125249+350
8Júbilo Iwata34138135345+847
9Vissel Kobe34137144445−146
10Shimizu S-Pulse341112114251−945
11Kawasaki Frontale34135165253−144
12Cerezo Osaka341110136753+1443
13Omiya Ardija341012123848−1042
14Albirex Niigata34109153846−839
15Urawa Red Diamonds34812143643−736
16Ventforet Kofu (R)3496194263−2133Relegation to 2012 J.League Division 2
17Avispa Fukuoka (R)3464243475−4122
18Montedio Yamagata (R)3456232364−4121
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Albirex Niigata2–20–03–11–11–02–20–11–12–00–30–14–02–31–11–21–04–2
Kashima Antlers1–23–36–02–12–21–41–12–03–10–12–03–00–03–00–11–10–3
Omiya Ardija0–01–10–20–00–52–32–32–01–10–10–11–42–22–23–11–11–1
Avispa Fukuoka0–31–21–00–32–12–30–31–20–20–22–12–21–20–31–02–20–1
Cerezo Osaka1–11–30–17–13–31–12–32–36–05–05–44–03–11–10–40–30–1
Kawasaki Frontale1–23–20–13–21–22–11–21–02–03–22–01–10–11–22–20–33–0
Gamba Osaka2–11–02–02–02–16–32–22–23–22–05–32–21–01–00–23–22–1
Nagoya Grampus4–02–12–25–23–12–04–12–13–00–03–21–11–10–14–13–11–1
Júbilo Iwata1–01–21–24–10–42–11–20–14–06–11–12–11–11–12–13–01–2
Montedio Yamagata0–10–20–10–50–00–10–50–21–12–11–31–10–00–13–12–00–2
Kashiwa Reysol4–02–11–33–21–13–22–42–10–31–03–13–03–11–02–13–02–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–02–14–20–01–32–34–10–33–13–21–34–00–00–01–11–03–2
Shimizu S-Pulse2–10–03–01–03–32–31–32–00–02–11–20–11–01–03–01–50–0
Urawa Red Diamonds1–12–20–13–01–12–01–13–00–30–11–31–11–30–02–02–30–2
Vegalta Sendai2–00–10–11–02–10–02–11–13–32–10–00–00–01–04–02–01–1
Ventforet Kofu3–01–11–12–10–20–14–33–10–11–11–40–21–23–21–21–11–2
Vissel Kobe2–10–10–10–04–11–00–40–13–12–00–41–01–11–01–14–22–0
Yokohama F. Marinos1–01–11–03–22–12–11–11–21–02–10–21–11–11–21–34–01–0
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J. League Division 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals[3]
1Australia Joshua KennedyNagoya Grampus19
2Japan Mike HavenaarVentforet Kofu17
3Brazil Leandro DominguesKashiwa Reysol15
Japan Tadanari LeeSanfrecce Hiroshima
South Korea Lee Keun-hoGamba Osaka
6Japan Keiji TamadaNagoya Grampus14
Japan Ryoichi MaedaJúbilo Iwata
Japan Shingo AkamineVegalta Sendai
9Brazil Bruno LopesAlbirex Niigata13
Japan Junya TanakaKashiwa Reysol
11Japan Hidetaka KanazonoJúbilo Iwata12
Japan Yu KobayashiKawasaki Frontale
Japan Yūzō TashiroKashima Antlers
14Brazil RafinhaGamba Osaka11
15Brazil Jorge WagnerKashiwa Reysol10
Brazil PaulinhoVentforet Kofu
Brazil Rafael MarquesOmiya Ardija
Japan Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan Ryūji BandoCerezo Osaka
20Brazil AdrianoGamba Osaka9
Japan Genki HaraguchiUrawa Red Diamonds
Japan Hideaki KitajimaKashiwa Reysol
Japan Jungo FujimotoNagoya Grampus
Japan Masashi OguroYokohama F. Marinos
Japan Takayuki YoshidaVissel Kobe
Japan Yoshito ŌkuboVissel Kobe
27Brazil JuninhoKawasaki Frontale8
Japan Genki OmaeShimizu S-Pulse
Japan Hideya OkamotoAvispa Fukuoka
Japan Shu KurataCerezo Osaka

Awards

MVP

Top scorer

Best XI

PositionPlayer
GKJapan Seigo Narazaki
DFJapan Hiroki Sakai
DFJapan Marcus Tulio Tanaka
DFJapan Naoya Kondo
MFBrazil Jorge Wagner
MFBrazil Leandro Domingues
MFJapan Hiroshi Kiyotake
MFJapan Jungo Fujimoto
MFJapan Yasuhito Endō
FWAustralia Joshua Kennedy
FWJapan Mike Havenaar

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Urawa Red Diamonds576,47754,44120,24033,910−15.1%†
2Albirex Niigata442,83637,83013,64426,049−14.7%†
3Yokohama F. Marinos357,64737,7257,10421,038−18.1%†
4Kawasaki Frontale294,77620,97313,11117,340−6.6%†
5Nagoya Grampus284,59028,5156,79316,741−16.2%†
6Gamba Osaka278,98120,99111,36416,411−1.5%†
7Kashima Antlers274,655 125,0617,81016,156−22.9%†
8Shimizu S-Pulse268,61421,52410,74515,801−12.2%†
9Vegalta Sendai266,14419,22411,35615,656−9.7%†
10Cerezo Osaka240,46537,1725,35114,145−5.9%†
11Vissel Kobe224,96219,9136,15113,233+3.2%†
12Sanfrecce Hiroshima224,44718,7887,09913,203−9.3%†
13Ventforet Kofu205,80821,5896,89312,106−2.4%†
14Kashiwa Reysol202,59330,8076,85511,917+47.2%†
15Júbilo Iwata200,52530,5166,38611,796−2.8%†
16Avispa Fukuoka177,05419,4214,02810,415+18.1%†
17Montedio Yamagata158,52718,0085,0539,325−20.4%†
18Omiya Ardija154,68112,2215,6279,099−17.8%†
League total4,833,78254,4414,02815,797−14.3%†

Updated to games played on December 3, 2011
Source: J. League Division 1
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.

Notes

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

  1. ^ "J.League agrees to resume games on April 23". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 J.League tournament details" (in Japanese). J.League official website. Archived from the original on 2010-12-24.
  3. ^ "J1 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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