2008 J. League Division 1

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J. League Division 1
Season	2008
Champions	Kashima Antlers 6th J. League title 6th Japanese title
Relegated	Tokyo Verdy Consadole Sapporo
Champions League	Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka (all to the group stage)
Matches played	306
Goals scored	783 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer	Marquinhos (21 goal total)
Highest attendance	61,246 (Round 1, F. Marinos vs. Red Diamonds)
Lowest attendance	6,125 (Round 23, Ardija vs. F. Marinos)
Average attendance	19,202
← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 J. League Division 1 season is the 44th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 16th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season began on March 8 and ended on December 6.

A total of eighteen clubs participated in double round-robin format. Starting this season, top three clubs received automatic qualification to the following years' AFC Champions League. The bottom two clubs were relegated to J2 League by default, while 16th-placed club had to defend their spot in the top-flight in the pro/rele series.

1 Clubs
2 Format
3 Table
4 Results
5 Top scorers
6 Assists
7 Awards
- 7.1 Individual Awards
- 7.2 Best Eleven
8 Attendances
9 References
10 External links

Clubs

Consadole Sapporo

Albirex Niigata

Kashima Antlers

Omiya Ardija

Urawa Red Diamonds

F.C. Tokyo

Tokyo Verdy

Kawasaki Frontale

Kashiwa Reysol

JEF United Chiba

Yokohama F. Marinos

Shimizu
S-Pulse

Júbilo
Iwata

Nagoya
Grampus

Kyoto Sanga

Gamba
Osaka

Vissel Kobe

Oita Trinita

Following eighteen clubs played in J. League Division 1 during 2008 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo, Tokyo Verdy, and Kyoto Sanga F.C. are newly promoted clubs.

Club Name	Home Town(s)	Note(s)
Albirex Niigata	Niigata & Seiro, Niigata
Consadole Sapporo	Sapporo, Hokkaido	Promoted from J2 League in 2007
FC Tokyo	Tokyo
Gamba Osaka	Suita, Osaka	2008 ACL Participant
JEF United Chiba	Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba
Júbilo Iwata	Iwata, Shizuoka
Kashima Antlers	Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki	2008 ACL Participant The Defending Champions
Kashiwa Reysol	Kashiwa, Chiba
Kawasaki Frontale	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kyoto Sanga	Southwestern cities/town in Kyoto	Promoted from J2 League in 2007
Nagoya Grampus	Nagoya, Aichi	Renamed from Nagoya Grampus Eight
Oita Trinita	All cities/towns in Oita
Omiya Ardija	Saitama, Saitama
Shimizu S-Pulse	Shizuoka, Shizuoka
Urawa Red Diamonds	Saitama, Saitama	2008 ACL Participant
Tokyo Verdy	Tokyo	Promoted from J2 League in 2007 Renamed from Tokyo Verdy 1969
Vissel Kobe	Kobe, Hyōgo
Yokohama F. Marinos	Yokohama & Yokosuka, Kanagawa

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
Disciplinary points

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. The champions of this season qualifies to the AFC Champions League and one to three more clubs may also qualify.

Changes from Previous Year

Introduction of Disciplinary points for tie breaker (2008–)
Top three clubs will qualify to AFC Champions League
The J. League will not qualify to the abolished A3 Champions Cup.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kashima Antlers (C)	34	18	9	7	56	30	+26	63	Qualification to 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Kawasaki Frontale	34	18	6	10	65	42	+23	60
3	Nagoya Grampus	34	17	8	9	48	35	+13	59
4	Oita Trinita	34	16	8	10	33	24	+9	56	Qualification to Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 ¹
5	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	16	7	11	50	42	+8	55
6	FC Tokyo	34	16	7	11	50	46	+4	55
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	15	8	11	50	42	+8	53
8	Gamba Osaka	34	14	8	12	46	49	−3	50	Qualification to 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage ²
9	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	13	9	12	43	32	+11	48
10	Vissel Kobe	34	12	11	11	39	38	+1	47
11	Kashiwa Reysol	34	13	7	14	48	45	+3	46
12	Omiya Ardija	34	12	7	15	36	45	−9	43
13	Albirex Niigata	34	11	9	14	32	46	−14	42
14	Kyoto Sanga	34	11	8	15	37	46	−9	41
15	JEF United Chiba	34	10	8	16	36	53	−17	38
16	Júbilo Iwata (O)	34	10	7	17	40	48	−8	37	2008 Promotion/Relegation Series
17	Tokyo Verdy (R)	34	10	7	17	38	50	−12	37	Relegation to 2009 J. League Division 2
18	Consadole Sapporo (R)	34	4	6	24	36	70	−34	18	Relegation to 2009 J. League Division 2

Updated to games played on December 6, 2008.
Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Qualified as the winner of 2008 J. League Cup.
² Qualified as the winner of 2008 Emperor's Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home Away^[1]

ALB

ANT

ARD

CON

FRO

GAM

GRA

JEF

JÚB

REY

SAN

SSP

TOK

TRI

RED

VER

VIS

FMA

Albirex Niigata

0–2

2–2

2–1

3–2

2–1

2–2

1–0

2–1

1–0

3–0

2–3

0–1

0–0

3–2

0–0

Kashima Antlers

0–0

2–0

4–0

1–1

0–0

1–2

4–1

1–0

1–1

2–1

2–0

4–1

1–0

1–1

4–1

2–2

2–1

Omiya Ardija

2–0

1–1

1–2

2–1

2–0

1–2

2–1

1–2

0–4

1–1

0–0

0–3

2–0

0–1

2–0

0–2

1–0

Consadole Sapporo

0–1

1–2

0–2

3–3

1–3

2–3

2–1

0–2

1–2

2–2

1–2

0–0

1–2

1–3

1–1

1–2

Kawasaki Frontale

4–1

3–2

2–3

3–1

4–0

1–1

2–0

2–2

3–2

0–1

2–1

0–1

3–0

0–1

1–1

4–0

2–1

Gamba Osaka

2–2

0–0

2–3

4–2

2–1

0–1

0–0

2–1

1–0

2–0

1–3

0–1

1–0

2–1

1–1

2–2

Nagoya Grampus

2–0

0–4

4–0

3–1

1–2

3–2

0–0

1–0

1–1

3–2

0–1

2–1

1–1

0–0

2–0

JEF United Chiba

0–0

3–1

2–4

0–3

0–1

2–1

1–2

0–1

1–0

1–2

4–2

1–0

3–2

2–0

1–1

0–3

Júbilo Iwata

1–0

1–2

0–1

5–0

1–4

3–0

2–1

0–0

3–3

2–0

1–0

1–2

1–1

1–2

1–1

0–1

Kashiwa Reysol

0–0

1–1

1–0

1–2

2–5

1–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

2–2

0–2

0–1

0–2

2–1

5–1

3–0

1–3

Kyoto Sanga

1–0

2–1

1–0

1–2

2–3

0–1

2–0

0–1

1–3

1–1

0–4

0–0

2–1

1–0

Shimizu S-Pulse

3–0

1–0

0–0

3–1

2–0

3–1

0–2

3–2

1–1

3–2

2–1

1–0

1–2

1–0

0–1

1–1

FC Tokyo

1–0

3–2

3–1

1–0

4–2

1–1

0–1

1–1

5–1

0–1

3–3

1–5

1–0

0–1

1–2

1–1

Oita Trinita

3–1

0–1

1–0

3–2

0–0

1–2

0–0

2–1

2–0

1–0

2–2

1–0

2–0

1–0

Urawa Red Diamonds

3–0

2–0

0–0

4–2

1–3

2–3

0–2

3–0

3–1

2–2

1–2

2–0

0–0

3–2

0–1

1–6

Tokyo Verdy

4–0

0–2

1–0

1–1

0–2

1–3

2–0

3–0

1–2

2–1

0–1

4–1

1–2

0–2

1–1

0–2

3–2

Vissel Kobe

1–1

1–2

1–0

1–1

4–1

2–1

1–2

0–1

3–2

0–2

4–1

0–1

1–1

1–0

1–1

0–1

1–0

Yokohama F. Marinos

0–1

0–2

1–1

1–0

1–1

2–1

0–0

3–0

0–1

2–0

1–3

1–1

3–0

1–0

2–0

1–1

Updated to games played on December 6, 2008.
Source: J. League Division 1
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals^[1]
1	Marquinhos	Kashima Antlers	21
2	Davi	Consadole Sapporo	16
3	Chong Tese	Kawasaki Frontale	14
3	Atsushi Yanagisawa	Kyoto Sanga	14
5	Alessandro	Albirex Niigata	13
6	Shingo Akamine	FC Tokyo	12
	Juninho	Kawasaki Frontale	12
	Frode Johnsen	Nagoya Grampus	12
9	7 players tied		11

Assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Yoshizumi Ogawa	Nagoya Grampus	12
2	Kengo Nakamura	Kawasaki Frontale	11
2	Kota Ueda	Júbilo Iwata	11
4	Juninho	Kawasaki Frontale	10
5	Claiton	Consadole Sapporo	9
6	Yasuhito Endo	Gamba Osaka	8
	Danilo	Kashima Antlers	8
	Akihiro Hyodo	Shimizu S-Pulse	8
9	Yoshito Ōkubo	Vissel Kobe	7
9	Lucas	Gamba Osaka	7

Awards

Individual Awards

Award	Recipient	Club	Notes
Most Valuable Player	Marquinhos	Kashima Antlers
Rookie of the Year	Yoshizumi Ogawa	Nagoya Grampus
Manager of the Year	Oswaldo de Oliveira	Kashima Antlers
Top Scorer	Marquinhos	Kashima Antlers	21 goals.

Best Eleven

Pos	Footballer	Club	Nationality
GK	Seigo Narazaki	Nagoya Grampus	Japan
DF	Daiki Iwamasa	Kashima Antlers	Japan
DF	Atsuto Uchida	Kashima Antlers	Japan
DF	Marcus Tulio Tanaka	Nagoya Grampus	Japan
DF	Yuji Nakazawa	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan
DF	Satoshi Yamaguchi	Gamba Osaka	Japan
MF	Kengo Nakamura	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan
MF	Yoshizumi Ogawa	Nagoya Grampus	Japan
FW	Yasuhito Endō	Gamba Osaka	Japan
FW	Marquinhos	Kashima Antlers	Brazil
FW	Atsushi Yanagisawa	Kyoto Sanga F.C.	Japan

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	809,353	57,050	16,225	47,609	0.020185570103071+2.0%^†
2	Albirex Niigata	586,325	40,359	22,740	34,490	-0.9010868429303−9.8%^†
3	FC Tokyo	437,176	37,154	17,122	25,716	0.016844602609727+1.6%^†
4	Yokohama F. Marinos	402,593	61,246	9,583	23,682	-0.98514913265943−1.4%^†
5	Oita Trinita	345,481	31,744	9,376	20,322	0.028493344804899+2.8%^†
6	Kashima Antlers	335,140	36,412	6,725	19,714	0.2139910092986+21.3%^†
7	Kawasaki Frontale	298,597	21,952	10,884	17,565	0.013092628907602+1.3%^†
8	Shimizu S-Pulse	282,190	20,330	13,855	16,599	0.040559177532598+4.0%^†
9	Nagoya Grampus	281,442	34,436	7,353	16,555	0.062239332691691+6.2%^†
10	Gamba Osaka	274,169	20,773	10,039	16,128	-0.92482367108206−7.5%^†
11	Júbilo Iwata	262,911	27,866	8,216	15,465	-0.94535118283514−5.4%^†
12	Tokyo Verdy	252,231	30,517	8,060	14,837	1.0249761157363+102.4%^†
13	Consadole Sapporo	247,305	28,901	7,010	14,547	0.20104029062087+20.1%^†
14	JEF United Chiba	239,436	17,152	8,694	14,084	-0.99540603576224−0.4%^†
15	Kyoto Sanga	232,671	19,680	8,192	13,687	1.0647156433851+106.4%^†
16	Vissel Kobe	220,672	23,088	7,839	12,981	0.041813804173355+4.1%^†
17	Kashiwa Reysol	209,229	36,785	7,474	12,308	-0.94917868435259−5.0%^†
18	Omiya Ardija	158,944	12,505	6,125	9,350	-0.81552551242913−18.4%^†
	League total	5,875,865	61,246	6,125	19,202	+0.7%^†

Updated to games played on December 6, 2008
Source: J. League Division 1
Notes:
^† Team played previous season in J2.

References

Jump up ^ "2008 J1 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

External links

J. League Official Site (English)

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Football clubs in Japan, 2014

J. League Division 1	Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija Cerezo Osaka Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol Shimizu S-Pulse Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe Tokushima Vortis

J. League Division 2	Avispa Fukuoka Shonan Bellmare Consadole Sapporo Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu Giravanz Kitakyushu Mito HollyHock JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kamatamare Sanuki Kataller Toyama Montedio Yamagata Roasso Kumamoto Kyoto Sanga Thespakusatsu Gunma Tochigi SC Oita Trinita V-Varen Nagasaki Tokyo Verdy Matsumoto Yamaga Yokohama FC

J3 League	Blaublitz Akita Fukushima United Gainare Tottori Grulla Morioka Fujieda MYFC Nagano Parceiro FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara YSCC Machida Zelvia Zweigen Kanazawa

J. League Associates	Azul Claro Numazu Renofa Yamaguchi Nara Club Tonan Maebashi Vanraure Hachinohe

Japan Football League	Azul Claro Numazu Fagiano Okayama Next Honda FC Kagoshima United Honda Lock Maruyasu Okazaki MIO Biwako Shiga Sagawa Printing Renofa Yamaguchi Sony Sendai Tochigi Uva Vanraure Hachinohe Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino

Defunct clubs (clubs belong to nationwide leagues only)	Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco FC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki

2008 in Japanese football

Domestic leagues	J. League Division 1 J. League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues (Promotion Series)

Domestic cups	Emperor's Cup J. League Cup

Asian competitions	AFC Champions League

National teams	FIFA World Cup qualification East Asian Football Championship AFC U-19 Championship qualification AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Club seasons

J. League Division 1	Albirex Niigata Consadole Sapporo F.C. Tokyo Gamba Osaka JEF United Ichihara Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga F.C. Nagoya Grampus Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos

J. League Division 2	Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Ehime F.C. F.C. Gifu Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare Thespa Kusatsu Tokushima Vortis Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama F.C.

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