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J.League Division 1
Season2014
ChampionsGamba Osaka
2ndJ.Leaguetitle
2ndJapanesetitle
RelegatedOmiya Ardija
Cerezo Osaka
Tokushima Vortis
Champions LeagueGamba Osaka
Urawa Red Diamonds
Kashima Antlers
Matches played306
Goals scored774 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerYoshito Ōkubo(18 goals)
Highest attendance56,758
RedsvsGamba
Lowest attendance0
RedsvsS-Pulse
Average attendance17,240
←2013
2015→

The2014 J.League Division 1 seasonwas the 49th season of top-flight football in Japan, and the 22nd since the establishment of theJ.Leaguein 1992. The season began on 1 March and ended on 8 December.Sanfrecce Hiroshimawere the defending champions.

Due toJapan's participation in the2014 FIFA World Cup,there was an extended break to allow for preparation after the 14th-week matches on 17 and 18 May, with the league resuming on 15 July for four clubs who participated in the2014 AFC Champions Leagueto play rescheduled 12th-week matches, and 19 July for other 14 clubs.[1]

2014 saw the league played via a home and away system over a single season for the last time until at least 2020. From 2015 the league will revert to anApertura and Clausurasystem, with a multi-team play-off 'super stage' to decide the champions, similar to the format used when the J.League began.[2]

The league was won byGamba Osaka,who won their second J.League title following a 0–0 away draw againstTokushima Vortis.They became the second league champions (afterKashiwa Reysol) to win the first division after being promoted as second division champions.

Clubs

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18 teams compete in this year's competition. BothGamba OsakaandVissel Kobereturn to J1 after a single season outside the top flight; they finished as theJ.League Division 2champions and runners-up, respectively.Tokushima Vortis,who finished fourth in the regular season and won the promotion playoff, will make their top-flight debut, becoming the first club fromShikokuto do so. Those three teams replacedOita Trinita,Shonan BellmareandJúbilo Iwata;Júbilo were relegated from J1 for the first time after twenty seasons in the top tier, while Bellmare and Trinita were bumped down after cameo appearances in J1.

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Locations of the 2014 J.League 1 teams
Club Name Coach Home Town(s) Stadium Capacity Note(s)
Albirex Niigata JapanMasaaki Yanagishita Niigata&Seirō, Niigata Big Swan Stadium 42,300
Kashima Antlers BrazilToninho Cerezo Kashima, Ibaraki Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728
Omiya Ardija JapanHiroki Shibuya Omiya, Saitama NACK5 Stadium 15,500
Cerezo Osaka JapanYuji Okuma Osaka Nagai Stadium 47,816 2014 AFC Champions Leagueparticipant
(as 2013 J.League fourth-placed)
Yokohama F. Marinos JapanYasuhiro Higuchi Yokohama, Kanagawa&Yokosuka, Kanagawa Nissan Stadium 72,327 2014 AFC Champions Leagueparticipant
(as 2013 J.League runners-up)
Kawasaki Frontale JapanYahiro Kazama Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232 2014 AFC Champions Leagueparticipant
(as 2013 J.League Third placed team)
Gamba Osaka JapanKenta Hasegawa Suita, Osaka Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,000 Promoted fromJ.League Division 2in 2013
Nagoya Grampus JapanAkira Nishino Nagoya, Aichi Mizuho Athletic Stadium 27,000
Urawa Red Diamonds SerbiaMihailo Petrović Urawa, Saitama Saitama Stadium 63,700
Kashiwa Reysol BrazilNelsinho Baptista Kashiwa, Chiba Kashiwa Soccer Stadium 15,900
Shimizu S-Pulse JapanKatsumi Oenoki Shizuoka IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,339
Sagan Tosu JapanMegumu Yoshida Tosu, Saga Tosu Stadium 24,490
Sanfrecce Hiroshima JapanHajime Moriyasu Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 50,000 2014 AFC Champions Leagueparticipant
(as 2013 J.League winners)
FC Tokyo ItalyMassimo Ficcadenti Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970
Tokushima Vortis JapanShinji Kobayashi All cities/towns inTokushima Pocarisweat Stadium 20,441 Promoted fromJ.League Division 2in 2013
(through a play-off system)
Vegalta Sendai JapanSusumu Watanabe Sendai,Miyagi Yurtec Stadium 19,694
Ventforet Kofu JapanHiroshi Jofuku Kofu,Yamanashi Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000
Vissel Kobe JapanRyo Adachi Kobe,Hyōgo Misaki Park Stadium 30,132 Promoted fromJ.League Division 2in 2013

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Non-Visa Foreign Type-C Contract[3] Former Player(s)
Albirex Niigata BrazilLéo Silva BrazilRafael Silva South KoreaLee Myung-Jae South KoreaSong Ju-Hun New ZealandMichael Fitzgerald BrazilRoger Gaúcho
South KoreaKim Jin-su
Kashima Antlers BrazilDavi BrazilJorge Wagner BrazilLuís Alberto BrazilCaio BrazilJair
Omiya Ardija BrazilCarlinhos Paraiba SerbiaDragan Mrđa SloveniaZlatan Ljubijankić South KoreaCho Won-hee MontenegroDženan Radončić
Cerezo Osaka GermanyCacau South KoreaKim Seong-jun UruguayDiego Forlán South KoreaKim Jin-Hyeon South KoreaGu Sung-Yun SerbiaGojko Kačar
AustraliaMitch Nichols
Yokohama F. Marinos BrazilFabio BrazilRafinha
Kawasaki Frontale BrazilJeci BrazilPaulinho BrazilRenato North KoreaAn Byong-Jun
Gamba Osaka BrazilLins BrazilPatric South KoreaOh Jae-Suk
Nagoya Grampus BrazilLeandro Domingues BrazilRégis ColombiaDanilson Córdoba AustraliaJoshua Kennedy BrazilGustavo
Urawa Red Diamonds BrazilMárcio Richardes
Kashiwa Reysol BrazilDudu BrazilDudu BrazilLeandro South KoreaKim Chang-Soo BrazilLeandro Domingues
Shimizu S-Pulse CanadaDejan Jaković NetherlandsCalvin Jong-a-Pin SloveniaMilivoje Novaković South KoreaLee Ki-Je BrazilBueno
Sagan Tosu South KoreaChoi Sung-Keun South KoreaKim Min-Hyeok South KoreaKim Min-Woo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima CroatiaMihael Mikić South KoreaByeon Jun-Byum South KoreaPark Hyung-Jin South KoreaHwang Seok-Ho
FC Tokyo BrazilEdu ItalyMichele Canini South KoreaKwak Hee-ju
Ventforet Kofu BrazilCristiano BrazilGilsinho BrazilMarquinhos Paraná IndonesiaIrfan Bachdim BrazilThiago Quirino
Vegalta Sendai BrazilRamon Lopez BrazilWilson North KoreaRyang Yong-Gi AustraliaDanny Vukovic
New ZealandMichael McGlinchey
Vissel Kobe BrazilFabio Simplicio BrazilMarquinhos BrazilPedro Júnior South KoreaJung Woo-Young
Tokushima Vortis BrazilAdriano BrazilAlex ColombiaEsteven South KoreaKim Jong-min North KoreaLee Yon-Jick South KoreaSon Se-Hwang BrazilDouglas
BrazilKleiton Domingues

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Incoming manager
Vegalta Sendai AustraliaGraham Arnold Mutual consent JapanSusumu Watanabe
Cerezo Osaka SerbiaRanko Popović Mutual consent GermanyMarco Pezzaiuoli
Shimizu S-Pluse IranAfshin Ghotbi Mutual consent JapanKatsumi Oenoki
Sagan Tosu South KoreaYoon Jung-Hwan Sacked JapanMegumu Yoshida
Omiya Ardija JapanKiyoshi Okuma Sacked JapanHiroki Shibuya
Cerezo Osaka GermanyMarco Pezzaiuoli Sacked JapanYuji Okuma

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gamba Osaka(C) 34 19 6 9 59 31 +28 63 Qualification for2015 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 18 8 8 52 32 +20 62
3 Kashima Antlers 34 18 6 10 64 39 +25 60
4 Kashiwa Reysol 34 17 9 8 48 40 +8 60 Qualification for2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round[a]
5 Sagan Tosu 34 19 3 12 41 33 +8 60
6 Kawasaki Frontale 34 16 7 11 56 43 +13 55
7 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 14 9 11 37 29 +8 51
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 13 11 10 44 37 +7 50
9 FC Tokyo 34 12 12 10 47 33 +14 48
10 Nagoya Grampus 34 13 9 12 47 48 −1 48
11 Vissel Kobe 34 11 12 11 49 50 −1 45
12 Albirex Niigata 34 12 8 14 30 36 −6 44
13 Ventforet Kofu 34 9 14 11 27 31 −4 41
14 Vegalta Sendai 34 9 11 14 35 50 −15 38
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 10 6 18 42 60 −18 36
16 Omiya Ardija(R) 34 9 8 17 44 60 −16 35 Relegation to2015 J2 League
17 Cerezo Osaka(R) 34 7 10 17 36 48 −12 31
18 Tokushima Vortis(R) 34 3 5 26 16 74 −58 14
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source:J.League Data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C)Champions;(R)Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^abBecause Gamba Osaka won the2014 Emperor's Cup,the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot has been awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Gamba Osaka145911141615131415161511161311865787555422222211
Urawa Red Diamonds69551164354122111121111111111111122
Kashima Antlers2111112411237444444433443234433333
Kashiwa Reysol1012141012991096674567989676898998766554
Sagan Tosu1149485535311222211322334553554445
Kawasaki Frontale8141614947889786833333244222345345666
Yokohama F. Marinos33235710111314111215129810111111101010101010101081010777
Sanfrecce Hiroshima6476321242445675576899979887988998
FC Tokyo1012131615121312101012131210109757558786666677889
Nagoya Grampus1276461112151513141113151514141516141414121211121212121211121110
Vissel Kobe8118127331235633566989656677791099101011
Albirex Niigata51010681067778587810111010101111111112111111111112111212
Ventforet Kofu17151513131516141212131416141616161414151515151513131415161313131313
Vegalta Sendai13161717171717171717171714111112131313121213141414151313131414141414
Shimizu S-Pulse4812151614116681010991215121212131312131315171616151615151515
Omiya Ardija1616118101314161616151617171717171717171717171717161514141516161616
Cerezo Osaka15532258911119910131413151615161616161616141717171717171717
Tokushima Vortis18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Leader and qualification to2015 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to2015 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Relegation to2015 J2 League
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source:J. League data site
Note 1: Matchday 12 results for 2014 AFC Champions League Participants (Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Yokohama F. Marinos, Cerezo Osaka vs. Kawasaki Frontale), held on 15 July 2014, are included in Matchday 15 ranking. Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka qualified to the Round of 16 of the 2014 AFC Champions League, in which the First Leg matches overlap with matches for Matchday 12

Results

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Home \ Away ALB ANT ARD CER FMA FRO GAM GRA RED REY SAG SFR SSP TOK VEG VEN VIS VOR
Albirex Niigata 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Kashima Antlers 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 5–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–0
Omiya Ardija 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–3 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 3–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 0–3 1–3
Cerezo Osaka 0–0 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 3–1
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–0
Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 4–1 3–4 5–4 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0
Gamba Osaka 5–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–0
Nagoya Grampus 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–5 2–3 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 2–1
Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
Sagan Tosu 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 5–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–2 5–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–4 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
FC Tokyo 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 3–0 0–1 4–4 4–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–0
Vegalta Sendai 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–3 4–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 4–3 2–1
Ventforet Kofu 1–1 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1
Vissel Kobe 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–5 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0
Tokushima Vortis 1–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source:J. League Data
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 JapanYoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale
18
2 JapanYohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu
15
3 BrazilMarquinhos Vissel Kobe
14
4 BrazilPedro Júnior Vissel Kobe
13
JapanYoshinori Muto FC Tokyo
13
SloveniaMilivoje Novaković Shimizu S-Pulse
13
8 JapanYu Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale
12
JapanShinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds
12
JapanKensuke Nagai Nagoya Grampus
12
11 BrazilEdu FC Tokyo
11
BrazilLeandro Kashiwa Reysol
11
JapanHisato Satō Sanfrecce Hiroshima
11

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014
Source:J. League Data

Awards

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Individual

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Award Recipient Club Notes
Most Valuable Player JapanYasuhito Endō Gamba Osaka
Rookie of the Year BrazilCaio Kashima Antlers
Manager of the Year JapanKenta Hasegawa Gamba Osaka
Top scorer JapanYoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale 18 goals.

Best Eleven

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Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Shusaku Nishikawa(3) Urawa Red Diamonds Japan
DF Kosuke Ota(1) FC Tokyo Japan
DF Masato Morishige(2) FC Tokyo Japan
DF Tsukasa Shiotani(1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan
MF Gaku Shibasaki(1) Kashima Antlers Japan
MF Yoshinori Muto(1) FC Tokyo Japan
MF Léo Silva(1) Albirex Niigata Brazil
MF Yasuhito Endō(11) Gamba Osaka Japan
FW Yoshito Ōkubo(2) Kawasaki Frontale Japan
FW Takashi Usami(1) Gamba Osaka Japan
FW Patric(1) Gamba Osaka Brazil

* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.

Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 603,770 56,758 0 35,516 −4.3%†
2 FC Tokyo 428,184 42,059 13,048 25,187 +0.5%†
3 Yokohama F. Marinos 392,496 40,571 11,088 23,088 −16.0%†
4 Albirex Niigata 390,648 35,533 2,104 22,979 −12.0%†
5 Cerezo Osaka 367,651 42,723 10,262 21,627 +14.9%†
6 Kashima Antlers 300,310 32,099 8,840 17,665 +7.6%†
7 Nagoya Grampus 284,474 38,966 5,599 16,733 +3.7%†
8 Kawasaki Frontale 283,241 19,668 10,609 16,661 +0.1%†
9 Vegalta Sendai 257,949 18,914 11,144 15,173 +2.1%†
10 Vissel Kobe 255,185 25,382 9,375 15,010 +30.3%†
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 254,951 24,734 9,515 14,997 −7.5%†
12 Gamba Osaka 250,738 19,569 10,898 14,749 +20.0%†
13 Shimizu S-Pulse 241,577 19,824 8,539 14,210 +0.5%†
14 Sagan Tosu 240,323 23,277 8,276 14,137 +22.8%†
15 Ventforet Kofu 206,904 36,505 5,416 12,170 −3.5%†
16 Omiya Ardija 183,791 14,182 7,001 10,811 −2.9%†
17 Kashiwa Reysol 182,161 14,623 6,115 10,715 −14.6%†
18 Tokushima Vortis 151,034 17,274 3,594 8,884 +104.3%†
League total 5,275,387 56,758 0 17,240 +0.1%†

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014
Source:J. League Data
Notes:
†Team played previous season in J2.

References

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  1. ^"J.League season to begin on March 1".Japan Times.2013-12-17.
  2. ^"J-League switches to two-stage season in order to boost fans and revenue".Inside World Football. 2013-09-20. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-20.Retrieved2013-12-17.
  3. ^"Player registration and contracts".J.League. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-09-11.Retrieved28 November2014.
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