2007 J.League Division 1

J. League Division 1
Season	2007
Champions	Kashima Antlers; 5th J. League title; 5th Japanese title
Relegated	Sanfrecce Hiroshima; Ventforet Kofu; Yokohama FC
Champions League	Kashima Antlers; Urawa Red Diamonds; Gamba Osaka; (all to the group stage)
Matches played	306
Goals scored	867 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorer	Juninho (22 goals total)
Highest attendance	62,132 (Round 33,; Red Diamonds vs. Antlers)
Lowest attendance	4,114 (Round 30,; Yokohama F.C. vs. Ardija)
Average attendance	19,066
	← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 J. League Division 1 season was the 15th season since the establishment of the J. League. 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

Competition	Champion	Runners-up	3rd place
J. League Division 1	Kashima Antlers	Urawa Red Diamonds	Gamba Osaka
J. League Division 2	Consadole Sapporo	Tokyo Verdy 1969	Kyoto Sanga
Emperor's Cup	Kashima Antlers	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka
Nabisco Cup	Gamba Osaka	Kawasaki Frontale	Kashima Antlers Yokohama F. Marinos
XEROX Super Cup	Gamba Osaka	Urawa Red Diamonds	n/a

Clubs

Template:J. League Div 1 map 2007 Following eighteen clubs participated in J. League Division 1 during 2007 season. Of these clubs, Yokohama F.C., Kashiwa Reysol, and Vissel Kobe were newly promoted clubs.

Kashima Antlers
Urawa Red Diamonds
Omiya Ardija
JEF United Chiba
Kashiwa Reysol
F.C. Tokyo
Kawasaki Frontale
Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F.C.
Ventforet Kofu
Albirex Nigata
Shimizu S-Pulse
Jublio Iwata
Nagayo Grampus Eight
Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Oita Trinita

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.

Changes from Previous Year

none

Table

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	793,347	62,123	16,709	46,667	+2.4%^†
2	Albirex Niigata	650,698	42,015	31,500	38,276	−1.1%^†
3	FC Tokyo	429,934	38,439	17,264	25,290	+5.0%^†
4	Yokohama F. Marinos	408,656	53,916	10,828	24,039	+1.6%^†
5	Oita Trinita	335,896	27,811	14,671	19,759	−2.9%^†
6	Gamba Osaka	296,465	20,982	12,163	17,439	+7.3%^†
7	Kawasaki Frontale	294,751	23,355	13,185	17,338	+20.9%^†
8	Júbilo Iwata	278,109	35,072	9,292	16,359	−9.1%^†
9	Kashima Antlers	276,058	36,146	8,036	16,239	+5.2%^†
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	271,180	20,318	11,460	15,952	+11.5%^†
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	264,939	34,347	7,553	15,585	+4.4%^†
12	JEF United Chiba	240,535	16,756	9,481	14,149	+5.6%^†
13	Yokohama FC	238,662	46,697	4,114	14,039	+174.3%^†
14	Ventforet Kofu	233,476	36,756	8,373	13,734	+12.5%^†
15	Kashiwa Reysol	220,442	35,013	8,947	12,967	+55.7%^†
16	Vissel Kobe	211,822	22,236	7,769	12,460	+80.3%^†
17	Omiya Ardija	194,912	33,162	6,149	11,465	+12.0%^†
18	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	194,199	22,675	6,037	11,423	+2.2%^†
	League total	5,834,081	62,123	4,114	19,066	+4.2%^†

General

Promotion and relegation

Changes in competition formats

Honours

Clubs

Format

Table

Results

Top scorers

Attendance

Awards

Individual

Best Eleven

References

External links