2007 J.League Division 1
| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Template:Fb team Antlers 5th J. League title 5th Japanese title |
| Relegated | Template:Fb team Sanfrecce Template:Fb team Ventforet Template:Fb team Consadole |
| Champions League | Template:Fb team Antlers Template:Fb team Red Diamonds Template:Fb team Gamba (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, Template:Fb team Yokohama FC, Template:Fb team Reysol, and Template:Fb team Vissel were promoted to J1
- At the end of the 2006 season, Template:Fb team Avispa, Template:Fb team Cerezo, and Template:Fb team 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
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
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Table
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Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
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| 1 |  Juninho
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| 2 | Baré
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Template:Fb team Gamba | |
| 3 | Edmilson
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Template:Fb team Albirex | |
| 4 | Ueslei
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Template:Fb team Sanfrecce | |
| 5 | Washington
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Template:Fb team Red Diamonds | |
| 6 | Leandro
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Template:Fb team Vissel | |
| 7 | Marquinhos
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Template:Fb team Antlers | |
 Yoshito Ōkubo
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Template:Fb team Vissel | ||
| Hideo Ōshima
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Template:Fb team F Marinos | ||
| 10 |  Cho Jae-Jin
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Template:Fb team S-Pulse | |
 Frode Johnsen
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Template:Fb team Grampus 8 |
Attendance
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Diamonds | 793,347 | 62,123 | 16,709 | 46,667 | +2.4% |
| 2 | Albirex | 650,698 | 42,015 | 31,500 | 38,276 | −1.1% |
| 3 | FC Tokyo | 429,934 | 38,439 | 17,264 | 25,290 | +5.0% |
| 4 | F Marinos | 408,656 | 53,916 | 10,828 | 24,039 | +1.6% |
| 5 | Trinita | 335,896 | 27,811 | 14,671 | 19,759 | −2.9% |
| 6 | Gamba | 296,465 | 20,982 | 12,163 | 17,439 | +7.3% |
| 7 | Frontale | 294,751 | 23,355 | 13,185 | 17,338 | +20.9% |
| 8 | Jubilo | 278,109 | 35,072 | 9,292 | 16,359 | −9.1% |
| 9 | Antlers | 276,058 | 36,146 | 8,036 | 16,239 | +5.2% |
| 10 | S-Pulse | 271,180 | 20,318 | 11,460 | 15,952 | +11.5% |
| 11 | Grampus 8 | 264,939 | 34,347 | 7,553 | 15,585 | +4.4% |
| 12 | JEF | 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 | 233,476 | 36,756 | 8,373 | 13,734 | +12.5% |
| 15 | Reysol | 220,442 | 35,013 | 8,947 | 12,967 | +55.7%† |
| 16 | Vissel | 211,822 | 22,236 | 7,769 | 12,460 | +80.3%† |
| 17 | Ardija | 194,912 | 33,162 | 6,149 | 11,465 | +12.0% |
| 18 | Sanfrecce | 194,199 | 22,675 | 6,037 | 11,423 | +2.2% |
| League total | 5,834,081 | 62,123 | 4,114 | 19,066 | +4.2% |
Updated to games played on December 1, 2007
Source: J. League Division 1
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
Awards
Individual
| Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Robson Ponte |
Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| Young Player of the Year | Takanori Sugeno |
Yokohama FC | |
| Manager of the Year | Oswaldo de Oliveira |
Kashima Antlers | |
| Top Scorer | Juninho |
Kawasaki Frontale | 22 goals |
| Fair Play Player Award | Daisuke Sakata |
Yokohama F. Marinos | |
| Teruyoshi Ito |
Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| Hisato Satō |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| Referee of the Year | Masayoshi Okada |
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| Assistant Referee of the Year | Toru Sagara |
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| Meritoriousness Player Award | Yasuto Honda |
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| Amaral |
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| Shoji Jo |
Best Eleven
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ryōta Tsuzuki (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan
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| DF | Daiki Iwamasa (1) | Kashima Antlers | Japan
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| DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka (4) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan
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| DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan
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| MF | Yuki Abe (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan
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| MF | Keita Suzuki (2) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan
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| MF | Robson Ponte (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil
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| MF | Kengo Nakamura (2) | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan
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| MF | Yasuhito Endo (5) | Gamba Osaka | Japan
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| FW | Juninho (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | Brazil
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| FW | Baré (1) | Gamba Osaka | Brazil
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* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
References
- ^ "2007 J1 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Retrieved 17 April 2010.