2008 J.League Division 1
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Template:Fb team Antlers 6th J. League title 6th Japanese title |
| Relegated | Template:Fb team Verdy Template:Fb team Consadole |
| Champions League | Template:Fb team Antlers Template:Fb team Frontale Template:Fb team Grampus Template:Fb team Gamba (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.
Clubs
Template:J. League Div 1 map 2008 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.
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
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Top scorers
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Assists
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Awards
Individual Awards
| Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| GK | Seigo Narazaki | Nagoya Grampus | Japan
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| DF | Daiki Iwamasa | Kashima Antlers | Japan
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| DF | Atsuto Uchida | Kashima Antlers | Japan
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| DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | Nagoya Grampus | Japan
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| DF | Yuji Nakazawa | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan
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| DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi | Gamba Osaka | Japan
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| MF | Kengo Nakamura | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan
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| MF | Yoshizumi Ogawa | Nagoya Grampus | Japan
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| FW | Yasuhito Endō | Gamba Osaka | Japan
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| FW | Marquinhos | Kashima Antlers | Brazil
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| FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | Japan
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Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Red Diamonds | 809,353 | 57,050 | 16,225 | 47,609 | +2.0% |
| 2 | Albirex | 586,325 | 40,359 | 22,740 | 34,490 | −9.9% |
| 3 | FC Tokyo | 437,176 | 37,154 | 17,122 | 25,716 | +1.7% |
| 4 | F Marinos | 402,593 | 61,246 | 9,583 | 23,682 | −1.5% |
| 5 | Trinita | 345,481 | 31,744 | 9,376 | 20,322 | +2.8% |
| 6 | Antlers | 335,140 | 36,412 | 6,725 | 19,714 | +21.4% |
| 7 | Frontale | 298,597 | 21,952 | 10,884 | 17,565 | +1.3% |
| 8 | S-Pulse | 282,190 | 20,330 | 13,855 | 16,599 | +4.1% |
| 9 | Grampus | 281,442 | 34,436 | 7,353 | 16,555 | +6.2% |
| 10 | Gamba | 274,169 | 20,773 | 10,039 | 16,128 | −7.5% |
| 11 | Jubilo | 262,911 | 27,866 | 8,216 | 15,465 | −5.5% |
| 12 | Verdy | 252,231 | 30,517 | 8,060 | 14,837 | +102.5%† |
| 13 | Consadole | 247,305 | 28,901 | 7,010 | 14,547 | +20.1%† |
| 14 | JEF | 239,436 | 17,152 | 8,694 | 14,084 | −0.5% |
| 15 | Sanga | 232,671 | 19,680 | 8,192 | 13,687 | +106.5%† |
| 16 | Vissel | 220,672 | 23,088 | 7,839 | 12,981 | +4.2% |
| 17 | Reysol | 209,229 | 36,785 | 7,474 | 12,308 | −5.1% |
| 18 | Ardija | 158,944 | 12,505 | 6,125 | 9,350 | −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
- ^ "2008 J1 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Retrieved 17 April 2010.