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Japanese football in 2012

Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from J. League Division 1

Teams promoted to J. League Division 1

Teams relegated from J. League Division 2

No relegation to the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to J. League Division 2

J. League Division 1

Template:Fb team Sanfrecce won the J. League title, their first in 42 years and first in the J. League era, marking their sixth time overall atop the Japanese football league system. Template:Fb team Vegalta, which led the table riding on the wave of their fourth-place finish the previous year, ended up in second place after Template:Fb team Albirex defeated them in the round before last. Template:Fb team Red Diamonds was able to pass four other teams, including newly promoted Template:Fb team Sagan, who surprisingly was in third place in the penultimate round.

Template:Fb team Consadole was relegated on September 30, the earliest a team has been relegated in the modern-day era. Niigata's victory enabled them to climb to safety while Template:Fb team Vissel was relegated after six seasons. Template:Fb team Gamba, despite scoring more goals than anyone else, had a poor defense and allowed many goals in, causing them to be relegated after 26 seasons in the top division.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) 34 19 7 8 63 34 +29 64 Qualification to 2012 Club World Cup and 2013 Champions League
2 Vegalta Sendai 34 15 12 7 59 43 +16 57 Qualification to 2013 Champions League[a]
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 15 10 9 47 42 +5 55
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 13 14 7 44 33 +11 53
5 Sagan Tosu 34 15 8 11 48 39 +9 53
6 Kashiwa Reysol 34 15 7 12 57 52 +5 52 Qualification to 2013 Champions League[a]
7 Nagoya Grampus 34 15 7 12 46 47 −1 52
8 Kawasaki Frontale 34 14 8 12 51 50 +1 50
9 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 14 7 13 39 40 −1 49
10 FC Tokyo 34 14 6 14 47 44 +3 48
11 Kashima Antlers 34 12 10 12 50 43 +7 46
12 Júbilo Iwata 34 13 7 14 57 53 +4 46
13 Omiya Ardija 34 11 11 12 38 45 −7 44
14 Cerezo Osaka 34 11 9 14 47 53 −6 42
15 Albirex Niigata 34 10 10 14 29 34 −5 40
16 Vissel Kobe (R) 34 11 6 17 41 50 −9 39 Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2
17 Gamba Osaka (R) 34 9 11 14 67 65 +2 38
18 Consadole Sapporo (R) 34 4 2 28 25 88 −63 14
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The winners of the 2012 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.

J. League Division 2

Template:Fb team Ventforet returned to the top flight at the first attempt, but this time they did so as champions. Template:Fb team Bellmare returned to the top division as well, after two seasons. Template:Fb team Trinita, despite overwhelming odds due to its position and the playoff rules which favored the three higher-ranked teams, won the playoff and returned to the top flight after three seasons.

Newly promoted Template:Fb team Zelvia, despite hiring Osvaldo Ardiles as their manager, could not cope with professionalism and finished in bottom place, being relegated as Template:Fb team V-Varen won the JFL championship. Template:2012 J. League Division 2 table

Japan Football League

Although Template:Fb team Arte withdrew from the league due to economic problems, the JFL decided to go with a 17-team format. Template:Fb team V-Varen won the tournament, joining the professional ranks automatically.

Template:Fb team Shiga withdrew after the league following parent company Sagawa Express's decision to close the team, leaving Template:Fb team Uva to playout against the Regional League promotion series third place. Template:2012 Japan Football League table

Japanese Regional Leagues

Kantō champions Template:Fb team SC Sagamihara and Tōhoku champions Template:Fb team Fukushima Utd won first and second place in the Regional League promotion series, thus being promoted automatically, while Hokkaidō champions Template:Fb team Norbritz battled in the playout against Template:Fb team Uva but lost.

Domestic cups

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2012 Emperor's Cup
Gamba Osaka0 – 1Kashiwa Reysol
Watanabe 35'
Attendance: 46,480

J. League Cup

Main article: 2012 J. League Cup
Shimizu S-Pulse1 - 2 (a.e.t.)Kashima Antlers
Omae 77' (pen.) Report Shibasaki 73' (pen.), 93'
Attendance: 45,228

Japanese Super Cup

Main article: 2012 Japanese Super Cup
Kashiwa Reysol2 – 1FC Tokyo
Wagner 27'
Leandro 45' (pen.)		 Report 64' Aria
Attendance: 35,453[1]

International club competitions

Suruga Bank Championship

Main article: 2012 Suruga Bank Championship
Kashima Antlers Japan2 - 2Chile Universidad de Chile
Iwamasa 18'
Renato 27'		 Summary Iwamasa 40' (o.g.)
Aránguiz 73' (pen.)
Penalties
Juninho soccer ball with check mark
Koroki soccer ball with check mark
Sogahata soccer ball with check mark
Endo soccer ball with check mark
Motoyama soccer ball with check mark
Araiba soccer ball with check mark
Nishi soccer ball with check mark		 7–6 soccer ball with check mark Aránguiz
soccer ball with check mark Rodríguez
soccer ball with check mark Lorenzetti
soccer ball with check mark Cereceda
soccer ball with check mark Marino
soccer ball with check mark Herrera
soccer ball with red X Castro
Attendance: 20,021

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup

Will take place between 6 and 16 December 2012. Since the tournament is hosted in Japan the winners of the J. League will be invited to take part. If the AFC Champions League winner is from Japan, then the highest placed non-Japanese team of the AFC Champions League will be invited in place of the J. League winner.

National team

Men

Main article: Japan national football team in 2012
23 February 2012 International Friendly (2012 Kirin Cup) Japan  3 - 1  Iceland Japan Osaka, Japan
19:20 JST (UTC+9) Maeda 2'
Fujimoto 53'
Makino 79'		 [ JFA]
Summary		 Smárason 90+3' (pen.) Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 42,579
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
29 February 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier Japan  0 - 1  Uzbekistan Japan Aichi, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9) Report
Summary		 Shadrin 54' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 42,720
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
23 May 2012 International Friendly
(2012 Kirin Cup)		 Japan  2 - 0  Azerbaijan Japan Fukuroi, Japan
19:15 JST (UTC+9) Kagawa 43'
Nabiyev 58' (o.g.)		 [ JFA]
Summary		 Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
3 June 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier Japan  3 - 0  Oman Japan Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9) Honda 11'
Maeda 51'
Okazaki 54'		 JFA Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 63,551
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
8 June 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier Japan  6 - 0  Jordan Japan Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9) Maeda 19'
Honda 22', 31', 54' (pen.)
Kagawa 34'
Kurihara 90'		 Report Deeb Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 27' Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 60,874
Referee: Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic)
12 June 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier Australia  1 - 1  Japan Australia Brisbane, Australia
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Milligan Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 55'
Wilkshire 69 pen'		 Report Kurihara 64'
Kurihara Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 40,189
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
15 August 2012 International Friendly (2012 Kirin Cup) Japan  1 - 1  Venezuela Japan Hokkaidō, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9) Endō 15' Summary Miku 62' Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 39,396
Referee: Min-Hu Lee (Korea Republic)
7 September 2012 International Friendly (2012 Kirin Cup) Japan  1 - 0  United Arab Emirates Japan Niigata, Japan
19:20 JST (UTC+9) Havenaar 69' Summary Stadium: Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 42,020
Referee: Mingyu Ma (China PR)
11 September 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier Japan  1 - 0  Iraq Japan Saitama, Japan
19:34 JST (UTC+9) Maeda 25' Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
13 October 2012 International Friendly France  0 - 1  Japan France Saint-Denis, France
04:00 JST (UTC+9) Summary Hasebe Yellow card 34'
Kagawa 88'		 Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
16 October 2012 International Friendly Japan  0 - 4  Brazil Poland Wrocław, Poland
21:10 JST (UTC+9) Summary Paulinho 12'
Neymar 25' (pen.), 48'
Kaká 76'		 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
14 November 2012 2014 World Cup Qualifier Oman  1 - 2  Japan Oman Muscat Oman
20:30 JST (UTC+9) Ahmed Mubarak 77' Summary Kiyotake 20'
Okazaki 89'		 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)


Goal scorers

Place Position Name Friendlies Kirin Cup WC Qualifying Total
1 MF Keisuke Honda 0 0 4 4
FW Ryoichi Maeda 0 1 3 4
3 MF Shinji Kagawa 0 1 1 2
DF Yuzo Kurihara 0 0 2 2
FW Shinji Okazaki 0 0 2 2
6 MF Jungo Fujimoto 0 1 0 1
DF Tomoaki Makino 0 1 0 1
MF Yasuhito Endō 0 1 0 1
Own Goal 0 1 0 1
FW Mike Havenaar 0 1 0 1
FW Hiroshi Kiyotake 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 1 6 13 20

Women

References

  1. ^ http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/other/201250300101101_W0201_E.html
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