2013 in Japanese football
| 2013 season | |
|---|---|
Japanese football in 2013.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated from J. League Division 1
Teams promoted to J. League Division 1
Teams relegated from J. League Division 2
Teams promoted to J. League Division 2
J. League Division 1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima won another J. League title, raising its total league titles to seven. Yokohama F. Marinos led the campaign in the latter half of the seasons, only to lose the last two matches to Albirex Niigata and Kawasaki Frontale respectively, thus settling for second place. Frontale won third place as a result of their victory, qualifying for the AFC Champions League for the first time since 2009.
Oita Trinita, who had been promoted via the playoffs as sixth place, showed their poor preparation throughout the campaign and ended in bottom place. Júbilo Iwata was relegated as well after 20 seasons in Division 1, while Shonan Bellmare, who had been promoted with them in 1994 and was making a cameo appearance, went down with them as well.
Template:2013 J. League Division 1 table
J. League Division 2
Kansai rivals Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe, having been both relegated from Division 1 in the previous season, contested a fierce battle for the second tier title, and Gamba was ultimately victorious. The playoffs were won by Tokushima Vortis, which overcame Kyoto Sanga at Kokuritsu to become the first Shikoku football club to compete in the top Japanese division.
FC Gifu was in bottom place for most of the season before a short burst of rejuvenation in the final weeks allowed them to climb above Gainare Tottori, who was left to face the playout against Kamatamare Sanuki, in what turned out to be their last season in the second tier.
Template:2013 J. League Division 2 table
Japan Football League
In spite of leading the table for most of the season, Kamatamare Sanuki slipped and was overtaken by Nagano Parceiro to the title. However, because Nagano did not fulfill the J2 stadium requirements, Sanuki was allowed to playoff against Tottori and won.
This was the last season of the JFL as the third tier of Japanese football, as a new J. League Division 3 will take its place. No club was relegated to the Regional Leagues.
Template:2013 Japan Football League table
Japanese Regional Leagues
Tōhoku champions Grulla Morioka won the Regional Promotion Series, and owing to meeting J. League Associate Membership requirements, they were allowed to be promoted to the new Division 3 instead of the fourth-tier JFL, which the other three finalists joined.
Domestic cups
Emperor's Cup
J. League Cup
Japanese Super Cup
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 – 0 | Kashiwa Reysol |
|---|---|---|
Satō  29' |
Summary |
International club competitions
Suruga Bank Championship
AFC Champions League
National team
Men
International Friendly (2013 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 6 February 2013 | Japan  | 3 - 0 |  Latvia | Hyōgo, Japan |
| 19:20 JST UTC+9 | Shinji Okazaki 41', 61' Keisuke Honda 60' |
Stadium: Home's Stadium Kobe |
| 22 March 2013 | Japan | 2 - 1 |  Canada |  Doha, Qatar |
| 19:05 UTC+3 | Shinji Okazaki 10' Mike Havenaar 74' |
Marcus Haber 58' |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
| 26 March 2013 | Jordan  | 2 - 1 | Japan | Amman, Jordan |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Khalil Bani Attiah 45+1' Ahmad Hayel 60' |
Shinji Kagawa 69' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium |
International Friendly (2013 Asian and Japan Love)
| 30 May 2013 | Japan | 0 - 2 |  Bulgaria | Aichi, Japan |
| 20:20 JST | Nagatomo  70'Hosogai 84' |
Summary | Manolev 3' 77' Dyakov 56' Hasebe 70' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 41,353 Referee:  Kim Sang-Woo |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
| 4 June 2013 | Japan | 1 - 1 |  Australia | Saitama, Japan |
| 20:30 JST | Hasebe 22' Honda 90+1' (pen.) |
Summary | Oar 82' Bresciano 88'McKay 90' |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee:  Nawaf Shukralla |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
| 11 June 2013 | Iraq  | 0 - 1 | Japan | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Alaa Abdul-Zahra 71'  Ali Rehema 88' |
Summary | Okazaki 89' |
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee:  Valentin Kovalenko |
| 15 June 2013 | Brazil  | 3 - 0 | Japan | Brasília, Brazil |
| 16:00 UTC-3 | Neymar 3' Paulinho 48'Jô 90+3' |
Summary | Hasebe 45+1' |
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 67,423 Referee:  Pedro Proença |
| 19 June 2013 | Italy  | 4 - 3 | Japan | Recife, Brazil |
| 19:00 UTC-3 | Buffon 20' De Rossi 36' 41'Uchida 50' (o.g.)Balotelli 52' (pen.)Giovinco 86' |
Summary | Honda 21' (pen.) Kagawa 33'Hasebe 52'Okazaki 69'Konno 90' |
Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 40,489 Referee:  Diego Abal |
| 22 June 2013 | Japan | 1 - 2 |  Mexico | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| 16:00 UTC-3 | Sakai 38' Okazaki 86' |
Summary | Hernández 54', 66' Ochoa 90+5' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,690 Referee:  Brych |
| 21 July 2013 | Japan | 3 - 3 |  China | Seoul South Korea |
| 21:00 UTC+9 | Kurihara 3' 32' Kakitani 59'Kudo 60'Makino 77' |
Summary | Wang Yongpo 4' (pen.) 80' (pen.) Zheng Zhi 42'Huang Bowen 67'Du Wei 70'Sun Ke 86' |
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Benjamin Williams |
| 25 July 2013 | Japan | 3 - 2 | Australia | Hwaseong, Gyeonggi South Korea |
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Saitō 25' Osako 55', 79' 56' |
Summary | Duke 75' Jurić 78' |
Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 1,458 Referee: Hai Tan |
| 28 July 2013 | South Korea | 1 - 2 | Japan | Seoul South Korea |
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Ha Dae-Sung 20' Kim Young-Gwon 25'Yun Il-Lok 32'Ko Yo-Han 62' |
Summary | Haraguchi 23' Kakitani 25', 90'Aoyama 76'Kurihara 82' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 47,258 Referee: Benjamin Williams |
Win
Draw
Loss
References
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/23/japan/super-cup/sanfrecce-hiroshima/kashiwa-reysol/1427016/
- ^ スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ 2013 (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers Official Website. August 7, 2013.