Season | 2006 |
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Champions | Urawa Red Diamonds 1st J. League title 5th Japanese title |
Relegated | Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Kyoto Purple Sanga |
Champions League | Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki Frontale (all to the group stage) |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 976 (3.19 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Washington (26), Magno Alves (26) |
Highest attendance | 62,241 (Round 34, Red Diamonds vs. Gamba) |
Lowest attendance | 3,671 (Round 6, Purple Sanga vs. Avispa) |
Average attendance | 18,292 |
← 2005 2007 → |
The 2006 J.League Division 1 season was the 14th season since the establishment of the J.League. It began on March 4 and ended on December 2.
General
[edit]Promotion/relegation
[edit]- At the end of the 2005 season, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Avispa Fukuoka, and Ventforet Kofu were promoted to J1.
- At the end of the 2005 season, Kashiwa Reysol, Tokyo Verdy 1969, and Vissel Kobe were relegated to J2.
- At the end of the 2005 season, Ehime FC was promoted to J2 from JFL
Changes in competition format
[edit]- The Division 2 was expanded to 13 clubs.
- In games that require extra time in case of a tie (i.e. two-legged league cup games) away goals rule is adopted.
Changes in clubs
[edit]none
Honours
[edit]Clubs
[edit]Following eighteen clubs played in J.League Division 1 during 2006 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Avispa Fukuoka, and Ventforet Kofu are newly promoted clubs.
- Kashima Antlers
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Omiya Ardija
- JEF United Chiba
- FC Tokyo
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- Ventforet Kofu
- Albirex Nigata
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Jublio Iwata
- Nagayo Grampus Eight
- Kyoto Purple Sanga
- Gamba Osaka
- Cerezo Osaka
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Oita Trinita
Foreign Players
[edit]Format
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Urawa Red Diamonds (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 72 | Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage[a] |
2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 55 | +29 | 67 | |
3 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 48 | +32 | 66 | |
4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 60 | |
5 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 58 | |
6 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 58 | |
7 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 48 | |
8 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 47 | |
9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 45 | |
10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 45 | |
11 | JEF United Chiba | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 44 | |
12 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 44 | |
13 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 43 | |
14 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 42 | |
15 | Ventforet Kofu | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 42 | |
16 | Avispa Fukuoka (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 27 | 2006 promotion/relegation Series |
17 | Cerezo Osaka (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to 2007 J.League Division 2 |
18 | Kyoto Purple Sanga (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 74 | −36 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2005 Emperor's Cup and already qualified for 2007 ACL; therefore Kawasaki Frontale takes the second ACL spot.
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Pos | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
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1 | ![]() |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 26 |
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Gamba Osaka | 26 | |
3 | ![]() |
Kawasaki Frontale | 20 |
4 | ![]() |
Kawasaki Frontale | 18 |
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FC Tokyo | 18 | |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | |
7 | ![]() |
Gamba Osaka | 16 |
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Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | |
10 | ![]() |
Júbilo Iwata | 15 |
Attendance
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 774,749 | 62,241 | 16,040 | 45,573 | +15.8% |
2 | Albirex Niigata | 658,050 | 42,056 | 33,993 | 38,709 | −3.5% |
3 | FC Tokyo | 409,634 | 41,528 | 17,033 | 24,096 | −11.1% |
4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 402,270 | 50,572 | 11,623 | 23,663 | −8.0% |
5 | Oita Trinita | 345,955 | 28,690 | 12,843 | 20,350 | −7.8% |
6 | Júbilo Iwata | 306,033 | 37,711 | 10,560 | 18,002 | +4.1% |
7 | Gamba Osaka | 276,395 | 20,916 | 8,388 | 16,259 | +1.8% |
8 | Kashima Antlers | 262,365 | 34,236 | 7,427 | 15,433 | −17.2% |
9 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 253,702 | 32,109 | 6,618 | 14,924 | +12.3% |
10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 243,780 | 23,005 | 9,430 | 14,340 | +5.0% |
11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 243,137 | 24,920 | 9,079 | 14,302 | +12.2% |
12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 234,259 | 21,545 | 8,585 | 13,780 | +27.8%† |
13 | JEF United Chiba | 227,680 | 17,438 | 8,567 | 13,393 | +40.5% |
14 | Cerezo Osaka | 221,438 | 30,561 | 6,282 | 13,026 | −26.2% |
15 | Ventforet Kofu | 207,629 | 17,000 | 8,025 | 12,213 | +76.2%† |
16 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 190,066 | 17,564 | 5,545 | 11,180 | −10.8% |
17 | Omiya Ardija | 173,986 | 35,059 | 4,873 | 10,234 | +2.5% |
18 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 166,280 | 16,492 | 3,670 | 9,781 | +24.5%† |
League total | 5,597,408 | 62,241 | 3,670 | 18,292 | −2.5% |
Updated to games played on December 2, 2006
Source: J. League Division 1
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
Awards
[edit]Individual
[edit]Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
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Player of the Year | ![]() |
Urawa Red Diamonds | |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() |
Shimizu S-Pulse | |
Manager of the Year | ![]() |
Urawa Red Diamonds | |
Top Scorer | ![]() |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 26 goals. |
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Gamba Osaka | 26 goals. | |
Fair Play Player Award | ![]() |
JEF United Ichihara Chiba | |
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Oita Trinita | ||
Referee of the Year | ![]() |
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Assistant Referee of the Year | ![]() |
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Meritoriousness Player Award | ![]() |
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Best Eleven
[edit]Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
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GK | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1) | Júbilo Iwata | ![]() |
DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ![]() |
DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi (1) | Gamba Osaka | ![]() |
DF | Akira Kaji (1) | Gamba Osaka | ![]() |
MF | Keita Suzuki (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ![]() |
MF | Yuki Abe (2) | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | ![]() |
MF | Kengo Nakamura (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | ![]() |
MF | Hiroyuki Taniguchi (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | ![]() |
MF | Yasuhito Endō (4) | Gamba Osaka | ![]() |
FW | Washington (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ![]() |
FW | Magno Alves (1) | Gamba Osaka | ![]() |
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
References
[edit]- ^ "2006 J1 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2010.