2014 J.League Division 1























J. League Division 1
Season
2014
Champions
Gamba Osaka
2nd J. League title
2nd Japanese title
Relegated
Omiya Ardija
Cerezo Osaka
Tokushima Vortis
Champions League
Gamba Osaka
Urawa Red Diamonds
Kashima Antlers
Matches played
306
Goals scored
774 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer
Yoshito Ōkubo (18 goals)
Highest attendance
56,758
Reds vs Gamba
Lowest attendance
0
Reds vs S-Pulse
Average attendance
17,240

← 2013


2015 →

The 2014 J. League Division 1 season was the 49th season of top-flight football in Japan, and the 22nd since the establishment of the J. League in 1993. The season began on 1 March and ended on 8 December. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were the defending champions.


Due to Japan's participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, there was an extended break to allow for preparation after the 14th-week matches on 17 and 18 May, with the league resuming on 15 July for four clubs who participated in the 2014 AFC Champions League to play rescheduled 12th-week matches, and 19 July for other 14 clubs.[1]


2014 saw the league played via a home and away system over a single season for the last time until at least 2020. From 2015 the league will revert to an Apertura and Clausura system, with a multi-team play-off 'super stage' to decide the champions, similar to the format used when the J. League began.[2]


The league was won by Gamba Osaka, who won their second J. League title following a 0–0 away draw against Tokushima Vortis. They became the second league champions (after Kashiwa Reysol) to win the first division after being promoted as second division champions.




Contents





  • 1 Clubs

    • 1.1 Foreign players


    • 1.2 Managerial changes



  • 2 League table


  • 3 Positions by round


  • 4 Results


  • 5 Top scorers


  • 6 Awards

    • 6.1 Individual


    • 6.2 Best Eleven



  • 7 Attendances


  • 8 References




Clubs


18 teams compete in this year's competition. Both Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe return to J1 after a single season outside the top flight; they finished as the J. League Division 2 champions and runners-up, respectively. Tokushima Vortis, who finished fourth in the regular season and won the promotion playoff, will make their top-flight debut, becoming the first club from Shikoku to do so. Those three teams replaced Oita Trinita, Shonan Bellmare and Júbilo Iwata; Júbilo were relegated from J1 for the first time after twenty seasons in the top tier, while Bellmare and Trinita were bumped down after cameo appearances in J1.




2014 J.League Division 1 is located in Japan

Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata



Greater Tokyo Area†

Greater Tokyo Area



Keihanshin Area‡

Keihanshin Area



Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus



Sagan Tosu

Sagan Tosu



Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima



Shimizu S-Pulse

Shimizu S-Pulse



Tokushima Vortis

Tokushima Vortis



Vegalta Sendai

Vegalta Sendai



† Greater Tokyo teamsFC TokyoKashima AntlersKashiwa ReysolKawasaki FrontaleOmiya ArdijaUrawa Red DiamondsVentforet KofuYokohama F. Marinos


† Greater Tokyo teams
FC Tokyo
Kashima Antlers
Kashiwa Reysol
Kawasaki Frontale
Omiya Ardija
Urawa Red Diamonds
Ventforet Kofu
Yokohama F. Marinos



‡ Keihanshin teamsCerezo OsakaGamba OsakaVissel Kobe


‡ Keihanshin teams
Cerezo Osaka
Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe




Locations of the 2014 J. League 1 teams




















































































































Club Name
Coach
Home Town(s)
Stadium
Capacity
Note(s)

Albirex Niigata

Japan Masaaki Yanagishita

Niigata & Seiro, Niigata

Big Swan Stadium
42,300


Kashima Antlers

Brazil Toninho Cerezo

Kashima, Ibaraki

Kashima Soccer Stadium
40,728


Omiya Ardija

Japan Hiroki Shibuya

Omiya, Saitama

NACK5 Stadium
15,500


Cerezo Osaka

Japan Yuji Okuma

Osaka, Osaka

Nagai Stadium
47,816

2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J. League fourth-placed)

Yokohama F. Marinos

Japan Yasuhiro Higuchi

Yokohama & Yokosuka, Kanagawa

Nissan Stadium
72,327

2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J. League runners-up)

Kawasaki Frontale

Japan Yahiro Kazama

Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Todoroki Athletics Stadium
26,232

2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J. League Third placed team)

Gamba Osaka

Japan Kenta Hasegawa

Suita, Osaka

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
21,000
Promoted from J. League Division 2 in 2013

Nagoya Grampus

Japan Akira Nishino

Nagoya, Aichi

Mizuho Athletic Stadium
27,000


Urawa Red Diamonds

Serbia Mihailo Petrović

Urawa, Saitama

Saitama Stadium
63,700


Kashiwa Reysol

Brazil Nelsinho Baptista

Kashiwa, Chiba

Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
15,900


Shimizu S-Pulse

Japan Katsumi Oenoki

Shizuoka, Shizuoka

IAI Stadium Nihondaira
20,339


Sagan Tosu

Japan Megumu Yoshida

Tosu, Saga

Tosu Stadium
24,490


Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Japan Hajime Moriyasu

Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Hiroshima Big Arch
50,000

2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J. League winners)

FC Tokyo

Italy Massimo Ficcadenti

Tokyo

Ajinomoto Stadium
49,970


Tokushima Vortis

Japan Shinji Kobayashi
All cities/towns in Tokushima

Pocarisweat Stadium
20,441
Promoted from J. League Division 2 in 2013
(through a play-off system)

Vegalta Sendai

Japan Susumu Watanabe

Sendai, Miyagi

Yurtec Stadium
19,694


Ventforet Kofu

Japan Hiroshi Jofuku

Kofu, Yamanashi

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
17,000


Vissel Kobe

Japan Ryo Adachi

Kobe, Hyōgo

Misaki Park Stadium
30,132
Promoted from J. League Division 2 in 2013


Foreign players







































































































































Club
Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Asian Player
Non-Visa Foreign
Type-C Contract[3]

Albirex Niigata

Brazil Léo Silva

Brazil Rafael Silva

South Korea Lee Myung-Jae

South Korea Song Ju-Hun



Kashima Antlers

Brazil Davi

Brazil Jorge Wagner

Brazil Luís Alberto


Brazil Caio


Omiya Ardija

Brazil Carlinhos Paraiba

Serbia Dragan Mrđa

Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankić

South Korea Cho Won-hee



Cerezo Osaka

Germany Cacau

South Korea Kim Seong-jun

Uruguay Diego Forlán

South Korea Kim Jin-Hyeon


South Korea Gu Sung-Yun

Yokohama F. Marinos

Brazil Fabio

Brazil Rafinha





Kawasaki Frontale

Brazil Jeci

Brazil Paulinho

Brazil Renato


North Korea An Byong-Jun


Gamba Osaka

Brazil Lins

Brazil Patric


South Korea Oh Jae-Suk



Nagoya Grampus

Brazil Leandro Domingues

Brazil Régis

Colombia Danilson Córdoba

Australia Joshua Kennedy


Brazil Gustavo

Urawa Red Diamonds

Brazil Marcio Richardes






Kashiwa Reysol

Brazil Dudu

Brazil Dudu

Brazil Leandro

South Korea Kim Chang-Soo



Shimizu S-Pulse

Canada Dejan Jaković

Netherlands Calvin Jong-a-Pin

Slovenia Milivoje Novaković

South Korea Lee Ki-Je

Brazil Bueno


Sagan Tosu

South Korea Choi Sung-Keun

South Korea Kim Min-Hyeok


South Korea Kim Min-Woo



Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Croatia Mihael Mikić

South Korea Byeon Jun-Byum

South Korea Park Hyung-Jin

South Korea Hwang Seok-Ho



FC Tokyo

Brazil Edu

Italy Michele Canini





Ventforet Kofu

Brazil Cristiano

Brazil Gilsinho

Brazil Marquinhos Paraná

Indonesia Irfan Bachdim

Brazil Thiago Quirino


Vegalta Sendai

Brazil Ramon Lopez

Brazil Wilson



North Korea Ryang Yong-Gi


Vissel Kobe

Brazil Fabio Simplicio

Brazil Marquinhos

Brazil Pedro Júnior

South Korea Jung Woo-Young



Tokushima Vortis

Brazil Adriano

Brazil Alex

Colombia Esteven

South Korea Kim Jong-min

North Korea Lee Yon-Jick

South Korea Son Se-Hwang


Managerial changes






























Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Incoming manager
Vegalta Sendai

Australia Graham Arnold
Mutual consent

Japan Susumu Watanabe
Cerezo Osaka

Serbia Ranko Popović
Mutual consent

Germany Marco Pezzaiuoli
Shimizu S-Pluse

Iran Afshin Ghotbi
Mutual consent

Japan Katsumi Oenoki
Sagan Tosu

South Korea Yoon Jung-Hwan
Sacked

Japan Megumu Yoshida
Omiya Ardija

Japan Kiyoshi Okuma
Sacked

Japan Hiroki Shibuya
Cerezo Osaka

Germany Marco Pezzaiuoli
Sacked

Japan Yuji Okuma


League table






































































































































































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification or relegation
1

Gamba Osaka (C)
34
19
6
9
59
31
+28
63
Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
2

Urawa Red Diamonds
34
18
8
8
52
32
+20
62
3

Kashima Antlers
34
18
6
10
64
39
+25
60
4

Kashiwa Reysol
34
17
9
8
48
40
+8
60
Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round[a]
5

Sagan Tosu
34
19
3
12
41
33
+8
60

6

Kawasaki Frontale
34
16
7
11
56
43
+13
55
7

Yokohama F. Marinos
34
14
9
11
37
29
+8
51
8

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
34
13
11
10
44
37
+7
50
9

FC Tokyo
34
12
12
10
47
33
+14
48
10

Nagoya Grampus
34
13
9
12
47
48
−1
48
11

Vissel Kobe
34
11
12
11
49
50
−1
45
12

Albirex Niigata
34
12
8
14
30
36
−6
44
13

Ventforet Kofu
34
9
14
11
27
31
−4
41
14

Vegalta Sendai
34
9
11
14
35
50
−15
38
15

Shimizu S-Pulse
34
10
6
18
42
60
−18
36
16

Omiya Ardija (R)
34
9
8
17
44
60
−16
35
Relegation to 2015 J2 League
17

Cerezo Osaka (R)
34
7
10
17
36
48
−12
31
18

Tokushima Vortis (R)
34
3
5
26
16
74
−58
14
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J.League Data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:



  1. ^ ab Because Gamba Osaka won the 2014 Emperor's Cup, the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot has been awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.




Positions by round





























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Team Round
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334

Gamba Osaka145911141615131415161511161311865787555422222211
Urawa Red Diamonds69551164354122111121111111111111122
Kashima Antlers2111112411237444444433443234433333
Kashiwa Reysol1012141012991096674567989676898998766554
Sagan Tosu1149485535311222211322334553554445
Kawasaki Frontale8141614947889786833333244222345345666
Yokohama F. Marinos33235710111314111215129810111111101010101010101081010777
Sanfrecce Hiroshima6476321242445675576899979887988998
FC Tokyo1012131615121312101012131210109757558786666677889
Nagoya Grampus1276461112151513141113151514141516141414121211121212121211121110
Vissel Kobe8118127331235633566989656677791099101011
Albirex Niigata51010681067778587810111010101111111112111111111112111212
Ventforet Kofu17151513131516141212131416141616161414151515151513131415161313131313
Vegalta Sendai13161717171717171717171714111112131313121213141414151313131414141414
Shimizu S-Pulse4812151614116681010991215121212131312131315171616151615151515
Omiya Ardija1616118101314161616151617171717171717171717171717161514141516161616
Cerezo Osaka15532258911119910131413151615161616161616141717171717171717
Tokushima Vortis18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818

Last updated: 08 December 2014
Source: J. League Data Site
Note 1: Matchday 12 results for 2014 AFC Champions League Participants (Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Yokohama F. Marinos, Cerezo Osaka vs. Kawasaki Frontale), held on 15 July 2014, are included in Matchday 15 ranking. Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka qualified to the Round of 16 of the 2014 AFC Champions League, in which the First Leg matches overlap with matches for Matchday 12











Leader and qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Relegation to 2015 J2 League


Results











































































































































































































































































































































































Home Away[1]
ALB

ANT
ARDCERFMAFROGAMGRAREDREYSAGSFRSSPTOKVEGVENVIS
VOR

Albirex Niigata


1–2

2–1

1–0

0–0

3–0

0–2

1–1

0–2

0–2

1–0

0–0

2–1

0–1

1–0

0–0

1–1

1–2

Kashima Antlers

1–2


2–2

0–2

1–0

2–1

2–3

1–2

1–1

2–3

0–1

5–1

2–1

2–2

2–0

1–0

2–3

1–0

Omiya Ardija

2–2

2–1


2–0

2–3

1–3

0–2

1–2

0–2

1–2

1–3

3–3

2–1

1–0

4–0

0–2

0–3

1–3

Cerezo Osaka

0–0

1–4

1–1


2–2

1–2

2–2

1–2

1–0

2–0

0–1

0–1

4–1

0–0

0–1

1–3

1–2

3–1

Yokohama F. Marinos

1–0

1–3

2–0

0–0


2–0

2–0

0–2

0–1

2–2

1–2

1–0

1–0

0–1

0–2

0–0

1–1

3–0

Kawasaki Frontale

1–0

4–1

3–4

5–4

0–3


2–1

1–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

1–1

2–3

0–0

1–1

2–0

2–2

4–0

Gamba Osaka

5–0

0–2

2–1

2–0

2–0

1–0


0–1

0–1

1–2

4–1

1–1

4–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

3–1

3–0

Nagoya Grampus

0–1

2–3

2–1

1–2

1–1

1–1

1–2


1–2

1–1

2–3

2–5

2–3

2–2

0–0

2–0

2–1

1–1

Urawa Red Diamonds

1–0

1–1

4–0

1–0

1–0

1–0

0–2

1–2


3–1

0–1

1–0

1–1

1–0

4–0

0–0

2–2

2–1

Kashiwa Reysol

1–0

1–0

2–2

2–1

0–0

4–1

1–0

0–1

3–2


2–0

0–0

3–1

1–1

0–0

3–0

2–0

2–0

Sagan Tosu

0–2

0–3

1–1

1–0

1–0

0–1

2–0

1–0

1–1

1–0


1–2

2–2

0–2

2–1

2–0

2–1

5–0

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2–0

0–3

1–1

0–0

1–2

2–1

0–1

4–0

0–2

5–2

1–0


1–1

1–0

2–0

1–1

1–1

3–1

Shimizu S-Pulse

2–1

1–3

2–0

3–0

0–1

0–2

0–3

2–2

1–4

3–0

0–1

1–3


1–3

1–0

0–0

1–1

1–0

FC Tokyo

1–3

1–1

0–1

2–0

1–1

0–4

3–0

0–1

4–4

4–0

2–1

2–1

4–0


3–0

1–1

1–1

4–0

Vegalta Sendai

1–2

0–1

2–2

3–3

1–2

0–0

0–0

3–3

4–2

1–2

0–3

1–0

3–2

1–0


1–1

4–3

2–1

Ventforet Kofu

1–1

0–4

0–1

0–0

1–0

2–1

3–3

2–0

0–0

3–0

1–0

2–0

0–1

0–0

0–0


2–0

0–1

Vissel Kobe

1–0

0–0

2–1

2–2

1–2

1–2

1–5

1–3

3–1

1–1

0–1

0–0

3–1

2–1

2–1

1–0


3–0

Tokushima Vortis

1–2

0–5

0–2

0–2

0–3

0–4

0–0

0–2

0–2

0–2

0–1

0–1

0–4

0–0

0–1

2–2

2–2

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014.
Source: J. League Data
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.



Top scorers
















































Rank
Scorer
Club
Goals
1

Japan Yoshito Ōkubo

Kawasaki Frontale

18
2

Japan Yohei Toyoda

Sagan Tosu

15
3

Brazil Marquinhos

Vissel Kobe

14
4

Brazil Pedro Júnior

Vissel Kobe

13

Japan Yoshinori Muto

FC Tokyo

13

Slovenia Milivoje Novaković

Shimizu S-Pulse

13
8

Japan Yu Kobayashi

Kawasaki Frontale

12

Japan Shinzo Koroki

Urawa Red Diamonds

12

Japan Kensuke Nagai

Nagoya Grampus

12
11

Brazil Edu

FC Tokyo

11

Brazil Leandro

Kashiwa Reysol

11

Japan Hisato Satō

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

11

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014

Source: J. League Data



Awards



Individual






















AwardRecipientClubNotes
Most Valuable Player
Japan Yasuhito Endō
Gamba Osaka
Rookie of the Year
Brazil Caio
Kashima Antlers
Manager of the Year
Japan Kenta Hasegawa
Gamba Osaka
Top scorer
Japan Yoshito Ōkubo
Kawasaki Frontale18 goals.


Best Eleven


















































Position
Footballer
Club
Nationality
GK

Shusaku Nishikawa (3)

Urawa Red Diamonds

 Japan
DF

Kosuke Ota (1)

F.C. Tokyo

 Japan
DF

Masato Morishige (2)

F.C. Tokyo

 Japan
DF

Tsukasa Shiotani (1)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

 Japan
MF

Gaku Shibasaki (1)

Kashima Antlers

 Japan
MF

Yoshinori Muto (1)

F.C. Tokyo

 Japan
MF

Léo Silva (1)

Albirex Niigata

 Brazil
MF

Yasuhito Endō (11)

Gamba Osaka

 Japan
FW

Yoshito Ōkubo (2)

Kawasaki Frontale

 Japan
FW

Takashi Usami (1)

Gamba Osaka

 Japan
FW

Patric (1)

Gamba Osaka

 Brazil

* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.



Attendances














































































































































Pos
Team

Total

High

Low

Average

Change
1

Urawa Red Diamonds
603,770
56,758
0

35,516

2999573045822102430♠−4.3%
2

FC Tokyo
428,184
42,059
13,048

25,187

+0.5%
3

Yokohama F. Marinos
392,496
40,571
11,088

23,088

2998839685772476000♠−16.0%
4

Albirex Niigata
390,648
35,533
2,104

22,979

2998880016850490200♠−12.0%
5

Cerezo Osaka
367,651
42,723
10,262

21,627

+14.9%
6

Kashima Antlers
300,310
32,099
8,840

17,665

+7.6%
7

Nagoya Grampus
284,474
38,966
5,599

16,733

+3.7%
8

Kawasaki Frontale
283,241
19,668
10,609

16,661

+0.1%
9

Vegalta Sendai
257,949
18,914
11,144

15,173

+2.1%
10

Vissel Kobe
255,185
25,382
9,375

15,010

+30.3%
11

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
254,951
24,734
9,515

14,997

2999252267258930220♠−7.5%
12

Gamba Osaka
250,738
19,569
10,898

14,749

+20.0%
13

Shimizu S-Pulse
241,577
19,824
8,539

14,210

+0.5%
14

Sagan Tosu
240,323
23,277
8,276

14,137

+22.8%
15

Ventforet Kofu
206,904
36,505
5,416

12,170

2999648010147455210♠−3.5%
16

Omiya Ardija
183,791
14,182
7,001

10,811

2999706410486622369♠−2.9%
17

Kashiwa Reysol
182,161
14,623
6,115

10,715

2998853580817334500♠−14.6%
18

Tokushima Vortis
151,034
17,274
3,594

8,884

+104.3%

League total
5,275,387
56,758
0

17,240

+0.1%

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Updated to games played on 8 December 2014
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
Team played previous season in J2.




References




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