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2012 J.League Division 1
20th season of J1 League
20th season of J1 League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J.League Division 1 |
| season | 2012 |
| winners | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 1st J.League title | |
| 6th Japanese title | |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Vegalta Sendai | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | |
| relegated | Vissel Kobe |
| Gamba Osaka | |
| Consadole Sapporo | |
| league topscorer | Hisato Satō (22 goals) |
| biggest home win | Kashima Antlers 7–0 Consadole Sapporo |
| biggest away win | Gamba Osaka 2–6 Kashiwa Reysol |
| Shimizu S-Pulse 3–5 Kashiwa Reysol | |
| highest scoring | Gamba Osaka 7–2 Consadole Sapporo |
| (9 goals) | |
| matches | 306 |
| total goals | 855 |
| highest attendance | 51,879 |
| Reds vs Grampus | |
| lowest attendance | 5,432 |
| Sagan vs Albirex | |
| average attendance | 17,566 |
| prevseason | 2011 |
| nextseason | 2013 |
1st J.League title 6th Japanese title Vegalta Sendai Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol Gamba Osaka Consadole Sapporo Shimizu S-Pulse 3–5 Kashiwa Reysol (9 goals) Reds vs Grampus Sagan vs Albirex
The 2012 J.League Division 1 season was the 47th season of Japanese top-flight football and 20th since the establishment of the J.League. The season started on March 10 and finished on December 1.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/japan/j1-league/2012/regular-season/
Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the 2012 J.League Division 1 championship on 24 November and advanced to the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the host team, entering the qualifying play-off round.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/40610-hiroshima-win-maiden-jleague This was their first title in the J.League era and first league title since 1970, marking their sixth title overall.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sj20121125a1.html Additionally, this was the first time since 1966 that clubs from the traditional regions of Kantō, Tōkai or Kansai – the corridor from Tokyo to Osaka – did not make the top two, and this time it was a team from Tōhoku, Vegalta Sendai, who finished in second place despite leading the table most of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1947395/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201214244/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1947395/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 1, 2012
Clubs
Ventforet Kofu, Avispa Fukuoka and Montedio Yamagata were relegated at the end of the 2011 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Avispa Fukuoka and Ventforet Kofu returned to J2 after only one season in the top flight, while Montedio Yamagata were relegated after three seasons in J1.
The three relegated teams were replaced by 2011 J.League Division 2 champions FC Tokyo, runners-up Sagan Tosu and third-placed team Consadole Sapporo. FC Tokyo made an immediate return to the top division, while Consadole Sapporo ended a three-year absence. In the end, Sagan Tosu reached J1 after thirteen seasons in the second division.
| Club name | Home town(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | Niigata & Seirō, Niigata | |
| Kashima Antlers | Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki | |
| Omiya Ardija | Omiya, Saitama | |
| Cerezo Osaka | Osaka | |
| Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | Promoted from J2 League |
| (3rd place in J2 2011) | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama, Kanagawa & Yokosuka, Kanagawa | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | |
| Gamba Osaka | Suita, Osaka | 2012 ACL participant |
| (3rd place in J1 2011) | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | Nagoya, Aichi | 2012 ACL participant |
| (Runners-up in J1 2011) | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | Iwata, Shizuoka | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Urawa, Saitama | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Kashiwa, Chiba | 2012 ACL participant |
| 2011 Defending Champions | ||
| Shizuoka | ||
| Sagan Tosu | Tosu, Saga | Promoted from J2 League |
| (Runners-up in J2 2011) | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima | |
| FC Tokyo | Tokyo | Promoted from J2 League |
| (Champions in J2 2011) | ||
| 2012 ACL participant | ||
| (2011 Emperor's Cup winners) | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi | |
| Vissel Kobe | Kobe, Hyōgo |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Front shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | JPN Masaaki Yanagishita | Adidas | Kameda Seika |
| Cerezo Osaka | BRA Levir Culpi | Mizuno | Yanmar |
| Consadole Sapporo | JPN Nobuhiro Ishizaki | Kappa | Shiroi Koibito |
| FC Tokyo | SRB Ranko Popović | Adidas | Lifeval |
| Gamba Osaka | JPN Masanobu Matsunami | Umbro | Panasonic |
| Júbilo Iwata | JPN Hitoshi Morishita | Puma | Yamaha |
| Kashima Antlers | BRA Jorginho | Nike | Lixil |
| Kashiwa Reysol | BRA Nelsinho Baptista | Yonex | Hitachi |
| Kawasaki Frontale | JPN Yahiro Kazama | Puma | Fujitsu |
| Nagoya Grampus | SRB Dragan Stojković | Le Coq Sportif | Toyota |
| Omiya Ardija | SVN Zdenko Verdenik | Under Armour | NTT Docomo |
| Sagan Tosu | KOR Yoon Jong-hwan | Umbro | DHC |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | JPN Hajime Moriyasu | Nike | EDION |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | IRN Afshin Ghotbi | Puma | Suzuyo |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | SRB Mihailo Petrović | Nike | Savas |
| Vegalta Sendai | JPN Makoto Teguramori | Asics | Iris Ohyama |
| Vissel Kobe | JPN Ryo Adachi | Asics | Rakuten |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | JPN Yasuhiro Higuchi | Adidas | Nissan |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Non-visa foreign | Type-C contract | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | Brazil Alan Mineiro | Brazil Bruno Lopes | Brazil Michael | South Korea Kim Jin-su | Brazil Bruno Suzuki | South Korea Kim Sung-ju | |
| Cerezo Osaka | Brazil Fábio Simplício | Brazil Heberty | Brazil Kempes | South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon | North Korea Kim Song-gi | South Korea Gu Sung-yun | Brazil Branquinho |
| South Korea Kim Bo-kyung | |||||||
| Consadole Sapporo | Australia Jade North | Brazil Ramón | Brazil Tele | South Korea Kim Jae-hwan | Brazil Alcides Junior | ||
| Brazil Thiago Quirino | |||||||
| FC Tokyo | Brazil Edmílson | Brazil Lucas Severino | Serbia Nemanja Vučićević | South Korea Jang Hyun-soo | |||
| Gamba Osaka | Brazil Eduardo Diniz | Brazil Leandro | Brazil Paulinho | South Korea Kim Jung-ya | Brazil Rafinha | ||
| South Korea Lee Seung-yeoul | |||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | Brazil Rodrigo Souto | South Korea Baek Sung-dong | South Korea Cho Byung-kuk | South Korea Han Sang-woon | North Korea Hwang Song-su | ||
| Kashima Antlers | Brazil Juninho | Brazil Junior Dutra | Brazil Renato Cajá | Brazil Alex | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol | Brazil Jorge Wagner | Brazil Leandro Domingues | Brazil Neto Baiano | South Korea Kweon Han-jin | North Korea An Yong-hak | Brazil Ricardo Lobo | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Brazil Jeci | Brazil Renatinho | Brazil Renê Santos | ||||
| Nagoya Grampus | Brazil Daniel Tijolo | Colombia Danilson Córdoba | Australia Joshua Kennedy | ||||
| Omiya Ardija | Brazil Carlinhos Paraíba | Slovenia Milivoje Novaković | Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankić | South Korea Cho Young-cheol | South Korea Lee Keun-ho | Brazil Rafael Marques | |
| South Korea Kim Young-gwon | |||||||
| Sagan Tosu | Brazil Tozin | South Korea Kim Kun-hoan | South Korea Kim Min-woo | South Korea Yeo Sung-hae | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Croatia Mihael Mikić | South Korea Hwang Seok-ho | South Korea Lee Dae-heon | ||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Netherlands Calvin Jong-a-Pin | South Korea Kim Hyun-sung | South Korea Lee Ki-je | North Korea Kang Song-ho | Australia Alex Brosque | ||
| Brazil Jymmy | |||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil Márcio Richardes | Brazil Popó | Serbia Ranko Despotović | Australia Matthew Spiranovic | |||
| Vegalta Sendai | Brazil Deyvid Sacconi | Brazil Wilson | South Korea Park Ju-sung | North Korea Ryang Yong-gi | |||
| Vissel Kobe | Brazil Anderson Carvalho | South Korea Bae Chun-suk | South Korea Lee Kwang-seon | South Korea Park Kang-jo | Brazil Fernando Andrade | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Brazil Dutra | Brazil Marquinhos |
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||||||||
| JPN Yohei Toyoda | Sagan Tosu | |||||||||
| BRA Leandro | Gamba Osaka | 14 | ||||||||
| JPN Shingo Akamine | Vegalta Sendai | |||||||||
| BRA Wilson | Vegalta Sendai | 13 | ||||||||
| JPN Genki Omae | Shimizu S-Pulse | |||||||||
| JPN Masato Kudo | Kashiwa Reysol | |||||||||
| JPN Ryoichi Maeda | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||
| JPN Akihiro Sato | Gamba Osaka | 11 | ||||||||
| JPN Shinzo Koroki | Kashima Antlers | |||||||||
| JPN Yoichiro Kakitani | Cerezo Osaka | |||||||||
| BRA Leandro Domingues | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | ||||||||
| BRA Lucas Severino | FC Tokyo | |||||||||
| BRA Marquinhos | Yokohama F. Marinos | |||||||||
| BRA Renatinho | Kawasaki Frontale | |||||||||
| JPN Kensuke Nagai | Nagoya Grampus | |||||||||
| BRA Márcio Richardes | Urawa Red Diamonds | 9 | ||||||||
| JPN Hiroki Yamada | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||
| JPN Keijiro Ogawa | Vissel Kobe | |||||||||
| JPN Marcus Tulio Tanaka | Nagoya Grampus | |||||||||
| JPN Toshiyuki Takagi | Shimizu S-Pulse | |||||||||
| JPN Yuya Osako | Kashima Antlers |
Source: J. League Division 1
Attendances
Awards
Individual awards
| Award | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | JPN Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Rookie of the Year | JPN Gaku Shibasaki | Kashima Antlers |
| Manager of the Year | JPN Hajime Moriyasu | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Top Scorer | JPN Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Best Eleven
| Pos | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shusaku Nishikawa | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| DF | Hiroki Mizumoto | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | Nagoya Grampus | |
| DF | Yūichi Komano | Júbilo Iwata | |
| MF | Leandro Domingues | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| MF | Toshihiro Aoyama | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| MF | Yasuhito Endō | Gamba Osaka | |
| MF | Yojiro Takahagi | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| FW | Wilson | Vegalta Sendai | |
| FW | Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| FW | Yohei Toyoda | Sagan Tosu |
References
References
- "Sanfrecce crowned champions". Nipponnews.
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