2007 J.League Division 1

General

Promotion and relegation

• At the end of the 2006 season, Yokohama FC, Kashiwa Reysol, and Vissel Kobe were promoted to J1.
• At the end of the 2006 season, Avispa Fukuoka, Cerezo Osaka, and Kyoto Purple Sanga were relegated to J2.

Changes in competition formats

• In the past, J.League Champion qualified to A3 Champions Cup, but since 2007 this berth is given to the Nabisco Cup winner.

Honours

Clubs

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2. FFFFFF;"Kashima Antlers]]|position=top}}
3. 000000;"Omiya Ardija]]|position=left}}
4. 000000;"Urawa Red Diamonds]]|position=top}}
5. FFFFFF;"FC Tokyo]]|position=left}}
6. 000000;"Kawasaki Frontale]]}}
7. FFFFFF;"Yokohama F. Marinos]]|position=left}}
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10. 000000;"Júbilo Iwata]]}}
11. 000000;"Nagoya Grampus Eight]]|position=top}}
12. FFFFFF;"Gamba Osaka]]|position=right}}
13. FFFFFF;"Vissel Kobe]]|position=bottom}}
14. FFFFFF;"Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]|position=left}} The following eighteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2007 season. Of these clubs, Yokohama FC, Kashiwa Reysol, and Vissel Kobe were newly promoted clubs.

• Albirex Niigata
• FC Tokyo
• Gamba Osaka
• JEF United Chiba
• Júbilo Iwata
• Kashima Antlers
• Kashiwa Reysol [[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]]
• Kawasaki Frontale
• Nagoya Grampus Eight
• Oita Trinita
• Omiya Ardija
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima
• Shimizu S-Pulse
• Urawa Red Diamonds
• Ventforet Kofu
• Vissel Kobe [[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]]
• Yokohama FC [[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]]
• Yokohama F. Marinos

Personnel

Foreign players

Format

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.

Table

Results

Top scorers

Attendance

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Awards

Individual

Best Eleven

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

References

References

1. "2007 J1 Top Scorers". J-League.