2009 J.League Division 1

Clubs

1. FFFFFF;"Montedio Yamagata]]|position=top}}
2. 000000;"Albirex Niigata]]|position=bottom}}
3. FFFFFF;"Kashima Antlers]]|position=top}}
4. 000000;"Omiya Ardija]]|position=left}}
5. 000000;"Urawa Red Diamonds]]|position=top}}
6. FFFFFF;"FC Tokyo]]|position=left}}
7. 000000;"Kawasaki Frontale]]}}
8. FFFFFF;"Yokohama F. Marinos]]|position=left}}
9. 000000;"Shimizu S-Pulse]]}}
10. 000000;"Júbilo Iwata]]}}
11. 000000;"Nagoya Grampus]]|position=top}}
12. FFFFFF;"Kyoto Sanga]]|position=left}}
13. FFFFFF;"Gamba Osaka]]|position=right}}
14. FFFFFF;"Vissel Kobe]]|position=bottom}}
15. FFFFFF;"Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]|position=left}} The following eighteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during the 2009 season. Of these clubs, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Montedio Yamagata were newly promoted clubs.

Personnel

Foreign players

League 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
• Disciplinary points 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 three clubs will be relegated to J2 League. The top three clubs will qualify to AFC Champions League in the following year. ;Changes from previous year
• Bottom three clubs are relegated by default; during 2004–2008 season, the 16th-place club needed to win playoffs to avoid relegation.
• The fourth foreign player slot (AFC player slot) is introduced.

League table

Results

Top scorers

Notes:

Attendances

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Awards

Individual awards

Best eleven

References

References

1. [http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00003172.html J. League official website -News Release] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-09-22 – {{nihongo). Notice of the rematch for a suspended game – Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale on the 25th week of J.League Division 1 on 2009 (Japanese). 2009Jリーグ J1リーグ戦　第25節「鹿島アントラーズ vs 川崎フロンターレ」　試合の取り扱いについて dated September 15, 2009
2. "2009 J1 Top Scorers". J-League.