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2011 J.League Division 1
19th season of J1 League
19th season of J1 League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J.League Division 1 |
| season | 2011 |
| winners | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 1st J.League title | |
| 2nd Japanese title | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2012-afc-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Nagoya Grampus | |
| Gamba Osaka | |
| FC Tokyo | |
| relegated | Ventforet Kofu |
| Avispa Fukuoka | |
| Montedio Yamagata | |
| league topscorer | Joshua Kennedy (19 goals) |
| matches | 306 |
| total goals | 869 |
| highest attendance | 54,441 |
| Reds vs Reysol | |
| lowest attendance | 4,028 |
| Avispa vs Ardija | |
| average attendance | 15,797 |
| prevseason | [2010](2010-j-league-division-1) |
| nextseason | [2012](2012-j-league-division-1) |
1st J.League title 2nd Japanese title Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka FC Tokyo Avispa Fukuoka Montedio Yamagata Reds vs Reysol Avispa vs Ardija The 2011 J.League Division 1 season was the 46th season of professional football in Japan, and the 19th since the establishment of the J.League. The season began on March 5 and concluded on December 3. The season was put on hold from March 12 to April 23 due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, therefore canceling a planned five-week summer break between June 27–July 29 in order to allow preparation of the Japan national team for the 2011 Copa América.
The 2011 J.League Division 1 champion also qualified to the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the host team, entering the qualifying play-off round.
Kashiwa Reysol won a second league title, their first in 39 years and first in the professional J.League era. They also became the first champions to win the title the season after being promoted as second division champions.
Clubs
FC Tokyo, Kyoto Sanga and Shonan Bellmare were relegated at the end of the 2010 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Shonan had only played one season in Division 1 while Kyoto had enjoyed a three-year stay. FC Tokyo had been in the top flight for eleven seasons.
The three relegated teams were replaced by 2010 J.League Division 2 champions Kashiwa Reysol, runners-up Ventforet Kofu and third-placed team Avispa Fukuoka. Kashiwa had made an immediate return to the top division, while Kofu and Fukuoka ended three- and four-year absences respectively.
| Club name | Home town(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | Niigata & Seirō, Niigata | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka | Promoted from J2 League in [2010](2010-j-league-division-2) | |
| Cerezo Osaka | Osaka | [2011 ACL](2011-afc-champions-league) participant | |
| Gamba Osaka | Suita, Osaka | [2011 ACL](2011-afc-champions-league) participant | |
| Júbilo Iwata | Iwata, Shizuoka | ||
| Kashima Antlers | Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki | [2011 ACL](2011-afc-champions-league) participant | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Kashiwa, Chiba | Promoted from J2 League in [2010](2010-j-league-division-2) | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | ||
| Montedio Yamagata | All cities/towns in Yamagata | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | Nagoya, Aichi | [2011 ACL](2011-afc-champions-league) participant | |
| 2010 Defending champions | |||
| Omiya Ardija | Omiya, Saitama | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Urawa, Saitama | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi | ||
| Ventforet Kofu | All cities/towns in Yamanashi | Promoted from J2 League in [2010](2010-j-league-division-2) | |
| Vissel Kobe | Kobe, Hyōgo | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama & Yokosuka |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Head coach1 | Captain1 | Kit manufacturer1 | Shirt sponsor1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | JPN Hisashi Kurosaki | JPN Isao Homma | Adidas | Kameda Seika |
| Avispa Fukuoka | JPN Tetsuya Asano | JPN Kosuke Nakamachi | svolme | EVERLIFE |
| Cerezo Osaka | BRA Levir Culpi | JPN Teruyuki Moniwa | Mizuno | Yanmar |
| Gamba Osaka | JPN Akira Nishino | JPN Tomokazu Myojin | Umbro | Panasonic |
| Júbilo Iwata | JPN Masaaki Yanagishita | JPN Daisuke Nasu | Puma | Yamaha |
| Kashima Antlers | BRA Oswaldo de Oliveira | JPN Mitsuo Ogasawara | Nike | LIXIL |
| Kashiwa Reysol | BRA Nelsinho Baptista | JPN Hidekazu Otani | Yonex | Hitachi |
| Kawasaki Frontale | JPN Naoki Soma | JPN Yusuke Igawa | Puma | Fujitsu |
| Montedio Yamagata | JPN Shinji Kobayashi | JPN Katsuyuki Miyazawa | Puma | Tsuyahime |
| Nagoya Grampus | SRB Dragan Stojković | JPN Seigo Narazaki | Le Coq Sportif | Toyota |
| Omiya Ardija | JPN Jun Suzuki | JPN Chikara Fujimoto | Under Armour | NTT Docomo |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | SRB Mihailo Petrović | JPN Hisato Satō | Nike | Deodeo |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | IRN Afshin Ghotbi | JPN Shinji Ono | Puma | Suzuyo |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | JPN Takafumi Hori | JPN Keita Suzuki | Nike | Savas |
| Vegalta Sendai | JPN Makoto Teguramori | JPN Atsushi Yanagisawa | Asics | IRIS OHYAMA |
| Ventforet Kofu | JPN Satoru Sakuma | JPN Hideomi Yamamoto | Mizuno | Hakubaku |
| Vissel Kobe | JPN Masahiro Wada | JPN Takayuki Yoshida | Asics | Rakuten |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | JPN Kazushi Kimura | JPN Shunsuke Nakamura | Nike | Nissan |
1 Subject to change during the season.
Foreign players
| club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Non-visa foreign | Type-C contract | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | Brazil **Anderson Gonzaga** | Brazil Bruno Lopes | Brazil Michael | South Korea Cho Young-cheol | |||
| Avispa Fukuoka | Brazil **Rafael Ramazotti** | South Korea Kim Min-je | |||||
| Cerezo Osaka | Brazil **Fábio Lopes** | Brazil Martinez | South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon | South Korea Kim Bo-kyung | Brazil *Rodrigo Pimpão* | ||
| Gamba Osaka | Brazil **Rafinha** | South Korea Kim Seung-yong | South Korea Lee Keun-ho | South Korea Kim Jung-ya | Brazil Afonso | Brazil *Adriano* | |
| Júbilo Iwata | Brazil Gilsinho | Brazil **Rodrigo Souto** | South Korea *Lee Woo-jin* | ||||
| South Korea *Park Joo-ho* | |||||||
| Kashima Antlers | Brazil Alex | Brazil Fellype Gabriel | Brazil **Tartá** | Brazil Igor Sartori | Brazil *Carlão* | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | Brazil Jorge Wagner | Brazil Leandro Domingues | South Korea Park Dong-hyuk | North Korea An Yong-hak | South Korea **Kweon Han-jin** | Brazil *Roger* | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Brazil Juninho | ||||||
| Montedio Yamagata | Brazil Maicon Souza | Brazil *Hugo Alcântara* | |||||
| Nagoya Grampus | Colombia Danilson Córdoba | Montenegro Igor Burzanović | Australia Joshua Kennedy | ||||
| Omiya Ardija | Brazil Rafael Marques | Brazil **Rodrigo Pimpão** | South Korea Kim Young-gwon | South Korea Lee Chun-soo | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Croatia Ante Tomić | Croatia Mihael Mikić | Georgia Davit Mujiri | ||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Australia Alex Brosque | Netherlands **Calvin Jong-a-Pin** | Sweden **Freddie Ljungberg** | Australia Eddy Bosnar | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil Márcio Richardes | Brazil Mazola | Serbia **Ranko Despotović** | Australia Matthew Spiranovic | |||
| Vegalta Sendai | Brazil **Diego Souza** | Brazil Max Carrasco | South Korea Cho Byung-kuk | South Korea Park Ju-sung | North Korea Ryang Yong-gi | Brazil *Marquinhos* | |
| Ventforet Kofu | Brazil Daniel Tijolo | Brazil **Davi** | Brazil Paulinho | South Korea **Kim Jin-kyu** | Brazil *Rudnei* | ||
| Vissel Kobe | Brazil Popó | Brazil Raphael Botti | Brazil Rogerinho | South Korea **Bae Chun-suk** | South Korea Park Kang-jo | South Korea *Lee Jae-min* | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | South Korea Kim Kun-hoan | Argentina *Pablo Bastianini* |
League table
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Joshua Kennedy | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | |||||||||||
| JPN Mike Havenaar | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | |||||||||||
| BRA Leandro Domingues | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | |||||||||||
| JPN Tadanari Lee | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||||||||
| KOR Lee Keun-ho | Gamba Osaka | ||||||||||||
| JPN Keiji Tamada | Nagoya Grampus | 14 | |||||||||||
| JPN Ryoichi Maeda | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||
| JPN Shingo Akamine | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||||||||
| BRA Bruno Lopes | Albirex Niigata | 13 | |||||||||||
| JPN Junya Tanaka | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||||||||
| JPN Hidetaka Kanazono | Júbilo Iwata | 12 | |||||||||||
| JPN Yu Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||
| JPN Yūzō Tashiro | Kashima Antlers | ||||||||||||
| BRA Rafinha | Gamba Osaka | 11 | |||||||||||
| BRA Jorge Wagner | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | |||||||||||
| BRA Paulinho | Ventforet Kofu | ||||||||||||
| BRA Rafael Marques | Omiya Ardija | ||||||||||||
| JPN Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||||||||
| JPN Ryūji Bando | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||||||||
| BRA Adriano | Gamba Osaka | 9 | |||||||||||
| JPN Genki Haraguchi | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||||||||||||
| JPN Hideaki Kitajima | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||||||||
| JPN Jungo Fujimoto | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||||||||
| JPN Masashi Oguro | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||||||||
| JPN Takayuki Yoshida | Vissel Kobe | ||||||||||||
| JPN Yoshito Ōkubo | Vissel Kobe | ||||||||||||
| BRA Juninho | Kawasaki Frontale | 8 | |||||||||||
| JPN Genki Omae | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||||||||
| JPN Hideya Okamoto | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||||||||
| JPN Shu Kurata | Cerezo Osaka |
Awards
MVP
- BRA Leandro Domingues
Top scorer
- AUS Joshua Kennedy
Best XI
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| GK | JPN Seigo Narazaki |
| DF | JPN Hiroki Sakai |
| DF | JPN Marcus Tulio Tanaka |
| DF | JPN Naoya Kondo |
| MF | BRA Jorge Wagner |
| MF | BRA Leandro Domingues |
| MF | JPN Hiroshi Kiyotake |
| MF | JPN Jungo Fujimoto |
| MF | JPN Yasuhito Endō |
| FW | AUS Joshua Kennedy |
| FW | JPN Mike Havenaar |
Attendance
;Notes
- Note 1: Kashima Antlers played one game at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo as the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima was damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
In popular culture
This particular season was used as reference in the movie Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker. Many players in real life actually provide cameo roles for the film, including Kazuyoshi Miura (Yokohama FC), Yasuhito Endō (Gamba Osaka), Yasuyuki Konno (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), and Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus). In the movie, a bomber threatens to bomb all the stadiums unless certain conditions are met. The main character, Conan Edogawa, must solve the case and find the culprit. In the movie, two additional fictional teams are added to the squad: Tokyo Spirits and Big Osaka, making the league with 20 teams.
References
References
- "J.League agrees to resume games on April 23". [[Sports Illustrated]].
- "2011 J.League tournament details". J.League official website.
- "J1 Top Scorers". J-League.
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