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15th season of J1 League
Football league season
The
2007 J.League Division 1 season
was the 15th season since the establishment of the
J.League
. The season began on March 3 and ended on December 1.
General
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Promotion and relegation
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Changes in competition formats
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Honours
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Clubs
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Location of the clubs in Japan
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.
- Kashima Antlers
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Omiya Ardija
- JEF United Chiba
- Kashiwa Reysol
- FC Tokyo
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- Yokohama FC
- Ventforet Kofu
- Albirex Nigata
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Jublio Iwata
- Nagayo Grampus Eight
- Gamba Osaka
- Vissel Kobe
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Oita Trinita
Foreign Players
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Format
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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
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- Changes from Previous Year
none
Table
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Updated to match(es) played on December 1, 2007. Source:
J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C)
Champions;
(R)
Relegated
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Results
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Updated to match(es) played on December 1, 2007. Source:
J. League Division 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
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Attendance
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Pos
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Team
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Total
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High
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Low
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Average
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Change
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1
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Urawa Red Diamonds
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793,347
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62,123
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16,709
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46,667
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+2.4%
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2
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Albirex Niigata
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650,698
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42,015
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31,500
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38,276
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?1.1%
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3
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FC Tokyo
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429,934
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38,439
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17,264
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25,290
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+5.0%
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4
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Yokohama F. Marinos
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408,656
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53,916
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10,828
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24,039
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+1.6%
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5
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Oita Trinita
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335,896
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27,811
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14,671
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19,759
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?2.9%
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6
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Gamba Osaka
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296,465
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20,982
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12,163
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17,439
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+7.3%
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7
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Kawasaki Frontale
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294,751
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23,355
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13,185
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17,338
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+20.9%
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8
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Jubilo Iwata
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278,109
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35,072
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9,292
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16,359
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?9.1%
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9
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Kashima Antlers
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276,058
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36,146
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8,036
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16,239
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+5.2%
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10
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Shimizu S-Pulse
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271,180
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20,318
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11,460
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15,952
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+11.5%
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11
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Nagoya Grampus Eight
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264,939
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34,347
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7,553
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15,585
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+4.4%
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12
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JEF United Chiba
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240,535
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16,756
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9,481
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14,149
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+5.6%
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13
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Yokohama FC
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238,662
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46,697
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4,114
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14,039
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+174.3%
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14
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Ventforet Kofu
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233,476
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36,756
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8,373
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13,734
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+12.5%
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15
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Kashiwa Reysol
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220,442
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35,013
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8,947
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12,967
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+55.7%
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16
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Vissel Kobe
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211,822
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22,236
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7,769
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12,460
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+80.3%
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17
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Omiya Ardija
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194,912
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33,162
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6,149
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11,465
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+12.0%
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18
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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194,199
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22,675
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6,037
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11,423
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+2.2%
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League total
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5,834,081
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62,123
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4,114
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19,066
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+4.2%
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Updated to games played on December 1, 2007
Source:
J. League Division 1
Notes:
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Team played previous season in J2.
Awards
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Individual
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Best Eleven
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* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
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