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17th season of J1 League Football league season

J.League Division 1
Season	2009
Champions	Kashima Antlers 7th J.League title 7th Japanese title
Relegated	Kashiwa Reysol JEF United Chiba Oita Trinita
Champions League	Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima (all to the group stage)
Matches played	306
Goals scored	791 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ryoichi Maeda (20 goals)
Highest attendance	53,783 (Round 34, Reds vs. Antlers)
Lowest attendance	5,567 (Round 12, Sanga vs. JEF United)
Average attendance	18,985
← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 J.League Division 1 season was the 45th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 17th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season started on March 7 and ended on December, 5.

A total of eighteen clubs participated in double round-robin format. At the end of the season, top three clubs received automatic qualification to the following years' AFC Champions League. Also starting this season, the bottom three clubs were relegated to J2 League by default.

Kashima Antlers became the first Japanese club win J.League in three straight seasons.

Clubs

Oita Trinita class=notpageimage| Location of the clubs in Japan

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.

Club Name	Home Town(s)	Note(s)
Albirex Niigata	Niigata & Seirō, Niigata
FC Tokyo	Tokyo
Gamba Osaka	Suita, Osaka	2009 ACL participant
JEF United Chiba	Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba
Júbilo Iwata	Iwata, Shizuoka
Kashima Antlers	Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki	2009 ACL participant Two-time defending champions
Kashiwa Reysol	Kashiwa, Chiba
Kawasaki Frontale	Kawasaki, Kanagawa	2009 ACL participant
Kyoto Sanga	Southwestern cities/town in Kyoto
Montedio Yamagata	All cities/towns in Yamagata	Promoted from J2 League in 2008
Nagoya Grampus	Nagoya, Aichi	2009 ACL participant
Oita Trinita	All cities/towns in Ōita
Omiya Ardija	Saitama
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiroshima	Promoted from J2 League in 2008
Shimizu S-Pulse	Shizuoka
Urawa Red Diamonds	Saitama
Vissel Kobe	Kobe, Hyōgo
Yokohama F. Marinos	Yokohama & Yokosuka

Foreign players

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	AFC player	Non-visa foreign	Type-C contract	Former players
Albirex Niigata	Gilton	Éverton Santos	Márcio Richardes	Cho Young-cheol			Pedro Júnior
FC Tokyo	Bruno Quadros						Cabore
Gamba Osaka	Lucas Severino	Pedro Júnior		Cho Jae-jin			Leandro Park Dong-hyuk
JEF United Chiba	Alex	Michael	Neto Baiano	Eddy Bosnar
Júbilo Iwata	Gilsinho						Rodrigo
Kashima Antlers	Danilo	Marquinhos		Park Joo-ho
Kashiwa Reysol	Anselmo Ramon	França	Popó	Park Dong-hyuk		Alceu
Kawasaki Frontale	Juninho	Renatinho	Vitor Júnior		Jong Tae-se
Kyoto Sanga	Diego Souza	Sidiclei		Lee Jung-soo	Kim Song-yong		Paulinho
Montedio Yamagata	Jajá	Léo San		Kim Byung-suk		Fagner	André Silva
Nagoya Grampus	Magnum	Igor Burzanović	Miloš Bajalica	Joshua Kennedy			Davi
Oita Trinita	Edmilson Alves	Fernandinho	Ueslei			Choi Jung-han	Roberto
Omiya Ardija	Dudu	Rafael Marques	Mato Neretljak	Park Won-jae		Seo Yong-duk	Dênis Marques Klemen Lavrič
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Ilian Stoyanov	Mihael Mikić			Ri Han-jae
Shimizu S-Pulse	Marcos Paulo	Frode Johnsen					Kim Dong-sub
Urawa Red Diamonds	Edmílson	Robson Ponte
Vissel Kobe	Alan Bahia	Marcel	Raphael Botti	Kim Nam-il	Park Kang-jo
Yokohama F. Marinos				Kim Kun-hoan

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kashima Antlers (C)	34	20	6	8	51	30	+21	66	Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage
2	Kawasaki Frontale	34	19	7	8	64	40	+24	64
3	Gamba Osaka	34	18	6	10	62	44	+18	60
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	15	11	8	53	44	+9	56
5	FC Tokyo	34	16	5	13	47	39	+8	53
6	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	16	4	14	43	43	0	52
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	13	12	9	44	41	+3	51
8	Albirex Niigata	34	13	11	10	42	31	+11	50
9	Nagoya Grampus	34	14	8	12	46	42	+4	50
10	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	11	13	10	43	37	+6	46
11	Júbilo Iwata	34	11	8	15	50	60	−10	41
12	Kyoto Sanga	34	11	8	15	35	47	−12	41
13	Omiya Ardija	34	9	12	13	40	47	−7	39
14	Vissel Kobe	34	10	9	15	40	48	−8	39
15	Montedio Yamagata	34	10	9	15	32	40	−8	39
16	Kashiwa Reysol (R)	34	7	13	14	41	57	−16	34	Relegation to 2010 J.League Division 2
17	Oita Trinita (R)	34	8	6	20	26	45	−19	30
18	JEF United Chiba (R)	34	5	12	17	32	56	−24	27

Updated to match(es) played on December 5, 2009. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Sanfrecce Hiroshima received fourth Japanese berth in the group stage of the 2010 AFC Champions League because Gamba Osaka, the winners of the 2009 Emperor's Cup, had been already qualified for ACL through J.League championship.

Results

Home \ Away	ALB	ANT	ARD	FRO	GAM	GRA	JEF	JÚB	MON	REY	SFR	SAN	SSP	TOK	TRI	RED	VIS	FMA
Albirex Niigata		2–1	0–0	2–2	1–2	2–1	2–2	3–3	1–1	0–1	3–3	1–2	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–0	2–1
Kashima Antlers	0–1		2–0	2–3	5–1	1–4	3–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–1	1–0	2–0	1–0	0–0
Omiya Ardija	0–1	3–1		2–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	0–1	2–1	0–0	0–3	3–0	1–1	1–1	0–0
Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	1–1	3–1		1–0	3–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	7–0	4–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0
Gamba Osaka	0–2	0–1	4–1	2–1		2–3	2–0	4–1	2–1	4–0	2–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	1–0	1–0	3–2	0–0
Nagoya Grampus	1–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	2–1		0–1	3–3	2–0	2–3	0–0	1–1	3–1	1–2	3–2	0–1	1–0	2–1
JEF United Chiba	0–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–3	0–2		1–1	1–2	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	2–1	0–2	0–1	1–1	1–1
Júbilo Iwata	0–2	0–0	3–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	3–2		2–6	2–3	0–1	3–0	3–0	0–1	3–1	1–1	1–0	1–1
Montedio Yamagata	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	3–1		0–0	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–0	2–3	1–0	0–0
Kashiwa Reysol	0–4	1–2	2–2	2–3	0–2	1–2	1–1	1–2	0–1		1–2	0–0	5–0	0–3	2–1	2–3	0–1	1–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	1–0	2–3	1–1	2–2	0–0	4–1	0–1	3–1	4–1		4–1	0–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	4–3	3–2
Kyoto Sanga	1–0	0–1	1–3	3–1	2–1	0–1	2–1	2–3	1–0	1–2	2–0		0–1	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–0
Shimizu S-Pulse	1–1	2–2	1–0	1–0	0–2	0–0	2–2	5–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–3		1–2	3–1	2–2	1–0	0–0
FC Tokyo	1–4	1–2	3–2	2–3	0–0	3–0	1–2	3–2	1–0	4–0	0–0	0–0	2–1		2–0	0–1	1–0	0–0
Oita Trinita	0–0	1–2	1–1	1–0	1–3	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	0–1		1–0	0–2	1–2
Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	0–1	0–3	2–3	0–0	0–3	3–1	3–2	4–1	1–4	2–1	1–0	0–1	3–1	1–0		2–0	1–2
Vissel Kobe	1–0	1–0	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–2	3–2	3–2		2–2
Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–2	3–3	2–4	3–0	2–0	0–1	1–2	2–0	5–0

Updated to match(es) played on December 5, 2009. Source: J. League Division 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

The Kashima Antlers-hosted game against Kawasaki Frontale on the 25th week was halted at 74th minute due to the pitch condition caused by heavy rain, the score at the moment was 1–3 (Marquinhos 30' — Jong Tae-se 19', 32', Juninho 66'). The game resumed on October 7 from the 74th minute. (Iwamasa 74')

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Ryoichi Maeda	Júbilo Iwata	20
2	Edmílson	Urawa Red Diamonds	17
2	Juninho	Kawasaki Frontale	17
4	Hisato Satō	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	15
4	Naohiro Ishikawa	FC Tokyo	15
6	Shinji Okazaki	Shimizu S-Pulse	14
6	Jong Tae-se	Kawasaki Frontale	14
8	Marquinhos	Kashima Antlers	13
	Pedro Júnior	Gamba Osaka
	Kazuma Watanabe	Yokohama F. Marinos

Notes:

Transferred from Albirex Niigata after 24th week

Attendance

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	751,565	53,783	18,777	44,210	−7.1%
2	Albirex Niigata	568,582	40,268	24,392	33,446	−3.0%
3	FC Tokyo	440,032	40,701	18,221	25,884	+0.7%
4	Yokohama F. Marinos	374,975	40,228	11,025	22,057	−6.9%
5	Kashima Antlers	367,486	37,878	14,473	21,617	+9.7%
6	Kawasaki Frontale	320,394	22,390	14,696	18,847	+7.3%
7	Oita Trinita	313,281	24,833	14,163	18,428	−9.3%
8	Shimizu S-Pulse	304,900	30,851	9,756	17,935	+8.0%
9	Gamba Osaka	301,105	20,394	10,159	17,712	+9.8%
10	Nagoya Grampus	270,773	32,435	9,355	15,928	−3.8%
11	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	267,299	27,113	9,479	15,723	+45.0%
12	JEF United Chiba	250,413	17,916	12,349	14,730	+4.6%
13	Omiya Ardija	233,013	37,842	7,796	13,707	+46.6%
14	Júbilo Iwata	229,891	22,152	8,716	13,523	−12.6%
15	Vissel Kobe	222,153	20,721	6,002	13,068	+0.7%
16	Montedio Yamagata	204,953	20,102	6,554	12,056	+92.2%
17	Kashiwa Reysol	199,552	32,854	8,124	11,738	−4.6%
18	Kyoto Sanga	189,149	18,121	5,567	11,126	−18.7%
	League total	5,809,516	53,783	5,567	18,985	−1.1%

Updated to games played on December 5, 2009
Source: J. League Division 1
Notes:
Team played previous season in J2.

Awards

Individual awards

Award	Recipient	Club
Most Valuable Player	Mitsuo Ogasawara	Kashima Antlers
Rookie of the Year	Kazuma Watanabe	Yokohama F. Marinos
Manager of the Year	Oswaldo de Oliveira	Kashima Antlers
Top Scorer	Ryoichi Maeda	Júbilo Iwata

Best eleven

Pos	Footballer	Club	Nationality
GK	Eiji Kawashima	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan
DF	Atsuto Uchida	Kashima Antlers	Japan
DF	Daiki Iwamasa	Kashima Antlers	Japan
DF	Marcus Tulio Tanaka	Nagoya Grampus	Japan
DF	Yuto Nagatomo	FC Tokyo	Japan
MF	Kengo Nakamura	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan
MF	Mitsuo Ogasawara	Kashima Antlers	Japan
MF	Naohiro Ishikawa	FC Tokyo	Japan
MF	Yasuhito Endō	Gamba Osaka	Japan
FW	Ryoichi Maeda	Júbilo Iwata	Japan
FW	Shinji Okazaki	Shimizu S-Pulse	Japan

References

J. League official website -News Release Archived 2009-09-22 at the Wayback Machine – 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
"2009 J1 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

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Football clubs in Japan, 2025

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Fagiano Okayama Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama FC
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fujieda MYFC Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo FC Imabari Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kataller Toyama Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Kagoshima United FC Kamatamare Sanuki Kochi United Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Thespa Gunma Tochigi City Tochigi SC Vanraure Hachinohe Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Asuka FC Atletico Suzuka Club Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Iwate Grulla Morioka Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori FC Tiamo Hirakata Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino YSCC Yokohama
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Sony Sendai Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Kagura Shimane Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23

2009 in Japanese football

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League competitions

Men	J.League Division 1 J.League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	L.League

Cup competitions

Men	Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup (Final)

AFC competitions

Men	AFC Champions League Suruga Bank Championship

Related to national teams

Men	Summary FIFA World Cup qualification AFC Asian Cup qualification
Women	Summary
Youth	East Asian Games AFC U-19 Championship qualification AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Club seasons
J.League Division 1	Montedio Yamagata Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds Omiya Ardija JEF United Chiba Kashiwa Reysol FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos Albirex Niigata Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Kyoto Sanga FC Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Oita Trinita
J.League Division 2	Consadole Sapporo Vegalta Sendai Mito HollyHock Tochigi SC Thespa Kusatsu Tokyo Verdy Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Ventforet Kofu Kataller Toyama FC Gifu Cerezo Osaka Fagiano Okayama Tokushima Vortis Ehime FC Avispa Fukuoka Sagan Tosu Roasso Kumamoto

v t e J1 League champions
8 titles	Kashima Antlers 1996 1998 2000 2001 2007 2008 2009 2016
5 titles	Yokohama F. Marinos 1995 2003 2004 2019 2022
4 titles	Kawasaki Frontale 2017 2018 2020 2021
3 titles	Júbilo Iwata 1997 1999 2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2012 2013 2015
2 titles	Tokyo Verdy 1993 1994 Gamba Osaka 2005 2014 Vissel Kobe 2023 2024
1 title	Urawa Red Diamonds 2006 Nagoya Grampus 2010 Kashiwa Reysol 2011

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