J.League & JFL 2012

J1: J.League division-1 2012

The first match day is 10th March, and the last match day is 1st December 2012.

z-Teams are relegated to J2 automatically.

tabel_.J.League 2012
Home teamSANVEGREDMARSAGREYGRAFROSSPTOKANTJUBARDCERALBVISGAMCONWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA2:11:01:34:11:21:13:01:20:12:02:00:04:10:13:24:13:019/7/8632964
Vegalta SENDAI2:23:22:21:10:04:02:10:14:01:02:24:11:10:12:12:14:115/12/7591657
URAWA Red Diamonds2:00:01:24:31:02:01:11:02:22:12:01:10:01:12:00:51:215/10/947555
YOKOHAMA F-Marinos0:00:21:21:01:21:12:23:01:00:04:01:11:13:23:10:02:113/14/7441153
Sagan TOSU1:01:13:11:03:11:30:10:11:02:03:21:10:01:03:04:11:015/8/1148953
KASHIWA Reysol2:52:31:23:31:11:21:02:11:11:10:31:44:12:01:02:23:115/7/1257552
NAGOYA Grampus1:20:01:21:11:01:02:31:01:01:22:00:00:12:15:10:53:115/7/1246-152
KAWASAKI Frontale1:43:24:20:01:20:20:12:10:12:24:34:10:11:00:12:31:014/8/1251150
SHIMIZU S-Pulse2:13:10:20:01:13:53:20:01:13:03:20:01:10:11:11:31:014/7/1339-149
F.C. TOKYO0:16:21:13:13:20:13:21:20:11:22:10:12:00:20:13:25:014/6/1447348
KASHIMA Antlers2:23:31:31:20:02:02:30:11:25:12:11:03:20:11:05:07:012/10/1250746
Júbilo IWATA1:11:12:21:02:11:00:22:20:13:13:04:04:30:01:32:14:113/7/1457446
OMIYA Ardija1:21:32:00:01:02:41:10:21:00:10:02:00:31:12:21:02:111/11/1238-744
Cerezo OSAKA1:41:21:12:03:21:20:22:23:21:10:13:21:30:11:22:14:011/9/1447-642
Albirex NIIGATA0:20:10:00:00:21:15:00:11:00:21:11:61:20:10:01:14:110/10/1429-540
z- Vissel KOBE0:10:11:01:20:03:10:13:30:10:21:21:23:02:31:01:12:111/6/1741-939
z- Gamba OSAKA1:11:11:21:22:32:62:23:23:12:22:21:23:12:21:12:37:29/11/1467238
z- Consadole SAPPORO1:32:11:20:22:30:22:12:30:20:10:00:00:51:00:12:40:44/2/2825-6314

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In J1, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

In J1, the bottom three teams, Vissel, Gamba and Consadole, shall be relegated to J2 automatically.

The top three teams, Sanfrecce, Vegalta and Reds, shall be eligible to play in AFC Champions League 2013.

Sanfrecce as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 2013.

Sanfrecce as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in FIFA Club World Cup 2012.

J.League Awards

Player of the Year
SATO Hisato (Sanfrecce)
Best Eleven Players
  • NISHIKAWA Shusaku (Sanfrecce)
  • KOMANO Yuichi (Júbilo)
  • Tanaka Marcus TULIO (Grampus)
  • MIZUMOTO Hiroki (Sanfrecce)
  • LEANDRO DOMINGUES Barbosa (Reysol)
  • ENDO Yasuhito (Gamba)
  • AOYAMA Toshihiro (Sanfrecce)
  • TAKAHAGI Yojiro (Sanfrecce)
  • WILSON Rodrigues Fonseca (Vegalta)
  • SATO Hisato (Sanfrecce)
  • TOYODA Yohei (Sagan)
Top Scorer
22: SATO Hisato (Sanfrecce)
Best Young Player
SHIBASAKI Gaku (Antlers)
Prince Takamado Cup: Fair Play Prize
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA
Fair Play Prize
KAWASAKI Frontale
Fair Play Prize (Individual)
SATO Hisato (Sanfrecce)
Manager of the Year
MORIYASU Hajime (Sanfrecce)
Referee of the Year
NISHIMURA Yuichi
Assistant Referee of the Year
SAGARA Toru
Best Youth Scheme
Consadole SAPPORO
Special Service Award
no applicant
Special Service Award (Players)
  • FUJITA Toshiya
  • TANAKA Makoto
Special Service Award (Referees)
no applicant
J.League Best Pitch
  • Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium (in Niigata)
  • Nissan Stadium (in Yokohama)
  • OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira (in Shimizu, Shizuoka)
  • KINCHO Stadium (in Osaka)

J2: J.League division-2 2012

The first match day is 4th March, and the last match day is 11th November 2012.

y-Teams are promoted to J1 automatically.
y'-Teams shall be eligible to play in J1 Promotion Play-Offs.

z-Teams are relegated to Japan Football League automatically.

tabel_.J.League division-2 2012
Home teamVENBELKSFYFCJEFTRIVERFAGGIRMONTOCMATHOLROAVOREHITHEAVIKATGAIGIFZELWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y- Ventforet KOFU2:20:32:10:21:03:11:01:20:02:12:11:02:03:22:12:01:14:11:10:01:124/14/4632886
y- SHONAN Bellmare1:12:13:21:11:11:12:01:00:02:11:11:21:20:00:02:03:11:01:02:12:020/15/7662375
y'- KYOTO Sanga F.C.0:01:22:12:01:21:01:11:02:21:00:14:12:02:12:10:13:20:13:13:12:123/5/14611674
y'- YOKOHAMA FC0:21:02:10:10:10:00:11:21:21:31:12:12:01:00:03:01:13:03:13:22:422/7/13621773
y'- JEF united ICHIHARA-CHIBA0:11:13:23:01:22:20:00:32:00:02:03:04:03:01:02:02:11:13:10:10:121/9/12612872
y'- OITA Trinita1:21:42:01:20:22:11:00:13:00:12:01:00:00:01:02:31:01:13:02:22:121/8/13591971
TOKYO Verdy1:31:20:10:12:13:10:10:20:24:12:02:02:02:03:02:01:11:01:04:11:120/6/16651966
Fagiano OKAYAMA1:13:11:20:10:10:02:01:12:12:11:00:32:00:01:12:12:11:12:00:12:117/14/1141765
Giravanz KITAKYUSHU2:33:22:01:21:20:21:50:00:11:10:11:02:01:22:00:14:21:01:02:11:119/7/1653664
Montedio YAMAGATA2:11:21:20:10:23:21:10:21:02:11:10:00:21:02:21:03:11:05:12:13:116/13/1351261
TOCHIGI S.C.1:21:11:23:42:10:33:20:11:21:03:21:02:01:11:00:02:00:00:11:11:017/9/1650160
MATSUMOTO Yamaga football club1:11:10:00:21:00:03:23:01:01:20:22:10:01:11:10:22:20:37:11:03:015/14/1346359
MITO Hollyhock1:31:13:12:10:12:10:20:03:12:23:10:02:02:10:21:04:21:02:01:11:115/11/1647-256
Roasso KUMAMOTO0:03:30:10:11:02:10:20:02:22:13:00:32:10:30:11:13:13:02:13:02:115/10/1740-855
TOKUSHIMA Vortis0:20:02:41:20:30:42:11:21:12:20:11:01:21:13:00:00:43:03:03:01:013/12/1745+451
EHIME FC0:02:12:10:12:21:23:11:02:21:21:13:01:10:01:23:14:20:10:00:02:012/14/1647150
Thespa KUSATSU1:21:31:01:10:20:20:11:00:23:11:20:00:00:00:01:01:00:11:21:11:112/11/1931-1447
Avispa FUKUOKA2:31:30:21:10:01:11:31:11:01:11:12:21:12:11:31:00:33:24:00:01:19/14/1953-1541
Kataller TOYAMA1:10:21:10:02:02:31:41:12:31:11:21:23:10:20:11:01:20:12:11:01:19/11/2238-2138
Gainare TOTTORI0:01:22:12:52:11:00:20:21:22:10:20:12:10:10:31:42:02:11:01:00:311/5/2633-4538
FC GIFU0:33:20:10:20:00:21:01:21:00:01:00:10:10:20:01:10:00:32:22:21:07/14/2127-2835
z- FC MACHIDA Zelvia0:10:31:20:41:61:31:22:20:10:00:30:10:01:01:02:40:20:13:20:01:07/11/2434-3332

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In J2, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

In J2, the top two teams, Ventforet and Bellmare shall be promoted to J1 automatically.

In J2, the bottom one team, Zelvia relegated to Japan Football League automatically.

J.League Awards (J2)

Top Scorer
32: DAVI Jose Silva Do Nascimento (Ventforet)
Fair Play Prize
no applicant
J2 Most Exciting Player
YAMAGUCHI Satoshi (JEF united)

J.League Cup 2012

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Quarter-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Grampus1:0
3:4		S-Pulse25/7/2012
8/8/2012		Shimizu, Shizuoka
Nagoya
FC Tokyo2:2
2:0		Vegalta25/7/2012
8/8/2012		Sendai
Chofu
Reysol3:1
2:1		Gamba25/7/2012
8/8/2012		Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Kashiwa
Cerezo1:2
0:3		Antlers25/7/2012
8/8/2012		Kashima
Osaka
tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
S-Pulse1:2
3:0		FC Tokyo5/9/2012
13/10/2012		Chofu
Shimizu, Shizuoka
Reysol2:3
2:2		Antlers5/9/2012
13/10/2012		Kashima
Kashiwa
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
S-Pulse1:2
aet		Antlers3/11/2012Tokyo National stadium

Preliminary Rounds

The match days are 20th March, 6th, 4th and 18th April, 16th May, 6th, 9th and 27th June 2012.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: group A
Home teamCERVEGJUBREDSAGSANFROWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Cerezo OSAKA0:11:24:15:02:13:24/0/215812
x- Vegalta SENDAI1:04:00:12:03:11:34/0/211612
Júbilo IWATA2:10:44:32:31:01:04/0/210-112
URAWA Red Diamonds1:41:03:41:23:03:03/0/31229
Sagan TOSU0:50:23:22:11:52:13/0/38-89
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA1:21:30:10:35:11:11/1/48-34
KAWASAKI Frontale2:33:10:10:31:21:11/1/47-44
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group B
Home teamSSPANTALBMARARDCONVISWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- SHIMIZU S-Pulse1:21:01:03:14:02:15/0/112815
x- KASHIMA Antlers2:11:02:31:02:12:05/0/110515
Albirex NIIGATA0:10:10:04:31:01:03/1/26110
YOKOHAMA F-Marinos0:13:20:01:11:22:31/2/37-25
OMIYA Ardija1:30:13:41:11:11:01/2/37-35
Consadole SAPPORO0:41:20:12:11:12:21/2/36-55
Vissel KOBE1:20:20:13:20:12:21/1/46-44

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All eighteen J1 teams are qualified for the competition.

In Preliminary Rounds, all teams play each other once.
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

The top two teams in each group progress to Quarter-finals. (including four seeded teams, Reysol, Grampus, Gamba and FC Tokyo, which play in AFC Champions League 2012)

In the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, the winners of the rounds are determined as follows: 1) total of goals, 2) goals in away match.
If both teams are level at the end of both matches, 30 minutes of extra time shall be played after the second-leg. If the match is still undecided, the winning team shall be decided in a penalty shoot-out.

Antlers as J.League Cup winner shall be eligible to play in SURUGA bank Championship 2013.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
SHIBASAKI Gaku (Antlers)
New Hero Award (Under-23)
ISHIGE Hideki (S-Pulse)

Super Cup 2012

tabel_.Super Cup 2012
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Reysol2:1FC Tokyo3/3/2012Tokyo National stadium

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J1 Promotion Play-Offs

Winner is promoted to J1 automatically.

tabel_.semifinals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Sanga (3rd)0:4Trinita (6th)18/11/2012Kyoto
Yokohama FC (4th)0:4JEF united (5th)18/11/2012Mitsuzawa, Yokohama
tabel_.final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Trinita1:0JEF united25/11/2012Tokyo National stadium

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Trinita shall be promoted to the J1.

J.League Special Match

tabel_.J.League Special Match
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
TEAM AS ONE4:0REST OF THE J21/7/2013Kashima

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TEAM AS ONE Squad
Manager: TEGURAMORI Makoto (Vegalta)
  • HAYASHI Takuto (Vegalta),GK
  • IIKURA Hiroki (F-Marinos),GK
  • WATANABE Kodai (Vegalta)
  • NISHI Daigo (Antlers)
  • IWAMASA Daiki (Antlers)
  • ARAIBA Toru (Antlers)
  • KONNO Yasuyuki (Gamba)
  • OTA Yoshiaki (Vegalta)
  • SUGAI Naoki (Vegalta)
  • RYANG Yong-gi (Vegalta)
  • NAKATA Koji (Antlers)
  • ENDO Yasushi (Antlers)
  • MOTOYAMA Masashi (Antlers)
  • SHIBASAKI Gaku (Antlers)
  • OGASAWARA Mitsuo (Antlers)
  • TAKAHAGI Yojiro (Sanfrecce)
  • YANAGISAWA Atsushi (Vegalta)
  • AKAMINE Shingo (Vegalta)
  • OSAKO Yuya (Antlers)
  • KOROKI Shinzo (Antlers)
  • MOGI Hiroto (Vissel)
  • Alessandro Del Piero (from Italy)
REST OF THE J Squad
Manager: NELSINHO (Reysol)
  • SUGENO Takanori (Reysol),GK
  • HIGASHIGUCHI Masaaki (Albirex),GK
  • NARAZAKI Seigo (Grampus),GK
  • MAKINO Tomoaki (Reds)
  • HASHIMOTO Wataru (Reysol)
  • IGAWA Yusuke (Frontale)
  • KURIHARA Yuzo (F-Marinos)
  • NAKAZAWA Yuji (F-Marinos)
  • KOMANO Yuichi (Júbilo)
  • Tanaka Marcus TULIO (Grampus)
  • TANAKA Hayuma (Grampus)
  • KASHIWAGI Yosuke (Reds)
  • CARLINHOS (Ardija)
  • LEANDRO DOMINGUES Barbosa (Reysol)
  • TAKAHASHI Hideto (FC Tokyo)
  • NAKAMURA Shunsuke (F-Marinos)
  • ONO Shinji (S-Pulse)
  • ENDO Yasuhito (Gamba)
  • KAKITANI Yoichiro (Cerezo)
  • NAKAYAMA Masashi (Consadole)
  • HARAGUCHI Genki (Reds)
  • TANAKA Junya (Reysol)
  • MAEDA Ryoichi (Júbilo)
  • SATO Hisato (Sanfrecce)
  • TOYODA Yohei (Sagan)

JFL: Japan Football League 2012

The first match day is 11th March, and the last match day is 18th November 2012.

y-Teams are promoted to J2 automatically.

z-Teams are relegated to each Regional league automatically.
z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.Japan Football League 2012
Home teamVVNPARSSFKAMHONYSCSPRMIORYUYOKFUJSONBBAZWEHOYHLCUVAWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y- V.Varen NAGASAKI2:22:24:22:02:10:01:14:11:03:11:01:02:04:01:12:220/7/5573367
AC Nagano Parceiro1:02:20:15:00:12:13:11:05:04:01:11:02:21:22:03:117/7/8572358
z- SAGAWA SHIGA FC2:00:12:14:01:44:04:04:31:21:13:10:10:02:12:33:016/9/7612457
Kamatamare SANUKI0:10:20:11:02:01:00:14:11:21:20:03:01:11:06:00:015/8/9492053
Honda football club1:04:02:23:16:02:00:14:11:02:12:01:10:10:21:13:016/5/11551653
Yokohama Sports & Culture Club0:31:21:31:20:21:23:00:21:24:12:04:11:23:34:12:015/4/1358849
Sagawa Printing SC1:11:01:02:40:01:11:12:21:12:00:21:11:26:20:14:112/9/1143045
MIO Biwako Shiga1:43:32:21:13:12:21:22:21:11:00:30:13:11:01:22:411/10/1153143
FC Ryukyu1:00:22:12:21:23:44:04:11:31:21:10:13:23:21:04:212/7/1358-443
Yokogawa Musashino FC1:01:11:10:30:71:22:01:22:21:31:02:01:20:40:12:111/8/1335-1541
Fujieda MYFC1:21:02:40:00:24:12:51:73:00:13:02:00:00:01:12:211/7/1439-940
Sony Sendai FC0:11:20:00:00:10:00:12:01:11:01:03:20:00:11:11:09/12/1127-239
Blau Blitz Akita1:21:21:21:21:00:13:30:01:01:10:02:22:11:11:01:19/10/1333-837
Zweigen Kanazawa0:12:20:11:12:10:40:12:22:32:11:30:01:20:02:00:08/12/1233-836
HOYO AC Elan Oita0:23:10:30:36:11:21:00:54:52:20:21:10:40:31:11:09/8/1540-1735
Honda Lock0:41:01:11:20:30:10:11:42:32:31:00:11:12:00:22:47/7/1828-2828
z'- Tochigi UVA football club1:41:42:30:33:31:61:30:31:10:00:12:43:11:10:02:14/10/1836-3422

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In Japan Football League, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

The top one team in first half season of the league, V.Varen, is qualified for the 92nd Emperor's Cup.

MIO Biwako Shiga changes the team name from MIO Biwako Kusatsu.

Fujieda MYFC changes the team name from shizuoka. Fujieda MYFC.

Kamatamare SANUKI and V.Varen NAGASAKI are J.League associate clubs.

Arte Takasaki withdraws from the league.

SAGAWA SHIGA FC withdraws from the league at the end of this season.

Japan Football League Awards

Player of the Year
KAWABATA Kazuya (V.Varen)
Top Scorer
20: TAKAHASHI Shunta (FC Ryukyu), TSUJI Masao (YSCC)
Rookie of the Year
TSUJI Masao (YSCC)
Manager of the Year
SANO Toru (FC Ryukyu)
Referee of the Year
TSUKADA Kenta
Best Eleven Players
  • HARADA Yoshinobu (V.Varen)
  • KAWABATA Kazuya (V.Varen)
  • HATATE Shinya (Sagawa Shiga FC)
  • NARAWA Yuta (Sagawa Shiga FC)
  • MICHAEL JAMES (V.Varen)
  • KIYOHARA Shohei (Sagawa Shiga FC)
  • MUKAI Shinichi (Parceiro)
  • OHASHI Yoshitaka (Parceiro)
  • TSUJI Masao (YSCC)
  • UNOZAWA Yuji (Parceiro)
  • NAKAYAMA Satoshi (V.Varen)
Fair Play Prize
SAGAWA SHIGA FC

Japan Football League Replace matches

tabel_.JFL Replace matches
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Tochigi UVA FC1:2
1:0
aet
(4:1)pso		Norbritz Hokkaido9/12/2012
16/12/2012		Tochigi
Tochigi

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