2015 J1 League
23rd season of J1 League
Football league season
Meiji Yasuda J1 LeagueSeason | 2015 |
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Champions | Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3rd J.League title 8th Japanese title |
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Relegated | Matsumoto Yamaga Montedio Yamagata Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Champions League | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Urawa Red Diamonds Gamba Osaka FC Tokyo |
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Club World Cup | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Matches played | 306 |
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Goals scored | 820 (2.68 per match) |
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Top goalscorer | Yoshito Ōkubo (23 goals) |
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Highest attendance | 53,148 Urawa vs Gamba Osaka (2 May) |
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Lowest attendance | 6,100 Yamagata vs Nagoya (29 July) |
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Average attendance | 17,803 |
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← 2014 2016 → All statistics correct as of 22 November 2015. |
The 2015 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2015 明治安田生命J1リーグ) season[1] was the 50th season of top-flight football in Japan and the 23rd since the establishment of the J.League in 1992. This was first season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1.
For a five-year period starting in 2015, the J.League changed to a newly conceived multistage system, with the year split into two halves and a third and final championship stage. The winners of the first and second stages and the highest ranking club of the aggregate table (other than the first or second stage winners) will qualify for the Championship Stage. Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the Championship Stage and advanced to the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup as the host nation's entrant.
Clubs
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Locations of the 2015 J1 League teams
Club name | Coach | Home town(s) | Stadium | Capacity | Note(s) |
Albirex Niigata | Masaaki Yanagishita | Niigata & Seirō, Niigata | Big Swan Stadium | 42,300 | |
Kashima Antlers | Masatada Ishii | Kashima, Ibaraki | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 40,728 | 2015 AFC Champions League participant (as 2014 J.League Third placed team) |
Shonan Bellmare | Cho Kwi-jea | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa | Shonan Stadium Hiratsuka | 18,500 | Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2014 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | Erick Mombaerts | Yokohama & Yokosuka | Nissan Stadium | 72,327 | |
Kawasaki Frontale | Yahiro Kazama | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | 26,232 | |
Gamba Osaka | Kenta Hasegawa | Suita, Osaka | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | 21,000 | 2015 AFC Champions League participant (as 2014 J.League winners) |
Nagoya Grampus | Akira Nishino | Nagoya, Aichi | Mizuho Athletic Stadium | 27,000 | |
Montedio Yamagata | Nobuhiro Ishizaki | All cities/towns in Yamagata | ND Soft Stadium | 20,315 | Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2014 (through a play-off system) |
Urawa Red Diamonds | Mihailo Petrović | Saitama | Saitama Stadium | 63,700 | 2015 AFC Champions League participant (as 2014 J.League runners-up) |
Kashiwa Reysol | Tatsuma Yoshida | Kashiwa, Chiba | Kashiwa Soccer Stadium | 15,900 | 2015 AFC Champions League play-off participant (as 2014 J.League Fourth placed team) |
Shimizu S-Pulse | Kazuaki Tasaka | Shizuoka | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 20,339 | |
Stanford Cardinal men's soccer | Hitoshi Morishita | Tosu, Saga | Tosu Stadium | 24,490 | |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hajime Moriyasu | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Big Arch | 50,000 | |
FC Tokyo | Massimo Ficcadenti | Tokyo | Ajinomoto Stadium | 49,970 | |
Vegalta Sendai | Susumu Watanabe | Sendai, Miyagi | Yurtec Stadium | 19,694 | |
Ventforet Kofu | Satoru Sakuma | Kofu, Yamanashi | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | 17,000 | |
Vissel Kobe | Nelsinho Baptista | Kobe, Hyōgo | Misaki Park Stadium | 30,132 | |
Matsumoto Yamaga | Yasuharu Sorimachi | Matsumoto, Nagano | Matsumoto Stadium | 20,000 | Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2014 |
Managerial changes
Foreign players
Teams play a single round-robin in the first stage and a single round-robin in the second stage.[6] After that an overall table is calculated and a championship stage is played. The winners of the first and second stages and any team that finishes in the top 3 of the overall rankings advance to the championship stage. The team that finishes atop the overall table automatically qualifies for the final, while the remaining teams play-off for the other spot in the final.
League table
First stage
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Second stage
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League 2nd Stage Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Overall table
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
First stage
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2015. Source: J. League data site
Note 1: Matchday 10 results for 2015 AFC Champions League Participants (Kashiwa Reysol vs. Urawa Red Diamonds; Gamba Osaka vs. Kashima Antlers), held on 3 June 2015, are included in Matchday 15 ranking.
Note 2: Matchday 13 results for 2015 AFC Champions League quarterfinalists (Kashiwa Reysol vs. Gamba Osaka), held on 23 June 2015, are included in Matchday 17 ranking.
Second stage
| Leader and qualification to 2015 J.League Championship |
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Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: J. League data site
Note 1: Matchday 6 results for Gamba Osaka vs. Sagan Tosu, held on 22 July 2015, are included in Matchday 4 ranking. Gamba Osaka is a finalist in 2015 Suruga Bank Championship, scheduled on 11 August 2015.
Note 2: Matchday 9 results for Matsumoto Yamaga vs. Montedio Yamagata, held on 23 September 2015, are included on Matchday 12 ranking.
Overall
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: J. League data site
Note 1: Matchday 10 results for 2015 AFC Champions League Participants (Kashiwa Reysol vs. Urawa Red Diamonds; Gamba Osaka vs. Kashima Antlers), held on 3 June 2015, are included in Matchday 15 ranking.
Note 2: Matchday 13 results for 2015 AFC Champions League quarterfinalists (Kashiwa Reysol vs. Gamba Osaka), held on 23 June 2015, are included in Matchday 17 ranking.
Note 3: Matchday 23 results for Gamba Osaka vs. Sagan Tosu, held on 22 July 2015, are included in Matchday 21 ranking. Gamba Osaka is a finalist in 2015 Suruga Bank Championship, scheduled on 11 August 2015.
Note 4: Matchday 26 results for Matsumoto Yamaga vs. Montedio Yamagata, held on 23 September 2015, are included on Matchday 29 ranking.
Championship stage
Meiji Yasuda 2015 J.League Championship (明治安田生命 2015 Jリーグチャンピオンシップ)
The Championship stage consisted of a knockout tournament involving the champions of the First and Second Stages, and any team that finishes in the top 3 of the overall table. The team with the best aggregate record earned a bye to the final. The remaining teams playoff for the other spot in the final.
Attendance: 40,696
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Results
First stage
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2015. Source: J. League Data
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second stage
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: J. League Data
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
Updated to games played on 22 November 2015
Source: J.League Data[7]
Awards
Individual
Best Eleven
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 658,668 | 53,148 | 22,363 | 38,745 | +9.1%† |
2 | FC Tokyo | 489,336 | 42,604 | 12,727 | 28,784 | +14.3%† |
3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 411,759 | 44,226 | 8,038 | 24,221 | +4.9%† |
4 | Albirex Niigata | 398,545 | 31,324 | 16,068 | 23,444 | +2.0%† |
5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 356,976 | 24,992 | 14,881 | 20,999 | +26.0%† |
6 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 285,992 | 18,906 | 11,743 | 16,823 | +32.1%† |
7 | Kashima Antlers | 279,185 | 29,030 | 6,923 | 16,423 | −7.0%† |
8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 278,499 | 33,210 | 7,966 | 16,382 | +9.2%† |
9 | Vissel Kobe | 276,512 | 24,027 | 7,696 | 16,265 | +8.4%† |
10 | Nagoya Grampus | 276,082 | 33,558 | 9,986 | 16,240 | −2.9%† |
12 | Gamba Osaka | 271,984 | 18,842 | 10,702 | 15,999 | +8.5%† |
11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 239,406 | 19,736 | 11,348 | 14,083 | −0.9%† |
13 | Vegalta Sendai | 234,442 | 19,375 | 12,488 | 13,791 | −9.1%† |
14 | Sagan Tosu | 228,644 | 20,792 | 7,524 | 13,450 | −4.9%† |
15 | Shonan Bellmare | 207,539 | 14,581 | 9,157 | 12,208 | +44.0%† |
16 | Ventforet Kofu | 192,042 | 14,176 | 7,015 | 11,297 | −7.2%† |
17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 185,609 | 14,055 | 6,701 | 10,918 | +1.9%† |
18 | Montedio Yamagata | 170,518 | 13,737 | 6,100 | 10,030 | +58.0%† |
| League total | 5,447,602 | 53,148 | 6,100 | 17,803 | +3.3%† |
Updated to games played on 22 November 2015
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
References
- ^ "新年のご挨拶" (Press release) (in Japanese). J.League. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "佐久間悟Gm 監督就任のお知らせ".
- ^ "公式サイトUrl変更のお知らせ | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト".
- ^ "大榎克己監督 辞任のお知らせ".
- ^ "Player registration and contracts". J.League. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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