J. League 2006
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The 2006 season was the 14th season of the Japan Professional Football League. It began on March 4, 2006 and ended on December 2, 2006.
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[edit] General
[edit] Promotion/relegation
- At the end of the 2005 Season, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Avispa Fukuoka,and Ventforet Kofu were promoted to J1
- At the end of the 2005 Season, Kashiwa Reysol, Tokyo Verdy 1969, and Vissel Kobe were relegated to J2.
- At the end of the 2005 Season, Ehime F.C. was promoted to J2 from JFL
[edit] Changes in competition format
- The Division 2 was expanded to 13 clubs.
- In games that require extra time in case of a tie (i.e. two-legged league cup games) away goals rule is adopted.
[edit] Changes in clubs
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[edit] Honours
| Competition | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
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| J. League Division 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki Frontale | Gamba Osaka |
| J. League Division 2 | Yokohama F.C. | Kashiwa Reysol | Vissel Kobe |
| Emperor's Cup | Urawa Red Diamonds | Gamba Osaka | Kashima Antlers Consadole Sapporo |
| Nabisco Cup | JEF Chiba | Kashima Antlers | Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos |
| XEROX Super Cup | Urawa Red Diamonds | Gamba Osaka |
[edit] J. League Division 1
[edit] 2006 J1 Clubs
Following eighteen clubs played in J. League Division 1 during 2006 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Avispa Fukuoka, and Ventforet Kofu are newly promoted clubs.
- Kashima Antlers
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Omiya Ardija
- JEF United Chiba
- F.C. Tokyo
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- Ventforet Kofu
- Albirex Nigata
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Jublio Iwata
- Nagayo Grampus Eight
- Kyoto Purple Sanga
- Gamba Osaka
- Cerezo Osaka
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Oita Trinita
[edit] 2006 J1 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
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.
- Changes from Previous Year
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[edit] 2006 J1 Final Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Note |
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| 1. | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 72 | 2006 J. League Division 1 Champion Qualifies to 2007 ACL†, Super Cup, and A3 |
| 2. | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 55 | +29 | 67 | Qualifies to 2007 ACL† |
| 3. | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 48 | +32 | 66 | |
| 4. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 60 | |
| 5. | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 58 | |
| 6. | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 58 | |
| 7. | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 48 | |
| 8. | Oita Trinita | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 47 | |
| 9. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 45 | |
| 10. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 45 | |
| 11. | JEF Chiba | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 44 | |
| 12. | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 44 | |
| 13. | F.C. Tokyo | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 43 | |
| 14. | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 42 | |
| 15. | Ventforet Kofu | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 42 | |
| 16. | Avispa Fukuoka | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 56 | -24 | 27 | Lost the Pro/Rele Series and Relegated to Division 2 |
| 17. | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 70 | -26 | 27 | Relegated to Division 2 |
| 18. | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 74 | -36 | 22 | Relegated to Division 2 |
† Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2005 Emperor's Cup and already qualified for 2007 ACL before coming into the 2006 J.LEAGUE Season; therefore Kawasaki Frontale takes the second ACL spot.
[edit] 2006 J1 Golden Boots Ranking
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Juninho |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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 Kazuki Ganaha |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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| Hisato Sato |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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| Lucas |
FC Tokyo |
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Ryuji Bando |
Gamba Osaka |
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| Ueslei |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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 Cho Jae-Jin |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Ryoichi Maeda |
Jubilo Iwata |
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[edit] J. League Division 2
[edit] 2006 J2 Clubs
Following thirteen clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2006 season. Of these clubs, Kashiwa Reysol, Tokyo Verdy 1969, and Vissel Kobe relegated from J1 last year. Also, Ehime F.C. newly joined the J. League Division 2 from Japan Football League.
- Consadole Sapporo
- Vegalta Sendai
- Montedio Yamagata
- Mito HollyHocks
- Thespa Kusatsu
- Kashiwa Reysol
- Tokyo Verdy 1969
- Yokohama F.C.
- Shonan Bellmare
- Vissel Kobe
- Tokushima Vortis
- Ehime F.C.
- Sagan Tosu
[edit] 2006 J2 Format
Thirteen clubs will play in quadruple round-robin format, a total of 48 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 top two clubs will be promoted to J1, while the 3rd placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/Relegation series.
- Changes from Previous Year
- Number of clubs changed from 12 (2001-2005) to 13 (2006-2007)
- Number of games per clubs increased from 44 games (2001-2005) to 48 games (2006-2007)
[edit] 2006 J2 Final Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Note |
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| 1 | Yokohama F.C. (C) | 48 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 93 | 2006 J. League Division 2 Champion Promoted to Division 1 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol (P) | 48 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 88 | Promoted to Division 1 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe (P) | 48 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 78 | 53 | +25 | 86 | Won the Pro/Rele Series and Promoted to Division 1 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 48 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 79 | |
| 5 | Vegalta Sendai | 48 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 43 | +32 | 77 | |
| 6 | Consadole Sapporo | 48 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 77 | 67 | +10 | 72 | |
| 7 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 75 | -6 | 71 | |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 48 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 65 | |
| 9 | Ehime F.C. | 48 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 53 | |
| 10 | Mito HollyHock | 48 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 69 | -21 | 51 | |
| 11 | Shonan Bellmare | 48 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 87 | -26 | 49 | |
| 12 | Thespa Kusatsu | 48 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 86 | -32 | 42 | |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 48 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 92 | -49 | 35 |
[edit] 2006 J2 Golden Boots Ranking
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Borges |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Consadole Sapporo |
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Tatsunori Arai |
Sagan Tosu |
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Diego |
Kashiwa Reysol |
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Alemão |
Yokohama FC |
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Anderson |
Mito HollyHock |
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Kazuki Hiramoto |
Tokyo Verdy 1969 |
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| Atsuhiro Miura |
Vissel Kobe |
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Toshiya Tanaka |
Ehime FC |
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[edit] Promotion & Relegation
[edit] Clubs Relegated (J1 to J2)
- Cerezo Osaka
- Kyoto Purple Sanga
[edit] Clubs Promoted (J2 to J1)
- Yokohama F.C.
- Kashiwa Reysol
[edit] Promotion/Relegation Series 2006
It was very clear that relegation battle was limited to three clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Cerezo Osaka, and Avispa Fukuoka from matchday 28 and all other clubs officially passed the relegation line on matchday 32. It was clear that two of these clubs will be relegated and they were all fighting for the 16th spot, to servive the default relegation. In matchday 33, Kyoto lost and was finshing last. Cerezo Osaka (16th) was one point head of Fukuoka (17th) and in the final matchday, Osaka lost as Fukuoka tied and they both lined-up with points; however, Avispa clinched the 16th place with the goal differencial of -24 as opposed to Cerezo's -26.
Same deal was happening in the J2 promotion race. Three clubs, Yokohama F.C., Kashiwa Reysol, and Vissel Kobe were way ahead of other clubs, and only two club can earn default promotion. In matchday 51, Yokohama clinched the champhionship and the promotion. At this point, Kobe (2nd) was one point ahead of Kashiwa (3rd), and it almost seemed that Kashiwa will play this series for third year in row. However, in the matchday 52, Kashiwa won and clinched the runners-up spot as Kobe fell down to third place after losing the last match.
The Series finished 1-1 on aggregate following a 0-0 draw in the first leg but Kobe won on the away goals rule and replace Fukuoka in the first division.
| December 6, 2006 19:02 |
Vissel Kobe | 0 - 0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Joji Kashihara |
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| December 9, 2006 16:04 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 1 - 1 | Vissel Kobe | Hakata no Mori, Fukuoka Attendance: 13,102 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| Takanori Nunobe 84' | Official Report | 60' Yusuke Kondo |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Individual
| Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
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| Player of the Year | Marcus Tulio Tanaka |
Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| Young Player of the Year | Jungo Fujimoto |
Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| Manager of the Year |  Guido Buchwald |
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| Top Scorer | Washington |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 26 goals. |
| Magno Alves |
Gamba Osaka | 26 goals. | |
| Fair Play Player Award | Satoru Yamagishi |
JEF United Ichihara Chiba | |
| Yuichi Nemoto |
Oita Trinita | ||
| Referee of the Year | Toru Kamikawa |
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| Assistant Referee of the Year | Yoshikazu Hiroshima |
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| Meritoriousness Player Award | Nobuyuki Kojima |
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| Naoki Soma |
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[edit] Best Eleven
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
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| GK | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1) | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
| DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
| DF | Akira Kaji (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
| MF | Keita Suzuki (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
| MF | Yuki Abe (2) | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | Japan |
| MF | Kengo Nakamura (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan |
| MF | Hiroyuki Taniguchi (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan |
| MF | Yasuhito Endo (4) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
| FW | Washington (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil |
| FW | Magno Alves (1) | Gamba Osaka | Brazil |
* The number in brackets denotes the amount of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
[edit] Attendance
| Team | Attendance (Average) |
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| Urawa Red Diamonds | 774,749 (45,573) |
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| Albirex Niigata | 658,050 (38,709) |
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| F.C. Tokyo | 409,634 (24,096) |
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| Yokohama F. Marinos | 402,270 (23,663) |
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| Oita Trinita | 345,955 (20,350) |
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| Júbilo Iwata | 306,033 (18,002) |
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| Gamba Osaka | 276,396 (16,259) |
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| Kashima Antlers | 262,365 (15,433) |
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| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 253,702 (14,924) |
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| Vegalta Sendai | 346,868 (14,453) |
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| Kawasaki Frontale | 243,780 (14,340) |
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| Shimizu S-Pulse | 243,137 (14,302) |
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| Avispa Fukuoka | 234,259 (13,780) |
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| JEF Chiba | 227,680 (13,393) |
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| Cerezo Osaka | 221,438 (13,026) |
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| Ventforet Kofu | 207,269 (12,213) |
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| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 190,066 (11,180) |
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| Consadole Sapporo | 251,476 (10,478) |
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| Omiya Ardija | 173,986 (10,234) |
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| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 166,280 (9,781) |
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| Kashiwa Reysol | 199,872 (8,328) |
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| Sagan Tosu | 179,151 (7,465) |
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| Vissel Kobe | 165,834 (6,910) |
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| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 136,926 (5,705) |
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| Shonan Bellmare | 128,766 (5,365) |
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| Yokohama F.C. | 122,852 (5,119) |
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| Montedio Yamagata | 122,042 (5,085) |
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| Ehime F.C. | 99,334 (4,139) |
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| Thespa Kusatsu | 89,670 (3,736) |
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| Tokushima Vortis | 83,452 (3,477) |
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| Mito HollyHock | 72,405 (3,017) |
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