J. League - 2006
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The 2006 season was the 14 season since the establishment of the J. League. The league 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 Reds |
 Kawasaki Frontale |
 Gamba Osaka |
| J. League Division 2 |  Yokohama F.C. |
 Kashiwa Reysol |
 Vissel Kobe |
| Emperor's Cup | Urawa Reds |
Gamba Osaka |
 Kashima Antlers Consadole Sapporo |
| Nabisco Cup |  JEF United Ichihara Chiba |
Kashima Antlers |
Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos |
| XEROX Super Cup | Urawa Reds |
Gamba Osaka |
[edit] League tables
[edit] Division 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | Note | |
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| 1. | Urawa Reds |
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 United Ichihara 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 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
† Urawa Reds 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] Division 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | Note | |
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| 1 | Yokohama F.C. |
48 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 93 | 2006 J. League Division 2 Champion Promoted to Division 1 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol |
48 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 88 | Promoted to Division 1 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe |
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 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
[edit] J1 J2 Playoffs 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 |
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| Vissel Kobe |
0 - 0 | Avispa Fukuoka |
Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Joji Kashihara |
| Official Report |
| December 9, 2006 16:04 |
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| 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] Top scorers
[edit] Division 1
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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| Hisato Sato |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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FC Tokyo |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Jubilo Iwata |
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[edit] Division 2
| Pos | Footballer | Club | Goals | PK | GP | Shots | Goals Per Game |
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Borges |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Hulk |
Consadole Sapporo |
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Tatsunori Arai |
Sagan Tosu |
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Montedio Yamagata |
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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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Vissel Kobe |
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Toshiya Tanaka |
Ehime FC |
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Vegalta Sendai |
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[edit] Awards
[edit] Individual
| Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
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| Player of the Year | Marcus Tulio Tanaka |
Urawa Reds | |
| Young Player of the Year | Jungo Fujimoto |
Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| Manager of the Year |  Guido Buchwald |
Urawa Reds | |
| Top Scorer | Washington |
Urawa Reds | 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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| Masaaki Sawanobori |
[edit] Best Eleven
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
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| GK | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1) | Jubilo Iwata |  Japan |
| DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka (3) | Urawa Reds | Japan |
| DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
| DF | Akira Kaji (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
| MF | Keita Suzuki (1) | Urawa Reds | 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 Reds |  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 Reds |
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 United Ichihara 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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