J.League & JFL 2008

  1. Championship: KASHIMA Antlers
  2. Runner-up: KAWASAKI Frontale
  3. J.League Cup winner: OITA Trinita
  4. J2 championship: Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA
  5. Japan Football League championship:
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J.League 2008

These z-Teams are relegated to J2 automatically.
This z'-Team play the play-off matches.

The first match day is 8th March, and the last match day is 6th December 2008.

tabel_.J.League 2008
Home teamANTFROGRATRISSPFCTREDGAMMARVISREYARDALBKSFJEFJUBVERCONWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
KASHIMA Antlers1:11:21:02:04:11:10:02:12:21:12:00:02:14:11:04:14:018/9/7562663
KAWASAKI Frontale3:21:13:02:10:10:14:02:14:03:22:34:10:12:02:21:13:118/6/10652360
NAGOYA Grampus0:41:22:13:20:11:11:22:00:01:04:02:01:13:20:01:13:117/8/9481359
OITA Trinita0:10:00:02:21:02:01:21:01:02:01:03:11:00:02:12:03:216/8/1033956
SHIMIZU S-Pulse1:02:00:21:21:01:23:11:10:13:20:03:02:13:21:11:03:116/7/1150855
F.C. TOKYO3:24:20:11:01:50:11:11:11:10:13:11:03:31:15:11:21:016/7/1150455
URAWA Red Diamonds2:01:30:20:01:22:02:31:60:12:20:03:02:23:03:13:24:215/8/1150853
Gamba OSAKA0:02:10:10:12:01:31:02:21:12:12:32:21:00:02:12:14:214/8/1246-350
YOKOHAMA F-Marinos0:21:10:01:01:13:01:02:11:12:01:10:11:33:00:12:01:013/9/12431148
Vissel KOBE1:24:11:21:00:11:11:12:11:00:21:01:14:10:13:20:11:112/11/1139147
KASHIWA Reysol1:12:52:10:20:20:12:11:01:33:01:00:02:21:12:05:11:213/7/1448346
OMIYA Ardija1:12:11:22:00:00:30:12:01:00:20:42:01:12:11:22:01:212/7/1536-943
Albirex NIIGATA0:22:12:10:13:02:30:13:20:03:22:12:21:02:21:00:02:111/9/1432-1442
KYOTO Sanga F.C.2:11:22:31:11:31:10:41:21:02:10:12:11:00:12:00:01:011/8/1537-941
JEF united ICHIHARA-CHIBA3:10:12:11:01:24:23:20:10:31:10:12:40:01:01:22:00:310/8/1636-1738
z'- Júbilo IWATA1:21:42:11:11:01:21:23:00:10:13:30:11:02:00:01:15:010/7/1740-837
z- TOKYO Verdy0:20:22:00:24:11:21:11:33:20:22:11:04:00:13:01:21:110/7/1738-1237
z- Consadole SAPPORO0:10:21:30:02:21:21:23:31:21:10:21:20:11:22:32:11:34/6/2436-3418

note

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:) 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 two teams, Verdy and Consadole, shall be relegated to J2 automatically.
The 16th place team, Júbilo, shall play in the play-off matches for division-1.

The top three teams, Antlers, Frontale and Grampus, shall be eligible to play in AFC Champions League 2009.

Antlers as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 2009.

NAGOYA Grampus changes the team name from NAGOYA Grampus eight.

TOKYO Verdy changes the team name from TOKYO Verdy 1969.

J.League Awards

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J.League division-2 2008

These y-Teams are promoted to J1 automatically.
This y'-Team shall be eligible to play in play-off matches for division-1.

The first match day is 8th March, and the last match day is 6th December 2008.

tabel_.J.League division-2 2008
Home teamSANMONVEGCERBELSAGVENAVITHEYFCHOLROAGIFEFCVORWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y- Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA1:0
-		0:1
-		4:1
-		5:2
2:0		1:0
5:1		1:2
-		1:1
4:0		1:0
4:3		1:0
-		2:2
-		2:2
-		4:0
7:1		3:0
4:1		2:1
3:0		31/7/49964100
y- Montedio YAMAGATA2:1
0:4		3:0
-		0:2
-		1:0
1:0		3:0
0:1		0:0
1:1		0:0
1:0		1:0
-		1:0
-		3:1
1:0		3:1
1:1		3:5
-		3:0
-		2:0
-		23/9/10662678
y'- Vegalta SENDAI1:1
1:1		3:2
0:1		0:0
-		2:2
-		3:0
-		2:0
-		1:0
3:0		1:0
1:0		2:0
-		3:3
2:3		0:0
-		1:1
1:0		0:1
1:0		1:1
-		18/16/8621570
Cerezo OSAKA1:2
2:3		1:3
2:2		2:1
3:4		2:0
2:1		0:1
-		3:3
-		2:1
-		1:2
-		1:2
-		1:2
2:1		1:0
-		1:0
-		2:0
2:1		1:0
3:2		21/6/15812169
SHONAN Bellmare0:2
-		1:1
-		1:0
1:2		3:0
-		2:1
-		1:0
1:0		4:0
-		2:3
4:0		4:1
1:0		0:1
1:0		4:1
0:1		4:2
3:0		4:1
-		2:3
-		19/8/15682065
Sagan TOSU0:1
-		1:0
-		1:2
4:1		1:0
1:4		1:0
0:1		2:1
1:1		1:3
-		1:1
3:2		1:0
3:2		3:0
-		1:1
1:2		0:0
-		2:1
-		2:1
-		19/7/1650-164
Ventforet KOFU0:2
2:0		1:0
-		2:2
1:1		3:2
2:3		0:4
-		1:2
-		2:2
0:1		1:2
2:2		2:1
-		2:0
-		3:1
5:1		1:1
4:0		1:0
-		0:0
-		15/14/1356959
Avispa FUKUOKA0:3
-		0:3
-		2:0
-		0:1
3:2		2:2
3:1		2:0
2:2		0:2
-		1:1
-		3:2
0:0		2:1
-		2:4
2:2		1:5
-		2:0
2:2		2:1
3:1		15/13/1455-1158
Thespa KUSATSU0:2
-		1:1
0:0		0:0
-		1:3
0:4		1:2
-		1:0
-		0:0
-		1:2
1:1		0:0
-		2:1
0:1		2:0
0:0		1:1
3:1		2:1
-		2:0
1:0		13/14/1545-753
YOKOHAMA FC1:2
1:1		2:5
1:4		1:1
2:2		1:1
2:2		3:2
-		0:0
-		0:0
0:0		2:1
-		0:0
1:1		1:0
-		5:0
-		0:1
-		1:0
2:2		1:1
-		11/17/1451-550
MITO Hollyhock1:2
1:4		2:1
-		3:4
-		0:2
-		0:2
-		2:1
1:1		1:0
1:2		2:3
0:0		2:2
-		2:2
2:3		2:2
-		1:3
1:4		1:0
-		1:0
2:0		13/8/2152-1847
Roasso KUMAMOTO1:2
1:2		1:2
-		2:2
0:4		3:2
2:2		0:2
-		0:1
-		2:1
-		1:2
-		2:1
-		1:1
1:0		1:3
0:2		0:2
1:1		1:0
-		3:0
2:2		10/13/1946-2643
FC GIFU1:1
-		2:1
1:2		0:1
-		0:5
0:6		0:0
-		0:1
1:0		1:1
-		0:1
1:1		0:1
-		2:3
0:1		0:1
-		0:0
-		0:3
0:1		2:1
1:1		10/12/2041-2842
EHIME FC0:2
-		0:0
2:3		1:1
-		1:4
-		1:1
2:2		1:2
0:2		2:1
0:1		1:1
-		1:2
1:0		2:2
-		2:0
2:2		2:1
0:1		0:0
-		1:0
-		9/10/2339-2737
TOKUSHIMA Vortis1:4
-		1:2
0:3		1:3
1:1		2:0
-		1:1
0:0		0:4
2:0		1:3
0:2		3:1
-		2:3
-		0:2
1:2		2:0
-		2:0
-		0:1
-		0:3
5:0		7/8/2740-3229

note

In J2, all teams play each other three times (each at home and away, and one more home or 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:) 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, Sanfrecce and Montedio, shall be promoted to J1 automatically.
The 3rd place team, Vegalta, shall be eligible to play in the play-off matches for division-1.

Roasso KUMAMOTO changes the name from Rosso KUMAMOTO.

Goal-scoring leader
: ()
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J.League Cup 2008

finals

The x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Quarter-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Trinita2:1
1:1		FC Tokyo2/7/2008
6/8/2008		Chofu
Oita
Grampus1:0
1:0		JEF united2/7/2008
6/8/2008		Chiba
Nagoya
F-Marinos0:1
2:1		Gamba2/7/2008
6/8/2008		Kanazawa
Yokohama
S-Pulse0:0
2:1		Antlers2/7/2008
6/8/2008		Kashima
Shimizu, Shizuoka
tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Trinita1:1
1:0		Grampus3/9/2008
7/9/2008		Nagoya
Oita
Gamba1:1
2:3		S-Pulse3/9/2008
7/9/2008		Shimizu, Shizuoka
Suita
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Trinita2:0S-Pulse1/11/2008National stadium, Tokyo

Preliminary Rounds

The match days are 20th and 23rd March, 16th April, 25th and 31st May and 8th June 2008.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: group A
Home teamGRAVISKSFREDWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- NAGOYA Grampus2:00:14:25/0/114915
Vissel KOBE0:11:12:13/1/25010
KYOTO Sanga F.C.1:20:13:31/3/27-16
URAWA Red Diamonds1:50:11:10/2/48-82
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group B
Home teamSSPFCTJUBVERWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- SHIMIZU S-Pulse3:14:25:03/2/113711
x- F.C. TOKYO1:11:13:03/2/112511
Júbilo IWATA2:00:23:03/1/210310
TOKYO Verdy0:02:40:20/1/52-151
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group C
Home teamJEFREYFROCONWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- JEF united ICHIHARA-CHIBA1:13:20:03/3/09412
KASHIWA Reysol1:13:11:12/3/1929
KAWASAKI Frontale0:23:02:02/0/49-16
Consadole SAPPORO1:20:32:11/2/34-55
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group D
Home teamMARTRIALBARDWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- YOKOHAMA F-Marinos1:00:04:03/3/08612
x- OITA Trinita2:23:01:03/2/19411
Albirex NIIGATA0:11:12:20/4/24-44
OMIYA Ardija0:01:21:10/3/34-63

note

All eighteen J1 clubs are qualified for the competition.

In Preliminary Rounds, 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:) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

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

The top one teams in each group and the two best 2nd-placed teams progress to Quarter-finals. (including two seeded teams, Antlers and Gamba, which play in AFC Champions League 2009 Group stage)

In the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, the winners of the rounds are determined as follows:) 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.

Trinita as J.League Cup winner shall be eligible to play in Pan Pacific Championship 2009.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
TAKAMATSU Daiki (Trinita)
New Hero Award (Under-23)
KANAZAKI Mu (Trinita)
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Super Cup 2008

tabel_.Super Cup 2008
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Antlers2:2
(3:4)		Sanfrecce1/3/2008National stadium, Tokyo

note

JOMO Cup 2008

tabel_.JOMO Cup 2008
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
J-ALLSTARS1:3K-ALLSTARS2/8/2008National stadium, Tokyo

note

J-ALLSTARS is a selection of J.League.
K-ALLSTARS is a selection of K-League (Korea Rep.).

Awards

The play-off matches for division-1

This loser is relegated to J2 automatically.

tabel_.play-off
J1 teamScoreJ2 teamDateVenues
Júbilo1:1
2:1		Vegalta10/12/2008
13/12/2008		Sendai
Iwata

note

In the play-off, the winner is determined as follows:) 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.

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JFL: Japan Football League 2008

A y-Team is promoted to J2 automatically.

This z'-Team play the play-off matches.

The first match day is 16th March, and the last match day is 30th November 2008.

tabel_.Japan Football League 2008
Home teamHONTOCKATFAGGAIRKUYOKKARSONNEWSPRSESTDKMIOJURRYUARTMMMWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Honda football club2:12:12:35:10:01:06:11:02:21:10:04:24:03:11:011:11:022/8/4804774
y- TOCHIGI S.C.1:01:22:11:14:30:11:11:01:14:02:12:14:34:03:16:15:018/9/7652863
y- Kataller TOYAMA2:20:01:11:03:24:10:13:02:21:11:13:15:10:11:02:13:018/8/8612562
y- Fagiano OKAYAMA FC2:30:03:20:12:22:00:02:24:20:00:11:22:03:12:25:12:017/9/8632060
Gainare TOTTORI4:10:11:22:33:11:01:30:01:01:01:24:02:10:15:18:12:117/6/11572057
Ryutsu Keizai University0:22:11:02:12:01:20:21:32:11:23:11:14:31:01:33:21:117/6/1156857
Yokogawa Musashino FC0:11:01:21:32:10:02:20:01:21:00:01:10:11:01:12:11:115/9/1043954
Football club Kariya1:20:11:22:20:11:11:20:31:12:22:11:10:11:04:13:11:013/12/947751
SONY Sendai FC0:23:22:03:21:20:10:10:13:15:11:23:21:31:10:11:24:315/4/15531149
New Wave KITAKYUSHU2:22:32:03:11:14:22:11:00:31:11:10:20:13:20:11:02:013/10/1149149
Sagawa Printing SC1:62:20:10:03:00:21:11:21:00:00:11:11:12:02:01:03:312/13/943149
SAGAWA SHIGA FC1:13:22:21:21:12:31:10:02:12:01:31:01:21:23:07:41:212/11/1153647
TDK SC1:10:01:11:21:10:11:31:10:22:31:23:21:11:21:03:05:010/11/1348141
MIO Biwako Kusatsu2:42:21:21:20:31:20:20:01:01:01:13:31:40:31:02:22:010/8/1640-2238
JEF united ICHIHARA-CHIBA reserves1:01:11:21:20:10:21:20:31:22:31:22:11:10:11:01:11:18/6/2031-2230
FC Ryukyu0:20:12:11:20:41:41:21:40:21:11:20:20:11:14:01:04:17/6/2131-2727
Arte Takasaki0:32:30:51:31:11:01:71:22:61:30:51:11:33:12:11:13:25/5/2440-6720
Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima FC1:20:30:40:30:21:40:23:30:11:20:11:30:23:01:11:13:13/7/2430-4616

note

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:) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

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

In Japan Football League, the bottom two team, z1 and z2, shall be relegated to each Regional league automatically.
The 16th place team, z', shall play in the play-off matches for Japan Football League.

The top one team (Tochigi SC) in first half season of the league is qualified for the 88th Emperor's Cup.

Alo's Hokuriku and YKK AP combine the teams into Kataller TOYAMA.

Sagawa Shiga FC changes the team name from Sagawa Express Shiga FC.
Sagawa Express Shiga FC changes the team name from Sagawa Express SC.

MIO Biwako Kusatsu changes the team name from FC Mi-O Biwako Kusatsu.

TOCHIGI S.C., Kataller TOYAMA, Fagiano OKAYAMA, Gainare TOTTORI and New Wave KITAKYUSHU are J.League associate clubs.

Japan Football League Awards

Most Valuable Player
NITTA Junya (Honda FC)
Goal-scoring leader
25: NITTA Junya (Honda FC)
Rookie of the year
KIYAMA Kohei (Fagiano)
Manager of the year
ISHIBASHI Masakazu (Honda FC)
Fighting spirit Award
YAMASHITA Toshiya (Mitsubishi Mizushima)
Referee of the year
YAMAMOTO Yudai
Best eleven
Fair play team Award
Ryutsu Keizai University
Best supporters Award
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