Season 2009 Goals scored 791 | Start date 2009 End date December 5, 2009 Matches played 306 | |
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Champions League Kashima Antlers !Kashima AntlersKawasaki Frontale !Kawasaki FrontaleGamba Osaka !Gamba OsakaSanfrecce Hiroshima !Sanfrecce Hiroshima(all to the group stage) Highest attendance 53,783 (Round 34,Red Diamonds vs. Antlers) People also search for 2007 J.League Division 1 | ||
The 2009 J. League Division 1 season is the 45th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 17th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season started on March 7, 2009 and ended on December 5, 2009.
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A total of eighteen clubs participated in double round-robin format. At the end of the season, top three clubs received automatic qualification to the following years' AFC Champions League. Also starting this season, the bottom three clubs were relegated to J2 League by default.
Kashima Antlers !Kashima Antlers became the first Japanese club win J. League Championship in three straight seasons.
Participating Clubs
The following eighteen clubs will play in J. League Division 1 during the 2009 season. Of these clubs, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Montedio Yamagata are the newly promoted clubs.
League 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:
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 three clubs will be relegated to J2. The top three clubs will qualify to AFC Champions League in the following year.
Final League Table
Updated to games played on December 5, 2009.
Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima received fourth Japanese berth in the group stage of the 2010 AFC Champions League because Gamba Osaka, the winners of the 2009 Emperor's Cup, has been already qualified for ACL through J. League championship.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on December 5, 2009.
Source: J. League Division 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The Kashima-hosted game against Kawasaki Frontale on the 25th week was halted at 74th minute due to the pitch condition caused by heavy rain, the score at the moment was 1–3 (Marquinhos 30' — Chong Tese 19', 32', Juninho 66'). The game resumed on October 7 from the 74th minute. (Iwamasa 74')
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
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Attendance Figures
Updated to games played on December 5, 2009
Source: J. League Division 1
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† Team played previous season in J2.