J. League 2007
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The J. League 2007 season is the 15th season since the establishment of the J. League. The season began on March 3 and ended on December 1, 2007.
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[edit] General
[edit] Promotion/Relegation
- At the end of the 2006 Season, Yokohama F.C., Kashiwa Reysol, and Vissel Kobe were promoted to J1
- At the end of the 2006 Season, Avispa Fukuoka, Cerezo Osaka, and Kyoto Purple Sanga were relegated to J2.
[edit] Changes in Competition Formats
- In the past, J.LEAGUE Champion qualified to A3 Champions Cup, but from 2007, the Nabisco Cup winner receives the A3 berth.
- J.LEAGUE champion receives the host spot at the FIFA Club World Cup, unless a Japanese club receives the AFC spot as the ACL winner.
[edit] Changes in Clubs
- Kyoto Purple Sanga is renamed Kyoto Sanga F.C.
[edit] Honours
Competition | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
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J. League Division 1 | Kashima Antlers | Urawa Red Diamonds | Gamba Osaka |
J. League Division 2 | Consadole Sapporo | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Kyoto Sanga |
Emperor's Cup | Kashima Antlers | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka |
Nabisco Cup | Gamba Osaka | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima Antlers Yokohama F. Marinos |
XEROX Super Cup | Gamba Osaka | Urawa Red Diamonds | n/a |
[edit] J. League Division 1
[edit] 2007 J1 Clubs
Following eighteen clubs participated in J. League Division 1 during 2007 season. Of these clubs, Yokohama F.C., Kashiwa Reysol, and Vissel Kobe are newly promoted clubs.
- Kashima Antlers
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Omiya Ardija
- JEF United Chiba
- Kashiwa Reysol
- F.C. Tokyo
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- Yokohama F.C.
- Ventforet Kofu
- Albirex Nigata
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Jublio Iwata
- Nagayo Grampus Eight
- Gamba Osaka
- Vissel Kobe
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Oita Trinita
[edit] 2007 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] 2007 J1 Results
The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
ALB | FCT | GMB | JEF | JUB | KAS | KSH | KAW | NAG | OIT | OMI | SAN | SHI | URA | VEN | VIS | YFC | YFM | |
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ALB | XXX | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-6 |
FCT | 1-3 | XXX | 1-1 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 |
GMB | 3-1 | 6-2 | XXX | 2-0 | 5-2 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 |
JEF | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-2 | XXX | 3-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 4-0 | 2-3 |
JUB | 2-4 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | XXX | 1-3 | 4-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
KAS | 3-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | XXX | 1-0 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
KSH | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0-1 | XXX | 4-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
KAW | 4-3 | 5-2 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | XXX | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
NAG | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | XXX | 1-2 | 5-0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
OIT | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-3 | XXX | 3-1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-3 |
OMI | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | XXX | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
SAN | 0-0 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 2-1 | XXX | 2-1 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
SHI | 3-1 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | XXX | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
URA | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | XXX | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
VEN | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | XXX | 4-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
VIS | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 4-1 | XXX | 3-0 | 0-0 |
YFC | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-3 | XXX | 1-0 |
YFM | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 5-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 8-1 | XXX |
[edit] 2007 J1 Final Standing
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Note |
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1. | Kashima Antlers (C) | 72 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 2007 J. League Division 1 Champion Qualifies to 2008 ACL, and Super Cup |
2. | Urawa Red Diamonds | 70 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 28 | +27 | Qualifies to 2008 ACL† |
3. | Gamba Osaka | 67 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 71 | 37 | +34 | Qualifies to 2008 ACL†, A3‡ and PPCC‡ |
4. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 61 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | |
5. | Kawasaki Frontale | 54 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | |
6. | Albirex Niigata | 51 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 47 | +1 | |
7. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 50 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 35 | +19 | |
8. | Kashiwa Reysol | 50 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 36 | +7 | |
9. | Júbilo Iwata | 49 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 55 | -1 | |
10. | Vissel Kobe | 47 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | |
11. | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 45 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 45 | -2 | |
12. | F.C. Tokyo | 45 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 58 | -9 | |
13. | JEF Chiba | 42 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 56 | -5 | |
14. | Oita Trinita | 41 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 60 | -18 | |
15. | Omiya Ardija | 35 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 40 | -16 | |
16. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (R) | 32 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 71 | -27 | Lost the Pro/Rele Series and Relegated to Division 2 |
17. | Ventforet Kofu (R) | 27 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 65 | -32 |
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18. | Yokohama F.C. (R) | 16 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 66 | -47 |
† Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2006 Emperor's Cup and already qualified for AFC Champions League. Since Urawa takes the extra spot as the defending 2007 ACL champion; therefore Gamba Osaka received the third ACL spot as the 2006 Emperor's Cup runners-up.
‡ Gamba Osaka qualifies to A3 and PPC as the Nabisco Cup winner.
[edit] 2007 J1 Golden Boots Ranking
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Juninho | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Bare | Gamba Osaka |
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Edmilson | Albirex Niigata |
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Ueslei | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Washington | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Leandro | Vissel Kobe |
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Hideo Oshima | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Yoshito Okubo | Vissel Kobe |
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Marquinhos | Kashima Antlers |
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Frode Johnsen | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
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Cho Jae-Jin | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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[edit] J. League Division 2
[edit] 2007 J2 Clubs
Following thirteen clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2007 season. Of these clubs, Avispa Fukuoka, Cerezo Osaka, and Kyoto Sanga F.C. relegated from J1 last year.
- Consadole Sapporo
- Vegalta Sendai
- Montedio Yamagata
- Mito HollyHocks
- Thespa Kusatsu
- Tokyo Verdy 1969
- Shonan Bellmare
- Kyoto Sanga F.C.
- Cerezo Osaka
- Tokushima Vortis
- Ehime F.C.
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Sagan Tosu
[edit] 2007 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
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[edit] 2007 J2 Final Standings
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Note |
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1. | Consadole Sapporo (C) | 91 | 48 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 2007 J. League Division 2 Champion Promoted to Division 1 |
2. | Tokyo Verdy 1969 (P) | 89 | 48 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 90 | 57 | +33 | Promoted to Division 1 |
3. | Kyoto Sanga (P) | 86 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 59 | +21 | Won the Pro/Rele Series and Promoted to Division 1 |
4. | Vegalta Sendai | 83 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 54 | +18 | |
5. | Cerezo Osaka | 80 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 55 | +17 | |
6. | Shonan Bellmare | 77 | 48 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 72 | 55 | +17 | |
7. | Avispa Fukuoka | 73 | 48 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 77 | 61 | +16 | |
8. | Sagan Tosu | 72 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 66 | -3 | |
9. | Montedio Yamagata | 58 | 48 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 56 | -10 | |
10. | Ehime F.C. | 45 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 66 | -27 | |
11. | Thespa Kusatsu | 42 | 48 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 42 | 71 | -29 | |
12. | Mito HollyHock | 34 | 48 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 70 | -38 | |
13. | Tokushima Vortis | 33 | 48 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 67 | -36 |
[edit] 2007 J2 Golden Boots Ranking
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Alex | Avispa Fukuoka |
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Yoshihito Fujita | Sagan Tosu |
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Paulinho | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
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Tatsuya Furuhashi | Cerezo Osaka |
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Davi | Consadole Sapporo |
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Lincoln | Avispa Fukuoka |
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Andre | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
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Hiroki Bandai | Vegalta Sendai |
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Lopes | Vegalta Sendai |
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[edit] Promotion & Relegation
[edit] Clubs relegated (J1 to J2)
- Ventforet Kofu
- Yokohama F.C.
[edit] Clubs promoted (J2 to J1)
- Consadole Sapporo
- Tokyo Verdy 1969
[edit] Promotion/Relegation Series 2007
The game was conducted between Kyoto Sanga F.C. from J2 and J1's Sanfrecce Hiroshima. After two games, Kyoto Sanga F.C. edged Sanfrecche Hiroshima with 2-1 results and earned their promotion to Division 1.
December 5, 2007 19:00 |
Kyoto Sanga | 2 - 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Kyoto Attendance: 12,637 Referee: Masayoshi Okada |
28' Yutaka Tahara 39' Yutaka Tahara |
Official Report | 88' Ryuichi Hirashige |
December 8, 2007 16:00 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 - 0 | Kyoto Sanga | Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima Attendance: 23,162 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
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[edit] Awards
[edit] Individual
Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
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Player of the Year | Robson Ponte | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
Young Player of the Year | Takanori Sugeno | Yokohama FC | |
Manager of the Year | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Kashima Antlers | |
Top Scorer | Juninho | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 goals |
Fair Play Player Award | Daisuke Sakata | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
Teruyoshi Ito | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
Referee of the Year | Masayoshi Okada | ||
Assistant Referee of the Year | Toru Sagara | ||
Meritoriousness Player Award | Yasuto Honda | ||
Amaral | |||
Shoji Jo |
[edit] Best Eleven
Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
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GK | Ryōta Tsuzuki (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
DF | Daiki Iwamasa (1) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka (4) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
MF | Yuki Abe (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
MF | Keita Suzuki (2) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
MF | Robson Ponte (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil |
MF | Kengo Nakamura (2) | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan |
MF | Yasuhito Endo (5) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
FW | Juninho (1) | Kawasaki Frontale | Brazil |
FW | Baré (1) | Gamba Osaka | Brazil |
* The number in brackets denotes the amount of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
[edit] Attendance
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Urawa Red Diamonds | 793,347 (46,667) |
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Albirex Niigata | 650,698 (38,276) |
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F.C. Tokyo | 429,934 (25,290) |
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Yokohama F. Marinos | 408,656 (24,039) |
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Oita Trinita | 335,896 (19,759) |
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Gamba Osaka | 296,465 (17,439) |
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Kawasaki Frontale | 294,751 (17,338) |
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Júbilo Iwata | 278,109 (16,359) |
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Kashima Antlers | 276,058 (16,239) |
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Shimizu S-Pulse | 271,180 (15,952) |
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Nagoya Grampus Eight | 264,939 (15,585) |
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Vegalta Sendai | 352,432 (14,685) |
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JEF Chiba | 240,535 (14,149) |
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Yokohama F.C. | 238,662 (14,039) |
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Ventforet Kofu | 233,476 (13,734) |
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Kashiwa Reysol | 220,442 (12,967) |
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Vissel Kobe | 211,822 (12,460) |
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Consadole Sapporo | 290,676 (12,112) |
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Omiya Ardija | 199,602 (11,741) |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 194,199 (11,423) |
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Avispa Fukuoka | 228,702 (9,529) |
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Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 175,850 (7,327) |
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Kyoto Sanga | 159,105 (6,629) |
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Cerezo Osaka | 159,044 (6,627) |
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Sagan Tosu | 146,731 (6,114) |
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Shonan Bellmare | 112,254 (4,677) |
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Montedio Yamagata | 101,836 (4,243) |
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Thespa Kusatsu | 91,401 (3,808) |
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Ehime F.C. | 79,619 (3,317) |
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Tokushima Vortis | 78,936 (3,289) |
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Mito HollyHock | 57,957 (2,415) |