| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2ndJ.League title 7thJapanese title |
| Relegated | Oita Trinita Júbilo Iwata Shonan Bellmare |
| Champions League | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Cerezo Osaka |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 879 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Yoshito Ōkubo (26 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 62,632 Marinos vsAlbirex |
| Lowest attendance | 5,698 Júbilo vsAlbirex |
| Average attendance | 17,226 |
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The2013 J.League Division 1 season was the 48th season of Japanese top-flightfootball and the 21st since the establishment of theJ.League in 1992. The season began on 2 March and finished on 7 December.[1]
Sanfrecce Hiroshima were the defending champions.
Vissel Kobe,Gamba Osaka andConsadole Sapporo were relegated at the end of the2012 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Consadole Sapporo returned to J2 after only one season in the top flight, while Vissel Kobe was relegated after six seasons in the top flight. Gamba Osaka, instead, was relegated for the first time since the creation of J.League in 1993 and the first time since their forerunners, Matsushita Electric Soccer Club, were relegated to the second Division of theJapan Soccer League after the1986–87 season.
The three relegated teams were replaced by2012 J.League Division 2 championsVentforet Kofu, runners-upShonan Bellmare and sixth-placed and play-off winner teamOita Trinita. Kofu made an immediate return to the top division, while Shonan returned after a two-year absence. In the end, Oita beatJEF United Chiba in the playoff final and returned in J1 after three seasons in the second division. Due to Oita's promotion, it will be the first time to have 2 clubs in the top-flight league competitions fromKyushu since2006, andKansai region will have only one club competing in the top flight first time since1994 season due to Kobe and Gamba's relegations.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima(C) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 63 | Qualification for2014 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 62 | |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 60 | |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 59 | |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 59 | |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 58 | |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 55 | |
| 8 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 54 | |
| 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 50 | |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 48 | |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 47 | |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 46 | |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 45 | |
| 14 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 45 | |
| 15 | Ventforet Kofu | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 37 | |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare(R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 25 | Relegation to2014 J.League Division 2 |
| 17 | Júbilo Iwata(R) | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 23 | |
| 18 | Oita Trinita(R) | 34 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | ALB | ANT | ARD | BEL | CER | FMA | FRO | GRA | JÚB | RED | REY | SAG | SFR | SSP | TOK | TRI | VEG | VEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Omiya Ardija | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| FC Tokyo | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Oita Trinita | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Vegalta Sendai | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Updated to games played on 7 December 2013
Source:J. League
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March |  Shunsuke Nakamura[2] | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| April |  Zlatan Ljubijankič[2] | Omiya Ardija |
| May | Yoichiro Kakitani | Cerezo Osaka |
| June | N/A[3] | |
| July | Shusaku Nishikawa | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| August | Yuya Osako | Kashima Antlers |
| September | Ariajasuru Hasegawa | FC Tokyo |
| October | Tetsuya Enomoto | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| November | Yoshito Ōkubo | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 630,701 | 54,905 | 23,295 | 37,100 | +1.3%† |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 467,425 | 62,632 | 12,537 | 27,496 | +19.8%† |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 443,906 | 33,378 | 18,919 | 26,112 | +4.4%† |
| 4 | FC Tokyo | 426,246 | 40,371 | 12,905 | 25,073 | +4.7%† |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 319,928 | 36,361 | 9,119 | 18,819 | +11.3%† |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 282,952 | 21,657 | 12,345 | 16,644 | −6.5%† |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 279,115 | 32,305 | 6,681 | 16,419 | +6.7%† |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 275,556 | 27,911 | 10,045 | 16,209 | −8.5%† |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus | 274,297 | 30,478 | 9,237 | 16,135 | −5.9%† |
| 10 | Vegalta Sendai | 252,725 | 17,892 | 11,755 | 14,866 | −10.4%† |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 240,324 | 21,420 | 9,238 | 14,137 | −6.5%† |
| 12 | Ventforet Kofu | 214,441 | 28,906 | 7,754 | 12,614 | +21.2%† |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 213,406 | 34,021 | 7,013 | 12,553 | −8.8%† |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 184,242 | 22,530 | 6,292 | 11,515 | −4.0%† |
| 15 | Oita Trinita | 202,557 | 23,814 | 7,067 | 11,915 | +22.6%† |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija | 189,342 | 13,365 | 7,412 | 11,138 | +4.7%† |
| 17 | Júbilo Iwata | 185,207 | 20,049 | 5,698 | 10,895 | −17.0%† |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 168,481 | 13,786 | 6,080 | 9,911 | +44.6%† |
| League total | 5,271,047 | 62,632 | 5,698 | 17,226 | −1.9%† |
Updated to games played on 7 December 2013
Source:J. League Division 1
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
