2013 in Japanese football

2013 season

Japanese football in 2013.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from J. League Division 1

Teams promoted to J. League Division 1

Teams relegated from J. League Division 2

Teams promoted to J. League Division 2

J. League Division 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won another J. League title, raising its total league titles to seven. Yokohama F. Marinos led the campaign in the latter half of the seasons, only to lose the last two matches to Albirex Niigata and Kawasaki Frontale respectively, thus settling for second place. Frontale won third place as a result of their victory, qualifying for the AFC Champions League for the first time since 2009.

Oita Trinita, who had been promoted via the playoffs as sixth place, showed their poor preparation throughout the campaign and ended in bottom place. Júbilo Iwata was relegated as well after 20 seasons in Division 1, while Shonan Bellmare, who had been promoted with them in 1994 and was making a cameo appearance, went down with them as well.

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 for 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
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 to 2014 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
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2013. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The winners of the 2013 Emperor's Cup qualify for the group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League. As the Emperor's Cup winners were Yokohama F. Marinos, who had already qualified to ACL through the championship, the remaining spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

J. League Division 2

Kansai rivals Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe, having been both relegated from Division 1 in the previous season, contested a fierce battle for the second tier title, and Gamba was ultimately victorious. The playoffs were won by Tokushima Vortis, which overcame Kyoto Sanga at Kokuritsu to become the first Shikoku football club to compete in the top Japanese division.

FC Gifu was in bottom place for most of the season before a short burst of rejuvenation in the final weeks allowed them to climb above Gainare Tottori, who was left to face the playout against Kamatamare Sanuki, in what turned out to be their last season in the second tier.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gamba Osaka (C, P) 42 25 12 5 99 46 +53 87 Promotion to 2014 J.League Division 1
2 Vissel Kobe (P) 42 25 8 9 78 41 +37 83
3 Kyoto Sanga 42 20 10 12 68 46 +22 70 Qualification for Promotion Playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Tokushima Vortis (O, P) 42 20 7 15 56 51 +5 67
5 JEF United Chiba 42 18 12 12 68 49 +19 66
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 19 9 14 48 40 +8 66
7 Matsumoto Yamaga 42 19 9 14 54 54 0 66
8 Consadole Sapporo 42 20 4 18 60 49 +11 64
9 Tochigi SC 42 17 12 13 61 55 +6 63
10 Montedio Yamagata 42 16 11 15 74 61 +13 59
11 Yokohama FC 42 15 13 14 49 46 +3 58
12 Fagiano Okayama 42 13 17 12 52 48 +4 56
13 Tokyo Verdy 42 14 14 14 52 58 −6 56
14 Avispa Fukuoka 42 15 11 16 47 54 −7 56
15 Mito HollyHock 42 14 13 15 50 58 −8 55 Ineligible for promotion
16 Giravanz Kitakyushu 42 13 10 19 50 60 −10 49
17 Ehime FC 42 12 11 19 43 52 −9 47
18 Kataller Toyama 42 11 11 20 45 59 −14 44
19 Roasso Kumamoto 42 10 13 19 40 70 −30 43
20 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 9 13 20 43 61 −18 40
21 FC Gifu 42 9 10 23 37 80 −43 37 Ineligible for promotion
22 Gainare Tottori (R) 42 5 16 21 38 74 −36 31 Qualification for Relegation Playoffs[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2013. Source: J.League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Only teams that meet J1 criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
  2. ↑ Promotion/Relegation Play-offs between J2 and JFL will take place between Kamatamare Sanuki, 2nd-placed club of 2013 Japan Football League with J. League Associate Membership, and 22nd-ranked club of 2013 J2

Japan Football League

In spite of leading the table for most of the season, Kamatamare Sanuki slipped and was overtaken by Nagano Parceiro to the title. However, because Nagano did not fulfill the J2 stadium requirements, Sanuki was allowed to playoff against Tottori and won.

This was the last season of the JFL as the third tier of Japanese football, as a new J. League Division 3 will take its place. No club was relegated to the Regional Leagues.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Nagano Parceiro (C) 34 21 9 4 61 25 +36 72 Formed J3 League
2 Kamatamare Sanuki[lower-alpha 1] (P) 34 21 5 8 49 26 +23 68 Qualification for Promotion playoffs[lower-alpha 2]
3 SC Sagamihara 34 18 7 9 58 42 +16 61 Formed J3 League
4 Machida Zelvia 34 18 7 9 51 44 +7 61
5 Honda FC 34 14 11 9 54 38 +16 53
6 SP Kyoto 34 14 11 9 36 25 +11 53
7 Zweigen Kanazawa 34 14 8 12 60 48 +12 50 Formed J3 League
8 Blaublitz Akita 34 14 8 12 48 45 +3 50
9 Sony Sendai 34 12 14 8 33 34 −1 50
10 Yokogawa Musashino 34 13 10 11 36 36 0 49
11 FC Ryukyu 34 12 10 12 47 51 −4 46 Formed J3 League
12 YSCC Yokohama 34 11 6 17 45 56 −11 39
13 Fujieda MYFC 34 9 9 16 40 58 −18 36
14 Fukushima United 34 8 10 16 35 42 −7 34
15 Hoyo Oita 34 9 5 20 32 45 −13 32
16 MIO Biwako Shiga 34 8 6 20 40 56 −16 30
17 Tochigi Uva 34 9 3 22 34 66 −32 30
18 Honda Lock 34 6 11 17 25 47 −22 29
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2013. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Kamatamare Sanuki topped the table at the end of the 17th round and thus were awarded JFL seed for 2013 Emperor's Cup.[1]
  2. ↑ Direct promotion and pro/rele series will take place only if there will be promotion-eligible teams (shown in bold) that will claim either of two top spots in JFL.

Japanese Regional Leagues

Tōhoku champions Grulla Morioka won the Regional Promotion Series, and owing to meeting J. League Associate Membership requirements, they were allowed to be promoted to the new Division 3 instead of the fourth-tier JFL, which the other three finalists joined.

Domestic cups

Emperor's Cup

J. League Cup

Japanese Super Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 0 Kashiwa Reysol
Satō  29' Summary
Attendance: 34,972[2]
Referee: Japan Minoru Tōjō

International club competitions

Suruga Bank Championship

Kashima Antlers Japan 3–2 Brazil São Paulo
Osako  25', 39', 90+2' Report Ganso  58'
Aloísio  75'
Attendance: 26,202[3]

AFC Champions League

National team

Men

International Friendly (2013 Kirin Challenge Cup)

International Friendly

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

International Friendly (2013 Asian and Japan Love)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup


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References

  1. ↑ "第15回JFL第17節「福島ユナイテッドＦＣが逆転勝利、第９３回天皇杯のＪＦＬシードはカマタマーレ讃岐が獲得！」" [After defeating Fukushima United FC in Round 17 of 15th JFL season, Kamatamare Sanuki has earned a place in 93rd Emperor's Cup!]. Japan Football League. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  2. ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/23/japan/super-cup/sanfrecce-hiroshima/kashiwa-reysol/1427016/
  3. ↑ スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ 2013 (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers Official Website. August 7, 2013.
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