League table
| 2008 J1 Table (as of 11.30) |
| | PT | GP | GD | |
| Kashima | 60 | 33 | 25 | |
| Nagoya | 58 | 33 | 13 | |
| Kawasaki-F | 57 | 33 | 21 | |
| Oita | 55 | 33 | 9 | |
| FC-Tokyo | 55 | 33 | 6 | |
| Urawa | 53 | 33 | 13 | |
| Shimizu | 52 | 33 | 6 | |
| G-Osaka | 50 | 33 | -2 | |
| Kobe | 47 | 33 | 3 | |
| Yokohama-M | 45 | 33 | 6 | |
| Kashiwa | 43 | 33 | 1 | |
| Kyoto | 41 | 33 | -7 | |
| Omiya | 40 | 33 | -10 | |
| Niigata | 39 | 33 | -15 | |
| Iwata | 37 | 33 | -7 | |
| Tokyo-V | 37 | 33 | -10 | |
| Chiba | 35 | 33 | -19 | |
| Sapporo | 18 | 33 | -33 | |
Latest matches
| J1 11.29 |
| Shimizu v Chiba |
3 - 2 |
| Yokohama-M v Tokyo-V |
2 - 0 |
| J2 11.29 |
| Mito v Yokohama-FC |
2 - 3 |
| J1 11.30 |
| Omiya v Kyoto |
1 - 1 |
| J2 11.30 |
| Ehime v Yamagata |
2 - 3 |
| Kumamoto v Hiroshima |
1 - 2 |
Upcoming matches
| J1 12.06 |
| Chiba v FC-Tokyo |
14:30 |
| Tokyo-V v Kawasaki-F |
14:30 |
| J2 12.06 |
| C-Osaka v Ehime |
12:00 |
| Hiroshima v Tokushima |
12:00 |
Season 2008:
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J.League confirmed Sanfrecche Hiroshima and Montedio Yamagata to play in 2009 J.League division 1. Hiroshima have already won the second place of J2 in September and Yamagata took two months to celebrate their first J1 promotion on last Sunday. J1 16th place will have playoff with J2 3rd team. In the same league board, Tochigi SC (JFL 2nd), Kataller Toyama (3rd), and Fagiano Okayama (4th) are approved of joining J2. The division 2 will have 18 teams in 2009.
JFL results and Table
Kashima vs Iwata in Kashima Stadium
under the out-of-season rainbow | Kashima Antlers defeated Jubilo Iwata by a 95-minutes' header from a set-play on Saturday 29th November. Kashima has two points clear from 2nd place Nagoya (Nagoya won the Sunday matche).
Kashima and Iwata dominated from 1996 to 2002 to share the league championship. As Kashima was the leader and Iwata was just one place away from the relegation playoff slot, the big match got a different kind of tense. Iwata concentrated during almost all the time even Kashima crushed in Jubilo's side again.
2008 final matchday will be scheduled on Saturday 6th December. Kashima visits relageted Sapporo, while Iwata (37 points) seeks alive with Omiya (40), Niigata (39), Tokyo-V (37), and Chiba (35) to avoid one relagation and one playoff place. | 2008 J.LEAGUE Division 1 Table (as of 11.30) | | | PT | GP | W | D | L | GD | (GF | GA) | | | Kashima | 60 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 30 | | | Nagoya | 58 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 35 | | | Kawasaki-F | 57 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 42 | | | | Oita | 55 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 24 | | | FC-Tokyo | 55 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 42 | | | Urawa | 53 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 36 | | | Shimizu | 52 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 41 | | | G-Osaka | 50 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 44 | 46 | | | Kobe | 47 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 36 | | | Yokohama-M | 45 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 31 | | | Kashiwa | 43 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 46 | 45 | | | Kyoto | 41 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 36 | 43 | | | Omiya | 40 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 35 | 45 | | | Niigata | 39 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | -15 | 29 | 44 | | | Iwata | 37 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 40 | 47 | | | | Tokyo-V | 37 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 38 | 48 | | | | Chiba | 35 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 32 | 51 | | | Sapporo | 18 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | -33 | 36 | 69 | |
Oliveira and Chamusca praise each other in Oita after the tough match
1st place Kashima Antlers beat 4th Oita Trinita in Oita on 23rd November, 2008 and lead two points with two matches remaining. Before the Sunday match, this match is believed as the toughest of all the matches of top four teams, Kashima, Urawa, Nagoya, and Oita. Kashima loses two game maker, Ogasawara and Danilo, and was thoght to be hard to score, but won the important match.
Kashima's Oswaldo de Oliveira and Oita's Pericles Chamusca are the best coaches in J.league 2008. Although the club is not rich, they drove their players hard and made organized team. Another best coach is Dragan Stojkovic from Nagoya Grampus. He changed the unworking team completely. Nagoya, on the 2nd place, is good place to steal the cup from Kashima.
Urawa Reds was only one point behind from Kashima before the match, but they lose in their home again and dropped out of the race. Urawa is the league favorite. But they were challenged by several troubles, they could not solve any of them and could not make any advantages.
Actually, I thought Kashima couldn't win in Oita and it was possible that Urawa rose up to the top on this weekend. But, the poor management from the club management prevent from this seasons success.
| 2008 J.LEAGUE Division 1 Table (as of 11.23) | | | PT | GP | W | D | L | GD | (GF | GA) | | | Kashima Antlers | 57 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 30 | | | Nagoya Grampus | 55 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 34 | | | Kawasaki Frontale | 54 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 42 | |
Toulio with ex-Urawa Brazilian, ex-Qatar international Emerson in Doha Bahrain vs Australia 0 - 1 in Manama
Qatar vs Japan 0 - 3 in Doha
Japan and Australia passed the tough away match and lead the FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Qualifiers Group A. Japan won six points from the two Gulf match and coach Mr. Okada might be relieved.
Asia has 4.5 places from 43 teams. Top two teams from Goup A and B will automatically qualifiy to the South Africa 2010. FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Final Round | FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Final Round Group A | | | PT | GP | W | D | L | GD | (GF | GA) | | | Australia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | Japan | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | Qatar | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 | 8 | | | Bahrain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 5 | | | Uzbekistan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 5 | |
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2008 J.LEAGUE Division 1. - Matchday 33rd
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| 2008.11.29 |
Sat | 13:03 | Shimizu | vs | Chiba | 3 | - | 2 | | | | 20,079 | Nihondaira |
| 2008.11.29 |
Sat | 14:03 | G-Osaka | vs | Urawa | 1 | - | 0 | | | | 19,605 | Bampaku |
| 2008.11.29 |
Sat | 14:04 | Kashima | vs | Iwata | 1 | - | 0 | | | | 29,820 | Kashima |
| 2008.11.29 |
Sat | 14:04 | Kawasaki-F | vs | Kobe | 4 | - | 0 | | | | 17,172 | Todoroki |
| 2008.11.29 |
Sat | 14:04 | Yokohama-M | vs | Tokyo-V | 2 | - | 0 | | | | 31,474 | Nissan/Yokohama Int'l |
| 2008.11.29 |
Sat | 16:04 | Kashiwa | vs | Oita | 0 | - | 2 | | | | 10,628 | Kashiwa |
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2008 J.LEAGUE Division 2. - Matchday 44th
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| 2008.11.29 |
Sat | 13:04 | Mito | vs | Yokohama-FC | 2 | - | 3 | | | | 5,573 | Kasamatsu |
| 2008.11.29 |
Sat | 14:03 | Kofu | vs | Fukuoka | 0 | - | 1 | | | | 10,729 | Kose |
| 2008.11.29 |
Sat | 17:04 | Kusatsu | vs | C-Osaka | 0 | - | 4 | | | | 8,096 | Shoda/Gunma |
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2008 J.LEAGUE Division 1. - Matchday 33rd
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| 2008.11.30 |
Sun | 16:03 | Omiya | vs | Kyoto | 1 | - | 1 | | | | 12,915 | NACK5/Omiya |
| 2008.11.30 |
Sun | 16:04 | FC-Tokyo | vs | Niigata | 1 | - | 0 | | | | 35,172 | Ajinomoto/Tokyo |
| 2008.11.30 |
Sun | 16:04 | Nagoya | vs | Sapporo | 3 | - | 1 | | | | 19,890 | Mizuho |
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2008 J.LEAGUE Division 2. - Matchday 44th
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| 2008.11.30 |
Sun | 13:04 | Ehime | vs | Yamagata | 2 | - | 3 | | | | 5,792 | Ningineer/Ehime |
| 2008.11.30 |
Sun | 13:04 | Tosu | vs | Sendai | 4 | - | 1 | | | | 11,816 | Best Amenity/Tosu |
| 2008.11.30 |
Sun | 13:06 | Kumamoto | vs | Hiroshima | 1 | - | 2 | | | | 20,635 | Kumamoto |
| 2008.11.30 |
Sun | 14:03 | Shonan | vs | Gifu | 3 | - | 0 | | | | 6,602 | Hiratsuka |
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2008 J.LEAGUE Division 1. - Matchday 34th
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| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 14:30 | Chiba | vs | FC-Tokyo | | | | | | | | Fuku-Ari/Chiba |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 14:30 | Iwata | vs | Omiya | | | | | | | | Yamaha/Iwata |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 14:30 | Kobe | vs | Kashiwa | | | | | | | | HOME'S/Kobe Wing |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 14:30 | Kyoto | vs | Shimizu | | | | | | | | Nishikyogoku |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 14:30 | Niigata | vs | G-Osaka | | | | | | | | Tohoku Den/Niigata |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 14:30 | Oita | vs | Nagoya | | | | | | | | Kyuseki Dome/Oita |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 14:30 | Sapporo | vs | Kashima | | | | | | | | Sapporo Dome |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 14:30 | Tokyo-V | vs | Kawasaki-F | | | | | | | | Ajinomoto/Tokyo |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 14:30 | Urawa | vs | Yokohama-M | | | | | | | | Saitama |
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2008 J.LEAGUE Division 2. - Matchday 45th
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| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 12:00 | C-Osaka | vs | Ehime | | | | | | | | Nagai |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 12:00 | Fukuoka | vs | Shonan | | | | | | | | LEVEL5/Hakatanomori |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 12:00 | Gifu | vs | Tosu | | | | | | | | Nagaragawa |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 12:00 | Hiroshima | vs | Tokushima | | | | | | | | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 12:00 | Sendai | vs | Kusatsu | | | | | | | | Yurtec/Sendai |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 12:00 | Yamagata | vs | Mito | | | | | | | | NDsoft/Yamagata |
| 2008.12.06 |
Sat | 12:00 | Yokohama-FC | vs | Kofu | | | | | | | | Nippatsu/Mitsuzawa |
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