Season | 2005 |
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Champions |
Gamba Osaka 1st J. League title 1st Japanese title |
Relegated |
Kashiwa Reysol Tokyo Verdy 1969 Vissel Kobe |
Champions League |
Gamba Osaka Tokyo Verdy 1969 (all to the group stage) |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 873 (2.85 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Araújo (33 goals total) |
Highest attendance | 55,476 (Round 9, Red Diamonds vs. Grampus Eight) |
Lowest attendance | 3,267 (Round 5, Verdy 1969 vs. Sanfrecce) |
Average attendance | 18,765 |
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The 2005 season was the 13th season since the establishment of J. League. It began on March 5 and ended on December 3, followed by promotion/relegation series matches on December 7 and 10.
Following eighteen clubs played in J. League Division 1 during 2005 season. Of these clubs, Omiya Ardija and Kawasaki Frontale were newly promoted clubs.
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 two clubs will be relegated to J2, while the 16th placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/Relegation Series.
Updated to games played on December 3, 2005.
Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Tokyo Verdy 1969 qualified to 2006 ACL as 2004 Emperor's Cup winners.
(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.
Updated to games played on December 3, 2005.
Source: J. League Division 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Updated to games played on December 3, 2005
Source: J. League Division 1
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
‡ Relocated from Ichihara to Chiba.