2007 J.League Division 2

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J.League Division 2
Season2007
Champions Consadole Sapporo
2nd J2 title
5th D2 title
Promoted Consadole Sapporo
Tokyo Verdy 1969
Kyoto Sanga
Matches played312
Goals scored782 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer Hulk (37 goals total)
Highest attendance32,599 (Round 50,
Consadole vs. Sanga)
Lowest attendance958 (Round 11,
HollyHock vs. Bellmare)
Average attendance6,521
← 2006
2008 →

The 2007 J. League Division 2 season was the 36th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 9th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on March 3 and ended on December 1.

Contents

In this season, thirteen clubs competed in the quadruple round-robin format for the top two promotion slots. Farther, the third placed-finisher participated in the Pro/Rele Series for the promotion. There were no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.

General

Promotion and relegation

Changes in competition format

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Changes in clubs

Clubs

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Locations of the 2007 J.League 2 teams

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.

League 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:

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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Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1 Consadole Sapporo (C, P)482710116645+2191Promotion to 2008 J. League Division 1
2 Tokyo Verdy 1969 (P)482611119057+3389
3 Kyoto Sanga (P)482414108059+2186 2007 promotion/relegation Series
4 Vegalta Sendai 482411137254+1883
5 Cerezo Osaka 48248167255+1780
6 Shonan Bellmare 48238177255+1777
7 Avispa Fukuoka 48227197761+1673
8 Sagan Tosu 48219186366−372
9 Montedio Yamagata 481513204656−1058
10 Ehime FC 48129273966−2745
11 Thespa Kusatsu 48721204271−2942
12 Mito HollyHock 48810303270−3834
13 Tokushima Vortis 48615273167−3633
Updated to match(es) played on December 1, 2007. Source: J. League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final results

Rounds 1 & 2
Home \ Away CON VER SAN VEG CER BEL AVI SAG MON EHI SPA HOL VOR
Consadole Sapporo 4–32–01–01–00–00–01–01–11–02–23–01–1
Tokyo Verdy 1969 0–11–32–12–01–04–23–11–00–15–01–50–3
Kyoto Sanga 2–01–45–11–10–02–11–13–02–11–12–11–1
Vegalta Sendai 1–12–20–11–02–11–05–22–03–01–12–01–2
Cerezo Osaka 0–10–23–20–21–42–03–01–00–21–00–01–1
Shonan Bellmare 1–23–02–41–22–10–24–10–40–03–22–02–1
Avispa Fukuoka 1–22–12–41–22–22–01–21–11–02–03–02–1
Sagan Tosu 0–12–12–01–01–00–50–52–10–12–05–11–0
Montedio Yamagata 0–11–11–13–32–11–01–22–13–11–11–20–0
Ehime FC 2–11–33–00–40–20–40–00–20–10–10–00–1
Thespa Kusatsu 2–10–00–11–30–22–00–31–10–20–21–00–0
Mito HollyHock 0–20–10–21–31–30–21–40–10–13–01–31–1
Tokushima Vortis 0–30–10–42–20–40–20–11–10–12–10–00–0
Updated to match(es) played on July 7, 2007. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rounds 3 & 4
Home \ Away CON VER SAN VEG CER BEL AVI SAG MON EHI SPA HOL VOR
Consadole Sapporo 2–22–20–13–01–22–11–13–01–12–12–11–0
Tokyo Verdy 1969 5–11–11–14–03–02–03–21–12–13–12–01–0
Kyoto Sanga 2–31–21–02–22–14–31–02–13–11–12–11–1
Vegalta Sendai 0–21–41–02–12–31–01–01–10–11–11–12–0
Cerezo Osaka 1–02–22–14–32–24–02–13–04–22–12–03–1
Shonan Bellmare 3–01–12–20–11–01–23–11–11–12–12–12–0
Avispa Fukuoka 0–12–11–10–10–10–11–33–02–02–13–22–0
Sagan Tosu 1–03–13–00–30–22–13–10–00–11–10–02–1
Montedio Yamagata 0–10–21–21–10–10–11–21–31–02–01–02–0
Ehime FC 0–11–10–13–00–22–13–31–23–11–30–01–0
Thespa Kusatsu 0–32–21–11–12–20–11–52–21–11–00–00–0
Mito HollyHock 2–11–21–20–11–00–21–10–20–11–00–01–0
Tokushima Vortis 3–00–30–21–20–22–00–32–20–11–12–20–1
Updated to match(es) played on December 1, 2007. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

PosScorerClubGoals [1]
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Hulk Tokyo Verdy 1969 37
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Avispa Fukuoka 26
3 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Fujita Sagan Tosu 24
Flag of Brazil.svg Paulinho Kyoto Sanga 24
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Furuhashi Cerezo Osaka 18
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Davi Consadole Sapporo 17
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Lincoln Avispa Fukuoka 16
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Andre Kyoto Sanga 15
9 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Bandai Vegalta Sendai 14
Flag of Brazil.svg Lopes Vegalta Sendai 14

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Vegalta Sendai 352,43219,03311,30114,685+1.6%†
2 Consadole Sapporo 290,67632,5992,16112,112+15.6%†
3 Avispa Fukuoka 228,70217,3612,7249,529−30.8%†
4 Tokyo Verdy 1969 175,85016,3422,4817,327+28.4%†
5 Kyoto Sanga 159,10517,1632,5076,629−32.2%†
6 Cerezo Osaka 159,04420,1702,7116,627−49.1%†
7 Sagan Tosu 146,73116,6612,8606,114−18.1%†
8 Shonan Bellmare 112,2547,9683,0924,677−12.8%†
9 Montedio Yamagata 101,8369,1901,9444,243−16.6%†
10 Thespa Kusatsu 91,4016,8172,0613,808+1.9%†
11 Ehime FC 79,6196,3811,9333,317−19.9%†
12 Tokushima Vortis 78,9366,5661,8023,289−5.4%†
13 Mito HollyHock 57,9576,5439582,415−20.0%†
League total2,034,54332,5999586,521+1.8%†

Updated to games played on December 1, 2007
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.

References

  1. ↑ "2007 J2 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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