2015 J1 League#Second stage
{{Short description|23rd season of J1 League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Meiji Yasuda J1 League
| season = 2015
| winners = Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3rd J.League title
8th Japanese title
| continentalcup1 = Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Urawa Red Diamonds
Gamba Osaka
FC Tokyo
| continentalcup2 = Club World Cup
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| relegated = Matsumoto Yamaga
Montedio Yamagata
Shimizu S-Pulse
| league topscorer = Yoshito Ōkubo (23 goals)
| matches = 306
| total goals = 820
| highest attendance = 53,148 Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka
(2 May)
| lowest attendance = 6,100 Montedio Yamagata vs Nagoya Grampus
(29 July)
| average attendance = 17,803
| prevseason = 2014
| nextseason = 2016
| updated = 22 November 2015
}}
The 2015 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2015 明治安田生命J1リーグ) season{{cite press release |url=http://www.jleague.jp/sp/release/article-00006269/ |title=新年のご挨拶 |publisher=J.League |date=2015-01-01 |access-date=2015-01-19 |language=ja}} was the 50th season of top-flight football in Japan and the 23rd since the establishment of the J.League in 1992. This was first season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1.
For a five-year period starting in 2015, the J.League changed to a newly conceived multistage system, with the year split into two halves and a third and final championship stage. The winners of the first and second stages and the highest ranking club of the aggregate table (other than the first or second stage winners) will qualify for the Championship Stage. Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the Championship Stage and advanced to the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup as the host nation's entrant.
Clubs
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Club name
!Home town(s) !Stadium !Capacity !Note(s) |
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Albirex Niigata
| 42,300 | |
FC Tokyo
| Tokyo | 49,970 | |
Gamba Osaka
| Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium | 21,000 | 2015 AFC Champions League participant (as 2014 J.League Division 1 winners) |
Kashima Antlers
| 40,728 | 2015 AFC Champions League participant (as 2014 J.League Division 1 third-placed team) |
Kashiwa Reysol
| 15,900 | 2015 AFC Champions League play-off participant |
Kawasaki Frontale
| 26,232 | |
Matsumoto Yamaga
| Matsumotodaira Football Stadium | 20,000 | Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2014 (as runners-up) |
Montedio Yamagata
| All cities/towns in Yamagata | 20,315 | Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2014 (through a play-off system) |
Nagoya Grampus
| 27,000 | |
Sagan Tosu
| 24,490 | |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| 50,000 | |
Shimizu S-Pulse
| Shizuoka | 20,339 | |
Shonan Bellmare
| 18,500 | Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2014 (as winners) |
Urawa Red Diamonds
| Saitama | 63,700 | 2015 AFC Champions League participant (as 2014 J.League Division 1 runners-up) |
Vegalta Sendai
| 19,694 | |
Ventforet Kofu
| 17,000 | |
Vissel Kobe
| 30,132 | |
Yokohama F. Marinos
| 72,327 | |
=Personnel and kits=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Club name
!Head coach !Kit manufacturer !Front shirt sponsor |
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Albirex Niigata
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaaki Yanagishita | Adidas | Kameda Seika |
FC Tokyo
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Ficcadenti | Umbro | Lifeval |
Gamba Osaka
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenta Hasegawa | Umbro |
Kashima Antlers
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masatada Ishii | Nike | Lixil |
Kashiwa Reysol
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuma Yoshida | Yonex | Hitachi |
Kawasaki Frontale
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yahiro Kazama | Puma | Fujitsu (home) |
Matsumoto Yamaga
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasuharu Sorimachi | Adidas | Epson |
Montedio Yamagata
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhiro Ishizaki | ABeam Consulting |
Nagoya Grampus
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Nishino | Toyota |
Sagan Tosu
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hitoshi Morishita | New Balance | DHC |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hajime Moriyasu | Nike | EDION |
Shimizu S-Pulse
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuaki Tasaka | Puma | Suzuyo |
Shonan Bellmare
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Kwi-jae | Penalty | ENERES |
Urawa Red Diamonds
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Mihailo Petrović | Nike | Polus |
Vegalta Sendai
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Susumu Watanabe | Adidas | Iris Ohyama |
Ventforet Kofu
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoru Sakuma | Mizuno | Hakubaku |
Vissel Kobe
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelsinho Baptista | Asics | Rakuten |
Yokohama F. Marinos
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Erick Mombaerts | Adidas | Nissan |
=Managerial changes=
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Team
!Outgoing manager !Date of separation !Manner of departure !Incoming manager !Date of announcement |
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Ventforet Kofu
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasuhiro Higuchi | 13 May | Mutual consent{{Cite web|url=http://www.ventforet.jp/news/press_release/508693|title = 佐久間悟Gm 監督就任のお知らせ}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoru Sakuma | 13 May |
Kashima Antlers
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Toninho Cerezo | 21 July | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masatada Ishii | 21 July |
Shimizu S-Pulse
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumi Oenoki | 1 August | Resigned{{Cite web|url=http://www.s-pulse.co.jp/news/detail/30231/|title = 大榎克己監督 辞任のお知らせ}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuaki Tasaka | 11 August |
=Foreign players=
class="wikitable" |
Club
! Player 1 ! Player 2 ! Player 3 ! AFC player ! Non-visa foreign ! Former players |
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Albirex Niigata
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Cortez | {{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Silva | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Silva | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lim You-hwan | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Ratão |
FC Tokyo
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Vlada Avramov | {{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Sandaza | | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Burns | | | {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Canini |
Gamba Osaka
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lins | {{flagicon|BRA}} Patric | | {{flagicon|KOR}} Oh Jae-suk | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jung-ya | | |
Kashima Antlers
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Davi | {{flagicon|BRA}} Dinei | | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Seok-ho | {{flagicon|BRA}} Caio | | |
Kashiwa Reysol
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Cristiano | {{flagicon|BRA}} Dudu | {{flagicon|BRA}} Éderson | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Chang-soo | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro |
Kawasaki Frontale
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Arthur Maia | {{flagicon|BRA}} Elsinho | | | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Renatinho |
Matsumoto Yamaga
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Eric | {{flagicon|BRA}} Obina | {{flagicon|BRA}} Willians | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bo-kyung | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Doriva |
Montedio Yamagata
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alceu | {{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Souza | | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Byeom-yong | {{flagicon|PER}} Frank Romero | | |
Nagoya Grampus
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro Domingues | {{flagicon|COL}} Danilson Córdoba | {{flagicon|SLO}} Milivoje Novaković | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo | |
Sagan Tosu
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Baek Sung-dong | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Sung-keun | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Min-hyeok | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Min-woo | | | |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Douglas | {{flagicon|CRO}} Mihael Mikić | | {{flagicon|KOR}} Byeon Jun-byum | | | |
Shimizu S-Pulse
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Dejan Jaković | {{flagicon|NED}} Calvin Jong-a-Pin | {{flagicon|NGA}} Peter Utaka | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mitch Duke | {{flagicon|PRK}} Jong Tae-se | | |
Shonan Bellmare
| {{flagicon|BRA}} André Bahia | {{flagicon|BRA}} Thiago Quirino | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jong-pil | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Ho-seung | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Alison | {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Correa |
Urawa Red Diamonds
| {{flagicon|SLO}} Zlatan Ljubijankić | | | | | | |
Vegalta Sendai
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ramon Lopes | {{flagicon|BRA}} Wilson | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Min-tae | {{flagicon|PRK}} Ryang Yong-gi | | {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Schmidt |
Ventforet Kofu
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Baré | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maranhão | {{flagicon|BRA}} Marquinhos Paraná | | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Adriano |
Vissel Kobe
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro | {{flagicon|BRA}} Marquinhos | {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Júnior | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Woo-young | {{flagicon|BRA}} Bueno | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ferrugem |
Yokohama F. Marinos
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ademilson | {{flagicon|BRA}} Fábio | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafinha | | | | |
Format changes
Teams play a single round-robin in the first stage and a single round-robin in the second stage.{{cite web|url=http://www.jleague.jp/docs/aboutj/regulation/17.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001153856/http://www.jleague.jp/docs/aboutj/regulation/17.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2015 }} After that an overall table is calculated and a championship stage is played. The winners of the first and second stages and any team that finishes in the top 3 of the overall rankings advance to the championship stage. The team that finishes atop the overall table automatically qualifies for the final, while the remaining teams play-off for the other spot in the final.
=League table=
==First stage==
|section=First stage
|team17=ALB |team8=ANT |team10=BEL |team6=FMA |team5=FRO |team4=GAM |team9=GRA |team16=MON |team1=RED |team14=REY |team11=SAG |team3=SFR |team18=SSP |team2=TOK |team7=VEG |team12=VEN |team13=VIS |team15=YAM
|result1=PO
|win_ALB=3 |draw_ALB=5 |loss_ALB=9 |gf_ALB=20|ga_ALB=33
|win_ANT=6 |draw_ANT=4 |loss_ANT=7 |gf_ANT=27|ga_ANT=25
|win_BEL=6 |draw_BEL=4 |loss_BEL=7 |gf_BEL=20|ga_BEL=24
|win_FMA=7 |draw_FMA=5 |loss_FMA=5 |gf_FMA=21|ga_FMA=17
|win_FRO=9 |draw_FRO=3 |loss_FRO=5 |gf_FRO=32|ga_FRO=26
|win_GAM=9 |draw_GAM=5 |loss_GAM=3 |gf_GAM=24|ga_GAM=13
|win_GRA=6 |draw_GRA=4 |loss_GRA=7 |gf_GRA=18|ga_GRA=18
|win_MON=3 |draw_MON=5 |loss_MON=9 |gf_MON=14|ga_MON=24
|win_RED=12|draw_RED=5 |loss_RED=0 |gf_RED=39|ga_RED=17|status_RED=Q
|win_REY=4 |draw_REY=6 |loss_REY=7 |gf_REY=22|ga_REY=25
|win_SAG=5 |draw_SAG=5 |loss_SAG=7 |gf_SAG=22|ga_SAG=32
|win_SFR=10|draw_SFR=4 |loss_SFR=3 |gf_SFR=29|ga_SFR=16
|win_SSP=3 |draw_SSP=4 |loss_SSP=10|gf_SSP=22|ga_SSP=32
|win_TOK=11|draw_TOK=2 |loss_TOK=4 |gf_TOK=24|ga_TOK=18
|win_VEG=6 |draw_VEG=5 |loss_VEG=6 |gf_VEG=27|ga_VEG=20
|win_VEN=6 |draw_VEN=2 |loss_VEN=9 |gf_VEN=12|ga_VEN=22
|win_VIS=4 |draw_VIS=7 |loss_VIS=6 |gf_VIS=17|ga_VIS=19
|win_YAM=4 |draw_YAM=3 |loss_YAM=10|gf_YAM=17|ga_YAM=26
|name_ALB=Albirex Niigata
|name_ANT=Kashima Antlers
|name_BEL=Shonan Bellmare
|name_FMA=Yokohama F. Marinos
|name_FRO=Kawasaki Frontale
|name_GAM=Gamba Osaka
|name_GRA=Nagoya Grampus
|name_MON=Montedio Yamagata
|name_RED=Urawa Red Diamonds
|name_REY=Kashiwa Reysol
|name_SAG=Sagan Tosu
|name_SFR=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|name_SSP=Shimizu S-Pulse
|name_TOK=FC Tokyo
|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai
|name_VEN=Ventforet Kofu
|name_VIS=Vissel Kobe
|name_YAM=Matsumoto Yamaga
|show_limit=3
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
|update=27 June 2015
|source=[http://www.jleague.jp/en/standings/j1 Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings]
|res_col_header=Q
|col_PO=yellow1 |text_PO=Qualification to J.League Championship Stage
}}
==Second stage==
|section=Second stage
|team1=SFR |team2=ANT |team3=GAM |team4=RED |team5=FMA |team6=TOK |team7=FRO |team8=REY |team9=BEL |team10=GRA |team11=ALB |team12=SAG |team13=VIS |team14=VEN |team15=YAM |team16=VEG |team17=SSP |team18=MON
|result1=PO
|win_ALB=5 |draw_ALB=5 |loss_ALB=7 |gf_ALB=21|ga_ALB=25
|win_ANT=12|draw_ANT=1 |loss_ANT=4 |gf_ANT=30|ga_ANT=16
|win_BEL=7 |draw_BEL=5 |loss_BEL=5 |gf_BEL=20|ga_BEL=20
|win_FMA=8 |draw_FMA=5 |loss_FMA=4 |gf_FMA=24|ga_FMA=15
|win_FRO=8 |draw_FRO=3 |loss_FRO=6 |gf_FRO=30|ga_FRO=22
|win_GAM=9 |draw_GAM=4 |loss_GAM=4 |gf_GAM=32|ga_GAM=24
|win_GRA=7 |draw_GRA=3 |loss_GRA=7 |gf_GRA=26|ga_GRA=30
|win_MON=1 |draw_MON=7 |loss_MON=9 |gf_MON=10|ga_MON=29
|win_RED=9 |draw_RED=4 |loss_RED=4 |gf_RED=30|ga_RED=23
|win_REY=8 |draw_REY=3 |loss_REY=6 |gf_REY=24|ga_REY=18
|win_SAG=4 |draw_SAG=8 |loss_SAG=5 |gf_SAG=15|ga_SAG=22
|win_SFR=13|draw_SFR=1 |loss_SFR=3 |gf_SFR=44|ga_SFR=14|status_SFR=Q
|win_SSP=2 |draw_SSP=6 |loss_SSP=9 |gf_SSP=15|ga_SSP=33
|win_TOK=8 |draw_TOK=4 |loss_TOK=5 |gf_TOK=21|ga_TOK=15
|win_VEG=3 |draw_VEG=3 |loss_VEG=11|gf_VEG=17|ga_VEG=28
|win_VEN=4 |draw_VEN=5 |loss_VEN=8 |gf_VEN=14|ga_VEN=21
|win_VIS=6 |draw_VIS=1 |loss_VIS=10|gf_VIS=27|ga_VIS=30
|win_YAM=3 |draw_YAM=4 |loss_YAM=10|gf_YAM=13|ga_YAM=28
|name_ALB=Albirex Niigata
|name_ANT=Kashima Antlers
|name_BEL=Shonan Bellmare
|name_FMA=Yokohama F. Marinos
|name_FRO=Kawasaki Frontale
|name_GAM=Gamba Osaka
|name_GRA=Nagoya Grampus
|name_MON=Montedio Yamagata
|name_RED=Urawa Red Diamonds
|name_REY=Kashiwa Reysol
|name_SAG=Sagan Tosu
|name_SFR=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|name_SSP=Shimizu S-Pulse
|name_TOK=FC Tokyo
|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai
|name_VEN=Ventforet Kofu
|name_VIS=Vissel Kobe
|name_YAM=Matsumoto Yamaga
|show_limit=3
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
|update=22 November 2015
|source=[http://www.jleague.jp/en/standings/j1/2nd Meiji Yasuda J1 League 2nd Stage Standings]
|res_col_header=Q
|col_PO=yellow1 |text_PO=Qualification to J.League Championship Stage
}}
==Overall table==
|section=Overall table
|team1=SFR |team2=RED |team3=GAM |team4=TOK |team5=ANT |team6=FRO |team7=FMA |team8=BEL |team9=GRA |team10=REY |team11=SAG |team12=VIS |team13=VEN |team14=VEG |team15=ALB |team16=YAM |team17=SSP |team18=MON
|result1=CWC |result2=CLCS |result3=CLCS |result4=CS |result16=R |result17=R |result18=R
|win_ALB=8 |draw_ALB=10|loss_ALB=16|gf_ALB=41|ga_ALB=58
|win_ANT=18|draw_ANT=5 |loss_ANT=11|gf_ANT=57|ga_ANT=41
|win_BEL=13|draw_BEL=9 |loss_BEL=12|gf_BEL=40|ga_BEL=44
|win_FMA=15|draw_FMA=10|loss_FMA=9 |gf_FMA=45|ga_FMA=32
|win_FRO=17|draw_FRO=6 |loss_FRO=11|gf_FRO=62|ga_FRO=48
|win_GAM=18|draw_GAM=9 |loss_GAM=7 |gf_GAM=56|ga_GAM=37
|win_GRA=13|draw_GRA=7 |loss_GRA=14|gf_GRA=44|ga_GRA=48
|win_MON=4 |draw_MON=12|loss_MON=18|gf_MON=24|ga_MON=53|status_MON=R
|win_RED=21|draw_RED=9 |loss_RED=4 |gf_RED=69|ga_RED=40
|win_REY=12|draw_REY=9 |loss_REY=13|gf_REY=46|ga_REY=43
|win_SAG=9 |draw_SAG=13|loss_SAG=12|gf_SAG=37|ga_SAG=54
|win_SFR=23|draw_SFR=5 |loss_SFR=6 |gf_SFR=73|ga_SFR=30|status_SFR=C
|win_SSP=5 |draw_SSP=10|loss_SSP=19|gf_SSP=37|ga_SSP=65|status_SSP=R
|win_TOK=19|draw_TOK=6 |loss_TOK=9 |gf_TOK=45|ga_TOK=33
|win_VEG=9 |draw_VEG=8 |loss_VEG=17|gf_VEG=44|ga_VEG=48
|win_VEN=10|draw_VEN=7 |loss_VEN=17|gf_VEN=26|ga_VEN=43
|win_VIS=10|draw_VIS=8 |loss_VIS=16|gf_VIS=44|ga_VIS=49
|win_YAM=7 |draw_YAM=7 |loss_YAM=20|gf_YAM=30|ga_YAM=54|status_YAM=R
|name_ALB=Albirex Niigata
|name_ANT=Kashima Antlers
|name_BEL=Shonan Bellmare
|name_FMA=Yokohama F. Marinos
|name_FRO=Kawasaki Frontale
|name_GAM=Gamba Osaka
|name_GRA=Nagoya Grampus
|name_MON=Montedio Yamagata
|name_RED=Urawa Red Diamonds
|name_REY=Kashiwa Reysol
|name_SAG=Sagan Tosu
|name_SFR=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|name_SSP=Shimizu S-Pulse
|name_TOK=FC Tokyo
|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai
|name_VEN=Ventforet Kofu
|name_VIS=Vissel Kobe
|name_YAM=Matsumoto Yamaga
|show_limit=3
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
|update=28 November 2015
|source=[http://www.jleague.jp/en/standings/j1 Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings]
|res_col_header=QR
|col_CWC=orange1 |text_CWC= Club World Cup, Champions League group stage and J.League Championship Final
|col_CLCS=green1 |text_CLCS= Champions League group stage and J.League Championship 1st Round
|col_CS=green2 |text_CS= Champions League qualifying play-off
|col_R=red1 |text_R= Relegation to 2016 J2 League
|note_res_CS=The winner of the 2015 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner was Gamba Osaka who were the third-placed team, the qualifying play-off spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.
}}
Positions by round
=First stage=
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br
|team1=Urawa Red Diamonds
|pos1=1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1
|team2=FC Tokyo
|pos2=10/10/4/2/1/5/4/3/2/2/2/4/5/3/3/3/2
|team3=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|pos3=4/1/1/6/10/6/6/4/4/3/4/3/2/2/2/2/3
|team4=Gamba Osaka
|pos4=10/13/7/5/3/2/2/2/3/4/3/2/3/4/4/4/4
|team5=Kawasaki Frontale
|pos5=1/4/6/4/6/4/3/5/5/6/5/7/6/6/6/5/5
|team6=Yokohama F. Marinos
|pos6=14/16/13/8/7/11/8/11/11/8/6/5/4/5/5/6/6
|team7=Vegalta Sendai
|pos7=4/5/5/2/4/7/9/13/13/15/15/12/13/11/7/9/7
|team8=Kashima Antlers
|pos8=14/17/17/11/12/8/10/8/10/11/9/8/11/9/9/7/8
|team9=Nagoya Grampus
|pos9=8/12/16/18/12/8/11/9/6/7/8/11/9/10/8/8/9
|team10=Shonan Bellmare
|pos10=14/8/12/7/11/13/14/12/12/13/10/10/8/7/10/10/10
|team11=Sagan Tosu
|pos11=6/3/3/9/5/3/5/6/7/5/7/6/7/8/11/11/11
|team12=Ventforet Kofu
|pos12=17/9/15/17/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/16/14/13/12/12
|team13=Vissel Kobe
|pos13=13/13/18/14/9/10/7/10/9/9/11/14/10/12/12/13/13
|team14=Kashiwa Reysol
|pos14=7/7/10/12/8/12/12/7/8/10/12/13/14/15/15/15/14
|team15=Matsumoto Yamaga
|pos15=8/11/9/12/16/15/13/14/15/12/14/9/12/13/14/14/15
|team16=Montedio Yamagata
|pos16=17/18/14/16/17/17/17/17/16/16/13/15/15/16/16/16/16
|team17=Albirex Niigata
|pos17=12/15/10/15/14/14/15/15/14/14/17/17/18/18/18/17/17
|team18=Shimizu S-Pulse
|pos18=1/5/8/10/15/16/16/16/17/17/16/16/17/17/17/18/18
| color_1 = gold| text_1 =Leader and qualification to 2015 J.League Championship
| update = 27 June 2015
| source = [https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT01/?competitionSectionIdLabel=Up+to+date&competitionIdLabel=MEIJI+YASUDA+J1+LEAGUE+1st&yearIdLabel=2015&yearId=2015&competitionId=397&competitionSectionId=0&search=search J. League data site]
Note 1: Matchday 10 results for 2015 AFC Champions League Participants (Kashiwa Reysol vs. Urawa Red Diamonds; Gamba Osaka vs. Kashima Antlers), held on 3 June 2015, are included in Matchday 15 ranking.
Note 2: Matchday 13 results for 2015 AFC Champions League quarterfinalists (Kashiwa Reysol vs. Gamba Osaka), held on 23 June 2015, are included in Matchday 17 ranking.
}}
=Second stage=
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br
|team1=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|pos1=3/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1
|team2=Kashima Antlers
|pos2=4/5/11/7/4/2/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2
|team3=Gamba Osaka
|pos3=6/8/6/3/5/8/10/8/5/5/5/4/8/4/4/4/3
|team4=Urawa Red Diamonds
|pos4=6/7/9/13/14/9/8/4/9/6/4/3/4/6/5/5/4
|team5=Yokohama F. Marinos
|pos5=9/14/16/16/17/14/12/9/6/7/6/8/7/3/3/3/5
|team6=FC Tokyo
|pos6=17/10/9/13/9/6/4/6/4/4/7/5/3/5/7/6/6
|team7=Kawasaki Frontale
|pos7=2/3/4/5/3/4/6/10/11/9/8/6/5/7/8/9/7
|team8=Kashiwa Reysol
|pos8=12/10/3/2/6/3/3/3/3/3/3/7/6/8/6/7/8
|team9=Shonan Bellmare
|pos9=6/5/11/11/7/5/6/4/7/8/9/9/9/9/9/8/9
|team10=Nagoya Grampus
|pos10=14/8/6/6/2/7/5/7/8/10/11/10/10/11/10/10/10
|team11=Albirex Niigata
|pos11=12/17/14/8/10/10/13/14/12/12/10/11/11/10/11/12/11
|team12=Sagan Tosu
|pos12=4/4/8/9/11/12/11/12/14/13/13/14/14/14/14/13/12
|team13=Vissel Kobe
|pos13=1/2/2/4/8/11/9/11/10/11/12/12/12/13/12/11/13
|team14=Ventforet Kofu
|pos14=14/14/4/12/13/15/16/13/13/14/14/13/13/12/13/14/14
|team15=Matsumoto Yamaga
|pos15=14/18/15/10/12/13/15/16/16/17/17/16/15/16/16/16/15
|team16=Vegalta Sendai
|pos16=11/13/18/18/18/17/17/17/17/16/15/15/17/15/15/15/16
|team17=Shimizu S-Pulse
|pos17=18/16/17/17/15/16/14/15/15/15/16/17/18/18/18/17/17
|team18=Montedio Yamagata
|pos18=9/12/13/15/16/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/16/17/17/18/18
| color_1 = gold| text_1 =Leader and qualification to 2015 J.League Championship
| update= 22 November 2015
| source = [https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT01/?competitionSectionIdLabel=Up+to+date&competitionIdLabel=MEIJI+YASUDA+J1+LEAGUE+2nd&yearIdLabel=2015&yearId=2015&competitionId=398&competitionSectionId=0&search=search J. League data site]
Note 1: Matchday 6 results for Gamba Osaka vs. Sagan Tosu, held on 22 July 2015, are included in Matchday 4 ranking. Gamba Osaka is a finalist in 2015 Suruga Bank Championship, scheduled on 11 August 2015.
Note 2: Matchday 9 results for Matsumoto Yamaga vs. Montedio Yamagata, held on 23 September 2015, are included on Matchday 12 ranking.
}}
=Overall=
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br
|team1=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|pos1=4/1/1/6/10/6/6/4/4/3/4/3/2/2/2/2/3/2/2/2/1/1/1/2/2/1/1/2/2/2/1/1/1/1
|team2=Urawa Red Diamonds
|pos2=1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/1/1/2/2/1/1/1/2/2/2/2
|team3=Gamba Osaka
|pos3=10/13/7/5/3/2/2/2/3/4/3/2/3/4/4/4/4/3/4/4/3/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/3/4/3
|team4=FC Tokyo
|pos4=10/10/4/2/1/5/4/3/2/2/2/4/5/3/3/3/2/4/3/3/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/4/3/4
|team5=Kashima Antlers
|pos5=14R/17/17/11/12/8/10/8/10/11/9/8/11/9/9/7/8/7/7/8/6/6/6/6/5/5/5/6/6/6/6/7/5/5
|team6=Kawasaki Frontale
|pos6=1/4/6/4/6/4/3/5/5/6/5/7/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/6/6/6
|team7=Yokohama F. Marinos
|pos7=14R/16/13/8/7/11/8/11/11/8/6/5/4/5/5/6/6/6/6/6/8/9/9/8/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/5/7/7
|team8=Shonan Bellmare
|pos8=14R/8/12/7/11/13/14/12/12/13/10/10/8/7/10/10/10/8/8/10/10/8/7/10/10/10/9/9/8/9/8/8/8/8
|team9=Nagoya Grampus
|pos9=8/12/16/18/12/8/11/9/6/7/8/11/9/10/8/8/9/12/9/9/7/7/8/7/9/9/10/10/9/10/10/10/9/9
|team10=Kashiwa Reysol
|pos10=7/7/10/12/8/12/12/7/8/10/12/13/14/15/15/15/14/14/13/12/9/10/10/9/8/8/8/8/10/8/9/9/10/10
|team11=Sagan Tosu
|pos11=6/3/3/9/5/3/5/6/7/5/7/6/7/8/11/11/11/10/11/14/12/12/13/12/12/13/13/13/14/14/14/12/11/11
|team12=Vissel Kobe
|pos12=13/13/18/14/9/10/7/10/9/9/11/14/10/12/12/13/13/11/12/7/11/11/12/11/11/11/11/11/12/13/15/14/12/12
|team13=Ventforet Kofu
|pos13=17/9/15/17/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/16/14/13/12/12/13/14/13/14/13/14/14/13/12/14/15/13/11/11/11/13/13
|team14=Vegalta Sendai
|pos14=4/5/5/2/4/7/9/13/13/15/15/12/13/11/7/9/7/9/10/11/13/14/11/13/14/14/12/12/11/12/12/13/14/14
|team15=Albirex Niigata
|pos15=12/15/10/15/14/14/15/15/14/14/17/17/18/18/18/17/17/17/18/17/16/15/15/15/15/15/15/14/15/15/13/15/15/15
|team16=Matsumoto Yamaga
|pos16=8/11/9/12/16/15/13/14/15/12/14/9/12/13/14/14/15/15/16/15/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16
|team17=Shimizu S-Pulse
|pos17=1/5/8/10/15/16/16/16/17/17/16/16/17/17/17/18/18/18/17/18/18/17/18/17/17/17/17/17/18/18/18/18/18/17
|team18=Montedio Yamagata
|pos18=17/18/14/16/17/17/17/17/16/16/13/15/15/16/16/16/16/16/15/16/17/18/17/18/18/18/18/18/17/17/17/17/17/18
| color_1 = gold| text_1 =Leader, qualification to 2015 J.League Championship Final and 2016 AFC Champions League group stage
| color_2-3 = #D0F0C0| text_2-3 =Qualification to 2015 J.League Championship 1st Round and 2015 AFC Champions League group stage / qualifying play-off
| color_R = #fcc
| color_16-18 = #fcc| text_16-18 =Relegation to 2016 J2 League
| update = 22 November 2015
| source = [https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT03/?competitionSectionIdLabel=Up+to+date&competitionFrameIdLabel=MEIJI+YASUDA+J1+LEAGUE&yearIdLabel=2015&yearId=2015&competitionFrameId=1&competitionSectionId=0&search=search J. League data site]
Note 1: Matchday 10 results for 2015 AFC Champions League Participants (Kashiwa Reysol vs. Urawa Red Diamonds; Gamba Osaka vs. Kashima Antlers), held on 3 June 2015, are included in Matchday 15 ranking.
Note 2: Matchday 13 results for 2015 AFC Champions League quarterfinalists (Kashiwa Reysol vs. Gamba Osaka), held on 23 June 2015, are included in Matchday 17 ranking.
Note 3: Matchday 23 results for Gamba Osaka vs. Sagan Tosu, held on 22 July 2015, are included in Matchday 21 ranking. Gamba Osaka is a finalist in 2015 Suruga Bank Championship, scheduled on 11 August 2015.
Note 4: Matchday 26 results for Matsumoto Yamaga vs. Montedio Yamagata, held on 23 September 2015, are included on Matchday 29 ranking.
}}
Championship stage
Meiji Yasuda 2015 J.League Championship (明治安田生命 2015 Jリーグチャンピオンシップ)
The Championship stage consisted of a knockout tournament involving the champions of the First and Second Stages, and any team that finishes in the top 3 of the overall table. The team with the best aggregate record earned a bye to the final. The remaining teams playoff for the other spot in the final.
{{3TeamBracket
| legs = 1/2
| aggregate = yes
| RD1-seed1 = 2
| RD1-team1 = Urawa Red Diamonds
| RD1-score1 = 1
| RD1-seed2 = 3
| RD1-team2 = Gamba Osaka {{aet}}
| RD1-score2 = 3
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| RD2-score1-1 = 3
| RD2-score1-2 = 1
| RD2-score1-agg = 4
| RD2-seed2 = 3
| RD2-team2 = Gamba Osaka
| RD2-score2-1 = 2
| RD2-score2-2 = 1
| RD2-score2-agg = 3
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 28 November 2015
| event =
| time = 14:00
| team1 = Urawa Red Diamonds
| score = 1–3
| aet = yes
| report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/28/japan/j1-league/urawa-red-diamonds/gamba-osaka/2169842/?ICID=PL_MS_01 Report]
| team2 = Gamba Osaka
| goals1 = Ljubijankić {{goal|72}}
| goals2 = Konno {{goal|47}}
Fujiharu {{goal|117}}
Patric {{goal|120}}
| stadium = Saitama Stadium 2002, Midori-ku, Saitama
| attendance = 40,696
| referee = Hajime Matsuo
}}
----
{{Football box
| date = 2 December 2015
| event =
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Gamba Osaka
| score = 2–3
| report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/02/japan/j1-league/gamba-osaka/sanfrecce-hiroshima/2169843/?ICID=PL_MS_01 Report]
| team2 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| goals1 = Nagasawa {{goal|60}}
Konno {{goal|82}}
| goals2 = Douglas {{goal|80}}
Sasaki {{goal|90+1}}
Kashiwa {{goal|90+6}}
| stadium = Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
| attendance = 17,844
| referee = Kenji Ogiya
}}
----
{{Football box
| date = 5 December 2015
| event =
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/05/japan/j1-league/sanfrecce-hiroshima/gamba-osaka/2169844/?ICID=HP_MS_157_01 Report]
| team2 = Gamba Osaka
| goals1 = Asano {{goal|76}}
| goals2 = Konno {{goal|28}}
| stadium = Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
| attendance = 36,609
| referee = Yuichi Nishimura
}}
Results
=First stage=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ALB|team2=ANT|team3=BEL|team4=FMA|team5=FRO
|team6=GAM|team7=GRA|team8=MON|team9=RED|team10=REY
|team11=SAG|team12=SFR|team13=SSP|team14=TOK|team15=VEG
|team16=VEN|team17=VIS|team18=YAM
|name_ALB=Albirex Niigata
|match_ALB_ANT=null
|match_ALB_BEL=null
|match_ALB_FMA=null
|match_ALB_FRO=null
|match_ALB_GAM=null
|match_ALB_GRA=1–1
|match_ALB_MON=1–1
|match_ALB_RED=null
|match_ALB_REY=3–2
|match_ALB_SAG=null
|match_ALB_SFR=null
|match_ALB_SSP=0–0
|match_ALB_TOK=0–1
|match_ALB_VEG=0–3
|match_ALB_VEN=0–2
|match_ALB_VIS=2–2
|match_ALB_YAM=null
|name_ANT=Kashima Antlers
|match_ANT_ALB=1–1
|match_ANT_BEL=1–2
|match_ANT_FMA=null
|match_ANT_FRO=2–3
|match_ANT_GAM=null
|match_ANT_GRA=null
|match_ANT_MON=null
|match_ANT_RED=null
|match_ANT_REY=null
|match_ANT_SAG=3–1
|match_ANT_SFR=2–2
|match_ANT_SSP=null
|match_ANT_TOK=null
|match_ANT_VEG=null
|match_ANT_VEN=0–1
|match_ANT_VIS=1–2
|match_ANT_YAM=3–1
|name_BEL=Shonan Bellmare
|match_BEL_ALB=1–3
|match_BEL_ANT=null
|match_BEL_FMA=null
|match_BEL_FRO=null
|match_BEL_GAM=0–2
|match_BEL_GRA=null
|match_BEL_MON=null
|match_BEL_RED=1–3
|match_BEL_REY=null
|match_BEL_SAG=4–2
|match_BEL_SFR=0–0
|match_BEL_SSP=4–0
|match_BEL_TOK=0–1
|match_BEL_VEG=0–0
|match_BEL_VEN=null
|match_BEL_VIS=1–1
|match_BEL_YAM=null
|name_FMA=Yokohama F. Marinos
|match_FMA_ALB=1–0
|match_FMA_ANT=0–3
|match_FMA_BEL=3–0
|match_FMA_FRO=1–3
|match_FMA_GAM=1–1
|match_FMA_GRA=2–0
|match_FMA_MON=null
|match_FMA_RED=null
|match_FMA_REY=null
|match_FMA_SAG=1–0
|match_FMA_SFR=1–2
|match_FMA_SSP=null
|match_FMA_TOK=null
|match_FMA_VEG=1–1
|match_FMA_VEN=null
|match_FMA_VIS=null
|match_FMA_YAM=null
|name_FRO=Kawasaki Frontale
|match_FRO_ALB=4–1
|match_FRO_ANT=null
|match_FRO_BEL=2–1
|match_FRO_FMA=null
|match_FRO_GAM=null
|match_FRO_GRA=null
|match_FRO_MON=null
|match_FRO_RED=1–1
|match_FRO_REY=1–4
|match_FRO_SAG=3–2
|match_FRO_SFR=0–1
|match_FRO_SSP=null
|match_FRO_TOK=null
|match_FRO_VEG=null
|match_FRO_VEN=3–0
|match_FRO_VIS=2–2
|match_FRO_YAM=2–0
|name_GAM=Gamba Osaka
|match_GAM_ALB=2–1
|match_GAM_ANT=2–0
|match_GAM_BEL=null
|match_GAM_FMA=null
|match_GAM_FRO=1–1
|match_GAM_GRA=3–1
|match_GAM_MON=null
|match_GAM_RED=null
|match_GAM_REY=null
|match_GAM_SAG=null
|match_GAM_SFR=null
|match_GAM_SSP=null
|match_GAM_TOK=2–2
|match_GAM_VEG=1–1
|match_GAM_VEN=null
|match_GAM_VIS=0–0
|match_GAM_YAM=1–0
|name_GRA=Nagoya Grampus
|match_GRA_ALB=null
|match_GRA_ANT=1–1
|match_GRA_BEL=3–0
|match_GRA_FMA=null
|match_GRA_FRO=0–1
|match_GRA_GAM=null
|match_GRA_MON=0–0
|match_GRA_RED=null
|match_GRA_REY=1–0
|match_GRA_SAG=0–1
|match_GRA_SFR=2–0
|match_GRA_SSP=3–1
|match_GRA_TOK=null
|match_GRA_VEG=null
|match_GRA_VEN=null
|match_GRA_VIS=null
|match_GRA_YAM=3–3
|name_MON=Montedio Yamagata
|match_MON_ALB=null
|match_MON_ANT=2–2
|match_MON_BEL=1–2
|match_MON_FMA=1–0
|match_MON_FRO=1–0
|match_MON_GAM=1–3
|match_MON_GRA=null
|match_MON_RED=null
|match_MON_REY=3–0
|match_MON_SAG=null
|match_MON_SFR=null
|match_MON_SSP=null
|match_MON_TOK=0–1
|match_MON_VEG=null
|match_MON_VEN=null
|match_MON_VIS=0–1
|match_MON_YAM=0–0
|name_RED=Urawa Red Diamonds
|match_RED_ALB=5–2
|match_RED_ANT=2–1
|match_RED_BEL=null
|match_RED_FMA=2–1
|match_RED_FRO=null
|match_RED_GAM=1–0
|match_RED_GRA=2–1
|match_RED_MON=1–0
|match_RED_REY=null
|match_RED_SAG=null
|match_RED_SFR=null
|match_RED_SSP=1–0
|match_RED_TOK=4–1
|match_RED_VEG=null
|match_RED_VEN=null
|match_RED_VIS=null
|match_RED_YAM=1–0
|name_REY=Kashiwa Reysol
|match_REY_ALB=null
|match_REY_ANT=1–3
|match_REY_BEL=0–0
|match_REY_FMA=1–2
|match_REY_FRO=null
|match_REY_GAM=1–0
|match_REY_GRA=null
|match_REY_MON=null
|match_REY_RED=3–3
|match_REY_SAG=null
|match_REY_SFR=2–3
|match_REY_SSP=0–0
|match_REY_TOK=null
|match_REY_VEG=1–1
|match_REY_VEN=null
|match_REY_VIS=null
|match_REY_YAM=null
|name_SAG=Sagan Tosu
|match_SAG_ALB=2–1
|match_SAG_ANT=null
|match_SAG_BEL=null
|match_SAG_FMA=null
|match_SAG_FRO=null
|match_SAG_GAM=1–0
|match_SAG_GRA=null
|match_SAG_MON=1–0
|match_SAG_RED=1–6
|match_SAG_REY=1–1
|match_SAG_SFR=2–2
|match_SAG_SSP=null
|match_SAG_TOK=1–2
|match_SAG_VEG=null
|match_SAG_VEN=null
|match_SAG_VIS=1–1
|match_SAG_YAM=1–1
|name_SFR=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|match_SFR_ALB=4–2
|match_SFR_ANT=null
|match_SFR_BEL=null
|match_SFR_FMA=null
|match_SFR_FRO=null
|match_SFR_GAM=0–1
|match_SFR_GRA=null
|match_SFR_MON=5–1
|match_SFR_RED=0–0
|match_SFR_REY=null
|match_SFR_SAG=null
|match_SFR_SSP=2–0
|match_SFR_TOK=null
|match_SFR_VEG=2–0
|match_SFR_VEN=2–0
|match_SFR_VIS=0–1
|match_SFR_YAM=null
|name_SSP=Shimizu S-Pulse
|match_SSP_ALB=null
|match_SSP_ANT=3–1
|match_SSP_BEL=null
|match_SSP_FMA=1–2
|match_SSP_FRO=5–2
|match_SSP_GAM=2–3
|match_SSP_GRA=null
|match_SSP_MON=3–3
|match_SSP_RED=null
|match_SSP_REY=null
|match_SSP_SAG=2–2
|match_SSP_SFR=null
|match_SSP_TOK=null
|match_SSP_VEG=null
|match_SSP_VEN=0–2
|match_SSP_VIS=null
|match_SSP_YAM=0–1
|name_TOK=FC Tokyo
|match_TOK_ALB=null
|match_TOK_ANT=0–1
|match_TOK_BEL=null
|match_TOK_FMA=0–0
|match_TOK_FRO=2–1
|match_TOK_GAM=null
|match_TOK_GRA=0–1
|match_TOK_MON=null
|match_TOK_RED=null
|match_TOK_REY=2–1
|match_TOK_SAG=null
|match_TOK_SFR=1–2
|match_TOK_SSP=3–2
|match_TOK_VEG=null
|match_TOK_VEN=1–0
|match_TOK_VIS=null
|match_TOK_YAM=null
|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai
|match_VEG_ALB=null
|match_VEG_ANT=1–2
|match_VEG_BEL=null
|match_VEG_FMA=null
|match_VEG_FRO=2–3
|match_VEG_GAM=null
|match_VEG_GRA=2–0
|match_VEG_MON=2–0
|match_VEG_RED=4–4
|match_VEG_REY=null
|match_VEG_SAG=5–0
|match_VEG_SFR=null
|match_VEG_SSP=2–1
|match_VEG_TOK=2–3
|match_VEG_VEN=0–1
|match_VEG_VIS=null
|match_VEG_YAM=null
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|match_VEN_SSP=null
|match_VEN_TOK=null
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|match_VEN_YAM=null
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|match_VIS_ANT=null
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|match_YAM_FMA=0–3
|match_YAM_FRO=null
|match_YAM_GAM=null
|match_YAM_GRA=null
|match_YAM_MON=null
|match_YAM_RED=null
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|match_YAM_SAG=null
|match_YAM_SFR=1–2
|match_YAM_SSP=null
|match_YAM_TOK=0–1
|match_YAM_VEG=1–0
|match_YAM_VEN=2–0
|match_YAM_VIS=2–0
|update=27 June 2015
|source=[http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS01/search?competition_years=2015&competition_frame_ids=1&competition_ids=397 J. League Data]
}}
=Second stage=
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|update=22 November 2015
|source=[http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS01/search?competition_years=2015&competition_frame_ids=1&competition_ids=398 J. League Data]
}}
Top scorers
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Rank
!Scorer !Club !Goals |
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1
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshito Ōkubo |style="text-align:center;"| 23 |
2
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Douglas |style="text-align:center;"| 21 |
3
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Usami |style="text-align:center;"| 19 |
4
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yohei Toyoda |style="text-align:center;"| 16 |
5
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cristiano |style="text-align:center;"| 14 |
6
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Muto |style="text-align:center;"| 13 |
rowspan=3| 7
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Patric |rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"| 12 |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Hisato Sato |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinzo Koroki |
10
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Genki Omae |style="text-align:center;"| 11 |
Updated to games played on 22 November 2015
Awards
=Individual=
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Award | Recipient | Club |
---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Aoyama | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Rookie of the Year | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Asano | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Manager of the Year | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hajime Moriyasu | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Top Scorer | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshito Ōkubo | Kawasaki Frontale |
=Best Eleven=
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Position
!Footballer !Club !Nationality |
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GK
|Shusaku Nishikawa (4) |{{fb|JPN}} |
DF
|Kosuke Ota (2) |{{fb|JPN}} |
DF
|Masato Morishige (3) |{{fb|JPN}} |
DF
|Tomoaki Makino (2) |{{fb|JPN}} |
DF
|Tsukasa Shiotani (2) |{{fb|JPN}} |
MF
|Mu Kanazaki (1) |{{fb|JPN}} |
MF
|Toshihiro Aoyama (3) |{{fb|JPN}} |
MF
|Yasuhito Endō (12) |{{fb|JPN}} |
FW
|Douglas (1) |{{fb|BRA}} |
FW
|Takashi Usami (2) |{{fb|JPN}} |
FW
|Yoshito Ōkubo (3) |{{fb|JPN}} |
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
Attendances
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{{fb a team|p=2 |t=FC Tokyo|s=489336 |h=42604 |l=12727 |a=28784 |pr=25187 }}
{{fb a team|p=3 |t=Yokohama F. Marinos|s=411759 |h=44226 |l=8038 |a=24221 |pr=23088 }}
{{fb a team|p=4 |t=Albirex Niigata|s=398545 |h=31324 |l=16068 |a=23444 |pr=22979 }}
{{fb a team|p=5 |t=Kawasaki Frontale|s=356976 |h=24992 |l=14881 |a=20999 |pr=16661 }}
{{fb a team|p=6 |t=Matsumoto Yamaga|s=285992 |h=18906 |l=11743 |a=16823 |pr=12733 |nt=†}}
{{fb a team|p=7 |t=Kashima Antlers|s=279185 |h=29030 |l=6923 |a=16423 |pr=17665 }}
{{fb a team|p=8 |t=Sanfrecce Hiroshima|s=278499 |h=33210 |l=7966 |a=16382 |pr=14997 }}
{{fb a team|p=9 |t=Vissel Kobe|s=276512 |h=24027 |l=7696 |a=16265 |pr=15010 }}
{{fb a team|p=10|t=Nagoya Grampus|s=276082 |h=33558 |l=9986 |a=16240 |pr=16733 }}
{{fb a team|p=12|t=Gamba Osaka|s=271984 |h=18842 |l=10702 |a=15999 |pr=14749 }}
{{fb a team|p=11|t=Shimizu S-Pulse|s=239406 |h=19736 |l=11348 |a=14083 |pr=14210 }}
{{fb a team|p=13|t=Vegalta Sendai|s=234442 |h=19375 |l=12488 |a=13791 |pr=15173 }}
{{fb a team|p=14|t=Sagan Tosu|s=228644 |h=20792 |l=7524 |a=13450 |pr=14137 }}
{{fb a team|p=15|t=Shonan Bellmare|s=207539 |h=14581 |l=9157 |a=12208 |pr=8478 |nt=†}}
{{fb a team|p=16|t=Ventforet Kofu|s=192042 |h=14176 |l=7015 |a=11297 |pr=12170 }}
{{fb a team|p=17|t=Kashiwa Reysol|s=185609 |h=14055 |l=6701 |a=10918 |pr=10715 }}
{{fb a team|p=18|t=Montedio Yamagata|s=170518 |h=13737 |l=6100 |a=10030 |pr=6348 |nt=†}}
{{fb a footer|s=5447602 |h=53148 |l=6100 |a=17803 |pr=17240 |u=22 November 2015 |source=[http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTD11/search?competition_year=2015&competition_frame=1&teamFlag=1 J. League Data] |notes=† Team played previous season in J2.|date=April 2015}}
References
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{{2015 in Japanese football}}
{{Japanese Club Football|group=first}}
{{2015 in Asian Football (AFC)}}
{{J1 League champions}}