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

{{location map+ |Japan |float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of the 2015 J1 League teams |places=

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=37.882686 |long=139.059288 |label=

Albirex Niigata
|position=bottom |mark=Arrows 12x12 n.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.664257 |long=139.657137 |label=

Greater Tokyo Area
|position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.810350 |long=135.542732 |label=

Keihanshin Area
|position=bottom |mark=Arrows 12x12 n.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=36.014892 |long=137.994226 |label_size=80|label=

Matsumoto Yamaga
|position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=38.335547 |long=140.378445 |label=

Montedio Yamagata
|position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.084471 |long=137.170891 |label=

Nagoya Grampus
|position=left |mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=33.371683 |long=130.520236 |label=

Sagan Tosu
|position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.440781 |long=132.394287 |label=

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.984706 |long=138.481244 |label=

Shimizu S-Pulse
|position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 nw.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=38.319143 |long=140.881780 |label=

Vegalta Sendai
|position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.991744 |long=140.640525 |label=

Kashima Antlers
|position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg }}

{{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.622376 |long=138.589756 |label_size=80|label=

Ventforet Kofu
|position=left |mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg }}

{{Location map~ |Japan |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.svg |marksize=1 |lat=45 |long=128.3 |label_size=80|label=Greater Tokyo teams {{ubl|FC Tokyo|Kashiwa Reysol|Kawasaki Frontale|Shonan Bellmare|Urawa Red Diamonds|Yokohama F. Marinos}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Japan |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.svg |marksize=1 |lat=45 |long=135 |label_size=80|label=Keihanshin teams {{ubl|Gamba Osaka|Vissel Kobe}}|position=right}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Club name

!Home town(s)

!Stadium

!Capacity

!Note(s)

Albirex Niigata

| Niigata & Seirō, Niigata

| Denka Big Swan Stadium

| 42,300

|

FC Tokyo

| Tokyo

| Ajinomoto Stadium

| 49,970

|

Gamba Osaka

| Suita, Osaka

| Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium

| 21,000

| 2015 AFC Champions League participant (as 2014 J.League Division 1 winners)

Kashima Antlers

| Kashima, Ibaraki

| Kashima Soccer Stadium

| 40,728

| 2015 AFC Champions League participant (as 2014 J.League Division 1 third-placed team)

Kashiwa Reysol

| Kashiwa, Chiba

| Kashiwa Soccer Stadium

| 15,900

| 2015 AFC Champions League play-off participant
(as 2014 J.League Division 1 fourth-placed team)

Kawasaki Frontale

| Kawasaki, Kanagawa

| Todoroki Athletics Stadium

| 26,232

|

Matsumoto Yamaga

| Matsumoto, Nagano

| Matsumotodaira Football Stadium

| 20,000

| Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2014 (as runners-up)

Montedio Yamagata

| All cities/towns in Yamagata

| ND Soft Stadium

| 20,315

| Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2014 (through a play-off system)

Nagoya Grampus

| Nagoya, Aichi

| Paloma Mizuho Stadium

| 27,000

|

Sagan Tosu

| Tosu, Saga

| Tosu Stadium

| 24,490

|

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

| Hiroshima

| Hiroshima Big Arch

| 50,000

|

Shimizu S-Pulse

| Shizuoka

| IAI Stadium Nihondaira

| 20,339

|

Shonan Bellmare

| Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

| Shonan Stadium Hiratsuka

| 18,500

| Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2014 (as winners)

Urawa Red Diamonds

| Saitama

| Saitama Stadium

| 63,700

| 2015 AFC Champions League participant (as 2014 J.League Division 1 runners-up)

Vegalta Sendai

| Sendai, Miyagi

| Yurtec Stadium

| 19,694

|

Ventforet Kofu

| Kōfu, Yamanashi

| Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium

| 17,000

|

Vissel Kobe

| Kobe, Hyōgo

| Misaki Park Stadium

| 30,132

|

Yokohama F. Marinos

| Yokohama & Yokosuka

| Nissan Stadium

| 72,327

|

=Personnel and kits=

class="wikitable sortable"
Club name

!Head coach

!Kit manufacturer

!Front shirt sponsor

Albirex Niigata

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaaki Yanagishita

| Adidas

| Kameda Seika

FC Tokyo

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Ficcadenti

| Umbro

| Lifeval

Gamba Osaka

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenta Hasegawa

| Umbro

| Panasonic

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)
Arrows (away)

Matsumoto Yamaga

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasuharu Sorimachi

| Adidas

| Epson

Montedio Yamagata

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhiro Ishizaki

| New Balance

| ABeam Consulting

Nagoya Grampus

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Nishino

| Le Coq Sportif

| 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=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Date of separation

!Manner of departure

!Incoming manager

!Date of announcement

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

| Sacked{{Cite web|url=http://www.so-net.ne.jp/antlers/news/release/50018|title = 公式サイトUrl変更のお知らせ | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト}}

| {{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

! Type-C contract{{cite web |title=Player registration and contracts |url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/p_registration/ |publisher=J.League |access-date=28 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911021600/http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/p_registration/ |archive-date=11 September 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

! Former players

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
{{flagicon|TUN}} Lassad Nouioui

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
{{flagicon|PRK}} An Byong-jun

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
{{flagicon|BRA}} Fábio Amorim
{{flagicon|POR}} Guima

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
{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Dybal
{{flagicon|BRA}} William Henrique

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==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|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==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|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==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|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

}}

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{{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

}}

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{{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

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=Second stage=

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Top scorers

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Scorer

!Club

!Goals

1

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshito Ōkubo

|Kawasaki Frontale

|style="text-align:center;"| 23

2

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Douglas

|Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|style="text-align:center;"| 21

3

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Usami

|Gamba Osaka

|style="text-align:center;"| 19

4

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yohei Toyoda

|Sagan Tosu

|style="text-align:center;"| 16

5

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cristiano

|Kashiwa Reysol

|style="text-align:center;"| 14

6

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Muto

|Urawa Red Diamonds

|style="text-align:center;"| 13

rowspan=3| 7

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Patric

|Gamba Osaka

|rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"| 12

{{flagicon|JPN}} Hisato Sato

|Sanfrecce Hiroshima

{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinzo Koroki

|Urawa Red Diamonds

10

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Genki Omae

|Shimizu S-Pulse

|style="text-align:center;"| 11

Updated to games played on 22 November 2015

Source: J.League Data{{Cite web|url=http://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J1|title=J.league.jp Japan Professional Football League|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162217/https://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J1|url-status=dead}}

Awards

=Individual=

=Best Eleven=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Position

!Footballer

!Club

!Nationality

GK

|Shusaku Nishikawa (4)

|Urawa Red Diamonds

|{{fb|JPN}}

DF

|Kosuke Ota (2)

|FC Tokyo

|{{fb|JPN}}

DF

|Masato Morishige (3)

|FC Tokyo

|{{fb|JPN}}

DF

|Tomoaki Makino (2)

|Urawa Red Diamonds

|{{fb|JPN}}

DF

|Tsukasa Shiotani (2)

|Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|{{fb|JPN}}

MF

|Mu Kanazaki (1)

|Kashima Antlers

|{{fb|JPN}}

MF

|Toshihiro Aoyama (3)

|Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|{{fb|JPN}}

MF

|Yasuhito Endō (12)

|Gamba Osaka

|{{fb|JPN}}

FW

|Douglas (1)

|Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|{{fb|BRA}}

FW

|Takashi Usami (2)

|Gamba Osaka

|{{fb|JPN}}

FW

|Yoshito Ōkubo (3)

|Kawasaki Frontale

|{{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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{{Japanese Club Football|group=first}}

{{2015 in Asian Football (AFC)}}

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