# 2014 J.League Division 1

The 2014 J.League Division 1 season was the 49th season of top-flight football in Japan, and the 22nd since the establishment of the J.League in 1992. The season began on 1 March and ended on 8 December. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were the defending champions.
Due to Japan's participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, there was an extended break to allow for preparation after the 14th-week matches on 17 and 18 May, with the league resuming on 15 July for four clubs who participated in the 2014 AFC Champions League to play rescheduled 12th-week matches, and 19 July for other 14 clubs.
2014 saw the league played via a home and away system over a single season for the last time until at least 2020. From 2015 the league will revert to an Apertura and Clausura system, with a multi-team play-off 'super stage' to decide the champions, similar to the format used when the J.League began.
The league was won by Gamba Osaka, who won their second J.League title following a 0–0 away draw against Tokushima Vortis. They became the second league champions (after Kashiwa Reysol) to win the first division after being promoted as second division champions.

## Clubs

18 teams competed in this year's competition. Both Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe returned to J1 after a single season outside the top flight; they finished as the 2013 J.League Division 2 champions and runners-up, respectively. Tokushima Vortis, who finished fourth in the regular season and won the promotion playoff, will make their top-flight debut, becoming the first club from Shikoku to do so. Those three teams replaced Oita Trinita, Shonan Bellmare and Júbilo Iwata; Júbilo were relegated from J1 for the first time after twenty seasons in the top tier, while Bellmare and Trinita were bumped down after cameo appearances in J1.
| Club name | Hometown(s) | Stadium | Capacity | Note(s) |
| Albirex Niigata | Niigata & Seirō, Niigata | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 42,300 | |
| Cerezo Osaka | Osaka | Nagai Stadium | 47,816 | 2014 AFC Champions League participant (as 2013 J.League Division 1 fourth-place team) |
| FC Tokyo | Tokyo | Ajinomoto Stadium | 49,970 | |
| Gamba Osaka | Suita, Osaka | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium | 21,000 | Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013 (as champions) |
| Kashima Antlers | Kashima, Ibaraki | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 40,728 | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Kashiwa, Chiba | Kashiwa Soccer Stadium | 15,900 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | 26,232 | 2014 AFC Champions League participant (as 2013 J.League Division 1 third-place team) |
| Nagoya Grampus | Nagoya, Aichi | Paloma Mizuho Stadium | 27,000 | |
| Omiya Ardija | Ōmiya, Saitama | NACK5 Stadium | 15,500 | |
| Sagan Tosu | Tosu, Saga | Tosu Stadium | 24,490 | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Big Arch | 50,000 | 2014 AFC Champions League participant (as 2013 J.League Division 1 winners) |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 20,339 | |
| Tokushima Vortis | All cities/towns in Tokushima | Pocarisweat Stadium | 20,441 | Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013 (through a play-off system) |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Urawa, Saitama | Saitama Stadium | 63,700 | |
| 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 | Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013 (as runners-up) |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama, Kanagawa & Yokosuka, Kanagawa | Nissan Stadium | 72,327 | 2014 AFC Champions League participant (as 2013 J.League Division 1 runners-up) |

### Personnel and kits

| Club name | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Front shirt sponsor |
| Albirex Niigata | Masaaki Yanagishita | Adidas | Kameda Seika |
| Cerezo Osaka | Yuji Okuma | Mizuno | Yanmar |
| FC Tokyo | Massimo Ficcadenti | Adidas | Lifeval |
| Gamba Osaka | Kenta Hasegawa | Umbro | Panasonic |
| Kashima Antlers | Toninho Cerezo | Nike | Lixil |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Nelsinho Baptista | Yonex | Hitachi |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Yahiro Kazama | Puma | Fujitsu |
| Nagoya Grampus | Akira Nishino | Le Coq Sportif | Toyota |
| Omiya Ardija | Hiroki Shibuya | Under Armour | NTT Docomo |
| Sagan Tosu | Megumu Yoshida | Warrior | DHC |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hajime Moriyasu | Nike | EDION |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Katsumi Oenoki | Puma | Suzuyo |
| Tokushima Vortis | Shinji Kobayashi | Mizuno | Pocari Sweat |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Mihailo Petrović | Nike | Polus |
| Vegalta Sendai | Susumu Watanabe | Asics | Iris Ohyama |
| Ventforet Kofu | Hiroshi Jofuku | Mizuno | Hakubaku |
| Vissel Kobe | Ryo Adachi | Asics | Rakuten |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Yasuhiro Higuchi | Adidas | Nissan |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
| Vegalta Sendai | Graham Arnold | Mutual consent | Susumu Watanabe |
| Cerezo Osaka | Ranko Popović | Mutual consent | Marco Pezzaiuoli |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Afshin Ghotbi | Mutual consent | Katsumi Oenoki |
| Sagan Tosu | Yoon Jong-hwan | Sacked | Megumu Yoshida |
| Omiya Ardija | Kiyoshi Okuma | Sacked | Hiroki Shibuya |
| Cerezo Osaka | Marco Pezzaiuoli | Sacked | Yuji Okuma |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Non-visa foreign | Type-C contract | Former player(s) |
| Albirex Niigata | Léo Silva | Rafael Silva | Lee Myung-jae | Song Ju-hun | Michael Fitzgerald | | Roger Gaúcho Kim Jin-su |
| Cerezo Osaka | Cacau | Kim Jin-hyeon | Diego Forlán | Kim Sung-joon | | Gu Sung-yun | Mitch Nichols Gojko Kačar |
| FC Tokyo | Edu | Michele Canini | | | | | Matheus Ferraz Kwak Hee-ju |
| Gamba Osaka | Lins | Patric | | Oh Jae-suk | | | Evson |
| Kashima Antlers | Davi | Jorge Wagner | Luís Alberto | | Caio | | Jair |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Dudu | Eduardo | Leandro | Kim Chang-soo | | | Leandro Domingues Han Kook-young |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Jeci | Paulinho | Renatinho | | An Byong-jun | | |
| Nagoya Grampus | Leandro Domingues | Régis | Danilson Córdoba | Joshua Kennedy | | Gustavo | |
| Omiya Ardija | Carlinhos Paraíba | Dragan Mrđa | Zlatan Ljubijankić | Cho Won-hee | | Mateus | Dženan Radončić |
| Sagan Tosu | Choi Sung-keun | Kim Min-hyeok | | Kim Min-woo | | | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Mihael Mikić | Byeon Jun-byum | Hwang Seok-ho | Park Hyung-jin | | | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Dejan Jaković | Calvin Jong-a-Pin | Milivoje Novaković | Lee Ki-je | Bueno | | |
| Tokushima Vortis | Adriano | Alex | Julián Estiven Vélez | Kim Jong-min | Ri Yong-jik | Son Se-hwan | Douglas Kleiton Domingues |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Márcio Richardes | | | | | | |
| Vegalta Sendai | Ramon Lopes | Wilson | | | Ryang Yong-gi Daniel Schmidt | | Danny Vukovic Michael McGlinchey |
| Ventforet Kofu | Cristiano | Marquinhos Paraná | Thiago Quirino | Irfan Bachdim | | | Gilsinho |
| Vissel Kobe | Fábio Simplício | Marquinhos | Pedro Júnior | Jung Woo-young | | | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Fábio | Rafinha | | | | | |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka (C) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 63 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 60 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 60 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 60 | |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 55 | |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 51 | |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 50 | |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 48 | |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 48 | |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 45 | |
| 12 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 44 | |
| 13 | Ventforet Kofu | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 41 | |
| 14 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 38 | |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 36 | |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 35 | Relegation to 2015 J2 League |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 31 | Relegation to 2015 J2 League |
| 18 | Tokushima Vortis (R) | 34 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 74 | −58 | 14 | Relegation to 2015 J2 League |
* 1 2 Because Gamba Osaka also won the 2014 Emperor's Cup, the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot was awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Gamba Osaka | 14 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kashima Antlers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Sagan Tosu | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| FC Tokyo | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Vissel Kobe | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Albirex Niigata | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Omiya Ardija | 16 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Tokushima Vortis | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
* Leader and qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage
* Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage
* Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
* Relegation to 2015 J2 League

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALB | ANT | ARD | CER | FMA | FRO | GAM | GRA | RED | REY | SAG | SFR | SSP | TOK | VEG | VEN | VIS | VOR |
| Albirex Niigata | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Kashima Antlers | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Omiya Ardija | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| Gamba Osaka | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Sagan Tosu | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| FC Tokyo | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Vissel Kobe | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–0 |
| Tokushima Vortis | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Yoshito Ōkubo | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 |
| 2 | Yohei Toyoda | Sagan Tosu | 15 |
| 3 | Marquinhos | Vissel Kobe | 14 |
| 4 | Pedro Júnior | Vissel Kobe | 13 |
| 4 | Yoshinori Muto | FC Tokyo | 13 |
| 4 | Milivoje Novaković | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 |
| 8 | Kensuke Nagai | Nagoya Grampus | 12 |
| 8 | Shinzo Koroki | Urawa Red Diamonds | 12 |
| 8 | Yu Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale | 12 |
| 11 | Edu | FC Tokyo | 11 |
| 11 | Leandro | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 |
| 11 | Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 |
Updated to games played on 8 December 2014 Source: J. League Data

## Awards
### Individual

| Award | Recipient | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Yasuhito Endō | Gamba Osaka |
| Rookie of the Year | Caio | Kashima Antlers |
| Manager of the Year | Kenta Hasegawa | Gamba Osaka |
| Top Scorer | Yoshito Ōkubo | Kawasaki Frontale |

### Best Eleven

| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
| GK | Shusaku Nishikawa (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
| DF | Kosuke Ota (1) | FC Tokyo | Japan |
| DF | Masato Morishige (2) | FC Tokyo | Japan |
| DF | Tsukasa Shiotani (1) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan |
| MF | Léo Silva (1) | Albirex Niigata | Brazil |
| MF | Gaku Shibasaki (1) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| MF | Yasuhito Endō (11) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
| MF | Yoshinori Muto (1) | FC Tokyo | Japan |
| FW | Patric (1) | Gamba Osaka | Brazil |
| FW | Takashi Usami (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
| FW | Yoshito Ōkubo (2) | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan |
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 603,770 | 56,758 | 0 | 35,516 | −4.3%$^†$ |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 428,184 | 42,059 | 13,048 | 25,187 | +0.5%$^†$ |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 392,496 | 40,571 | 11,088 | 23,088 | −16.0%$^†$ |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 390,648 | 35,533 | 2,104 | 22,979 | −12.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 367,651 | 42,723 | 10,262 | 21,627 | +14.9%$^†$ |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 300,310 | 32,099 | 8,840 | 17,665 | +7.6%$^†$ |
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 284,474 | 38,966 | 5,599 | 16,733 | +3.7%$^†$ |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 283,241 | 19,668 | 10,609 | 16,661 | +0.1%$^†$ |
| 9 | Vegalta Sendai | 257,949 | 18,914 | 11,144 | 15,173 | +2.1%$^†$ |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 255,185 | 25,382 | 9,375 | 15,010 | +30.3%$^†$ |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 254,951 | 24,734 | 9,515 | 14,997 | −7.5%$^†$ |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 250,738 | 19,569 | 10,898 | 14,749 | +20.0%$^†$ |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 241,577 | 19,824 | 8,539 | 14,210 | +0.5%$^†$ |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 240,323 | 23,277 | 8,276 | 14,137 | +22.8%$^†$ |
| 15 | Ventforet Kofu | 206,904 | 36,505 | 5,416 | 12,170 | −3.5%$^†$ |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija | 183,791 | 14,182 | 7,001 | 10,811 | −2.9%$^†$ |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 182,161 | 14,623 | 6,115 | 10,715 | −14.6%$^†$ |
| 18 | Tokushima Vortis | 151,034 | 17,274 | 3,594 | 8,884 | +104.3%$^†$ |
| | League total | 5,275,387 | 56,758 | 0 | 17,240 | +0.1%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 8 December 2014 Source: J. League Data Notes: $^†$ Team played previous season in J2.