# 2011 in Japanese football

Japanese football in 2011

## J.League Division 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kashiwa Reysol (C) | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 72 | Qualification to 2011 Club World Cup and 2012 Champions League |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 71 | Qualification to 2012 Champions League |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 70 | Qualification to 2012 Champions League |
| 4 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 56 | |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 56 | |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 50 | |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 | |
| 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 47 | |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 46 | |
| 10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 45 | |
| 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 44 | |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 43 | |
| 13 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 42 | |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 39 | |
| 15 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 36 | |
| 16 | Ventforet Kofu (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to 2012 J.League Division 2 |
| 17 | Avispa Fukuoka (R) | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 22 | Relegation to 2012 J.League Division 2 |
| 18 | Montedio Yamagata (R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 21 | Relegation to 2012 J.League Division 2 |

## J.League Division 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FC Tokyo (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 22 | +45 | 77 | Promotion to 2012 J.League Division 1 and Qualification to 2012 Champions League |
| 2 | Sagan Tosu (P) | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 69 | Promotion to 2012 J.League Division 1 |
| 3 | Consadole Sapporo (P) | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 68 | Promotion to 2012 J.League Division 1 |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 65 | |
| 5 | Tokyo Verdy | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 59 | |
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 58 | |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 58 | |
| 8 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 58 | |
| 9 | Thespa Kusatsu | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 57 | |
| 10 | Tochigi SC | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 56 | |
| 11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 51 | |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 50 | |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 48 | |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | Ehime FC | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 44 | |
| 16 | Kataller Toyama | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 43 | |
| 17 | Mito HollyHock | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 42 | |
| 18 | Yokohama FC | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 41 | |
| 19 | Gainare Tottori | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 31 | |
| 20 | FC Gifu | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 24 | |
* ↑ FC Tokyo, as winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League

## Japan Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sagawa Shiga (C) | 33 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 70 | |
| 2 | Nagano Parceiro | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 63 | |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia (P) | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 61 | Promotion to 2012 J. League Division 2 |
| 4 | Matsumoto Yamaga (P) | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 59 | Promotion to 2012 J. League Division 2 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 56 | |
| 6 | Honda FC | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 52 | |
| 7 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 47 | |
| 8 | Honda Lock | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 47 | |
| 9 | FC Ryukyu | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 46 | |
| 10 | Tochigi Uva | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 45 | |
| 11 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 40 | |
| 12 | SP Kyoto | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 38 | |
| 13 | MIO Biwako Kusatsu | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 38 | |
| 14 | Blaublitz Akita | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 37 | |
| 15 | Yokogawa Musashino | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 36 | |
| 16 | Arte Takasaki (R) | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 34 | Withdrawn |
| 17 | JEF Reserves (R) | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 19 | Withdrawn |
| 18 | Sony Sendai | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 16 | |
* ↑ Must hold J. League Associate Membership, pass a final inspection by J. League and finish no less than in fourth place to be promoted. V-Varen Nagasaki, though being an associate members, have announced that their stadium is not matching the J. League standards so they are not eligible for the promotion until the completion of necessary renovations. The target date is set for 2013 season. Because the maximum capacity of Division 2 set by J. League is 22 teams, no more than two clubs can be promoted.
* ↑ J. League Associate Membership and passed a final inspection by J. League.
* 1 2 FC Ryukyu and Honda Lock occupied top 2 places at the end of the 17th round (11th week) and were seeded for 2011 Emperor's Cup. These clubs were automatically qualified for the tournament, while each of other JFL clubs had to go through the prefectural qualifier.
* ↑ Arte Takasaki decided to withdraw from JFL and fold the club after the end of the season, when clubs promoted from regional leagues were already determined. JFL decided that the next season will be contested by 17 clubs (i.e. without supplying an additional club from a regional league).
* ↑ JEF Reserves had submitted a request of withdrawal from the league at the end of the season regardless of team's performance. It was approved by league board on 12 September.

## National team (Men)
### Results

| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 AFC Asian Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 2011 Kirin Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International Friendly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 8 |

### Players statistics

| Player | -2010 | 01.09 | 01.13 | 01.17 | 01.21 | 01.29 | 06.01 | 06.07 | 08.10 | 09.02 | 09.06 | 10.07 | 10.11 | 11.11 | 11.15 | 2011 | Total |
| Yasuhito Endō | 100(9) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | 13(0) | 113(9) |
| Yūichi Komano | 60(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | 7(1) | 67(1) |
| Kengo Nakamura | 52(5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | 4(1) | 56(6) |
| Yuki Abe | 50(3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 3(0) | 53(3) |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 40(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | 15(1) | 55(1) |
| Makoto Hasebe | 37(1) | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 15(1) | 52(2) |
| Shinji Okazaki | 35(18) | O | O | O(3) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | - | O(2) | O(2) | O | 14(8) | 49(26) |
| Atsuto Uchida | 34(1) | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | O | 11(0) | 45(1) |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 34(3) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | 10(0) | 44(3) |
| Daisuke Matsui | 29(1) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 31(1) |
| Keisuke Honda | 23(6) | O | O(1) | - | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8(2) | 31(8) |
| Shinji Kagawa | 17(3) | O | O | O | O(2) | O | - | - | - | O(2) | O | O | O | O(2) | O | - | 11(6) | 28(9) |
| Eiji Kawashima | 16(0) | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | 12(0) | 28(0) |
| Shinzo Koroki | 11(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 12(0) |
| Ryoichi Maeda | 7(2) | O | O | O(2) | O | O(1) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O | 9(4) | 16(6) |
| Michihiro Yasuda | 6(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 7(1) |
| Jungo Fujimoto | 6(0) | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | 4(0) | 10(0) |
| Yuzo Kurihara | 5(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 3(0) | 8(0) |
| Daiki Iwamasa | 4(0) | - | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4(0) | 8(0) |
| Tomoaki Makino | 4(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 4(0) | 8(0) |
| Hajime Hosogai | 3(0) | - | O | - | - | O(1) | - | O | - | O | - | - | O | O | - | O | 7(1) | 10(1) |
| Shusaku Nishikawa | 3(0) | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 4(0) | 7(0) |
| Maya Yoshida | 1(0) | O(1) | O | O | O | - | O | - | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | - | 12(2) | 13(2) |
| Yōsuke Kashiwagi | 1(0) | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
| Kunimitsu Sekiguchi | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
| Akihiro Ienaga | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
| Mitsuru Nagata | 1(0) | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 2(0) |
| Tadanari Lee | 0(0) | O | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | - | O | 10(2) | 10(2) |
| Masahiko Inoha | 0(0) | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | 9(1) | 9(1) |
| Mike Havenaar | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O(2) | O | O | 5(2) | 5(2) |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | - | O | O | 5(0) | 5(0) |
| Takuya Honda | 0(0) | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Daigo Nishi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Ryota Moriwaki | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Genki Haraguchi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Name | Friendlies | Asian Cup | Kirin Cup | WC Qualifying | Total |
| 1 | FW | Shinji Okazaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | FW | Shinji Kagawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | FW | Ryoichi Maeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | FW | Mike Havenaar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | FW | Keisuke Honda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | FW | Maya Yoshida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | FW | Tadanari Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | FW | Yasuyuki Konno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | Kengo Nakamura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | Yūichi Komano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | Hajime Hosogai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | Masahiko Inoha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | Makoto Hasebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |

## National team (Women)
### Players statistics

| Player | -2010 | 03.02 | 03.04 | 03.07 | 03.09 | 05.14 | 05.18 | 06.18 | 06.27 | 07.01 | 07.05 | 07.09 | 07.13 | 07.17 | 09.01 | 09.03 | 09.05 | 09.08 | 09.11 | 2011 | Total |
| Homare Sawa | 161(75) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(3) | O | O | O(1) | O(1) | - | O | O | O | - | 16(5) | 177(80) |
| Nozomi Yamago | 95(0) | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 96(0) |
| Aya Miyama | 86(22) | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | 18(4) | 104(26) |
| Shinobu Ono | 80(33) | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | - | 17(3) | 97(36) |
| Kozue Ando | 79(17) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 18(0) | 97(17) |
| Eriko Arakawa | 69(20) | O | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3(0) | 72(20) |
| Kyoko Yano | 65(1) | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | 4(0) | 69(1) |
| Karina Maruyama | 60(13) | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | O | O(1) | - | O | - | - | O | - | O | 8(1) | 68(14) |
| Yuki Nagasato | 58(29) | O | O(1) | O(1) | O | O | - | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 17(3) | 75(32) |
| Azusa Iwashimizu | 57(8) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | 17(0) | 74(8) |
| Yukari Kinga | 55(4) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | 17(0) | 72(4) |
| Miho Fukumoto | 51(0) | O | - | O | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | 5(0) | 56(0) |
| Rumi Utsugi | 38(5) | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | 9(0) | 47(5) |
| Mizuho Sakaguchi | 33(15) | O | O | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O(1) | O | O | - | 14(1) | 47(16) |
| Aya Sameshima | 20(2) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 18(0) | 38(2) |
| Saki Kumagai | 17(0) | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | 16(0) | 33(0) |
| Mami Yamaguchi | 16(6) | - | O(2) | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(2) | 18(8) |
| Ayumi Kaihori | 13(0) | - | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | - | 14(0) | 27(0) |
| Megumi Takase | 12(4) | O | - | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | O | 7(0) | 19(4) |
| Megumi Kamionobe | 11(1) | - | O | - | O(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | O | 6(1) | 17(2) |
| Nahomi Kawasumi | 10(0) | O | O(1) | - | O(1) | - | O | - | - | O | O | - | O(2) | O | O(1) | O | O(1) | O | O | 13(6) | 23(6) |
| Mana Iwabuchi | 3(2) | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 8(0) | 11(2) |
| Asano Nagasato | 3(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 1(0) | 4(0) |
| Maiko Nasu | 2(0) | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 3(0) |
| Asuna Tanaka | 0(0) | - | O | - | O | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | - | - | - | O(1) | 6(2) | 6(2) |
| Emi Nakajima | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Akane Saito | 0(0) | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Yuki Sakai | 0(0) | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |