2015 J1 League

{{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]]<br> 3rd J.League title<br>8th [[List of Japanese football champions|Japanese title]] | continentalcup1 = [[2016 AFC Champions League|Champions League]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]<br />[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]<br />[[Gamba Osaka]]<br />[[FC Tokyo]] | continentalcup2 = [[2015 FIFA Club World Cup|Club World Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] | relegated = [[Matsumoto Yamaga FC|Matsumoto Yamaga]]<br />[[Montedio Yamagata]]<br />[[Shimizu S-Pulse]] | league topscorer = [[Yoshito Ōkubo]] (23 goals) | matches = 306 | total goals = 820 | highest attendance = 53,148 [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] vs [[Gamba Osaka]]<br />(2 May) | lowest attendance = 6,100 [[Montedio Yamagata]] vs [[Nagoya Grampus]]<br />(29 July) | average attendance = 17,803 | prevseason = [[2014 J.League Division 1|2014]] | nextseason = [[2016 J1 League|2016]] | updated = 22 November 2015 }}

The '''2015 [[Meiji Yasuda Life|Meiji Yasuda]] J1 League''' (2015 明治安田生命J1リーグ) season<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 [[Apertura and Clausura|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 [[J.League Championship|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=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative;bottom:4px">[[Albirex Niigata]]</div> |position=bottom |mark=Arrows 12x12 n.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.664257 |long=139.657137 |label=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative;top:6px">'''Greater Tokyo Area<small>†</small>'''</div> |position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.810350 |long=135.542732 |label=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative;bottom:4px">'''Keihanshin Area<small>‡</small>'''</div> |position=bottom |mark=Arrows 12x12 n.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=36.014892 |long=137.994226 |label_size=80|label=<div style="position:relative;top:2px">[[Matsumoto Yamaga FC|Matsumoto Yamaga]]</div> |position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=38.335547 |long=140.378445 |label=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative;right:3px;top:2px">[[Montedio Yamagata]]</div> |position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.084471 |long=137.170891 |label=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative">[[Nagoya Grampus]]</div> |position=left |mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=33.371683 |long=130.520236 |label=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px">[[Sagan Tosu]]</div> |position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.440781 |long=132.394287 |label=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;left:-20px">[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]</div> |position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.984706 |long=138.481244 |label=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative;right:3px;bottom:-10px">[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]</div> |position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 nw.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=38.319143 |long=140.881780 |label=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative;top:6px">[[Vegalta Sendai]]</div> |position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.991744 |long=140.640525 |label=<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;position:relative;bottom:6px">[[Kashima Antlers]]</div> |position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.622376 |long=138.589756 |label_size=80|label=<div style="position:relative">[[Ventforet Kofu]]</div> |position=left |mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg }}

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}} {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Club name !Home town(s) !Stadium !Capacity !Note(s) |- | [[Albirex Niigata]] | [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]] & [[Seirō, Niigata]] | [[Denka Big Swan Stadium]] | 42,300 | |- | [[FC Tokyo]] | [[Tokyo]] | [[Ajinomoto Stadium]] | 49,970 | |- | [[Gamba Osaka]] | [[Suita|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|Kashiwa, Chiba]] | [[Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium|Kashiwa Soccer Stadium]] | 15,900 | [[2015 AFC Champions League]] play-off participant <br />(as 2014 J.League Division 1 fourth-placed team) |- | [[Kawasaki Frontale]] | [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa]] | [[Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu|Todoroki Athletics Stadium]] | 26,232 | |- | [[Matsumoto Yamaga FC|Matsumoto Yamaga]] | [[Matsumoto, Nagano]] | [[Sunpro Alwin|Matsumotodaira Football Stadium]] | 20,000 | Promoted from [[J2 League|J.League Division 2]] in [[2014 J.League Division 2|2014]] (as runners-up) |- | [[Montedio Yamagata]] | All cities/towns in [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]] | [[ND Soft Stadium Yamagata|ND Soft Stadium]] | 20,315 | Promoted from [[J2 League|J.League Division 2]] in [[2014 J.League Division 2|2014]] (through a play-off system) |- | [[Nagoya Grampus]] | [[Nagoya|Nagoya, Aichi]] | [[Paloma Mizuho Stadium]] | 27,000 | |- | [[Sagan Tosu]] | [[Tosu, Saga]] | [[Ekimae Real Estate Stadium|Tosu Stadium]] | 24,490 | |- | [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] | [[Hiroshima]] | [[Hiroshima Big Arch]] | 50,000 | |- | [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] | [[Shizuoka (city)|Shizuoka]] | [[IAI Stadium Nihondaira]] | 20,339 | |- | [[Shonan Bellmare]] | [[Hiratsuka|Hiratsuka, Kanagawa]] | [[Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka|Shonan Stadium Hiratsuka]] | 18,500 | Promoted from [[J2 League|J.League Division 2]] in [[2014 J.League Division 2|2014]] (as winners) |- | [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] | [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]] | [[Saitama Stadium 2002|Saitama Stadium]] | 63,700 | [[2015 AFC Champions League]] participant (as 2014 J.League Division 1 runners-up) |- | [[Vegalta Sendai]] | [[Sendai]], [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]] | [[Yurtec Stadium Sendai|Yurtec Stadium]] | 19,694 | |- | [[Ventforet Kofu]] | [[Kōfu]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] | [[JIT Recycle Ink Stadium|Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium]] | 17,000 | |- | [[Vissel Kobe]] | [[Kobe]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] | [[Noevir Stadium Kobe|Misaki Park Stadium]] | 30,132 | |- | [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] | [[Yokohama]] & [[Yokosuka]] | [[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|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]] | [[Tokyo Gas|Lifeval]] |- | [[Gamba Osaka]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kenta Hasegawa]] | Umbro | [[Panasonic]] |- | [[Kashima Antlers]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masatada Ishii]] | [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] | [[Lixil Group|Lixil]] |- | [[Kashiwa Reysol]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tatsuma Yoshida]] | [[Yonex]] | [[Hitachi]] |- | [[Kawasaki Frontale]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yahiro Kazama]] | [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] | [[Fujitsu]] (home)<br> Arrows (away) |- | [[Matsumoto Yamaga FC|Matsumoto Yamaga]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yasuharu Sorimachi]] | Adidas | [[Epson]] |- | [[Montedio Yamagata]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuhiro Ishizaki]] | [[New Balance]] | ABeam Consulting |- | [[Nagoya Grampus]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Nishino (footballer)|Akira Nishino]] | [[Le Coq Sportif]] | [[Toyota]] |- | [[Sagan Tosu]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hitoshi Morishita (footballer, born 1972)|Hitoshi Morishita]] | New Balance | [[DHC Corporation|DHC]] |- | [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hajime Moriyasu]] | Nike | [[EDION Corporation|EDION]] |- | [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuaki Tasaka]] | Puma | Suzuyo |- | [[Shonan Bellmare]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Kwi-jae]] | [[Penalty (brand)|Penalty]] | ENERES |- | [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] | {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Mihailo Petrović (footballer)|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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ventforet.jp/news/press_release/508693|title = 佐久間悟Gm 監督就任のお知らせ}}</ref> | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoru Sakuma]] | 13 May |- | [[Kashima Antlers]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Toninho Cerezo]] | 21 July | Sacked<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://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}}</ref> | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masatada Ishii]] | 21 July |- | [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumi Oenoki]] | 1 August | Resigned<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.s-pulse.co.jp/news/detail/30231/|title = 大榎克己監督辞任のお知らせ}}</ref> | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuaki Tasaka]] | 11 August |}

===Foreign players=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Club ! Player 1 ! Player 2 ! Player 3 ! [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] player ! Non-visa foreign ! Type-C contract<ref>{{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 }}</ref> ! Former players |- | [[Albirex Niigata]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Cortez]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Léo Silva]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rafael Silva (footballer, born 1992)|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]]''<br>{{flagicon|TUN}} '''''[[Lassad Nouioui]]''''' |- | [[Gamba Osaka]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Lins (footballer)|Lins]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Patric (footballer, born 1987)|Patric]] | | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Oh Jae-suk]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jung-ya]] | | |- | [[Kashima Antlers]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Davi (footballer, born March 1984)|Davi]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dinei (footballer, born 1983)|Dinei]] | | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hwang Seok-ho]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Caio Lucas|Caio]] | | |- | [[Kashiwa Reysol]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cristiano da Silva|Cristiano]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Eduardo (footballer, born 1993)|Dudu]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Éderson (footballer, born 1989)|Éderson]]''' | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Chang-soo]] | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Leandro (footballer, born February 1985)|Leandro]]'' |- | [[Kawasaki Frontale]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Arthur Maia (footballer)|Arthur Maia]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Elsinho (footballer, born 1989)|Elsinho]] | | | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Renatinho (footballer, born October 1988)|Renatinho]]''<br>{{flagicon|PRK}} ''[[An Byong-jun]]'' |- | [[Matsumoto Yamaga FC|Matsumoto Yamaga]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Eric de Oliveira|Eric]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Obina]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Willians Santana|Willians]]''' | {{flagicon|KOR}} '''[[Kim Bo-kyung]]''' | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Doriva (footballer, born 1987)|Doriva]]'' |- | [[Montedio Yamagata]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alceu (footballer)|Alceu]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Diego Souza (footballer, born 1984)|Diego Souza]] | | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Byeom-yong]] | {{flagicon|PER}} [[Frank Romero (footballer)|Frank Romero]] | | |- | [[Nagoya Grampus]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Leandro Domingues]] | {{flagicon|COL}} [[Danilson Córdoba]] | {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Milivoje Novaković]] | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo (footballer, born June 1996)|Gustavo]] | |- | [[Sagan Tosu]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Baek Sung-dong]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Sung-keun]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Min-hyeok (footballer, born February 1992)|Kim Min-hyeok]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Min-woo (footballer)|Kim Min-woo]] | | | |- | [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Douglas (footballer, born 1987)|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 (footballer, born 1992)|Kim Jong-pil]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Ho-seung]] | | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alison (footballer, born 1995)|Alison]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Bruno Correa]]''<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Fábio Amorim]]''<br>{{flagicon|POR}} ''[[Guima (footballer, born 1986)|Guima]]'' |- | [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] | {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Zlatan Ljubijankić]] | | | | | | |- | [[Vegalta Sendai]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Felipe Bortolucci|Felipe]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ramon Lopes]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Wilson (footballer, born 1985)|Wilson]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Min-tae]] | {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Ryang Yong-gi]] | | {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Daniel Schmidt (footballer)|Daniel Schmidt]]'' |- | [[Ventforet Kofu]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Baré (footballer)|Baré]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Maranhão (footballer, born 1984)|Maranhão]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marquinhos Paraná]] | | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Adriano (footballer, born January 1982)|Adriano]]''<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Bruno Dybal]]''<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[William Henrique]]'' |- | [[Vissel Kobe]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Leandro (footballer, born February 1985)|Leandro]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marquinhos (footballer, born 1976)|Marquinhos]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pedro Júnior]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jung Woo-young]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bueno (footballer)|Bueno]] | | {{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Ferrugem (footballer, born 1988)|Ferrugem]]'' |- | [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ademilson]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fábio Aguiar|Fábio]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rafinha (footballer, born 1987)|Rafinha]] | | | | |}

==Format changes== Teams play a single round-robin in the first stage and a single round-robin in the second stage.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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==== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=First stage

|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 [[#Championship stage|J.League Championship Stage]] }}</onlyinclude>

====Second stage==== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Second stage

|show_limit=3 |class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored |update=22 November 2015

}}</onlyinclude>

====Overall table==== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Overall table

|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= [[2015 FIFA Club World Cup#Play-off for quarter-finals|Club World Cup]], [[2016 AFC Champions League#Group stage|Champions League group stage]] and [[#Championship stage|J.League Championship Final]] |col_CLCS=green1 |text_CLCS= [[2016 AFC Champions League#Group stage|Champions League group stage]] and [[#Championship stage|J.League Championship 1st Round]] |col_CS=green2 |text_CS= [[2016 AFC Champions League#Qualifying play-off|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 [[2016 AFC Champions League#Group stage|group stage]] of the [[2016 AFC Champions League]]. Since the Emperor's Cup winner was Gamba Osaka who were the third-placed team, the [[2016 AFC Champions League#Qualifying play-off|qualifying play-off]] spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team. }}</onlyinclude>

==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|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 FC|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]<br />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.<br />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|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 FC|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]<br />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.<br />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|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 FC|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|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|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]<br />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.<br />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.<br />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.<br />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)<br /> The [[J.League Championship|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 }} ---- {{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 = [[Zlatan Ljubijankić|Ljubijankić]] {{goal|72}} | goals2 = [[Yasuyuki Konno|Konno]] {{goal|47}}<br>[[Hiroki Fujiharu|Fujiharu]] {{goal|117}}<br>[[Patric (footballer, born 1987)|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 = [[Shun Nagasawa|Nagasawa]] {{goal|60}}<br>[[Yasuyuki Konno|Konno]] {{goal|82}} | goals2 = [[Douglas (footballer, born 1987)|Douglas]] {{goal|80}}<br>[[Sho Sasaki (footballer)|Sasaki]] {{goal|90+1}}<br>[[Yoshifumi Kashiwa|Kashiwa]] {{goal|90+6}} | stadium = [[Osaka Expo '70 Stadium]], [[Suita, Osaka|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 = [[Takuma Asano|Asano]] {{goal|76}} | goals2 = [[Yasuyuki Konno|Konno]] {{goal|28}} | stadium = [[Hiroshima Big Arch]], [[Hiroshima]] | attendance = 36,609 | referee = [[Yuichi Nishimura]] }} ''Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 4–3 on aggregate.''

==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

|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=== {{#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

|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== {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Scorer !Club !Goals |- !1 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshito Ōkubo]] |[[Kawasaki Frontale]] |style="text-align:center;"| 23 |- !2 |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Douglas (footballer, born 1987)|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 da Silva|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 (footballer, born 1987)|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 |} <small>Updated to games played on 22 November 2015</small>

<small>Source: J.League Data<ref>{{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}}</ref></small>

== Awards ==

===Individual===

{| class="wikitable" |- !Award!!Recipient!!Club |- |[[J.League Player of the Year|Most Valuable Player]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshihiro Aoyama]]||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] |- |[[J.League Best Young Player|Rookie of the Year]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuma Asano]]||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] |- |[[J.League Manager of the Year|Manager of the Year]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hajime Moriyasu]]||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] |- |[[J.League Top Scorer|Top Scorer]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshito Ōkubo]]||[[Kawasaki Frontale]] |}

===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 (footballer, born 1987)|Douglas]] (1) |[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] |{{fb|BRA}} |- |FW |[[Takashi Usami]] (2) |[[Gamba Osaka]] |{{fb|JPN}} |- |FW |[[Yoshito Ōkubo]] (3) |[[Kawasaki Frontale]] |{{fb|JPN}} |} <small>* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.</small>

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==References== {{reflist}}

{{2015 in Japanese football}} {{Japanese Club Football|group=first}} {{2015 in Asian Football (AFC)}} {{J1 League champions}}

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