2005 J.League Division 1


The 2005 season was the 13th season since the establishment of J.League. It began on March 5 and ended on December 3, followed by promotion/relegation series matches on December 7 and 10.

General

Promotion and relegation

Clubs

Following eighteen clubs played in J.League Division 1 during 2005 season. Of these clubs, Omiya Ardija and Kawasaki Frontale were newly promoted clubs.
Eighteen clubs will play in double round-robin format, a total of 34 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:
A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied at the first place, both clubs will be declared as the champions. The bottom two clubs will be relegated to J2, while the 16th placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/Relegation Series.
;Changes from previous year

Results

Top scorers

Attendance figures

Awards

Individual

AwardRecipientClubNotes
Player of the Year AraújoGamba Osaka
Young Player of the Year Robert CullenJúbilo Iwata
Manager of the Year Akira NishinoGamba Osaka
Top scorer AraújoGamba Osaka33 goals.
Fair Play Player Award Teruyuki MoniwaFC Tokyo
Fair Play Player Award Masashi OguroGamba Osaka
Referee of the Year Kazuhiko Matsumura
Assistant Referee of the Year Masatoshi Shibata
Meritoriousness Player Award Bismarck

Best Eleven