コンサドーレ札幌 MF 河合　竜二 Ryuji KAWAI水戸ホーリーホック GK 本間　幸司 Koji HOMMA栃木ＳＣ MF 水沼　宏太 Kota MIZUNUMAザスパ草津 MF 熊林　親吾 Shingo KUMABAYASHIジェフユナイテッド千葉 FW 深井　正樹 Masaki FUKAIＦＣ東京 DF 今野　泰幸 Yasuyuki KONNO東京ヴェルディ MF 阿部　拓馬 Takuma ABE横浜ＦＣ MF 野崎　陽介 Yosuke NOZAKI湘南ベルマーレ FW 高山　薫 Kaoru TAKAYAMAカターレ富山 FW 黒部　光昭 Teruaki KUROBEＦＣ岐阜 FW 押谷　祐樹 Yuki OSHITANI京都サンガF.C. FW 宮吉　拓実 Takumi MIYAYOSHIガイナーレ鳥取 MF 服部　年宏 Toshihiro HATTORIファジアーノ岡山 DF 植田　龍仁朗 Ryujiro UEDA徳島ヴォルティス MF 柿谷　曜一朗 Yoichiro KAKITANI愛媛ＦＣ FW 齋藤　学 Manabu SAITOギラヴァンツ北九州 MF 安田　晃大 Kodai YASUDAサガン鳥栖 FW 豊田　陽平 Yohei TOYODAロアッソ熊本 GK 南　雄太 Yuta MINAMI大分トリニータ FW 前田　俊介 Shunsuke MAEDA

Jubilo Iwata 2-1 Kawasaki Frontale Yamaha 12,349Omiya Ardija 3-1 Ventforet Kofu NACK5.S 10,628Vegalta Sendai 2-0 Vissel Kobe Yurtec.S 18,575Albirex Niigata 0-1 Nagoya Grampus Tohoku Den.S 26,300Cerezo Osaka 7-1 Avispa Fukuoka KINCHO.S 11,009Shimizu S-Pulse 1-3 Gamba Osaka OUTSOURCING.S 18,670Yokohama F.Marinos 1-1 Kashima Antlers Nissan.S 26,973Montedio Yamagata 1-3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima ND.S 7,016Urawa Reds 1-3 Kashiwa Reysol Saitama.S 54,44154,000+ people saw Reds capitulate and give the title to Kashiwa Reysol!Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus also won away, but it was not enough as Reysol had their fate in their own hands and didn’t disappoint their fans.

1 Kashiwa Reysol 72 +232 Nagoya Grampus 71 +313 Gamba Osaka 70 +274 Vegalta Sendai 56 +145 Yokohama F･Marinos 56 +66 Kashima Antlers 50 +137 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 50 +38 Jubilo Iwata 47 +89 Vissel Kobe 46 -110 Shimizu S-Pulse 45 -911 Kawasaki Frontale 44 -112 Cerezo Osaka 43 +1413 Omiya Ardija 42 -1014 Albirex Niigata 39 -815 Urawa Reds 36 -716 Ventforet Kofu 33 -2117 Avispa Fukuoka 22 -4118 Montedio Yamagata 21 -41Down to J1 go Montedio, Avispa and Ventforet. Champions are Reysol and go into the AFC ACL along with Grampus and Gamba. Reysol also play in the Club World Cup!

FC Tokyo’s Konno made an offer by Gamba Osaka … Konno is the player who scored the goal that gave FC Tokyo a 2-2 draw against Cerezo Osaka in the final game in 2005. That goal, on 89m. 57s. took two points from Cerezo and dropped them from 1st to 5th, giving Gamba Osaka the trophy! Irony! And what would be an excellent acquisition for ANY team!

Nikkan Sports have picked up what was hinted at in Issue 2 of JSoccer Magazine – Wagner Lopes is indeed returning to Japan (as he said he “hoped to one day”! As I hinted even more yesterday on Facebook and Twitter – he has already quit his position in Brazil for a “foreign” offer. Nothing else official yet, but watch this space and await news. Issue 3 PLAN is for a Ramos interview so expect him to be looking for a managerial position soon, too!!? :-)Here’s how they said it on NikkanSports.comＧ大阪の来季監督に、元日本代表ＦＷの呂比須ワグナー氏（４２）の就任が２９日、確実になった。１０年の長期政権を任せてきた西野朗監督（５６）の退任を２３日に発表し、クラブ側はすぐに後任監督の人選に着手。ブラジル出身で日本国籍を所持する同氏は、９８年Ｗ杯フランス大会で救世主として日本を初のＷ杯出場へ導いた。日本への情熱とカリスマ性を重視し、西野監督の後任として適任と判断した。既に条件提示を済ませており、１２月中に正式発表になる見通し。

Mark Smith was in Tokushima to see the promotion battle.Saturday’s game saw Vortis surrender their advantage in the chase for the third promotion slot from J2. They crashed to a 0-3 loss at home against a Sagan Tosu team that looks as though it should be able to hold its own in J1. The visitors were the more direct and effective team, and should do better than the likes of Avispa and Yokohama FC in the top flight. We wish them well.Tokushima have risen to the brink of promotion thanks to solid team play, but on Saturday both Elizeu and Kakitani were guilty of trying to do too much on their own. Vortis’ chances of salvaging an otherwise excellent season will depend on Naohiko Minobe and his staff’s ability to inspire the players to rebound from this setback, and from the team concentrating on what it does best. Fagiano are not a highly fancied team, but the regional rivals will not want to lose to Inland Sea neighbours Vortis. It could be a thrilling game in Okayama this Saturday.As for the game itself, a nervous start by both teams meant that the game never lived up to the high standard the two teams showed in the previous encounter at Sagan. The course of the game was decided in the opening 15 minutes when Sagan scored on their first serious venture forward after six minutes, and Vortis failed to convert a penalty a few minutes later. Tokushige

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At the top of J1, THREE teams are still in it for the final day games – all kick off 15.30 on Saturday, December 3rd.Urawa Reds v. Kashiwa ReysolAlbirex Niigata v.Nagoya GrampusShimizu S-Pulse v. Gamba OsakaReds are virtually safe, barring a HUGE win for Kofu AND a HUGE loss for Reds. Will this mean they are more relaxed and go and and thrash Reysol?Niigata have been dire recently so you must fancy Nagoya’s chances! Gamba came from behind in 2005 to take the Championship, so they won’t have given up. A win for Reysol takes it. A draw for Reysol and a win for Nagoya gives it to Grampus. Less than a win for Nagoya AND Reysol and a Gamba win by 5-0 would take them above Nagoya on goals SCORED! A 6 goal win would be better :-)1 Kashiwa Reysol 69 +212 Nagoya Grampus 68 +303 Gamba Osaka 67 +25It’s going to be a nail-biting 90+ minutes for the fans of those three teams…. the rest of us can sit back and enjoy the drama!

In J2 over the weekend Tokushima Vortis capitulated to Sagan Tosu and saw the away team get promoted to J1 for the first time in their history (barring a HUGE swing in goal difference and all sorts of, let’s face it, impossible happenings on the final day, that is!). Congratulations to Sagan Tosu, who join FC Tokyo in J1 next season.And so, to the final day, Saturday, December 3rd…. all games 12.30 kick-off:Sapporo v. FC TokyoOkayama v. TokushimaConsadole Sapporo entertain FC Tokyo, with the away team already in J1 – will they take it easy or will they want to go out with a bang? Either way Tokushima make the short trip to Fagiano Okayama knowing they need to win. If both teams win their games, it’s down to goal difference – with Consadole having a better goal difference by two over Vortis. So Vortis will be looking for a big win to cement that place.1 F.C.Tokyo 77 +462 Sagan Tosu 68 +343 Consadole Sapporo 65 +164 Tokushima Vortis 65 +14

At the top of J1 Reysol take on Cerezo with Gamba hoping for a favour from their neighbours! Grampus are at home to Yamagata who lost BIG time to Avispa last week, while Gamba have to topple Vegalta to stay in the hunt, and hope for defeats or draws for Reysol and Nagoya.1 Kashiwa Reysol 68 +212 Nagoya Grampus 65 +273 Gamba Osaka 64 +24At the bottom Kofu must beat Niigata and are looking for a defeat for Reds who are away at Fukuoka, who found a new life last week!!15 Urawa Reds 33 -616 Ventforet Kofu 30 -2217 Avispa Fukuoka 22 -3418 Montedio Yamagata 21 -36In J2 FC Tokyo are already up as Champions while 2nd and 3rd placed teams – Tokushima and Tosu – play each other. In 4th place Consadole are away at Bellmare. If Consadole fail to win on Saturday, a draw in Tokushima will see both teams promoted!1 F.C.Tokyo 74 +452 Sagan Tosu 65 +313 Tokushima Vortis 65 +174 Consadole Sapporo 62 +14