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And then there were three. Two familiar contenders, one plucky outsider and four league games are
all that stand between Kashiwa Reysol, Gamba Osaka, Nagoya Grampus and the J. League title.
Autumn is especially beautiful across the Kantō Plain, when the deciduous leaves fall and a mellow
sunlight light frames the back streets and alleys of one of the world's most populous regions.
The sight of Gamba Osaka running out at Expo '70 Stadium tonight is unlikely to fill their fans
with hope. It's more likely to fill those in attendance with a sense of trepidation as the team
currently leading the J. League standings does battle with defending Nabisco Cup champions Jubilo
Iwata for a trophy no one genuinely wants to win.
Umbrella sellers are no doubt doing a brisk trade in Yokohama as Kanagawa giants Yokohama F.
Marinos lead the way in the J. League standings.
F. Marinos fans are known for their colourful support and it's a common sight to see the Tricolore
run out against a backdrop of twirling umbrellas at their cavernous Nissan Stadium home.
This past week in the Japan's J-League, the match between Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse ended
in an unremarkable 1-1 draw. What was remarkable about that match was that it only took 5 seconds
for Grampus defender Takahiro Masukawa to get a red card.
I note that there is some dispute over whether this video depicts said teams and Masukawa.
This past week in the Japan's J-League, the match between Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse ended
in an unremarkable 1-1 draw. What was remarkable about that match was that it only took 5 seconds
for Grampus defender Takahiro Masukawa to get a red card.
I note that there is some dispute over whether this video depicts said teams and Masukawa.
It's tough being Urawa Reds. The "biggest club in Asia" tag is a difficult one to live
down, even if the Saitama giants haven't come close to winning a trophy for years.
The Reds burst onto the Asian football scene by winning the J. League under the swashbuckling
auspices of German coach Guido Buchwald in 2006, before his more circumspect
successor Holger Osieck steered the Saitama giants to Asian Champions League glory
the following year.
Five weeks after a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused widespread
destruction in Japan's northern Miyagi Prefecture, the J. League finally resumes with five Round 7
games taking place on April 23.
Foremost among them is the clash between Kawasaki Frontale and Vegalta Sendai, with Sendai the city
closest to the epicentre of the earth-shattering quake which struck on March 11.
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan on March 11, the J-League
has rearranged the schedule for the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup.
The two group format has been abandoned in favor of a straight two-leg knock-out competition.
1st Round 1st Leg June 5
Urawa Reds vs Yamagata
Kashiwa Reysol vs Sendai
Yokohama F Marinos vs Vissell Kobe
Venforet Kofu vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Jubilo Iwata vs Fukuoka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale
1st Round 2nd Leg June 27
27 Jul Wed
Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol
Yamagata vs Urawa Reds
Kawasaki Frontale vs
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Ventforet Kofu
Vissel Kobe vs Yokohama F Marinos
Fukuoka vs Jubilo Iwata
Second round two-leg games will take place on 14 September and 28 September when Omiya Ardija and
Albirex Niigata will join the competition.
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami which tore through north-eastern Japan
have forced the postponement of all J. League games this weekend.
The J. League announced this morning that no games would take place in J1 or J2 over the weekend,
with early reports suggesting some grounds may have suffered structural damage.
Saturday 5 March
Last season's champions Nagoya Grampus kicked off the new J. League season with a 1-1 draw against
Yokohama F Marinos in front of 27,153 spectators at Toyota Stadium. Gamba Osaka won the Osaka derby
2-1 against last season's surprise package Cerezo, while Kashima Antlers were held to a surprise
home draw.
Nagoya Grampus (名古屋グランパス) is a Japanese association soccer currently playing in the
Japanese J. League Divsion 1. The club has been a fixture in the top flight of Japanese soccer
since 1993 but did not win its first J. League championship until 2010. Nagoya Grampus is current
managed by Serbia and Nagoya Grampus legend Dragan Stojković.
Nagoya Grampus (名古屋グランパス) is a Japanese association soccer currently playing in the
Japanese J. League Divsion 1. The club has been a fixture in the top flight of Japanese soccer
since 1993 but did not win its first J. League championship until 2010. Nagoya Grampus is current
managed by Serbia and Nagoya Grampus legend Dragan Stojković.
DOHA, Qatar — Japan's World Cup hero Keisuke Honda is ready to orchestrate attacking football
against largely defensive rivals at the Asian Cup, as the Blue Samurai aim for a record fourth
continental title. "My personal goal and the team's goal are one and the same. We are targetting
the title no matter who we [.
