2014 Nagoya Grampus season

The 2014 Nagoya Grampus season was Nagoya Grampus' 22nd season in the J.League Division 1 and 32nd overall in the Japanese top flight. It is Akira Nishino's first season as manager after replacing Dragan Stojković in the off-season. They finished the season in 10th place, reaching the Quarter Finals of the Emperor's Cup whilst failing to progress from the group stages of the J.League Cup.

Nagoya Grampus
2014 season
ChairmanToyo Kato
ManagerAkira Nishino
J.League10th
Emperor's CupQuarter Finals vs Shimizu S-Pulse
J.League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kensuke Nagai (12 goals)
All:
Kensuke Nagai (19 goals)

Squad

As of 6 February 2014 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Seigo Narazaki (captain)
3 DF  JPN Yusuke Muta
4 DF  JPN Tulio Tanaka
5 MF  BRA Régis (loan from Atlético Goianiense)
6 DF  JPN Ryosuke Tone
7 MF  JPN Naoshi Nakamura
8 MF  COL Dánilson
9 FW  JPN Ryunosuke Noda
10 MF  JPN Yoshizumi Ogawa
11 FW  JPN Keiji Tamada
13 MF  JPN Ryota Isomura
14 MF  JPN Ryota Tanabe
15 DF  JPN Yuki Honda
16 FW  AUS Joshua Kennedy
17 FW  JPN Riki Matsuda
18 FW  JPN Kensuke Nagai (loan from Standard Liège)
19 FW  JPN Kisho Yano
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  JPN Asahi Yada
21 GK  JPN Koji Nishimura
22 FW  JPN Tomoya Koyamatsu
23 MF  JPN Ryota Aoki
24 DF  JPN Nikki Havenaar
25 MF  JPN Reo Mochizuki
26 MF  JPN Yuto Mori
27 FW  JPN Koki Sugimori
28 MF  JPN Taishi Taguchi
29 DF  JPN Kazuki Sato
30 GK  JPN Masataka Nomura
32 FW  JPN Kengo Kawamata
33 MF  BRA Leandro Domingues
34 FW  BRA Gustavo
38 MF  JPN Takuma Edamura (loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
50 GK  JPN Yoshinari Takagi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  JPN Taisuke Mizuno (at Gifu)
— MF  JPN Teruki Tanaka (at Oita Trinita)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  JPN Makito Yoshida (at Matsumoto Yamaga)
— FW  BRA Tiago (at Gifu)

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Competitions

J.League
Main article: 2014 J.League Division 1

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 13 9 12 47 48  −1 48 3 6 8 23 29  −6 10 3 4 24 19  +5

Last updated: 6 December 2014.
Source: see below

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWWWLLLLLWLWLDDDDLLWDDWWWLWLDWDDWW
Position1676461112151513141113151514141515141414121211121212121211121110
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2014. Source: See below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
1 March 2014 Round 1 Nagoya Grampus 2 – 3 Shimizu S-Pulse Toyota
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Kennedy  20'
Tulio  36'		 Report Takagi  5'
Hiraoka  73'
Novaković  80'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 21,657
Referee: Itaru Hirose
8 March 2014 Round 2 Omiya Ardija 1 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Ōmiya-ku
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Takahashi  70' Report Tamada  53'
Ogawa  66'		 Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 9,980
Referee: Jumpei Iida
15 March 2014 Round 3 Kashiwa Reysol 0 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Kashiwa
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Kennedy  66' Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 9,265
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
23 March 2014 Round 4 Nagoya Grampus 2 – 1 Vissel Kobe Nagoya
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Isomura  16'
Matsuda  87'		 Report Pedro Júnior  8' Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 10,737
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
28 March 2014 Round 5 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 0 Nagoya Grampus Kawasaki
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Ōkubo  68' Report Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 12,431
Referee: Ryuji Sato
6 April 2014 Round 6 Nagoya Grampus 2 – 5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Toyota
13:00 JST (UTC+9) Kennedy  7', 86' Report Satō  20', 63' (pen.)
Shiotani  57'
Ishihara  66'
Notsuda  88'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,214
Referee: Minoru Tojo
12 April 2014 Round 7 Nagoya Grampus 1 – 2 Urawa Red Diamonds Toyota
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Nagai  10'
Nagai  45+2'  81'		 Report Haraguchi  65'
Koroki  90+5'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,505
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
19 April 2014 Round 8 Ventforet Kofu 2 – 0 Nagoya Grampus Kōfu
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Sasaki  27'
Ishihara  77'		 Report Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
Attendance: 8,197
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
26 April 2014 Round 9 Nagoya Grampus 2 – 3 Sagan Tosu Nagoya
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Tulio  40' (pen.)
Nagai  84'		 Report Toyoda  28'
Kim  56' (pen.)
Taniguchi  90+3'		 Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 9,065
Referee: Jumpei Iida
29 April 2014 Round 10 FC Tokyo 0 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Tokyo
13:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Yano  48' Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 25,851
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
3 May 2014 Round 11 Nagoya Grampus 1 – 2 Cerezo Osaka Toyota
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Tulio  58' (pen.) Report Kakitani  5'
Yamashita  42'  57'
Forlán  78'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 38,966
Referee: Yuadi Yamamoto
6 May 2014 Round 12 Kashima Antlers 1 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Kashima
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Davi  43' (pen.) Report Ogawa  35'
Tamada  54'		 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 15,122
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
11 May 2014 Round 13 Nagoya Grampus 1 – 2 Gamba Osaka Toyota
13:00 JST (UTC+9) Tulio  88' Report Abe  66'
Omori  85'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 20,781
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto Toma
17 May 2014 Round 14 Albirex Niigata 1 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Niigata
15:00 JST (UTC+9) T.Tanaka  11' Report Nagai  5' Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 24,176
Referee: Takuto Okabe
19 July 2014 Round 15 Nagoya Grampus 1 – 1 Tokushima Vortis Toyota, Aichi
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Tulio  27' Summary Takasaki  37' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 22,635
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
23 July 2014 Round 16 Vegalta Sendai 3 – 3 Nagoya Grampus Kobe
20:00 JST (UTC+9) Akamine  19'
Sugai  66'
Futami  82'		 Report Taguchi  58'
Yano  71'
Domingues  90+2'		 Stadium: Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium
Attendance: 13,302
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
27 July 2014 Round 17 Nagoya Grampus 1 – 1 Yokohama F. Marinos Nagoya
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Nagai  82' Report Nakamura  24' Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 16,261
Referee: Takuto Okabe
2 August 2014 Round 18 Sagan Tosu 1 – 0 Nagoya Grampus Tosu
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Ikeda  83' Summary Stadium: Tosu Stadium
Attendance: 10,415
Referee: Maasaki Iemoto
9 August 2014 Round 19 Nagoya Grampus 2 – 3 Kashima Antlers Toyota, Aichi
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Nagai  25'
Kennedy  47' (pen.)		 Summary Yamamoto  41'
Davi  82'
Endo  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,369
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
16 August 2014 Round 20 Gamba Osaka 0 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Suita
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Domingues  78' Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 15,383
Referee: Tomoya Maeda
23 August 2014 Round 21 Nagoya Grampus 1 – 1 Kashiwa Reysol Toyota, Aichi
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Tulio  25' Report Ota  84' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
30 August 2014 Round 22 Nagoya Grampus 1 – 1 Kawasaki Frontale Nagoya
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Kawamata  30' Report Taniguchi  1' Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 15,312
Referee: Takuto Okabe
13 September 2014 Round 23 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Yokohama
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Kawamata  35'
Nagai  48'		 Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 25,045
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
20 September 2014 Round 24 Nagoya Grampus 2 – 0 Ventforet Kofu Nagoya
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Yada  29'
Nagai  71'		 Report Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 9,919
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
23 September 2014 Round 25 Cerezo Osaka 1 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Osaka
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Cacau  67' Report Kawamata  19'
Sakemoto  45' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 17,807
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
27 September 2014 Round 26 Nagoya Grampus 0 – 1 Albirex Niigata Nagoya
18:30 JST (UTC+9) Domingues  80'  82' Report Ibusuki  59' Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 11,652
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
5 October 2014 Round 27 Vissel Kobe 1 – 3 Nagoya Grampus Kobe
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Marquinhos  11' Report Kawamata  22'
Nagai  45+1', 58'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 17,516
Referee: Toma Maasaki Iemoto
18 October 2014 Round 28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 – 0 Nagoya Grampus Hiroshima
17:00 JST (UTC+9) Ishihara  57', 82' (pen.)
Satō  60'
Mizumoto  69' (pen.)		 Report Danilson  54'  67' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 16,304
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
22 October 2014 Round 29 Nagoya Grampus 0 – 0 Vegalta Sendai Nagoya
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 5,599
Referee: Minuro Tojo
26 October 2014 Round 30 Tokushima Vortis 0 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Naruto
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Tanabe  78'
Danilson  82'		 Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 8,094
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
2 November 2014 Round 31 Nagoya Grampus 2 – 2 FC Tokyo Nagoya
13:00 JST (UTC+9) Morishige  19'
Tulio  29'		 Report Edu  21'
Muto  76'		 Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 13,983
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
22 November 2014 Round 32 Shimizu S-Pulse 2 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Shizuoka
17:00 JST (UTC+9) Novaković  30'
Tulio  60' (o.g.)
Jakovic  42'  90'		 Report Tanabe  21'
Nagai  51'
Honda  19'  57'		 Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 17,352
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
29 November 2014 Round 33 Nagoya Grampus 2 – 1 Omiya Ardija Toyota
17:00 JST (UTC+9) Nagai  6'
Ogawa  90+2'		 Report Hashimoto  51' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 21,695
Referee: Takuto Okabe
6 December 2014 Round 34 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Midori-ku
15:30 JST (UTC+9) Makino  2' Report Muta  72'
Nagai  89'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 53,091
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

League table
J.League Division 1
Season2014
ChampionsGamba Osaka
2nd J.League title
2nd Japanese title
RelegatedOmiya Ardija
Cerezo Osaka
Tokushima Vortis
Champions LeagueGamba Osaka
Urawa Red Diamonds
Kashima Antlers
Matches played306
Goals scored774 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerYoshito Ōkubo (18 goals)
Highest attendance56,758
Reds vs Gamba
Lowest attendance0
Reds vs S-Pulse
Average attendance17,240
← 2013
2015 →

The 2014 J.League Division 1 season was the 49th season of top-flight football in Japan, and the 22nd since the establishment of the J.League in 1993. The season began on 1 March and ended on 8 December. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were the defending champions.

Due to Japan's participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, there was an extended break to allow for preparation after the 14th-week matches on 17 and 18 May, with the league resuming on 15 July for four clubs who participated in the 2014 AFC Champions League to play rescheduled 12th-week matches, and 19 July for other 14 clubs.[7]

2014 saw the league played via a home and away system over a single season for the last time until at least 2020. From 2015 the league will revert to an Apertura and Clausura system, with a multi-team play-off 'super stage' to decide the champions, similar to the format used when the J.League began.[8]

The league was won by Gamba Osaka, who won their second J.League title following a 0–0 away draw against Tokushima Vortis. They became the second league champions (after Kashiwa Reysol) to win the first division after being promoted as second division champions.

Clubs

18 teams compete in this year's competition. Both Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe return to J1 after a single season outside the top flight; they finished as the J.League Division 2 champions and runners-up, respectively. Tokushima Vortis, who finished fourth in the regular season and won the promotion playoff, will make their top-flight debut, becoming the first club from Shikoku to do so. Those three teams replaced Oita Trinita, Shonan Bellmare and Júbilo Iwata; Júbilo were relegated from J1 for the first time after twenty seasons in the top tier, while Bellmare and Trinita were bumped down after cameo appearances in J1.

Locations of the 2014 J.League 1 teams
Club Name Coach Home Town(s) Stadium Capacity Note(s)
Albirex Niigata Masaaki Yanagishita Niigata & Seirō, Niigata Big Swan Stadium 42,300
Kashima Antlers Toninho Cerezo Kashima, Ibaraki Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728
Omiya Ardija Hiroki Shibuya Omiya, Saitama NACK5 Stadium 15,500
Cerezo Osaka Yuji Okuma Osaka Nagai Stadium 47,816 2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J.League fourth-placed)
Yokohama F. Marinos Yasuhiro Higuchi Yokohama, Kanagawa & Yokosuka, Kanagawa Nissan Stadium 72,327 2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J.League runners-up)
Kawasaki Frontale Yahiro Kazama Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232 2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J.League Third placed team)
Gamba Osaka Kenta Hasegawa Suita, Osaka Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,000 Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013
Nagoya Grampus Akira Nishino Nagoya, Aichi Mizuho Athletic Stadium 27,000
Urawa Red Diamonds Mihailo Petrović Urawa, Saitama Saitama Stadium 63,700
Kashiwa Reysol Nelsinho Baptista Kashiwa, Chiba Kashiwa Soccer Stadium 15,900
Shimizu S-Pulse Katsumi Oenoki Shizuoka IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,339
Sagan Tosu Megumu Yoshida Tosu, Saga Tosu Stadium 24,490
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hajime Moriyasu Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 50,000 2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J.League winners)
FC Tokyo Massimo Ficcadenti Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970
Tokushima Vortis Shinji Kobayashi All cities/towns in Tokushima Pocarisweat Stadium 20,441 Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013
(through a play-off system)
Vegalta Sendai Susumu Watanabe Sendai, Miyagi Yurtec Stadium 19,694
Ventforet Kofu Hiroshi Jofuku Kofu, Yamanashi Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000
Vissel Kobe Ryo Adachi Kobe, Hyōgo Misaki Park Stadium 30,132 Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013

Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Non-Visa Foreign Type-C Contract[9]
Albirex Niigata Léo Silva Rafael Silva Lee Myung-Jae Song Ju-Hun
Kashima Antlers Davi Jorge Wagner Luís Alberto Caio
Omiya Ardija Carlinhos Paraiba Dragan Mrđa Zlatan Ljubijankić Cho Won-hee
Cerezo Osaka Cacau Kim Seong-jun Diego Forlán Kim Jin-Hyeon Gu Sung-Yun
Yokohama F. Marinos Fabio Rafinha
Kawasaki Frontale Jeci Paulinho Renato An Byong-Jun
Gamba Osaka Lins Patric Oh Jae-Suk
Nagoya Grampus Leandro Domingues Régis Danilson Córdoba Joshua Kennedy Gustavo
Urawa Red Diamonds Márcio Richardes
Kashiwa Reysol Dudu Dudu Leandro Kim Chang-Soo
Shimizu S-Pulse Dejan Jaković Calvin Jong-a-Pin Milivoje Novaković Lee Ki-Je Bueno
Sagan Tosu Choi Sung-Keun Kim Min-Hyeok Kim Min-Woo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Mihael Mikić Byeon Jun-Byum Park Hyung-Jin Hwang Seok-Ho
FC Tokyo Edu Michele Canini
Ventforet Kofu Cristiano Gilsinho Marquinhos Paraná Irfan Bachdim Thiago Quirino
Vegalta Sendai Ramon Lopez Wilson Ryang Yong-Gi
Vissel Kobe Fabio Simplicio Marquinhos Pedro Júnior Jung Woo-Young
Tokushima Vortis Adriano Alex Esteven Kim Jong-min Lee Yon-Jick Son Se-Hwang

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Incoming manager
Vegalta Sendai Graham Arnold Mutual consent Susumu Watanabe
Cerezo Osaka Ranko Popović Mutual consent Marco Pezzaiuoli
Shimizu S-Pluse Afshin Ghotbi Mutual consent Katsumi Oenoki
Sagan Tosu Yoon Jung-Hwan Sacked Megumu Yoshida
Omiya Ardija Kiyoshi Okuma Sacked Hiroki Shibuya
Cerezo Osaka Marco Pezzaiuoli Sacked Yuji Okuma

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gamba Osaka (C) 34 19 6 9 59 31 +28 63 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 18 8 8 52 32 +20 62
3 Kashima Antlers 34 18 6 10 64 39 +25 60
4 Kashiwa Reysol 34 17 9 8 48 40 +8 60 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Sagan Tosu 34 19 3 12 41 33 +8 60
6 Kawasaki Frontale 34 16 7 11 56 43 +13 55
7 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 14 9 11 37 29 +8 51
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 13 11 10 44 37 +7 50
9 FC Tokyo 34 12 12 10 47 33 +14 48
10 Nagoya Grampus 34 13 9 12 47 48 −1 48
11 Vissel Kobe 34 11 12 11 49 50 −1 45
12 Albirex Niigata 34 12 8 14 30 36 −6 44
13 Ventforet Kofu 34 9 14 11 27 31 −4 41
14 Vegalta Sendai 34 9 11 14 35 50 −15 38
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 10 6 18 42 60 −18 36
16 Omiya Ardija (R) 34 9 8 17 44 60 −16 35 Relegation to 2015 J2 League
17 Cerezo Osaka (R) 34 7 10 17 36 48 −12 31
18 Tokushima Vortis (R) 34 3 5 26 16 74 −58 14
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J.League Data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Because Gamba Osaka won the 2014 Emperor's Cup, the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot has been awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Gamba Osaka145911141615131415161511161311865787555422222211
Urawa Red Diamonds69551164354122111121111111111111122
Kashima Antlers2111112411237444444433443234433333
Kashiwa Reysol1012141012991096674567989676898998766554
Sagan Tosu1149485535311222211322334553554445
Kawasaki Frontale8141614947889786833333244222345345666
Yokohama F. Marinos33235710111314111215129810111111101010101010101081010777
Sanfrecce Hiroshima6476321242445675576899979887988998
FC Tokyo1012131615121312101012131210109757558786666677889
Nagoya Grampus1276461112151513141113151514141516141414121211121212121211121110
Vissel Kobe8118127331235633566989656677791099101011
Albirex Niigata51010681067778587810111010101111111112111111111112111212
Ventforet Kofu17151513131516141212131416141616161414151515151513131415161313131313
Vegalta Sendai13161717171717171717171714111112131313121213141414151313131414141414
Shimizu S-Pulse4812151614116681010991215121212131312131315171616151615151515
Omiya Ardija1616118101314161616151617171717171717171717171717161514141516161616
Cerezo Osaka15532258911119910131413151615161616161616141717171717171717
Tokushima Vortis18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Leader and qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Relegation to 2015 J2 League
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J. League Data Site
Note 1: Matchday 12 results for 2014 AFC Champions League Participants (Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Yokohama F. Marinos, Cerezo Osaka vs. Kawasaki Frontale), held on 15 July 2014, are included in Matchday 15 ranking. Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka qualified to the Round of 16 of the 2014 AFC Champions League, in which the First Leg matches overlap with matches for Matchday 12

Results
Home \ Away ALB ANT ARD CER FMA FRO GAM GRA RED REY SAG SFR SSP TOK VEG VEN VIS VOR
Albirex Niigata 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Kashima Antlers 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 5–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–0
Omiya Ardija 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–3 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 3–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 0–3 1–3
Cerezo Osaka 0–0 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 3–1
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–0
Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 4–1 3–4 5–4 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0
Gamba Osaka 5–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–0
Nagoya Grampus 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–5 2–3 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 2–1
Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
Sagan Tosu 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 5–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–2 5–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–4 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
FC Tokyo 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 3–0 0–1 4–4 4–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–0
Vegalta Sendai 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–3 4–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 4–3 2–1
Ventforet Kofu 1–1 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1
Vissel Kobe 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–5 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0
Tokushima Vortis 1–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J. League Data
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale
18
2 Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu
15
3 Marquinhos Vissel Kobe
14
4 Pedro Júnior Vissel Kobe
13
Yoshinori Muto FC Tokyo
13
Milivoje Novaković Shimizu S-Pulse
13
8 Yu Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale
12
Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds
12
Kensuke Nagai Nagoya Grampus
12
11 Edu FC Tokyo
11
Leandro Kashiwa Reysol
11
Hisato Satō Sanfrecce Hiroshima
11

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014
Source: J. League Data

Awards

Individual
AwardRecipientClubNotes
Most Valuable Player Yasuhito EndōGamba Osaka
Rookie of the Year CaioKashima Antlers
Manager of the Year Kenta HasegawaGamba Osaka
Top scorer Yoshito ŌkuboKawasaki Frontale18 goals.

Best Eleven
Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Shusaku Nishikawa (3) Urawa Red Diamonds  Japan
DF Kosuke Ota (1) FC Tokyo  Japan
DF Masato Morishige (2) FC Tokyo  Japan
DF Tsukasa Shiotani (1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima  Japan
MF Gaku Shibasaki (1) Kashima Antlers  Japan
MF Yoshinori Muto (1) FC Tokyo  Japan
MF Léo Silva (1) Albirex Niigata  Brazil
MF Yasuhito Endō (11) Gamba Osaka  Japan
FW Yoshito Ōkubo (2) Kawasaki Frontale  Japan
FW Takashi Usami (1) Gamba Osaka  Japan
FW Patric (1) Gamba Osaka  Brazil

* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 603,770 56,758 0 35,516 −4.3%†
2 FC Tokyo 428,184 42,059 13,048 25,187 +0.5%†
3 Yokohama F. Marinos 392,496 40,571 11,088 23,088 −16.0%†
4 Albirex Niigata 390,648 35,533 2,104 22,979 −12.0%†
5 Cerezo Osaka 367,651 42,723 10,262 21,627 +14.9%†
6 Kashima Antlers 300,310 32,099 8,840 17,665 +7.6%†
7 Nagoya Grampus 284,474 38,966 5,599 16,733 +3.7%†
8 Kawasaki Frontale 283,241 19,668 10,609 16,661 +0.1%†
9 Vegalta Sendai 257,949 18,914 11,144 15,173 +2.1%†
10 Vissel Kobe 255,185 25,382 9,375 15,010 +30.3%†
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 254,951 24,734 9,515 14,997 −7.5%†
12 Gamba Osaka 250,738 19,569 10,898 14,749 +20.0%†
13 Shimizu S-Pulse 241,577 19,824 8,539 14,210 +0.5%†
14 Sagan Tosu 240,323 23,277 8,276 14,137 +22.8%†
15 Ventforet Kofu 206,904 36,505 5,416 12,170 −3.5%†
16 Omiya Ardija 183,791 14,182 7,001 10,811 −2.9%†
17 Kashiwa Reysol 182,161 14,623 6,115 10,715 −14.6%†
18 Tokushima Vortis 151,034 17,274 3,594 8,884 +104.3%†
League total 5,275,387 56,758 0 17,240 +0.1%†

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.

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J.League Cup
Main article: 2014 J.League Cup
19 March 2014 Group Stage Nagoya Grampus 0 – 1 Ventforet Kofu Nagoya
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Cristiano  30' Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 4,772
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
2 April 2014 Group Stage Albirex Niigata 3 – 3 Nagoya Grampus Niigata
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Jin-Su  17'
Tanaka  29'
Koizumi  89'		 Report Tulio  49'
Yada  51'
Ogawa  60'
Ogawa  72'  78'		 Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 8,505
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
21 May 2014 Group Stage Omiya Ardija 0 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Ōmiya-ku
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Tulio  61'
Yano  83'		 Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 4,681
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
24 May 2014 Group Stage Nagoya Grampus 2 – 1 Tokushima Vortis Toyota
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Tamada  28'
Ogawa  46'		 Report Kim  27' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 11,579
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
28 May 2014 Group Stage Nagoya Grampus 1 – 0 Kashiwa Reysol Nagoya
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Tulio  85' Report Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 5,941
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
1 June 2014 Group Stage Urawa Red Diamonds 5 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Midori-ku
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Kashiwagi  18'
Lee  40', 76'
Makino  60'
Sekiguchi  88'		 Report Nagai  23'
Matsuda  72'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 33,837
Referee: Jumpei Iida

Emperor's Cup
Main article: 2014 Emperor's Cup
12 July 2014 Second Round Nagoya Grampus 12 – 0 Toyota Shukyudan Nagoya
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Nagai  17', 21', 22', 41', 67'
Tulio  31'
Sato  45', 77'
Matsuda  68', 90+1'
Yada  71'
Tanabe  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,911
20 August 2014 Third Round Nagoya Grampus 4 – 0 Kyoto Sanga Nagoya
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Matsuda  8'
Tulio  43'
Tamada  53', 67'		 Report Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,892
10 September 2014 Round of 16 Thespakusatsu Gunma 0 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Nagoya
19:04 JST (UTC+9) Report Leandro Domingues  75' Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,810
11 October 2014 Quarter Finals Nagoya Grampus 2 – 2
(3 – 5 p)		 Shimizu S-Pulse Nagoya
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Ogawa  72'
Nagai  82'		 Report Takagi  66', 67' Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 6,113
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
Penalties
Tulio
Isomura
Nakamura
Yada 		Omae
Takagi
Honda
Musaka
Hiraoka

Squad statistics
As of match played 6 December 2014

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalJ-LeagueJ-League CupEmperor's Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Seigo Narazaki 4203406020
2 DF Shun Obu 14012+101000
3 DF Yusuke Muta 3312415040
4 DF Tulio 38123074342
5 MF Régis 800+600+100+10
6 DF Ryosuke Tone 40301000
7 MF Naoshi Nakamura 2207+1101+1020
8 MF Danilson 34123+413+1030
10 MF Yoshizumi Ogawa 33619+63422+21
11 MF Keiji Tamada 23515+224122
13 MF Ryota Isomura 20112+51001+20
14 MF Ryota Tanabe 1838+520+400+11
15 DF Yuki Honda 4103305030
16 FW Joshua Kennedy 1151150000
17 MF Riki Matsuda 41511+2012+412+23
18 FW Kensuke Nagai 381923+512613+16
19 FW Kisho Yano 36325+125+1140
20 MF Asahi Yada 31317+515141
22 FW Tomoya Koyamatsu 400+101+2000
23 MF Ryota Aoki 500+400+1000
24 DF Nikki Havenaar 30201000
25 MF Reo Mochizuki 500+302000
26 MF Yuto Mori 10001000
27 FW Koki Sugimori 20000+100+10
28 MF Taishi Taguchi 38126+31602+10
29 DF Kazuki Sato 822+10202+12
32 FW Kengo Kawamata 15414+140000
33 MF Leandro Domingues 1331120021
34 FW Gustavo 300+300000
38 MF Takuma Edamura 17012+201+2000
50 GK Yoshinari Takagi 20000020
Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:

Goal Scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name J-League J-League Cup Emperor's Cup Total
1FW18Kensuke Nagai121619
2DF4Tulio73212
3MF10Yoshizumi Ogawa3216
4FW16Joshua Kennedy5005
FW11Keiji Tamada2125
MF17Riki Matsuda1135
7MF32Kengo Kawamata4004
8FW19Kisho Yano2103
MF33Leandro Domingues2013
MF14Ryota Tanabe2013
MF20Asahi Yada1113
12DF29Kazuki Sato0022
Own goal2002
13MF13Ryota Isomura1001
MF28Taishi Taguchi1001
MF8Danilson1001
DF3Yusuke Muta1001
TOTALS 46101975

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name J-League J.League Cup Emperor's Cup Total
1GKSeigo Narazaki10000010
2DFShun Obu20000020
4DFTulio20200040
7MFNaoshi Nakamura10001020
8MFDanilson71000071
10MFYoshizumi Ogawa10211041
11FWKeiji Tamada20000020
13MFRyota Isomura20000020
15DFYuki Honda51001061
16FWJoshua Kennedy20000020
17MFRiki Matsuda20000020
18FWKensuke Nagai71001081
19FWKisho Yano40000040
20MFAsahi Yada10000010
28MFTaishi Taguchi40000040
29DFKazuki Sato10101030
33MFLeandro Domingues41000041
34FWGustavo10000010
38MFTakuma Edamura10100020
TOTALS 49 4 6 1 5 0 60 5

References
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