- J. League 2005
The J. League 2005 season is the 13th season of the J. League. The league fixture began on
March 5 ,2005 and ended onDecember 3 , 2005. TheJ. League Promotion/Relegation Series 2005 took place onDecember 7 andDecember 10 , 2005.General
Promotion and relegation
* At the end of the 2004 Season,
Kawasaki Frontale andOmiya Ardija were promoted to J1
* At the end of the 2004 Season, there were no relegation to J2.
* At the end of the 2004 Season,Tokushima Vortis andThespa Kusatsu were promoted to J2 from JFLChanges in Competition Formats
* The Division 1 was expanded to 18 clubs, and Division 2 stays at 12 clubs.
* The format of Division 1 was changed from the double-season format to a single season.
* In games that requireextra time in case of a tie (i.e. league cup finals),golden goal rules were eliminated. Clubs now had to play the full extra time.Changes in clubs
*
JEF United Ichihara becomesJEF United Ichihara Chiba Honours
J. League Division 2
2005 J2 Clubs
Following twelve clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2005 season. Thespa Kusatsu and Tokushima Vortis newly joined the J. League Division 2 from
Japan Football League . Due to expansion of J. League Division 1, there were relegated clubs from last year.* Consadole Sapporo
* Vegalta Sendai
* Montedio Yamagata
* Mito HollyHocks
* Thespa Kusatsu
* Yokohama F.C.
* Shonan Bellmare
* Ventforet Kofu
* Kyoto Purple Sanga
* Tokushima Vortis
* "'Avispa Fukuoka
* Sagan Tosu2005 J2 Format
Twelve clubs will play in quadruple round-robin format, a total of 44 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:
* Goal differential
* Goals scored
* Head-to-head resultsA 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 top two clubs will be promoted to J1, while the 3rd placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/Relegation series.;Changes from Previous Year"None"2005 J2 Final standings
* The number in brackets denotes the amount of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
Attendance
External links
* [http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/results/ J.LEAGUE Official Stats (English)]
* [http://www.worldcupadvice.com/downloads/2005-2006-Japan_J_League.pdf 2005 J.LEAGUE Season, Club, and Player Stats (English)]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesj/jpn05.html Complete J1 & J2 Results from 2005 Season (RSSSF)]J. League
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