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{{Short description|14th season of J1 League}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition        = [[J.League Division 1]]
| season             = 2006
| winners            = [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]<br />1st [[J1 League#Most successful clubs|J.League title]]<br />5th [[List of Japanese football champions|Japanese title]]
| continentalcup1    = [[2007 AFC Champions League|Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]<br />[[Kawasaki Frontale]]<br />(all to the group stage)
| relegated          = [[Avispa Fukuoka]]<br />[[Cerezo Osaka]]<br />[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]]
| league topscorer   = [[Magno Alves]] & [[Washington (footballer, born 1 April 1975)|Washington]] (26)
| matches            = 306
| total goals        = 976
| highest attendance = 62,241 (Round 34,<br />[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Reds]] vs. [[Gamba Osaka|Gamba]])
| lowest attendance  = 3,671 (Round 6,<br />[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Sanga]] vs. [[Avispa Fukuoka|Avispa]])
| average attendance = 18,292
| prevseason         = [[2005 J.League Division 1|2005]]
| nextseason         = [[2007 J.League Division 1|2007]]
}}
The '''2006 J.League Division 1 season''' was the 14th season since the establishment of the [[J1 League|J.League Division 1]]. It began on March 4 and ended on December 2.

==General==

===Promotion/relegation===
* At the end of the [[2005 J.League Division 2|2005 season]], [[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]], [[Avispa Fukuoka]], and [[Ventforet Kofu]] were promoted to J1.
* At the end of the [[2005 J.League Division 1|2005 season]], [[Kashiwa Reysol]], [[Tokyo Verdy|Tokyo Verdy 1969]], and [[Vissel Kobe]] were relegated to J2.
* At the end of the [[2005 Japan Football League|2005 season]], [[Ehime FC]] was promoted to J2.

===Changes in competition format===
* The Division 2 was expanded to 13 clubs.
* In games that require [[extra time]] in case of a tie (i.e. two-legged league cup games) [[away goals rule]] is adopted.

===Changes in clubs===
''none''

==Honours==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition
!Champion
!Runner-up
!3rd place
|-
|[[J1 League|J.League Division 1]]
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|-
|[[J2 League|J.League Division 2]]
|[[Yokohama FC]]
|[[Kashiwa Reysol]]
|[[Vissel Kobe]]
|-
|[[Emperor's Cup]]
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|[[Kashima Antlers]]<br />[[Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo|Consadole Sapporo]]
|-
|[[J.League Cup|Nabisco Cup]]
|[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]
|[[Kashima Antlers]]
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]<br />[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|-
|[[Japanese Super Cup|XEROX Super Cup]]
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|
|}

== Clubs ==
{{location map+|Japan Greater Tokyo area| width = 600
| places = 
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|37|52|57.41|N|139|03|33.01|E}}|label=[[Albirex Niigata|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#FF6600;color:
#000000;">Albirex Niigata</span>]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35|59|30.28|N|140|38|25.89|E}}|label=[[Kashima Antlers|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#C80815;color:
#FFFFFF;">Kashima Antlers</span>]]|position=top}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35.916303|139.633377}}|label=[[RB Omiya Ardija|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#FF6600;color:
#000000;">Omiya Ardija</span>]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35|54|11.31|N|139|43|2.97|E}}|label=[[Urawa Red Diamonds|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#FF0000;color:
#000000;">Urawa Red<br>Diamonds</span>]]{{paragraph break}}|position=top}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35|39|51.4|N|139|31|37.7|E}}|label=[[FC Tokyo|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#0000FF;color:
#FFFFFF;">FC Tokyo</span>]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{Coord|35.585895|139.652731}}|label=[[Kawasaki Frontale|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#00AFFF;color:
#000000;">Kawasaki Frontale</span>]]}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{Coord|35.622376|138.589756}}|label=[[Ventforet Kofu|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;">Ventforet Kofu</span>]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35.577545|140.122912}}|label=[[JEF United Chiba|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#BFAF00;color:#FFFFFF">JEF United<br>Ichihara Chiba</span>]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35|30|36.16|N|139|36|22.49|E}}|label=[[Yokohama F. Marinos|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#0000FF;color:
#FFFFFF;">Yokohama F. Marinos</span>]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34|59|04|N|138|28|52|E}}|label=[[Shimizu S-Pulse|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#FF6600;color:
#000000;">Shimizu S-Pulse</span>]]}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34.725217|137.875006}}|label=[[Júbilo Iwata|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#00AFFF;color:
#000000;">Júbilo Iwata</span>]]}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{Coord|35.122721|136.944301}}|label=[[Nagoya Grampus|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#FF0000;color:
#000000;">Nagoya<br>Grampus<br>Eight</span>]]|position=right}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34|59|36.52|N|135|42|50.26|E}}|label=[[Kyoto Sanga FC|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#8601AF;color:
#FFFFFF;">Kyoto<br>Purple<br>Sanga</span>]]|position=top}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34.8114|135.5409}}|label=[[Gamba Osaka|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#0000FF;color:
#FFFFFF;">Gamba Osaka</span>]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{Coord|34.615339|N|135.516572|E}}|label=[[Cerezo Osaka|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#FF00FF;color:#000000;">Cerezo Osaka</span>]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34|26|26.8|N|132|23|39.3|E}}|label=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#51308F;color:
#FFFFFF;">Sanfrecce<br>Hiroshima</span>]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|33.585889|N|130.46079|E}}|text=[[Avispa Fukuoka|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#014282;color:#FFFFFF">Avispa<br/>Fukuoka</span>]]}}
{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|33|12|2|N|131|39|27|E}}|label=[[Oita Trinita|<span class="nowrap" style="background-color:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF">Oita Trinita</span>]]}}
|caption = Location of the clubs in Japan
}}
The following eighteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2006 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Avispa Fukuoka, and Ventforet Kofu were newly promoted clubs.

* [[Albirex Niigata]]
* [[Avispa Fukuoka]] [[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]]
* [[Cerezo Osaka]]
* [[FC Tokyo]]
* [[Gamba Osaka]]
* [[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]
* [[Júbilo Iwata]]
* [[Kashima Antlers]]
* [[Kawasaki Frontale]]
* [[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]] [[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]]
* [[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]
* [[Oita Trinita]]
* [[RB Omiya Ardija|Omiya Ardija]]
* [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
* [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
* [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
* [[Ventforet Kofu]] [[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]]
* [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]

===Personnel===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Club !! Head coach
|-
|[[Albirex Niigata]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Jun Suzuki (footballer, born 1961)|Jun Suzuki]]
|-
|[[Avispa Fukuoka]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryoichi Kawakatsu]]
|-
|[[Cerezo Osaka]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Tsukada]]
|-
|[[FC Tokyo]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hisao Kuramata]]
|-
|[[Gamba Osaka]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Nishino (footballer)|Akira Nishino]]
|-
|[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara Chiba]] || {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Amar Osim]]
|-
|[[Júbilo Iwata]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adilson Batista]]
|-
|[[Kashima Antlers]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Paulo Autuori]]
|-
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Sekizuka]]
|-
|[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naohiko Minobe]]
|-
|[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Sef Vergoossen]]
|-
|[[Oita Trinita]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Péricles Chamusca]]
|-
|[[RB Omiya Ardija|Omiya Ardija]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshiya Miura]]
|-
|[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Mihailo Petrović (footballer)|Mihailo Petrović]]
|-
|[[Shimizu S-Pulse]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kenta Hasegawa]]
|-
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Guido Buchwald]]
|-
|[[Ventforet Kofu]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Oki]]
|-
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Mizunuma]]
|}
{{clear}}

===Foreign players===
{|class="wikitable"
! width="175" | Club
! width="175" | Player 1
! width="175" | Player 2
! width="175" | Player 3
! width="175" | Non-visa foreign
! width="175" | Type-C contract
! width="175" | Former players
|-
| [[Albirex Niigata]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Edmílson (footballer, born 1982)|Edmílson]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fabinho Santos]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Silvinho (footballer, born 1977)|Silvinho]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Avispa Fukuoka]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Alex (footballer, born 1983)|Alex]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Baron (footballer)|Baron]]'''
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto (footballer, born 1979)|Roberto]]
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Alexandre (footballer, born May 1987)|Alexandre]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Gláucio (footballer, born 1975)|Gláucio]]''
|-
| [[Cerezo Osaka]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Bruno Quadros]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Pingo (footballer, born 1980)|Pingo]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Zé Carlos (footballer, born 1980)|Zé Carlos]]
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Japa (footballer, born 1986)|Japa]]'''
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[André Neitzke]]''
|-
| [[FC Tokyo]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jean Carlo Witte|Jean]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Lucas Severino]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Washington (footballer, born August 1978)|Washington]]'''
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rychely]]
| {{flagicon|Paraguay}} ''[[Santiago Salcedo]]''
|-
| [[Gamba Osaka]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fernandinho (footballer, born January 1981)|Fernandinho]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Magno Alves]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sidiclei]]
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Lucas Chiaretti]]'''
|
|-
| [[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Mario Haas]]
| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ilian Stoyanov]]
| {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Nebojša Krupniković]]
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Dong-soo (footballer, born 1986)|Kim Dong-soo]]
|
|
|-
| [[Júbilo Iwata]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fabrício de Souza|Fabrício]]
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Jin-kyu]]
|
|
|
|
|-
| [[Kashima Antlers]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Alex Mineiro]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fábio Santos (footballer, born 1985)|Fábio Santos]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fernando (footballer, born 1978)|Fernando]]
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Chumbinho (footballer, born 1986)|Chumbinho]]
|
|-
| [[Kawasaki Frontale]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Juninho (footballer, born 1977)|Juninho]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Magnum (footballer)|Magnum]]'''
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Marcão (footballer, born 1975)|Marcão]]
| {{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Jong Tae-se]]
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Marcus Vinícius (footballer, born 1974)|Marcus Vinícius]]''
|-
| [[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[André Pinto (footballer, born 1978)|André Pinto]]'''
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Paulinho (footballer, born 1982)|Paulinho]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Julio César Pinheiro|Pinheiro]]'''
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Diego Bastos Ribeiro|Diego]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Alemão (footballer, born 1984)|Alemão]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Ricardo (footballer, born 1977)|Ricardo]]''
|-
| [[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]
| {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Frode Johnsen]]'''
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Marek Špilár]]
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Jung-woo]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Oita Trinita]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Edmilson Alves]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Rafael'''
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Túlio (footballer, born 1976)|Túlio]]
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Moabe Platini|Platini]]'''
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Osmar (footballer, born 1980)|Osmar]]''
|-
| [[RB Omiya Ardija|Omiya Ardija]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Alison (footballer, born 1982)|Alison]]'''
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Toninho (footballer, born 1977)|Toninho]]
|
|
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Rodrigo Gral]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Honduras}} ''[[Saúl Martínez]]''
|-
| [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Beto (footballer, born 1975)|Beto]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ueslei]]
| {{flagicon|Croatia}} '''[[Dario Dabac]]'''
| {{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Ri Han-jae]]
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Jo Woo-jin (footballer, born 1987)|Jo Woo-jin]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Dininho]]''
|-
| [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Alexandre Goulart]]'''
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Marquinhos (footballer, born 1976)|Marquinhos]]
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Cho Jae-jin]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Nenê (footballer, born 1975)|Nenê]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Robson Ponte]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Washington (footballer, born 1 April 1975)|Washington]]
|
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sergio Escudero (footballer, born 1988)|Sergio Escudero]]
|
|-
| [[Ventforet Kofu]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Alair (footballer)|Alair]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Baré (footballer)|Baré]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Biju (footballer)|Biju]]
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Josimar (footballer, born 1987)|Josimar]] <br> {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Darci Sprotte Neto|Neto]]'''
|
|-
| [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Dutra (footballer, born 1973)|Dutra]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Marques (footballer, born 1973)|Marques]]
|
|
|
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Magrão (footballer, born 1978)|Magrão]]''
|}

== Format ==
Eighteen clubs will play in double round-robin (home and away) 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: 
* Goal differential 
* Goals scored 
* Head-to-head results
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 [[J.League Promotion / relegation Series|Promotion/relegation Series]].
;Changes from previous year
none

== Table ==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=RED|name_RED=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|team2=FRO|name_FRO=[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|team3=GAM|name_GAM=[[Gamba Osaka]]
|team4=SSP|name_SSP=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|team5=JÚB|name_JÚB=[[Júbilo Iwata]]
|team6=ANT|name_ANT=[[Kashima Antlers]]
|team7=GRA|name_GRA=[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]
|team8=TRI|name_TRI=[[Oita Trinita]]
|team9=FMA|name_FMA=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|team10=SFR|name_SFR=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
|team11=JEF|name_JEF=[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]
|team12=ARD|name_ARD=[[RB Omiya Ardija|Omiya Ardija]]
|team13=TOK|name_TOK=[[FC Tokyo]]
|team14=ALB|name_ALB=[[Albirex Niigata]]
|team15=VEN|name_VEN=[[Ventforet Kofu]]
|team16=AVI|name_AVI=[[Avispa Fukuoka]]
|team17=CER|name_CER=[[Cerezo Osaka]]
|team18=SAN|name_SAN=[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]]
|win_RED=22|draw_RED=6|loss_RED=6|gf_RED=67|ga_RED=28|status_RED=C
|win_FRO=20|draw_FRO=7|loss_FRO=7|gf_FRO=84|ga_FRO=55
|win_GAM=20|draw_GAM=6|loss_GAM=8|gf_GAM=80|ga_GAM=48
|win_SSP=18|draw_SSP=6|loss_SSP=10|gf_SSP=60|ga_SSP=41
|win_JÚB=17|draw_JÚB=7|loss_JÚB=10|gf_JÚB=68|ga_JÚB=51
|win_ANT=18|draw_ANT=4|loss_ANT=12|gf_ANT=62|ga_ANT=53
|win_GRA=13|draw_GRA=9|loss_GRA=12|gf_GRA=51|ga_GRA=49
|win_TRI=13|draw_TRI=8|loss_TRI=13|gf_TRI=47|ga_TRI=45
|win_FMA=13|draw_FMA=6|loss_FMA=15|gf_FMA=49|ga_FMA=43
|win_SFR=13|draw_SFR=6|loss_SFR=15|gf_SFR=50|ga_SFR=56
|win_JEF=13|draw_JEF=5|loss_JEF=16|gf_JEF=57|ga_JEF=58
|win_ARD=13|draw_ARD=5|loss_ARD=16|gf_ARD=43|ga_ARD=55
|win_TOK=13|draw_TOK=4|loss_TOK=17|gf_TOK=56|ga_TOK=65
|win_ALB=12|draw_ALB=6|loss_ALB=16|gf_ALB=46|ga_ALB=65
|win_VEN=12|draw_VEN=6|loss_VEN=16|gf_VEN=42|ga_VEN=64
|win_AVI=5|draw_AVI=12|loss_AVI=17|gf_AVI=32|ga_AVI=56|status_AVI=R
|win_CER=6|draw_CER=9|loss_CER=19|gf_CER=44|ga_CER=70|status_CER=R
|win_SAN=4|draw_SAN=10|loss_SAN=20|gf_SAN=38|ga_SAN=74|status_SAN=R

|col_CLGS=#D0F0C0|text_CLGS=Qualification for [[2007 AFC Champions League#Group stage|2007 AFC Champions League Group stage]]
|note_res_CLGS=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]] won the [[2005 Emperor's Cup]] and already qualified for [[2007 AFC Champions League|2007 ACL]]; therefore [[Kawasaki Frontale]] takes the second ACL spot.
|result1=CLGS|result2=CLGS
|col_RP=#FFE6E6|text_RP=[[J. League promotion/relegation series#2006|2006 promotion/relegation Series]]
|result16=RP
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to [[2007 J.League Division 2]]
|result17=R|result18=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=December 2, 2006
|source=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=ranking&s=34&y=2006&l=E J. League Division 1]
}}</onlyinclude>

== Results ==
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ALB|team2=ANT|team3=ARD|team4=AVI|team5=CER
|team6=FRO|team7=GAM|team8=GRA|team9=JEF|team10=JÚB
|team11=SAN|team12=SFR|team13=SSP|team14=TOK|team15=TRI
|team16=RED|team17=VEN|team18=FMA

|name_ALB=[[Albirex Niigata]]
|match_ALB_ANT=0–1
|match_ALB_ARD=1–2
|match_ALB_AVI=0–1
|match_ALB_CER=2–2
|match_ALB_FRO=2–1
|match_ALB_GAM=1–0
|match_ALB_GRA=2–1
|match_ALB_JEF=1–2
|match_ALB_JÚB=0–2
|match_ALB_SAN=1–1
|match_ALB_SFR=1–1
|match_ALB_SSP=4–2
|match_ALB_TOK=2–0
|match_ALB_TRI=3–3
|match_ALB_RED=2–1
|match_ALB_VEN=3–0
|match_ALB_FMA=1–0

|name_ANT=[[Kashima Antlers]]
|match_ANT_ALB=5–1
|match_ANT_ARD=2–1
|match_ANT_AVI=4–1
|match_ANT_CER=2–0
|match_ANT_FRO=2–4
|match_ANT_GAM=3–1
|match_ANT_GRA=2–1
|match_ANT_JEF=0–4
|match_ANT_JÚB=3–0
|match_ANT_SAN=1–0
|match_ANT_SFR=0–2
|match_ANT_SSP=3–1
|match_ANT_TOK=3–2
|match_ANT_TRI=0–1
|match_ANT_RED=2–2
|match_ANT_VEN=3–1
|match_ANT_FMA=0–3

|name_ARD=[[RB Omiya Ardija|Omiya Ardija]]
|match_ARD_ALB=1–2
|match_ARD_ANT=0–3
|match_ARD_AVI=2–2
|match_ARD_CER=2–0
|match_ARD_FRO=1–5
|match_ARD_GAM=0–2
|match_ARD_GRA=1–4
|match_ARD_JEF=4–2
|match_ARD_JÚB=2–1
|match_ARD_SAN=1–0
|match_ARD_SFR=0–1
|match_ARD_SSP=1–0
|match_ARD_TOK=0–1
|match_ARD_TRI=2–2
|match_ARD_RED=0–2
|match_ARD_VEN=3–1
|match_ARD_FMA=2–1

|name_AVI=[[Avispa Fukuoka]]
|match_AVI_ALB=2–0
|match_AVI_ANT=2–1
|match_AVI_ARD=1–1
|match_AVI_CER=1–0
|match_AVI_FRO=1–2
|match_AVI_GAM=1–1
|match_AVI_GRA=0–1
|match_AVI_JEF=1–3
|match_AVI_JÚB=2–1
|match_AVI_SAN=4–5
|match_AVI_SFR=0–2
|match_AVI_SSP=1–2
|match_AVI_TOK=0–0
|match_AVI_TRI=0–2
|match_AVI_RED=0–1
|match_AVI_VEN=1–1
|match_AVI_FMA=1–3

|name_CER=[[Cerezo Osaka]]
|match_CER_ALB=3–1
|match_CER_ANT=2–2
|match_CER_ARD=0–1
|match_CER_AVI=0–0
|match_CER_FRO=1–3
|match_CER_GAM=[[Osaka derby|1–6]]
|match_CER_GRA=1–1
|match_CER_JEF=3–2
|match_CER_JÚB=2–3
|match_CER_SAN=2–2
|match_CER_SFR=4–2
|match_CER_SSP=1–1
|match_CER_TOK=1–5
|match_CER_TRI=0–2
|match_CER_RED=1–2
|match_CER_VEN=2–3
|match_CER_FMA=2–0

|name_FRO=[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|match_FRO_ALB=6–0
|match_FRO_ANT=3–2
|match_FRO_ARD=3–1
|match_FRO_AVI=2–1
|match_FRO_CER=1–0
|match_FRO_GAM=3–2
|match_FRO_GRA=4–2
|match_FRO_JEF=2–2
|match_FRO_JÚB=3–4
|match_FRO_SAN=2–0
|match_FRO_SFR=3–3
|match_FRO_SSP=2–2
|match_FRO_TOK=2–2
|match_FRO_TRI=2–1
|match_FRO_RED=0–2
|match_FRO_VEN=2–0
|match_FRO_FMA=1–1

|name_GAM=[[Gamba Osaka]]
|match_GAM_ALB=3–0
|match_GAM_ANT=1–0
|match_GAM_ARD=3–1
|match_GAM_AVI=2–2
|match_GAM_CER=[[Osaka derby|3–1]]
|match_GAM_FRO=4–0
|match_GAM_GRA=5–1
|match_GAM_JEF=1–0
|match_GAM_JÚB=2–2
|match_GAM_SAN=3–2
|match_GAM_SFR=3–2
|match_GAM_SSP=3–0
|match_GAM_TOK=1–0
|match_GAM_TRI=1–3
|match_GAM_RED=1–1
|match_GAM_VEN=2–0
|match_GAM_FMA=1–1

|name_GRA=[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]
|match_GRA_ALB=3–1
|match_GRA_ANT=0–0
|match_GRA_ARD=2–0
|match_GRA_AVI=2–0
|match_GRA_CER=3–2
|match_GRA_FRO=0–2
|match_GRA_GAM=3–3
|match_GRA_JEF=2–1
|match_GRA_JÚB=3–1
|match_GRA_SAN=1–1
|match_GRA_SFR=2–3
|match_GRA_SSP=1–1
|match_GRA_TOK=1–2
|match_GRA_TRI=0–3
|match_GRA_RED=1–0
|match_GRA_VEN=5–1
|match_GRA_FMA=1–1

|name_JEF=[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]
|match_JEF_ALB=1–3
|match_JEF_ANT=0–1
|match_JEF_ARD=1–3
|match_JEF_AVI=2–2
|match_JEF_CER=2–1
|match_JEF_FRO=1–2
|match_JEF_GAM=1–2
|match_JEF_GRA=2–3
|match_JEF_JÚB=0–0
|match_JEF_SAN=2–0
|match_JEF_SFR=0–1
|match_JEF_SSP=1–3
|match_JEF_TOK=3–4
|match_JEF_TRI=2–1
|match_JEF_RED=2–0
|match_JEF_VEN=2–2
|match_JEF_FMA=0–2

|name_JÚB=[[Júbilo Iwata]]
|match_JÚB_ALB=7–0
|match_JÚB_ANT=3–3
|match_JÚB_ARD=2–1
|match_JÚB_AVI=1–1
|match_JÚB_CER=3–1
|match_JÚB_FRO=1–2
|match_JÚB_GAM=3–2
|match_JÚB_GRA=2–2
|match_JÚB_JEF=3–1
|match_JÚB_SAN=1–1
|match_JÚB_SFR=3–0
|match_JÚB_SSP=[[Shizuoka derby|1–0]]
|match_JÚB_TOK=4–1
|match_JÚB_TRI=2–3
|match_JÚB_RED=3–2
|match_JÚB_VEN=2–0
|match_JÚB_FMA=3–1

|name_SAN=[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]]
|match_SAN_ALB=1–1
|match_SAN_ANT=1–2
|match_SAN_ARD=1–1
|match_SAN_AVI=2–1
|match_SAN_CER=4–4
|match_SAN_FRO=2–7
|match_SAN_GAM=1–4
|match_SAN_GRA=0–1
|match_SAN_JEF=1–2
|match_SAN_JÚB=1–3
|match_SAN_SFR=2–2
|match_SAN_SSP=2–1
|match_SAN_TOK=1–0
|match_SAN_TRI=1–1
|match_SAN_RED=1–5
|match_SAN_VEN=1–1
|match_SAN_FMA=0–4

|name_SFR=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
|match_SFR_ALB=2–1
|match_SFR_ANT=3–4
|match_SFR_ARD=1–0
|match_SFR_AVI=1–0
|match_SFR_CER=1–1
|match_SFR_FRO=1–3
|match_SFR_GAM=1–3
|match_SFR_GRA=0–0
|match_SFR_JEF=2–4
|match_SFR_JÚB=2–1
|match_SFR_SAN=1–0
|match_SFR_SSP=1–2
|match_SFR_TOK=5–2
|match_SFR_TRI=0–1
|match_SFR_RED=1–4
|match_SFR_VEN=1–3
|match_SFR_FMA=3–0

|name_SSP=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|match_SSP_ALB=1–1
|match_SSP_ANT=1–2
|match_SSP_ARD=1–1
|match_SSP_AVI=4–0
|match_SSP_CER=1–0
|match_SSP_FRO=4–3
|match_SSP_GAM=2–3
|match_SSP_GRA=2–0
|match_SSP_JEF=1–2
|match_SSP_JÚB=[[Shizuoka derby|2–0]]
|match_SSP_SAN=1–0
|match_SSP_SFR=3–0
|match_SSP_TOK=2–0
|match_SSP_TRI=4–1
|match_SSP_RED=2–1
|match_SSP_VEN=4–0
|match_SSP_FMA=1–0

|name_TOK=[[FC Tokyo]]
|match_TOK_ALB=1–4
|match_TOK_ANT=2–4
|match_TOK_ARD=1–2
|match_TOK_AVI=5–1
|match_TOK_CER=2–3
|match_TOK_FRO=5–4
|match_TOK_GAM=3–2
|match_TOK_GRA=2–1
|match_TOK_JEF=2–3
|match_TOK_JÚB=3–1
|match_TOK_SAN=2–1
|match_TOK_SFR=0–2
|match_TOK_SSP=0–1
|match_TOK_TRI=2–0
|match_TOK_RED=0–0
|match_TOK_VEN=1–3
|match_TOK_FMA=1–2

|name_TRI=[[Oita Trinita]]
|match_TRI_ALB=4–0
|match_TRI_ANT=2–0
|match_TRI_ARD=1–2
|match_TRI_AVI=0–0
|match_TRI_CER=1–1
|match_TRI_FRO=1–1
|match_TRI_GAM=0–2
|match_TRI_GRA=0–1
|match_TRI_JEF=0–3
|match_TRI_JÚB=1–2
|match_TRI_SAN=2–1
|match_TRI_SFR=1–1
|match_TRI_SSP=3–3
|match_TRI_TOK=0–1
|match_TRI_RED=2–1
|match_TRI_VEN=3–2
|match_TRI_FMA=1–2

|name_RED=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|match_RED_ALB=3–1
|match_RED_ANT=4–0
|match_RED_ARD=2–0
|match_RED_AVI=2–1
|match_RED_CER=3–0
|match_RED_FRO=2–2
|match_RED_GAM=3–2
|match_RED_GRA=0–0
|match_RED_JEF=2–0
|match_RED_JÚB=3–1
|match_RED_SAN=3–0
|match_RED_SFR=2–1
|match_RED_SSP=1–0
|match_RED_TOK=4–0
|match_RED_TRI=1–0
|match_RED_VEN=3–0
|match_RED_FMA=1–0

|name_VEN=[[Ventforet Kofu]]
|match_VEN_ALB=0–4
|match_VEN_ANT=2–1
|match_VEN_ARD=3–2
|match_VEN_AVI=1–1
|match_VEN_CER=0–1
|match_VEN_FRO=1–0
|match_VEN_GAM=3–2
|match_VEN_GRA=2–1
|match_VEN_JEF=2–3
|match_VEN_JÚB=1–1
|match_VEN_SAN=3–1
|match_VEN_SFR=1–0
|match_VEN_SSP=0–2
|match_VEN_TOK=1–3
|match_VEN_TRI=2–0
|match_VEN_RED=1–1
|match_VEN_FMA=1–0

|name_FMA=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|match_FMA_ALB=2–0
|match_FMA_ANT=2–1
|match_FMA_ARD=1–2
|match_FMA_AVI=0–0
|match_FMA_CER=3–1
|match_FMA_FRO=1–2
|match_FMA_GAM=3–4
|match_FMA_GRA=2–1
|match_FMA_JEF=1–1
|match_FMA_JÚB=0–1
|match_FMA_SAN=4–1
|match_FMA_SFR=2–1
|match_FMA_SSP=2–3
|match_FMA_TOK=1–1
|match_FMA_TRI=0–1
|match_FMA_RED=1–3
|match_FMA_VEN=3–0

|update= December 2, 2006
|source=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=news&t=program&g=j1_1&y=2006&l=E J. League Division 1]
}}

== Top scorers ==
{|class="wikitable"
!Pos
!Scorer
!Club
!Goals<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2006&l=E |title=2006 J1 Top Scorers |access-date=17 April 2010 |work=j-league.or.jp |publisher=J-League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629104853/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=score&s=34&y=2006&l=E |archive-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|1
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Magno Alves]]
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|rowspan=2|26
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Washington (footballer, born 1 April 1975)|Washington]]
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|-
!3
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Juninho (footballer, born 1977)|Juninho]]
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|20
|-
!rowspan=3| 4
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Lucas Severino]]
||[[FC Tokyo]]
|rowspan=3|18
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hisato Satō]]
|[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuki Ganaha]]
|Kawasaki Frontale
|-
!rowspan=3|7
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ueslei]]
|Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|rowspan=3|16
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryūji Bando]]
|Gamba Osaka
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Jae-jin]]
|[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|-
!10
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryoichi Maeda]]
|[[Júbilo Iwata]]
|15
|}

==Attendance==
{{fb a header}}
{{fb a team|p=1 |t=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]|s=774749 |h=62241 |l=16040 |a=45573 |pr=39357 }}
{{fb a team|p=2 |t=[[Albirex Niigata]]|s=658050 |h=42056 |l=33993 |a=38709 |pr=40114 }}
{{fb a team|p=3 |t=[[FC Tokyo]]|s=409634 |h=41528 |l=17033 |a=24096 |pr=27101 }}
{{fb a team|p=4 |t=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]|s=402270 |h=50572 |l=11623 |a=23663 |pr=25713 }}
{{fb a team|p=5 |t=[[Oita Trinita]]|s=345955 |h=28690 |l=12843 |a=20350 |pr=22080 }}
{{fb a team|p=6 |t=[[Júbilo Iwata]]|s=306033 |h=37711 |l=10560 |a=18002 |pr=17296 }}
{{fb a team|p=7 |t=[[Gamba Osaka]]|s=276395 |h=20916 |l=8388  |a=16259 |pr=15966 }}
{{fb a team|p=8 |t=[[Kashima Antlers]]|s=262365 |h=34236 |l=7427  |a=15433 |pr=18641 }}
{{fb a team|p=9 |t=[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]|s=253702 |h=32109 |l=6618  |a=14924 |pr=13288 }}
{{fb a team|p=10|t=[[Kawasaki Frontale]]|s=243780 |h=23005 |l=9430  |a=14340 |pr=13658 }}
{{fb a team|p=11|t=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]|s=243137 |h=24920 |l=9079  |a=14302 |pr=12752 }}
{{fb a team|p=12|t=[[Avispa Fukuoka]]|s=234259 |h=21545 |l=8585  |a=13780 |pr=10786 |nt=†}}
{{fb a team|p=13|t=[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]|s=227680 |h=17438 |l=8567  |a=13393 |pr=9535  }}
{{fb a team|p=14|t=[[Cerezo Osaka]]|s=221438 |h=30561 |l=6282  |a=13026 |pr=17648 }}
{{fb a team|p=15|t=[[Ventforet Kofu]]|s=207629 |h=17000 |l=8025  |a=12213 |pr=6931  |nt=†}}
{{fb a team|p=16|t=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]|s=190066 |h=17564 |l=5545  |a=11180 |pr=12527 }}
{{fb a team|p=17|t=[[RB Omiya Ardija|Omiya Ardija]]|s=173986 |h=35059 |l=4873  |a=10234 |pr=9980  }}
{{fb a team|p=18|t=[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]]|s=166280 |h=16492 |l=3670  |a=9781  |pr=7857  |nt=†}}
{{fb a footer|s=5597408	|h=62241 |l=3670 |a=18292 |pr=18765 |u= December 2, 2006 |source=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j1f&t=visitor&y=2006&l=E J. League Division 1]<!--
-->|notes=<sup>†</sup> Team played previous season in J2.}}

==Awards==

===Individual===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award!!Recipient!!Club
|-
|[[J.League Player of the Year|Player of the Year]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Marcus Tulio Tanaka]]||[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|-
|[[J.League Best Young Player|Young Player of the Year]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Jungo Fujimoto]]||[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|-
|[[J.League Manager of the Year|Manager of the Year]]||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Guido Buchwald]]||Urawa Red Diamonds
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[J.League Top Scorer|Top Scorer]]
||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Magno Alves]]||[[Gamba Osaka]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Washington (footballer, born 1 April 1975)|Washington]]||Urawa Red Diamonds
|-
|rowspan="2"|Fair Play Player Award
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoru Yamagishi]]||[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuichi Nemoto]]||[[Oita Trinita]]
|-
|Referee of the Year||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toru Kamikawa]]
|-
|Assistant Referee of the Year||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshikazu Hiroshima]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|Meritoriousness Player Award
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masaaki Sawanobori]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Soma]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuyuki Kojima]]
|}

===Best Eleven===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Position
!Footballer
!Club
!Nationality
|-
|GK
|[[Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi]] (1)
|[[Júbilo Iwata]]
|{{fb|JPN}}
|-
|DF
|[[Akira Kaji]] (1)
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|{{fb|JPN}}
|-
|DF
|[[Marcus Tulio Tanaka]] (3)
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|{{fb|JPN}}
|-
|DF
|[[Satoshi Yamaguchi (footballer, born 1978)|Satoshi Yamaguchi]] (1)
|Gamba Osaka
|{{fb|JPN}}
|-
|MF
|[[Hiroyuki Taniguchi]] (1)
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|{{fb|JPN}}
|-
|MF
|[[Keita Suzuki (footballer, born 1981)|Keita Suzuki]] (1)
|Urawa Red Diamonds
|{{fb|JPN}}
|-
|MF
|[[Kengo Nakamura]] (1)
|Kawasaki Frontale
|{{fb|JPN}}
|-
|MF
|[[Yasuhito Endō]] (4)
|Gamba Osaka
|{{fb|JPN}}
|-
|MF
|[[Yuki Abe]] (2)
|[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]
|{{fb|JPN}}
|-
|FW
|[[Magno Alves]] (1)
|Gamba Osaka
|{{fb|BRA}}
|-
|FW
|[[Washington (footballer, born 1 April 1975)|Washington]] (1)
|Urawa Red Diamonds
|{{fb|BRA}}
{{end}}
<small>* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.</small>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130211224714/http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/results/ J. League Official Stats]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jpn06.html rsssf.com]

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{{J1 League champions}}

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