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. J. League Results Nagoya Grampus 1 Yokohama F Marinos 1 Gamba Osaka 2 Cerezo Osaka 1 Ventforet Kofu 0 Jubilo Iwata 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 Vegalta Sendai 0 Avispa Fukuoka 0 Albirex Niigata 3 Kawasaki Frontale 2 Montedio Yamagata 0 Kashiwa Reysol 3 Shimizu S-Pulse 0 Sun 6 March 2011 Vissel Kobe 1 Urawa Reds 0 Kashima Antlers 3 Omiya Ardija 3 The highest attendance was 27,153 at Toyota Stadium for the Grampus v Marinos match. Last Season's Leading Scorers Josh Kennedy, Nagoya Grampus 16 Edmilson, Urawa Reds 15 Shoki Hirai, Gamba Osaka 14 Ryoichi Maeda, Jubilo 14 Previous Results J.League News Tags J-League Results

Saturday 20 November Nagoya Grampus are the new J-League champions. Cerezo Osaka 1 Yokohama F Marinos 0 FC Tokyo 1 Kawasaki Frontale 2 Urawa Reds 0 Gamba Osaka 2 Kyoto Sanga 0 Omiya Ardija 2 Shonan Bellmare 0 Nagoya Grampus 1 Vissel Kobe 0 Kashima Antlers 0 Jubilo Iwata 0 Montedio Yamagata 0 Vegalta Sendai 1 Shimizu S-Pulse 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 Albirex Niigata 0 The highest attendance was 40,071 at Saitama Stadium for the Reds v Gamba match. J.League Table Nagoya Grampus P 31 Pts 66 Kashima Antlers P 31 Pts 56 Gamba Osaka P 31 Pts 56 Cerezo Osaka P 31 Pts 52 Kawasaki Frontale P 31 Pts 52 Shimizu S-Pulse P 31 Pts 51 Yokohama F Marinos P 31 Pts 48 Sanfrecce Hiroshima P 31 Pts 48 Leading Scorers Josh Kennedy, Nagoya Grampus 16 Edmilson, Urawa Reds 15 Shoki Hirai, Gamba Osaka 14 Ryoichi Maeda, Jubilo 14 Previous Results J.League News Tags J-League Results

Sunday 14 November Yokohama F Marinos 1 FC Tokyo 2 Urawa Reds 2 Kyoto Sanga 0 Kawasaki Frontale 1 Kashima Antlers 2 Nagoya Grampus 2 Omiya Ardija 1 Shimizu S-Pulse 5 Shonan Bellmare 0 Montedio Yamagata 3 Cerezo Osaka 3 Vegalta Sendai 3 Jubilo Iwata 0 Albirex Niigata 1 Vissel Kobe 1 Gamba Osaka 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 The highest attendance was 32,398 at Saitama Stadium for the Reds v Sanga match. J.League Table Nagoya Grampus P 30 Pts 63 Kashima Antlers P 30 Pts 55 Gamba Osaka P 30 Pts 53 Cerezo Osaka P 30 Pts 49 Kawasaki Frontale P 30 Pts 49 Shimizu S-Pulse P 30 Pts 48 Yokohama F Marinos P 30 Pts 48 Sanfrecce Hiroshima P 30 Pts 45 Leading Scorers Josh Kennedy, Nagoya Grampus 16 Edmilson, Urawa Reds 15 Shoki Hirai, Gamba Osaka 14 Ryoichi Maeda, Jubilo 14 Previous Results J.League News Tags J-League Results

Sunday 7 November Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 Urawa Reds 1 Kashima Antlers 1 Nagoya Grampus 0 Saturday 6 November Shonan Bellmare 1 Yokohama F Marinos 4 Omiya Ardija 2 Montedio Yamagata 1 Kyoto Sanga 3 Kawasaki Frontale 4 Cerezo Osaka 1 Shimizu S-Pulse 0 Vissel Kobe 2 Vegalta Sendai 0 Jubilo Iwata 1 Albirex Niigata 1 FC Tokyo 1 Gamba Osaka 1 The highest attendance was 27,969 at Kashima Stadium for the Kashima Antlers v Nagoya Grampus match. J.League Table Nagoya Grampus P 29 Pts 60 Kashima Antlers P 29 Pts 52 Gamba Osaka P 29 Pts 50 Kawasaki Frontale P 29 Pts 49 Cerezo Osaka P 29 Pts 48 Yokohama F Marinos P 29 Pts 48 Shimizu S-Pulse P 29 Pts 45 Sanfrecce Hiroshima P 29 Pts 45 Leading Scorers Josh Kennedy, Nagoya Grampus 16 Shoki Hirai, Gamba Osaka 14 Ryoichi Maeda, Jubilo 14 Edmilson, Urawa Reds 14 Previous Results J.League News Tags J-League Results

Sunday 31 October Yokohama F Marinos 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 Albirex Niigata 2 Kashima Antlers 1 Saturday 30 October Nagoya Grampus 1 Cerezo Osaka 0 Vegalta Sendai 1 Kyoto Sanga 0 Gamba Osaka 2 Vissel Kobe 4 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 FC Tokyo 2 Kawasaki Frontale 1 Jubilo Iwata 1 Urawa Reds 0 Montedio Yamagata 1 Shonan Bellmare v Omiya Ardija (Postponed) The highest attendance was 24,061 at Toyota Stadium for the Nagoya Grampus v Cerezo Osaka game. J.League Table Nagoya Grampus P 28 Pts 60 Kashima Antlers P 28 Pts 49 Gamba Osaka P 28 Pts 49 Kawasaki Frontale P 28 Pts 46 Cerezo Osaka P 28 Pts 45 Shimizu S-Pulse P 28 Pts 45 Yokohama F Marinos P 28 Pts 45 Sanfrecce Hiroshima P 27 Pts 42 Leading Scorers Josh Kennedy, Nagoya Grampus 16 Shoki Hirai, Gamba Osaka 14 Ryoichi Maeda, Jubilo 13 Edmilson, Urawa Reds 13 Cho Young Cheol, Albirex Niigata 11 Shinji Okazaki, Shimizu S-Pulse 11 Previous Results J.League News Tags J-League Results

Sunday 24 October Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 Shonan Bellmare 0 Kyoto Sanga 1 Gamba Osaka 2 Kashima Antlers 2 Yokohama F Marinos 0 Omiya Ardija 2 Kawasaki Frontale 2 Saturday 23 October Jubilo Iwata 2 Urawa Reds 1 Vissel Kobe 1 Nagoya Grampus 2 Montedio Yamagata 0 Shimizu S-Pulse 3 Cerezo Osaka 0 Vegalta Sendai 0 FC Tokyo 1 Albirex Niigata 1 The highest attendance was 23,074 for the FC Tokyo v Albirex Niigata game. J.League Table Nagoya Grampus P 27 Pts 57 Kashima Antlers P 27 Pts 49 Gamba Osaka P 27 Pts 49 Cerezo Osaka P 27 Pts 45 Kawasaki Frontale P 27 Pts 45 Shimizu S-Pulse P 27 Pts 45 Sanfrecce Hiroshima P 27 Pts 42 Yokohama F Marinos P 27 Pts 42 Leading Scorers Josh Kennedy, Nagoya Grampus 15 Shoki Hirai, Gamba Osaka 14 Ryoichi Maeda, Jubilo 13 Edmilson, Urawa Reds 13 Cho Young Cheol, Albirex Niigata 11 Shinji Okazaki, Shimizu S-Pulse 11 Previous Results J.League News Tags J-League Results

Sunday 17 October Yokohama F Marinos 1 Vissel Kobe 0 Albirex Niigata 4 Nagoya Grampus 1 Saturday 16 October Shonan Bellmare 1 Kashima Antlers 1 Vegalta Sendai 3 FC Tokyo 2 Urawa Reds 2 Cerezo Osaka 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 Jubilo Iwata 1 Gamba Osaka 5 Omiya Ardija 1 Kawasaki Frontale 2 Montedio Yamagata 0 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 Kyoto Sanga 1 The highest attendance was 32,902 for the Reds v Cerezo game. J.League Table Nagoya Grampus P 26 Pts 54 Kashima Antlers P 26 Pts 46 Gamba Osaka P 26 Pts 46 Cerezo Osaka P 26 Pts 44 Kawasaki Frontale P 26 Pts 44 Yokohama F Marinos 26 Pts 42 Shimizu S-Pulse P 26 Pts 42 Leading Scorers Josh Kennedy, Nagoya Grampus 15 Ryoichi Maeda, Jubilo 13 Shoki Hirai, Gamba Osaka 13 Edmilson, Urawa Reds 12 Cho Young Cheol, Albirex Niigata 11 Shinji Okazaki, Shimizu S-Pulse 11 Previous Results J.League News Tags J-League Results

Lakhwiya are giant-killers again Lakhwiya once again proved to be giant-killers. They defeated Qatar Sports Club, who had been undefeated until then, 1-0. Al Arabi, the only as-yet unbeaten team, zoomed to the top of the tables. Qatar Sports Club, known for their power game, could not execute it well against Lakhwiya. The Qatar Stars League newcomers refused to flinch from Qatar SC’s attacks. Ivory Coast’s Bakari Kone did the star turn for Lakhwiya in the 23rd. He made no mistakes in converting the penalty, awarded after Aruna Dindane was brought down inside the box. Al Arabi had another great outing. They ran circles around Al Wakra and overcame them 3-0. Although Brazilians Carlos Kim and Everaldo Parreira were missing from the Al Arabi line-up, it hardly seemed to matter. Waleed Hamza scored Al Arabi’s first goal in the 44th. Argentinian Leonardo Pisculichi put in the second (47th) while Salman Issa completed the scoring (56th). Reigning Emir’s Cup champions Al Rayyan failed to impress and they laboured to a 2-1 win over minnows Al Sailiya. The Emir’s Cup champions took time to settle down and waited until the 44th for Jaralla Al Marri to score. Ivory Coast’s Amara Diane converted a penalty in the 73rd to increase their lead. Ali Mejbal hit one back for Al Sailiya in the 78th. Al Sadd fought hard to win 2-0 against promoted-side Al Ahli. Ali Afif did the star turn and scored on both occasions. The Wolves seemed to be holding back, throughout the game, and never once reached their full attacking potential. In a shocking result, lowly Al Kharaitiyat downed Umm Salal 3-2. Japanese Onekachi Okonowo opened the scoring for Al Kharaitiyat, but Umm Salal soon attained parity through Spaniard Gabri Garcia. Yahia Kabe restored Al Kharaitiyat’s lead in the 40th while Brazilian Davi Jose made it 2-2 for Umm Salal. Onekachi then scored the winner in the 44th. Qatar Stars League champions Al Gharafa blanked Al Khor 3-0 in a one-sided game. Anas Mubarak was their hero after he struck in the 70th and 89th minutes. Clemerson Soares converted from the spot in the 77th. RESULTS Al Arabi 3 v Al Wakra 0 Al Rayyan 2 v Al Sailiya 1 Lakhwiya 1 v Qatar SC 0 Al Kharaitiyat 3 v Umm Salal 2 Al Sadd 2 v Al Ahli 0 Al Gharafa 3 v Al Khor 0 Taita T.S Previous Qatar Stars League Results Tags World Cup Pens World Cup Posters Qatar Stars Qatar football

Al Arabi topple Al Sadd Al Arabi’s young guns tamed mighty Al Sadd 2-1 in the fourth week of the Qatar Stars League. Al Arabi goalkeeper Rajab Hamza was outstanding and was rightly selected as the man of the match. His great performance helped Al Arabi remain unbeaten in the League. Al Arabi, who previously stunned defending champions Al Gharafa, thus produced their second shock win in as many weeks. They missed Brazilian Everaldo Parreira from their line-up. His compatriot and coach Pericles Chamusca has had a dream start to his tenure in the Qatar Stars League. Al Arabi took the lead in the 45th minute through Allam Khoki but Sadd equalised through Ivory Coast striker Kader Keita. Argentinian Leonardo Pisculichi, one of the few players from his country plying their trade in Qatar, scored the winner for Al Arabi in the 69th minute. Al Gharafa continued their losing streak, this time to League leaders Qatar Sports Club (2-0). The men from the ‘yellow and black’ team dominated throughout. They went ahead through Brazilian Luis Marcinho in the 33rd and Fazal Omer in the 68th. Al Rayyan, who started the League as title contenders, played out a dull 0-0 draw against Al Khor. Both teams had enough opportunities to score, but seemed to lose their nerve in front of the goalmouth. Rayyan sorely missed Brazilian playmaker Afonso Alves and it affected their attacks. Lowly Al Sailiya held Umm Salal to a surprise 1-1 draw. Spaniard Gabri Garcia gave the Orange men the lead in the 57th minute, but Ali Mejbal cancelled out the advantage just 12 minutes later. Lakhwiya, new entrants to the Qatar Stars League, displayed their strength with a clinical 4-1 dismantling of Al Wakra. Ivory Coast's Aruna Dindane shot them ahead in the 25th, but Mohammed Mudasser put Wakra back on even keel. Ivorian Bakri Kone scored in the 52nd and 60th while Damou Traore ended their rivals’ misery. In a battle of the lowest-ranked teams, Al Kharaitiyat defeated Al Ahli 2-0. RESULTS Al Arabi 2 v Sadd 1 Al Rayyan 0 v Al Khor 0 Lakhwiya 4 v Al Wakra 1 Al Kharaitiyat 2 v Al Ahli 0 Umm Salal 1 v Al Sailiya 1 Taita T.S Previous Qatar Stars League Results Tags World Cup Pens World Cup Posters Qatar Stars Qatar football

QAl Khor are giant killers Al Khor turned giant killers by beating Al Sadd 3-1 at home. The men in blue were a better side against the much more fancied Al Sadd. Al Sadd, or the Wolves, as they are popularly known, has big ambitions in the Qatar League. But they will have to urgently pull up their socks if those plans are to succeed. They played a pathetic game against Al Khor and their famed attacking line-up failed to deliver. Al Khor took the lead in the 38th minute through their Brazilian striker Alan Bahia. However Al Sadd hit back through Qatar international Hassan Al Haidous in the 58th minute. But the Al Khor players never stopped attacking and that was the key to their success. Bakhit Hadi Al Marri (89th) and Sellani Ribeiro (90th) scored through great moves to seal a sensational victory. Al Arabi got the better of Qatar Stars League champions Al Gharafa with an emphatic 3-1 win. Al Arabi, one of the most impressive sides in the tournament this year, fully lived up to their billing of title favourites. They went ahead 2-0 through Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti in the 9th and 51st minutes. However a silly defensive error cost them dear. Mousa Haroun, in attempt to clear the ball, accidentally hit it into his own post. But the last nail in Al Gharafa’s coffin was driven in when Ibrahim Al Ghanim got red-carded for a dangerous tackle on Al Arabi’s midfield maestro Leonardo Pisculichi in the 79th minute. He made no mistakes from the spot to earn his team another famous win. Qatar Sports Club earned a hard fought 2-1 victory over last year’s AFC Champions League semi-finalists Umm Salal. Qatar thus remained unbeaten in the League. Umm Salal’s Dutch coach Henk Ten Cate is yet to deliver on his promise of an attacking-minded team. They made far too many errors and easily gave away possession. Qatar SC’s Iraqi player Qusai Munir opened the proceedings in the 37th minute, but Umm Salal hit back through Brazilian Davi Jose in the 64th. However Qatar’s Ivory Coast star Dibi Lacina bided his time and finished the game in the 75th minute. In other matches, Al Rayyan defeated Al Wakra 3-0. Newcomers Lekhwiya, one of the most formidable sides in the Qatar Stars League this season, fought hard to win over Al Kharaitiyat 2-1.In a battle between two bottom-placed teams, Al Sailiya defeated Al Ahli 2-1. As a direct result of the defeat, Al Ahli terminated the services of Serbian coach Ilija Petkovic. RESULTS Al Khor 3 Al Sadd 1 Al Arabi 2 Al Gharafa 1 Qatar SC 2 Umm Salal 1 Al Rayyan 3 Al Wakra 0 Lekhwiya 2 Al Kharaitiyat 1 Al Sailiya 2 Al Ahli 1 Taita T.S Previous Qatar Stars League Results Tags World Cup Pens World Cup Posters Qatar Stars Qatar football