2009 J.League Division 1
Pos Footballer Club Nationality
GK Eiji Kawashima Kawasaki Frontale Japan
DF Daiki Iwamasa Kashima Antlers Japan
DF Atsuto Uchida Kashima Antlers Japan
DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka Nagoya Grampus Japan
DF Yuto Nagatomo FC Tokyo Japan
MF Naohiro Ishikawa FC Tokyo Japan
MF Kengo Nakamura Kawasaki Frontale Japan
MF Mitsuo Ogasawara Kashima Antlers Japan
MF Yasuhito Endō Gamba Osaka Japan
FW Ryoichi Maeda Júbilo Iwata Japan
FW Shinji Okazaki Shimizu S-Pulse Japan
Awards -- Best eleven
The 2009 J.League Division 1 season is the 45th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 17th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season started on March 7, 2009 and ended on December 5, 2009. A total of eighteen clubs participated in double round-robin format. At the end of the season, top three clubs received automatic qualification to the following years' AFC Champions League. Also starting this season, the bottom three clubs were relegated to J2 League by default. Kashima Antlers became the first Japanese club win J.League Championship in three straight seasons.