(Kazuyuki Morisaki’s 52nd minute penalty without reply gave Sanfrecce Hiroshima three points at the HOME’s Stadium, and combined with Albirex Niigata’s comprehensive 4-1 victory over Consadole Sapporo, condemned Vissel Kobe to relegation after six consecutive seasons in J.League Division 1. Vissel join Gamba and Consadole in the second tier of Japanese professional football, and they will hope to return in similar fashion to 2006, when a third-placed finish was sufficient to secure an immediate return to J1 after relegation in the previous season)
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Kashima Antlers Osako 41′, 68′ |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
0 |
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Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwagi 23′ Makino 59′ |
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Nagoya Grampus |
0 |
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FC Tokyo Lucas 8′, 17′ Jang H-S 49′ Watanabe 56′ Vucicevic 82′, 90′+2 |
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Vegalta Sendai Akamine 35′ Muto 90′+5 |
2 |
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Yokohama F-Marinos Nakamura 53′ |
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Sagan Tosu |
0 |
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Albirex Niigata Tsubouchi 8′ Bruno Lopes 43′, 80′ Alan Mineiro 71′ |
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Consadole Sapporo Sakaki 53′ |
1 |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Omiya Ardija |
0 |
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Jubilo Iwata Maeda 5′ Yuki Kobayashi 85′ |
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Gamba Osaka Kurata 53′ |
1 |
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Cerezo Osaka Yokoyama 63′, 90′+5 |
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Kawasaki Frontale Nakamura 17′ Kobayashi 84′ |
2 |
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Vissel Kobe |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima Morisaki Kazuyuki 52′ |
1 |
(Matches played 1 December 2012)

















