Japanese Soccer Results
J-League Sunday October 18, 2009
JEF United Chiba 1 Kyoto Sanga 1
Oita Trinita 2 Shimizu S-Pulse 1
Saturday October 17
Albirex Niigata 0 Urawa Reds 1
FC Tokyo 4 Kashiwa Reysol 0
Jubilo Iwata 0 Kashima Antlers 0
Montedio Yamagata 1 Vissel Kobe 0
Omiya Ardija 2 Kawasaki Frontale 3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 Gamba Osaka 2
Yokohama F Marinos 2 Nagoya Grampus 1
Kawasaki Frontale now lead the J-League after 29 rounds of the J1 championship.
Antlers are second followed by Gamba and Shimizu S-Pulse. Urawa Reds are 8th, 6 points adrift of top spot.
Leading Positions
Kawasaki Frontale P29 Pts 52
Kashima Antlers P29 Pts 51
Gamba Osaka P29 Pts 50
Shimizu S-Pulse P29 50
Albirex Niigata P29 Pts 46
Sanfrecce Hiroshima P29 Pts 46
Leading scorers
For once a Japanese-born player leads the J-1 scoring charts - in fact the top two strikers are both Japanese players. Jubilo Iwata's Ryoichi Maeda has 15 goals so far this season as has FC Tokyo's Naohiro Ishikawa.
Naohiro Ishikawa, FC Tokyo 15
Ryoichi Maeda, Jubilo Iwata 15
Juninho, Kawasaki Frontale 14
Edmilson, Urawa Reds 13
Shinji Okazaki, Shimizu S-Pulse 13
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