2012 Vegalta Sendai season

Vegalta Sendai
2012 season
Chairman Shirahata Yoichi
Manager Makoto Teguramori
J. League Division 1 Runners-up
Emperor's Cup Third Round
J. League Cup Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer League: Akamine
All: Akamine
Highest home attendance 18,722
Lowest home attendance 11,831
Average home league attendance 17,638
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's third consecutive season, and fifth overall, in J. League Division 1. They ended the season in second place, an all-time best finish for Sendai. Vegalta Sendai also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup, finishing in the Third Round and the Quarterfinals respectively.

Competitions

J. League

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) 34 19 7 8 63 34+29 64 Qualification to 2012 Club World Cup and 2013 Champions League
2 Vegalta Sendai 34 15 12 7 59 43+16 57 Qualification to 2013 Champions League
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 15 10 9 47 42+5 55
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 13 14 7 44 33+11 53
5 Sagan Tosu 34 15 8 11 48 39+9 53
6 Kashiwa Reysol 34 15 7 12 57 52+5 52 Qualification to 2013 Champions League 1
7 Nagoya Grampus 34 15 7 12 46 471 52
8 Kawasaki Frontale 34 14 8 12 51 50+1 50
9 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 14 7 13 39 401 49
10 F.C. Tokyo 34 14 6 14 47 44+3 48
11 Kashima Antlers 34 12 10 12 50 43+7 46
12 Júbilo Iwata 34 13 7 14 57 53+4 46
13 Omiya Ardija 34 11 11 12 38 457 44
14 Cerezo Osaka 34 11 9 14 47 536 42
15 Albirex Niigata 34 10 10 14 29 345 40
16 Vissel Kobe (R) 34 11 6 17 41 509 39 Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2
17 Gamba Osaka (R) 34 9 11 14 67 65+2 38
18 Consadole Sapporo (R) 34 4 2 28 25 8863 14

Updated to games played on 1 December 2012.
Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1The winners of the 2012 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

J. League Cup

Main article: 2012 J. League Cup
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cerezo Osaka 6402157+812
Vegalta Sendai 6402115+612
Jubilo Iwata 64021011-112
Urawa Red Diamonds 63031210+29
Sagan Tosu 630381689
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6114811-34
Kawasaki Frontale 611471144

Quarter Finals

Emperor's Cup

References

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