Clubs
Consadole Sapporo Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija Urawa Red Diamonds F.C. Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki Frontale Kashiwa Reysol JEF United Chiba Yokohama F. Marinos ShimizuS-Pulse Júbilo
Iwata Nagoya
Grampus Kyoto Sanga Gamba
Osaka Vissel Kobe Oita Trinita
Following eighteen clubs played in J. League Division 1 during 2008 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo, Tokyo Verdy, and Kyoto Sanga F.C. are newly promoted clubs.
| Club Name | Home Town(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | Niigata & Seiro, Niigata | |
| Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo, Hokkaido | Promoted from J2 League in 2007 |
| F.C. Tokyo | Tokyo | |
| Gamba Osaka | Suita, Osaka | 2008 ACL Participant |
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba | |
| Júbilo Iwata | Iwata, Shizuoka | |
| Kashima Antlers | Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki | 2008 ACL Participant The Defending Champions |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Kashiwa, Chiba | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | |
| Kyoto Sanga F.C. | Southwestern cities/town in Kyoto | Promoted from J2 League in 2007 |
| Nagoya Grampus | Nagoya, Aichi | Renamed from Nagoya Grampus Eight |
| Oita Trinita | All cities/towns in Oita | |
| Omiya Ardija | Saitama, Saitama | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka, Shizuoka | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama, Saitama | 2008 ACL Participant |
| Tokyo Verdy | Tokyo | Promoted from J2 League in 2007 Renamed from Tokyo Verdy 1969 |
| Vissel Kobe | Kobe, Hyōgo | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama & Yokosuka, Kanagawa |
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