Participating Clubs
Montedio Yamagata Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija UrawaRed Diamonds F.C. Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale Kashiwa Reysol JEF United Chiba Yokohama F. Marinos Shimizu
S-Pulse Júbilo
Iwata Nagoya
Grampus Kyoto Sanga Gamba
Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce
Hiroshima Oita Trinita
The following eighteen clubs will play in J. League Division 1 during the 2009 season. Of these clubs, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Montedio Yamagata are the newly promoted clubs.
| Club Name | Home Town(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | Niigata & Seiro, Niigata | |
| F.C. Tokyo | Tokyo | |
| Gamba Osaka | Suita, Osaka | 2009 ACL Participant |
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba | |
| Júbilo Iwata | Iwata, Shizuoka | |
| Kashima Antlers | Southwestern cities/towns of Ibaraki | 2009 ACL Participant Two-time Defending Champions |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Kashiwa, Chiba | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | 2009 ACL Participant |
| Kyoto Sanga F.C. | Southwestern cities/town in Kyoto | |
| Montedio Yamagata | All cities/towns in Yamagata | Promoted from J2 League in 2008 |
| Nagoya Grampus | Nagoya, Aichi | 2009 ACL Participant |
| Oita Trinita | All cities/towns in Oita | |
| Omiya Ardija | Saitama, Saitama | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | Promoted from J2 League in 2008 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka, Shizuoka | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama, Saitama | |
| Vissel Kobe | Kobe, Hyōgo | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama & Yokosuka, Kanagawa |
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