Soccer-Japanese championship results and standings
March 18 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Japanese championship matches on Saturday Saturday, March 18 Consadole Sapporo 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2 Kashima Antlers 3 Ventforet Kofu 1 Omiya Ardija 0 Yokohama F-Marinos 1 Albirex Niigata 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 3 3 0 0 5 1 9 2 Kashima Antlers 4 3 0 1 5 3 9 3 Gamba Osaka 3 2 1 0 7 2 7 4 Yokohama F-Marinos 4 2 1 1 7 4 7 5 Kawasaki Frontale 3 2 1 0 5 2 7 6 Urawa Reds 3 2 0 1 9 5 6 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 4 2 0 2 5 4 6 8 FC Tokyo 3 2 0 1 3 3 6 9 Vegalta Sendai 3 2 0 1 2 2 6 10 Jubilo Iwata 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 11 Sagan Tosu 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 12 Consadole Sapporo 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 12 Ventforet Kofu 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 14 Kashiwa Reysol 3 1 0 2 5 6 3 15 Cerezo Osaka 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 ------------------------- 16 Albirex Niigata 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 0 1 3 2 5 1 18 Omiya Ardija 4 0 0 4 1 7 0 16-18: Relegation Still being played (GMT): Saturday, March 18 Cerezo Osaka v Sagan Tosu (0600) Kashiwa Reysol v Vegalta Sendai (0600) Next Fixtures (GMT): Saturday, March 18 Vissel Kobe v Jubilo Iwata (0700) FC Tokyo v Kawasaki Frontale (1000) Sunday, March 19 Gamba Osaka v Urawa Reds (0800)
