Soccer-Japanese championship first stage results and standings

May 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Japanese championship First Stage matches on Saturday

Saturday, May 2

Nagoya Grampus Eight 3 Shonan Bellmare 0

Standings P W D L F A Pts

1 Urawa Reds 8 6 2 0 12 4 20

2 Gamba Osaka 8 6 1 1 15 7 19

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3 FC Tokyo 8 5 2 1 9 4 17

4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 5 1 2 10 6 16

5 Kawasaki Frontale 8 4 2 2 17 12 14

6 Nagoya Grampus Eight 9 4 2 3 15 11 14

7 Sagan Tosu 8 4 1 3 11 10 13

8 Kashiwa Reysol 8 3 2 3 14 12 11

9 Kashima Antlers 8 3 2 3 13 12 11

10 Vissel Kobe 8 3 2 3 11 10 11

11 Yokohama F-Marinos 8 3 2 3 10 9 11

12 Shonan Bellmare 9 3 1 5 9 16 10

13 Vegalta Sendai 8 2 3 3 9 9 9

14 Matsumoto Yamaga 8 2 2 4 7 10 8

15 Albirex Niigata 8 1 3 4 9 14 6

16 Shimizu S-Pulse 8 1 2 5 10 15 5

17 Montedio Yamagata 8 1 2 5 5 10 5

18 Ventforet Kofu 8 1 0 7 2 17 3

1-2: Championship play-off

Still being played (GMT):

Saturday, May 2

Montedio Yamagata v Yokohama F-Marinos (0500)

Urawa Reds v Gamba Osaka (0500)

Next Fixtures (GMT):

Saturday, May 2

Kashima Antlers v Ventforet Kofu (0600)

FC Tokyo v Kawasaki Frontale (0700)

Kashiwa Reysol v Shimizu S-Pulse (0700)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vegalta Sendai (0700)

Matsumoto Yamaga v Albirex Niigata (0930)

Sagan Tosu v Vissel Kobe (1000)

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