10. Strange Jinx

 There is some jinx in J. League. "Maeda's curse" is especially famous. Maeda is Maeda Ryosuke. He belongs to the Jubilo Iwata, is also one of the players of the representative of Japan for former, and is a very wonderful player. His position is FW and he is carrying out rank in to the higher rank in every season score ranking. What is his curse? Surprisingly, the team which had a season first goal scored by him will be demoted to J2 almost certainly. In 2007, Ventforet Kofu will be determined first goal of the season to him, it got demoted to J2. Since then demotion of the target club had been kept for five consecutive years. Tokyo Verdy, JEF United Chiba, Kyoto Sanga, and Montedio Yamagata. And in 2012, Gamba Osaka is one of the J-League of the "original 10", had no experience of demotion. The good results which continued till the previous year turned around, Gamba Osaka was also involved in the residual conflict. Gamba Osaka fell into the situation of demotion that if it lost the game with the Jubilo Iwata in the final season, it will demote to J2. And Iwata wins by the score of 2-1 in which a game includes Maeda's 1 score and 1 assistance, and Gamba Osaka determined demotion. A result which jinx continues for six consecutive years was brought. From such strange jinx, his goal is called the common name "death goal."

 

 There is other jinx similar to “Maeda's curse”. It is “Mitsusawa’s curse”. Every year, 1 team in the team which played a game with the Yokohama F Marinos in Mitsusawa will certainly be demoted to J2. Furthermore, it is worse than Maeda's curse that the team demoted by this curse cannot be easily promoted to J1. Actually the clubs which was demoted by this curse from 2007 to 2011 (Yokohama FC, Consadole Sapporo, JEF United Chiba, and Kyoto samgha F.C. and the Montedio Yamagata) are still in J2.

 

 

There is not only such bad jinx but good jinx. It is “happy color orange”. The team of an orange uniform is in three J1. They are Shimizu S-Pulse, Albirex Niigata, and Omiya Ardija. These three teams have not been demoted to J2 in the past. Especially the Shimizu S-Pulse is one of "the original 10", and continuing being in J1 from the time of J. League opening.

 

J. League can enjoy itself also from the different viewpoint by these jinx.