What Football Club is Popular in Japan, 2013-2015
Two days ago, I posted "What Football Club is Popular in Japan, 2015". After that, I have received a reader's question "if Gamba Osaka is the most popular team in Japan. Why Urawa have the highest attendance consistently every year by far?". I checked the source data again. The source has the 2013 survey result and the 2014 result. In the average Urawa Reds is the most popular club.
Figure: What football club do you like? (Unit: %, The multiple answers were allowed. n=1212(2015), n= 1233 (2014), n= 1204 (2013))
Figure: Average figures of 2013-2015 surveys
| Rank | Club | 2015 (%) | 2014 (%) | 2013 (%) | Average |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka | 7.2 | 3.8 | J2 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 4.7 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 5 | Yokohama F-Marinos | 3 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 8 | FC Tokyo | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1.5 | J2 | J2 | 1.5 |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 0.8 | J2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 0.7 | 1.1 | J2 | 0.9 |
| 17 | Ventforet Kofu | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 18 | Montedio Yamagata | 0.5 | J2 | J2 | 0.5 |
| - | Nothing | 58.7 | 59.4 | 62 |
Data of J2 clubs are not available.
Source is Central Research Services.
www.crs.or.jp/data/pdf/sports15.pdf
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