2012 J.League Division 1
Additionally , this was the first time since 1966 that clubs from the traditional regions of Kantō , Tōkai or Kansai – the corridor from Tokyo to Osaka – did not make the top two , and this time it was a team from Tōhoku , Vegalta Sendai , who finished in second place despite leading the table most of the season . 
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