Consadole Sapporo was relegated to Division Two with four more matches remaining in the season -- the quickest ever exit from the top division of the J. League.
Sapporo posted a 3-1-22 win-draw-loss record -- two wins in the first stage and one win so far in the second stage.
The club from the north will return to the lower division for the first time since 1999 and second time in all. This time Sapporo only managed to stay in the top flight for two years.