The 2002 season was the tenth season since the establishment of the J.League. The league began on March 2, 2002 and ended on November 30, 2002. The Suntory Championship was not held, because Júbilo Iwata was winner of both stages. At the end Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Consadole Sapporo were relegated to J2.
| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Júbilo Iwata 3rd J. League title 4th Japanese title |
| Relegated | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Consadole Sapporo |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 683 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Naohiro Takahara (26 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 57,902 Urawa Reds vs. Júbilo (July 13) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,287 JEF Utd. vs Vegalta（September 18） |
| Average attendance | 16,368 |
← 2001 2003 → | |
General edit
Promotion and relegation edit
- At the end of the 2001 Season, Kyoto Purple Sanga and Vegalta Sendai were promoted to J1.
- At the end of the 2001 Season, Avispa Fukuoka and Cerezo Osaka were relegated to J2.
Changes in competition formats edit
- Extra time was scratched for J.League Division 2. After regulation time, clubs in J2 now receives 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, and 0pts for a loss. (NOTE: J1 still has extra time)
Changes in clubs edit
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Honours edit
| Competition | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.League Division 1 | Júbilo Iwata | Yokohama F. Marinos | Gamba Osaka |
| J.League Division 2 | Oita Trinita | Cerezo Osaka | Albirex Niigata |
| Emperor's Cup | Kyoto Purple Sanga | Kashima Antlers | JEF United Ichihara Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Nabisco Cup | Kashima Antlers | Urawa Red Diamonds | Gamba Osaka Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Xerox Super Cup | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashima Antlers |
Clubs edit
Location of the clubs in Japan
Following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2002 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga and Vegalta Sendai were promoted from Division 2.
- Kashima Antlers
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- JEF United Ichihara
- Kashiwa Reysol
- FC Tokyo
- Tokyo Verdy 1969
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Jublio Iwata
- Nagoya Grampus Eight
- Gamba Osaka
- Consadole Sapporo
- Vissel Kobe
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Vegalta Sendai
- Kyoto Purple Sanga
First stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 36 | Qualification to the Suntory Championship |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 33 | |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 27 | |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers[a] | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Kyoto Purple Sanga[b] | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 24 | |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse[c] | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 24 | |
| 8 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | Vegalta Sendai[b] | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 20 | |
| 10 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 17 | |
| 11 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 14 | |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 13 | |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 12 | |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 11 | |
| 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 10 | |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 6 |
Source: J.League Data Site
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Champion from 2001 J.League Division 1
- ^ a b Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2
- ^ Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup
Second stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 35 | Qualification to the Suntory Championship |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 27 | |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers[a] | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 26 | |
| 4 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 24 | |
| 5 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 | |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 | |
| 7 | Kyoto Purple Sanga[b] | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 21 | |
| 9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 19 | |
| 11 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 18 | |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse[c] | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 17 | |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 16 | |
| 14 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 16 | |
| 15 | Vegalta Sendai[b] | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 12 | |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 9 |
Source: J.League Data Site
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Champion from 2001 J.League Division 1
- ^ a b Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2
- ^ Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup
Championship edit
The Suntory Championship was not held, because Júbilo Iwata was winner of both stages.
Overall table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 30 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 71 | Champion and qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League[a] |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 55 | |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 54 | |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers[b] | 30 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 53 | |
| 5 | Kyoto Purple Sanga[c] | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 46 | Cup-Winner 2002 Emperor's Cup qualified for the AFC Champions League 2003–04[d] |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 45 | |
| 7 | JEF United Ichihara | 30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 41 | |
| 8 | Shimizu S-Pulse[e] | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 39 | |
| 10 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 35 | |
| 12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 32 | |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai[c] | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 32 | |
| 14 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 31 | |
| 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 26 | Relegated to the 2003 J.League Division 2 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 15 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ AFC Champions League 2003–04 was not held, therefore Jubilo later qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League.
- ^ Champion from 2001 J.League Division 1
- ^ a b Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2
- ^ AFC Champions League 2003–04 was not held, therefore Kyoto Sanga wes later qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League. But Sanga was relegated to the Division 2 in 2003, so this spot was withdrawn.
- ^ Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup
Top scorers edit
| Pos | Footballer | Club | Goals | PK | GP | Shots | Goals Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Naohiro Takahara |
Júbilo Iwata | 26 | 2/2 | 27 | 79 | 1.04 |
| 2nd |  Magrão |
Gamba Osaka | 22 | 5/5 | 29 | 81 | 0.73 |
| 3rd | Ueslei |
Nagoya Grampus Eight | 20 | 2/2 | 27 | 115 | 0.76 |
| 4th | Marcos |
Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 2/2 | 24 | 79 | 0.72 |
| 5th | Masashi Nakayama |
Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 1/1 | 29 | 79 | 0.54 |
| Edmundo |
Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 16 | 5/5 | 26 | 110 | 0.57 | |
 Choi Yong-soo |
JEF United Ichihara | 16 | 7/8 | 23 | 74 | 0.68 | |
| 8th | Emerson |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 1/1 | 24 | 118 | 0.61 |
| Amaral |
FC Tokyo | 15 | 4/4 | 29 | 72 | 0.54 | |
| 10th | Will |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 14 | 2/2 | 24 | 97 | 0.55 |
Awards edit
Individual edit
| Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Naohiro Takahara |
Júbilo Iwata | |
| Young Player of the Year | Keisuke Tsuboi |
Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| Manager of the Year | Masakazu Suzuki |
Júbilo Iwata | |
| Top scorer | Naohiro Takahara |
Júbilo Iwata | 26 goals. |
Best Eleven edit
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hitoshi Sogahata (1) | Kashima Antlers | Japan
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| DF | Hideto Suzuki (1) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan
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| DF | Makoto Tanaka (2) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan
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| DF | Naoki Matsuda (2) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan
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| MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara (2) | Kashima Antlers | Japan
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| MF | Takashi Fukunishi (3) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan
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| MF | Toshiya Fujita (3) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan
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| MF | Hiroshi Nanami (2) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan
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| FW | Emerson (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil
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| FW | Naohiro Takahara (1) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan
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| FW | Masashi Nakayama (4) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan
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* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
Attendance edit
| Team | Attendance (Average) | |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | Division 2 | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 394,445 (26,296) |
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| Yokohama F. Marinos | 361,613 (24,108) |
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| FC Tokyo | 332,597 (22,173) |
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| Vegalta Sendai | 327,925 (21,862) |
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| Kashima Antlers | 323,855 (21,590) |
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| Albirex Niigata | 472,507 (21,478) | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 287,098 (19,140) |
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| Júbilo Iwata | 248,462 (16,564) |
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| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 244,848 (16,323) |
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| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 226,926 (15,128) |
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| Shimizu S-Pulse | 224,443 (14,963) |
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| Gamba Osaka | 191,429 (12,762) |
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| Oita Trinita | 271,669 (12,349) | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 169,716 (11,314) |
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| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 164,111 (10,941) |
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| Vissel Kobe | 157,011 (10,467) |
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| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 155,276 (10,352) |
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| Cerezo Osaka | 174,951 (7,952) | |
| JEF United Ichihara | 118,460 (7,897) |
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| Avispa Fukuoka | 142,808 (6,491) | |
| Omiya Ardija | 115,846 (5,266) | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 115,431 (5,247) | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 108,108 (4,914) | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 100,125 (4,551) | |
| Sagan Tosu | 85,586 (3,890) | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 82,601 (3,755) | |
| Yokohama FC | 76,498 (3,477) | |
| Mito HollyHock | 60,262 (2,739) | |