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2002 J.League Division 1
Template:Infobox football league season 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.
General[edit source | edit]
Promotion and relegation[edit source | 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 source | 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 source | edit]
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Honours[edit source | 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 source | edit]
Lua error in Module:Location_map/multi at line 27: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/Japan Greater Tokyo area" does not exist. 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 source | edit]
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Second stage[edit source | edit]
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Overall table[edit source | edit]
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Top scorers[edit source | 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 source | edit]
Individual[edit source | 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 source | edit]
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hitoshi Sogahata (1) | Kashima Antlers | Template:Fb |
| DF | Hideto Suzuki (1) | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| DF | Makoto Tanaka (2) | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| DF | Naoki Matsuda (2) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Template:Fb |
| MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara (2) | Kashima Antlers | Template:Fb |
| MF | Takashi Fukunishi (3) | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| MF | Toshiya Fujita (3) | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| MF | Hiroshi Nanami (2) | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| FW | Emerson (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Template:Fb |
| FW | Naohiro Takahara (1) | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| FW | Masashi Nakayama (4) | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
Attendance[edit source | 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) |
|
| Vegalta Sendai | 327,925 (21,862) |
|
| 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) |
|
| 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) | |
External links[edit source | edit]
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