The 2002 J.League Division 1 season was the tenth season since the establishment of the J.League Division 1. The league began on March 2 and ended on November 30. The Suntory Championship was not held, because Júbilo Iwata was the winner of both stages. At the end of the season, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Consadole Sapporo were relegated to J2.
General
Promotion and relegation 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 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 none
Honours
CompetitionChampionRunner-up3rd placeJ.League Division 1Júbilo IwataYokohama F. MarinosGamba OsakaJ.League Division 2Oita TrinitaCerezo OsakaAlbirex NiigataEmperor's CupKyoto Purple SangaKashima AntlersJEF United IchiharaSanfrecce HiroshimaNabisco CupKashima AntlersUrawa Red DiamondsGamba OsakaShimizu S-PulseXEROX Super CupShimizu S-PulseKashima Antlers
Clubs
The 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.
Consadole Sapporo FC Tokyo Gamba Osaka JEF United Ichihara Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kyoto Purple Sanga Nagoya Grampus Eight Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo Verdy 1969 Urawa Red Diamonds Vegalta Sendai Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
Personnel Club Head coachConsadole Sapporo Chang Woe-ryongFC Tokyo Hiromi HaraGamba Osaka Akira NishinoJEF United Ichihara Jozef VenglošJúbilo Iwata Masakazu SuzukiKashima Antlers Toninho CerezoKashiwa Reysol Marco AurélioKyoto Purple Sanga Gert EngelsNagoya Grampus Eight Zdenko VerdenikSanfrecce Hiroshima Takahiro KimuraShimizu S-Pulse Zdravko ZemunovićTokyo Verdy 1969 Lori SandriUrawa Red Diamonds Hans OoftVegalta Sendai Hidehiko ShimizuVissel Kobe Hiroshi MatsudaYokohama F. Marinos Yoshiaki Shimojo
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players Consadole Sapporo Biju Jadílson Srđan Baljak Luis Robson Max Sandro FC Tokyo Amaral Jean Kelly Oh Jang-eun Marcelo Mattos Gamba Osaka Fabinho Magrão Marcelinho Carioca JEF United Ichihara Željko Milinovič Choi Yong-soo Kim Wi-man Edin Mujčin Ľubomír Moravčík Júbilo Iwata Rodrigo Gral Aleksandar Živković Arno van Zwam Kim Geun-chol Kashima Antlers Augusto César Euller Fabiano Kashiwa Reysol César Sampaio Edílson Ricardinho Santos Ricardinho Oliveira Hwang Sun-hong Yoo Sang-chul Kyoto Purple Sanga Daniel Sanabria An Hyo-yeon Park Ji-sung Ned Zelic Richard Estigarribia Nagoya Grampus Eight Ivica Vastić Ueslei Andrej Panadić Ko Ishikawa Marcelo Ramos Tarik Oulida Chong Yong-de Sanfrecce Hiroshima Michel Pensée Tomislav Erceg Marcus Tulio Tanaka Ri Han-jae Neško Milovanović Shimizu S-Pulse Srđan Pecelj Baron Ahn Jung-hwan Juninho Alair Igor Cvitanović Tokyo Verdy 1969 Alexandre Lopes Edmundo Marquinhos Urawa Red Diamonds Ned Zelic Emerson Sheik Tuto Harison Vegalta Sendai Marcos Ricardo Silvinho Satoshi Ōtomo Vissel Kobe Harison Oséas Sidiclei Ataliba Daniel Yokohama F. Marinos Dutra Nasa Will Léo Paulista
Overview First stage
Second stage
Championship The Suntory Championship was not held, because Júbilo Iwata was winner of both stages.
Overall table
Top scorers PosFootballerClubGoalsPKGPShotsGoals Per Game1st Naohiro TakaharaJúbilo Iwata262/227791.042nd MagrãoGamba Osaka225/529810.733rd UesleiNagoya Grampus Eight202/2271150.764th MarcosVegalta Sendai182/224790.725th Masashi NakayamaJúbilo Iwata161/129790.54 EdmundoTokyo Verdy 19695/5261100.57 Choi Yong-sooJEF United Ichihara7/823740.688th Emerson SheikUrawa Red Diamonds151/1241180.61 AmaralFC Tokyo4/429720.5410th WillYokohama F. Marinos142/224970.55
Awards
Individual AwardRecipientClubPlayer of the Year Naohiro TakaharaJúbilo IwataYoung Player of the Year Keisuke TsuboiUrawa Red DiamondsManager of the Year Masakazu SuzukiJúbilo IwataTop Scorer Naohiro TakaharaJúbilo Iwata
Best Eleven PositionFootballerClubNationalityGKHitoshi Sogahata (1)Kashima AntlersDFHideto Suzuki (1)Júbilo IwataDFMakoto Tanaka (2)Júbilo IwataDFNaoki Matsuda (2)Yokohama F. MarinosMFHiroshi Nanami (2)Júbilo IwataMFMitsuo Ogasawara (2)Kashima AntlersMFTakashi Fukunishi (3)Júbilo IwataMFToshiya Fujita (3)Júbilo IwataFWEmerson Sheik (1)Urawa Red DiamondsFWMasashi Nakayama (4)Júbilo IwataFWNaohiro Takahara (1)Júbilo Iwata * The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
Attendances TeamAttendance(Average)Division 1Division 2Urawa Red Diamonds394,445(26,296)Yokohama F. Marinos361,613(24,108)FC Tokyo332,597(22,173)Vegalta Sendai327,925(21,862)Kashima Antlers323,855(21,590)Albirex Niigata472,507(21,478)Consadole Sapporo287,098(19,140)Júbilo Iwata248,462(16,564)Nagoya Grampus Eight244,848(16,323)Tokyo Verdy 1969226,926(15,128)Shimizu S-Pulse224,443(14,963)Gamba Osaka191,429(12,762)Oita Trinita271,669(12,349)Kashiwa Reysol169,716(11,314)Sanfrecce Hiroshima164,111(10,941)Vissel Kobe157,011(10,467)Kyoto Purple Sanga155,276(10,352)Cerezo Osaka174,951(7,952)JEF United Ichihara118,460(7,897)Avispa Fukuoka142,808(6,491)Omiya Ardija115,846(5,266)Kawasaki Frontale115,431(5,247)Ventforet Kofu108,108(4,914)Shonan Bellmare100,125(4,551)Sagan Tosu85,586(3,890)Montedio Yamagata82,601(3,755)Yokohama FC76,498(3,477)Mito HollyHock60,262(2,739)
External links J. League Official Stats