J.League Division 1
Season2000
ChampionsKashima Antlers
3rd J. League title
3rd Japanese title
RelegatedKyoto Purple Sanga
Kawasaki Frontale
Asian Club ChampionshipKashima Antlers
Matches played240
Goals scored712 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerMasashi Nakayama (20 goals)
Highest attendance50,399 - Antlers vs. Reysol (November 26)
Lowest attendance2,738 - Vissel vs. Verdy (April 4)
Average attendance11,065
← 1999
2001 →

The 2000 season was the eighth season of the J-League Division 1. The league began on March 11 and ended on November 26. At the end of the season the second stage winner Kashima Antlers won the Suntory Championship against Yokohama F-Marinos who won the first stage.

Clubs

Following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2000 season. Of these clubs, Kawasaki Frontale and FC Tokyo were promoted from Division 2.

  • Avispa Fukuoka
  • Kashima Antlers
  • JEF United Ichihara
  • Kashiwa Reysol
  • FC Tokyo
  • Tokyo Verdy 1969
  • Yokohama F. Marinos
  • Shimizu S-Pulse
  • Jublio Iwata
  • Nagoya Grampus Eight
  • Cerezo Osaka
  • Gamba Osaka
  • Vissel Kobe
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • Kawasaki Frontale
  • FC Tokyo

Overview

First stage

Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama F. Marinos 15 10 0 0 1 4 32 21 +11 30 Qualification to the Suntory Championship 2000
2 Osaka Prefecture Cerezo Osaka 15 9 1 0 1 4 34 25 +9 29
3 Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse 15 8 2 0 1 4 21 17 +4 28
4 Chiba Prefecture Kashiwa Reysol 15 6 4 0 1 4 25 22 +3 26
5 Shizuoka Prefecture Júbilo Iwata[lower-alpha 1] 15 7 2 0 3 3 32 25 +7 25
6 Tokyo FC Tokyo[lower-alpha 2] 15 7 1 0 1 6 24 22 +2 23
7 Hyōgo Prefecture Vissel Kobe 15 7 0 1 1 6 21 17 +4 22
8 Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers 15 6 2 0 0 7 20 17 +3 22
9 Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki 15 5 2 1 3 4 26 23 +3 20
10 Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 4 3 1 1 6 17 15 +2 19
11 Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara 15 6 0 1 2 6 22 22 0 19
12 Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight[lower-alpha 3] 15 4 3 1 2 5 17 18 −1 19
13 Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka 15 5 0 2 2 6 20 23 −3 17
14 Fukuoka Prefecture Avispa Fukuoka 15 3 3 0 1 8 19 28 −9 15
15 Kanagawa Prefecture Kawasaki Frontale[lower-alpha 2] 15 2 1 2 0 10 14 29 −15 10
16 Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Purple Sanga 15 2 0 1 4 8 16 36 −20 7
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Second stage

Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kashima Antlers 15 9 1 4 1 0 28 10 +18 33 Qualification to the Suntory Championship 2000
2 Kashiwa Reysol 15 9 2 1 0 3 23 10 +13 32
3 Júbilo Iwata[lower-alpha 1] 15 10 0 0 1 4 35 17 +18 30
4 Gamba Osaka 15 8 2 0 1 4 27 20 +7 28
5 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 7 1 1 1 5 24 24 0 24
6 Avispa Fukuoka 15 6 1 2 4 2 22 20 +2 22
7 Nagoya Grampus Eight[lower-alpha 2] 15 7 0 1 2 5 25 27 −2 22
8 FC Tokyo[lower-alpha 3] 15 5 2 1 1 6 23 19 +4 20
9 Cerezo Osaka 15 5 2 0 1 7 20 24 −4 19
10 Verdy Kawasaki 15 5 0 3 1 6 20 21 −1 18
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 5 1 1 3 5 23 25 −2 18
12 Kyoto Purple Sanga 15 5 1 1 1 7 23 30 −7 18
13 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 2 3 2 0 8 13 19 −6 14
14 Vissel Kobe 15 3 1 0 1 10 19 32 −13 11
15 Kawasaki Frontale[lower-alpha 3] 15 1 3 2 0 9 12 27 −15 11
16 JEF United Ichihara 15 2 1 1 3 8 15 27 −12 9
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Suntory Championship

Yokohama F-Marinos0 – 0Kashima Antlers
Attendance: 41,595
Referee: Leslie Mottram
Kashima Antlers3 – 0Yokohama F-Marinos
Suzuki 24'
Narahashi 39'
Nakata 44'
Attendance: 44,665
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kashima Antlers 30 15 3 4 1 7 48 27 +21 55 Champion and qualified to the Asian Club Championship 2001–02 First Round
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 30 17 1 1 2 9 56 45 +11 54
3 Kashiwa Reysol 30 15 6 1 1 7 48 32 +16 58
4 Júbilo Iwata[lower-alpha 1] 30 17 2 0 4 7 67 42 +25 55
5 Cerezo Osaka 30 14 3 0 2 11 54 49 +5 48
6 Gamba Osaka 30 13 2 2 3 10 47 43 +4 45
7 FC Tokyo[lower-alpha 2] 30 12 3 1 2 12 47 41 +6 43
8 Shimizu S-Pulse 30 10 5 2 1 12 34 36 −2 42 Runners-Up 2000 Emperor's Cup and qualified to the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2002 Second Round[lower-alpha 3]
9 Nagoya Grampus Eight[lower-alpha 4] 30 11 3 2 4 10 42 45 −3 41
10 Verdy Kawasaki 30 10 2 4 4 10 46 44 +2 38
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 9 4 2 4 11 40 40 0 37
12 Avispa Fukuoka 30 9 4 2 5 10 41 48 −7 37
13 Vissel Kobe 30 10 1 1 2 16 40 49 −9 33
14 JEF United Ichihara 30 8 1 2 5 14 37 49 −12 28
15 Kyoto Purple Sanga 30 7 1 2 5 15 39 66 −27 25 Relegated to the 2001 J.League Division 2
16 Kawasaki Frontale[lower-alpha 2] 30 3 4 4 0 19 26 56 −30 21
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  1. ↑ Champion from 1999 J.League Division 1
  2. 1 2 Promoted from 1999 J.League Division 2
  3. ↑ Kashima Antlers is Winner of the Emperor's Cup 2000 and has qualified as Champion of J.League 2000 to the Asian Club Championship 2001–02, therefore Shimizu S-Pulse got the spot as Runners-Up in Emperor's Cup 2000 to the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2002 Second Round
  4. ↑ Cup-Winner 1999 Emperor's Cup

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