J.League Division 1
Season2002
ChampionsJúbilo Iwata
3rd J. League title
4th Japanese title
RelegatedSanfrecce Hiroshima
Consadole Sapporo
Matches played240
Goals scored683 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerNaohiro Takahara (26 goals)
Highest attendance57,902 Urawa Reds vs. Júbilo (July 13)
Lowest attendance3,287 JEF Utd. vs Vegalta（September 18）
Average attendance16,368
← 2001
2003 →

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

Promotion and relegation

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 Place
J.League Division 1Júbilo IwataYokohama F. MarinosGamba Osaka
J.League Division 2Oita TrinitaCerezo OsakaAlbirex Niigata
Emperor's CupKyoto Purple SangaKashima AntlersJEF United Ichihara
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Nabisco CupKashima AntlersUrawa Red DiamondsGamba Osaka
Shimizu S-Pulse
Xerox Super CupShimizu S-PulseKashima Antlers

Clubs

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 15 9 0 0 6 21 18 +3 27
6 Kyoto Purple Sanga[lower-alpha 2] 15 5 4 1 5 26 18 +8 24
7 Shimizu S-Pulse[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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:

Second stage

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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:

Championship

The Suntory Championship was not held, because Júbilo Iwata was winner of both stages.

Overall table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2] 30 17 1 0 12 46 39 +7 53
5 Kyoto Purple Sanga[lower-alpha 3] 30 11 6 1 12 44 42 +2 46 Cup-Winner 2002 Emperor's Cup qualified for the AFC Champions League 2003–04[lower-alpha 4]
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[lower-alpha 5] 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[lower-alpha 3] 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:
Notes:
  1. ↑ AFC Champions League 2003–04 was not held, therefore Jubilo later qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League.
  2. ↑ Champion from 2001 J.League Division 1
  3. 1 2 Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup

Top scorers

PosFootballerClubGoalsPKGPShotsGoals Per Game
1stJapan Naohiro TakaharaJúbilo Iwata262/227791.04
2ndBrazil MagrãoGamba Osaka225/529810.73
3rdBrazil UesleiNagoya Grampus Eight202/2271150.76
4thBrazil MarcosVegalta Sendai182/224790.72
5thJapan Masashi NakayamaJúbilo Iwata161/129790.54
Brazil EdmundoTokyo Verdy 1969165/5261100.57
South Korea Choi Yong-sooJEF United Ichihara167/823740.68
8thBrazil EmersonUrawa Red Diamonds151/1241180.61
Brazil AmaralFC Tokyo154/429720.54
10thBrazil WillYokohama F. Marinos142/224970.55

Awards

Individual

AwardRecipientClubNotes
Player of the YearJapan Naohiro TakaharaJúbilo Iwata
Young Player of the YearJapan Keisuke TsuboiUrawa Red Diamonds
Manager of the YearJapan Masakazu SuzukiJúbilo Iwata
Top scorerJapan Naohiro TakaharaJúbilo Iwata26 goals.

Best Eleven

PositionFootballerClubNationality
GKHitoshi Sogahata (1)Kashima Antlers Japan
DFHideto Suzuki (1)Júbilo Iwata Japan
DFMakoto Tanaka (2)Júbilo Iwata Japan
DFNaoki Matsuda (2)Yokohama F. Marinos Japan
MFMitsuo Ogasawara (2)Kashima Antlers Japan
MFTakashi Fukunishi (3)Júbilo Iwata Japan
MFToshiya Fujita (3)Júbilo Iwata Japan
MFHiroshi Nanami (2)Júbilo Iwata Japan
FWEmerson (1)Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil
FWNaohiro Takahara (1)Júbilo Iwata Japan
FWMasashi Nakayama (4)Júbilo Iwata Japan

* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.

Attendance

TeamAttendance
(Average)
Division 1Division 2
Urawa 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)
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