J. League 2002

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The 2002 season was the 10th season since the establishment of the J. League. The league began on March 2, 2002 and ended on November 30, 2002.

Contents

[edit] General

[edit] Promotion/Relegation

[edit] Changes in Competition Formats

  • Extra time was scracted 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)

[edit] Changes in Clubs

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[edit] Honours

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

[edit] Top Scorers

[edit] Division 1

Pos Footballer Club Goals PK GP Shots Goals Per Game
1st
Flag of Japan Naohiro Takahara Jubilo Iwata
26
2/2
27
79
1.04
2nd
Flag of Brazil Magrão Gamba Osaka
22
5/5
29
81
0.73
3rd
Flag of Brazil Ueslei Nagoya Grampus Eight
20
2/2
27
115
0.76
4th
Flag of Brazil Marcos Vegalta Sendai
18
2/2
24
79
0.72
5th
Flag of Japan Masashi Nakayama Jubilo Iwata
16
1/1
29
79
0.54
Flag of Brazil Edmundo Tokyo Verdy 1969
16
5/5
26
110
0.57
Flag of South Korea Choi Yong-Soo JEF United Ichihara
16
7/8
23
74
0.68
8th
Flag of Brazil Emerson Urawa Red Diamonds
15
1/1
24
118
0.61
Flag of Brazil Amaral FC Tokyo
15
4/4
29
72
0.54
10th
Flag of Brazil Will Yokohama F. Marinos
14
2/2
24
97
0.55

[edit] Division 2

Pos Footballer Club Goals PK GP Shots Goals Per Game
1st
Flag of Brazil Marcus Albirex Niigata
19
4/5
36
139
0.55
2nd
Flag of Japan Yoshito Okubo Cerezo Osaka
18
1/2
29
65
0.91
Flag of Brazil Andradinha Oita Trinita
18
1/1
39
117
0.50
4th
Flag of Brazil Bentinho Kawasaki Frontale
16
3/3
36
176
0.44
5th
Flag of Japan Takayoshi Ono Mito HollyHock
14
2/2
36
85
0.46
Flag of Japan Hiroshi Morita Sagan Tosu
14
0/0
38
86
0.45
Flag of Argentina David Bisconti Sagan Tosu
14
4/4
39
92
0.42
8th
Flag of Japan Yasuo Manaka Cerezo Osaka
13
1/1
28
67
1.05
Flag of Panama Jorge Dely Valdés Omiya Ardija
13
2/2
32
72
0.46
10th
Flag of Japan Hiroaki Morishima Cerezo Osaka
12
0/0
37
75
0.34
Flag of Brazil Marlon Kawasaki Frontale
12
0/0
23
74
0.58

[edit] Awards

[edit] Individual

Award Recipient Club Notes
Player of the Year Flag of Japan Naohiro Takahara Jubilo Iwata
Young Player of the Year Flag of Japan Keisuke Tsuboi Urawa Red Diamonds
Manager of the Year Flag of Japan Masakazu Suzuki Jubilo Iwata
Top scorer Flag of Japan Naohiro Takahara Jubilo Iwata 26 goals.

[edit] Best Eleven

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Hitoshi Sogahata (1) Kashima Antlers Flag of Japan Japan
DF Hideto Suzuki (1) Jubilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan
DF Makoto Tanaka (2) Jubilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan
DF Naoki Matsuda (2) Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Japan Japan
MF Mitsuo Ogasawara (2) Kashima Antlers Flag of Japan Japan
MF Takashi Fukunishi (3) Jubilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan
MF Toshiya Fujita (3) Jubilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan
MF Hiroshi Nanami (2) Jubilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan
FW Emerson (1) Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Brazil Brazil
FW Naohiro Takahara (1) Jubilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan
FW Masashi Nakayama (4) Jubilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan

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

[edit] Attendance

Team Attendance
(Average)
Division 1 Division 2
Urawa Red Diamonds 394,445
(26,296)
Yokohama F. Marinos 361,613
(24,108)
F.C. Tokyo 332,597
(22,173)
Vegalta Sendai 327,925
(21,862)
Kashima Antlers 323,855
(21,590)
Albirex Niigata 472,507
(21,478)
Consadole Sapporo 287,098
(19,140)
Júbilo Iwata 248,462
(16,564)
Nagoya Grampus Eight 244,848
(16,323)
Tokyo Verdy 1969 226,926
(15,128)
Shimizu S-Pulse 224,443
(14,963)
Gamba Osaka 191,429
(12,762)
Oita Trinita 271,669
(12,349)
Kashiwa Reysol 169,716
(11,314)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 164,111
(10,941)
Vissel Kobe 157,011
(10,467)
Kyoto Purple Sanga 155,276
(10,352)
Cerezo Osaka 174,951
(7,952)
JEF United Ichihara 118,460
(7,897)
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 F.C. 76,498
(3,477)
Mito HollyHock 60,262
(2,739)

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