1994 J.League

The J. League 1994 season is the second season of the J. League Division 1. The league fixture began on March 12, 1994, and ended on November 19, 1994. The Suntory Championship '94 took place on November 26 and December 2, 1994.

Honours

Competition	Champion	Runner-Up	3rd Place
League Competition
J. League Suntory Series	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kashima Antlers
J. League NICOS Series	Verdy Kawasaki	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Yokohama Marinos
Suntory Championship	Verdy Kawasaki	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	n/a
Cup Tournaments
Emperor's Cup	tba	tba	tba tba
Nabisco Cup	Verdy Kawasaki	Júblio Iwata	Gamba Osaka Yokohama Marinos
XEROX Super Cup	Verdy Kawasaki	Yokohama Flügels	n/a

1994 J. League clubs

The following 12 clubs participated in J. League during 1994 season. Of these clubs, Bellmare Hiratsuka, and Júblio Iwata were newly promoted from Japan Football League (former).

1994 J. League format

In the 1994 season, the league followed split-season format, and each halves (or stages) were known as Suntory Series and NICOS Series for sponsorship purposes. In each series, twelve clubs played in double round-robin format, a total of 22 games per club (per series). The games went to golden-goal extra time and penalties if needed after regulation. The clubs were ranked by number of wins, and tie breakers are, in the following order:

Goal differential
Goals scored
Head-to-head results
Extra match or a coin toss

The club that finished at the top of the table is declared stage champion and qualifies for the Suntory Championship. The first stage winner, hosts the first leg in the championship series. If the same club win both stages, the runners-up of each stages plays against each other and the winners challenges the stage winner at the championship game.

Changes in Competition Format

Number of competing clubs increased from 10 to 12
Number of games per club in a series increased from 18 to 22 games and from 36 to 44 games per season.

1994 J. League final standings

Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings

Pos	Club Name	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Note
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	22	17	5	44	26	18	1994 Suntory Series Champions Qualified to Suntory Championship '94
2	Shimizu S-Pulse	22	16	6	41	25	16
3	Kashima Antlers	22	16	6	45	32	13
4	Verdy Kawasaki	22	14	8	43	21	22
5	Yokohama Flügle	22	13	9	36	27	9
6	JEF United Ichihara	22	10	12	34	43	-9
7	Júblio Iwata	22	9	13	27	32	-5
8	Nagoya Grampus Eight	22	9	13	23	28	-5
9	Yokohama Marinos	22	8	14	29	35	-6
10	Gamba Osaka	22	7	15	37	46	-9
11	Bellmare Hiratsuka	22	7	15	27	54	-27
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	22	6	16	26	43	-17

NICOS Series (2nd Stage) standings

Pos	Club Name	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Note
1	Verdy Kawasaki	22	17	5	48	26	22	1994 NICOS Series Champions Qualifies to Suntory Championship '94
2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	22	16	6	48	26	22
3	Yokohama Marinos	22	14	8	44	26	18
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	22	12	10	27	31	-4
5	Kashima Antlers	22	11	11	44	36	8
6	Shimizu S-Pulse	22	11	11	28	31	-3
7	Júblio Iwata	22	11	11	29	37	-8
8	Yokohama Flügels	22	9	13	31	33	-2
9	JEF United Ichihara	22	9	13	35	42	-7
10	Gamba Osaka	22	8	14	29	36	-7
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	22	8	14	33	51	-18
12	Nagoya Grampus Eight	22	6	16	33	54	-21

Suntory Championship '94

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Verdy Kawasaki

November 26, 1994
Time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0 - 1	Verdy Kawasaki
	[Official Report]	35' Tsuyoshi Kitazawa

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 42,316
Referee: Alberto Tehada

Verdy Kawasaki v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

December 2, 1994
Time

Verdy Kawasaki	1 - 0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Rui Ramos 80'	[Official Report]

Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 50,512
Referee: Zoran Petrović

VERDY KAWASAKI won the series on 2-0 aggregate.

Overall standings

Pos	Club Name	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Note
1	Verdy Kawasaki	44	31	13	91	47	44	1994 J. League Champions Qualifies to 1995/96 ACC, 1995 Super Cup, and 1995 Sanwa Bank Cup
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	44	29	15	71	57	14
3	Kashima Antlers	44	27	17	89	68	21
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	44	27	17	69	56	13
5	Bellmare Hiratsuka	44	23	21	75	80	-5
6	Yokohama Marinos	44	22	22	73	61	12
7	Yokohama Flügles	44	22	22	67	60	7
8	Jübilo Iwata	44	20	24	56	69	-13
9	JEF United Ichihara	44	19	25	69	85	-16
10	Gamba Osaka	44	15	29	66	82	-16
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	44	15	29	56	82	-26
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	44	14	30	59	94	-35

Golden Boots ranking

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Frank Ordenewitz	JEF United Ichihara	30
2	Alcindo Sartori	Kashima Antlers	28
3	Betinho	Bellmare Hiratsuka	24
4	Nobuhiro Takeda	Verdy Kawasaki	23
4	Ramon Diaz	Yokohama Marinos	23
6	Toninho	Shimizu S-Pulse	22
7	Yoshiyuki Hasegawa	Kashima Antlers	21
8	Koji Noguchi	Bellmare Hiratsuka	19
8	Ivan Hasek	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	19
10	Kazuyoshi Miura	Verdy Kawasaki	16
10	Toshihiro Yamaguchi	Gamba Osaka	16
12	Pavel Černý	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	15
12	Ramón Medina Bello	Yokohama Marinos	15
14	Takuya Takagi	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14
14	Bismarck	Verdy Kawasaki	14

Awards

Individual Awards

Award	Recipient	Club	Notes
Most Valuable Player	Luiz Carlos Pereira	Verdy Kawasaki
Rookie of the Year	Kazuaki Tasaka	Bellmare Hiratsuka
Manager of the Year	Yasutaro Matsuki	Verdy Kawasaki
Top Scorer	Frank Ordenewitz	JEF United Chiba	30 goals.

Best Eleven

Position	Footballer	Club	Nationality
GK	Shinkichi Kikuchi	Verdy Kawasaki	Japan
DF	Pereira	Verdy Kawasaki	Brazil
DF	Masami Ihara	Yokohama Marinos	Japan
DF	Yoshihiro Natsuka	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Japan
MF	Tetsuji Hashiratani	Verdy Kawasaki	Japan
MF	Tsuyoshi Kitazawa	Verdy Kawasaki	Japan
MF	Ruy Ramos	Verdy Kawasaki	Japan
MF	Bismarck	Verdy Kawasaki	Brazil
MF	Betinho	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Brazil
FW	Nobuhiro Takeda	Verdy Kawasaki	Japan
FW	Takuya Takagi	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan

Average attendance

attendance

References

Source: J. League 1994 (RSSSF)

1994 in Japanese football
Domestic leagues	J. League Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Domestic cups	Emperor's Cup J. League Cup
Club seasons
J. League	Bellmare Hiratsuka Gamba Osaka JEF United Ichihara Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Nagoya Grampus Eight Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red Diamonds Verdy Kawasaki Yokohama Flügels Yokohama Marinos

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present
Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present
Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–98 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–93	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present
(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–98
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present
Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present
Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Regional Promotion Series Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present
JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
J.League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2017
J1 League	Albirex Niigata !Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers !Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija !Omiya Ardija Cerezo Osaka !Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo !Consadole Sapporo Yokohama F. Marinos !Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale !Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka !Gamba Osaka Júbilo Iwata !Júbilo Iwata Urawa Red Diamonds !Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol Sagan Tosu !Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima !Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse !Shimizu S-Pulse FC Tokyo !FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai !Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe !Vissel Kobe
J2 League	Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka Shonan Bellmare !Shonan Bellmare Ehime FC !Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama !Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu !FC Gifu Nagoya Grampus !Nagoya Grampus Mito HollyHock !Mito HollyHock JEF United Chiba !JEF United Chiba Kamatamare Sanuki !Kamatamare Sanuki Montedio Yamagata !Montedio Yamagata Renofa Yamaguchi !Renofa Yamaguchi Roasso Kumamoto !Roasso Kumamoto Kyoto Sanga !Kyoto Sanga Thespakusatsu Gunma !Thespakusatsu Gunma Oita Trinita !Oita Trinita V-Varen Nagasaki !V-Varen Nagasaki Tokyo Verdy !Tokyo Verdy Tokushima Vortis !Tokushima Vortis Matsumoto Yamaga !Matsumoto Yamaga Yokohama FC !Yokohama FC Machida Zelvia !Machida Zelvia Zweigen Kanazawa !Zweigen Kanazawa
J3 League	Azul Claro Numazu !Azul Claro Numazu Blaublitz Akita !Blaublitz Akita Fukushima United !Fukushima United Gainare Tottori !Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu !Giravanz Kitakyushu Grulla Morioka !Grulla Morioka Kagoshima United !Kagoshima United Kataller Toyama !Kataller Toyama Fujieda MYFC !Fujieda MYFC Nagano Parceiro !Nagano Parceiro FC Ryukyu !FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara !SC Sagamihara Tochigi SC !Tochigi SC YSCC Yokohama !YSCC Yokohama Cerezo Osaka U-23 !Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 !Gamba Osaka U-23 FC Tokyo U-23 !FC Tokyo U-23
100 Year Plan clubs	Nara Club !Nara Club Tonan Maebashi !Tonan Maebashi Vanraure Hachinohe !Vanraure Hachinohe Tochigi Uva !Tochigi Uva Tokyo Musashino City !Tokyo Musashino City
Japan Football League	Briobecca Urayasu Honda FC !Honda FC Honda Lock !Honda Lock FC Imabari Maruyasu Okazaki !Maruyasu Okazaki MIO Biwako Shiga !MIO Biwako Shiga Nara Club !Nara Club FC Osaka !FC Osaka ReinMeer Aomori !ReinMeer Aomori Ryutsu Keizai Dragons !Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Sony Sendai !Sony Sendai Tochigi Uva !Tochigi Uva Vanraure Hachinohe !Vanraure Hachinohe Veertien Mie Verspah Oita !Verspah Oita Tokyo Musashino City !Tokyo Musashino City
Defunct clubs (clubs belong to nationwide leagues only)	SP Kyoto !SP Kyoto Fukushima FC !Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki !Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves !JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo !Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC !NKK SC Yokohama Flügels !Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku !ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC !Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji !Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation !Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi !Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga !Sagawa Shiga Sagawa Express Osaka !Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC !Eidai SC Teijin SC !Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata !Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures !Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki !Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection

J1 League champions

8 titles

Kashima Antlers (1996

2016)

3 titles

Yokohama F. Marinos (1995 2003 2004)
Júbilo Iwata (1997 1999 2002)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2012 2013 2015)

2 titles

Tokyo Verdy (1993 1994)
Gamba Osaka (2005 2014)

1 title

Urawa Red Diamonds (2006)
Nagoya Grampus (2010)
Kashiwa Reysol (2011)

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