2003 J.League Division 1
Season | 2003 |
---|---|
Champions |
Yokohama F. Marinos 2nd J. League title 4th Japanese title |
Relegated |
Vegalta Sendai Kyoto Purple Sanga |
Champions League |
Yokohama F. Marinos Júbilo Iwata (all to the group stage) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 718 (2.99 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ueslei (22 goals total) |
Highest attendance |
59,728 (Round 15, F. Marinos vs. Vissel) |
Lowest attendance |
3,452 (Round 3, JEF United vs. Vissel) |
Average attendance | 17,351 |
← 2002 2004 → |
The 2003 season was the 11th season since the establishment of the J. League. The league began on March 15 and ended on November 29.
General
Promotion and relegation
- At the end of the 2002 Season, Oita Trinita and Cerezo Osaka were promoted to division 1.
- At the end of the 2002 Season, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Consadole Sapporo were relegated to division 2.
Changes in competition formats
- Extra time was scratched for J. League Division 1. After regulation time, clubs now receives 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, and 0pts for a loss.
Changes in clubs
none
Honours
Clubs
Following sixteen clubs participated in J. League Division 1 during 2003 season. Of these clubs, Oita Trinita and Cerezo Osaka were newly promoted from Division 2.
- Vegalta Sendai
- Kashima Antlers
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- JEF United Ichihara
- Kashiwa Reysol
- F.C. Tokyo
- Tokyo Verdy 1969
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Jublio Iwata
- Nagoya Grampus Eight
- Kyoto Purple Sanga
- Gamba Osaka
- Cerezo Osaka
- Vissel Kobe
- Oita Trinita
Format
In the 2003 season, the league was conducted split-season format, 1st Stage and 2nd Stage. In each stage, sixteen clubs played in a single round-robin format, a total of 15 games per club (per stage). A club received 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs were ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:
- Goal differential
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head results
A draw would be conducted, if necessary. 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 a single club wins both stages, the club is declared the season champions and championship series will not be held. Two bottom-placed clubs are relegated to J2.
- Changes in Competition Format
- Extra time was abandoned, now every regular season game ends after 90 minutes.
First Stage
Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (A) | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 32 | Qualification for Suntory Championship |
2 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 31 | |
3 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 27 | |
4 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 25 | |
5 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 25 | |
6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 | |
7 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 23 | |
8 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 23 | |
9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
10 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 19 | |
11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 18 | |
12 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 16 | |
13 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 16 | |
14 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 15 | |
15 | Vegalta Sendai | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 12 | |
16 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 10 |
Updated to games played on August 2, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home ╲ Away | ANT | CER | GAM | GRA | JEF | JÚB | SAN | REY | SSP | TOK | TRI | RED | VEG | VER | VIS | FMA |
Kashima Antlers | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | ||||||||
Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | ||||||||
Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |||||||||
Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | ||||||||
JEF United Ichihara | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | ||||||||
Júbilo Iwata | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | ||||||||
Kyoto Purple Sanga | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–5 | ||||||||
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||
Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–0 | 4–5 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||
FC Tokyo | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||
Oita Trinita | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |||||||||
Vegalta Sendai | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | ||||||||
Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | ||||||||
Vissel Kobe | 4–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–8 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |||||||||
Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
Updated to games played on August 2, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Second Stage
Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (A) | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 26 | Qualification for Suntory Championship |
2 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 | |
3 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 26 | |
4 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 25 | |
5 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 24 | |
6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 23 | |
7 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 23 | |
8 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 22 | |
9 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 21 | |
10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 21 | |
11 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 16 | |
12 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 15 | |
13 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 14 | |
14 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 13 | |
15 | Vegalta Sendai | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 12 | |
16 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 11 |
Updated to games played on November 29, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home ╲ Away | ANT | CER | GAM | GRA | JEF | JÚB | SAN | REY | SSP | TOK | TRI | RED | VEG | VER | VIS | FMA |
Kashima Antlers | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |||||||||
Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||||||||
Nagoya Grampus Eight | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |||||||||
JEF United Ichihara | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
Júbilo Iwata | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||
Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |||||||||
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||
Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||
FC Tokyo | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||||||||
Oita Trinita | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | ||||||||
Vegalta Sendai | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |||||||||
Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||
Vissel Kobe | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||||||||
Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
Updated to games played on November 29, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Suntory Championship
In 2003, Suntory Championship was again not held because Yokohama F. Marinos had won both the first and the second stage and thus were automatically declared 2003 J. League Champions.
Overall Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (C) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 58 | Qualification to AFC Champions League 2004 Group stage |
2 | Júbilo Iwata | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 57 | |
3 | JEF United Ichihara | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 53 | |
4 | FC Tokyo | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 49 | |
5 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 48 | |
6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 47 | |
7 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 45 | |
8 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 40 | |
9 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 40 | |
10 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 39 | |
11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 39 | |
12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 37 | |
13 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 30 | |
14 | Oita Trinita | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 26 | |
15 | Vegalta Sendai (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 24 | Relegation to 2004 J. League Division 2 1 |
16 | Kyoto Purple Sanga (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 23 |
Updated to games played on November 29, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 1 first stage, J. League Division 1 second stage
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ueslei | Nagoya Grampus Eight | |
2 | Rodrigo Gral | Júbilo Iwata | |
3 | Emerson | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
4 | Choi Yong-Soo | JEF United Ichihara | |
5 | Tatsuhiko Kubo | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
Yoshito Ōkubo | Cerezo Osaka | ||
7 | Magrão | Gamba Osaka | |
8 | Patrick Mboma | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | |
Oséas | Vissel Kobe | ||
10 | Ahn Jung Hwan | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
Keiji Tamada | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
Tatsuya Tanaka | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
Attendance Figures
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 432,825 | 51,195 | 18,335 | 28,855 | +9.7% |
2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 374,359 | 59,728 | 59,728 | 24,957 | +3.5% |
3 | FC Tokyo | 373,978 | 35,109 | 15,509 | 24,932 | +12.4% |
4 | Vegalta Sendai | 325,621 | 33,443 | 18,696 | 21,708 | −0.7% |
5 | Oita Trinita | 320,597 | 34,823 | 11,431 | 21,373 | +73.0%† |
6 | Kashima Antlers | 318,064 | 39,684 | 14,045 | 21,204 | −1.7% |
7 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 263,438 | 33,597 | 8,165 | 17,563 | +16.0% |
8 | Júbilo Iwata | 259,010 | 35,313 | 10,081 | 17,267 | +4.2% |
9 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 251,523 | 30,199 | 8,570 | 16,768 | +2.7% |
10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 244,264 | 33,679 | 10,445 | 16,284 | +8.8% |
11 | Cerezo Osaka | 207,813 | 22,931 | 7,783 | 13,854 | +74.2%† |
12 | Vissel Kobe | 167,931 | 17,246 | 6,325 | 11,195 | +6.9% |
13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 163,091 | 22,968 | 6,580 | 10,873 | −3.8% |
14 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 162,751 | 16,614 | 7,135 | 10,850 | +4.8% |
15 | Gamba Osaka | 153,324 | 16,146 | 4,828 | 10,222 | −19.9% |
16 | JEF United Ichihara | 145,640 | 29,757 | 3,452 | 9,709 | +22.9% |
League total | 4,164,229 | 59,728 | 3,452 | 17,351 | +6.0% |
Updated to games played on November 29, 2003
Source: J. League Division 1: first stage, second stage
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
Awards
Individual
Best Eleven
Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Seigo Narazaki (3) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Japan |
DF | Keisuke Tsuboi (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
DF | Dutra (1) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Brazil |
DF | Yuji Nakazawa (2) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara (3) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
MF | Takashi Fukunishi (4) | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
MF | Daisuke Oku (2) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
MF | Yasuhito Endo (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
FW | Emerson (2) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Qatar |
FW | Ueslei (1) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Brazil |
FW | Tatsuhiko Kubo (1) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
References
- ↑ "2003 J1 first stage top scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Retrieved 17 April 2010.; "2003 J1 second stage top scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Retrieved 17 April 2010.