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.
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[edit] General
[edit] Promotion/Relegation
- At the end of the 2001 Season, Kyoto Purple Sanga and Vegalta Sendai were promoted to J1.
- At the end of the 2001 Season, Avispa Fukuoka and Cerezo Osaka were relegated to J2.
[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 |
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| 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 |
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 Naohiro Takahara |
Jubilo Iwata |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Ueslei |
Nagoya Grampus Eight |
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Marcos |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Masashi Nakayama |
Jubilo Iwata |
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| Edmundo |
Tokyo Verdy 1969 |
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 Choi Yong-Soo |
JEF United Ichihara |
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Emerson |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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| Amaral |
FC Tokyo |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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[edit] Division 2
| Pos | Footballer | Club | Goals | PK | GP | Shots | Goals Per Game |
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Marcus |
Albirex Niigata |
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Yoshito Okubo |
Cerezo Osaka |
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| Andradinha |
Oita Trinita |
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Bentinho |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Takayoshi Ono |
Mito HollyHock |
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| Hiroshi Morita |
Sagan Tosu |
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 David Bisconti |
Sagan Tosu |
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Yasuo Manaka |
Cerezo Osaka |
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 Jorge Dely Valdés |
Omiya Ardija |
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Hiroaki Morishima |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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[edit] Awards
[edit] Individual
| Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
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| Player of the Year | Naohiro Takahara |
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| Young Player of the Year | Keisuke Tsuboi |
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| Manager of the Year | Masakazu Suzuki |
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| Top scorer | Naohiro Takahara |
Jubilo Iwata | 26 goals. |
[edit] Best Eleven
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
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| GK | Hitoshi Sogahata (1) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| DF | Hideto Suzuki (1) | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| DF | Makoto Tanaka (2) | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| DF | Naoki Matsuda (2) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
| MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara (2) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| MF | Takashi Fukunishi (3) | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| MF | Toshiya Fujita (3) | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| MF | Hiroshi Nanami (2) | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| FW | Emerson (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil |
| FW | Naohiro Takahara (1) | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
| FW | Masashi Nakayama (4) | Jubilo Iwata | Japan |
* The number in brackets denotes the amount of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
[edit] Attendance
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| Urawa Red Diamonds | 394,445 (26,296) |
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| Yokohama F. Marinos | 361,613 (24,108) |
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| F.C. Tokyo | 332,597 (22,173) |
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| Vegalta Sendai | 327,925 (21,862) |
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| Kashima Antlers | 323,855 (21,590) |
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| Albirex Niigata | 472,507 (21,478) |
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| Consadole Sapporo | 287,098 (19,140) |
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| Júbilo Iwata | 248,462 (16,564) |
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| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 244,848 (16,323) |
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| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 226,926 (15,128) |
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| Shimizu S-Pulse | 224,443 (14,963) |
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| Gamba Osaka | 191,429 (12,762) |
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| Oita Trinita | 271,669 (12,349) |
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| Kashiwa Reysol | 169,716 (11,314) |
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| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 164,111 (10,941) |
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| Vissel Kobe | 157,011 (10,467) |
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| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 155,276 (10,352) |
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| Cerezo Osaka | 174,951 (7,952) |
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| JEF United Ichihara | 118,460 (7,897) |
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| Avispa Fukuoka | 142,808 (6,491) |
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| Omiya Ardija | 115,846 (5,266) |
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| Kawasaki Frontale | 115,431 (5,247) |
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| Ventforet Kofu | 108,108 (4,914) |
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| Shonan Bellmare | 100,125 (4,551) |
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| Sagan Tosu | 85,586 (3,890) |
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| Montedio Yamagata | 82,601 (3,755) |
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| Yokohama F.C. | 76,498 (3,477) |
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| Mito HollyHock | 60,262 (2,739) |
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