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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the co ...
and
Consadole Sapporo
is a Japanese professional football club, which plays in the J1 League. The team is based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido.
The club name of "Consadole" is made from ''consado'', a reverse of the Japanese word and the Spanish express ...
were relegated to J2.
General
Promotion and relegation
* At the end of the
2001 Season,
Kyoto Purple Sanga
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist templ ...
and
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
History
Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...
were promoted to J1.
* At the end of the
2001 Season,
Avispa Fukuoka
is a Japanese professional football club, currently competing in the J1 League. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means " wasp" in Spanish. They were originally called Fujieda Blux and based in Fujieda, Shizuoka before moving ...
and
Cerezo Osaka were relegated to J2.
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
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
Second stage
Championship
The Suntory Championship was not held, because
Júbilo Iwata was winner of both stages.
Overall table
Top scorers
Awards
Individual
Best Eleven
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
Attendance
External links
J. League Official Stats
{{J1 League champions
J1 League seasons
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Japan
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