2001 J.League Division 1

J.League Division 1
Season2001
ChampionsKashima Antlers
4th J. League title
4th Japanese title
RelegatedAvispa Fukuoka
Cerezo Osaka
Champions LeagueKashima Antlers
Shimizu S-Pulse (as Cup winners)
Matches played240
Goals scored788 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerWill (24 goals)
Highest attendance60,553 - Urawa Reds vs. F. Marinos (13 October)
Lowest attendance4,014 - JEF Utd. vs. Gamba (31 October)
Average attendance16,548
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 season was the ninth season since the establishment of the J-League. The league began on March 10 and ended on November 24. At the end of the season the second stage winner Kashima Antlers won the Suntory Championship against Júbilo Iwata who won the first stage.

Clubs

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Following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2001 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo and Urawa Red Diamonds were promoted from Division 2.

  • Avispa Fukuoka
  • Kashima Antlers
  • JEF United Ichihara
  • Kashiwa Reysol
  • FC Tokyo
  • Tokyo Verdy 1969
  • Yokohama F. Marinos
  • Shimizu S-Pulse
  • Júbilo Iwata
  • Nagoya Grampus Eight
  • Cerezo Osaka
  • Gamba Osaka
  • Vissel Kobe
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • Consadole Sapporo
  • Urawa Red Diamonds

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Júbilo Iwata 15 9 4 1 1 0 32 12 +20 36 Qualification to the Suntory Championship
2 JEF United Ichihara 15 7 3 0 2 3 35 26 +9 27
3 Nagoya Grampus Eight 15 5 5 2 0 3 29 20 +9 27
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 6 4 0 2 3 28 18 +10 26
5 Gamba Osaka 15 7 2 0 3 3 29 22 +7 25
6 Kashiwa Reysol 15 6 2 0 2 5 29 23 +6 22
7 Urawa Red Diamonds[a] 15 6 1 1 1 6 24 22 +2 21
8 Consadole Sapporo[a] 15 6 0 3 2 4 20 21 −1 21
9 FC Tokyo 15 5 3 0 0 7 18 19 −1 21
10 Vissel Kobe 15 5 1 2 3 4 16 20 −4 19
11 Kashima Antlers[b] 15 5 1 1 3 5 21 23 −2 18
12 Avispa Fukuoka 15 4 1 0 2 8 13 25 −12 14
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 3 2 0 2 8 25 33 −8 13
14 Cerezo Osaka 15 3 0 2 2 8 22 31 −9 11
15 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 3 0 2 3 7 13 24 −11 11
16 Tokyo Verdy 1969 15 2 2 0 3 8 16 31 −15 10
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Promoted from 2000 J.League Division 2
  2. ^ Champion from 2000 J.League Division 1 and Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup

Results

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Home \ Away ANT FMA REY JÚB CER GAM TOK SSP GRA VER SFR AVI VIS JEF CON RED
Kashima Antlers 2–0 3–2OT 1–2 3–4OT 2–1 2–0 0–3
Yokohama F Marinos 0–2 1–2OT 0–2 1–3 2–1 0–1OT 0–1
Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1OT 1–0 5–1 3–2
Júbilo Iwata 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–1OT 2–1OT 4–1 2–1OT
Cerezo Osaka 0–0 0–2 3–2 1–2OT 2–1 3–0 1–2
Gamba Osaka 3–1 3–2 3–2OT 2–1 0–1OT 2–3OT 5–0 3–4OT
FC Tokyo 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–1OT 1–2 0–3 2–1
Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0OT 1–2OT 5–1 1–0 1–0 5–2 1–0OT
Nagoya Grampus Eight 2–1OT 1–1 1–4 3–1 2–1OT 3–2OT 0–2 2–0
Tokyo Verdy 1969 2–1OT 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–0OT 1–2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 3–2OT 2–3 3–0 3–2OT 2–3 1–0 1–3
Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 1–0OT 2–0 0–4 1–0 2–3OT 0–2
Vissel Kobe 2–2 3–1 0–1OT 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2OT
JEF United Ichihara 2–0 2–0 2–3OT 4–2 2–0 1–2OT 1–3 4–1
Consadole Sapporo 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–3OT
Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 4–2 2–0 3–1 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

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Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kashima Antlers[a] 15 10 3 0 0 2 36 19 +17 36 Qualification to the Suntory Championship
2 Júbilo Iwata 15 9 4 0 0 2 31 14 +17 35
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 8 0 0 0 7 36 27 +9 24
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 5 4 0 1 5 34 27 +7 23
5 JEF United Ichihara 15 7 0 2 0 6 25 28 −3 23
6 Nagoya Grampus Eight 15 7 0 1 1 6 27 25 +2 22
7 Kashiwa Reysol 15 6 0 3 0 6 29 23 +6 21
8 FC Tokyo 15 5 0 5 1 4 29 28 +1 20
9 Tokyo Verdy 1969 15 6 0 2 2 5 22 26 −4 20
10 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 4 2 3 3 3 19 20 −1 19
11 Gamba Osaka 15 5 0 2 1 7 21 26 −5 17
12 Urawa Red Diamonds[b] 15 4 0 3 3 5 20 24 −4 15
13 Vissel Kobe 15 3 0 5 1 6 25 32 −7 14
14 Consadole Sapporo[b] 15 3 1 2 2 7 23 29 −6 13
15 Avispa Fukuoka 15 3 1 2 3 6 22 31 −9 13
16 Cerezo Osaka 15 2 3 0 0 10 19 39 −20 12
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Champion from 2000 J.League Division 1 and Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ a b Promoted from 2000 J.League Division 2

Results

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Championship

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Suntory Championship

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1st Leg
Júbilo Iwata2–2Kashima Antlers
Hattori 11'
Nakayama 54'		 Report Akita 80'
Hirase 83'
Attendance: 32,368
Referee: Masayoshi Okada
2nd Leg
Kashima Antlers1–0 (a.e.t.)Júbilo Iwata
Ogasawara gold-colored soccer ball 100' Report
Attendance: 40,115
Referee: Leslie Mottram

Kashima Antlers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Overall table

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Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kashima Antlers[a] 30 15 4 1 3 7 57 42 +15 54 Champion and qualified to the AFC Champions League 2002–03 Group stage
2 Júbilo Iwata 30 18 8 1 1 2 63 26 +37 71
3 JEF United Ichihara 30 14 3 2 2 9 60 54 +6 50
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 30 11 8 0 3 8 62 45 +17 49 Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup and qualified to the AFC Champions League 2002–03 Qualification Round 2
5 Nagoya Grampus Eight 30 12 5 3 1 9 56 45 +11 49
6 Kashiwa Reysol 30 12 2 3 2 11 58 46 +12 43
7 Gamba Osaka 30 12 2 2 4 10 50 48 +2 42
8 FC Tokyo 30 10 3 5 1 11 47 47 0 41
9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 11 2 0 2 15 61 60 +1 37
10 Urawa Red Diamonds[b] 30 10 1 4 4 11 44 46 −2 36
11 Consadole Sapporo[b] 30 9 1 5 4 11 43 50 −7 34
12 Vissel Kobe 30 8 1 7 4 10 41 52 −11 33
13 Yokohama F. Marinos 30 7 2 5 6 10 32 44 −12 30
14 Tokyo Verdy 1969 30 8 2 2 5 13 38 57 −19 30
15 Avispa Fukuoka 30 7 2 2 5 14 35 56 −21 27 Relegated to the 2002 J.League Division 2
16 Cerezo Osaka 30 5 3 2 2 18 41 70 −29 23
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Champion from 2000 J.League Division 1 and Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ a b Promoted from 2000 J.League Division 2

Awards

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Individual

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Award Recipient Club Notes
Player of the Year Japan Toshiya Fujita Júbilo Iwata
Young Player of the Year Japan Koji Yamase Consadole Sapporo
Manager of the Year Japan Masakazu Suzuki Júbilo Iwata
Top scorer Brazil Will Consadole Sapporo 24 goals.

Best Eleven

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Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Arno van Zwam (1) Júbilo Iwata  Netherlands
DF Go Oiwa (1) Júbilo Iwata  Japan
DF Yutaka Akita (4) Kashima Antlers  Japan
DF Akira Narahashi (1) Kashima Antlers  Japan
MF Mitsuo Ogasawara (1) Kashima Antlers  Japan
MF Takashi Fukunishi (2) Júbilo Iwata  Japan
MF Toshiya Fujita (2) Júbilo Iwata  Japan
MF Toshihiro Hattori (1) Júbilo Iwata  Japan
MF Kōji Nakata (1) Kashima Antlers  Japan
FW Will (1) Consadole Sapporo  Brazil
FW Atsushi Yanagisawa (2) Kashima Antlers  Japan

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

References

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