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9th season of J1 League Football league season
J.League Division 1
Season2001
ChampionsKashima Antlers
4th J.League title
4th Japanese title
PromotedUrawa Red Diamonds
Consadole Sapporo
RelegatedAvispa Fukuoka
Cerezo Osaka
AFC Champions LeagueKashima Antlers
Shimizu S-Pulse (as Emperor's Cup winner)
Matches played240
Goals scored788 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerWill (24 goals)
Highest attendance60,553 - Reds vs. Marinos (13 October)
Lowest attendance4,014 - JEF Utd. vs. Gamba (31 October)
Average attendance16,548
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 J.League Division 1 season was the ninth season since the establishment of the J.League Division 1. 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

The 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.

Personnel

Club Head coach
Avispa Fukuoka Argentina Nestor Omar Piccoli
Cerezo Osaka Japan Akihiro Nishimura
Consadole Sapporo Japan Takeshi Okada
FC Tokyo Japan Kiyoshi Okuma
Gamba Osaka Japan Kazuhiko Takemoto
JEF United Ichihara Slovenia Zdenko Verdenik
Júbilo Iwata Japan Masakazu Suzuki
Kashima Antlers Brazil Toninho Cerezo
Kashiwa Reysol England Steve Perryman
Nagoya Grampus Eight Japan Tetsuro Miura
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Russia Valery Nepomnyashchy
Shimizu S-Pulse Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zdravko Zemunović
Tokyo Verdy 1969 Japan Yukitaka Omi
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Pita
Vissel Kobe Japan Ryoichi Kawakatsu
Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players
Avispa Fukuoka Argentina Claudio Biaggio Argentina David Bisconti South Korea Noh Jung-yoon Argentina Martín Vilallonga
Romania Pavel Badea
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Cláudio Brazil Wágner Brazil Washington South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan Brazil Marcelo Rosa
South Korea Kim Do-keun
South Korea Noh Jung-yoon
Consadole Sapporo Brazil Adalto Brazil Biju Brazil Will Brazil Almir
FC Tokyo Brazil Amaral Brazil Kelly Brazil Sandro
Gamba Osaka Brazil Reginaldo Croatia Mirko Hrgović Croatia Nino Bule French Guiana Claude Dambury
JEF United Ichihara Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Mujčin Slovenia Željko Milinovič South Korea Choi Yong-soo South Korea Kim Myung-hwi
Júbilo Iwata Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Živković Netherlands Arno van Zwam
Kashima Antlers Brazil Augusto César Brazil Bismarck Brazil Fabiano
Kashiwa Reysol South Korea Hong Myung-bo South Korea Hwang Sun-hong South Korea Yoo Sang-chul
Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil Marcelo Ramos Brazil Ueslei Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković Netherlands Tarik Oulida Bolivia Ko Ishikawa Brazil Adriano Pimenta
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Australia Steve Corica Uzbekistan Oleg Pashinin Brazil Marcus Tulio Tanaka
North Korea Ri Han-jae 		Australia Tony Popovic
Ukraine Serhiy Skachenko
Shimizu S-Pulse Argentina Fernando Oliva Brazil Baron Brazil Alex Brazil Alair
Tokyo Verdy 1969 Brazil Edmundo Brazil Emerson Brazil Marquinhos
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Adriano Gerlin Brazil Emerson Sheik Brazil Harison Brazil Tuto Brazil Donizete Oliveira
Vissel Kobe Brazil Daniel Brazil Santos Brazil Sidiclei
Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Dutra Brazil Marco Brito Brazil Nasa Uruguay Marcelo Lipatín Brazil Leandro Simioni

Overview

First stage

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 15 6 1 1 1 6 24 22 +2 21
8 Consadole Sapporo 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 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:
Notes:
  1. ^ Promoted from 2000 J.League Division 2
  2. Champion from 2000 J.League Division 1 and Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup

Results

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

Second stage

Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kashima Antlers 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 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 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:
Notes:
  1. Champion from 2000 J.League Division 1 and Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Promoted from 2000 J.League Division 2

Results

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

Suntory Championship

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

Kashima Antlers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kashima Antlers 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 30 10 1 4 4 11 44 46 −2 36
11 Consadole Sapporo 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:
Notes:
  1. Champion from 2000 J.League Division 1 and Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Promoted from 2000 J.League Division 2

Awards

Individual

Award Recipient Club
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

Best Eleven

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

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