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1993 J.League
1st season of J1 League
1st season of J1 League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J.League |
| season | 1993 |
| winners | Verdy Kawasaki |
| 1st J.League title | |
| 6th Japanese title | |
| continentalcup1 | Asian Club Championship |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Verdy Kawasaki |
| league topscorer | Ramón Díaz (28 goals) |
| matches | 180 |
| total goals | 532 |
| highest attendance | 59,626 - Verdy vs. Marinos (May 15) |
| lowest attendance | 7,469 - Flügels vs. Reds (May 22) |
| average attendance | 17,976 |
| nextseason | 1994 |
1st J.League title 6th Japanese title
The J.League 1993 season was the inaugural season of the J.League. The league fixtures began on 15 May and ended on 15 December. The first ever Suntory Championship took place in the following year, 9 and 16 January 1994.
Clubs
Ten clubs participated in J.League during 1993 season:
| Club name | Hometown | Stadium | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (majority games) | Capacity | Head coach | ||
| Gamba Osaka | Osaka, Osaka | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | 21,000 | Japan Kunishige Kamamoto |
| JEF United Ichihara | Chiba, Chiba | Ichihara Seaside Stadium | 14,051 | Japan Yoshikazu Nagai |
| Kashima Antlers | Kashima, Ibaraki | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 37,638 | Japan Masakatsu Miyamoto |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | Nagoya, Aichi | Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium | 11,900 | Japan Ryuzo Hiraki |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | Coca-Cola West Hiroshima Stadium | 13,800 | Scotland Stuart Baxter |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture | Nihondaira Sports Stadium | 20,248 | Brazil Émerson Leão |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama, Greater Tokyo Area | Urawa Komaba Stadium | 21,500 | Japan Takaji Mori |
| Verdy Kawasaki | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | 26,232 | Japan Yasutaro Matsuki |
| Yokohama Flügels | Yokohama | Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium | 15,454 | Japan Shu Kamo |
| Yokohama Marinos | Yokohama | Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium | 15,454 | Japan Hidehiko Shimizu |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Non-visa foreign | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamba Osaka | Belarus Sergei Aleinikov | Brazil Flávio Campos | Brazil Luís Müller | Brazil Rinaldo | Bulgaria Kiril Metkov | China Jia Xiuquan | ||
| JEF United Ichihara | Czech Republic František Mysliveček | Czech Republic Pavel Řehák | Germany Frank Ordenewitz | Germany Pierre Littbarski | Brazil Sandro | |||
| South Korea Shin Che-bon | ||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | Brazil Alcindo | Brazil Carlos | Brazil Regis | Brazil Santos | Brazil Zico | |||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | Brazil Elivélton | Brazil Garça | Brazil Jorginho | Brazil Pita | England Gary Lineker | Netherlands Dido Havenaar | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Czech Republic Pavel Černý | Scotland Lee Baxter | South Korea Noh Jung-yoon | Sweden Jan Jönsson | Sweden Jean-Paul Vonderburg | United States Dan Calichman | Brazil Andrey | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Brazil Celso | Brazil Edu Manga | Brazil Marcão | Brazil Marco Antônio | Brazil Sidmar | Brazil Toninho | Brazil Ademir | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Argentina Marcelo Trivisonno | Germany Michael Rummenigge | Germany Uwe Rahn | Slovakia Miroslav Mentel | Peru Edwin Uehara | Argentina Marcelo Morales | ||
| Argentina Victor Ferreyra | ||||||||
| Verdy Kawasaki | Brazil Bismarck | Brazil Márcio Amoroso | Brazil Paulinho | Brazil Paulo Rodrigues | Brazil Pereira | Netherlands Erik van Rossum | Bolivia Ko Ishikawa | Netherlands Gène Hanssen |
| Netherlands Henny Meijer | ||||||||
| Yokohama Flügels | Argentina Fernando Moner | Brazil Aldro | Brazil Angelo | Brazil Edu Marangon | El Salvador Jaime Rodríguez | Spain Raúl Amarilla | ||
| Yokohama Marinos | Argentina David Bisconti | Argentina Gustavo Zapata | Argentina Ramón Díaz | Brazil Everton |
Format
In the first year, the league followed split-season format, and each halves (or stages) were known as Suntory Series and NICOS Series for sponsorship purposes. In each series, ten clubs played in double round-robin format, a total of 18 games per club (per series). The games went to golden-goal extra time and penalties if needed after regulation. The clubs were ranked by number of wins, and tie breakers are, in the following order:
- Goal differential
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head results
- Extra match or a coin toss 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 the same club win both stages, the runners-up of each stages plays against each other and the winners challenges the stage winner at the championship game.
Results
Díaz Moner Maeda Toninho Kojima Alcindo Sasaki Carlos Hasegawa Edu Goto Maeda Řehák Ejiri Horiike Takeda Edu
Řehák Ejiri Littbarski Kazama Hasegawa Alcindo Carlos Aoshima Takeda Kitazawa Miura Kojima Kazama Moriyasu Hasegawa Alcindo Yonekura Alcindo Díaz Moner Mizuuchi Řehák Niimura Takeda Oenoki Hasegawa Aldro Egawa Sawairi Díaz Hasegawa Isogai Matsunami Mukojima Hirano Díaz Mizuuchi Alcindo Koga Takeda Sorimachi Flávio Alcindo Hasegawa Kurosaki Sawairi Goto Bisconti K. Kimura Takagi Müller Ishii Mukojima Oenoki Pita Nagashima Alcindo Kurosaki Nagai Hanssen Miura Díaz Černý Matsuda Takagi Müller Takagi Müller Kitazawa Hashiratani Tajima Iwai Hanssen Noh Jung-yoon Kenichi Uemura Edu Díaz Tomishima Goto Littbarski Miura Hasegawa Noh Jung-yoon Černý Sawanobori Mukojima Ramos Řehák Ordenewitz Okayama Shimamura Hirano Garça Bismarck Kudaka Miura Takeda Yamaguchi Hashiratani Řehák
Nakamura Isogai Takagi Kurosaki Yoshida Katanosaka Edu Matsuyama Echigo Santos Kojima Takagi Bisconti Mukojima Flávio
Ramos Miura Takeda Y. Kato Zico Kitazawa Edu Díaz Everton Hirose Jorginho Alcindo Hasegawa Isogai Matsunami Minobe Černý Zico Elivélton Garça Miura Minobe Isogai Černý Noh Jung-yoon Jönsson Moriyama Pereira Nakamura Hasegawa Edu Alcindo Manaka Ordenewitz Rahn Mizuuchi Díaz Mizunuma Takeda Miura Řehák Matsunami Edu Mizunuma Miura Bismarck Yamada Matsuyama Goto Edu Mizunuma Motoyoshi Hasegawa Everton Fujiyoshi Ono Miura Mori Hirano Jorginho Elivélton Shima
Standings
Suntory Series (1st Stage) Standings
Qualifies to Suntory Championship '93
NICOS Series (2nd stage) Standings
Qualifies to Suntory Championship '93
Suntory Championship '93
13:05 Bismarck
13:03
;Verdy Kawasaki won the series on 3-1 aggregate.
Overall standings
Qualifies to 1994/95 ACC, 1994 Super Cup, and 1994 Sanwa Bank Cup
Honours
| Competition | Champion | Runners-up | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic league | |||
| J.League Suntory Series | Kashima Antlers | Verdy Kawasaki | Yokohama Marinos |
| J.League NICOS Series | Verdy Kawasaki | Shimizu S-Pulse | Yokohama Marinos |
| Suntory Championship | Verdy Kawasaki | Kashima Antlers | n/a |
| Cup competitions | |||
| Emperor's Cup | Yokohama Flügels | Kashima Antlers | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||
| Nabisco Cup | Verdy Kawasaki | Shimizu S-Pulse | Yokohama Flügels |
| Gamba Osaka | |||
| XEROX Super Cup | Not held |
Average attendance
In its first year, the league averaged 17,976 fans and had over 3.2 million fans total over the course of the season. The following chart shows the league ranked in terms of average attendance:
| Team name | Total attendance | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Verdy Kawasaki | 454,237 | 25,235 |
| Gamba Osaka | 388,286 | 21,571 |
| JEF United Ichihara | 364,922 | 20,273 |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 357,451 | 19,858 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 332,312 | 18,462 |
| Yokohama Marinos | 302,054 | 16,781 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 299,586 | 16,644 |
| Yokohama Flügels | 278,346 | 15,464 |
| Kashima Antlers | 252,291 | 14,016 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 206,265 | 11,459 |
| Total | 3,235,750 | 17,976 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina Ramón Díaz | Yokohama Marinos | 28 |
| 2 | Brazil Alcindo | Kashima Antlers | 22 |
| 3 | Japan Kazuyoshi Miura | Verdy Kawasaki | 20 |
| 4 | Japan Nobuhiro Takeda | Verdy Kawasaki | 17 |
| 5 | Czech Republic Pavel Řehák | JEF United Ichihara | 16 |
| 6 | Brazil Edu Manga | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 |
| 7 | Japan Akihiro Nagashima | Gamba Osaka | 12 |
Awards
;MVP JPN Kazuyoshi Miura - (Verdy Kawasaki) ;Rookie of the Year JPN Masaaki Sawanobori - (Shimizu S-Pulse) ;Manager of the Year JPN Yasutaro Matsuki - (Verdy Kawasaki) ;Top Scorer ARG Ramón Díaz - (Yokohama Marinos)
;Best XI
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| GK | JPN Shigetatsu Matsunaga | Yokohama Marinos |
| DF | BRA Pereira | Verdy Kawasaki |
| DF | JPN Tetsuji Hashiratani | Verdy Kawasaki |
| DF | JPN Takumi Horiike | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| DF | JPN Masami Ihara | Yokohama Marinos |
| DF | JPN Shunzo Ono | Kashima Antlers |
| MF | BRA Santos | Kashima Antlers |
| MF | JPN Yasuto Honda | Kashima Antlers |
| MF | JPN Ruy Ramos | Verdy Kawasaki |
| FW | ARG Ramón Díaz | Yokohama Marinos |
| FW | JPN Kazuyoshi Miura | Verdy Kawasaki |
References
- Source: J. League 1993 (RSSSF)
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