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1994 J.League
2nd season of J1 League
2nd season of J1 League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J.League |
| season | 1994 |
| winners | Verdy Kawasaki |
| 2nd J.League title | |
| 7th Japanese title | |
| continentalcup1 | [Asian Club Championship](1994-95-asian-club-championship) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Verdy Kawasaki |
| league topscorer | Frank Ordenewitz (30 goals) |
| matches | 264 |
| total goals | 841 |
| highest attendance | 55,125 - Reds vs. Verdy (September 17) |
| lowest attendance | 7,854 - Reds vs. Sanfrecce (March 23) |
| attendance | 5,152,117 |
| average attendance | 19,516 |
| prevseason | [1993](1993-j-league) |
| nextseason | [1995](1995-j-league) |
2nd J.League title 7th Japanese title
The J.League 1994 season was the second season of the J.League. The league commenced on March 12 and completed on November 19. The Suntory Championship took place on November 26 and December 2.
Clubs
The following 12 clubs participated in J.League during 1994 season. Of these clubs, Bellmare Hiratsuka and Júblio Iwata were newly promoted teams from Japan Football League.
| Club name | Hometown | Stadium | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (majority games) | Capacity | Notes | Head coach | ||
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa | Hiratsuka Stadium | 15,380 | Promoted | Japan Mitsuru Komaeda |
| Gamba Osaka | Osaka, Osaka | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | 21,000 | Japan Kunishige Kamamoto | |
| JEF United Ichihara | Chiba, Chiba | Ichihara Seaside Stadium | 14,051 | Japan Eijun Kiyokumo | |
| Júbilo Iwata | Iwata, Shizuoka | Júbilo Iwata Stadium | 15,165 | Promoted | Netherlands Hans Ooft |
| Kashima Antlers | Kashima, Ibaraki | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 37,638 | Brazil Edu Coimbra | |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | Nagoya, Aichi | Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium | 11,900 | England Gordon Milne | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium | 13,800 | Scotland Stuart Baxter | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture | Nihondaira Sports Stadium | 20,248 | Brazil Rivellino | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama, Greater Tokyo Area | Urawa Komaba Stadium | 21,500 | Japan Kenzo Yokoyama | |
| 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 | Non-visa foreign | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | Brazil Almir | Brazil Betinho | Brazil Edson | Brazil Mirandinha | |||
| Gamba Osaka | Belarus Sergei Aleinikov | Brazil Flávio Campos | Ukraine **Akhrik Tsveiba** | Ukraine Oleh Protasov | Bulgaria *Kiril Metkov* | ||
| JEF United Ichihara | Czech Republic František Mysliveček | Czech Republic Pavel Řehák | FR Yugoslavia **Nenad Maslovar** | Germany Frank Ordenewitz | Germany Pierre Littbarski | Brazil Sandro | |
| South Korea Shin Che-bon | |||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | Brazil Walter | Italy **Salvatore Schillaci** | Netherlands André Paus | Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg | |||
| Kashima Antlers | Brazil Alcindo | Brazil Edinho | Brazil **Leonardo** | Brazil Santos | Brazil *Zico* | ||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | Brazil Elivélton | Brazil Garça | Brazil Jorginho | FR Yugoslavia **Dragan Stojković** | FR Yugoslavia **Dragiša Binić** | Netherlands Dido Havenaar | England *Gary Lineker* |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Czech Republic Ivan Hašek | Czech Republic Pavel Černý | Norway Tore Pedersen | Scotland Lee Baxter | South Korea Noh Jung-yoon | Brazil Andrey | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Brazil **Djalminha** | Brazil Ronaldão | Brazil Sidmar | Brazil Toninho | Brazil Ademir | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Germany **Guido Buchwald** | Germany Michael Rummenigge | Germany **Uwe Bein** | Slovakia Ľubomír Luhový | Peru Edwin Uehara | ||
| South Korea Cho Kwi-jae | Germany *Uwe Rahn* | ||||||
| Slovakia *Miroslav Mentel* | |||||||
| Verdy Kawasaki | Brazil **Bentinho** | Brazil Bismarck | Brazil Capitão | Brazil Paulo | Brazil Pereira | Bolivia Ko Ishikawa | |
| Yokohama Flügels | Argentina Fernando Moner | Brazil Aldro | Brazil Edu Marangon | Brazil Válber | Spain *Raúl Amarilla* | ||
| Yokohama Marinos | Argentina David Bisconti | Argentina Gustavo Zapata | Argentina Ramón Díaz | Argentina Ramón Medina Bello | Brazil *Everton* |
Format
In the 1994 season, the league followed split-season format, just like the previous season. Each halves (or stages) were known as Suntory Series and NICOS Series for sponsorship purposes. In each series, twelve clubs played in double round-robin format with a total of 22 games per club (per series). The games then 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.
;Changes in competition format
- Number of competing clubs increased from 10 to 12
- Number of games per club in a series increased from 18 to 22 games and from 36 to 44 games per season.
Standings
Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings
Qualified to Suntory Championship '94
NICOS Series (2nd stage) standings
Qualifies to Suntory Championship '94
Suntory Championship '94
14:38
19:02
;VERDY KAWASAKI won the series on 2-0 aggregate.
Overall standings
Qualifies to 1995/96 ACC, 1995 Super Cup, and 1995 Sanwa Bank Cup
Honours
| Competition | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| **League Competition** | |||
| J.League Suntory Series | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashima Antlers |
| J.League NICOS Series | Verdy Kawasaki | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Yokohama Marinos |
| Suntory Championship | Verdy Kawasaki | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| **Cup Tournaments** | |||
| Emperor's Cup | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Cerezo Osaka | Yokohama Marinos |
| Gamba Osaka | |||
| Nabisco Cup | Verdy Kawasaki | Júbilo Iwata | Gamba Osaka |
| Yokohama Marinos | |||
| XEROX Super Cup | Verdy Kawasaki | Yokohama Flügels |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany Frank Ordenewitz | JEF United Ichihara | 30 |
| 2 | Brazil Alcindo Sartori | Kashima Antlers | 28 |
| 3 | Brazil Betinho | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 24 |
| 4 | Argentina Ramón Díaz | Yokohama Marinos | 23 |
| Japan Nobuhiro Takeda | Verdy Kawasaki | ||
| 6 | Brazil Toninho | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 |
| 7 | Japan Yoshiyuki Hasegawa | Kashima Antlers | 21 |
| 8 | Czech Republic Ivan Hašek | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 |
| Japan Koji Noguchi | Bellmare Hiratsuka | ||
| 10 | Japan Kazuyoshi Miura | Verdy Kawasaki | 16 |
| Japan Toshihiro Yamaguchi | Gamba Osaka | ||
| 12 | Argentina Ramón Medina Bello | Yokohama Marinos | 15 |
| Czechoslovakia Pavel Černý | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| 14 | Brazil Bismarck | Verdy Kawasaki | 14 |
| Japan Takuya Takagi | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Awards
Individual awards
| Award | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | BRA Pereira | Verdy Kawasaki |
| Rookie of the Year | JPN Kazuaki Tasaka | Bellmare Hiratsuka |
| Manager of the Year | JPN Yasutaro Matsuki | Verdy Kawasaki |
| Top Scorer | GER Frank Ordenewitz | JEF United Ichihara |
Best Eleven
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shinkichi Kikuchi | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| DF | Pereira | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| DF | Masami Ihara | Yokohama Marinos | |
| DF | Yoshihiro Natsuka | Bellmare Hiratsuka | |
| MF | Betinho | Bellmare Hiratsuka | |
| MF | Bismarck | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| MF | Tetsuji Hashiratani | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| MF | Tsuyoshi Kitazawa | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| MF | Ruy Ramos | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| FW | Takuya Takagi | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| FW | Nobuhiro Takeda | Verdy Kawasaki |
References
- Source: J. League 1994 (RSSSF)
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