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2001 J.League Division 1
9th season of J1 League
9th season of J1 League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J.League Division 1 |
| season | 2001 |
| winners | Kashima Antlers |
| 4th J.League title | |
| 4th Japanese title | |
| promoted | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Consadole Sapporo | |
| relegated | Avispa Fukuoka |
| Cerezo Osaka | |
| continentalcup1 | AFC Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Kashima Antlers |
| Shimizu S-Pulse (as Emperor's Cup winner) | |
| league topscorer | Will (24 goals) |
| matches | 240 |
| total goals | 788 |
| highest attendance | 60,553 - Reds vs. Marinos (13 October) |
| lowest attendance | 4,014 - JEF Utd. vs. Gamba (31 October) |
| average attendance | 16,548 |
| prevseason | 2000 |
| nextseason | 2002 |
4th J.League title 4th Japanese title Consadole Sapporo Cerezo Osaka Shimizu S-Pulse (as Emperor's Cup winner)
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.
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Cerezo Osaka
- Consadole Sapporo [[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]]
- FC Tokyo
- Gamba Osaka
- JEF United Ichihara
- Júbilo Iwata
- Kashima Antlers
- Kashiwa Reysol
- Nagoya Grampus Eight
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Tokyo Verdy 1969
- Urawa Red Diamonds [[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]]
- Vissel Kobe
- Yokohama F. Marinos
Personnel
| Club | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | ARG Nestor Omar Piccoli |
| Cerezo Osaka | JPN Akihiro Nishimura |
| Consadole Sapporo | JPN Takeshi Okada |
| FC Tokyo | JPN Kiyoshi Okuma |
| Gamba Osaka | JPN Kazuhiko Takemoto |
| JEF United Ichihara | SVN Zdenko Verdenik |
| Júbilo Iwata | JPN Masakazu Suzuki |
| Kashima Antlers | BRA Toninho Cerezo |
| Kashiwa Reysol | ENG Steve Perryman |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | JPN Tetsuro Miura |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | RUS Valery Nepomnyashchy |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | FRY Zdravko Zemunović |
| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | JPN Yukitaka Omi |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | BRA Pita |
| Vissel Kobe | JPN Ryoichi Kawakatsu |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | BRA Sebastião Lazaroni |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | 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 | South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan | Brazil Marcelo Rosa | ||
| Brazil *Washington* | ||||||
| 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 | FR 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 | Netherlands Tarik Oulida | Bolivia Ko Ishikawa | Brazil Adriano Pimenta | FR Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Australia Steve Corica | Ukraine Serhiy Skachenko | Uzbekistan Oleg Pashinin | Brazil Marcus Tulio Tanaka | ||
| North Korea Ri Han-jae | Australia Tony Popovic | |||||
| 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 Tuto | Brazil Harison | Brazil Donizete Oliveira | |
| Vissel Kobe | Brazil Daniel | Brazil Santos | Brazil Sidiclei | |||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Brazil Dutra | Brazil Marco Brito | Brazil Nasa | Brazil Leandro Simioni | ||
| Uruguay Marcelo Lipatín |
Overview
First stage
Results
Second stage
Results
Suntory Championship
Nakayama Hirase
Kashima Antlers won 3–2 on aggregate.
Overall table
Awards
Individual
| Award | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | JPN Toshiya Fujita | Júbilo Iwata |
| Young Player of the Year | JPN Koji Yamase | Consadole Sapporo |
| Manager of the Year | JPN Masakazu Suzuki | Júbilo Iwata |
| Top Scorer | BRA Will | Consadole Sapporo |
Best Eleven
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arno van Zwam (1) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| DF | Yutaka Akita (4) | Kashima Antlers | |
| DF | Akira Narahashi (1) | Kashima Antlers | |
| DF | Go Oiwa (1) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| MF | Toshiya Fujita (2) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| MF | Takashi Fukunishi (2) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| MF | Toshihiro Hattori (1) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| MF | Kōji Nakata (1) | Kashima Antlers | |
| MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara (1) | Kashima Antlers | |
| FW | Will (1) | Consadole Sapporo | |
| FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa (2) | Kashima Antlers |
- The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
References
References
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