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2003 J.League Division 2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J. League Division 2 |
| season | 2003 |
| winners | Albirex Niigata |
| 1st J2 title | |
| 1st D2 title | |
| promoted | Albirex Niigata |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| league topscorer | Marcus Vinícius (32 goals) |
| matches | 264 |
| total goals | 678 |
| highest attendance | 42,223 (Round 44, |
| Albirex vs. Ardija) | |
| lowest attendance | 1,337 (Round 4, |
| HollyHock vs. Ardija) | |
| average attendance | 7,895 |
| prevseason | 2002 |
| nextseason | 2004 |
1st J2 title 1st D2 title Sanfrecce Hiroshima Albirex vs. Ardija) HollyHock vs. Ardija) The 2003 J. League Division 2 season was the 32nd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 5th season since the establishment of J.League Division 2.
In this season, twelve clubs competed in the quadruple round-robin format. The top two received promotion to the J. League Division 1. There were no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.
Clubs
The following twelve clubs participated in J. League Division 2 during 2003 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima were relegated from Division 1 last year.
- Albirex Niigata
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Consadole Sapporo [[Image:Arrowdownred.png]]
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Mito HollyHock
- Montedio Yamagata
- Omiya Ardija
- Sagan Tosu
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima [[Image:Arrowdownred.png]]
- Shonan Bellmare
- Ventforet Kofu
- Yokohama FC
Personnel
| Club | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | JPN Yasuharu Sorimachi |
| Avispa Fukuoka | JPN Hiroshi Matsuda |
| Consadole Sapporo | KOR Chang Woe-ryong |
| Kawasaki Frontale | JPN Nobuhiro Ishizaki |
| Mito HollyHock | JPN Hideki Maeda |
| Montedio Yamagata | JPN Koichi Hashiratani |
| Omiya Ardija | JPN Eijun Kiyokumo |
| Sagan Tosu | JPN Yoshinori Sembiki |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | JPN Takeshi Ono |
| Shonan Bellmare | JPN Matsuichi Yamada |
| Ventforet Kofu | JPN Hideki Matsunaga |
| Yokohama FC | GER Pierre Littbarski |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Non-visa foreign | Type-C contract | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | Brazil Anderson Batatais | Brazil Fabinho Santos | Brazil Marcus Vinícius | Canada Issey Nakajima-Farran | ||
| North Korea An Yong-hak | BRA Geílson | |||||
| Avispa Fukuoka | Brazil Bentinho | Brazil Serjão | Brazil Alex | |||
| Consadole Sapporo | Brazil Andradina | Brazil Reginaldo | Netherlands Tarik Oulida | Brazil Beto | ||
| Brazil Robert | ||||||
| Brazil Will | ||||||
| Kawasaki Frontale | Brazil Augusto César | Brazil Juninho | Brazil Robert | Brazil Diogo Tilico | Panama Jorge Dely Valdés | |
| Mito HollyHock | Chile Francisco Fernández | Chile Frank Lobos | Brazil Marcus Tulio Tanaka | |||
| North Korea Hwang Hak-sun | ||||||
| Montedio Yamagata | Brazil Nivaldo | Brazil Alexandre | ||||
| Omiya Ardija | Brazil Baré | Brazil Edson Araújo | Brazil Toninho | Brazil Alexandre Finazzi | ||
| Sagan Tosu | Brazil Jefferson | Brazil Juninho | Brazil Pericles | Philippines Satoshi Ōtomo | Brazil Bruno Cabrerizo | |
| Brazil Junior Coimbra | ||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Brazil César Sampaio | Brazil Marcelo Ramos | Brazil Ricardo | North Korea Ri Han-jae | Croatia Tomislav Erceg | |
| Shonan Bellmare | Colombia Ever Palacios | South Korea Kim Geun-chol | Brazil Santos | |||
| Colombia Hámilton Ricard | ||||||
| Ventforet Kofu | Brazil Jorginho | Brazil Alair | Brazil Juninho | |||
| Yokohama FC | Albania Rudi Vata | Germany Dirk Lehmann | Netherlands Mathieu Boots | Argentina Fernando Moner | ||
| Germany Dirk van der Ven |
League format
Twelve clubs played in quadruple round-robin format, a total of 44 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:
- Goal differential
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head results A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied at the first place, both clubs would be declared as the champions. The top two clubs are promoted to J1.
League table
Final results
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA Marcus Vinícius | Albirex Niigata | |||||||||||
| BRA Juninho | Kawasaki Frontale | |||||||||||
| BRA Baré | Omiya Ardija | |||||||||||
| BRA Bentinho | Avispa Fukuoka | |||||||||||
| BRA Augusto César | Kawasaki Frontale | |||||||||||
| BRA Marcelo Ramos | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||||||||||
| JPN Kazuki Ganaha | Kawasaki Frontale | 13 | ||||||||||
| JPN Yusaku Ueno | Albirex Niigata | |||||||||||
| JPN Shoji Jo | Yokohama FC | |||||||||||
| JPN Hiroyuki Hayashi | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | ||||||||||
| JPN Kosei Nakamura | Montedio Yamagata |
Attendance figures
--|notes=† Team played previous season in J1.}}
References
References
- "2003 J2 Top scorers". J-League.
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