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| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kashima Antlers 3rdJ.League title 3rdJapanese title |
| Relegated | Kyoto Purple Sanga Kawasaki Frontale |
| Asian Club Championship | Kashima Antlers |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 712 (2.97 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Masashi Nakayama (20 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 50,399 -Antlers vs.Reysol (November 26) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,738 -Vissel vs.Verdy (April 4) |
| Average attendance | 11,065 |
←1999 2001 → | |
The2000 J.League Division 1 season was the eighth season of theJ.League Division 1. The league began on March 11 and ended on November 26.At the end of the season, the second stage winnerKashima Antlers won theSuntory Championship againstYokohama F. Marinos who won the first stage.
The following 16 clubs participated in Division 1 during 2000 season. Of these clubs, Kawasaki Frontale and FC Tokyo were promoted from Division 2.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 30 | Qualification to theSuntory Championship 2000 |
| 2 |  Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 29 | |
| 3 |  Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 28 | |
| 4 |  Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 26 | |
| 5 | Júbilo Iwata[a] | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 25 | |
| 6 |  FC Tokyo[b] | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 23 | |
| 7 |  Vissel Kobe | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 22 | |
| 8 |  Kashima Antlers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 22 | |
| 9 | Verdy Kawasaki | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 20 | |
| 10 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 19 | |
| 11 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 19 | |
| 12 |  Nagoya Grampus Eight[c] | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 19 | |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 17 | |
| 14 |  Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 15 | |
| 15 | Kawasaki Frontale[b] | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 10 | |
| 16 |  Kyoto Purple Sanga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 7 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 33 | Qualification to theSuntory Championship 2000 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 32 | |
| 3 | Júbilo Iwata[a] | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 30 | |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 28 | |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus Eight[b] | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | FC Tokyo[c] | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 19 | |
| 10 | Verdy Kawasaki | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 18 | |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 18 | |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 14 | |
| 14 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 11 | |
| 15 | Kawasaki Frontale[c] | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 11 | |
| 16 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 9 |
| Kashima Antlers | 3 – 0 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
|---|---|---|
Suzuki 24'Narahashi 39'Nakata 44' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 55 | Champion and qualified to theAsian Club Championship 2001–02 First Round |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 54 | |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 58 | |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata[a] | 30 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 55 | |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 48 | |
| 6 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 45 | |
| 7 | FC Tokyo[b] | 30 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 43 | |
| 8 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 42 | Runners-Up2000 Emperor's Cup and qualified to theAsian Cup Winners' Cup 2002 Second Round[c] |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus Eight[d] | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 41 | |
| 10 | Verdy Kawasaki | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 37 | |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 37 | |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | JEF United Ichihara | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 28 | |
| 15 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 25 | Relegated to the2001 J.League Division 2 |
| 16 | Kawasaki Frontale[b] | 30 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 21 |
