| Season | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Verdy Kawasaki 2ndJ.League title 7thJapanese title |
| Asian Club Championship | Verdy Kawasaki |
| Matches | 264 |
| Goals | 841 (3.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Frank Ordenewitz (30 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 55,125 -Reds vs.Verdy (September 17) |
| Lowest attendance | 7,854 -Reds vs.Sanfrecce (March 23) |
| Total attendance | 5,152,117 |
| Average attendance | 19,516 |
←1993 1995 → | |
TheJ.League 1994 season was the second season of theJ.League. The league commenced on March 12 and completed on November 19. TheSuntory Championship took place on November 26 and December 2.
The following 12 clubs participated in J.League during 1994 season. Of these clubs, Bellmare Hiratsuka and Júblio Iwata were newly promoted teams fromJapan Football League.
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:
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 17 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 1994 Suntory Series Champions Qualified to Suntory Championship '94 |
| 2 |  Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 16 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | |
| 3 |  Kashima Antlers | 22 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | |
| 4 |  Verdy Kawasaki | 22 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 21 | +22 | |
| 5 |  Yokohama Flügels | 22 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 27 | +9 | |
| 6 |  JEF United Ichihara | 22 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | |
| 7 | Júbilo Iwata | 22 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 32 | −5 | |
| 8 |  Nagoya Grampus Eight | 22 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 28 | −5 | |
| 9 | Yokohama Marinos | 22 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 35 | −6 | |
| 10 |  Gamba Osaka | 22 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 46 | −9 | |
| 11 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 22 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 54 | −27 | |
| 12 |  Urawa Red Diamonds | 22 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 43 | −17 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verdy Kawasaki | 22 | 17 | 5 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 1994 NICOS Series Champions Qualifies to Suntory Championship '94 |
| 2 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 22 | 16 | 6 | 48 | 26 | +22 | |
| 3 | Yokohama Marinos | 22 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +18 | |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 31 | −4 | |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 36 | +8 | |
| 6 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | |
| 7 | Júbilo Iwata | 22 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | |
| 8 | Yokohama Flügels | 22 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 33 | −2 | |
| 9 | JEF United Ichihara | 22 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 42 | −7 | |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 36 | −7 | |
| 11 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 22 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 51 | −18 | |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 22 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 54 | −21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verdy Kawasaki | 44 | 31 | 13 | 91 | 47 | +44 | 1994 J.League Champions Qualifies to 1995/96ACC, 1995Super Cup, and 1995Sanwa Bank Cup |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 44 | 29 | 15 | 71 | 57 | +14 | |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 44 | 27 | 17 | 89 | 68 | +21 | |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 44 | 27 | 17 | 69 | 56 | +13 | |
| 5 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 44 | 23 | 21 | 75 | 80 | −5 | |
| 6 | Yokohama Marinos | 44 | 22 | 22 | 73 | 61 | +12 | |
| 7 | Yokohama Flügels | 44 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 60 | +7 | |
| 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 44 | 20 | 24 | 56 | 69 | −13 | |
| 9 | JEF United Ichihara | 44 | 19 | 25 | 69 | 85 | −16 | |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 44 | 15 | 29 | 66 | 82 | −16 | |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 44 | 15 | 29 | 56 | 82 | −26 | |
| 12 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 44 | 14 | 30 | 59 | 94 | −35 |
| 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 | |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frank Ordenewitz | JEF United Ichihara | 30 |
| 2 |  Alcindo Sartori | Kashima Antlers | 28 |
| 3 | Betinho | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 24 |
| 4 |  Ramón Díaz | Yokohama Marinos | 23 |
 Nobuhiro Takeda | Verdy Kawasaki | ||
| 6 | Toninho | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 |
| 7 | Yoshiyuki Hasegawa | Kashima Antlers | 21 |
| 8 |  Ivan Hašek | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 |
| Koji Noguchi | Bellmare Hiratsuka | ||
| 10 | Kazuyoshi Miura | Verdy Kawasaki | 16 |
| Toshihiro Yamaguchi | Gamba Osaka | ||
| 12 | Ramón Medina Bello | Yokohama Marinos | 15 |
| Pavel Černý | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| 14 | Bismarck | Verdy Kawasaki | 14 |
| Takuya Takagi | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shinkichi Kikuchi | Verdy Kawasaki | Japan |
| DF | Pereira | Verdy Kawasaki | Brazil |
| DF | Masami Ihara | Yokohama Marinos | Japan |
| DF | Yoshihiro Natsuka | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Japan |
| MF | Betinho | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Brazil |
| MF | Bismarck | Verdy Kawasaki | Brazil |
| MF | Tetsuji Hashiratani | Verdy Kawasaki | Japan |
| MF | Tsuyoshi Kitazawa | Verdy Kawasaki | Japan |
| MF | Ruy Ramos | Verdy Kawasaki | Japan |
| FW | Takuya Takagi | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan |
| FW | Nobuhiro Takeda | Verdy Kawasaki | Japan |
