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| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kashima Antlers 4thJ.League title 4thJapanese title |
| Promoted | Urawa Red Diamonds Consadole Sapporo |
| Relegated | Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka |
| AFC Champions League | Kashima Antlers Shimizu S-Pulse (asEmperor's Cup winner) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 788 (3.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Will (24 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 60,553 -Reds vs.Marinos (13 October) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,014 -JEF Utd. vs.Gamba (31 October) |
| Average attendance | 16,548 |
←2000 2002 → | |
The2001 J.League Division 1 season was the ninth season since the establishment of theJ.League Division 1. The league began on March 10 and ended on November 24.At the end of the season, the second stage winnerKashima Antlers won theSuntory Championship againstJúbilo Iwata who won the first stage.
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 36 | Qualification to theSuntory Championship |
| 2 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 27 | |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 27 | |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 26 | |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 25 | |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 22 | |
| 7 | Urawa Red Diamonds[a] | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo[a] | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 21 | |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 19 | |
| 11 | Kashima Antlers[b] | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 14 | |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 13 | |
| 14 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 11 | |
| 15 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 11 | |
| 16 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 10 |
Results
| Home \ Away | ANT | FMA | REY | JÚB | CER | GAM | TOK | SSP | GRA | VER | SFR | AVI | VIS | JEF | CON | RED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | 3–2OT | 1–2 | 3–4OT | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |||||||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–2 | 1–2OT | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1OT | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1OT | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | |||||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1OT | 2–1OT | 4–1 | 2–1OT | |||||||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2OT | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2OT | 2–1 | 0–1OT | 2–3OT | 5–0 | 3–4OT | ||||||||
| FC Tokyo | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1OT | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–0OT | 1–2OT | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0OT | |||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2–1OT | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–1OT | 3–2OT | 0–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 2–1OT | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0OT | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–4 | 3–2OT | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2OT | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 0–2 | 1–0OT | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–3OT | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Vissel Kobe | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1OT | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2OT | ||||||||
| JEF United Ichihara | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3OT | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2OT | 1–3 | 4–1 | ||||||||
| Consadole Sapporo | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3OT | |||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers[a] | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 36 | Qualification to theSuntory Championship |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 35 | |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 24 | |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 23 | |
| 5 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 23 | |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 17 | |
| 12 | Urawa Red Diamonds[b] | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 15 | |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 14 | |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo[b] | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 13 | |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 13 | |
| 16 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 12 |
Results
| Júbilo Iwata | 2–2 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
Hattori 11'Nakayama 54' | Report | Akita 80' Hirase 83' |
| Kashima Antlers | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Júbilo Iwata |
|---|---|---|
Ogasawara 100' | Report |
Kashima Antlers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers[a] | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 54 | Champion and qualified to theAFC Champions League 2002–03 Group stage |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 30 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 26 | +37 | 71 | |
| 3 | JEF United Ichihara | 30 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 50 | |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 49 | Cup-Winner2001 Emperor's Cup and qualified to theAFC Champions League 2002–03 Qualification Round 2 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 49 | |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 43 | |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 42 | |
| 8 | FC Tokyo | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 41 | |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Urawa Red Diamonds[b] | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 36 | |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo[b] | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 34 | |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 33 | |
| 13 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 30 | |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 30 | |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 27 | Relegated to the2002 J.League Division 2 |
| 16 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 23 |
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arno van Zwam (1) | Júbilo Iwata |  Netherlands |
| DF | Yutaka Akita (4) | Kashima Antlers |  Japan |
| DF | Akira Narahashi (1) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| DF | Go Oiwa (1) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
| MF | Toshiya Fujita (2) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
| MF | Takashi Fukunishi (2) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
| MF | Toshihiro Hattori (1) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
| MF | Kōji Nakata (1) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara (1) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| FW | Will (1) | Consadole Sapporo |  Brazil |
| FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa (2) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
