| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kashima Antlers 3rd J. League title 3rd Japanese title |
| Relegated | Kyoto Purple Sanga Kawasaki Frontale |
| Asian Club Championship | Kashima Antlers |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 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 → | |
The 2000 season was the eighth season of the J-League Division 1. The league began on March 11 and ended on November 26. At the end of the season the second stage winner Kashima Antlers won the Suntory Championship against Yokohama F-Marinos who won the first stage.
Following sixteen clubs participated in J.League 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 the Suntory 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 25 | |
| 6 |  FC Tokyo [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 3] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 the Suntory Championship 2000 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 32 | |
| 3 | Júbilo Iwata [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | FC Tokyo [lower-alpha 3] | 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 [lower-alpha 3] | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 11 | |
| 16 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 9 |
| Yokohama F-Marinos | 0 – 0 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| 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 the Asian 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 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-Up 2000 Emperor's Cup and qualified to the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2002 Second Round [lower-alpha 3] |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus Eight [lower-alpha 4] | 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 the 2001 J.League Division 2 |
| 16 | Kawasaki Frontale [lower-alpha 2] | 30 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 21 |
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