| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oita Trinita 1st J2 title 1st D2 title |
| Promoted | Oita Trinita Cerezo Osaka |
| Matches played | 264 |
| Goals scored | 671 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marcus (19 goals) |
← 2001 2003 → | |
The 2002 J.League Division 2 season is the 31st season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 4th season since the establishment of J2 League.
Starting this season, extra-time rule was abolished and the league adopted the traditional 3-1-0 points system. The 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.
Following twelve clubs played in J.League Division 2 during 2002 season. Of these clubs, Cereso Osaka and Avispa Fukuoka were relegated from J1 League last year.
Twelve clubs will play 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:
A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied at the first place, both clubs will be declared as the champions. The top two clubs are promoted to J1.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oita Trinita (C, P) | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 94 | Promotion to 2003 J.League Division 1 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka (P) | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 93 | 53 | +40 | 87 | |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 44 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 82 | |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 80 | |
| 5 | Shonan Bellmare | 44 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 64 | |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 59 | |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 58 | |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 42 | |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 41 | |
| 10 | Mito HollyHock | 44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 40 | |
| 11 | Montedio Yamagata | 44 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 35 | |
| 12 | Yokohama FC | 44 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 35 |
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| Pos | Footballer | Club | Goals | PK | GP | Shots | Goals Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Marcus | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 4/5 | 36 | 139 | 0.55 |
| 2nd |  Yoshito Okubo | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 1/2 | 29 | 65 | 0.91 |
| Andradina | Oita Trinita | 18 | 1/1 | 39 | 117 | 0.50 | |
| 4th | Bentinho | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 3/3 | 36 | 176 | 0.44 |
| 5th | Takayoshi Ono | Mito HollyHock | 14 | 2/2 | 36 | 85 | 0.46 |
| Hiroshi Morita | Sagan Tosu | 14 | 0/0 | 38 | 86 | 0.45 | |
 David Bisconti | Sagan Tosu | 14 | 4/4 | 39 | 92 | 0.42 | |
| 8th | Yasuo Manaka | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 1/1 | 28 | 67 | 1.05 |
 Jorge Dely Valdés | Omiya Ardija | 13 | 2/2 | 32 | 72 | 0.46 | |
| 10th | Hiroaki Morishima | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 0/0 | 37 | 75 | 0.34 |
| Marlon | Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | 0/0 | 23 | 74 | 0.58 |
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2000 Urawa Red Diamonds season
2000 Omiya Ardija season
2000 Shonan Bellmare season
2000 Oita Trinita season
2001 Vegalta Sendai season
2001 Montedio Yamagata season
2001 Omiya Ardija season
2001 Yokohama FC season
2001 Shonan Bellmare season
2001 Ventforet Kofu season
This article chronicles the 2001 season for the Japanese association football club Albirex Niigata.
2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga season
2001 Sagan Tosu season
2001 Oita Trinita season
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2001 season.
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2002 season.
Statistics of J. League Cup in the 2001 season.
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