2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2002 season
Manager	Gadzhi Gadzhiyev ; Takahiro Kimura ; Takeshi Ono
Stadium	Hiroshima Big Arch
J. League 1	15th
Emperor's Cup	Semifinals
J. League Cup	GL-D 4th
Top goalscorer	Tatsuhiko Kubo (7)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2001 2003 →

Last updated April 27, 2025

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J. League 1	15th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	Semifinals
J. League Cup	GL-D 4th / 4 clubs

Domestic results

J. League 1

First stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Tokyo Verdy 1969	15	2	3	1	9	15	24	−9	13
13	Vissel Kobe	15	3	1	1	10	12	22	−10	12
14	Kashiwa Reysol	15	3	1	0	11	20	31	−11	11
15	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	15	3	0	1	11	14	26	−12	10
16	Consadole Sapporo	15	2	0	0	13	15	35	−20	6

Source: J.League Data Site

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
1-1	2002.3.3	Hiroshima Big Arch	Consadole Sapporo	5-1
1-2	2002.3.9	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium	Kashiwa Reysol	1-2
1-3	2002.3.16	Hiroshima Big Arch	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2-1
1-4	2002.3.31	Hiroshima Big Arch	Kashima Antlers	0-1
1-5	2002.4.7	Urawa Komaba Stadium	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-4
1-6	2002.4.13	Hiroshima Big Arch	Yokohama F. Marinos	0-2
1-7	2002.4.21	Hiroshima Big Arch	Shimizu S-Pulse	0-0 a.e.t.
1-8	2002.7.14	Tokyo Stadium	F.C. Tokyo	0-4
1-9	2002.7.20	Ichihara Seaside Stadium	JEF United Ichihara	1-0
1-10	2002.7.24	Hiroshima Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1-2
1-11	2002.7.27	Hiroshima Big Arch	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0-1
1-12	2002.8.3	Sendai Stadium	Vegalta Sendai	2-4
1-13	2002.8.7	Hiroshima Big Arch	Júbilo Iwata	0-1 a.e.t. (sudden death)
1-14	2002.8.10	Tokyo Stadium	Tokyo Verdy 1969	0-1 a.e.t. (sudden death)
1-15	2002.8.17	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium	Vissel Kobe	1-2

Second stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Shimizu S-Pulse ^[a]	15	5	1	0	9	16	24	−8	17
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	15	5	0	1	9	21	23	−2	16
14	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	15	4	1	2	8	18	21	−3	16
15	Vegalta Sendai ^[b]	15	3	1	1	10	17	30	−13	12
16	Consadole Sapporo	15	2	1	1	11	15	29	−14	9

Source: J.League Data Site
Notes:

↑ Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup
↑ Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
2-1	2002.8.31	Hiroshima Big Arch	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-2 a.e.t. (sudden death)
2-2	2002.9.7	International Stadium Yokohama	Yokohama F. Marinos	2-1
2-3	2002.9.14	Hiroshima Big Arch	F.C. Tokyo	2-1 a.e.t. (sudden death)
2-4	2002.9.18	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	0-1
2-5	2002.9.22	Hiroshima Stadium	JEF United Ichihara	1-0
2-6	2002.9.29	Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0-2
2-7	2002.10.5	Hiroshima Stadium	Vegalta Sendai	1-2 a.e.t. (sudden death)
2-8	2002.10.13	Mizuho Athletic Stadium	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1-3
2-9	2002.10.19	Hiroshima Big Arch	Tokyo Verdy 1969	0-0 a.e.t.
2-10	2002.10.23	Yamaha Stadium	Júbilo Iwata	0-1
2-11	2002.10.26	Nihondaira Sports Stadium	Shimizu S-Pulse	1-2 a.e.t. (sudden death)
2-12	2002.11.9	Hiroshima Big Arch	Vissel Kobe	1-1 a.e.t.
2-13	2002.11.16	Kashima Soccer Stadium	Kashima Antlers	2-0
2-14	2002.11.23	Hiroshima Big Arch	Kashiwa Reysol	2-0
2-15	2002.11.30	Sapporo Dome	Consadole Sapporo	4-5 a.e.t. (sudden death)

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Kashiwa Reysol	30	9	1	3	17	38	48	−10	32
13	Vegalta Sendai ^[a]	30	9	2	1	18	40	57	−17	32
14	Vissel Kobe	30	8	2	3	17	33	44	−11	31
15	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	7	1	3	19	32	47	−15	26	Relegated to the 2003 J.League Division 2
16	Consadole Sapporo	30	4	1	1	24	30	64	−34	15	Relegated to the 2003 J.League Division 2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

↑ Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

Emperor's Cup

15 December 2002 (2002-12-15)Third Round	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Albirex Niigata	Hiroshima
	Takahashi 57' Yamagata 81'	Report		Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 3,468

22 December 2002 (2002-12-22)Fourth Round	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1	Yokohama F. Marinos	Hiroshima
	Ka. Morisaki 29' Oki 41'	Report	Shimizu 20'	Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 5,122

25 December 2002 (2002-12-25)Quarterfinals	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Shimizu-ku
	Baron 17'	Report	Kubo 31' (pen.), 62' Ka. Morisaki 84'	Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium Attendance: 6,835

29 December 2002 (2002-12-29)Semifinals	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kyoto
	Matsui 13', 21'	Report	Kō. Morisaki 72'	Stadium: Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium Attendance: 8,909

J. League Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	4	1	1	12	10	+2	13	Quarterfinals
2	Kashima Antlers	6	3	0	3	9	10	−1	9	Quarterfinals
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	2	1	3	11	9	+2	7
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	5

Source: rsssf.com

27 April 2002 (2002-04-27)Matchday 1	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hitachinaka
15:00	Nozawa 42'	Report		Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 4,565 Referee: Masayoshi Okada

30 April 2002 (2002-04-30)Matchday 2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Hiroshima
19:00	Fujimoto 69'	Report	Katagiri 89'	Stadium: West Hiroshima Stadium Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi

3 May 2002 (2002-05-03)Matchday 3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroshima
15:00		Report		Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 8,014 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa

6 May 2002 (2002-05-06)Matchday 4	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Saitama
15:04	Emerson 75' Tuto 78', 84'	Report	Takahashi 49'	Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 17,361 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

9 May 2002 (2002-05-09)Matchday 5	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nagoya
19:00	Kaimoto 6'	Report	Fujimoto 40' Takahashi 56'	Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 4,278 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki

12 May 2002 (2002-05-12)Matchday 6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Hiroshima
14:00		Report	Augusto 87'	Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 6,215 Referee: Kazuhisa Osada

International results

25 May 2002 (2002-05-25)International friendly	Republic of Ireland	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Izumo
	Rob. Keane 42', 78'	Report	Kubo 38'	Stadium: Hamayama Park

Player statistics

No.	Pos.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J. League 1		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Takashi Shimoda	(1975-11-28)November 28, 1975 (aged 26)	cm / kg	29	0
2	DF	Shinya Kawashima	(1978-07-20)July 20, 1978 (aged 23)	cm / kg	8	0
3	DF	Kentaro Sawada	(1970-05-15)May 15, 1970 (aged 31)	cm / kg	26	2
4	MF	Hiroyoshi Kuwabara	(1971-10-02)October 2, 1971 (aged 30)	cm / kg	14	0
5	DF	Yūichi Komano	(1981-07-25)July 25, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	27	1
6	DF	Marcus Tulio Tanaka	(1981-04-24)April 24, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	22	1
7	MF	Kōji Morisaki	(1981-05-09)May 9, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	22	6
8	MF	Kazuyuki Morisaki	(1981-05-09)May 9, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	25	1
9	FW	Yutaka Takahashi	(1980-09-29)September 29, 1980 (aged 21)	cm / kg	15	1
10	FW	Tatsuhiko Kubo	(1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 25)	cm / kg	28	7
11	MF	Chikara Fujimoto	(1977-10-31)October 31, 1977 (aged 24)	cm / kg	29	4
13	GK	Ryuji Kato	(1969-12-24)December 24, 1969 (aged 32)	cm / kg	0	0
13	FW	Naoki Naruo	(1974-10-05)October 5, 1974 (aged 27)	cm / kg	3	0
14	MF	Kyohei Yamagata	(1981-09-07)September 7, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	1	0
15	MF	Yuki Matsushita	(1981-12-07)December 7, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	13	0
16	FW	Naoya Umeda	(1978-04-27)April 27, 1978 (aged 23)	cm / kg	14	1
17	MF	Kota Hattori	(1977-11-22)November 22, 1977 (aged 24)	cm / kg	21	0
18	DF	Kosuke Yatsuda	(1982-03-17)March 17, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	7	0
19	DF	Kenichi Uemura	(1974-04-22)April 22, 1974 (aged 27)	cm / kg	10	1
20	FW	Susumu Oki	(1976-02-23)February 23, 1976 (aged 26)	cm / kg	18	4
21	GK	Takuto Hayashi	(1982-08-09)August 9, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	1	0
22	DF	Jungo Kono	(1982-07-09)July 9, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
23	MF	Ri Han-Jae	(1982-06-27)June 27, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	1	0
24	DF	Hiroyuki Nishijima	(1982-04-07)April 7, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
25	MF	Takeshi Suda	(1983-04-14)April 14, 1983 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
26	FW	Hiroto Mogi	(1984-03-02)March 2, 1984 (aged 18)	cm / kg	15	2
27	FW	Genki Nakayama	(1981-09-15)September 15, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	6	0
28	MF	Sotaro Sada	(1984-03-18)March 18, 1984 (aged 17)	cm / kg	0	0
29	MF	Hideki Nishimura	(1983-04-15)April 15, 1983 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
30	DF	Yoshiro Nakamura	(1979-10-17)October 17, 1979 (aged 22)	cm / kg	4	0
31	DF	Billong	(1973-06-16)June 16, 1973 (aged 28)	cm / kg	25	0
32	MF	Milo	(1974-12-04)December 4, 1974 (aged 27)	cm / kg	8	0
33	GK	Yushi Ozaki	(1969-03-24)March 24, 1969 (aged 32)	cm / kg	2	0
34	DF	Jun Ideguchi	(1979-05-14)May 14, 1979 (aged 22)	cm / kg	7	0
35	FW	Tomislav Erceg	(1971-10-22)October 22, 1971 (aged 30)	cm / kg	10	1

Other pages

(in Japanese) J. League official site

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[table_note_SSP0.82405106575417-1] Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup

[table_note_SAN0.82405106575417-2] Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

[table_note_SAN0.83190632743384-3] Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

[a]

[b]

[a]

v t e Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Club	History Players Women's section All articles
Stadia	Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Training ground: Kure Sports Centre Former stadiums: Hiroshima Daiichi Stadium, Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Seasons	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Contents

Competitions

Domestic results

J. League 1

First stage

Second stage

Overall table

Emperor's Cup

J. League Cup

International results

Player statistics

Other pages