Season | 2003 |
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Champions | Yokohama F. Marinos 2nd J. League title 4th Japanese title |
Relegated | Vegalta Sendai Kyoto Purple Sanga |
Champions League | Yokohama F. Marinos Júbilo Iwata (all to the group stage) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 718 (2.99 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ueslei (22 goals total) |
Highest attendance | 59,728 (Round 15, F. Marinos vs. Vissel) |
Lowest attendance | 3,452 (Round 3, JEF United vs. Vissel) |
Average attendance | 17,351 |
← 2002 2004 → |
The 2003 season was the 11th season since the establishment of the J.League . The league began on March 15 and ended on November 29.
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Competition | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
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J.League Division 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Júbilo Iwata | JEF United Chiba |
J.League Division 2 | Albirex Niigata | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki Frontale |
Emperor's Cup | Júbilo Iwata | Cerezo Osaka | Kashima Antlers Shimizu S-Pulse |
Nabisco Cup | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kashima Antlers | Júbilo Iwata Shimizu S-Pulse |
Xerox Super Cup | Júbilo Iwata | Kyoto Purple Sanga |
Following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2003 season. Of these clubs, Oita Trinita and Cerezo Osaka were newly promoted from Division 2.
In the 2003 season, the league was conducted split-season format, 1st Stage and 2nd Stage. In each stage, sixteen clubs played in a single round-robin format, a total of 15 games per club (per stage). A club received 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs were ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:
A draw would be conducted, if necessary. 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 a single club wins both stages, the club is declared the season champions and championship series will not be held. Two bottom-placed clubs are relegated to J2.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (A) | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 32 | Qualification for Suntory Championship |
2 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 31 | |
3 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 27 | |
4 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 25 | |
5 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 25 | |
6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 | |
7 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 23 | |
8 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 23 | |
9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
10 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 19 | |
11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 18 | |
12 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 16 | |
13 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 16 | |
14 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 15 | |
15 | Vegalta Sendai | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 12 | |
16 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 10 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (A) | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 26 | Qualification for Suntory Championship |
2 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 | |
3 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 26 | |
4 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 25 | |
5 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 24 | |
6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 23 | |
7 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 23 | |
8 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 22 | |
9 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 21 | |
10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 21 | |
11 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 16 | |
12 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 15 | |
13 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 14 | |
14 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 13 | |
15 | Vegalta Sendai | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 12 | |
16 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 11 |
In 2003, Suntory Championship was again not held because Yokohama F. Marinos had won both the first and the second stage and thus were automatically declared 2003 J.League Champions.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (C) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 58 | Qualification for AFC Champions League 2004 group stage |
2 | Júbilo Iwata | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 57 | |
3 | JEF United Ichihara | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 53 | |
4 | FC Tokyo | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 49 | |
5 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 48 | |
6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 47 | |
7 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 45 | |
8 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 40 | |
9 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 40 | |
10 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 39 | |
11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 39 | |
12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 37 | |
13 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 30 | |
14 | Oita Trinita | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 26 | |
15 | Vegalta Sendai (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 24 | Relegation to 2004 J.League Division 2 |
16 | Kyoto Purple Sanga (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 23 |
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals [1] |
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1 | Ueslei | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 22 |
2 | Rodrigo Gral | Júbilo Iwata | 21 |
3 | Emerson Sheik | Urawa Red Diamonds | 18 |
4 | Choi Yong-soo | JEF United Ichihara | 17 |
5 | Tatsuhiko Kubo | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 |
Yoshito Ōkubo | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | |
7 | Magrão | Gamba Osaka | 15 |
8 | Patrick M'Boma | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 13 |
Oséas | Vissel Kobe | 13 | |
10 | Ahn Jung-hwan | Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 |
Keiji Tamada | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | |
Tatsuya Tanaka | Urawa Red Diamonds | 11 | |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 432,825 | 51,195 | 18,335 | 28,855 | +9.7% |
2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 374,359 | 59,728 | 59,728 | 24,957 | +3.5% |
3 | FC Tokyo | 373,978 | 35,109 | 15,509 | 24,932 | +12.4% |
4 | Vegalta Sendai | 325,621 | 33,443 | 18,696 | 21,708 | −0.7% |
5 | Oita Trinita | 320,597 | 34,823 | 11,431 | 21,373 | +73.1%† |
6 | Kashima Antlers | 318,064 | 39,684 | 14,045 | 21,204 | −1.8% |
7 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 263,438 | 33,597 | 8,165 | 17,563 | +16.1% |
8 | Júbilo Iwata | 259,010 | 35,313 | 10,081 | 17,267 | +4.2% |
9 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 251,523 | 30,199 | 8,570 | 16,768 | +2.7% |
10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 244,264 | 33,679 | 10,445 | 16,284 | +8.8% |
11 | Cerezo Osaka | 207,813 | 22,931 | 7,783 | 13,854 | +74.2%† |
12 | Vissel Kobe | 167,931 | 17,246 | 6,325 | 11,195 | +7.0% |
13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 163,091 | 22,968 | 6,580 | 10,873 | −3.9% |
14 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 162,751 | 16,614 | 7,135 | 10,850 | +4.8% |
15 | Gamba Osaka | 153,324 | 16,146 | 4,828 | 10,222 | −19.9% |
16 | JEF United Ichihara | 145,640 | 29,757 | 3,452 | 9,709 | +22.9% |
League total | 4,164,229 | 59,728 | 3,452 | 17,351 | +6.0% |
Updated to games played on November 29, 2003
Source: J.League Division 1: first stage, second stage
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Seigo Narazaki (3) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Japan |
DF | Keisuke Tsuboi (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
DF | Dutra (1) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Brazil |
DF | Yuji Nakazawa (2) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara (3) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
MF | Takashi Fukunishi (4) | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
MF | Daisuke Oku (2) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
MF | Yasuhito Endō (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
FW | Emerson Sheik (2) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil |
FW | Ueslei (1) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Brazil |
FW | Tatsuhiko Kubo (1) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
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