2003 J.League Division 2

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J. League Division 2
Season2003
Champions Albirex Niigata
1st J2 title
1st D2 title
Promoted Albirex Niigata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Matches played264
Goals scored678 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorer Marcus Vinícius (32 goals)
Highest attendance42,223 (Round 44,
Albirex vs. Ardija)
Lowest attendance1,337 (Round 4,
HollyHock vs. Ardija)
Average attendance7,895
← 2002
2004 →

The 2003 J. League Division 2 season was the 32nd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 5th season since the establishment of J.League Division 2.

Contents

In this season, 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.

Clubs

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Locations of the 2003 J.League 2 teams

The following twelve clubs participated in J. League Division 2 during 2003 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima were relegated from Division 1 last year.

Personnel

ClubHead coach
Albirex Niigata Flag of Japan.svg Yasuharu Sorimachi
Avispa Fukuoka Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Nakamura
Consadole Sapporo Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Nishimura
Kawasaki Frontale Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Ishizaki
Mito HollyHock Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Kanno
Montedio Yamagata Flag of Japan.svg Koichi Hashiratani
Omiya Ardija Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk Duut
Sagan Tosu Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Soejima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Ono
Shonan Bellmare Flag of Japan.svg Koji Tanaka
Ventforet Kofu Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Oki
Yokohama FC Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Littbarski

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Non-visa foreignType-C contractFormer players
Albirex Niigata Flag of Brazil.svg Beto Flag of Brazil.svg Marcus Vinícius Flag of Brazil.svg Serjão Flag of North Korea.svg An Yong-hak
Avispa Fukuoka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Alen Avdić Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Zoltan Sabo Flag of South Korea.svg Noh Jung-yoon
Consadole Sapporo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Almir Turković Flag of Brazil.svg João Carlos Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Jong-hwan Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Yong-dae
Kawasaki Frontale Flag of Brazil.svg Bentinho Flag of Brazil.svg Marlon Flag of Brazil.svg Marquinho Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Flag of Panama.svg Jorge Dely Valdés
Mito HollyHock Flag of South Korea.svg An Seon-jin Flag of North Korea.svg Hwang Hak-sun
Montedio Yamagata
Omiya Ardija Flag of Brazil.svg Baré Flag of Brazil.svg Edson Araújo Flag of Brazil.svg Toninho Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Finazzi
Sagan Tosu Flag of Argentina.svg David Bisconti Flag of Brazil.svg Erikson Noguchipinto
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Flag of Brazil.svg César Sampaio Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Ramos Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Han-jae Flag of Croatia.svg Tomislav Erceg
Shonan Bellmare Flag of Colombia.svg Ever Palacios Flag of Brazil.svg Silva
Ventforet Kofu Flag of Brazil.svg Jorginho Flag of Brazil.svg Alair
Yokohama FC Flag of Albania.svg Rudi Vata Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Moner Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Lehmann Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mathieu Boots Flag of Germany.svg Dirk van der Ven

League format

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.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (C, P)44277108040+4088Promotion to 2004 J. League Division 1
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (P)44251186535+3086
3 Kawasaki Frontale 44241378847+4185
4 Avispa Fukuoka 44218156762+571
5 Ventforet Kofu 441912135846+1269
6 Omiya Ardija 44187195261−961
7 Mito HollyHock 441511183741−456
8 Montedio Yamagata 441510195260−855
9 Consadole Sapporo 441313185756+152
10 Shonan Bellmare 441111223353−2044
11 Yokohama FC 441012224988−3942
12 Sagan Tosu 44311304089−4920
Updated to match(es) played on November 23, 2003. Source: J. League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final results

Rounds 1 & 2
Home \ Away ALB SFR FRO AVI VEN ARD HOL MON CON BEL YFC SAG
Albirex Niigata 1–21–04–00–04–02–21–10–11–02–12–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–02–23–11–02–13–02–11–10–06–12–1
Kawasaki Frontale 0–41–02–11–11–12–25–11–02–11–16–3
Avispa Fukuoka 1–20–20–21–20–11–22–20–02–03–25–2
Ventforet Kofu 1–31–00–22–11–20–21–22–11–01–11–1
Omiya Ardija 1–41–11–02–10–31–30–21–10–00–21–0
Mito HollyHock 0–10–10–11–11–00–20–21–11–02–01–0
Montedio Yamagata 1–00–02–20–01–01–01–02–30–21–14–1
Consadole Sapporo 2–00–20–05–03–36–22–41–01–11–33–0
Shonan Bellmare 1–20–10–41–20–30–01–02–00–21–12–1
Yokohama FC 1–00–10–41–11–50–11–20–40–02–01–1
Sagan Tosu 0–13–40–02–31–13–20–01–31–00–05–2
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2003. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rounds 3 & 4
Home \ Away ALB SFR FRO AVI VEN ARD HOL MON CON BEL YFC SAG
Albirex Niigata 3–13–23–22–01–00–04–15–12–14–22–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–01–10–22–01–21–11–01–03–03–02–1
Kawasaki Frontale 3–02–15–24–10–11–22–11–02–13–37–1
Avispa Fukuoka 2–13–12–33–05–31–01–01–01–01–12–1
Ventforet Kofu 2–10–02–00–03–01–02–11–12–03–02–0
Omiya Ardija 0–20–20–20–10–03–10–23–02–23–03–0
Mito HollyHock 1–00–00–10–11–21–21–00–01–20–01–0
Montedio Yamagata 1–21–20–03–32–11–00–02–11–01–21–1
Consadole Sapporo 2–21–21–11–20–20–11–04–11–22–24–1
Shonan Bellmare 0–01–02–20–32–22–00–13–00–21–02–1
Yokohama FC 1–70–22–50–11–20–32–14–22–01–03–1
Sagan Tosu 0–12–20–20–21–11–40–10–10–10–01–1
Updated to match(es) played on November 23, 2003. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals [1]
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcus Vinícius Albirex Niigata
32
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho Kawasaki Frontale
28
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Baré Omiya Ardija
22
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Bentinho Avispa Fukuoka
20
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto César Kawasaki Frontale
17
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Ramos Sanfrecce Hiroshima
14
7 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Ganaha Kawasaki Frontale 13
Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku Ueno Albirex Niigata
9 Flag of Japan.svg Shoji Jo Yokohama FC
12
10 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Hayashi Avispa Fukuoka 11
Flag of Japan.svg Kosei Nakamura Montedio Yamagata

Attendance figures

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Albirex Niigata 667,44742,2238,64430,339+41.3%†
2 Consadole Sapporo 236,86123,5903,65310,766−44.5%†
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 198,00426,1583,4719,000−17.7%†
4 Avispa Fukuoka 163,16513,9213,4487,417+14.3%†
5 Kawasaki Frontale 159,67822,0872,4387,258+38.3%†
6 Ventforet Kofu 127,51513,0432,3825,796+17.9%†
7 Omiya Ardija 111,27420,6861,3575,058−3.9%†
8 Shonan Bellmare 104,0858,2762,7724,731+4.0%†
9 Montedio Yamagata 96,14210,0962,7434,370+16.4%†
10 Yokohama FC 82,3518,5741,8513,743+7.7%†
11 Sagan Tosu 69,7895,7561,5853,172−18.5%†
12 Mito HollyHock 67,8745,8891,3373,085+12.6%†
League total2,084,18542,2231,3377,895+15.4%†

Updated to games played on November 23, 2003
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.

References

  1. ↑ "2003 J2 Top scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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