J. League - 2003

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The 2003 season was the 11 season since the establishment of the J. League. The league began on March 15, 2003 and ended on November 29, 2003.

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  • Extra time was scracted for J.LEAGUE Division 1. After regulation time, clubs now receives 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, and 0pts for a loss.

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Competition Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
J. League Division 1 Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata JEF United Ichihara Chiba JEF United Ichihara Chiba
J. League Division 2 Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale
Emperor's Cup Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers
Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse
Nabisco Cup Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Reds Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata
Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse
Xerox Super Cup Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata Kyoto Sanga F.C. Kyoto Purple Sanga

Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1. Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos 15 10 2 3 29 16 +13 32 2003 First Stage Champion
Qualifies to 2003 Santory Championship[1]
2. Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 15 9 4 2 34 17 +17 31
3. JEF United Ichihara Chiba JEF United Ichihara 15 8 3 4 33 20 +13 27
4. F.C. Tokyo F.C. Tokyo 15 7 4 4 14 11 +3 25
5. Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka 15 8 1 6 29 29 ±0 25
6. Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Reds 15 7 3 5 25 23 +2 24
7. Nagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya Grampus Eight 15 5 8 2 19 16 +3 23
8. Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers 15 7 2 6 23 21 +2 23
9. Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa Reysol 15 6 3 6 19 19 ±0 21
10. Tokyo Verdy 1969 Tokyo Verdy 1969 15 6 1 8 28 32 -4 19
11. Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse 15 5 3 7 20 18 +2 18
12. Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka 15 4 4 7 26 29 -3 16
13. Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe 15 5 1 9 18 34 -16 16
14. Oita Trinita Oita Trinita 15 4 3 8 20 21 -1 15
15. Vegalta Sendai Vegalta Sendai 15 3 3 9 17 28 -11 12
16. Kyoto Sanga F.C. Kyoto Purple Sanga 15 3 1 11 14 34 -20 10

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1. Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos 15 7 5 3 27 17 +10 26 2003 Second Stage Champion
Qualifies to 2003 Santory Championship[2]
2. JEF United Ichihara Chiba JEF United Ichihara 15 7 5 3 24 18 +6 26
3. Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 15 7 5 3 22 17 +5 26
4. Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers 15 6 7 2 21 19 +2 25
5. F.C. Tokyo F.C. Tokyo 15 6 6 3 32 20 +12 24
6. Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Reds 15 6 5 4 29 19 +10 23
7. Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka 15 6 5 4 24 17 +7 23
8. Nagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya Grampus Eight 15 6 4 5 30 26 +4 22
9. Tokyo Verdy 1969 Tokyo Verdy 1969 15 5 6 4 28 25 +3 21
10. Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse 15 6 3 6 19 26 -7 21
11. Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa Reysol 15 3 7 5 16 20 -4 16
12. Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka 15 4 3 8 26 27 -1 15
13. Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe 15 3 5 7 17 29 -12 14
14. Kyoto Sanga F.C. Kyoto Purple Sanga 15 3 4 8 14 26 -12 13
15. Vegalta Sendai Vegalta Sendai 15 2 6 7 14 28 -14 12
16. Oita Trinita Oita Trinita 15 1 8 6 7 16 -9 11

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points

In 2003, Santory Championship was not held because Yokohama won both the first and the second stage; and thus Yokohama clinched the 2003 J.LEAGUE Championship.

Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1. Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos 30 17 7 6 56 33 +23 58 2003 J. League Champion
Qualifies to 2004 ACL, Super Cup, and A3
2. Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 30 16 9 5 56 34 +22 57
3. JEF United Ichihara Chiba JEF United Ichihara 30 15 8 7 57 38 +19 53
4. F.C. Tokyo F.C. Tokyo 30 13 10 7 46 31 +15 49
5. Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers 30 13 9 8 44 40 +4 48
6. Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Reds 30 13 8 9 54 42 +12 47
7. Nagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya Grampus Eight 30 11 12 7 49 42 +7 45
8. Tokyo Verdy 1969 Tokyo Verdy 1969 30 11 7 12 56 57 -1 40
9. Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka 30 12 4 14 55 56 -1 40
10. Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka 30 10 9 11 50 46 +4 39
11. Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse 30 11 6 13 39 44 -5 39
12. Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa Reysol 30 9 10 11 35 39 -4 37
13. Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe 30 8 6 16 35 63 -28 30
14. Oita Trinita Oita Trinita 30 5 11 14 27 37 -10 26
15. Vegalta Sendai Vegalta Sendai 30 5 9 16 31 56 -25 24 Relegated to Division 2
16. Kyoto Sanga F.C. Kyoto Purple Sanga 30 6 5 19 28 60 -32 23 Relegated to Division 2

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1. Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata 44 27 7 10 80 40 +40 88 2003 J. League Division 2 Champion
Promoted to Division 1
2. Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima 44 25 11 8 65 35 +30 86 Promoted to Division 1
3. Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale 44 24 13 7 88 47 +41 85
4. Avispa Fukuoka Avispa Fukuoka 44 21 8 15 67 62 +5 71
5. Ventforet Kofu Ventforet Kofu 44 19 12 13 58 46 +12 69
6. Omiya Ardija Omiya Ardija 44 18 7 19 52 61 -9 61
7. Mito HollyHock Mito HollyHock 44 15 11 18 37 41 -4 56
8. Montedio Yamagata Montedio Yamagata 44 15 10 19 52 60 -8 55
9. Consadole Sapporo Consadole Sapporo 44 13 13 18 57 56 +1 52
10. Shonan Bellmare Shonan Bellmare 44 11 11 22 33 53 -20 44
11. Yokohama F.C. Yokohama F.C. 44 10 12 22 49 88 -39 42
12. Sagan Tosu Sagan Tosu 44 3 11 30 40 89 -49 20

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Pos Footballer Club Goals PK GP Shots Golas Per Game
1st
Flag of Brazil Ueslei Nagoya Grampus Eight
22
1/1
27
136
0.82
2nd
Flag of Brazil Rodrigo Gral Jubilo Iwata
21
8/8
29
85
0.79
3rd
Flag of Brazil Emerson Urawa Reds
18
1/2
25
116
0.75
4th
Flag of South Korea Choi Yong-Soo JEF United Ichihara
17
4/4
24
100
0.73
5th
Flag of Japan Yoshito Okubo Cerezo Osaka
16
0/0
24
54
0.75
Flag of Japan Tatsuhiko Kubo Yokohama F. Marinos
16
0/0
25
62
0.71
7th
Flag of Brazil Magrão Gamba Osaka
15
1/2
24
64
0.67
8th
Flag of Cameroon Patrick Mboma Tokyo Verdy 1969
13
1/1
23
63
0.69
Flag of Brazil Oséas Vissel Kobe
13
0/0
29
71
0.47
10th
Flag of Japan Tatsuya Tanaka Urawa Reds
11
0/0
26
59
0.56
Flag of Japan Keiji Tamada Kashiwa Reysol
11
0/0
28
68
0.41
Flag of South Korea Ahn Jung Hwan Shimizu S-Pulse
11
0/0
28
91
0.41

Pos Footballer Club Goals PK GP Shots Golas Per Game
1st
Flag of Brazil Marcus Albirex Niigata
32
7/7
41
156
0.79
2nd
Flag of Brazil Juninho Kawasaki Frontale
28
6/7
39
189
0.74
3rd
Flag of Brazil Bare Omiya Ardija
22
3/3
43
143
0.58
4th
Flag of Brazil Bentinho Avispa Fukuoka
20
1/3
41
183
0.49
5th
Flag of Brazil Augusto Kawasaki Frontale
17
0/0
41
128
0.42
6th
Flag of Brazil Marcelo Sanfrecce Hiroshima
14
5/5
32
77
0.47
7th
Flag of Japan Kazuki Ganaha Kawasaki Frontale
13
0/0
40
73
0.52
Flag of Japan Yusaku Ueno Albirex Niigata
13
0/0
41
43
0.38
9th
Flag of Japan Shoji Jo Yokohama FC
12
0/1
33
83
0.40
10th
Flag of Japan Kosei Nakamura Montedio Yamagata
11
0/0
40
42
0.56
Flag of Japan Hiroyuki Hayashi Avispa Fukuoka
11
0/0
31
45
0.46

Award Recipient Club Notes
Player of the Year Flag of Brazil Emerson Urawa Reds
Young Player of the Year Flag of Japan Daisuke Nasu Yokohama F. Marinos
Manager of the Year Flag of Japan Takeshi Okada Yokohama F. Marinos
Top scorer Flag of Brazil Ueslei Nagoya Grampus Eight 22 goals.

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Seigo Narazaki (3) Nagoya Grampus Eight Japan
DF Keisuke Tsuboi (1) Urawa Reds 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) Jubilo Iwata Japan
MF Daisuke Oku (2) Yokohama F. Marinos Japan
MF Yasuhito Endo (1) Gamba Osaka Japan
FW Emerson (2) Urawa Reds Brazil
FW Ueslei (1) Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil
FW Tatsuhiko Kubo (1) Yokohama F. Marinos Japan

* The number in brackets denotes the amount of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.

Team Attendance
(Average)
Division 1 Division 2
Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata 667,447
(30,339)
Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Reds 432,825
(28,855)
Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos 374,359
(24,957)
F.C. Tokyo F.C. Tokyo 373,978
(24,932)
Vegalta Sendai Vegalta Sendai 325,621
(21,708)
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita 320,597
(21,373)
Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers 318,064
(21,204)
Tokyo Verdy 1969 Tokyo Verdy 1969 263,438
(17,563)
Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 259,010
(17,267)
Nagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya Grampus Eight 251,523
(16,768)
Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse 244,264
(16,284)
Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka 207,813
(13,854)
Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe 167,931
(11,195)
Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa Reysol 163,091
(10,873)
Kyoto Sanga F.C. Kyoto Purple Sanga 162,751
(10,850)
Consadole Sapporo Consadole Sapporo 236,861
(10,766)
Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka 153,324
(10,222)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba JEF United Ichihara 145,640
(9,709)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima 198,004
(9,000)
Avispa Fukuoka Avispa Fukuoka 163,165
(7,417)
Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale 159,678
(7,258)
Ventforet Kofu Ventforet Kofu 127,515
(5,796)
Omiya Ardija Omiya Ardija 111,274
(5,058)
Shonan Bellmare Shonan Bellmare 104,085
(4,731)
Montedio Yamagata Montedio Yamagata 96,142
(4,370)
Yokohama F.C. Yokohama F.C. 82,351
(3,743)
Sagan Tosu Sagan Tosu 69,789
(3,172)
Mito HollyHock Mito HollyHock 67,874
(3,085)


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J. League Seasons
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1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
2007 J. League Division 1 (J1)
Kashima Antlers | Omiya Ardija | Urawa Reds | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | Kashiwa Reysol
F.C. Tokyo | Kawasaki Frontale | Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama F.C. | Ventforet Kofu
Albirex Niigata | Shimizu S-Pulse | Júbilo Iwata | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Oita Trinita
2007 J. League Division 2 (J2)
Consadole Sapporo | Vegalta Sendai | Montedio Yamagata | Mito HollyHock | Thespa Kusatsu
Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Shonan Bellmare | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | Cerezo Osaka | Tokushima Vortis
Ehime F.C. | Avispa Fukuoka | Sagan Tosu
Defunct Club
Yokohama Flügels
Other Domestic Competitions
Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Super Cup | Promotion/Relegation Series | JOMO All-Star Soccer
International Competitions
AFC Champions League | A3 Champions Cup
Defunct Competitions
Suntory Championship | Sanwa Bank Cup
J. League Awards
Player of the Year | Top Scorer | Young Player of the Year | Team of the Year | Manager of the Year
See Also

Japanese football league system | J. League records | J. League contracts
Japanese football champions | Notable J. League players

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