1993 J.League

1st season of J1 League J.League 1993 Verdy Kawasaki1st J.League title6th Japanese title Asian Club Championship Verdy Kawasaki Ramón Díaz (28 goals) 180 532 59,626 - Verdy vs. Marinos (May 15) 7,469 - Flügels vs. Reds (May 22) 17,976 1994 The J.League 1993 season was the inaugural season of the J.League. The league fixtures began on 15 May and ended on 15 December. The first ever Suntory Championship took place in the following year, 9 and 16 January 1994. Clubs Japan right 450 Locations of clubs participating in the 1993 J.League Japan 34.672314 135.484802 Gamba Osaka 80 left Japan 35.084471 137.170891 Nagoya Grampus Eight 80 bottom Japan 34.440781 132.394287 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 80 bottom Japan 34.984706 138.481244 80 Shimizu S-Pulse top Japan Kanto right 350 Greater Tokyo Area 1993 J.League clubs Japan Kanto 35.607325 140.106386 JEF United Ichihara 80 right Japan Kanto 35.991744 140.640525 80 Kashima Antlers top Japan Kanto 35.903142 139.717492 80 Urawa Red Diamonds top Japan Kanto 35.585895 139.652731 80 Verdy Kawasaki top Japan Kanto 35.510044 139.606247 Yokohama Flügels & Yokohama Marinos 80 right Ten clubs participated in J.League during 1993 season: Club name Hometown Stadium (majority games) Capacity Head coach Gamba Osaka Osaka, Osaka Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,000 Japan Kunishige KamamotoJEF United Ichihara Chiba, Chiba Ichihara Seaside Stadium 14,051 Japan Yoshikazu NagaiKashima Antlers Kashima, Ibaraki Kashima Soccer Stadium 37,638 Japan Masakatsu MiyamotoNagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya, Aichi Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 11,900 Japan Ryuzo HirakiSanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima, Hiroshima Coca-Cola West Hiroshima Stadium 13,800 Scotland Stuart BaxterShimizu S-Pulse Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture Nihondaira Sports Stadium 20,248 Brazil Émerson LeãoUrawa Red Diamonds Saitama, Greater Tokyo Area Urawa Komaba Stadium 21,500 Japan Takaji MoriVerdy Kawasaki Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232 Japan Yasutaro MatsukiYokohama Flügels Yokohama Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 15,454 Japan Shu KamoYokohama Marinos Yokohama Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 15,454 Japan Hidehiko Shimizu Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Non-visa foreign Former player(s) Gamba Osaka Belarus 1991 Sergei Aleinikov Brazil Flávio Campos Brazil Luís Müller Brazil Rinaldo Bulgaria Kiril Metkov China Jia Xiuquan JEF United Ichihara Czech Republic František Mysliveček Czech Republic Pavel Řehák Germany Frank Ordenewitz Germany Pierre Littbarski Brazil SandroSouth Korea Shin Che-bon Kashima Antlers Brazil Alcindo Brazil Carlos Brazil Regis Brazil Santos Brazil Zico Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil Elivélton Brazil Garça Brazil Jorginho Brazil Pita England Gary Lineker Netherlands Dido Havenaar Sanfrecce Hiroshima Czech Republic Pavel Černý Scotland Lee Baxter South Korea Noh Jung-yoon Sweden Jan Jönsson Sweden Jean-Paul Vonderburg United States Dan Calichman Brazil Andrey Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Celso Brazil Edu Manga Brazil Marcão Brazil Marco Antônio Brazil Sidmar Brazil Toninho Brazil Ademir Urawa Red Diamonds Argentina Marcelo Trivisonno Germany Michael Rummenigge Germany Uwe Rahn Slovakia Miroslav Mentel Peru Edwin Uehara Argentina Marcelo MoralesArgentina Victor Ferreyra Verdy Kawasaki Brazil Bismarck Brazil Márcio Amoroso Brazil Paulinho Brazil Paulo Brazil Pereira Netherlands Erik van Rossum Bolivia Ko Ishikawa Netherlands Gène HanssenNetherlands Henny Meijer Yokohama Flügels Argentina Fernando Moner Brazil Aldro Brazil Angelo Brazil Edu Marangon El Salvador Jaime Rodríguez Spain Raúl Amarilla Yokohama Marinos Argentina David Bisconti Argentina Gustavo Zapata Argentina Ramón Díaz Brazil Everton Format In the first year, the league followed split-season format, and each halves (or stages) were known as Suntory Series and NICOS Series for sponsorship purposes. In each series, ten clubs played in double round-robin format, a total of 18 games per club (per series). The games went to golden-goal extra time and penalties if needed after regulation. The clubs were ranked by number of wins, and tie breakers are, in the following order: Goal differential Goals scored Head-to-head results Extra match or a coin toss 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 the same club win both stages, the runners-up of each stages plays against each other and the winners challenges the stage winner at the championship game. Results 1-1 1993.05.15 Verdy Kawasaki 1-2 Yokohama Marinos Meijer 19 Everton 48Díaz 59 Tokyo National Stadium 59,626 1-1 1993.05.16 Yokohama Flügels 3-2 Shimizu S-Pulse Angelo 9Moner 57Maeda 59 Edu 42Toninho 89 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 14,126 1-1 1993.05.16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 JEF United Ichihara Kazama 1Kojima 82 Řehák 67 Hiroshima Stadium 11,875 1-1 1993.05.16 Kashima Antlers 5-0 Nagoya Grampus Eight Zico 25 30 63Alcindo 53 64 Kashima Soccer Stadium 10,898 1-1 1993.05.16 Gamba Osaka 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Wada 29 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 19,580 1-2 1993.05.19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Toninho 16 Nihondaira Sports Stadium 9,183 1-2 1993.05.19 JEF United Ichihara 2-1 Verdy Kawasaki Littbarski 66Sasaki 72 Kitazawa 68 Tokyo National Stadium 46,959 1-2 1993.05.19 Kashima Antlers 3-2 Yokohama Flügels Alcindo 23Carlos 35Hasegawa 79 Maeda 53Edu 84 Kashima Soccer Stadium 9,403 1-2 1993.05.19 Urawa Red Diamonds 0-3 Nagoya Grampus Eight Moriyama 34 48Goto 85 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,259 1-2 1993.05.19 Yokohama Marinos 1-0 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka Bisconti 112 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 10,332 1-3 1993.05.22 Nagoya Grampus Eight 1-1 (aet, PK 4-3) Yokohama Marinos Sawairi 77 Everton 32 Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 11,267 1-3 1993.05.22 Yokohama Flügels 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds Takada 27Maeda 44 59 Mizuuchi 72 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 7,469 1-3 1993.05.22 Gamba Osaka 0-3 JEF United Ichihara Littbarski 28Řehák 39Ejiri 89 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 15,993 1-3 1993.05.22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2-1 Kashima Antlers Toninho 57Horiike 72 Carlos 49 Kusanagi Athletic Stadium 14,713 1-3 1993.05.22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 Verdy Kawasaki Matsuda 44 Meijer 37Takeda 39 Hiroshima Big Arch 36,863 1-4 1993.05.26 JEF United Ichihara 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Franta 42 Tokyo National Stadium 45,033 1-4 1993.05.26 Verdy Kawasaki 1-0 (aet, GG) Kashima Antlers Miura 96 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 9,816 1-4 1993.05.26 Gamba Osaka 1-1 (aet, PK 6-7) Shimizu S-Pulse Nagashima 39 Edu 67 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 16,707 1-4 1993.05.26 Nagoya Grampus Eight 1-2 Yokohama Flügels Lineker 89 Maeda 47Edu 60 pen. Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 12,544 1-4 1993.05.26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 Yokohama Marinos Takagi 57 Hiroshima Stadium 12,858 1-5 1993.05.29 Yokohama Marinos 0-5 JEF United Ichihara Kageyama 1338 o.g.Řehák 47Ejiri 51Littbarski 82 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 11,152 1-5 1993.05.29 Yokohama Flügels 1-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Angelo 11 Černý 51Kazama 80 Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium 15,141 1-5 1993.05.29 Kashima Antlers 4-0 Gamba Osaka Santos 17Hasegawa 23 71Alcindo 37 Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,058 1-5 1993.05.29 Shimizu S-Pulse 0-0 (aet, PK 5-6) Nagoya Grampus Eight Tokyo National Stadium 50,475 1-5 1993.05.29 Urawa Red Diamonds 1-1 (aet, PK 4-2) Verdy Kawasaki Kawano 49 Hashiratani 6 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,690 1-6 1993.06.02 Urawa Red Diamonds 0-1 Yokohama Marinos Noda 77 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,088 1-6 1993.06.02 Kashima Antlers 2-1 (aet, GG) JEF United Ichihara Alcindo 24Carlos 91 Makino 87 Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,194 1-6 1993.06.02 Yokohama Flügels 0-1 Gamba Osaka Nagashima 36 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 9,725 1-6 1993.06.02 Shimizu S-Pulse 2-4 Verdy Kawasaki Edu 67Aoshima 87 Hashiratani 48Takeda 65Kitazawa 71Miura 89 Kusanagi Athletic Stadium 18,113 1-6 1993.06.02 Nagoya Grampus Eight 1-4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Pita 55 pen. Takagi 6Kojima 47Kazama 72Moriyasu 78 Mizuho Rugby Stadium 11,466 1-7 1993.06.05 JEF United Ichihara 1-2 (aet, GG) Shimizu S-Pulse Ejiri 35 Edu 43Hasegawa 116 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 9,427 1-7 1993.06.05 Yokohama Marinos 0-2 Kashima Antlers Santos 14Alcindo 56 Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium 28,595 1-7 1993.06.05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Moriyama 71 Hiroshima Stadium 14,605 1-7 1993.06.05 Gamba Osaka 3-1 Nagoya Grampus Eight Nagashima 15 37 84 Jorginho 9 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium 38,304 1-7 1993.06.05 Verdy Kawasaki 1-1 (aet, PK 5-4) Yokohama Flügels Takeda 51 Aldro 53 Tokyo National Stadium 54,995 1-8 1993.06.09 Shimizu S-Pulse 1-2 Yokohama Marinos Sawanobori 53 Yamada 35 41 Nihondaira Sports Stadium 9,464 1-8 1993.06.09 Nagoya Grampus Eight 3-1 Verdy Kawasaki Sawairi 15 39Yonekura 59 Totsuka 70 Tokyo National Stadium 56,335 1-8 1993.06.09 Kashima Antlers 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kurosaki 2 33Alcindo 59 Fukuda 2 Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,050 1-8 1993.06.09 Yokohama Flügels 1-0 JEF United Ichihara Aldro 89 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 13,633 1-8 1993.06.09 Gamba Osaka 1-1 (aet, PK 3-4) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Matsunami 31 Černý 10 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 19,351 1-9 1993.06.12 Yokohama Marinos 3-2 Yokohama Flügels Miura 1 17Díaz 21 Aldro 15Moner 82 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 11,734 1-9 1993.06.12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 Shimizu S-Pulse Fukuda 61 pen.Mizuuchi 66 Aoshima 34 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,590 1-9 1993.06.12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Kashima Antlers Kurosaki 36 Ehime Athletic Stadium 25,131 1-9 1993.06.12 JEF United Ichihara 3-1 Nagoya Grampus Eight Ejiri 32Řehák 46Niimura 57 Goto 45 Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium 20,947 1-9 1993.06.12 Verdy Kawasaki 1-0 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka Miura 92 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 10,058 1-10 1993.06.16 Gamba Osaka 2-1 (aet, GG) Yokohama Marinos Kusaki 89109 Hirakawa 41 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 19,247 1-10 1993.06.16 Verdy Kawasaki 2-1 JEF United Ichihara Hanssen 86Takeda 89 Niimura 13 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 10,054 1-10 1993.06.16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-3 Shimizu S-Pulse Aoshima 7Oenoki 41Hasegawa 47 Hiroshima Stadium 10,054 1-10 1993.06.16 Yokohama Flügels 2-0 Kashima Antlers Watanabe 9Aldro 71 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 14,886 1-10 1993.06.16 Nagoya Grampus Eight 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds Jorginho 25Egawa 49Sawairi 61 Motoyoshi 62 Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 12,227 1-11 1993.06.19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 Yokohama Flügels Sawanobori 21 Nihondaira Sports Stadium 8,726 1-11 1993.06.19 Yokohama Marinos 2-0 Verdy Kawasaki Hirakawa 42Díaz 61 Tokyo National Stadium 53,376 1-11 1993.06.19 Nagoya Grampus Eight 0-4 Kashima Antlers Alcindo 18 31 57Hasegawa 78 Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 10,898 1-11 1993.06.19 JEF United Ichihara 1-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Littbarski 4 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 9,042 1-11 1993.06.19 Urawa Red Diamonds 1-3 Gamba Osaka Fukuda 84 pen. Nagashima 22Isogai 46Matsunami 73 Urawa Komaba Stadium 8,953 1-12 1993.06.23 Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 Gamba Osaka Edu 23 84Mukojima 68 Flávio 34 71 Kusanagi Athletic Stadium 15,703 1-12 1993.06.23 Yokohama Flügels 1-2 (aet, GG) Nagoya Grampus Eight Maeda 56 75 o.g.Hirano 94 Suizenji Stadium 15,328 1-12 1993.06.23 Yokohama Marinos 3-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Bisconti 12 25Díaz 31 Noh Jung-yoon 47 56 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 11,863 1-12 1993.06.23 Urawa Red Diamonds 2-3 JEF United Ichihara Mochizuki 17Mizuuchi 51 Řehák 39 49 71 Urawa Komaba Stadium 8,514 1-12 1993.06.23 Kashima Antlers 3-2 Verdy Kawasaki Santos 5Alcindo 27Koga 80 Nagai 64Takeda 74 Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,777 1-13 1993.06.26 Verdy Kawasaki 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Miura 83 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 10,078 1-13 1993.06.26 JEF United Ichihara 1-3 Yokohama Marinos Littbarski 57 Díaz 50 68 85 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 10,116 1-13 1993.06.26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 (aet, GG) Yokohama Flügels Katanosaka 24 Watanabe 3Sorimachi 94 Hiroshima Stadium 13,680 1-13 1993.06.26 Gamba Osaka 2-4 Kashima Antlers Müller 31Flávio 48 Santos 50Alcindo 52 pen.Hasegawa 63Kurosaki 76 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 20,318 1-13 1993.06.26 Nagoya Grampus Eight 3-1 Shimizu S-Pulse Tsuruta 63Sawairi 85Goto 89 Hasegawa 15 Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium 29,102 1-14 1993.06.30 Verdy Kawasaki 1-1 (aet, PK 4-2) Shimizu S-Pulse Nagai 12 48 o.g. Todoroki Athletics Stadium 10,067 1-14 1993.06.30 Yokohama Marinos 5-1 Urawa Red Diamonds Díaz 9 47 53Bisconti 36K. Kimura 39 Mizuuchi 52 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 12,110 1-14 1993.06.30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Nagoya Grampus Eight Moriyasu 39Takagi 62 Hiroshima Stadium 9,709 1-14 1993.06.30 Gamba Osaka 2-1 Yokohama Flügels Nagashima 14Müller 31 Angelo 89 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 16,506 1-14 1993.06.30 JEF United Ichihara 0-2 Kashima Antlers Kurosaki 29Ishii 52 Tochigi Green Stadium 17,990 1-15 1993.07.03 Yokohama Flügels 0-0 (aet, PK 1-3) Verdy Kawasaki Nagasaki Athletic Stadium 14,552 1-15 1993.07.03 Shimizu S-Pulse 4-1 JEF United Ichihara Hasegawa 12 89Mukojima 18Oenoki 69 Makino 74 Nihondaira Sports Stadium 9,290 1-15 1993.07.03 Nagoya Grampus Eight 2-3 Gamba Osaka Goto 64Pita 71 Müller 51 85Nagashima 87 Suzuka Sports Garden 12,167 1-15 1993.07.03 Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Matsumoto 59 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,013 1-15 1993.07.03 Kashima Antlers 3-1 Yokohama Marinos Kurosaki 18Alcindo 34 77 Jinno 79 Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,976 1-16 1993.07.07 JEF United Ichihara 1-0 (aet, GG) Yokohama Flügels Řehák 112 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 8,941 1-16 1993.07.07 Urawa Red Diamonds 0-2 Kashima Antlers Ishii 9Kurosaki 55 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,325 1-16 1993.07.07 Verdy Kawasaki 5-0 Nagoya Grampus Eight Kitazawa 6 13Nagai 19Hanssen 71Miura 83 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 10,225 1-16 1993.07.07 Yokohama Marinos 3-1 Shimizu S-Pulse Bisconti 31Díaz 60 79 Hasegawa 66 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 12,199 1-16 1993.07.07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-3 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka Kazama 19Černý 46Matsuda 70Takagi 91 Matsunami 23Müller 43 59 Hiroshima Stadium 12,731 1-17 1993.07.10 Shimizu S-Pulse 0-0 (aet, PK 6-5) Urawa Red Diamonds Nihondaira Sports Stadium 9,448 1-17 1993.07.10 Kashima Antlers 1-2 (aet, GG) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hasegawa 71 Černý 58Takagi 99 Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,055 1-17 1993.07.10 Yokohama Flügels 1-0 Yokohama Marinos Maezono 47 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 13,943 1-17 1993.07.10 Nagoya Grampus Eight 0-1 JEF United Ichihara Littbarski 89 Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium 26,370 1-17 1993.07.10 Gamba Osaka 2-3 Verdy Kawasaki Nagashima 29Müller 71 Takeda 16Kitazawa 40Hashiratani 85 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,447 1-18 1993.07.14 JEF United Ichihara 0-1 Gamba Osaka Azuma 22 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 9,113 1-18 1993.07.14 Kashima Antlers 1-2 Shimizu S-Pulse Hasegawa 68 Edu 61Tajima 84 Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,673 1-18 1993.07.14 Urawa Red Diamonds 0-2 Yokohama Flügels Watanabe 17Iwai 30 Urawa Komaba Stadium 8,905 1-18 1993.07.14 Verdy Kawasaki 2-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Takeda 35Hanssen 66 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 10,100 1-18 1993.07.14 Yokohama Marinos 1-0 Nagoya Grampus Eight Koizumi 14 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 12,280 2-1 1993.07.24 Gamba Osaka 0-1 (aet, GG) Kashima Antlers Santos 107 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 22,677 2-1 1993.07.24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Kazama 17 73Noh Jung-yoon 36Kenichi Uemura 40 Hiroshima Stadium 13,067 2-1 1993.07.24 Nagoya Grampus Eight 1-2 Yokohama Flügels Jorginho 29 Maeda 8Edu 44 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium 38,757 2-1 1993.07.24 Yokohama Marinos 3-0 Verdy Kawasaki Bisconti 4Díaz 43 72 pen. Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 14,248 2-1 1993.07.24 JEF United Ichihara 1-0 Shimizu S-Pulse Echigo 76 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 9,358 2-2 1993.07.31 Kashima Antlers 1-1 (aet, PK 5-3) Nagoya Grampus Eight Santos 34 Goto 24 Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,747 2-2 1993.07.31 Yokohama Flügels 2-3 JEF United Ichihara Takada 35Tomishima 88 Echigo 22Goto 23Littbarski 61 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 12,425 2-2 1993.07.31 Verdy Kawasaki 2-0 Gamba Osaka Takeda 53Miura 80 Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium 27,674 2-2 1993.07.31 Urawa Red Diamonds 0-0 (aet, PK 4-2) Yokohama Marinos Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,375 2-2 1993.07.31 Shimizu S-Pulse 2-1 (aet, GG) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Mukojima 80Hasegawa 92 Vonderburg 9 Nihondaira Sports Stadium 8,991 2-3 1993.08.04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-0 Yokohama Flügels Tanaka 47Noh Jung-yoon 58Černý 89 Hiroshima Stadium 12,758 2-3 1993.08.04 Gamba Osaka 0-1 Urawa Red Diamonds Hashiratani 3 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 20,259 2-3 1993.08.04 Yokohama Marinos 0-4 Shimizu S-Pulse Edu 35 85Sawanobori 44Mukojima 46 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 13,146 2-3 1993.08.04 Verdy Kawasaki 2-1 Kashima Antlers Miura 51Ramos 82 Alcindo 39 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 10,150 2-3 1993.08.04 JEF United Ichihara 5-2 Nagoya Grampus Eight Goto 20Řehák 28 pen. 83Ordenewitz 42 75 Asano 8Okayama 68 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 10,551 2-4 1993.08.07 Yokohama Flügels 0-1 (aet, GG) Shimizu S-Pulse Tajima 112 Suizenji Stadium 13,133 2-4 1993.08.07 Nagoya Grampus Eight 4-1 Urawa Red Diamonds Tsuruta 29Shimamura 48Hirano 56Garça 89 Uehara 1 Suzuka Sports Garden 11,858 2-4 1993.08.07 Yokohama Marinos 1-1 (aet, PK 8-7) Kashima Antlers Miura 59 Zico 30 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 14,152 2-4 1993.08.07 Verdy Kawasaki 2-1 JEF United Ichihara Miura 78Bismarck 89 Littbarski 36 Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium 21,745 2-4 1993.08.08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-2 Gamba Osaka Nagashima 49Kudaka 75 Hiroshima Big Arch 34,872 2-5 1993.08.14 Verdy Kawasaki 3-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Ramos 1Miura 41Takeda 63 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 10,195 2-5 1993.08.14 Nagoya Grampus Eight 0-1 (aet, GG) Shimizu S-Pulse Tajima 94 Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium 25,301 2-5 1993.08.14 Kashima Antlers 1-2 Yokohama Flügels Manaka 73 Maeda 30Yamaguchi 48 Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,035 2-5 1993.08.14 Urawa Red Diamonds 2-3 JEF United Ichihara Mochizuki 34Hashiratani 47 Ordenewitz 4 16Řehák 84 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,366 2-5 1993.08.14 Gamba Osaka 2-1 Yokohama Marinos Metkov 2 68 Bisconti 31 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,509 2-6 1993.08.19 Verdy Kawasaki 3-1 Nagoya Grampus Eight Miura 67 pen.72 o.g.Nakamura 89 Ogawa 5 Tokyo National Stadium 54,977 2-6 1993.08.20 Kashima Antlers 0-1 Shimizu S-Pulse Mukojima 32 Kashima Soccer Stadium 13,938 2-6 1993.08.20 Gamba Osaka 2-0 JEF United Ichihara Matsuyama 79Isogai 89 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 20,438 2-6 1993.08.20 Yokohama Marinos 1-2 (aet, GG) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Díaz 40 Matsuda 33Takagi 102 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 14,102 2-6 1993.08.20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0-1 Yokohama Flügels Maeda 14 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,267 2-7 1993.08.25 Kashima Antlers 4-3 (aet, GG) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Zico 33Kurosaki 47 49Yoshida 115 Takagi 5 43Katanosaka 89 Kashima Soccer Stadium 13,923 2-7 1993.08.25 Shimizu S-Pulse 3-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Sawanobori 53Edu 67 69 Nihondaira Sports Stadium 8,699 2-7 1993.08.25 Yokohama Flügels 0-1 Verdy Kawasaki Miura 44 Tokyo National Stadium 51,082 2-7 1993.08.25 Nagoya Grampus Eight 0-2 Gamba Osaka Wada 39Matsuyama 77 Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium 27,356 2-7 1993.08.25 JEF United Ichihara 2-2 (aet, PK 2-4) Yokohama Marinos Řehák 69Echigo 71 Díaz 21 51 Tochigi Green Stadium 17,226 2-8 1993.08.28 Gamba Osaka 0-0 (aet, PK 4-5) Yokohama Flügels Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,330 2-8 1993.08.28 Kashima Antlers 2-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Yoshida 38Santos 66 Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,353 2-8 1993.08.28 JEF United Ichihara 1-3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Řehák 18 Černý 2Kojima 50Takagi 68 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 10,515 2-8 1993.08.28 Yokohama Marinos 2-0 Nagoya Grampus Eight Jinno 13Bisconti 47 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 14,450 2-8 1993.08.28 Verdy Kawasaki 0-0 (aet, PK 2-3) Shimizu S-Pulse Iwate Athletic Stadium 28,625 2-9 1993.09.03 Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 Gamba Osaka Sawanobori 43 49Mukojima 89 Isogai 53Flávio 61 Nihondaira Sports Stadium 9,005 2-9 1993.09.03 Yokohama Flügels 3-2 Yokohama Marinos Yamaguchi 3 8670 o.g. Díaz 35 69 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 13,257 2-9 1993.09.03 Nagoya Grampus Eight 1-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yonekura 50 Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 11,016 2-9 1993.09.03 Urawa Red Diamonds 0-6 Verdy Kawasaki Bismarck 7Ramos 38Miura 44Takeda 56 88Y. Kato 79 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,771 2-9 1993.09.03 JEF United Ichihara 1-2 (aet, GG) Kashima Antlers Řehák 52 Hasegawa 84Zico 94 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 10,467 2-10 1993.11.06 Gamba Osaka 0-4 Verdy Kawasaki Takeda 44 76 79Kitazawa 67 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium 41,054 2-10 1993.11.06 JEF United Ichihara 1-2 (aet, GG) Yokohama Flügels Řehák 33 Maeda 80Edu 117 Tokyo National Stadium 45,748 2-10 1993.11.06 Yokohama Marinos 3-2 (aet, GG) Urawa Red Diamonds Miura 48Díaz 73 pen.Everton 97 F. Ikeda 23Hirose 85 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 14,207 2-10 1993.11.06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-0 (aet, PK 4-5) Shimizu S-Pulse Bingo Athletic Stadium 10,199 2-10 1993.11.06 Nagoya Grampus Eight 2-1 Kashima Antlers Sawairi 7Jorginho 61 Manaka 77 Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 11,584 2-11 1993.11.10 Kashima Antlers 3-4 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka 53 o.g.Alcindo 73Hasegawa 89 Nagashima 10Isogai 59Matsunami 89Minobe 117 Kashima Soccer Stadium 13,417 2-11 1993.11.10 Shimizu S-Pulse 1-1 (aet, PK 3-4) JEF United Ichihara Hasegawa 25 Nakanishi 50 Kusanagi Athletic Stadium 17,540 2-11 1993.11.10 Yokohama Flügels 1-0 Nagoya Grampus Eight Maezono 83 Nagasaki Athletic Stadium 13,205 2-11 1993.11.10 Verdy Kawasaki 1-0 (aet, GG) Yokohama Marinos Takeda 91 Tokyo National Stadium 55,243 2-11 1993.11.10 Urawa Red Diamonds 1-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hirose 33 Noh Jung-yoon 11Černý 23 Urawa Komaba Stadium 8,258 2-12 1993.11.13 Kashima Antlers 3-2 Yokohama Marinos Alcindo 21 69Zico 77 Díaz 0 19 Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,235 2-12 1993.11.13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0-5 Nagoya Grampus Eight Jorginho 3 62Elivélton 28Garça 40 pen. 44 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,347 2-12 1993.11.13 Shimizu S-Pulse 3-1 Yokohama Flügels Mukojima 31 69Miura 79 Amarilla 44 Kusanagi Athletic Stadium 16,080 2-12 1993.11.13 Gamba Osaka 3-6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nagashima 27Minobe 33Isogai 58 Takagi 25 60Černý 43Noh Jung-yoon 67Jönsson 75Moriyama 85 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 19,290 2-12 1993.11.13 JEF United Ichihara 1-4 Verdy Kawasaki Littbarski 23 Bismarck 50 59Pereira 75Nakamura 86 Miyagi Athletic Stadium 19,524 2-13 1993.11.17 Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 Nagoya Grampus Eight Edu 29Hasegawa 34 Kusanagi Athletic Stadium 16,889 2-13 1993.11.17 Yokohama Flügels 2-3 (aet, GG) Kashima Antlers Amarilla 48Edu 87 pen. Zico 39Alcindo 75 pen.Manaka 114 Suizenji Stadium 14,186 2-13 1993.11.17 JEF United Ichihara 2-3 (aet, GG) Urawa Red Diamonds Nakanishi 25Ordenewitz 75 pen. Fukuda 69Rahn 86 pen.Mizuuchi 107 Tokyo National Stadium 53,570 2-13 1993.11.17 Yokohama Marinos 4-0 Gamba Osaka Everton 7Díaz 56 83Mizunuma 70 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 13,589 2-13 1993.11.17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-3 Verdy Kawasaki Katanosaka 61 Miura 24 29Takeda 89 Hiroshima Stadium 13,906 2-14 1993.11.20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0-2 Kashima Antlers Kurosaki 47 80 Nihondaira Sports Stadium 9,231 2-14 1993.11.20 Nagoya Grampus Eight 1-2 Verdy Kawasaki Jorginho 35 Bismarck 63Miura 85 Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium 26,584 2-14 1993.11.20 JEF United Ichihara 3-4 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka Ordenewitz 26 86Řehák 45 Isogai 44Matsunami 65 7894 Ichihara Seaside Stadium 10,395 2-14 1993.11.20 Yokohama Flügels 2-1 Urawa Red Diamonds Amarilla 17Edu 73 pen. Mizuuchi 14 Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium 15,121 2-14 1993.11.21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 Yokohama Marinos Shima 21 Miura 55Mizunuma 67 Oita Athletic Stadium 14,640 2-15 1993.11.27 Verdy Kawasaki 3-0 Yokohama Flügels Ramos 54Miura 74 pen.Bismarck 85 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 10,299 2-15 1993.11.27 Yokohama Marinos 2-0 JEF United Ichihara Koizumi 28Yamada 47 Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium 27,495 2-15 1993.11.27 Gamba Osaka 2-2 (aet, PK 6-5) Nagoya Grampus Eight Ishii 68Matsuyama 86 Moriyama 18Goto 83 Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium 13,069 2-15 1993.11.27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0-2 Shimizu S-Pulse Sawanobori 22Edu 42 Tokyo National Stadium 50,348 2-15 1993.11.27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Kashima Antlers Zico 22 Hiroshima Big Arch 29,091 2-16 1993.12.01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 JEF United Ichihara Shima 47 66 Hiroshima Stadium 10,006 2-16 1993.12.01 Yokohama Flügels 0-1 Gamba Osaka Yamaguchi 54 Nagasaki Athletic Stadium 14,374 2-16 1993.12.01 Nagoya Grampus Eight 1-2 Yokohama Marinos Jorginho 15 Díaz 30Mizunuma 56 Mizuho Rugby Stadium 11,446 2-16 1993.12.01 Shimizu S-Pulse 0-1 Verdy Kawasaki Takeda 26 Tokyo National Stadium 51,825 2-16 1993.12.01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 (aet, GG) Kashima Antlers Rummenigge 4Motoyoshi 104 Santos 43 Urawa Komaba Stadium 9,256 2-17 1993.12.08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 (aet, GG) Nagoya Grampus Eight Černý 106 Hiroshima Stadium 9,672 2-17 1993.12.08 Gamba Osaka 0-2 Shimizu S-Pulse Iwashita 28Hasegawa 34 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,207 2-17 1993.12.08 Yokohama Marinos 4-1 Yokohama Flügels Díaz 11 56 79Everton 43 Aldro 78 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 13,024 2-17 1993.12.08 Verdy Kawasaki 4-0 Urawa Red Diamonds Miura 17 27 82Fujiyoshi 79 Tokyo National Stadium 50,310 2-17 1993.12.08 Kashima Antlers 3-0 JEF United Ichihara Alcindo 4 81Ono 27 Kashima Soccer Stadium 13,282 2-18 1993.12.15 Kashima Antlers 1-2 Verdy Kawasaki Alcindo 23 Ishikawa 27Miura 68 Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,277 2-18 1993.12.15 Nagoya Grampus Eight 6-0 JEF United Ichihara Moriyama 22Mori 33Hirano 41 58Jorginho 52Elivélton 83 Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 11,173 2-18 1993.12.15 Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 Yokohama Marinos Oenoki 55 Tokyo National Stadium 48,937 2-18 1993.12.15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2-0 Gamba Osaka Mizuuchi 39 64 Urawa Komaba Stadium 8,940 2-18 1993.12.15 Yokohama Flügels 1-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Moner 89 Černý 54Shima 71 Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 12,730 Standings Suntory Series (1st Stage) Standings main WL Q wins ANT Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers VER Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki FMA Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos SSP Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse JEF Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara SFR Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima FLÜ Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels GAM Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka GRA Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight RED Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds 13 5 41 18 12 6 29 21 11 7 29 24 10 8 28 25 9 9 26 23 9 9 23 24 8 10 24 21 8 10 27 31 7 11 21 38 3 15 11 34 green2 1993 Suntory Series ChampionsQualifies to Suntory Championship '93 C complete J.League official data site NICOS Series (2nd stage) Standings main WL Q wins VER Verdy Kawasaki SSP Shimizu S-Pulse FMA Yokohama Marinos ANT Kashima Antlers SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima GAM Gamba Osaka FLÜ Yokohama Flügels GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight JEF JEF United Ichihara RED Urawa Red Diamonds 16 2 43 10 14 4 26 9 10 8 31 24 10 8 31 25 9 9 31 25 8 10 24 34 8 10 20 30 5 13 27 28 5 13 25 44 5 13 15 44 green2 1993 NICOS Series ChampionsQualifies to Suntory Championship '93 C complete / J. League official data site Suntory Championship '93 January 9, 1994 13:05 Kashima Antlers 0 – 2 Verdy Kawasaki Miura 60Bismarck 89 Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo 53,553 Kenji Tanaka January 16, 1994 13:03 Verdy Kawasaki 1 – 1 Kashima Antlers Miura 82 Alcindo 38 Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo 59,715 Shizuo Takada Verdy Kawasaki won the series on 3-1 aggregate. Overall standings main WL Q wins VER Verdy Kawasaki ANT Kashima Antlers SSP Shimizu S-Pulse FMA Yokohama Marinos SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima FLÜ Yokohama Flügels GAM Gamba Osaka JEF JEF United Ichihara GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight RED Urawa Red Diamonds 28 8 69 28 23 13 72 43 24 12 54 34 21 15 60 48 18 18 54 49 16 20 44 51 16 20 51 65 14 22 51 67 12 24 48 66 8 28 26 78 green1 1993 J.League ChampionsQualifies to 1994/95 ACC, 1994 Super Cup, and 1994 Sanwa Bank Cup C complete Honours Competition Champion Runners-up 3rd placeDomestic leagueJ.League Suntory SeriesKashima AntlersVerdy KawasakiYokohama MarinosJ.League NICOS SeriesVerdy KawasakiShimizu S-PulseYokohama MarinosSuntory ChampionshipVerdy KawasakiKashima Antlersn/aCup competitionsEmperor's CupYokohama FlügelsKashima AntlersShimizu S-PulseSanfrecce HiroshimaNabisco CupVerdy KawasakiShimizu S-PulseYokohama FlügelsGamba OsakaXEROX Super CupNot held Average attendance In its first year, the league averaged 17,976 fans and had over 3.2 million fans total over the course of the season. The following chart shows the league ranked in terms of average attendance: Team name Total attendance Average attendance Verdy Kawasaki 454,237 25,235 Gamba Osaka 388,286 21,571 JEF United Ichihara 364,922 20,273 Nagoya Grampus Eight 357,451 19,858 Shimizu S-Pulse 332,312 18,462 Yokohama Marinos 302,054 16,781 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 299,586 16,644 Yokohama Flügels 278,346 15,464 Kashima Antlers 252,291 14,016 Urawa Red Diamonds 206,265 11,459 Total 3,235,750 17,976 Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1Argentina Ramón DíazYokohama Marinos282Brazil AlcindoKashima Antlers223Japan Kazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki204Japan Nobuhiro TakedaVerdy Kawasaki175Czech Republic Pavel ŘehákJEF United Ichihara166Brazil Edu MangaShimizu S-Pulse137Japan Akihiro NagashimaGamba Osaka12 Awards MVP JPN Kazuyoshi Miura - (Verdy Kawasaki) Rookie of the Year JPN Masaaki Sawanobori - (Shimizu S-Pulse) Manager of the Year JPN Yasutaro Matsuki - (Verdy Kawasaki) Top Scorer ARG Ramón Díaz - (Yokohama Marinos) Best XI Position Player TeamGK JPN Shigetatsu Matsunaga Yokohama MarinosDF BRA Pereira Verdy KawasakiDF JPN Tetsuji Hashiratani Verdy KawasakiDF JPN Takumi Horiike Shimizu S-PulseDF JPN Masami Ihara Yokohama MarinosDF JPN Shunzo Ono Kashima AntlersMF BRA Santos Kashima AntlersMF JPN Yasuto Honda Kashima AntlersMF JPN Ruy Ramos Verdy KawasakiFW ARG Ramón Díaz Yokohama MarinosFW JPN Kazuyoshi Miura Verdy Kawasaki References 1993 J. League kits Source: J. League 1993 (RSSSF) first 1993 1 Japan