2001 J.League Division 1

9th season of J1 LeagueJune 2025 J.League Division 1 2001 Kashima Antlers4th J.League title4th Japanese title Urawa Red DiamondsConsadole Sapporo Avispa FukuokaCerezo Osaka AFC Champions League Kashima AntlersShimizu S-Pulse (as Emperor's Cup winner) Will (24 goals) 240 788 60,553 – Reds vs. Marinos (13 October) 4,014 – JEF Utd. vs. Gamba (31 October) 16,548 2000 2002 The 2001 J.League Division 1 season was the ninth season since the establishment of the J.League Division 1. The league began on March 10 and ended on November 24. At the end of the season, the second stage winner Kashima Antlers won the Suntory Championship against Júbilo Iwata who won the first stage. Clubs The following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2001 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo and Urawa Red Diamonds were promoted from Division 2. Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Image:Arrowupgreen.png FC Tokyo Gamba Osaka JEF United Ichihara Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Nagoya Grampus Eight Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo Verdy 1969 Urawa Red Diamonds Image:Arrowupgreen.png Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos Personnel Club Head coachAvispa Fukuoka ARG Nestor Omar PiccoliCerezo Osaka JPN Akihiro NishimuraConsadole Sapporo JPN Takeshi OkadaFC Tokyo JPN Kiyoshi OkumaGamba Osaka JPN Kazuhiko TakemotoJEF United Ichihara SVN Zdenko VerdenikJúbilo Iwata JPN Masakazu SuzukiKashima Antlers BRA Toninho CerezoKashiwa Reysol ENG Steve PerrymanNagoya Grampus Eight JPN Tetsuro MiuraSanfrecce Hiroshima RUS Valery NepomnyashchyShimizu S-Pulse FRY Zdravko ZemunovićTokyo Verdy 1969 JPN Yukitaka OmiUrawa Red Diamonds BRA PitaVissel Kobe JPN Ryoichi KawakatsuYokohama F. Marinos BRA Sebastião Lazaroni Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players Avispa Fukuoka Argentina Claudio Biaggio Argentina David Bisconti South Korea Noh Jung-yoon Argentina Martín VilallongaRomania Pavel Badea Cerezo Osaka Brazil Cláudio Brazil Wágner South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan Brazil Marcelo RosaBrazil WashingtonSouth Korea Kim Do-keunSouth Korea Noh Jung-yoon Consadole Sapporo Brazil Adalto Brazil Biju Brazil Will Brazil Almir FC Tokyo Brazil Amaral Brazil Kelly Brazil Sandro Gamba Osaka Brazil Reginaldo Croatia Mirko Hrgović Croatia Nino Bule French Guiana football Claude Dambury JEF United Ichihara Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Mujčin Slovenia Željko Milinovič South Korea Choi Yong-soo South Korea Kim Myung-hwi Júbilo Iwata FR Yugoslavia Aleksandar Živković Netherlands Arno van Zwam Kashima Antlers Brazil Augusto César Brazil Bismarck Brazil Fabiano Kashiwa Reysol South Korea Hong Myung-bo South Korea Hwang Sun-hong South Korea Yoo Sang-chul Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil Marcelo Ramos Brazil Ueslei Netherlands Tarik Oulida Bolivia Ko Ishikawa Brazil Adriano Pimenta FR Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković Sanfrecce Hiroshima Australia Steve Corica Ukraine Serhiy Skachenko Uzbekistan Oleg Pashinin Brazil Marcus Tulio TanakaNorth Korea Ri Han-jae Australia Tony Popovic Shimizu S-Pulse Argentina Fernando Oliva Brazil Baron Brazil Alex Brazil Alair Tokyo Verdy 1969 Brazil Edmundo Brazil Emerson Brazil Marquinhos Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Adriano Gerlin Brazil Emerson Sheik Brazil Tuto Brazil Harison Brazil Donizete Oliveira Vissel Kobe Brazil Daniel Brazil Santos Brazil Sidiclei Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Dutra Brazil Marco Brito Brazil Nasa Brazil Leandro SimioniUruguay Marcelo Lipatín Overview First stage main WDL OT 5 Q 0 First stage JÚB Júbilo Iwata JEF JEF United Ichihara GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight SSP Shimizu S-Pulse GAM Gamba Osaka REY Kashiwa Reysol RED Urawa Red Diamonds CON Consadole Sapporo TOK FC Tokyo VIS Vissel Kobe ANT Kashima Antlers AVI Avispa Fukuoka SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima CER Cerezo Osaka FMA Yokohama F. Marinos VER Tokyo Verdy 1969 9 4 1 1 0 32 12 7 3 0 2 3 35 26 5 5 2 0 3 29 20 6 4 0 2 3 28 18 7 2 0 3 3 29 22 6 2 0 2 5 29 23 6 1 1 1 6 24 22 6 0 3 2 4 20 21 5 3 0 0 7 18 19 5 1 2 3 4 16 20 5 1 1 3 5 21 23 4 1 0 2 8 13 25 3 2 0 2 8 25 33 3 0 2 2 8 22 31 3 0 2 3 7 13 24 2 2 0 3 8 16 31 Champion from 2000 J.League Division 1 and Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup Promoted from 2000 J.League Division 2 RED #FFFF99 Qualification to the Suntory Championship QC complete Results main FBR grey ANT FMA REY JÚB CER GAM TOK SSP GRA VER SFR AVI VIS JEF CON RED Kashima Antlers 2–0 3–2OT 1–2 null null null 3–4OT null null 2–1 null 2–0 null null 0–3 Yokohama F. Marinos null 0–2 1–2OT null null 0–2 1–3 null null 2–1 null 0–1OT null null 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol null null 0–1 null null 0–2 2–1 null null 2–1OT 1–0 5–1 null null 3–2 Júbilo Iwata null null null null 2–0 1–0 null 3–0 2–1OT null 2–1OT null 4–1 2–1OT null Cerezo Osaka 0–0 0–2 3–2 null null 1–2OT 2–1 null null null 3–0 null null 1–2 null Gamba Osaka 3–1 3–2 3–2OT null 2–1 null 0–1OT 2–3OT 5–0 null null null 3–4OT null null FC Tokyo 2–0 null null null null 0–2 null 0–1 2–1OT null 1–2 null 0–3 2–1 null Shimizu S-Pulse null null null 1–0OT null null 1–2OT null null 5–1 1–0 1–0 null 5–2 1–0OT Nagoya Grampus Eight 2–1OT 1–1 1–4 null 3–1 null null 2–1OT null 3–2OT null 0–2 null null 2–0 Tokyo Verdy 1969 2–1OT 2–3 1–0 null 2–1 null null 1–2 0–3 null null 1–0OT 1–2 null null Sanfrecce Hiroshima null null null 1–4 3–2OT 2–3 3–0 null null 3–2OT 2–3 null null 1–0 1–3 Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 1–0OT null null null 2–0 null null 0–4 1–0 null null 2–3OT 0–2 null Vissel Kobe null null null 2–2 3–1 0–1OT 2–0 null null null 1–0 2–1 null 0–0 1–2OT JEF United Ichihara 2–0 2–0 2–3OT null 4–2 null null 2–0 1–2OT null 1–3 null 4–1 null null Consadole Sapporo 2–1 1–1 2–1 null null 1–0 null null 2–2 2–0 null null null 2–3OT null Urawa Red Diamonds null null null 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 null null 4–2 null 2–0 null 3–1 2–0 complete Second stage main WDL OT 5 Q 0 Second stage ANT Kashima Antlers JÚB Júbilo Iwata SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima SSP Shimizu S-Pulse JEF JEF United Ichihara GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight REY Kashiwa Reysol TOK FC Tokyo VER Tokyo Verdy 1969 FMA Yokohama F. Marinos GAM Gamba Osaka RED Urawa Red Diamonds VIS Vissel Kobe CON Consadole Sapporo AVI Avispa Fukuoka CER Cerezo Osaka 10 3 0 2 0 36 19 9 4 0 2 0 31 14 8 0 0 7 0 36 27 5 4 0 5 1 34 27 7 0 2 6 0 25 28 7 0 1 6 1 27 25 6 0 3 6 0 29 23 5 0 5 4 1 29 28 6 0 2 5 2 22 26 4 2 3 3 3 19 20 5 0 2 7 1 21 26 4 0 3 5 3 20 24 3 0 5 6 1 25 32 3 1 2 7 2 23 29 3 1 2 6 3 22 31 2 3 0 10 0 19 39 Champion from 2000 J.League Division 1 and Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup Promoted from 2000 J.League Division 2 RED #FFFF99 Qualification to the Suntory Championship QC complete Results main FBR grey ANT FMA REY JÚB CER GAM TOK SSP GRA VER SFR AVI VIS JEF CON RED Kashima Antlers Yokohama F. Marinos Kashiwa Reysol Júbilo Iwata Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka FC Tokyo Shimizu S-Pulse Nagoya Grampus Eight Tokyo Verdy 1969 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka Vissel Kobe JEF United Ichihara Consadole Sapporo Urawa Red Diamonds complete Suntory Championship 2 December 2001 1st Leg Júbilo Iwata 2–2 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesj/jap01.html Kashima Antlers Hattori 11Nakayama 54 Akita 80Hirase 83 Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi 32,368 Masayoshi Okada 9 December 2001 2nd Leg Kashima Antlers 1–0 yes http://www.rsssf.com/tablesj/jap01.html Júbilo Iwata Ogasawara 100 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 40,115 Leslie Mottram Kashima Antlers won 3–2 on aggregate. Overall table main WDL OT QR 0 ANT Kashima Antlers JÚB Júbilo Iwata JEF JEF United Ichihara SSP Shimizu S-Pulse GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight REY Kashiwa Reysol GAM Gamba Osaka TOK FC Tokyo SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima RED Urawa Red Diamonds CON Consadole Sapporo VIS Vissel Kobe FMA Yokohama F. Marinos VER Tokyo Verdy 1969 AVI Avispa Fukuoka CER Cerezo Osaka 15 4 1 7 3 57 42 18 8 1 2 1 63 26 14 3 2 9 2 60 54 11 8 0 8 3 62 45 12 5 3 9 1 56 45 12 2 3 11 2 58 46 12 2 2 10 4 50 48 10 3 5 11 1 47 47 11 2 0 15 2 61 60 10 1 4 11 4 44 46 9 1 5 11 4 43 50 8 1 7 10 4 41 52 7 2 5 10 6 32 44 8 2 2 13 5 38 57 7 2 2 14 5 35 56 5 3 2 18 2 41 70 Champion from 2000 J.League Division 1 and Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup Promoted from 2000 J.League Division 2 RED #D0F0C0 Champion and qualified to the AFC Champions League 2002–03 Group stage C #B4CDCD Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup and qualified to the AFC Champions League 2002–03 Qualification Round 2 ECQCL #FFCCCC Relegated to the 2002 J.League Division 2 R R complete Awards Individual AwardRecipientClubPlayer of the YearJPN Toshiya FujitaJ League History: 2001 http://www.jsoccer.com/new/2001 2025-06-05 www.jsoccer.comJúbilo IwataYoung Player of the YearJPN Koji YamaseConsadole SapporoManager of the YearJPN Masakazu SuzukiJúbilo IwataTop ScorerBRA WillConsadole Sapporo Best Eleven PositionFootballerClubNationalityGKArno van Zwam (1)Júbilo IwataNEDDFYutaka Akita (4)Kashima AntlersJPNDFAkira Narahashi (1)Kashima AntlersJPNDFGo Oiwa (1)Júbilo IwataJPNMFToshiya Fujita (2)Júbilo IwataJPNMFTakashi Fukunishi (2)Júbilo IwataJPNMFToshihiro Hattori (1)Júbilo IwataJPNMFKōji Nakata (1)Kashima AntlersJPNMFMitsuo Ogasawara (1)Kashima AntlersJPNFWWill (1)Consadole SapporoBRAFWAtsushi Yanagisawa (2)Kashima AntlersJPN * The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11. References first 1 2001 Japan