1994 J.League

2nd season of J1 League J.League 1994 Verdy Kawasaki2nd J.League title7th Japanese title Asian Club Championship Verdy Kawasaki Frank Ordenewitz (30 goals) 264 841 55,125 – Reds vs. Verdy (September 17) 7,854 – Reds vs. Sanfrecce (March 23) 5,152,117 19,516 1993 1995 The J.League 1994 season was the second season of the J.League. The league commenced on March 12 and completed on November 19. The Suntory Championship took place on November 26 and December 2. Clubs The following 12 clubs participated in J.League during 1994 season. Of these clubs, Bellmare Hiratsuka and Júblio Iwata were newly promoted teams from Japan Football League. Club name Hometown Stadium (majority games) Capacity Notes Head coachBellmare Hiratsuka Hiratsuka, KanagawaHiratsuka Stadium 15,380 Promoted Japan Mitsuru KomaedaGamba Osaka Osaka, Osaka Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,000 Japan Kunishige KamamotoJEF United Ichihara Chiba, Chiba Ichihara Seaside Stadium 14,051 Japan Eijun KiyokumoJúbilo Iwata Iwata, ShizuokaJúbilo Iwata Stadium 15,165 Promoted Netherlands Hans OoftKashima Antlers Kashima, Ibaraki Kashima Soccer Stadium 37,638 Brazil Edu CoimbraNagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya, Aichi Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 11,900 England Gordon MilneSanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima, Hiroshima Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium 13,800 Scotland Stuart BaxterShimizu S-Pulse Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture Nihondaira Sports Stadium 20,248 Brazil RivellinoUrawa Red Diamonds Saitama, Greater Tokyo Area Urawa Komaba Stadium 21,500 Japan Kenzo YokoyamaVerdy 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 Non-visa foreign Former players Bellmare Hiratsuka Brazil Almir Brazil Betinho Brazil Edson Brazil Mirandinha Gamba Osaka Belarus 1991 Sergei Aleinikov Brazil Flávio Campos Bulgaria Kiril Metkov Ukraine Akhrik Tsveiba Ukraine Oleh Protasov JEF United Ichihara Czech Republic František Mysliveček Czech Republic Pavel Řehák FR Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar Germany Frank Ordenewitz Germany Pierre Littbarski Brazil SandroSouth Korea Shin Che-bon Júbilo Iwata Brazil Walter Italy Salvatore Schillaci Netherlands André Paus Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg Kashima Antlers Brazil Alcindo Brazil Edinho Brazil Leonardo Brazil Santos Brazil Zico Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil Elivélton Brazil Garça Brazil Jorginho FR Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković FR Yugoslavia Dragiša Binić Netherlands Dido Havenaar England Gary Lineker Sanfrecce Hiroshima Czech Republic Ivan Hašek Czech Republic Pavel Černý Norway Tore Pedersen Scotland Lee Baxter South Korea Noh Jung-yoon Brazil Andrey Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Djalminha Brazil Ronaldão Brazil Sidmar Brazil Toninho Brazil Ademir Urawa Red Diamonds Germany Guido Buchwald Germany Michael Rummenigge Germany Uwe Bein Slovakia Ľubomír Luhový Peru Edwin UeharaSouth Korea Cho Kwi-jae Germany Uwe RahnSlovakia Miroslav Mentel Verdy Kawasaki Brazil Bentinho Brazil Bismarck Brazil Capitão Brazil Paulo Brazil Pereira Bolivia Ko Ishikawa Yokohama Flügels Argentina Fernando Moner Brazil Aldro Brazil Edu Marangon Brazil Válber Spain Raúl Amarilla Yokohama Marinos Argentina David Bisconti Argentina Gustavo Zapata Argentina Ramón Díaz Argentina Ramón Medina Bello Brazil Everton Format In the 1994 season, the league followed split-season format, just like the previous season. Each halves (or stages) were known as Suntory Series and NICOS Series for sponsorship purposes. In each series, twelve clubs played in double round-robin format with a total of 22 games per club (per series). The games then 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. Changes in competition format Number of competing clubs increased from 10 to 12 Number of games per club in a series increased from 18 to 22 games and from 36 to 44 games per season. Standings Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings main WL wins Q SFR Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima SSP Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse ANT Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers VER Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki FLÜ Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels JEF Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara JÚB Shizuoka Prefecture Júbilo Iwata GRA Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight FMA Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos GAM Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka BEL Kanagawa Prefecture Bellmare Hiratsuka RED Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds 17 5 44 26 16 6 41 25 16 6 45 32 14 8 43 21 13 9 36 27 10 12 34 43 9 13 27 32 9 13 23 28 8 14 29 35 7 15 37 46 7 15 27 54 6 16 26 43 green2 1994 Suntory Series ChampionsQualified to Suntory Championship '94 C complete NICOS Series (2nd stage) standings main WL wins Q VER Verdy Kawasaki BEL Bellmare Hiratsuka FMA Yokohama Marinos SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima ANT Kashima Antlers SSP Shimizu S-Pulse JÚB Júbilo Iwata FLÜ Yokohama Flügels JEF JEF United Ichihara GAM Gamba Osaka RED Urawa Red Diamonds GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight 17 5 48 26 16 6 48 26 14 8 44 26 12 10 27 31 11 11 44 36 11 11 28 31 11 11 29 37 9 13 31 33 9 13 35 42 8 14 29 36 8 14 33 51 6 16 33 54 green2 1994 NICOS Series ChampionsQualifies to Suntory Championship '94 C complete Suntory Championship '94 November 26, 1994 14:38 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 – 1 Verdy Kawasaki 35 Kitazawa Hiroshima Big Arch 42,316 Alberto Tejada December 2, 1994 19:02 Verdy Kawasaki 1 – 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Ramos 80 Tokyo National Stadium 50,512 Zoran Petrović VERDY KAWASAKI won the series on 2-0 aggregate. Overall standings main WL wins Q VER Verdy Kawasaki SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima ANT Kashima Antlers SSP Shimizu S-Pulse BEL Bellmare Hiratsuka FMA Yokohama Marinos FLÜ Yokohama Flügels JÚB Júbilo Iwata JEF JEF United Ichihara GAM Gamba Osaka GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight RED Urawa Red Diamonds 31 13 91 47 29 15 71 57 27 17 89 68 27 17 69 56 23 21 75 80 22 22 73 61 22 22 67 60 20 24 56 69 19 25 69 85 15 29 66 82 15 29 56 82 14 30 59 94 green1 1994 J.League ChampionsQualifies to 1995/96 ACC, 1995 Super Cup, and 1995 Sanwa Bank Cup C complete Honours Competition Champion Runner-up 3rd placeLeague CompetitionJ.League Suntory SeriesSanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Kashima AntlersJ.League NICOS SeriesVerdy Kawasaki Bellmare Hiratsuka Yokohama MarinosSuntory ChampionshipVerdy Kawasaki Sanfrecce Hiroshima Cup TournamentsEmperor's CupBellmare Hiratsuka Cerezo Osaka Yokohama MarinosGamba OsakaNabisco CupVerdy Kawasaki Júbilo Iwata Gamba OsakaYokohama MarinosXEROX Super CupVerdy Kawasaki Yokohama Flügels Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1Germany Frank OrdenewitzJEF United Ichihara302Brazil Alcindo SartoriKashima Antlers283Brazil BetinhoBellmare Hiratsuka244Argentina Ramón DíazYokohama Marinos23Japan Nobuhiro TakedaVerdy Kawasaki6Brazil ToninhoShimizu S-Pulse227Japan Yoshiyuki HasegawaKashima Antlers218Czech Republic Ivan HašekSanfrecce Hiroshima19Japan Koji NoguchiBellmare Hiratsuka10Japan Kazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki16Japan Toshihiro YamaguchiGamba Osaka12Argentina Ramón Medina BelloYokohama Marinos15Czechoslovakia Pavel ČernýSanfrecce Hiroshima14Brazil BismarckVerdy Kawasaki14Japan Takuya TakagiSanfrecce Hiroshima Awards Individual awards AwardRecipientClubMost Valuable PlayerBRA PereiraVerdy KawasakiRookie of the YearJPN Kazuaki TasakaBellmare HiratsukaManager of the YearJPN Yasutaro MatsukiVerdy KawasakiTop ScorerGER Frank OrdenewitzJEF United Ichihara Best Eleven PositionFootballerClubNationalityGKShinkichi KikuchiVerdy KawasakiJPNDFPereiraVerdy KawasakiBRADFMasami IharaYokohama MarinosJPNDFYoshihiro NatsukaBellmare HiratsukaJPNMFBetinhoBellmare HiratsukaBRAMFBismarckVerdy KawasakiBRAMFTetsuji HashirataniVerdy KawasakiJPNMFTsuyoshi KitazawaVerdy KawasakiJPNMFRuy RamosVerdy KawasakiJPNFWTakuya TakagiSanfrecce HiroshimaJPNFWNobuhiro TakedaVerdy KawasakiJPN References 1994 J. League kits Source: J. League 1994 (RSSSF) first 1994 1 Japan