2002 J.League Division 2

J. League Division 2
Season 2002
Champions Oita Trinita
1st J2 title
1st D2 title
Promoted Oita Trinita
Cerezo Osaka
Matches played 528
Top goalscorer Marcus (19 goals)
← 2001
2003 →

The 2002 J. League Division 2 season is the 31st season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 4th season since the establishment of J2 League.

Starting this season, extra-time rule was abolished and the league adopted the traditional 3-1-0 points system. The 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.

General

Promotion and Relegation

To be completed

Changes in Competition Formats

To be completed

Changes in clubs

To be completed

Participating clubs

Following twelve clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2002 season. Of these clubs, Cereso Osaka and Avispa Fukuoka were relegated from J1 League last year.

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.

Final League Table

To be completed

Final Results

To be completed

Top scores

PosFootballerClubGoalsPKGPShotsGoals Per Game
1st
Brazil MarcusAlbirex Niigata
19
4/5
36
139
0.55
2nd
Japan Yoshito OkuboCerezo Osaka
18
1/2
29
65
0.91
Brazil AndradinaOita Trinita
18
1/1
39
117
0.50
4th
Brazil BentinhoKawasaki Frontale
16
3/3
36
176
0.44
5th
Japan Takayoshi OnoMito HollyHock
14
2/2
36
85
0.46
Japan Hiroshi MoritaSagan Tosu
14
0/0
38
86
0.45
Argentina David BiscontiSagan Tosu
14
4/4
39
92
0.42
8th
Japan Yasuo ManakaCerezo Osaka
13
1/1
28
67
1.05
Panama Jorge Dely ValdésOmiya Ardija
13
2/2
32
72
0.46
10th
Japan Hiroaki MorishimaCerezo Osaka
12
0/0
37
75
0.34
Brazil MarlonKawasaki Frontale
12
0/0
23
74
0.58

Attendance Figures

To be compeleted

See also

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