2003 J.League Division 2
| Season | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Albirex Niigata 1st J2 title 1st D2 title |
| Promoted |
Albirex Niigata Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Matches played | 264 |
| Goals scored | 678 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marcus (32 goals total) |
| Highest attendance |
42,223 (Round 44, Albirex vs. Ardija) |
| Lowest attendance |
1,337 (Round 4, HollyHock vs. Ardija) |
| Average attendance | 7,895 |
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← 2002 2004 → | |
The 2003 J. League Division 2 season was the 32nd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 5th season since the establishment of J2 League.
In this season, 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
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Following twelve clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2003 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima were relegated from Division 1 last year.
- Consadole Sapporo
- Albirex Niigata
- Montedio Yamagata
- Mito HollyHocks
- Omiya Ardija
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Yokohama F.C.
- Shonan Bellmare
- Ventforet Kofu
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Sagan Tosu
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:
- Goal differential
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head results
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
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (C) (P) | 44 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 88 | Promotion to 2004 J. League Division 1 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (P) | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 86 | |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 44 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 88 | 47 | +41 | 85 | |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 71 | |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 69 | |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija | 44 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 61 | |
| 7 | Mito HollyHock | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 56 | |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 55 | |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 52 | |
| 10 | Shonan Bellmare | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 44 | |
| 11 | Yokohama FC | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 88 | −39 | 42 | |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 44 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 89 | −49 | 20 |
Updated to games played on November 23, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 2
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Final Results
- Rounds 1 & 2
| Home ╲ Away | ALB | ARD | AVI | BEL | CON | FRO | HOL | MON | SAG | SFR | VEN | YFC |
| Albirex Niigata | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Omiya Ardija | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 2–0 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Yokohama FC | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 |
Updated to games played on July 6, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 2
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
- Rounds 3 & 4
| Home ╲ Away | ALB | ARD | AVI | BEL | CON | FRO | HOL | MON | SAG | SFR | VEN | YFC |
| Albirex Niigata | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Omiya Ardija | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Yokohama FC | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Updated to games played on November 23, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 2
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Top scores
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marcus |
Albirex Niigata | |
| 2 | Juninho |
Kawasaki Frontale | |
| 3 | Baré |
Omiya Ardija | |
| 4 | Bentinho |
Avispa Fukuoka | |
| 5 | Augusto |
Kawasaki Frontale | |
| 6 | Marcelo |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| 7 |  Kazuki Ganaha |
Kawasaki Frontale | |
| Yusaku Ueno |
Albirex Niigata | ||
| 9 | Shoji Jo |
Yokohama FC | |
| 10 | Kosei Nakamura |
Montedio Yamagata | |
| Hiroyuki Hayashi |
Avispa Fukuoka | ||
Attendance Figures
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 667,447 | 42,223 | 8,644 | 30,339 | +41.2% |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 236,861 | 23,590 | 3,653 | 10,766 | −44.5%† |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 198,004 | 26,158 | 3,471 | 9,000 | −17.7%† |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 163,165 | 13,921 | 3,448 | 7,417 | +14.2% |
| 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 159,678 | 22,087 | 2,438 | 7,258 | +38.3% |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 127,515 | 13,043 | 2,382 | 5,796 | +17.9% |
| 7 | Omiya Ardija | 111,274 | 20,686 | 1,357 | 5,058 | −3.9% |
| 8 | Shonan Bellmare | 104,085 | 8,276 | 2,772 | 4,731 | +3.9% |
| 9 | Montedio Yamagata | 96,142 | 10,096 | 2,743 | 4,370 | +16.3% |
| 10 | Yokohama FC | 82,351 | 8,574 | 1,851 | 3,743 | +7.6% |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 69,789 | 5,756 | 1,585 | 3,172 | −18.4% |
| 12 | Mito HollyHock | 67,874 | 5,889 | 1,337 | 3,085 | +12.6% |
| League total | 2,084,185 | 42,223 | 1,337 | 7,895 | +15.3% |
Updated to games played on November 23, 2003
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
References
- ↑ "2003 J2 Top scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Retrieved 17 April 2010.