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2003 J.League Division 2

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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 J.League Division 2.

Season2003
ChampionsAlbirex Niigata
1st J2 title
1st D2 title
PromotedAlbirex Niigata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Matches264
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J. League Division 2
Season2003
ChampionsAlbirex Niigata
1st J2 title
1st D2 title
PromotedAlbirex Niigata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Matches264
Goals678 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcus Vinícius (32 goals)
Highest attendance42,223 (Round 44,
Albirex vs. Ardija)
Lowest attendance1,337 (Round 4,
HollyHock vs. Ardija)
Average attendance7,895
← 2002
2004 →
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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.

Clubs

Locations of the 2003 J.League 2 teams

The following twelve clubs participated in J. League Division 2 during 2003 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima were relegated from Division 1 last year.

Personnel

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ClubHead coach
Albirex NiigataJapan Yasuharu Sorimachi
Avispa FukuokaJapan Hiroshi Matsuda
Consadole SapporoSouth Korea Chang Woe-ryong
Kawasaki FrontaleJapan Nobuhiro Ishizaki
Mito HollyHockJapan Hideki Maeda
Montedio YamagataJapan Koichi Hashiratani
Omiya ArdijaJapan Eijun Kiyokumo
Sagan TosuJapan Yoshinori Sembiki
Sanfrecce HiroshimaJapan Takeshi Ono
Shonan BellmareJapan Matsuichi Yamada
Ventforet KofuJapan Hideki Matsunaga
Yokohama FCGermany Pierre Littbarski
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Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players
Albirex Niigata Brazil Anderson Batatais Brazil Fabinho Santos Brazil Marcus Vinícius Canada Issey Nakajima-Farran
North Korea An Yong-hak		 Brazil Geílson
Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Bentinho Brazil Serjão Brazil Alex
Consadole Sapporo Brazil Andradina Brazil Reginaldo Netherlands Tarik Oulida Brazil Beto
Brazil Robert
Brazil Will
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Augusto César Brazil Juninho Brazil Robert Brazil Diogo Tilico Panama Jorge Dely Valdés
Mito HollyHock Chile Francisco Fernández Chile Frank Lobos Brazil Marcus Tulio Tanaka
North Korea Hwang Hak-sun
Montedio Yamagata Brazil Nivaldo Brazil Alexandre
Omiya Ardija Brazil Baré Brazil Edson Araújo Brazil Toninho Brazil Alexandre Finazzi
Sagan Tosu Brazil Jefferson Brazil Juninho Brazil Pericles Philippines Satoshi Ōtomo Brazil Bruno Cabrerizo
Brazil Junior Coimbra
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil César Sampaio Brazil Marcelo Ramos Brazil Ricardo North Korea Ri Han-jae Croatia Tomislav Erceg
Shonan Bellmare Colombia Ever Palacios South Korea Kim Geun-chol Brazil Santos
Colombia Hámilton Ricard
Ventforet Kofu Brazil Jorginho Brazil Alair Brazil Juninho
Yokohama FC Albania Rudi Vata Germany Dirk Lehmann Netherlands Mathieu Boots Argentina Fernando Moner
Germany Dirk van der Ven
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League format

Twelve clubs played 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 would be declared as the champions. The top two clubs are promoted to J1.

League table

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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
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Updated to match(es) played on November 23, 2003. Source: J. League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final results

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Rounds 1 & 2
Home \ Away ALB SFR FRO AVI VEN ARD HOL MON CON BEL YFC SAG
Albirex Niigata 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 6–1 2–1
Kawasaki Frontale 0–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 5–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 6–3
Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 5–2
Ventforet Kofu 1–3 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Omiya Ardija 1–4 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0
Mito HollyHock 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0
Montedio Yamagata 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 4–1
Consadole Sapporo 2–0 0–2 0–0 5–0 3–3 6–2 2–4 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–0
Shonan Bellmare 1–2 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–1
Yokohama FC 1–0 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–5 0–1 1–2 0–4 0–0 2–0 1–1
Sagan Tosu 0–1 3–4 0–0 2–3 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 5–2
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Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2003. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Rounds 3 & 4
Home \ Away ALB SFR FRO AVI VEN ARD HOL MON CON BEL YFC SAG
Albirex Niigata 3–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 5–1 2–1 4–2 2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–1
Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 2–1 5–2 4–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–3 7–1
Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 3–1 2–3 3–0 5–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1
Ventforet Kofu 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
Omiya Ardija 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 3–0
Mito HollyHock 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0
Montedio Yamagata 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
Consadole Sapporo 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 2–2 4–1
Shonan Bellmare 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–1
Yokohama FC 1–7 0–2 2–5 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 3–1
Sagan Tosu 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1
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Updated to match(es) played on November 23, 2003. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals[1]
1 Brazil Marcus Vinícius Albirex Niigata
32
2 Brazil Juninho Kawasaki Frontale
28
3 Brazil Baré Omiya Ardija
22
4 Brazil Bentinho Avispa Fukuoka
20
5 Brazil Augusto César Kawasaki Frontale
17
6 Brazil Marcelo Ramos Sanfrecce Hiroshima
14
7 Japan Kazuki Ganaha Kawasaki Frontale 13
Japan Yusaku Ueno Albirex Niigata
9 Japan Shoji Jo Yokohama FC
12
10 Japan Hiroyuki Hayashi Avispa Fukuoka 11
Japan Kosei Nakamura Montedio Yamagata
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Attendance figures

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Albirex Niigata 667,447 42,223 8,644 30,339 +41.3%†
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 +14.3%†
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 +4.0%†
9 Montedio Yamagata 96,142 10,096 2,743 4,370 +16.4%†
10 Yokohama FC 82,351 8,574 1,851 3,743 +7.7%†
11 Sagan Tosu 69,789 5,756 1,585 3,172 −18.5%†
12 Mito HollyHock 67,874 5,889 1,337 3,085 +12.6%†
League total 2,084,185 42,223 1,337 7,895 +15.4%†
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Updated to games played on November 23, 2003
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.

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