2003 J.League Division 2 Explained

Competition:J. League Division 2
Season:2003
Winners:Albirex Niigata
1st J2 title
1st D2 title
Promoted:Albirex Niigata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
League Topscorer:Marcus (32 goals total)
Matches:264
Total Goals:678
Highest Attendance:42,223 (Round 44,
Albirex vs. Ardija)
Lowest Attendance:1,337 (Round 4,
HollyHock vs. Ardija)
Average Attendance:7,895
Prevseason:2002
Nextseason: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

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.

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

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals[1]
1 MarcusAlbirex Niigata
2 JuninhoKawasaki Frontale
3 BaréOmiya Ardija
4 BentinhoAvispa Fukuoka
5 AugustoKawasaki Frontale
6 MarceloSanfrecce Hiroshima
7 Kazuki GanahaKawasaki Frontale
Yusaku UenoAlbirex Niigata
9 Shoji JoYokohama FC
10 Kosei NakamuraMontedio Yamagata
Hiroyuki HayashiAvispa Fukuoka

References

  1. Web site: 2003 J2 Top scorers . 17 April 2010 . j-league.or.jp . J-League . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629105515/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j2&t=score&s=44&y=2003&l=E . 29 June 2011 . dead . dmy-all .