J.League & JFL 2003

  1. Championship: YOKOHAMA F-Marinos
  2. Runner-up: Júbilo IWATA
  3. J.League Cup winner: URAWA Red Diamonds
  4. J2 championship: Albirex NIIGATA
  5. Japan Football League championship: Otsuka F.C.
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J.League Championship 2003

tabel_.Championship 2003
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
F-Marinos:
:		F-Marinos6/12/2003
13/12/2003		venue
venue

note

Championship play-off is cancelled because F-Marinos wins both stage. J.League Champion 2003 is F-Marinos.

F-Marinos as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in AFC Champions League 2004.

F-Marinos as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in A3 Champions Cup 2004.

F-Marinos as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 2004.

J.League 2003

These z-Teams are relegated to J2 automatically.

tabel_.J.League 2003
Final RankingWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
YOKOHAMA F-Marinos17/7/6562358
Júbilo IWATA16/9/5562257
JEF united ICHIHARA15/8/7571953
F.C. TOKYO13/10/7461549
KASHIMA Antlers13/9/844448
URAWA Red Diamonds13/8/9541247
NAGOYA Grampus eight11/12/749745
TOKYO Verdy 196911/7/1256-140
Cerezo OSAKA12/4/1455-140
Gamba OSAKA10/9/1150439
SHIMIZU S-Pulse11/6/1339-539
KASHIWA Reysol9/10/1135-437
Vissel KOBE8/6/1635-2830
OITA Trinita5/11/1427-1026
z- Vegalta SENDAI5/9/1631-2524
z- KYOTO Purple Sanga6/5/1928-3223

note

J.League matches are played in two stages. During each stage, each team meets every other team once either at home or away (the home and away teams are reversed in the second stage).
If different teams win the two stages, the two stage winners play-off for the championship to determine the overall first and second places.

J.League Championship team is winner of play-off matches for the championship, and runner-up is loser of the matches. Rankings below third place are determined by adding the points for the both stages.

In J.League, teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

In J1, the bottom two teams, Vegalta and Purple Sanga, shall be relegated to J2 automatically.
In J2, the top two teams, Albirex and Sanfrecce, shall be promoted to J1 automatically. (Sanfrecce is re-promoted.)

The scores of away matches in my documents are italic small violet numbers.

J.League Awards

Most Valuable Player
Marcio EMERSON Passos (Reds)
Best eleven
Goal-scoring leader
22: UESLEI Raimundo Pereira Da Silva (Grampus)
Rookie of the year
NASU Daisuke (F-Marinos)
Fair play team Award
no applicant
Fair play player Award
NEMOTO Yuichi (Vegalta)
SOGAHATA Hitoshi (Antlers)
ISHIKAWA Naohiro (FC Tokyo)
IKEDA Shohei (S-Pulse)
Manager of the year
OKADA Takeshi (F-Marinos)
Championship team manager
OKADA Takeshi (F-Marinos)
Manager special Award
Ivica OSIM (JEF united)
Referee of the year
KAMIKAWA Toru
Assistant referee of the year
HIROSHIMA Yoshikazu
J1 Best pitch Award
Kashima Soccer Stadium (Antlers)
Join Award
Albirex NIIGATA (J2)
Meritoriousness Player Award
IHARA Masami (ex-Reds, Júbilo, Marinos)
FUKUDA Masahiro (ex-Reds)
KITAZAWA Tsuyoshi (ex-Verdy)
J1 1st stage MVP
CHOI Yong Soo (JEF united)

J.League 1st stage 2003

The first match day is 21st March, and the last match day is 2nd August 2003, interrupted by FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 from 25th May to 4th July.

tabel_.J.League 1st stage 2003
Home teamMARJUBJEFFCTCERREDGRAANTREYVERSSPGAMVISTRIVEGKPSWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- YOKOHAMA F-Marinos4:21:33:24:10:10:03:11:33:01:02:13:01:01:12:110/2/3291332
Júbilo IWATA2:42:21:03:11:01:12:51:07:22:01:11:04:01:15:09/4/2341731
JEF united ICHIHARA3:12:20:03:11:21:22:02:02:10:33:30:34:05:15:18/3/4331327
F.C. TOKYO2:30:10:00:01:01:10:22:11:20:01:01:02:12:01:07/4/414325
Cerezo OSAKA1:41:31:30:06:42:11:02:30:25:42:00:12:12:14:28/1/629025
URAWA Red Diamonds1:00:12:10:14:60:01:31:12:01:04:42:32:13:22:07/3/525224
NAGOYA Grampus eight0:01:12:11:11:20:01:01:11:42:21:13:02:12:11:15/8/219323
KASHIMA Antlers1:35:20:22:00:13:10:12:11:00:22:13:31:12:01:37/2/623223
KASHIWA Reysol3:10:10:21:23:21:11:11:21:32:03:20:10:02:11:06/3/619021
TOKYO Verdy 19690:32:71:22:12:00:24:10:13:11:22:33:20:23:35:26/1/828-419
SHIMIZU S-Pulse0:10:23:00:04:50:12:22:00:22:10:13:00:01:33:05/3/720218
Gamba OSAKA1:21:13:30:10:24:41:11:22:33:21:03:42:32:02:14/4/726-316
Vissel KOBE0:30:13:00:11:03:20:33:31:02:30:34:30:81:20:25/1/918-1616
OITA Trinita0:10:40:41:21:21:21:21:10:02:00:03:28:00:12:04/3/820-115
Vegalta SENDAI1:11:11:50:21:22:31:20:21:23:33:10:22:11:00:13/3/917-1112
KYOTO Purple Sanga1:20:51:50:12:40:21:13:10:12:50:31:22:00:21:03/1/1114-2010

J.League 2nd stage 2003

The first match day is 16th August, and the last match day is 29th November 2003.

tabel_.J.League 2nd stage 2003
Home teamMARJEFJUBANTFCTREDGAMGRAVERSSPREYCERVISKPSVEGTRIWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- YOKOHAMA F-Marinos1:02:11:21:43:01:02:32:25:11:02:21:10:04:01:17/5/3271026
JEF united ICHIHARA0:11:12:32:22:22:13:12:02:11:11:01:02:32:11:17/5/324626
Júbilo IWATA1:21:11:12:11:32:12:22:11:01:12:23:10:11:02:07/5/322526
KASHIMA Antlers2:13:21:11:52:22:21:01:12:02:11:11:21:10:01:06/7/221225
F.C. TOKYO4:12:21:25:11:10:12:31:13:14:22:14:11:12:20:06/6/3321224
URAWA Red Diamonds0:32:23:12:21:11:21:45:10:10:03:02:00:06:13:16/5/4291023
Gamba OSAKA0:11:21:22:21:02:13:12:21:11:12:02:25:10:11:06/5/424723
NAGOYA Grampus eight3:21:32:20:13:24:11:34:41:22:23:11:22:13:00:06/4/530422
TOKYO Verdy 19692:20:21:21:11:11:52:24:41:32:04:23:04:10:02:05/6/428321
SHIMIZU S-Pulse1:51:20:10:21:31:01:12:13:13:21:52:11:02:20:06/3/619-721
KASHIWA Reysol0:11:11:11:22:40:01:12:20:22:31:02:22:11:00:03/7/516-416
Cerezo OSAKA2:20:12:21:11:20:30:21:32:45:10:14:02:34:22:04/3/826-115
Vissel KOBE1:10:11:32:11:40:22:22:10:31:22:20:42:01:12:23/5/717-1214
KYOTO Purple Sanga0:03:21:01:11:10:01:51:21:40:11:23:20:21:30:13/4/814-1213
Vegalta SENDAI0:41:20:10:02:21:61:00:30:02:20:12:41:13:11:12/6/714-1412
OITA Trinita1:11:10:20:10:01:30:10:00:20:00:00:22:21:01:11/8/67-911
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J.League division-2 2003

These y-Teams are promoted to J1 automatically.

The first match day is 15th March, and the last match day is 23rd November 2003.

tabel_.J.League division-2 2003
Home teamALBSANFROAVIVENARDHOLMONCONBELYFCSAGWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y- Albirex NIIGATA1:2
3:1		1:0
3:2		4:0
3:2		0:0
2:0		4:0
1:0		2:2
0:0		1:1
4:1		0:1
5:1		1:0
2:1		2:1
4:2		2:1
2:1		27/7/10804088
y- Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA0:0
1:0		2:2
1:1		3:1
0:2		1:0
2:0		2:1
1:2		3:0
1:1		2:1
1:0		1:1
1:0		0:0
3:0		6:1
3:0		2:1
2:1		25/11/8653086
KAWASAKI Frontale0:4
3:0		1:0
2:1		2:1
5:2		1:1
4:1		1:1
0:1		2:2
1:2		5:1
2:1		1:0
1:0		2:1
2:1		1:1
3:3		6:3
7:1		24/13/7884185
Avispa FUKUOKA1:2
2:1		0:2
3:1		0:2
2:3		1:2
3:0		0:1
5:3		1:2
1:0		2:2
1:0		0:0
1:0		2:0
1:0		3:2
1:1		5:2
2:1		21/8/1567571
Ventforet KOFU1:3
2:1		1:0
0:0		0:2
2:0		2:1
0:0		1:2
3:0		0:2
1:0		1:2
2:1		2:1
1:1		1:0
2:0		1:1
3:0		1:1
2:0		19/12/13581269
OMIYA Ardija1:4
0:2		1:1
0:2		1:0
0:2		2:1
0:1		0:3
0:0		1:3
3:1		2:1
0:2		1:1
3:0		0:0
2:2		0:2
3:0		1:0
3:0		18/7/1952-961
MITO Hollyhock0:1
1:0		0:1
0:0		0:1
0:1		1:1
0:1		1:0
1:2		0:2
1:2		0:2
1:0		1:1
0:0		1:0
1:2		2:0
0:0		1:0
1:0		15/11/1837-456
Montedio YAMAGATA1:0
1:2		0:0
1:2		2:2
0:0		0:0
3:3		1:0
2:1		1:0
1:0		1:0
0:0		2:3
2:1		0:2
1:0		1:1
1:2		4:1
1:1		15/10/1952-855
Consadole SAPPORO2:0
2:2		0:2
1:2		0:0
1:1		5:0
1:2		3:3
0:2		6:2
0:1		2:4
1:0		1:0
4:1		1:1
1:2		1:3
2:2		3:0
4:1		13/13/1857152
SHONAN Bellmare1:2
0:0		0:1
1:0		0:4
2:2		1:2
0:3		0:3
2:2		0:0
2:0		1:0
0:1		2:0
3:0		0:2
0:2		1:1
1:0		2:1
2:1		11/11/2233-2044
YOKOHAMA FC1:0
1:7		0:1
0:2		0:4
2:5		1:1
0:1		1:5
1:2		0:1
0:3		1:2
2:1		0:4
4:2		0:0
2:0		2:0
1:0		1:1
3:1		10/12/2249-3942
Sagan TOSU0:1
0:1		3:4
2:2		0:0
0:2		2:3
0:2		1:1
1:1		3:2
1:4		0:0
0:1		1:3
0:1		1:0
0:1		0:0
0:0		5:2
1:1		3/11/3040-4920

note

In J2, all teams play each other four times (twice each at home and away).
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

In J1, the bottom two teams, Vegalta and Purple Sanga, shall be relegated to J2 automatically.
In J2, the top two teams, Albirex and Sanfrecce, shall be promoted to J1 automatically. (Sanfrecce is re-promoted.)

Goal-scoring leader
32: MARCUS Vinícius de Morais (Albirex)
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J.League Cup 2003

finals

The x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Quarter-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Júbilo1:0
3:0		F-Marinos13/8/2003
27/8/2003		Int. Yokohama
Iwata
Grampus1:5
0:1		Antlers13/8/2003
27/8/2003		Kashima
Nagoya
FC Tokyo2:2
0:2		Reds13/8/2003
27/8/2003		Urawa, Saitama
Chofu
Gamba1:1
2:3		S-Pulse13/8/2003
27/8/2003		Shizuoka
Suita
tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Júbilo1:0
0:2		Antlers1/10/2003
8/10/2003		Kashima
Iwata
Reds0:1
6:1		S-Pulse1/10/2003
8/10/2003		Shimizu, Shizuoka
Urawa, Saitama
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Antlers0:4Reds3/11/2003National stadium, Tokyo

Preliminary Rounds

The match days are 8th and 15th March, 9th and 23rd April, 2nd and 16th July 2003.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: group A
Home teamJUBREDVERVISWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Júbilo IWATA2:04:03:13/1/213510
x- URAWA Red Diamonds0:00:11:02/2/24-18
TOKYO Verdy 19693:21:10:12/2/27-38
Vissel KOBE4:21:22:22/1/39-17
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group B
Home teamFCTMARVEGREYWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- F.C. TOKYO2:24:14:03/2/112711
x- YOKOHAMA F-Marinos1:00:21:13/2/110511
Vegalta SENDAI1:20:34:12/1/39-27
KASHIWA Reysol0:00:31:10/3/33-103
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group C
Home teamGAMCERJEFWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Gamba OSAKA1:04:22/1/1827
Cerezo OSAKA2:20:01/2/1405
JEF united ICHIHARA2:11:21/1/25-24
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group D
Home teamGRAKPSTRIWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- NAGOYA Grampus eight0:01:12/2/0328
KYOTO Purple Sanga0:13:21/2/1505
OITA Trinita0:12:20/2/25-22

note

All sixteen J1 clubs are qualified for the competition.

In Preliminary Rounds, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

The top two teams in each group progress to Quarter-finals.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
TANAKA Tatsuya (Reds)
New Hero Award (Under-23)
TANAKA Tatsuya (Reds)
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Super Cup 2003

tabel_.Super Cup 2003
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Júbilo3:0Purple Sanga1/3/2003National stadium, Tokyo

note

All-star Soccer 2003

tabel_.All-star Soccer 2003
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
J-East3:1J-West9/8/2003Sapporo Dome

note

J-East is a selection of eastern J.League, including Vegalta, Antlers, Reds, JEF united, Reysol, FC Tokyo, Verdy and F-Marinos.
J-West is a selection of western J.League including S-Pulse, Júbilo, Grampus, Purple Sanga, Gamba, Cerezo, Vissel and Trinita.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Patrick MBOMA (Verdy)
Fighting spirit Award
MORISHIMA Hiroaki (Cerezo)
Most Impressive Player
MIURA Kazuyoshi (Vissel)
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JFL: Japan Football League 2003

A y-Team is promoted to J2 automatically.

This z'-Team play the play-off matches.

This z-Team is relegated to each Regional League automatically.

The first match day is 30th March, and the last match day is 23rd November 2003.

tabel_.Japan Football League 2003
Home teamOTSHONEHISEOSETYKKJATTOCSONTOTKOKDENYOKALOSPRKYOWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Otsuka F.C.2:11:00:21:03:20:12:00:03:15:13:13:21:06:01:023/3/4644472
Honda football club3:32:11:23:21:03:02:02:04:15:32:23:15:04:13:021/4/5734367
Ehime FC0:12:12:14:12:12:22:13:32:10:12:12:01:31:01:117/5/8551656
Sagawa Express Osaka SC0:11:01:31:02:01:30:01:12:11:20:05:11:14:03:116/6/8481954
Sagawa Express Tokyo SC3:00:12:41:02:11:10:03:23:02:03:00:22:20:03:215/7/8541752
YKK FC2:13:34:11:00:33:01:33:03:34:02:10:10:12:14:015/5/11571750
z- JATCO0:32:11:21:33:20:32:21:00:14:11:23:12:01:01:015/3/1245148
Tochigi S.C.0:11:11:22:21:11:00:20:11:23:13:32:00:03:45:112/9/9481345
SONY Sendai FC1:50:42:41:21:21:22:11:10:02:02:12:01:02:04:013/6/1146145
SC Tottori0:30:11:13:11:31:12:00:21:10:12:14:20:15:32:110/7/1345-537
Kokushikan University0:30:31:01:42:20:05:10:21:51:62:11:21:02:02:210/3/1734-3033
Denso0:32:41:01:21:41:20:32:33:01:12:01:03:11:22:09/5/1641-1032
Yokogawa Musashino FC0:50:51:41:11:22:31:60:20:23:11:02:00:01:22:19/2/1831-3229
Alo's Hokuriku1:21:20:30:11:11:40:10:22:42:11:30:32:01:11:07/6/1723-2527
Sagawa Printing SC0:00:12:20:21:41:31:20:21:22:22:01:31:20:12:16/5/1931-2923
z'- FC Kyoto BAMB 19930:30:21:20:21:22:22:02:51:31:21:21:12:32:00:32/4/2426-4210

note

In Japan Football League, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

Yokogawa Musashino FC changes the team name from Yokogawa electric.

The top two teams (Honda and Otsuka) in first half season of the league were qualified for the 83rd Emperor's Cup.

In Japan Football League, the bottom two(*) teams, FC Kyoto BAMB, shall play in play-off matches.
*) One team withdraws from the league, playing in play-off matches is only bottom one team except JATCO.

JATCO withdraws from the league at the end of this season.
The top one team of National Regional League Tournament, Thespa KUSATSU shall be promoted to Japan Football League automatically.

Japan Football League Awards

Most Valuable Player
YOSHINARI Koji (Otsuka)
Best eleven
Goal-scoring leader
31: FURUHASHI Tatsuya (Honda)
Rookie of the year
KAWAKITA Yusuke (Otsuka)
Fighting spirit Award
SEKIGUCHI Takao (Otsuka)
Fair play team Award
Sagawa Express Tokyo SC
Prize for Effort
Ehime FC

The play-off matches

These losers are relegated to each Regional League automatically.

tabel_.play-off
League teamScoreRegional teamDateVenues
FC Kyoto BAMB2:3
0:5		Gunma Horikoshi21/12/2003
27/12/2003		Maebashi
Sonobe

note

Gunma Horikoshi shall be promoted to Japan Football League.
And FC Kyoto BAMB shall be relegated.

JATCO withdraws from the league at the end of this season.
The top one team of National Regional League Tournament, Thespa KUSATSU shall be promoted to Japan Football League automatically.

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