2002 J.League Division 1

• At the end of the 2001 season, Kyoto Purple Sanga and Vegalta Sendai were promoted to J1.
• At the end of the 2001 season, Avispa Fukuoka and Cerezo Osaka were relegated to J2.

• Extra time was scratched for J.League Division 2. After regulation time, clubs in J2 now receives 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, and 0pts for a loss. (NOTE: J1 still has extra time)

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{{location map+|Japan Greater Tokyo area| width = 600

| places =

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|43|0|54.62|N|141|24|35.16|E}}|label=Consadole Sapporo}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|38|19|9|N|140|52|55|E}}|label=[[Vegalta Sendai|Vegalta
Sendai]]}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35|59|30.28|N|140|38|25.89|E}}|label=[[Kashima Antlers|Kashima Antlers]]|position=top}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35|54|11.31|N|139|43|2.97|E}}|label=[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Urawa Red
Diamonds]]{{paragraph break}}|position=top}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35|40|41|N|139|42|53|E}}|label=Tokyo Verdy 1969}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35|39|51.4|N|139|31|37.7|E}}|label=[[FC Tokyo|FC Tokyo]]|position=left}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35|30|36.16|N|139|36|22.49|E}}|label=[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama F. Marinos]]|position=left}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35.8485|139.975149}}|label=Kashiwa Reysol}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|35.577545|140.122912}}|label=JEF United
Ichihara|position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34|59|04|N|138|28|52|E}}|label=[[Shimizu S-Pulse|Shimizu S-Pulse]]}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34.725217|137.875006}}|label=[[Júbilo Iwata|Júbilo Iwata]]}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{Coord|35.122721|136.944301}}|label=[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya
Grampus
Eight]]|position=right}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34|59|36.52|N|135|42|50.26|E}}|label=Kyoto
Purple
Sanga|position=top}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34.8114|135.5409}}|label=[[Gamba Osaka|Gamba Osaka]]|position=left}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34|39|24.15|N|135|10|8.27|E}}|label=[[Vissel Kobe|Vissel Kobe]]|position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Japan Greater Tokyo area|coordinates={{coord|34|26|26.8|N|132|23|39.3|E}}|label=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Sanfrecce
Hiroshima]]|position=left}}

|caption = Location of the clubs in Japan

}}

The following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2002 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga and Vegalta Sendai were promoted from Division 2.

• Consadole Sapporo
• FC Tokyo
• Gamba Osaka
• JEF United Ichihara
• Júbilo Iwata
• Kashima Antlers
• Kashiwa Reysol
• Kyoto Purple Sanga Image:Arrowupgreen.png
• Nagoya Grampus Eight
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima
• Shimizu S-Pulse
• Tokyo Verdy 1969
• Urawa Red Diamonds
• Vegalta Sendai Image:Arrowupgreen.png
• Vissel Kobe
• Yokohama F. Marinos

{{clear}}

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|showOTloss=n

|section=First stage

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=JÚB|name_JÚB=Júbilo Iwata

|team2=FMA|name_FMA=Yokohama F. Marinos

|team3=GRA|name_GRA=Nagoya Grampus Eight

|team4=GAM|name_GAM=Gamba Osaka

|team5=ANT|name_ANT=Kashima Antlers|note_ANT=Champion from 2001 J.League Division 1

|team6=SAN|name_SAN=Kyoto Purple Sanga|note_SAN=Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

|team7=SSP|name_SSP=Shimizu S-Pulse|note_SSP=Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup

|team8=JEF|name_JEF=JEF United Ichihara

|team9=VEG|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai|note_VEG=SAN

|team10=TOK|name_TOK=FC Tokyo

|team11=RED|name_RED=Urawa Red Diamonds

|team12=VER|name_VER=Tokyo Verdy 1969

|team13=VIS|name_VIS=Vissel Kobe

|team14=REY|name_REY=Kashiwa Reysol

|team15=SFR|name_SFR=Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|team16=CON|name_CON=Consadole Sapporo

|win_JÚB=9|OTwin_JÚB=4|draw_JÚB=1|loss_JÚB=1|gf_JÚB=39|ga_JÚB=17

|win_FMA=8|OTwin_FMA=3|draw_FMA=3|loss_FMA=1|gf_FMA=28|ga_FMA=11

|win_GRA=9|OTwin_GRA=1|draw_GRA=0|loss_GRA=5|gf_GRA=28|ga_GRA=18

|win_GAM=8|OTwin_GAM=1|draw_GAM=1|loss_GAM=5|gf_GAM=35|ga_GAM=19

|win_ANT=9|OTwin_ANT=0|draw_ANT=0|loss_ANT=6|gf_ANT=21|ga_ANT=18

|win_SAN=5|OTwin_SAN=4|draw_SAN=1|loss_SAN=5|gf_SAN=26|ga_SAN=18

|win_SSP=5|OTwin_SSP=3|draw_SSP=3|loss_SSP=4|gf_SSP=17|ga_SSP=19

|win_JEF=6|OTwin_JEF=1|draw_JEF=3|loss_JEF=5|gf_JEF=22|ga_JEF=23

|win_VEG=6|OTwin_VEG=1|draw_VEG=0|loss_VEG=8|gf_VEG=23|ga_VEG=27

|win_TOK=5|OTwin_TOK=0|draw_TOK=2|loss_TOK=8|gf_TOK=23|ga_TOK=27

|win_RED=3|OTwin_RED=2|draw_RED=1|loss_RED=9|gf_RED=21|ga_RED=24

|win_VER=2|OTwin_VER=3|draw_VER=1|loss_VER=9|gf_VER=15|ga_VER=24

|win_VIS=3|OTwin_VIS=1|draw_VIS=1|loss_VIS=10|gf_VIS=12|ga_VIS=22

|win_REY=3|OTwin_REY=1|draw_REY=0|loss_REY=11|gf_REY=20|ga_REY=31

|win_SFR=3|OTwin_SFR=0|draw_SFR=1|loss_SFR=11|gf_SFR=14|ga_SFR=26

|win_CON=2|OTwin_CON=0|draw_CON=0|loss_CON=13|gf_CON=15|ga_CON=35

|col_QC=#FFFF99|text_QC=Qualification to the Suntory Championship

|result1=QC

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{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL OT|show_limit=5

|showOTloss=n

|section=Second stage

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|team2=GAM|name_GAM=Gamba Osaka

|team3=ANT|name_ANT=Kashima Antlers|note_ANT=Champion from 2001 J.League Division 1

|team4=VER|name_VER=Tokyo Verdy 1969

|team5=TOK|name_TOK=FC Tokyo

|team6=FMA|name_FMA=Yokohama F. Marinos

|team7=SAN|name_SAN=Kyoto Purple Sanga|note_SAN=Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

|team8=RED|name_RED=Urawa Red Diamonds

|team9=REY|name_REY=Kashiwa Reysol

|team10=VIS|name_VIS=Vissel Kobe

|team11=JEF|name_JEF=JEF United Ichihara

|team12=SSP|name_SSP=Shimizu S-Pulse|note_SSP=Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup

|team13=GRA|name_GRA=Nagoya Grampus Eight

|team14=SFR|name_SFR=Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|team15=VEG|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai|note_VEG=SAN

|team16=CON|name_CON=Consadole Sapporo

|win_JÚB=9|OTwin_JÚB=4|draw_JÚB=0|loss_JÚB=2|gf_JÚB=33|ga_JÚB=13

|win_GAM=7|OTwin_GAM=3|draw_GAM=0|loss_GAM=5|gf_GAM=24|ga_GAM=13

|win_ANT=8|OTwin_ANT=1|draw_ANT=0|loss_ANT=6|gf_ANT=25|ga_ANT=21

|win_VER=6|OTwin_VER=2|draw_VER=2|loss_VER=5|gf_VER=26|ga_VER=19

|win_TOK=6|OTwin_TOK=2|draw_TOK=0|loss_TOK=7|gf_TOK=20|ga_TOK=19

|win_FMA=5|OTwin_FMA=3|draw_FMA=1|loss_FMA=6|gf_FMA=16|ga_FMA=16

|win_SAN=6|OTwin_SAN=2|draw_SAN=0|loss_SAN=7|gf_SAN=18|ga_SAN=24

|win_RED=4|OTwin_RED=4|draw_RED=1|loss_RED=6|gf_RED=20|ga_RED=14

|win_REY=6|OTwin_REY=0|draw_REY=3|loss_REY=6|gf_REY=18|ga_REY=17

|win_VIS=5|OTwin_VIS=1|draw_VIS=2|loss_VIS=7|gf_VIS=21|ga_VIS=22

|win_JEF=6|OTwin_JEF=0|draw_JEF=0|loss_JEF=9|gf_JEF=16|ga_JEF=19

|win_SSP=5|OTwin_SSP=1|draw_SSP=0|loss_SSP=9|gf_SSP=16|ga_SSP=24

|win_GRA=5|OTwin_GRA=0|draw_GRA=1|loss_GRA=9|gf_GRA=21|ga_GRA=23

|win_SFR=4|OTwin_SFR=1|draw_SFR=2|loss_SFR=8|gf_SFR=18|ga_SFR=21

|win_VEG=3|OTwin_VEG=1|draw_VEG=1|loss_VEG=10|gf_VEG=17|ga_VEG=30

|win_CON=2|OTwin_CON=1|draw_CON=1|loss_CON=11|gf_CON=15|ga_CON=29

|col_QC=#FFFF99|text_QC=Qualification to the Suntory Championship

|result1=QC

|update=complete|source=[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT01/?competitionSectionIdLabel=Up+to+date&competitionIdLabel=J.LEAGUE+Division+1+2nd&yearIdLabel=2002&competitionSectionIdLabel=Up+to+date&competitionIdLabel=J.LEAGUE+Division+1+1st&yearIdLabel=2002&yearId=2002&competitionId=146&competitionSectionId=0&search=search J.League Data Site]

}}

The Suntory Championship was not held, because Júbilo Iwata was winner of both stages.

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|showOTloss=n

|section=Overall table

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=JÚB|name_JÚB=Júbilo Iwata

|team2=FMA|name_FMA=Yokohama F. Marinos

|team3=GAM|name_GAM=Gamba Osaka

|team4=ANT|name_ANT=Kashima Antlers|note_ANT=Champion from 2001 J.League Division 1

|team5=SAN|name_SAN=Kyoto Purple Sanga|note_SAN=Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

|team6=GRA|name_GRA=Nagoya Grampus Eight

|team7=JEF|name_JEF=JEF United Ichihara

|team8=SSP|name_SSP=Shimizu S-Pulse|note_SSP=Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup

|team9=TOK|name_TOK=FC Tokyo

|team10=VER|name_VER=Tokyo Verdy 1969

|team11=RED|name_RED=Urawa Red Diamonds

|team12=REY|name_REY=Kashiwa Reysol

|team13=VEG|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai|note_VEG=SAN

|team14=VIS|name_VIS=Vissel Kobe

|team15=SFR|name_SFR=Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|team16=CON|name_CON=Consadole Sapporo

|win_JÚB=18|OTwin_JÚB=8|draw_JÚB=1|loss_JÚB=3|gf_JÚB=72|ga_JÚB=30

|win_FMA=13|OTwin_FMA=6|draw_FMA=4|loss_FMA=7|gf_FMA=44|ga_FMA=27

|win_GAM=15|OTwin_GAM=4|draw_GAM=1|loss_GAM=10|gf_GAM=59|ga_GAM=32

|win_ANT=17|OTwin_ANT=1|draw_ANT=0|loss_ANT=12|gf_ANT=46|ga_ANT=39

|win_SAN=11|OTwin_SAN=6|draw_SAN=1|loss_SAN=12|gf_SAN=44|ga_SAN=42

|win_GRA=14|OTwin_GRA=1|draw_GRA=1|loss_GRA=14|gf_GRA=49|ga_GRA=41

|win_JEF=12|OTwin_JEF=1|draw_JEF=3|loss_JEF=14|gf_JEF=38|ga_JEF=42

|win_SSP=10|OTwin_SSP=4|draw_SSP=3|loss_SSP=13|gf_SSP=33|ga_SSP=43

|win_TOK=11|OTwin_TOK=2|draw_TOK=2|loss_TOK=15|gf_TOK=43|ga_TOK=46

|win_VER=8|OTwin_VER=5|draw_VER=3|loss_VER=14|gf_VER=41|ga_VER=43

|win_RED=7|OTwin_RED=6|draw_RED=2|loss_RED=15|gf_RED=41|ga_RED=38

|win_REY=9|OTwin_REY=1|draw_REY=3|loss_REY=17|gf_REY=38|ga_REY=48

|win_VEG=9|OTwin_VEG=2|draw_VEG=1|loss_VEG=18|gf_VEG=40|ga_VEG=57

|win_VIS=8|OTwin_VIS=2|draw_VIS=3|loss_VIS=17|gf_VIS=33|ga_VIS=44

|win_SFR=7|OTwin_SFR=1|draw_SFR=3|loss_SFR=19|gf_SFR=32|ga_SFR=47

|win_CON=4|OTwin_CON=1|draw_CON=1|loss_CON=24|gf_CON=30|ga_CON=64

|col_CQCL=#D0F0C0|text_CQCL=Champion and qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League

|note_res_CQCL=AFC Champions League 2003–04 was not held, therefore Jubilo later qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League.

|result1=CQCL

|col_CWQCL=#B4CDCD|text_CWQCL=Cup-Winner 2002 Emperor's Cup qualified for the AFC Champions League 2003–04

|note_res_CWQCL=AFC Champions League 2003–04 was not held, therefore Kyoto Sanga was later qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League. But Sanga was relegated to the Division 2 in 2003, so this spot was withdrawn.

|result5=CWQCL

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated to the 2003 J.League Division 2

|result15=R|result16=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130211224714/http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/results/ J. League Official Stats]

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