2000 J. League Division 2

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J.League Division 2
Season2000
ChampionsConsadole Sapporo
1st J2 title
4th D2 title
PromotedConsadole Sapporo
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matches220
Goals610 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerEmerson Sheik (31 goals)
Highest attendance20,207[1]
Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu
(19 November 1999)
Lowest attendance721[1]
Mito HollyHock 1–4 Sagan Tosu
(2 August 2000)
Total attendance1,340,820
Average attendance6,095
← 1999
2001 →

Statistics of J.League Division 2 in the 2000 season.

Overview

It was contested by 11 teams, and Consadole Sapporo won the championship.

Clubs

The following 11 clubs participated in J.League Division 2 during the 2000 season.

Personnel

ClubHead coach
Albirex NiigataJapan Yoshikazu Nagai
Consadole SapporoJapan Takeshi Okada
Mito HollyHockFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Babić
Montedio YamagataJapan Shigeharu Ueki
Oita TrinitaJapan Nobuhiro Ishizaki
Omiya ArdijaJapan Toshiya Miura
Sagan TosuJapan Kazuhiro Koso
Shonan BellmareJapan Hisashi Kato
Urawa Red DiamondsJapan Kenzo Yokoyama
Vegalta SendaiJapan Hidehiko Shimizu
Ventforet KofuJapan Yuji Tsukada

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Non-visa foreign Former players
Albirex Niigata Brazil Marco Túlio Brazil Nasa Brazil Serjão
Consadole Sapporo Brazil Almir Brazil Biju Brazil Emerson Sheik
Mito HollyHock Brazil Cléber Brazil João Paulo Brazil Leandro Perez Ghana Michael Yano
Montedio Yamagata Brazil Washington Cameroon Edwin Ifeanyi Brazil Jeferson
Oita Trinita Brazil Andradina Brazil Sidiclei Brazil Will Brazil André
Brazil Gugu
Brazil Valdney
Omiya Ardija Brazil Jorginho England Mark Burke Netherlands Jan Veenhof
Sagan Tosu Brazil André Brazil Gugu South Korea Pak Yong-ho
Shonan Bellmare Croatia Branko Hucika Paraguay Ángel Ortiz Paraguay Daniel Sanabria Tajikistan Vitaliy Parakhnevych
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Adiel Poland Andrzej Kubica Uruguay Fernando Picun Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Petrović
Vegalta Sendai Brazil Ricardo Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Dubajić Philippines Satoshi Ōtomo Brazil Rodrigo
Ventforet Kofu Brazil Sandro Zamboni Romania Ovidiu Burcă South Korea Kim Hwang-jung
South Korea Kim Myung-hwi		 Brazil Antônio

Final table

Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Consadole Sapporo (C) 40 27 4 5 0 4 71 22 +49 94 Promoted to the 2001 J.League Division 1
2 Urawa Red Diamonds[a] 40 23 5 3 2 7 82 40 +42 82 Promoted to the 2001 J.League Division 1
3 Oita Trinita 40 26 0 3 3 8 80 38 +42 81
4 Omiya Ardija 40 21 2 1 2 14 55 49 +6 68
5 Vegalta Sendai 40 15 4 2 4 15 60 69 −9 55
6 Sagan Tosu 40 13 2 5 5 15 41 52 −11 48
7 Albirex Niigata 40 11 4 5 2 18 54 63 −9 46
8 Shonan Bellmare[a] 40 12 3 1 7 17 59 71 −12 43
9 Mito HollyHock[b] 40 9 6 4 2 19 37 61 −24 43
10 Montedio Yamagata 40 9 2 2 3 24 40 61 −21 33
11 Ventforet Kofu 40 5 0 3 2 30 31 84 −53 18
Source:
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Relegated from 1999 J.League Division 1
  2. Promoted from 1999 JFL

Top scorers

As of 19 November 2000
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Emerson Sheik Consadole Sapporo 31
2 Brazil Will Oita Trinita 22
3 Japan Naoki Naruo Albirex Niigata 17
4 Brazil Jorginho Omiya Ardija 15
Japan Ryūji Bando Consadole Sapporo
6 Japan Yoshika Matsubara Shonan Bellmare 12
Japan Yuichiro Nagai Urawa Red Diamonds
8 Japan Masakiyo Maezono Shonan Bellmare 11
Japan Shingo Suzuki Albirex Niigata
Poland Andrzej Kubica Urawa Red Diamonds

Attendances

#Football clubTotal attendanceHome gamesAverageHighestLowest
1Urawa Red Diamonds338,4572016,92320,20713,408
2Consadole Sapporo258,2062012,91019,8633,162
3Vegalta Sendai177,697208,88518,7065,033
4Shonan Bellmare99,362204,96814,8682,186
5Oita Trinita96,368204,81814,6391,863
6Albirex Niigata80,139204,00711,6621,786
7Sagan Tosu74,289203,71410,1771,869
8Montedio Yamagata69,352203,46811,6711,252
9Omiya Ardija69,531203,4779,499844
10Mito HollyHock40,415202,0216,155721
11Ventforet Kofu37,004201,8506,005724

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