2001 J. League Division 2

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J.League Division 2
Season2001
ChampionsKyoto Purple Sanga
1st J2 title
1st D2 title
PromotedKyoto Purple Sanga
Vegalta Sendai
Matches264
Goals760 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcos (34 goals)
Highest attendance42,011[1]
Albirex Niigata 2-3 Kyoto Purple Sanga
(3 November 2001)
Lowest attendance754[1]
Mito HollyHock 0-2 Omiya Ardija
(23 May 2001)
Total attendance1,505,722
Average attendance5,703[1]
← 2000
2002 →

Statistics of J.League Division 2 in the 2001 season.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Kyoto Purple Sanga won the championship.

Clubs

The following 12 clubs participated in J.League Division 2 during the 2001 season.

Personnel

ClubHead coach
Albirex NiigataJapan Yasuharu Sorimachi
Kawasaki FrontaleJapan Nobuhiro Ishizaki
Kyoto Purple SangaGermany Gert Engels
Mito HollyHockJapan Masaaki Kanno
Montedio YamagataJapan Koichi Hashiratani
Oita TrinitaJapan Shinji Kobayashi
Omiya ArdijaJapan Toshiya Miura
Sagan TosuJapan Kazuhiro Koso
Shonan BellmareJapan Koji Tanaka
Vegalta SendaiJapan Hidehiko Shimizu
Ventforet KofuBrazil Luís dos Reis
Yokohama FCJapan Katsuyoshi Shinto

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players
Albirex Niigata Brazil Andradina Brazil Marquinho Brazil Serjão Brazil Lindomar
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Aílton Brazil Edmilson Brazil Luiz Brazil Daniel Pitbull
Brazil Emerson Sheik
Brazil Ricardinho
Kyoto Purple Sanga Poland Piotr Sowisz South Korea An Hyo-yeon South Korea Park Ji-sung
Mito HollyHock South Korea An Seon-jin South Korea Sin Byung-ho North Korea Hwang Hak-sun
Montedio Yamagata
Oita Trinita Belgium Lorenzo Staelens Brazil Bentinho Brazil Gugu Brazil Erikson Noguchipinto Brazil Leandro Montebeler Poland Andrzej Kubica
South Korea Choi Moon-sik
Omiya Ardija Brazil Alex Garcia Brazil Toninho Panama Jorge Dely Valdés Brazil Baré Brazil Jorginho
Panama Alfredo Anderson
Sagan Tosu Ghana Michael Yano
Shonan Bellmare Colombia Arley Dinas Colombia Ever Palacios Colombia Hernán Gaviria Colombia James Angulo
Vegalta Sendai Brazil Celso Vieira Brazil Marcos Brazil Ricardo Philippines Satoshi Ōtomo
Ventforet Kofu Brazil Alex Brazil Freitas Brazil Vagner Brazil Deili South Korea Kim Hwang-jung
Yokohama FC

Final table

Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Kyoto Purple Sanga[a] (C) 44 23 5 5 0 11 79 48 +31 84 Promoted to the 2002 J.League Division 1
2 Vegalta Sendai 44 24 3 5 3 9 78 56 +22 83 Promoted to the 2002 J.League Division 1
3 Montedio Yamagata 44 20 7 6 4 7 61 39 +22 80
4 Albirex Niigata 44 22 4 4 7 7 79 47 +32 78
5 Omiya Ardija 44 20 6 6 1 11 73 43 +30 78
6 Oita Trinita 44 24 1 4 6 9 75 52 +23 78
7 Kawasaki Frontale[a] 44 17 3 3 4 17 69 60 +9 60
8 Shonan Bellmare 44 16 4 4 2 18 64 61 +3 60
9 Yokohama FC[b] 44 12 3 1 3 25 58 81 −23 43
10 Sagan Tosu 44 8 2 4 2 28 45 82 −37 32
11 Mito HollyHock 44 5 3 4 6 26 41 93 −52 25
12 Ventforet Kofu 44 7 1 2 3 31 38 98 −60 25
Source:
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Relegated from 2000 J.League Division 1
  2. Promoted from 2000 JFL

Attendances

#Football clubTotal attendanceHome gamesAverageHighestLowest
1Albirex Niigata366,5002216,65942,0112,373
2Vegalta Sendai308,2432214,01119,4128,282
3Oita Trinita146,043226,63829,2261,847
4Montedio Yamagata96,592224,39117,3961,803
5Shonan Bellmare90,472224,1126,6142,884
6Omiya Ardija85,014223,8647,0381,665
7Kyoto Purple Sanga83,777223,80812,7001,705
8Kawasaki Frontale83,240223,7848,1261,169
9Sagan Tosu76,527223,47912,8101,488
10Ventforet Kofu68,850223,1305,5411,508
11Yokohama FC66,160223,0077,1741,311
12Mito HollyHock34,304221,5593,472754

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