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J.League Division 2
Season	2002
Champions	Oita Trinita 1st J2 title 1st D2 title
Promoted	Oita Trinita Cerezo Osaka
Matches played	264
Goals scored	671 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	Marcus (19 goals)
Highest attendance	42,211 Albirex Niigata 0-0 Cerezo Osaka (10 August 2002)
Lowest attendance	1,136 Mito HollyHock 0-2 Sagan Tosu (7 August 2002)
Total attendance	1,806,392
Average attendance	6,842
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The 2002 J.League Division 2 season is the 31st season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 4th season since the establishment of J2 League.

Starting this season, extra-time rule was abolished and the league adopted the traditional 3-1-0 points system. The 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.

Clubs

Oita Trinita class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2002 J.League 2 teams

Following twelve clubs played in J.League Division 2 during 2002 season. Of these clubs, Cereso Osaka and Avispa Fukuoka were relegated from J1 League last year.

Montedio Yamagata
Mito HollyHocks
Omiya Ardija
Kawasaki Frontale
Yokohama F.C.
Shonan Bellmare
Ventforet Kofu
Albirex Niigata
Cerezo Osaka
Avispa Fukuoka
Sagan Tosu
Oita Trinita

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:

Goal differential
Goals scored
Head-to-head results

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Oita Trinita (C, P)	44	28	10	6	67	34	+33	94	Promotion to 2003 J.League Division 1
2	Cerezo Osaka (P)	44	25	12	7	93	53	+40	87	Promotion to 2003 J.League Division 1
3	Albirex Niigata	44	23	13	8	75	47	+28	82
4	Kawasaki Frontale	44	23	11	10	71	53	+18	80
5	Shonan Bellmare	44	16	16	12	46	43	+3	64
6	Omiya Ardija	44	14	17	13	52	42	+10	59
7	Ventforet Kofu	44	16	10	18	51	55	−4	58
8	Avispa Fukuoka	44	10	12	22	58	69	−11	42
9	Sagan Tosu	44	9	14	21	41	64	−23	41
10	Mito HollyHock	44	11	7	26	45	73	−28	40
11	Montedio Yamagata	44	6	17	21	29	57	−28	35
12	Yokohama FC	44	8	11	25	43	81	−38	35

Updated to match(es) played on November 24, 2002. Source: J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final results

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Top scorers

Pos	Footballer	Club	Goals	PK	GP	Shots	Goals Per Game
1st	Marcus	Albirex Niigata	19	4/5	36	139	0.55
2nd	Yoshito Okubo	Cerezo Osaka	18	1/2	29	65	0.91
	Andradina	Oita Trinita	18	1/1	39	117	0.50
4th	Bentinho	Kawasaki Frontale	16	3/3	36	176	0.44
5th	Takayoshi Ono	Mito HollyHock	14	2/2	36	85	0.46
	Hiroshi Morita	Sagan Tosu	14	0/0	38	86	0.45
	David Bisconti	Sagan Tosu	14	4/4	39	92	0.42
8th	Yasuo Manaka	Cerezo Osaka	13	1/1	28	67	1.05
	Jorge Dely Valdés	Omiya Ardija	13	2/2	32	72	0.46
10th	Hiroaki Morishima	Cerezo Osaka	12	0/0	37	75	0.34
	Marlon	Kawasaki Frontale	12	0/0	23	74	0.58

Attendances

#	Football club	Total attendance	Home games	Average	Highest	Lowest
1	Albirex Niigata	472,507	22	21,478	42,211	9,125
2	Oita Trinita	271,669	22	12,349	27,431	3,094
3	Cerezo Osaka	174,951	22	7,952	32,067	3,067
4	Avispa Fukuoka	142,808	22	6,491	14,475	3,284
5	Omiya Ardija	115,846	22	5,266	19,782	2,517
6	Kawasaki Frontale	115,431	22	5,247	20,405	3,044
7	Shonan Bellmare	100,125	22	4,551	9,739	2,120
8	Ventforet Kofu	108,108	22	4,914	13,000	2,954
9	Sagan Tosu	85,586	22	3,890	8,464	1,796
10	Montedio Yamagata	82,601	22	3,755	8,996	1,908
11	Yokohama FC	76,498	22	3,477	11,118	1,518
12	Mito HollyHock	60,262	22	2,739	5,576	1,136

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References

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Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present

Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
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J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present

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Football clubs in Japan, 2025

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Fagiano Okayama Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama FC
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fujieda MYFC Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo FC Imabari Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kataller Toyama Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Kagoshima United FC Kamatamare Sanuki Kochi United Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Thespa Gunma Tochigi City Tochigi SC Vanraure Hachinohe Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Asuka FC Atletico Suzuka Club Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Iwate Grulla Morioka Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori FC Tiamo Hirakata Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino YSCC Yokohama
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Sony Sendai Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Kagura Shimane Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23

2002 in Japanese football

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League competitions

Men	J.League Division 1 J.League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	L.League

Cup competitions

Men	Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup (Final)

AFC competitions

Men	Asian Club Championship AFC Champions League

Related to national teams

Men	Summary FIFA World Cup
Women	Summary Asian Games

Club seasons
J.League Division 1	Consadole Sapporo Vegalta Sendai Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds JEF United Ichihara Kashiwa Reysol FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy 1969 Yokohama F. Marinos Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Eight Kyoto Purple Sanga Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima
J.League Division 2	Montedio Yamagata Mito HollyHock Omiya Ardija Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata Cerezo Osaka Avispa Fukuoka Sagan Tosu Oita Trinita

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