1993 J.League

The J.League 1993 season was the inaugural season of the J.League Division 1. The league fixtures began on 15 May 1993, and ended on 15 December 1993. The first ever Suntory Championship took place in the following year, 9 January and 16 January 1994.

J.League
Season1993
ChampionsVerdy Kawasaki
1st J. League title
6th Japanese title
Asian Club ChampionshipVerdy Kawasaki
Matches played180
Goals scored532 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorerRamón Díaz (28 goals)
Highest attendance59,626 - Verdy vs. Marinos (May 15)
Lowest attendance7,469 - Flügels vs. Reds (May 22)
Average attendance17,976
1994

Honours

Competition Champion Runners-Up 3rd Place
Domestic league
J.League Suntory Series Kashima Antlers Verdy Kawasaki Yokohama Marinos
J.League NICOS Series Verdy Kawasaki Shimizu S-Pulse Yokohama Marinos
Suntory Championship Verdy Kawasaki Kashima Antlers n/a
Cup competitions
Emperor's Cup Yokohama Flügels Kashima Antlers Shimizu S-Pulse
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Nabisco Cup Verdy Kawasaki Shimizu S-Pulse Yokohama Flügels
Gamba Osaka
XEROX Super Cup Not held

Clubs

Geographic location of ten J.League clubs in 1993.
Geographic location of ten J.League clubs in 1993.

Ten clubs participated in J.League during 1993 season:

  • Kashima Antlers
  • Urawa Red Diamonds
  • JEF United Ichihara
  • Verdy Kawasaki
  • Yokohama Marinos
  • Yokohama Flügels
  • Shimizu S-Pulse
  • Nagoya Grampus Eight
  • Gamba Osaka
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Format

In the first year, the league followed split-season format, and each halves (or stages) were known as Suntory Series and NICOS Series for sponsorship purposes. In each series, ten clubs played in double round-robin format, a total of 18 games per club (per series). The games went to golden-goal extra time and penalties if needed after regulation. The clubs were ranked by number of wins, and tie breakers are, in the following order:

  • Goal differential
  • Goals scored
  • Head-to-head results
  • Extra match or a coin toss

The club that finished at the top of the table is declared stage champion and qualifies for the Suntory Championship. The first stage winner, hosts the first leg in the championship series. If the same club win both stages, the runners-up of each stages plays against each other and the winners challenges the stage winner at the championship game.

Results

1993.05.15 1-1 Verdy Kawasaki 1-2 Yokohama Marinos Tokyo National Stadium
Meijer 19' Everton 48'
Díaz 59'
Attendance: 59,626
1993.05.19 1-2 Yokohama Marinos 1-0 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
Bisconti gold-colored soccer ball 112' Attendance: 10,332
1993.05.26 1-4 Gamba Osaka 1-1 (aet, PK 6-7) Shimizu S-Pulse Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Nagashima 39' Edu 67' Attendance: 16,707
1993.06.05 1-7 Verdy Kawasaki 1-1 (aet, PK 5-4) Yokohama Flügels Tokyo National Stadium
Takeda 51' Aldro 53' Attendance: 54,995
1993.06.12 1-9 Verdy Kawasaki 1-0 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Miura gold-colored soccer ball 92' Attendance: 10,058
1993.06.16 1-10 Gamba Osaka 2-1 (aet, GG) Yokohama Marinos Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Kusaki 89'gold-colored soccer ball 109' Hirakawa 41' Attendance: 19,247
1993.06.23 1-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 Gamba Osaka Kusanagi Athletic Stadium
Edu 23', 84'
Mukojima 68'
Flávio 34', 71' Attendance: 15,703
1993.06.23 1-12 Yokohama Flügels 1-2 (aet, GG) Nagoya Grampus Eight Suizenji Stadium
Maeda 56' 75' (o.g.)
Hirano gold-colored soccer ball 94'
Attendance: 15,328
1993.06.30 1-14 Verdy Kawasaki 1-1 (aet, PK 4-2) Shimizu S-Pulse Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Nagai 12' 48' (o.g.) Attendance: 10,067
1993.07.07 1-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-3 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka Hiroshima Stadium
Kazama 19'
Černý 46'
Matsuda 70'
Takagi gold-colored soccer ball 91'
Matsunami 23'
Müller 43', 59'
Attendance: 12,731
1993.07.24 2-1 Gamba Osaka 0-1 (aet, GG) Kashima Antlers Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Santos gold-colored soccer ball 107' Attendance: 22,677
1993.08.07 2-4 Yokohama Flügels 0-1 (aet, GG) Shimizu S-Pulse Suizenji Stadium
Tajima gold-colored soccer ball 112' Attendance: 13,133
1993.08.07 2-4 Yokohama Marinos 1-1 (aet, PK 8-7) Kashima Antlers Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
Miura 59' Zico 30' Attendance: 14,152
1993.08.25 2-7 Kashima Antlers 4-3 (aet, GG) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashima Soccer Stadium
Zico 33'
Kurosaki 47', 49'
Yoshida gold-colored soccer ball 115'
Takagi 5', 43'
Katanosaka 89'
Attendance: 13,923
1993.08.25 2-7 JEF United Ichihara 2-2 (aet, PK 2-4) Yokohama Marinos Tochigi Green Stadium
Řehák 69'
Echigo 71'
Díaz 21', 51' Attendance: 17,226
1993.08.28 2-8 Gamba Osaka 0-0 (aet, PK 4-5) Yokohama Flügels Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 21,330
1993.08.28 2-8 Verdy Kawasaki 0-0 (aet, PK 2-3) Shimizu S-Pulse Iwate Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 28,625
1993.11.10 2-11 Kashima Antlers 3-4 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka Kashima Soccer Stadium
53' (o.g.)
Alcindo 73'
Hasegawa 89'
Nagashima 10'
Isogai 59'
Matsunami 89'
Minobe gold-colored soccer ball 117'
Attendance: 13,417
1993.11.10 2-11 Verdy Kawasaki 1-0 (aet, GG) Yokohama Marinos Tokyo National Stadium
Takeda gold-colored soccer ball 91' Attendance: 55,243
1993.11.13 2-12 Kashima Antlers 3-2 Yokohama Marinos Kashima Soccer Stadium
Alcindo 21', 69'
Zico 77'
Díaz 0', 19' Attendance: 14,235
1993.11.17 2-13 Yokohama Flügels 2-3 (aet, GG) Kashima Antlers Suizenji Stadium
Amarilla 48'
Edu 87' (pen.)
Zico 39'
Alcindo 75' (pen.)
Manaka gold-colored soccer ball 114'
Attendance: 14,186
1993.11.20 2-14 JEF United Ichihara 3-4 (aet, GG) Gamba Osaka Ichihara Seaside Stadium
Ordenewitz 26', 86'
Řehák 45'
Isogai 44'
Matsunami 65', 78'gold-colored soccer ball 94'
Attendance: 10,395

Final standings

Suntory Series (1st Stage) Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers 18 13 5 41 18 +23 1993 Suntory Series Champions Qualifies to Suntory Championship '93
2 Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki 18 12 6 29 21 +8
3 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos 18 11 7 29 24 +5
4 Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse 18 10 8 28 25 +3
5 Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara 18 9 9 26 23 +3
6 Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 9 9 23 24 1
7 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels 18 8 10 24 21 +3
8 Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka 18 8 10 27 31 4
9 Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight 18 7 11 21 38 17
10 Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds 18 3 15 11 34 23
Source:

NICOS Series (2nd stage) Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Verdy Kawasaki 18 16 2 43 10 +33 1993 NICOS Series Champions Qualifies to Suntory Championship '93
2 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 14 4 26 9 +17
3 Yokohama Marinos 18 10 8 31 24 +7
4 Kashima Antlers 18 10 8 31 25 +6
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 9 9 31 25 +6
6 Gamba Osaka 18 8 10 24 34 10
7 Yokohama Flügels 18 8 10 20 30 10
8 Nagoya Grampus Eight 18 5 13 27 28 1
9 JEF United Ichihara 18 5 13 25 44 19
10 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 5 13 15 44 29
Source:

Suntory Championship '93

Kashima Antlers0 – 2Verdy Kawasaki
Kazu 60'
Bismark 89'
Attendance: 53,553
Referee: Kenji Tanaka

Verdy Kawasaki1 – 1Kashima Antlers
Kazu 82' Alcindo 38'
Attendance: 59,715
Referee: Shizuo Takada
VERDY KAWASAKI won the series on 3-1 aggregate.

Overall standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Verdy Kawasaki 36 28 8 69 28 +41 1993 J.League Champions Qualifies to 1994/95 ACC, 1994 Super Cup, and 1994 Sanwa Bank Cup
2 Kashima Antlers 36 23 13 72 43 +29
3 Shimizu S-Pulse 36 24 12 54 34 +20
4 Yokohama Marinos 36 21 15 60 48 +12
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 18 18 54 49 +5
6 Yokohama Flügels 36 16 20 44 51 7
7 Gamba Osaka 36 16 20 51 65 14
8 JEF United Ichihara 36 14 22 51 67 16
9 Nagoya Grampus Eight 36 12 24 48 66 18
10 Urawa Red Diamonds 36 8 28 26 78 52
Source:

Average attendance

In its first year, the league averaged 17,976 fans and had over 3.2 million fans total over the course of the season. The following chart shows the league ranked in terms of average attendance:

Team NameTotal Number of FansAttendance Average
Verdy Kawasaki454,23725,235
Gamba Osaka388,28621,571
JEF United Ichihara364,92220,273
Nagoya Grampus Eight357,45119,858
Shimizu S-Pulse332,31218,462
Yokohama Marinos302,05416,781
Sanfrecce Hiroshima299,58616,644
Yokohama Flügels278,34615,464
Kashima Antlers252,29114,016
Urawa Red Diamonds206,26511,459
Total3,235,75017,976

Awards

MVP

Japan Kazuyoshi Miura

Rookie of the Year

Masaaki Sawanobori

Manager of the Year

Japan Yasutaro Matsuki

Best XI
Position Player Team
GKJapan Shigetatsu MatsunagaYokohama Marinos
DFJapan Shunzo OnoKashima Antlers
DFJapan Tetsuji HashirataniVerdy Kawasaki
DFBrazil PereiraVerdy Kawasaki
DFJapan Masami IharaYokohama Marinos
DFJapan Takumi HoriikeShimizu S-Pulse
MFBrazil SantosKashima Antlers
MFJapan Yasuto HondaKashima Antlers
MFJapan Ruy RamosVerdy Kawasaki
FWJapan Kazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki
FWArgentina Ramón DíazYokohama Marinos

References

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