Season 2003 Goals scored 678 (2.57 per match) | Matches played 264 | |
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Champions Albirex Niigata !Albirex Niigata
1st J2 title
1st D2 title Promoted Albirex Niigata !Albirex Niigata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima !Sanfrecce Hiroshima Top goalscorer Marcus (32 goals total) | ||
The 2003 J. League Division 2 season was the 32nd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 5th season since the establishment of J2 League.
Contents
- Promotion and Relegation
- Changes in Competition Formats
- Changes in clubs
- Participating clubs
- League Format
- Final League Table
- Final Results
- Attendance Figures
- References
In this season, 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.
Promotion and Relegation
To be completed
Changes in Competition Formats
To be completed
Changes in clubs
To be completed
Participating clubs
Following twelve clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2003 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima were relegated from Division 1 last year.
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:
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
Updated to games played on November 23, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Final Results
Updated to games played on July 6, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 2
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Updated to games played on November 23, 2003.
Source: J. League Division 2
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Attendance Figures
Updated to games played on November 23, 2003
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.