J.League & JFL 1993

J.League Championship 1993

tabel_.Championship 1993
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Antlers0:2
1:1		Verdy9/1/1994
16/1/1994		Tokyo National stadium (A)
Tokyo National stadium (V)

note

The 1st-leg match is Antlers's home game, and the 2nd-leg match is Verdy's home game.

The 2nd-leg match need not play a sudden-death (golden-goal) extra time.

Verdy as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Asian Club Championship 1994.

Verdy as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1994 and J.League International challenge 1994 (Sanwa Bank Cup).

J.League 1993

tabel_.J.League 1993
Final RankingWin(ex./s.o)/Loss(ex./s.o)GoalsDif.
Verdy KAWASAKI28(3,3)/8(0,2)7241
KASHIMA Antlers23(5,1)/13(4,1)7229
SHIMIZU S-Pulse24(4,4)/12(0,3)5420
YOKOHAMA Marinos21(2,2)/15(3,2)6012
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA18(4,1)/18(3,1)545
YOKOHAMA Flügels16(2,1)/20(4,2)44-7
Gamba OSAKA16(3,1)/20(4,3)51-14
JEF united ICHIHARA14(1,1)/22(6,1)51-16
NAGOYA Grampus eight12(1,2)/24(2,2)48-18
URAWA Red Diamonds8(2,2)/28(1,1)26-52

note

The first J.League opened on 15th May 1993.
The opening matche was Verdy v. Marinos at National stadium in Tokyo. The first goal was scored by Hanny MEIJER (Verdy) from the Netherlands.

J.League matches are played in two stages.
If different teams win the two stages, the two stage winners play-off for the championship to determine the overall first and second places.

In J.League, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away) in each stage.
When regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a sudden-death (golden-goal) extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.

J.League Championship team is winner of play-off matches for the championship, and runner-up is loser of the matches. Rankings below third place are determined by adding the wins for the both stages.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all wins including extra time win and penalty shoot-out win, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

JEF united ICHIHARA changes the team name from JR-East & FURUKAWA.

URAWA Red Diamonds changes the team name from MITSUBISHI URAWA.

Verdy KAWASAKI changes the team name from YOMIURI Nippon SC.

YOKOHAMA Marinos changes the team name from NISSAN F.C..

YOKOHAMA Flügels changes the team name from ANA-SATO Flügels.

Gamba OSAKA changes the team name from Panasonic Gamba OSAKA.

Three football clubs, Júbilo (Yamaha), Reysol (Hitachi) and Bellmare (Fujita), become associate clubs of J.League.

J.League shall add two teams to the league in next season.
The top two teams of Japan Football League, Bellmare and Júbilo, are promoted to J.League.

J.League Awards

Player of the Year
MIURA Kazuyoshi (Verdy)
Best Eleven Players
  • MATSUNAGA Shigetatsu (Marinos)
  • IHARA Masami (Marinos)
  • HORIIKE Takumi (S-Pulse)
  • Luiz Carlos PEREIRA (Verdy)
  • HASHIRATANI Tetsuji (Verdy)
  • ONO Shunzo (Antlers)
  • Carlos Alberto Souza Dos SANTOS (Antlers)
  • RAMOS Ruy (Verdy)
  • HONDA Yasuto (Antlers)
  • MIURA Kazuyoshi (Verdy)
  • Ramon Angel DIAZ (Marinos)
Top Scorer
28: Ramon Angel DIAZ (Marinos)
Rookie of the Year
SAWANOBORI Masaaki (S-Pulse)
Manager of the Year
MATSUKI Yasutaro (Verdy)
Referee of the Year
TAKADA Shizuo
Prince Takamado Cup: Fair Play Prize
no applicant
Fair play incentive Award
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA

J.League 1st stage 1993

The first match day is 15th May, and the last match day is 14th July 1993.

tabel_.J.League 1st stage 1993
Home teamANTVERMARSSPJEFSANFLUGAMGRAREDWin(ex./s.o)/Loss(ex./s.o)GoalsDif.
x- KASHIMA Antlers3:23:11:22:1
aet		1:2
aet		3:24:05:03:113(1,0)/5(2,0)4123
Verdy KAWASAKI1:0
aet		1:21:1
aet
(4:2)		2:12:01:1
aet
(5:4)		1:0
aet		5:01:012(2,3)/6(0,1)298
YOKOHAMA Marinos0:22:03:10:53:23:21:0
aet		1:05:111(1,0)/7(1,1)295
SHIMIZU S-Pulse2:12:41:24:11:01:03:20:0
aet
(5:6)		0:0
aet
(6:5)		10(1,2)/8(0,2)283
JEF united ICHIHARA0:22:11:31:2
aet		1:01:0
aet		0:13:11:09(1,0)/9(2,0)263
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA0:11:21:00:32:11:2
aet		4:3
aet		2:01:09(2,1)/9(1,0)23-1
YOKOHAMA Flügels2:00:0
aet
(1:3)		1:03:21:01:20:11:2
aet		3:18(1,0)/10(2,2)243
Gamba OSAKA2:42:32:1
aet		1:1
aet
(6:7)		0:31:1
aet
(3:4)		2:13:11:08(1,0)/10(3,2)27-4
NAGOYA Grampus eight0:43:11:1
aet
(4:3)		3:10:11:41:22:33:17(1,2)/11(0,0)21-17
URAWA Red Diamonds0:21:1
aet
(4:2)		0:12:12:31:00:21:30:33(0,1)/15(0,1)11-23

J.League 2nd stage 1993

The first match day is 24th July, and the last match day is 15th December 1993.

tabel_.J.League 2nd stage 1993
Home teamVERSSPMARANTSANGAMFLUGRAJEFREDWin(ex./s.o)/Loss(ex./s.o)GoalsDif.
x- Verdy KAWASAKI0:0
aet
(2:3)		1:0
aet		2:13:02:03:03:12:14:016(1,0)/2(0,1)4333
SHIMIZU S-Pulse0:11:00:22:1
aet		3:23:12:01:1
aet
(3:4)		3:014(3,2)/4(0,1)2617
YOKOHAMA Marinos3:00:41:1
aet
(8:7)		1:2
aet		4:04:12:02:03:2
aet		10(1,2)/8(2,1)317
KASHIMA Antlers1:20:13:24:3
aet		3:4
aet		1:21:1
aet
(5:3)		3:02:010(4,1)/8(2,1)316
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA1:30:0
aet
(4:5)		1:20:10:23:01:0
aet		2:04:09(2,0)/9(2,1)316
Gamba OSAKA0:40:22:10:1
aet		3:60:0
aet
(4:5)		2:2
aet
(6:5)		2:00:18(2,1)/10(1,1)24-10
YOKOHAMA Flügels0:10:1
aet		3:22:3
aet		1:20:11:02:32:18(1,1)/10(2,0)20-10
NAGOYA Grampus eight1:20:1
aet		1:22:11:00:21:26:04:15(0,0)/13(2,2)27-1
JEF united ICHIHARA1:41:02:2
aet
(2:4)		1:2
aet		1:33:4
aet		1:2
aet		5:22:3
aet		5(0,1)/13(4,1)25-19
URAWA Red Diamonds0:60:20:0
aet
(4:2)		2:1
aet		1:22:00:10:52:35(2,1)/13(1,0)15-29

J.League Cup 1993

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Verdy2:1
aet		Flügels23/10/1993Tokyo National stadium
Gamba2:4S-Pulse23/10/1993Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Verdy2:1S-Pulse23/11/1993Tokyo National stadium

Preliminary Rounds

The first match day is 10th September, and the last match day is 16th October 1993.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: group A
Home teamVERGAMANTREYJEFBELSANWin/LossGoalsDif.
x- Verdy KAWASAKI5:11:1
aet
(2:4)		2:00:55:20:0
aet
(4:1)		4/2134
x- Gamba OSAKA1:53:41:04:31:1
aet
(4:2)		5:04/2152
KASHIMA Antlers1:1
aet
(4:2)		4:31:1
aet
(2:3)		1:02:11:24/2102
KASHIWA Reysol0:20:11:1
aet
(3:2)		1:03:24:3
aet		4/290
JEF united ICHIHARA5:03:40:10:11:21:02/4102
Bellmare HIRATSUKA2:51:1
aet
(2:4)		1:22:32:12:1
aet		2/410-3
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA0:0
aet
(1:4)		0:52:13:4
aet		0:11:2
aet		1/56-7
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group B
Home teamSSPFLUJUBGRAMARREDWin/LossGoalsDif.
x- SHIMIZU S-Pulse1:2
aet		2:02:15:13:24/1137
x- YOKOHAMA Flügels2:1
aet		2:2
aet
(4:3)		0:1
aet		3:11:1
aet
(5:4)		4/182
Júbilo IWATA0:22:2
aet
(3:4)		3:10:24:02/392
NAGOYA Grampus eight1:21:0
aet		1:34:12:32/390
YOKOHAMA Marinos1:51:32:01:42:12/37-6
URAWA Red Diamonds2:31:1
aet
(4:5)		0:43:21:21/47-5

note

All ten J.League teams and three associate teams are qualified for the competition.

In Preliminary Rounds, all teams play each other one time.
When regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a sudden-death (golden-goal) extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all wins including extra time win and penalty shoot-out win, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

The top two teams in each group progress to Semi-finals.

Italics are associate clubs of J.League.

The scores of away matches in my documents are italic small violet numbers.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
BISMARCK Barreto Faria (Verdy)

All Star Soccer 1993

tabel_.All Star Soccer 1993
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
J-West1:2J-East17/7/1993Kobe Universiade

note

Awards

Most Valuable Player
MIURA Kazuyoshi (Verdy)
Fighting spirit Award
NAGASHIMA Akihiro (Gamba)

JFL: Japan Football League 1993

The first match day is 30th May and the last match day is 5th September 1993.

y-Teams are promoted to J.League automatically.

tabel_.J1 1993
Home teamFSCJUBTOSOTSREYFUJYANTOKCHUKPSWin(ex./s.o)/Loss(ex./s.o)GoalsDif.
y- Fujita soccer club
SHONAN Bellmare		0:1
aet		2:03:02:17:06:12:02:03:116(0,0)/2(1,0)4937
y- Yamaha FC
Júbilo IWATA		0:11:02:01:1
aet
(4:3)		2:12:11:08:02:114(2,3)/4(0,0)3116
Toshiba1:32:3
aet		1:21:04:11:1
aet
(4:3)		4:03:3
aet
(6:5)		2:111(0,2)/7(2,0)4212
Otsuka Pharmaceutical2:02:13:2
aet		1:63:14:31:2
aet		0:33:210(1,0)/8(1,0)33-6
Hitachi FC
KASHIWA Reysol		1:22:2
aet
(3:4)		0:54:03:16:02:15:03:09(1,2)/9(2,0)4117
Fujitsu2:32:11:32:31:2
aet		2:1
aet		1:02:03:18(2,0)/10(2,0)27-10
Yanmar diesel0:31:1
aet
(4:5)		4:22:31:21:2
aet		4:22:1
aet		5:37(2,0)/11(2,2)34-9
Tokyo Gas1:40:11:41:02:11:0
aet		1:2
aet		1:1
aet
(5:3)		3:07(3,1)/11(1,1)20-11
Chuoh Bohhan ACM Fujieda soccer club0:21:02:43:13:2
aet		1:20:21:2
aet		2:06(1,0)/12(2,2)25-14
Kyoto Purple Sanga1:40:22:31:51:0
aet		1:32:32:2
aet
(3:1)		1:42(1,1)/16(0,0)20-32

The first match day is 30th May and the last match day of the first half season is 25th July, and the first match day of the second half season is 27th August and the last match day is 24th October 1993.

z-Teams are relegated to each Regional league automatically.
z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.J2 1993
Home teamHONFUTNKKCOSKAWTMHNKTSEIKOFTOHWin(ex./s.o)/Loss(ex./s.o)GoalsDif.
Honda Motor0:31:1
aet
(3:4)		5:23:06:24:14:05:03:015(0,0)/3(0,1)6241
PJM Futures1:23:00:11:01:03:06:02:05:115(0,1)/3(0,0)4637
z- NKK5:21:1
aet
(4:5)		1:02:3
aet		1:04:03:12:03:214(2,1)/4(2,1)3720
Cosmo Oil1:33:11:20:13:20:0
aet
(4:3)		2:1
aet		3:03:111(1,1)/7(0,0)304
Kawasaki Steel0:30:42:1
aet		0:11:22:1
aet		1:1
aet
(2:4)		0:11:010(3,0)/8(0,1)307
z- Toyota Motor Higashi-Fuji1:50:20:1
aet		3:11:31:2
aet		1:1
aet
(3:4)		0:23:06(0,0)/12(3,1)25-8
NTT Kanto3:50:11:2
aet		2:00:12:1
aet		0:0
aet
(6:5)		0:13:06(2,1)/12(2,1)20-10
z'- Seino Transportation1:40:20:22:41:61:32:01:23:16(0,2)/12(1,1)20-22
z'- Kofu soccer club0:30:60:31:21:21:32:11:23:26(0,0)/12(0,1)15-22
z- TOHO Titanium0:41:40:31:30:70:21:40:30:0
aet
(4:2)		1(0,1)/17(0,0)10-47

note

In Japan Football League, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
When regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a sudden-death (golden-goal) extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.

Hitachi is reorganized into Hitachi football club as an associate club of J.League on December 1992.
KASHIWA Reysol changes the team name from Hitachi football club.

FUJITA is reorganized into SHONAN Bellmare as an associate club of J.League.

Yamaha is reorganized into Júbilo IWATA as an associate club of J.League.

Kyoto Shiko soccer club is reorganized into Kyoto Purple Sanga.

J.League shall add two teams to the league in next season.
The top two teams of Japan Football League, Bellmare and Júbilo, are promoted to J.League.

NKK withdraws from the league at the end of this season.

Japan Football League shall implement an one-division system in next season.
The top fourteen teams, except promoted teams (Bellmare and Júbilo) and withdrawal team (NKK), of the league and two winning teams of Japan Football League Replace matches shall be eligible to play in Japan Football League 1994.

In J2, the bottom one team, TOHO Titanium, shall be relegated automatically.
The 8th place, Seino Transp., and 9th place, Kofu soccer club, teams shall play in Japan Football League Replace matches.

Toyota Motor Higashi-Fuji withdraws from the league.
The winning team of play-offs to decide entry into Japan Football League 1994, NEC Yamagata, shall be promoted to Japan Football League.

Japan Football League Awards

Top Scorer (J1)
20: Jorge Dely VALDES (Toshiba)

JFL all star 1993

note

JFL all star match is cancelled by FIFA World Cup U.S.A. 1994 Asian Qualifiers Final Round.

Japan Football League Replace matches

tabel_.JFL Replace matches
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Seino Transportation1:0NEC Yamagata11/2/1994Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Kofu soccer club2:1Nippon Denso11/2/1994Nishigaoka, Tokyo

Play-offs to decide entry into Japan Football League 1994

tabel_.play-offs
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Nippon Denso0:2NEC Yamagata17/2/1994Fujieda

note

Toyota Motor Higashi-Fuji withdraws from Japan Football League.
NEC Yamagata shall be promoted to Japan Football League.