Statistics of J.League Division 2 in the 2000 season.
| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Consadole Sapporo 1st J2 title 4th D2 title |
| Promoted | Consadole Sapporo Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Matches | 220 |
| Goals | 610 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Emerson Sheik (31 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 20,207[1] Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu (19 November 1999) |
| Lowest attendance | 721[1] Mito HollyHock 1–4 Sagan Tosu (2 August 2000) |
| Total attendance | 1,340,820 |
| Average attendance | 6,095 |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Overview
editIt was contested by 11 teams, and Consadole Sapporo won the championship.
Clubs
editThe following 11 clubs participated in J.League Division 2 during the 2000 season.
- Albirex Niigata
- Consadole Sapporo
- Mito HollyHock
- Montedio Yamagata
- Oita Trinita
- Omiya Ardija
- Sagan Tosu
- Shonan Bellmare
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Vegalta Sendai
- Ventforet Kofu
Personnel
editForeign players
edit| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Non-visa foreign | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata |  Marco Túlio |
Nasa |
Serjão |
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| Consadole Sapporo | Almir |
Biju |
Emerson Sheik |
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| Mito HollyHock | Cléber |
João Paulo |
Leandro Perez |
 Michael Yano |
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| Montedio Yamagata | Washington |
 Edwin Ifeanyi |
Jeferson | ||
| Oita Trinita | Andradina |
Sidiclei |
Will |
André Gugu Valdney | |
| Omiya Ardija | Jorginho |
 Mark Burke |
 Jan Veenhof |
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| Sagan Tosu | André |
Gugu |
 Pak Yong-ho |
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| Shonan Bellmare |  Branko Hucika |
 Ángel Ortiz |
Daniel Sanabria |
 Vitaliy Parakhnevych | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Adiel |
 Andrzej Kubica |
 Fernando Picun |
 Željko Petrović | |
| Vegalta Sendai | Ricardo |
Slobodan Dubajić |
 Satoshi Ōtomo |
Rodrigo | |
| Ventforet Kofu | Sandro Zamboni |
 Ovidiu Burcă |
Kim Hwang-jung Kim Myung-hwi |
Antônio |
Final table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consadole Sapporo (C) | 40 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 94 | Promoted to the 2001 J.League Division 1 |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds[a] | 40 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 82 | Promoted to the 2001 J.League Division 1 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 40 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 81 | |
| 4 | Omiya Ardija | 40 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 68 | |
| 5 | Vegalta Sendai | 40 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 55 | |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 40 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 48 | |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 46 | |
| 8 | Shonan Bellmare[a] | 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 43 | |
| 9 | Mito HollyHock[b] | 40 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 43 | |
| 10 | Montedio Yamagata | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 33 | |
| 11 | Ventforet Kofu | 40 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 84 | −53 | 18 |
- 1 2 Relegated from 1999 J.League Division 1
- ↑ Promoted from 1999 JFL
Top scorers
edit- As of 19 November 2000
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Sheik |
Consadole Sapporo | 31 |
| 2 | Will |
Oita Trinita | 22 |
| 3 |  Naoki Naruo |
Albirex Niigata | 17 |
| 4 | Jorginho |
Omiya Ardija | 15 |
| Ryūji Bando |
Consadole Sapporo | ||
| 6 | Yoshika Matsubara |
Shonan Bellmare | 12 |
| Yuichiro Nagai |
Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| 8 | Masakiyo Maezono |
Shonan Bellmare | 11 |
| Shingo Suzuki |
Albirex Niigata | ||
| Andrzej Kubica |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
Attendances
edit| # | Football club | Total attendance | Home games | Average | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 338,457 | 20 | 16,923 | 20,207 | 13,408 |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 258,206 | 20 | 12,910 | 19,863 | 3,162 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 177,697 | 20 | 8,885 | 18,706 | 5,033 |
| 4 | Shonan Bellmare | 99,362 | 20 | 4,968 | 14,868 | 2,186 |
| 5 | Oita Trinita | 96,368 | 20 | 4,818 | 14,639 | 1,863 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 80,139 | 20 | 4,007 | 11,662 | 1,786 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 74,289 | 20 | 3,714 | 10,177 | 1,869 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 69,352 | 20 | 3,468 | 11,671 | 1,252 |
| 9 | Omiya Ardija | 69,531 | 20 | 3,477 | 9,499 | 844 |
| 10 | Mito HollyHock | 40,415 | 20 | 2,021 | 6,155 | 721 |
| 11 | Ventforet Kofu | 37,004 | 20 | 1,850 | 6,005 | 724 |
Source:[1]