2002 Japanese Regional Leagues

Football league season

Japanese Regional Leagues
Season	2002
← 2001 2003 →

Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues for the 2002 season.

Champions list

Region	Champions
Hokkaido	Yuubari Barefoot
Tohoku	TDK
Kanto	Ome
Hokushinetsu	Nagano Elsa
Tokai	Shizuoka
Kansai	Sagawa Printing
Chugoku	Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima
Shikoku	Nangoku Kochi
Kyushu	Okinawa Kariyushi

League standings

Hokkaido

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Yuubari Barefoot	10	7	2	0	1	29	12	+17	25
2	Hokuden	10	5	2	1	2	20	15	+5	20
3	Sapporo Thank	10	3	1	2	4	14	15	−1	13
4	Sapporo	10	3	1	2	4	19	23	−4	13
5	Obihiro	10	3	1	0	6	18	28	−10	11
6	Blackpecker Hakodate	10	2	0	2	6	11	18	−7	8

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chitose Bombers	10	6	1	2	1	21	10	+11	22
2	Nippon Steel Muroran	10	7	0	0	3	34	17	+17	21
3	Toyota Motors Hokkaido	10	4	4	0	2	20	13	+7	20
4	Erizenmaki Vankei	10	3	0	3	4	17	27	−10	12
5	Sapporo University OB	10	1	2	1	6	14	21	−7	8
6	JSW Muroran	10	2	0	1	7	10	28	−18	7

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Tohoku

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	TDK	14	13	1	0	39	6	+33	40
2	NEC Tokin	14	7	3	4	30	16	+14	24
3	Aster Aomori	14	6	3	5	33	24	+9	21
4	Primeiro	14	6	1	7	21	27	−6	19
5	Morioka Zebra	14	5	2	7	20	24	−4	17
6	Nippon Steel Kamaishi	14	5	2	7	20	26	−6	17
7	Akita City Government	14	5	1	8	22	29	−7	16
8	Matsushima	14	2	1	11	15	48	−33	7

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Division 2 North
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hokuto Bank SC	10	7	1	2	37	10	+27	22
2	Ashikaga Engineering Kawabe	10	7	0	3	40	17	+23	21
3	Tono Club	10	6	2	2	21	9	+12	20
4	Hachinohe Kosei	10	4	0	6	22	44	−22	12
5	Omiya	10	3	1	6	18	32	−14	10
6	Ground Self Defence Forces Hachinohe	10	0	2	8	9	35	−26	2

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Division 2 South
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sagawa Express Tohoku	10	10	0	0	79	2	+77	30
2	Sendai Nakada Club	10	6	1	3	34	22	+12	19
3	Furukawa Battery	10	6	1	3	33	24	+9	19
4	Yamagata	10	3	0	7	15	28	−13	9
5	Kushibiki Club	10	2	2	6	15	40	−25	8
6	Matsushita Electric Fukushima	10	1	0	9	9	69	−60	3

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Kanto

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ome	9	6	2	0	1	18	8	+10	28
2	Horikoshi	9	5	1	0	3	20	16	+4	22
3	Nirasaki Astros	9	3	3	2	1	10	8	+2	20
4	Honda Luminozo Sayama	9	3	2	1	3	13	8	+5	17
5	Maritime Self Defence Forces Atsugi Base Marcus	9	4	0	1	4	14	12	+2	17
6	Toho Titanium	9	3	2	1	3	19	19	0	17
7	Aries Tokyo	9	3	0	3	3	11	12	−1	15
8	Yaita	9	2	2	1	4	13	17	−4	13
9	Tonan	9	2	0	3	4	13	19	−6	11
10	Saitama	9	2	0	0	7	12	24	−12	8

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Hokushinetsu

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nagano Elsa	9	8	1	0	0	31	3	+28	26
2	Kanazawa	9	6	0	0	3	17	6	+11	18
3	Valiente Toyama	9	5	0	0	4	18	13	+5	15
4	Niigatashuyukai	9	4	0	0	5	8	12	−4	12
5	Nissei Plastic Industrial	9	3	1	1	4	13	21	−8	12
6	Ueda Gentian	9	4	0	0	5	12	20	−8	12
7	Teihens	9	3	1	0	5	14	15	−1	11
8	Yamaga	9	2	1	1	5	12	18	−6	9
9	Matto Orange Monkey	9	3	0	0	6	13	22	−9	9
10	Fukui	9	2	0	0	7	19	27	−8	6

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Tokai

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Shizuoka	16	12	1	3	45	16	+29	37
2	Yazaki Valente	16	11	0	5	38	24	+14	33
3	Fujieda City Government	16	8	4	4	34	18	+16	28
4	Chuo Bohan	16	8	4	4	32	25	+7	28
5	Hitachi Shimizu	16	6	3	7	19	21	−2	21
6	Chukyo University	16	6	2	8	26	28	−2	20
7	Maruyasu	16	4	5	7	22	28	−6	17
8	Nagoya	16	5	1	10	23	35	−12	16
9	Honda Suzuka	16	1	2	13	15	59	−44	5

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kasugai Club	14	6	4	4	24	17	+7	22
2	Konica Minolta Toyokawa	14	5	6	3	17	12	+5	21
3	Nagoya West F.C.	14	6	1	7	28	23	+5	19
4	Yamaha Motors	14	5	4	5	23	23	0	19
5	Toyota	14	5	4	5	18	20	−2	19
6	Iga F.C. MEW	14	6	1	7	19	25	−6	19
7	Mind House Yokkaichi	14	5	3	6	16	18	−2	18
8	Toyoda Machine Works	14	4	5	5	15	22	−7	17

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Kansai

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sagawa Printing	13	12	1	0	44	10	+34	37
2	Ain Food	13	9	2	2	35	21	+14	29
3	Kobe 1970	13	7	2	4	33	27	+6	23
4	Central Kobe	13	4	2	7	16	24	−8	14
5	Hermano Osaka	13	4	2	7	18	31	−13	14
6	Osaka Gas	13	5	3	5	23	21	+2	18
7	Kyoto Shiko Club	13	5	1	7	21	24	−3	16
8	Takada	13	4	1	8	16	20	−4	13
9	Sanyo Electric Sumoto	13	3	3	7	27	37	−10	12
10	NTT West Japan Kyoto	13	2	3	8	16	34	−18	9

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Chugoku

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima	10	9	1	0	0	37	9	+28	29
2	Hiroshima Fujita	10	6	0	1	3	38	16	+22	19
3	Hiroshima	10	4	1	0	5	25	32	−7	14
4	Yamaguchi Teachers	10	3	1	1	5	17	31	−14	12
5	Iwami	10	6	1	0	3	21	12	+9	20
6	Mazda	10	3	0	1	6	9	15	−6	10
7	Hiroshima Teachers	10	2	1	2	5	19	27	−8	10
8	Nisshin Steel Kure	10	1	1	1	7	11	35	−24	6

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Shikoku

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nangoku Kochi	14	12	1	1	46	11	+35	37
2	Sunlife	14	10	0	4	33	28	+5	30
3	Imao	14	8	1	5	42	21	+21	25
4	Alex	14	7	1	6	38	32	+6	22
5	Sanwa Club	14	5	2	7	27	35	−8	17
6	Sanyo Electric Tokushima	14	4	3	7	19	36	−17	15
7	Teijin	14	2	5	7	15	23	−8	11
8	NTT Shikoku	14	1	1	12	11	45	−34	4

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Kyushu

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Okinawa Kariyushi	18	17	1	0	0	79	14	+65	53
2	Volca Kagoshima	18	14	1	0	3	59	31	+28	44
3	Honda Lock	18	12	1	1	4	54	28	+26	39
4	Kyocera Sendai	18	7	2	1	8	25	35	−10	26
5	Nippon Steel Oita	18	8	0	1	9	29	35	−6	25
6	Lanza Kumamoto	18	7	0	0	11	19	48	−29	21
7	New Wave Kitakyushu	18	5	0	3	10	25	39	−14	18
8	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki	18	3	3	1	11	21	37	−16	16
9	Kyusyu Inax	18	4	1	0	13	18	37	−19	14
10	Kumamoto Teachers	18	3	1	3	11	23	48	−25	14

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present
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List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present
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List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present
(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–1998
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J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present
Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present
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Regional Champions League Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present
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Super Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present
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Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2024
J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama Fujieda MYFC Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Kagoshima United FC Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shimizu S-Pulse Thespakusatsu Gunma Tochigi SC Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama FC
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu FC Imabari Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Iwate Grulla Morioka Kamatamare Sanuki Kataller Toyama Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club Omiya Ardija FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Vanraure Hachinohe YSCC Yokohama Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Reilac Shiga Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Kochi United Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori Sony Sendai FC Tiamo Hirakata Tochigi City Tokyo Musashino United Suzuka Point Getters Veertien Mie Verspah Oita
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	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 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 Kagura Shimane

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