1994 J.League

J.League
Season1994
ChampionsVerdy Kawasaki
2nd J.League title
7th Japanese title
Asian Club ChampionshipVerdy Kawasaki
Matches264
Goals841 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerFrank Ordenewitz (30 goals)
Highest attendance55,125 - Reds vs. Verdy (September 17)
Lowest attendance7,854 - Reds vs. Sanfrecce (March 23)
Total attendance5,152,117
Average attendance19,516
← 1993
1995 →

The J.League 1994 season was the second season of the J.League. The league commenced on March 12 and completed on November 19. The Suntory Championship took place on November 26 and December 2.

Clubs

The following 12 clubs participated in J.League during 1994 season. Of these clubs, Bellmare Hiratsuka and Júblio Iwata were newly promoted teams from Japan Football League.

Club nameHometownStadium
(majority games)		CapacityNotesHead coach
Bellmare HiratsukaHiratsuka, KanagawaHiratsuka Stadium15,380PromotedJapan Mitsuru Komaeda
Gamba OsakaOsaka, OsakaOsaka Expo '70 Stadium21,000Japan Kunishige Kamamoto
JEF United IchiharaChiba, ChibaIchihara Seaside Stadium14,051Japan Eijun Kiyokumo
Júbilo IwataIwata, ShizuokaJúbilo Iwata Stadium15,165PromotedNetherlands Hans Ooft
Kashima AntlersKashima, IbarakiKashima Soccer Stadium37,638Brazil Edu Coimbra
Nagoya Grampus EightNagoya, AichiPaloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium11,900England Gordon Milne
Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima, HiroshimaHiroshima General Ground Main Stadium13,800Scotland Stuart Baxter
Shimizu S-PulseShimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka PrefectureNihondaira Sports Stadium20,248Brazil Rivellino
Urawa Red DiamondsSaitama, Greater Tokyo AreaUrawa Komaba Stadium21,500Japan Kenzo Yokoyama
Verdy KawasakiKawasaki, KanagawaTodoroki Athletics Stadium26,232Japan Yasutaro Matsuki
Yokohama FlügelsYokohamaYokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium15,454Japan Shu Kamo
Yokohama MarinosYokohamaYokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium15,454Japan Hidehiko Shimizu

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Non-visa foreign Former players
Bellmare Hiratsuka Brazil Almir Brazil Betinho Brazil Edson Brazil Mirandinha
Gamba Osaka Belarus Sergei Aleinikov Brazil Flávio Campos Bulgaria Kiril Metkov Ukraine Akhrik Tsveiba Ukraine Oleh Protasov
JEF United Ichihara Czech Republic František Mysliveček Czech Republic Pavel Řehák Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar Germany Frank Ordenewitz Germany Pierre Littbarski Brazil Sandro
South Korea Shin Che-bon
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Walter Italy Salvatore Schillaci Netherlands André Paus Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg
Kashima Antlers Brazil Alcindo Brazil Edinho Brazil Leonardo Brazil Santos Brazil Zico
Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil Elivélton Brazil Garça Brazil Jorginho Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragiša Binić Netherlands Dido Havenaar England Gary Lineker
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Czech Republic Ivan Hašek Czech Republic Pavel Černý Norway Tore Pedersen Scotland Lee Baxter South Korea Noh Jung-yoon Brazil Andrey
Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Djalminha Brazil Ronaldão Brazil Sidmar Brazil Toninho Brazil Ademir
Urawa Red Diamonds Germany Guido Buchwald Germany Michael Rummenigge Germany Uwe Bein Slovakia Ľubomír Luhový Peru Edwin Uehara
South Korea Cho Kwi-jae		 Germany Uwe Rahn
Slovakia Miroslav Mentel
Verdy Kawasaki Brazil Bentinho Brazil Bismarck Brazil Capitão Brazil Paulo Brazil Pereira Bolivia Ko Ishikawa
Yokohama Flügels Argentina Fernando Moner Brazil Aldro Brazil Edu Marangon Brazil Válber Spain Raúl Amarilla
Yokohama Marinos Argentina David Bisconti Argentina Gustavo Zapata Argentina Ramón Díaz Argentina Ramón Medina Bello Brazil Everton

Format

In the 1994 season, the league followed split-season format, just like the previous season. Each halves (or stages) were known as Suntory Series and NICOS Series for sponsorship purposes. In each series, twelve clubs played in double round-robin format with a total of 22 games per club (per series). The games then 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.

Changes in competition format
  • Number of competing clubs increased from 10 to 12
  • Number of games per club in a series increased from 18 to 22 games and from 36 to 44 games per season.

Standings

Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima 22 17 5 44 26 +18 1994 Suntory Series Champions
Qualified to Suntory Championship '94
2 Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse 22 16 6 41 25 +16
3 Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers 22 16 6 45 32 +13
4 Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki 22 14 8 43 21 +22
5 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels 22 13 9 36 27 +9
6 Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara 22 10 12 34 43 −9
7 Shizuoka Prefecture Júbilo Iwata 22 9 13 27 32 −5
8 Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight 22 9 13 23 28 −5
9 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos 22 8 14 29 35 −6
10 Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka 22 7 15 37 46 −9
11 Kanagawa Prefecture Bellmare Hiratsuka 22 7 15 27 54 −27
12 Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds 22 6 16 26 43 −17
Source:

NICOS Series (2nd stage) standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Verdy Kawasaki 22 17 5 48 26 +22 1994 NICOS Series Champions
Qualifies to Suntory Championship '94
2 Bellmare Hiratsuka 22 16 6 48 26 +22
3 Yokohama Marinos 22 14 8 44 26 +18
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 22 12 10 27 31 −4
5 Kashima Antlers 22 11 11 44 36 +8
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 22 11 11 28 31 −3
7 Júbilo Iwata 22 11 11 29 37 −8
8 Yokohama Flügels 22 9 13 31 33 −2
9 JEF United Ichihara 22 9 13 35 42 −7
10 Gamba Osaka 22 8 14 29 36 −7
11 Urawa Red Diamonds 22 8 14 33 51 −18
12 Nagoya Grampus Eight 22 6 16 33 54 −21
Source:

Suntory Championship '94

Sanfrecce Hiroshima0 – 1Verdy Kawasaki
35' Kitazawa
Attendance: 42,316
Verdy Kawasaki1 – 0Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ramos 80'
Attendance: 50,512
VERDY KAWASAKI won the series on 2-0 aggregate.

Overall standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Verdy Kawasaki 44 31 13 91 47 +44 1994 J.League Champions
Qualifies to 1995/96 ACC, 1995 Super Cup, and 1995 Sanwa Bank Cup
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 44 29 15 71 57 +14
3 Kashima Antlers 44 27 17 89 68 +21
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 44 27 17 69 56 +13
5 Bellmare Hiratsuka 44 23 21 75 80 −5
6 Yokohama Marinos 44 22 22 73 61 +12
7 Yokohama Flügels 44 22 22 67 60 +7
8 Júbilo Iwata 44 20 24 56 69 −13
9 JEF United Ichihara 44 19 25 69 85 −16
10 Gamba Osaka 44 15 29 66 82 −16
11 Nagoya Grampus Eight 44 15 29 56 82 −26
12 Urawa Red Diamonds 44 14 30 59 94 −35
Source:

Honours

CompetitionChampionRunner-up3rd place
League Competition
J.League Suntory Series Sanfrecce HiroshimaShimizu S-PulseKashima Antlers
J.League NICOS Series Verdy KawasakiBellmare HiratsukaYokohama Marinos
Suntory Championship Verdy KawasakiSanfrecce Hiroshima
Cup Tournaments
Emperor's Cup Bellmare HiratsukaCerezo OsakaYokohama Marinos
Gamba Osaka
Nabisco Cup Verdy KawasakiJúbilo IwataGamba Osaka
Yokohama Marinos
XEROX Super Cup Verdy KawasakiYokohama Flügels

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Germany Frank Ordenewitz JEF United Ichihara 30
2 Brazil Alcindo Sartori Kashima Antlers 28
3 Brazil Betinho Bellmare Hiratsuka 24
4 Argentina Ramón Díaz Yokohama Marinos 23
Japan Nobuhiro Takeda Verdy Kawasaki
6 Brazil Toninho Shimizu S-Pulse 22
7 Japan Yoshiyuki Hasegawa Kashima Antlers 21
8 Czech Republic Ivan Hašek Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19
Japan Koji Noguchi Bellmare Hiratsuka
10 Japan Kazuyoshi Miura Verdy Kawasaki 16
Japan Toshihiro Yamaguchi Gamba Osaka
12 Argentina Ramón Medina Bello Yokohama Marinos 15
Czechoslovakia Pavel Černý Sanfrecce Hiroshima
14 Brazil Bismarck Verdy Kawasaki 14
Japan Takuya Takagi Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Awards

Individual awards

AwardRecipientClub
Most Valuable PlayerBrazil PereiraVerdy Kawasaki
Rookie of the YearJapan Kazuaki TasakaBellmare Hiratsuka
Manager of the YearJapan Yasutaro MatsukiVerdy Kawasaki
Top ScorerGermany Frank OrdenewitzJEF United Ichihara

Best Eleven

PositionFootballerClubNationality
GKShinkichi KikuchiVerdy Kawasaki Japan
DFPereiraVerdy Kawasaki Brazil
DFMasami IharaYokohama Marinos Japan
DFYoshihiro NatsukaBellmare Hiratsuka Japan
MFBetinhoBellmare Hiratsuka Brazil
MFBismarckVerdy Kawasaki Brazil
MFTetsuji HashirataniVerdy Kawasaki Japan
MFTsuyoshi KitazawaVerdy Kawasaki Japan
MFRuy RamosVerdy Kawasaki Japan
FWTakuya TakagiSanfrecce Hiroshima Japan
FWNobuhiro TakedaVerdy Kawasaki Japan

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