2002 Vegalta Sendai season

Vegalta Sendai
2002 season
Chairman	Kyogoku Akira
Manager	Hidehiko Shimizu
Stadium	Sendai Stadium
J. League 1	13th
J.League Cup	GL-A 3rd
Emperor's Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	Marcos (18)
Home colours	Away colours

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J.League 1	13th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th round
J.League Cup	GL-A 3rd / 4 clubs

Domestic results

J.League 1

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Shimizu S-Pulse^[a]	15	5	3	3	4	17	19	−2	24
8	JEF United Ichihara	15	6	1	3	5	22	23	−1	23
9	Vegalta Sendai^[b]	15	6	1	0	8	23	27	−4	20
10	FC Tokyo	15	5	0	2	8	23	27	−4	17
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	15	3	2	1	9	21	24	−3	14

Source: J.League Data Site
Notes:

↑ Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup
↑ Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
1–1	2002.3.3	Sendai Stadium	Tokyo Verdy 1969	1–0
1–2	2002.3.9	Haruno Stadium	Consadole Sapporo	1–0
1–3	2002.3.16	Sendai Stadium	Kashiwa Reysol	5–2
1–4	2002.3.31	Sendai Stadium	Vissel Kobe	2–1 (g.g.)
1–5	2002.4.6	Kashima Soccer Stadium	Kashima Antlers	2–0
1–6	2002.4.14	Miyagi Stadium	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–2 (g.g.)
1–7	2002.4.21	Sendai Stadium	FC Tokyo	3–1
1–8	2002.7.13	Mitsuzawa Stadium	Yokohama F. Marinos	0–2
1–9	2002.7.20	Nihondaira Sports Stadium	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–1
1–10	2002.7.24	Sendai Stadium	JEF United Ichihara	2–3 (g.g.)
1–11	2002.7.28	Kanazawa (ja:石川県西部緑地公園陸上競技場)	Gamba Osaka	0–3
1–12	2002.8.3	Sendai Stadium	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4–2
1–13	2002.8.7	Sendai Stadium	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–4
1–14	2002.8.10	Yamaha Stadium	Júbilo Iwata	0–4
1–15	2002.8.17	Tottori Soccer Stadium	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–2 (g.g.)

Second stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Shimizu S-Pulse^[a]	15	5	1	0	9	16	24	−8	17
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	15	5	0	1	9	21	23	−2	16
14	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	15	4	1	2	8	18	21	−3	16
15	Vegalta Sendai^[b]	15	3	1	1	10	17	30	−13	12
16	Consadole Sapporo	15	2	1	1	11	15	29	−14	9

Source: J.League Data Site
Notes:

↑ Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup
↑ Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
2–1	2002.8.31	Sendai Stadium	Kashima Antlers	1–2
2–2	2002.9.8	Saitama Stadium 2002	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–1 (g.g.)
2–3	2002.9.14	Sendai Stadium	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0
2–4	2002.9.18	Ichihara Seaside Stadium	JEF United Ichihara	1–3
2–5	2002.9.21	Sendai Stadium	Shimizu S-Pulse	3–1
2–6	2002.9.28	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium	Kashiwa Reysol	0–1
2–7	2002.10.5	Hiroshima Stadium	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1 (g.g.)
2–8	2002.10.12	Sendai Stadium	Gamba Osaka	0–6
2–9	2002.10.20	Miyagi Stadium	Júbilo Iwata	2–3 (g.g.)
2–10	2002.10.23	Mizuho Athletic Stadium	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–3
2–11	2002.10.26	Tokyo Stadium	FC Tokyo	0–2
2–12	2002.11.10	Sendai Stadium	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–2
2–13	2002.11.16	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium	Vissel Kobe	2–2 (a.e.t.)
2–14	2002.11.23	Sendai Stadium	Consadole Sapporo	2–0
2–15	2002.11.30	Tokyo Stadium	Tokyo Verdy 1969	1–3

Emperor's Cup

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
3rd round	2002..			-
4th round	2002..			-

J.League Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jubilo Iwata	6	3	3	0	9	2	+7	12	Quarterfinals
2	Kashiwa Reysol	6	1	4	1	2	2	0	7	Quarterfinals
3	Vegalta Sendai	6	1	3	2	4	8	−4	6
4	Consadole Sapporo	6	1	2	3	3	6	−3	5

Source: rsssf.com

27 April 2002 (2002-04-27) 1	Júbilo Iwata	5–1	Vegalta Sendai	Kagoshima
14:00	Nishi 3' Živković 7' Fujita 25', 54' Nakayama 50'	Report	Murakami 49'	Stadium: Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium Attendance: 10,487 Referee: Toru Kamikawa

30 April 2002 (2002-04-30) 2	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Sendai
19:00	unknown 59' (o.g.)	Report	Ono 48'	Stadium: Sendai Stadium Attendance: 12,109 Referee: Masayoshi Okada

3 May 2002 (2002-05-03) 3	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Consadole Sapporo	Sendai
13:00	Fujiyoshi 69'	Report		Stadium: Sendai Stadium Attendance: 16,641 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

6 May 2002 (2002-05-06) 4	Consadole Sapporo	1–1	Vegalta Sendai	Hakodate
13:00	Ogura 29'	Report	Moriyasu 31'	Stadium: Chiyogadai Park Athletic Studium Attendance: 8,263 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa

9 May 2002 (2002-05-09) 5	Kashiwa Reysol	0–0	Vegalta Sendai	Kashiwa
19:00		Report		Stadium: Kashiwanoha Stadium Attendance: 4,849 Referee: Joji Kashihara

12 May 2002 (2002-05-12) 6	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	Júbilo Iwata	Sendai
13:03		Report	Kawamura 80'	Stadium: Sendai Stadium Attendance: 19,118 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta

International results

28 May 2002 (2002-05-28) Training match	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Argentina	Naraha, Fukushima
	Yamashita 45'	Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Note: The match was played in two halves of 25 minutes each.

Player statistics

No.	Pos.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League 1		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Norio Takahashi	(1971-03-15)March 15, 1971 (aged 30)	cm / kg	18	0
2	DF	Susumu Watanabe	(1973-10-10)October 10, 1973 (aged 28)	cm / kg	2	0
3	DF	Ichizo Nakata	(1973-04-19)April 19, 1973 (aged 28)	cm / kg	0	0
4	DF	Norio Omura	(1969-09-06)September 6, 1969 (aged 32)	cm / kg	28	4
5	DF	Tomohiro Katanosaka	(1971-04-18)April 18, 1971 (aged 30)	cm / kg	15	0
6	DF	Ricardo	(1977-02-23)February 23, 1977 (aged 25)	cm / kg	28	1
7	MF	Naoki Chiba	(1977-07-24)July 24, 1977 (aged 24)	cm / kg	17	0
8	MF	Silvinho	(1977-01-17)January 17, 1977 (aged 25)	cm / kg	27	2
9	FW	Marcos	(1974-03-21)March 21, 1974 (aged 27)	cm / kg	24	18
10	MF	Nobuyuki Zaizen	(1976-10-19)October 19, 1976 (aged 25)	cm / kg	18	0
11	FW	Shinji Fujiyoshi	(1970-04-03)April 3, 1970 (aged 31)	cm / kg	9	1
13	FW	Yoshiteru Yamashita	(1977-11-21)November 21, 1977 (aged 24)	cm / kg	30	10
14	MF	Teruo Iwamoto	(1972-05-02)May 2, 1972 (aged 29)	cm / kg	22	4
15	MF	Koji Nakajima	(1977-08-20)August 20, 1977 (aged 24)	cm / kg	0	0
16	GK	Kiyomitsu Kobari	(1977-06-12)June 12, 1977 (aged 24)	cm / kg	12	0
17	DF	Kazuya Iio	(1980-04-10)April 10, 1980 (aged 21)	cm / kg	0	0
18	DF	Yusuke Mori	(1980-07-24)July 24, 1980 (aged 21)	cm / kg	11	0
19	FW	Shinya Mitsuoka	(1976-04-22)April 22, 1976 (aged 25)	cm / kg	7	0
20	MF	Yasushi Fukunaga	(1973-03-06)March 6, 1973 (aged 28)	cm / kg	6	0
21	GK	Tatsuro Hagihara	(1982-08-06)August 6, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
22	GK	Taiki Maekawa	(1979-07-22)July 22, 1979 (aged 22)	cm / kg	0	0
23	MF	Shin Nakamura	(1974-05-06)May 6, 1974 (aged 27)	cm / kg	3	0
24	MF	Yasushi Kido	(1982-06-14)June 14, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
25	FW	Nozomu Kamma	(1978-04-27)April 27, 1978 (aged 23)	cm / kg	0	0
26	MF	Kazuhiro Murakami	(1981-01-20)January 20, 1981 (aged 21)	cm / kg	18	0
27	MF	Hajime Moriyasu	(1968-08-23)August 23, 1968 (aged 33)	cm / kg	27	0
28	DF	Toshihiro Yahata	(1980-05-29)May 29, 1980 (aged 21)	cm / kg	0	0
29	FW	Satoshi Ōtomo	(1981-10-01)October 1, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	4	0
30	DF	Tatsuya Murata	(1972-08-08)August 8, 1972 (aged 29)	cm / kg	25	0
31	MF	Yosuke Nishi	(1983-05-12)May 12, 1983 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
32	MF	Takahiro Yamada	(1972-04-29)April 29, 1972 (aged 29)	cm / kg	18	0
33	DF	Takehito Suzuki	(1971-06-11)June 11, 1971 (aged 30)	cm / kg	15	0
34	MF	Toshiyuki Abe	(1974-08-01)August 1, 1974 (aged 27)	cm / kg	10	0
35	DF	Masahiro Ando	(1972-04-02)April 2, 1972 (aged 29)	cm / kg	12	0
36	DF	Masahiro Kazuma	(1982-06-22)June 22, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	2	0

Other pages

(in Japanese) J. League official site

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Vegalta Sendai
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Stadium	Yurtec Stadium Sendai (Izumi-Chūō Station)
Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Honours	J.League (Runner up,2012) Emperor's Cup (Runner up,2018) J30 BEST AWARDS (Best match,2023) J2/J3 100 Year Vision League (Winner,2026)
Former Stadium	Miyagi Prefecture Soccer Field Iwate Morioka Stadium
Training ground	IRIS TRAINING FIELD Izumi Soccer Field Seihoku Park
Mega Sponsors	IRIS OHYAMA Kinoshita Group
Rivalries	Tohoku derby Michinoku derby