Musim 2001 adalah musim kesembilan dari J.League Divisi 1. Liga ini dimulai pada 10 Maret dan berakhir pada 24 November. Pada akhir musim, pemenang dari putaran kedua Kashima Antlers memenangkan Kejuaraan Suntory melawan Jubilo Iwata yang merupakan pemenang dari putaran pertama.
Sumber: Lihat artikel asli di Wikipedia
| Musim | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Juara | Kashima Antlers Gelar juara J.League ke-4 Gelar juara sepakbola jepang ke-4 |
| Degradasi | Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka |
| Kejuaraan Klub Asia | Kashima Antlers |
| Pencetak gol terbanyak | Will (Consadole Sapporo) |
← 2000 2002 → | |
Musim 2001 adalah musim kesembilan dari J.League Divisi 1. Liga ini dimulai pada 10 Maret dan berakhir pada 24 November. Pada akhir musim, pemenang dari putaran kedua Kashima Antlers memenangkan Kejuaraan Suntory melawan Jubilo Iwata yang merupakan pemenang dari putaran pertama.
Berikut enam belas klub yang berpartisipasi dalam J.League Divisi 1 musim 2000. Dari klub-klub ini, Consadole Sapporo dan Urawa Red Diamonds promosi dari Divisi 2.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Kualifikasi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 36 | Lolos ke Suntory Championship 2001 |
| 2 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 27 | |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 27 | |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 26 | |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 25 | |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 22 | |
| 7 | Urawa Red Diamonds[a] | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo[a] | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 21 | |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 19 | |
| 11 | Kashima Antlers[b] | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 14 | |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 13 | |
| 14 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 11 | |
| 15 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 11 | |
| 16 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Kualifikasi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers[a] | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 36 | Lolos ke Suntory Championship 2001 |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 35 | |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 24 | |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 23 | |
| 5 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 23 | |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 17 | |
| 12 | Urawa Red Diamonds[b] | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 15 | |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 14 | |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo[b] | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 13 | |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 13 | |
| 16 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 12 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2–2 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
Hattori  11'Nakayama 54' |
Laporan | Akita 80' Hirase 83' |
Kashima Antlers menang agregat 3–2.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Kualifikasi atau degradasi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers[a] | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 54 | Juara dan lolos ke babak grup Liga Champions AFC 2002–2003 |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 30 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 26 | +37 | 71 | |
| 3 | JEF United Ichihara | 30 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 50 | |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 49 | Pemenang Piala Kaisar 2001 dan lolos ke Liga Champions AFC 2002–2003 babak kualifikasi ronde 2 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 49 | |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 43 | |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 42 | |
| 8 | FC Tokyo | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 41 | |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Urawa Red Diamonds[b] | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 36 | |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo[b] | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 34 | |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 33 | |
| 13 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 30 | |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 30 | |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 27 | Degredasi ke J.League Divisi 2 2002 |
| 16 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 23 |
| Penghargaan | Penerima | Klub | Catatan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year |  Toshiya Fujita | Júbilo Iwata | |
| Young Player of the Year |  Koji Yamase | Consadole Sapporo | |
| Manager of the Year | Masakazu Suzuki | Júbilo Iwata | |
| Top scorer | Will | Consadole Sapporo | 24 goals. |
| Posisi | Pemain | Klub | Negara |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arno Van Zwam (1) | Júbilo Iwata |  Belanda |
| DF | Go Oiwa (1) | Júbilo Iwata | Jepang |
| DF | Yutaka Akita (4) | Kashima Antlers | Jepang |
| DF | Akira Narahashi (1) | Kashima Antlers | Jepang |
| MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara (1) | Kashima Antlers | Jepang |
| MF | Takashi Fukunishi (2) | Júbilo Iwata | Jepang |
| MF | Toshiya Fujita (2) | Júbilo Iwata | Jepang |
| MF | Toshihiro Hattori (1) | Júbilo Iwata | Jepang |
| MF | Kōji Nakata (1) | Kashima Antlers | Jepang |
| FW | Will (1) | Consadole Sapporo | Brasil |
| FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa (2) | Kashima Antlers | Jepang |
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