1994 J.League
The J. League 1994 season is the second season of the J. League Division 1. The league fixture began on March 12, 1994 and ended on November 19, 1994. The Suntory Championship '94 took place on November 26 and December 2, 1994.
Honours
Competition | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
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League Competition | |||
J. League Suntory Series | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashima Antlers |
J. League NICOS Series | Verdy Kawasaki | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Yokohama Marinos |
Suntory Championship | Verdy Kawasaki | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | n/a |
Cup Tournaments | |||
Emperor's Cup | tba | tba | tba tba |
Nabisco Cup | Verdy Kawasaki | Júblio Iwata | Gamba Osaka Yokohama Marinos |
XEROX Super Cup | Verdy Kawasaki | Yokohama Flügels | n/a |
1994 J. League clubs
The following 12 clubs participated in J. League during 1994 season. Of these clubs, Bellmare Hiratsuka, and Júblio Iwata were newly promoted from Japan Football League (former).
- Kashima Antlers
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- JEF United Ichihara
- Verdy Kawasaki
- Yokohama Marinos
- Yokohama Flügels
- Ballmare Hiratsuka
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Júblio Iwata
- Nagoya Grampus Eight
- Gamba Osaka
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1994 J. League format
In the 1994 season, the league followed split-season format, and 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, a total of 22 games per club (per series). The games 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.
1994 J. League final standings
Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings
NICOS Series (2nd Stage) standings
Pos | Club Name | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Note |
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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 | Júblio 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 |
Suntory Championship '94
November 26, 1994 Time |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 - 1 | Verdy Kawasaki |
---|---|---|
[Official Report] | 35' Tsuyoshi Kitazawa |
- VERDY KAWASAKI won the series on 2-0 aggregate.
Overall standings
Pos | Club Name | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Flügles | 44 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 60 | 7 | |
8 | Jübilo 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 |
Golden Boots ranking
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Frank Ordenewitz | JEF United Ichihara | 30 |
2 | Alcindo Sartori | Kashima Antlers | 28 |
3 | Betinho | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 24 |
4 | Nobuhiro Takeda | Verdy Kawasaki | 23 |
Ramon Diaz | Yokohama Marinos | 23 | |
6 | Toninho | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 |
7 | Yoshiyuki Hasegawa | Kashima Antlers | 21 |
8 | Koji Noguchi | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 19 |
Ivan Hasek | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | |
10 | Kazuyoshi Miura | Verdy Kawasaki | 16 |
Toshihiro Yamaguchi | Gamba Osaka | 16 | |
12 | Pavel Černý | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 |
Ramón Medina Bello | Yokohama Marinos | 15 | |
14 | Takuya Takagi | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 |
Bismarck | Verdy Kawasaki | 14 |
Awards
Individual Awards
Best Eleven
Average attendance
attendance
References
- Source: J. League 1994 (RSSSF)