# 2002 Vegalta Sendai season

2002 Vegalta Sendai season

## 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 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 | 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 |
* ↑ 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 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 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 12 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 9 |
* ↑ 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 v t e | 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 | |

## Player statistics

| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J.League 1 | J.League 1 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | 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 | | | | | | |

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