# 2001 J.League Division 2

Statistics of J.League Division 2 in the 2001 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Kyoto Purple Sanga won the championship.

## Clubs

The following 12 clubs participated in J.League Division 2 during the 2001 season.
* Albirex Niigata
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Kyoto Purple Sanga
* Mito HollyHock
* Montedio Yamagata
* Oita Trinita
* Omiya Ardija
* Sagan Tosu
* Shonan Bellmare
* Vegalta Sendai
* Ventforet Kofu
* Yokohama FC

### Personnel

| Club | Head coach |
| Albirex Niigata | Yasuharu Sorimachi |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Nobuhiro Ishizaki |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | Gert Engels |
| Mito HollyHock | Masaaki Kanno |
| Montedio Yamagata | Koichi Hashiratani |
| Oita Trinita | Shinji Kobayashi |
| Omiya Ardija | Toshiya Miura |
| Sagan Tosu | Kazuhiro Koso |
| Shonan Bellmare | Koji Tanaka |
| Vegalta Sendai | Hidehiko Shimizu |
| Ventforet Kofu | Luís dos Reis |
| Yokohama FC | Katsuyoshi Shinto |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Non-visa foreign | Type-C contract | Former players |
| Albirex Niigata | Andradina | Marquinho | Serjão | | | Lindomar |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Aílton | Edmilson | | | Luiz | Daniel Pitbull Emerson Sheik Ricardinho |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | Piotr Sowisz | An Hyo-yeon | Park Ji-sung | | | |
| Mito HollyHock | An Seon-jin | Sin Byung-ho | | Hwang Hak-sun | | |
| Montedio Yamagata | | | | | | |
| Oita Trinita | Lorenzo Staelens | Bentinho | Gugu | Erikson Noguchipinto | Leandro Montebeler | Andrzej Kubica Choi Moon-sik |
| Omiya Ardija | Alex Garcia | Toninho | Jorge Dely Valdés | | Baré | Jorginho Alfredo Anderson |
| Sagan Tosu | | | | Michael Yano | | |
| Shonan Bellmare | Arley Dinas | Ever Palacios | Hernán Gaviria | | | James Angulo |
| Vegalta Sendai | Celso Vieira | Marcos | Ricardo | Satoshi Ōtomo | | |
| Ventforet Kofu | Alex | Freitas | Vagner | | Deili | Kim Hwang-jung |
| Yokohama FC | | | | | | |

## Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Kyoto Purple Sanga (C) | 44 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 79 | 48 | +31 | 84 | Promoted to the 2002 J.League Division 1 |
| 2 | Vegalta Sendai | 44 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 83 | Promoted to the 2002 J.League Division 1 |
| 3 | Montedio Yamagata | 44 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 80 | |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 44 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 78 | |
| 5 | Omiya Ardija | 44 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 78 | |
| 6 | Oita Trinita | 44 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 78 | |
| 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 44 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 60 | |
| 8 | Shonan Bellmare | 44 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 60 | |
| 9 | Yokohama FC | 44 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 58 | 81 | −23 | 43 | |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 44 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 45 | 82 | −37 | 32 | |
| 11 | Mito HollyHock | 44 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 93 | −52 | 25 | |
| 12 | Ventforet Kofu | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 38 | 98 | −60 | 25 | |
* 1 2 Relegated from 2000 J.League Division 1
* ↑ Promoted from 2000 JFL

## Attendances

| # | Football club | Total attendance | Home games | Average | Highest | Lowest |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 366,500 | 22 | 16,659 | 42,011 | 2,373 |
| 2 | Vegalta Sendai | 308,243 | 22 | 14,011 | 19,412 | 8,282 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 146,043 | 22 | 6,638 | 29,226 | 1,847 |
| 4 | Montedio Yamagata | 96,592 | 22 | 4,391 | 17,396 | 1,803 |
| 5 | Shonan Bellmare | 90,472 | 22 | 4,112 | 6,614 | 2,884 |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija | 85,014 | 22 | 3,864 | 7,038 | 1,665 |
| 7 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 83,777 | 22 | 3,808 | 12,700 | 1,705 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 83,240 | 22 | 3,784 | 8,126 | 1,169 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 76,527 | 22 | 3,479 | 12,810 | 1,488 |
| 10 | Ventforet Kofu | 68,850 | 22 | 3,130 | 5,541 | 1,508 |
| 11 | Yokohama FC | 66,160 | 22 | 3,007 | 7,174 | 1,311 |
| 12 | Mito HollyHock | 34,304 | 22 | 1,559 | 3,472 | 754 |
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