2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2002 season
Manager	Gadzhiyev; Takahiro Kimura; Takeshi Ono
Stadium	Hiroshima Big Arch
J. League 1	15th
Emperor's Cup	Semifinals
J. League Cup	GL-D 4th
Top goalscorer	Tatsuhiko Kubo (7)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2001 2003 →

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J. League 1	15th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	Semifinals
J. League Cup	GL-D 4th / 4 clubs

Domestic results

J. League 1

First stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Tokyo Verdy 1969	15	2	3	1	9	15	24	−9	13
13	Vissel Kobe	15	3	1	1	10	12	22	−10	12
14	Kashiwa Reysol	15	3	1	0	11	20	31	−11	11
15	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	15	3	0	1	11	14	26	−12	10
16	Consadole Sapporo	15	2	0	0	13	15	35	−20	6

Source: J.League Data Site

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
1-1	2002.3.3	Hiroshima Big Arch	Consadole Sapporo	5-1
1-2	2002.3.9	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium	Kashiwa Reysol	1-2
1-3	2002.3.16	Hiroshima Big Arch	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2-1
1-4	2002.3.31	Hiroshima Big Arch	Kashima Antlers	0-1
1-5	2002.4.7	Urawa Komaba Stadium	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-4
1-6	2002.4.13	Hiroshima Big Arch	Yokohama F. Marinos	0-2
1-7	2002.4.21	Hiroshima Big Arch	Shimizu S-Pulse	0-0 a.e.t.
1-8	2002.7.14	Tokyo Stadium	F.C. Tokyo	0-4
1-9	2002.7.20	Ichihara Seaside Stadium	JEF United Ichihara	1-0
1-10	2002.7.24	Hiroshima Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1-2
1-11	2002.7.27	Hiroshima Big Arch	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0-1
1-12	2002.8.3	Sendai Stadium	Vegalta Sendai	2-4
1-13	2002.8.7	Hiroshima Big Arch	Júbilo Iwata	0-1 a.e.t. (sudden death)
1-14	2002.8.10	Tokyo Stadium	Tokyo Verdy 1969	0-1 a.e.t. (sudden death)
1-15	2002.8.17	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium	Vissel Kobe	1-2

Second stage

Pos	Team v t e	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	Hiroshima Big Arch	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-2 a.e.t. (sudden death)
2-2	2002.9.7	International Stadium Yokohama	Yokohama F. Marinos	2-1
2-3	2002.9.14	Hiroshima Big Arch	F.C. Tokyo	2-1 a.e.t. (sudden death)
2-4	2002.9.18	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	0-1
2-5	2002.9.22	Hiroshima Stadium	JEF United Ichihara	1-0
2-6	2002.9.29	Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0-2
2-7	2002.10.5	Hiroshima Stadium	Vegalta Sendai	1-2 a.e.t. (sudden death)
2-8	2002.10.13	Mizuho Athletic Stadium	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1-3
2-9	2002.10.19	Hiroshima Big Arch	Tokyo Verdy 1969	0-0 a.e.t.
2-10	2002.10.23	Yamaha Stadium	Júbilo Iwata	0-1
2-11	2002.10.26	Nihondaira Sports Stadium	Shimizu S-Pulse	1-2 a.e.t. (sudden death)
2-12	2002.11.9	Hiroshima Big Arch	Vissel Kobe	1-1 a.e.t.
2-13	2002.11.16	Kashima Soccer Stadium	Kashima Antlers	2-0
2-14	2002.11.23	Hiroshima Big Arch	Kashiwa Reysol	2-0
2-15	2002.11.30	Sapporo Dome	Consadole Sapporo	4-5 a.e.t. (sudden death)

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Kashiwa Reysol	30	9	1	3	17	38	48	−10	32
13	Vegalta Sendai^[a]	30	9	2	1	18	40	57	−17	32
14	Vissel Kobe	30	8	2	3	17	33	44	−11	31
15	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	7	1	3	19	32	47	−15	26	Relegated to the 2003 J.League Division 2
16	Consadole Sapporo	30	4	1	1	24	30	64	−34	15	Relegated to the 2003 J.League Division 2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

Emperor's Cup

15 December 2002 (2002-12-15) Third Round	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Albirex Niigata	Hiroshima
	Takahashi 57' Yamagata 81'	Report		Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 3,468

22 December 2002 (2002-12-22) Fourth Round	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1	Yokohama F. Marinos	Hiroshima
	Ka. Morisaki 29' Oki 41'	Report	Shimizu 20'	Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 5,122

25 December 2002 (2002-12-25) Quarterfinals	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Shimizu-ku
	Baron 17'	Report	Kubo 31' (pen.), 62' Ka. Morisaki 84'	Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium Attendance: 6,835

29 December 2002 (2002-12-29) Semifinals	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kyoto
	Matsui 13', 21'	Report	Kō. Morisaki 72'	Stadium: Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium Attendance: 8,909

J. League Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	4	1	1	12	10	+2	13	Quarterfinals
2	Kashima Antlers	6	3	0	3	9	10	−1	9	Quarterfinals
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	2	1	3	11	9	+2	7
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	5

Source: rsssf.com

27 April 2002 (2002-04-27) Matchday 1	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hitachinaka
15:00	Nozawa 42'	Report		Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 4,565 Referee: Masayoshi Okada

30 April 2002 (2002-04-30) Matchday 2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Hiroshima
19:00	Fujimoto 69'	Report	Katagiri 89'	Stadium: West Hiroshima Stadium Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi

3 May 2002 (2002-05-03) Matchday 3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroshima
15:00		Report		Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 8,014 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa

6 May 2002 (2002-05-06) Matchday 4	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Saitama
15:04	Emerson 75' Tuto 78', 84'	Report	Takahashi 49'	Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 17,361 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

9 May 2002 (2002-05-09) Matchday 5	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nagoya
19:00	Kaimoto 6'	Report	Fujimoto 40' Takahashi 56'	Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 4,278 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki

12 May 2002 (2002-05-12) Matchday 6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Hiroshima
14:00		Report	Augusto 87'	Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 6,215 Referee: Kazuhisa Osada

International results

25 May 2002 (2002-05-25) International friendly	Republic of Ireland	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Izumo
	Rob. Keane 42', 78'	Report	Kubo 38'	Stadium: Hamayama Park

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	Takashi Shimoda	(1975-11-28)November 28, 1975 (aged 26)	cm / kg	29	0
2	DF	Shinya Kawashima	(1978-07-20)July 20, 1978 (aged 23)	cm / kg	8	0
3	DF	Kentaro Sawada	(1970-05-15)May 15, 1970 (aged 31)	cm / kg	26	2
4	MF	Hiroyoshi Kuwabara	(1971-10-02)October 2, 1971 (aged 30)	cm / kg	14	0
5	DF	Yūichi Komano	(1981-07-25)July 25, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	27	1
6	DF	Marcus Tulio Tanaka	(1981-04-24)April 24, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	22	1
7	MF	Kōji Morisaki	(1981-05-09)May 9, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	22	6
8	MF	Kazuyuki Morisaki	(1981-05-09)May 9, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	25	1
9	FW	Yutaka Takahashi	(1980-09-29)September 29, 1980 (aged 21)	cm / kg	15	1
10	FW	Tatsuhiko Kubo	(1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 25)	cm / kg	28	7
11	MF	Chikara Fujimoto	(1977-10-31)October 31, 1977 (aged 24)	cm / kg	29	4
13	GK	Ryuji Kato	(1969-12-24)December 24, 1969 (aged 32)	cm / kg	0	0
13	FW	Naoki Naruo	(1974-10-05)October 5, 1974 (aged 27)	cm / kg	3	0
14	MF	Kyohei Yamagata	(1981-09-07)September 7, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	1	0
15	MF	Yuki Matsushita	(1981-12-07)December 7, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	13	0
16	FW	Naoya Umeda	(1978-04-27)April 27, 1978 (aged 23)	cm / kg	14	1
17	MF	Kota Hattori	(1977-11-22)November 22, 1977 (aged 24)	cm / kg	21	0
18	DF	Kosuke Yatsuda	(1982-03-17)March 17, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	7	0
19	DF	Kenichi Uemura	(1974-04-22)April 22, 1974 (aged 27)	cm / kg	10	1
20	FW	Susumu Oki	(1976-02-23)February 23, 1976 (aged 26)	cm / kg	18	4
21	GK	Takuto Hayashi	(1982-08-09)August 9, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	1	0
22	DF	Jungo Kono	(1982-07-09)July 9, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
23	MF	Ri Han-Jae	(1982-06-27)June 27, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	1	0
24	DF	Hiroyuki Nishijima	(1982-04-07)April 7, 1982 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
25	MF	Takeshi Suda	(1983-04-14)April 14, 1983 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
26	FW	Hiroto Mogi	(1984-03-02)March 2, 1984 (aged 18)	cm / kg	15	2
27	FW	Genki Nakayama	(1981-09-15)September 15, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	6	0
28	MF	Sotaro Sada	(1984-03-18)March 18, 1984 (aged 17)	cm / kg	0	0
29	MF	Hideki Nishimura	(1983-04-15)April 15, 1983 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
30	DF	Yoshiro Nakamura	(1979-10-17)October 17, 1979 (aged 22)	cm / kg	4	0
31	DF	Billong	(1973-06-16)June 16, 1973 (aged 28)	cm / kg	25	0
32	MF	Milo	(1974-12-04)December 4, 1974 (aged 27)	cm / kg	8	0
33	GK	Yushi Ozaki	(1969-03-24)March 24, 1969 (aged 32)	cm / kg	2	0
34	DF	Jun Ideguchi	(1979-05-14)May 14, 1979 (aged 22)	cm / kg	7	0
35	FW	Tomislav Erceg	(1971-10-22)October 22, 1971 (aged 30)	cm / kg	10	1

Other pages

(in Japanese) J. League official site

[table_note_SSP0.70229778331811-1] Cup-Winner 2001 Emperor's Cup

[table_note_SAN0.70229778331811-2] Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

[table_note_SAN0.27377270780214-3] Promoted from 2001 J.League Division 2

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