2001 Vegalta Sendai season

Vegalta Sendai 2001 football season

Vegalta Sendai

2001 season

Chairman

Kyogoku Akira

Manager

Hidehiko Shimizu

Stadium

Sendai Stadium

J. League 2

2nd (promoted)

J.League Cup

First round

Emperor's Cup

Third round

Top goalscorer

Marcos (34)
(J2 top scorer)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2000

2002 →

2001 Vegalta Sendai season

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J.League 2	2nd / 12 clubs
Emperor's Cup	3rd round
J.League Cup	1st round

J.League 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	D	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kyoto Purple Sanga^[a] (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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champion
Notes:

^ Relegated from 2000 J.League Division 1

Results

Mito HollyHock v Vegalta Sendai

10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 1	Mito HollyHock	0–1 (g.g.)	Vegalta Sendai	Hitachinaka City Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Yokohama FC v Vegalta Sendai

17 March 2001 (2001-03-17) 2	Yokohama FC	2–1 (g.g.)	Vegalta Sendai	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Ventforet Kofu

25 March 2001 (2001-03-25) 3	Vegalta Sendai	3–0	Ventforet Kofu	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Sagan Tosu v Vegalta Sendai

31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) 4	Sagan Tosu	1–4	Vegalta Sendai	Tosu Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Kyoto Purple Sanga

8 April 2001 (2001-04-08) 5	Vegalta Sendai	3–2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Vegalta Sendai

14 April 2001 (2001-04-14) 6	Albirex Niigata	0–1 (g.g.)	Vegalta Sendai	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Kawasaki Frontale

22 April 2001 (2001-04-22) 7	Vegalta Sendai	4–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Shonan Bellmare v Vegalta Sendai

28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 8	Shonan Bellmare	2–3	Vegalta Sendai	Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Montedio Yamagata

3 May 2001 (2001-05-03) 9	Vegalta Sendai	2–2 (g.g.)	Montedio Yamagata	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Oita Trinita

6 May 2001 (2001-05-06) 10	Vegalta Sendai	2–1	Oita Trinita	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Omiya Ardija v Vegalta Sendai

12 May 2001 (2001-05-12) 11	Omiya Ardija	2–0	Vegalta Sendai	Omiya Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Yokohama FC

19 May 2001 (2001-05-19) 12	Vegalta Sendai	3–0	Yokohama FC	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Ventforet Kofu v Vegalta Sendai

23 May 2001 (2001-05-23) 13	Ventforet Kofu	1–2 (g.g.)	Vegalta Sendai	Kose Sports Park Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Albirex Niigata

27 May 2001 (2001-05-27) 14	Vegalta Sendai	0–2	Albirex Niigata	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kawasaki Frontale v Vegalta Sendai

17 June 2001 (2001-06-17) 15	Kawasaki Frontale	1–1 (g.g.)	Vegalta Sendai	Todoroki Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Oita Trinita v Vegalta Sendai

23 June 2001 (2001-06-23) 16	Oita Trinita	2–0	Vegalta Sendai	Oita Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Omiya Ardija

29 June 2001 (2001-06-29) 17	Vegalta Sendai	0–1 (g.g.)	Omiya Ardija	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Shonan Bellmare

7 July 2001 (2001-07-07) 18	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Shonan Bellmare	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Montedio Yamagata v Vegalta Sendai

11 July 2001 (2001-07-11) 19	Montedio Yamagata	0–2	Vegalta Sendai	Yamagata Park Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Mito HollyHock

14 July 2001 (2001-07-14) 20	Vegalta Sendai	4–3	Mito HollyHock	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Sagan Tosu

21 July 2001 (2001-07-21) 21	Vegalta Sendai	3–1	Sagan Tosu	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Vegalta Sendai

25 July 2001 (2001-07-25) 22	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Omiya Ardija v Vegalta Sendai

28 July 2001 (2001-07-28) 23	Omiya Ardija	1–1 (g.g.)	Vegalta Sendai	Konosu Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Ventforet Kofu

3 August 2001 (2001-08-03) 24	Vegalta Sendai	4–1	Ventforet Kofu	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Shonan Bellmare v Vegalta Sendai

11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) 25	Shonan Bellmare	0–1	Vegalta Sendai	Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Montedio Yamagata

14 August 2001 (2001-08-14) 26	Vegalta Sendai	2–1	Montedio Yamagata	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Vegalta Sendai

18 August 2001 (2001-08-18) 27	Albirex Niigata	1–0	Vegalta Sendai	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Kawasaki Frontale

25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) 28	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Sagan Tosu v Vegalta Sendai

1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) 29	Sagan Tosu	1–2	Vegalta Sendai	Tosu Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Kyoto Purple Sanga

5 September 2001 (2001-09-05) 30	Vegalta Sendai	0–0 (g.g.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Oita Trinita

8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) 31	Vegalta Sendai	0–2	Oita Trinita	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Yokohama FC v Vegalta Sendai

14 September 2001 (2001-09-14) 32	Yokohama FC	3–4	Vegalta Sendai	Yumenoshima Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Mito HollyHock

19 September 2001 (2001-09-19) 33	Vegalta Sendai	2–1	Mito HollyHock	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Shonan Bellmare

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23) 34	Vegalta Sendai	3–2	Shonan Bellmare	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kawasaki Frontale v Vegalta Sendai

30 September 2001 (2001-09-30) 35	Kawasaki Frontale	2–0	Vegalta Sendai	Todoroki Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Albirex Niigata

6 October 2001 (2001-10-06) 36	Vegalta Sendai	4–2	Albirex Niigata	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Montedio Yamagata v Vegalta Sendai

13 October 2001 (2001-10-13) 37	Montedio Yamagata	0–2	Vegalta Sendai	Yamagata Park Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Oita Trinita v Vegalta Sendai

17 October 2001 (2001-10-17) 38	Oita Trinita	0–2	Vegalta Sendai	Kumamoto Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Omiya Ardija

21 October 2001 (2001-10-21) 39	Vegalta Sendai	1–1 (g.g.)	Omiya Ardija	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Mito HollyHock v Vegalta Sendai

28 October 2001 (2001-10-28) 40	Mito HollyHock	2–3	Vegalta Sendai	Kasamatsu Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Yokohama FC

3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) 41	Vegalta Sendai	2–1	Yokohama FC	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Ventforet Kofu v Vegalta Sendai

6 November 2001 (2001-11-06) 42	Ventforet Kofu	3–0	Vegalta Sendai	Kose Sports Park Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Sagan Tosu

11 November 2001 (2001-11-11) 43	Vegalta Sendai	2–3 (g.g.)	Sagan Tosu	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Vegalta Sendai

18 November 2001 (2001-11-18) 44	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–1	Vegalta Sendai	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Emperor's Cup

F.C. Primeiro v Vegalta Sendai

25 November 2001 (2001-11-25) First round	F.C. Primeiro	0–4	Vegalta Sendai	Fukushima Azuma Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v FC Kyoken Kyoto

2 December 2001 (2001-12-02) Second round	Vegalta Sendai	4–1	FC Kyoken Kyoto	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vegalta Sendai

9 December 2001 (2001-12-09) Third round	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Vegalta Sendai	Hiroshima Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

J.League Cup

Vegalta Sendai v Avispa Fukuoka

4 April 2001 (2001-04-04) First round-1	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Avispa Fukuoka	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Avispa Fukuoka v Vegalta Sendai

18 April 2001 (2001-04-18) First round-2	Avispa Fukuoka	2–2 (4–3 agg.)	Vegalta Sendai	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Player statistics

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League 2		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	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 29)	cm / kg	44	0
2	DF		Susumu Watanabe	(1973-10-10)October 10, 1973 (aged 27)	cm / kg	36	3
3	DF		Katsuyuki Saito	(1973-04-07)April 7, 1973 (aged 27)	cm / kg	0	0
4	DF		Eiji Gaya	(1969-02-08)February 8, 1969 (aged 32)	cm / kg	26	0
5	MF		Celso Vieira	(1974-09-25)September 25, 1974 (aged 26)	cm / kg	31	0
6	DF		Ricardo	(1977-02-23)February 23, 1977 (aged 24)	cm / kg	33	1
7	MF		Naoki Chiba	(1977-07-24)July 24, 1977 (aged 23)	cm / kg	38	1
8	MF		Koji Nakajima	(1977-08-20)August 20, 1977 (aged 23)	cm / kg	0	0
9	FW		Marcos	(1974-03-21)March 21, 1974 (aged 26)	cm / kg	40	34
10	MF		Nobuyuki Zaizen	(1976-10-19)October 19, 1976 (aged 24)	cm / kg	39	7
11	FW		Shinji Fujiyoshi	(1970-04-03)April 3, 1970 (aged 30)	cm / kg	31	8
13	MF		Tomohiro Hasumi	(1972-06-06)June 6, 1972 (aged 28)	cm / kg	31	2
14	MF		Teruo Iwamoto	(1972-05-02)May 2, 1972 (aged 28)	cm / kg	34	5
15	MF		Manabu Nakamura	(1977-06-26)June 26, 1977 (aged 23)	cm / kg	7	0
16	FW		Makoto Segawa	(1974-11-26)November 26, 1974 (aged 26)	cm / kg	0	0
17	DF		Kazuya Iio	(1980-04-10)April 10, 1980 (aged 20)	cm / kg	25	0
18	DF		Yusuke Mori	(1980-07-24)July 24, 1980 (aged 20)	cm / kg	29	1
19	FW		Shinya Mitsuoka	(1976-04-22)April 22, 1976 (aged 24)	cm / kg	21	3
20	DF		Hiroyuki Tazawa	(1978-04-29)April 29, 1978 (aged 22)	cm / kg	0	0
21	GK		Tatsuro Hagihara	(1982-08-06)August 6, 1982 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
22	GK		Taiki Maekawa	(1979-07-22)July 22, 1979 (aged 21)	cm / kg	0	0
23	MF		Shin Nakamura	(1974-05-06)May 6, 1974 (aged 26)	cm / kg	42	2
24	MF		Taichiro Saito	(1982-06-19)June 19, 1982 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
25	FW		Nozomu Kamma	(1978-04-27)April 27, 1978 (aged 22)	cm / kg	0	0
26	MF		Kazuhiro Murakami	(1981-01-20)January 20, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	4	0
27	MF		Yasushi Kido	(1982-06-14)June 14, 1982 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
28	DF		Toshihiro Yahata	(1980-05-29)May 29, 1980 (aged 20)	cm / kg	2	0
29	FW		Satoshi Ōtomo	(1981-10-01)October 1, 1981 (aged 19)	cm / kg	41	5
30	DF		Tatsuya Murata	(1972-08-08)August 8, 1972 (aged 28)	cm / kg	27	0
31	MF		Shuhei Hanabuchi	(1978-12-01)December 1, 1978 (aged 22)	cm / kg	0	0
32	MF		Takahiro Yamada	(1972-04-29)April 29, 1972 (aged 28)	cm / kg	28	3

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Stadium	Yurtec Stadium Sendai (Izumi-Chūō Station)
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Honours	J.League (Runner up,2012) Emperor's Cup (Runner up,2018) J30 BEST AWARDS (Best match,2023)
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Training ground	IRIS TRAINING FIELD Izumi Soccer Field Seihoku Park
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Rivalries	Tohoku derby Michinoku derby

2001 in Japanese football

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League competitions

Men	J.League Division 1 J.League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	L.League

Cup competitions

Men	Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup (Final)

AFC competitions

Men	Asian Club Championship 2000–01 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Related to national teams

Men	Summary FIFA Confederations Cup
Women	Summary AFC Women's Championship

Club seasons
J.League Division 1	Consadole Sapporo Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds JEF United Ichihara Kashiwa Reysol FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy 1969 Yokohama F. Marinos Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Eight Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka
J.League Division 2	Vegalta Sendai Montedio Yamagata Mito HollyHock Omiya Ardija Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata Kyoto Purple Sanga Sagan Tosu Oita Trinita