J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2001

The winning top scorer in J1 League, Japan (or J.League Division 1 as the league was called back then) during the season 2001 was Will with 24 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season.

J1 League best goal scorers 2001

Season:
# Player Team Age Nationality Goals
1. Will Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 27 Brazil
24
2. Choi Yong-soo JEF United Chiba 28 South Korea
21
  Ueslei Nagoya Grampus 29 Brazil
21
4. Amaral FC Tokyo 35 Brazil
17
  Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata 34 Japan
17
  Nino Bule Gamba Osaka 25 Croatia
17
7. Baron Shimizu S-Pulse 27 Brazil
15
  Tatsuhiko Kubo Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 Japan
15
9. Alessandro Santos Shimizu S-Pulse 24 Japan
12
  Atsushi Yanagisawa Kashima Antlers 24 Japan
12
  Yasuyuki Moriyama Nagoya Grampus 32 Japan
12
12. Kazuyoshi Miura Vissel Kobe 34 Japan
11
  Kota Yoshihara Gamba Osaka 23 Japan
11
  Steve Corica Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 Australia
11
  Toshiya Fujita Júbilo Iwata 30 Japan
11
16. Hwang Sun-hong Kashiwa Reysol 33 South Korea
10
  Wagner Lopes FC Tokyo/​Avispa Fukuoka 32 Japan
10
18. Chikara Fujimoto Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 Japan
9
  Harutaka Ono Kashiwa Reysol 23 Japan
9
  Katsutomo Oshiba JEF United Chiba 28 Japan
9
  Kelly FC Tokyo 26 Brazil
9
  Kenji Oshiba Cerezo Osaka 28 Japan
9
  Masaaki Sawanobori Shimizu S-Pulse 31 Japan
9
  Ryuji Bando Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 22 Japan
9
  Tuto Urawa Red Diamonds 22 Brazil
9
  Yoo Sang-chul Kashiwa Reysol 30 South Korea
9
The age of the players is when the season ended at 24 November 2001

The first game in J1 League (J.League Division 1) the season 2001 was played 10 March 2001, and the season ended 24 November 2001. More information and the winning top scorers in J1 League between the seasons 2000-2023 here.

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2001

In total there were 10 scored hat-tricks during the season 2001 in J1 League, Japan. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team Match Goals
Ueslei
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus - JEF United Chiba 5-1
Sat 17 november 2001
3
78', 86', 87'
Amaral
FC Tokyo
FC Tokyo - Cerezo Osaka 5-2
Sat 3 november 2001
3
19', 59', 63'
Norihisa Shimizu
Júbilo Iwata
FC Tokyo - Júbilo Iwata 2-5
Wed 17 october 2001
3
72', 81', 85'
Baron
Shimizu S-Pulse
Vissel Kobe - Shimizu S-Pulse 3-6
Sat 13 october 2001
3
11', 59', 69'
Will
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - Vissel Kobe 5-2
Sat 29 september 2001
3
29', 62', 78'
Ueslei
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus - Tokyo Verdy 3-2
Sat 25 august 2001
3
35', 40', 68'
Yasuo Manaka
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka - Kashiwa Reysol 3-2
Sat 14 july 2001
3
72', 73', 75'
Ueslei
Nagoya Grampus
Avispa Fukuoka - Nagoya Grampus 0-4
Sat 7 july 2001
4
36', 60', 63', 87'
Yutaka Takahashi
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - FC Tokyo 3-0
Thu 3 may 2001
3
11', 44', 61'
Hideaki Kitajima
Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol - Vissel Kobe 5-1
Sun 29 april 2001
3
71', 72', 79'