J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2000

The winning top scorer in J1 League, Japan (or J.League Division 1 as the league was called back then) during the season 2000 was Masashi Nakayama with 20 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.

Season:

J1 League best goal scorers 2000

Below is the final top scorer list for the J1 League (J.League Division 1) 2000, including the 21 players who scored the most goals during the season.

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	GoalsGoals
1.	Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata	Japan	33	20
2.	Hideaki Kitajima Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	22	18
3.	Kazuyoshi Miura Kyoto Sanga	Japan	33	17
	Tuto FC Tokyo	Brazil	21	17
	Yoo Sang-chul Yokohama F. Marinos	South Korea	29	17
6.	Kim Hyun-seok Tokyo Verdy	South Korea	33	16
7.	Akinori Nishizawa Cerezo Osaka	Japan	24	15
	Hiroaki Morishima Cerezo Osaka	Japan	28	15
9.	Amaral FC Tokyo	Brazil	34	13
	Baron JEF United Chiba	Brazil	26	13
11.	Tatsuhiko Kubo Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	24	11
	Tomoyuki Hirase Kashima Antlers	Japan	23	11
13.	Naohiro Takahara Júbilo Iwata	Japan	21	10
	Wagner Lopes Nagoya Grampus	Japan	31	10
15.	Eduardo Bustos Montoya Avispa Fukuoka	Argentina	24	9
	Hiromi Kojima Gamba Osaka	Japan	22	9
17.	Daisuke Tonoike Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	25	8
	Mitsutoshi Watada Vissel Kobe	Japan	24	8
	Toshiya Fujita Júbilo Iwata	Japan	29	8
20.	Edmílson Matias Yokohama F. Marinos	Brazil	26	7
	Toru Araiba Gamba Osaka	Japan	21	7

The age of the players is when the season ended at 26 November 2000

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2000

In total there were 10 scored hat-tricks during the season 2000 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	GoalsGoals
Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata	Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Júbilo Iwata 0-3 Thu 23 november 2000	3 4', 38', 50'
Kazuyoshi Miura Kyoto Sanga	Kyoto Sanga - Tokyo Verdy 3-2 Thu 23 november 2000	3 37', 52', 89'
David Bisconti Avispa Fukuoka	JEF United Chiba - Avispa Fukuoka 4-3 Sat 18 november 2000	3 12', 44', 82'
Amaral FC Tokyo	Kawasaki Frontale - FC Tokyo 0-3 Sat 8 july 2000	3 25', 55', 64'
Toshiya Fujita Júbilo Iwata	Kawasaki Frontale - Júbilo Iwata 1-5 Wed 3 may 2000	3 44', 49', 86'
Tuto FC Tokyo	FC Tokyo - Kyoto Sanga 3-0 Sat 29 april 2000	3 78', 88', 89'
Tomoyuki Hirase Kashima Antlers	Vissel Kobe - Kashima Antlers 0-3 Sat 29 april 2000	3 39', 79', 80'
Hiromi Kojima Gamba Osaka	Gamba Osaka - Avispa Fukuoka 4-0 Sat 22 april 2000	3 34', 57', 71'
Hisashi Kurosaki Vissel Kobe	JEF United Chiba - Vissel Kobe 1-6 Sat 25 march 2000	3 16', 22', 48'
Baron JEF United Chiba	JEF United Chiba - Kyoto Sanga 6-1 Sat 11 march 2000	3 6', 20', 67'

The J1 League (J.League Division 1) season of 2000 lasted between the dates 11 March 2000 and 26 November 2000. More information and the winning top scorers in J1 League between the seasons 2000-2024 here.