J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2003

The winning top scorer in J1 League, Japan (or J.League Division 1 as the league was called back then) during the season 2003 was Ueslei with 22 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.

J1 League best goal scorers 2003

Below is the final top scorer list for the J1 League (J.League Division 1) 2003, including the 22 players who scored the most goals during the season.

# Player, Team Nationality Age GoalsGoals
1. Ueslei
Nagoya Grampus
Brazil
31
22
2. Rodrigo Gral
Júbilo Iwata
Brazil
26
21
3. Emerson Sheik
Urawa Red Diamonds
Qatar
Qatar
25
18
4. Choi Yong-soo
JEF United Chiba
South Korea
30
17
5. Tatsuhiko Kubo
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan 27
16
  Yoshito Okubo
Cerezo Osaka
Japan 21
16
7. Magrão
Gamba Osaka
Brazil
29
15
8. Oséas
Vissel Kobe
Brazil
32
13
  Patrick M'Boma
Tokyo Verdy
Cameroon
33
13
10. Ahn Jung-hwan
Shimizu S-Pulse
South Korea
27
11
  Keiji Tamada
Kashiwa Reysol
Japan 23
11
  Tatsuya Tanaka
Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan 11
11
13. Masashi Oguro
Gamba Osaka
Japan 23
10
  Takuya Yamada
Tokyo Verdy
Japan 29
10
  Teruaki Kurobe
Kyoto Sanga
Japan 25
10
16. Baron
Cerezo Osaka
Brazil
29
9
  Hisato Sato
Vegalta Sendai
Japan 21
9
  Kelly
FC Tokyo
Brazil
28
9
  Sandro
JEF United Chiba
Brazil
23
9
20. Marquinhos
Yokohama F. Marinos
Brazil
27
8
  Mitsuhiro Toda
FC Tokyo
Japan 26
8
  Yuichiro Nagai
Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan 24
8
The age of the players is when the season ended at 29 November 2003

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2003

In total there were 7 scored hat-tricks during the season 2003 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
Ueslei
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus - Urawa Red Diamonds 4-1
Sat 22 november 2003
3
32', 81', 89'
Tatsuhiko Kubo
Yokohama F. Marinos
Vegalta Sendai - Yokohama F. Marinos 0-4
Sat 22 november 2003
3
11', 31', 67'
Ueslei
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus - Yokohama F. Marinos 3-2
Sun 9 november 2003
3
12', 68', 78'
Teruaki Kurobe
Kyoto Sanga
Cerezo Osaka - Kyoto Sanga 2-3
Sat 13 september 2003
3
39', 43', 57'
Tatsuhiko Kubo
Yokohama F. Marinos
Kashima Antlers - Yokohama F. Marinos 1-3
Mon 5 may 2003
3
46', 66', 69'
Choi Yong-soo
JEF United Chiba
JEF United Chiba - Kyoto Sanga 5-1
Tue 29 april 2003
3
21', 52', 58'
Choi Yong-soo
JEF United Chiba
JEF United Chiba - Yokohama F. Marinos 3-1
Sat 26 april 2003
3
1', 28', 73'

The season started 15 March 2003 and the last game of the season was played at 29 November 2003. More information and the winning top scorers in J1 League between the seasons 2000-2024 here.