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J1 League

20 clubs 1,443 players 26 seasons 2000 – 2025 5,666 records

About J1 League

The J1 League , a.k.a. the J.League or the Meiji Yasuda J1 League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Japan and the highest level of the Japanese football league system.

Leaders — 2005

Top scorer
Araújo Gamba Osaka
33
Top assists
Yuichiro Nagai Urawa Red Diamonds
8
Top clean sheets
Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers
11
Most cards
Cléber Santana Kashiwa Reysol
8
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Araújo Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 33 89 33 4 37 0 4 0 33.37 4.04 3
2 Magno Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Oita Trinita 33 163 18 0 18 0 7 0 9.94 0.00 9
3 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Albirex Niigata 33 163 18 0 18 0 5 0 9.94 0.00 9
4 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 132 18 0 18 0 1 0 12.27 0.00 7
5 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Gamba Osaka 31 161 16 0 16 0 0 0 8.94 0.00 10
6 Alex Mineiro Attack - Right Winger Brazil Portugal Kashima Antlers 27 151 15 7 22 0 7 0 8.94 4.17 10
7 Robert Cullen Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Júbilo Iwata 31 148 13 3 16 0 2 0 7.91 1.82 11
8 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 33 248 12 0 12 0 4 0 4.35 0.00 21
9 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 30 245 11 7 18 1 7 0 4.04 2.57 22
10 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Japan Kashima Antlers 28 140 10 2 12 0 2 0 6.43 1.29 14
11 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 33 295 10 6 16 1 6 0 3.05 1.83 30
12 Akinori Nishizawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 28 211 10 0 10 0 3 0 4.27 0.00 21
13 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Shimizu S-Pulse 14 120 9 0 9 0 2 0 6.75 0.00 13
14 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 28 188 9 0 9 0 0 0 4.31 0.00 21
15 Jae-jin Cho Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Shimizu S-Pulse 29 283 9 0 9 0 7 0 2.86 0.00 31
16 Galvão Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 235 9 0 9 0 3 0 3.45 0.00 26
17 Anderson Lima Defender - Right-Back Brazil Albirex Niigata 30 274 8 0 8 0 7 0 2.63 0.00 34
18 Fabinho Santos Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Albirex Niigata 26 268 8 0 8 0 7 0 2.69 0.00 34
19 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Cerezo Osaka 28 315 8 0 8 0 2 0 2.29 0.00 39
20 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Second Striker Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 25 239 8 2 10 0 4 0 3.01 0.75 30
21 Cléber Santana Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 29 312 8 0 8 0 8 1 2.31 0.00 39
22 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 34 377 8 0 8 0 3 0 1.91 0.00 47
23 Tuto Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Omiya Ardija 25 286 7 1 8 0 4 0 2.20 0.31 41
24 Fernandinho Attack - Left Winger Brazil Gamba Osaka 34 387 7 2 9 0 3 0 1.63 0.47 55
25 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 34 437 7 0 7 0 2 0 1.44 0.00 62
26 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil FC Tokyo 30 333 7 0 7 0 2 0 1.89 0.00 48
27 Hiroaki Morishima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 33 424 6 0 6 0 8 0 1.27 0.00 71
28 Yuichiro Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 30 365 6 8 14 0 4 0 1.48 1.97 61
29 Zé Carlos Defender - Left-Back Brazil Cerezo Osaka 29 404 6 0 6 0 6 0 1.34 0.00 67
30 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan Kashiwa Reysol 28 403 6 0 6 0 1 0 1.34 0.00 67
31 Atsuhiro Miura Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 25 342 6 0 6 0 2 0 1.58 0.00 57
32 Santiago Salcedo Attack - Centre-Forward Paraguay FC Tokyo 12 113 5 0 5 0 4 0 3.98 0.00 23
33 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 32 510 5 8 13 0 6 0 0.88 1.41 102
34 Tomoyuki Hirase Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 19 304 4 0 4 0 3 0 1.18 0.00 76
35 Kazuyuki Morisaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 765 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.47 0.00 191
36 Teppei Nishiyama Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 22 301 4 0 4 0 4 0 1.20 0.00 75
37 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Nagoya Grampus 20 223 4 0 4 0 5 0 1.61 0.00 56
38 Hiroto Mogi Defender - Left-Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 12 97 4 0 4 0 1 0 3.71 0.00 24
39 Keisuke Kurihara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 18 180 4 0 4 0 0 0 2.00 0.00 45
40 Takenori Hayashi Attack - Second Striker Japan JEF United Chiba 30 214 4 0 4 0 1 0 1.68 0.00 54
41 Emerson Attack - Left Winger Qatar Brazil Urawa Red Diamonds 12 270 4 2 6 0 2 0 1.33 0.67 68
42 Claiton Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Nagoya Grampus 31 660 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.55 0.00 165
43 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 31 684 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.53 0.00 171
44 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger Japan Kashima Antlers 27 306 4 4 8 0 0 0 1.18 1.18 77
45 Jung-hwan Ahn Attack - Second Striker Korea, South Yokohama F. Marinos 9 171 4 0 4 0 0 0 2.11 0.00 43
46 Luizão Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Nagoya Grampus 6 113 4 0 4 0 3 0 3.19 0.00 28
47 Yasushi Kita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 18 423 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.64 0.00 141
48 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 33 967 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.28 0.00 322
49 Nobuhisa Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 32 850 3 5 8 0 7 0 0.32 0.53 283
50 Satoshi Horinouchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 23 536 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.50 0.00 179
51 Dodô Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Oita Trinita 15 396 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.68 0.00 132
52 Koki Mizuno Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 25 560 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.48 0.00 187
53 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 30 849 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.32 0.00 283
54 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 24 522 3 3 6 0 4 0 0.52 0.52 174
55 Mitsuteru Watanabe Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 22 666 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.27 0.00 333
56 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 12 392 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.46 0.00 196
57 Takuya Yokoyama Attack Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 9 89 2 1 3 0 0 0 2.02 1.01 45
58 Masataka Sakamoto Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 34 1,506 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.12 0.00 753
59 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 30 1,300 2 0 2 0 7 0 0.14 0.00 650
60 Tomoyuki Sakai Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 18 461 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.39 0.20 231
61 Kang-jo Park Midfield - Right Midfield Korea, South Vissel Kobe 33 1,338 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.13 0.00 669
62 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Gamba Osaka 19 206 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.87 0.00 103
63 Tadaaki Hirakawa Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 26 729 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.25 0.00 365
64 Ryuji Bando Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 18 703 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.26 0.00 352
65 Keisuke Honda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Nagoya Grampus 31 931 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.19 0.00 466
66 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 19 591 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.30 0.00 296
67 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 29 1,281 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.14 0.00 641
68 Fernando Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Kashima Antlers 30 1,315 2 5 7 0 11 0 0.14 0.34 658
69 Satoru Yamagishi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 30 923 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.20 0.10 462
70 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 31 1,192 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.15 0.00 596
71 Gil Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 1969 16 606 2 1 3 0 3 1 0.30 0.15 303
72 Makoto Hasebe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 31 1,351 2 3 5 0 9 0 0.13 0.20 676
73 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 12 163 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.10 0.00 82
74 Daisuke Nasu Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 29 1,074 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.17 0.00 537
75 Chikashi Masuda Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 19 444 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.41 0.00 222
76 Toshiya Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Nagoya Grampus 32 928 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.19 0.19 464
77 Daisuke Yoneyama Attack Japan Cerezo Osaka 7 132 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.68 0.00 132
78 Noritada Saneyoshi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 24 1,797 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.05 0.00 1,797
79 Mitsunori Yabuta Attack - Second Striker Japan Vissel Kobe 15 783 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.11 0.00 783
80 Takanori Nunobe Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 24 1,617 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.06 0.00 1,617
81 Yutaka Akita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Nagoya Grampus 19 1,472 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.06 0.00 1,472
82 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 23 1,943 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.05 0.00 1,943
83 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Omiya Ardija 7 469 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.19 0.00 469
84 Yong-soo Choi Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Júbilo Iwata 15 619 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.15 0.15 619
85 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 16 618 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.15 0.00 618
86 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 21 1,528 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.06 0.00 1,528
87 Hideo Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 33 2,930 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.03 0.00 2,930
88 Tomo Sugawara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 15 1,259 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.07 0.00 1,259
89 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 5 91 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.99 0.00 91
90 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 15 962 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.09 0.00 962
91 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 33 2,950 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.03 0.00 2,950
92 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kawasaki Frontale 9 494 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.18 0.00 494
93 Sidiclei Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Gamba Osaka 28 2,420 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.04 0.00 2,420
94 Takuro Nishimura Defender - Right-Back Japan Omiya Ardija 31 2,498 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.04 0.00 2,498
95 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Tokyo 11 431 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.21 0.00 431
96 Tomokazu Myojin Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Kashiwa Reysol 28 2,316 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 2,316
97 Masayuki Okano Attack - Right Winger Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 20 545 1 4 5 0 1 0 0.17 0.66 545
98 Mitsuru Nagata Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 5 450 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.20 0.00 450
99 Naoto Matsuo Defender - Left-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 12 959 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.09 0.00 959
100 Kazumichi Takagi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 33 2,829 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.03 0.00 2,829
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Yuichiro Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 30 365 8 6 14 1.97
2 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 32 510 8 5 13 1.41
3 Alex Mineiro Attack - Right Winger Kashima Antlers 27 151 7 15 22 4.17
4 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 30 245 7 11 18 2.57
5 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 33 295 6 10 16 1.83
6 Nobuhisa Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 32 850 5 3 8 0.53
7 Fernando Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 30 1,315 5 2 7 0.34
8 Araújo Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 33 89 4 33 37 4.04
9 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger Kashima Antlers 27 306 4 4 8 1.18
10 Masayuki Okano Attack - Right Winger Urawa Red Diamonds 20 545 4 1 5 0.66
11 Robert Cullen Attack - Centre-Forward Júbilo Iwata 31 148 3 13 16 1.82
12 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 24 522 3 3 6 0.52
13 Makoto Hasebe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 1,351 3 2 5 0.20
14 Keita Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 29 0 3 0 3 0.00
15 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Kashima Antlers 28 140 2 10 12 1.29
16 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Second Striker Urawa Red Diamonds 25 239 2 8 10 0.75
17 Fernandinho Attack - Left Winger Gamba Osaka 34 387 2 7 9 0.47
18 Emerson Attack - Left Winger Urawa Red Diamonds 12 270 2 4 6 0.67
19 Toshiya Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Nagoya Grampus 32 928 2 2 4 0.19
20 Toru Araiba Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 28 2,446 2 1 3 0.07
21 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 29 0 2 0 2 0.00
22 Tuto Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 25 286 1 7 8 0.31
23 Takuya Yokoyama Attack Urawa Red Diamonds 9 89 1 2 3 1.01
24 Gil Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 1969 16 606 1 2 3 0.15
25 Tomoyuki Sakai Midfield - Central Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 18 461 1 2 3 0.20
26 Satoru Yamagishi Midfield - Left Midfield JEF United Chiba 30 923 1 2 3 0.10
27 Yong-soo Choi Attack - Centre-Forward Júbilo Iwata 15 619 1 1 2 0.15
28 Masahiro Ohashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 25 1,639 1 1 2 0.05
29 Tomi Shimomura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 26 2,340 1 1 2 0.04
30 Hideki Uchidate Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 26 0 1 0 1 0.00
31 Takuya Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Tokyo Verdy 1969 33 0 1 0 1 0.00
32 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield Júbilo Iwata 30 0 1 0 1 0.00
33 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Gamba Osaka 24 0 1 0 1 0.00
34 Magno Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 33 163 0 18 18 0.00
35 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 33 163 0 18 18 0.00
36 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 132 0 18 18 0.00
37 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 31 161 0 16 16 0.00
38 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 33 248 0 12 12 0.00
39 Akinori Nishizawa Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 28 211 0 10 10 0.00
40 Jae-jin Cho Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 29 283 0 9 9 0.00
41 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama F. Marinos 28 188 0 9 9 0.00
42 Galvão Attack - Centre-Forward Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 235 0 9 9 0.00
43 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 14 120 0 9 9 0.00
44 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Cerezo Osaka 28 315 0 8 8 0.00
45 Anderson Lima Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 30 274 0 8 8 0.00
46 Fabinho Santos Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 26 268 0 8 8 0.00
47 Cléber Santana Midfield - Central Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 29 312 0 8 8 0.00
48 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield JEF United Chiba 34 377 0 8 8 0.00
49 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 30 333 0 7 7 0.00
50 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Tokyo 34 437 0 7 7 0.00
51 Atsuhiro Miura Midfield - Left Midfield Vissel Kobe 25 342 0 6 6 0.00
52 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Kashiwa Reysol 28 403 0 6 6 0.00
53 Hiroaki Morishima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 33 424 0 6 6 0.00
54 Zé Carlos Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 29 404 0 6 6 0.00
55 Santiago Salcedo Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 12 113 0 5 5 0.00
56 Luizão Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 6 113 0 4 4 0.00
57 Takenori Hayashi Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 30 214 0 4 4 0.00
58 Jung-hwan Ahn Attack - Second Striker Yokohama F. Marinos 9 171 0 4 4 0.00
59 Keisuke Kurihara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 18 180 0 4 4 0.00
60 Claiton Midfield - Central Midfield Nagoya Grampus 31 660 0 4 4 0.00
61 Hiroto Mogi Defender - Left-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 12 97 0 4 4 0.00
62 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 20 223 0 4 4 0.00
63 Tomoyuki Hirase Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 19 304 0 4 4 0.00
64 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 31 684 0 4 4 0.00
65 Kazuyuki Morisaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 765 0 4 4 0.00
66 Teppei Nishiyama Midfield - Right Midfield Oita Trinita 22 301 0 4 4 0.00
67 Koki Mizuno Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 25 560 0 3 3 0.00
68 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 30 849 0 3 3 0.00
69 Yasushi Kita Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 18 423 0 3 3 0.00
70 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 33 967 0 3 3 0.00
71 Satoshi Horinouchi Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 23 536 0 3 3 0.00
72 Dodô Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 15 396 0 3 3 0.00
73 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Yokohama F. Marinos 12 163 0 2 2 0.00
74 Masataka Sakamoto Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 34 1,506 0 2 2 0.00
75 Daisuke Nasu Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 29 1,074 0 2 2 0.00
76 Kang-jo Park Midfield - Right Midfield Vissel Kobe 33 1,338 0 2 2 0.00
77 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 29 1,281 0 2 2 0.00
78 Chikashi Masuda Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 19 444 0 2 2 0.00
79 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 19 591 0 2 2 0.00
80 Keisuke Honda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Nagoya Grampus 31 931 0 2 2 0.00
81 Mitsuteru Watanabe Midfield - Right Midfield Gamba Osaka 22 666 0 2 2 0.00
82 Ryuji Bando Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 18 703 0 2 2 0.00
83 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 12 392 0 2 2 0.00
84 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 31 1,192 0 2 2 0.00
85 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Kashiwa Reysol 30 1,300 0 2 2 0.00
86 Tadaaki Hirakawa Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 26 729 0 2 2 0.00
87 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 19 206 0 2 2 0.00
88 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 23 1,943 0 1 1 0.00
89 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 5 91 0 1 1 0.00
90 Noritada Saneyoshi Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 24 1,797 0 1 1 0.00
91 Mitsunori Yabuta Attack - Second Striker Vissel Kobe 15 783 0 1 1 0.00
92 Tomokazu Myojin Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 28 2,316 0 1 1 0.00
93 Takanori Nunobe Midfield - Central Midfield Cerezo Osaka 24 1,617 0 1 1 0.00
94 Tomo Sugawara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 15 1,259 0 1 1 0.00
95 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 11 431 0 1 1 0.00
96 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 7 469 0 1 1 0.00
97 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 33 2,950 0 1 1 0.00
98 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 15 962 0 1 1 0.00
99 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Kashiwa Reysol 21 1,528 0 1 1 0.00
100 Hideo Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 33 2,930 0 1 1 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers 34 3,060 11 39 1.15
2 Motohiro Yoshida Cerezo Osaka 34 3,060 10 40 1.18
3 Yuta Minami Kashiwa Reysol 33 2,970 7 54 1.64
4 Shusaku Nishikawa Oita Trinita 21 1,890 6 24 1.14
5 Ryo Kushino JEF United Chiba 22 1,980 4 30 1.36
6 Tatsuya Enomoto Yokohama F. Marinos 11 990 4 14 1.27
7 Yohei Nishibe Shimizu S-Pulse 29 2,610 4 41 1.41
8 Tomonori Tateishi JEF United Chiba 12 1,080 4 12 1
9 Takashi Aizawa Kawasaki Frontale 22 1,980 3 30 1.36
10 Makoto Kakegawa Vissel Kobe 21 1,890 3 39 1.86
11 Yosuke Nozawa Albirex Niigata 26 2,335 3 50 1.92
12 Shinya Kato Kashiwa Reysol 1 90 1 0 —
13 Naoki Matsuyo Gamba Osaka 14 1,260 1 24 1.71
14 Yosuke Fujigaya Gamba Osaka 16 1,440 1 28 1.75
15 Tetsu Sugiyama Kashima Antlers 1 22 1 0 —
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Cléber Santana Midfield - Central Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 29 8 1 1 11
2 Fernando Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 30 11 0 0 11
3 Keita Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 29 10 0 0 10
4 Jun Marques Davidson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Omiya Ardija 30 10 2 0 10
5 Makoto Hasebe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 9 0 0 9
6 Go Oiwa Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 30 8 0 0 8
7 Hiroaki Morishima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 33 8 0 0 8
8 Toru Araiba Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 28 5 0 1 8
9 Dininho Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 8 0 0 8
10 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Cerezo Osaka 29 8 0 0 8
11 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 22 5 0 1 8
12 Nobuhisa Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 32 7 0 0 7
13 Magno Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 33 7 0 0 7
14 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Kashiwa Reysol 30 7 1 0 7
15 Fabinho Santos Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 26 7 1 0 7
16 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 30 7 0 0 7
17 Alex Mineiro Attack - Right Winger Kashima Antlers 27 7 0 0 7
18 Jae-jin Cho Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 29 7 0 0 7
19 Anderson Lima Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 30 7 1 0 7
20 Tomi Shimomura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 26 7 0 0 7
21 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Vissel Kobe 11 4 0 1 7
22 Zé Carlos Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 29 6 0 0 6
23 Daisuke Nasu Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 29 6 0 0 6
24 Satoshi Horinouchi Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 23 6 0 0 6
25 Hayuma Tanaka Defender - Right-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 31 6 0 0 6
26 Gil Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 1969 16 3 0 1 6
27 Takayuki Chano Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 28 6 1 0 6
28 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 32 6 1 0 6
29 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 33 6 0 0 6
30 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 33 6 0 0 6
31 Hideo Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 33 6 0 0 6
32 Naoya Saeki Midfield - Central Midfield Vissel Kobe 30 6 0 0 6
33 Jin-kyu Kim Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 24 5 0 0 5
34 Túlio Guerreiro Midfield - Defensive Midfield Oita Trinita 14 5 0 0 5
35 Daisuke Saito Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 33 5 0 0 5
36 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 20 5 0 0 5
37 Kozo Yuki Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 20 5 0 0 5
38 Takeshi Aoki Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 32 5 0 0 5
39 Takehito Shigehara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 5 1 0 5
40 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 33 5 0 0 5
41 Yutaka Akita Defender - Centre-Back Nagoya Grampus 19 5 0 0 5
42 Mitsuteru Watanabe Midfield - Right Midfield Gamba Osaka 22 5 0 0 5
43 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 23 5 0 0 5
44 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 15 5 0 0 5
45 Tomo Sugawara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 15 5 0 0 5
46 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 33 4 0 0 4
47 Seiji Kaneko Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 10 4 0 0 4
48 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Gamba Osaka 24 4 0 0 4
49 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Vissel Kobe 9 4 0 0 4
50 Nené Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 10 1 0 1 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Gamba Osaka Japan 25 79
2 Kashima Antlers Japan 26 60
3 Albirex Niigata Japan 9 37
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 8 36
5 Cerezo Osaka Japan 21 35
6 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 19 34
7 JEF United Chiba Japan 13 34
8 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 13 28
9 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 24 25
10 Kashiwa Reysol Japan 13 21
11 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 9 20
12 FC Tokyo Japan 9 20
13 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 10 18
14 Nagoya Grampus Japan 10 17
15 Júbilo Iwata Japan 7 16
16 Omiya Ardija Japan 6 9
17 Kawasaki Frontale Japan 8 3
18 Tokyo Verdy 1969 Japan 6 3
#ClubCountrySeasons
1 Albirex Niigata (8344) Japan 26
2 Avispa Fukuoka (9597) Japan 26
3 Cerezo Osaka (1022) Japan 26
4 Fagiano Okayama (22171) Japan 26
5 FC Tokyo (6631) Japan 26
6 Gamba Osaka (596) Japan 26
7 Kashima Antlers (2241) Japan 26
8 Kashiwa Reysol (6632) Japan 26
9 Kawasaki Frontale (9598) Japan 26
10 Kyoto Sanga (593) Japan 26
11 Machida Zelvia (23568) Japan 26
12 Nagoya Grampus (1066) Japan 26
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2697) Japan 26
14 Shimizu S-Pulse (1062) Japan 26
15 Shonan Bellmare (8457) Japan 26
16 Tokyo Verdy (3734) Japan 26
17 Urawa Red Diamonds (828) Japan 26
18 Vissel Kobe (3958) Japan 26
19 Yokohama F. Marinos (3828) Japan 26
20 Yokohama FC (943) Japan 26

Top scorer of each season in this competition (across 20 tracked seasons). Ties resolved by player_id order.

SeasonPlayerPosNatClubGoalsMatches
2025 Rafael Elias Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kyoto Sanga 15 21
2024 Anderson Lopes FW Brazil Yokohama F. Marinos 24 0
2023 Yuya Osako FW Japan Vissel Kobe 22 0
2022 Thiago Santana FW Brazil Shimizu S-Pulse 14 0
2021 Daizen Maeda Attack - Left Winger Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 23 36
2020 Everaldo Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashima Antlers 18 33
2019 Teruhito Nakagawa Attack - Right Winger Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 15 33
2018 Jô Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Nagoya Grampus 24 33
2017 Yu Kobayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kawasaki Frontale 23 34
2014 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kawasaki Frontale 18 32
2013 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kawasaki Frontale 26 33
2012 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 22 34
2011 Joshua Kennedy Attack - Centre-Forward Australia Nagoya Grampus 19 31
2010 Joshua Kennedy Attack - Centre-Forward Australia Nagoya Grampus 17 31
2009 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Urawa Red Diamonds 17 33
2008 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashima Antlers 21 30
2007 Baré Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Germany Gamba Osaka 20 31
2006 Magno Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 26 31
2005 Araújo Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 33 33
1996 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Verdy Kawasaki 23 27

Players with the most goals across all seasons of this competition in our dataset.

#PlayerPositionNationalityTotal goalsSeasons
1 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 142 16
2 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 134 9
3 Yu Kobayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 124 13
4 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 120 13
5 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil 119 9
6 Anderson Lopes Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil 99 8
7 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil 96 8
8 Yuya Osako Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 89 10
9 Patric Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil 87 10
10 Diego Oliveira Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil 79 8
11 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil 79 8
12 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan 75 11
13 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 69 8
14 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Japan 69 14
15 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 68 9
16 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Japan 64 12
17 Joshua Kennedy Attack - Centre-Forward Australia 64 6
18 Takashi Usami Attack - Second Striker Japan 63 9
19 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan 63 14
20 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North 61 8

Highest single-season goal hauls in this competition.

#PlayerTeamSeasonGoals
1 Araújo Gamba Osaka 2005 33
2 Magno Alves Gamba Osaka 2006 26
3 Yoshito Okubo Kawasaki Frontale 2013 26
4 Anderson Lopes Yokohama F. Marinos 2024 24
5 Jô Nagoya Grampus 2018 24
6 Anderson Lopes Yokohama F. Marinos 2024 24
7 Kazuyoshi Miura Verdy Kawasaki 1996 23
8 Leandro Damião Kawasaki Frontale 2021 23
9 Daizen Maeda Yokohama F. Marinos 2021 23
10 Yu Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale 2017 23