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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 — 2008

Top scorer
Marquinhos Kashima Antlers
21
Top assists
Yasuhito Endo Gamba Osaka
6
Top clean sheets
Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers
14
Most cards
Eddy Bosnar JEF United Chiba
11
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashima Antlers 30 124 21 0 21 0 3 0 15.24 0.00 6
2 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Kawasaki Frontale 33 171 14 0 14 0 6 0 7.37 0.00 12
3 Atsushi Yanagisawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 32 197 14 0 14 0 3 0 6.40 0.00 14
4 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Tokyo 30 137 12 1 13 0 3 0 7.88 0.66 11
5 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Urawa Red Diamonds 31 203 11 2 13 0 5 1 4.88 0.89 18
6 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 31 249 11 0 11 0 8 1 3.98 0.00 23
7 Shinji Okazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 27 169 10 0 10 0 0 0 5.33 0.00 17
8 Baré Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Germany Gamba Osaka 17 147 10 0 10 0 2 0 6.12 0.00 15
9 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 29 222 8 0 8 0 0 0 3.24 0.00 28
10 Denis Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Omiya Ardija 20 202 8 0 8 0 1 1 3.56 0.00 25
11 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 31 338 8 3 11 0 2 0 2.13 0.80 42
12 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Vissel Kobe 25 307 7 0 7 0 5 0 2.05 0.00 44
13 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 13 137 7 1 8 1 2 0 4.60 0.66 20
14 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 29 275 7 0 7 0 1 0 2.29 0.00 39
15 Takanobu Komiyama Defender - Left-Back Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 31 375 7 0 7 0 2 0 1.68 0.00 54
16 Roni Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Yokohama F. Marinos 26 567 7 0 7 0 3 0 1.11 0.00 81
17 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 33 490 6 0 6 0 7 0 1.10 0.00 82
18 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 33 495 6 0 6 0 4 0 1.09 0.00 83
19 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 27 395 6 6 12 0 4 0 1.37 1.37 66
20 Naohiro Takahara Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 27 321 6 1 7 0 1 0 1.68 0.28 54
21 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 34 606 5 0 5 0 4 0 0.74 0.00 121
22 Yuichiro Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 26 256 5 1 6 0 6 0 1.76 0.35 51
23 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 24 416 5 1 6 0 4 0 1.08 0.22 83
24 Klemen Lavric Attack - Centre-Forward Slovenia Omiya Ardija 18 264 5 0 5 0 7 0 1.70 0.00 53
25 Akinori Nishizawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 21 243 5 0 5 0 2 0 1.85 0.00 49
26 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 34 744 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.48 0.00 186
27 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 29 512 4 0 4 0 7 1 0.70 0.00 128
28 Tadanari Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 19 380 4 0 4 0 0 1 0.95 0.00 95
29 Keisuke Kurihara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 29 456 4 0 4 0 1 0 0.79 0.00 114
30 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 34 762 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.47 0.00 191
31 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 32 687 4 1 5 0 3 2 0.52 0.13 172
32 Danilo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Kashima Antlers 28 393 4 1 5 0 4 0 0.92 0.23 98
33 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Japan Gamba Osaka 30 335 4 0 4 0 4 0 1.07 0.00 84
34 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger Japan Nagoya Grampus 16 191 4 0 4 0 1 0 1.88 0.00 48
35 Robert Cullen Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Júbilo Iwata 16 267 4 0 4 0 0 0 1.35 0.00 67
36 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan Nagoya Grampus 31 615 4 2 6 0 4 0 0.59 0.29 154
37 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Júbilo Iwata 20 445 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.61 0.00 148
38 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 27 516 3 1 4 0 0 0 0.52 0.17 172
39 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back Japan Oita Trinita 28 839 3 0 3 0 7 0 0.32 0.00 280
40 Botti Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Vissel Kobe 30 776 3 0 3 0 5 0 0.35 0.00 259
41 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 27 680 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.40 0.00 227
42 Fernandinho Attack - Left Winger Brazil Shimizu S-Pulse 29 1,717 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.16 0.00 572
43 Yuto Nagatomo Defender - Left-Back Japan FC Tokyo 29 803 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.34 0.00 268
44 Sota Nakazawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 30 894 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.30 0.00 298
45 Tomokazu Myojin Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 32 950 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.28 0.00 317
46 Kenta Kano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 13 288 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.94 0.00 96
47 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Albirex Niigata 24 665 3 0 3 0 8 0 0.41 0.00 222
48 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 34 1,020 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.26 0.00 340
49 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Japan Kashima Antlers 27 498 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.54 0.00 166
50 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 20 553 3 0 3 0 5 0 0.49 0.00 184
51 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 32 745 3 1 4 0 5 0 0.36 0.12 248
52 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 15 435 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.41 0.00 218
53 Ryuta Sasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 11 101 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.78 0.00 51
54 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 28 1,255 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.14 0.00 628
55 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 27 642 2 0 2 0 4 1 0.28 0.00 321
56 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Omiya Ardija 19 573 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.31 0.00 287
57 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 18 548 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.33 0.00 274
58 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 13 293 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.61 0.00 147
59 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 26 1,016 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.18 0.00 508
60 Jun Uchida Defender - Right-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 33 1,483 2 0 2 0 7 0 0.12 0.00 742
61 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 28 1,127 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.16 0.00 564
62 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Second Striker Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 15 458 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.39 0.00 229
63 Pedro Júnior Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Omiya Ardija 9 233 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.77 0.00 117
64 Claiton Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Consadole Sapporo 30 1,304 2 1 3 0 7 0 0.14 0.07 652
65 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 14 468 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.38 0.00 234
66 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 33 1,485 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.12 0.00 743
67 Tomohiko Ikeuchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 20 606 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.30 0.00 303
68 Takeshi Aoki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 34 1,512 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.12 0.00 756
69 Toru Araiba Defender - Left-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 30 1,350 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.13 0.00 675
70 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 22 796 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.23 0.00 398
71 Eddy Bosnar Defender - Centre-Back Australia Croatia JEF United Chiba 30 1,319 2 0 2 0 11 0 0.14 0.00 660
72 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Brazil Kyoto Sanga 4 206 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.44 0.00 206
73 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 25 2,037 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.04 0.00 2,037
74 Masataka Sakamoto Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 32 2,726 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.03 0.00 2,726
75 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 8 63 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.43 0.00 63
76 Ryota Aoki Defender - Left-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 29 2,463 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 2,463
77 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 33 2,877 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.03 0.00 2,877
78 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 21 1,507 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.06 0.00 1,507
79 Maya Yoshida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Nagoya Grampus 22 1,901 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.05 0.00 1,901
80 Toshihiko Uchiyama Defender - Left-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 27 2,318 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.04 0.00 2,318
81 Teruaki Kobayashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 23 2,048 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 2,048
82 Sidiclei Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Kyoto Sanga 33 2,921 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.03 0.00 2,921
83 Ataliba Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Kyoto Sanga 17 665 1 1 2 0 3 1 0.14 0.14 665
84 Takenori Hayashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Kyoto Sanga 19 667 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.13 0.00 667
85 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 15 702 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.13 0.00 702
86 Yusuke Tasaka Defender - Right-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 12 130 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.69 0.00 130
87 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 25 2,103 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 2,103
88 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 19 791 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.11 0.00 791
89 Lopes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Yokohama F. Marinos 16 1,052 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.09 0.00 1,052
90 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Iran Yokohama F. Marinos 8 307 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.29 0.00 307
91 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 29 2,250 1 2 3 0 2 0 0.04 0.08 2,250
92 Tsukasa Umesaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 22 823 1 4 5 0 1 0 0.11 0.44 823
93 Tadaaki Hirakawa Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 31 2,635 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.03 0.03 2,635
94 Mitsuru Nagata Defender - Centre-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 30 2,473 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.04 0.00 2,473
95 Naoto Matsuo Defender - Left-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 30 2,495 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 2,495
96 Kazumichi Takagi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 34 3,056 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.03 0.00 3,056
97 Yusuke Igawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 30 2,700 1 0 1 0 7 0 0.03 0.00 2,700
98 Ryuji Bando Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Gamba Osaka 15 661 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.14 0.00 661
99 Michael Nascimento Attack - Second Striker Brazil JEF United Chiba 10 666 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.14 0.00 666
100 Daisuke Saito Defender - Centre-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 24 1,585 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.06 0.00 1,585
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 27 395 6 6 12 1.37
2 Tsukasa Umesaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 22 823 4 1 5 0.44
3 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 31 338 3 8 11 0.80
4 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 31 203 2 11 13 0.89
5 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Nagoya Grampus 31 615 2 4 6 0.29
6 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 29 2,250 2 1 3 0.08
7 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 30 137 1 12 13 0.66
8 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 13 137 1 7 8 0.66
9 Naohiro Takahara Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 27 321 1 6 7 0.28
10 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 24 416 1 5 6 0.22
11 Yuichiro Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 26 256 1 5 6 0.35
12 Danilo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 28 393 1 4 5 0.23
13 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Tokyo 32 687 1 4 5 0.13
14 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 32 745 1 3 4 0.12
15 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 27 516 1 3 4 0.17
16 Claiton Midfield - Central Midfield Consadole Sapporo 30 1,304 1 2 3 0.07
17 Atsuto Uchida Defender - Right-Back Kashima Antlers 25 2,165 1 1 2 0.04
18 Ataliba Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 17 665 1 1 2 0.14
19 Tadaaki Hirakawa Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 2,635 1 1 2 0.03
20 Hideo Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 34 0 1 0 1 0.00
21 Tatsuya Enomoto Goalkeeper Vissel Kobe 25 2,250 1 0 1 0.04
22 Yuichi Mizutani Goalkeeper Kyoto Sanga 26 2,340 1 0 1 0.04
23 Nobuhisa Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 28 0 1 0 1 0.00
24 Michihiro Yasuda Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 26 0 1 0 1 0.00
25 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 30 124 0 21 21 0.00
26 Atsushi Yanagisawa Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 32 197 0 14 14 0.00
27 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Kawasaki Frontale 33 171 0 14 14 0.00
28 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 31 249 0 11 11 0.00
29 Baré Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 17 147 0 10 10 0.00
30 Shinji Okazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 27 169 0 10 10 0.00
31 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 29 222 0 8 8 0.00
32 Denis Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 20 202 0 8 8 0.00
33 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 25 307 0 7 7 0.00
34 Roni Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama F. Marinos 26 567 0 7 7 0.00
35 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama F. Marinos 29 275 0 7 7 0.00
36 Takanobu Komiyama Defender - Left-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 31 375 0 7 7 0.00
37 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 33 495 0 6 6 0.00
38 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 33 490 0 6 6 0.00
39 Akinori Nishizawa Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 21 243 0 5 5 0.00
40 Klemen Lavric Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 18 264 0 5 5 0.00
41 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 34 606 0 5 5 0.00
42 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 34 744 0 4 4 0.00
43 Robert Cullen Attack - Centre-Forward Júbilo Iwata 16 267 0 4 4 0.00
44 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger Nagoya Grampus 16 191 0 4 4 0.00
45 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 29 512 0 4 4 0.00
46 Tadanari Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 19 380 0 4 4 0.00
47 Keisuke Kurihara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 29 456 0 4 4 0.00
48 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Gamba Osaka 30 335 0 4 4 0.00
49 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 34 762 0 4 4 0.00
50 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Júbilo Iwata 20 445 0 3 3 0.00
51 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 20 553 0 3 3 0.00
52 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back Oita Trinita 28 839 0 3 3 0.00
53 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Kashima Antlers 27 498 0 3 3 0.00
54 Botti Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 30 776 0 3 3 0.00
55 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Consadole Sapporo 27 680 0 3 3 0.00
56 Fernandinho Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 29 1,717 0 3 3 0.00
57 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 34 1,020 0 3 3 0.00
58 Yuto Nagatomo Defender - Left-Back FC Tokyo 29 803 0 3 3 0.00
59 Sota Nakazawa Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 30 894 0 3 3 0.00
60 Tomokazu Myojin Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 32 950 0 3 3 0.00
61 Kenta Kano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 13 288 0 3 3 0.00
62 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 24 665 0 3 3 0.00
63 Eddy Bosnar Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 30 1,319 0 2 2 0.00
64 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 15 435 0 2 2 0.00
65 Ryuta Sasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 11 101 0 2 2 0.00
66 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Vissel Kobe 28 1,255 0 2 2 0.00
67 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 27 642 0 2 2 0.00
68 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 19 573 0 2 2 0.00
69 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 18 548 0 2 2 0.00
70 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 13 293 0 2 2 0.00
71 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 26 1,016 0 2 2 0.00
72 Jun Uchida Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 33 1,483 0 2 2 0.00
73 Pedro Júnior Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 9 233 0 2 2 0.00
74 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Albirex Niigata 28 1,127 0 2 2 0.00
75 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 22 796 0 2 2 0.00
76 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 33 1,485 0 2 2 0.00
77 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 14 468 0 2 2 0.00
78 Tomohiko Ikeuchi Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 20 606 0 2 2 0.00
79 Takeshi Aoki Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 34 1,512 0 2 2 0.00
80 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Second Striker Urawa Red Diamonds 15 458 0 2 2 0.00
81 Toru Araiba Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 30 1,350 0 2 2 0.00
82 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 15 702 0 1 1 0.00
83 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Gamba Osaka 19 791 0 1 1 0.00
84 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 8 63 0 1 1 0.00
85 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 25 2,103 0 1 1 0.00
86 Yusuke Tasaka Defender - Right-Back Kawasaki Frontale 12 130 0 1 1 0.00
87 Takayuki Chano Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 27 2,385 0 1 1 0.00
88 Ryota Aoki Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 29 2,463 0 1 1 0.00
89 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 33 2,877 0 1 1 0.00
90 Daisuke Saito Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 24 1,585 0 1 1 0.00
91 Maya Yoshida Defender - Centre-Back Nagoya Grampus 22 1,901 0 1 1 0.00
92 Daisuke Nasu Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 32 2,839 0 1 1 0.00
93 Toshihiko Uchiyama Defender - Left-Back Vissel Kobe 27 2,318 0 1 1 0.00
94 Masahiro Ohashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 21 778 0 1 1 0.00
95 Teruaki Kobayashi Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 23 2,048 0 1 1 0.00
96 Hayuma Tanaka Defender - Right-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 32 2,586 0 1 1 0.00
97 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Tokyo 27 1,977 0 1 1 0.00
98 Hiroki Mizumoto Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 25 1,620 0 1 1 0.00
99 Mitsuru Nagata Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 30 2,473 0 1 1 0.00
100 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 21 1,507 0 1 1 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers 34 3,060 14 30 0.88
2 Shusaku Nishikawa Oita Trinita 22 1,971 11 14 0.64
3 Takashi Kitano Albirex Niigata 32 2,880 10 41 1.28
4 Seigo Shimokawa Oita Trinita 13 1,089 7 10 0.77
5 Hitoshi Shiota FC Tokyo 34 3,060 7 46 1.35
6 Yosuke Fujigaya Gamba Osaka 28 2,391 7 38 1.36
7 Yuichi Mizutani Kyoto Sanga 26 2,340 6 34 1.31
8 Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba 21 1,890 6 28 1.33
9 Tatsuya Enomoto Vissel Kobe 25 2,250 5 31 1.24
10 Yohei Nishibe Shimizu S-Pulse 21 1,890 5 30 1.43
11 Kenta Tokushige Vissel Kobe 9 810 4 7 0.78
12 Kaito Yamamoto Shimizu S-Pulse 13 1,170 4 12 0.92
13 Yuta Minami Kashiwa Reysol 10 900 3 15 1.5
14 Naoki Matsuyo Gamba Osaka 9 669 3 11 1.22
15 Tomonori Tateishi JEF United Chiba 12 1,080 3 23 1.92
16 Takahiro Takagi Consadole Sapporo 20 1,762 2 37 1.85
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Eddy Bosnar Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 30 11 1 0 11
2 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 31 8 0 1 11
3 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 29 7 0 1 10
4 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Tokyo 32 3 0 2 9
5 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Consadole Sapporo 30 9 0 0 9
6 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 31 5 0 1 8
7 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 21 8 0 0 8
8 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 24 8 0 0 8
9 Takayuki Chano Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 27 8 0 0 8
10 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back Oita Trinita 28 7 2 0 7
11 Jun Uchida Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 33 7 0 0 7
12 Yusuke Igawa Defender - Centre-Back Kawasaki Frontale 30 7 0 0 7
13 Nobuhisa Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 28 7 0 0 7
14 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 33 7 0 0 7
15 Claiton Midfield - Central Midfield Consadole Sapporo 30 7 1 0 7
16 Klemen Lavric Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 18 7 0 0 7
17 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 27 4 0 1 7
18 Tomi Shimomura Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 33 6 0 0 6
19 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Kawasaki Frontale 33 6 0 0 6
20 Yuichiro Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 26 6 0 0 6
21 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 18 6 0 0 6
22 Ryosuke Matsuoka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 28 6 0 0 6
23 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 22 6 0 0 6
24 Ataliba Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 17 3 0 1 6
25 Daisuke Nasu Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 32 5 1 0 5
26 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield Júbilo Iwata 24 5 0 0 5
27 Satoshi Horinouchi Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 28 5 0 0 5
28 Jun Marques Davidson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Consadole Sapporo 17 5 0 0 5
29 Botti Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 30 5 0 0 5
30 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 20 5 1 0 5
31 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 26 5 0 0 5
32 Go Oiwa Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 18 5 0 0 5
33 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 25 5 0 0 5
34 Naoya Saeki Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 20 5 0 0 5
35 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 32 5 0 0 5
36 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Nagoya Grampus 31 4 0 0 4
37 Sota Nakazawa Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 30 4 0 0 4
38 Keita Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 23 4 0 0 4
39 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Consadole Sapporo 27 4 0 0 4
40 Shusaku Nishikawa Goalkeeper Oita Trinita 22 4 0 0 4
41 Danilo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 28 4 1 0 4
42 Denis Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 20 1 0 1 4
43 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 27 4 0 0 4
44 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 24 4 0 0 4
45 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 33 4 0 0 4
46 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Tokyo 27 4 0 0 4
47 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 28 4 1 0 4
48 Tomokazu Myojin Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 32 4 0 0 4
49 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 34 4 0 0 4
50 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Gamba Osaka 30 4 1 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Kashima Antlers Japan 25 56
2 Kyoto Sanga Japan 25 45
3 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 17 34
4 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 13 31
5 Vissel Kobe Japan 22 31
6 Tokyo Verdy Japan 7 28
7 Kyoto Sanga Japan 12 22
8 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 11 21
9 FC Tokyo Japan 9 20
10 Omiya Ardija Japan 7 17
11 Albirex Niigata Japan 13 15
12 Oita Trinita Japan 12 10
13 Nagoya Grampus Japan 5 9
14 Júbilo Iwata Japan 6 9
15 Kashiwa Reysol Japan 6 8
16 Tokyo Verdy Japan 7 7
17 Consadole Sapporo Japan 8 7
18 JEF United Chiba Japan 14 6
#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