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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 — 2009

Top scorer
Edmílson Urawa Red Diamonds
17
Top assists
Kengo Nakamura Kawasaki Frontale
11
Top clean sheets
Shuichi Gonda FC Tokyo
15
Most cards
Dong-hyuk Park Kashiwa Reysol
11
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Urawa Red Diamonds 33 170 17 6 23 1 5 0 9.00 3.18 10
2 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 200 15 4 19 0 2 0 6.75 1.80 13
3 Shinji Okazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 34 206 14 1 15 0 2 0 6.12 0.44 15
4 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Kawasaki Frontale 29 156 14 1 15 0 7 0 8.08 0.58 11
5 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashima Antlers 31 206 13 5 18 2 4 0 5.68 2.18 16
6 Pedro Júnior Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 28 360 13 5 18 2 3 0 3.25 1.25 28
7 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 32 186 12 8 20 0 5 0 5.81 3.87 16
8 Keun-ho Lee Attack - Left Winger Korea, South Júbilo Iwata 24 176 12 5 17 0 3 0 6.14 2.56 15
9 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 21 164 11 5 16 1 4 0 6.04 2.74 15
10 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Albirex Niigata 29 253 10 3 13 0 5 0 3.56 1.07 25
11 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 32 287 10 10 20 4 7 0 3.14 3.14 29
12 Jae-jin Cho Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Gamba Osaka 25 145 10 1 11 0 3 0 6.21 0.62 15
13 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 371 8 1 9 0 7 0 1.94 0.24 46
14 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 351 8 9 17 0 4 0 2.05 2.31 44
15 Hiroto Mogi Defender - Left-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 31 272 8 4 12 0 2 0 2.65 1.32 34
16 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 33 371 8 5 13 0 6 0 1.94 1.21 46
17 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan Nagoya Grampus 27 268 8 4 12 2 1 0 2.69 1.34 34
18 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 19 197 8 0 8 1 6 0 3.65 0.00 25
19 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Montedio Yamagata 24 274 7 4 11 1 2 0 2.30 1.31 39
20 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Japan Kashima Antlers 33 408 7 7 14 0 4 0 1.54 1.54 58
21 Yuki Otsu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashiwa Reysol 33 378 6 1 7 0 4 0 1.43 0.24 63
22 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger Japan JEF United Chiba 32 389 6 0 6 0 2 0 1.39 0.00 65
23 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 30 402 6 6 12 0 6 0 1.34 1.34 67
24 Joshua Kennedy Attack - Centre-Forward Australia Nagoya Grampus 15 195 6 2 8 0 2 0 2.77 0.92 33
25 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Brazil Kyoto Sanga 17 181 5 2 7 1 0 0 2.49 0.99 36
26 Kang-jo Park Midfield - Right Midfield Korea, South Vissel Kobe 22 272 5 1 6 0 1 0 1.65 0.33 54
27 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 29 517 5 3 8 0 7 0 0.87 0.52 103
28 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Tokyo 28 269 5 2 7 0 2 0 1.67 0.67 54
29 Jeong-soo Lee Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Kyoto Sanga 32 552 5 0 5 0 4 1 0.82 0.00 110
30 Hideo Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 31 688 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.52 0.00 172
31 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 25 408 4 6 10 0 5 0 0.88 1.32 102
32 Maya Yoshida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Nagoya Grampus 30 633 4 1 5 0 2 0 0.57 0.14 158
33 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 33 650 4 1 5 0 2 0 0.55 0.14 163
34 Kenta Kano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 28 537 4 5 9 0 3 0 0.67 0.84 134
35 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 21 409 4 6 10 0 3 0 0.88 1.32 102
36 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 34 682 4 4 8 0 3 0 0.53 0.53 171
37 Neto Baiano Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil JEF United Chiba 14 161 4 0 4 1 3 1 2.24 0.00 40
38 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 32 719 4 11 15 0 1 0 0.50 1.38 180
39 Rafael Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Türkiye Omiya Ardija 14 266 4 3 7 0 2 0 1.35 1.02 67
40 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 32 709 4 1 5 0 4 0 0.51 0.13 177
41 Atsushi Yanagisawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 22 433 4 1 5 1 3 0 0.83 0.21 108
42 Naohiro Takahara Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 32 428 4 2 6 0 1 0 0.84 0.42 107
43 Yuya Osako Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 22 282 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.96 0.32 94
44 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 842 3 5 8 0 4 0 0.32 0.53 281
45 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 23 450 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.60 0.00 150
46 Fernandinho Attack - Left Winger Brazil Oita Trinita 15 291 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.93 0.31 97
47 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 30 480 3 5 8 0 0 0 0.56 0.94 160
48 Takanobu Komiyama Defender - Left-Back Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 28 750 3 1 4 0 4 0 0.36 0.12 250
49 Marcel Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Vissel Kobe 10 189 3 0 3 1 1 0 1.43 0.00 63
50 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 32 912 3 7 10 1 7 0 0.30 0.69 304
51 Gilton Defender - Left-Back Brazil Albirex Niigata 25 941 2 2 4 0 6 0 0.19 0.19 471
52 Keigo Higashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 23 509 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.35 0.18 255
53 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 30 942 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.19 0.29 471
54 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 14 569 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.32 0.00 285
55 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 29 797 2 1 3 0 0 0 0.23 0.11 399
56 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 31 1,296 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.14 0.00 648
57 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 1,234 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.15 0.07 617
58 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 16 168 2 1 3 0 0 0 1.07 0.54 84
59 Tadanari Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 656 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.27 0.00 328
60 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 30 1,286 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.14 0.00 643
61 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 23 950 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.19 0.00 475
62 Yusuke Tasaka Defender - Right-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 24 496 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.36 0.36 248
63 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 33 1,485 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.12 0.06 743
64 Tomokazu Myojin Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 31 1,364 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.13 0.07 682
65 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 31 1,356 2 2 4 0 7 0 0.13 0.13 678
66 Ryuji Bando Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Gamba Osaka 21 218 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.83 0.00 109
67 Michael Nascimento Attack - Second Striker Brazil JEF United Chiba 12 220 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.82 0.00 110
68 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 34 1,530 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.12 0.00 765
69 Danilo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Kashima Antlers 23 488 2 3 5 0 4 0 0.37 0.55 244
70 Daisuke Saito Defender - Centre-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 14 323 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.56 0.00 162
71 Hiroki Mizumoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 33 1,485 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.12 0.00 743
72 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 34 1,262 2 8 10 0 3 0 0.14 0.57 631
73 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Japan Gamba Osaka 23 264 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.68 0.34 132
74 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 34 1,528 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.12 0.06 764
75 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 27 920 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.20 0.29 460
76 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 19 1,511 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.06 0.06 1,511
77 Kyohei Noborizato Defender - Left-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 13 1 1 2 0 0 0 6.92 6.92 13
78 Tomoyasu Hirose Attack - Right Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 16 550 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.16 0.00 550
79 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Montedio Yamagata 21 1,852 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.05 0.05 1,852
80 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 14 1,260 1 1 2 0 2 0 0.07 0.07 1,260
81 Dong-hyuk Park Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Kashiwa Reysol 23 664 1 0 1 0 11 0 0.14 0.00 664
82 Masataka Sakamoto Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 33 2,923 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.03 0.03 2,923
83 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 24 1,184 1 3 4 0 0 0 0.08 0.23 1,184
84 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 9 440 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.20 0.20 440
85 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 30 2,434 1 5 6 0 3 0 0.04 0.18 2,434
86 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Japan Oita Trinita 26 1,584 1 2 3 0 3 0 0.06 0.11 1,584
87 Ryuta Sasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 4 60 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 0.00 60
88 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 30 2,606 1 1 2 0 5 0 0.03 0.03 2,606
89 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 21 878 1 1 2 0 2 0 0.10 0.10 878
90 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back Japan Oita Trinita 23 2,021 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.04 0.00 2,021
91 Takuji Yonemoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 28 2,364 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.04 0.00 2,364
92 Ryosuke Matsuoka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 29 2,505 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.04 0.00 2,505
93 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 13 567 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.16 0.00 567
94 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 23 1,460 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.06 0.06 1,460
95 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 32 2,819 1 2 3 0 5 0 0.03 0.06 2,819
96 Takenori Hayashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Kyoto Sanga 29 1,528 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.06 0.06 1,528
97 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 32 2,473 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.04 0.04 2,473
98 Arata Kodama Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 30 2,596 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.03 0.00 2,596
99 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Tokyo 12 500 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.18 0.00 500
100 Yuto Nagatomo Defender - Left-Back Japan FC Tokyo 31 2,665 1 3 4 0 1 0 0.03 0.10 2,665
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 32 719 11 4 15 1.38
2 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 32 287 10 10 20 3.14
3 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 351 9 8 17 2.31
4 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 32 186 8 12 20 3.87
5 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Tokyo 34 1,262 8 2 10 0.57
6 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Kashima Antlers 33 408 7 7 14 1.54
7 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 32 912 7 3 10 0.69
8 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 33 170 6 17 23 3.18
9 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 30 402 6 6 12 1.34
10 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 25 408 6 4 10 1.32
11 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 21 409 6 4 10 1.32
12 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 31 206 5 13 18 2.18
13 Pedro Júnior Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 28 360 5 13 18 1.25
14 Keun-ho Lee Attack - Left Winger Júbilo Iwata 24 176 5 12 17 2.56
15 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 21 164 5 11 16 2.74
16 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 33 371 5 8 13 1.21
17 Kenta Kano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 28 537 5 4 9 0.84
18 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 842 5 3 8 0.53
19 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Gamba Osaka 30 480 5 3 8 0.94
20 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 30 2,434 5 1 6 0.18
21 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 200 4 15 19 1.80
22 Hiroto Mogi Defender - Left-Back Vissel Kobe 31 272 4 8 12 1.32
23 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Nagoya Grampus 27 268 4 8 12 1.34
24 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Montedio Yamagata 24 274 4 7 11 1.31
25 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Albirex Niigata 34 682 4 4 8 0.53
26 Botti Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 26 0 4 0 4 0.00
27 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 29 253 3 10 13 1.07
28 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 29 517 3 5 8 0.52
29 Rafael Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 14 266 3 4 7 1.02
30 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 27 920 3 2 5 0.29
31 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 30 942 3 2 5 0.29
32 Danilo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 23 488 3 2 5 0.55
33 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield Júbilo Iwata 24 1,184 3 1 4 0.23
34 Yuto Nagatomo Defender - Left-Back FC Tokyo 31 2,665 3 1 4 0.10
35 Toru Araiba Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 29 0 3 0 3 0.00
36 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 31 0 3 0 3 0.00
37 Joshua Kennedy Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 15 195 2 6 8 0.92
38 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 28 269 2 5 7 0.67
39 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Kyoto Sanga 17 181 2 5 7 0.99
40 Naohiro Takahara Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 32 428 2 4 6 0.42
41 Gilton Defender - Left-Back Albirex Niigata 25 941 2 2 4 0.19
42 Yusuke Tasaka Defender - Right-Back Kawasaki Frontale 24 496 2 2 4 0.36
43 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 1,356 2 2 4 0.13
44 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Oita Trinita 26 1,584 2 1 3 0.11
45 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 31 2,650 2 1 3 0.07
46 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 32 2,819 2 1 3 0.06
47 Genki Haraguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 32 2,240 2 1 3 0.08
48 Naoki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 20 1,365 2 1 3 0.13
49 Ju-ho Park Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 19 0 2 0 2 0.00
50 Nobuyuki Zaizen Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 11 0 2 0 2 0.00
51 Yusuke Igawa Defender - Centre-Back Kawasaki Frontale 22 0 2 0 2 0.00
52 Atsuto Uchida Defender - Right-Back Kashima Antlers 31 0 2 0 2 0.00
53 Sidiclei Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 20 0 2 0 2 0.00
54 Michihiro Yasuda Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 22 0 2 0 2 0.00
55 Kosuke Ota Defender - Left-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 23 0 2 0 2 0.00
56 Seiji Koga Midfield - Left Midfield Vissel Kobe 10 0 2 0 2 0.00
57 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 21 0 2 0 2 0.00
58 Shinji Okazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 34 206 1 14 15 0.44
59 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Kawasaki Frontale 29 156 1 14 15 0.58
60 Jae-jin Cho Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 25 145 1 10 11 0.62
61 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 371 1 8 9 0.24
62 Yuki Otsu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 33 378 1 6 7 0.24
63 Kang-jo Park Midfield - Right Midfield Vissel Kobe 22 272 1 5 6 0.33
64 Atsushi Yanagisawa Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 22 433 1 4 5 0.21
65 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 33 650 1 4 5 0.14
66 Maya Yoshida Defender - Centre-Back Nagoya Grampus 30 633 1 4 5 0.14
67 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 32 709 1 4 5 0.13
68 Fernandinho Attack - Left Winger Oita Trinita 15 291 1 3 4 0.31
69 Takanobu Komiyama Defender - Left-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 28 750 1 3 4 0.12
70 Yuya Osako Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 22 282 1 3 4 0.32
71 Keigo Higashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 23 509 1 2 3 0.18
72 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Montedio Yamagata 29 797 1 2 3 0.11
73 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 34 1,528 1 2 3 0.06
74 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 16 168 1 2 3 0.54
75 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 33 1,485 1 2 3 0.06
76 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Gamba Osaka 23 264 1 2 3 0.34
77 Tomokazu Myojin Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 31 1,364 1 2 3 0.07
78 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 1,234 1 2 3 0.07
79 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 21 1,852 1 1 2 0.05
80 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 32 2,473 1 1 2 0.04
81 Takenori Hayashi Attack - Second Striker Kyoto Sanga 29 1,528 1 1 2 0.06
82 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 14 1,260 1 1 2 0.07
83 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 19 1,511 1 1 2 0.06
84 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 23 1,460 1 1 2 0.06
85 Daisuke Nasu Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 34 3,041 1 1 2 0.03
86 Masataka Sakamoto Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 33 2,923 1 1 2 0.03
87 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 30 2,606 1 1 2 0.03
88 Eddy Bosnar Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 25 2,196 1 1 2 0.04
89 Kyohei Noborizato Defender - Left-Back Kawasaki Frontale 2 13 1 1 2 6.92
90 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 9 440 1 1 2 0.20
91 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 32 2,723 1 1 2 0.03
92 Tomi Shimomura Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 25 1,724 1 1 2 0.05
93 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 21 878 1 1 2 0.10
94 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 32 0 1 0 1 0.00
95 Takuya Aoki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Omiya Ardija 4 0 1 0 1 0.00
96 Takumi Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 16 0 1 0 1 0.00
97 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 25 0 1 0 1 0.00
98 Takuya Miyamoto Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 32 0 1 0 1 0.00
99 Nobuhisa Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 30 0 1 0 1 0.00
100 Kazuhiko Chiba Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 13 0 1 0 1 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Shuichi Gonda FC Tokyo 34 3,060 15 39 1.15
2 Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers 34 3,060 14 30 0.88
3 Kenta Shimizu Montedio Yamagata 34 3,060 12 40 1.18
4 Hirotsugu Nakabayashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 2,493 11 32 1.14
5 Takashi Kitano Albirex Niigata 34 3,060 11 31 0.91
6 Yuichi Mizutani Kyoto Sanga 34 2,976 10 43 1.26
7 Shusaku Nishikawa Oita Trinita 34 3,060 8 45 1.32
8 Yosuke Fujigaya Gamba Osaka 22 1,974 8 27 1.23
9 Kaito Yamamoto Shimizu S-Pulse 20 1,800 7 21 1.05
10 Tatsuya Enomoto Vissel Kobe 34 3,060 5 48 1.41
11 Yohei Nishibe Shimizu S-Pulse 14 1,260 5 20 1.43
12 Naoki Matsuyo Gamba Osaka 13 1,086 3 17 1.31
13 Norihiro Yamagishi Urawa Red Diamonds 11 990 3 14 1.27
14 Ryo Kushino JEF United Chiba 11 990 1 15 1.36
15 Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba 23 2,070 1 41 1.78
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Dong-hyuk Park Defender - Centre-Back Kashiwa Reysol 23 11 0 0 11
2 Nobuhisa Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 30 9 0 0 9
3 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 31 8 0 0 8
4 Takayuki Chano Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 29 8 0 0 8
5 Atsuto Uchida Defender - Right-Back Kashima Antlers 31 4 0 1 7
6 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Kawasaki Frontale 29 7 0 0 7
7 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 29 7 0 0 7
8 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 7 0 0 7
9 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 7 0 0 7
10 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 32 7 0 0 7
11 Jeong-soo Lee Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 32 4 1 1 7
12 Jun Uchida Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 32 7 0 0 7
13 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 32 7 1 0 7
14 Takumi Shimohira Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 27 6 0 0 6
15 Tomi Shimomura Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 25 6 0 0 6
16 Gilton Defender - Left-Back Albirex Niigata 25 6 2 0 6
17 Naoki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 20 6 0 0 6
18 Arata Kodama Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 30 6 0 0 6
19 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back Oita Trinita 23 6 0 0 6
20 Takuya Miyamoto Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 32 6 0 0 6
21 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 19 6 0 0 6
22 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 33 6 0 0 6
23 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 30 6 1 0 6
24 Neto Baiano Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 14 3 0 1 6
25 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 23 5 0 0 5
26 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 33 5 0 0 5
27 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 25 5 0 0 5
28 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 30 5 0 0 5
29 Keita Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 32 5 0 0 5
30 Ryota Aoki Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 26 5 0 0 5
31 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 32 5 0 0 5
32 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 29 5 1 0 5
33 Keisuke Tsuboi Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 29 5 0 0 5
34 Ryosuke Matsuoka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 29 5 0 0 5
35 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 31 5 0 0 5
36 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 32 5 0 0 5
37 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Vissel Kobe 30 5 0 0 5
38 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 19 5 0 0 5
39 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 4 0 0 4
40 Eddy Bosnar Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 25 1 0 1 4
41 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 23 4 0 0 4
42 Takanobu Komiyama Defender - Left-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 28 4 0 0 4
43 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 33 4 0 0 4
44 Danilo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 23 4 0 0 4
45 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 31 4 0 0 4
46 Yuki Otsu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 33 4 0 0 4
47 Takeshi Aoki Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 33 4 0 0 4
48 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 32 4 0 0 4
49 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Kashima Antlers 33 4 0 0 4
50 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 4 0 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Gamba Osaka Japan 26 57
2 Kashima Antlers Japan 25 51
3 Gamba Osaka Japan 15 42
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 9 36
5 Vissel Kobe Japan 23 33
6 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 18 28
7 Kawasaki Frontale Japan 9 21
8 Kyoto Sanga Japan 13 20
9 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 10 20
10 Montedio Yamagata Japan 24 18
11 Nagoya Grampus Japan 6 18
12 JEF United Chiba Japan 15 17
13 Júbilo Iwata Japan 8 14
14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 8 13
15 Oita Trinita Japan 11 12
16 FC Tokyo Japan 13 12
17 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 10 8
18 Omiya Ardija Japan 6 5
#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