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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 — 2010

Top scorer
Joshua Kennedy Nagoya Grampus
17
Top assists
Yasuhito Endo Gamba Osaka
14
Top clean sheets
Shusaku Nishikawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima
11
Most cards
Koji Sakamoto Shonan Bellmare
9
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Joshua Kennedy Attack - Centre-Forward Australia Nagoya Grampus 31 162 17 4 21 3 4 0 9.44 2.22 10
2 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Urawa Red Diamonds 34 191 16 8 24 0 1 0 7.54 3.77 12
3 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Albirex Niigata 26 144 16 5 21 1 5 0 10.00 3.13 9
4 Shoki Hirai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Gamba Osaka 30 118 14 3 17 0 1 0 10.68 2.29 8
5 Adriano Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Cerezo Osaka 27 152 14 2 16 0 5 1 8.29 1.18 11
6 Shinji Okazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 31 205 13 7 20 0 3 0 5.71 3.07 16
7 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan Nagoya Grampus 29 176 13 2 15 0 2 0 6.65 1.02 14
8 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashima Antlers 27 206 11 5 16 0 5 1 4.81 2.18 19
9 Tadanari Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 132 11 2 13 0 1 0 7.50 1.36 12
10 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, North Vegalta Sendai 34 274 11 9 20 3 2 0 3.61 2.96 25
11 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 29 201 10 0 10 0 2 0 4.48 0.00 20
12 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 27 219 10 5 15 2 0 0 4.11 2.05 22
13 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Vissel Kobe 29 262 9 3 12 1 5 0 3.09 1.03 29
14 Hideo Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 29 308 8 1 9 0 2 0 2.34 0.29 39
15 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 30 311 8 3 11 0 5 0 2.32 0.87 39
16 Fernandinho Attack - Left Winger Brazil Vegalta Sendai 26 208 8 2 10 0 0 0 3.46 0.87 26
17 Rafael Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Türkiye Omiya Ardija 23 244 8 7 15 0 3 0 2.95 2.58 31
18 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Japan Kashima Antlers 34 372 8 10 18 0 1 0 1.94 2.42 47
19 Takashi Usami Attack - Second Striker Japan Gamba Osaka 26 264 7 3 10 0 2 0 2.39 1.02 38
20 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 11 141 7 1 8 1 1 0 4.47 0.64 20
21 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Tokyo 22 239 7 2 9 0 1 0 2.64 0.75 34
22 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 19 187 7 9 16 0 2 1 3.37 4.33 27
23 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 33 520 5 1 6 0 0 0 0.87 0.17 104
24 Júnior Dutra Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kyoto Sanga 26 364 5 5 10 0 5 0 1.24 1.24 73
25 Keun-ho Lee Attack - Left Winger Korea, South Júbilo Iwata 32 1,376 5 7 12 0 1 0 0.33 0.46 275
26 Ryuji Bando Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 18 117 5 0 5 0 1 0 3.85 0.00 23
27 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Kawasaki Frontale 10 165 5 2 7 1 4 0 2.73 1.09 33
28 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 34 608 5 1 6 0 4 0 0.74 0.15 122
29 Amaral Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Cerezo Osaka 32 567 5 0 5 0 7 0 0.79 0.00 113
30 Shunsuke Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 32 539 5 10 15 1 2 0 0.83 1.67 108
31 Yuya Osako Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 27 232 4 1 5 0 1 0 1.55 0.39 58
32 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 761 4 5 9 1 0 0 0.47 0.59 190
33 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 34 710 4 2 6 0 4 0 0.51 0.25 178
34 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Japan Cerezo Osaka 33 705 4 10 14 0 5 0 0.51 1.28 176
35 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 25 472 4 4 8 0 1 0 0.76 0.76 118
36 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Nagoya Grampus 25 486 4 6 10 0 4 0 0.74 1.11 122
37 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Japan Cerezo Osaka 31 608 4 9 13 0 5 0 0.59 1.33 152
38 Kang-jo Park Midfield - Right Midfield Korea, South Vissel Kobe 30 537 4 1 5 0 3 0 0.67 0.17 134
39 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 27 286 4 2 6 0 3 0 1.26 0.63 72
40 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 28 452 4 1 5 0 2 0 0.80 0.20 113
41 Sota Nakazawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 32 706 4 1 5 0 6 0 0.51 0.13 177
42 Tomokazu Myojin Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 29 600 4 0 4 1 2 0 0.60 0.00 150
43 Michael Nascimento Attack - Second Striker Brazil Albirex Niigata 27 489 4 7 11 2 4 1 0.74 1.29 122
44 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 27 556 4 5 9 0 5 0 0.65 0.81 139
45 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 17 304 4 2 6 2 4 1 1.18 0.59 76
46 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 30 857 3 2 5 3 9 0 0.32 0.21 286
47 Jumpei Kusukami Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 22 262 3 2 5 0 1 0 1.03 0.69 87
48 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Japan Shonan Bellmare 30 463 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.58 0.19 154
49 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Tokyo 30 826 3 1 4 0 4 0 0.33 0.11 275
50 Botti Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Vissel Kobe 27 708 3 4 7 0 4 0 0.38 0.51 236
51 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 14 173 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.56 0.00 58
52 Yusuke Tasaka Defender - Right-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 27 745 3 3 6 0 4 0 0.36 0.36 248
53 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 26 178 3 1 4 0 1 0 1.52 0.51 59
54 Takanobu Komiyama Defender - Left-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 33 990 3 3 6 0 4 0 0.27 0.27 330
55 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 27 640 3 5 8 0 0 0 0.42 0.70 213
56 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 20 580 3 4 7 0 0 0 0.47 0.62 193
57 Jeong-soo Lee Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Kashima Antlers 10 300 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.90 0.00 100
58 Satoru Yamagishi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 659 3 5 8 0 1 0 0.41 0.68 220
59 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 521 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.52 0.17 174
60 Daisuke Nasu Defender - Centre-Back Japan Júbilo Iwata 33 990 3 2 5 0 6 0 0.27 0.18 330
61 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 34 1,020 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.26 0.00 340
62 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 20 581 3 3 6 0 2 0 0.46 0.46 194
63 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 33 938 3 7 10 1 3 0 0.29 0.67 313
64 Koji Nakata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 32 935 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.29 0.10 312
65 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 30 885 3 14 17 1 1 0 0.31 1.42 295
66 Atsushi Yanagisawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 31 609 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.44 0.00 203
67 Eddy Bosnar Defender - Centre-Back Australia Croatia Shimizu S-Pulse 22 582 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.46 0.00 194
68 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 26 1,092 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.16 0.00 546
69 Tomoya Ugajin Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 26 919 2 4 6 0 5 0 0.20 0.39 460
70 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 24 1,022 2 4 6 0 2 0 0.18 0.35 511
71 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 23 326 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.55 0.83 163
72 Ju-ho Park Defender - Left-Back Korea, South Júbilo Iwata 23 1,035 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.17 0.00 518
73 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 34 1,111 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.16 0.16 556
74 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Japan Kashima Antlers 19 415 2 1 3 0 0 0 0.43 0.22 208
75 Hiroto Mogi Defender - Left-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 33 1,442 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.12 0.06 721
76 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Japan Omiya Ardija 26 1,078 2 1 3 0 4 1 0.17 0.08 539
77 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Iran Yokohama F. Marinos 19 334 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.54 0.00 167
78 Genki Haraguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 26 570 2 2 4 0 0 0 0.32 0.32 285
79 Kazumichi Takagi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 31 1,305 2 3 5 0 4 0 0.14 0.21 653
80 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Second Striker Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 22 697 2 2 4 0 0 0 0.26 0.26 349
81 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 25 849 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.21 0.21 425
82 Fellype Gabriel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Kashima Antlers 31 1,043 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.17 0.26 522
83 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 15 193 2 5 7 0 1 0 0.93 2.33 97
84 Chun-soo Lee Attack - Second Striker Korea, South Omiya Ardija 16 705 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.26 0.00 353
85 Wilfried Sanou Attack - Left Winger Burkina Faso Urawa Red Diamonds 26 889 2 3 5 0 4 0 0.20 0.30 445
86 Shinji Ono Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 30 1,061 2 4 6 0 8 0 0.17 0.34 531
87 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 6 495 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.18 0.00 495
88 Dodô Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 7 60 1 1 2 0 1 0 1.50 1.50 60
89 Dong-won Han Attack - Right Winger Korea, South Montedio Yamagata 3 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.91 0.00 23
90 Masato Kurogi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 7 75 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.20 0.00 75
91 Atsutaka Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 18 695 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.13 0.00 695
92 Tsuyoshi Shimamura Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 24 1,687 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.05 0.05 1,687
93 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 20 1,733 1 2 3 0 5 0 0.05 0.10 1,733
94 Gilton Defender - Left-Back Brazil Kashima Antlers 25 1,994 1 2 3 0 7 0 0.05 0.09 1,994
95 Kosuke Ota Defender - Left-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 28 2,099 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.04 0.04 2,099
96 Hidenori Ishii Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 28 2,323 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.04 0.00 2,323
97 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Montedio Yamagata 22 1,489 1 4 5 1 4 0 0.06 0.24 1,489
98 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 25 1,953 1 3 4 0 4 0 0.05 0.14 1,953
99 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 18 1,493 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.06 0.00 1,493
100 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 26 2,121 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.04 0.00 2,121
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 30 885 14 3 17 1.42
2 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Kashima Antlers 34 372 10 8 18 2.42
3 Shunsuke Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 32 539 10 5 15 1.67
4 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Cerezo Osaka 33 705 10 4 14 1.28
5 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 34 274 9 11 20 2.96
6 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 19 187 9 7 16 4.33
7 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Cerezo Osaka 31 608 9 4 13 1.33
8 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 34 191 8 16 24 3.77
9 Shinji Okazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 31 205 7 13 20 3.07
10 Rafael Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 23 244 7 8 15 2.58
11 Keun-ho Lee Attack - Left Winger Júbilo Iwata 32 1,376 7 5 12 0.46
12 Michael Nascimento Attack - Second Striker Albirex Niigata 27 489 7 4 11 1.29
13 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 33 938 7 3 10 0.67
14 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 25 486 6 4 10 1.11
15 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 26 144 5 16 21 3.13
16 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 27 206 5 11 16 2.18
17 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Sanfrecce Hiroshima 27 219 5 10 15 2.05
18 Júnior Dutra Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 26 364 5 5 10 1.24
19 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 27 556 5 4 9 0.81
20 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 761 5 4 9 0.59
21 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 27 640 5 3 8 0.70
22 Satoru Yamagishi Midfield - Left Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 659 5 3 8 0.68
23 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 15 193 5 2 7 2.33
24 Ricardinho Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 29 1,466 5 1 6 0.31
25 Joshua Kennedy Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 31 162 4 17 21 2.22
26 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 25 472 4 4 8 0.76
27 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 20 580 4 3 7 0.62
28 Botti Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 27 708 4 3 7 0.51
29 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 24 1,022 4 2 6 0.35
30 Shinji Ono Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 30 1,061 4 2 6 0.34
31 Tomoya Ugajin Midfield - Left Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 26 919 4 2 6 0.39
32 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Montedio Yamagata 22 1,489 4 1 5 0.24
33 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 33 2,970 4 1 5 0.12
34 Chikashi Masuda Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 26 1,923 4 1 5 0.19
35 Shoki Hirai Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 30 118 3 14 17 2.29
36 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 29 262 3 9 12 1.03
37 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 30 311 3 8 11 0.87
38 Takashi Usami Attack - Second Striker Gamba Osaka 26 264 3 7 10 1.02
39 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 20 581 3 3 6 0.46
40 Yusuke Tasaka Defender - Right-Back Kawasaki Frontale 27 745 3 3 6 0.36
41 Takanobu Komiyama Defender - Left-Back Kawasaki Frontale 33 990 3 3 6 0.27
42 Wilfried Sanou Attack - Left Winger Urawa Red Diamonds 26 889 3 2 5 0.30
43 Kazumichi Takagi Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 31 1,305 3 2 5 0.21
44 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 23 326 3 2 5 0.83
45 Fellype Gabriel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 31 1,043 3 2 5 0.26
46 Michihiro Yasuda Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 32 2,695 3 1 4 0.10
47 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 25 1,953 3 1 4 0.14
48 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 28 2,220 3 1 4 0.12
49 Toru Araiba Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 33 2,958 3 1 4 0.09
50 Matthew Spiranovic Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 13 984 3 1 4 0.27
51 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 26 0 3 0 3 0.00
52 Adriano Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 27 152 2 14 16 1.18
53 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Nagoya Grampus 29 176 2 13 15 1.02
54 Tadanari Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 132 2 11 13 1.36
55 Fernandinho Attack - Left Winger Vegalta Sendai 26 208 2 8 10 0.87
56 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 22 239 2 7 9 0.75
57 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Kawasaki Frontale 10 165 2 5 7 1.09
58 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 34 710 2 4 6 0.25
59 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 17 304 2 4 6 0.59
60 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 27 286 2 4 6 0.63
61 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 30 857 2 3 5 0.21
62 Jumpei Kusukami Midfield - Left Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 22 262 2 3 5 0.69
63 Daisuke Nasu Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 33 990 2 3 5 0.18
64 Genki Haraguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 26 570 2 2 4 0.32
65 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Second Striker Urawa Red Diamonds 22 697 2 2 4 0.26
66 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Tokyo 25 849 2 2 4 0.21
67 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 34 1,111 2 2 4 0.16
68 Gilton Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 25 1,994 2 1 3 0.09
69 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 21 829 2 1 3 0.22
70 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 20 1,733 2 1 3 0.10
71 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 20 0 2 0 2 0.00
72 Takumi Shimohira Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 6 0 2 0 2 0.00
73 Hayuma Tanaka Defender - Right-Back Nagoya Grampus 33 0 2 0 2 0.00
74 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 26 0 2 0 2 0.00
75 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 7 0 2 0 2 0.00
76 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 16 0 2 0 2 0.00
77 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 11 0 2 0 2 0.00
78 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 15 0 2 0 2 0.00
79 Hideo Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 29 308 1 8 9 0.29
80 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 11 141 1 7 8 0.64
81 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Montedio Yamagata 33 520 1 5 6 0.17
82 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Tokyo 34 608 1 5 6 0.15
83 Kang-jo Park Midfield - Right Midfield Vissel Kobe 30 537 1 4 5 0.17
84 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 28 452 1 4 5 0.20
85 Sota Nakazawa Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 32 706 1 4 5 0.13
86 Yuya Osako Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 27 232 1 4 5 0.39
87 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Gamba Osaka 26 178 1 3 4 0.51
88 Koji Nakata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashima Antlers 32 935 1 3 4 0.10
89 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 521 1 3 4 0.17
90 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back FC Tokyo 30 826 1 3 4 0.11
91 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Shonan Bellmare 30 463 1 3 4 0.19
92 Hiroto Mogi Defender - Left-Back Vissel Kobe 33 1,442 1 2 3 0.06
93 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Kashima Antlers 19 415 1 2 3 0.22
94 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Omiya Ardija 26 1,078 1 2 3 0.08
95 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield FC Tokyo 21 1,222 1 1 2 0.07
96 Takuya Takei Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 21 1,326 1 1 2 0.07
97 Yuto Nagatomo Defender - Left-Back FC Tokyo 12 1,080 1 1 2 0.08
98 Ho Lee Midfield - Defensive Midfield Omiya Ardija 15 844 1 1 2 0.11
99 Dodô Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 7 60 1 1 2 1.50
100 Kenta Kano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 20 834 1 1 2 0.11
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Shusaku Nishikawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 3,060 11 38 1.12
2 Takashi Kitano Omiya Ardija 34 3,060 11 45 1.32
3 Kenta Shimizu Montedio Yamagata 32 2,880 10 40 1.25
4 Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers 34 3,060 10 31 0.91
5 Takuto Hayashi Vegalta Sendai 34 3,060 8 46 1.35
6 Takashi Aizawa Kawasaki Frontale 23 2,025 8 26 1.13
7 Shuichi Gonda FC Tokyo 30 2,700 8 36 1.2
8 Yosuke Fujigaya Gamba Osaka 34 3,060 8 44 1.29
9 Norihiro Yamagishi Urawa Red Diamonds 34 3,060 8 41 1.21
10 Jin-hyeon Kim Cerezo Osaka 19 1,710 7 19 1
11 Yohei Nishibe Shimizu S-Pulse 32 2,761 7 43 1.34
12 Kenta Tokushige Vissel Kobe 13 1,170 6 13 1
13 Tatsuya Enomoto Vissel Kobe 17 1,468 4 25 1.47
14 Masaaki Higashiguchi Albirex Niigata 25 2,146 3 31 1.24
15 Yosuke Nozawa Shonan Bellmare 18 1,620 3 43 2.39
16 Tatsuya Morita Kyoto Sanga 13 1,125 2 20 1.54
17 Takahide Kishi Vissel Kobe 5 411 2 5 1
18 Yohei Takeda Shimizu S-Pulse 4 299 1 6 1.5
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 30 9 0 0 9
2 Adriano Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 27 5 1 1 8
3 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 20 2 0 2 8
4 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 28 8 0 0 8
5 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 27 5 0 1 8
6 Shinji Ono Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 30 8 0 0 8
7 Yeong-hak Ahn Midfield - Defensive Midfield Omiya Ardija 17 4 0 1 7
8 Michael Nascimento Attack - Second Striker Albirex Niigata 27 4 0 1 7
9 Gilton Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 25 7 0 0 7
10 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 17 4 0 1 7
11 Amaral Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 32 7 0 0 7
12 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Omiya Ardija 26 4 0 1 7
13 Nobuhisa Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 27 4 0 1 7
14 Sota Nakazawa Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 32 6 0 0 6
15 Daisuke Nasu Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 33 6 0 0 6
16 Chikashi Masuda Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 26 6 0 0 6
17 Toru Araiba Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 33 6 0 0 6
18 Eddy Bosnar Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 22 6 0 0 6
19 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 33 6 0 0 6
20 Junichi Inamoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 28 6 1 0 6
21 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 20 5 0 0 5
22 Akira Kaji Defender - Right-Back Gamba Osaka 32 5 0 0 5
23 Tomoya Ugajin Midfield - Left Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 26 5 0 0 5
24 Ju-ho Park Defender - Left-Back Júbilo Iwata 23 5 0 0 5
25 Yusuke Igawa Defender - Centre-Back Kawasaki Frontale 21 5 0 0 5
26 Júnior Dutra Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 26 5 0 0 5
27 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 27 5 0 0 5
28 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Vissel Kobe 28 2 0 1 5
29 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 19 2 0 1 5
30 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 29 5 1 0 5
31 Teruaki Kobayashi Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 12 5 1 0 5
32 Kook-young Han Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 19 5 0 0 5
33 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 30 5 0 0 5
34 Young-gwon Kim Defender - Centre-Back FC Tokyo 23 5 0 0 5
35 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Cerezo Osaka 31 5 0 0 5
36 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 26 5 0 0 5
37 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Cerezo Osaka 33 5 0 0 5
38 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 26 2 0 1 5
39 Takanobu Komiyama Defender - Left-Back Kawasaki Frontale 33 4 0 0 4
40 Hiroto Mogi Defender - Left-Back Vissel Kobe 33 4 1 0 4
41 Michihiro Yasuda Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 32 4 0 0 4
42 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back FC Tokyo 30 4 2 0 4
43 Wilfried Sanou Attack - Left Winger Urawa Red Diamonds 26 4 0 0 4
44 Takuya Takei Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 21 4 0 0 4
45 Chun-soo Lee Attack - Second Striker Omiya Ardija 16 4 0 0 4
46 Atsushi Yanagisawa Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 31 4 0 0 4
47 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Júbilo Iwata 26 4 0 0 4
48 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 25 4 0 0 4
49 Willian Thiego Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 10 4 0 0 4
50 Kazumichi Takagi Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 31 4 0 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Gamba Osaka Japan 26 59
2 Kashima Antlers Japan 24 51
3 Cerezo Osaka Japan 22 49
4 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 22 35
5 Nagoya Grampus Japan 5 34
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 11 31
7 Albirex Niigata Japan 12 28
8 Vissel Kobe Japan 19 26
9 Montedio Yamagata Japan 22 25
10 Vegalta Sendai Japan 15 24
11 Vegalta Sendai Japan 10 22
12 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 11 21
13 Kawasaki Frontale Japan 12 18
14 Omiya Ardija Japan 9 13
15 Kyoto Sanga Japan 11 13
16 Júbilo Iwata Japan 6 11
17 Shonan Bellmare Japan 18 10
18 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 9 9
#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