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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 — 2012

Top scorer
Hisato Sato Sanfrecce Hiroshima
22
Top assists
Kengo Nakamura Kawasaki Frontale
13
Top clean sheets
Masaaki Higashiguchi Albirex Niigata
11
Most cards
Keisuke Iwashita Shimizu S-Pulse
8
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 130 22 9 31 3 0 0 15.23 6.23 6
2 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 33 156 19 2 21 0 6 0 10.96 1.15 8
3 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 15 93 14 1 15 1 3 0 13.55 0.97 7
4 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 30 172 14 5 19 0 3 0 7.33 2.62 12
5 Masato Kudo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 33 183 13 3 16 0 2 0 6.39 1.48 14
6 Wilson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Vegalta Sendai 32 211 13 6 19 2 8 0 5.55 2.56 16
7 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Gamba Osaka 26 181 11 6 17 0 3 0 5.47 2.98 16
8 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Japan Cerezo Osaka 30 181 11 2 13 1 1 0 5.47 0.99 16
9 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 30 198 11 4 15 1 4 0 5.00 1.82 18
10 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Yokohama F. Marinos 22 165 10 2 12 0 2 1 5.45 1.09 17
11 Renatinho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Kawasaki Frontale 29 175 10 3 13 1 2 0 5.14 1.54 18
12 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 28 246 10 8 18 1 5 0 3.66 2.93 25
13 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil FC Tokyo 34 293 10 3 13 1 3 0 3.07 0.92 29
14 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 31 305 9 6 15 0 5 0 2.66 1.77 34
15 Yuya Osako Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 32 289 9 9 18 1 4 0 2.80 2.80 32
16 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Urawa Red Diamonds 31 284 9 3 12 2 6 0 2.85 0.95 32
17 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Brazil Gamba Osaka 21 118 8 3 11 0 3 0 6.10 2.29 15
18 Júnior Dutra Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashima Antlers 27 248 8 5 13 0 6 0 2.90 1.81 31
19 Bo-kyung Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Korea, South Cerezo Osaka 15 191 7 1 8 1 3 0 3.30 0.47 27
20 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Cerezo Osaka 27 323 7 4 11 0 6 0 1.95 1.11 46
21 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 31 300 7 6 13 0 4 0 2.10 1.80 43
22 Tsukasa Umesaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 33 405 7 5 12 0 3 0 1.56 1.11 58
23 Jorge Wagner Attack - Left Winger Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 33 391 7 9 16 0 4 1 1.61 2.07 56
24 Naoyuki Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 33 491 6 6 12 0 4 0 1.10 1.10 82
25 Yu Kobayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kawasaki Frontale 26 253 6 0 6 1 1 0 2.13 0.00 42
26 Manabu Saito Attack - Left Winger Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 29 383 6 2 8 0 3 0 1.41 0.47 64
27 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 33 493 6 1 7 0 5 0 1.10 0.18 82
28 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 30 426 6 11 17 0 5 0 1.27 2.32 71
29 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 18 171 6 1 7 0 1 0 3.16 0.53 29
30 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Japan Kashima Antlers 32 384 6 2 8 0 4 0 1.41 0.47 64
31 Genki Haraguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 32 342 6 4 10 0 1 0 1.58 1.05 57
32 Byeong-guk Jo Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Júbilo Iwata 23 338 6 0 6 0 7 0 1.60 0.00 56
33 Alex Brosque Midfield - Attacking Midfield Australia Uruguay Shimizu S-Pulse 23 300 6 2 8 0 4 0 1.80 0.60 50
34 Nemanja Vucicevic Attack - Left Winger Serbia FC Tokyo 13 54 6 3 9 0 1 0 10.00 5.00 9
35 Shunsuke Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 31 437 6 9 15 0 6 0 1.24 1.85 73
36 Jumpei Kusukami Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 28 382 5 4 9 0 3 0 1.18 0.94 76
37 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Nagoya Grampus 32 428 5 5 10 0 0 0 1.05 1.05 86
38 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Japan Gamba Osaka 12 151 5 1 6 0 2 0 2.98 0.60 30
39 Kota Mizunuma Attack - Right Winger Japan Sagan Tosu 33 470 5 8 13 0 1 0 0.96 1.53 94
40 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 34 601 5 13 18 0 2 0 0.75 1.95 120
41 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Japan Vissel Kobe 33 585 5 5 10 0 1 0 0.77 0.77 117
42 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan Nagoya Grampus 25 349 5 4 9 0 0 0 1.29 1.03 70
43 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 34 597 5 7 12 2 4 0 0.75 1.06 119
44 Milivoje Novakovic Attack - Centre-Forward Slovenia Omiya Ardija 12 148 5 0 5 1 1 0 3.04 0.00 30
45 Joshua Kennedy Attack - Centre-Forward Australia Nagoya Grampus 18 291 5 7 12 1 2 0 1.55 2.16 58
46 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 17 218 4 1 5 0 3 0 1.65 0.41 55
47 Kohei Shimizu Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 436 4 3 7 0 4 0 0.83 0.62 109
48 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 741 4 2 6 0 5 0 0.49 0.24 185
49 Takuya Aoki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Omiya Ardija 34 754 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.48 0.00 189
50 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 29 632 4 2 6 0 5 0 0.57 0.28 158
51 Michael Nascimento Attack - Second Striker Brazil Albirex Niigata 26 535 4 3 7 1 8 0 0.67 0.50 134
52 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 34 761 4 2 6 1 2 0 0.47 0.24 190
53 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 26 494 4 1 5 1 7 0 0.73 0.18 124
54 Alan Mineiro Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Albirex Niigata 22 450 3 3 6 0 0 0 0.60 0.60 150
55 Ryota Oshima Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 20 475 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.57 0.00 158
56 Rafinha Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 10 209 3 0 3 1 3 0 1.29 0.00 70
57 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 28 466 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.58 0.19 155
58 Sotan Tanabe Midfield - Central Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 18 355 3 3 6 0 0 0 0.76 0.76 118
59 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Urawa Red Diamonds 21 328 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.82 0.00 109
60 Yusuke Tasaka Defender - Right-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 16 393 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.69 0.46 131
61 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Iran FC Tokyo 28 819 3 4 7 0 4 0 0.33 0.44 273
62 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 29 649 3 7 10 0 1 0 0.42 0.97 216
63 Carlinhos Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Omiya Ardija 29 798 3 3 6 0 7 0 0.34 0.34 266
64 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, North Vegalta Sendai 27 729 3 10 13 0 0 0 0.37 1.23 243
65 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 32 943 3 1 4 0 6 0 0.29 0.10 314
66 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 17 136 3 2 5 0 0 0 1.99 1.32 45
67 Hiroyuki Abe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 18 324 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.56 0.56 162
68 Sung-dong Paik Attack - Left Winger Korea, South Júbilo Iwata 12 336 2 6 8 0 1 0 0.54 1.61 168
69 Takahiro Ogihara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 29 1,117 2 1 3 0 7 0 0.16 0.08 559
70 Min-woo Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Korea, South Sagan Tosu 31 1,296 2 7 9 0 8 0 0.14 0.49 648
71 Tomoya Ugajin Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 24 636 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.28 0.14 318
72 Hotaru Yamaguchi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 30 1,317 2 3 5 0 5 1 0.14 0.21 659
73 Kyohei Noborizato Defender - Left-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 16 515 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.35 0.17 258
74 Kazuyuki Morisaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 1,485 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.12 0.00 743
75 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 1,445 2 6 8 0 3 0 0.12 0.37 723
76 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 16 691 2 3 5 1 0 0 0.26 0.39 346
77 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Tokyo 33 1,485 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.12 0.06 743
78 Teruaki Kobayashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 26 776 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.23 0.00 388
79 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Japan Omiya Ardija 14 245 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.73 0.37 123
80 Takuya Takei Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 26 784 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.23 0.23 392
81 Sota Nakazawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 19 821 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.22 0.11 411
82 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil FC Tokyo 10 180 2 1 3 0 1 0 1.00 0.50 90
83 Ryuji Bando Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 17 314 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.57 0.29 157
84 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 30 522 2 1 3 0 5 0 0.34 0.17 261
85 Keita Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 31 1,259 2 2 4 0 4 0 0.14 0.14 630
86 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 33 1,485 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.12 0.18 743
87 Renato Cajá Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Kashima Antlers 14 454 2 3 5 0 2 0 0.40 0.59 227
88 Satoru Yamagishi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 464 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.39 0.00 232
89 Hiroki Mizumoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 1,530 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.12 0.00 765
90 Rafael Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Türkiye Omiya Ardija 15 585 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.31 0.31 293
91 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 25 728 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.25 0.37 364
92 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 31 1,307 2 3 5 0 5 0 0.14 0.21 654
93 Atsushi Yanagisawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 16 228 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.79 0.39 114
94 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 3 58 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.55 0.00 58
95 Tatsuki Nara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 22 1,893 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.05 0.00 1,893
96 Hiroki Fujiharu Defender - Left-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 34 3,060 1 7 8 0 2 0 0.03 0.21 3,060
97 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Omiya Ardija 6 134 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.67 0.00 134
98 Yuki Muto Attack - Second Striker Japan Vegalta Sendai 13 162 1 2 3 0 0 0 0.56 1.11 162
99 Ryota Morioka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 20 727 1 5 6 0 0 0 0.12 0.62 727
100 Kenyu Sugimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 12 612 1 2 3 0 0 0 0.15 0.29 612
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 34 601 13 5 18 1.95
2 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 30 426 11 6 17 2.32
3 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 27 729 10 3 13 1.23
4 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 130 9 22 31 6.23
5 Yuya Osako Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 32 289 9 9 18 2.80
6 Jorge Wagner Attack - Left Winger Kashiwa Reysol 33 391 9 7 16 2.07
7 Shunsuke Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 31 437 9 6 15 1.85
8 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Kashiwa Reysol 28 246 8 10 18 2.93
9 Kota Mizunuma Attack - Right Winger Sagan Tosu 33 470 8 5 13 1.53
10 Joshua Kennedy Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 18 291 7 5 12 2.16
11 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 34 597 7 5 12 1.06
12 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 29 649 7 3 10 0.97
13 Min-woo Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sagan Tosu 31 1,296 7 2 9 0.49
14 Hiroki Fujiharu Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 34 3,060 7 1 8 0.21
15 Wilson Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 32 211 6 13 19 2.56
16 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 26 181 6 11 17 2.98
17 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 31 305 6 9 15 1.77
18 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield Gamba Osaka 31 300 6 7 13 1.80
19 Naoyuki Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 33 491 6 6 12 1.10
20 Sung-dong Paik Attack - Left Winger Júbilo Iwata 12 336 6 2 8 1.61
21 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 1,445 6 2 8 0.37
22 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 30 172 5 14 19 2.62
23 Júnior Dutra Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 27 248 5 8 13 1.81
24 Tsukasa Umesaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 33 405 5 7 12 1.11
25 Takuya Nozawa Attack - Right Winger Vissel Kobe 33 585 5 5 10 0.77
26 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 32 428 5 5 10 1.05
27 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Kashima Antlers 30 2,671 5 1 6 0.17
28 Ryota Morioka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 20 727 5 1 6 0.62
29 Branquinho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 16 971 5 1 6 0.46
30 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 30 198 4 11 15 1.82
31 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 27 323 4 7 11 1.11
32 Genki Haraguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 32 342 4 6 10 1.05
33 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Nagoya Grampus 25 349 4 5 9 1.03
34 Jumpei Kusukami Midfield - Left Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 28 382 4 5 9 0.94
35 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield FC Tokyo 28 819 4 3 7 0.44
36 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 26 1,173 4 1 5 0.31
37 Tadaaki Hirakawa Midfield - Right Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 2,429 4 1 5 0.15
38 Keigo Higashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Omiya Ardija 26 2,021 4 1 5 0.18
39 Masato Kudo Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 33 183 3 13 16 1.48
40 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 34 293 3 10 13 0.92
41 Renatinho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 29 175 3 10 13 1.54
42 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 284 3 9 12 0.95
43 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Gamba Osaka 21 118 3 8 11 2.29
44 Nemanja Vucicevic Attack - Left Winger FC Tokyo 13 54 3 6 9 5.00
45 Kohei Shimizu Midfield - Left Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 436 3 4 7 0.62
46 Michael Nascimento Attack - Second Striker Albirex Niigata 26 535 3 4 7 0.50
47 Alan Mineiro Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 22 450 3 3 6 0.60
48 Carlinhos Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 29 798 3 3 6 0.34
49 Sotan Tanabe Midfield - Central Midfield FC Tokyo 18 355 3 3 6 0.76
50 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 31 1,307 3 2 5 0.21
51 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 16 691 3 2 5 0.39
52 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama F. Marinos 25 728 3 2 5 0.37
53 Hotaru Yamaguchi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 30 1,317 3 2 5 0.21
54 Renato Cajá Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 14 454 3 2 5 0.59
55 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 33 1,485 3 2 5 0.18
56 Hiroki Sakai Defender - Right-Back Kashiwa Reysol 15 1,350 3 1 4 0.20
57 Koki Mizuno Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 14 454 3 1 4 0.59
58 Akira Kaji Defender - Right-Back Gamba Osaka 16 0 3 0 3 0.00
59 Takumi Shimohira Defender - Left-Back Omiya Ardija 34 0 3 0 3 0.00
60 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 30 0 3 0 3 0.00
61 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 33 156 2 19 21 1.15
62 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Cerezo Osaka 30 181 2 11 13 0.99
63 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama F. Marinos 22 165 2 10 12 1.09
64 Alex Brosque Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 23 300 2 6 8 0.60
65 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Kashima Antlers 32 384 2 6 8 0.47
66 Manabu Saito Attack - Left Winger Yokohama F. Marinos 29 383 2 6 8 0.47
67 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 34 761 2 4 6 0.24
68 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Kawasaki Frontale 29 632 2 4 6 0.28
69 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 741 2 4 6 0.24
70 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 17 136 2 3 5 1.32
71 Yusuke Tasaka Defender - Right-Back Kawasaki Frontale 16 393 2 3 5 0.46
72 Hiroyuki Abe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 18 324 2 2 4 0.56
73 Rafael Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 15 585 2 2 4 0.31
74 Takuya Takei Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 26 784 2 2 4 0.23
75 Keita Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 1,259 2 2 4 0.14
76 Naohiro Takahara Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 18 627 2 1 3 0.29
77 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 27 1,986 2 1 3 0.09
78 Tomokazu Myojin Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 31 2,547 2 1 3 0.07
79 Kenyu Sugimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 12 612 2 1 3 0.29
80 Yuki Muto Attack - Second Striker Vegalta Sendai 13 162 2 1 3 1.11
81 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 24 1,869 2 1 3 0.10
82 Gaku Shibasaki Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 31 2,690 2 1 3 0.07
83 Ramón Midfield - Attacking Midfield Consadole Sapporo 10 792 2 1 3 0.23
84 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 29 0 2 0 2 0.00
85 Yeong-hak Ahn Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 6 0 2 0 2 0.00
86 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 15 93 1 14 15 0.97
87 Bo-kyung Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 15 191 1 7 8 0.47
88 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 18 171 1 6 7 0.53
89 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 33 493 1 6 7 0.18
90 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Gamba Osaka 12 151 1 5 6 0.60
91 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 17 218 1 4 5 0.41
92 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 26 494 1 4 5 0.18
93 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 32 943 1 3 4 0.10
94 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 28 466 1 3 4 0.19
95 Sota Nakazawa Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 19 821 1 2 3 0.11
96 Takahiro Ogihara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 29 1,117 1 2 3 0.08
97 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 10 180 1 2 3 0.50
98 Atsushi Yanagisawa Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 16 228 1 2 3 0.39
99 Tomoya Ugajin Midfield - Left Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 24 636 1 2 3 0.14
100 Ryuji Bando Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 17 314 1 2 3 0.29
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Masaaki Higashiguchi Albirex Niigata 24 2,160 11 23 0.96
2 Shusaku Nishikawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 3,060 10 34 1
3 Nobuhiro Kato Urawa Red Diamonds 34 3,060 10 42 1.24
4 Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers 34 3,060 10 43 1.26
5 Takuto Hayashi Vegalta Sendai 34 3,060 9 43 1.26
6 Shuichi Gonda FC Tokyo 31 2,729 9 37 1.19
7 Takashi Kitano Omiya Ardija 24 2,111 9 26 1.08
8 Jin-hyeon Kim Cerezo Osaka 34 3,060 8 53 1.56
9 Yohei Nishibe Kawasaki Frontale 28 2,520 7 42 1.5
10 Kenta Tokushige Vissel Kobe 31 2,790 6 45 1.45
11 Kaito Yamamoto Shimizu S-Pulse 8 720 3 9 1.13
12 Atsushi Kimura Gamba Osaka 6 540 2 7 1.17
13 Yosuke Fujigaya Gamba Osaka 28 2,520 2 58 2.07
14 Rikihiro Sugiyama Kawasaki Frontale 5 450 1 7 1.4
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 24 8 1 0 8
2 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Kashima Antlers 30 8 0 0 8
3 Min-woo Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sagan Tosu 31 8 0 0 8
4 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 24 5 0 1 8
5 Hotaru Yamaguchi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 30 5 0 1 8
6 Wilson Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 32 8 0 0 8
7 Michael Nascimento Attack - Second Striker Albirex Niigata 26 8 0 0 8
8 Takahiro Ogihara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 29 7 0 0 7
9 Jorge Wagner Attack - Left Winger Kashiwa Reysol 33 4 0 1 7
10 Carlinhos Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 29 7 0 0 7
11 Byeong-guk Jo Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 23 7 0 0 7
12 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 26 7 0 0 7
13 Toru Araiba Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 31 4 0 1 7
14 Júnior Dutra Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 27 6 0 0 6
15 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 25 6 0 0 6
16 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Kashima Antlers 32 6 0 0 6
17 Hayuma Tanaka Defender - Right-Back Nagoya Grampus 31 6 1 0 6
18 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 27 6 0 0 6
19 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 33 6 0 0 6
20 Marcio Richardes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 6 0 0 6
21 Shunsuke Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 31 6 0 0 6
22 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 30 5 0 0 5
23 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Kashiwa Reysol 28 5 2 0 5
24 Calvin Jong-A-Pin Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 32 5 1 0 5
25 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 30 5 0 0 5
26 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 29 5 0 0 5
27 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 5 0 0 5
28 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 33 5 1 0 5
29 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 31 5 0 0 5
30 Yusuke Igawa Defender - Centre-Back Kawasaki Frontale 21 5 0 0 5
31 Jade North Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 21 5 0 0 5
32 Kota Fujimoto Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 32 5 1 0 5
33 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 31 5 0 0 5
34 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Sagan Tosu 33 5 0 0 5
35 Kazuyuki Morisaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 5 0 0 5
36 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Kawasaki Frontale 29 5 0 0 5
37 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 29 5 0 0 5
38 Marquinhos Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama F. Marinos 22 2 0 1 5
39 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Omiya Ardija 14 4 0 0 4
40 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Kashima Antlers 32 4 0 0 4
41 Shunya Suganuma Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 21 4 0 0 4
42 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield Gamba Osaka 31 4 0 0 4
43 Keita Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 31 4 0 0 4
44 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 34 4 0 0 4
45 Teruaki Kobayashi Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 26 4 0 0 4
46 Alex Brosque Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 23 4 2 0 4
47 Kazuhiko Chiba Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 4 0 0 4
48 Masato Kurogi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 8 4 0 0 4
49 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield FC Tokyo 28 4 3 0 4
50 Kohei Shimizu Midfield - Left Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 4 0 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Gamba Osaka Japan 29 66
2 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 22 47
3 Kashima Antlers Japan 19 46
4 Kawasaki Frontale Japan 20 39
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 12 39
6 Sagan Tosu Japan 9 38
7 Vegalta Sendai Japan 10 38
8 Cerezo Osaka Japan 20 36
9 Kashiwa Reysol Japan 11 33
10 FC Tokyo Japan 14 27
11 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 6 24
12 Vissel Kobe Japan 17 20
13 Júbilo Iwata Japan 7 19
14 Nagoya Grampus Japan 5 16
15 Vissel Kobe Japan 11 16
16 Omiya Ardija Japan 11 12
17 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 9 9
18 Consadole Sapporo Japan 10 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