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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 — 2017

Top scorer
Yu Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale
23
Top assists
Cristiano Kashiwa Reysol
14
Top clean sheets
Sung-ryong Jung Kawasaki Frontale
16
Most cards
Eduardo Neto Kawasaki Frontale
9
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Yu Kobayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kawasaki Frontale 34 128 23 7 30 4 1 0 16.17 4.92 6
2 Kenyu Sugimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 34 136 22 4 26 2 3 0 14.56 2.65 6
3 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 33 144 20 4 24 4 1 0 12.50 2.50 7
4 Rafa Silva Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Urawa Red Diamonds 25 148 12 5 17 1 6 0 7.30 3.04 12
5 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 33 239 12 14 26 3 4 0 4.52 5.27 20
6 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 30 198 12 5 17 3 4 0 5.45 2.27 17
7 Leandro Moura Attack - Left Winger Brazil Kashima Antlers 23 167 11 4 15 0 7 0 5.93 2.16 15
8 Anderson Lopes Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 259 10 3 13 1 3 0 3.47 1.04 26
9 Hiroyuki Abe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 28 225 10 7 17 0 1 0 4.00 2.80 23
10 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Gamba Osaka 34 242 10 3 13 0 1 0 3.72 1.12 24
11 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Shimizu S-Pulse 23 188 10 3 13 1 5 0 4.79 1.44 19
12 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashiwa Reysol 26 169 9 4 13 0 1 0 4.79 2.13 19
13 Adaílton Attack - Left Winger Brazil Júbilo Iwata 32 296 8 8 16 0 2 0 2.43 2.43 37
14 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 33 365 8 3 11 1 4 0 1.97 0.74 46
15 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Tokyo 28 268 8 1 9 1 3 0 2.69 0.34 34
16 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium FC Tokyo 25 160 8 2 10 1 1 1 4.50 1.13 20
17 Rony Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Albirex Niigata 32 363 7 6 13 0 8 0 1.74 1.49 52
18 Ataru Esaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Omiya Ardija 34 428 7 1 8 0 1 0 1.47 0.21 61
19 Shogo Taniguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 34 437 7 1 8 0 3 0 1.44 0.21 62
20 Riki Harakawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 33 399 7 3 10 1 4 0 1.58 0.68 57
21 Pedro Júnior Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashima Antlers 21 187 7 1 8 0 2 0 3.37 0.48 27
22 Junya Ito Attack - Right Winger Japan Kashiwa Reysol 34 483 6 6 12 0 2 0 1.12 1.12 81
23 Yuma Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 26 144 6 1 7 0 3 0 3.75 0.63 24
24 Yuki Muto Attack - Second Striker Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 31 379 6 6 12 0 2 0 1.42 1.42 63
25 Lins Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 12 163 6 1 7 1 0 0 3.31 0.55 27
26 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Japan Cerezo Osaka 34 487 6 6 12 2 0 0 1.11 1.11 81
27 Matej Jonjic Defender - Centre-Back Croatia Cerezo Osaka 34 505 6 3 9 0 1 0 1.07 0.53 84
28 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 18 216 6 2 8 1 2 0 2.50 0.83 36
29 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 32 443 6 12 18 0 2 0 1.22 2.44 74
30 Jonathan Reis Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 12 166 6 0 6 0 0 0 3.25 0.00 28
31 Tatsuya Hasegawa Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 24 190 5 2 7 0 1 0 2.37 0.95 38
32 Jun Amano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 33 588 5 6 11 0 4 0 0.77 0.92 118
33 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 29 382 5 2 7 0 7 0 1.18 0.47 76
34 Elsinho Defender - Right-Back Brazil Kawasaki Frontale 21 373 5 2 7 0 3 0 1.21 0.48 75
35 Diego Oliveira Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 27 269 5 2 7 2 2 1 1.67 0.67 54
36 Kento Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 26 445 5 0 5 0 3 0 1.01 0.00 89
37 Dong-geon Cho Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Sagan Tosu 17 184 5 0 5 0 1 0 2.45 0.00 37
38 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 27 427 5 11 16 0 2 0 1.05 2.32 85
39 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker Colombia Sagan Tosu 25 369 5 8 13 2 3 0 1.22 1.95 74
40 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 28 361 5 3 8 4 0 0 1.25 0.75 72
41 Lukas Podolski Attack - Centre-Forward Germany Poland Vissel Kobe 15 260 5 1 6 0 5 0 1.73 0.35 52
42 Shunsuke Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 30 525 5 9 14 1 2 0 0.86 1.54 105
43 Kyosuke Tagawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 24 282 4 2 6 0 2 0 1.28 0.64 71
44 Yosuke Ideguchi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 30 646 4 6 10 0 3 0 0.56 0.84 162
45 Akito Fukuta Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 29 605 4 1 5 0 1 0 0.60 0.15 151
46 Hayao Kawabe Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 32 680 4 5 9 0 5 0 0.53 0.66 170
47 Naoki Maeda Attack - Right Winger Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 19 225 4 0 4 0 0 0 1.60 0.00 56
48 Ademilson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 22 339 4 3 7 2 3 0 1.06 0.80 85
49 Kotaro Omori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 26 426 4 3 7 0 3 0 0.85 0.63 107
50 Tiago Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Shimizu S-Pulse 17 241 4 3 7 0 3 0 1.49 1.12 60
51 Patric Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 283 4 3 7 0 3 0 1.27 0.95 71
52 Souza Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Cerezo Osaka 33 708 4 9 13 0 7 0 0.51 1.14 177
53 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 576 4 5 9 0 0 0 0.63 0.78 144
54 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 11 229 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.18 0.00 76
55 Ritsu Doan Attack - Right Winger Japan Gamba Osaka 10 182 3 0 3 0 1 0 1.48 0.00 61
56 Daichi Kamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 16 467 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.58 0.39 156
57 Takahiro Sekine Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 22 576 3 7 10 0 2 0 0.47 1.09 192
58 Ui-jo Hwang Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Gamba Osaka 13 286 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.94 0.63 95
59 Hiroto Nakagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashiwa Reysol 22 491 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.55 0.00 164
60 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 24 629 3 2 5 0 4 0 0.43 0.29 210
61 Naomichi Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 29 865 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.31 0.00 288
62 Shoma Doi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashima Antlers 33 794 3 3 6 0 2 0 0.34 0.34 265
63 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 30 897 3 4 7 0 1 1 0.30 0.40 299
64 David Babunski Midfield - Central Midfield North Macedonia Spain Yokohama F. Marinos 20 397 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.68 0.23 132
65 Masato Kudo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 339 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.80 0.00 113
66 Min-hyeok Kim Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Sagan Tosu 33 972 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.28 0.00 324
67 Tadanari Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 21 234 3 0 3 1 3 0 1.15 0.00 78
68 Kota Mizunuma Attack - Right Winger Japan Cerezo Osaka 24 636 3 10 13 0 1 0 0.42 1.42 212
69 Hiroki Mizumoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 1,015 3 1 4 0 0 0 0.27 0.09 338
70 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kawasaki Frontale 11 52 3 0 3 0 1 0 5.19 0.00 17
71 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 33 983 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.27 0.00 328
72 Yuya Nakasaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 14 284 2 0 2 0 2 1 0.63 0.00 142
73 Keita Endo Attack - Left Winger Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 14 233 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.77 0.00 117
74 Cayman Togashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan United States Yokohama F. Marinos 16 281 2 1 3 0 0 0 0.64 0.32 141
75 Yasuki Kimoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 23 649 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.28 0.14 325
76 Kohei Tezuka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Kashiwa Reysol 16 651 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.28 0.00 326
77 Takuma Nishimura Attack - Second Striker Japan Vegalta Sendai 28 835 2 5 7 0 0 0 0.22 0.54 418
78 Kei Koizumi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 33 1,468 2 1 3 0 5 0 0.12 0.06 734
79 Ko Matsubara Defender - Left-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 32 1,418 2 5 7 0 4 1 0.13 0.32 709
80 Sho Inagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 448 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.40 0.20 224
81 Yoshihiro Nakano Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 18 664 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.27 0.41 332
82 Shoya Nakajima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 21 528 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.34 0.51 264
83 Hiroki Fujiharu Defender - Left-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 33 1,450 2 4 6 0 2 0 0.12 0.25 725
84 Kentaro Moriya Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kawasaki Frontale 18 383 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.47 0.23 192
85 Douglas Tanque Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Albirex Niigata 10 283 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.64 0.00 142
86 Yoshifumi Kashiwa Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 1,215 2 4 6 0 0 0 0.15 0.30 608
87 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 21 487 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.37 0.00 244
88 Tatsuya Yamashita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 26 954 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.19 0.00 477
89 Hotaru Yamaguchi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 32 1,440 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.13 0.00 720
90 Shoma Kamata Defender - Right-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 29 1,217 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.15 0.00 609
91 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 32 1,366 2 0 2 0 2 1 0.13 0.00 683
92 Felipe Silva Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Sanfrecce Hiroshima 23 564 2 4 6 0 2 0 0.32 0.64 282
93 Shuto Yamamoto Defender - Left-Back Japan Kashima Antlers 32 1,333 2 3 5 0 3 0 0.14 0.20 667
94 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Japan Kawasaki Frontale 21 646 2 7 9 0 3 0 0.28 0.98 323
95 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Japan Kashima Antlers 22 752 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.24 0.36 376
96 Masatoshi Mihara Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 20 711 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.25 0.00 356
97 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 9 165 2 0 2 0 1 0 1.09 0.00 83
98 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, North Vegalta Sendai 24 554 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.32 0.16 277
99 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Second Striker Japan Albirex Niigata 11 87 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.07 0.00 44
100 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 24 1,006 2 0 2 0 7 0 0.18 0.00 503
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 33 239 14 12 26 5.27
2 Kengo Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 32 443 12 6 18 2.44
3 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 27 427 11 5 16 2.32
4 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 33 2,947 11 1 12 0.34
5 Kota Mizunuma Attack - Right Winger Cerezo Osaka 24 636 10 3 13 1.42
6 Kosuke Ota Defender - Left-Back FC Tokyo 32 2,731 10 1 11 0.33
7 Shunsuke Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 30 525 9 5 14 1.54
8 Souza Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 33 708 9 4 13 1.14
9 Adaílton Attack - Left Winger Júbilo Iwata 32 296 8 8 16 2.43
10 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker Sagan Tosu 25 369 8 5 13 1.95
11 Shintaro Kurumaya Defender - Centre-Back Kawasaki Frontale 34 0 8 0 8 0.00
12 Yu Kobayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Kawasaki Frontale 34 128 7 23 30 4.92
13 Hiroyuki Abe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 28 225 7 10 17 2.80
14 Takahiro Sekine Midfield - Left Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 22 576 7 3 10 1.09
15 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Kawasaki Frontale 21 646 7 2 9 0.98
16 Manabu Saito Attack - Left Winger Yokohama F. Marinos 25 2,213 7 1 8 0.28
17 Rony Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 32 363 6 7 13 1.49
18 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Cerezo Osaka 34 487 6 6 12 1.11
19 Yuki Muto Attack - Second Striker Urawa Red Diamonds 31 379 6 6 12 1.42
20 Junya Ito Attack - Right Winger Kashiwa Reysol 34 483 6 6 12 1.12
21 Jun Amano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 33 588 6 5 11 0.92
22 Yosuke Ideguchi Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 30 646 6 4 10 0.84
23 Ryosuke Yamanaka Defender - Left-Back Yokohama F. Marinos 22 1,746 6 1 7 0.31
24 Atsutaka Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 20 1,312 6 1 7 0.41
25 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 30 198 5 12 17 2.27
26 Rafa Silva Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 25 148 5 12 17 3.04
27 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 576 5 4 9 0.78
28 Hayao Kawabe Midfield - Central Midfield Júbilo Iwata 32 680 5 4 9 0.66
29 Takuma Nishimura Attack - Second Striker Vegalta Sendai 28 835 5 2 7 0.54
30 Ko Matsubara Defender - Left-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 32 1,418 5 2 7 0.32
31 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Kashima Antlers 30 2,468 5 1 6 0.18
32 Kenyu Sugimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 34 136 4 22 26 2.65
33 Shinzo Koroki Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 33 144 4 20 24 2.50
34 Leandro Moura Attack - Left Winger Kashima Antlers 23 167 4 11 15 2.16
35 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 26 169 4 9 13 2.13
36 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 30 897 4 3 7 0.40
37 Hiroki Fujiharu Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 33 1,450 4 2 6 0.25
38 Felipe Silva Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 23 564 4 2 6 0.64
39 Yoshifumi Kashiwa Midfield - Left Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 1,215 4 2 6 0.30
40 Kyohei Noborizato Defender - Left-Back Kawasaki Frontale 23 1,480 4 1 5 0.24
41 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 31 2,287 4 1 5 0.16
42 Shota Kobayashi Midfield - Right Midfield Vegalta Sendai 16 0 4 0 4 0.00
43 Tomoya Ugajin Midfield - Left Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 22 0 4 0 4 0.00
44 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 23 188 3 10 13 1.44
45 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 34 242 3 10 13 1.12
46 Anderson Lopes Attack - Centre-Forward Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 259 3 10 13 1.04
47 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield Gamba Osaka 33 365 3 8 11 0.74
48 Riki Harakawa Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 33 399 3 7 10 0.68
49 Matej Jonjic Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 34 505 3 6 9 0.53
50 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 28 361 3 5 8 0.75
51 Patric Attack - Centre-Forward Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 283 3 4 7 0.95
52 Tiago Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 17 241 3 4 7 1.12
53 Kotaro Omori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 26 426 3 4 7 0.63
54 Ademilson Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 22 339 3 4 7 0.80
55 Shoma Doi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashima Antlers 33 794 3 3 6 0.34
56 Yoshihiro Nakano Midfield - Left Midfield Vegalta Sendai 18 664 3 2 5 0.41
57 Shoya Nakajima Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Tokyo 21 528 3 2 5 0.51
58 Shuto Yamamoto Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 32 1,333 3 2 5 0.20
59 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Kashima Antlers 22 752 3 2 5 0.36
60 Kento Misao Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashima Antlers 26 1,994 3 1 4 0.14
61 Naoyuki Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Vissel Kobe 21 1,845 3 1 4 0.15
62 Ryo Hatsuse Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 19 0 3 0 3 0.00
63 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 25 160 2 8 10 1.13
64 Hiroshi Kiyotake Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 18 216 2 6 8 0.83
65 Diego Oliveira Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 27 269 2 5 7 0.67
66 Tatsuya Hasegawa Midfield - Left Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 24 190 2 5 7 0.95
67 Elsinho Defender - Right-Back Kawasaki Frontale 21 373 2 5 7 0.48
68 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 29 382 2 5 7 0.47
69 Kyosuke Tagawa Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 24 282 2 4 6 0.64
70 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 24 629 2 3 5 0.29
71 Ui-jo Hwang Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 13 286 2 3 5 0.63
72 Daichi Kamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sagan Tosu 16 467 2 3 5 0.39
73 Wilson Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 21 841 2 2 4 0.21
74 Keigo Higashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Tokyo 30 2,208 2 1 3 0.08
75 Eduardo Neto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 31 2,530 2 1 3 0.07
76 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashima Antlers 20 980 2 1 3 0.18
77 Marcelo Toscano Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 15 1,079 2 1 3 0.17
78 Takahiro Ogihara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 26 1,740 2 1 3 0.10
79 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 23 1,491 2 1 3 0.12
80 Takuya Aoki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 21 0 2 0 2 0.00
81 Bo-kyung Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 13 0 2 0 2 0.00
82 Jae-suk Oh Defender - Right-Back Gamba Osaka 29 0 2 0 2 0.00
83 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 8 0 2 0 2 0.00
84 Soya Takahashi Midfield - Left Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 0 2 0 2 0.00
85 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 31 0 2 0 2 0.00
86 Yukitoshi Ito Defender - Right-Back Kashima Antlers 24 0 2 0 2 0.00
87 Sei Muroya Defender - Right-Back FC Tokyo 26 0 2 0 2 0.00
88 Eduardo Defender - Centre-Back Kawasaki Frontale 14 0 2 0 2 0.00
89 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 18 0 2 0 2 0.00
90 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 28 268 1 8 9 0.34
91 Pedro Júnior Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 21 187 1 7 8 0.48
92 Ataru Esaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Omiya Ardija 34 428 1 7 8 0.21
93 Shogo Taniguchi Defender - Centre-Back Kawasaki Frontale 34 437 1 7 8 0.21
94 Lins Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 12 163 1 6 7 0.55
95 Yuma Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 26 144 1 6 7 0.63
96 Lukas Podolski Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 15 260 1 5 6 0.35
97 Akito Fukuta Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 29 605 1 4 5 0.15
98 Hiroki Mizumoto Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 1,015 1 3 4 0.09
99 David Babunski Midfield - Central Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 20 397 1 3 4 0.23
100 Yasuki Kimoto Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 23 649 1 2 3 0.14
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Sung-ryong Jung Kawasaki Frontale 33 2,895 16 29 0.88
2 Krzysztof Kaminski Júbilo Iwata 33 2,900 14 28 0.85
3 Kosuke Nakamura Kashiwa Reysol 34 3,060 12 33 0.97
4 Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers 23 2,021 12 19 0.83
5 Shuichi Gonda Sagan Tosu 33 2,891 10 40 1.21
6 Sung-yun Gu Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 33 2,907 8 42 1.27
7 Jin-hyeon Kim Cerezo Osaka 31 2,790 7 39 1.26
8 Masaaki Higashiguchi Gamba Osaka 33 2,970 7 40 1.21
9 Daniel Schmidt Vegalta Sendai 20 1,800 4 31 1.55
10 Kohei Kawata Ventforet Kofu 11 990 4 12 1.09
11 Sun-tae Kwon Kashima Antlers 12 1,039 4 12 1
12 Shusaku Nishikawa Urawa Red Diamonds 34 3,060 4 54 1.59
13 Nobuhiro Kato Omiya Ardija 21 1,867 4 34 1.62
14 Hirotsugu Nakabayashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 1,260 3 19 1.36
15 Takuto Hayashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 1,710 2 29 1.53
16 Shota Arai Kawasaki Frontale 3 165 1 3 1
17 Kenta Tanno Cerezo Osaka 3 270 1 4 1.33
18 Hitoshi Shiota Omiya Ardija 9 743 1 20 2.22
19 Yosuke Fujigaya Gamba Osaka 1 73 1 0 —
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Eduardo Neto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 31 9 0 0 9
2 Rony Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 32 8 0 0 8
3 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 24 7 0 0 7
4 Souza Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 33 7 0 0 7
5 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 29 7 0 0 7
6 Leandro Moura Attack - Left Winger Kashima Antlers 23 7 0 0 7
7 Ko Matsubara Defender - Left-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 32 4 0 1 7
8 Rhayner Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kawasaki Frontale 14 6 0 0 6
9 Rafa Silva Attack - Centre-Forward Urawa Red Diamonds 25 6 0 0 6
10 Kento Misao Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashima Antlers 26 6 0 0 6
11 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 23 5 0 0 5
12 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 31 5 0 0 5
13 Sung-yun Gu Goalkeeper Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 33 5 0 0 5
14 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 32 2 0 1 5
15 Éder Lima Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 31 5 0 0 5
16 Jae-suk Oh Defender - Right-Back Gamba Osaka 29 5 0 0 5
17 Yuta Nakayama Defender - Centre-Back Kashiwa Reysol 30 2 0 1 5
18 Yuya Nakasaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 14 2 0 1 5
19 Lukas Podolski Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 15 5 0 0 5
20 Kei Koizumi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 33 5 0 0 5
21 Diego Oliveira Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 27 2 0 1 5
22 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 33 5 0 0 5
23 Hayao Kawabe Midfield - Central Midfield Júbilo Iwata 32 5 0 0 5
24 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 24 4 0 0 4
25 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 15 4 0 0 4
26 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 25 1 0 1 4
27 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 33 4 0 0 4
28 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sagan Tosu 34 4 0 0 4
29 Bo-kyung Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 13 4 1 0 4
30 Riki Harakawa Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 33 4 0 0 4
31 Jun Amano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 33 4 0 0 4
32 Mitsuo Ogasawara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashima Antlers 17 4 0 0 4
33 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 14 4 0 0 4
34 Takuya Aoki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 21 4 0 0 4
35 Nilton Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 25 4 0 0 4
36 Takahiro Ogihara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama F. Marinos 26 4 0 0 4
37 Douglas Tanque Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 10 4 0 0 4
38 Yasuki Kimoto Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 23 4 0 0 4
39 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield Gamba Osaka 33 4 0 0 4
40 Mu Kanazaki Attack - Centre-Forward Kashima Antlers 30 4 0 0 4
41 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 28 4 0 0 4
42 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 30 1 0 1 4
43 Kohei Tezuka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 16 4 0 0 4
44 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashima Antlers 20 3 0 0 3
45 Shuto Yamamoto Defender - Left-Back Kashima Antlers 32 3 0 0 3
46 Yuto Horigome Defender - Left-Back Albirex Niigata 24 3 0 0 3
47 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Urawa Red Diamonds 26 3 0 0 3
48 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 16 3 0 0 3
49 Kohei Shimizu Midfield - Left Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 21 3 0 0 3
50 Yuki Abe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Urawa Red Diamonds 33 3 0 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Kawasaki Frontale Japan 25 69
2 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 21 59
3 Cerezo Osaka Japan 22 54
4 Kashima Antlers Japan 23 52
5 Gamba Osaka Japan 23 40
6 Sagan Tosu Japan 17 39
7 Kashiwa Reysol Japan 16 39
8 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 24 30
9 FC Tokyo Japan 14 27
10 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 11 22
11 Vissel Kobe Japan 17 21
12 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 12 20
13 Albirex Niigata Japan 16 19
14 Júbilo Iwata Japan 11 19
15 Ventforet Kofu Japan 13 16
16 Omiya Ardija Japan 13 12
17 Vegalta Sendai Japan 8 8
18 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Japan 9 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