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J2 League

11 clubs 1,292 players 26 seasons 2000 – 2025 4,667 records

About J2 League

The J2 League or simply J2 is the second division of the Japan Professional Football League and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasuda Life and it is thus officially known as the Meiji Yasuda J2 League . Until the 2014 season it was named the J.League Division 2.

Leaders — 2006

Top scorer
Hulk Consadole Sapporo
25
Top assists
Hiroyuki Takeda Mito HollyHock
3
Top clean sheets
Kota Ogi Vissel Kobe
19
Most cards
Ryuhei Niwa Vissel Kobe
12
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Consadole Sapporo 38 136 25 0 25 8 12 1 16.54 0.00 5
2 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Montedio Yamagata 40 144 23 0 23 0 9 1 14.38 0.00 6
3 Alemão Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Yokohama FC 24 90 18 0 18 0 5 0 18.00 0.00 5
4 Atsuhiro Miura Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 46 263 15 0 15 0 3 0 5.13 0.00 18
5 Lopes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Vegalta Sendai 45 286 14 0 14 0 8 0 4.41 0.00 20
6 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Shonan Bellmare 42 298 12 0 12 0 7 0 3.62 0.00 25
7 Keisuke Kurihara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 45 262 12 0 12 0 7 0 4.12 0.00 22
8 Kang-jo Park Midfield - Right Midfield Korea, South Vissel Kobe 43 385 10 0 10 0 9 0 2.34 0.00 39
9 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 42 298 10 0 10 0 5 0 3.02 0.00 30
10 Yusuke Sato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 45 428 9 0 9 0 8 0 1.89 0.00 48
11 Toshiaki Haji Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 45 437 9 0 9 0 2 0 1.85 0.00 49
12 Gilmar Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 1969 18 170 9 0 9 0 2 0 4.76 0.00 19
13 Tadanari Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 31 209 8 0 8 0 3 0 3.44 0.00 26
14 Thiago Neves Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Vegalta Sendai 35 320 8 0 8 0 5 0 2.25 0.00 40
15 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 37 411 7 0 7 0 4 0 1.53 0.00 59
16 Kohei Hayashi Attack Japan Montedio Yamagata 34 310 6 0 6 0 3 1 1.74 0.00 52
17 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 39 447 6 0 6 0 2 0 1.21 0.00 75
18 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Montedio Yamagata 45 793 5 0 5 0 11 0 0.57 0.00 159
19 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 23 375 5 0 5 0 3 0 1.20 0.00 75
20 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 43 772 5 0 5 0 12 0 0.58 0.00 154
21 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 24 219 5 0 5 0 0 0 2.05 0.00 44
22 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 47 1,040 4 0 4 0 5 0 0.35 0.00 260
23 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 41 779 4 0 4 0 5 0 0.46 0.00 195
24 Nobuyuki Zaizen Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 35 656 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.55 0.00 164
25 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 43 964 4 0 4 0 8 0 0.37 0.00 241
26 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 44 905 4 0 4 0 6 0 0.40 0.00 226
27 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 43 617 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.58 0.00 154
28 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, North Vegalta Sendai 42 798 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.45 0.00 200
29 Takayuki Yamaguchi Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 39 687 3 0 3 0 7 0 0.39 0.00 229
30 Ryosuke Nemoto Attack Japan Montedio Yamagata 18 282 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.96 0.00 94
31 Junya Yamashiro Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 46 1,056 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.26 0.00 352
32 Tomoyuki Hirase Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 30 445 3 0 3 0 5 0 0.61 0.00 148
33 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Japan Yokohama FC 32 307 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.88 0.00 102
34 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ehime FC 42 1,198 3 0 3 0 10 0 0.23 0.00 399
35 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 39 1,067 3 0 3 0 6 1 0.25 0.00 356
36 Toshihiko Uchiyama Defender - Left-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 34 975 3 0 3 0 8 0 0.28 0.00 325
37 Fábio Santos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Shonan Bellmare 15 323 3 0 3 0 5 0 0.84 0.00 108
38 Masahiro Ohashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 24 435 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.62 0.00 145
39 Tomohiko Ikeuchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 22 630 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.43 0.00 210
40 Wi-Man Kim Defender Korea, North Tokushima Vortis 40 1,683 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.11 0.00 842
41 André Neitzke Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Germany Tokushima Vortis 17 619 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.29 0.00 310
42 Yoshiki Nakai Midfield Japan Thespa Kusatsu 36 1,350 2 0 2 0 10 0 0.13 0.00 675
43 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 23 359 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.50 0.00 180
44 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 25 1,124 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.16 0.00 562
45 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 21 297 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.61 0.00 149
46 Jong-hwan Yoon Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, South Sagan Tosu 41 1,568 2 0 2 0 7 1 0.11 0.00 784
47 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 12 492 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.37 0.00 246
48 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 30 872 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.21 0.00 436
49 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 17 257 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.70 0.00 129
50 Yong-dae Jeong Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, South Yokohama FC 44 1,933 2 0 2 0 10 0 0.09 0.00 967
51 Yukihiko Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashiwa Reysol 19 353 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.51 0.00 177
52 Nivaldo Midfield Brazil Shonan Bellmare 35 2,627 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.03 0.00 2,627
53 Katsutomo Oshiba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 14 894 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.10 0.00 894
54 Ryu Saito Defender Japan Thespa Kusatsu 42 3,687 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.02 0.00 3,687
55 Gabriel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Vissel Kobe 9 334 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.27 0.00 334
56 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 24 675 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.13 0.00 675
57 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 17 940 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.10 0.00 940
58 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 39 2,250 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.04 0.00 2,250
59 Atsushi Nagai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 42 3,286 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.03 0.00 3,286
60 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 1 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 0.00 9
61 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 40 3,097 1 0 1 0 12 1 0.03 0.00 3,097
62 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 44 3,900 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.02 0.00 3,900
63 Makoto Kimura Defender - Right-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 30 2,555 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.04 0.00 2,555
64 Yuzo Minami Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ehime FC 14 1,005 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.09 0.00 1,005
65 Toru Chishima Midfield Japan Ehime FC 18 589 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.15 0.00 589
66 Masaki Yanagawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 28 2,233 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.04 0.00 2,233
67 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 46 4,086 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.02 0.00 4,086
68 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 21 1,777 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.05 0.00 1,777
69 Kenji Takahashi Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 23 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
70 Mitsumasa Yoda Defender Japan Thespa Kusatsu 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
71 Masayuki Ota Defender Japan Montedio Yamagata 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
72 Shinji Jojo Defender Japan Shonan Bellmare 19 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
73 Asuka Tateishi Defender - Right-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
74 Ryohei Suzuki Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
75 Kosuke Suda Defender Japan Shonan Bellmare 18 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
76 Ryunosuke Okamoto Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
77 Nobuki Hara Attack - Left Winger Japan Vissel Kobe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
78 Megumu Yoshida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
79 Ichiei Muroi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
80 Takuto Koyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
81 Kazuya Maeda Defender Japan Montedio Yamagata 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
82 Hiroshi Tetsuto Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
83 Takahito Chiba Defender Japan Consadole Sapporo 18 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
84 Baron Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Vissel Kobe 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
85 Yusuke Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
86 Tomoyuki Yoshino Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
87 Kiyomitsu Kobari Goalkeeper Japan Vegalta Sendai 23 2,070 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
88 Yoshiya Takemura Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
89 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
90 Hiroyuki Takeda Goalkeeper Japan Mito HollyHock 35 3,150 0 3 3 0 2 0 0.00 0.09 —
91 Kentaro Kawasaki Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Consadole Sapporo 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
92 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
93 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
94 Shigeru Sakurai Goalkeeper Japan Montedio Yamagata 5 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
95 Yugo Ichiyanagi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 13 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 0.00 —
96 Takuto Hayashi Goalkeeper Japan Consadole Sapporo 38 3,420 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.03 —
97 Dedimar Defender Brazil Tokyo Verdy 1969 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
98 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 47 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 —
99 Tomohiko Ito Goalkeeper Japan Shonan Bellmare 30 2,640 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
100 Kosuke Ota Defender - Left-Back Japan Yokohama FC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Hiroyuki Takeda Goalkeeper Mito HollyHock 35 3,150 3 0 3 0.09
2 Kota Ogi Goalkeeper Vissel Kobe 45 4,050 2 0 2 0.04
3 Yuta Minami Goalkeeper Kashiwa Reysol 45 4,050 1 0 1 0.02
4 Kenta Shimizu Goalkeeper Montedio Yamagata 43 3,870 1 0 1 0.02
5 Takahiro Takagi Goalkeeper Thespa Kusatsu 48 4,320 1 0 1 0.02
6 Takuto Hayashi Goalkeeper Consadole Sapporo 38 3,420 1 0 1 0.03
7 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Consadole Sapporo 38 136 0 25 25 0.00
8 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 40 144 0 23 23 0.00
9 Alemão Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 24 90 0 18 18 0.00
10 Atsuhiro Miura Midfield - Left Midfield Vissel Kobe 46 263 0 15 15 0.00
11 Lopes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 45 286 0 14 14 0.00
12 Keisuke Kurihara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 45 262 0 12 12 0.00
13 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 42 298 0 12 12 0.00
14 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 42 298 0 10 10 0.00
15 Kang-jo Park Midfield - Right Midfield Vissel Kobe 43 385 0 10 10 0.00
16 Gilmar Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 1969 18 170 0 9 9 0.00
17 Toshiaki Haji Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 45 437 0 9 9 0.00
18 Yusuke Sato Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 45 428 0 9 9 0.00
19 Thiago Neves Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 35 320 0 8 8 0.00
20 Tadanari Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 31 209 0 8 8 0.00
21 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 37 411 0 7 7 0.00
22 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 39 447 0 6 6 0.00
23 Kohei Hayashi Attack Montedio Yamagata 34 310 0 6 6 0.00
24 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 24 219 0 5 5 0.00
25 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 43 772 0 5 5 0.00
26 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 23 375 0 5 5 0.00
27 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 45 793 0 5 5 0.00
28 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 42 798 0 4 4 0.00
29 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Montedio Yamagata 43 617 0 4 4 0.00
30 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Kashiwa Reysol 44 905 0 4 4 0.00
31 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 43 964 0 4 4 0.00
32 Nobuyuki Zaizen Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 35 656 0 4 4 0.00
33 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 41 779 0 4 4 0.00
34 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sagan Tosu 47 1,040 0 4 4 0.00
35 Tomohiko Ikeuchi Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 22 630 0 3 3 0.00
36 Masahiro Ohashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 1969 24 435 0 3 3 0.00
37 Fábio Santos Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 15 323 0 3 3 0.00
38 Toshihiko Uchiyama Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 34 975 0 3 3 0.00
39 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 39 1,067 0 3 3 0.00
40 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 42 1,198 0 3 3 0.00
41 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Yokohama FC 32 307 0 3 3 0.00
42 Tomoyuki Hirase Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 30 445 0 3 3 0.00
43 Junya Yamashiro Midfield Sagan Tosu 46 1,056 0 3 3 0.00
44 Ryosuke Nemoto Attack Montedio Yamagata 18 282 0 3 3 0.00
45 Takayuki Yamaguchi Midfield Sagan Tosu 39 687 0 3 3 0.00
46 Yukihiko Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 19 353 0 2 2 0.00
47 Yong-dae Jeong Midfield - Central Midfield Yokohama FC 44 1,933 0 2 2 0.00
48 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 17 257 0 2 2 0.00
49 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 30 872 0 2 2 0.00
50 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 12 492 0 2 2 0.00
51 Jong-hwan Yoon Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 41 1,568 0 2 2 0.00
52 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 21 297 0 2 2 0.00
53 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 25 1,124 0 2 2 0.00
54 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 23 359 0 2 2 0.00
55 Yoshiki Nakai Midfield Thespa Kusatsu 36 1,350 0 2 2 0.00
56 André Neitzke Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 17 619 0 2 2 0.00
57 Wi-Man Kim Defender Tokushima Vortis 40 1,683 0 2 2 0.00
58 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 1969 21 1,777 0 1 1 0.00
59 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Vissel Kobe 46 4,086 0 1 1 0.00
60 Masaki Yanagawa Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 28 2,233 0 1 1 0.00
61 Toru Chishima Midfield Ehime FC 18 589 0 1 1 0.00
62 Yuzo Minami Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 14 1,005 0 1 1 0.00
63 Makoto Kimura Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 30 2,555 0 1 1 0.00
64 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 44 3,900 0 1 1 0.00
65 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Vissel Kobe 40 3,097 0 1 1 0.00
66 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 1 9 0 1 1 0.00
67 Atsushi Nagai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 42 3,286 0 1 1 0.00
68 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 39 2,250 0 1 1 0.00
69 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 17 940 0 1 1 0.00
70 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 24 675 0 1 1 0.00
71 Gabriel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 9 334 0 1 1 0.00
72 Ryu Saito Defender Thespa Kusatsu 42 3,687 0 1 1 0.00
73 Katsutomo Oshiba Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 14 894 0 1 1 0.00
74 Nivaldo Midfield Shonan Bellmare 35 2,627 0 1 1 0.00
75 Émerson Thome Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 31 0 0 0 0 0.00
76 Akihiro Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Vissel Kobe 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
77 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 1969 6 0 0 0 0 0.00
78 Kento Tsurumaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 1969 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
79 Sota Nakazawa Defender - Centre-Back Kashiwa Reysol 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
80 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Consadole Sapporo 30 0 0 0 0 0.00
81 Teruaki Kobayashi Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 8 0 0 0 0 0.00
82 Masatoshi Mihara Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
83 Hiroto Mogi Defender - Left-Back Vissel Kobe 37 0 0 0 0 0.00
84 Takahide Kishi Goalkeeper Vissel Kobe 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
85 Kenta Tokushige Goalkeeper Vissel Kobe 3 181 0 0 0 0.00
86 Shinya Kato Goalkeeper Kashiwa Reysol 2 180 0 0 0 0.00
87 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 1969 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
88 Tomo Sugawara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 1969 32 0 0 0 0 0.00
89 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 5 0 0 0 0 0.00
90 Sung-yong Choi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 22 0 0 0 0 0.00
91 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 8 0 0 0 0 0.00
92 Kenta Kifuji Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 9 0 0 0 0 0.00
93 Takumi Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 39 0 0 0 0 0.00
94 Shogo Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
95 Kosuke Ota Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
96 Tomohiko Ito Goalkeeper Shonan Bellmare 30 2,640 0 0 0 0.00
97 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Shonan Bellmare 47 0 0 0 0 0.00
98 Dedimar Defender Tokyo Verdy 1969 8 0 0 0 0 0.00
99 Yugo Ichiyanagi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 1969 13 0 0 0 0 0.00
100 Shigeru Sakurai Goalkeeper Montedio Yamagata 5 450 0 0 0 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Kota Ogi Vissel Kobe 45 4,050 19 47 1.04
2 Kenta Shimizu Montedio Yamagata 43 3,870 12 48 1.12
3 Yuta Minami Kashiwa Reysol 45 4,050 12 53 1.18
4 Hiroyuki Takeda Mito HollyHock 35 3,150 10 47 1.34
5 Takuto Hayashi Consadole Sapporo 38 3,420 10 48 1.26
6 Takahiro Takagi Thespa Kusatsu 48 4,320 10 86 1.79
7 Kiyomitsu Kobari Vegalta Sendai 23 2,070 6 24 1.04
8 Tomohiko Ito Shonan Bellmare 30 2,640 4 54 1.8
9 Shinya Kato Kashiwa Reysol 2 180 1 4 2
10 Kenta Tokushige Vissel Kobe 3 181 1 3 1
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Vissel Kobe 40 12 1 1 15
2 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Consadole Sapporo 38 12 1 1 15
3 Kunie Kitamoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 43 12 0 0 12
4 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 40 9 0 1 12
5 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 45 11 0 0 11
6 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 42 10 2 0 10
7 Yong-dae Jeong Midfield - Central Midfield Yokohama FC 44 10 1 0 10
8 Jong-hwan Yoon Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 41 7 0 1 10
9 Yoshiki Nakai Midfield Thespa Kusatsu 36 10 1 0 10
10 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 39 6 1 1 9
11 Kang-jo Park Midfield - Right Midfield Vissel Kobe 43 9 0 0 9
12 Yusuke Sato Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 45 8 0 0 8
13 Ryu Saito Defender Thespa Kusatsu 42 8 1 0 8
14 Toshihiko Uchiyama Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 34 8 0 0 8
15 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 43 8 1 0 8
16 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 44 8 0 0 8
17 Lopes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 45 8 0 0 8
18 Émerson Thome Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 31 8 2 0 8
19 Takayuki Yamaguchi Midfield Sagan Tosu 39 7 1 0 7
20 Yugo Ichiyanagi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 1969 13 7 0 0 7
21 Keisuke Kurihara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 45 7 0 0 7
22 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 42 7 0 0 7
23 André Neitzke Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 17 6 1 0 6
24 Kohei Hayashi Attack Montedio Yamagata 34 3 0 1 6
25 Wi-Man Kim Defender Tokushima Vortis 40 6 1 0 6
26 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 25 6 0 0 6
27 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Kashiwa Reysol 44 6 0 0 6
28 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Vissel Kobe 46 6 1 0 6
29 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 41 5 0 0 5
30 Tomoyuki Hirase Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 30 5 0 0 5
31 Makoto Kimura Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 30 5 0 0 5
32 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sagan Tosu 47 5 0 0 5
33 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 39 5 0 0 5
34 Tomo Sugawara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 1969 32 5 0 0 5
35 Thiago Neves Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 35 5 0 0 5
36 Alemão Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 24 5 0 0 5
37 Fábio Santos Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 15 5 0 0 5
38 Nivaldo Midfield Shonan Bellmare 35 5 0 0 5
39 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 42 5 1 0 5
40 Sung-yong Choi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 22 4 0 0 4
41 Masaki Yanagawa Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 28 4 1 0 4
42 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Shonan Bellmare 47 4 0 0 4
43 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 37 4 0 0 4
44 Takumi Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 39 4 0 0 4
45 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 1969 6 3 0 0 3
46 Atsushi Nagai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 42 3 1 0 3
47 Junya Yamashiro Midfield Sagan Tosu 46 3 0 0 3
48 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 1969 21 3 0 0 3
49 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Montedio Yamagata 43 3 0 0 3
50 Atsuhiro Miura Midfield - Left Midfield Vissel Kobe 46 3 1 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Vissel Kobe Japan 23 71
2 Montedio Yamagata Japan 23 60
3 Vegalta Sendai Japan 8 36
4 Yokohama FC Japan 10 33
5 Consadole Sapporo Japan 6 28
6 Shonan Bellmare Japan 9 26
7 Sagan Tosu Japan 12 18
8 Tokushima Vortis Japan 7 15
9 Kashiwa Reysol Japan 6 14
10 Tokyo Verdy 1969 Japan 11 13
11 Ehime FC — 3 5
12 Thespa Kusatsu — 4 3
13 Mito HollyHock — 2 1
#ClubCountrySeasons
1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (16032) Japan 26
2 JEF United Chiba (672) Japan 26
3 Júbilo Iwata (937) Japan 26
4 Montedio Yamagata (16190) Japan 26
5 Oita Trinita (3935) Japan 26
6 RB Omiya Ardija (7452) Japan 26
7 Sagan Tosu (22177) Japan 26
8 V-Varen Nagasaki (23581) Japan 26
9 Vegalta Sendai (6395) Japan 26
10 Ventforet Kofu (10999) Japan 26
11 Tokushima Vortis (17832) Japan 6

Top scorer of each season in this competition (across 27 tracked seasons). Ties resolved by player_id order.

SeasonPlayerPosNatClubGoalsMatches
2025 Matheus Jesus Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 15 28
2024 Matheus Jesus Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 18 36
2023 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Spain V-Varen Nagasaki 26 36
2022 Koki Ogawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 26 41
2021 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium Kyoto Sanga 21 40
2020 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium Kyoto Sanga 22 40
2019 Léo Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Albirex Niigata 28 38
2018 Ado Onaiwu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 22 42
2017 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Norway Yokohama FC 25 41
2016 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Shimizu S-Pulse 26 37
2015 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 18 41
2014 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 26 42
2013 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil JEF United Chiba 22 38
2012 Atsutaka Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 14 41
2011 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 23 38
2010 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ventforet Kofu 20 31
2009 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 27 44
2008 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 40
2007 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 1969 37 42
2006 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Consadole Sapporo 25 38
2005 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Brazil Kyoto Purple Sanga 22 32
2004 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 22 43
2003 Baré Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Germany Omiya Ardija 22 43
2002 Edi Andradina Midfield - Attacking Midfield Poland Brazil Oita Trinita 18 39
2001 Emerson Attack - Left Winger Qatar Brazil Kawasaki Frontale 19 18
2000 Emerson Attack - Left Winger Qatar Brazil Consadole Sapporo 31 34
1999 Tuto Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kawasaki Frontale 17 30

Players with the most goals across all seasons of this competition in our dataset.

#PlayerPositionNationalityTotal goalsSeasons
1 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 108 8
2 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 104 14
3 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan 96 9
4 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium 89 6
5 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Norway 82 6
6 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Spain 75 6
7 Baré Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Germany 71 4
8 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 71 9
9 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 68 6
10 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Brazil 67 5
11 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 66 12
12 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 65 11
13 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 65 9
14 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 64 7
15 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 64 9
16 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 64 7
17 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil 62 2
18 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 59 6
19 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan 56 7
20 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan 54 10

Highest single-season goal hauls in this competition.

#PlayerTeamSeasonGoals
1 Hulk Tokyo Verdy 1969 2007 37
2 Emerson Consadole Sapporo 2000 31
3 Hisato Sato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2008 28
4 Léo Albirex Niigata 2019 28
5 Shinji Kagawa Cerezo Osaka 2009 27
6 Chong Tese Shimizu S-Pulse 2016 26
7 Masashi Oguro Kyoto Sanga 2014 26
8 Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC 2022 26
9 Juanma Delgado V-Varen Nagasaki 2023 26
10 Ibba Laajab Yokohama FC 2017 25