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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 — 2007

Top scorer
Hulk Tokyo Verdy 1969
37
Top assists
Kiyokazu Kudo Avispa Fukuoka
7
Top clean sheets
Takahiro Takagi Consadole Sapporo
21
Most cards
Alê Cerezo Osaka
14
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 1969 42 100 37 1 38 0 12 0 33.30 0.90 3
2 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Brazil Kyoto Sanga 43 159 24 0 24 0 7 0 13.58 0.00 7
3 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Cerezo Osaka 47 228 18 0 18 0 7 0 7.11 0.00 13
4 André Pinto Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kyoto Sanga 31 142 15 0 15 0 4 0 9.51 0.00 9
5 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 40 177 14 0 14 0 8 0 7.12 0.00 13
6 Lopes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Vegalta Sendai 42 265 14 0 14 0 6 1 4.75 0.00 19
7 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 32 179 12 0 12 0 4 0 6.03 0.00 15
8 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Shonan Bellmare 41 307 12 0 12 0 10 0 3.52 0.00 26
9 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 47 354 10 0 10 0 4 0 2.54 0.00 35
10 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 41 461 8 0 8 0 8 1 1.56 0.00 58
11 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 43 389 8 0 8 0 1 0 1.85 0.00 49
12 Takuya Yokoyama Attack Japan Montedio Yamagata 38 204 8 0 8 0 12 0 3.53 0.00 26
13 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Japan Kyoto Sanga 45 403 8 0 8 0 6 0 1.79 0.00 50
14 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, North Vegalta Sendai 48 492 8 0 8 0 2 0 1.46 0.00 62
15 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 41 434 7 0 7 0 2 0 1.45 0.00 62
16 Takanori Nunobe Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Avispa Fukuoka 44 536 7 3 10 0 8 0 1.18 0.50 77
17 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Sagan Tosu 28 807 7 0 7 0 2 0 0.78 0.00 115
18 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Consadole Sapporo 39 419 7 0 7 0 4 0 1.50 0.00 60
19 Toshiaki Haji Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 24 360 6 0 6 0 0 0 1.50 0.00 60
20 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 33 249 6 0 6 0 7 0 2.17 0.00 42
21 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 29 361 6 0 6 0 6 0 1.50 0.00 60
22 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 35 554 5 0 5 0 4 0 0.81 0.00 111
23 Zé Carlos Defender - Left-Back Brazil Cerezo Osaka 35 539 5 0 5 0 9 0 0.83 0.00 108
24 Rodrigo Vergilio Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Thespa Kusatsu 19 305 4 1 5 0 8 1 1.18 0.30 76
25 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 44 836 4 0 4 0 1 0 0.43 0.00 209
26 Germano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Cerezo Osaka 14 315 4 0 4 0 4 0 1.14 0.00 79
27 Takuto Koyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 33 684 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.39 0.00 228
28 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 44 1,316 3 0 3 0 11 0 0.21 0.00 439
29 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 22 358 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.75 0.00 119
30 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 43 1,274 3 0 3 0 8 0 0.21 0.00 425
31 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 40 1,192 3 0 3 0 7 0 0.23 0.00 397
32 Kohei Hayashi Attack Japan Montedio Yamagata 19 332 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.54 0.00 166
33 Ryosuke Nemoto Attack Japan Montedio Yamagata 17 420 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.43 0.00 210
34 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 42 1,839 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.10 0.00 920
35 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 44 1,067 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.17 0.00 534
36 Atsushi Nagai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 40 1,266 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.14 0.00 633
37 Shinya Kawashima Defender - Centre-Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 33 1,368 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.13 0.00 684
38 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 16 505 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.36 0.00 253
39 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Japan Cerezo Osaka 21 521 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.35 0.00 261
40 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 27 992 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.18 0.00 496
41 Takumi Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 31 1,045 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.17 0.00 523
42 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 35 1,524 2 0 2 0 9 0 0.12 0.00 762
43 Alê Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Cerezo Osaka 35 1,496 2 0 2 0 14 0 0.12 0.00 748
44 Ryota Miki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ehime FC 25 473 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.38 0.00 237
45 Seiji Koga Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Avispa Fukuoka 8 193 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.93 0.00 97
46 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 35 641 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.28 0.00 321
47 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 46 2,060 2 0 2 0 8 0 0.09 0.00 1,030
48 Takayuki Yamaguchi Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 27 742 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.12 0.00 742
49 Ryunosuke Okamoto Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 17 1,034 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.09 0.00 1,034
50 Megumu Yoshida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 28 2,121 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.04 0.00 2,121
51 Noboru Nakayama Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 7 400 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.23 0.00 400
52 Junya Yamashiro Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 28 1,741 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.05 0.00 1,741
53 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 20 796 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.11 0.00 796
54 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 35 3,105 1 0 1 0 9 0 0.03 0.00 3,105
55 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 35 3,149 1 0 1 0 7 0 0.03 0.00 3,149
56 Kota Fujimoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 18 1,135 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.08 0.00 1,135
57 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 27 2,387 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 2,387
58 Jong-hwan Yoon Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, South Sagan Tosu 26 1,248 1 0 1 0 6 1 0.07 0.00 1,248
59 Nobuyuki Zaizen Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 38 2,877 1 0 1 0 3 1 0.03 0.00 2,877
60 Kenta Kifuji Defender - Left-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 13 522 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.17 0.00 522
61 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Montedio Yamagata 43 3,870 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.02 0.00 3,870
62 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 41 3,430 1 0 1 0 14 0 0.03 0.00 3,430
63 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ehime FC 37 3,168 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.03 0.00 3,168
64 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Avispa Fukuoka 43 2,977 1 7 8 0 11 0 0.03 0.21 2,977
65 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 27 1,246 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.07 0.00 1,246
66 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 5 223 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.40 0.00 223
67 Toshiya Ishii Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 44 3,926 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.02 0.00 3,926
68 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 45 3,967 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.02 0.00 3,967
69 Gilmar Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 1969 12 699 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.13 0.00 699
70 Alvin Ceccoli Defender - Left-Back Australia San Marino Avispa Fukuoka 34 2,877 1 3 4 0 3 1 0.03 0.09 2,877
71 Tomohiko Ikeuchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 31 1,492 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.06 0.00 1,492
72 Kosuke Suda Defender Japan Montedio Yamagata 19 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 —
73 Ryuichi Dogaki Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
74 André Neitzke Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Germany Tokushima Vortis 20 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 —
75 Shunta Takahashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
76 Kazuya Maeda Defender Japan Montedio Yamagata 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
77 Yoshiki Nakai Midfield Japan Thespa Kusatsu 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
78 Hiroshi Tetsuto Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
79 Takahito Chiba Defender Japan Cerezo Osaka 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
80 Masakazu Washida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
81 Kiyomitsu Kobari Goalkeeper Japan Vegalta Sendai 11 990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
82 Yasushi Kita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Thespa Kusatsu 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
83 Daisuke Hoshi Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
84 Kazuyuki Otsuka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Avispa Fukuoka 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
85 Rafinha Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Avispa Fukuoka 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
86 Hiroyuki Takeda Goalkeeper Japan Mito HollyHock 12 1,080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
87 Kentaro Kawasaki Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Consadole Sapporo 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
88 Yusuke Sato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 27 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 0.00 —
89 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
90 Kohei Kawata Goalkeeper Japan Sagan Tosu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
91 Hiroaki Morishima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
92 Yutaka Akita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
93 Yugo Ichiyanagi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
94 Takuto Hayashi Goalkeeper Japan Vegalta Sendai 19 1,710 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
95 Hiromasa Yamamoto Goalkeeper Japan Cerezo Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
96 Tatsuya Yamashita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
97 Masahito Suzuki Goalkeeper Japan Tokushima Vortis 22 1,980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
98 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 31 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 0.00 —
99 Kenjiro Ezoe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 40 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0.00 0.00 —
100 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 36 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 43 2,977 7 1 8 0.21
2 Kenta Shimizu Goalkeeper Montedio Yamagata 48 4,320 4 0 4 0.08
3 Takanori Nunobe Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 44 536 3 7 10 0.50
4 Alvin Ceccoli Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 34 2,877 3 1 4 0.09
5 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 1969 42 100 1 37 38 0.90
6 Rodrigo Vergilio Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 19 305 1 4 5 0.30
7 Yeong-gi Kim Goalkeeper Shonan Bellmare 48 4,320 1 0 1 0.02
8 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Kyoto Sanga 43 159 0 24 24 0.00
9 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Cerezo Osaka 47 228 0 18 18 0.00
10 André Pinto Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 31 142 0 15 15 0.00
11 Lopes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 42 265 0 14 14 0.00
12 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 40 177 0 14 14 0.00
13 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 41 307 0 12 12 0.00
14 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 32 179 0 12 12 0.00
15 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 47 354 0 10 10 0.00
16 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 48 492 0 8 8 0.00
17 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Kyoto Sanga 45 403 0 8 8 0.00
18 Takuya Yokoyama Attack Montedio Yamagata 38 204 0 8 8 0.00
19 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Montedio Yamagata 43 389 0 8 8 0.00
20 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 41 461 0 8 8 0.00
21 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Consadole Sapporo 39 419 0 7 7 0.00
22 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 28 807 0 7 7 0.00
23 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 41 434 0 7 7 0.00
24 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 29 361 0 6 6 0.00
25 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 33 249 0 6 6 0.00
26 Toshiaki Haji Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 24 360 0 6 6 0.00
27 Zé Carlos Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 35 539 0 5 5 0.00
28 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 554 0 5 5 0.00
29 Germano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 14 315 0 4 4 0.00
30 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 44 836 0 4 4 0.00
31 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 1969 40 1,192 0 3 3 0.00
32 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 43 1,274 0 3 3 0.00
33 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 22 358 0 3 3 0.00
34 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 44 1,316 0 3 3 0.00
35 Takuto Koyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 33 684 0 3 3 0.00
36 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 46 2,060 0 2 2 0.00
37 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Montedio Yamagata 35 641 0 2 2 0.00
38 Seiji Koga Midfield - Left Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 8 193 0 2 2 0.00
39 Ryota Miki Attack - Centre-Forward Ehime FC 25 473 0 2 2 0.00
40 Alê Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 1,496 0 2 2 0.00
41 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 35 1,524 0 2 2 0.00
42 Takumi Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 31 1,045 0 2 2 0.00
43 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 27 992 0 2 2 0.00
44 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Cerezo Osaka 21 521 0 2 2 0.00
45 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 16 505 0 2 2 0.00
46 Shinya Kawashima Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 33 1,368 0 2 2 0.00
47 Atsushi Nagai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vegalta Sendai 40 1,266 0 2 2 0.00
48 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 44 1,067 0 2 2 0.00
49 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sagan Tosu 42 1,839 0 2 2 0.00
50 Ryosuke Nemoto Attack Montedio Yamagata 17 420 0 2 2 0.00
51 Kohei Hayashi Attack Montedio Yamagata 19 332 0 2 2 0.00
52 Tomohiko Ikeuchi Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 31 1,492 0 1 1 0.00
53 Gilmar Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 1969 12 699 0 1 1 0.00
54 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 45 3,967 0 1 1 0.00
55 Toshiya Ishii Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kyoto Sanga 44 3,926 0 1 1 0.00
56 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Consadole Sapporo 5 223 0 1 1 0.00
57 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 27 1,246 0 1 1 0.00
58 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 37 3,168 0 1 1 0.00
59 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 41 3,430 0 1 1 0.00
60 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 43 3,870 0 1 1 0.00
61 Kenta Kifuji Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 13 522 0 1 1 0.00
62 Nobuyuki Zaizen Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 38 2,877 0 1 1 0.00
63 Jong-hwan Yoon Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 26 1,248 0 1 1 0.00
64 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 27 2,387 0 1 1 0.00
65 Kota Fujimoto Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 18 1,135 0 1 1 0.00
66 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 35 3,149 0 1 1 0.00
67 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Cerezo Osaka 35 3,105 0 1 1 0.00
68 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 20 796 0 1 1 0.00
69 Junya Yamashiro Midfield Sagan Tosu 28 1,741 0 1 1 0.00
70 Noboru Nakayama Midfield Cerezo Osaka 7 400 0 1 1 0.00
71 Megumu Yoshida Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 28 2,121 0 1 1 0.00
72 Ryunosuke Okamoto Midfield Tokushima Vortis 17 1,034 0 1 1 0.00
73 Takayuki Yamaguchi Midfield Sagan Tosu 27 742 0 1 1 0.00
74 Akira Narahashi Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
75 Kenji Haneda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 25 0 0 0 0 0.00
76 Gustavo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
77 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 5 0 0 0 0 0.00
78 Takashi Hirajima Defender - Right-Back Kyoto Sanga 38 0 0 0 0 0.00
79 Yong-dae Jeong Midfield - Central Midfield Consadole Sapporo 10 0 0 0 0 0.00
80 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 1969 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
81 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 1969 6 0 0 0 0 0.00
82 Tomo Sugawara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 1969 33 0 0 0 0 0.00
83 Tetsuya Yamazaki Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
84 Toru Chishima Midfield Ehime FC 8 0 0 0 0 0.00
85 Yuzo Minami Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 11 0 0 0 0 0.00
86 Daisuke Tada Goalkeeper Cerezo Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
87 Hirotsugu Nakabayashi Goalkeeper Sagan Tosu 2 180 0 0 0 0.00
88 Makoto Kimura Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 9 0 0 0 0 0.00
89 Takuya Miyamoto Defender - Right-Back Cerezo Osaka 28 0 0 0 0 0.00
90 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 10 0 0 0 0 0.00
91 Taishi Endo Goalkeeper Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
92 Shogo Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 15 0 0 0 0 0.00
93 Takuya Sonoda Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 11 0 0 0 0 0.00
94 Yuta Suzuki Goalkeeper Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
95 Takahiro Takagi Goalkeeper Consadole Sapporo 47 4,230 0 0 0 0.00
96 Tomohiko Ito Goalkeeper Shonan Bellmare 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
97 Akihiro Sakata Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 4 0 0 0 0 0.00
98 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
99 Yuki Igari Midfield - Central Midfield Shonan Bellmare 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
100 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Cerezo Osaka 23 0 0 0 0 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Takahiro Takagi Consadole Sapporo 47 4,230 21 45 0.96
2 Motohiro Yoshida Cerezo Osaka 48 4,320 17 55 1.15
3 Yeong-gi Kim Shonan Bellmare 48 4,320 16 55 1.15
4 Kenta Shimizu Montedio Yamagata 48 4,320 14 56 1.17
5 Takuto Hayashi Vegalta Sendai 19 1,710 8 15 0.79
6 Kiyomitsu Kobari Vegalta Sendai 11 990 4 19 1.73
7 Masahito Suzuki Tokushima Vortis 22 1,980 4 34 1.55
8 Hiroyuki Takeda Mito HollyHock 12 1,080 1 20 1.67
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Alê Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 14 0 0 14
2 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 41 14 0 0 14
3 Takuya Yokoyama Attack Montedio Yamagata 38 12 1 0 12
4 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 1969 42 12 1 0 12
5 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 43 11 0 0 11
6 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 44 11 0 0 11
7 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 41 8 0 1 11
8 Kenjiro Ezoe Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 40 8 0 1 11
9 Rodrigo Vergilio Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 19 8 0 1 11
10 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 41 10 0 0 10
11 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Cerezo Osaka 35 9 0 0 9
12 Lopes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 42 6 1 1 9
13 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 35 9 0 0 9
14 Zé Carlos Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 35 9 1 0 9
15 Jong-hwan Yoon Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 26 6 1 1 9
16 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 45 8 0 0 8
17 Takashi Hirajima Defender - Right-Back Kyoto Sanga 38 8 0 0 8
18 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 43 8 2 0 8
19 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 43 8 0 0 8
20 Takanori Nunobe Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 44 8 1 0 8
21 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 37 8 0 0 8
22 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 46 8 0 0 8
23 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 40 8 1 0 8
24 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Cerezo Osaka 47 7 0 0 7
25 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Shonan Bellmare 31 7 1 0 7
26 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 35 7 0 0 7
27 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Kyoto Sanga 43 7 0 0 7
28 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 1969 40 7 1 0 7
29 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 33 7 0 0 7
30 Alvin Ceccoli Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 34 3 0 1 6
31 Tomo Sugawara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 1969 33 6 0 0 6
32 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 29 6 0 0 6
33 Nobuyuki Zaizen Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 38 3 0 1 6
34 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Kyoto Sanga 45 6 1 0 6
35 Megumu Yoshida Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 28 5 0 0 5
36 Yusuke Sato Midfield - Left Midfield Tokyo Verdy 1969 27 5 0 0 5
37 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Consadole Sapporo 39 4 0 0 4
38 Kosuke Suda Defender Montedio Yamagata 19 4 1 0 4
39 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 47 4 0 0 4
40 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sagan Tosu 42 4 0 0 4
41 André Pinto Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 31 4 0 0 4
42 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 4 0 0 4
43 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 32 4 0 0 4
44 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 10 4 0 0 4
45 Germano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 14 4 1 0 4
46 Takuya Miyamoto Defender - Right-Back Cerezo Osaka 28 4 0 0 4
47 Shinya Kawashima Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 33 4 0 0 4
48 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 44 4 0 0 4
49 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 16 4 0 0 4
50 André Neitzke Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 20 4 1 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Cerezo Osaka Japan 28 69
2 Vegalta Sendai Japan 9 50
3 Kyoto Sanga Japan 8 48
4 Montedio Yamagata Japan 28 46
5 Tokyo Verdy 1969 Japan 8 41
6 Shonan Bellmare Japan 9 16
7 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 8 15
8 Sagan Tosu Japan 10 14
9 Tokushima Vortis Japan 8 13
10 Consadole Sapporo Japan 6 9
11 Mito HollyHock — 2 7
12 Thespa Kusatsu — 3 4
13 Ehime FC — 4 3
#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