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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 — 2008

Top scorer
Hisato Sato Sanfrecce Hiroshima
28
Top assists
Ufuk Talay Avispa Fukuoka
6
Top clean sheets
Kenta Shimizu Montedio Yamagata
17
Most cards
Seung-jin Bae Thespa Kusatsu
12
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 40 123 28 1 29 0 0 0 20.49 0.73 4
2 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 32 155 16 0 16 0 2 0 9.29 0.00 10
3 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 35 194 16 0 16 0 5 0 7.42 0.00 12
4 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, North Vegalta Sendai 42 289 13 0 13 0 2 0 4.05 0.00 22
5 Germano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Cerezo Osaka 35 238 13 0 13 0 6 0 4.92 0.00 18
6 Tomoyuki Hirase Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 38 218 11 0 11 0 2 0 4.54 0.00 20
7 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 23 136 11 0 11 0 4 0 7.28 0.00 12
8 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Shonan Bellmare 26 251 9 0 9 0 6 0 3.23 0.00 28
9 Masato Katayama Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Gifu 36 276 8 0 8 0 4 0 2.61 0.00 35
10 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Cerezo Osaka 16 146 8 0 8 0 3 0 4.93 0.00 18
11 Ryosuke Kijima Attack - Second Striker Japan Roasso Kumamoto 29 234 7 0 7 0 3 0 2.69 0.00 33
12 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 25 240 7 0 7 0 6 0 2.63 0.00 34
13 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 41 527 7 1 8 1 6 0 1.20 0.17 75
14 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 26 213 7 0 7 0 4 0 2.96 0.00 30
15 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 41 583 6 0 6 0 5 0 0.93 0.00 97
16 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Cerezo Osaka 25 226 6 0 6 0 2 0 2.39 0.00 38
17 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Japan Cerezo Osaka 20 298 6 0 6 0 2 0 1.81 0.00 50
18 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 31 386 6 0 6 0 2 0 1.40 0.00 64
19 Satoshi Nakayama Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 36 504 5 0 5 0 1 0 0.89 0.00 101
20 Toshiaki Haji Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ventforet Kofu 28 148 5 0 5 0 1 0 3.04 0.00 30
21 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 26 176 5 0 5 0 2 0 2.56 0.00 35
22 Tuto Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Shonan Bellmare 7 40 5 0 5 0 1 0 11.25 0.00 8
23 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 39 568 5 0 5 0 0 0 0.79 0.00 114
24 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 32 457 5 0 5 0 4 0 0.98 0.00 91
25 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 316 5 0 5 0 3 0 1.42 0.00 63
26 Ufuk Talay Midfield - Central Midfield Australia Türkiye Avispa Fukuoka 37 510 5 6 11 4 9 0 0.88 1.06 102
27 Rodrigo Vergilio Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Shonan Bellmare 17 361 4 0 4 0 1 0 1.00 0.00 90
28 Takuya Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 31 648 4 0 4 0 1 0 0.56 0.00 162
29 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 36 788 4 0 4 0 4 0 0.46 0.00 197
30 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Montedio Yamagata 38 822 4 0 4 0 6 1 0.44 0.00 206
31 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 31 505 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.71 0.00 126
32 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 768 4 2 6 0 6 0 0.47 0.23 192
33 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Avispa Fukuoka 34 654 4 4 8 2 8 0 0.55 0.55 164
34 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 39 1,169 3 0 3 0 9 0 0.23 0.00 390
35 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 40 1,153 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.23 0.00 384
36 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 18 366 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.74 0.00 122
37 Sho Gokyu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 16 224 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.21 0.00 75
38 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 40 1,085 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.25 0.00 362
39 Alê Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Cerezo Osaka 29 858 3 0 3 0 10 0 0.31 0.00 286
40 Rychely Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Montedio Yamagata 16 265 3 0 3 0 5 0 1.02 0.00 88
41 Takuya Yokoyama Attack Japan Ehime FC 20 418 3 0 3 0 7 0 0.65 0.00 139
42 Joel Griffiths Attack - Right Winger Australia Avispa Fukuoka 9 227 3 1 4 0 4 0 1.19 0.40 76
43 Shinya Kawashima Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Gifu 38 1,532 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.12 0.00 766
44 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 27 853 2 2 4 0 6 0 0.21 0.21 427
45 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Sagan Tosu 28 996 2 0 2 0 7 0 0.18 0.00 498
46 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 14 530 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.34 0.00 265
47 Shogo Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 7 143 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.26 0.00 72
48 Hidenori Ishii Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 36 1,403 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.13 0.00 702
49 Takumi Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 22 435 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.41 0.00 218
50 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 32 1,200 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.15 0.00 600
51 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 18 701 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.26 0.00 351
52 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 35 1,553 2 0 2 0 11 0 0.12 0.00 777
53 Kazuyuki Morisaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 1,476 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.12 0.00 738
54 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Ehime FC 36 1,161 2 0 2 0 7 0 0.16 0.00 581
55 Yuzo Minami Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ehime FC 14 615 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.29 0.00 308
56 Ryota Miki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ehime FC 16 196 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.92 0.00 98
57 Yukihiko Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 27 229 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.79 0.00 115
58 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 41 1,816 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.10 0.00 908
59 Atsuhiro Miura Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 36 1,440 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.13 0.00 720
60 Ryosuke Nemoto Attack Japan Montedio Yamagata 15 573 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.16 0.00 573
61 Koji Yoshimura Defender - Right-Back Japan FC Gifu 19 1,498 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.06 0.00 1,498
62 Takanori Nunobe Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Avispa Fukuoka 32 2,240 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.04 0.04 2,240
63 Yasushi Kita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Thespa Kusatsu 29 2,359 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.04 0.00 2,359
64 Daisuke Kanzaki Attack - Right Winger Japan Ventforet Kofu 7 424 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.21 0.00 424
65 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 36 3,183 1 0 1 0 9 0 0.03 0.00 3,183
66 Kota Fujimoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 14 912 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.10 0.00 912
67 Gilton Defender - Left-Back Brazil Cerezo Osaka 8 716 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.13 0.00 716
68 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 30 1,625 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.06 0.00 1,625
69 Takuya Sonoda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 9 567 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.16 0.00 567
70 Kohei Shimizu Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 77 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.17 0.00 77
71 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 28 1,955 1 0 1 0 2 1 0.05 0.00 1,955
72 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 9 281 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.32 0.00 281
73 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 9 755 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.12 0.00 755
74 Kohei Tanaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 7 331 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.27 0.00 331
75 Kenji Haneda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 32 2,461 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.04 0.00 2,461
76 Seok-geun Kwon Midfield Korea, South Roasso Kumamoto 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
77 Takuto Koyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
78 André Neitzke Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Germany Tokushima Vortis 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
79 Yosuke Kobayashi Attack Japan Roasso Kumamoto 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
80 Ryuji Kitamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan FC Gifu 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
81 Hiroshi Tetsuto Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
82 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
83 Noboru Nakayama Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
84 Mitsunori Yabuta Attack - Second Striker Japan FC Gifu 15 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 0.00 —
85 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Gifu 27 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.00 0.00 —
86 Junya Yamashiro Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
87 Tadayo Fukuo Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 0.00 —
88 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
89 Yu Kobayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
90 Suguru Hino Goalkeeper Japan FC Gifu 38 3,420 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
91 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Thespa Kusatsu 19 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.00 0.00 —
92 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 33 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 —
93 Hiroaki Morishima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
94 Yuki Inoue Defender - Right-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 15 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
95 Shigeru Sakurai Goalkeeper Japan Ventforet Kofu 29 2,610 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.00 0.03 —
96 Atsushi Nagai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 37 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
97 Yugo Ichiyanagi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vegalta Sendai 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
98 Takuto Hayashi Goalkeeper Japan Vegalta Sendai 41 3,690 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
99 Hiromasa Yamamoto Goalkeeper Japan Cerezo Osaka 16 1,440 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
100 Tatsuya Yamashita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Ufuk Talay Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 37 510 6 5 11 1.06
2 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 34 654 4 4 8 0.55
3 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 768 2 4 6 0.23
4 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 27 853 2 2 4 0.21
5 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Sanfrecce Hiroshima 40 123 1 28 29 0.73
6 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 41 527 1 7 8 0.17
7 Joel Griffiths Attack - Right Winger Avispa Fukuoka 9 227 1 3 4 0.40
8 Takanori Nunobe Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 32 2,240 1 1 2 0.04
9 Kenta Shimizu Goalkeeper Montedio Yamagata 42 3,780 1 0 1 0.02
10 Shigeru Sakurai Goalkeeper Ventforet Kofu 29 2,610 1 0 1 0.03
11 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 194 0 16 16 0.00
12 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 32 155 0 16 16 0.00
13 Germano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 238 0 13 13 0.00
14 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 42 289 0 13 13 0.00
15 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 23 136 0 11 11 0.00
16 Tomoyuki Hirase Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 38 218 0 11 11 0.00
17 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 26 251 0 9 9 0.00
18 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 16 146 0 8 8 0.00
19 Masato Katayama Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 36 276 0 8 8 0.00
20 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 26 213 0 7 7 0.00
21 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 25 240 0 7 7 0.00
22 Ryosuke Kijima Attack - Second Striker Roasso Kumamoto 29 234 0 7 7 0.00
23 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 31 386 0 6 6 0.00
24 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Cerezo Osaka 20 298 0 6 6 0.00
25 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Cerezo Osaka 25 226 0 6 6 0.00
26 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 41 583 0 6 6 0.00
27 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 316 0 5 5 0.00
28 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 32 457 0 5 5 0.00
29 Tomotaka Kitamura Attack - Right Winger Montedio Yamagata 39 568 0 5 5 0.00
30 Tuto Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 7 40 0 5 5 0.00
31 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 26 176 0 5 5 0.00
32 Toshiaki Haji Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 28 148 0 5 5 0.00
33 Satoshi Nakayama Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 36 504 0 5 5 0.00
34 Yosuke Kashiwagi Midfield - Central Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 31 505 0 4 4 0.00
35 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 38 822 0 4 4 0.00
36 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 36 788 0 4 4 0.00
37 Takuya Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Yokohama FC 31 648 0 4 4 0.00
38 Rodrigo Vergilio Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 17 361 0 4 4 0.00
39 Takuya Yokoyama Attack Ehime FC 20 418 0 3 3 0.00
40 Rychely Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 16 265 0 3 3 0.00
41 Alê Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 29 858 0 3 3 0.00
42 Katsuyuki Miyazawa Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 40 1,085 0 3 3 0.00
43 Sho Gokyu Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 16 224 0 3 3 0.00
44 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 18 366 0 3 3 0.00
45 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sagan Tosu 40 1,153 0 3 3 0.00
46 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 39 1,169 0 3 3 0.00
47 Atsuhiro Miura Midfield - Left Midfield Yokohama FC 36 1,440 0 2 2 0.00
48 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 41 1,816 0 2 2 0.00
49 Yukihiko Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 27 229 0 2 2 0.00
50 Ryota Miki Attack - Centre-Forward Ehime FC 16 196 0 2 2 0.00
51 Yuzo Minami Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 14 615 0 2 2 0.00
52 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Ehime FC 36 1,161 0 2 2 0.00
53 Kazuyuki Morisaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 1,476 0 2 2 0.00
54 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 35 1,553 0 2 2 0.00
55 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 18 701 0 2 2 0.00
56 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 32 1,200 0 2 2 0.00
57 Takumi Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 22 435 0 2 2 0.00
58 Hidenori Ishii Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 36 1,403 0 2 2 0.00
59 Shogo Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 7 143 0 2 2 0.00
60 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 14 530 0 2 2 0.00
61 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 28 996 0 2 2 0.00
62 Shinya Kawashima Defender - Centre-Back FC Gifu 38 1,532 0 2 2 0.00
63 Kenji Haneda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 32 2,461 0 1 1 0.00
64 Kohei Tanaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 7 331 0 1 1 0.00
65 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 9 755 0 1 1 0.00
66 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 9 281 0 1 1 0.00
67 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Ventforet Kofu 28 1,955 0 1 1 0.00
68 Kohei Shimizu Midfield - Left Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 77 0 1 1 0.00
69 Takuya Sonoda Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 9 567 0 1 1 0.00
70 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 30 1,625 0 1 1 0.00
71 Gilton Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 8 716 0 1 1 0.00
72 Kota Fujimoto Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 14 912 0 1 1 0.00
73 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 3,183 0 1 1 0.00
74 Daisuke Kanzaki Attack - Right Winger Ventforet Kofu 7 424 0 1 1 0.00
75 Yasushi Kita Defender - Centre-Back Thespa Kusatsu 29 2,359 0 1 1 0.00
76 Koji Yoshimura Defender - Right-Back FC Gifu 19 1,498 0 1 1 0.00
77 Ryosuke Nemoto Attack Montedio Yamagata 15 573 0 1 1 0.00
78 Mark Rudan Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 6 0 0 0 0 0.00
79 Fumiya Iwamaru Goalkeeper Yokohama FC 4 360 0 0 0 0.00
80 Shinichi Shuto Goalkeeper Mito HollyHock 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
81 Kento Tsurumaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Mito HollyHock 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
82 Jong-jin Park Attack - Right Winger Mito HollyHock 9 0 0 0 0 0.00
83 Kozo Yuki Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 0 0 0 0 0.00
84 Takashi Hirajima Defender - Right-Back Cerezo Osaka 8 0 0 0 0 0.00
85 Jun Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 14 0 0 0 0 0.00
86 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 6 0 0 0 0 0.00
87 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ehime FC 27 0 0 0 0 0.00
88 Toru Chishima Midfield Ehime FC 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
89 Daisuke Tada Goalkeeper Ehime FC 21 1,890 0 0 0 0.00
90 Sung-yong Choi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Thespa Kusatsu 37 0 0 0 0 0.00
91 Kento Shiratani Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 11 0 0 0 0 0.00
92 Yuya Hashiuchi Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
93 Hirotsugu Nakabayashi Goalkeeper Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
94 Kenta Kifuji Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 10 0 0 0 0 0.00
95 Makoto Kimura Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 9 0 0 0 0 0.00
96 Takuya Miyamoto Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 40 0 0 0 0 0.00
97 Nobuyuki Zaizen Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 21 0 0 0 0 0.00
98 Taishi Endo Goalkeeper Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
99 Tomoyasu Hirose Attack - Right Winger Montedio Yamagata 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
100 Tetsuro Ota Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 3 0 0 0 0 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Kenta Shimizu Montedio Yamagata 42 3,780 17 40 0.95
2 Yeong-gi Kim Shonan Bellmare 42 3,780 15 48 1.14
3 Takuto Hayashi Vegalta Sendai 41 3,690 14 47 1.15
4 Shigeru Sakurai Ventforet Kofu 29 2,610 9 34 1.17
5 Suguru Hino FC Gifu 38 3,420 7 58 1.53
6 Takashi Aizawa Cerezo Osaka 26 2,340 7 40 1.54
7 Motohiro Yoshida Avispa Fukuoka 20 1,800 6 29 1.45
8 Hiromasa Yamamoto Cerezo Osaka 16 1,440 5 20 1.25
9 Daisuke Tada Ehime FC 21 1,890 4 33 1.57
10 Yoichi Futori Roasso Kumamoto 7 630 2 14 2
11 Fumiya Iwamaru Yokohama FC 4 360 1 6 1.5
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Thespa Kusatsu 19 12 2 0 12
2 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 35 11 0 0 11
3 Alê Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 29 10 0 0 10
4 Ufuk Talay Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 37 9 0 0 9
5 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 9 0 0 9
6 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 39 9 0 0 9
7 Ju-ho Park Defender - Left-Back Mito HollyHock 24 9 0 0 9
8 Léo San Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 38 6 0 1 9
9 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 34 8 0 0 8
10 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 35 7 0 0 7
11 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 28 7 0 0 7
12 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 39 7 0 0 7
13 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 29 7 0 0 7
14 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 32 7 0 0 7
15 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Ehime FC 36 7 0 0 7
16 Takuya Yokoyama Attack Ehime FC 20 7 0 0 7
17 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 27 6 0 0 6
18 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 25 6 0 0 6
19 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back FC Gifu 27 6 1 0 6
20 Germano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 6 1 0 6
21 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 26 6 1 0 6
22 Toshihiro Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 6 0 0 6
23 Tomoaki Makino Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 41 6 0 0 6
24 Koji Yoshimura Defender - Right-Back FC Gifu 19 5 0 0 5
25 Kenji Haneda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 32 5 0 0 5
26 Mitsunori Yabuta Attack - Second Striker FC Gifu 15 5 0 0 5
27 Tadayo Fukuo Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 31 2 0 1 5
28 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 14 5 0 0 5
29 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 5 0 0 5
30 Kosuke Ota Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 31 5 0 0 5
31 Rychely Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 16 5 1 0 5
32 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 41 5 0 0 5
33 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Ventforet Kofu 28 2 0 1 5
34 Joel Griffiths Attack - Right Winger Avispa Fukuoka 9 4 1 0 4
35 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 17 4 0 0 4
36 Shinya Kawashima Defender - Centre-Back FC Gifu 38 4 0 0 4
37 Hidenori Ishii Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 36 4 0 0 4
38 Takuya Miyamoto Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 40 4 1 0 4
39 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 36 4 0 0 4
40 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 32 4 0 0 4
41 Kazuyuki Morisaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 4 0 0 4
42 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 23 4 0 0 4
43 Yuzo Minami Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 14 4 0 0 4
44 Masato Katayama Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 36 4 0 0 4
45 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Cerezo Osaka 33 4 0 0 4
46 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 26 4 0 0 4
47 Ryota Moriwaki Defender - Centre-Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 3 0 0 3
48 Takanori Nunobe Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 32 3 0 0 3
49 Hiromasa Yamamoto Goalkeeper Cerezo Osaka 16 3 0 0 3
50 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 9 0 0 1 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Cerezo Osaka Japan 31 75
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 9 51
3 Montedio Yamagata Japan 24 45
4 Vegalta Sendai Japan 9 39
5 Shonan Bellmare Japan 12 23
6 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 9 23
7 Yokohama FC Japan 10 17
8 Roasso Kumamoto — 7 13
9 FC Gifu — 7 11
10 Ehime FC — 7 9
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 6 9
12 Ventforet Kofu Japan 6 7
13 Tokushima Vortis Japan 4 7
14 Thespa Kusatsu — 3 1
15 Mito HollyHock — 6 0
#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