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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 — 2009

Top scorer
Shinji Kagawa Cerezo Osaka
27
Top assists
Shinji Kagawa Cerezo Osaka
16
Top clean sheets
Takuto Hayashi Vegalta Sendai
22
Most cards
Shigeru Yokotani Ehime FC
14
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 44 131 27 16 43 3 7 0 18.55 10.99 5
2 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 39 153 21 1 22 1 4 0 12.35 0.59 7
3 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Japan Cerezo Osaka 47 207 20 14 34 0 9 0 8.70 6.09 10
4 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 46 192 19 0 19 0 10 0 8.91 0.00 10
5 Quirino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Timor-Leste Consadole Sapporo 48 206 19 0 19 0 7 0 8.30 0.00 11
6 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 33 196 15 0 15 0 5 0 6.89 0.00 13
7 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Ventforet Kofu 45 202 14 0 14 0 6 0 6.24 0.00 14
8 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Japan Shonan Bellmare 44 146 14 1 15 0 2 0 8.63 0.62 10
9 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, North Vegalta Sendai 51 326 14 0 14 0 2 0 3.87 0.00 23
10 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 50 334 13 0 13 0 7 0 3.50 0.00 26
11 Toshiaki Haji Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 51 300 12 5 17 0 1 0 3.60 1.50 25
12 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Japan Tokushima Vortis 50 331 12 7 19 1 8 0 3.26 1.90 28
13 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Shonan Bellmare 42 320 11 1 12 1 5 0 3.09 0.28 29
14 Ryosuke Kijima Attack - Second Striker Japan Roasso Kumamoto 45 288 10 0 10 0 7 0 3.13 0.00 29
15 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Cerezo Osaka 37 300 10 9 19 0 7 0 3.00 2.70 30
16 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 47 320 9 0 9 0 2 0 2.53 0.00 36
17 Tomoyuki Hirase Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 40 325 8 0 8 0 2 0 2.22 0.00 41
18 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 41 380 8 0 8 0 5 0 1.89 0.00 48
19 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 38 291 8 0 8 0 0 0 2.47 0.00 36
20 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 47 548 7 0 7 0 5 0 1.15 0.00 78
21 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 41 492 7 0 7 0 2 0 1.28 0.00 70
22 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 32 367 7 1 8 0 12 0 1.72 0.25 52
23 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 46 672 6 0 6 0 2 0 0.80 0.00 112
24 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 35 281 6 3 9 0 6 0 1.92 0.96 47
25 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Japan Tokushima Vortis 33 673 6 8 14 0 4 0 0.80 1.07 112
26 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Ehime FC 45 616 6 0 6 0 14 0 0.88 0.00 103
27 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 32 257 6 0 6 0 4 0 2.10 0.00 43
28 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Tokushima Vortis 45 789 5 2 7 0 9 0 0.57 0.23 158
29 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 38 621 5 5 10 1 2 0 0.72 0.72 124
30 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 50 897 5 4 9 0 6 0 0.50 0.40 179
31 Yuji Funayama Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 15 251 5 0 5 0 4 0 1.79 0.00 50
32 Hideya Okamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 35 334 5 2 7 0 2 0 1.35 0.54 67
33 Satoshi Nakayama Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 20 289 4 0 4 1 1 0 1.25 0.00 72
34 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 17 252 4 2 6 0 0 0 1.43 0.71 63
35 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 50 1,122 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.32 0.00 281
36 Kota Fujimoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 27 496 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.73 0.00 124
37 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 50 1,117 4 0 4 0 6 0 0.32 0.00 279
38 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 34 729 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.49 0.00 182
39 Claiton Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Consadole Sapporo 23 501 4 0 4 0 5 1 0.72 0.00 125
40 Toshiya Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 50 979 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.37 0.00 245
41 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 48 1,407 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.19 0.00 469
42 Tadayo Fukuo Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 35 1,002 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.27 0.00 334
43 Yuto Takeoka Defender - Right-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 40 913 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.30 0.00 304
44 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 48 1,425 3 0 3 0 7 0 0.19 0.00 475
45 Masato Kurogi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 34 796 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.34 0.00 265
46 Tuto Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Shonan Bellmare 15 172 3 0 3 0 2 0 1.57 0.00 57
47 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Avispa Fukuoka 34 718 3 7 10 0 6 0 0.38 0.88 239
48 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 42 1,240 3 0 3 0 9 0 0.22 0.00 413
49 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Consadole Sapporo 47 1,325 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.20 0.00 442
50 Toshiya Ishii Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 43 1,290 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.21 0.00 430
51 Fábio Santos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokushima Vortis 29 351 3 3 6 0 6 0 0.77 0.77 117
52 Hyo-yeon An Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Yokohama FC 17 452 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.60 0.00 151
53 Rafael Bastos Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Consadole Sapporo 17 232 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.16 0.00 77
54 Atsuhiro Miura Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 24 471 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.57 0.00 157
55 Yusuke Sato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 15 464 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.39 0.00 232
56 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 46 1,882 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.10 0.00 941
57 Masaki Watanabe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 40 1,691 2 0 2 0 10 1 0.11 0.00 846
58 Yugo Ichiyanagi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vegalta Sendai 18 265 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.68 0.00 133
59 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 34 864 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.21 0.21 432
60 Ryota Miki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 15 448 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.40 0.00 224
61 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Korea, South Mito HollyHock 47 1,834 2 0 2 0 8 0 0.10 0.00 917
62 Jun Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 45 1,980 2 0 2 0 8 1 0.09 0.00 990
63 Galvão Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 10 270 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.67 0.00 135
64 Masatoshi Matsuda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 17 692 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.13 0.00 692
65 Kentaro Kawasaki Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kataller Toyama 35 2,263 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 2,263
66 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 36 2,898 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.03 0.00 2,898
67 Sung-jin Jo Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Roasso Kumamoto 26 2,001 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.04 0.00 2,001
68 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 33 2,722 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.03 0.00 2,722
69 Dodô Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ehime FC 7 504 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.18 0.00 504
70 Takuya Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 43 1,599 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.06 0.00 1,599
71 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 46 3,564 1 5 6 0 7 0 0.03 0.13 3,564
72 Kenjiro Ezoe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 32 2,322 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.04 0.00 2,322
73 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 34 2,918 1 1 2 0 7 0 0.03 0.03 2,918
74 Sho Gokyu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 8 294 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.31 0.00 294
75 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 48 4,320 1 0 1 0 9 0 0.02 0.00 4,320
76 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 25 2,029 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 2,029
77 Yuki Igari Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 16 91 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.99 0.00 91
78 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 42 1,389 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.06 0.00 1,389
79 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 6 468 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.19 0.00 468
80 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 30 1,285 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.07 0.00 1,285
81 Toru Chishima Midfield Japan Ehime FC 15 292 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.31 0.00 292
82 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 6 219 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.41 0.00 219
83 Yong-dae Jeong Midfield - Central Midfield Korea, South Yokohama FC 39 3,218 1 0 1 0 9 0 0.03 0.00 3,218
84 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 35 2,981 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.03 0.00 2,981
85 Kohei Tanaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 16 571 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.16 0.00 571
86 Kenji Haneda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 50 4,310 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.02 0.00 4,310
87 Akinori Nishizawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 18 286 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.31 0.00 286
88 Thiago Defender Brazil Ehime FC 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
89 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
90 Kiyomitsu Kobari Goalkeeper Japan Tochigi SC 29 2,610 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
91 Yasushi Kita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Thespa Kusatsu 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
92 Daisuke Hoshi Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
93 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ehime FC 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
94 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
95 Yasuhiro Nomoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 29 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 0.00 —
96 Hiroyuki Takeda Goalkeeper Japan Tochigi SC 5 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
97 Suguru Hino Goalkeeper Japan Tokushima Vortis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
98 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
99 Kohei Kawata Goalkeeper Japan Sagan Tosu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
100 Takuya Wada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 44 131 16 27 43 10.99
2 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Cerezo Osaka 47 207 14 20 34 6.09
3 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 37 300 9 10 19 2.70
4 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Tokushima Vortis 33 673 8 6 14 1.07
5 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Tokushima Vortis 50 331 7 12 19 1.90
6 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 34 718 7 3 10 0.88
7 Toshiaki Haji Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 51 300 5 12 17 1.50
8 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 38 621 5 5 10 0.72
9 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 46 3,564 5 1 6 0.13
10 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 50 897 4 5 9 0.40
11 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 35 281 3 6 9 0.96
12 Fábio Santos Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 29 351 3 3 6 0.77
13 Hideya Okamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 35 334 2 5 7 0.54
14 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 45 789 2 5 7 0.23
15 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 17 252 2 4 6 0.71
16 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Cerezo Osaka 34 864 2 2 4 0.21
17 Wellington Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 25 0 2 0 2 0.00
18 Kento Shiratani Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 1 0 2 0 2 0.00
19 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 39 153 1 21 22 0.59
20 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Shonan Bellmare 44 146 1 14 15 0.62
21 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 42 320 1 11 12 0.28
22 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 32 367 1 7 8 0.25
23 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 34 2,918 1 1 2 0.03
24 Quirino Attack - Centre-Forward Consadole Sapporo 48 206 0 19 19 0.00
25 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 46 192 0 19 19 0.00
26 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 33 196 0 15 15 0.00
27 Yong-gi Ryang Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 51 326 0 14 14 0.00
28 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 45 202 0 14 14 0.00
29 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 50 334 0 13 13 0.00
30 Ryosuke Kijima Attack - Second Striker Roasso Kumamoto 45 288 0 10 10 0.00
31 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 47 320 0 9 9 0.00
32 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 38 291 0 8 8 0.00
33 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 41 380 0 8 8 0.00
34 Tomoyuki Hirase Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 40 325 0 8 8 0.00
35 Daigo Nishi Defender - Right-Back Consadole Sapporo 41 492 0 7 7 0.00
36 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 47 548 0 7 7 0.00
37 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 32 257 0 6 6 0.00
38 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Ehime FC 45 616 0 6 6 0.00
39 Yoshiki Takahashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sagan Tosu 46 672 0 6 6 0.00
40 Yuji Funayama Midfield - Central Midfield Cerezo Osaka 15 251 0 5 5 0.00
41 Toshiya Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 50 979 0 4 4 0.00
42 Claiton Midfield - Central Midfield Consadole Sapporo 23 501 0 4 4 0.00
43 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 34 729 0 4 4 0.00
44 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 50 1,117 0 4 4 0.00
45 Kota Fujimoto Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 27 496 0 4 4 0.00
46 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 50 1,122 0 4 4 0.00
47 Satoshi Nakayama Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 20 289 0 4 4 0.00
48 Atsuhiro Miura Midfield - Left Midfield Yokohama FC 24 471 0 3 3 0.00
49 Rafael Bastos Midfield - Attacking Midfield Consadole Sapporo 17 232 0 3 3 0.00
50 Hyo-yeon An Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 17 452 0 3 3 0.00
51 Toshiya Ishii Midfield - Defensive Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 43 1,290 0 3 3 0.00
52 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Consadole Sapporo 47 1,325 0 3 3 0.00
53 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 42 1,240 0 3 3 0.00
54 Tuto Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 15 172 0 3 3 0.00
55 Masato Kurogi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 34 796 0 3 3 0.00
56 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 48 1,425 0 3 3 0.00
57 Yuto Takeoka Defender - Right-Back Sagan Tosu 40 913 0 3 3 0.00
58 Tadayo Fukuo Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 35 1,002 0 3 3 0.00
59 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 48 1,407 0 3 3 0.00
60 Galvão Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 10 270 0 2 2 0.00
61 Jun Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 45 1,980 0 2 2 0.00
62 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 47 1,834 0 2 2 0.00
63 Ryota Miki Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 15 448 0 2 2 0.00
64 Yugo Ichiyanagi Defender - Centre-Back Vegalta Sendai 18 265 0 2 2 0.00
65 Masaki Watanabe Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 40 1,691 0 2 2 0.00
66 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Sagan Tosu 46 1,882 0 2 2 0.00
67 Yusuke Sato Midfield - Left Midfield Tochigi SC 15 464 0 2 2 0.00
68 Akinori Nishizawa Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 18 286 0 1 1 0.00
69 Kenji Haneda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 50 4,310 0 1 1 0.00
70 Kohei Tanaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vegalta Sendai 16 571 0 1 1 0.00
71 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 35 2,981 0 1 1 0.00
72 Yong-dae Jeong Midfield - Central Midfield Yokohama FC 39 3,218 0 1 1 0.00
73 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 6 219 0 1 1 0.00
74 Toru Chishima Midfield Ehime FC 15 292 0 1 1 0.00
75 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 30 1,285 0 1 1 0.00
76 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 6 468 0 1 1 0.00
77 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 42 1,389 0 1 1 0.00
78 Yuki Igari Midfield - Central Midfield Shonan Bellmare 16 91 0 1 1 0.00
79 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 25 2,029 0 1 1 0.00
80 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 48 4,320 0 1 1 0.00
81 Sho Gokyu Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 8 294 0 1 1 0.00
82 Kenjiro Ezoe Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 32 2,322 0 1 1 0.00
83 Takuya Yamada Midfield - Right Midfield Sagan Tosu 43 1,599 0 1 1 0.00
84 Dodô Attack - Centre-Forward Ehime FC 7 504 0 1 1 0.00
85 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 33 2,722 0 1 1 0.00
86 Sung-jin Jo Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 26 2,001 0 1 1 0.00
87 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 2,898 0 1 1 0.00
88 Kentaro Kawasaki Midfield - Left Midfield Kataller Toyama 35 2,263 0 1 1 0.00
89 Masatoshi Matsuda Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 17 692 0 1 1 0.00
90 Fumiya Iwamaru Goalkeeper Yokohama FC 17 1,530 0 0 0 0.00
91 Kento Tsurumaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 5 0 0 0 0 0.00
92 Yosuke Nozawa Goalkeeper Shonan Bellmare 51 4,590 0 0 0 0.00
93 Masaki Kinoshita Goalkeeper Roasso Kumamoto 22 1,980 0 0 0 0.00
94 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 31 0 0 0 0 0.00
95 Kota Ogi Goalkeeper Ventforet Kofu 44 3,960 0 0 0 0.00
96 Takashi Hirajima Defender - Right-Back Cerezo Osaka 27 0 0 0 0 0.00
97 Keisuke Kurihara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tochigi SC 34 0 0 0 0 0.00
98 Keiichi Misawa Defender - Left-Back Thespa Kusatsu 3 0 0 0 0 0.00
99 Shinya Kato Goalkeeper Ehime FC 7 629 0 0 0 0.00
100 Shuto Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 6 0 0 0 0 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Takuto Hayashi Vegalta Sendai 51 4,590 22 39 0.76
2 Yosuke Nozawa Shonan Bellmare 51 4,590 21 52 1.02
3 Jin-hyeon Kim Cerezo Osaka 50 4,411 20 48 0.96
4 Kota Ogi Ventforet Kofu 44 3,960 16 37 0.84
5 Motohiro Yoshida Avispa Fukuoka 36 3,240 12 58 1.61
6 Hiromasa Yamamoto Ehime FC 45 3,961 9 71 1.58
7 Masaki Kinoshita Roasso Kumamoto 22 1,980 7 37 1.68
8 Kiyomitsu Kobari Tochigi SC 29 2,610 6 47 1.62
9 Fumiya Iwamaru Yokohama FC 17 1,530 4 26 1.53
10 Kenta Tanno Cerezo Osaka 1 1 1 0 —
11 Shinya Kato Ehime FC 7 629 1 9 1.29
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Ehime FC 45 14 0 0 14
2 Masaki Watanabe Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 40 10 0 1 13
3 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 32 12 0 0 12
4 Jun Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 45 8 0 1 11
5 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 46 10 0 0 10
6 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 48 9 0 0 9
7 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Cerezo Osaka 47 9 1 0 9
8 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 45 9 0 0 9
9 Yong-dae Jeong Midfield - Central Midfield Yokohama FC 39 9 1 0 9
10 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 42 9 0 0 9
11 Claiton Midfield - Central Midfield Consadole Sapporo 23 5 0 1 8
12 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 47 8 0 0 8
13 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Tokushima Vortis 50 8 0 0 8
14 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 8 0 0 8
15 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 34 7 1 0 7
16 Ryosuke Kijima Attack - Second Striker Roasso Kumamoto 45 7 1 0 7
17 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 48 7 1 0 7
18 Quirino Attack - Centre-Forward Consadole Sapporo 48 7 0 0 7
19 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 37 7 0 0 7
20 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 46 7 0 0 7
21 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 50 7 0 0 7
22 Shinji Kagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 44 7 0 0 7
23 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 45 6 0 0 6
24 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 35 6 0 0 6
25 Fábio Santos Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 29 6 0 0 6
26 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 50 6 0 0 6
27 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 35 6 0 0 6
28 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 34 6 0 0 6
29 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Consadole Sapporo 47 6 0 0 6
30 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 50 6 0 0 6
31 Sung-jin Jo Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 26 6 1 0 6
32 Kenjiro Ezoe Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 32 5 0 0 5
33 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 41 5 0 0 5
34 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 42 5 1 0 5
35 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Sagan Tosu 46 5 0 0 5
36 Tomo Sugawara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 18 2 0 1 5
37 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 47 5 0 0 5
38 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 33 5 0 0 5
39 Kenji Haneda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 50 5 0 0 5
40 Yasuhiro Nomoto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 29 5 2 0 5
41 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 33 5 0 0 5
42 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 32 4 0 0 4
43 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 39 4 0 0 4
44 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Tokushima Vortis 33 4 0 0 4
45 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 30 4 0 0 4
46 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 18 4 1 0 4
47 Wellington Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 25 4 0 0 4
48 Yusuke Sudo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 29 4 0 0 4
49 Yuji Funayama Midfield - Central Midfield Cerezo Osaka 15 4 0 0 4
50 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 31 4 1 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Cerezo Osaka Japan 23 88
2 Shonan Bellmare Japan 14 48
3 Tokyo Verdy Japan 10 46
4 Tokushima Vortis Japan 9 44
5 Vegalta Sendai Japan 9 37
6 Consadole Sapporo Japan 5 36
7 Sagan Tosu Japan 8 32
8 Mito HollyHock — 3 30
9 Roasso Kumamoto — 8 26
10 Yokohama FC Japan 12 20
11 Ventforet Kofu Japan 5 17
12 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 7 14
13 Ehime FC — 7 8
14 Fagiano Okayama Japan 8 5
15 Tochigi SC — 8 4
16 Kataller Toyama — 1 1
17 FC Gifu — 3 0
18 Thespa Kusatsu — 3 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