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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 — 2010

Top scorer
Mike Havenaar Ventforet Kofu
20
Top assists
Leandro Domingues Kashiwa Reysol
17
Top clean sheets
Kota Ogi Ventforet Kofu
12
Most cards
Tadayo Fukuo Roasso Kumamoto
10
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ventforet Kofu 31 117 20 4 24 0 3 0 15.38 3.08 6
2 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Brazil Ventforet Kofu 33 176 14 3 17 2 3 0 7.16 1.53 13
3 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 34 202 13 0 13 1 7 0 5.79 0.00 16
4 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 32 216 13 17 30 5 6 1 5.42 7.08 17
5 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 16 117 12 2 14 1 0 0 9.23 1.54 10
6 Masato Kudo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 27 191 10 6 16 1 0 0 4.71 2.83 19
7 Neto Baiano Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil JEF United Chiba 29 184 10 10 20 1 9 0 4.89 4.89 18
8 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 24 135 10 4 14 1 0 0 6.67 2.67 14
9 Rafinha Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Thespa Kusatsu 34 301 8 0 8 0 6 0 2.39 0.00 38
10 Bo-kyung Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Korea, South Oita Trinita 27 276 8 3 11 2 3 0 2.61 0.98 35
11 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 21 192 8 2 10 0 3 0 3.75 0.94 24
12 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 29 228 8 3 11 1 2 0 3.16 1.18 29
13 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 390 7 0 7 0 4 1 1.62 0.00 56
14 Keigo Higashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 29 371 6 7 13 0 5 0 1.46 1.70 62
15 Masato Katayama Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 29 198 6 1 7 0 1 0 2.73 0.45 33
16 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 24 276 6 1 7 2 7 0 1.96 0.33 46
17 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Yokohama FC 17 239 6 1 7 0 5 0 2.26 0.38 40
18 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 26 287 5 2 7 0 5 0 1.57 0.63 57
19 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 33 353 5 2 7 1 2 0 1.27 0.51 71
20 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 30 310 5 3 8 0 5 0 1.45 0.87 62
21 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kataller Toyama 30 420 5 7 12 0 3 0 1.07 1.50 84
22 Hiroki Kishida Attack - Second Striker Japan Fagiano Okayama 33 509 5 1 6 0 6 0 0.88 0.18 102
23 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 12 126 5 0 5 0 3 0 3.57 0.00 25
24 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 36 648 5 7 12 0 3 0 0.69 0.97 130
25 Naoyuki Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 32 699 4 4 8 0 6 1 0.52 0.52 175
26 Min-woo Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Korea, South Sagan Tosu 24 498 4 6 10 0 4 0 0.72 1.08 125
27 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Thespa Kusatsu 27 419 4 3 7 0 0 0 0.86 0.64 105
28 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Japan Tokushima Vortis 34 621 4 6 10 1 4 0 0.58 0.87 155
29 Kento Shiratani Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 22 251 4 1 5 0 3 0 1.43 0.36 63
30 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokushima Vortis 13 136 4 1 5 0 3 0 2.65 0.66 34
31 Dong-hyuk Park Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Kashiwa Reysol 34 748 4 0 4 0 6 1 0.48 0.00 187
32 Toshihiko Uchiyama Defender - Left-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 33 741 4 2 6 0 9 0 0.49 0.24 185
33 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Japan Tokushima Vortis 31 197 4 3 7 0 1 0 1.83 1.37 49
34 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 28 512 4 2 6 0 2 0 0.70 0.35 128
35 Masaki Watanabe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 30 723 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.37 0.00 241
36 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 32 896 3 2 5 0 6 0 0.30 0.20 299
37 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 10 63 3 0 3 0 0 0 4.29 0.00 21
38 Alex Henrique Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Thespa Kusatsu 7 188 3 1 4 0 1 0 1.44 0.48 63
39 Ryota Miki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 15 247 3 0 3 0 2 0 1.09 0.00 82
40 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 35 1,050 3 5 8 1 4 0 0.26 0.43 350
41 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Consadole Sapporo 30 888 3 2 5 0 0 0 0.30 0.20 296
42 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Consadole Sapporo 26 563 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.48 0.00 188
43 Hideya Okamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 35 511 3 4 7 0 1 0 0.53 0.70 170
44 Roger Silva Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 11 140 3 5 8 0 1 0 1.93 3.21 47
45 Robert Cullen Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 18 438 3 3 6 0 2 0 0.62 0.62 146
46 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 32 1,433 2 0 2 0 9 0 0.13 0.00 717
47 Kenjiro Ezoe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kataller Toyama 10 402 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.45 0.00 201
48 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 28 1,181 2 1 3 2 7 0 0.15 0.08 591
49 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ehime FC 26 1,170 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.15 0.00 585
50 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Italy Tochigi SC 17 734 2 1 3 0 5 1 0.25 0.12 367
51 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Avispa Fukuoka 32 950 2 2 4 1 3 0 0.19 0.19 475
52 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 25 608 2 1 3 0 5 0 0.30 0.15 304
53 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 26 409 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.44 0.00 205
54 Ryota Aoki Defender - Left-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 23 1,035 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.17 0.00 518
55 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 35 1,560 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.12 0.00 780
56 Takashi Hirajima Defender - Right-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 35 1,575 2 6 8 0 3 0 0.11 0.34 788
57 Kota Mizunuma Attack - Right Winger Japan Tochigi SC 13 409 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.44 0.44 205
58 Quirino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Timor-Leste Consadole Sapporo 17 625 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.29 0.29 313
59 Takayuki Chano Defender - Centre-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 24 1,029 2 0 2 0 7 0 0.17 0.00 515
60 Toshiya Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 25 383 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.47 0.23 192
61 Satoshi Nakayama Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 17 609 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.15 0.00 609
62 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 20 972 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.09 0.00 972
63 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 30 2,388 1 0 1 0 4 1 0.04 0.00 2,388
64 Gi-dong Park Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South FC Gifu 8 193 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.47 0.00 193
65 Yoshifumi Kashiwa Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 16 686 1 3 4 0 0 0 0.13 0.39 686
66 Tadayo Fukuo Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 33 2,970 1 2 3 0 10 0 0.03 0.06 2,970
67 Yusuke Sato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 16 1,192 1 3 4 0 3 0 0.08 0.23 1,192
68 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Tokushima Vortis 31 2,705 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.03 0.00 2,705
69 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 15 1,350 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.07 0.00 1,350
70 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Ventforet Kofu 20 721 1 2 3 0 3 0 0.12 0.25 721
71 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1 25 1 0 1 0 1 0 3.60 0.00 25
72 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 20 1,315 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.07 0.00 1,315
73 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 28 2,381 1 3 4 0 5 0 0.04 0.11 2,381
74 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Korea, South Fagiano Okayama 22 1,931 1 1 2 0 6 0 0.05 0.05 1,931
75 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 4 51 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.76 0.00 51
76 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 17 1,260 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.07 0.00 1,260
77 Hiroki Sakai Defender - Right-Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 9 688 1 1 2 0 2 0 0.13 0.13 688
78 Yuki Otsu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashiwa Reysol 9 524 1 1 2 0 2 0 0.17 0.17 524
79 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 28 2,496 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 2,496
80 Naoya Saeki Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 30 2,655 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.03 0.00 2,655
81 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 35 3,150 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.03 0.00 3,150
82 Masahiro Ohashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 35 2,921 1 3 4 0 3 0 0.03 0.09 2,921
83 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger Japan JEF United Chiba 19 981 1 2 3 0 0 0 0.09 0.18 981
84 Ryosuke Yamanaka Defender - Left-Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
85 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
86 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
87 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
88 Daniel Gigante Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Thespa Kusatsu 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
89 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
90 Yuji Fujikawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 24 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
91 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ehime FC 28 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0.00 0.00 —
92 Yasuhiro Nomoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
93 Hiroyuki Takeda Goalkeeper Japan Tochigi SC 17 1,530 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
94 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan Tochigi SC 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
95 Kentaro Kawasaki Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kataller Toyama 17 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 0.00 —
96 Sung-jin Jo Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Roasso Kumamoto 8 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0.00 0.00 —
97 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 24 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
98 Suguru Hino Goalkeeper Japan Tokushima Vortis 15 1,350 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
99 Toshiaki Haji Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
100 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Yokohama FC 31 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Kashiwa Reysol 32 216 17 13 30 7.08
2 Neto Baiano Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 29 184 10 10 20 4.89
3 Keigo Higashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 29 371 7 6 13 1.70
4 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield JEF United Chiba 36 648 7 5 12 0.97
5 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Kataller Toyama 30 420 7 5 12 1.50
6 Masato Kudo Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 27 191 6 10 16 2.83
7 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Tokushima Vortis 34 621 6 4 10 0.87
8 Min-woo Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sagan Tosu 24 498 6 4 10 1.08
9 Takashi Hirajima Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 35 1,575 6 2 8 0.34
10 Roger Silva Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 11 140 5 3 8 3.21
11 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 35 1,050 5 3 8 0.43
12 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Yokohama FC 31 0 5 0 5 0.00
13 Mike Havenaar Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 31 117 4 20 24 3.08
14 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Kashiwa Reysol 24 135 4 10 14 2.67
15 Naoyuki Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 32 699 4 4 8 0.52
16 Hideya Okamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 35 511 4 3 7 0.70
17 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Sagan Tosu 33 0 4 0 4 0.00
18 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Ventforet Kofu 33 176 3 14 17 1.53
19 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield JEF United Chiba 29 228 3 8 11 1.18
20 Bo-kyung Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 27 276 3 8 11 0.98
21 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 30 310 3 5 8 0.87
22 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Tokushima Vortis 31 197 3 4 7 1.37
23 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Thespa Kusatsu 27 419 3 4 7 0.64
24 Robert Cullen Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 18 438 3 3 6 0.62
25 Masahiro Ohashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Mito HollyHock 35 2,921 3 1 4 0.09
26 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 28 2,381 3 1 4 0.11
27 Yusuke Sato Midfield - Left Midfield Tochigi SC 16 1,192 3 1 4 0.23
28 Yoshifumi Kashiwa Midfield - Left Midfield Ventforet Kofu 16 686 3 1 4 0.39
29 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 16 117 2 12 14 1.54
30 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 21 192 2 8 10 0.94
31 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 33 353 2 5 7 0.51
32 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 26 287 2 5 7 0.63
33 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 28 512 2 4 6 0.35
34 Toshihiko Uchiyama Defender - Left-Back Ventforet Kofu 33 741 2 4 6 0.24
35 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Consadole Sapporo 30 888 2 3 5 0.20
36 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 32 896 2 3 5 0.20
37 Quirino Attack - Centre-Forward Consadole Sapporo 17 625 2 2 4 0.29
38 Kota Mizunuma Attack - Right Winger Tochigi SC 13 409 2 2 4 0.44
39 Kiyokazu Kudo Midfield - Right Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 32 950 2 2 4 0.19
40 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger JEF United Chiba 19 981 2 1 3 0.18
41 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 20 721 2 1 3 0.25
42 Tadayo Fukuo Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 33 2,970 2 1 3 0.06
43 Yuto Takeoka Defender - Right-Back Yokohama FC 21 0 2 0 2 0.00
44 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 17 239 1 6 7 0.38
45 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 24 276 1 6 7 0.33
46 Masato Katayama Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 29 198 1 6 7 0.45
47 Hiroki Kishida Attack - Second Striker Fagiano Okayama 33 509 1 5 6 0.18
48 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 13 136 1 4 5 0.66
49 Kento Shiratani Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 22 251 1 4 5 0.36
50 Alex Henrique Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 7 188 1 3 4 0.48
51 Toshiya Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 25 383 1 2 3 0.23
52 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 25 608 1 2 3 0.15
53 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 17 734 1 2 3 0.12
54 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 28 1,181 1 2 3 0.08
55 Yuki Otsu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 9 524 1 1 2 0.17
56 Hiroki Sakai Defender - Right-Back Kashiwa Reysol 9 688 1 1 2 0.13
57 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 22 1,931 1 1 2 0.05
58 Wellington Midfield - Central Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 28 0 1 0 1 0.00
59 Mark Milligan Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 15 0 1 0 1 0.00
60 Yohei Fukumoto Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 19 0 1 0 1 0.00
61 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 8 0 1 0 1 0.00
62 Keisuke Shimizu Goalkeeper Oita Trinita 13 1,125 1 0 1 0.08
63 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Tokushima Vortis 19 0 1 0 1 0.00
64 Masaki Yoshida Defender - Right-Back Tokyo Verdy 19 0 1 0 1 0.00
65 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 24 0 1 0 1 0.00
66 Sung-jin Jo Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 8 0 1 0 1 0.00
67 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Tochigi SC 12 0 1 0 1 0.00
68 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ehime FC 28 0 1 0 1 0.00
69 Yuji Fujikawa Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 24 0 1 0 1 0.00
70 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 7 0 1 0 1 0.00
71 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 4 0 1 0 1 0.00
72 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 34 202 0 13 13 0.00
73 Rafinha Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 34 301 0 8 8 0.00
74 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 390 0 7 7 0.00
75 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 12 126 0 5 5 0.00
76 Dong-hyuk Park Defender - Centre-Back Kashiwa Reysol 34 748 0 4 4 0.00
77 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Consadole Sapporo 26 563 0 3 3 0.00
78 Ryota Miki Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 15 247 0 3 3 0.00
79 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 10 63 0 3 3 0.00
80 Masaki Watanabe Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 30 723 0 3 3 0.00
81 Takayuki Chano Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 24 1,029 0 2 2 0.00
82 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 35 1,560 0 2 2 0.00
83 Ryota Aoki Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 23 1,035 0 2 2 0.00
84 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 26 409 0 2 2 0.00
85 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 26 1,170 0 2 2 0.00
86 Kenjiro Ezoe Defender - Centre-Back Kataller Toyama 10 402 0 2 2 0.00
87 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 32 1,433 0 2 2 0.00
88 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 35 3,150 0 1 1 0.00
89 Naoya Saeki Midfield - Central Midfield Tokyo Verdy 30 2,655 0 1 1 0.00
90 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 28 2,496 0 1 1 0.00
91 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 17 1,260 0 1 1 0.00
92 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield JEF United Chiba 4 51 0 1 1 0.00
93 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 20 1,315 0 1 1 0.00
94 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 1 25 0 1 1 0.00
95 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Sagan Tosu 15 1,350 0 1 1 0.00
96 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 31 2,705 0 1 1 0.00
97 Gi-dong Park Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 8 193 0 1 1 0.00
98 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 30 2,388 0 1 1 0.00
99 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 20 972 0 1 1 0.00
100 Satoshi Nakayama Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 17 609 0 1 1 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Kota Ogi Ventforet Kofu 28 2,520 12 28 1
2 Yuta Minami Roasso Kumamoto 36 3,240 11 43 1.19
3 Ryo Kushino JEF United Chiba 22 1,980 9 19 0.86
4 Hiromasa Yamamoto Ehime FC 22 1,980 7 24 1.09
5 Seigo Shimokawa Oita Trinita 24 2,115 6 37 1.54
6 Keisuke Shimizu Oita Trinita 13 1,125 6 12 0.92
7 Hiroyuki Takeda Tochigi SC 17 1,530 4 25 1.47
8 Suguru Hino Tokushima Vortis 15 1,350 4 20 1.33
9 Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba 14 1,260 3 18 1.29
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Tadayo Fukuo Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 33 10 0 0 10
2 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Kashiwa Reysol 32 6 0 1 9
3 Neto Baiano Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 29 9 0 0 9
4 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 32 9 1 0 9
5 Naoyuki Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 32 6 1 1 9
6 Dong-hyuk Park Defender - Centre-Back Kashiwa Reysol 34 6 0 1 9
7 Toshihiko Uchiyama Defender - Left-Back Ventforet Kofu 33 9 0 0 9
8 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 31 8 1 0 8
9 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 17 5 0 1 8
10 Takayuki Chano Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 24 7 0 0 7
11 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 4 0 1 7
12 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 28 7 0 0 7
13 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ehime FC 28 7 1 0 7
14 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 24 7 0 0 7
15 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 30 4 0 1 7
16 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 34 7 0 0 7
17 Wellington Midfield - Central Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 28 6 0 0 6
18 Masaki Watanabe Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 30 6 0 0 6
19 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 32 6 0 0 6
20 Sung-jin Jo Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 8 3 0 1 6
21 Rafinha Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 34 6 0 0 6
22 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Consadole Sapporo 26 6 0 0 6
23 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 35 6 0 0 6
24 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 22 6 0 0 6
25 Hiroki Kishida Attack - Second Striker Fagiano Okayama 33 6 0 0 6
26 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 26 5 0 0 5
27 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 30 5 0 0 5
28 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Sagan Tosu 33 5 0 0 5
29 Keigo Higashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 29 5 0 0 5
30 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 28 5 0 0 5
31 Kentaro Kawasaki Midfield - Left Midfield Kataller Toyama 17 2 0 1 5
32 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 25 5 0 0 5
33 Tomonobu Hayakawa Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 17 5 0 0 5
34 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 35 5 0 0 5
35 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 20 5 0 0 5
36 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 17 5 0 0 5
37 Mark Milligan Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 15 4 1 0 4
38 Naoya Saeki Midfield - Central Midfield Tokyo Verdy 30 4 0 0 4
39 Min-woo Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sagan Tosu 24 4 0 0 4
40 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 26 4 0 0 4
41 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Tokushima Vortis 34 4 0 0 4
42 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 26 4 0 0 4
43 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 35 4 0 0 4
44 Bo-kyung Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 27 3 0 0 3
45 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 21 3 0 0 3
46 Kento Shiratani Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 22 3 0 0 3
47 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Tokushima Vortis 19 3 0 0 3
48 Shin-yeong Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 20 3 0 0 3
49 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield JEF United Chiba 36 3 0 0 3
50 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 13 3 0 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Kashiwa Reysol Japan 12 43
2 Ventforet Kofu Japan 10 42
3 Yokohama FC Japan 12 34
4 JEF United Chiba Japan 16 34
5 Sagan Tosu Japan 8 24
6 Tokushima Vortis Japan 12 23
7 Mito HollyHock Japan 12 17
8 Oita Trinita Japan 6 16
9 Thespa Kusatsu — 5 15
10 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 5 14
11 Mito HollyHock — 5 14
12 Tokyo Verdy Japan 10 12
13 Consadole Sapporo Japan 3 8
14 Roasso Kumamoto — 8 8
15 Kataller Toyama — 3 7
16 Giravanz Kitakyushu — 2 7
17 Tochigi SC — 6 5
18 Ehime FC — 4 2
19 FC Gifu — 3 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