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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 — 2011

Top scorer
Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu
23
Top assists
Naoyuki Fujita Sagan Tosu
10
Top clean sheets
Yuichi Mizutani Kyoto Sanga
12
Most cards
Mark Milligan JEF United Chiba
9
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 38 127 23 6 29 1 3 0 16.30 4.25 6
2 Manabu Saito Attack - Left Winger Japan Ehime FC 36 221 14 6 20 1 2 0 5.70 2.44 16
3 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger Japan JEF United Chiba 36 230 14 6 20 4 5 0 5.48 2.35 16
4 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 35 250 11 1 12 2 7 0 3.96 0.36 23
5 Yuya Kubo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 30 214 10 2 12 0 2 0 4.21 0.84 21
6 Roberto Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil FC Tokyo 29 170 10 3 13 3 2 0 5.29 1.59 17
7 Kaoru Takayama Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 35 243 9 1 10 0 0 0 3.33 0.37 27
8 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 36 287 9 0 9 0 4 0 2.82 0.00 32
9 Alex Henrique Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Thespa Kusatsu 34 292 9 3 12 0 4 0 2.77 0.92 32
10 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Yokohama FC 29 274 9 1 10 2 6 1 2.96 0.33 30
11 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil FC Tokyo 23 186 9 2 11 1 2 0 4.35 0.97 21
12 Tiago Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Fagiano Okayama 26 217 8 2 10 1 7 0 3.32 0.83 27
13 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kataller Toyama 31 238 8 1 9 0 0 0 3.03 0.38 30
14 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Thespa Kusatsu 35 208 8 1 9 0 4 0 3.46 0.43 26
15 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 33 318 8 2 10 1 3 0 2.26 0.57 40
16 Min-woo Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Korea, South Sagan Tosu 28 279 7 3 10 0 6 0 2.26 0.97 40
17 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 27 299 7 2 9 0 3 0 2.11 0.60 43
18 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Consadole Sapporo 38 376 7 0 7 0 3 0 1.68 0.00 54
19 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 35 430 7 0 7 0 4 0 1.47 0.00 61
20 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 35 482 6 0 6 0 5 0 1.12 0.00 80
21 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 29 285 6 2 8 0 2 0 1.89 0.63 48
22 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Japan Tokushima Vortis 36 522 6 2 8 0 5 0 1.03 0.34 87
23 Júnior Dutra Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kyoto Sanga 30 296 6 0 6 0 3 0 1.82 0.00 49
24 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Tokyo 37 555 6 1 7 0 4 0 0.97 0.16 93
25 Rafinha Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Thespa Kusatsu 15 226 5 1 6 0 2 0 1.99 0.40 45
26 Tsuyoshi Shimamura Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 25 404 5 1 6 0 1 0 1.11 0.22 81
27 Sotan Tanabe Midfield - Central Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 31 415 5 5 10 0 6 0 1.08 1.08 83
28 Kota Mizunuma Attack - Right Winger Japan Tochigi SC 37 581 5 4 9 0 0 0 0.77 0.62 116
29 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 37 553 5 1 6 0 1 0 0.81 0.16 111
30 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 19 274 5 0 5 0 8 0 1.64 0.00 55
31 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 27 236 4 0 4 0 1 0 1.53 0.00 59
32 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 36 802 4 1 5 0 3 0 0.45 0.11 201
33 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 14 203 4 0 4 0 2 0 1.77 0.00 51
34 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Shonan Bellmare 35 613 4 6 10 1 2 1 0.59 0.88 153
35 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokushima Vortis 22 217 4 1 5 1 3 0 1.66 0.41 54
36 Tsukasa Shiotani Defender - Centre-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 35 1,047 3 1 4 0 8 0 0.26 0.09 349
37 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 31 641 3 0 3 0 7 0 0.42 0.00 214
38 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Sagan Tosu 26 285 3 1 4 0 2 1 0.95 0.32 95
39 Atsutaka Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 25 478 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.56 0.19 159
40 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Japan Shonan Bellmare 5 84 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.21 0.00 28
41 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 31 863 3 1 4 0 4 0 0.31 0.10 288
42 Kento Shiratani Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 12 142 3 0 3 0 1 0 1.90 0.00 47
43 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 35 1,047 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.26 0.00 349
44 Ryuta Sasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shonan Bellmare 31 503 3 2 5 0 2 0 0.54 0.36 168
45 Hiroki Kishida Attack - Second Striker Japan Fagiano Okayama 30 405 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.67 0.00 135
46 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Japan Tokushima Vortis 28 323 3 2 5 0 3 0 0.84 0.56 108
47 Kodai Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 1,022 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.26 0.00 341
48 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 30 784 3 1 4 0 4 0 0.34 0.11 261
49 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 9 241 3 0 3 0 1 0 1.12 0.00 80
50 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 34 1,319 2 2 4 0 8 0 0.14 0.14 660
51 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 19 761 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.24 0.00 381
52 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Japan Sagan Tosu 28 1,094 2 3 5 0 3 0 0.16 0.25 547
53 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 34 1,064 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.17 0.17 532
54 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 18 556 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.32 0.00 278
55 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 9 316 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.57 0.00 158
56 Kenta Mukuhara Defender - Right-Back Japan FC Tokyo 26 1,010 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.18 0.09 505
57 Sander van Gessel Midfield - Defensive Midfield Netherlands JEF United Chiba 24 874 2 3 5 0 7 0 0.21 0.31 437
58 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 16 651 1 2 3 0 3 0 0.14 0.28 651
59 Woo-young Jung Midfield - Defensive Midfield Korea, South Kyoto Sanga 31 2,492 1 4 5 0 7 0 0.04 0.14 2,492
60 Tomoyuki Yoshino Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gainare Tottori 20 813 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.11 0.11 813
61 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 17 1,084 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.08 0.00 1,084
62 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 34 3,060 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.03 0.00 3,060
63 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 12 1,057 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.09 0.00 1,057
64 Shota Kobayashi Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Thespa Kusatsu 35 2,966 1 3 4 0 5 0 0.03 0.09 2,966
65 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 10 352 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.26 0.00 352
66 Shinya Kawashima Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Gifu 14 476 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.19 0.00 476
67 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 33 2,159 1 4 5 0 3 0 0.04 0.17 2,159
68 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 28 2,314 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.04 0.00 2,314
69 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Japan Thespa Kusatsu 28 2,459 1 4 5 0 4 0 0.04 0.15 2,459
70 Dong-ho Jeong Defender - Right-Back Korea, South Gainare Tottori 25 2,081 1 1 2 0 5 0 0.04 0.04 2,081
71 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Italy Tochigi SC 22 1,921 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.05 0.05 1,921
72 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 26 2,333 1 1 2 0 9 0 0.04 0.04 2,333
73 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 22 1,565 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.06 0.00 1,565
74 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan FC Tokyo 33 2,970 1 2 3 0 4 0 0.03 0.06 2,970
75 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 36 3,240 1 2 3 0 2 0 0.03 0.06 3,240
76 Mark Milligan Defender - Centre-Back Australia JEF United Chiba 29 2,518 1 4 5 0 9 0 0.04 0.14 2,518
77 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 37 3,326 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.03 0.03 3,326
78 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
79 Soon-min Hwang Attack - Left Winger Korea, South Shonan Bellmare 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
80 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
81 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Japan Roasso Kumamoto 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
82 Tatsuki Nara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
83 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
84 Jong-min Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Tokushima Vortis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
85 Shota Arai Goalkeeper Japan Tokyo Verdy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
86 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
87 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
88 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 32 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 0.00 —
89 Ryusuke Sakai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 28 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
90 Kiyomitsu Kobari Goalkeeper Japan Gainare Tottori 32 2,880 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
91 Yasushi Kita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gainare Tottori 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
92 Yuji Fujikawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Oita Trinita 11 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
93 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ehime FC 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
94 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
95 Kojiro Shinohara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
96 Kazuma Shiina Goalkeeper Japan Fagiano Okayama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
97 Hiroyuki Takeda Goalkeeper Japan Tochigi SC 25 2,250 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
98 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan Tochigi SC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
99 Naoyuki Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Sagan Tosu 23 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
100 Tadayo Fukuo Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 17 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Naoyuki Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Sagan Tosu 23 0 10 0 10 0.00
2 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 38 127 6 23 29 4.25
3 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger JEF United Chiba 36 230 6 14 20 2.35
4 Manabu Saito Attack - Left Winger Ehime FC 36 221 6 14 20 2.44
5 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 35 613 6 4 10 0.88
6 Sotan Tanabe Midfield - Central Midfield FC Tokyo 31 415 5 5 10 1.08
7 Kota Mizunuma Attack - Right Winger Tochigi SC 37 581 4 5 9 0.62
8 Mark Milligan Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 29 2,518 4 1 5 0.14
9 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Thespa Kusatsu 28 2,459 4 1 5 0.15
10 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 33 2,159 4 1 5 0.17
11 Woo-young Jung Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kyoto Sanga 31 2,492 4 1 5 0.14
12 Roberto Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 29 170 3 10 13 1.59
13 Alex Henrique Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 34 292 3 9 12 0.92
14 Min-woo Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sagan Tosu 28 279 3 7 10 0.97
15 Sander van Gessel Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 24 874 3 2 5 0.31
16 Ryuhei Niwa Defender - Right-Back Sagan Tosu 28 1,094 3 2 5 0.25
17 Shota Kobayashi Midfield - Right Midfield Thespa Kusatsu 35 2,966 3 1 4 0.09
18 Takenori Hayashi Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 16 0 3 0 3 0.00
19 Shuto Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 15 0 3 0 3 0.00
20 Yuya Kubo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kyoto Sanga 30 214 2 10 12 0.84
21 Lucas Severino Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 23 186 2 9 11 0.97
22 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 33 318 2 8 10 0.57
23 Tiago Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 26 217 2 8 10 0.83
24 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 27 299 2 7 9 0.60
25 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Tokushima Vortis 36 522 2 6 8 0.34
26 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 29 285 2 6 8 0.63
27 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Tokushima Vortis 28 323 2 3 5 0.56
28 Ryuta Sasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 31 503 2 3 5 0.36
29 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 34 1,064 2 2 4 0.17
30 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Tokyo Verdy 34 1,319 2 2 4 0.14
31 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield JEF United Chiba 36 3,240 2 1 3 0.06
32 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Tokyo 33 2,970 2 1 3 0.06
33 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 16 651 2 1 3 0.28
34 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 17 0 2 0 2 0.00
35 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 35 250 1 11 12 0.36
36 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 29 274 1 9 10 0.33
37 Kaoru Takayama Midfield - Right Midfield Shonan Bellmare 35 243 1 9 10 0.37
38 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 35 208 1 8 9 0.43
39 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Kataller Toyama 31 238 1 8 9 0.38
40 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back FC Tokyo 37 555 1 6 7 0.16
41 Naotake Hanyu Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Tokyo 37 553 1 5 6 0.16
42 Tsuyoshi Shimamura Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 25 404 1 5 6 0.22
43 Rafinha Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 15 226 1 5 6 0.40
44 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 22 217 1 4 5 0.41
45 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 36 802 1 4 5 0.11
46 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 30 784 1 3 4 0.11
47 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 31 863 1 3 4 0.10
48 Atsutaka Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kyoto Sanga 25 478 1 3 4 0.19
49 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 26 285 1 3 4 0.32
50 Tsukasa Shiotani Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 35 1,047 1 3 4 0.09
51 Kenta Mukuhara Defender - Right-Back FC Tokyo 26 1,010 1 2 3 0.09
52 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 37 3,326 1 1 2 0.03
53 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 26 2,333 1 1 2 0.04
54 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 22 1,921 1 1 2 0.05
55 Dong-ho Jeong Defender - Right-Back Gainare Tottori 25 2,081 1 1 2 0.04
56 Tomoyuki Yoshino Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gainare Tottori 20 813 1 1 2 0.11
57 Jun Marques Davidson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 24 0 1 0 1 0.00
58 Yuya Hashiuchi Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 11 0 1 0 1 0.00
59 Shoma Kamata Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 20 0 1 0 1 0.00
60 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 22 0 1 0 1 0.00
61 Yugo Ichiyanagi Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 20 0 1 0 1 0.00
62 Takuya Wada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 20 0 1 0 1 0.00
63 Masayuki Yanagisawa Defender - Right-Back Yokohama FC 21 0 1 0 1 0.00
64 Kook-young Han Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 30 0 1 0 1 0.00
65 Yuji Fujikawa Defender - Right-Back Oita Trinita 11 0 1 0 1 0.00
66 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 36 287 0 9 9 0.00
67 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 35 430 0 7 7 0.00
68 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Consadole Sapporo 38 376 0 7 7 0.00
69 Júnior Dutra Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 30 296 0 6 6 0.00
70 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 35 482 0 6 6 0.00
71 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 19 274 0 5 5 0.00
72 Yasuaki Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 14 203 0 4 4 0.00
73 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 27 236 0 4 4 0.00
74 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 9 241 0 3 3 0.00
75 Kodai Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 1,022 0 3 3 0.00
76 Hiroki Kishida Attack - Second Striker Fagiano Okayama 30 405 0 3 3 0.00
77 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 35 1,047 0 3 3 0.00
78 Kento Shiratani Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 12 142 0 3 3 0.00
79 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Shonan Bellmare 5 84 0 3 3 0.00
80 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 31 641 0 3 3 0.00
81 Kota Yoshihara Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 9 316 0 2 2 0.00
82 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield JEF United Chiba 18 556 0 2 2 0.00
83 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 19 761 0 2 2 0.00
84 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 22 1,565 0 1 1 0.00
85 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 28 2,314 0 1 1 0.00
86 Shinya Kawashima Defender - Centre-Back FC Gifu 14 476 0 1 1 0.00
87 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 10 352 0 1 1 0.00
88 Takumi Motohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 12 1,057 0 1 1 0.00
89 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 34 3,060 0 1 1 0.00
90 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 17 1,084 0 1 1 0.00
91 Toshiya Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield JEF United Chiba 4 0 0 0 0 0.00
92 Takayuki Chano Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 3 0 0 0 0 0.00
93 Fumiya Iwamaru Goalkeeper Roasso Kumamoto 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
94 Jade North Defender - Centre-Back FC Tokyo 4 0 0 0 0 0.00
95 Masahiro Okamoto Goalkeeper JEF United Chiba 38 3,420 0 0 0 0.00
96 Pedro Júnior Attack - Centre-Forward FC Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
97 Apodi Attack - Right Winger Tokyo Verdy 12 0 0 0 0 0.00
98 Naoto Matsuo Defender - Left-Back Shonan Bellmare 4 0 0 0 0 0.00
99 Yosuke Nozawa Goalkeeper Shonan Bellmare 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
100 Kazunari Ono Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 17 0 0 0 0 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Yuichi Mizutani Kyoto Sanga 38 3,420 12 45 1.18
2 Yohei Nishibe Shonan Bellmare 38 3,420 12 48 1.26
3 Hitoshi Shiota FC Tokyo 18 1,620 12 8 0.44
4 Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba 38 3,420 12 39 1.03
5 Yuta Minami Roasso Kumamoto 38 3,420 11 44 1.16
6 Shuichi Gonda FC Tokyo 20 1,800 11 14 0.7
7 Keisuke Shimizu Oita Trinita 32 2,880 10 36 1.13
8 Hiroyuki Takeda Tochigi SC 25 2,250 8 28 1.12
9 Kiyomitsu Kobari Gainare Tottori 32 2,880 6 56 1.75
10 Kenta Tanno Oita Trinita 6 540 1 9 1.5
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Mark Milligan Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 29 9 2 0 9
2 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 26 9 0 0 9
3 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 29 6 0 1 9
4 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 19 8 0 0 8
5 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Tokyo Verdy 34 8 1 0 8
6 Tsukasa Shiotani Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 35 8 0 0 8
7 Sander van Gessel Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 24 7 0 0 7
8 Tiago Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 26 7 0 0 7
9 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 31 7 1 0 7
10 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 35 7 1 0 7
11 Woo-young Jung Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kyoto Sanga 31 7 0 0 7
12 Sotan Tanabe Midfield - Central Midfield FC Tokyo 31 6 0 0 6
13 Kodai Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 6 0 0 6
14 Min-woo Kim Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sagan Tosu 28 6 0 0 6
15 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 35 6 0 0 6
16 Dong-ho Jeong Defender - Right-Back Gainare Tottori 25 5 0 0 5
17 Jun Marques Davidson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 24 5 1 0 5
18 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 17 5 0 0 5
19 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger JEF United Chiba 36 5 0 0 5
20 Sung-jin Jo Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 18 5 0 0 5
21 Adiel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 35 2 0 1 5
22 Koji Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 35 5 0 0 5
23 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 32 5 1 0 5
24 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Sagan Tosu 26 2 0 1 5
25 Shota Kobayashi Midfield - Right Midfield Thespa Kusatsu 35 5 0 0 5
26 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Tokushima Vortis 36 5 0 0 5
27 Kohei Usui Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 31 4 0 0 4
28 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 35 4 0 0 4
29 Shunya Suganuma Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 17 1 0 1 4
30 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Shonan Bellmare 25 4 0 0 4
31 Kook-young Han Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 30 1 0 1 4
32 Shuto Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 15 4 0 0 4
33 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 36 4 0 0 4
34 Masato Morishige Defender - Centre-Back FC Tokyo 37 4 0 0 4
35 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 22 4 1 0 4
36 Hiroki Kishida Attack - Second Striker Fagiano Okayama 30 4 0 0 4
37 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 6 4 0 0 4
38 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 22 4 1 0 4
39 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 30 4 1 0 4
40 Alex Henrique Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Kusatsu 34 4 0 0 4
41 Kazunari Ono Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 17 4 0 0 4
42 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Tokyo 33 4 0 0 4
43 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 35 4 0 0 4
44 Kenjiro Ezoe Defender - Centre-Back Kataller Toyama 22 4 0 0 4
45 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 28 4 0 0 4
46 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Thespa Kusatsu 28 4 0 0 4
47 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 37 4 0 0 4
48 Tomoyuki Yoshino Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gainare Tottori 20 4 0 0 4
49 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 27 3 0 0 3
50 Takashi Hirajima Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 10 3 0 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 FC Tokyo Japan 13 38
2 Sagan Tosu Japan 7 35
3 Shonan Bellmare Japan 22 35
4 JEF United Chiba Japan 17 30
5 Kyoto Sanga Japan 11 28
6 Tokushima Vortis Japan 14 27
7 Thespa Kusatsu — 6 24
8 Fagiano Okayama Japan 12 22
9 Yokohama FC Japan 8 15
10 Ehime FC — 4 14
11 Mito HollyHock — 4 13
12 Roasso Kumamoto — 12 12
13 Oita Trinita Japan 5 11
14 Consadole Sapporo Japan 7 8
15 Kataller Toyama — 2 8
16 Tokyo Verdy Japan 12 8
17 Tochigi SC — 6 7
18 Giravanz Kitakyushu — 2 7
19 Gainare Tottori — 7 2
20 FC Gifu — 2 1
#ClubCountrySeasons
1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (16032) Japan 26
2 JEF United Chiba (672) Japan 26
3 Júbilo Iwata (937) Japan 26
4 Montedio Yamagata (16190) Japan 26
5 Oita Trinita (3935) Japan 26
6 RB Omiya Ardija (7452) Japan 26
7 Sagan Tosu (22177) Japan 26
8 V-Varen Nagasaki (23581) Japan 26
9 Vegalta Sendai (6395) Japan 26
10 Ventforet Kofu (10999) Japan 26
11 Tokushima Vortis (17832) Japan 6

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

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

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

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

Highest single-season goal hauls in this competition.

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