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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 — 2012

Top scorer
Atsutaka Nakamura Kyoto Sanga
14
Top assists
Ryota Nagaki Shonan Bellmare
13
Top clean sheets
Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba
17
Most cards
Takayuki Suzuki Mito HollyHock
12
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Atsutaka Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 41 244 14 5 19 2 1 0 5.16 1.84 17
2 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 37 221 14 1 15 0 6 0 5.70 0.41 16
3 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 37 209 14 4 18 2 7 0 6.03 1.72 15
4 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 40 272 12 4 16 3 4 0 3.97 1.32 23
5 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 41 267 12 5 17 0 2 0 4.04 1.69 22
6 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 35 262 11 1 12 0 2 0 3.78 0.34 24
7 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 39 225 11 7 18 0 3 0 4.40 2.80 20
8 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Yokohama FC 25 176 10 0 10 1 3 0 5.11 0.00 18
9 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shonan Bellmare 28 221 9 3 12 0 1 0 3.67 1.22 25
10 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 41 399 9 3 12 1 4 0 2.03 0.68 44
11 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 41 441 8 4 12 0 7 0 1.63 0.82 55
12 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 32 385 7 1 8 4 3 1 1.64 0.23 55
13 Yuto Takeoka Defender - Right-Back Japan Yokohama FC 34 373 7 8 15 0 0 0 1.69 1.93 53
14 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 39 438 7 2 9 0 4 0 1.44 0.41 63
15 Quirino Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Timor-Leste Shonan Bellmare 17 145 7 2 9 0 3 0 4.34 1.24 21
16 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 40 556 6 6 12 0 5 0 0.97 0.97 93
17 Kaoru Takayama Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 38 544 6 5 11 0 5 0 0.99 0.83 91
18 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 38 564 6 1 7 0 7 0 0.96 0.16 94
19 Koji Hashimoto Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 38 546 6 11 17 1 5 0 0.99 1.81 91
20 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 24 250 5 0 5 0 0 0 1.80 0.00 50
21 Shuhei Otsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shonan Bellmare 18 182 5 0 5 0 2 0 2.47 0.00 36
22 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 21 245 5 4 9 1 0 0 1.84 1.47 49
23 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 41 703 5 2 7 0 6 0 0.64 0.26 141
24 Kenyu Sugimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 18 261 5 2 7 0 1 0 1.72 0.69 52
25 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Shonan Bellmare 36 395 5 10 15 0 4 0 1.14 2.28 79
26 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 37 522 5 3 8 0 4 0 0.86 0.52 104
27 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 37 655 5 1 6 1 4 0 0.69 0.14 131
28 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ventforet Kofu 27 314 5 3 8 0 3 0 1.43 0.86 63
29 Shoya Nakajima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 8 127 4 1 5 0 1 0 2.83 0.71 32
30 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 30 511 4 3 7 0 7 0 0.70 0.53 128
31 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 24 322 4 1 5 1 3 0 1.12 0.28 81
32 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 34 700 4 5 9 0 4 0 0.51 0.64 175
33 Yoshifumi Kashiwa Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 41 841 4 4 8 0 3 0 0.43 0.43 210
34 Akihiro Sakata Defender - Centre-Back Japan Oita Trinita 40 897 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.40 0.00 224
35 Hidenori Ishii Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 28 529 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.68 0.00 132
36 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokushima Vortis 28 491 4 6 10 1 3 0 0.73 1.10 123
37 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kataller Toyama 25 350 4 0 4 0 1 0 1.03 0.00 88
38 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 32 488 4 1 5 0 7 0 0.74 0.18 122
39 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Japan Montedio Yamagata 35 719 4 2 6 2 6 0 0.50 0.25 180
40 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger Japan JEF United Chiba 36 542 4 7 11 0 0 0 0.66 1.16 136
41 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 36 773 4 4 8 1 12 1 0.47 0.47 193
42 Kenji Sekido Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 37 669 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.40 0.00 223
43 Jong-min Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Tokushima Vortis 25 306 3 0 3 0 3 1 0.88 0.00 102
44 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 28 597 3 2 5 0 7 0 0.45 0.30 199
45 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 27 282 3 2 5 0 0 0 0.96 0.64 94
46 Atsuto Tatara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 42 1,260 3 3 6 0 2 0 0.21 0.21 420
47 Hiroshi Tetsuto Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 37 1,067 3 4 7 0 5 0 0.25 0.34 356
48 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 32 854 3 2 5 0 6 0 0.32 0.21 285
49 Kazuya Iio Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 1,222 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.22 0.00 407
50 Shota Kobayashi Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 38 1,045 3 6 9 0 8 0 0.26 0.52 348
51 Tsuyoshi Shimamura Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 32 675 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.40 0.13 225
52 Yuya Hashiuchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 25 701 3 0 3 0 1 1 0.39 0.00 234
53 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 42 1,260 3 4 7 0 2 0 0.21 0.29 420
54 Branquinho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Montedio Yamagata 13 335 3 0 3 1 1 0 0.81 0.00 112
55 Kento Tsurumaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 32 591 3 2 5 0 3 0 0.46 0.30 197
56 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 41 1,223 3 7 10 0 2 0 0.22 0.52 408
57 Sho Sasaki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 35 1,523 2 3 5 0 4 0 0.12 0.18 762
58 Tsukasa Shiotani Defender - Centre-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 25 1,119 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.16 0.08 560
59 Tetsuya Kijima Attack - Second Striker Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 23 454 2 1 3 1 1 0 0.40 0.20 227
60 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 38 1,564 2 3 5 0 4 0 0.12 0.17 782
61 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 41 1,709 2 13 15 0 7 0 0.11 0.68 855
62 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 28 1,133 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.16 0.08 567
63 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 40 1,769 2 3 5 0 8 1 0.10 0.15 885
64 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Japan Shonan Bellmare 8 111 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.62 0.00 56
65 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 20 705 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.26 0.13 353
66 Takefumi Toma Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tochigi SC 29 1,261 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.14 0.00 631
67 Yuji Funayama Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 27 775 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.23 0.12 388
68 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 19 585 2 2 4 0 1 1 0.31 0.31 293
69 Satoshi Horinouchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 22 870 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.21 0.00 435
70 Kazunari Ono Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 38 1,682 2 3 5 0 6 0 0.11 0.16 841
71 Yuichiro Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 7 116 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.55 0.00 58
72 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 22 514 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.35 0.53 257
73 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 31 1,231 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.15 0.00 616
74 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 16 544 2 4 6 0 3 0 0.33 0.66 272
75 Mark Milligan Defender - Centre-Back Australia JEF United Chiba 9 307 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.59 0.00 154
76 Wilfried Sanou Attack - Left Winger Burkina Faso Kyoto Sanga 9 259 2 2 4 0 0 0 0.69 0.69 130
77 Yong-woo Choi Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Matsumoto Yamaga 9 233 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.39 0.00 233
78 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 3 37 1 1 2 0 0 0 2.43 2.43 37
79 Yuya Kubo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 20 954 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.09 0.00 954
80 Woo-young Jung Midfield - Defensive Midfield Korea, South Kyoto Sanga 33 2,793 1 6 7 0 6 0 0.03 0.19 2,793
81 Kenta Komatsu Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 22 1,603 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.06 0.06 1,603
82 Tomoyuki Yoshino Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gainare Tottori 20 775 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.12 0.12 775
83 Yuji Fujikawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Oita Trinita 11 406 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.22 0.00 406
84 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 15 1,068 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.08 0.00 1,068
85 Taisuke Miyazaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 16 384 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.23 0.23 384
86 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 21 1,092 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.08 0.08 1,092
87 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 29 2,062 1 1 2 0 7 0 0.04 0.04 2,062
88 Ken Hisatomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 3 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 0.00 15
89 Kai Miki Defender - Right-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 34 2,852 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.03 0.00 2,852
90 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 14 382 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.24 0.00 382
91 Tiago Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Fagiano Okayama 20 764 1 1 2 1 3 0 0.12 0.12 764
92 Tetsuro Ota Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 15 281 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.32 0.32 281
93 Tomoyasu Hirose Attack - Right Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 18 415 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.22 0.22 415
94 Shogo Kobara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 23 1,839 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.05 0.00 1,839
95 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 37 3,157 1 3 4 0 7 0 0.03 0.09 3,157
96 Shohei Otsuka Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 15 677 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.13 0.13 677
97 Takahiro Nakazato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 27 1,943 1 4 5 0 3 0 0.05 0.19 1,943
98 Alex Henrique Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 9 543 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.17 0.00 543
99 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Italy Tochigi SC 29 2,460 1 0 1 0 10 0 0.04 0.00 2,460
100 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 36 3,040 1 4 5 0 0 0 0.03 0.12 3,040
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 41 1,709 13 2 15 0.68
2 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Oita Trinita 39 3,267 12 1 13 0.33
3 Koji Hashimoto Midfield - Left Midfield Mito HollyHock 38 546 11 6 17 1.81
4 Tatsuya Furuhashi Attack - Second Striker Shonan Bellmare 36 395 10 5 15 2.28
5 Yuto Takeoka Defender - Right-Back Yokohama FC 34 373 8 7 15 1.93
6 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 39 225 7 11 18 2.80
7 Masaki Fukai Attack - Left Winger JEF United Chiba 36 542 7 4 11 1.16
8 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 41 1,223 7 3 10 0.52
9 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 40 556 6 6 12 0.97
10 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 28 491 6 4 10 1.10
11 Shota Kobayashi Midfield - Right Midfield Shonan Bellmare 38 1,045 6 3 9 0.52
12 Woo-young Jung Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kyoto Sanga 33 2,793 6 1 7 0.19
13 Atsutaka Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kyoto Sanga 41 244 5 14 19 1.84
14 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 41 267 5 12 17 1.69
15 Kaoru Takayama Midfield - Right Midfield Shonan Bellmare 38 544 5 6 11 0.83
16 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 34 700 5 4 9 0.64
17 Takaaki Tokushige Attack - Right Winger Tokushima Vortis 20 783 5 1 6 0.57
18 Takuya Wada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 39 0 5 0 5 0.00
19 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 37 209 4 14 18 1.72
20 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Matsumoto Yamaga 40 272 4 12 16 1.32
21 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 41 441 4 8 12 0.82
22 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Shonan Bellmare 21 245 4 5 9 1.47
23 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 36 773 4 4 8 0.47
24 Yoshifumi Kashiwa Midfield - Left Midfield Ventforet Kofu 41 841 4 4 8 0.43
25 Hiroshi Tetsuto Midfield - Left Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 37 1,067 4 3 7 0.34
26 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 42 1,260 4 3 7 0.29
27 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 16 544 4 2 6 0.66
28 Masahiro Ohashi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 18 812 4 1 5 0.44
29 Fernandinho Attack - Left Winger Ventforet Kofu 17 1,155 4 1 5 0.31
30 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 36 3,040 4 1 5 0.12
31 Takahiro Nakazato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 27 1,943 4 1 5 0.19
32 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 28 0 4 0 4 0.00
33 Kook-young Han Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 27 0 4 0 4 0.00
34 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 41 399 3 9 12 0.68
35 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 28 221 3 9 12 1.22
36 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 27 314 3 5 8 0.86
37 Shinji Murai Midfield - Left Midfield Oita Trinita 37 522 3 5 8 0.52
38 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 30 511 3 4 7 0.53
39 Atsuto Tatara Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 42 1,260 3 3 6 0.21
40 Sho Sasaki Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 35 1,523 3 2 5 0.18
41 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 22 514 3 2 5 0.53
42 Kazunari Ono Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 38 1,682 3 2 5 0.16
43 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 38 1,564 3 2 5 0.17
44 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 40 1,769 3 2 5 0.15
45 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 37 3,157 3 1 4 0.09
46 Masayuki Okano Attack - Right Winger Gainare Tottori 20 0 3 0 3 0.00
47 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Thespa Kusatsu 36 0 3 0 3 0.00
48 Quirino Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 17 145 2 7 9 1.24
49 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 39 438 2 7 9 0.41
50 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 41 703 2 5 7 0.26
51 Kenyu Sugimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 18 261 2 5 7 0.69
52 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Montedio Yamagata 35 719 2 4 6 0.25
53 Kento Tsurumaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 32 591 2 3 5 0.30
54 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 28 597 2 3 5 0.30
55 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 27 282 2 3 5 0.64
56 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 32 854 2 3 5 0.21
57 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 19 585 2 2 4 0.31
58 Wilfried Sanou Attack - Left Winger Kyoto Sanga 9 259 2 2 4 0.69
59 Kodai Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 2,283 2 1 3 0.08
60 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 41 3,690 2 1 3 0.05
61 Yohei Fukumoto Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 23 0 2 0 2 0.00
62 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 16 0 2 0 2 0.00
63 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 37 221 1 14 15 0.41
64 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 35 262 1 11 12 0.34
65 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 32 385 1 7 8 0.23
66 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 38 564 1 6 7 0.16
67 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 37 655 1 5 6 0.14
68 Shoya Nakajima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 8 127 1 4 5 0.71
69 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Tokyo Verdy 24 322 1 4 5 0.28
70 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 32 488 1 4 5 0.18
71 Tsuyoshi Shimamura Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 32 675 1 3 4 0.13
72 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 20 705 1 2 3 0.13
73 Tsukasa Shiotani Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 25 1,119 1 2 3 0.08
74 Tetsuya Kijima Attack - Second Striker Matsumoto Yamaga 23 454 1 2 3 0.20
75 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 28 1,133 1 2 3 0.08
76 Yuji Funayama Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 27 775 1 2 3 0.12
77 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 31 2,574 1 1 2 0.03
78 Tetsuro Ota Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 15 281 1 1 2 0.32
79 Tomoyasu Hirose Attack - Right Winger Montedio Yamagata 18 415 1 1 2 0.22
80 Tiago Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 20 764 1 1 2 0.12
81 Kenta Komatsu Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 22 1,603 1 1 2 0.06
82 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ventforet Kofu 21 1,092 1 1 2 0.08
83 Taisuke Miyazaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 16 384 1 1 2 0.23
84 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 34 2,809 1 1 2 0.03
85 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 3 37 1 1 2 2.43
86 Tomi Shimomura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 17 798 1 1 2 0.11
87 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 39 3,510 1 1 2 0.03
88 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 14 562 1 1 2 0.16
89 Shohei Otsuka Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 15 677 1 1 2 0.13
90 Abuda Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 12 621 1 1 2 0.14
91 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 29 2,062 1 1 2 0.04
92 Tomoyuki Yoshino Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gainare Tottori 20 775 1 1 2 0.12
93 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 7 0 1 0 1 0.00
94 Akihito Kusunose Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 30 0 1 0 1 0.00
95 Reginaldo Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 10 0 1 0 1 0.00
96 Yoshihiro Shoji Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 27 0 1 0 1 0.00
97 Shoma Kamata Defender - Right-Back Shonan Bellmare 40 0 1 0 1 0.00
98 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 13 0 1 0 1 0.00
99 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ehime FC 18 0 1 0 1 0.00
100 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 19 0 1 0 1 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba 34 3,028 17 24 0.71
2 Keisuke Shimizu Oita Trinita 40 3,600 16 40 1
3 Kota Ogi Ventforet Kofu 42 3,780 16 35 0.83
4 Hirotsugu Nakabayashi Fagiano Okayama 42 3,780 15 34 0.81
5 Hiroyuki Takeda Tochigi SC 35 3,129 14 36 1.03
6 Yuta Minami Roasso Kumamoto 39 3,432 14 42 1.08
7 Yuichi Mizutani Kyoto Sanga 42 3,780 12 45 1.07
8 Kenta Shimizu Montedio Yamagata 42 3,780 11 49 1.17
9 Nobuyuki Abe Shonan Bellmare 37 3,330 11 37 1
10 Yosuke Nozawa Matsumoto Yamaga 29 2,528 10 32 1.1
11 Kiyomitsu Kobari Gainare Tottori 39 3,510 8 72 1.85
12 Yuto Shirai Matsumoto Yamaga 14 1,252 7 11 0.79
13 Tatsuya Morita Kyoto Sanga 22 1,935 6 29 1.32
14 Ryo Kushino JEF United Chiba 9 752 4 9 1
15 Tatsuya Enomoto Tokushima Vortis 11 990 4 15 1.36
16 Daisuke Tada FC Gifu 15 1,350 3 20 1.33
17 Kenta Tanno Oita Trinita 2 180 2 0 —
18 Takashi Aizawa Machida Zelvia 9 765 2 12 1.33
19 Yeong-gi Kim Shonan Bellmare 4 360 1 5 1.25
20 Fumiya Iwamaru Roasso Kumamoto 4 348 1 6 1.5
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 36 12 0 1 15
2 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 40 8 0 1 11
3 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 29 10 2 0 10
4 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 39 9 0 0 9
5 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 27 9 0 0 9
6 Shota Kobayashi Midfield - Right Midfield Shonan Bellmare 38 8 0 0 8
7 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 34 8 0 0 8
8 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 37 7 0 0 7
9 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 32 7 0 0 7
10 Yukio Tsuchiya Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 31 7 0 0 7
11 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 28 7 0 0 7
12 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 41 7 0 0 7
13 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 38 7 0 0 7
14 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 30 7 0 0 7
15 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 29 7 1 0 7
16 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 41 7 0 0 7
17 Akihito Kusunose Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 30 7 0 0 7
18 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 37 7 0 0 7
19 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 41 7 0 0 7
20 Masakazu Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 34 7 0 0 7
21 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 41 6 0 0 6
22 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 37 6 0 0 6
23 Woo-young Jung Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kyoto Sanga 33 6 1 0 6
24 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Montedio Yamagata 35 6 0 0 6
25 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Oita Trinita 39 6 0 0 6
26 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Mito HollyHock 30 6 1 0 6
27 Takefumi Toma Defender - Centre-Back Tochigi SC 29 6 0 0 6
28 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 32 6 2 0 6
29 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield JEF United Chiba 31 6 0 0 6
30 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 32 3 0 1 6
31 Kook-young Han Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 27 6 0 0 6
32 Jong-min Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 25 3 0 1 6
33 Kazunari Ono Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 38 6 2 0 6
34 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 40 5 1 0 5
35 Takuya Sonoda Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 32 5 0 0 5
36 Kaoru Takayama Midfield - Right Midfield Shonan Bellmare 38 5 0 0 5
37 Koji Hashimoto Midfield - Left Midfield Mito HollyHock 38 5 0 0 5
38 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 34 5 0 0 5
39 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Thespa Kusatsu 36 5 0 0 5
40 Hiroshi Tetsuto Midfield - Left Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 37 5 0 0 5
41 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Matsumoto Yamaga 40 4 0 0 4
42 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 34 4 0 0 4
43 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 39 4 0 0 4
44 Nobuyuki Abe Goalkeeper Shonan Bellmare 37 4 0 0 4
45 Kodai Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 4 0 0 4
46 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 37 4 0 0 4
47 Yuya Hashiuchi Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 25 1 0 1 4
48 Yohei Fukumoto Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 23 4 0 0 4
49 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 19 4 0 0 4
50 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 24 4 0 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Shonan Bellmare Japan 30 66
2 Montedio Yamagata Japan 27 51
3 Tokyo Verdy Japan 37 46
4 Kyoto Sanga Japan 12 33
5 Yokohama FC Japan 12 26
6 Tokyo Verdy Japan 15 26
7 Oita Trinita Japan 8 24
8 Roasso Kumamoto — 8 20
9 Mito HollyHock — 8 19
10 JEF United Chiba Japan 14 16
11 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 5 16
12 Ventforet Kofu Japan 9 15
13 Tokushima Vortis Japan 10 13
14 Fagiano Okayama Japan 9 10
15 Giravanz Kitakyushu — 3 6
16 Kyoto Sanga — 2 4
17 Tochigi SC — 8 3
18 Montedio Yamagata — 3 1
19 Gainare Tottori — 3 1
20 FC Gifu — 2 1
21 Machida Zelvia Japan 5 1
22 Thespa Kusatsu — 2 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