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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 — 2013

Top scorer
Kempes JEF United Chiba
22
Top assists
Koki Yonekura JEF United Chiba
15
Top clean sheets
Tetsu Sugiyama Consadole Sapporo
16
Most cards
Takayuki Suzuki Mito HollyHock
4
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil JEF United Chiba 38 143 22 5 27 0 10 0 13.85 3.15 7
2 Takashi Usami Attack - Second Striker Japan Gamba Osaka 18 80 19 2 21 0 1 0 21.38 2.25 4
3 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Tochigi SC 40 223 16 13 29 1 6 0 6.46 5.25 14
4 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Vissel Kobe 40 195 16 9 25 2 6 1 7.38 4.15 12
5 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 19 122 13 2 15 2 4 0 9.59 1.48 9
6 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokushima Vortis 29 132 12 4 16 3 4 0 8.18 2.73 11
7 Koji Hashimoto Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 39 276 12 9 21 3 5 1 3.91 2.93 23
8 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 34 190 12 2 14 3 2 0 5.68 0.95 16
9 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 40 293 12 9 21 1 5 0 3.69 2.76 24
10 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 37 234 12 3 15 7 4 2 4.62 1.15 20
11 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 39 221 11 9 20 0 7 0 4.48 3.67 20
12 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 334 11 7 18 3 1 0 2.96 1.89 30
13 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 37 269 11 13 24 4 6 0 3.68 4.35 24
14 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kataller Toyama 34 169 11 6 17 0 1 0 5.86 3.20 15
15 Naohiro Takahara Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 41 293 11 5 16 2 1 0 3.38 1.54 27
16 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 42 245 10 2 12 0 3 0 3.67 0.73 25
17 Adi Rocha Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Gamba Osaka 13 92 9 0 9 0 0 0 8.80 0.00 10
18 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 232 8 2 10 0 2 0 3.10 0.78 29
19 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 37 342 8 2 10 0 5 0 2.11 0.53 43
20 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Vissel Kobe 35 258 8 7 15 0 0 0 2.79 2.44 32
21 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 28 298 8 7 15 0 3 0 2.42 2.11 37
22 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Japan Montedio Yamagata 35 291 8 1 9 0 5 0 2.47 0.31 36
23 Yuya Kubo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 16 90 7 0 7 0 0 0 7.00 0.00 13
24 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 37 451 7 3 10 0 7 0 1.40 0.60 64
25 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 41 398 7 3 10 0 3 0 1.58 0.68 57
26 Takeshi Kanamori Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 37 381 6 2 8 0 9 0 1.42 0.47 64
27 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 40 467 6 4 10 0 6 0 1.16 0.77 78
28 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Brazil Gamba Osaka 19 130 6 3 9 0 2 0 4.15 2.08 22
29 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 38 559 6 4 10 0 4 0 0.97 0.64 93
30 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 41 615 6 0 6 1 4 0 0.88 0.00 103
31 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 40 581 6 15 21 0 5 0 0.93 2.32 97
32 Hiroyuki Abe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 30 289 5 5 10 0 1 0 1.56 1.56 58
33 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 33 506 5 9 14 0 5 0 0.89 1.60 101
34 Ryota Morioka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Vissel Kobe 18 229 5 7 12 1 0 0 1.97 2.75 46
35 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 35 610 5 4 9 0 3 0 0.74 0.59 122
36 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 27 245 5 2 7 1 2 0 1.84 0.73 49
37 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 738 5 2 7 0 4 0 0.61 0.24 148
38 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 33 591 5 14 19 1 2 0 0.76 2.13 118
39 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kataller Toyama 13 288 4 3 7 0 1 0 1.25 0.94 72
40 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 23 371 4 1 5 0 2 0 0.97 0.24 93
41 Jong-min Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Tokushima Vortis 30 326 4 3 7 0 5 0 1.10 0.83 82
42 Hiroki Fujiharu Defender - Left-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 42 945 4 8 12 0 2 0 0.38 0.76 236
43 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 10 101 4 1 5 1 2 0 3.56 0.89 25
44 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 42 934 4 5 9 0 3 0 0.39 0.48 234
45 Yuto Takeoka Defender - Right-Back Japan Yokohama FC 40 831 4 3 7 2 2 1 0.43 0.32 208
46 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 25 390 4 0 4 1 1 0 0.92 0.00 98
47 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 12 112 4 0 4 0 2 0 3.21 0.00 28
48 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 22 472 4 1 5 0 7 0 0.76 0.19 118
49 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 35 779 4 3 7 0 4 0 0.46 0.35 195
50 Shoki Hirai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Gamba Osaka 17 127 4 1 5 0 0 0 2.83 0.71 32
51 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 36 526 4 12 16 0 1 0 0.68 2.05 132
52 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 32 720 4 2 6 0 2 0 0.50 0.25 180
53 Takaharu Nishino Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 29 867 3 2 5 0 4 0 0.31 0.21 289
54 Tomoya Inukai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 21 615 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.44 0.15 205
55 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 29 210 3 2 5 0 1 0 1.29 0.86 70
56 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 34 978 3 2 5 0 3 0 0.28 0.18 326
57 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 40 1,191 3 6 9 0 4 0 0.23 0.45 397
58 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Yokohama FC 37 1,083 3 1 4 0 10 0 0.25 0.08 361
59 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 1,230 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.22 0.00 410
60 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 41 1,230 3 2 5 0 5 0 0.22 0.15 410
61 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 34 1,012 3 7 10 0 5 0 0.27 0.62 337
62 Shohei Otsuka Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 23 437 3 4 7 0 1 0 0.62 0.82 146
63 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 34 986 3 2 5 0 5 0 0.27 0.18 329
64 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 18 296 3 2 5 0 0 0 0.91 0.61 99
65 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 32 377 3 2 5 0 2 0 0.72 0.48 126
66 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 33 930 3 2 5 0 5 0 0.29 0.19 310
67 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 440 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.61 0.20 147
68 Satoshi Horinouchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 30 827 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.33 0.11 276
69 Kenya Okazaki Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 22 431 2 4 6 0 1 0 0.42 0.84 216
70 Eduardo Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Gainare Tottori 15 409 2 2 4 0 5 0 0.44 0.44 205
71 Shoya Nakajima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 21 395 2 1 3 0 0 0 0.46 0.23 198
72 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 13 577 2 9 11 0 1 0 0.31 1.40 289
73 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Gamba Osaka 15 173 2 0 2 0 1 0 1.04 0.00 87
74 Takuya Iwanami Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 37 1,612 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.11 0.06 806
75 Ryusuke Sakai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 23 916 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.20 0.00 458
76 Hiroshi Tetsuto Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 22 762 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.24 0.12 381
77 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 36 1,615 2 1 3 0 9 0 0.11 0.06 808
78 Akihito Kusunose Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 27 566 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.32 0.16 283
79 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 24 915 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.20 0.00 458
80 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 18 412 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.44 0.44 206
81 Tsukasa Masuyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan FC Gifu 41 1,728 2 3 5 0 3 0 0.10 0.16 864
82 Kohei Higa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 18 435 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.41 0.21 218
83 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vissel Kobe 21 853 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.21 0.21 427
84 Daiki Niwa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 25 1,078 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.17 0.00 539
85 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Gamba Osaka 17 730 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.25 0.12 365
86 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 38 1,597 2 4 6 0 4 0 0.11 0.23 799
87 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 25 510 2 4 6 1 0 0 0.35 0.71 255
88 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 12 167 2 1 3 0 1 0 1.08 0.54 84
89 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 22 1,649 1 4 5 0 2 0 0.05 0.22 1,649
90 Yosuke Yuzawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Tochigi SC 23 405 1 2 3 0 1 0 0.22 0.44 405
91 Naoki Maeda Attack - Right Winger Japan Tokyo Verdy 18 801 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.11 0.11 801
92 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 28 2,475 1 2 3 0 0 0 0.04 0.07 2,475
93 Yuki Nogami Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 41 3,648 1 2 3 0 7 0 0.02 0.05 3,648
94 Makoto Mimura Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 12 247 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.36 0.00 247
95 Young-kyu Ahn Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Giravanz Kitakyushu 14 1,000 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.09 0.00 1,000
96 Kohei Mihara Defender - Left-Back Japan Ehime FC 38 3,281 1 4 5 0 3 0 0.03 0.11 3,281
97 Kotaro Omori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Gamba Osaka 16 948 1 6 7 0 3 0 0.09 0.57 948
98 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 30 2,120 1 0 1 0 7 0 0.04 0.00 2,120
99 Atsuto Tatara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 42 3,691 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.02 0.02 3,691
100 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back Japan Gainare Tottori 25 1,950 1 2 3 0 2 1 0.05 0.09 1,950
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 40 581 15 6 21 2.32
2 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 33 591 14 5 19 2.13
3 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tochigi SC 40 223 13 16 29 5.25
4 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 37 269 13 11 24 4.35
5 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 36 526 12 4 16 2.05
6 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 40 195 9 16 25 4.15
7 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 40 293 9 12 21 2.76
8 Koji Hashimoto Midfield - Left Midfield Mito HollyHock 39 276 9 12 21 2.93
9 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 39 221 9 11 20 3.67
10 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 33 506 9 5 14 1.60
11 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 13 577 9 2 11 1.40
12 Hiroki Fujiharu Defender - Left-Back Gamba Osaka 42 945 8 4 12 0.76
13 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Matsumoto Yamaga 41 334 7 11 18 1.89
14 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 35 258 7 8 15 2.44
15 Shu Kurata Midfield - Left Midfield Gamba Osaka 28 298 7 8 15 2.11
16 Ryota Morioka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Vissel Kobe 18 229 7 5 12 2.75
17 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 34 1,012 7 3 10 0.62
18 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Kataller Toyama 34 169 6 11 17 3.20
19 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 40 1,191 6 3 9 0.45
20 Hideo Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 34 2,588 6 1 7 0.21
21 Kotaro Omori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 16 948 6 1 7 0.57
22 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 19 0 6 0 6 0.00
23 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 38 143 5 22 27 3.15
24 Naohiro Takahara Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 41 293 5 11 16 1.54
25 Hiroyuki Abe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gamba Osaka 30 289 5 5 10 1.56
26 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 42 934 5 4 9 0.48
27 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 33 2,376 5 1 6 0.19
28 Akira Kaji Defender - Right-Back Gamba Osaka 38 0 5 0 5 0.00
29 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 29 132 4 12 16 2.73
30 Kosei Shibasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 38 559 4 6 10 0.64
31 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 40 467 4 6 10 0.77
32 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 35 610 4 5 9 0.59
33 Shohei Otsuka Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 23 437 4 3 7 0.82
34 Kenya Okazaki Midfield - Central Midfield Gamba Osaka 22 431 4 2 6 0.84
35 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 25 510 4 2 6 0.71
36 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 38 1,597 4 2 6 0.23
37 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 22 1,649 4 1 5 0.22
38 Tatsuya Uchida Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 33 2,382 4 1 5 0.15
39 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Mito HollyHock 28 2,261 4 1 5 0.16
40 Kohei Mihara Defender - Left-Back Ehime FC 38 3,281 4 1 5 0.11
41 Shuto Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 22 1,486 4 1 5 0.24
42 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vissel Kobe 32 2,244 4 1 5 0.16
43 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 37 234 3 12 15 1.15
44 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 37 451 3 7 10 0.60
45 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 41 398 3 7 10 0.68
46 Paulinho Attack - Second Striker Gamba Osaka 19 130 3 6 9 2.08
47 Jong-min Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 30 326 3 4 7 0.83
48 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 35 779 3 4 7 0.35
49 Yuto Takeoka Defender - Right-Back Yokohama FC 40 831 3 4 7 0.32
50 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kataller Toyama 13 288 3 4 7 0.94
51 Tsukasa Masuyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Gifu 41 1,728 3 2 5 0.16
52 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 39 2,994 3 1 4 0.09
53 Yuji Funayama Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 37 1,795 3 1 4 0.15
54 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 33 2,467 3 1 4 0.11
55 Takashi Usami Attack - Second Striker Gamba Osaka 18 80 2 19 21 2.25
56 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 19 122 2 13 15 1.48
57 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 34 190 2 12 14 0.95
58 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 42 245 2 10 12 0.73
59 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 37 342 2 8 10 0.53
60 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 232 2 8 10 0.78
61 Takeshi Kanamori Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 37 381 2 6 8 0.47
62 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 27 245 2 5 7 0.73
63 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 41 738 2 5 7 0.24
64 Yasuyuki Konno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Gamba Osaka 32 720 2 4 6 0.25
65 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 34 978 2 3 5 0.18
66 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 41 1,230 2 3 5 0.15
67 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 32 377 2 3 5 0.48
68 Takaharu Nishino Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 29 867 2 3 5 0.21
69 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 34 986 2 3 5 0.18
70 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 18 296 2 3 5 0.61
71 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 29 210 2 3 5 0.86
72 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 33 930 2 3 5 0.19
73 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 18 412 2 2 4 0.44
74 Eduardo Defender - Centre-Back Gainare Tottori 15 409 2 2 4 0.44
75 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Vissel Kobe 21 853 2 2 4 0.21
76 Takefumi Toma Defender - Centre-Back Tochigi SC 30 2,651 2 1 3 0.07
77 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back Gainare Tottori 25 1,950 2 1 3 0.09
78 Yosuke Yuzawa Attack - Left Winger Tochigi SC 23 405 2 1 3 0.44
79 Yuichiro Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 14 528 2 1 3 0.34
80 Yuki Nogami Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 41 3,648 2 1 3 0.05
81 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 28 2,475 2 1 3 0.07
82 Tomoyasu Hirose Attack - Right Winger Montedio Yamagata 20 854 2 1 3 0.21
83 Yohei Fukumoto Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 24 0 2 0 2 0.00
84 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 14 0 2 0 2 0.00
85 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 23 0 2 0 2 0.00
86 Yuto Sato Midfield - Central Midfield JEF United Chiba 30 0 2 0 2 0.00
87 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Montedio Yamagata 35 291 1 8 9 0.31
88 Shoki Hirai Attack - Centre-Forward Gamba Osaka 17 127 1 4 5 0.71
89 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 23 371 1 4 5 0.24
90 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 10 101 1 4 5 0.89
91 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 22 472 1 4 5 0.19
92 Satoshi Horinouchi Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 30 827 1 3 4 0.11
93 Tomoya Inukai Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 21 615 1 3 4 0.15
94 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 440 1 3 4 0.20
95 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 37 1,083 1 3 4 0.08
96 Hiroshi Tetsuto Midfield - Left Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 22 762 1 2 3 0.12
97 Akihito Kusunose Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 27 566 1 2 3 0.16
98 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Gamba Osaka 17 730 1 2 3 0.12
99 Shoya Nakajima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 21 395 1 2 3 0.23
100 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 1,615 1 2 3 0.06
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Tetsu Sugiyama Consadole Sapporo 38 3,420 16 43 1.13
2 Yosuke Fujigaya Gamba Osaka 42 3,780 15 46 1.1
3 Hirotsugu Nakabayashi Fagiano Okayama 40 3,600 14 43 1.08
4 Junki Kanayama V-Varen Nagasaki 39 3,510 13 34 0.87
5 Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba 42 3,780 12 49 1.17
6 Tatsuya Enomoto Tochigi SC 36 3,228 11 44 1.22
7 Kenta Tokushige Vissel Kobe 24 2,160 10 23 0.96
8 Hiroyuki Takeda Giravanz Kitakyushu 40 3,600 9 56 1.4
9 Kaito Yamamoto Vissel Kobe 18 1,620 8 18 1
10 Yuto Shirai Matsumoto Yamaga 27 2,365 7 33 1.22
11 Tatsuya Morita Kataller Toyama 39 3,510 6 55 1.41
12 Yuta Minami Roasso Kumamoto 42 3,780 6 70 1.67
13 Yuichi Mizutani Avispa Fukuoka 13 1,164 5 11 0.85
14 Yosuke Nozawa Matsumoto Yamaga 6 540 3 4 0.67
15 Tomohiko Murayama Matsumoto Yamaga 10 875 2 17 1.7
16 Toru Hasegawa Tokushima Vortis 6 540 2 11 1.83
17 Kiyomitsu Kobari Gainare Tottori 20 1,800 1 39 1.95
18 Takahiro Takagi FC Gifu 13 1,170 1 25 1.92
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 37 4 0 2 10
2 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 38 10 1 0 10
3 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 37 10 0 0 10
4 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 27 10 0 0 10
5 Takeshi Kanamori Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 37 9 0 0 9
6 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Vissel Kobe 40 6 0 1 9
7 Daisuke Yano Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 9 0 0 9
8 Koji Hashimoto Midfield - Left Midfield Mito HollyHock 39 5 0 1 8
9 Yuji Funayama Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 37 7 0 0 7
10 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 37 7 0 0 7
11 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 39 7 0 0 7
12 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 39 7 0 0 7
13 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 30 7 0 0 7
14 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 22 7 1 0 7
15 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 40 7 1 0 7
16 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 23 7 0 0 7
17 Yuki Nogami Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 41 7 0 0 7
18 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 21 6 1 0 6
19 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tochigi SC 40 6 1 0 6
20 Kyohei Yoshino Midfield - Central Midfield Tokyo Verdy 9 3 0 1 6
21 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 33 6 0 0 6
22 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 37 6 0 0 6
23 Ryusuke Sakai Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 23 6 0 0 6
24 Kento Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 21 6 0 0 6
25 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 40 6 1 0 6
26 Yuto Takeoka Defender - Right-Back Yokohama FC 40 2 0 1 5
27 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 34 5 0 0 5
28 Eduardo Defender - Centre-Back Gainare Tottori 15 5 0 0 5
29 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back Gainare Tottori 25 2 0 1 5
30 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 41 5 0 0 5
31 Tatsuki Nara Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 35 5 1 0 5
32 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 33 5 0 0 5
33 Jun Aoyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 33 5 0 0 5
34 Takuya Miyamoto Defender - Right-Back Avispa Fukuoka 22 5 0 0 5
35 Jong-min Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 30 5 0 0 5
36 Akira Kaji Defender - Right-Back Gamba Osaka 38 5 0 0 5
37 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 33 5 1 0 5
38 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 40 5 0 0 5
39 Yohei Fukumoto Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 24 5 0 0 5
40 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Montedio Yamagata 35 5 0 0 5
41 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 34 5 0 0 5
42 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 40 5 0 0 5
43 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 37 5 0 0 5
44 Sung-jin Jo Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 37 4 0 0 4
45 Hiroyuki Omata Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 19 4 0 0 4
46 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 29 4 1 0 4
47 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 4 0 0 4
48 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 38 4 0 0 4
49 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 41 4 0 0 4
50 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 40 4 0 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Gamba Osaka Japan 30 97
2 Montedio Yamagata Japan 18 67
3 Matsumoto Yamaga Japan 18 46
4 JEF United Chiba Japan 10 39
5 Vissel Kobe Japan 13 35
6 Kyoto Sanga Japan 10 28
7 Tokushima Vortis Japan 10 26
8 Mito HollyHock — 7 26
9 Tochigi SC — 7 25
10 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 8 23
11 Roasso Kumamoto — 11 20
12 Fagiano Okayama Japan 10 18
13 Tokyo Verdy Japan 9 17
14 Giravanz Kitakyushu — 8 16
15 Kataller Toyama — 3 15
16 Yokohama FC Japan 9 15
17 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 8 8
18 Gainare Tottori — 7 3
19 Ehime FC — 6 3
20 Thespakusatsu Gunma — 2 2
21 FC Gifu — 5 2
22 Consadole Sapporo Japan 6 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