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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 — 2014

Top scorer
Masashi Oguro Kyoto Sanga
26
Top assists
Ryota Nagaki Shonan Bellmare
7
Top clean sheets
Tomohiko Murayama Matsumoto Yamaga
16
Most cards
Henik FC Gifu
14
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 42 141 26 2 28 4 1 0 16.60 1.28 5
2 Wellington Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Shonan Bellmare 38 165 20 3 23 0 8 0 10.91 1.64 8
3 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 42 198 19 5 24 4 1 0 8.64 2.27 10
4 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil JEF United Chiba 33 167 13 2 15 1 11 0 7.01 1.08 13
5 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Gifu 34 203 12 0 12 1 2 0 5.32 0.00 17
6 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 34 211 10 0 10 0 3 0 4.27 0.00 21
7 Takeshi Kanamori Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 30 188 9 3 12 0 6 0 4.31 1.44 21
8 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 40 390 9 5 14 0 3 0 2.08 1.15 43
9 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 39 345 9 4 13 0 5 0 2.35 1.04 38
10 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 42 462 8 4 12 0 2 0 1.56 0.78 58
11 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 457 8 5 13 0 5 0 1.58 0.98 57
12 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ehime FC 42 361 8 3 11 0 2 0 1.99 0.75 45
13 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 41 422 8 3 11 0 5 0 1.71 0.64 53
14 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kataller Toyama 38 309 8 0 8 0 1 0 2.33 0.00 39
15 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 26 168 7 0 7 0 2 0 3.75 0.00 24
16 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 25 285 7 3 10 0 2 0 2.21 0.95 41
17 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 41 517 7 0 7 0 6 0 1.22 0.00 74
18 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 37 304 7 5 12 0 2 0 2.07 1.48 43
19 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 38 481 7 2 9 0 1 0 1.31 0.37 69
20 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 30 273 7 2 9 1 5 0 2.31 0.66 39
21 Eiichi Katayama Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 35 385 6 0 6 0 1 0 1.40 0.00 64
22 Tomoya Inukai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 42 630 6 3 9 0 3 0 0.86 0.43 105
23 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 26 276 6 0 6 0 2 0 1.96 0.00 46
24 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 25 287 6 4 10 0 0 0 1.88 1.25 48
25 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 31 464 6 7 13 1 1 0 1.16 1.36 77
26 Ryosuke Kijima Attack - Second Striker Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 21 203 6 0 6 1 2 0 2.66 0.00 34
27 Takuya Sonoda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 41 601 6 2 8 0 3 0 0.90 0.30 100
28 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 42 630 6 1 7 0 2 0 0.86 0.14 105
29 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Júbilo Iwata 29 300 6 6 12 0 4 0 1.80 1.80 50
30 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 36 450 6 1 7 0 0 0 1.20 0.20 75
31 Daisuke Matsui Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 36 433 6 3 9 2 7 0 1.25 0.62 72
32 Yuki Nogami Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 41 738 5 0 5 0 5 0 0.61 0.00 148
33 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 27 401 5 0 5 0 3 0 1.12 0.00 80
34 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 32 377 5 1 6 0 1 0 1.19 0.24 75
35 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kyoto Sanga 17 203 5 0 5 0 0 0 2.22 0.00 41
36 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 32 510 4 0 4 0 1 1 0.71 0.00 128
37 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 289 4 1 5 0 3 0 1.25 0.31 72
38 Shuhei Otsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shonan Bellmare 15 266 4 2 6 0 2 0 1.35 0.68 67
39 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 29 447 4 2 6 0 8 0 0.81 0.40 112
40 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 39 853 4 0 4 0 4 0 0.42 0.00 213
41 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 24 270 4 0 4 0 0 0 1.33 0.00 68
42 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 30 250 4 0 4 0 2 0 1.44 0.00 63
43 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 40 834 4 7 11 0 4 0 0.43 0.76 209
44 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 29 596 4 5 9 0 3 0 0.60 0.76 149
45 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Japan Montedio Yamagata 36 359 4 1 5 0 3 0 1.00 0.25 90
46 Dzenan Radoncic Attack - Centre-Forward Montenegro Croatia Oita Trinita 7 137 4 0 4 0 2 0 2.63 0.00 34
47 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 18 217 3 0 3 0 1 0 1.24 0.00 72
48 Yosuke Yuzawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Tochigi SC 37 608 3 5 8 0 3 0 0.44 0.74 203
49 Naoki Maeda Attack - Right Winger Japan Tokyo Verdy 26 494 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.55 0.00 165
50 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kataller Toyama 17 420 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.64 0.00 140
51 Ryosuke Yamanaka Defender - Left-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 23 292 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.92 0.62 97
52 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 37 901 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.30 0.10 300
53 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 17 421 3 4 7 0 3 0 0.64 0.86 140
54 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South V-Varen Nagasaki 14 346 3 1 4 0 5 0 0.78 0.26 115
55 Taisuke Miyazaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 651 3 1 4 0 4 0 0.41 0.14 217
56 Tinga Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Júbilo Iwata 14 253 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.07 0.00 84
57 Tsukasa Masuyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan FC Gifu 29 836 3 3 6 0 1 0 0.32 0.32 279
58 Takefumi Toma Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 27 753 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.36 0.00 251
59 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 37 1,110 3 1 4 0 5 0 0.24 0.08 370
60 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 20 445 3 1 4 0 0 0 0.61 0.20 148
61 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 41 1,210 3 1 4 0 6 0 0.22 0.07 403
62 Shoki Hirai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 42 711 3 5 8 0 3 0 0.38 0.63 237
63 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 33 393 3 0 3 2 5 0 0.69 0.00 131
64 Nildo Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Tokyo Verdy 24 1,010 2 0 2 0 10 0 0.18 0.00 505
65 Koki Anzai Defender - Left-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 41 1,567 2 2 4 0 6 0 0.11 0.11 784
66 Hee-hoon Han Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Ehime FC 30 1,064 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.17 0.00 532
67 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 21 760 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.24 0.00 380
68 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 7 81 2 1 3 0 0 0 2.22 1.11 41
69 Eduardo Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Tochigi SC 19 833 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.22 0.00 417
70 Sung-dong Paik Attack - Left Winger Korea, South Júbilo Iwata 27 595 2 4 6 0 0 0 0.30 0.61 298
71 Shoya Nakajima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kataller Toyama 28 1,253 2 2 4 1 3 0 0.14 0.14 627
72 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil FC Gifu 31 1,351 2 1 3 0 14 0 0.13 0.07 676
73 Ryusuke Sakai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 41 1,845 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.10 0.05 923
74 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 17 412 2 2 4 0 0 0 0.44 0.44 206
75 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 32 1,267 2 7 9 0 9 0 0.14 0.50 634
76 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 36 1,382 2 4 6 0 4 0 0.13 0.26 691
77 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 40 1,800 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.10 0.00 900
78 Evson Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Kamatamare Sanuki 16 701 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.26 0.00 351
79 Tsuyoshi Shimamura Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 20 370 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.49 0.49 185
80 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 32 1,057 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.17 0.09 529
81 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 27 1,081 2 4 6 0 4 0 0.17 0.33 541
82 Naoya Okane Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tochigi SC 26 943 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.19 0.00 472
83 Shohei Otsuka Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 19 548 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.33 0.49 274
84 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 35 1,492 2 5 7 1 3 0 0.12 0.30 746
85 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 30 382 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.47 0.47 191
86 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 20 640 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.28 0.14 320
87 Kohei Higa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 16 258 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.70 1.05 129
88 Satoshi Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 38 1,710 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.11 0.00 855
89 Kenta Hoshihara Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 1,536 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.12 0.12 768
90 Yeong-hak Ahn Midfield - Defensive Midfield Korea, North Yokohama FC 27 988 2 1 3 0 6 0 0.18 0.09 494
91 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 35 1,544 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.12 0.06 772
92 Genta Omotehara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ehime FC 24 819 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.11 0.00 819
93 Ado Onaiwu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 6 220 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.41 0.00 220
94 Zhunyi Gao Defender - Centre-Back China Kataller Toyama 17 1,434 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.06 0.00 1,434
95 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 31 2,422 1 2 3 0 3 0 0.04 0.07 2,422
96 Makoto Mimura Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 28 2,033 1 3 4 0 3 0 0.04 0.13 2,033
97 Jung-hyun Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Korea, South Oita Trinita 10 643 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.14 0.00 643
98 Kohei Mihara Defender - Left-Back Japan Ehime FC 24 2,011 1 2 3 0 2 0 0.04 0.09 2,011
99 Masashi Kamekawa Defender - Left-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 18 1,051 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.09 0.00 1,051
100 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kataller Toyama 37 2,866 1 2 3 1 3 0 0.03 0.06 2,866
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 31 464 7 6 13 1.36
2 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 40 834 7 4 11 0.76
3 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 32 1,267 7 2 9 0.50
4 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Júbilo Iwata 29 300 6 6 12 1.80
5 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Matsumoto Yamaga 42 198 5 19 24 2.27
6 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 40 390 5 9 14 1.15
7 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 41 457 5 8 13 0.98
8 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 37 304 5 7 12 1.48
9 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Yokohama FC 29 596 5 4 9 0.76
10 Yosuke Yuzawa Attack - Left Winger Tochigi SC 37 608 5 3 8 0.74
11 Shoki Hirai Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 42 711 5 3 8 0.63
12 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 35 1,492 5 2 7 0.30
13 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 39 3,365 5 1 6 0.13
14 Daisuke Kanzaki Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 29 0 5 0 5 0.00
15 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 39 345 4 9 13 1.04
16 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 42 462 4 8 12 0.78
17 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 25 287 4 6 10 1.25
18 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 17 421 4 3 7 0.86
19 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Júbilo Iwata 36 1,382 4 2 6 0.26
20 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 27 1,081 4 2 6 0.33
21 Sung-dong Paik Attack - Left Winger Júbilo Iwata 27 595 4 2 6 0.61
22 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 27 2,139 4 1 5 0.17
23 Riki Harakawa Midfield - Central Midfield Ehime FC 32 2,464 4 1 5 0.15
24 Hayuma Tanaka Defender - Right-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 39 0 4 0 4 0.00
25 Wellington Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 38 165 3 20 23 1.64
26 Takeshi Kanamori Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 30 188 3 9 12 1.44
27 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ehime FC 42 361 3 8 11 0.75
28 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 41 422 3 8 11 0.64
29 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 25 285 3 7 10 0.95
30 Daisuke Matsui Midfield - Left Midfield Júbilo Iwata 36 433 3 6 9 0.62
31 Tomoya Inukai Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 42 630 3 6 9 0.43
32 Tsukasa Masuyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Gifu 29 836 3 3 6 0.32
33 Shohei Otsuka Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 19 548 3 2 5 0.49
34 Kohei Higa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 16 258 3 2 5 1.05
35 Makoto Mimura Midfield - Left Midfield Fagiano Okayama 28 2,033 3 1 4 0.13
36 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 21 0 3 0 3 0.00
37 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 42 141 2 26 28 1.28
38 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 33 167 2 13 15 1.08
39 Wataru Endo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 38 481 2 7 9 0.37
40 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 30 273 2 7 9 0.66
41 Takuya Sonoda Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 41 601 2 6 8 0.30
42 Shuhei Otsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 15 266 2 4 6 0.68
43 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 29 447 2 4 6 0.40
44 Ryosuke Yamanaka Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 23 292 2 3 5 0.62
45 Koki Anzai Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 41 1,567 2 2 4 0.11
46 Tsuyoshi Shimamura Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 20 370 2 2 4 0.49
47 Shogo Shiozawa Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 17 412 2 2 4 0.44
48 Hiroki Bandai Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 30 382 2 2 4 0.47
49 Kenta Hoshihara Midfield - Right Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 1,536 2 2 4 0.12
50 Shoya Nakajima Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kataller Toyama 28 1,253 2 2 4 0.14
51 Andréa Blédé Midfield - Central Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 21 1,531 2 1 3 0.12
52 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 31 2,422 2 1 3 0.07
53 Kohei Mihara Defender - Left-Back Ehime FC 24 2,011 2 1 3 0.09
54 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kataller Toyama 37 2,866 2 1 3 0.06
55 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Shonan Bellmare 38 1,950 2 1 3 0.09
56 Masatoshi Mihara Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 35 0 2 0 2 0.00
57 Rikuto Hirose Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 30 0 2 0 2 0.00
58 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 24 0 2 0 2 0.00
59 Hideo Tanaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kyoto Sanga 12 0 2 0 2 0.00
60 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 42 630 1 6 7 0.14
61 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 36 450 1 6 7 0.20
62 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 32 377 1 5 6 0.24
63 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 289 1 4 5 0.31
64 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Montedio Yamagata 36 359 1 4 5 0.25
65 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 20 445 1 3 4 0.20
66 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 37 901 1 3 4 0.10
67 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 41 1,210 1 3 4 0.07
68 Taisuke Miyazaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 651 1 3 4 0.14
69 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 37 1,110 1 3 4 0.08
70 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 14 346 1 3 4 0.26
71 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 20 640 1 2 3 0.14
72 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Gifu 31 1,351 1 2 3 0.07
73 Ryusuke Sakai Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 41 1,845 1 2 3 0.05
74 Yeong-hak Ahn Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 27 988 1 2 3 0.09
75 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 7 81 1 2 3 1.11
76 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 32 1,057 1 2 3 0.09
77 Tatsuya Ishikawa Defender - Left-Back Montedio Yamagata 35 1,544 1 2 3 0.06
78 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 503 1 1 2 0.18
79 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 25 2,233 1 1 2 0.04
80 Min-soo Lee Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 16 1,143 1 1 2 0.08
81 Daichi Kawashima Attack - Left Winger Giravanz Kitakyushu 4 155 1 1 2 0.58
82 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 33 2,970 1 1 2 0.03
83 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 28 1,206 1 1 2 0.07
84 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 37 3,229 1 1 2 0.03
85 Shuto Suzuki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 15 0 1 0 1 0.00
86 Tatsuki Nara Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 39 0 1 0 1 0.00
87 Kenji Koyano Midfield - Central Midfield Mito HollyHock 17 0 1 0 1 0.00
88 Takahiro Nakazato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 27 0 1 0 1 0.00
89 Hiroshi Tetsuto Midfield - Left Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 19 0 1 0 1 0.00
90 Shunya Suganuma Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 17 0 1 0 1 0.00
91 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ehime FC 27 0 1 0 1 0.00
92 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 34 203 0 12 12 0.00
93 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 34 211 0 10 10 0.00
94 Takuya Kokeguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Kataller Toyama 38 309 0 8 8 0.00
95 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 41 517 0 7 7 0.00
96 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 26 168 0 7 7 0.00
97 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 26 276 0 6 6 0.00
98 Ryosuke Kijima Attack - Second Striker Kamatamare Sanuki 21 203 0 6 6 0.00
99 Eiichi Katayama Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 35 385 0 6 6 0.00
100 Douglas Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 17 203 0 5 5 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Tomohiko Murayama Matsumoto Yamaga 41 3,690 16 35 0.85
2 Yuta Minami Yokohama FC 39 3,510 14 42 1.08
3 Tsuyoshi Kodama Ehime FC 39 3,510 12 53 1.36
4 Yohei Takeda Oita Trinita 41 3,690 12 51 1.24
5 Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba 33 2,970 12 37 1.12
6 Hirotsugu Nakabayashi Fagiano Okayama 37 3,327 11 43 1.16
7 Junki Kanayama Consadole Sapporo 28 2,460 7 31 1.11
8 Kenta Shimizu Montedio Yamagata 16 1,399 7 13 0.81
9 Norihiro Yamagishi Montedio Yamagata 24 2,160 7 29 1.21
10 Takuya Seguchi Kamatamare Sanuki 28 2,520 6 43 1.54
11 Shun Takagi JEF United Chiba 9 810 4 7 0.78
12 Tatsuya Enomoto Tochigi SC 10 855 3 7 0.7
13 Yosuke Fujigaya Júbilo Iwata 8 675 3 9 1.13
14 Daniel Schmidt Roasso Kumamoto 4 360 2 3 0.75
15 Hayato Nakamura V-Varen Nagasaki 7 630 2 8 1.14
16 Ryotaro Hironaga Kataller Toyama 11 990 2 16 1.45
17 Kazuma Shiina Fagiano Okayama 3 270 1 3 1
18 Yuichi Mizutani Kataller Toyama 12 1,080 1 25 2.08
19 Yosuke Nozawa Matsumoto Yamaga 1 90 1 0 —
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Gifu 31 14 0 0 14
2 Kempes Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 33 11 0 0 11
3 Nildo Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 24 10 1 0 10
4 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 32 9 1 0 9
5 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 29 8 0 0 8
6 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Giravanz Kitakyushu 38 5 0 1 8
7 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ehime FC 27 8 0 0 8
8 Wellington Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 38 8 0 0 8
9 Daisuke Matsui Midfield - Left Midfield Júbilo Iwata 36 7 0 0 7
10 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 41 6 0 0 6
11 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 37 6 0 0 6
12 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 41 6 0 0 6
13 Koki Anzai Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 41 6 0 0 6
14 Yeong-hak Ahn Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 27 6 0 0 6
15 Takeshi Kanamori Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 30 6 0 0 6
16 Evson Defender - Centre-Back Kamatamare Sanuki 16 6 1 0 6
17 Masaki Watanabe Defender - Centre-Back Giravanz Kitakyushu 40 6 0 0 6
18 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 14 5 0 0 5
19 Takayuki Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 33 5 0 0 5
20 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 39 5 0 0 5
21 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 41 5 0 0 5
22 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Shonan Bellmare 41 5 0 0 5
23 Yuki Nogami Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 41 5 0 0 5
24 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 21 5 0 0 5
25 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 37 5 0 0 5
26 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 24 5 0 0 5
27 Masatoshi Mihara Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 35 5 0 0 5
28 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 30 5 0 0 5
29 Kento Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 39 5 1 0 5
30 Eduardo Defender - Centre-Back Tochigi SC 19 5 0 0 5
31 Tatsuki Nara Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 39 5 0 0 5
32 Takahiro Nakazato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 27 4 0 0 4
33 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 27 4 0 0 4
34 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 33 4 0 0 4
35 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Júbilo Iwata 36 4 0 0 4
36 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 39 4 0 0 4
37 Hee-hoon Han Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 30 4 0 0 4
38 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 37 4 0 0 4
39 Taisuke Miyazaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 4 0 0 4
40 Min-soo Lee Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 16 4 0 0 4
41 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 25 4 0 0 4
42 Kojiro Shinohara Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 27 4 0 0 4
43 Popó Attack - Centre-Forward Júbilo Iwata 29 4 0 0 4
44 Yusuke Kondo Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 40 4 0 0 4
45 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 32 1 0 1 4
46 Riki Harakawa Midfield - Central Midfield Ehime FC 32 4 0 0 4
47 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 40 4 0 0 4
48 Andréa Blédé Midfield - Central Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 21 4 0 0 4
49 Ryusuke Sakai Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 41 4 0 0 4
50 Masato Kurogi Midfield - Defensive Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 24 4 0 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Shonan Bellmare Japan 18 61
2 Matsumoto Yamaga Japan 17 53
3 Montedio Yamagata Japan 21 42
4 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 7 36
5 JEF United Chiba Japan 13 35
6 Kyoto Sanga Japan 7 34
7 Fagiano Okayama Japan 14 24
8 Júbilo Iwata Japan 11 23
9 Yokohama FC Japan 13 19
10 Tochigi SC — 7 19
11 Kyoto Sanga — 8 18
12 FC Gifu — 7 17
13 Roasso Kumamoto — 8 17
14 Kamatamare Sanuki — 5 14
15 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 11 14
16 Ehime FC — 7 13
17 Mito HollyHock — 8 11
18 Giravanz Kitakyushu — 9 9
19 Tokyo Verdy Japan 10 9
20 Oita Trinita Japan 6 7
21 Thespakusatsu Gunma — 4 5
22 Consadole Sapporo Japan 5 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