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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 — 2015

Top scorer
Rui Komatsu Giravanz Kitakyushu
18
Top assists
Kota Ueda Júbilo Iwata
8
Top clean sheets
Tsuyoshi Kodama Ehime FC
19
Most cards
Kazuhito Watanabe Fagiano Okayama
9
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 168 18 6 24 0 4 0 9.64 3.21 9
2 Adaílton Attack - Left Winger Brazil Júbilo Iwata 39 188 17 5 22 0 1 0 8.14 2.39 11
3 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 40 156 16 1 17 2 2 0 9.23 0.58 10
4 Ataru Esaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 283 13 3 16 1 1 0 4.13 0.95 22
5 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 41 300 12 7 19 0 6 0 3.60 2.10 25
6 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Gifu 38 252 12 1 13 2 2 0 4.29 0.36 21
7 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Japan Omiya Ardija 33 261 11 4 15 2 5 0 3.79 1.38 24
8 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan Cerezo Osaka 33 229 10 7 17 2 3 0 3.93 2.75 23
9 Diego Forlán Attack - Centre-Forward Uruguay Spain Cerezo Osaka 16 138 10 3 13 2 2 0 6.52 1.96 14
10 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 40 374 9 1 10 1 5 0 2.17 0.24 42
11 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 37 339 8 1 9 2 2 0 2.12 0.27 42
12 Léo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil FC Gifu 34 332 8 3 11 0 6 0 2.17 0.81 42
13 Pablo Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Cerezo Osaka 38 370 8 6 14 0 5 0 1.95 1.46 46
14 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 42 429 8 4 12 0 2 0 1.68 0.84 54
15 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Omiya Ardija 38 371 8 6 14 0 4 0 1.94 1.46 46
16 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 38 378 7 0 7 0 6 0 1.67 0.00 54
17 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 160 7 2 9 0 0 0 3.94 1.13 23
18 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 39 299 7 4 11 0 2 0 2.11 1.20 43
19 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South V-Varen Nagasaki 35 353 7 4 11 2 6 0 1.78 1.02 50
20 Wellington Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Avispa Fukuoka 18 198 7 2 9 1 6 0 3.18 0.91 28
21 Takeshi Kanamori Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 32 355 6 5 11 0 2 0 1.52 1.27 59
22 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 41 529 6 4 10 1 3 0 1.02 0.68 88
23 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ehime FC 41 536 6 4 10 0 2 0 1.01 0.67 89
24 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 31 311 6 1 7 0 4 0 1.74 0.29 52
25 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 40 498 6 3 9 0 3 0 1.08 0.54 83
26 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 35 503 6 4 10 0 4 0 1.07 0.72 84
27 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 22 248 6 3 9 0 1 0 2.18 1.09 41
28 Eiichi Katayama Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 40 690 5 6 11 1 2 0 0.65 0.78 138
29 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 36 564 5 3 8 0 3 0 0.80 0.48 113
30 Jong-min Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Tokushima Vortis 23 266 5 0 5 0 2 0 1.69 0.00 53
31 Ryuji Bando Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Omiya Ardija 22 167 5 0 5 0 1 0 2.69 0.00 33
32 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 27 353 5 1 6 1 1 0 1.27 0.25 71
33 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 38 623 4 2 6 0 2 0 0.58 0.29 156
34 Jean Moser Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Zweigen Kanazawa 21 216 4 1 5 0 3 0 1.67 0.42 54
35 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Japan Ehime FC 39 796 4 3 7 0 5 0 0.45 0.34 199
36 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 26 366 4 1 5 0 2 0 0.98 0.25 92
37 Masato Kurogi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 34 756 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.48 0.00 189
38 Mizuki Hamada Defender - Centre-Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 26 582 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.62 0.00 146
39 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 40 881 4 3 7 0 6 0 0.41 0.31 220
40 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Omiya Ardija 33 741 4 0 4 0 5 0 0.49 0.00 185
41 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 33 529 4 2 6 0 2 1 0.68 0.34 132
42 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 35 679 4 3 7 0 5 0 0.53 0.40 170
43 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 42 945 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.38 0.00 236
44 Ado Onaiwu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 33 341 3 4 7 0 1 0 0.79 1.06 114
45 Hayao Kawabe Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 33 658 3 4 7 0 2 0 0.41 0.55 219
46 Kohei Mihara Defender - Left-Back Japan Ehime FC 29 723 3 2 5 0 2 0 0.37 0.25 241
47 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil FC Gifu 40 1,158 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.23 0.00 386
48 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 40 1,106 3 4 7 0 5 0 0.24 0.33 369
49 Ryosuke Kijima Attack - Second Striker Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 32 520 3 0 3 1 0 0 0.52 0.00 173
50 Kojiro Shinohara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 21 630 3 1 4 0 4 0 0.43 0.14 210
51 Jumpei Kusukami Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 21 377 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.72 0.00 126
52 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 16 227 3 0 3 0 1 0 1.19 0.00 76
53 Naoya Okane Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Gifu 34 979 3 0 3 0 8 0 0.28 0.00 326
54 Yasuhito Morishima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Júbilo Iwata 26 342 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.79 0.00 114
55 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Iran Cerezo Osaka 19 485 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.56 0.19 162
56 Daisuke Matsui Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 26 300 3 2 5 0 4 0 0.90 0.60 100
57 Hiroyuki Mae Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Consadole Sapporo 13 489 2 1 3 0 0 0 0.37 0.18 245
58 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 26 734 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.25 0.00 367
59 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 41 1,824 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.10 0.00 912
60 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Omiya Ardija 29 611 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.29 0.44 306
61 Takahiro Ogihara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 33 1,422 2 2 4 0 8 0 0.13 0.13 711
62 Ryo Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 10 337 2 0 2 1 0 0 0.53 0.00 169
63 Takuya Wada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Omiya Ardija 34 1,457 2 5 7 0 0 0 0.12 0.31 729
64 Tatsuya Yamashita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 42 1,885 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.10 0.00 943
65 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 40 1,607 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.11 0.06 804
66 Takahiro Yamaguchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Oita Trinita 28 1,015 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.18 0.00 508
67 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 42 1,885 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.10 0.05 943
68 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Italy JEF United Chiba 36 1,565 2 1 3 0 8 0 0.12 0.06 783
69 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 36 1,555 2 8 10 0 2 0 0.12 0.46 778
70 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 39 1,670 2 3 5 0 6 0 0.11 0.16 835
71 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 40 1,783 2 3 5 0 4 0 0.10 0.15 892
72 Shoki Hirai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 15 84 2 1 3 0 0 0 2.14 1.07 42
73 Edmílson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Cerezo Osaka 14 506 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.36 0.00 253
74 Kazumichi Takagi Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Gifu 29 948 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.19 0.00 474
75 Carlinhos Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Omiya Ardija 38 1,596 2 6 8 1 5 0 0.11 0.34 798
76 Daichi Kawashima Attack - Left Winger Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 1,431 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.13 0.06 716
77 Teruyuki Moniwa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 14 221 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.81 0.00 111
78 Shinji Ono Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Consadole Sapporo 17 536 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.34 0.34 268
79 Cacau Attack - Centre-Forward Germany Brazil Cerezo Osaka 12 448 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.40 0.00 224
80 Yoshinori Suzuki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Oita Trinita 40 3,600 1 1 2 0 2 0 0.03 0.03 3,600
81 Koki Anzai Defender - Left-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 35 2,848 1 2 3 0 3 0 0.03 0.06 2,848
82 Taiki Tamukai Defender - Right-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 29 2,560 1 0 1 0 2 1 0.04 0.00 2,560
83 Rikuto Hirose Defender - Right-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 31 2,107 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.04 0.00 2,107
84 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 11 665 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.14 0.00 665
85 Genta Omotehara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ehime FC 7 138 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.65 0.00 138
86 Masaya Okugawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Kyoto Sanga 5 385 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.23 0.00 385
87 Hee-hoon Han Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Tochigi SC 31 2,725 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.03 0.00 2,725
88 Kosuke Shirai Defender - Right-Back Japan Ehime FC 9 250 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.36 0.36 250
89 Jung-hyun Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Korea, South Oita Trinita 16 995 1 2 3 0 4 0 0.09 0.18 995
90 Yuji Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 32 2,626 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.03 0.00 2,626
91 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 17 1,413 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.06 0.06 1,413
92 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Japan Roasso Kumamoto 10 149 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.60 0.00 149
93 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 41 3,690 1 3 4 0 4 0 0.02 0.07 3,690
94 Douglas Tanque Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Thespakusatsu Gunma 4 284 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.32 0.00 284
95 Yuto Horigome Defender - Left-Back Japan Consadole Sapporo 36 2,952 1 4 5 0 0 0 0.03 0.12 2,952
96 Daisuke Kanzaki Attack - Right Winger Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 14 869 1 1 2 0 2 0 0.10 0.10 869
97 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 34 2,751 1 3 4 0 1 0 0.03 0.10 2,751
98 Evson Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Kamatamare Sanuki 33 2,894 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.03 0.00 2,894
99 Masaki Watanabe Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Gifu 19 1,700 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.05 0.00 1,700
100 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 18 793 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.11 0.00 793
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Júbilo Iwata 36 1,555 8 2 10 0.46
2 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 41 300 7 12 19 2.10
3 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Cerezo Osaka 33 229 7 10 17 2.75
4 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 168 6 18 24 3.21
5 Pablo Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 38 370 6 8 14 1.46
6 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 38 371 6 8 14 1.46
7 Eiichi Katayama Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 40 690 6 5 11 0.78
8 Carlinhos Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 38 1,596 6 2 8 0.34
9 Adaílton Attack - Left Winger Júbilo Iwata 39 188 5 17 22 2.39
10 Takeshi Kanamori Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 32 355 5 6 11 1.27
11 Takuya Wada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Omiya Ardija 34 1,457 5 2 7 0.31
12 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cerezo Osaka 31 2,054 5 1 6 0.22
13 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 39 0 5 0 5 0.00
14 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Omiya Ardija 33 261 4 11 15 1.38
15 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 42 429 4 8 12 0.84
16 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 39 299 4 7 11 1.20
17 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 35 353 4 7 11 1.02
18 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 41 529 4 6 10 0.68
19 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Ehime FC 41 536 4 6 10 0.67
20 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 35 503 4 6 10 0.72
21 Ado Onaiwu Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 33 341 4 3 7 1.06
22 Hayao Kawabe Midfield - Central Midfield Júbilo Iwata 33 658 4 3 7 0.55
23 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 40 1,106 4 3 7 0.33
24 Yuto Horigome Defender - Left-Back Consadole Sapporo 36 2,952 4 1 5 0.12
25 Hotaru Yamaguchi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 3,150 4 1 5 0.11
26 Ataru Esaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 283 3 13 16 0.95
27 Diego Forlán Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 16 138 3 10 13 1.96
28 Léo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 34 332 3 8 11 0.81
29 Yuki Kobayashi Midfield - Central Midfield Júbilo Iwata 40 498 3 6 9 0.54
30 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 22 248 3 6 9 1.09
31 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Kamatamare Sanuki 36 564 3 5 8 0.48
32 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Yokohama FC 35 679 3 4 7 0.40
33 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 39 796 3 4 7 0.34
34 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 40 881 3 4 7 0.31
35 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 40 1,783 3 2 5 0.15
36 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 29 611 3 2 5 0.44
37 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 39 1,670 3 2 5 0.16
38 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Mito HollyHock 41 3,690 3 1 4 0.07
39 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 34 2,751 3 1 4 0.10
40 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 160 2 7 9 1.13
41 Wellington Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 18 198 2 7 9 0.91
42 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 33 529 2 4 6 0.34
43 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 38 623 2 4 6 0.29
44 Kohei Mihara Defender - Left-Back Ehime FC 29 723 2 3 5 0.25
45 Daisuke Matsui Midfield - Left Midfield Júbilo Iwata 26 300 2 3 5 0.60
46 Takahiro Ogihara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 33 1,422 2 2 4 0.13
47 Shinji Ono Midfield - Attacking Midfield Consadole Sapporo 17 536 2 2 4 0.34
48 Jung-hyun Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Oita Trinita 16 995 2 1 3 0.18
49 Koki Anzai Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 35 2,848 2 1 3 0.06
50 Koki Mizuno Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 19 1,064 2 1 3 0.17
51 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 24 1,653 2 1 3 0.11
52 Kenta Hoshihara Midfield - Right Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 0 2 0 2 0.00
53 Akira Kaji Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 36 0 2 0 2 0.00
54 Riki Harakawa Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 29 0 2 0 2 0.00
55 Kenya Okazaki Midfield - Central Midfield Ehime FC 20 0 2 0 2 0.00
56 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 11 0 2 0 2 0.00
57 Tsukasa Masuyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Gifu 32 0 2 0 2 0.00
58 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 25 0 2 0 2 0.00
59 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 40 156 1 16 17 0.58
60 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 38 252 1 12 13 0.36
61 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 40 374 1 9 10 0.24
62 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Fagiano Okayama 37 339 1 8 9 0.27
63 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 31 311 1 6 7 0.29
64 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 27 353 1 5 6 0.25
65 Jean Moser Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 21 216 1 4 5 0.42
66 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 26 366 1 4 5 0.25
67 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Cerezo Osaka 19 485 1 3 4 0.19
68 Kojiro Shinohara Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 21 630 1 3 4 0.14
69 Shoki Hirai Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 15 84 1 2 3 1.07
70 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 36 1,565 1 2 3 0.06
71 Daichi Kawashima Attack - Left Winger Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 1,431 1 2 3 0.06
72 Masaru Akiba Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 42 1,885 1 2 3 0.05
73 Takeshi Hamada Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 40 1,607 1 2 3 0.06
74 Hiroyuki Mae Midfield - Defensive Midfield Consadole Sapporo 13 489 1 2 3 0.18
75 Yohei Fukumoto Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 28 2,284 1 1 2 0.04
76 Hayato Sasaki Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 20 889 1 1 2 0.10
77 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 17 1,413 1 1 2 0.06
78 Yoshinori Suzuki Defender - Centre-Back Oita Trinita 40 3,600 1 1 2 0.03
79 Daisuke Kanzaki Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 14 869 1 1 2 0.10
80 Ryo Kobayashi Defender - Right-Back Thespakusatsu Gunma 34 3,017 1 1 2 0.03
81 Bruno Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 21 1,309 1 1 2 0.07
82 Takahiro Nakazato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 35 2,820 1 1 2 0.03
83 Kosuke Shirai Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 9 250 1 1 2 0.36
84 Chan-yong Park Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 8 0 1 0 1 0.00
85 Makoto Mimura Midfield - Left Midfield Fagiano Okayama 20 0 1 0 1 0.00
86 Masashi Kamekawa Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 38 0 1 0 1 0.00
87 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 33 0 1 0 1 0.00
88 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 37 0 1 0 1 0.00
89 Rok Straus Midfield Yokohama FC 4 0 1 0 1 0.00
90 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 10 0 1 0 1 0.00
91 Ju-hun Song Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 8 0 1 0 1 0.00
92 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 36 0 1 0 1 0.00
93 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 11 0 1 0 1 0.00
94 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 29 0 1 0 1 0.00
95 Ryota Aoki Defender - Left-Back Thespakusatsu Gunma 37 0 1 0 1 0.00
96 Junichi Inamoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Consadole Sapporo 31 0 1 0 1 0.00
97 Kenta Mukuhara Defender - Right-Back Cerezo Osaka 16 0 1 0 1 0.00
98 Hideo Oshima Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 32 0 1 0 1 0.00
99 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 38 378 0 7 7 0.00
100 Jong-min Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 23 266 0 5 5 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Tsuyoshi Kodama Ehime FC 42 3,780 19 39 0.93
2 Hirotsugu Nakabayashi Fagiano Okayama 42 3,780 18 35 0.83
3 Nobuhiro Kato Omiya Ardija 37 3,330 18 29 0.78
4 Kenta Shimizu Kamatamare Sanuki 42 3,780 17 33 0.79
5 Yuta Minami Yokohama FC 42 3,780 15 58 1.38
6 Krzysztof Kaminski Júbilo Iwata 41 3,690 14 42 1.02
7 Toru Hasegawa Tokushima Vortis 37 3,330 14 38 1.03
8 Shun Takagi JEF United Chiba 31 2,790 13 33 1.06
9 Kosuke Nakamura Avispa Fukuoka 20 1,800 13 10 0.5
10 Sung-yun Gu Consadole Sapporo 33 2,970 11 33 1
11 Daniel Schmidt Roasso Kumamoto 26 2,340 10 20 0.77
12 Jin-hyeon Kim Cerezo Osaka 24 2,134 9 22 0.92
13 Shigeru Sakurai Tochigi SC 20 1,732 7 23 1.15
14 Kenta Tanno Cerezo Osaka 19 1,646 7 18 0.95
15 Keisuke Shimizu Kyoto Sanga 22 1,980 7 20 0.91
16 Yohei Takeda Oita Trinita 33 2,970 5 41 1.24
17 Nobuyuki Abe Giravanz Kitakyushu 24 2,085 5 30 1.25
18 Junki Kanayama Consadole Sapporo 9 810 3 10 1.11
19 Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba 11 990 3 12 1.09
20 Gakuji Ota FC Gifu 18 1,620 2 36 2
21 Takashi Aizawa Tokushima Vortis 5 450 1 6 1.2
22 Hitoshi Shiota Omiya Ardija 5 450 1 8 1.6
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 37 9 0 0 9
2 Takahiro Ogihara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 33 8 0 0 8
3 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 36 8 1 0 8
4 Naoya Okane Defender - Centre-Back FC Gifu 34 8 0 0 8
5 Kazuya Maeda Defender - Centre-Back Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 7 0 0 7
6 Takahiro Nakazato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 35 7 0 0 7
7 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 41 6 0 0 6
8 Takuya Sonoda Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 3 0 1 6
9 Tsukasa Masuyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Gifu 32 6 0 0 6
10 Shunya Suganuma Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 34 3 0 1 6
11 Masaki Watanabe Defender - Centre-Back FC Gifu 19 6 0 0 6
12 Wellington Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 18 6 0 0 6
13 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 35 6 0 0 6
14 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 41 6 0 0 6
15 Hotaru Yamaguchi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 35 6 0 0 6
16 Léo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 34 6 0 0 6
17 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Gifu 40 6 1 0 6
18 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 38 6 0 0 6
19 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 39 6 0 0 6
20 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 40 6 0 0 6
21 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 33 2 0 1 5
22 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 39 5 0 0 5
23 Taiki Tamukai Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 29 2 0 1 5
24 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Omiya Ardija 33 5 1 0 5
25 Kento Misao Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 39 5 0 0 5
26 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 39 5 0 0 5
27 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 40 5 0 0 5
28 Akihiro Ienaga Attack - Right Winger Omiya Ardija 33 5 0 0 5
29 Pablo Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 38 5 1 0 5
30 Toshihiro Matsushita Midfield - Central Midfield Yokohama FC 35 5 0 0 5
31 Yuji Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Kamatamare Sanuki 32 5 0 0 5
32 Carlinhos Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 38 5 0 0 5
33 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 40 5 1 0 5
34 Yosuke Yuzawa Attack - Left Winger Tochigi SC 27 5 0 0 5
35 Evson Defender - Centre-Back Kamatamare Sanuki 33 5 1 0 5
36 Akira Kaji Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 36 5 0 0 5
37 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 33 4 2 0 4
38 Jung-hyun Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Oita Trinita 16 4 0 0 4
39 Kojiro Shinohara Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 21 4 0 0 4
40 Hidenori Ishii Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 31 4 0 0 4
41 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 32 4 0 0 4
42 Junichi Inamoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Consadole Sapporo 31 4 0 0 4
43 Daisuke Matsui Midfield - Left Midfield Júbilo Iwata 26 4 0 0 4
44 Ryuji Kawai Defender - Centre-Back Consadole Sapporo 30 4 0 0 4
45 Rodrigo Tiuí Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 18 4 0 0 4
46 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 35 4 1 0 4
47 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 38 4 0 0 4
48 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Mito HollyHock 41 4 0 0 4
49 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 4 0 0 4
50 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 31 4 0 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Cerezo Osaka Japan 36 54
2 Júbilo Iwata Japan 9 35
3 Omiya Ardija Japan 11 34
4 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 11 34
5 FC Gifu — 9 30
6 Giravanz Kitakyushu — 11 28
7 Kyoto Sanga Japan 10 26
8 Thespakusatsu Gunma — 8 22
9 Oita Trinita Japan 15 22
10 Kamatamare Sanuki — 10 19
11 Tokushima Vortis Japan 13 17
12 JEF United Chiba Japan 13 17
13 Tokyo Verdy — 11 15
14 Roasso Kumamoto — 5 13
15 Yokohama FC Japan 15 13
16 Mito HollyHock — 7 12
17 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 7 12
18 Zweigen Kanazawa — 5 10
19 Tokyo Verdy Japan 7 9
20 Oita Trinita Japan 8 8
21 Tochigi SC — 4 7
22 Consadole Sapporo Japan 10 6
#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