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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 — 2016

Top scorer
Chong Tese Shimizu S-Pulse
26
Top assists
Chong Tese Shimizu S-Pulse
10
Top clean sheets
Daniel Schmidt Matsumoto Yamaga
20
Most cards
Alceu Montedio Yamagata
10
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Shimizu S-Pulse 37 109 26 10 36 3 3 0 21.47 8.26 4
2 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Norway Yokohama FC 40 151 18 6 24 4 5 0 10.73 3.58 8
3 Ryo Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 41 211 17 1 18 2 5 0 7.25 0.43 12
4 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 37 193 16 6 22 4 2 0 7.46 2.80 12
5 Kenyu Sugimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 41 249 14 7 21 1 4 0 5.06 2.53 18
6 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 42 267 14 8 22 3 2 0 4.72 2.70 19
7 Léo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil FC Gifu 38 238 13 4 17 3 7 0 4.92 1.51 18
8 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ehime FC 42 232 12 3 15 1 2 0 4.66 1.16 19
9 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 25 178 12 3 15 3 2 0 6.07 1.52 15
10 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 41 169 12 1 13 0 3 0 6.39 0.53 14
11 Shunta Takahashi Attack - Second Striker Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 309 11 3 14 0 1 0 3.20 0.87 28
12 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Japan Machida Zelvia 19 87 11 0 11 1 2 0 11.38 0.00 8
13 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ehime FC 40 339 10 2 12 0 3 0 2.65 0.53 34
14 Tetsuya Kijima Attack - Second Striker Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 35 270 10 1 11 1 8 0 3.33 0.33 27
15 Élton Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil JEF United Chiba 34 220 10 4 14 0 9 0 4.09 1.64 22
16 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 26 155 9 1 10 1 1 0 5.23 0.58 17
17 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 35 358 8 7 15 0 1 0 2.01 1.76 45
18 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 37 359 8 5 13 0 8 0 2.01 1.25 45
19 Souza Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Cerezo Osaka 39 418 8 4 12 0 5 0 1.72 0.86 52
20 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 38 450 7 4 11 0 6 1 1.40 0.80 64
21 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Kyoto Sanga 33 356 7 4 11 0 3 0 1.77 1.01 51
22 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 37 431 7 8 15 0 1 0 1.46 1.67 62
23 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 527 7 2 9 0 4 0 1.20 0.34 75
24 Jonathan Reis Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 24 184 7 2 9 0 0 0 3.42 0.98 26
25 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 38 396 7 0 7 1 5 0 1.59 0.00 57
26 Douglas Vieira Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 28 345 6 3 9 1 3 0 1.57 0.78 58
27 Ado Onaiwu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 23 91 6 3 9 0 2 0 5.93 2.97 15
28 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 32 336 6 5 11 0 1 0 1.61 1.34 56
29 Bruno Meneghel Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Cerezo Osaka 20 246 6 2 8 2 4 0 2.20 0.73 41
30 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 30 298 6 2 8 0 0 0 1.81 0.60 50
31 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 40 592 6 2 8 0 5 0 0.91 0.30 99
32 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 33 565 5 4 9 0 2 0 0.80 0.64 113
33 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 30 405 5 0 5 0 0 0 1.11 0.00 81
34 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 37 367 5 3 8 1 8 0 1.23 0.74 73
35 Andrei Girotto Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Italy Kyoto Sanga 37 662 5 4 9 2 7 0 0.68 0.54 132
36 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 35 446 5 4 9 0 2 0 1.01 0.81 89
37 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 35 620 5 4 9 2 3 0 0.73 0.58 124
38 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan JEF United Chiba 42 696 5 10 15 0 3 0 0.65 1.29 139
39 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Japan Cerezo Osaka 20 327 5 1 6 0 0 0 1.38 0.28 65
40 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 42 740 5 5 10 0 3 0 0.61 0.61 148
41 Ricardo Santos Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Cerezo Osaka 32 421 5 5 10 0 3 0 1.07 1.07 84
42 Shun Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 34 690 4 3 7 0 3 0 0.52 0.39 173
43 Yuji Hoshi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 30 496 4 1 5 0 0 0 0.73 0.18 124
44 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 38 788 4 4 8 0 3 0 0.46 0.46 197
45 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 38 829 4 2 6 0 4 0 0.43 0.22 207
46 Yoshihiro Shoji Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 42 933 4 3 7 2 3 0 0.39 0.29 233
47 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 33 407 4 3 7 0 0 0 0.88 0.66 102
48 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 569 4 4 8 0 1 0 0.63 0.63 142
49 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 37 748 4 3 7 0 3 0 0.48 0.36 187
50 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 41 908 4 4 8 0 4 0 0.40 0.40 227
51 Teruhito Nakagawa Attack - Right Winger Japan Machida Zelvia 12 353 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.76 0.51 118
52 Eiichi Katayama Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 39 1,029 3 10 13 0 4 0 0.26 0.87 343
53 Rikuto Hirose Defender - Right-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 41 1,223 3 6 9 0 2 0 0.22 0.44 408
54 Kosuke Shirai Defender - Right-Back Japan Ehime FC 40 618 3 6 9 0 2 0 0.44 0.87 206
55 Yosuke Yuzawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Mito HollyHock 38 799 3 4 7 0 5 0 0.34 0.45 266
56 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 36 974 3 3 6 0 5 0 0.28 0.28 325
57 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 38 1,110 3 3 6 0 8 0 0.24 0.24 370
58 Evson Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Kamatamare Sanuki 37 1,110 3 0 3 0 8 0 0.24 0.00 370
59 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Gifu 20 357 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.76 0.00 119
60 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Japan Yokohama FC 23 436 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.62 0.21 145
61 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 38 1,110 3 4 7 0 7 0 0.24 0.32 370
62 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Italy Matsumoto Yamaga 19 426 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.63 0.00 142
63 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 31 882 3 1 4 2 2 0 0.31 0.10 294
64 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan Cerezo Osaka 24 317 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.85 0.00 106
65 Koya Yuruki Attack - Left Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 21 583 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.31 0.15 292
66 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Zweigen Kanazawa 15 435 2 2 4 1 5 0 0.41 0.41 218
67 Kenji Sekido Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 25 823 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.22 0.00 412
68 Ryosuke Kijima Attack - Second Striker Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 14 379 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.47 0.00 190
69 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Cerezo Osaka 26 446 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.40 0.00 223
70 Kazuyoshi Miura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 20 320 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.56 0.00 160
71 Hidenori Ishii Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 33 1,401 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.13 0.00 701
72 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Korea, South Roasso Kumamoto 31 1,280 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.14 0.00 640
73 Yuzo Tashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Cerezo Osaka 6 37 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.86 0.00 19
74 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 23 1,013 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.18 0.00 507
75 Ryosuke Matsuoka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 27 722 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.25 0.00 361
76 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 32 1,440 2 3 5 0 7 0 0.13 0.19 720
77 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 34 1,438 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.13 0.06 719
78 Kodai Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ehime FC 20 590 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.31 0.15 295
79 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 36 1,606 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.11 0.00 803
80 Carlinhos Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Tokushima Vortis 24 1,069 2 3 5 0 4 0 0.17 0.25 535
81 Masaya Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Gifu 28 2,520 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.04 0.04 2,520
82 Yasuki Kimoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 1 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.60 0.00 25
83 Kazuaki Mawatari Defender - Right-Back Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 15 1,050 1 3 4 0 3 0 0.09 0.26 1,050
84 Genta Omotehara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ehime FC 15 971 1 2 3 0 1 1 0.09 0.19 971
85 Ko Matsubara Defender - Left-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 28 2,498 1 4 5 0 2 0 0.04 0.14 2,498
86 Akira Ando Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 19 1,465 1 2 3 0 4 0 0.06 0.12 1,465
87 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 31 2,405 1 2 3 1 2 0 0.04 0.07 2,405
88 Ju-hun Song Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Mito HollyHock 19 1,665 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.05 0.00 1,665
89 Yuki Honda Defender - Left-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 39 3,176 1 0 1 0 7 0 0.03 0.00 3,176
90 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 23 1,348 1 2 3 0 1 0 0.07 0.13 1,348
91 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 25 1,835 1 2 3 0 1 0 0.05 0.10 1,835
92 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 36 2,899 1 7 8 0 3 0 0.03 0.22 2,899
93 Tomoya Inukai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 26 2,340 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.04 0.04 2,340
94 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Japan FC Gifu 18 1,001 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.09 0.09 1,001
95 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 39 3,510 1 3 4 0 3 0 0.03 0.08 3,510
96 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 37 3,112 1 3 4 0 1 0 0.03 0.09 3,112
97 Naoki Kawaguchi Defender - Right-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 19 1,643 1 3 4 0 1 1 0.05 0.16 1,643
98 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 13 1,115 1 1 2 0 6 0 0.08 0.08 1,115
99 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 28 1,709 1 1 2 0 2 0 0.05 0.05 1,709
100 Tatsuya Yamashita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Cerezo Osaka 39 3,510 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.03 0.03 3,510
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 37 109 10 26 36 8.26
2 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 42 696 10 5 15 1.29
3 Eiichi Katayama Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 39 1,029 10 3 13 0.87
4 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 42 267 8 14 22 2.70
5 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kyoto Sanga 37 431 8 7 15 1.67
6 Kenyu Sugimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 41 249 7 14 21 2.53
7 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 35 358 7 8 15 1.76
8 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 36 2,899 7 1 8 0.22
9 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 40 151 6 18 24 3.58
10 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 37 193 6 16 22 2.80
11 Kosuke Shirai Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 40 618 6 3 9 0.87
12 Rikuto Hirose Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 41 1,223 6 3 9 0.44
13 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 40 3,564 6 1 7 0.15
14 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 37 359 5 8 13 1.25
15 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 32 336 5 6 11 1.34
16 Ricardo Santos Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 32 421 5 5 10 1.07
17 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Kamatamare Sanuki 42 740 5 5 10 0.61
18 Paulo Junichi Tanaka Attack - Right Winger FC Gifu 20 0 5 0 5 0.00
19 Yuto Horigome Defender - Left-Back Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 33 0 5 0 5 0.00
20 Léo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 38 238 4 13 17 1.51
21 Élton Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 34 220 4 10 14 1.64
22 Souza Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 39 418 4 8 12 0.86
23 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 38 450 4 7 11 0.80
24 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 33 356 4 7 11 1.01
25 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 35 446 4 5 9 0.81
26 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Fagiano Okayama 35 620 4 5 9 0.58
27 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward Thespakusatsu Gunma 33 565 4 5 9 0.64
28 Andrei Girotto Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 37 662 4 5 9 0.54
29 Rui Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 569 4 4 8 0.63
30 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 41 908 4 4 8 0.40
31 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 38 788 4 4 8 0.46
32 Yosuke Yuzawa Attack - Left Winger Mito HollyHock 38 799 4 3 7 0.45
33 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 38 1,110 4 3 7 0.32
34 Hayuma Tanaka Defender - Right-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 28 2,520 4 1 5 0.14
35 Daichi Kawashima Attack - Left Winger Giravanz Kitakyushu 30 2,374 4 1 5 0.15
36 Ko Matsubara Defender - Left-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 28 2,498 4 1 5 0.14
37 Masashi Motoyama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 36 0 4 0 4 0.00
38 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 25 178 3 12 15 1.52
39 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Ehime FC 42 232 3 12 15 1.16
40 Shunta Takahashi Attack - Second Striker Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 309 3 11 14 0.87
41 Douglas Vieira Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 28 345 3 6 9 0.78
42 Ado Onaiwu Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 23 91 3 6 9 2.97
43 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 37 367 3 5 8 0.74
44 Yoshihiro Shoji Midfield - Central Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 42 933 3 4 7 0.29
45 Shun Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 34 690 3 4 7 0.39
46 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 33 407 3 4 7 0.66
47 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 37 748 3 4 7 0.36
48 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 36 974 3 3 6 0.28
49 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 38 1,110 3 3 6 0.24
50 Carlinhos Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 24 1,069 3 2 5 0.25
51 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 32 1,440 3 2 5 0.19
52 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 39 3,510 3 1 4 0.08
53 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 37 3,112 3 1 4 0.09
54 Naoki Kawaguchi Defender - Right-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 19 1,643 3 1 4 0.16
55 Takahiro Futagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 20 1,120 3 1 4 0.24
56 Shinichi Terada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 29 2,264 3 1 4 0.12
57 Kazuaki Mawatari Defender - Right-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 15 1,050 3 1 4 0.26
58 Takuya Sonoda Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 38 0 3 0 3 0.00
59 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 12 0 3 0 3 0.00
60 Koki Anzai Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 34 0 3 0 3 0.00
61 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Ehime FC 40 339 2 10 12 0.53
62 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 41 527 2 7 9 0.34
63 Jonathan Reis Attack - Centre-Forward Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 24 184 2 7 9 0.98
64 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 40 592 2 6 8 0.30
65 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 30 298 2 6 8 0.60
66 Bruno Meneghel Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 20 246 2 6 8 0.73
67 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 38 829 2 4 6 0.22
68 Teruhito Nakagawa Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 12 353 2 3 5 0.51
69 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 15 435 2 2 4 0.41
70 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 20 1,769 2 1 3 0.10
71 Hotaru Yamaguchi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 20 1,800 2 1 3 0.10
72 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 15 578 2 1 3 0.31
73 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 23 1,348 2 1 3 0.13
74 Genta Omotehara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ehime FC 15 971 2 1 3 0.19
75 Masakazu Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 30 2,519 2 1 3 0.07
76 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 42 3,780 2 1 3 0.05
77 Akira Ando Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 19 1,465 2 1 3 0.12
78 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 25 1,835 2 1 3 0.10
79 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Tokushima Vortis 31 2,405 2 1 3 0.07
80 Kenta Hoshihara Midfield - Right Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 0 2 0 2 0.00
81 Kengo Kitazume Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 24 0 2 0 2 0.00
82 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 16 0 2 0 2 0.00
83 Kohei Mihara Defender - Left-Back Ehime FC 9 0 2 0 2 0.00
84 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 40 0 2 0 2 0.00
85 Taiki Tamukai Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 35 0 2 0 2 0.00
86 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 33 0 2 0 2 0.00
87 Atsuto Tatara Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 22 0 2 0 2 0.00
88 Ryo Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 41 211 1 17 18 0.43
89 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 41 169 1 12 13 0.53
90 Tetsuya Kijima Attack - Second Striker Kamatamare Sanuki 35 270 1 10 11 0.33
91 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 26 155 1 9 10 0.58
92 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Cerezo Osaka 20 327 1 5 6 0.28
93 Yuji Hoshi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 30 496 1 4 5 0.18
94 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 23 436 1 3 4 0.21
95 Masaki Chugo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 31 882 1 3 4 0.10
96 Kodai Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ehime FC 20 590 1 2 3 0.15
97 Shusuke Tsubouchi Defender - Left-Back Thespakusatsu Gunma 34 1,438 1 2 3 0.06
98 Koya Yuruki Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 21 583 1 2 3 0.15
99 Alceu Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 37 3,239 1 1 2 0.03
100 Shunya Suganuma Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 39 3,501 1 1 2 0.03
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Daniel Schmidt Matsumoto Yamaga 41 3,690 20 31 0.76
2 Sung-yun Gu Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 33 2,919 18 22 0.67
3 Jin-hyeon Kim Cerezo Osaka 39 3,465 18 38 0.97
4 Tsuyoshi Kodama Ehime FC 42 3,780 12 40 0.95
5 Hirotsugu Nakabayashi Fagiano Okayama 42 3,780 12 44 1.05
6 Toru Hasegawa Tokushima Vortis 28 2,520 11 25 0.89
7 Norihiro Yamagishi Montedio Yamagata 41 3,690 10 48 1.17
8 Kenta Shimizu Kamatamare Sanuki 42 3,780 7 62 1.48
9 Yuta Minami Yokohama FC 23 2,070 7 29 1.26
10 Rikihiro Sugiyama Shimizu S-Pulse 20 1,677 7 22 1.1
11 Yohei Nishibe Shimizu S-Pulse 6 528 5 2 0.33
12 Junki Kanayama Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 9 771 3 10 1.11
13 Takashi Aizawa Tokushima Vortis 12 1,080 3 15 1.25
14 Nobuyuki Abe Giravanz Kitakyushu 24 2,160 3 37 1.54
15 Masahiro Okamoto JEF United Chiba 5 450 2 4 0.8
16 Masaaki Murakami Renofa Yamaguchi 12 1,080 1 19 1.58
17 Yuya Miura V-Varen Nagasaki 1 69 1 0 —
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Alceu Midfield - Defensive Midfield Montedio Yamagata 37 10 1 0 10
2 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 38 6 1 1 9
3 Élton Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 34 9 0 0 9
4 Shunya Suganuma Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 39 6 0 1 9
5 Tetsuya Kijima Attack - Second Striker Kamatamare Sanuki 35 8 0 0 8
6 Evson Defender - Centre-Back Kamatamare Sanuki 37 8 0 0 8
7 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 38 8 1 0 8
8 Masakazu Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 30 5 0 1 8
9 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 37 8 0 0 8
10 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 37 8 1 0 8
11 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 38 7 0 0 7
12 Takuya Sonoda Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 38 4 0 1 7
13 Kojiro Shinohara Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 32 7 0 0 7
14 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 32 7 0 0 7
15 Andrei Girotto Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 37 7 0 0 7
16 Yusuke Maruhashi Defender - Left-Back Cerezo Osaka 40 7 0 0 7
17 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kyoto Sanga 34 7 0 0 7
18 Léo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 38 7 0 0 7
19 Yuki Honda Defender - Left-Back Kyoto Sanga 39 7 0 0 7
20 Miguel Bianconi Attack - Centre-Forward Kamatamare Sanuki 18 6 0 0 6
21 Tae-yeon Kim Midfield - Defensive Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 31 6 0 0 6
22 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 13 6 0 0 6
23 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 33 6 0 0 6
24 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Cerezo Osaka 33 6 0 0 6
25 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 30 6 0 0 6
26 Takefumi Toma Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 25 5 0 0 5
27 Ju-hun Song Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 19 5 0 0 5
28 Akira Kaji Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 26 5 0 0 5
29 Daiki Iwamasa Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 40 5 1 0 5
30 Ryo Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 41 5 0 0 5
31 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 15 5 0 0 5
32 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Zweigen Kanazawa 38 5 0 0 5
33 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 5 0 0 5
34 Kenta Hoshihara Midfield - Right Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 5 0 0 5
35 Yuma Hiroki Defender - Right-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 20 5 0 0 5
36 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 36 5 2 0 5
37 Tsukasa Masuyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Gifu 12 5 0 0 5
38 Souza Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cerezo Osaka 39 5 0 0 5
39 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 40 5 0 0 5
40 Yosuke Yuzawa Attack - Left Winger Mito HollyHock 38 5 0 0 5
41 Calvin Jong-A-Pin Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 33 5 1 0 5
42 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 40 5 0 0 5
43 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 41 4 0 0 4
44 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 19 4 0 0 4
45 Naoya Ishigami Defender - Left-Back Giravanz Kitakyushu 23 4 0 0 4
46 Norihiro Yamagishi Goalkeeper Montedio Yamagata 41 4 0 0 4
47 Kenyu Sugimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Cerezo Osaka 41 4 0 0 4
48 Carlinhos Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 24 4 0 0 4
49 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 22 4 0 0 4
50 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 38 4 0 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Cerezo Osaka Japan 26 50
2 Machida Zelvia Japan 9 42
3 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 8 37
4 Matsumoto Yamaga Japan 17 35
5 Yokohama FC Japan 16 32
6 Kamatamare Sanuki — 9 32
7 Montedio Yamagata Japan 14 28
8 Ehime FC — 10 28
9 JEF United Chiba Japan 10 27
10 Tokushima Vortis Japan 14 26
11 Kyoto Sanga Japan 11 23
12 Tokyo Verdy Japan 9 22
13 Fagiano Okayama Japan 15 22
14 Thespakusatsu Gunma — 10 22
15 Mito HollyHock — 9 20
16 FC Gifu — 9 19
17 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 5 17
18 Zweigen Kanazawa — 6 12
19 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Japan 10 8
20 Renofa Yamaguchi — 8 8
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu — 8 7
22 Roasso Kumamoto — 3 4
#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