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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 — 2017

Top scorer
Ibba Laajab Yokohama FC
25
Top assists
Gabriel Xavier Nagoya Grampus
15
Top clean sheets
Takuya Masuda V-Varen Nagasaki
17
Most cards
Kota Fukatsu Machida Zelvia
11
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Norway Yokohama FC 41 139 25 4 29 8 3 0 16.19 2.59 6
2 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 42 154 23 7 30 0 2 0 13.44 4.09 7
3 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 177 19 4 23 6 1 0 9.66 2.03 9
4 Wellington Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Avispa Fukuoka 36 162 19 6 25 2 8 0 10.56 3.33 9
5 Joaquín Larrivey Attack - Centre-Forward Argentina Italy JEF United Chiba 38 147 19 2 21 2 6 0 11.63 1.22 8
6 Douglas Vieira Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 41 151 18 5 23 3 4 0 10.73 2.98 8
7 Robin Simovic Attack - Centre-Forward Sweden Nagoya Grampus 40 153 18 6 24 4 4 0 10.59 3.53 9
8 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 41 224 14 1 15 4 3 0 5.63 0.40 16
9 Daizen Maeda Attack - Left Winger Japan Mito HollyHock 36 231 13 4 17 0 5 0 5.06 1.56 18
10 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 42 270 13 1 14 0 3 0 4.33 0.33 21
11 Dinei Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Shonan Bellmare 33 208 12 3 15 1 6 0 5.19 1.30 17
12 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Spain V-Varen Nagasaki 32 209 11 1 12 2 10 0 4.74 0.43 19
13 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 41 318 11 6 17 3 3 0 3.11 1.70 29
14 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 22 157 10 1 11 2 1 0 5.73 0.57 16
15 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 38 346 9 5 14 1 2 0 2.34 1.30 38
16 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Gifu 37 197 9 1 10 1 2 0 4.11 0.46 22
17 Tomoya Koyamatsu Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 38 367 8 1 9 0 2 0 1.96 0.25 46
18 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 36 236 8 2 10 0 3 0 3.05 0.76 30
19 Chung-geun Jeong Attack - Left Winger Korea, South Yokohama FC 37 400 7 5 12 0 4 0 1.58 1.13 57
20 Gabriel Xavier Attack - Right Winger Brazil Nagoya Grampus 16 199 7 15 22 0 3 0 3.17 6.78 28
21 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Roasso Kumamoto 33 353 7 1 8 1 6 0 1.78 0.25 50
22 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan JEF United Chiba 38 351 7 4 11 1 2 0 1.79 1.03 50
23 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 37 311 7 5 12 2 4 0 2.03 1.45 44
24 Kyogo Furuhashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Gifu 42 608 6 9 15 0 2 0 0.89 1.33 101
25 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 35 417 6 5 11 0 4 0 1.29 1.08 70
26 Taro Sugimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 41 530 6 5 11 0 5 0 1.02 0.85 88
27 Tetsuya Kijima Attack - Second Striker Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 33 320 6 2 8 1 7 0 1.69 0.56 53
28 Akira Toshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 33 391 6 3 9 0 3 0 1.38 0.69 65
29 Ryo Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Nagoya Grampus 23 195 6 2 8 0 1 0 2.77 0.92 33
30 Kevin Oris Attack - Centre-Forward Belgium Kyoto Sanga 27 306 6 6 12 1 4 1 1.76 1.76 51
31 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 28 143 6 1 7 1 0 0 3.78 0.63 24
32 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan Nagoya Grampus 28 330 6 4 10 0 1 0 1.64 1.09 55
33 Keiya Sento Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 24 295 5 1 6 0 4 0 1.53 0.31 59
34 Paulo Junichi Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Japan FC Gifu 36 376 5 1 6 0 1 0 1.20 0.24 75
35 Yoshihiro Shoji Midfield - Central Midfield Japan FC Gifu 41 738 5 2 7 3 3 1 0.61 0.24 148
36 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 39 581 5 2 7 0 2 0 0.77 0.31 116
37 Naoki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 39 606 5 6 11 0 5 0 0.74 0.89 121
38 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Nagoya Grampus 28 351 5 4 9 0 1 0 1.28 1.03 70
39 Yuki Omoto Defender - Right-Back Japan FC Gifu 42 921 4 7 11 0 2 0 0.39 0.68 230
40 Hijiri Onaga Defender - Left-Back Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 38 785 4 5 9 0 3 0 0.46 0.57 196
41 Shun Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 25 351 4 0 4 0 4 0 1.03 0.00 88
42 Kazuaki Mawatari Defender - Right-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 39 859 4 11 15 0 5 1 0.42 1.15 215
43 Kosuke Shirai Defender - Right-Back Japan Ehime FC 41 878 4 7 11 0 1 0 0.41 0.72 220
44 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 41 923 4 7 11 2 4 0 0.39 0.68 231
45 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 40 899 4 6 10 0 6 1 0.40 0.60 225
46 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Kyoto Sanga 30 350 4 1 5 0 4 0 1.03 0.26 88
47 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Italy Matsumoto Yamaga 34 573 4 3 7 0 6 0 0.63 0.47 143
48 Felipe Garcia Attack - Right Winger Brazil Nagoya Grampus 20 131 4 2 6 0 2 0 2.75 1.37 33
49 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 26 502 3 6 9 0 2 1 0.54 1.08 167
50 Yuki Kakita Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 32 203 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.33 0.00 68
51 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 1,033 3 4 7 0 1 1 0.26 0.35 344
52 Yuji Hoshi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 29 851 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.32 0.11 284
53 Yoshinori Suzuki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Oita Trinita 42 1,260 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.21 0.07 420
54 Koki Anzai Defender - Left-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 40 1,055 3 8 11 0 0 0 0.26 0.68 352
55 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 31 378 3 3 6 1 5 0 0.71 0.71 126
56 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 21 397 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.68 0.00 132
57 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 41 1,230 3 4 7 0 4 0 0.22 0.29 410
58 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 23 611 3 5 8 0 1 0 0.44 0.74 204
59 Serginho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Matsumoto Yamaga 27 481 3 4 7 1 3 0 0.56 0.75 160
60 Tsuyoshi Shimamura Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shonan Bellmare 18 371 3 0 3 0 5 0 0.73 0.00 124
61 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 42 1,260 3 2 5 0 2 0 0.21 0.14 420
62 Hiroshi Ibusuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 28 368 3 4 7 0 0 0 0.73 0.98 123
63 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 1,196 3 2 5 0 3 0 0.23 0.15 399
64 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 32 945 3 0 3 0 5 0 0.29 0.00 315
65 Koji Hashimoto Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 36 869 3 7 10 0 2 0 0.31 0.72 290
66 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Brazil Yokohama FC 19 559 3 8 11 0 4 0 0.48 1.29 186
67 Masato Yamazaki Attack - Second Striker Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 28 375 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.72 0.00 125
68 Masakazu Yoshioka Attack - Right Winger Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 19 381 2 2 4 0 0 0 0.47 0.47 191
69 Koki Tsukagawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 34 1,312 2 3 5 0 5 0 0.14 0.21 656
70 Du-jae Won Midfield - Defensive Midfield Korea, South Avispa Fukuoka 18 810 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.22 0.00 405
71 Yuto Iwasaki Attack - Left Winger Japan Kyoto Sanga 35 1,272 2 8 10 0 1 0 0.14 0.57 636
72 Taiga Maekawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 37 1,328 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.14 0.14 664
73 Koya Yuruki Attack - Left Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 37 1,264 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.14 0.21 632
74 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Nagoya Grampus 26 656 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.27 0.27 328
75 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 37 1,577 2 9 11 0 5 0 0.11 0.51 789
76 Yuki Honda Defender - Left-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 38 1,710 2 2 4 0 5 0 0.11 0.11 855
77 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 36 1,566 2 0 2 0 6 0 0.11 0.00 783
78 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 12 295 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.61 0.00 148
79 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 24 996 2 3 5 0 3 0 0.18 0.27 498
80 Kaoru Takayama Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Shonan Bellmare 8 259 2 0 2 1 1 0 0.69 0.00 130
81 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 37 1,438 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.13 0.13 719
82 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 39 1,682 2 1 3 0 8 0 0.11 0.05 841
83 Shingo Kukita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 27 875 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.21 0.00 438
84 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Shonan Bellmare 20 320 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.56 0.28 160
85 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 41 1,839 2 1 3 0 6 0 0.10 0.05 920
86 Tatsuya Uchida Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 41 1,829 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.10 0.05 915
87 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 26 244 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.74 0.00 122
88 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 35 1,575 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.11 0.00 788
89 Ryo Toyama Defender - Left-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 21 635 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.14 0.14 635
90 Shohei Takeda Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 1 70 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.29 0.00 70
91 Daichi Tagami Defender - Centre-Back Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 24 1,937 1 1 2 0 2 0 0.05 0.05 1,937
92 Ryuji Izumi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Nagoya Grampus 39 3,270 1 6 7 0 2 0 0.03 0.17 3,270
93 Chan-yong Park Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Renofa Yamaguchi 18 1,388 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.06 0.00 1,388
94 Hisashi Ohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 42 3,713 1 2 3 0 2 0 0.02 0.05 3,713
95 Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender - Centre-Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 35 3,150 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.03 0.00 3,150
96 Eiichi Katayama Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 32 2,778 1 7 8 0 5 0 0.03 0.23 2,778
97 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 36 2,137 1 3 4 0 0 0 0.04 0.13 2,137
98 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 34 2,790 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.03 0.00 2,790
99 Seung-kyum Im Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Nagoya Grampus 12 812 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.11 0.00 812
100 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 39 2,691 1 4 5 0 2 0 0.03 0.13 2,691
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Gabriel Xavier Attack - Right Winger Nagoya Grampus 16 199 15 7 22 6.78
2 Kazuaki Mawatari Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 39 859 11 4 15 1.15
3 Kyogo Furuhashi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 42 608 9 6 15 1.33
4 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 37 1,577 9 2 11 0.51
5 Sisi González Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Gifu 39 0 9 0 9 0.00
6 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Yokohama FC 19 559 8 3 11 1.29
7 Koki Anzai Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 40 1,055 8 3 11 0.68
8 Yuto Iwasaki Attack - Left Winger Kyoto Sanga 35 1,272 8 2 10 0.57
9 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 42 154 7 23 30 4.09
10 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 41 923 7 4 11 0.68
11 Yuki Omoto Defender - Right-Back FC Gifu 42 921 7 4 11 0.68
12 Kosuke Shirai Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 41 878 7 4 11 0.72
13 Koji Hashimoto Midfield - Left Midfield Mito HollyHock 36 869 7 3 10 0.72
14 Eiichi Katayama Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 32 2,778 7 1 8 0.23
15 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 40 3,600 7 1 8 0.18
16 Wellington Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 36 162 6 19 25 3.33
17 Robin Simovic Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 40 153 6 18 24 3.53
18 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 41 318 6 11 17 1.70
19 Kevin Oris Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 27 306 6 6 12 1.76
20 Naoki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 39 606 6 5 11 0.89
21 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 40 899 6 4 10 0.60
22 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Machida Zelvia 26 502 6 3 9 1.08
23 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 20 1,419 6 1 7 0.38
24 Ryuji Izumi Midfield - Left Midfield Nagoya Grampus 39 3,270 6 1 7 0.17
25 Douglas Vieira Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 41 151 5 18 23 2.98
26 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 38 346 5 9 14 1.30
27 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 37 311 5 7 12 1.45
28 Chung-geun Jeong Attack - Left Winger Yokohama FC 37 400 5 7 12 1.13
29 Taro Sugimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 41 530 5 6 11 0.85
30 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 35 417 5 6 11 1.08
31 Hijiri Onaga Defender - Left-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 38 785 5 4 9 0.57
32 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 23 611 5 3 8 0.74
33 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Shonan Bellmare 15 799 5 1 6 0.56
34 Masashi Kamekawa Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 42 0 5 0 5 0.00
35 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 41 139 4 25 29 2.59
36 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 41 177 4 19 23 2.03
37 Daizen Maeda Attack - Left Winger Mito HollyHock 36 231 4 13 17 1.56
38 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 38 351 4 7 11 1.03
39 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Nagoya Grampus 28 330 4 6 10 1.09
40 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 28 351 4 5 9 1.03
41 Hiroshi Ibusuki Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 28 368 4 3 7 0.98
42 Serginho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 27 481 4 3 7 0.75
43 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 41 1,230 4 3 7 0.29
44 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 1,033 4 3 7 0.35
45 Yosuke Yuzawa Attack - Left Winger Mito HollyHock 35 2,501 4 1 5 0.14
46 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 39 2,691 4 1 5 0.13
47 Kengo Kitazume Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 14 0 4 0 4 0.00
48 Dinei Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 33 208 3 12 15 1.30
49 Akira Toshima Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 33 391 3 6 9 0.69
50 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 34 573 3 4 7 0.47
51 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 31 378 3 3 6 0.71
52 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 24 996 3 2 5 0.27
53 Koki Tsukagawa Midfield - Central Midfield Fagiano Okayama 34 1,312 3 2 5 0.21
54 Koya Yuruki Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 37 1,264 3 2 5 0.21
55 Shunta Takahashi Attack - Second Striker Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 2,516 3 1 4 0.11
56 Hayuma Tanaka Defender - Right-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 40 3,557 3 1 4 0.08
57 Kenji Sekido Midfield - Central Midfield Fagiano Okayama 40 3,436 3 1 4 0.08
58 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 36 2,137 3 1 4 0.13
59 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 32 2,215 3 1 4 0.12
60 Rikuto Hirose Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 13 0 3 0 3 0.00
61 Hideo Hashimoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 26 0 3 0 3 0.00
62 Masakazu Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 31 0 3 0 3 0.00
63 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Machida Zelvia 21 0 3 0 3 0.00
64 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 23 0 3 0 3 0.00
65 Joaquín Larrivey Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 38 147 2 19 21 1.22
66 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 36 236 2 8 10 0.76
67 Tetsuya Kijima Attack - Second Striker Kamatamare Sanuki 33 320 2 6 8 0.56
68 Ryo Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Nagoya Grampus 23 195 2 6 8 0.92
69 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Kamatamare Sanuki 39 581 2 5 7 0.31
70 Yoshihiro Shoji Midfield - Central Midfield FC Gifu 41 738 2 5 7 0.24
71 Felipe Garcia Attack - Right Winger Nagoya Grampus 20 131 2 4 6 1.37
72 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 42 1,260 2 3 5 0.14
73 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 41 1,196 2 3 5 0.15
74 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Nagoya Grampus 26 656 2 2 4 0.27
75 Taiga Maekawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 37 1,328 2 2 4 0.14
76 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 37 1,438 2 2 4 0.13
77 Masakazu Yoshioka Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 19 381 2 2 4 0.47
78 Yuki Honda Defender - Left-Back Kyoto Sanga 38 1,710 2 2 4 0.11
79 Hisashi Ohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 42 3,713 2 1 3 0.05
80 Mutsumi Tamabayashi Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 28 2,253 2 1 3 0.08
81 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 24 1,337 2 1 3 0.13
82 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 20 1,686 2 1 3 0.11
83 Takahiro Nakazato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 40 3,597 2 1 3 0.05
84 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 36 0 2 0 2 0.00
85 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 39 0 2 0 2 0.00
86 Satoru Yamagishi Midfield - Left Midfield Oita Trinita 26 0 2 0 2 0.00
87 Taiki Tamukai Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 23 0 2 0 2 0.00
88 Yuma Hiroki Defender - Right-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 27 0 2 0 2 0.00
89 Takuma Hamasaki Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 19 0 2 0 2 0.00
90 Shunya Suganuma Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 40 0 2 0 2 0.00
91 Teruhito Nakagawa Attack - Right Winger Avispa Fukuoka 18 0 2 0 2 0.00
92 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 41 224 1 14 15 0.40
93 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 42 270 1 13 14 0.33
94 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 32 209 1 11 12 0.43
95 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 22 157 1 10 11 0.57
96 Hiroaki Namba Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 37 197 1 9 10 0.46
97 Tomoya Koyamatsu Midfield - Left Midfield Kyoto Sanga 38 367 1 8 9 0.25
98 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 33 353 1 7 8 0.25
99 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 28 143 1 6 7 0.63
100 Paulo Junichi Tanaka Attack - Right Winger FC Gifu 36 376 1 5 6 0.24
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Takuya Masuda V-Varen Nagasaki 42 3,780 17 41 0.98
2 Tsuyoshi Kodama Montedio Yamagata 38 3,420 14 44 1.16
3 Seong-su Park Ehime FC 41 3,690 12 66 1.61
4 Yohei Takaoka Yokohama FC 41 3,690 11 49 1.2
5 Tomohiko Murayama Matsumoto Yamaga 28 2,520 10 29 1.04
6 Kenta Shimizu Kamatamare Sanuki 37 3,330 10 54 1.46
7 Rikihiro Sugiyama Avispa Fukuoka 30 2,617 10 27 0.9
8 Toru Hasegawa Tokushima Vortis 28 2,520 9 30 1.07
9 Yuto Shirai Zweigen Kanazawa 42 3,780 7 67 1.6
10 Keisuke Shimizu Kyoto Sanga 10 900 6 5 0.5
11 Víctor Ibáñez FC Gifu 42 3,780 6 68 1.62
12 Masaaki Murakami Renofa Yamaguchi 14 1,215 4 15 1.07
13 Yohei Takeda Nagoya Grampus 9 810 2 12 1.33
14 Yuta Minami Yokohama FC 1 90 1 0 —
15 Kaito Yamamoto JEF United Chiba 2 180 1 3 1.5
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 31 11 0 0 11
2 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 32 10 0 0 10
3 Kyohei Yoshino Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 34 6 0 1 9
4 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 40 6 0 1 9
5 Wellington Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 36 8 1 0 8
6 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 39 8 0 0 8
7 Sisi González Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Gifu 39 8 0 0 8
8 Kojiro Shinohara Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 33 8 0 0 8
9 Kazuaki Mawatari Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 39 5 0 1 8
10 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 31 7 0 0 7
11 Kevin Oris Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 27 4 0 1 7
12 Tetsuya Kijima Attack - Second Striker Kamatamare Sanuki 33 7 0 0 7
13 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 40 7 0 0 7
14 Yoshihiro Shoji Midfield - Central Midfield FC Gifu 41 3 0 1 6
15 Mitsuki Saito Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shonan Bellmare 30 6 0 0 6
16 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 41 6 0 0 6
17 Daiki Kogure Midfield - Right Midfield Ehime FC 32 6 0 0 6
18 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 36 6 0 0 6
19 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 33 6 0 0 6
20 Dinei Attack - Centre-Forward Shonan Bellmare 33 6 0 0 6
21 Joaquín Larrivey Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 38 6 0 0 6
22 Calvin Jong-A-Pin Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 38 6 0 0 6
23 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 34 6 0 0 6
24 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Machida Zelvia 26 2 0 1 5
25 Taiki Tamukai Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 23 5 0 0 5
26 Evson Defender - Centre-Back Kamatamare Sanuki 20 5 1 0 5
27 Eiichi Katayama Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 32 5 0 0 5
28 Koki Tsukagawa Midfield - Central Midfield Fagiano Okayama 34 5 0 0 5
29 Daizen Maeda Attack - Left Winger Mito HollyHock 36 5 0 0 5
30 Naoki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shonan Bellmare 39 5 0 0 5
31 Tsuyoshi Shimamura Defender - Centre-Back Shonan Bellmare 18 5 0 0 5
32 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 32 5 0 0 5
33 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 37 5 0 0 5
34 Taro Sugimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 41 5 0 0 5
35 Yugo Ichiyanagi Defender - Centre-Back Thespakusatsu Gunma 16 5 0 0 5
36 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 34 5 0 0 5
37 Kai Miki Defender - Right-Back Roasso Kumamoto 19 5 0 0 5
38 Koji Noda Defender - Left-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 23 2 0 1 5
39 Yuki Honda Defender - Left-Back Kyoto Sanga 38 5 0 0 5
40 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 31 5 0 0 5
41 Shunya Suganuma Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 40 5 0 0 5
42 Ryujiro Ueda Defender - Centre-Back Roasso Kumamoto 30 4 0 0 4
43 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 35 4 0 0 4
44 Yuji Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 23 4 0 0 4
45 Takanobu Komiyama Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 25 4 0 0 4
46 Yohei Fukumoto Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 22 4 0 0 4
47 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Yokohama FC 19 4 0 0 4
48 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 41 4 0 0 4
49 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 35 4 0 0 4
50 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 41 4 0 0 4
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Yokohama FC Japan 26 52
2 Nagoya Grampus Japan 13 51
3 Tokushima Vortis Japan 15 42
4 Matsumoto Yamaga Japan 17 39
5 Kyoto Sanga Japan 17 36
6 Mito HollyHock — 13 36
7 Tokyo Verdy Japan 12 35
8 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 12 35
9 Montedio Yamagata Japan 14 31
10 JEF United Chiba Japan 11 30
11 FC Gifu — 9 30
12 Shonan Bellmare Japan 13 25
13 Machida Zelvia Japan 9 22
14 Fagiano Okayama Japan 15 21
15 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 8 20
16 Kamatamare Sanuki — 8 17
17 Roasso Kumamoto — 6 8
18 Zweigen Kanazawa — 8 8
19 Renofa Yamaguchi — 10 7
20 Ehime FC — 7 7
21 Oita Trinita Japan 7 6
22 Thespakusatsu Gunma — 7 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