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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 — 2018

Top scorer
Ado Onaiwu Renofa Yamaguchi
22
Top assists
Taiki Hirato Machida Zelvia
17
Top clean sheets
Tatsuya Morita Matsumoto Yamaga
19
Most cards
Kota Fukatsu Machida Zelvia
8
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Ado Onaiwu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 42 172 22 5 27 2 1 0 11.51 2.62 8
2 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan JEF United Chiba 39 169 19 4 23 5 2 0 10.12 2.13 9
3 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Norway Yokohama FC 39 188 17 5 22 3 8 0 8.14 2.39 11
4 Douglas Vieira Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 39 239 13 0 13 1 3 0 4.90 0.00 18
5 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 31 168 12 1 13 0 0 0 6.43 0.54 14
6 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 40 289 12 1 13 2 1 0 3.74 0.31 24
7 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 42 308 12 6 18 1 3 0 3.51 1.75 26
8 Kyogo Furuhashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Gifu 26 213 11 7 18 1 1 0 4.65 2.96 19
9 Serginho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Matsumoto Yamaga 33 226 11 4 15 2 6 0 4.38 1.59 21
10 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Brazil Yokohama FC 38 283 11 16 27 0 3 0 3.50 5.09 26
11 Joaquín Larrivey Attack - Centre-Forward Argentina Italy JEF United Chiba 33 206 11 4 15 1 3 0 4.81 1.75 19
12 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Avispa Fukuoka 36 315 10 7 17 0 7 0 2.86 2.00 32
13 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Roasso Kumamoto 36 283 10 6 16 1 4 0 3.18 1.91 28
14 Ryotaro Ito Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 34 196 9 4 13 1 0 0 4.13 1.84 22
15 Yuki Kakita Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 38 287 9 4 13 1 5 0 2.82 1.25 32
16 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 39 243 9 2 11 0 2 0 3.33 0.74 27
17 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 39 290 9 4 13 1 2 0 2.79 1.24 32
18 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Japan Roasso Kumamoto 42 409 9 12 21 0 2 0 1.98 2.64 45
19 Hiroshi Ibusuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 33 208 9 7 16 1 1 0 3.89 3.03 23
20 David Barral Attack - Centre-Forward Spain Tokushima Vortis 16 124 9 1 10 2 4 0 6.53 0.73 14
21 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 40 377 8 17 25 0 1 0 1.91 4.06 47
22 Paulo Junichi Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Japan FC Gifu 32 321 8 2 10 0 2 0 2.24 0.56 40
23 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 38 329 8 3 11 0 3 1 2.19 0.82 41
24 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 39 303 8 7 15 0 2 0 2.38 2.08 38
25 Daizen Maeda Attack - Left Winger Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 29 289 7 1 8 0 1 0 2.18 0.31 41
26 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 407 7 7 14 1 2 0 1.55 1.55 58
27 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 28 147 7 1 8 0 0 0 4.29 0.61 21
28 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 40 586 6 6 12 0 4 0 0.92 0.92 98
29 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 24 251 6 4 10 0 2 0 2.15 1.43 42
30 Robin Simovic Attack - Centre-Forward Sweden Omiya Ardija 26 264 6 1 7 1 3 0 2.05 0.34 44
31 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 24 178 6 2 8 0 1 0 3.03 1.01 30
32 Michihiro Yasuda Defender - Left-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 30 437 6 2 8 3 5 0 1.24 0.41 73
33 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 27 278 6 2 8 2 1 0 1.94 0.65 46
34 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium Tokushima Vortis 18 189 6 3 9 0 0 0 2.86 1.43 32
35 Keita Yamashita Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 35 314 5 3 8 0 0 0 1.43 0.86 63
36 Yuji Hoshi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 37 587 5 5 10 0 1 0 0.77 0.77 117
37 Kengo Kitazume Defender - Right-Back Japan Yokohama FC 35 572 5 5 10 0 0 0 0.79 0.79 114
38 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 36 521 5 5 10 0 4 0 0.86 0.86 104
39 Tomoya Koyamatsu Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 36 499 5 1 6 0 1 0 0.90 0.18 100
40 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 31 497 5 3 8 0 5 0 0.91 0.54 99
41 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 30 469 5 2 7 1 2 0 0.96 0.38 94
42 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 38 571 5 6 11 0 2 0 0.79 0.95 114
43 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 39 693 5 4 9 2 5 0 0.65 0.52 139
44 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 37 573 5 3 8 0 8 0 0.79 0.47 115
45 Akira Toshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 28 200 5 1 6 0 1 0 2.25 0.45 40
46 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 27 341 5 4 9 1 3 0 1.32 1.06 68
47 Lins Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 16 222 5 1 6 1 1 0 2.03 0.41 44
48 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 39 359 5 2 7 0 3 0 1.25 0.50 72
49 Yutaka Soneda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 20 341 4 3 7 0 3 0 1.06 0.79 85
50 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Gifu 31 513 4 4 8 1 0 0 0.70 0.70 128
51 Taiga Maekawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 39 656 4 3 7 0 1 0 0.55 0.41 164
52 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 26 318 4 2 6 0 3 0 1.13 0.57 80
53 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 23 314 4 2 6 0 1 0 1.15 0.57 79
54 Dorian Babunski Attack - Centre-Forward North Macedonia Spain Machida Zelvia 24 84 4 1 5 0 1 0 4.29 1.07 21
55 Léo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Avispa Fukuoka 16 126 4 2 6 0 2 0 2.86 1.43 32
56 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 33 385 4 3 7 0 2 0 0.94 0.70 96
57 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kyoto Sanga 15 273 4 2 6 0 2 0 1.32 0.66 68
58 Takuya Shigehiro Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 32 678 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.40 0.00 226
59 Koki Tsukagawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 32 893 3 1 4 0 5 0 0.30 0.10 298
60 Kosuke Saito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 18 324 3 2 5 0 0 0 0.83 0.56 108
61 Kanya Fujimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 25 565 3 3 6 0 2 0 0.48 0.48 188
62 Álvaro Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Montedio Yamagata 21 331 3 2 5 0 2 0 0.82 0.54 110
63 Hisashi Ohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 27 739 3 3 6 0 4 0 0.37 0.37 246
64 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 29 439 3 3 6 0 1 0 0.62 0.62 146
65 Yusuke Chajima Midfield - Right Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 39 836 3 7 10 0 1 0 0.32 0.75 279
66 Naoki Maeda Attack - Right Winger Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 16 309 3 2 5 0 0 0 0.87 0.58 103
67 Hebert Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Portugal JEF United Chiba 18 456 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.59 0.00 152
68 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 38 780 3 4 7 1 3 0 0.35 0.46 260
69 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Omiya Ardija 36 847 3 5 8 0 1 0 0.32 0.53 282
70 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 38 1,021 3 2 5 0 8 1 0.26 0.18 340
71 Ryo Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 24 358 3 0 3 1 0 0 0.75 0.00 119
72 Mizuki Hamada Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 23 680 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.40 0.00 227
73 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Italy Matsumoto Yamaga 21 617 3 1 4 0 6 0 0.44 0.15 206
74 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 40 1,125 3 7 10 0 0 0 0.24 0.56 375
75 Masakazu Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 16 480 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.56 0.00 160
76 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 1,215 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.22 0.00 405
77 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Omiya Ardija 28 804 3 1 4 0 5 0 0.34 0.11 268
78 Cauê Silva Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Albirex Niigata 13 390 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.69 0.23 130
79 Akira Hamashita Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 30 930 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.19 0.10 465
80 Shuta Doi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 22 727 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.25 0.00 364
81 Sachiro Toshima Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 32 1,412 2 4 6 0 2 0 0.13 0.25 706
82 Chung-geun Jeong Attack - Left Winger Korea, South Yokohama FC 30 267 2 2 4 1 2 0 0.67 0.67 134
83 Shohei Takeda Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 15 386 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.47 0.00 193
84 Shun Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 38 1,648 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.11 0.00 824
85 Masato Yuzawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 27 1,102 2 2 4 0 0 2 0.16 0.16 551
86 Taiki Tamukai Defender - Right-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 29 1,234 2 4 6 0 1 0 0.15 0.29 617
87 Koya Yuruki Attack - Left Winger Japan Montedio Yamagata 31 603 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.30 0.30 302
88 Euller Attack - Left Winger Brazil Avispa Fukuoka 14 200 2 0 2 1 1 0 0.90 0.00 100
89 Kenji Sekido Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 20 618 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.29 0.00 309
90 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 40 1,794 2 5 7 0 6 0 0.10 0.25 897
91 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 23 403 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.45 0.45 202
92 Toshio Shimakawa Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 14 549 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.33 0.16 275
93 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Japan Machida Zelvia 21 559 2 3 5 0 3 0 0.32 0.48 280
94 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Kamatamare Sanuki 32 1,333 2 2 4 0 4 0 0.14 0.14 667
95 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 18 762 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.24 0.00 381
96 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 36 897 2 3 5 1 2 0 0.20 0.30 449
97 Takumi Shimohira Defender - Left-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 14 627 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.29 0.29 314
98 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Second Striker Japan Albirex Niigata 31 773 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.23 0.23 387
99 Dinei Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 16 696 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.26 0.00 348
100 Calvin Jong-A-Pin Defender - Centre-Back Netherlands Suriname Yokohama FC 34 1,487 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.12 0.00 744
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Machida Zelvia 40 377 17 8 25 4.06
2 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Yokohama FC 38 283 16 11 27 5.09
3 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Roasso Kumamoto 42 409 12 9 21 2.64
4 Kyogo Furuhashi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 26 213 7 11 18 2.96
5 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 36 315 7 10 17 2.00
6 Hiroshi Ibusuki Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 33 208 7 9 16 3.03
7 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 39 303 7 8 15 2.08
8 Hiroyuki Takasaki Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 41 407 7 7 14 1.55
9 Yusuke Chajima Midfield - Right Midfield JEF United Chiba 39 836 7 3 10 0.75
10 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 40 1,125 7 3 10 0.56
11 Keiya Sento Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 39 2,943 7 1 8 0.21
12 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 40 3,585 7 1 8 0.18
13 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 42 308 6 12 18 1.75
14 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 36 283 6 10 16 1.91
15 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Tochigi SC 40 586 6 6 12 0.92
16 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 38 571 6 5 11 0.95
17 Kai Miki Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 32 2,813 6 1 7 0.19
18 Ado Onaiwu Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 42 172 5 22 27 2.62
19 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 39 188 5 17 22 2.39
20 Yuji Hoshi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Oita Trinita 37 587 5 5 10 0.77
21 Kengo Kitazume Defender - Right-Back Yokohama FC 35 572 5 5 10 0.79
22 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 36 521 5 5 10 0.86
23 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 36 847 5 3 8 0.53
24 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 40 1,794 5 2 7 0.25
25 Kenya Okazaki Midfield - Central Midfield Tochigi SC 34 0 5 0 5 0.00
26 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 39 169 4 19 23 2.13
27 Joaquín Larrivey Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 33 206 4 11 15 1.75
28 Serginho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 33 226 4 11 15 1.59
29 Ryotaro Ito Midfield - Central Midfield Mito HollyHock 34 196 4 9 13 1.84
30 Yuki Kakita Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 38 287 4 9 13 1.25
31 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 39 290 4 9 13 1.24
32 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 24 251 4 6 10 1.43
33 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 39 693 4 5 9 0.52
34 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ventforet Kofu 27 341 4 5 9 1.06
35 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Gifu 31 513 4 4 8 0.70
36 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 38 780 4 3 7 0.46
37 Sachiro Toshima Midfield - Central Midfield Albirex Niigata 32 1,412 4 2 6 0.25
38 Taiki Tamukai Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 29 1,234 4 2 6 0.29
39 Sisi González Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 37 3,108 4 1 5 0.12
40 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Machida Zelvia 40 0 4 0 4 0.00
41 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 37 0 4 0 4 0.00
42 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 32 0 4 0 4 0.00
43 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Fagiano Okayama 38 329 3 8 11 0.82
44 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 18 189 3 6 9 1.43
45 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ventforet Kofu 31 497 3 5 8 0.54
46 Keita Yamashita Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 35 314 3 5 8 0.86
47 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 37 573 3 5 8 0.47
48 Yutaka Soneda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ventforet Kofu 20 341 3 4 7 0.79
49 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 33 385 3 4 7 0.70
50 Taiga Maekawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 39 656 3 4 7 0.41
51 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Machida Zelvia 29 439 3 3 6 0.62
52 Kanya Fujimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 25 565 3 3 6 0.48
53 Hisashi Ohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 27 739 3 3 6 0.37
54 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 36 897 3 2 5 0.30
55 Yuya Nakamura Attack - Second Striker Machida Zelvia 21 559 3 2 5 0.48
56 Kaito Anzai Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 15 0 3 0 3 0.00
57 Víctor Ibáñez Goalkeeper FC Gifu 42 3,780 3 0 3 0.07
58 Kenta Mukuhara Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 32 0 3 0 3 0.00
59 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 38 0 3 0 3 0.00
60 Naoki Kawaguchi Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 17 0 3 0 3 0.00
61 Ryo Tadokoro Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 20 0 3 0 3 0.00
62 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 33 0 3 0 3 0.00
63 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 39 243 2 9 11 0.74
64 Paulo Junichi Tanaka Attack - Right Winger FC Gifu 32 321 2 8 10 0.56
65 Michihiro Yasuda Defender - Left-Back Albirex Niigata 30 437 2 6 8 0.41
66 Takayuki Morimoto Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 27 278 2 6 8 0.65
67 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 24 178 2 6 8 1.01
68 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 39 359 2 5 7 0.50
69 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 30 469 2 5 7 0.38
70 Kaio Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 15 273 2 4 6 0.66
71 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Machida Zelvia 26 318 2 4 6 0.57
72 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 23 314 2 4 6 0.57
73 Léo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 16 126 2 4 6 1.43
74 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 38 1,021 2 3 5 0.18
75 Naoki Maeda Attack - Right Winger Matsumoto Yamaga 16 309 2 3 5 0.58
76 Kosuke Saito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 18 324 2 3 5 0.56
77 Álvaro Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 21 331 2 3 5 0.54
78 Masato Yuzawa Defender - Right-Back Ventforet Kofu 27 1,102 2 2 4 0.16
79 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 32 1,333 2 2 4 0.14
80 Takumi Shimohira Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 14 627 2 2 4 0.29
81 Chung-geun Jeong Attack - Left Winger Yokohama FC 30 267 2 2 4 0.67
82 Tatsuya Tanaka Attack - Second Striker Albirex Niigata 31 773 2 2 4 0.23
83 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 23 403 2 2 4 0.45
84 Koya Yuruki Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 31 603 2 2 4 0.30
85 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 40 3,567 2 1 3 0.05
86 In-soo Yu Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 31 2,054 2 1 3 0.09
87 Tetsuya Kijima Attack - Second Striker Kamatamare Sanuki 30 1,918 2 1 3 0.09
88 Kenta Kano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 17 454 2 1 3 0.40
89 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Tokushima Vortis 26 1,560 2 1 3 0.12
90 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 38 2,991 2 1 3 0.06
91 Genta Omotehara Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 13 1,158 2 1 3 0.16
92 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 16 0 2 0 2 0.00
93 Takuma Hamasaki Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 12 0 2 0 2 0.00
94 Tomoki Iwata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Oita Trinita 20 0 2 0 2 0.00
95 Shusuke Yonehara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 27 0 2 0 2 0.00
96 Hiroyuki Mae Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 30 0 2 0 2 0.00
97 Yuta Fujii Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 19 0 2 0 2 0.00
98 Teruki Hara Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 25 0 2 0 2 0.00
99 Kenji Baba Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 31 168 1 12 13 0.54
100 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 40 289 1 12 13 0.31
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Tatsuya Morita Matsumoto Yamaga 39 3,510 19 34 0.87
2 Masahiro Okamoto Ehime FC 42 3,780 16 52 1.24
3 Yuto Shirai Zweigen Kanazawa 33 2,970 13 39 1.18
4 Yuta Minami Yokohama FC 25 2,250 13 23 0.92
5 Koki Fukui Machida Zelvia 29 2,610 12 25 0.86
6 Shun Takagi Oita Trinita 42 3,780 12 51 1.21
7 Kentaro Kakoi Avispa Fukuoka 26 2,340 10 25 0.96
8 Víctor Ibáñez FC Gifu 42 3,780 10 62 1.48
9 Alex Muralha Albirex Niigata 28 2,520 7 37 1.32
10 Junki Kanayama Fagiano Okayama 22 1,980 7 25 1.14
11 Masatoshi Kushibiki Montedio Yamagata 24 2,160 6 31 1.29
12 Kenta Shimizu Kamatamare Sanuki 41 3,690 6 69 1.68
13 Keisuke Shimizu Kyoto Sanga 30 2,700 5 43 1.43
14 Rikihiro Sugiyama Avispa Fukuoka 16 1,440 5 17 1.06
15 Tsuyoshi Kodama Montedio Yamagata 18 1,620 4 20 1.11
16 Kohei Kawata Ventforet Kofu 25 2,250 4 32 1.28
17 Diego Rodríguez JEF United Chiba 20 1,800 4 36 1.8
18 Kaito Yamamoto Yokohama FC 7 630 4 9 1.29
19 Hitoshi Shiota Omiya Ardija 10 900 4 10 1
20 Shugo Tsuji Yokohama FC 10 900 3 12 1.2
21 Tomohiko Murayama Matsumoto Yamaga 3 270 3 0 —
22 Tomoya Wakahara Kyoto Sanga 12 1,080 1 15 1.25
23 Ken Tajiri Zweigen Kanazawa 9 810 1 9 1
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 38 8 0 1 11
2 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tochigi SC 38 11 0 0 11
3 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 32 8 0 0 8
4 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 39 8 0 0 8
5 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 37 8 0 0 8
6 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 30 7 0 0 7
7 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 36 7 0 0 7
8 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 40 7 0 0 7
9 Masato Yuzawa Defender - Right-Back Ventforet Kofu 27 0 0 2 6
10 Kazuhito Watanabe Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 38 6 0 0 6
11 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 40 6 1 0 6
12 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 21 6 0 0 6
13 Serginho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 33 6 0 0 6
14 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 34 6 0 0 6
15 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Fagiano Okayama 38 3 0 1 6
16 Koki Tsukagawa Midfield - Central Midfield Fagiano Okayama 32 5 0 0 5
17 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 39 5 0 0 5
18 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 40 5 0 0 5
19 Hiroyuki Komoto Defender - Centre-Back Omiya Ardija 28 5 0 0 5
20 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ventforet Kofu 31 5 0 0 5
21 Michihiro Yasuda Defender - Left-Back Albirex Niigata 30 5 0 0 5
22 Diego Defender - Left-Back Mito HollyHock 34 5 1 0 5
23 Yuki Kakita Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 38 5 0 0 5
24 Ryusuke Sakai Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 27 5 0 0 5
25 Seung-jin Bae Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 25 5 1 0 5
26 Daiki Kogure Midfield - Right Midfield Ehime FC 37 5 0 0 5
27 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 18 4 0 0 4
28 David Barral Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 16 4 0 0 4
29 Hidenori Ishii Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 28 4 0 0 4
30 Shogo Nishikawa Defender - Centre-Back Tochigi SC 18 4 0 0 4
31 Jô Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 12 4 0 0 4
32 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 36 4 0 0 4
33 Hiroyuki Mae Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 30 4 0 0 4
34 Chan-yong Park Defender - Centre-Back Kamatamare Sanuki 21 4 0 0 4
35 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Machida Zelvia 40 4 0 0 4
36 Masaki Iida Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 41 4 0 0 4
37 Keiya Sento Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 39 4 0 0 4
38 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 32 4 0 0 4
39 Hisashi Ohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 27 4 0 0 4
40 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Tokushima Vortis 26 4 0 0 4
41 Keita Ishii Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 13 1 0 1 4
42 Keisuke Iwashita Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 23 4 1 0 4
43 Byong-jun An Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 36 4 1 0 4
44 Ryota Nagata Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kamatamare Sanuki 32 4 0 0 4
45 Takuya Shigehiro Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 32 4 0 0 4
46 Koki Fukui Goalkeeper Machida Zelvia 29 4 0 0 4
47 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Tochigi SC 40 4 0 0 4
48 Kojiro Shinohara Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 33 4 0 0 4
49 Yuki Honda Defender - Left-Back Kyoto Sanga 36 4 0 0 4
50 Joaquín Larrivey Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 33 3 0 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Yokohama FC Japan 32 62
2 Machida Zelvia Japan 13 48
3 JEF United Chiba Japan 9 47
4 Ventforet Kofu Japan 19 46
5 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 17 38
6 Yokohama FC Japan 23 34
7 Tokyo Verdy Japan 10 32
8 Tokushima Vortis Japan 18 31
9 Renofa Yamaguchi — 8 29
10 Yokohama FC Japan 17 28
11 Ventforet Kofu Japan 14 26
12 FC Gifu — 7 24
13 Roasso Kumamoto — 9 24
14 Tochigi SC — 12 22
15 Oita Trinita Japan 8 21
16 Kyoto Sanga Japan 18 19
17 Yokohama FC Japan 13 18
18 Mito HollyHock — 10 14
19 Omiya Ardija Japan 10 13
20 Zweigen Kanazawa — 7 12
21 Kamatamare Sanuki — 7 3
22 Ehime FC — 8 2
#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