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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 — 2019

Top scorer
Léo Albirex Niigata
28
Top assists
Cristiano Kashiwa Reysol
20
Top clean sheets
Kosuke Nakamura Kashiwa Reysol
20
Most cards
Richardson Kashiwa Reysol
11
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Léo Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Albirex Niigata 38 110 28 6 34 7 3 0 22.91 4.91 4
2 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium Ventforet Kofu 40 168 20 3 23 1 2 0 10.71 1.61 8
3 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Kashiwa Reysol 39 183 19 20 39 1 3 0 9.34 9.84 10
4 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Fagiano Okayama 42 206 18 4 22 3 0 0 7.86 1.75 11
5 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Norway Yokohama FC 36 136 18 3 21 3 5 0 11.91 1.99 8
6 Kazunari Ichimi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 36 147 17 5 22 1 0 0 10.41 3.06 9
7 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Ryukyu 27 162 15 2 17 2 1 0 8.33 1.11 11
8 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 40 232 15 6 21 0 3 0 5.82 2.33 15
9 Satoki Uejo Midfield - Left Midfield Japan FC Ryukyu 38 181 14 1 15 0 4 0 6.96 0.50 13
10 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 30 150 13 4 17 2 2 0 7.80 2.40 12
11 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Spain Omiya Ardija 40 199 13 5 18 1 6 0 5.88 2.26 15
12 Shuhei Otsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 38 164 12 0 12 1 3 0 6.59 0.00 14
13 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan JEF United Chiba 35 220 12 3 15 3 3 0 4.91 1.23 18
14 Keita Yamashita Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 37 236 11 1 12 0 0 0 4.19 0.38 21
15 Ataru Esaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kashiwa Reysol 38 261 11 6 17 0 0 0 3.79 2.07 24
16 Keiya Sento Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 36 266 10 7 17 1 3 0 3.38 2.37 27
17 Dong-hyen Yang Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Avispa Fukuoka 32 222 10 2 12 2 1 0 4.05 0.81 22
18 Tomoya Koyamatsu Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 42 414 9 7 16 0 0 0 1.96 1.52 46
19 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 33 278 9 6 15 0 3 0 2.91 1.94 31
20 Yuki Kakita Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 35 297 8 3 11 0 2 0 2.42 0.91 37
21 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 36 658 8 6 14 1 1 0 1.09 0.82 82
22 Robin Simovic Attack - Centre-Forward Sweden Omiya Ardija 27 146 8 1 9 0 2 0 4.93 0.62 18
23 Shota Kawanishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Gifu 22 218 8 0 8 1 1 0 3.30 0.00 27
24 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 37 297 8 2 10 0 2 0 2.42 0.61 37
25 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 42 453 7 4 11 0 3 0 1.39 0.79 65
26 Koki Ogawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 17 189 7 2 9 1 2 0 3.33 0.95 27
27 Matheus Savio Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Italy Kashiwa Reysol 19 138 7 3 10 0 0 0 4.57 1.96 20
28 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 39 460 7 10 17 0 6 0 1.37 1.96 66
29 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 27 283 7 7 14 0 5 0 2.23 2.23 40
30 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 21 165 7 0 7 2 0 0 3.82 0.00 24
31 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokyo Verdy 25 236 7 1 8 3 5 0 2.67 0.38 34
32 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Netherlands Tokushima Vortis 37 468 7 1 8 1 5 0 1.35 0.19 67
33 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 35 329 7 1 8 0 0 0 1.91 0.27 47
34 Yusuke Matsuo Attack - Left Winger Japan Yokohama FC 21 245 6 5 11 0 1 0 2.20 1.84 41
35 Masaki Watai Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 29 300 6 5 11 0 2 0 1.80 1.50 50
36 Koki Saito Attack - Left Winger Japan Yokohama FC 29 212 6 1 7 0 1 0 2.55 0.42 35
37 Yutaka Soneda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 30 331 6 10 16 0 2 0 1.63 2.72 55
38 Shun Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 38 570 6 6 12 1 4 0 0.95 0.95 95
39 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 33 442 6 1 7 0 0 0 1.22 0.20 74
40 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 41 615 6 5 11 2 7 0 0.88 0.73 103
41 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 36 354 6 2 8 0 2 0 1.53 0.51 59
42 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Brazil Yokohama FC 33 420 6 10 16 1 6 0 1.29 2.14 70
43 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 29 345 6 3 9 3 1 0 1.57 0.78 58
44 Kanji Okunuki Attack - Left Winger Japan Omiya Ardija 25 334 5 3 8 0 0 0 1.35 0.81 67
45 Ren Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 22 241 5 0 5 1 1 0 1.87 0.00 48
46 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 37 526 5 1 6 1 3 0 0.86 0.17 105
47 Cayman Togashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan United States Machida Zelvia 30 424 5 2 7 1 0 0 1.06 0.42 85
48 Takaaki Shichi Defender - Left-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 39 702 5 5 10 0 2 0 0.64 0.64 140
49 Hiroyuki Mae Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 39 702 5 2 7 0 8 0 0.64 0.26 140
50 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 32 319 5 4 9 0 2 0 1.41 1.13 64
51 Paulo Junichi Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 36 300 5 2 7 1 1 0 1.50 0.60 60
52 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 36 541 5 2 7 2 3 0 0.83 0.33 108
53 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 20 214 5 1 6 0 0 0 2.10 0.42 43
54 Yuya Asano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 34 293 4 1 5 0 0 0 1.23 0.31 73
55 Shuta Doi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 32 605 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.60 0.00 151
56 Masakazu Yoshioka Attack - Right Winger Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 30 302 4 1 5 0 2 0 1.19 0.30 76
57 Ryoma Watanabe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 23 254 4 1 5 0 1 0 1.42 0.35 64
58 Ippei Shinozuka Attack - Right Winger Russia Omiya Ardija 20 406 4 7 11 0 3 0 0.89 1.55 102
59 Silvinho Attack - Right Winger Brazil Albirex Niigata 27 448 4 6 10 0 0 0 0.80 1.21 112
60 Akira Toshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 21 207 4 1 5 0 1 0 1.74 0.43 52
61 David Babunski Midfield - Central Midfield North Macedonia Spain Omiya Ardija 27 220 4 3 7 0 1 0 1.64 1.23 55
62 Masato Kudo Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 27 311 4 0 4 0 1 0 1.16 0.00 78
63 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 31 636 4 8 12 0 3 0 0.57 1.13 159
64 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 26 405 4 3 7 0 2 0 0.89 0.67 101
65 Ryuho Kikuchi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 35 991 3 1 4 0 6 0 0.27 0.09 330
66 Kosuke Yamazaki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ehime FC 31 891 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.30 0.10 297
67 Shion Homma Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 28 289 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.93 0.62 96
68 Yota Shimokawa Defender - Left-Back Japan Ehime FC 37 1,102 3 5 8 0 3 0 0.25 0.41 367
69 Lucão Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Kagoshima United 16 279 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.97 0.00 93
70 Kosuke Saito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 14 266 3 2 5 0 1 0 1.02 0.68 89
71 Masaya Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tochigi SC 28 686 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.39 0.00 229
72 Nildo Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Kagoshima United 29 774 3 0 3 2 6 1 0.35 0.00 258
73 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Tochigi SC 39 831 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.32 0.11 277
74 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 41 1,049 3 4 7 0 4 0 0.26 0.34 350
75 Masakazu Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Japan Yokohama FC 33 890 3 3 6 0 4 1 0.30 0.30 297
76 Cauê Silva Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Albirex Niigata 35 927 3 3 6 0 4 0 0.29 0.29 309
77 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 38 935 3 0 3 1 1 0 0.29 0.00 312
78 Daiki Miya Defender - Centre-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 12 463 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.39 0.00 232
79 Takuya Shigehiro Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 29 905 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.20 0.00 453
80 Taiyo Koga Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 37 1,604 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.11 0.00 802
81 Kosuke Masutani Defender - Centre-Back Japan FC Ryukyu 38 1,080 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.17 0.17 540
82 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 17 739 2 1 3 0 0 0 0.24 0.12 370
83 Taisei Miyashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 19 707 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.25 0.38 354
84 Shimpei Fukuoka Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 36 1,460 2 3 5 0 3 0 0.12 0.18 730
85 Taiga Maekawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Avispa Fukuoka 40 1,106 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.16 0.08 553
86 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 40 1,609 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.11 0.11 805
87 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 10 239 2 1 3 0 0 0 0.75 0.38 120
88 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 37 1,560 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.12 0.06 780
89 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 32 1,247 2 5 7 0 2 0 0.14 0.36 624
90 Hyun Kim Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Tochigi SC 13 208 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.87 0.00 104
91 Yoshihiro Shoji Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 40 1,702 2 1 3 2 1 1 0.11 0.05 851
92 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 32 711 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.25 0.13 356
93 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 37 1,652 2 3 5 0 8 0 0.11 0.16 826
94 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Omiya Ardija 22 867 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.21 0.21 434
95 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 15 547 2 2 4 1 0 0 0.33 0.33 274
96 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 33 1,387 2 10 12 0 9 0 0.13 0.65 694
97 Kyohei Kuroki Defender - Left-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 41 1,804 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.10 0.05 902
98 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kagoshima United 40 1,449 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.12 0.12 725
99 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 37 1,647 2 1 3 0 8 0 0.11 0.05 824
100 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker Colombia V-Varen Nagasaki 16 272 2 2 4 0 4 0 0.66 0.66 136
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 39 183 20 19 39 9.84
2 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 39 460 10 7 17 1.96
3 Yutaka Soneda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ventforet Kofu 30 331 10 6 16 2.72
4 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Yokohama FC 33 420 10 6 16 2.14
5 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 33 1,387 10 2 12 0.65
6 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 31 636 8 4 12 1.13
7 Keiya Sento Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 36 266 7 10 17 2.37
8 Tomoya Koyamatsu Midfield - Left Midfield Kyoto Sanga 42 414 7 9 16 1.52
9 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 27 283 7 7 14 2.23
10 Ippei Shinozuka Attack - Right Winger Omiya Ardija 20 406 7 4 11 1.55
11 Léo Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 38 110 6 28 34 4.91
12 Hayato Nakama Midfield - Left Midfield Fagiano Okayama 40 232 6 15 21 2.33
13 Ataru Esaka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 38 261 6 11 17 2.07
14 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 33 278 6 9 15 1.94
15 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 36 658 6 8 14 0.82
16 Shun Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 38 570 6 6 12 0.95
17 Silvinho Attack - Right Winger Albirex Niigata 27 448 6 4 10 1.21
18 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 27 1,418 6 1 7 0.38
19 Akira Hamashita Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tochigi SC 33 2,696 6 1 7 0.20
20 Yuto Horigome Defender - Left-Back Albirex Niigata 22 0 6 0 6 0.00
21 Kazunari Ichimi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 36 147 5 17 22 3.06
22 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 40 199 5 13 18 2.26
23 Yusuke Matsuo Attack - Left Winger Yokohama FC 21 245 5 6 11 1.84
24 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 41 615 5 6 11 0.73
25 Masaki Watai Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 29 300 5 6 11 1.50
26 Takaaki Shichi Defender - Left-Back Mito HollyHock 39 702 5 5 10 0.64
27 Yota Shimokawa Defender - Left-Back Ehime FC 37 1,102 5 3 8 0.41
28 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 32 1,247 5 2 7 0.36
29 Kengo Kitazume Defender - Right-Back Yokohama FC 40 3,378 5 1 6 0.13
30 Yoichi Naganuma Midfield - Right Midfield Ehime FC 33 0 5 0 5 0.00
31 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 42 206 4 18 22 1.75
32 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 30 150 4 13 17 2.40
33 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfield - Right Midfield Montedio Yamagata 42 453 4 7 11 0.79
34 Ryohei Yoshihama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 32 319 4 5 9 1.13
35 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 41 1,049 4 3 7 0.34
36 Shuhei Tokumoto Defender - Left-Back FC Ryukyu 35 0 4 0 4 0.00
37 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 32 0 4 0 4 0.00
38 Klebinho Defender - Right-Back Tokyo Verdy 13 0 4 0 4 0.00
39 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 40 168 3 20 23 1.61
40 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 36 136 3 18 21 1.99
41 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 35 220 3 12 15 1.23
42 Yuki Kakita Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 35 297 3 8 11 0.91
43 Matheus Savio Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 19 138 3 7 10 1.96
44 Masashi Oguro Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 29 345 3 6 9 0.78
45 Kanji Okunuki Attack - Left Winger Omiya Ardija 25 334 3 5 8 0.81
46 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 26 405 3 4 7 0.67
47 David Babunski Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 27 220 3 4 7 1.23
48 Cauê Silva Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 35 927 3 3 6 0.29
49 Masakazu Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 33 890 3 3 6 0.30
50 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 37 1,652 3 2 5 0.16
51 Taisei Miyashiro Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 19 707 3 2 5 0.38
52 Shimpei Fukuoka Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 36 1,460 3 2 5 0.18
53 Yosuke Ishibitsu Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 23 728 3 2 5 0.37
54 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Tokushima Vortis 22 1,401 3 1 4 0.19
55 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Tokyo Verdy 11 599 3 1 4 0.45
56 Takumi Shimohira Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 31 0 3 0 3 0.00
57 Yuichi Hirano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 20 0 3 0 3 0.00
58 Yuki Okada Midfield - Left Midfield Machida Zelvia 23 0 3 0 3 0.00
59 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 16 0 3 0 3 0.00
60 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 29 0 3 0 3 0.00
61 Ryo Toyama Defender - Left-Back Mito HollyHock 13 0 3 0 3 0.00
62 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward FC Ryukyu 27 162 2 15 17 1.11
63 Dong-hyen Yang Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 32 222 2 10 12 0.81
64 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 37 297 2 8 10 0.61
65 Koki Ogawa Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 17 189 2 7 9 0.95
66 Hisashi Jogo Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 36 354 2 6 8 0.51
67 Hiroyuki Mae Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 39 702 2 5 7 0.26
68 Paulo Junichi Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Renofa Yamaguchi 36 300 2 5 7 0.60
69 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Ventforet Kofu 36 541 2 5 7 0.33
70 Cayman Togashi Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 30 424 2 5 7 0.42
71 Kosuke Saito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 14 266 2 3 5 0.68
72 Shion Homma Midfield - Left Midfield Albirex Niigata 28 289 2 3 5 0.62
73 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 40 1,609 2 2 4 0.11
74 Noriyuki Sakemoto Attack - Centre-Forward Kagoshima United 40 1,449 2 2 4 0.12
75 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 22 867 2 2 4 0.21
76 Kosuke Masutani Defender - Centre-Back FC Ryukyu 38 1,080 2 2 4 0.17
77 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 15 547 2 2 4 0.33
78 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker V-Varen Nagasaki 16 272 2 2 4 0.66
79 Sotan Tanabe Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 34 2,301 2 1 3 0.08
80 Naoto Arai Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 32 2,695 2 1 3 0.07
81 Ryo Wada Attack - Centre-Forward Kagoshima United 10 90 2 1 3 2.00
82 Takuma Hamasaki Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 6 526 2 1 3 0.34
83 Chung-geun Jeong Attack - Left Winger Machida Zelvia 27 1,446 2 1 3 0.12
84 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 30 2,536 2 1 3 0.07
85 Masashi Kamekawa Defender - Left-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 40 3,467 2 1 3 0.05
86 Koki Tsukagawa Midfield - Central Midfield FC Gifu 19 1,522 2 1 3 0.12
87 Yusuke Chajima Midfield - Right Midfield JEF United Chiba 22 1,269 2 1 3 0.14
88 Allano Attack - Right Winger Ventforet Kofu 12 707 2 1 3 0.25
89 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 24 1,929 2 1 3 0.09
90 Richardson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 35 3,121 2 1 3 0.06
91 Kai Miki Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 22 0 2 0 2 0.00
92 Kazune Kubota Midfield - Right Midfield Fagiano Okayama 25 0 2 0 2 0.00
93 Kanya Fujimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 16 0 2 0 2 0.00
94 Ryo Hatsuse Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 9 0 2 0 2 0.00
95 Calvin Jong-A-Pin Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 42 0 2 0 2 0.00
96 Kenta Mukuhara Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 30 0 2 0 2 0.00
97 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Machida Zelvia 42 0 2 0 2 0.00
98 Hisashi Ohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 39 0 2 0 2 0.00
99 Akihiro Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 13 0 2 0 2 0.00
100 Yuma Hiroki Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 36 0 2 0 2 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Kosuke Nakamura Kashiwa Reysol 41 3,690 20 32 0.78
2 Masatoshi Kushibiki Montedio Yamagata 42 3,780 18 40 0.95
3 Kohei Kawata Ventforet Kofu 41 3,690 16 36 0.88
4 Yuto Shirai Zweigen Kanazawa 39 3,510 13 43 1.1
5 Yuta Minami Yokohama FC 33 2,970 13 28 0.85
6 Takuya Masuda Machida Zelvia 38 3,420 11 49 1.29
7 Hyun Yoo Tochigi SC 34 3,055 10 47 1.38
8 Keisuke Shimizu Kyoto Sanga 26 2,340 8 37 1.42
9 Kenta Tokushige V-Varen Nagasaki 27 2,374 8 40 1.48
10 Jon Ander Serantes Avispa Fukuoka 41 3,690 8 61 1.49
11 Masahiro Okamoto Ehime FC 42 3,780 7 62 1.48
12 Nobuhiro Kato Kyoto Sanga 15 1,350 5 16 1.07
13 Hitoshi Shiota Omiya Ardija 5 450 2 4 0.8
14 Víctor Ibáñez FC Gifu 18 1,620 2 35 1.94
15 Masaaki Murakami Mito HollyHock 6 540 1 7 1.17
16 Junki Kanayama Fagiano Okayama 8 720 1 11 1.38
17 Yosuke Nozawa Albirex Niigata 1 1 1 0 —
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Richardson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 35 11 0 0 11
2 Nildo Defender - Centre-Back Kagoshima United 29 6 0 1 9
3 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 33 9 0 0 9
4 Yuta Someya Defender - Centre-Back Kashiwa Reysol 37 8 0 0 8
5 Hiroyuki Mae Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 39 8 0 0 8
6 Kojiro Shinohara Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 38 8 0 0 8
7 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 37 8 0 0 8
8 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 41 7 0 0 7
9 Masakazu Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 33 4 0 1 7
10 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 36 7 0 0 7
11 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 40 6 0 0 6
12 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 16 3 0 1 6
13 Reiya Morishita Defender - Centre-Back Tochigi SC 27 6 0 0 6
14 Jun Ando Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 30 6 0 0 6
15 Ryuho Kikuchi Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 35 6 0 0 6
16 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 39 6 0 0 6
17 Leandro Domingues Attack - Right Winger Yokohama FC 33 6 0 0 6
18 Leandro Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 25 5 0 0 5
19 Yoichi Naganuma Midfield - Right Midfield Ehime FC 33 5 0 0 5
20 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 17 5 0 0 5
21 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 36 5 0 0 5
22 Ryusuke Sakai Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 26 5 0 0 5
23 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 27 5 0 0 5
24 Masahiko Inoha Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 28 5 0 0 5
25 Yuki Honda Defender - Left-Back Kyoto Sanga 37 5 0 0 5
26 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 29 5 0 0 5
27 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 37 5 0 0 5
28 Du-jae Won Midfield - Defensive Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 33 4 0 0 4
29 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker V-Varen Nagasaki 16 4 0 0 4
30 Kentaro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 27 4 0 0 4
31 Sotan Tanabe Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 34 4 0 0 4
32 Satoki Uejo Midfield - Left Midfield FC Ryukyu 38 4 0 0 4
33 Shun Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 38 4 0 0 4
34 Rihito Yamamoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 22 4 0 0 4
35 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 41 4 0 0 4
36 Kyohei Kuroki Defender - Left-Back Kyoto Sanga 41 4 0 0 4
37 Takumi Shimohira Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 31 4 0 0 4
38 Jason Geria Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 21 4 0 0 4
39 Cauê Silva Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 35 4 0 0 4
40 Yoshihiro Shoji Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 40 1 0 1 4
41 Klebinho Defender - Right-Back Tokyo Verdy 13 4 0 0 4
42 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 24 4 0 0 4
43 Daisuke Matsui Midfield - Left Midfield Yokohama FC 24 4 1 0 4
44 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 35 3 0 0 3
45 Masatoshi Mihara Midfield - Central Midfield Kashiwa Reysol 16 3 0 0 3
46 Ippei Shinozuka Attack - Right Winger Omiya Ardija 20 3 0 0 3
47 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 27 0 0 1 3
48 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 32 3 0 0 3
49 Jon Ander Serantes Goalkeeper Avispa Fukuoka 41 3 0 0 3
50 Yuma Hiroki Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 36 3 0 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Kyoto Sanga Japan 20 52
2 Yokohama FC Japan 25 52
3 Kashiwa Reysol Japan 20 50
4 Ventforet Kofu Japan 14 47
5 Montedio Yamagata Japan 15 46
6 Kashiwa Reysol Japan 17 45
7 Tokushima Vortis Japan 17 45
8 Fagiano Okayama Japan 24 43
9 Omiya Ardija Japan 8 37
10 Mito HollyHock — 12 34
11 Renofa Yamaguchi — 13 33
12 FC Ryukyu — 8 31
13 Tokyo Verdy Japan 16 30
14 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 17 24
15 Tochigi SC — 10 22
16 JEF United Chiba Japan 11 18
17 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 11 15
18 Zweigen Kanazawa — 7 13
19 FC Gifu — 7 10
20 Tokyo Verdy Japan 8 10
21 Kagoshima United — 6 9
22 Ehime FC — 9 7
#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