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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 — 2020

Top scorer
Peter Utaka Kyoto Sanga
22
Top assists
Takahiro Akimoto Tochigi SC
10
Top clean sheets
Shota Arai JEF United Chiba
15
Most cards
Juanma Delgado Avispa Fukuoka
10
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium Kyoto Sanga 40 148 22 5 27 2 2 0 13.38 3.04 7
2 Yuki Kakita Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 42 173 17 5 22 1 2 0 8.84 2.60 10
3 Kazuma Yamaguchi Attack - Second Striker Japan Mito HollyHock 35 157 15 8 23 2 3 0 8.60 4.59 10
4 Vinícius Araújo Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Montedio Yamagata 37 148 14 4 18 1 2 0 8.51 2.43 11
5 Lucão Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Zweigen Kanazawa 24 139 10 0 10 0 4 0 6.47 0.00 14
6 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 27 165 10 1 11 0 4 0 5.45 0.55 17
7 Koki Tsukagawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 29 205 9 1 10 0 2 0 3.95 0.44 23
8 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 42 418 9 3 12 2 3 0 1.94 0.65 46
9 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 37 108 9 0 9 0 5 0 7.50 0.00 12
10 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 40 692 9 2 11 1 0 0 1.17 0.26 77
11 Iury Castilho Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Renofa Yamaguchi 31 226 9 4 13 0 4 0 3.58 1.59 25
12 Koki Ogawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Júbilo Iwata 32 200 9 2 11 2 1 0 4.05 0.90 22
13 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 42 329 9 8 17 0 3 0 2.46 2.19 37
14 Serginho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Matsumoto Yamaga 33 287 9 4 13 2 2 0 2.82 1.25 32
15 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Albirex Niigata 26 155 9 0 9 2 1 0 5.23 0.00 17
16 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 42 429 8 7 15 0 0 0 1.68 1.47 54
17 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Spain Avispa Fukuoka 34 296 8 3 11 0 10 0 2.43 0.91 37
18 Takahiro Akimoto Defender - Left-Back Japan Tochigi SC 40 484 7 10 17 2 5 0 1.30 1.86 69
19 Keita Yamashita Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 34 318 7 2 9 0 2 0 1.98 0.57 45
20 Shion Homma Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 40 405 7 7 14 0 3 0 1.56 1.56 58
21 Satoki Uejo Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 42 519 7 6 13 0 1 0 1.21 1.04 74
22 Toshiya Tanaka Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 448 7 0 7 0 2 0 1.41 0.00 64
23 Cayman Togashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan United States V-Varen Nagasaki 34 274 7 1 8 0 2 0 2.30 0.33 39
24 Ryoma Watanabe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 39 389 7 5 12 0 4 0 1.62 1.16 56
25 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 41 391 7 5 12 0 3 0 1.61 1.15 56
26 Shuhei Otsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Montedio Yamagata 40 215 7 2 9 1 1 0 2.93 0.84 31
27 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 37 281 7 1 8 2 4 0 2.24 0.32 40
28 Yoshio Koizumi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan FC Ryukyu 38 448 6 3 9 0 4 0 1.21 0.60 75
29 Masaki Watai Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 38 420 6 4 10 0 1 0 1.29 0.86 70
30 Shusuke Ota Attack - Right Winger Japan Ventforet Kofu 31 245 6 0 6 0 0 0 2.20 0.00 41
31 Takumu Kawamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ehime FC 39 391 6 3 9 0 1 0 1.38 0.69 65
32 Keiya Sento Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 19 269 6 2 8 0 2 0 2.01 0.67 45
33 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 40 457 6 2 8 1 7 0 1.18 0.39 76
34 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 42 316 6 2 8 0 2 0 1.71 0.57 53
35 Luan Attack - Right Winger Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 31 181 6 3 9 0 3 0 2.98 1.49 30
36 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 42 600 6 3 9 2 2 0 0.90 0.45 100
37 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Fagiano Okayama 27 298 6 0 6 0 0 0 1.81 0.00 50
38 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 25 201 6 3 9 0 0 0 2.69 1.34 34
39 Fábio Gomes Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Albirex Niigata 19 276 5 3 8 0 2 0 1.63 0.98 55
40 Kanji Okunuki Attack - Left Winger Japan Omiya Ardija 23 244 5 1 6 0 0 0 1.84 0.37 49
41 Shun Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 38 664 5 3 8 0 1 0 0.68 0.41 133
42 Taro Sugimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 36 470 5 1 6 1 2 0 0.96 0.19 94
43 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 29 256 5 2 7 0 0 0 1.76 0.70 51
44 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 38 824 4 3 7 0 1 0 0.44 0.33 206
45 Yuki Okada Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 33 437 4 0 4 0 1 0 0.82 0.00 109
46 Kotaro Omori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 41 689 4 8 12 0 3 0 0.52 1.04 172
47 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Japan Avispa Fukuoka 26 367 4 2 6 0 0 0 0.98 0.49 92
48 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 36 301 4 3 7 0 1 0 1.20 0.90 75
49 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 41 666 4 4 8 4 3 0 0.54 0.54 167
50 Seiya Maikuma Defender - Right-Back Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 36 951 3 4 7 0 2 0 0.28 0.38 317
51 Ryotaro Nakamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 26 511 3 2 5 0 3 0 0.53 0.35 170
52 Joel Chima Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Nigeria Tokyo Verdy 41 1,077 3 4 7 0 2 0 0.25 0.33 359
53 Riku Nakayama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 14 243 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.11 0.00 81
54 Soya Fujiwara Defender - Right-Back Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 644 3 2 5 0 2 0 0.42 0.28 215
55 Itsuki Oda Defender - Right-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 38 974 3 0 3 0 5 0 0.28 0.00 325
56 Shohei Takeda Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 34 860 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.31 0.10 287
57 Yutaka Soneda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 27 520 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.52 0.17 173
58 Kaina Yoshio Attack - Right Winger Japan Machida Zelvia 33 763 3 6 9 0 1 0 0.35 0.71 254
59 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 41 1,202 3 3 6 0 6 0 0.22 0.22 401
60 Kota Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 35 714 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.38 0.25 238
61 Ren Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 37 548 3 2 5 0 3 0 0.49 0.33 183
62 Daichi Tagami Defender - Centre-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 30 724 3 3 6 0 4 0 0.37 0.37 241
63 Masaya Tashiro Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tochigi SC 41 1,200 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.23 0.00 400
64 Taiga Maekawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 17 292 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.92 0.00 97
65 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 34 774 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.35 0.00 258
66 Ippei Shinozuka Attack - Right Winger Russia Omiya Ardija 27 556 3 2 5 0 2 0 0.49 0.32 185
67 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Japan FC Ryukyu 39 1,148 3 7 10 0 3 0 0.24 0.55 383
68 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 37 837 3 1 4 0 4 0 0.32 0.11 279
69 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 36 632 3 4 7 0 3 0 0.43 0.57 211
70 Yuto Horigome Defender - Left-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 33 598 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.45 0.00 199
71 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 40 958 3 4 7 0 5 0 0.28 0.38 319
72 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 24 341 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.79 0.26 114
73 Silvinho Attack - Right Winger Brazil Albirex Niigata 23 339 3 2 5 1 3 0 0.80 0.53 113
74 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan JEF United Chiba 35 755 3 3 6 0 1 0 0.36 0.36 252
75 Akira Toshima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Omiya Ardija 27 342 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.79 0.53 114
76 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker Colombia V-Varen Nagasaki 22 272 3 4 7 2 2 0 0.99 1.32 91
77 Mauro dos Santos Defender - Centre-Back Argentina Spain Albirex Niigata 40 1,182 3 1 4 0 5 0 0.23 0.08 394
78 Nanasei Iino Defender - Right-Back Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 28 642 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.28 0.28 321
79 Katsuya Nakano Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 14 327 2 2 4 0 0 0 0.55 0.55 164
80 Shuhei Tokumoto Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 36 1,620 2 6 8 0 2 0 0.11 0.33 810
81 Hijiri Onaga Defender - Left-Back Japan Omiya Ardija 32 1,291 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.14 0.14 646
82 Chung-geun Jeong Attack - Left Winger Korea, South Machida Zelvia 25 838 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.21 0.32 419
83 Yuta Imazu Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 36 1,492 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.12 0.00 746
84 Hiroki Ito Defender - Centre-Back Japan Júbilo Iwata 37 1,624 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.11 0.00 812
85 Yoichi Naganuma Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Ehime FC 39 1,560 2 4 6 0 4 0 0.12 0.23 780
86 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Japan Ehime FC 40 1,798 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.10 0.05 899
87 Douglas Grolli Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Italy Avispa Fukuoka 28 1,199 2 0 2 0 10 0 0.15 0.00 600
88 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 35 1,129 2 1 3 0 4 0 0.16 0.08 565
89 Jason Geria Defender - Right-Back Australia Uganda JEF United Chiba 22 859 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.21 0.00 430
90 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Renofa Yamaguchi 30 1,181 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.15 0.00 591
91 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan JEF United Chiba 23 622 2 4 6 0 2 0 0.29 0.58 311
92 Atsutaka Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 18 329 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.55 0.00 165
93 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 29 1,284 2 0 2 0 3 1 0.14 0.00 642
94 Shigeru Yokotani Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Ehime FC 31 766 2 0 2 1 1 0 0.23 0.00 383
95 Hisato Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan JEF United Chiba 10 106 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.70 0.00 53
96 Emil Salomonsson Defender - Right-Back Sweden Avispa Fukuoka 39 1,600 2 10 12 0 1 0 0.11 0.56 800
97 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 22 404 2 2 4 0 2 0 0.45 0.45 202
98 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 934 2 2 4 1 2 0 0.19 0.19 467
99 Rafael Marques Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Türkiye Ventforet Kofu 23 502 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.36 0.00 251
100 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Netherlands Kyoto Sanga 39 1,739 2 3 5 0 7 0 0.10 0.16 870
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Takahiro Akimoto Defender - Left-Back Tochigi SC 40 484 10 7 17 1.86
2 Emil Salomonsson Defender - Right-Back Avispa Fukuoka 39 1,600 10 2 12 0.56
3 Seiya Fujita Midfield - Right Midfield Tokushima Vortis 36 1,805 9 1 10 0.45
4 Kazuma Yamaguchi Attack - Second Striker Mito HollyHock 35 157 8 15 23 4.59
5 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 42 329 8 9 17 2.19
6 Kotaro Omori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 41 689 8 4 12 1.04
7 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Tokushima Vortis 42 429 7 8 15 1.47
8 Shion Homma Midfield - Left Midfield Albirex Niigata 40 405 7 7 14 1.56
9 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back FC Ryukyu 39 1,148 7 3 10 0.55
10 Yota Shimokawa Defender - Left-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 26 2,216 7 1 8 0.28
11 Satoki Uejo Midfield - Left Midfield Fagiano Okayama 42 519 6 7 13 1.04
12 Kaina Yoshio Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 33 763 6 3 9 0.71
13 Shuhei Tokumoto Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 36 1,620 6 2 8 0.33
14 Kai Matsuzaki Midfield - Right Midfield Mito HollyHock 33 1,323 6 1 7 0.41
15 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 40 148 5 22 27 3.04
16 Yuki Kakita Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 42 173 5 17 22 2.60
17 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 41 391 5 7 12 1.15
18 Ryoma Watanabe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 39 389 5 7 12 1.16
19 Ryo Toyama Defender - Left-Back Mito HollyHock 34 2,444 5 1 6 0.18
20 Vinícius Araújo Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 37 148 4 14 18 2.43
21 Serginho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 33 287 4 9 13 1.25
22 Iury Castilho Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 31 226 4 9 13 1.59
23 Masaki Watai Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 38 420 4 6 10 0.86
24 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 41 666 4 4 8 0.54
25 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 36 632 4 3 7 0.57
26 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 40 958 4 3 7 0.38
27 Joel Chima Fujita Midfield - Central Midfield Tokyo Verdy 41 1,077 4 3 7 0.33
28 Seiya Maikuma Defender - Right-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 36 951 4 3 7 0.38
29 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker V-Varen Nagasaki 22 272 4 3 7 1.32
30 Yuki Horigome Midfield - Attacking Midfield JEF United Chiba 23 622 4 2 6 0.58
31 Yoichi Naganuma Midfield - Right Midfield Ehime FC 39 1,560 4 2 6 0.23
32 Paulo Junichi Tanaka Attack - Right Winger Renofa Yamaguchi 31 1,514 4 1 5 0.24
33 Masashi Kamekawa Defender - Left-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 28 2,232 4 1 5 0.16
34 Michihiro Yasuda Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 31 2,691 4 1 5 0.13
35 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 35 1,988 4 1 5 0.18
36 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 22 1,008 4 1 5 0.36
37 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Machida Zelvia 42 418 3 9 12 0.65
38 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 34 296 3 8 11 0.91
39 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 42 600 3 6 9 0.45
40 Luan Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 31 181 3 6 9 1.49
41 Takumu Kawamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ehime FC 39 391 3 6 9 0.69
42 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker V-Varen Nagasaki 25 201 3 6 9 1.34
43 Yoshio Koizumi Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Ryukyu 38 448 3 6 9 0.60
44 Fábio Gomes Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 19 276 3 5 8 0.98
45 Shun Nakamura Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 38 664 3 5 8 0.41
46 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 36 301 3 4 7 0.90
47 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 38 824 3 4 7 0.33
48 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 35 755 3 3 6 0.36
49 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 41 1,202 3 3 6 0.22
50 Daichi Tagami Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 30 724 3 3 6 0.37
51 Chung-geun Jeong Attack - Left Winger Machida Zelvia 25 838 3 2 5 0.32
52 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 39 1,739 3 2 5 0.16
53 Kenya Okazaki Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 27 2,230 3 1 4 0.12
54 Mizuki Hamada Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 40 3,444 3 1 4 0.08
55 Diego Defender - Left-Back Tokushima Vortis 15 971 3 1 4 0.28
56 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 40 0 3 0 3 0.00
57 Kentaro Moriya Midfield - Central Midfield Ehime FC 40 0 3 0 3 0.00
58 Hisashi Ohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 29 0 3 0 3 0.00
59 Kazune Kubota Midfield - Right Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 25 0 3 0 3 0.00
60 Masato Yuzawa Defender - Right-Back Avispa Fukuoka 26 0 3 0 3 0.00
61 Yuya Yamagishi Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 40 692 2 9 11 0.26
62 Koki Ogawa Attack - Centre-Forward Júbilo Iwata 32 200 2 9 11 0.90
63 Keita Yamashita Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 34 318 2 7 9 0.57
64 Shuhei Otsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 40 215 2 7 9 0.84
65 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 40 457 2 6 8 0.39
66 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 42 316 2 6 8 0.57
67 Keiya Sento Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 19 269 2 6 8 0.67
68 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 29 256 2 5 7 0.70
69 Daisuke Ishizu Attack - Second Striker Avispa Fukuoka 26 367 2 4 6 0.49
70 Soya Fujiwara Defender - Right-Back Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 644 2 3 5 0.28
71 Ren Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 37 548 2 3 5 0.33
72 Kota Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Mito HollyHock 35 714 2 3 5 0.25
73 Silvinho Attack - Right Winger Albirex Niigata 23 339 2 3 5 0.53
74 Ryotaro Nakamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ventforet Kofu 26 511 2 3 5 0.35
75 Akira Toshima Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 27 342 2 3 5 0.53
76 Ippei Shinozuka Attack - Right Winger Omiya Ardija 27 556 2 3 5 0.32
77 Hijiri Onaga Defender - Left-Back Omiya Ardija 32 1,291 2 2 4 0.14
78 Katsuya Nakano Midfield - Right Midfield Kyoto Sanga 14 327 2 2 4 0.55
79 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 22 404 2 2 4 0.45
80 Nanasei Iino Defender - Right-Back Thespakusatsu Gunma 28 642 2 2 4 0.28
81 Ryohei Hayashi Attack - Centre-Forward Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 934 2 2 4 0.19
82 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Júbilo Iwata 15 649 2 2 4 0.28
83 Yuki Omoto Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 23 945 2 1 3 0.19
84 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Giravanz Kitakyushu 25 1,688 2 1 3 0.11
85 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 38 2,588 2 1 3 0.07
86 Sotan Tanabe Midfield - Central Midfield Avispa Fukuoka 20 1,180 2 1 3 0.15
87 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 24 1,611 2 1 3 0.11
88 Yoshihiro Shoji Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 41 3,336 2 1 3 0.05
89 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 34 0 2 0 2 0.00
90 Hideomi Yamamoto Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 34 0 2 0 2 0.00
91 Akito Fukuta Midfield - Central Midfield Albirex Niigata 19 0 2 0 2 0.00
92 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 37 0 2 0 2 0.00
93 Yuki Honda Defender - Left-Back Kyoto Sanga 28 0 2 0 2 0.00
94 Takahiro Iida Defender - Right-Back Kyoto Sanga 37 0 2 0 2 0.00
95 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 41 0 2 0 2 0.00
96 Yoshito Okubo Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 19 0 2 0 2 0.00
97 Teppei Yachida Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kyoto Sanga 23 0 2 0 2 0.00
98 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 27 165 1 10 11 0.55
99 Koki Tsukagawa Midfield - Central Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 29 205 1 9 10 0.44
100 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 37 281 1 7 8 0.32
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Shota Arai JEF United Chiba 42 3,780 15 51 1.21
2 Jon Ander Serantes Avispa Fukuoka 26 2,340 12 20 0.77
3 William Popp Fagiano Okayama 40 3,600 10 47 1.18
4 Tomoya Wakahara Kyoto Sanga 27 2,430 9 31 1.15
5 Kenta Tokushige V-Varen Nagasaki 23 2,070 9 19 0.83
6 Masaaki Murakami Avispa Fukuoka 14 1,260 8 8 0.57
7 Tomohiko Murayama Matsumoto Yamaga 27 2,430 8 33 1.22
8 Masahiro Okamoto Ehime FC 37 3,330 8 58 1.57
9 Ryosuke Kojima Albirex Niigata 22 1,935 7 21 0.95
10 Yuto Shirai Zweigen Kanazawa 36 3,240 7 60 1.67
11 Masatoshi Kushibiki Montedio Yamagata 19 1,710 7 18 0.95
12 Koki Fukui Machida Zelvia 13 1,170 5 20 1.54
13 Keisuke Shimizu Kyoto Sanga 15 1,350 5 14 0.93
14 Kazuki Fujita Albirex Niigata 21 1,845 4 34 1.62
15 Powell Obinna Obi Tochigi SC 9 810 4 5 0.56
16 Kentaro Kakoi Matsumoto Yamaga 15 1,350 4 19 1.27
17 Ayumi Niekawa Mito HollyHock 20 1,800 4 28 1.4
18 Hitoshi Shiota Tochigi SC 12 1,050 4 12 1
19 Kohei Kawata Ventforet Kofu 6 530 2 6 1
20 Toru Hasegawa Tokushima Vortis 6 515 2 5 0.83
21 Takumi Yamanoi Avispa Fukuoka 1 77 1 0 —
22 Mizuki Hayashi Renofa Yamaguchi 4 360 1 6 1.5
23 Yuto Koizumi Ventforet Kofu 1 90 1 0 —
24 Junki Kanayama Fagiano Okayama 2 180 1 2 1
25 Rikihiro Sugiyama Avispa Fukuoka 2 103 1 1 0.5
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Avispa Fukuoka 34 10 0 0 10
2 Douglas Grolli Defender - Centre-Back Avispa Fukuoka 28 10 0 0 10
3 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 39 7 0 0 7
4 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 40 7 0 0 7
5 Freire Defender - Centre-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 24 4 0 1 7
6 Michael James Fitzgerald Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 38 7 0 0 7
7 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 41 6 0 0 6
8 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 40 6 0 0 6
9 Shohei Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 29 3 0 1 6
10 Mizuki Hamada Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 40 6 0 0 6
11 Yuichi Hirano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 24 5 0 0 5
12 Naoki Wako Defender - Left-Back Avispa Fukuoka 34 5 0 0 5
13 Ryo Toyama Defender - Left-Back Mito HollyHock 34 5 0 0 5
14 Itsuki Oda Defender - Right-Back Machida Zelvia 38 5 0 0 5
15 Takahiro Akimoto Defender - Left-Back Tochigi SC 40 5 0 0 5
16 Kaishu Sano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Machida Zelvia 41 5 0 0 5
17 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 37 5 0 0 5
18 Hiroki Noda Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 34 5 0 0 5
19 Mauro dos Santos Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 40 5 0 0 5
20 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 40 5 0 0 5
21 Masato Yuzawa Defender - Right-Back Avispa Fukuoka 26 5 0 0 5
22 Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 27 4 0 0 4
23 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 27 4 0 0 4
24 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 41 4 0 0 4
25 Henik Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 30 4 1 0 4
26 Yoshio Koizumi Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Ryukyu 38 4 0 0 4
27 Gonzalo González Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 12 4 0 0 4
28 Daichi Tagami Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 30 4 0 0 4
29 Daiki Kogure Midfield - Right Midfield Ehime FC 22 4 0 0 4
30 Ryoma Watanabe Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 39 4 0 0 4
31 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 37 4 0 0 4
32 Iury Castilho Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 31 4 1 0 4
33 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 37 4 0 0 4
34 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 27 1 0 1 4
35 Lucão Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 24 4 0 0 4
36 Yusuke Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 22 1 0 1 4
37 Takumi Hasegawa Defender - Right-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 31 4 1 0 4
38 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 35 4 0 0 4
39 Yoichi Naganuma Midfield - Right Midfield Ehime FC 39 4 1 0 4
40 Masaki Miyasaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 37 4 0 0 4
41 Ryusuke Sakai Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 25 4 0 0 4
42 Jael Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 14 3 1 0 3
43 Luan Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 31 3 0 0 3
44 Keita Goto Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 21 3 0 0 3
45 Yuto Horigome Defender - Left-Back Albirex Niigata 33 3 0 0 3
46 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 40 3 0 0 3
47 Kazuki Saito Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 36 3 0 0 3
48 Diego Defender - Left-Back Tokushima Vortis 15 3 0 0 3
49 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 40 3 0 0 3
50 Kota Ueda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 41 3 0 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Tokushima Vortis Japan 17 55
2 Montedio Yamagata Japan 12 49
3 Kyoto Sanga Japan 29 43
4 Albirex Niigata Japan 24 42
5 Fagiano Okayama Japan 28 39
6 Matsumoto Yamaga Japan 24 37
7 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 10 34
8 Machida Zelvia Japan 19 30
9 Ventforet Kofu Japan 12 29
10 Avispa Fukuoka Japan 23 22
11 Mito HollyHock — 9 21
12 Júbilo Iwata Japan 7 20
13 JEF United Chiba Japan 11 19
14 Tochigi SC — 7 17
15 Renofa Yamaguchi — 11 17
16 Thespakusatsu Gunma — 6 16
17 Tokyo Verdy Japan 9 16
18 Omiya Ardija Japan 9 15
19 Ehime FC — 12 13
20 Zweigen Kanazawa — 7 13
21 FC Ryukyu — 5 10
22 Giravanz Kitakyushu — 2 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