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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 — 2021

Top scorer
Peter Utaka Kyoto Sanga
21
Top assists
Yoshiaki Takagi Albirex Niigata
14
Top clean sheets
Koki Fukui Machida Zelvia
17
Most cards
Kota Fukatsu Machida Zelvia
8
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium Kyoto Sanga 40 163 21 10 31 2 0 0 11.60 5.52 8
2 Vinícius Araújo Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Montedio Yamagata 26 137 14 4 18 1 1 0 9.20 2.63 10
3 Kaito Taniguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 42 177 13 1 14 0 0 0 6.61 0.51 14
4 Satoki Uejo Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 41 271 13 1 14 0 0 0 4.32 0.33 21
5 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 38 282 11 2 13 0 1 0 3.51 0.64 26
6 Kaina Yoshio Attack - Right Winger Japan Machida Zelvia 39 263 10 10 20 1 4 0 3.42 3.42 26
7 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 42 359 10 14 24 1 3 0 2.51 3.51 36
8 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Kyoto Sanga 30 185 10 3 13 0 1 0 4.86 1.46 19
9 Shusuke Ota Attack - Right Winger Japan Machida Zelvia 37 205 9 5 14 0 1 0 3.95 2.20 23
10 Willian Lira Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 31 240 9 3 12 2 2 0 3.38 1.13 27
11 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 33 234 9 0 9 1 0 0 3.46 0.00 26
12 Kai Matsuzaki Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 41 332 8 6 14 0 3 0 2.17 1.63 42
13 Takumu Kawamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ehime FC 34 363 8 3 11 0 2 0 1.98 0.74 45
14 Shota Fujio Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 22 131 8 0 8 1 2 0 5.50 0.00 16
15 Kota Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 42 431 8 6 14 0 2 0 1.67 1.25 54
16 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 40 434 8 4 12 0 3 0 1.66 0.83 54
17 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker Japan JEF United Chiba 38 251 8 2 10 1 0 1 2.87 0.72 31
18 Wellington Rato Attack - Right Winger Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 21 224 7 2 9 0 0 0 2.81 0.80 32
19 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Omiya Ardija 19 219 7 0 7 0 3 0 2.88 0.00 31
20 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Iran Machida Zelvia 40 368 7 4 11 0 3 0 1.71 0.98 53
21 Kaishu Sano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 34 504 6 3 9 0 1 0 1.07 0.54 84
22 Hikaru Nakahara Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 41 479 6 8 14 0 2 0 1.13 1.50 80
23 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 33 305 6 2 8 1 1 0 1.77 0.59 51
24 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 28 263 6 2 8 1 2 0 2.05 0.68 44
25 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Ryukyu 32 243 6 1 7 0 1 0 2.22 0.37 41
26 Yuki Otsu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 40 329 6 2 8 0 2 0 1.64 0.55 55
27 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 41 373 6 4 10 0 0 0 1.45 0.97 62
28 Shion Homma Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 32 448 5 6 11 0 2 0 1.00 1.21 90
29 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Machida Zelvia 33 146 5 2 7 2 1 0 3.08 1.23 29
30 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Netherlands Kyoto Sanga 41 723 5 0 5 0 3 0 0.62 0.00 145
31 Ryotaro Nakamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 33 428 4 1 5 0 3 0 0.84 0.21 107
32 Naoto Misawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 38 432 4 1 5 0 1 0 0.83 0.21 108
33 Temma Matsuda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 41 843 4 4 8 0 4 0 0.43 0.43 211
34 Ryotaro Ito Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 20 293 4 2 6 1 2 0 1.23 0.61 73
35 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 40 872 4 6 10 0 3 0 0.41 0.62 218
36 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Machida Zelvia 27 250 4 1 5 0 5 0 1.44 0.36 63
37 Yuri Mamute Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil SC Sagamihara 32 356 4 1 5 1 5 0 1.01 0.25 89
38 Nermin Haskic Attack - Centre-Forward Bosnia-Herzegovina Omiya Ardija 21 241 4 1 5 0 0 0 1.49 0.37 60
39 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 41 761 4 0 4 0 1 0 0.47 0.00 190
40 Seiya Maikuma Defender - Right-Back Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 38 1,132 3 9 12 0 0 0 0.24 0.72 377
41 Sota Kawasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 41 1,161 3 3 6 0 6 0 0.23 0.23 387
42 Ismaila Origbaajo Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Kyoto Sanga 16 126 3 0 3 0 4 0 2.14 0.00 42
43 Teppei Yachida Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 14 253 3 2 5 1 1 0 1.07 0.71 84
44 Itsuki Enomoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 13 166 3 1 4 0 2 0 1.63 0.54 55
45 Shunto Kodama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan SC Sagamihara 8 61 3 0 3 0 1 0 4.43 0.00 20
46 Kanji Okunuki Attack - Left Winger Japan Omiya Ardija 17 308 3 2 5 0 0 0 0.88 0.58 103
47 Ken Yamura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 15 121 3 0 3 0 0 0 2.23 0.00 40
48 Toshiya Tanaka Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 37 953 3 6 9 0 1 0 0.28 0.57 318
49 Shimpei Fukuoka Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 38 790 3 3 6 0 1 0 0.34 0.34 263
50 Taiga Maekawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 40 734 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.37 0.12 245
51 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 35 1,017 3 2 5 0 4 0 0.27 0.18 339
52 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 33 622 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.43 0.14 207
53 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 13 302 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.89 0.30 101
54 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 16 417 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.65 0.00 139
55 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Ryukyu 27 196 3 1 4 0 0 0 1.38 0.46 65
56 Ibba Laajab Attack - Centre-Forward Norway Omiya Ardija 22 291 3 0 3 1 1 0 0.93 0.00 97
57 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 35 978 3 5 8 0 1 0 0.28 0.46 326
58 Reoto Kodama Attack - Left Winger Japan SC Sagamihara 16 592 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.30 0.00 296
59 Ryonosuke Kabayama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 16 383 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.47 0.47 192
60 Taiki Miyabe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 20 765 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.24 0.00 383
61 Hidetoshi Takeda Midfield - Right Midfield Japan FC Ryukyu 15 455 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.40 0.00 228
62 Shunsuke Mito Attack - Right Winger Japan Albirex Niigata 25 585 2 2 4 0 0 0 0.31 0.31 293
63 Taiki Watanabe Defender - Left-Back Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 37 1,535 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.12 0.00 768
64 Itsuki Oda Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 24 914 2 4 6 0 4 0 0.20 0.39 457
65 Takuya Ogiwara Defender - Left-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 40 1,430 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.13 0.19 715
66 Ryo Toyama Defender - Left-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 41 1,527 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.12 0.18 764
67 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 29 1,035 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.17 0.17 518
68 Ren Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 20 418 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.43 0.22 209
69 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 38 1,553 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.12 0.00 777
70 Yuji Hoshi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 31 478 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.38 0.56 239
71 Masaki Okino Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Blaublitz Akita 36 1,278 2 5 7 0 1 0 0.14 0.35 639
72 Hiroki Ito Defender - Centre-Back Japan Júbilo Iwata 20 626 2 2 4 0 0 0 0.29 0.29 313
73 Kazune Kubota Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 33 924 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.19 0.10 462
74 Hiroki Noda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 35 1,571 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.11 0.11 786
75 Kazuaki Mawatari Defender - Right-Back Japan Omiya Ardija 41 1,650 2 7 9 0 5 0 0.11 0.38 825
76 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 26 552 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.33 0.16 276
77 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 38 1,345 2 4 6 0 2 0 0.13 0.27 673
78 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 37 1,589 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.11 0.00 795
79 Yong-jae Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Fagiano Okayama 10 173 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.04 0.00 87
80 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 34 1,147 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.16 0.08 574
81 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 1,157 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.16 0.23 579
82 Kazuhiko Chiba Defender - Centre-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 39 1,748 2 1 3 0 6 0 0.10 0.05 874
83 Keiji Tamada Attack - Second Striker Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 19 105 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.71 0.00 53
84 Yuya Kuwasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 33 1,865 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.05 0.05 1,865
85 Takashi Abe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 24 2,121 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.04 0.04 2,121
86 Hidehiro Sugai Defender - Right-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 18 983 1 2 3 0 0 0 0.09 0.18 983
87 Yuya Ono Defender - Centre-Back Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 27 2,241 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.04 0.00 2,241
88 Kaisei Ishii Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Ehime FC 12 685 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.13 0.00 685
89 Junya Suzuki Defender - Right-Back Japan Blaublitz Akita 20 1,800 1 4 5 0 1 0 0.05 0.20 1,800
90 Shuta Doi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 16 1,159 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.08 0.00 1,159
91 Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Defender - Centre-Back Japan United States Mito HollyHock 21 1,873 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.05 0.00 1,873
92 Yuya Takazawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 13 309 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.29 0.00 309
93 Seiji Kimura Defender - Centre-Back Japan SC Sagamihara 18 1,445 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.06 0.00 1,445
94 Takuma Hamasaki Defender - Right-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 12 268 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.34 0.34 268
95 Shohei Takeda Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Kyoto Sanga 36 3,084 1 9 10 0 5 0 0.03 0.26 3,084
96 Wakaba Shimoguchi Defender - Right-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 9 379 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.24 0.00 379
97 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 41 3,631 1 4 5 0 3 0 0.02 0.10 3,631
98 Takahiro Iida Defender - Right-Back Japan Kyoto Sanga 36 3,059 1 5 6 0 6 0 0.03 0.15 3,059
99 Takahiro Ko Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 41 3,344 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.03 0.00 3,344
100 Rihito Yamamoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 30 1,907 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.05 0.00 1,907
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 42 359 14 10 24 3.51
2 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 40 163 10 21 31 5.52
3 Kaina Yoshio Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 39 263 10 10 20 3.42
4 Seiya Maikuma Defender - Right-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 38 1,132 9 3 12 0.72
5 Shohei Takeda Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 36 3,084 9 1 10 0.26
6 Hikaru Nakahara Midfield - Right Midfield Montedio Yamagata 41 479 8 6 14 1.50
7 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 34 2,678 8 1 9 0.27
8 Kotaro Omori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 37 2,131 8 1 9 0.34
9 Kazuaki Mawatari Defender - Right-Back Omiya Ardija 41 1,650 7 2 9 0.38
10 Kai Matsuzaki Midfield - Right Midfield Mito HollyHock 41 332 6 8 14 1.63
11 Kota Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 42 431 6 8 14 1.25
12 Shion Homma Midfield - Left Midfield Albirex Niigata 32 448 6 5 11 1.21
13 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 40 872 6 4 10 0.62
14 Toshiya Tanaka Midfield - Right Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 37 953 6 3 9 0.57
15 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back FC Ryukyu 35 3,139 6 1 7 0.17
16 Shusuke Ota Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 37 205 5 9 14 2.20
17 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Júbilo Iwata 35 978 5 3 8 0.46
18 Masaki Okino Midfield - Right Midfield Blaublitz Akita 36 1,278 5 2 7 0.35
19 Takahiro Iida Defender - Right-Back Kyoto Sanga 36 3,059 5 1 6 0.15
20 Vinícius Araújo Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 26 137 4 14 18 2.63
21 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Machida Zelvia 40 434 4 8 12 0.83
22 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 40 368 4 7 11 0.98
23 Yuki Nakashima Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 41 373 4 6 10 0.97
24 Temma Matsuda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kyoto Sanga 41 843 4 4 8 0.43
25 Itsuki Oda Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 24 914 4 2 6 0.39
26 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 38 1,345 4 2 6 0.27
27 Junya Suzuki Defender - Right-Back Blaublitz Akita 20 1,800 4 1 5 0.20
28 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 41 3,631 4 1 5 0.10
29 Serginho Midfield - Attacking Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 14 945 4 1 5 0.38
30 Yuto Horigome Defender - Left-Back Albirex Niigata 41 3,284 4 1 5 0.11
31 Daisuke Kikuchi Midfield - Left Midfield Tochigi SC 21 0 4 0 4 0.00
32 Yuichi Hirano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 19 0 4 0 4 0.00
33 Takumi Miyayoshi Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 30 185 3 10 13 1.46
34 Willian Lira Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 31 240 3 9 12 1.13
35 Takumu Kawamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ehime FC 34 363 3 8 11 0.74
36 Kaishu Sano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Machida Zelvia 34 504 3 6 9 0.54
37 Sota Kawasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kyoto Sanga 41 1,161 3 3 6 0.23
38 Shimpei Fukuoka Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 38 790 3 3 6 0.34
39 Takuya Ogiwara Defender - Left-Back Kyoto Sanga 40 1,430 3 2 5 0.19
40 Ryo Toyama Defender - Left-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 41 1,527 3 2 5 0.18
41 Takuya Nagata Defender - Left-Back Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 1,157 3 2 5 0.23
42 Yuji Hoshi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 31 478 3 2 5 0.56
43 Ryosuke Kawano Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 42 3,461 3 1 4 0.08
44 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Ehime FC 41 3,605 3 1 4 0.07
45 Michihiro Yasuda Defender - Left-Back JEF United Chiba 35 0 3 0 3 0.00
46 Yota Shimokawa Defender - Left-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 35 0 3 0 3 0.00
47 Yuki Okada Midfield - Left Midfield Machida Zelvia 27 0 3 0 3 0.00
48 Kosuke Shirai Defender - Right-Back Kyoto Sanga 32 0 3 0 3 0.00
49 Jun Okano Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 26 0 3 0 3 0.00
50 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 22 0 3 0 3 0.00
51 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 38 282 2 11 13 0.64
52 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 38 251 2 8 10 0.72
53 Wellington Rato Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 21 224 2 7 9 0.80
54 Yuki Otsu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 40 329 2 6 8 0.55
55 Yuji Senuma Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 33 305 2 6 8 0.59
56 Frank Romero Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 28 263 2 6 8 0.68
57 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 33 146 2 5 7 1.23
58 Ryotaro Ito Midfield - Central Midfield Mito HollyHock 20 293 2 4 6 0.61
59 Kanji Okunuki Attack - Left Winger Omiya Ardija 17 308 2 3 5 0.58
60 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 35 1,017 2 3 5 0.18
61 Teppei Yachida Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tochigi SC 14 253 2 3 5 0.71
62 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 29 1,035 2 2 4 0.17
63 Ryonosuke Kabayama Midfield - Left Midfield Montedio Yamagata 16 383 2 2 4 0.47
64 Hiroki Noda Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 35 1,571 2 2 4 0.11
65 Shunsuke Mito Attack - Right Winger Albirex Niigata 25 585 2 2 4 0.31
66 Hiroki Ito Defender - Centre-Back Júbilo Iwata 20 626 2 2 4 0.29
67 Akito Takagi Attack - Centre-Forward Thespakusatsu Gunma 23 1,021 2 1 3 0.18
68 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 38 3,299 2 1 3 0.05
69 Daigo Araki Midfield - Left Midfield Kyoto Sanga 27 775 2 1 3 0.23
70 Hidehiro Sugai Defender - Right-Back Ventforet Kofu 18 983 2 1 3 0.18
71 Luan Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 16 856 2 1 3 0.21
72 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 28 2,168 2 1 3 0.08
73 Hisashi Ohashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 37 0 2 0 2 0.00
74 Hiroya Matsumoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Omiya Ardija 16 0 2 0 2 0.00
75 Takuya Yasui Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 16 0 2 0 2 0.00
76 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 30 0 2 0 2 0.00
77 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 42 0 2 0 2 0.00
78 Shuhei Tokumoto Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 39 0 2 0 2 0.00
79 Soya Fujiwara Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 40 0 2 0 2 0.00
80 Kaito Taniguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 42 177 1 13 14 0.51
81 Satoki Uejo Midfield - Left Midfield Fagiano Okayama 41 271 1 13 14 0.33
82 Shintaro Shimizu Attack - Centre-Forward FC Ryukyu 32 243 1 6 7 0.37
83 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 27 250 1 4 5 0.36
84 Ryotaro Nakamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ventforet Kofu 33 428 1 4 5 0.21
85 Nermin Haskic Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 21 241 1 4 5 0.37
86 Naoto Misawa Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 38 432 1 4 5 0.21
87 Yuri Mamute Attack - Centre-Forward SC Sagamihara 32 356 1 4 5 0.25
88 Shingo Akamine Attack - Centre-Forward FC Ryukyu 27 196 1 3 4 0.46
89 Taiga Maekawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 40 734 1 3 4 0.12
90 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 33 622 1 3 4 0.14
91 Itsuki Enomoto Attack - Centre-Forward Matsumoto Yamaga 13 166 1 3 4 0.54
92 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 13 302 1 3 4 0.30
93 Hiroki Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 26 552 1 2 3 0.16
94 Kazune Kubota Midfield - Right Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 33 924 1 2 3 0.10
95 Kazuhiko Chiba Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 39 1,748 1 2 3 0.05
96 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 34 1,147 1 2 3 0.08
97 Ren Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 20 418 1 2 3 0.22
98 Shuhei Otsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 26 619 1 1 2 0.15
99 Takashi Abe Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 24 2,121 1 1 2 0.04
100 Koki Ogawa Attack - Centre-Forward Júbilo Iwata 24 321 1 1 2 0.28
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Koki Fukui Machida Zelvia 42 3,780 17 38 0.9
2 Shota Arai JEF United Chiba 37 3,330 17 30 0.81
3 Tomoya Wakahara Kyoto Sanga 33 2,970 16 27 0.82
4 Koto Abe Albirex Niigata 32 2,880 12 28 0.88
5 Ayumi Niekawa Mito HollyHock 40 3,600 12 49 1.23
6 Kohei Kawata Ventforet Kofu 24 2,160 11 23 0.96
7 Junki Kanayama Fagiano Okayama 18 1,620 8 16 0.89
8 Powell Obinna Obi Tochigi SC 22 1,980 7 26 1.18
9 Víctor Ibáñez Montedio Yamagata 23 1,965 7 27 1.17
10 Tomohiko Murayama Matsumoto Yamaga 16 1,440 5 21 1.31
11 Keisuke Shimizu Kyoto Sanga 9 810 5 4 0.44
12 Masahiro Okamoto Ehime FC 22 1,980 5 32 1.45
13 Ryosuke Kojima Albirex Niigata 9 775 4 11 1.22
14 Yuta Minami Omiya Ardija 19 1,710 3 26 1.37
15 Kentaro Kakoi Matsumoto Yamaga 26 2,340 2 50 1.92
16 Kazuki Fujita Albirex Niigata 2 125 1 1 0.5
17 Kazuma Shiina Fagiano Okayama 1 2 1 0 —
18 Kenta Tokushige V-Varen Nagasaki 12 1,080 1 20 1.67
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 37 8 0 0 8
2 Michael James Fitzgerald Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 36 7 0 0 7
3 Kazuhiko Chiba Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 39 6 0 0 6
4 Sota Kawasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kyoto Sanga 41 6 0 0 6
5 Takahiro Iida Defender - Right-Back Kyoto Sanga 36 6 0 0 6
6 Masato Tokida Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 30 3 0 1 6
7 Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 21 5 0 0 5
8 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 27 5 0 0 5
9 Kazuaki Mawatari Defender - Right-Back Omiya Ardija 41 5 0 0 5
10 Paulinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 30 5 0 0 5
11 Yuhei Sato Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 34 2 0 1 5
12 Shohei Takeda Midfield - Central Midfield Kyoto Sanga 36 5 0 0 5
13 Yuri Mamute Attack - Centre-Forward SC Sagamihara 32 5 0 0 5
14 Yuichi Hirano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 19 4 0 0 4
15 Yuki Honda Defender - Left-Back Kyoto Sanga 20 4 0 0 4
16 Temma Matsuda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Kyoto Sanga 41 4 0 0 4
17 Ismaila Origbaajo Attack - Centre-Forward Kyoto Sanga 16 4 0 0 4
18 Shogo Asada Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 38 4 0 0 4
19 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Matsumoto Yamaga 35 4 0 0 4
20 Kaina Yoshio Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 39 4 0 0 4
21 Itsuki Oda Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 24 4 0 0 4
22 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 28 3 0 0 3
23 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 22 3 0 0 3
24 Takahiro Ko Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 41 3 0 0 3
25 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 37 3 0 0 3
26 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 40 3 1 0 3
27 Hiroki Noda Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 35 3 0 0 3
28 Kohei Kiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fagiano Okayama 34 3 0 0 3
29 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 19 3 0 0 3
30 Haruya Ide Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 13 3 0 0 3
31 Takayuki Funayama Attack - Second Striker JEF United Chiba 38 0 0 1 3
32 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 29 3 0 0 3
33 Luan Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 16 3 0 0 3
34 Taiga Maekawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Giravanz Kitakyushu 40 3 0 0 3
35 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Kyoto Sanga 41 3 0 0 3
36 Yuya Kuwasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 33 3 0 0 3
37 Kosuke Shirai Defender - Right-Back Kyoto Sanga 32 3 0 0 3
38 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 15 3 0 0 3
39 Powell Obinna Obi Goalkeeper Tochigi SC 22 3 0 0 3
40 Kosuke Yamazaki Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 33 3 0 0 3
41 Takato Nonomura Defender - Centre-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 20 3 0 0 3
42 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 40 3 0 0 3
43 Yota Shimokawa Defender - Left-Back Matsumoto Yamaga 35 0 0 1 3
44 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 42 3 0 0 3
45 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 41 3 0 0 3
46 Soya Fujiwara Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 40 3 0 0 3
47 Jun Okano Defender - Centre-Back JEF United Chiba 26 3 0 0 3
48 Ryoga Ishio Defender - Centre-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 24 3 0 0 3
49 Kennedy Egbus Mikuni Defender - Centre-Back Tochigi SC 24 3 0 0 3
50 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Machida Zelvia 40 3 0 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Machida Zelvia Japan 31 62
2 Kyoto Sanga Japan 31 59
3 Albirex Niigata Japan 30 59
4 Montedio Yamagata Japan 12 33
5 Júbilo Iwata Japan 8 24
6 Fagiano Okayama Japan 24 23
7 Mito HollyHock — 10 22
8 Tokyo Verdy Japan 29 21
9 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 11 20
10 Omiya Ardija Japan 10 20
11 Ventforet Kofu Japan 9 14
12 FC Ryukyu — 6 12
13 Ehime FC — 9 11
14 SC Sagamihara — 10 11
15 Tochigi SC — 8 10
16 JEF United Chiba Japan 9 10
17 Zweigen Kanazawa — 5 8
18 Thespakusatsu Gunma — 7 8
19 Renofa Yamaguchi — 7 6
20 Giravanz Kitakyushu — 2 5
21 Tokyo Verdy Japan 3 5
22 Blaublitz Akita — 3 3
#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