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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 — 2022

Top scorer
Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC
26
Top assists
So Kawahara Roasso Kumamoto
12
Top clean sheets
Ryosuke Kojima Albirex Niigata
18
Most cards
Carlos Gutiérrez Tochigi SC
3
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Koki Ogawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 41 133 26 4 30 1 2 0 17.59 2.71 5
2 Tiago Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Fagiano Okayama 34 114 16 5 21 5 1 0 12.63 3.95 7
3 Toshiki Takahashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Roasso Kumamoto 40 226 14 1 15 1 4 0 5.58 0.40 16
4 Kosuke Kinoshita Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Mito HollyHock 38 181 12 1 13 1 2 0 5.97 0.50 15
5 Shusuke Ota Attack - Right Winger Japan Machida Zelvia 40 284 11 6 17 0 4 0 3.49 1.90 26
6 Cayman Togashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan United States Vegalta Sendai 37 191 11 3 14 1 6 0 5.18 1.41 17
7 Shota Fujio Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 30 191 10 0 10 1 0 0 4.71 0.00 19
8 Tiago Alves Attack - Left Winger Portugal Montedio Yamagata 34 151 10 2 12 1 3 0 5.96 1.19 15
9 Willian Lira Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 39 260 9 4 13 2 2 0 3.12 1.38 29
10 Kaito Taniguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 36 274 9 4 13 0 0 0 2.96 1.31 30
11 Ryotaro Ito Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 42 275 9 11 20 0 3 0 2.95 3.60 31
12 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 38 356 9 10 19 2 1 0 2.28 2.53 40
13 Dellatorre Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Italy Montedio Yamagata 30 147 9 1 10 0 0 0 5.51 0.61 16
14 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 32 244 9 6 15 1 4 0 3.32 2.21 27
15 Hiroya Matsumoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 34 352 8 2 10 0 2 0 2.05 0.51 44
16 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Machida Zelvia 29 215 8 2 10 3 4 0 3.35 0.84 27
17 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Albirex Niigata 21 126 8 4 12 2 1 0 5.71 2.86 16
18 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 23 162 8 3 11 0 2 0 4.44 1.67 20
19 Kazunari Ichimi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 25 194 7 0 7 2 1 0 3.25 0.00 28
20 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Omiya Ardija 40 316 7 3 10 0 0 0 1.99 0.85 45
21 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 36 338 7 1 8 0 3 0 1.86 0.27 48
22 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Netherlands Fagiano Okayama 39 501 7 3 10 3 2 0 1.26 0.54 72
23 Samuel Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Oita Trinita 22 166 6 0 6 0 1 0 3.25 0.00 28
24 Katsuya Nakano Midfield - Right Midfield Japan FC Ryukyu 33 377 6 5 11 0 3 0 1.43 1.19 63
25 Shunsuke Mito Attack - Right Winger Japan Albirex Niigata 24 218 6 2 8 0 1 0 2.48 0.83 36
26 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 36 361 6 5 11 0 1 0 1.50 1.25 60
27 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 34 320 6 1 7 0 4 0 1.69 0.28 53
28 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, North Machida Zelvia 34 201 6 0 6 1 4 0 2.69 0.00 34
29 Hidehiro Sugai Defender - Right-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 41 711 5 3 8 0 2 0 0.63 0.38 142
30 Shion Homma Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 22 305 5 6 11 0 2 0 1.48 1.77 61
31 Yutaka Soneda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 27 257 5 1 6 0 2 0 1.75 0.35 51
32 Kota Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 35 463 5 4 9 0 2 0 0.97 0.78 93
33 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 35 417 5 4 9 0 4 0 1.08 0.86 83
34 Foguinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Vegalta Sendai 35 492 5 0 5 0 4 0 0.91 0.00 98
35 Ryunosuke Noda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan FC Ryukyu 26 209 5 0 5 0 2 0 2.15 0.00 42
36 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 33 290 5 4 9 0 0 0 1.55 1.24 58
37 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Japan Vegalta Sendai 32 387 5 3 8 0 0 0 1.16 0.70 77
38 Yota Komi Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 23 228 4 1 5 0 0 0 1.58 0.39 57
39 Itsuki Someno Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 16 275 4 0 4 0 0 0 1.31 0.00 69
40 Eitaro Matsuda Attack - Right Winger Japan Albirex Niigata 38 496 4 8 12 0 2 0 0.73 1.45 124
41 Soya Fujiwara Defender - Right-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 41 838 4 2 6 0 3 0 0.43 0.21 210
42 Saulo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Yokohama FC 19 236 4 0 4 0 5 0 1.53 0.00 59
43 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 37 625 4 3 7 0 0 0 0.58 0.43 156
44 Tatsuya Hasegawa Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 38 733 4 11 15 0 1 0 0.49 1.35 183
45 Tiago Leonço Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil JEF United Chiba 27 350 4 3 7 1 1 0 1.03 0.77 88
46 Carlos Gutiérrez Defender - Centre-Back Spain Tochigi SC 36 772 4 1 5 0 3 2 0.47 0.12 193
47 Hiroto Nakagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 20 243 4 0 4 0 1 0 1.48 0.00 61
48 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 38 804 4 0 4 0 4 0 0.45 0.00 201
49 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Omiya Ardija 38 663 4 5 9 0 0 0 0.54 0.68 166
50 Stefan Mauk Midfield - Attacking Midfield Australia Germany Fagiano Okayama 23 378 4 3 7 0 4 1 0.95 0.71 95
51 Mushaga Bakenga Attack - Centre-Forward Norway Tokushima Vortis 22 249 4 0 4 1 0 0 1.45 0.00 62
52 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Iran Machida Zelvia 38 508 4 0 4 0 4 0 0.71 0.00 127
53 Kodai Sano Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 28 520 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.52 0.35 173
54 Cristiano Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Iwate Grulla Morioka 11 203 3 0 3 0 3 1 1.33 0.00 68
55 Felippe Cardoso Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Vegalta Sendai 20 218 3 3 6 0 0 0 1.24 1.24 73
56 Kosuke Saito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 26 421 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.64 0.21 140
57 Clayson Attack - Left Winger Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 12 248 3 2 5 0 1 0 1.09 0.73 83
58 Gabriel Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Yokohama FC 29 838 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.32 0.00 279
59 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 42 1,198 3 3 6 0 3 0 0.23 0.23 399
60 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 23 372 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.73 0.24 124
61 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 10 62 3 0 3 1 0 0 4.35 0.00 21
62 Shuhei Otsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 19 360 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.75 0.00 120
63 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 883 3 3 6 1 3 0 0.31 0.31 294
64 Tsukasa Umesaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 24 300 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.90 0.30 100
65 Yu Hirakawa Attack - Right Winger Japan Machida Zelvia 16 296 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.61 0.91 148
66 Daisuke Matsumoto Defender - Centre-Back Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 20 763 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.24 0.12 382
67 Ryonosuke Kabayama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 15 296 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.61 0.00 148
68 Marcelo Ryan Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Yokohama FC 9 189 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.95 0.48 95
69 Bruno Paraíba Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil Ventforet Kofu 15 188 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.96 0.00 94
70 Kodai Dohi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 26 672 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.27 0.00 336
71 Naoto Arai Defender - Right-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 38 1,527 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.12 0.00 764
72 Cacá Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Tokushima Vortis 33 1,202 2 1 3 0 6 1 0.15 0.07 601
73 Akira Hamashita Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 29 908 2 3 5 0 0 0 0.20 0.30 454
74 Kosuke Yamazaki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 41 1,845 2 1 3 0 5 0 0.10 0.05 923
75 Daichi Tagami Defender - Centre-Back Japan Albirex Niigata 23 879 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.20 0.10 440
76 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 40 1,778 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.10 0.05 889
77 Jurato Ikeda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Blaublitz Akita 34 1,476 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.12 0.18 738
78 Hiroki Noda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 37 1,634 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.11 0.00 817
79 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 33 1,172 2 4 6 0 3 0 0.15 0.31 586
80 Vinícius Araújo Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Machida Zelvia 32 587 2 0 2 0 7 0 0.31 0.00 294
81 Daiki Kogure Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Blaublitz Akita 29 607 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.30 0.15 304
82 Ippei Shinozuka Attack - Right Winger Russia Albirex Niigata 14 366 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.49 0.00 183
83 Elsinho Defender - Right-Back Brazil Tokushima Vortis 22 633 2 3 5 0 3 0 0.28 0.43 317
84 Masashi Kamekawa Defender - Left-Back Japan Yokohama FC 35 1,268 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.14 0.00 634
85 Alexandre Guedes Attack - Centre-Forward Portugal Albirex Niigata 11 99 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.82 0.00 50
86 Kyohei Yoshino Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 23 431 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.42 0.00 216
87 Eduardo Neto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Oita Trinita 22 314 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.57 0.29 157
88 Yuya Kuwasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 34 2,197 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.04 0.04 2,197
89 Paul Tabinas Defender - Right-Back Philippines Iwate Grulla Morioka 26 884 1 1 2 0 8 0 0.10 0.10 884
90 Reoto Kodama Attack - Left Winger Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 22 812 1 2 3 0 0 0 0.11 0.22 812
91 So Kawahara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 42 3,780 1 12 13 0 1 0 0.02 0.29 3,780
92 Teppei Yachida Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 39 2,843 1 6 7 0 2 0 0.03 0.19 2,843
93 Tae-hyeon Kim Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Vegalta Sendai 30 2,443 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.04 0.04 2,443
94 Kaishu Sano Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 20 1,800 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.05 0.00 1,800
95 Hiroki Akiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Albirex Niigata 20 915 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.10 0.10 915
96 Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 18 463 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.19 0.00 463
97 Shuhei Tokumoto Defender - Left-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 31 2,418 1 2 3 0 2 0 0.04 0.07 2,418
98 Masaki Watai Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 19 1,307 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.07 0.07 1,307
99 Kazuma Yamaguchi Attack - Second Striker Japan Machida Zelvia 28 1,113 1 2 3 0 2 0 0.08 0.16 1,113
100 Kanji Okunuki Attack - Left Winger Japan Omiya Ardija 19 1,086 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.08 0.08 1,086
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 So Kawahara Midfield - Defensive Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 42 3,780 12 1 13 0.29
2 Ryotaro Ito Midfield - Central Midfield Albirex Niigata 42 275 11 9 20 3.60
3 Tatsuya Hasegawa Midfield - Left Midfield Yokohama FC 38 733 11 4 15 1.35
4 Taiki Hirato Midfield - Left Midfield Machida Zelvia 38 356 10 9 19 2.53
5 Shunto Kodama Midfield - Left Midfield Tokushima Vortis 37 0 10 0 10 0.00
6 Ryosuke Kawano Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 36 0 10 0 10 0.00
7 Eitaro Matsuda Attack - Right Winger Albirex Niigata 38 496 8 4 12 1.45
8 Shusuke Ota Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 40 284 6 11 17 1.90
9 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 32 244 6 9 15 2.21
10 Shion Homma Midfield - Left Midfield Albirex Niigata 22 305 6 5 11 1.77
11 Teppei Yachida Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tochigi SC 39 2,843 6 1 7 0.19
12 Tiago Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 34 114 5 16 21 3.95
13 Katsuya Nakano Midfield - Right Midfield FC Ryukyu 33 377 5 6 11 1.19
14 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 36 361 5 6 11 1.25
15 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Omiya Ardija 38 663 5 4 9 0.68
16 Yuki Omoto Defender - Right-Back FC Ryukyu 39 2,976 5 1 6 0.15
17 Koki Ogawa Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 41 133 4 26 30 2.71
18 Willian Lira Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 39 260 4 9 13 1.38
19 Kaito Taniguchi Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 36 274 4 9 13 1.31
20 Koji Suzuki Attack - Centre-Forward Albirex Niigata 21 126 4 8 12 2.86
21 Kota Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 35 463 4 5 9 0.78
22 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 35 417 4 5 9 0.86
23 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 33 290 4 5 9 1.24
24 Yuzuru Shimada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 33 1,172 4 2 6 0.31
25 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Vegalta Sendai 34 2,382 4 1 5 0.15
26 Yuto Horigome Defender - Left-Back Albirex Niigata 40 3,373 4 1 5 0.11
27 Hijiri Onaga Defender - Left-Back Machida Zelvia 42 0 4 0 4 0.00
28 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 32 0 4 0 4 0.00
29 Cayman Togashi Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 37 191 3 11 14 1.41
30 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 23 162 3 8 11 1.67
31 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 39 501 3 7 10 0.54
32 Atsushi Kawata Attack - Centre-Forward Omiya Ardija 40 316 3 7 10 0.85
33 Hidehiro Sugai Defender - Right-Back Ventforet Kofu 41 711 3 5 8 0.38
34 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Vegalta Sendai 32 387 3 5 8 0.70
35 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Tokushima Vortis 37 625 3 4 7 0.43
36 Tiago Leonço Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 27 350 3 4 7 0.77
37 Stefan Mauk Midfield - Attacking Midfield Fagiano Okayama 23 378 3 4 7 0.71
38 Felippe Cardoso Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 20 218 3 3 6 1.24
39 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 42 1,198 3 3 6 0.23
40 Yuzo Iwakami Midfield - Central Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 36 883 3 3 6 0.31
41 Yu Hirakawa Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 16 296 3 2 5 0.91
42 Akira Hamashita Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 29 908 3 2 5 0.30
43 Jurato Ikeda Defender - Centre-Back Blaublitz Akita 34 1,476 3 2 5 0.18
44 Elsinho Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 22 633 3 2 5 0.43
45 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 39 0 3 0 3 0.00
46 Rhayner Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 21 0 3 0 3 0.00
47 Kohei Tezuka Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 22 0 3 0 3 0.00
48 Tiago Alves Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 34 151 2 10 12 1.19
49 Hiroya Matsumoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Zweigen Kanazawa 34 352 2 8 10 0.51
50 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 29 215 2 8 10 0.84
51 Shunsuke Mito Attack - Right Winger Albirex Niigata 24 218 2 6 8 0.83
52 Soya Fujiwara Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 41 838 2 4 6 0.21
53 Kodai Sano Midfield - Central Midfield Fagiano Okayama 28 520 2 3 5 0.35
54 Clayson Attack - Left Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 12 248 2 3 5 0.73
55 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 40 3,185 2 1 3 0.06
56 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 20 1,643 2 1 3 0.11
57 Shuhei Tokumoto Defender - Left-Back Fagiano Okayama 31 2,418 2 1 3 0.07
58 Akito Takagi Attack - Centre-Forward Thespakusatsu Gunma 22 821 2 1 3 0.22
59 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Omiya Ardija 33 2,416 2 1 3 0.07
60 Kazuma Yamaguchi Attack - Second Striker Machida Zelvia 28 1,113 2 1 3 0.16
61 Reoto Kodama Attack - Left Winger Renofa Yamaguchi 22 812 2 1 3 0.22
62 Atsutaka Nakamura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Iwate Grulla Morioka 35 1,092 2 1 3 0.16
63 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 32 0 2 0 2 0.00
64 Takuya Yasui Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 30 0 2 0 2 0.00
65 Takashi Abe Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 39 0 2 0 2 0.00
66 Hidetoshi Takeda Midfield - Right Midfield Omiya Ardija 31 0 2 0 2 0.00
67 Toshiki Takahashi Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 40 226 1 14 15 0.40
68 Kosuke Kinoshita Attack - Centre-Forward Mito HollyHock 38 181 1 12 13 0.50
69 Dellatorre Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 30 147 1 9 10 0.61
70 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 36 338 1 7 8 0.27
71 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 34 320 1 6 7 0.28
72 Yutaka Soneda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Mito HollyHock 27 257 1 5 6 0.35
73 Carlos Gutiérrez Defender - Centre-Back Tochigi SC 36 772 1 4 5 0.12
74 Yota Komi Midfield - Left Midfield Albirex Niigata 23 228 1 4 5 0.39
75 Tsukasa Umesaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 24 300 1 3 4 0.30
76 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 23 372 1 3 4 0.24
77 Kosuke Saito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 26 421 1 3 4 0.21
78 Eduardo Neto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Oita Trinita 22 314 1 2 3 0.29
79 Kosuke Yamazaki Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 41 1,845 1 2 3 0.05
80 Daisuke Matsumoto Defender - Centre-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 20 763 1 2 3 0.12
81 Cacá Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 33 1,202 1 2 3 0.07
82 Marcelo Ryan Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 9 189 1 2 3 0.48
83 Daichi Tagami Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 23 879 1 2 3 0.10
84 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Machida Zelvia 40 1,778 1 2 3 0.05
85 Daiki Kogure Midfield - Right Midfield Blaublitz Akita 29 607 1 2 3 0.15
86 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 35 2,354 1 1 2 0.04
87 Tatsuya Uchida Midfield - Defensive Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 13 998 1 1 2 0.09
88 Takuya Wada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 35 2,587 1 1 2 0.03
89 Ryo Nagai Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 11 438 1 1 2 0.21
90 Yuji Hoshi Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 21 955 1 1 2 0.09
91 Tae-hyeon Kim Defender - Centre-Back Vegalta Sendai 30 2,443 1 1 2 0.04
92 Kelvin Attack - Right Winger FC Ryukyu 17 850 1 1 2 0.11
93 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 11 944 1 1 2 0.10
94 Kanji Okunuki Attack - Left Winger Omiya Ardija 19 1,086 1 1 2 0.08
95 Kazuyoshi Shimabuku Midfield - Right Midfield Albirex Niigata 12 286 1 1 2 0.31
96 Hiroki Akiyama Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 20 915 1 1 2 0.10
97 Yuya Kuwasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 34 2,197 1 1 2 0.04
98 Takahiro Ko Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 39 3,063 1 1 2 0.03
99 Masaki Watai Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 19 1,307 1 1 2 0.07
100 Paul Tabinas Defender - Right-Back Iwate Grulla Morioka 26 884 1 1 2 0.10
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Ryosuke Kojima Albirex Niigata 42 3,780 18 35 0.83
2 Shota Arai JEF United Chiba 41 3,690 14 38 0.93
3 José Aurelio Suárez Tokushima Vortis 34 3,060 13 30 0.88
4 Masatoshi Kushibiki Thespakusatsu Gunma 38 3,420 12 50 1.32
5 Yuto Shirai Zweigen Kanazawa 41 3,690 7 66 1.61
6 Kohei Kawata Ventforet Kofu 37 3,330 7 49 1.32
7 Koki Fukui Machida Zelvia 28 2,385 6 30 1.07
8 Shun Takagi Oita Trinita 31 2,790 6 38 1.23
9 William Popp Machida Zelvia 17 1,395 5 20 1.18
10 Kazuki Fujita Tochigi SC 7 630 4 4 0.57
11 Taishi Brandon Nozawa Iwate Grulla Morioka 22 1,980 4 44 2
12 Shun Yoshida Oita Trinita 11 990 3 14 1.27
13 Toru Hasegawa Tokushima Vortis 7 630 3 5 0.71
14 Yuta Minami Omiya Ardija 15 1,294 3 22 1.47
15 Junki Kanayama Fagiano Okayama 13 1,046 2 14 1.08
16 Akinori Ichikawa Yokohama FC 3 270 1 6 2
17 Shu Mogi Mito HollyHock 5 450 1 6 1.2
18 Koki Matsuzawa Tokushima Vortis 1 90 1 0 —
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Carlos Gutiérrez Defender - Centre-Back Tochigi SC 36 3 0 2 9
2 Cacá Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 33 6 0 1 9
3 Kota Fukatsu Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 33 9 0 0 9
4 Paul Tabinas Defender - Right-Back Iwate Grulla Morioka 26 8 0 0 8
5 Vinícius Araújo Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 32 7 0 0 7
6 Stefan Mauk Midfield - Attacking Midfield Fagiano Okayama 23 4 0 1 7
7 Gabriel Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 29 6 0 0 6
8 Cristiano Attack - Centre-Forward Iwate Grulla Morioka 11 3 0 1 6
9 Cayman Togashi Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 37 6 0 0 6
10 Saulo Mineiro Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 19 5 0 0 5
11 Takahiro Ko Midfield - Defensive Midfield Albirex Niigata 39 5 0 0 5
12 Edu Mancha Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 10 2 0 1 5
13 Hidetoshi Takeda Midfield - Right Midfield Omiya Ardija 31 5 0 0 5
14 Rhayner Midfield - Attacking Midfield Yokohama FC 21 5 0 0 5
15 Reo Yasunaga Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 22 5 0 0 5
16 Michael James Fitzgerald Defender - Centre-Back Albirex Niigata 27 5 0 0 5
17 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 39 5 0 0 5
18 Kosuke Yamazaki Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 41 5 0 0 5
19 Keita Ishii Midfield - Defensive Midfield Iwate Grulla Morioka 21 4 0 0 4
20 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 35 4 0 0 4
21 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 11 1 0 1 4
22 José Aurelio Suárez Goalkeeper Tokushima Vortis 34 4 0 0 4
23 Chong Tese Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 34 4 0 0 4
24 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 35 4 0 0 4
25 Foguinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vegalta Sendai 35 4 0 0 4
26 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 40 4 0 0 4
27 Kyohei Yoshino Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 23 4 0 0 4
28 Takuya Yasui Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 30 4 0 0 4
29 Aria Jasuru Hasegawa Midfield - Central Midfield Machida Zelvia 38 4 0 0 4
30 Eijiro Takeda Defender - Left-Back Yokohama FC 32 4 0 0 4
31 Hiroki Noda Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 37 4 0 0 4
32 Toshiki Takahashi Attack - Centre-Forward Roasso Kumamoto 40 4 0 0 4
33 Naoto Arai Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 38 4 0 0 4
34 Yoshiaki Takagi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Albirex Niigata 32 4 0 0 4
35 Shusuke Ota Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 40 4 0 0 4
36 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 29 4 0 0 4
37 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 38 4 0 0 4
38 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 34 4 0 0 4
39 Tae-hyeon Kim Defender - Centre-Back Vegalta Sendai 30 4 1 0 4
40 Soya Fujiwara Defender - Right-Back Albirex Niigata 41 3 0 0 3
41 Elsinho Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 22 3 1 0 3
42 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 42 3 0 0 3
43 Rihito Yamamoto Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokyo Verdy 17 3 0 0 3
44 Katsuya Nakano Midfield - Right Midfield FC Ryukyu 33 3 0 0 3
45 Masakazu Yoshioka Attack - Right Winger Renofa Yamaguchi 29 3 0 0 3
46 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 23 3 0 0 3
47 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Vegalta Sendai 34 3 0 0 3
48 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 32 3 0 0 3
49 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 36 3 0 0 3
50 Ryotaro Ito Midfield - Central Midfield Albirex Niigata 42 3 0 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Albirex Niigata Japan 29 73
2 Machida Zelvia Japan 28 50
3 Tokushima Vortis Japan 33 47
4 Yokohama FC Japan 15 46
5 Fagiano Okayama Japan 17 34
6 Montedio Yamagata Japan 10 30
7 Vegalta Sendai Japan 10 28
8 Oita Trinita Japan 12 27
9 Roasso Kumamoto — 4 20
10 Yokohama FC — 8 19
11 Ventforet Kofu Japan 11 16
12 Zweigen Kanazawa — 5 16
13 Omiya Ardija Japan 8 14
14 Tochigi SC — 6 13
15 FC Ryukyu — 7 13
16 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 5 11
17 Tokyo Verdy Japan 4 8
18 Thespakusatsu Gunma — 8 7
19 Iwate Grulla Morioka — 8 6
20 Renofa Yamaguchi — 7 6
21 JEF United Chiba Japan 4 4
22 Blaublitz Akita — 3 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