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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 — 2023

Top scorer
Juanma Delgado V-Varen Nagasaki
26
Top assists
Takashi Inui Shimizu S-Pulse
10
Top clean sheets
Shuichi Gonda Shimizu S-Pulse
19
Most cards
Juanma Delgado V-Varen Nagasaki
11
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Spain V-Varen Nagasaki 36 121 26 5 31 4 11 0 19.34 3.72 5
2 Erik Attack - Right Winger Brazil Machida Zelvia 30 131 18 6 24 2 4 0 12.37 4.12 7
3 Carlinhos Junior Attack - Left Winger Brazil Shimizu S-Pulse 36 162 15 3 18 1 5 0 8.33 1.67 11
4 Tiago Alves Attack - Left Winger Portugal Montedio Yamagata 30 123 13 5 18 1 3 0 9.51 3.66 9
5 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium Ventforet Kofu 40 222 12 6 18 0 1 0 4.86 2.43 19
6 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 32 217 10 10 20 0 8 0 4.15 4.15 22
7 Ken Yamura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fujieda MYFC 38 164 9 2 11 1 3 0 4.94 1.10 18
8 Eduardo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil Júbilo Iwata 39 354 9 4 13 0 5 0 2.29 1.02 39
9 Shota Fujio Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Machida Zelvia 33 181 8 2 10 2 1 0 3.98 0.99 23
10 Keisuke Goto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Júbilo Iwata 33 183 7 1 8 0 3 0 3.44 0.49 26
11 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil JEF United Chiba 16 141 7 3 10 0 2 0 4.47 1.91 20
12 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Japan Tokushima Vortis 37 373 7 2 9 0 3 0 1.69 0.48 53
13 Yu Hirakawa Attack - Right Winger Japan Machida Zelvia 35 470 6 4 10 0 5 0 1.15 0.77 78
14 Itsuki Someno Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 18 267 6 1 7 0 3 0 2.02 0.34 45
15 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 39 526 6 7 13 1 3 0 1.03 1.20 88
16 Ko Matsubara Defender - Left-Back Japan Júbilo Iwata 40 565 6 6 12 0 3 0 0.96 0.96 94
17 Stefan Mauk Midfield - Attacking Midfield Australia Germany Fagiano Okayama 37 282 6 3 9 1 5 0 1.91 0.96 47
18 Tiago Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Fagiano Okayama 27 264 6 1 7 0 3 0 2.05 0.34 44
19 Fumiya Unoki Attack - Right Winger Japan Mito HollyHock 27 328 5 3 8 0 1 0 1.37 0.82 66
20 Hikaru Nakahara Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 16 264 5 4 9 0 1 0 1.70 1.36 53
21 Tojiro Kubo Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Fujieda MYFC 27 476 5 8 13 0 1 0 0.95 1.51 95
22 Yong-jun Heo Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Vegalta Sendai 26 230 5 1 6 0 6 0 1.96 0.39 46
23 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Júbilo Iwata 27 330 5 3 8 1 2 0 1.36 0.82 66
24 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back Japan JEF United Chiba 24 144 5 2 7 0 3 0 3.13 1.25 29
25 Isa Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 24 331 4 1 5 0 2 0 1.09 0.27 83
26 Ismaila Origbaajo Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Tochigi SC 15 253 4 1 5 0 4 0 1.42 0.36 63
27 Kosuke Saito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 32 528 4 6 10 0 1 0 0.68 1.02 132
28 Kengo Kitazume Defender - Right-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 32 474 4 3 7 0 0 0 0.76 0.57 119
29 Hiroto Nakagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 30 418 4 2 6 0 3 0 0.86 0.43 105
30 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Ventforet Kofu 25 637 4 1 5 1 1 0 0.57 0.14 159
31 Dellatorre Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Italy Montedio Yamagata 24 206 4 1 5 0 1 0 1.75 0.44 52
32 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 24 228 4 0 4 0 3 0 1.58 0.00 57
33 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Netherlands Fagiano Okayama 38 701 4 1 5 2 3 0 0.51 0.13 175
34 Zento Uno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 18 371 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.73 0.00 124
35 Taiyo Nishino Attack - Right Winger Japan Tokushima Vortis 32 723 3 3 6 0 2 0 0.37 0.37 241
36 Naoki Hayashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokyo Verdy 23 593 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.46 0.15 198
37 Shun Ayukawa Attack - Second Striker Japan Oita Trinita 14 193 3 1 4 0 0 0 1.40 0.47 64
38 Ryunosuke Sagara Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 18 278 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.97 0.32 93
39 Takashi Abe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 28 797 3 3 6 0 6 0 0.34 0.34 266
40 Hidehiro Sugai Defender - Right-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 26 769 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.35 0.00 256
41 Getulio Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Ventforet Kofu 24 283 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.95 0.00 94
42 Yuji Kitajima Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 28 394 3 4 7 1 2 0 0.69 0.91 131
43 Ryo Endo Defender - Centre-Back Japan Iwaki FC 36 1,034 3 1 4 0 4 1 0.26 0.09 345
44 Yuki Omoto Defender - Right-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 27 640 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.42 0.14 213
45 Hijiri Onaga Defender - Left-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 39 1,001 3 2 5 0 4 0 0.27 0.18 334
46 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 41 1,214 3 3 6 0 7 0 0.22 0.22 405
47 Hiroki Noda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 39 1,131 3 0 3 0 7 0 0.24 0.00 377
48 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 18 339 3 1 4 0 1 0 0.80 0.27 113
49 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokyo Verdy 20 232 3 2 5 0 3 0 1.16 0.78 77
50 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 35 940 3 2 5 0 7 0 0.29 0.19 313
51 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 36 935 3 2 5 0 3 0 0.29 0.19 312
52 Jakub Swierczok Attack - Centre-Forward Poland Omiya Ardija 10 203 3 0 3 0 2 0 1.33 0.00 68
53 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 14 311 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.87 0.00 104
54 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 22 284 3 1 4 0 4 0 0.95 0.32 95
55 Kaito Matsuzawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 16 184 2 2 4 0 0 0 0.98 0.98 92
56 Kodai Sano Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 20 864 2 4 6 0 2 0 0.21 0.42 432
57 Kenshin Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 29 832 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.22 0.00 416
58 Ryotaro Nakamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 12 512 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.35 0.18 256
59 Hidetoshi Takeda Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 38 1,491 2 9 11 0 4 0 0.12 0.54 746
60 Yuto Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 25 931 2 4 6 0 0 0 0.19 0.39 466
61 Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 28 407 2 1 3 0 3 0 0.44 0.22 204
62 Edu Mancha Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Ventforet Kofu 30 1,054 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.17 0.00 527
63 Ryoga Ishio Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 22 955 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.19 0.00 478
64 Chie Edoojon Kawakami Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma 27 826 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.22 0.33 413
65 Takuya Shimamura Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Roasso Kumamoto 36 1,327 2 7 9 0 2 0 0.14 0.47 664
66 Takuya Yasui Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Machida Zelvia 23 444 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.41 0.00 222
67 Se-hun Oh Attack - Centre-Forward Korea, South Shimizu S-Pulse 25 349 2 4 6 0 0 0 0.52 1.03 175
68 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 34 1,319 2 1 3 0 8 0 0.14 0.07 660
69 Taishi Semba Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Fagiano Okayama 38 1,121 2 2 4 0 4 0 0.16 0.16 561
70 Yoshinori Suzuki Defender - Centre-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 40 1,771 2 3 5 0 1 0 0.10 0.15 886
71 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 42 1,827 2 2 4 0 3 0 0.10 0.10 914
72 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Japan Omiya Ardija 41 1,618 2 2 4 0 5 0 0.11 0.11 809
73 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 29 1,095 2 3 5 0 2 0 0.16 0.25 548
74 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 23 438 2 1 3 0 0 0 0.41 0.21 219
75 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 26 600 2 0 2 1 2 0 0.30 0.00 300
76 Yosuke Furukawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Júbilo Iwata 28 1,069 1 2 3 1 2 0 0.08 0.17 1,069
77 Hayate Matsuda Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 8 647 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.14 0.00 647
78 Yudai Kimura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 10 554 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.16 0.00 554
79 Yuya Kuwasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 37 3,031 1 2 3 0 8 0 0.03 0.06 3,031
80 Kazuma Nagai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 21 1,035 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.09 0.00 1,035
81 Samuel Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Oita Trinita 22 636 1 1 2 0 2 0 0.14 0.14 636
82 Yuito Suzuki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 3 111 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.81 0.81 111
83 Tae-hyeon Kim Defender - Centre-Back Korea, South Vegalta Sendai 23 1,644 1 0 1 0 6 1 0.05 0.00 1,644
84 Katsunori Ueebisu Defender - Centre-Back Japan Oita Trinita 32 2,367 1 4 5 0 0 0 0.04 0.15 2,367
85 Shunto Kodama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 20 966 1 2 3 0 0 0 0.09 0.19 966
86 Junya Suzuki Defender - Right-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 17 1,375 1 5 6 0 1 0 0.07 0.33 1,375
87 Tomoya Fukumoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 8 75 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.20 0.00 75
88 Lucão Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Fagiano Okayama 28 950 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.09 0.09 950
89 Masakazu Yoshioka Attack - Right Winger Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 36 2,381 1 2 3 0 1 0 0.04 0.08 2,381
90 Kaito Abe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Blaublitz Akita 35 3,105 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.03 0.00 3,105
91 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 32 2,676 1 3 4 0 6 0 0.03 0.10 2,676
92 Teruki Hara Defender - Right-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 16 1,335 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.07 0.00 1,335
93 Matheus Jesus Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 12 1,045 1 4 5 0 3 0 0.09 0.34 1,045
94 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 34 2,516 1 2 3 0 4 0 0.04 0.07 2,516
95 Toshiya Tanaka Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 27 1,418 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.06 0.00 1,418
96 Clayson Attack - Left Winger Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 13 868 1 4 5 0 1 0 0.10 0.41 868
97 Tatsuya Hasegawa Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tokyo Verdy 8 390 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.23 0.23 390
98 Léo Bahia Defender - Left-Back Brazil Zweigen Kanazawa 17 1,459 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.06 0.00 1,459
99 Jurato Ikeda Defender - Centre-Back Japan Machida Zelvia 23 1,946 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.05 0.00 1,946
100 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Japan Vegalta Sendai 24 1,915 1 3 4 0 1 0 0.05 0.14 1,915
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 32 217 10 10 20 4.15
2 Hidetoshi Takeda Midfield - Right Midfield Mito HollyHock 38 1,491 9 2 11 0.54
3 Tojiro Kubo Midfield - Right Midfield Fujieda MYFC 27 476 8 5 13 1.51
4 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 39 526 7 6 13 1.20
5 Takuya Shimamura Midfield - Right Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 36 1,327 7 2 9 0.47
6 Erik Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 30 131 6 18 24 4.12
7 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 40 222 6 12 18 2.43
8 Ko Matsubara Defender - Left-Back Júbilo Iwata 40 565 6 6 12 0.96
9 Kosuke Saito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokyo Verdy 32 528 6 4 10 1.02
10 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 36 121 5 26 31 3.72
11 Tiago Alves Attack - Left Winger Montedio Yamagata 30 123 5 13 18 3.66
12 Junya Suzuki Defender - Right-Back Machida Zelvia 17 1,375 5 1 6 0.33
13 Yasuhito Endo Midfield - Central Midfield Júbilo Iwata 21 0 5 0 5 0.00
14 Ryosuke Kawano Defender - Right-Back Fagiano Okayama 31 0 5 0 5 0.00
15 Eduardo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Júbilo Iwata 39 354 4 9 13 1.02
16 Yu Hirakawa Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 35 470 4 6 10 0.77
17 Hikaru Nakahara Midfield - Right Midfield Tokyo Verdy 16 264 4 5 9 1.36
18 Yuji Kitajima Midfield - Left Midfield Tokyo Verdy 28 394 4 3 7 0.91
19 Se-hun Oh Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 25 349 4 2 6 1.03
20 Yuto Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tochigi SC 25 931 4 2 6 0.39
21 Kodai Sano Midfield - Central Midfield Fagiano Okayama 20 864 4 2 6 0.42
22 Clayson Attack - Left Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 13 868 4 1 5 0.41
23 Matheus Jesus Midfield - Attacking Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 12 1,045 4 1 5 0.34
24 Katsunori Ueebisu Defender - Centre-Back Oita Trinita 32 2,367 4 1 5 0.15
25 Carlinhos Junior Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 36 162 3 15 18 1.67
26 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 16 141 3 7 10 1.91
27 Stefan Mauk Midfield - Attacking Midfield Fagiano Okayama 37 282 3 6 9 0.96
28 Hiroki Yamada Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 27 330 3 5 8 0.82
29 Fumiya Unoki Attack - Right Winger Mito HollyHock 27 328 3 5 8 0.82
30 Kengo Kitazume Defender - Right-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 32 474 3 4 7 0.57
31 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Tokushima Vortis 41 1,214 3 3 6 0.22
32 Takashi Abe Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 28 797 3 3 6 0.34
33 Taiyo Nishino Attack - Right Winger Tokushima Vortis 32 723 3 3 6 0.37
34 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 29 1,095 3 2 5 0.25
35 Yoshinori Suzuki Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 40 1,771 3 2 5 0.15
36 Chie Edoojon Kawakami Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespakusatsu Gunma 27 826 3 2 5 0.33
37 Yuto Uchida Defender - Left-Back Vegalta Sendai 24 1,915 3 1 4 0.14
38 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 32 2,676 3 1 4 0.10
39 Marcos Guilherme Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 15 0 3 0 3 0.00
40 Masaki Okino Midfield - Right Midfield Blaublitz Akita 14 0 3 0 3 0.00
41 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 34 0 3 0 3 0.00
42 Yudai Fujiwara Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 29 0 3 0 3 0.00
43 Rio Hyon Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 19 0 3 0 3 0.00
44 Ken Yamura Attack - Centre-Forward Fujieda MYFC 38 164 2 9 11 1.10
45 Shota Fujio Attack - Centre-Forward Machida Zelvia 33 181 2 8 10 0.99
46 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Tokushima Vortis 37 373 2 7 9 0.48
47 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 24 144 2 5 7 1.25
48 Hiroto Nakagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 30 418 2 4 6 0.43
49 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 36 935 2 3 5 0.19
50 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 35 940 2 3 5 0.19
51 Toyofumi Sakano Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 20 232 2 3 5 0.78
52 Hijiri Onaga Defender - Left-Back Machida Zelvia 39 1,001 2 3 5 0.18
53 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Omiya Ardija 41 1,618 2 2 4 0.11
54 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 42 1,827 2 2 4 0.10
55 Taishi Semba Midfield - Attacking Midfield Fagiano Okayama 38 1,121 2 2 4 0.16
56 Kaito Matsuzawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 16 184 2 2 4 0.98
57 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 32 998 2 1 3 0.18
58 Elsinho Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 9 544 2 1 3 0.33
59 Foguinho Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vegalta Sendai 25 573 2 1 3 0.31
60 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Machida Zelvia 34 2,516 2 1 3 0.07
61 Masakazu Yoshioka Attack - Right Winger Renofa Yamaguchi 36 2,381 2 1 3 0.08
62 Shunto Kodama Midfield - Left Midfield Tokushima Vortis 20 966 2 1 3 0.19
63 Yuya Kuwasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 37 3,031 2 1 3 0.06
64 Yosuke Furukawa Attack - Left Winger Júbilo Iwata 28 1,069 2 1 3 0.17
65 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 34 0 2 0 2 0.00
66 Taiga Son Defender - Centre-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 15 0 2 0 2 0.00
67 Keisuke Goto Attack - Centre-Forward Júbilo Iwata 33 183 1 7 8 0.49
68 Tiago Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 27 264 1 6 7 0.34
69 Itsuki Someno Attack - Centre-Forward Tokyo Verdy 18 267 1 6 7 0.34
70 Yong-jun Heo Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 26 230 1 5 6 0.39
71 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 38 701 1 4 5 0.13
72 Dellatorre Attack - Centre-Forward Montedio Yamagata 24 206 1 4 5 0.44
73 Cristiano Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ventforet Kofu 25 637 1 4 5 0.14
74 Ismaila Origbaajo Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 15 253 1 4 5 0.36
75 Isa Sakamoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Fagiano Okayama 24 331 1 4 5 0.27
76 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 22 284 1 3 4 0.32
77 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 18 339 1 3 4 0.27
78 Yuki Omoto Defender - Right-Back Roasso Kumamoto 27 640 1 3 4 0.14
79 Ryo Endo Defender - Centre-Back Iwaki FC 36 1,034 1 3 4 0.09
80 Ryunosuke Sagara Midfield - Left Midfield Vegalta Sendai 18 278 1 3 4 0.32
81 Shun Ayukawa Attack - Second Striker Oita Trinita 14 193 1 3 4 0.47
82 Naoki Hayashi Defender - Centre-Back Tokyo Verdy 23 593 1 3 4 0.15
83 Yohei Toyoda Attack - Centre-Forward Zweigen Kanazawa 23 438 1 2 3 0.21
84 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 34 1,319 1 2 3 0.07
85 Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 28 407 1 2 3 0.22
86 Ryotaro Nakamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ventforet Kofu 12 512 1 2 3 0.18
87 Tsukasa Umesaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 21 788 1 1 2 0.11
88 Yasushi Endo Attack - Second Striker Vegalta Sendai 15 375 1 1 2 0.24
89 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 17 1,001 1 1 2 0.09
90 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 11 896 1 1 2 0.10
91 Ewerton Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 33 2,326 1 1 2 0.04
92 Tatsuya Hasegawa Midfield - Left Midfield Tokyo Verdy 8 390 1 1 2 0.23
93 Lucão Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 28 950 1 1 2 0.09
94 Yuito Suzuki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 3 111 1 1 2 0.81
95 Samuel Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 22 636 1 1 2 0.14
96 Shuichi Gonda Goalkeeper Shimizu S-Pulse 42 3,780 1 0 1 0.02
97 Yuki Otsu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Júbilo Iwata 11 0 1 0 1 0.00
98 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 18 0 1 0 1 0.00
99 Daiki Kogure Midfield - Right Midfield Blaublitz Akita 15 0 1 0 1 0.00
100 Yuta Imazu Defender - Centre-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 20 0 1 0 1 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Shuichi Gonda Shimizu S-Pulse 42 3,780 19 34 0.81
2 Masatoshi Kushibiki Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 3,780 16 44 1.05
3 Kentaro Kakoi Blaublitz Akita 41 3,690 14 39 0.95
4 Go Hatano V-Varen Nagasaki 42 3,780 11 56 1.33
5 William Popp Machida Zelvia 31 2,790 11 29 0.94
6 José Aurelio Suárez Tokushima Vortis 35 3,150 11 44 1.26
7 Kohei Kawata Ventforet Kofu 29 2,527 10 32 1.1
8 Shota Arai JEF United Chiba 23 2,025 8 29 1.26
9 Kazuki Fujita Tochigi SC 32 2,880 7 33 1.03
10 Koki Fukui Machida Zelvia 11 990 7 6 0.55
11 Yuto Shirai Zweigen Kanazawa 37 3,330 5 62 1.68
12 Taiki Yamada Fagiano Okayama 7 630 2 8 1.14
13 Shun Takagi Oita Trinita 4 360 2 4 1
14 Hayate Tanaka Tokushima Vortis 7 630 1 9 1.29
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 36 11 0 0 11
2 Tae-hyeon Kim Defender - Centre-Back Vegalta Sendai 23 6 0 1 9
3 Yuya Kuwasaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 37 8 0 0 8
4 Caio César Midfield - Central Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 34 8 1 0 8
5 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 32 8 0 0 8
6 Ronaldo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 39 8 0 0 8
7 Hiroki Noda Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 39 7 0 0 7
8 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 35 7 0 0 7
9 Kazuki Nishiya Midfield - Left Midfield Tokushima Vortis 41 7 0 0 7
10 Ryo Endo Defender - Centre-Back Iwaki FC 36 4 1 1 7
11 Yong-jun Heo Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 26 6 1 0 6
12 Ewerton Midfield - Central Midfield Vegalta Sendai 33 6 0 0 6
13 Takashi Abe Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 28 6 0 0 6
14 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 32 6 0 0 6
15 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 17 5 0 0 5
16 Eduardo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Júbilo Iwata 39 5 0 0 5
17 Stefan Mauk Midfield - Attacking Midfield Fagiano Okayama 37 5 0 0 5
18 Yu Hirakawa Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 35 5 1 0 5
19 Rikiya Motegi Defender - Right-Back Omiya Ardija 41 5 0 0 5
20 Carlinhos Junior Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 36 5 0 0 5
21 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Machida Zelvia 34 4 0 0 4
22 Taro Sugimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 34 4 1 0 4
23 Hijiri Onaga Defender - Left-Back Machida Zelvia 39 4 0 0 4
24 Yudai Fujiwara Defender - Centre-Back Machida Zelvia 29 1 0 1 4
25 Ismaila Origbaajo Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 15 4 0 0 4
26 Kentaro Kakoi Goalkeeper Blaublitz Akita 41 4 0 0 4
27 Hidetoshi Takeda Midfield - Right Midfield Mito HollyHock 38 4 0 0 4
28 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ventforet Kofu 20 4 0 0 4
29 Erik Attack - Right Winger Machida Zelvia 30 4 0 0 4
30 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 32 4 0 0 4
31 Kazuma Nagai Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 21 4 0 0 4
32 Cacá Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 10 4 0 0 4
33 Lucão Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 28 4 0 0 4
34 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 22 4 0 0 4
35 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 18 4 0 0 4
36 Taishi Semba Midfield - Attacking Midfield Fagiano Okayama 38 4 0 0 4
37 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 39 3 0 0 3
38 Jordy Buijs Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 38 3 1 0 3
39 Ko Matsubara Defender - Left-Back Júbilo Iwata 40 3 0 0 3
40 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Tokushima Vortis 37 3 0 0 3
41 Kosuke Taketomi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ventforet Kofu 24 3 0 0 3
42 Marcos Guilherme Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 15 3 0 0 3
43 Yuta Imazu Defender - Centre-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 20 3 0 0 3
44 Takahiro Iida Defender - Right-Back Omiya Ardija 12 3 0 0 3
45 Tiago Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 27 3 1 0 3
46 Eiji Shirai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 42 3 0 0 3
47 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 34 3 0 0 3
48 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 36 3 0 0 3
49 Léo Bahia Defender - Left-Back Zweigen Kanazawa 17 3 0 0 3
50 Yuji Takahashi Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 37 3 0 0 3
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Montedio Yamagata Japan 19 44
2 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 15 43
3 Ventforet Kofu Japan 12 37
4 Júbilo Iwata Japan 9 28
5 Tokushima Vortis Japan 28 28
6 Fagiano Okayama Japan 14 27
7 Ventforet Kofu Japan 12 27
8 Tokyo Verdy Japan 8 25
9 Montedio Yamagata Japan 6 22
10 Oita Trinita Japan 10 21
11 Fujieda MYFC — 4 14
12 Vegalta Sendai Japan 11 13
13 JEF United Chiba Japan 4 12
14 Mito HollyHock — 5 9
15 Tochigi SC — 6 9
16 Roasso Kumamoto — 4 8
17 Renofa Yamaguchi — 8 7
18 Omiya Ardija Japan 6 5
19 Zweigen Kanazawa — 5 4
20 Thespakusatsu Gunma — 5 3
21 Iwaki FC — 1 3
22 Blaublitz Akita — 4 1
#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