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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 — 2024

Top scorer
Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki
18
Top assists
Marcos Guilherme V-Varen Nagasaki
8
Top clean sheets
Akinori Ichikawa Yokohama FC
19
Most cards
Adaílton Ventforet Kofu
6
#PlayerPosNat ClubMatMin GAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90Min/G
1 Matheus Jesus Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 36 164 18 7 25 0 2 0 9.88 3.84 9
2 Ken Yamura Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fujieda MYFC 38 201 16 2 18 3 1 0 7.16 0.90 13
3 Adaílton Attack - Left Winger Brazil Ventforet Kofu 33 157 14 3 17 2 6 1 8.03 1.72 11
4 Marcos Guilherme Attack - Right Winger Brazil V-Varen Nagasaki 35 182 12 8 20 1 1 0 5.93 3.96 15
5 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward Spain V-Varen Nagasaki 34 125 10 0 10 1 4 0 7.20 0.00 13
6 Ryunosuke Sagara Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Vegalta Sendai 36 247 9 3 12 0 4 0 3.28 1.09 27
7 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 34 181 9 0 9 0 4 0 4.48 0.00 20
8 Lucas Braga Attack - Left Winger Brazil Shimizu S-Pulse 35 285 8 0 8 0 2 0 2.53 0.00 36
9 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Belgium Ventforet Kofu 34 207 8 2 10 2 0 0 3.48 0.87 26
10 Yamato Wakatsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 34 265 7 4 11 0 0 0 2.38 1.36 38
11 Caprini Attack - Right Winger Brazil Yokohama FC 38 299 7 4 11 1 4 0 2.11 1.20 43
12 Daiki Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Blaublitz Akita 36 406 6 3 9 0 7 0 1.33 0.67 68
13 Ren Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Blaublitz Akita 38 392 6 2 8 0 2 0 1.38 0.46 65
14 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil JEF United Chiba 30 181 6 3 9 0 1 0 2.98 1.49 30
15 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 32 212 6 4 10 0 0 0 2.55 1.70 35
16 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Oita Trinita 28 248 6 2 8 1 4 0 2.18 0.73 41
17 Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tokushima Vortis 23 157 5 0 5 0 2 0 2.87 0.00 31
18 Riku Ochiai Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 31 328 5 2 7 0 1 0 1.37 0.55 66
19 Lucão Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Fagiano Okayama 33 269 5 4 9 1 1 0 1.67 1.34 54
20 Daichi Tagami Defender - Centre-Back Japan Fagiano Okayama 33 518 5 1 6 0 3 1 0.87 0.17 104
21 Carlinhos Junior Attack - Left Winger Brazil Shimizu S-Pulse 32 411 5 2 7 0 6 0 1.09 0.44 82
22 Shoma Doi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 14 190 5 2 7 0 1 0 2.37 0.95 38
23 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 30 421 5 7 12 0 5 0 1.07 1.50 84
24 Kenshin Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 31 506 4 1 5 0 2 0 0.71 0.18 127
25 Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Defender - Centre-Back Japan United States Shimizu S-Pulse 31 679 4 1 5 0 2 0 0.53 0.13 170
26 Toshiki Takahashi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Yokohama FC 31 516 4 0 4 0 4 0 0.70 0.00 129
27 Yoshihiro Nakano Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Yokohama FC 35 558 4 5 9 0 2 0 0.65 0.81 140
28 Douglas Tanque Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Shimizu S-Pulse 22 121 4 3 7 0 0 0 2.98 2.23 30
29 Kazuma Nagai Defender - Centre-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 27 635 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.43 0.14 212
30 Shun Ayukawa Attack - Second Striker Japan Oita Trinita 15 249 3 1 4 1 1 0 1.08 0.36 83
31 Wataru Iwashita Defender - Left-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 36 946 3 1 4 0 3 0 0.29 0.10 315
32 Edu Mancha Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Ventforet Kofu 11 230 3 0 3 0 1 1 1.17 0.00 77
33 Gleyson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Fagiano Okayama 13 341 3 4 7 1 2 0 0.79 1.06 114
34 Aziz Yakubu Attack - Centre-Forward Ghana Shimizu S-Pulse 6 38 3 0 3 1 0 0 7.11 0.00 13
35 Yuya Takazawa Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Thespa Gunma 21 433 3 0 3 1 2 0 0.62 0.00 144
36 Chie Edoojon Kawakami Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Thespa Gunma 32 816 3 2 5 0 2 1 0.33 0.22 272
37 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Montedio Yamagata 31 825 3 7 10 0 3 0 0.33 0.76 275
38 Teruki Hara Defender - Right-Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 24 673 3 4 7 0 1 0 0.40 0.53 224
39 Eduardo Midfield - Defensive Midfield Brazil JEF United Chiba 19 399 3 1 4 0 2 0 0.68 0.23 133
40 Gabriel Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Yokohama FC 25 617 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.44 0.00 206
41 Eron Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Vegalta Sendai 30 494 3 2 5 0 1 0 0.55 0.36 165
42 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 34 859 3 4 7 1 3 0 0.31 0.42 286
43 Elsinho Defender - Right-Back Brazil Tokushima Vortis 32 762 3 3 6 0 6 0 0.35 0.35 254
44 Shiva Tafari Nagasawa Defender - Right-Back Japan Mito HollyHock 17 763 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.24 0.12 382
45 Kaito Matsuzawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 34 483 2 3 5 0 3 0 0.37 0.56 242
46 Kento Nishiya Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Fujieda MYFC 23 1,035 2 4 6 0 5 0 0.17 0.35 518
47 Zento Uno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 12 469 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.38 0.00 235
48 Jumpei Hayakawa Attack - Left Winger Japan Fagiano Okayama 15 422 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.43 0.00 211
49 Kai Matsuzaki Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 25 477 2 3 5 0 2 0 0.38 0.57 239
50 Shunto Kodama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 30 1,181 2 2 4 0 7 0 0.15 0.15 591
51 Yuki Omoto Defender - Right-Back Japan Roasso Kumamoto 34 1,227 2 7 9 0 0 0 0.15 0.51 614
52 Takahiro Iida Defender - Right-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 23 917 2 2 4 0 5 0 0.20 0.20 459
53 Taishi Semba Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Thespa Gunma 25 1,671 2 2 4 0 1 0 0.11 0.11 836
54 Taro Sugimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 31 816 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.22 0.11 408
55 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Japan Kagoshima United 25 718 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.25 0.00 359
56 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 10 305 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.59 0.00 153
57 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 21 691 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.26 0.00 346
58 Ota Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Tochigi SC 9 267 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.34 0.00 267
59 Naoki Kumata Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Iwaki FC 12 263 1 1 2 0 3 0 0.34 0.34 263
60 Kodai Mori Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 38 3,391 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.03 0.00 3,391
61 Hayato Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 38 3,279 1 2 3 0 2 0 0.03 0.05 3,279
62 Yudai Fujiwara Defender - Centre-Back Japan Oita Trinita 24 1,919 1 0 1 0 2 1 0.05 0.00 1,919
63 Ryonosuke Kabayama Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Thespa Gunma 15 643 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.14 0.14 643
64 Ryotaro Nakamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 36 2,698 1 4 5 0 2 0 0.03 0.13 2,698
65 Takashi Abe Defender - Centre-Back Japan Montedio Yamagata 27 2,258 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.04 0.00 2,258
66 Hisatoshi Nishido Midfield - Left Midfield Japan Kagoshima United 10 334 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.27 0.00 334
67 Ismaila Origbaajo Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria Tochigi SC 17 428 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.21 0.00 428
68 Riku Nakayama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 20 1,117 1 3 4 0 0 0 0.08 0.24 1,117
69 Akira Hamashita Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Ehime FC 11 285 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.32 0.00 285
70 Kazuyoshi Shimabuku Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Fujieda MYFC 31 2,170 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.04 0.04 2,170
71 Masakazu Yoshioka Attack - Right Winger Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 28 1,741 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.05 0.05 1,741
72 Ryotaro Ishida Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 25 1,792 1 2 3 0 6 0 0.05 0.10 1,792
73 Kazunari Ichimi Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Fagiano Okayama 11 759 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.12 0.12 759
74 Reiya Morishita Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ehime FC 35 3,050 1 2 3 0 2 0 0.03 0.06 3,050
75 Gabriel Xavier Attack - Right Winger Brazil Fagiano Okayama 6 247 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.36 0.00 247
76 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 26 1,693 1 4 5 0 4 0 0.05 0.21 1,693
77 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 6 384 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.23 0.00 384
78 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 15 628 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.14 0.00 628
79 Tiago Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil Tokushima Vortis 19 873 1 1 2 1 0 0 0.10 0.10 873
80 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Renofa Yamaguchi 22 1,075 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.08 0.00 1,075
81 Tsukasa Umesaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Japan Oita Trinita 6 74 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.22 0.00 74
82 Bong-jo Koh Goalkeeper Korea, South Ventforet Kofu 8 720 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
83 Asuma Ikari Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
84 Hayate Tanaka Goalkeeper Japan Tokushima Vortis 15 1,350 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
85 Rio Hyon Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 25 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
86 Juzo Ura Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Ehime FC 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
87 Taiga Son Defender - Centre-Back Japan Ventforet Kofu 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
88 Ryo Tanada Attack - Centre-Forward Japan Iwaki FC 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
89 Tatsunori Sakurai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Japan Mito HollyHock 16 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 —
90 Taiyo Nishino Attack - Right Winger Japan Tokushima Vortis 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
91 Yoshitaka Aoki Defender - Left-Back Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
92 Mateus Moraes Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Vegalta Sendai 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 —
93 Tetsuya Chinen Defender - Centre-Back Japan Vegalta Sendai 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
94 Keita Nakano Midfield - Right Midfield Japan Tokushima Vortis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
95 Carlinhos Defender - Centre-Back Brazil Fujieda MYFC 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 —
96 Kodai Dohi Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Tochigi SC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
97 Kazuki Fujita Goalkeeper Japan JEF United Chiba 24 2,160 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.00 0.04 —
98 Macula Attack - Left Winger Brazil Ventforet Kofu 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
99 Ryoga Ishio Defender - Centre-Back Japan Tokushima Vortis 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
100 Naoto Misawa Midfield - Central Midfield Japan Ventforet Kofu 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 —
#PlayerPosClubMatMinAGG+AA/90
1 Marcos Guilherme Attack - Right Winger V-Varen Nagasaki 35 182 8 12 20 3.96
2 Matheus Jesus Midfield - Attacking Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 36 164 7 18 25 3.84
3 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 30 421 7 5 12 1.50
4 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 31 825 7 3 10 0.76
5 Yuki Omoto Defender - Right-Back Roasso Kumamoto 34 1,227 7 2 9 0.51
6 Yoshihiro Nakano Midfield - Left Midfield Yokohama FC 35 558 5 4 9 0.81
7 Caprini Attack - Right Winger Yokohama FC 38 299 4 7 11 1.20
8 Yamato Wakatsuki Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 34 265 4 7 11 1.36
9 Shinya Yajima Midfield - Central Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 32 212 4 6 10 1.70
10 Lucão Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 33 269 4 5 9 1.34
11 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 34 859 4 3 7 0.42
12 Teruki Hara Defender - Right-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 24 673 4 3 7 0.53
13 Gleyson Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 13 341 4 3 7 1.06
14 Kento Nishiya Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fujieda MYFC 23 1,035 4 2 6 0.35
15 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ventforet Kofu 26 1,693 4 1 5 0.21
16 Ryotaro Nakamura Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 36 2,698 4 1 5 0.13
17 Kengo Kitazume Defender - Right-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 29 0 4 0 4 0.00
18 Adaílton Attack - Left Winger Ventforet Kofu 33 157 3 14 17 1.72
19 Ryunosuke Sagara Midfield - Left Midfield Vegalta Sendai 36 247 3 9 12 1.09
20 Dudú Attack - Centre-Forward JEF United Chiba 30 181 3 6 9 1.49
21 Daiki Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Blaublitz Akita 36 406 3 6 9 0.67
22 Douglas Tanque Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 22 121 3 4 7 2.23
23 Elsinho Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 32 762 3 3 6 0.35
24 Kai Matsuzaki Midfield - Right Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 25 477 3 2 5 0.57
25 Kaito Matsuzawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 34 483 3 2 5 0.56
26 Riku Nakayama Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ventforet Kofu 20 1,117 3 1 4 0.24
27 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 31 0 3 0 3 0.00
28 Ken Yamura Attack - Centre-Forward Fujieda MYFC 38 201 2 16 18 0.90
29 Peter Utaka Attack - Centre-Forward Ventforet Kofu 34 207 2 8 10 0.87
30 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 28 248 2 6 8 0.73
31 Ren Komatsu Attack - Centre-Forward Blaublitz Akita 38 392 2 6 8 0.46
32 Shoma Doi Midfield - Attacking Midfield Montedio Yamagata 14 190 2 5 7 0.95
33 Carlinhos Junior Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 32 411 2 5 7 0.44
34 Riku Ochiai Midfield - Attacking Midfield Mito HollyHock 31 328 2 5 7 0.55
35 Eron Attack - Centre-Forward Vegalta Sendai 30 494 2 3 5 0.36
36 Chie Edoojon Kawakami Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespa Gunma 32 816 2 3 5 0.22
37 Taishi Semba Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespa Gunma 25 1,671 2 2 4 0.11
38 Takahiro Iida Defender - Right-Back Ventforet Kofu 23 917 2 2 4 0.20
39 Shunto Kodama Midfield - Left Midfield Tokushima Vortis 30 1,181 2 2 4 0.15
40 Reiya Morishita Defender - Centre-Back Ehime FC 35 3,050 2 1 3 0.06
41 Ryotaro Ishida Midfield - Right Midfield Tochigi SC 25 1,792 2 1 3 0.10
42 Hayato Tanaka Defender - Centre-Back V-Varen Nagasaki 38 3,279 2 1 3 0.05
43 Yoichiro Kakitani Attack - Second Striker Tokushima Vortis 29 0 2 0 2 0.00
44 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 22 0 2 0 2 0.00
45 Ryo Toyama Defender - Left-Back Kagoshima United 28 0 2 0 2 0.00
46 Masaki Watai Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 6 0 2 0 2 0.00
47 Tatsunori Sakurai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 16 0 2 0 2 0.00
48 Daichi Tagami Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 33 518 1 5 6 0.17
49 Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Defender - Centre-Back Shimizu S-Pulse 31 679 1 4 5 0.13
50 Kenshin Yasuda Midfield - Defensive Midfield Oita Trinita 31 506 1 4 5 0.18
51 Eduardo Midfield - Defensive Midfield JEF United Chiba 19 399 1 3 4 0.23
52 Wataru Iwashita Defender - Left-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 946 1 3 4 0.10
53 Shun Ayukawa Attack - Second Striker Oita Trinita 15 249 1 3 4 0.36
54 Kazuma Nagai Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 27 635 1 3 4 0.14
55 Taro Sugimoto Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 31 816 1 2 3 0.11
56 Shiva Tafari Nagasawa Defender - Right-Back Mito HollyHock 17 763 1 2 3 0.12
57 Tiago Alves Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 19 873 1 1 2 0.10
58 Kazunari Ichimi Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 11 759 1 1 2 0.12
59 Masakazu Yoshioka Attack - Right Winger Renofa Yamaguchi 28 1,741 1 1 2 0.05
60 Kazuyoshi Shimabuku Midfield - Right Midfield Fujieda MYFC 31 2,170 1 1 2 0.04
61 Ryonosuke Kabayama Midfield - Left Midfield Thespa Gunma 15 643 1 1 2 0.14
62 Naoki Kumata Attack - Centre-Forward Iwaki FC 12 263 1 1 2 0.34
63 Ken Iwao Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 10 0 1 0 1 0.00
64 Keigo Numata Defender - Left-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 3 0 1 0 1 0.00
65 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 19 0 1 0 1 0.00
66 Toshiya Tanaka Midfield - Right Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 8 0 1 0 1 0.00
67 Masayuki Okuyama Defender - Right-Back Vegalta Sendai 10 0 1 0 1 0.00
68 Yutaka Soneda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ehime FC 23 0 1 0 1 0.00
69 Kazuki Fujita Goalkeeper JEF United Chiba 24 2,160 1 0 1 0.04
70 Rio Hyon Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 25 0 1 0 1 0.00
71 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 34 125 0 10 10 0.00
72 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 34 181 0 9 9 0.00
73 Lucas Braga Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 35 285 0 8 8 0.00
74 Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 23 157 0 5 5 0.00
75 Toshiki Takahashi Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 31 516 0 4 4 0.00
76 Gabriel Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 25 617 0 3 3 0.00
77 Yuya Takazawa Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Gunma 21 433 0 3 3 0.00
78 Aziz Yakubu Attack - Centre-Forward Shimizu S-Pulse 6 38 0 3 3 0.00
79 Edu Mancha Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 11 230 0 3 3 0.00
80 Takumi Yamada Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 21 691 0 2 2 0.00
81 Noriyoshi Sakai Attack - Centre-Forward Renofa Yamaguchi 10 305 0 2 2 0.00
82 Akira Ibayashi Defender - Centre-Back Kagoshima United 25 718 0 2 2 0.00
83 Jumpei Hayakawa Attack - Left Winger Fagiano Okayama 15 422 0 2 2 0.00
84 Zento Uno Midfield - Defensive Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 12 469 0 2 2 0.00
85 Tsukasa Umesaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 6 74 0 1 1 0.00
86 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 22 1,075 0 1 1 0.00
87 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 15 628 0 1 1 0.00
88 Kohei Uchida Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 6 384 0 1 1 0.00
89 Gabriel Xavier Attack - Right Winger Fagiano Okayama 6 247 0 1 1 0.00
90 Akira Hamashita Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ehime FC 11 285 0 1 1 0.00
91 Ismaila Origbaajo Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 17 428 0 1 1 0.00
92 Hisatoshi Nishido Midfield - Left Midfield Kagoshima United 10 334 0 1 1 0.00
93 Takashi Abe Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 27 2,258 0 1 1 0.00
94 Yudai Fujiwara Defender - Centre-Back Oita Trinita 24 1,919 0 1 1 0.00
95 Kodai Mori Defender - Centre-Back Tokushima Vortis 38 3,391 0 1 1 0.00
96 Ota Yamamoto Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 9 267 0 1 1 0.00
97 Koki Yonekura Defender - Right-Back JEF United Chiba 8 0 0 0 0 0.00
98 Kisho Yano Attack - Centre-Forward Tochigi SC 26 0 0 0 0 0.00
99 Hajime Hosogai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Thespa Gunma 4 0 0 0 0 0.00
100 Shuichi Gonda Goalkeeper Shimizu S-Pulse 35 3,150 0 0 0 0.00
#GoalkeeperClubMatchesMinutesClean sheetsGoals concededGC / match
1 Akinori Ichikawa Yokohama FC 38 3,420 19 27 0.71
2 Shuichi Gonda Shimizu S-Pulse 35 3,150 13 38 1.09
3 Kenta Tanno Tochigi SC 36 3,240 10 55 1.53
4 Kazuki Fujita JEF United Chiba 24 2,160 7 30 1.25
5 Kentaro Kakoi Blaublitz Akita 24 2,160 7 24 1
6 Hayate Tanaka Tokushima Vortis 15 1,350 6 12 0.8
7 Shugo Tsuji Ehime FC 23 2,070 5 39 1.7
8 José Aurelio Suárez Tokushima Vortis 23 2,070 5 32 1.39
9 Masatoshi Kushibiki Thespa Gunma 33 2,970 5 54 1.64
10 Kenta Tokushige Ehime FC 15 1,350 5 30 2
11 Tomoya Wakahara V-Varen Nagasaki 16 1,440 4 19 1.19
12 Yuya Oki Shimizu S-Pulse 2 180 2 0 —
13 Kohei Kawata Ventforet Kofu 6 540 1 7 1.17
14 Koki Matsuzawa Vegalta Sendai 1 55 1 0 —
#PlayerPosClubMatchesYC2nd YCRCScore
1 Adaílton Attack - Left Winger Ventforet Kofu 33 6 0 1 9
2 Shunto Kodama Midfield - Left Midfield Tokushima Vortis 30 7 0 0 7
3 Daiki Sato Attack - Centre-Forward Blaublitz Akita 36 7 0 0 7
4 Ryota Nagaki Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tokushima Vortis 27 6 0 0 6
5 Kensuke Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Renofa Yamaguchi 22 6 0 0 6
6 Ryotaro Ishida Midfield - Right Midfield Tochigi SC 25 6 0 0 6
7 Elsinho Defender - Right-Back Tokushima Vortis 32 6 0 0 6
8 Daichi Tagami Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 33 3 1 1 6
9 Carlinhos Junior Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 32 6 0 0 6
10 Takashi Inui Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 30 5 0 0 5
11 Kento Nishiya Midfield - Defensive Midfield Fujieda MYFC 23 5 0 0 5
12 Takahiro Iida Defender - Right-Back Ventforet Kofu 23 5 0 0 5
13 Yudai Fujiwara Defender - Centre-Back Oita Trinita 24 2 0 1 5
14 Chie Edoojon Kawakami Midfield - Attacking Midfield Thespa Gunma 32 2 0 1 5
15 Shun Nagasawa Attack - Centre-Forward Oita Trinita 28 4 0 0 4
16 Edu Mancha Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 11 1 0 1 4
17 Takayuki Mae Defender - Centre-Back Renofa Yamaguchi 37 1 0 1 4
18 Daiki Watari Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 34 4 0 0 4
19 Juanma Delgado Attack - Centre-Forward V-Varen Nagasaki 34 4 0 0 4
20 Caprini Attack - Right Winger Yokohama FC 38 4 0 0 4
21 Kazuhiro Sato Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ventforet Kofu 26 4 0 0 4
22 Shosei Okamoto Defender - Centre-Back Kagoshima United 31 4 0 0 4
23 Takashi Abe Defender - Centre-Back Montedio Yamagata 27 4 0 0 4
24 Gabriel Defender - Centre-Back Yokohama FC 25 4 0 0 4
25 Ryunosuke Sagara Midfield - Left Midfield Vegalta Sendai 36 4 0 0 4
26 Toshiki Takahashi Attack - Centre-Forward Yokohama FC 31 4 0 0 4
27 Kaito Matsuzawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield V-Varen Nagasaki 34 3 0 0 3
28 Rio Hyon Midfield - Central Midfield Tokushima Vortis 25 3 0 0 3
29 Takuya Wada Midfield - Defensive Midfield Yokohama FC 21 3 0 0 3
30 Shun Ito Midfield - Attacking Midfield Roasso Kumamoto 22 3 0 0 3
31 Naoki Kumata Attack - Centre-Forward Iwaki FC 12 3 0 0 3
32 Wataru Iwashita Defender - Left-Back Roasso Kumamoto 36 3 2 0 3
33 Ryohei Shirasaki Midfield - Attacking Midfield Shimizu S-Pulse 15 3 0 0 3
34 Hiroto Nakagawa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 28 3 0 0 3
35 José Aurelio Suárez Goalkeeper Tokushima Vortis 23 3 0 0 3
36 Leo Takae Midfield - Central Midfield Montedio Yamagata 31 3 0 0 3
37 Tatsunori Sakurai Midfield - Defensive Midfield Mito HollyHock 16 3 0 0 3
38 Koki Sugimori Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tokushima Vortis 19 3 0 0 3
39 Naoki Nomura Midfield - Attacking Midfield Oita Trinita 34 3 0 0 3
40 Kazuma Nagai Defender - Centre-Back Mito HollyHock 27 3 0 0 3
41 Yuta Imazu Defender - Centre-Back Ventforet Kofu 23 3 1 0 3
42 Ayumu Kawai Defender - Right-Back Montedio Yamagata 31 2 0 0 2
43 Kazuki Fujita Goalkeeper JEF United Chiba 24 2 0 0 2
44 Kaito Abe Defender - Centre-Back Fagiano Okayama 34 2 0 0 2
45 Yutaka Soneda Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ehime FC 23 2 0 0 2
46 Gleyson Attack - Centre-Forward Fagiano Okayama 13 2 0 0 2
47 Lucas Braga Attack - Left Winger Shimizu S-Pulse 35 2 0 0 2
48 Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Attack - Centre-Forward Tokushima Vortis 23 2 0 0 2
49 Carlinhos Defender - Centre-Back Fujieda MYFC 8 2 0 0 2
50 Yuya Takazawa Attack - Centre-Forward Thespa Gunma 21 2 0 0 2
#ClubCountryPlayersTotal goals
1 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 16 44
2 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 8 43
3 Ventforet Kofu Japan 15 29
4 Tokushima Vortis Japan 22 24
5 Fujieda MYFC — 4 19
6 Yokohama FC Japan 7 18
7 Oita Trinita Japan 7 18
8 Fagiano Okayama Japan 8 17
9 Blaublitz Akita — 3 12
10 Vegalta Sendai Japan 8 12
11 Montedio Yamagata Japan 5 11
12 Renofa Yamaguchi — 7 11
13 Mito HollyHock — 5 10
14 JEF United Chiba Japan 4 9
15 Thespa Gunma — 7 9
16 Roasso Kumamoto — 3 5
17 Tokushima Vortis — 7 3
18 Kagoshima United — 5 3
19 Ehime FC — 7 2
20 Iwaki FC — 2 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