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The J2 League (Japanese: J2リーグ, Hepburn: J2 Rigu) or simply J2 is the second division of the Japan Professional Football League (日本プロサッカーリーグ, Nihon Puro Sakka Rigu) and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasuda Life and it is thus officially known as the Meiji Yasuda J2 League (Japanese: 明治安田生命J2リーグ). Until the 2014 season it was named the J.League Division 2.

Second-tier club football has existed in Japan since 1972; however, it was only professionalized during the 1999 season with ten clubs. The league took one relegating club from the top division and nine clubs from the second-tier semi-professional former Japan Football League to create the J2 League. The remaining seven clubs in the Japan Football League, the newly formed Yokohama FC, and one promoting club from the Regional Leagues, formed the nine-club Japan Football League, then the third tier of Japanese football. The third tier is now represented by the J3 League.

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J2 League

Japan. J. League 2. League Table. Season 2023/2024

Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Fagiano Okayama Fagiano Okayama 3 3 0 0 5 0 9 3 2 1 0 4 2 7 6 5 1 0 9 2 16 7 1.5
2 Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse 3 3 0 0 5 0 9 3 2 0 1 6 6 6 6 5 0 1 11 6 15 5 1.8
3 Yokohama FC Yokohama FC 3 2 1 0 4 1 7 3 1 1 1 4 1 4 6 3 2 1 8 2 11 6 1.3
4 Ventforet Kofu 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4 3 1 0 9 3 10 6 3 2 1 11 6 11 5 1.8
5 V-Varen Nagasaki V-Varen Nagasaki 3 1 1 1 6 4 4 3 2 1 0 3 1 7 6 3 2 1 9 5 11 4 1.5
6 Vegalta Sendai Vegalta Sendai 3 1 2 0 1 0 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 6 2 4 0 4 2 10 2 0.7
7 Iwaki FC Iwaki FC 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 3 1 1 1 7 2 4 6 2 3 1 11 4 9 7 1.8
8 Tochigi SC Tochigi SC 3 2 0 1 4 4 6 3 1 0 2 2 7 3 6 3 0 3 6 11 9 -5 1
9 Renofa Yamaguchi Renofa Yamaguchi 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 6 2 2 2 6 5 8 1 1
10 Oita Trinita Oita Trinita 3 1 2 0 4 1 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 6 2 2 2 6 5 8 1 1
11 Jef United Chiba Jef United Chiba 3 1 0 2 7 6 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 6 2 1 3 12 11 7 1 2
12 Blaublitz Akita Blaublitz Akita 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 4 1 0 3 2 5 3 6 2 1 3 5 5 7 0 0.8
13 Montedio Yamagata Montedio Yamagata 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 1 6 5 7 6 2 1 3 6 7 7 -1 1
14 Ehime FC Ehime FC 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 2 1 3 6 8 7 -2 1
15 Fujieda MYFC Fujieda MYFC 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 3 6 2 1 3 3 7 7 -4 0.5
16 Kagoshima United Kagoshima United 3 2 0 1 6 7 6 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 6 2 1 3 8 14 7 -6 1.3
17 Roasso Kumamoto Roasso Kumamoto 3 0 1 2 2 9 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 1 2 3 6 13 5 -7 1
18 Mito Hollyhock Mito Hollyhock 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 6 1 1 4 3 6 4 -3 0.5
19 Tokushima Vortis Tokushima Vortis 3 0 0 3 3 9 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 6 1 1 4 6 12 4 -6 1
20 Thespakusatsu Gunma Thespakusatsu Gunma 4 0 1 3 3 7 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 6 0 2 4 4 9 2 -5 0.7

Top Scorers. Season 2023/2024

Player 24 Feb 25 Feb 02 Mar 03 Mar 09 Mar 10 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 20 Mar 24 Mar All SeasonGoals/Assists
Gleyson
(Fagiano Okayama)
0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 1/0 0/2 2/3
Hiiro Komori
(Jef United Chiba)
0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 4/1
Rei Yonezawa
(Kagoshima United)
0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/3
Koya Kitagawa
(Shimizu S-Pulse)
0/0 0/1 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 3/1
Koya Okuda
(Tochigi SC)
0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 2/2
Shun Nagasawa
(Oita Trinita)
0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 1/0 4/0
Yuto Yamashita
(Iwaki FC)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/0 1/3
Kaina Tanimura
(Iwaki FC)
0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 4/0
Junya Takahashi
(Montedio Yamagata)
0/0 2/1 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/1
Sho Ito
(Yokohama FC)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 2/0 3/0
Ryotaro Onishi
(Shimizu S-Pulse)
0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 3/0
Adailton
(Ventforet Kofu)
0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 2/1
Daiki Sato
(Blaublitz Akita)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 2/1
Takashi Inui
(Shimizu S-Pulse)
0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 2/1
Kai Matsuzaki
(Shimizu S-Pulse)
0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/2
Keiichi Kondo
(Iwaki FC)
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/0 0/0 2/1
Kazuki Tanaka
(Jef United Chiba)
0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/1
Noriaki Fujimoto
(Kagoshima United)
0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Yudai Tanaka
(Fagiano Okayama)
0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/1
Edigar Junio
(V-Varen Nagasaki)
0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0

Bad Boys. Season 2023/2024

Player 24 Feb 25 Feb 02 Mar 03 Mar 09 Mar 10 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 20 Mar 24 Mar All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Ryota Izumori
(Tokushima Vortis)
- - 0/1 - - - 0/1 - - 1/0 1/2 3 0.3/0.7
Riki Matsuda
(Ehime FC)
- - 0/1 - - 0/1 - - 0/1 - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Ryotaro Ishida
(Tochigi SC)
- 0/1 - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Sho Araki
(Ventforet Kofu)
- 0/1 - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Eisuke Watanabe
(Tokushima Vortis)
- - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Daichi Tagami
(Fagiano Okayama)
- - - 1/0 - - - - - 0/1 1/1 2 0.5/0.5
Ryo Toyama
(Yokohama FC)
- - - - - - - - - 1/1 1/1 2 0.5/0.5
Nobuyuki Kawashima
(Oita Trinita)
- - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Issei Takahashi
(Jef United Chiba)
- - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Mendes
(Shimizu S-Pulse)
- - - - - - - - 0/1 0/1 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Ryunosuke Sagara
(Mito Hollyhock)
- - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Jeong-Min Bae
(Roasso Kumamoto)
- - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Makoto Okazaki
(Roasso Kumamoto)
- - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Koichi Murata
(Tokushima Vortis)
- - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Sodai Hasukawa
(Oita Trinita)
- - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Keisuke Nishimura
(Montedio Yamagata)
- - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Katsuya Iwatake
(Montedio Yamagata)
- - - - 0/1 - - - 1/0 - 1/1 2 0.5/0.5
Yuya Takazawa
(Thespakusatsu Gunma)
- - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Dai Hirase
(Renofa Yamaguchi)
- - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Wataru Iwashita
(Iwaki FC)
- - - - - - - 1/1 - - 1/1 2 0.5/0.5

J2 League News

3 March 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs. Ulsan Hyundai - prediction, team news, lineups
Making their third successive appearance in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors host Ulsan Hyundai in leg one of that tie on Tuesday at Jeonju World Cup Stadium.
17 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Chelsea 'join race to sign Japanese wonderkid'
Chelsea have reportedly joined the race to sign Japanese youngster Keisuke Goto, with the player also attracting interest from elsewhere across Europe.
17 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
YokohamaYokohama F Marinosvs.Celtic
Celtic continue their pre-season preparations with a trip to Japan to lock horns with Yokohama F Marinos for a friendly at the Nissan Stadium on Wednesday.
14 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Cerezo Osaka vs. Urawa Red Diamonds - prediction, team news, lineups
Cerezo Osaka will be looking to record back-to-back wins when they host Urawa Red Diamonds at Yodoko Sakura Stadium on Sunday evening in the J League.
14 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: FC Tokyo vs. Kashima Antlers - prediction, team news, lineups
Two teams in highly contrasting form go head-to-head in round 21 of the 2023 J1 League season on Sunday as FC Tokyo welcome Kashima Antlers to the Ajinomoto Stadium.
14 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Shonan Bellmare vs. Avispa Fukuoka - prediction, team news, lineups
Having both reached the fourth round of the Emperor Cup, Shonan Bellmare and Avispa Fukuoka lock horns at the Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka in round 21 of the J1 League on Sunday.
14 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Vissel Kobe vs. Sagan Tosu - prediction, team news, lineups
Vissel Kobe will be looking to continue their push for top spot in the J1 League when they take on Sagan Tosu at Noevir Stadium Kobe on Sunday evening.
14 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Yokohama F Marinos vs. Kawasaki Frontale - prediction, team news, lineups
Still licking their wounds from their Emperor Cup exit, Yokohama F Marinos play host to Kawasaki Frontale in round 21 of the Japanese J1 League on Saturday.
14 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Consadole Sapporo vs. Albirex Niigata - prediction, team news, lineups
Fresh off the back of reaching the fourth round of the Emperor Cup, Consadole Sapporo take on Albirex Niigata in round 21 of the J1 League on Saturday. Having failed to win any of the last six meetings between the sides, the Consa will head into the weekend looking to get one over the visitors and pick up successive home wins for the first time since May.
6 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Kashima Antlers - prediction, team news, lineups
Two sides that are sitting level on 29 points in the J1 League table will go head-to-head when Sanfrecce Hiroshima welcome Kashima Antlers to the EDION Stadium on Saturday.
5 July 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Albirex Niigata vs. Vissel Kobe - prediction, team news, lineups
Albirex Niigata and Vissel Kobe get round 20 of the Japanese J1 League underway when they go head to head at the Denka Big Swan Stadium on Friday.
29 June 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Albirex Niigata vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - prediction, team news, lineups
Two teams at opposite ends of the J1 League table will meet on Saturday as 15th-placed Albirex Niigata will welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who currently sit in sixth.
22 June 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Kashiwa Reysol vs. Albirex Niigata - prediction, team news, lineups
Basement side Kashiwa Reysol will look to end a six-game winless league run when they play host to Albirex Niigata on Saturday.
22 June 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Kyoto Sanga vs. Yokohama FC - prediction, team news, lineups
Kyoto Sanga will be looking to get back to winning ways when they host an in-form Yokohama FC side in the J1 League on Saturday night at Sanga Stadium.
9 June 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Gamba Osaka vs. FC Tokyo - prediction, team news, lineups
Gamba Osaka will look to claim a third consecutive league victory when they play host to FC Tokyo on Sunday.
9 June 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Albirex Niigata vs. Kyoto Sanga - prediction, team news, lineups
Albirex Niigata will look to extend their two-match undefeated streak on Sunday when they host Kyoto Sanga, who are without a win in their previous three.
2 July 2022
bundesliga.com
Ko Itakura: Who is the Japan and Gladbach defender who shone at Schalke?
When Borussia Mönchengladbach moved to sign talented Japan defender Ko Itakura from from Manchester City, the Foals were adding a skilled and versatile player with plenty of playing experience in Germany to their ranks.
3 March 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Making their third successive appearance in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors host Ulsan Hyundai in leg one of that tie on Tuesday at Jeonju World Cup Stadium. 17 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Chelsea have reportedly joined the race to sign Japanese youngster Keisuke Goto, with the player also attracting interest from elsewhere across Europe. 17 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Celtic continue their pre-season preparations with a trip to Japan to lock horns with Yokohama F Marinos for a friendly at the Nissan Stadium on Wednesday. 14 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Cerezo Osaka will be looking to record back-to-back wins when they host Urawa Red Diamonds at Yodoko Sakura Stadium on Sunday evening in the J League. 14 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Two teams in highly contrasting form go head-to-head in round 21 of the 2023 J1 League season on Sunday as FC Tokyo welcome Kashima Antlers to the Ajinomoto Stadium. 14 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Having both reached the fourth round of the Emperor Cup, Shonan Bellmare and Avispa Fukuoka lock horns at the Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka in round 21 of the J1 League on Sunday. 14 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Vissel Kobe will be looking to continue their push for top spot in the J1 League when they take on Sagan Tosu at Noevir Stadium Kobe on Sunday evening. 14 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Still licking their wounds from their Emperor Cup exit, Yokohama F Marinos play host to Kawasaki Frontale in round 21 of the Japanese J1 League on Saturday. 14 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Fresh off the back of reaching the fourth round of the Emperor Cup, Consadole Sapporo take on Albirex Niigata in round 21 of the J1 League on Saturday. 6 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Two sides that are sitting level on 29 points in the J1 League table will go head-to-head when Sanfrecce Hiroshima welcome Kashima Antlers to the EDION Stadium on Saturday. 5 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Albirex Niigata and Vissel Kobe get round 20 of the Japanese J1 League underway when they go head to head at the Denka Big Swan Stadium on Friday. 29 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Two teams at opposite ends of the J1 League table will meet on Saturday as 15th-placed Albirex Niigata will welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who currently sit in sixth. 22 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Basement side Kashiwa Reysol will look to end a six-game winless league run when they play host to Albirex Niigata on Saturday. 22 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Kyoto Sanga will be looking to get back to winning ways when they host an in-form Yokohama FC side in the J1 League on Saturday night at Sanga Stadium. 9 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Gamba Osaka will look to claim a third consecutive league victory when they play host to FC Tokyo on Sunday.