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24th season of J2 League
Football league season
J2 League
Season
| 2022
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Dates
| 19 February ? 23 October
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Champions
| Albirex Niigata
2nd J2 title
2nd
D2
title
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Promoted
| Albirex Niigata
Yokohama FC
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Relegated
| FC Ryukyu
Iwate Grulla Morioka
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Champions League
| Ventforet Kofu
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Matches played
| 462
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Goals scored
| 1,136 (2.46 per match)
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Top goalscorer
| Koki Ogawa
(26 goals)
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Biggest home win
| Tokushima Vortis
5?0 Iwate Grulla Morioka
(20 April 2022)
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Biggest away win
| Thespakusatsu Gunma
1?6
Renofa Yamaguchi
(24 September 2022)
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Highest scoring
| FC Ryukyu 2?5
Tokyo Verdy
(30 March 2022)
Albirex Niigata 4?3 Tokyo Verdy
(8 May 2022)
Ventforet Kofu 5?2 FC Ryukyu
(6 August 2022)
Roasso Kumamoto
3?4 Yokohama FC
(23 October 2022)
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Longest winning run
| 6 matches
Tokyo Verdy
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Longest unbeaten run
| 19 matches
Tokushima Vortis
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Longest winless run
| 12 matches
Blaublitz Akita
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Longest losing run
| 7 matches
Iwate Grulla Morioka
Ventforet Kofu
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Highest attendance
| 32,979
Albirex Niigata 3?0
Vegalta Sendai
(8 October 2022)
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Lowest attendance
| 608
FC Ryukyu 0?1 Blaublitz Akita
(3 September 2022)
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Total attendance
| 2,318,829
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Average attendance
| 5,019
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The
2022 J2 League
, also known as the
2022
Meiji Yasuda
J2 League
(
Japanese
:
2022 明治安田生命J2リ?グ
,
Hepburn
:
2022 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 R?gu
)
for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the
J2 League
, the second-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999.
Clubs
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Locations of the 2022 J2 League teams
Greater Tokyo Area J2 League teams
Club name
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Hometown
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Stadium
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Capacity
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Previous season rank
|
License
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Albirex Niigata
|
Niigata
&
Seiro
,
Niigata
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Denka Big Swan Stadium
|
42,300
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J2 (6th)
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J1
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Blaublitz Akita
|
Akita
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Soyu Stadium
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20,125
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J2 (13th)
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J1
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Fagiano Okayama
|
All cities/towns in
Okayama
[a]
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City Light Stadium
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20,000
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J2 (11th)
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J1
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Iwate Grulla Morioka
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All cities/towns in
Iwate
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Iwagin Stadium
&
Kitakami Stadium
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4,946
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J3 (2nd)
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J1
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JEF United Chiba
|
Chiba
&
Ichihara
,
Chiba
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Fukuda Denshi Arena
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18,500
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J2 (8th)
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J1
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Machida Zelvia
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Machida
,
Tokyo
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Machida Athletic Stadium
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10,600
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J2 (5th)
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J1
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Mito HollyHock
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Cities/towns in
Ibaraki
[b]
|
K's denki Stadium Mito
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12,000
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J2 (10th)
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J1
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Montedio Yamagata
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All cities/towns in
Yamagata
[c]
|
ND Soft Stadium
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20,315
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J2 (7th)
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J1
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Oita Trinita
|
?ita Prefecture
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Showa Denko Dome Oita
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40,000
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J1 (18th)
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J1
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Omiya Ardija
|
Saitama
,
Saitama
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NACK5 Stadium Omiya
|
15,500
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J2 (16th)
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J1
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Renofa Yamaguchi
|
All cities/towns in
Yamaguchi
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Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium
|
20,000
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J2 (15th)
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J1
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Roasso Kumamoto
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Kumamoto
,
Kumamoto
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Egao Kenko Stadium
|
32,000
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J3 (1st)
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J1
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FC Ryukyu
|
All cities/towns in
Okinawa
[d]
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Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium
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25,000
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J2 (9th)
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J1
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Thespakusatsu Gunma
|
All cities/towns in
Gunma
[e]
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Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
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15,253
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J2 (18th)
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J1
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Tochigi SC
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Utsunomiya
,
Tochigi
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Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
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25,244
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J2 (14th)
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J1
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Tokushima Vortis
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Tokushima Prefecture
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Pocarisweat Stadium
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20,441
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J1 (17th)
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J1
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Tokyo Verdy
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All cities/towns in
Tokyo
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Ajinomoto Stadium
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49,970
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J2 (12th)
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J1
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V-Varen Nagasaki
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All cities/towns in
Nagasaki Prefecture
[f]
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Nagasaki Athletic Stadium
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20,246
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J2 (4th)
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J1
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Vegalta Sendai
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Miyagi Prefecture
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Yurtec Stadium Sendai
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19,694
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J1 (19th)
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J1
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Ventforet Kofu
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All cities/towns in
Yamanashi Prefecture
[g]
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Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
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17,000
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J2 (3rd)
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J1
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Yokohama FC
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Kanagawa Prefecture
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Mitsuzawa Stadium
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15,046
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J1 (20th)
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J1
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Zweigen Kanazawa
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All cities/towns in
Ishikawa
[h]
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Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium
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20,000
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J2 (17th)
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J1
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- ^
centering on
Okayama
,
Kurashiki
,
Tsuyama
- ^
Mito
,
Hitachinaka
,
Kasama
,
Naka
,
Omitama
,
Ibaraki
,
Shirosato
,
Oarai
,
Tokai
- ^
centering on
Yamagata
,
Tendo
,
Tsuruoka
- ^
centering on
Okinawa
- ^
centering on
Kusatsu
and
Maebashi
- ^
centering on
Nagasaki
and
Isahaya
- ^
centering on
Kofu
and
Nirasaki
- ^
centering on
Kanazawa
,
Nonoichi
,
Kahoku
,
Tsubata
,
Tsubata
Personnel and kits
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Managerial changes
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Foreign players
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As of 2022 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad.
[11]
Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.
- Players name in
bold
indicates the player is registered during the midseason transfer window.
- Player's name in
italics
indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from school in the country.
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League table
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Source:
Meiji Yasuda J2 League
,
J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C)
Champions;
(P)
Promoted;
(R)
Relegated;
(X)
Qualified for the AFC Champions League.
Notes:
Promotion?relegation playoffs
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Results table
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Season statistics
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- As of 31 October 2022
Goal contributions
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Top scorers
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Clean sheets
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Discipline
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Player
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- Most yellow cards:
9
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Club
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- Most yellow cards:
67
[17]
(Iwate Grulla Morioka)
- Most red cards:
4
[18]
(Mito HollyHock)
Awards
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Monthly awards
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See also
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References
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External links
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League competitions
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Cup competitions
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AFC
competitions
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