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2022 J2 League

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J2 League
Season2022
Dates19 February – 23 October
ChampionsAlbirex Niigata
2nd J2 title
2nd D2 title
PromotedAlbirex Niigata
Yokohama FC
RelegatedFC Ryukyu
Iwate Grulla Morioka
Champions LeagueVentforet Kofu
Matches played462
Goals scored1,136 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerKoki Ogawa (26 goals)
Biggest home winTokushima Vortis 5–0 Iwate Grulla Morioka
(20 April 2022)
Biggest away winThespakusatsu Gunma 1–6 Renofa Yamaguchi
(24 September 2022)
Highest scoringFC 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)
Longest winning run6 matches
Tokyo Verdy
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Tokushima Vortis
Longest winless run12 matches
Blaublitz Akita
Longest losing run7 matches
Iwate Grulla Morioka
Ventforet Kofu
Highest attendance32,979
Albirex Niigata 3–0 Vegalta Sendai
(8 October 2022)
Lowest attendance608
FC Ryukyu 0–1 Blaublitz Akita
(3 September 2022)
Total attendance2,318,829
Average attendance5,019
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 J2 League, also known as the 2022 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (Japanese: 2022 明治安田生命J2リーグ, Hepburn: 2022 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 Rīgu) 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
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Greater Tokyo Area J2 League teams
Club name Hometown Stadium Capacity Previous season rank License
Albirex Niigata Niigata & Seiro, Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium 42,300 J2 (6th) J1
Blaublitz Akita Akita Soyu Stadium 20,125 J2 (13th) J1
Fagiano Okayama All cities/towns in Okayama[a] City Light Stadium 20,000 J2 (11th) J1
Iwate Grulla Morioka All cities/towns in Iwate Iwagin Stadium & Kitakami Stadium 4,946 J3 (2nd) J1
JEF United Chiba Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba Fukuda Denshi Arena 18,500 J2 (8th) J1
Machida Zelvia Machida, Tokyo Machida Athletic Stadium 10,600 J2 (5th) J1
Mito HollyHock Cities/towns in Ibaraki[b] K's denki Stadium Mito 12,000 J2 (10th) J1
Montedio Yamagata All cities/towns in Yamagata[c] ND Soft Stadium 20,315 J2 (7th) J1
Oita Trinita Ōita Prefecture Showa Denko Dome Oita 40,000 J1 (18th) J1
Omiya Ardija Saitama, Saitama NACK5 Stadium Omiya 15,500 J2 (16th) J1
Renofa Yamaguchi All cities/towns in Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium 20,000 J2 (15th) J1
Roasso Kumamoto Kumamoto, Kumamoto Egao Kenko Stadium 32,000 J3 (1st) J1
FC Ryukyu All cities/towns in Okinawa[d] Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium 25,000 J2 (9th) J1
Thespakusatsu Gunma All cities/towns in Gunma[e] Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma 15,253 J2 (18th) J1
Tochigi SC Utsunomiya, Tochigi Kanseki Stadium Tochigi 25,244 J2 (14th) J1
Tokushima Vortis Tokushima Prefecture Pocarisweat Stadium 20,441 J1 (17th) J1
Tokyo Verdy All cities/towns in Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970 J2 (12th) J1
V-Varen Nagasaki All cities/towns in Nagasaki Prefecture[f] Nagasaki Athletic Stadium 20,246 J2 (4th) J1
Vegalta Sendai Miyagi Prefecture Yurtec Stadium Sendai 19,694 J1 (19th) J1
Ventforet Kofu All cities/towns in Yamanashi Prefecture[g] Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000 J2 (3rd) J1
Yokohama FC Kanagawa Prefecture Mitsuzawa Stadium 15,046 J1 (20th) J1
Zweigen Kanazawa All cities/towns in Ishikawa[h] Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium 20,000 J2 (17th) J1
  1. ^ centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama
  2. ^ Mito, Hitachinaka, Kasama, Naka, Omitama, Ibaraki, Shirosato, Oarai, Tokai
  3. ^ centering on Yamagata, Tendo, Tsuruoka
  4. ^ centering on Okinawa
  5. ^ centering on Kusatsu and Maebashi
  6. ^ centering on Nagasaki and Isahaya
  7. ^ centering on Kofu and Nirasaki
  8. ^ centering on Kanazawa, Nonoichi, Kahoku, Tsubata, Tsubata

Personnel and kits

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Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Albirex Niigata Japan Rikizo Matsuhashi Japan Yuto Horigome Germany Adidas
Blaublitz Akita Japan Ken Yoshida[1] Japan Shuto Inaba Brazil ATHLETA
Fagiano Okayama Japan Takashi Kiyama Japan Junki Kanayama Brazil Penalty
Iwate Grulla Morioka Japan Yutaka Akita Japan Yusuke Muta Spain Kelme
JEF United Chiba South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan Japan Daisuke Suzuki Denmark Hummel
Machida Zelvia Serbia Ranko Popović Japan Taiki Hirato Japan SVOLME
Mito HollyHock Japan Tadahiro Akiba[2] Japan Ryo Niizato Japan soccer junky
Montedio Yamagata Australia Peter Cklamovski Japan Shuto Minami Brazil Penalty
Oita Trinita Japan Takahiro Shimotaira Japan Hokuto Shimoda Germany Puma
Omiya Ardija Japan Naoki Soma Japan Yuta Mikado United States Under Armour
Renofa Yamaguchi Japan Yoshihiro Natsuka Japan Joji Ikegami Brazil Finta
Roasso Kumamoto Japan Takeshi Oki Japan So Kawahara Germany Puma
FC Ryukyu Spain Nacho Fernández Japan Ryohei Okazaki Japan sfida
Thespakusatsu Gunma Japan Tsuyoshi Otsuki Japan Hajime Hosogai Spain Kelme
Tochigi SC Japan Yu Tokisaki Japan Yuki Nishiya Brazil ATHLETA
Tokushima Vortis Spain Dani Poyatos Japan Hidenori Ishii Japan Mizuno
Tokyo Verdy Japan Hiroshi Jofuku Japan Tomohiro Taira Brazil ATHLETA
V-Varen Nagasaki Brazil Fábio Carille Brazil Caio César England Umbro
Vegalta Sendai Japan Akira Ito North Korea Ryang Yong-gi Germany Adidas
Ventforet Kofu Japan Tatsuma Yoshida Japan Sho Araki Japan Mizuno
Yokohama FC Japan Shuhei Yomoda Japan Tatsuya Hasegawa Japan Soccer Junky
Zweigen Kanazawa Japan Masaaki Yanagishita Japan Tomonobu Hiroi Denmark Hummel

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Omiya Ardija Masahiro Shimoda Sacked 26 May 2022 26 May 2022 20th Naoki Soma 26 May 2022 28 May 2022 [3]
FC Ryukyu Tetsuhiro Kina Sacked 8 June 2022 8 June 2022 22nd Kazuki Kuranuki (caretaker) 9 June 2022 9 June 2022 [4]
V-Varen Nagasaki Hiroshi Matsuda Sacked 12 June 2022 12 June 2022 5th Takeo Harada (caretaker) 12 June 2022 12 June 2022 [5]
Takeo Harada End of caretaker spell 12 June 2022 1 July 2022 TBD Fábio Carille 12 June 2022 2 July 2022
FC Ryukyu Kazuki Kuranuki End of caretaker spell 13 June 2022 13 June 2022 22nd Nacho Fernández 13 June 2022 14 June 2022 [6]
Tokyo Verdy Takafumi Hori Sacked 13 June 2022 13 June 2022 14th Hiroshi Jofuku 13 June 2022 14 June 2022 [7][8]
Vegalta Sendai Masato Harasaki Sacked 6 September 2022 6 September 2022 4th Akira Ito 6 September 2022 6 September 2022 [9][10]

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.[12]
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Left midseason
Albirex Niigata Australia Thomas Deng Peru Kazuyoshi Shimabuku Portugal Alexandre Guedes Russia Ippei Shinozuka
Blaublitz Akita
Fagiano Okayama Brazil Tiago Alves South Korea Han Eui-kwon Australia Mitchell Duke Australia Stefan Mauk Netherlands Jordy Buijs South Korea Yu Yong-hyeon
Iwate Grulla Morioka Brazil Brenner Brazil Cristiano Brazil Lucas Morelatto South Korea Kim Jong-min South Korea Jang Hyun-soo Philippines Paul Tabinas North Korea Han Yong-thae Nigeria Kenneth Otabor
JEF United Chiba Brazil Daniel Brazil Ricardo Lopes Brazil Tiago Leonço South Korea Jang Min-gyu Brazil Saldanha
Machida Zelvia Brazil Dudu Brazil Vinícius Araújo North Korea Jong Tae-se
Mito HollyHock Germany Leonard Brodersen Philippines Jefferson Tabinas
Montedio Yamagata Brazil Dellatorre Portugal Tiago Alves
Oita Trinita Brazil Eduardo Neto Brazil Matheus Pereira Brazil Samuel
Omiya Ardija
Renofa Yamaguchi Brazil Renan
Roasso Kumamoto Brazil Leo Kenta Brazil Thales
FC Ryukyu Brazil Kelvin Spain Álex Barrera Costa Rica Danny Carvajal North Korea Ri Yong-jik Thailand Sittichok Paso Vietnam Phạm Văn Luân Vietnam Vũ Hồng Quân Ghana Sadam Sulley Brazil Vinícius Faria
Thespakusatsu Gunma
Tochigi SC Brazil Juninho Spain Carlos Gutiérrez Turkey Ömer Tokaç
Tokushima Vortis Brazil Cacá Brazil Elsinho South Korea Rio Hyon Nigeria Oriola Sunday Norway Mushaga Bakenga Spain José Aurelio Suárez
Tokyo Verdy Brazil Matheus Vidotto Indonesia Pratama Arhan Chile Byron Vásquez
V-Varen Nagasaki Brazil Caio César Brazil Cristiano Brazil Edigar Junio Brazil Kaique Brazil Clayson Colombia Víctor Ibarbo
Vegalta Sendai Brazil Felippe Cardoso Brazil Foguinho South Korea Kim Tae-hyeon North Korea Ryang Yong-gi Argentina Leandro Desábato Serbia Nedeljko Stojišić
Ventforet Kofu Brazil Renato Brazil Willian Lira Brazil Eduardo Mancha Brazil Foguete Brazil Getúlio Brazil Igor Sartori Brazil Bruno Paraíba
Yokohama FC Brazil Gabriel Brazil Kléber Brazil Rhayner Brazil Saulo Mineiro Brazil Marcelo Ryan Brazil Mateus Moraes Germany Svend Brodersen Brazil Felipe Vizeu
Zweigen Kanazawa South Korea Taiga Son

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (C, P) 42 25 9 8 73 35 +38 84 Promotion to the J1 League
2 Yokohama FC (P) 42 23 11 8 66 49 +17 80
3 Fagiano Okayama 42 20 12 10 61 42 +19 72 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Roasso Kumamoto 42 18 13 11 58 48 +10 67
5 Oita Trinita 42 17 15 10 62 52 +10 66
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 17 13 12 62 40 +22 64
7 Vegalta Sendai 42 18 9 15 67 59 +8 63
8 Tokushima Vortis 42 13 23 6 48 35 +13 62
9 Tokyo Verdy 42 16 13 13 62 55 +7 61
10 JEF United Chiba 42 17 10 15 44 42 +2 61
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 15 11 16 50 54 −4 56
12 Blaublitz Akita 42 15 11 16 39 46 −7 56
13 Mito HollyHock 42 14 12 16 47 46 +1 54
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 13 13 16 56 69 −13 52
15 Machida Zelvia 42 14 9 19 51 50 +1 51
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 11 18 51 54 −3 50
17 Tochigi SC 42 11 16 15 32 40 −8 49
18 Ventforet Kofu (X) 42 11 15 16 47 54 −7 48 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[a]
19 Omiya Ardija 42 10 13 19 48 64 −16 43
20 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 11 9 22 36 57 −21 42
21 FC Ryukyu (R) 42 8 13 21 41 65 −24 37 Relegation to J3 League
22 Iwate Grulla Morioka (R) 42 9 7 26 35 80 −45 34
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:
  1. ^ Qualified as the 2022 Emperor's Cup winners.

Promotion–relegation playoffs

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Main article: 2022 J1 League § Promotion–relegation playoffs
First round
30 October		Second round
6 November		Final
13 November
J2 (3)Fagiano Okayama0
J1 (16)Kyoto Sanga1
J2 (6)Montedio Yamagata3
J2 (6)Montedio Yamagata2J2 (4)Roasso Kumamoto1
J2 (4)Roasso Kumamoto2
J2 (4)Roasso Kumamoto2
J2 (5)Oita Trinita2

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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Rank Player Club Goals[13]
1 Japan Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC 26
2 Brazil Tiago Alves Fagiano Okayama 16
3 Japan Masato Nakayama Vegalta Sendai 14
Japan Toshiki Takahashi Roasso Kumamoto
5 Japan Masamichi Hayashi Zweigen Kanazawa 13
Japan Ryoga Sato Tokyo Verdy

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets[14]
1 Japan Ryosuke Kojima Albirex Niigata 18
2 Japan Masaaki Goto Montedio Yamagata 17
3 Japan Shota Arai JEF United Chiba 14
4 Spain José Aurelio Suárez Tokushima Vortis 13
Japan Shuhei Kawata Tochigi SC
Japan Yudai Tanaka Blaublitz Akita

Discipline

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Player

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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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Month Manager of the Month Monthly MVP Goal of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
February/March Japan Shuhei Yomoda Yokohama FC Japan Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC Brazil Tiago Alves Fagiano Okayama [19][20][21]
April Japan Masato Harasaki Vegalta Sendai Japan Ryoma Kida Vegalta Sendai Japan Kota Yamada Montedio Yamagata [22][23][24]
May Japan Rikizo Matsuhashi Albirex Niigata Japan Shunsuke Mito Albirex Niigata Japan Kazuma Yamaguchi Machida Zelvia [25][26][27]
June Japan Takashi Kiyama Fagiano Okayama Japan Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC Japan Hiroki Noda Montedio Yamagata [28][29][30]
July Japan Takeshi Oki Roasso Kumamoto Brazil Edigar Junio V-Varen Nagasaki Japan Naohiro Sugiyama Roasso Kumamoto [31][32][33]
August Japan Takashi Kiyama Fagiano Okayama Netherlands Jordy Buijs Fagiano Okayama Japan Wataru Tanaka Renofa Yamaguchi [34][35][36]
September Japan Takeshi Oki Roasso Kumamoto Japan Hiroya Matsumoto Zweigen Kanazawa Japan Kazuma Takai Renofa Yamaguchi [37]
October/November Japan Hiroshi Jofuku Tokyo Verdy Japan Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC Japan Ryotaro Ito Albirex Niigata [38]

See also

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References

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