2019 J2 League
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The 2019 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (Japanese: 2019 明治安田生命J2リーグ, Hepburn: 2019 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 Rīgu) season was the 48th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 21st season since the establishment of J2 League.
Season | 2019 |
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Champions | Kashiwa Reysol 2nd J2 title 3rd D2 title |
Promoted | Kashiwa Reysol Yokohama FC |
Relegated | Kagoshima United FC Gifu |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,197 (2.59 per match) |
Highest attendance | 20,486 Niigata vs. Kashiwa (9 March) |
Lowest attendance | 2,111 Yokohama vs. Tokushima (15 June) |
Average attendance | 7,176 |
← 2018 2020 → |
Clubs
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Following eight successful seasons, Kashiwa Reysol bid farewell to the first division. A similar fate befell V-Varen Nagasaki, who returned to J2 after their inaugural season in the top tier.[1] Matsumoto Yamaga and Oita Trinita, having earned promotion, filled their vacancies, while Tokyo Verdy missed out on promotion after losing the play-off against Júbilo Iwata. In addition, four teams experienced changes in their league status: Roasso Kumamoto and Kamatamare Sanuki exited J2, paving the way for the newly-promoted FC Ryukyu and Kagoshima United, both set to embark on their inaugural J2 season.[2]
The participating clubs are listed in the following table:
- centering on Matsuyama
- centering on Gifu
- centering on Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Sanyoonoda, Ube
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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JEF United Chiba | 17 April 2019[6] | 18 April 2019[7] | ||
Albirex Niigata | 14 April 2019[8] | 14 April 2019[8] | ||
Yokohama FC | 14 May 2019[9] | 14 May 2019[10] | ||
Avispa Fukuoka | 3 June 2019[11] | 3 June 2019[12] | ||
FC Gifu | 16 June 2019[13] | 18 June 2019[14] | ||
Tokyo Verdy | 17 July 2019[15] | 17 July 2019[16] |
Foreign players
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The total number of foreign players is limitless, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad. Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Iran and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.
Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kashiwa Reysol (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 84 | Promotion to 2020 J1 League |
2 | Yokohama FC (P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 79 | |
3 | Omiya Ardija | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 75 | Qualification for promotion play-offs[a] |
4 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 73 | |
5 | Ventforet Kofu | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 71 | |
6 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 70 | |
7 | Mito HollyHock | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 70 | |
8 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 68 | |
9 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 65 | |
10 | Albirex Niigata | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 62 | |
11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 61 | |
12 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 56 | |
13 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 55 | |
14 | FC Ryukyu | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 80 | −23 | 49 | |
15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 47 | |
16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 44 | |
17 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 43 | |
18 | Machida Zelvia | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 43 | |
19 | Ehime FC | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 42 | |
20 | Tochigi SC | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 40 | |
21 | Kagoshima United (R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 73 | −32 | 40 | Relegation to 2020 J3 League[b] |
22 | FC Gifu (R) | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 30 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Direct exchange between J2 and J3 is subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2019 J3 League.
Positions by round
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yokohama FC | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Omiya Ardija | 8 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Tokushima Vortis | 16 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Ventforet Kofu | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Mito HollyHock | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Fagiano Okayama | 18 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Albirex Niigata | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Zweigen Kanazawa | 8 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
V-Varen Nagasaki | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Tokyo Verdy | 18 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
FC Ryukyu | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Renofa Yamaguchi | 17 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
JEF United Chiba | 8 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Machida Zelvia | 5 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Ehime FC | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Tochigi SC | 8 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Kagoshima United | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
FC Gifu | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Leader and qualification for 2020 J1 League | |
Runner-up and qualification for 2020 J1 League | |
Qualification for promotion play-offs | |
Relegation to 2020 J3 League |
Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League
Promotion–Relegation Playoffs
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In the first two rounds of the 2019 J.League J1/J2 Play-Offs (2019 J1参入プレーオフ), if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the winner is the team with the best J2 League ranking. In the final match against the J1 team, if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the J1 team wins.
1st Round 01 Dec | 2nd Round 08 Dec | Final 14 Dec | |||||||||||
J2 (4) | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | |||||||||||
J1 (16) | Shonan Bellmare | 1 | |||||||||||
J2 (5) | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | |||||||||||
J2 (4) | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | J2 (4) | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | ||||||||
J2 (6) | Montedio Yamagata | 0 | |||||||||||
J2 (3) | Omiya Ardija | 0 | |||||||||||
J2 (6) | Montedio Yamagata | 2 | |||||||||||
1st round
Omiya Ardija | 0–2 | Montedio Yamagata |
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Report | Shinozuka Yamagishi |
Attendance: 10,942
Tokushima Vortis | 1–1 | Ventforet Kofu |
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Buijs |
Report | Utaka |
Attendance: 8,418
2nd round
Attendance: 10,376
Final
Shonan Bellmare | 1–1 | Tokushima Vortis |
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Matsuda |
Report | Suzuki |
Attendance: 13,814
Shonan Bellmare remains in J1 League.
Tokushima Vortis remains in J2 League.
Top scorers
- As of matches played November 24th, 2019.[17]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
Albirex Niigata | 28 | |
2 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | |
3 |
V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | |
4 |
Ventforet Kofu | 20 | |
5 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | |
6 |
Yokohama FC | 18 | |
Fagiano Okayama | |||
8 |
JEF United Chiba | 17 | |
Kyoto Sanga | |||
10 |
Tokyo Verdy | 16 | |
11 |
FC Ryukyu | 15 | |
Fagiano Okayama |
Attendances
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Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Albirex Niigata | 304,445 | 20,486 | 8,777 | 14,497 | −2.8% |
2 | JEF United Chiba | 203,725 | 14,950 | 5,885 | 9,701 | −1.6% |
3 | Omiya Ardija | 199,040 | 12,090 | 5,874 | 9,478 | +2.8% |
4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 198,887 | 13,056 | 6,415 | 9,471 | −16.9%† |
5 | Fagiano Okayama | 198,331 | 17,288 | 5,298 | 9,444 | +9.8% |
6 | Montedio Yamagata | 174,064 | 18,721 | 5,415 | 8,289 | +22.5% |
7 | Ventforet Kofu | 173,742 | 15,665 | 4,870 | 8,273 | +12.0% |
8 | Kyoto Sanga | 164,845 | 14,069 | 3,385 | 7,850 | +38.6% |
9 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 162,476 | 11,924 | 4,872 | 7,737 | −31.1%† |
10 | Yokohama FC | 148,280 | 12,937 | 2,111 | 7,061 | +15.0% |
11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 146,639 | 12,028 | 3,578 | 6,983 | −21.3% |
12 | FC Gifu | 139,526 | 11,787 | 4,212 | 6,644 | −3.1% |
13 | Mito HollyHock | 127,824 | 9,874 | 3,886 | 6,087 | +23.3% |
14 | Kagoshima United | 121,493 | 7,955 | 4,079 | 5,785 | +43.2%‡ |
15 | Tokushima Vortis | 120,460 | 10,526 | 3,870 | 5,736 | +14.8% |
16 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 112,601 | 12,105 | 3,662 | 5,630 | −8.1% |
17 | Tokyo Verdy | 112,789 | 8,545 | 2,331 | 5,371 | −9.5% |
18 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 109,386 | 13,070 | 2,543 | 5,209 | +15.0% |
19 | Tochigi SC | 108,105 | 8,426 | 3,725 | 5,148 | −9.0% |
20 | FC Ryukyu | 100,409 | 12,019 | 2,428 | 4,953 | +57.4%‡ |
21 | Machida Zelvia | 99,077 | 8,814 | 3,009 | 4,718 | −4.0% |
22 | Ehime FC | 79,373 | 7,874 | 2,540 | 3,780 | +19.6% |
League total | 3,315,234 | 20,486 | 2,111 | 7,176 | +1.8% |
Updated to games played on 24 November 2019
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Last year in J1 League。‡ Last year in J3 League。
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