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2023 J2 League

25th season of J2 League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2023 J2 League, also known as the 2023 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (Japanese: 2023 明治安田生命J2リーグ, Hepburn: 2023 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the J2 League, the second-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
J2 League
Season2023
Dates18 February – 12 November
ChampionsMachida Zelvia
PromotedMachida Zelvia
Júbilo Iwata
Tokyo Verdy
RelegatedOmiya Ardija
Zweigen Kanazawa
Matches played462
Goals scored1,179 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerJuanma
(26 goals)
Biggest home winShimizu S-Pulse 9–1 Iwaki FC
(7 May)
Biggest away winRenofa Yamaguchi 0–6 Shimizu S-Pulse
(16 April)
V-Varen Nagasaki 0–6 Machida Zelvia
(23 September)
Iwaki FC 1–7 Shimizu S-Pulse
(21 October)
Highest scoringShimizu S-Pulse 9–1 Iwaki FC
(7 May)
Longest winning runJEF United Chiba
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runShimizu S-Pulse
(13 matches)
Longest winless runOmiya Ardija
(15 matches)
Longest losing runMontedio Yamagata
(8 matches)
Highest attendance47,628
Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 JEF United Chiba
(16 July)
Lowest attendance1,493
Thespakusatsu Gunma 1–1 Roasso Kumamoto
(5 July)
Total attendance3,189,482[1]
Average attendance6,904
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2024 →
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Overview

This was the last season to be played with 22 participating clubs, as the number of clubs was reduced to 20 from the 2024 season.[2]

FC Ryukyu and Iwate Grulla Morioka were relegated to the 2023 J3 League, finishing the previous J2 League season as 21st and 22nd-placed team, respectively.

Relegated from J1, both Shimizu S-Pulse and Júbilo Iwata were the only Shizuoka-based J1 teams last season. Now, they return to J2 after spending six and one season, respectively, at the top flight.

J3 winners Iwaki FC and runners-up Fujieda MYFC were both promoted from the J3 League. Both teams make their debut in J2 League, with Iwaki being promoted to the J2 just a season after being promoted to J3.

For the first time ever since the 2004 season, three teams from the same prefecture participate in the J2 League, as Shimizu S-Pulse, Júbilo Iwata and Fujieda MYFC are all based on Shizuoka Prefecture.

Participating clubs

Locations of the 2023 J2 League teams
Greater Tokyo Area J2 League teams
Shizuoka Prefecture J2 League teams
More information Club name, Hometown ...
Club nameHometownStadiumCapacityPrevious season rankLicense
Blaublitz Akita Akita Soyu Stadium 20,125 J2 (12th) J1
Fagiano Okayama All cities/towns in Okayama[a] City Light Stadium 20,000 J2 (3rd) J1
Fujieda MYFC Cities/towns in Shizuoka Prefecture Fujieda Soccer Stadium 13,000 J3 (2nd) J1
Iwaki FC Iwaki and Futaba District, Fukushima Iwaki Green Field 5,600 J3 (1st) J1
JEF United Chiba Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba Fukuda Denshi Arena 18,500 J2 (10th) J1
Júbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka Yamaha Stadium 15,156 J1 (18th) J1
Machida Zelvia Machida, Tokyo Machida Athletic Stadium 10,600 J2 (15th) J1
Mito HollyHock All cities/towns in central and northern Ibaraki[b] K's denki Stadium Mito 12,000 J2 (13th) J1
Montedio Yamagata All cities/towns in Yamagata[c] ND Soft Stadium 20,315 J2 (6th) J1
Oita Trinita Ōita Prefecture Showa Denko Dome Oita 40,000 J2 (5th) J1
Omiya Ardija Saitama, Saitama NACK5 Stadium Omiya 15,500 J2 (19th) J1
Renofa Yamaguchi All cities/towns in Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium 20,000 J2 (16th) J1
Roasso Kumamoto Kumamoto, Kumamoto Egao Kenko Stadium 32,000 J2 (4th) J1
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,339 J1 (17th) J1
Thespakusatsu Gunma All cities/towns in Gunma[d] Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma 15,253 J2 (20th) J1
Tochigi SC Utsunomiya, Tochigi Kanseki Stadium Tochigi 25,244 J2 (17th) J1
Tokushima Vortis Tokushima Prefecture Pocarisweat Stadium 20,441 J2 (8th) J1
Tokyo Verdy All cities/towns in Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970 J2 (9th) J1
V-Varen Nagasaki All cities/towns in Nagasaki Prefecture[e] Nagasaki Athletic Stadium 20,246 J2 (11th) J1
Vegalta Sendai Miyagi Prefecture Yurtec Stadium Sendai 19,694 J2 (7th) J1
Ventforet Kofu All cities/towns in Yamanashi Prefecture[f] Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000 J2 (18th) J1
Zweigen Kanazawa All cities/towns in Ishikawa[g] Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium 20,000 J2 (14th) J1
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  1. centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama
  2. Mito, Hitachi, Hitachinaka, Kasama, Naka, Omitama, Hitachiota, Kitaibaraki, Hitachiomiya, Takahagi, Ibaraki, Shirosato, Oarai, Daigo, Tokai
  3. centering on Yamagata, Tendo, Tsuruoka
  4. centering on Kusatsu and Maebashi
  5. centering on Nagasaki and Isahaya
  6. centering on Kofu and Nirasaki
  7. centering on Kanazawa, Nonoichi, Kahoku, Tsubata, Tsubata

Personnel and kits

More information Club, Manager ...
ClubManagerCaptainKit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
Blaublitz Akita Japan Ken Yoshida Japan Ryutaro Iio Brazil Athleta TDK
Fagiano Okayama Japan Takashi Kiyama Japan Yasutaka Takagi Brazil Penalty GROP
Fujieda MYFC Japan Daisuke Sudo Japan Masahiko Sugita Japan Gol. Seikan Kensa Center
Iwaki FC Japan Yuzo Tamura Japan Yuto Yamashita United States Under Armour BHC
JEF United Chiba Japan Yoshiyuki Kobayashi Japan Daisuke Suzuki Denmark Hummel Fuji Electric
Júbilo Iwata Japan Akinobu Yokouchi Japan Yuto Suzuki England Admiral Yamaha
Machida Zelvia Japan Go Kuroda Japan Masayuki Okuyama Germany Adidas CyberAgent
Mito HollyHock Japan Yoshimi Hamasaki Japan Takumi Kusumoto Japan soccer junky K's Holdings
Montedio Yamagata Japan Susumu Watanabe Japan Shuto Minami Brazil Penalty ABeam
Oita Trinita Japan Takahiro Shimotaira Japan Tsukasa Umesaki Germany Puma Daihatsu Kyushu
Omiya Ardija Japan Masato Harasaki Japan Yutaro Hakamata United States Under Armour NTT Docomo
Renofa Yamaguchi Argentina Juan Esnáider Japan Kensuke Sato Brazil Finta upr
Roasso Kumamoto Japan Takeshi Oki Japan Rei Hirakawa Germany Puma Hirata
Shimizu S-Pulse Japan Tadahiro Akiba Japan Yoshinori Suzuki Germany Puma Suzuyo
Thespakusatsu Gunma Japan Tsuyoshi Otsuki Japan Hajime Hosogai Spain Kelme Cainz
Tochigi SC Japan Yu Tokisaki Japan Sho Sato Brazil Athleta TKC
Tokushima Vortis Japan Tatsuma Yoshida Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Japan Mizuno Otsuka Pharmaceutical
(Pocari Sweat)
Tokyo Verdy Japan Hiroshi Jofuku Japan Koki Morita Brazil Athleta Nicigas
V-Varen Nagasaki Brazil Fábio Carille Japan Shunya Yoneda England Umbro Japanet
Vegalta Sendai Japan Takafumi Hori Japan Yuta Koide Germany Adidas Iris Ohyama
Ventforet Kofu Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda Japan Hidehiro Sugai Japan Mizuno Hakubaku
Zweigen Kanazawa Japan Masaaki Yanagishita Japan Yuto Shirai Denmark Hummel Hokkoku Shimbun
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing ...
TeamOutgoingManner Exit datePosition in tableIncomingIncoming date Ref.
Announced onDeparted onAnnounced onArrived on
Shimizu S-Pulse Zé Ricardo Sacked 3 April 2023 19th Tadahiro Akiba 4 April 2023 [3]
Montedio Yamagata Peter Cklamovski 4 April 2023 18th Susumu Watanabe 5 April 2023 [4]
Renofa Yamaguchi Yoshihiro Natsuka Resigned 9 May 2023 18th Genki Nakayama (interim) 10 May 2023 [5]
Omiya Ardija Naoki Soma 19 May 2023 22nd Masato Harasaki 20 May 2023 [6]
Renofa Yamaguchi Genki Nakayama End of interim spell 29 May 20237 June 2023 19th Juan Esnáider 29 May 20238 June 2023 [7]
Iwaki FC Hiromasa Suguri Sacked 14 June 2023 21st Yuzo Tamura 15 June 2023 [8]
Vegalta Sendai Akira Ito Sacked 12 July 2023 13th Takafumi Hori 13 July 2023 [9]
Tokushima Vortis Beñat Labaien Sacked 22 August 2023 19th Tatsuma Yoshida 23 August 2023 [10]
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Foreign players

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Perspective

As of the 2023 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]
More information Club, Player 1 ...
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Left mid-season
Blaublitz Akita
Fagiano Okayama Brazil Lucão Brazil Tiago Alves South Korea Han Eui-kwon Australia Stefan Mauk Netherlands Jordy Buijs
Fujieda MYFC Brazil Kauan Brazil Pedro Henrique Brazil Anderson Chaves Brazil Naldinho
Iwaki FC Brazil Nélson Machado
JEF United Chiba Brazil Mendes Brazil Dudu
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Ricardo Graça Brazil Dudu Pacheco Colombia Fabián González North Korea Ri Kyong-su
Machida Zelvia Brazil Erik Brazil Ademilson Australia Mitchell Duke South Korea Jang Min-gyu Serbia Nedeljko Stojišić Chile Byron Vásquez
Mito HollyHock Philippines Jefferson Tabinas
Montedio Yamagata Brazil Dellatorre Portugal Tiago Alves
Oita Trinita Brazil Matheus Pereira Brazil Matheus Teixeira Brazil Derlan Brazil Samuel
Omiya Ardija Brazil Rodrigo Angelotti Brazil Kaique Poland Jakub Świerczok
Renofa Yamaguchi Brazil Renan Brazil Sílvio South Korea Choi Hyun-chan South Korea Kim Byeom-yong
Roasso Kumamoto
Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Carlinhos Júnior Brazil Thiago Santana Brazil Renato Augusto Brazil Ronaldo Kosovo Benjamin Kololli South Korea Oh Se-hun
Thespakusatsu Gunma
Tochigi SC Brazil Juninho Brazil Rafael Costa Brazil Leandro Pereira Nigeria Origbaajo Ismaila
Tokushima Vortis Brazil Elsinho Spain José Aurelio Suárez Dominican Republic Luismi Quezada South Korea Hyon Rio Brazil Cacá
Nigeria Oriola Sunday
Tokyo Verdy Brazil Matheus Vidotto Indonesia Pratama Arhan Chile Byron Vásquez
Germany Mario Engels
V-Varen Nagasaki Brazil Caio César Brazil Edigar Junio Brazil Valdo Brazil Marcos Guilherme Brazil Matheus Jesus Spain Juanma Spain Carlos Gutiérrez Serbia Luka Radotić Brazil Clayson
Brazil Kaique
Brazil Cristiano
Vegalta Sendai Brazil Foguinho Brazil Ewerton South Korea Kim Tae-hyeon South Korea Heo Yong-joon North Korea Ryang Yong-gi
Ventforet Kofu Brazil Eduardo Mancha Brazil Cristiano Brazil Lucas Macedo Nigeria Peter Utaka New Zealand Michael Woud Brazil Getúlio
Zweigen Kanazawa Brazil Léo Bahia Brazil Jefferson Baiano South Korea Park Jun-seo South Korea Taiga Son
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    League table

    More information Pos, Pld ...
    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 Machida Zelvia (C, P) 42 26 9 7 79 35 +44 87 Promotion to the 2024 J1 League
    2 Júbilo Iwata (P) 42 21 12 9 74 44 +30 75
    3 Tokyo Verdy (O, P) 42 21 12 9 57 31 +26 75 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
    4 Shimizu S-Pulse 42 20 14 8 78 34 +44 74
    5 Montedio Yamagata 42 21 4 17 64 54 +10 67
    6 JEF United Chiba 42 19 10 13 61 53 +8 67
    7 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 18 11 13 70 56 +14 65
    8 Ventforet Kofu 42 18 10 14 60 50 +10 64
    9 Oita Trinita 42 17 11 14 54 56 −2 62
    10 Fagiano Okayama 42 13 19 10 49 49 0 58
    11 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 14 15 13 44 44 0 57
    12 Fujieda MYFC 42 14 10 18 61 72 −11 52
    13 Blaublitz Akita 42 12 15 15 37 44 −7 51
    14 Roasso Kumamoto 42 13 10 19 52 53 −1 49
    15 Tokushima Vortis 42 10 19 13 43 53 −10 49
    16 Vegalta Sendai 42 12 12 18 48 61 −13 48
    17 Mito HollyHock 42 11 14 17 49 66 −17 47
    18 Iwaki FC 42 12 11 19 45 69 −24 47
    19 Tochigi SC 42 10 14 18 39 47 −8 44
    20 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 10 14 18 37 67 −30 44
    21 Omiya Ardija (R) 42 11 6 25 37 71 −34 39 Relegation to 2024 J3 League
    22 Zweigen Kanazawa (R) 42 9 8 25 41 70 −29 35
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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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

    Play-offs

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    The usual format was applied in the 2023 season. Promotion play-offs, officially called the 2023 J.League Road To J1 Play-offs (Japanese: 2023 J1昇格プレーオフ), was held from the semi-finals, where the match-ups were previously semi-determined. Based on the J2 placements at the end of the regular season, the third-placed team played against the sixth-placed, while the fourth-placed team played against the fifth-placed. The winners of the semi-finals played the final, with the winners promoted to the J1.

    If a match was tied in the play-offs, the team with the higher rank won. The rank order was: J2's third, fourth, fifth, and sixth-placed teams.[13]

    For the 2023 season, three teams were to be promoted to the 2024 J1 League with no relegation playoffs between the leagues.

    Semi-finals Final
          
    3 Tokyo Verdy 2
    6 JEF United Chiba 1
    3 Tokyo Verdy 1
    4 Shimizu S-Pulse 1
    4 Shimizu S-Pulse 0
    5 Montedio Yamagata 0

    Semi-finals

    More information Shimizu S-Pulse, 0–0 ...
    Shimizu S-Pulse0–0Montedio Yamagata
    Report
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    Attendance: 15,742
    Referee: Takuto Okabe
    More information Tokyo Verdy, 2–1 ...
    Tokyo Verdy2–1JEF United Chiba
    		 Report Komori 78'
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    Attendance: 25,150
    Referee: Hajime Matsuo

    Final

    More information Tokyo Verdy, 1–1 ...
    Tokyo Verdy1–1Shimizu S-Pulse
    Someno 90+6' (pen.) Report Thiago Santana 63' (pen.)
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    Attendance: 53,264
    Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

    Season statistics

    Goal contributions

    Top scorers

    More information Rank, Player ...
    RankPlayerClubGoals[15]
    1 Spain Juanma Delgado V-Varen Nagasaki 26
    2 Brazil Erik Machida Zelvia 18
    3 Brazil Carlinhos Júnior Shimizu S-Pulse 15
    4 Japan Hiiro Komori JEF United Chiba 13
    Japan Kaito Mori Tokushima Vortis
    Portugal Tiago Alves Montedio Yamagata
    Japan Ryo Watanabe Fujieda MYFC
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    Top assists

    More information Rank, Player ...
    RankPlayerClubAssists[16]
    1 Japan Takashi Inui Shimizu S-Pulse 10
    Japan Yuto Suzuki Júbilo Iwata
    3 Japan Rei Hirakawa Roasso Kumamoto 9
    Japan Ryo Sato Thespakusatsu Gunma
    Japan Hidetoshi Takeda Mito HollyHock
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    Clean sheets

    More information Rank, Player ...
    RankPlayerClubClean sheets[17]
    1 Brazil Matheus Vidotto Tokyo Verdy 23
    2 Japan Shuichi Gonda Shimizu S-Pulse 19
    3 Japan Masatoshi Kushibiki Thespakusatsu Gunma 16
    4 Japan Kentaro Kakoi Blaublitz Akita 14
    5 Japan Go Hatano V-Varen Nagasaki 11
    Japan William Popp Machida Zelvia
    Spain José Aurelio Suárez Tokushima Vortis
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    Discipline

    Player

    Club

    • Most yellow cards: 69 [20] (V-Varen Nagasaki)
    • Most red cards: 7 [21] (Fujieda MYFC)

    Awards

    Monthly awards

    More information Month, Manager of the Month ...
    Month Manager of the Month Monthly MVP Goal of the Month Refs.
    ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
    February/March Japan Go Kuroda Machida Zelvia Brazil Erik Machida Zelvia Japan Akira Silvano Disaro Shimizu S-Pulse [22]
    April Brazil Fábio Carille V-Varen Nagasaki Spain Juanma Delgado V-Varen Nagasaki Japan Shunta Araki Machida Zelvia [23][24][25]
    May Japan Go Kuroda Machida Zelvia Japan Kaito Mori Tokushima Vortis Japan Shunya Yoneda V-Varen Nagasaki [26]
    June Japan Akinobu Yokouchi Júbilo Iwata Brazil Erik Machida Zelvia Japan Kaito Umeda Mito HollyHock [27][28][29]
    July Japan Yuzo Tamura Iwaki FC Japan Hiroto Iwabuchi Iwaki FC Japan Takashi Inui Shimizu S-Pulse [30][31][32]
    August Japan Tadahiro Akiba Shimizu S-Pulse Japan Yoshinori Suzuki Shimizu S-Pulse Japan Keita Nakamura V-Varen Nagasaki [33][34][35]
    September Japan Yoshiyuki Kobayashi JEF United Chiba Japan Taishi Taguchi JEF United Chiba Japan Junya Suzuki Machida Zelvia [36][37][38]
    October Japan Hiroshi Jofuku Tokyo Verdy Japan Zento Uno Machida Zelvia Japan Kazaki Nakagawa Fujieda MYFC [39][40][41]
    November Japan Akinobu Yokouchi Júbilo Iwata Japan Masaya Matsumoto Júbilo Iwata Japan Hikaru Nakahara Tokyo Verdy [42]
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    Attendances

    More information #, Football club ...
    #Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance[43]
    1Shimizu S-Pulse2112,083
    2Vegalta Sendai219,495
    3Júbilo Iwata219,447
    4JEF United218,675
    5Oita Trinita218,083
    6Tokyo Verdy218,070
    7Montedio Yamagata217,490
    8Machida Zelvia217,478
    9Fagiano Okayama217,248
    10Ventforet Kofu217,045
    11V-Varen Nagasaki216,760
    12Omiya Ardija216,675
    13Tochigi SC216,282
    14Roasso Kumamoto216,251
    15Tokushima Vortis216,002
    16Mito HollyHock215,262
    17Zweigen Kanazawa215,235
    18Renofa Yamaguchi215,214
    19Fujieda MYFC215,062
    20Iwaki FC214,878
    21Thespakusatsu Gunma214,876
    22Blaublitz Akita214,388
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    See also

    National association
    League
    Cup

    References

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