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J2 League

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J2 League
Founded1999
CountryJapan
Level on pyramid2

J. League Division 2 (Jリーグ・ディビジョン2, J Rīgu Dibijon 2) or J2 League (J2リーグ, J2 Rīgu) is part of the Japanese football club system.

J2 League is the second grouping of Japan Professional Football League (日本プロサッカーリーグ, Nippon Puro Sakkā Rīgu).

Champions and promotion history

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The top two clubs receive promotion. From the 2004 season to the 2008 season, the third place club played against the 16th-place club in J1. From the 2009 to the 2011 season, the third place club was promoted without playing the number 16 team. From 2012 to 2017 and 2023 onwards, the third promotion place is selected by a playoff between the 3rd to 6th place teams. For 2018, 2019 and 2022, the playoff winners played against the third-from-bottom place in J1.

Year Champions Runners-up Third place Playoff winners
1999 Kawasaki Frontale FC Tokyo Oita Trinita N/A
2000 Consadole Sapporo Urawa Red Diamonds Oita Trinita
2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga Vegalta Sendai Montedio Yamagata
2002 Oita Trinita Cerezo Osaka Albirex Niigata
2003 Albirex Niigata Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kawasaki Frontale
2004 Kawasaki Frontale Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka
2005 Kyoto Purple Sanga Avispa Fukuoka Ventforet Kofu
2006 Yokohama FC Kashiwa Reysol Vissel Kobe
2007 Consadole Sapporo Tokyo Verdy 1969 Kyoto Sanga
2008 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Montedio Yamagata Vegalta Sendai
2009 Vegalta Sendai Cerezo Osaka Shonan Bellmare
2010 Kashiwa Reysol Ventforet Kofu Avispa Fukuoka
2011 FC Tokyo Sagan Tosu Consadole Sapporo
2012 Ventforet Kofu Shonan Bellmare Kyoto Sanga Oita Trinita (6th)
2013 Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe Kyoto Sanga Tokushima Vortis (4th)
2014 Shonan Bellmare Matsumoto Yamaga JEF United Chiba Montedio Yamagata (6th)
2015 Omiya Ardija Júbilo Iwata Avispa Fukuoka (3rd)
2016 Consadole Sapporo Shimizu S-Pulse Matsumoto Yamaga Cerezo Osaka (4th)
2017 Shonan Bellmare V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus (3rd)
2018 Matsumoto Yamaga Oita Trinita Yokohama FC Júbilo Iwata (J1)
2019 Kashiwa Reysol Yokohama FC Omiya Ardija Shonan Bellmare (J1)
2020 Tokushima Vortis Avispa Fukuoka V-Varen Nagasaki N/A
2021 Júbilo Iwata Kyoto Sanga FC Ventforet Kofu
2022 Albirex Niigata Yokohama FC Fagiano Okayama Kyoto Sanga FC (J1)
2023

* Bold designates the promoted club
† Lost the Promotion/Relegation Series or entry playoff
‡ Won the Promotion/Relegation Series or entry playoff and got promoted

Most successful clubs

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Clubs in bold compete in J2 as of the 2023 season.

Club Winners Runners-up Promotions Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Promotion seasons
Consadole Sapporo
3
0
4
2000, 2007, 2016 2000, 2007, 2011, 2016
Shonan Bellmare
2
1
4
2014, 2017 2012 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017
Kyoto Sanga
2
0
4
2001, 2005 2021 2001, 2005, 2007, 2021
Kashiwa Reysol
2
1
3
2010, 2019 2006 2006, 2010, 2019
Kawasaki Frontale
2
0
2
1999, 2004 1999, 2004
Ventforet Kofu
1
1
3
2012 2010 2005, 2010, 2012
Oita Trinita
1
0
3
2002 2002, 2012, 2018
Yokohama FC
1
1
2
2006 2019 2006, 2019
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
1
2
2008 2003 2003, 2008
Vegalta Sendai
1
1
2
2009 2001 2001, 2009
FC Tokyo
1
1
2
2011 1999 1999, 2011
Omiya Ardija
1
1
2
2015 2004 2004, 2015
Júbilo Iwata
1
1
2
2021 2015 2015, 2021
Tokushima Vortis
1
0
2
2020 2013, 2020
Matsumoto Yamaga
1
1
1
2018 2014 2014
Albirex Niigata
1
0
1
2003 2003
Gamba Osaka
1
0
1
2013 2013
Avispa Fukuoka
0
2
4
2005, 2020 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020
Cerezo Osaka
0
2
3
2002, 2009 2002, 2009, 2016
Vissel Kobe
0
1
2
2013 2006, 2013
Montedio Yamagata
0
1
2
2008 2008, 2014
Urawa Red Diamonds
0
1
1
2000 2000
Tokyo Verdy
0
1
1
2007 2007
Sagan Tosu
0
1
1
2011 2011
Shimizu S-Pulse
0
1
1
2016 2016
V-Varen Nagasaki
0
1
1
2017 2017
Nagoya Grampus
0
0
1
2017

Promotion playoff results

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Season First semi-final (3rd vs 6th) Second semi-final (4th vs 5th) Final
2012 Kyoto Sanga 0–4 Oita Trinita Yokohama FC 0–4 JEF United Chiba Oita Trinita 1–0 JEF United Chiba
2013 Kyoto Sanga 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki Tokushima Vortis 1–1 JEF United Chiba Kyoto Sanga 0–2 Tokushima Vortis
2014 Not held Júbilo Iwata 1–2 Montedio Yamagata (6th) JEF United Chiba 0–1 Montedio Yamagata
2015 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki Cerezo Osaka 0–0 Ehime FC Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Cerezo Osaka
2016 Matsumoto Yamaga 1–2 Fagiano Okayama Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Kyoto Sanga Cerezo Osaka 1–0 Fagiano Okayama
2017 Nagoya Grampus 4–2 JEF United Chiba Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Tokyo Verdy Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka
2018 Tokyo Verdy (6th) 1–0 Omiya Ardija (5th) Tokyo Verdy (6th) 1–0 Yokohama FC (3rd) Júbilo Iwata 2–0 Tokyo Verdy
Season First round Second round Final
2019 Montedio Yamagata (3rd) 2–0 Omiya Ardija (6th)
Tokushima Vortis (4th) 1–1 Ventforet Kofu (5th)
Tokushima Vortis 1–0 Montedio Yamagata Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Tokushima Vortis
2022 Fagiano Okayama (3rd) 0–3 Montedio Yamagata (6th)
Roasso Kumamoto (4th) 2–2 Oita Trinita (5th)
Roasso Kumamoto 2–2 Montedio Yamagata Kyoto Sanga 1–1 Roasso Kumamoto
2023
Results
Club Participated Winners Runners-up Seasons
participated
Winning seasons Runner-up seasons
Cerezo Osaka
2
1
1
2015, 2016 2016 2015
Avispa Fukuoka
2
1
1
2015, 2017 2015 2017
Montedio Yamagata
2
1
0
2014, 2016 2014
Tokushima Vortis
1
1
1
2013 2013 2019
Oita Trinita
1
1
0
2012 2012
Nagoya Grampus
1
1
0
2017 2017
JEF United Chiba
4
0
2
2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 2012, 2014
Kyoto Sanga
3
0
1
2012, 2013, 2016 2013
Tokyo Verdy
1
0
1
2017 2018
Yokohama FC
1
0
0
2012
V-Varen Nagasaki
1
0
0
2013
Júbilo Iwata
1
0
0
2014
Ehime FC
1
0
0
2015
Fagiano Okayama
1
0
0
2016
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References

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