2024 J2 League

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J2 League
Season2024
Dates24 February – 10 November 2024
Matches played110
Goals scored274 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerEdigar Junio (7 goals)
Biggest home winJEF United Chiba 8–0 Tochigi SC
(3 April 2024)
Biggest away winRoasso Kumamoto 0–6 Iwaki FC
(17 March 2024)
Highest scoringJEF United Chiba 8–0 Tochigi SC
(3 April 2024)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 13:10, 22 April 2024 (UTC).

The 2024 J2 League, also known as the 2024 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (Japanese: 2024 明治安田J2リーグ, Hepburn: 2024 Meiji Yasuda J2 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 26th season of the J2 League, the second-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. This will also be the tenth season of the league since its rebrand from J.League Division 2.

Overview

For the first time since

2011, the number of the clubs in the league decreased from 22 to 20.[1]

This season, there will be three automatic relegation spots to the J3 League (one more than the 2023 season) and two clubs will gain automatic promotion to the J1 League. Like last season, the winner of the J2 promotion play-off will also be promoted to the top tier.

Additionally, some J3 League clubs may not have a J2 license and may not be promoted if they finish in the top two places of the J3 League.

Schedule

The league and match format was announced on 19 December 2023. The league will begin on 23 February and end on 10 November in a round-robin format of 38 matches.[2]

The J1 promotion play-offs will have the semi-finals on 30 November or 1 December with the final taking place on 7 December.[3]

Changes from the previous season

Zweigen Kanazawa and Omiya Ardija were relegated to the 2024 J3 League, finishing the previous J2 League season as 21st and 22nd-placed teams, respectively.

Yokohama FC were the sole team to be relegated from the J1 League, after only one season in the top flight.

Both Machida Zelvia and Júbilo Iwata are promoted to the J1 League as champions and runners-up, respectively, of the previous J2 League season. Tokyo-based Machida will make their debut in the top flight of Japanese football, while Júbilo will make their immediate comeback to the J1. Joining the duo are Tokyo Verdy, who finished 3rd in 2023 and earned promotion after winning the promotion play-offs, thus making their first top flight appearance since 2008.

Kagoshima United were both promoted from the J3 League
. Ehime are returning to the second-tier following two seasons in the J3 League and Kagoshima United will be playing only their second J2 season after five years absence.

From this season, Thespakusatsu Gunma changed their name to Thespa Gunma.[4]

Clubs

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Locations of the 2024 J2 League teams
Club name Hometown Stadium Capacity Previous season rank License
Blaublitz Akita
Akita
 Soyu Stadium 20,125 J2 (13th) J1
Ehime FC All cities/towns in Ehime[a] Ningineer Stadium 21,401 J3 (1st) J1
Fagiano Okayama All cities/towns in Okayama[b] City Light Stadium 20,000 J2 (10th) J1
Fujieda MYFC Cities/towns in Shizuoka Prefecture Fujieda Soccer Stadium 13,000 J2 (12th) J1
Iwaki FC
Futaba District, Fukushima
 Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki 5,600 J2 (18th) J1
JEF United Chiba
Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba
 Fukuda Denshi Arena 18,500 J2 (6th) J1
Kagoshima United Kagoshima Shiranami Stadium 19,934 J3 (2nd) J1
Mito HollyHock All cities/towns in central and northern Ibaraki[c] K's denki Stadium Mito 12,000 J2 (17th) J1
Montedio Yamagata All cities/towns in Yamagata[d]
ND Soft Stadium
 20,315 J2 (5th) J1
Oita Trinita Ōita Prefecture
Showa Denko Dome Oita
 40,000 J2 (9th) J1
Renofa Yamaguchi All cities/towns in Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium
 20,000 J2 (20th) J1
Roasso Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Kumamoto
 Egao Kenko Stadium 32,000 J2 (14th) J1
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,339 J2 (4th) J1
Thespa Gunma All cities/towns in Gunma[e] Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma 15,253 J2 (11th) J1
Tochigi SC Utsunomiya, Tochigi Kanseki Stadium Tochigi 25,244 J2 (19th) J1
Tokushima Vortis Tokushima Prefecture Pocarisweat Stadium 20,441 J2 (15th) J1
V-Varen Nagasaki All cities/towns in Nagasaki Prefecture[f]
Nagasaki Athletic Stadium
 20,246 J2 (7th) J1
Vegalta Sendai Miyagi Prefecture Yurtec Stadium Sendai 19,694 J2 (16th) J1
Ventforet Kofu All cities/towns in Yamanashi Prefecture[g]
Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
 17,000 J2 (8th) J1
Yokohama FC Kanagawa Prefecture Mitsuzawa Stadium 15,444 J1 (18th) J1
  1. Matsuyama
  2. Tsuyama
  3. Tokai
  4. Tsuruoka
  5. ^ centering on Kusatsu and Maebashi
  6. ^ centering on Nagasaki and Isahaya
  7. Kofu and Nirasaki

Personnel and kits

Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
Blaublitz Akita Japan Ken Yoshida Japan Hiroto Morooka
Athleta
 TDK
Ehime FC Japan Kiyotaka Ishimaru Japan Kenta Tokushige Japan Jogarbola Ningineer Network
Fagiano Okayama Japan Takashi Kiyama Japan Ryo Takeuchi Brazil Penalty GROP
Fujieda MYFC Japan Daisuke Sudo Japan Masahiko Sugita Japan Gol. Seikan Kensa Center
Iwaki FC Japan Yuzo Tamura Japan Kengo Tanaka United States Under Armour BHC
JEF United Chiba Japan Yoshiyuki Kobayashi Japan Daisuke Suzuki Denmark Hummel Fuji Electric
Kagoshima United Japan Yasuaki Oshima Japan Yuji Kimura Japan Angua Satsuma Shimabijin
Mito HollyHock Japan Yoshimi Hamasaki Japan Koichi Murata Japan soccer junky K's Holdings
Montedio Yamagata Japan Susumu Watanabe Japan Shuto Minami Brazil Penalty ABeam
Oita Trinita Japan Tomohiro Katanosaka Japan Arata Watanabe
Puma
 Daihatsu Kyushu
Renofa Yamaguchi Japan Ryo Shigaki Japan Kota Kawano 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
Thespa Gunma Japan Tsuyoshi Otsuki Japan Hajime Hosogai Spain Kelme Cainz
Tochigi SC Japan Makoto Tanaka
Sho Sato
Athleta
 TKC
Tokushima Vortis Japan Tatsuma Yoshida Japan Yoichiro Kakitani
Mizuno
 Otsuka Pharmaceutical
(Pocari Sweat)
V-Varen Nagasaki Japan Takahiro Shimotaira Japan Hiroki Akino Italy Macron Japanet
Vegalta Sendai Japan Yoshiro Moriyama Japan Yasushi Endo Germany Adidas Iris Ohyama
Ventforet Kofu Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda Japan Masahiro Sekiguchi
Mizuno
 Hakubaku
Yokohama FC Japan Shuhei Yomoda
Gabriel
 Germany Puma Onodera Group

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Tochigi SC Japan Yu Tokisaki[5] Resigned 6 November 2023 Pre-season Japan Makoto Tanaka[6] 5 December 2023
Oita Trinita Japan Takahiro Shimotaira[7] 10 November 2023 Japan Tomohiro Katanosaka[8] 30 November 2023
Vegalta Sendai Japan Takafumi Hori[9] 13 November 2023 Japan Yoshiro Moriyama[10] 27 November 2023
Renofa Yamaguchi Argentina Juan Esnáider[11] 13 November 2023 Japan Ryo Shigaki[12] 5 December 2023
V-Varen Nagasaki Brazil Fábio Carille[13] Contract terminated[a] 15 February 2024 Japan Takahiro Shimotaira[16] 15 February 2024
  1. ^ On 19 December 2023, Carille was named Santos manager.[14] Hours after his presentation, V-Varen Nagasaki claimed that Carille had already renewed his contract for 2024. They filed a lawsuit with FIFA,[15] but eventually Carille's contract with Nagasaki was terminated on 15 February.

Foreign players

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.[17] 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.[18]
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Left mid-season
Blaublitz Akita
Ehime FC Australia Ben Duncan South Korea Bak Keon-woo South Korea Kang Sung-chan South Korea Yu Ye-chan
Fagiano Okayama Brazil Gleyson Brazil Lucão Brazil Gabriel Xavier Germany Svend Brodersen
Fujieda MYFC Brazil Carlinhos Brazil Anderson Chaves Brazil Wendel
Iwaki FC South Korea Joo Hyun-jin South Korea Park Jun-yeong
JEF United Chiba Brazil Dudu Brazil Mendes Brazil Dudu Pacheco
Kagoshima United
 South Korea Ono Cholhwan
Mito HollyHock
Montedio Yamagata
Oita Trinita Brazil Derlan Brazil Matheus Pereira Brazil Samuel South Korea Kim Hyun-woo South Korea Mun Kyung-gun
Renofa Yamaguchi Brazil Renan Brazil Sílvio South Korea Kim Byeom-yong South Korea Choi Hyung-chan
Roasso Kumamoto South Korea Bae Jeong-min
Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Lucas Braga Brazil Carlinhos Júnior Brazil Douglas Tanque
Thespa Gunma
Tochigi SC Brazil Rafael Costa Nigeria Origbaajo Ismaila South Korea Kim Min-jun South Korea Park Yong-ji
Tokushima Vortis Brazil Tiago Alves Brazil Elsinho Brazil Kaique Spain José Aurelio Suárez
V-Varen Nagasaki Brazil Marcos Guilherme Brazil Matheus Jesus Brazil Edigar Junio Brazil Valdo Serbia Luka Radotić Spain Juanma
Vegalta Sendai Brazil Eron Brazil Matheus Moraes
Ventforet Kofu Brazil Adaílton Brazil Eduardo Mancha Colombia Fabián González Nigeria Peter Utaka South Korea Taiga Son
Yokohama FC Brazil Léo Bahia Brazil Caprini Brazil Gabriel Brazil Yuri Lara Brazil Phelipe Vietnam Nguyễn Công Phượng

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Shimizu S-Pulse 11 8 1 2 19 13 +6 25 Promotion to the 2025 J1 League
2 V-Varen Nagasaki 11 7 3 1 23 10 +13 24
3 Fagiano Okayama 11 6 4 1 14 7 +7 22 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Yokohama FC 11 5 3 3 16 8 +8 18
5 Ventforet Kofu 11 5 3 3 19 13 +6 18
6 Blaublitz Akita 11 5 3 3 12 8 +4 18
7 Vegalta Sendai 11 4 5 2 12 9 +3 17
8 Iwaki FC 11 4 4 3 20 10 +10 16
9 Montedio Yamagata 11 5 1 5 12 12 0 16
10 Renofa Yamaguchi 11 4 3 4 14 9 +5 15
11 Ehime FC 11 4 3 4 16 15 +1 15
12 JEF United Chiba 11 4 2 5 23 15 +8 14
13 Oita Trinita 11 3 4 4 10 11 −1 13
14 Roasso Kumamoto 11 3 3 5 15 23 −8 12
15
Kagoshima United
 11 3 3 5 12 20 −8 12
16 Tochigi SC 11 3 3 5 10 24 −14 12
17 Mito HollyHock 11 2 5 4 8 10 −2 11
18 Tokushima Vortis 11 2 2 7 9 21 −12 8 Relegation to 2025 J3 League
19 Fujieda MYFC 11 2 2 7 4 17 −13 8
20 Thespa Gunma 11 1 3 7 6 19 −13 6
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. 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.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 21 April 2024[19]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Edigar Junio V-Varen Nagasaki 7
2 Japan Hiiro Komori JEF United Chiba 6
3 Japan Kaina Tanimura Iwaki FC 5
Japan Koya Kitagawa Shimizu S-Pulse
Brazil Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki
Spain Juanma V-Varen Nagasaki
7 Japan Ryunosuke Sagara Vegalta Sendai 4
Japan Daiki Sato Blaublitz Akita
Japan Junya Takahashi Montedio Yamagata
Japan Hayato Teruyama Iwaki FC
Japan Sho Ito Yokohama FC
Brazil Adaílton Ventforet Kofu
Nigeria Peter Utaka Ventforet Kofu
Japan Keito Kumashiro Roasso Kumamoto
Japan Arata Watanabe Oita Trinita
Japan Shun Nagasawa Oita Trinita

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Monthly MVP Goal of the Month Young Player of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club
February/March Japan Takashi Kiyama Fagiano Okayama Brazil Gleyson Fagiano Okayama Brazil Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki Japan Hayato Tanaka V-Varen Nagasaki [20][21][22][23]

See also

References

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