2011 J.League Division 2

J.League Division 2 2011 FC Tokyo1st J2 title2nd D2 title FC TokyoSagan TosuConsadole Sapporo Yohei Toyoda (23 goals) 380 939 39,243Consadole vs FC Tokyo 1,266Thespa vs Vortis 6,423 2010 2012 The 2011 J.League Division 2 season was the 40th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 13th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on March 5 and finished on December 3.http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00003808.html 2011 J. League tournament details J.League official website ja dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101224083119/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00003808.html 2010-12-24 Due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the season was put on hold from March 12 to April 23.J.League agrees to resume games on April 23 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/03/22/jleague.resume/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121104033721/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/03/22/jleague.resume/index.html dead November 4, 2012 Sports Illustrated 27 March 2011 FC Tokyo won the tournament and returned to J1 immediately after being relegated the previous season. By virtue of winning the 2011 Emperor's Cup final, they earned a berth in the 2012 AFC Champions League as well. Sagan Tosu and Consadole Sapporo finished second and third, respectively, and also won the promotion. Consadole are returning to the top flight after three years of absence, while for Tosu this is the first promotion in their history. Sagan became the last of original ten J2 teams to reach J1, passing the moniker of the longest-staying D2 dweller to Mito HollyHock. Teams As in the previous seasons, the size of the league was increased by one team to twenty overall. Gainare Tottori as 2010 Japan Football League champions were promoted. Kashiwa Reysol as champions of the 2010 season, runners-up Ventforet Kofu and third-placed team Avispa Fukuoka were promoted to the 2011 J.League Division 1. Kashiwa made their immediate return to the top division, while Kofu and Fukuoka ended three- and four-year tenures in the J2. The three teams were replaced by FC Tokyo, Kyoto Sanga FC and Shonan Bellmare, who were relegated at the end of the 2010 J.League Division 1 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Shonan only made a cameo appearance at the D1, Kyoto re-entered the second level of the Japanese league pyramid after three years, and Tokyo eventually had to return to the J2 for the first time after eleven seasons. Japan Greater Tokyo area right 450 Locations of the 2011 J.League 2 teams Japan Greater Tokyo area 43.015100 141.409816 Consadole Sapporo right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 33.768249 132.797550 Ehime FC right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.680658 133.919631 Fagiano Okayama right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.441359 136.766090 FC Gifu left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.664257 139.527137 FC Tokyo left Arrows 12x12 se.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.458100 134.221881 Gainare Tottori left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 33.890407 130.731746 Giravanz Kitakyushu top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.577537 140.122940 JEF United Chiba right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 36.625003 137.195638 Kataller Toyama left Arrows 12x12 se.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.993496 135.714014 Kyoto Sanga FC left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 36.345278 140.412222 Mito HollyHock right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 33.200783 131.657435 Oita Trinita right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 32.836872 130.800095 Roasso Kumamoto right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 33.371683 130.520236 Sagan Tosu left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.343532 139.341226 Shonan Bellmare left Arrows 12x12 ne.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 36.411612 139.053255 Thespa Kusatsu left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 36.510492 139.857194 Tochigi SC right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.168251 134.618053 Tokushima Vortis right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.664257 139.527137 Tokyo Verdy right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.469119 139.603770 Yokohama FC right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Club nameHome town(s)Note(s)Consadole SapporoSapporo, HokkaidōEhime FCAll cities/towns in EhimeFagiano OkayamaAll cities/towns in OkayamaGainare TottoriAll cities/towns in TottoriPromoted from JFL in 2010Gifu FC GifuAll cities/towns in GifuGiravanz KitakyushuKitakyushu, FukuokaJEF United ChibaChiba & Ichihara, ChibaKataller ToyamaAll cities/towns in ToyamaKyoto Sanga FCSouthwestern cities/towns in KyotoRelegated from J1 League in 2010Mito HollyHockMito, IbarakiOita TrinitaAll cities/towns in ŌitaRoasso KumamotoKumamotoSagan TosuTosu, SagaShonan BellmareSouthcentral cities/town in KanagawaRelegated from J1 League in 2010Thespa KusatsuAll cities/towns in GunmaTochigi SCUtsunomiya, TochigiTokushima VortisAll cities/towns in TokushimaTokyo FC TokyoTokyoRelegated from J1 League in 2010Tokyo VerdyTokyoYokohama FCYokohama, Kanagawa Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Type-C contract Non-visa foreign Former players Consadole Sapporo BRA Bruno Ferraz BRA Daniel Lemos BRA Diogo Oliveira KOR Lee Ho-seung BRA Andrezinho BRA Tiago Prado Ehime FC BRA Josimar KOR Kim Shin-young Fagiano Okayama BRA Tiago BUL Ilian Stoyanov KOR Kim Min-kyun KOR Lee Chang-gang FC Gifu BRA Bruno BRA Rafael Almeida BRA Efrain RintaroPRK Ri Han-jae FC Tokyo BRA Lucas Severino BRA Roberto BRA Roberto César AUS Jade North BRA Pedro Júnior Gainare Tottori CIV Hamed Koné KOR Jeong Dong-ho KOR Kim Sun-min BRA Dodô Giravanz Kitakyushu KOR Kim Jong-pil KOR Oh Seung-rok BRA Leonardo Moreira KOR Kim Soo-yeon JEF United Chiba CAN Matt Lam NED Sander van Gessel NOR Tor Hogne Aarøy AUS Mark Milligan KOR Ryu Myeong-gi Kataller Toyama KOR Seo Yong-duk Kyoto Sanga BRA Alair BRA Junior Dutra KOR Jung Woo-young PRK Kim Song-yong BRA Diego Souza Mito HollyHock KOR Lee Kang Oita Trinita KOR Choi Jung-han KOR Lee Dong-myung PRK Kang Song-ho Roasso Kumamoto BRA Edmilson Alves BRA Fábio Pena BRA Ivan Paraná KOR Jo Sung-jin KOR Song In-young Sagan Tosu KOR Kim Byung-suk KOR Kim Min-woo KOR Yeo Sung-hae KOR Kim Myung-hwi Shonan Bellmare BRA Adiel KOR Han Kook-young KOR Hwang Soon-min KOR Song Han-ki BRA Lucão do Break KOR Kim Yeong-gi KOR Choi Seung-in Thespa Kusatsu BRA Alex Henrique BRA Lincoln BRA Rafinha Tochigi SC BRA Paulinho BRA Ricardo Lobo BRA Sabia KOR Choi Kun-sik ARG Mariano Trípodi Tokushima Vortis BRA Douglas BRA Elizeu KOR Bae Seung-jin KOR Oh Seung-hoon KOR Kim Jong-min Tokyo Verdy BRA Apodi BRA Maranhão KOR Kim Tae-yeon Yokohama FC BRA Eder BRA França BRA Kaio KOR Park Tae-hong BRA Fabinho League table main WDL PR 5 TOK FC Tokyo SAG Sagan Tosu CON Consadole Sapporo VOR Tokushima Vortis VER Tokyo Verdy JEF JEF United Chiba SAN Kyoto Sanga GIR Giravanz Kitakyushu SPA Thespa Kusatsu TOC Tochigi SC ROS Roasso Kumamoto TRI Oita Trinita FAG Fagiano Okayama BEL Shonan Bellmare EHI Ehime FC KAT Kataller Toyama HOL Mito HollyHock YFC Yokohama FC GAI Gainare Tottori GIF FC Gifu 23 8 7 67 22 C,P 19 12 7 68 34 P 21 5 12 49 32 P 19 8 11 51 38 16 11 11 69 45 16 10 12 46 39 17 7 14 50 45 16 10 12 45 46 16 9 13 51 51 15 11 12 44 39 13 12 13 33 44 12 14 12 42 45 13 9 16 43 58 12 10 16 46 48 10 14 14 44 54 11 10 17 36 53 11 9 18 40 49 11 8 19 40 54 8 7 23 36 60 6 6 26 39 83 #D0F0C0 Promotion to 2012 J.League Division 1 and Qualification to 2012 Champions League FC Tokyo, as winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League PQ #D0F0C0 Promotion to 2012 J.League Division 1 PRO PRO 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions. December 3, 2011 J.League Division 2 Results main FBR grey BEL CON EHI FAG GAI GIF GIR HOL JEF KAT ROS SAG SAN SPA TOC TOK TRI VER VOR YFC Shonan Bellmare 0–2 1–1 5–0 0–1 7–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 Consadole Sapporo 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–0 0–2 Ehime FC 0–0 2–0 2–3 3–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–5 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 Fagiano Okayama 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 2–4 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 Gainare Tottori 4–0 1–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–6 2–1 1–1 0–5 1–5 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 FC Gifu 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–4 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 4–3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–2 0–2 3–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 Mito HollyHock 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–5 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 JEF United Chiba 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 0–1 2–3 2–2 3–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 Kataller Toyama 2–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–5 0–2 0–2 Roasso Kumamoto 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 Sagan Tosu 2–0 1–0 1–2 6–0 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 Kyoto Sanga 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 Thespa Kusatsu 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–5 4–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–4 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 Tochigi SC 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–4 0–1 2–1 FC Tokyo 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 6–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 Oita Trinita 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 5–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 7–2 Tokushima Vortis 4–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–4 0–2 1–2 2–2 4–1 Yokohama FC 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 December 3, 2011 J. League Division 2 Top scorers RankScorerClubGoalshttp://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j2&t=score&s=38&y=2011&l=E J2 Top Scorers 13 March 2010 j-league.or.jp J-League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130209130008/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j2&t=score&s=38&y=2011&l=E 9 February 2013 1 JPN Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu 23 2 JPN Takuma Abe Tokyo Verdy 16 3 JPN Masaki Fukai JEF United Chiba 14 JPN Manabu Saitō Ehime FC 14 5 BRA Ricardo Lobo Tochigi SC 12 JPN Yoshihiro Uchimura Consadole Sapporo 12 7 JPN Yasuhito Morishima Oita Trinita 11 8 BRA Roberto César FC Tokyo 10 JPN Ryota Hayasaka Sagan Tosu 10 JPN Tomoki Ikemoto Giravanz Kitakyushu 10 JPN Yuya Kubo Kyoto Sanga 10 Attendance 1 FC Tokyo 333680 35911 6795 17562 25112 † 2 Consadole Sapporo 199162 39243 4609 10482 10738 3 JEF United Chiba 183911 16360 6955 9680 11689 4 Oita Trinita 166807 27519 4859 8779 10463 5 Sagan Tosu 146893 22532 3724 7731 6633 6 Fagiano Okayama 137911 10490 4111 7258 7161 7 Shonan Bellmare 131918 10425 3680 6943 11095 † 8 Roasso Kumamoto 131624 25005 2847 6928 6907 9 Kyoto Sanga 119591 12287 2386 6294 10510 † 10 Yokohama FC 109632 16813 1853 5770 5791 11 Tokyo Verdy 108482 28832 2164 5710 5639 12 Tokushima Vortis 98925 11916 2165 5207 4614 13 Tochigi SC 93848 9953 2493 4939 4157 14 FC Gifu 78273 6684 2150 4120 3108 15 Giravanz Kitakyushu 76976 7080 1336 4051 4189 16 Gainare Tottori 70152 8212 1787 3692 3489 ‡ 17 Ehime FC 66022 7634 1563 3475 4386 18 Mito HollyHock 63637 5227 1273 3349 3608 19 Kataller Toyama 62233 8663 1716 3275 4463 20 Thespa Kusatsu 61018 6520 1266 3211 4424 2440695 39243 1266 6423 6696 December 3, 2011 J. League Division 2 † Team played previous season in J1.‡ Team played previous season in JFL. References second 2 2011 Japan Japan