2013 J.League Division 2

J.League Division 2 2013 Gamba Osaka1st J2 title2nd D2 title Gamba OsakaVissel KobeTokushima Vortis Gainare Tottori Kempes(22 goals) 462 1212 24,813Sapporo vs Kitakyushu 1,104Ehime vs Kumamoto 6,665 2012 2014 The 2013 J.League Division 2 season was the 42nd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 15th season since the establishment of J2 League. The regular season began on 3 March and ended on 24 November, followed by the promotion play-offs among four clubs ranked between 3rd and 6th at the end of regular season. Gamba Osaka became champions, and Vissel Kobe became runners-up, both returned to J1 immediately after one season at J2. The other promoted team was third runners-up (fourth placers) Tokushima Vortis, who won the promotion playoff final, defeating Kyoto Sanga FC. With the win, Vortis made their J1 debut, becoming the first professional Shikoku football club to compete in the top division of their national league. Clubs Ventforet Kofu and Shonan Bellmare, champions and runners-up in the previous season, and Oita Trinita, winners of the promotion play-offs for 2012, were promoted to J1, then Consadole Sapporo, Vissel Kobe, and Gamba Osaka were relegated to J2 instead. Sapporo returned to J2 only after one season in the top-flight, and Kobe returned to J2 second time after 2006 season, while Gamba suffered their very first relegation to the second-tier after J.League Division 2 was established in 1999, and the first relegation since their former organization, Matsushita Electric Soccer Club, were relegated after the 1986–87 season of JSL. V-Varen Nagasaki, champions of the 2012 Japan Football League, were promoted to J2 while F.C. Machida Zelvia, promoted to J2 from the previous season and ranked 22nd, were relegated back to 2013 Japan Football League only after spending one season in J2. In February, Thespa Kusatsu changed their name to Thespakusatsu Gunma. Japan right 450 Locations of the 2013 J.League 2 teams Japan 33.585803 130.461066 Avispa Fukuoka right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 43.015100 141.409816 Consadole Sapporo right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 33.768249 132.797550 Ehime FC right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 34.680658 133.919631 Fagiano Okayama left Arrows 12x12 se.svg Japan 35.441359 136.766090 FC Gifu right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 35.458100 134.221881 Gainare Tottori left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 33.890407 130.731746 Giravanz Kitakyushu top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 36.625003 137.195638 Kataller Toyama left Arrows 12x12 se.svg Japan 36.014892 137.994226 Matsumoto Yamaga left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 36.345278 140.412222 Mito Hollyock right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 38.335547 140.378445 Montedio Yamagata left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 32.836872 130.800095 Roasso Kumamoto right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 36.411612 139.053255 Thespa Kusatsu left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 36.510492 139.857194 Tochigi SC right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Japan 34.168251 134.618053 Tokushima Vortis right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 32.750323 129.877253 V-Varen Nagasaki bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 35.664257 139.657137 Greater Tokyo Area right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 34.810350 135.542732 Keihanshin Area right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan TransparentPlaceholder.svg 1 35.3 144 Greater Tokyo teams JEF Chiba Tokyo Verdy Yokohama FC right Japan TransparentPlaceholder.svg 1 32.3 144 Keihanshin teams Gamba Osaka Kyoto Sanga Vissel Kobe right The participant clubs were as follows: Club nameHome town(s)StadiumCapacity Note(s)Avispa FukuokaFukuokaBest Denki Stadium22,563Consadole SapporoSapporo, HokkaidōSapporo Dome41,484Relegated from J1 League in 2012Ehime FCAll cities/towns in EhimeNingineer Stadium20,000Fagiano OkayamaAll cities/towns in OkayamaCity Light Stadium20,000Gainare TottoriAll cities/towns in TottoriAxis Bird Stadium16,033Gamba OsakaSuita, OsakaExpo '70 Commemorative Stadium21,000Relegated from J1 League in 2012Gifu FC GifuAll cities/towns in GifuGifu Nagaragawa Stadium26,109Giravanz KitakyushuKitakyushu, FukuokaHonjo Athletic Stadium10,000HollyHock Mito HollyHockMito, IbarakiK's denki Stadium Mito12,000JEF United ChibaChiba & Ichihara, ChibaFukuda Denshi Arena19,781Kataller ToyamaAll cities/towns in ToyamaToyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium28,494Montedio YamagataAll cities/towns in YamagataND Soft Stadium20,315Roasso KumamotoKumamotoUmakana-Yokana Stadium32,000Sanga Kyoto SangaSouthwestern cities/towns in KyotoKyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium20,242Thespakusatsu GunmaAll cities/towns in GunmaShoda Shoyu Stadium15,253Tochigi SCUtsunomiya, TochigiTochigi Green Stadium18,025Verdy Tokyo VerdyAll cities/towns in TokyoAjinomoto Stadium49,970Vissel KobeKobe, HyōgoHome's Stadium30,132Relegated from J1 League in 2012Vortis Tokushima VortisAll cities/towns in TokushimaPocarisweat Stadium17,924V-Varen NagasakiAll cities/towns in NagasakiNagasaki Stadium20,246Champions of JFL in 2012Yamaga Matsumoto YamagaMatsumoto, NaganoMatsumotodaira Park Stadium20,396Yokohama FCYokohama, KanagawaNHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium15,046 Foreign Players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Type-C contract Non-visa foreign Former players Avispa Fukuoka Serbia Bratislav Punoševac South Korea Kim Min-je South Korea Oh Chang-hyun South Korea Park Kun South Korea Jang Jung-won South Korea Kim Yeong-gi Brazil Osmar Consadole Sapporo Brazil Félix Brazil Paulão South Korea Lee Ho-seung Vietnam Lê Công Vinh South Korea Jo Sung-jin Brazil Tele Ehime FC Brazil Alair Brazil Osmar Croatia Ante Tomić South Korea Han Hee-hoon Fagiano Okayama South Korea Kim Min-kyun United States Piakai Henkel South Korea Go Daimu South Korea Lee Jae-gwan Gainare Tottori Brazil Eduardo United States Ansger Otto South Korea Im Dong-hyeon Brazil Bruno Brazil Rafael Fefo Brazil Reginaldo Gamba Osaka Brazil Adi Rocha Brazil Paulinho South Korea Oh Jae-suk Brazil Leandro FC Gifu Croatia Stipe Plazibat New Zealand Kayne Vincent North Macedonia Blazhe Ilijoski South Korea Do Dong-hyun North Korea Ri Han-jae Brazil Daniel Lemos Brazil Fábio Martins Italy Desmond N'Ze Giravanz Kitakyushu South Korea Ahn Young-kyu South Korea Kim Dong-hee South Korea Nam Il-woo South Korea Lee Keun-ho Mito HollyHock South Korea Kim Yong-gi JEF United Chiba Brazil Kempes South Korea Kim Hyun-hun South Korea Nam Seung-woo Brazil Jair Kataller Toyama South Korea Kim Sung-ju South Korea Seo Yong-duk South Korea Yang Hae-joon Montedio Yamagata South Korea Kim Byeom-yong Uruguay Álvaro Peña South Korea Lee Tae-ho Roasso Kumamoto Brazil Douglas Brazil Fábio Pena Brazil Hugo Almeida South Korea Noh Hyung-goo Brazil Jefferson Brazil Pablo Kyoto Sanga Burkina Faso Wilfried Sanou Serbia Miloš Bajalica South Korea Oh Seung-hoon North Korea Kang Song-ho South Korea Hwang Dae-Seong Thespakusatsu Gunma Brazil Daniel Lovinho Brazil Eder South Korea Kwon Han-Jin North Korea Hwang Song-su South Korea Hwang Dae-Jun Brazil Júnior Alves Tochigi SC Brazil Cristiano Brazil Paulinho Brazil Sabia South Korea Cha Young-hwan Tokyo Verdy South Korea Kim Jong-Pil Brazil Nicollas South Korea Bae Dae-won Tokushima Vortis Brazil Alex Brazil Douglas South Korea Kim Jong-min North Korea Ri Yong-jik League table main WDL PR GAM Gamba Osaka VIS Vissel Kobe SAN Kyoto Sanga VOR Tokushima Vortis JEF JEF United Chiba VVN V-Varen Nagasaki YAM Matsumoto Yamaga CON Consadole Sapporo TOC Tochigi SC MON Montedio Yamagata YFC Yokohama FC FAG Fagiano Okayama VER Tokyo Verdy AVI Avispa Fukuoka HOL Mito HollyHock GIR Giravanz Kitakyushu EHI Ehime FC KAT Kataller Toyama ROS Roasso Kumamoto SPA Thespakusatsu Gunma GIF FC Gifu GAI Gainare Tottori 25 12 5 99 46 C,P 25 8 9 78 41 P 20 10 12 68 46 20 7 15 56 51 O,P 18 12 12 68 49 19 9 14 48 40 19 9 14 54 54 20 4 18 60 49 17 12 13 61 55 16 11 15 74 61 15 13 14 49 46 13 17 12 52 48 14 14 14 52 58 15 11 16 47 54 14 13 15 50 58 13 10 19 50 60 12 11 19 43 52 11 11 20 45 59 10 13 19 40 70 9 13 20 43 61 9 10 23 37 80 5 16 21 38 74 R green1 Promotion to 2014 J.League Division 1 PRO PRO yellow1 Qualification for Promotion Playoffs Only teams that meet J1 criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th participate and no replacement teams are added. QPP QPP QPP QPP red2 Qualification for Relegation Playoffs Promotion/relegation play-offs between J2 and JFL tooke place between Kamatamare Sanuki, 2nd-placed club of 2013 Japan Football League with J. League Associate Membership, and 22nd-ranked club of 2013 J2 season. QRP inherit Ineligible for promotion IFP IFP IFP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 8 December 2013 J.League Division 2 Results main FBR grey AVI CON EHI FAG GAI GAM GIF GIR HOL JEF KAT MON ROS SAN SPA TOC VVN VER VIS VOR YAM YFC Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–4 1–4 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–5 Consadole Sapporo 3–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–3 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 Ehime FC 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–2 4–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–1 Fagiano Okayama 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 4–3 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 Gainare Tottori 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–7 3–4 2–3 3–1 2–2 2–3 0–6 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 Gamba Osaka 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 4–0 3–3 5–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 FC Gifu 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–8 3–1 1–4 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 Giravanz Kitakyushu 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 7–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 Mito HollyHock 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 4–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–3 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 JEF United Chiba 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 6–1 2–0 3–2 1–3 6–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 Kataller Toyama 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 Montedio Yamagata 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–3 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 2–2 4–1 5–1 Roasso Kumamoto 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–4 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–1 Kyoto Sanga 2–1 2–0 4–1 2–4 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 Thespakusatsu Gunma 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 Tochigi SC 2–0 4–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 4–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–3 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 Vissel Kobe 4–0 1–0 2–0 3–3 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 7–0 1–0 Tokushima Vortis 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–5 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 Matsumoto Yamaga 2–1 2–4 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 Yokohama FC 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–3 24 November 2013 J. League Division 2 Play-offs Promotion Playoffs to Division 1 2013 J.League Road To J1 play-offs (2013 J1昇格プレーオフ) Teams that finished 3rd to 6th participate in play-off series for the last J1 promotion berth. Semifinals Final 3 Kyoto Sanga 0 6 V-Varen Nagasaki 0 4 Tokushima Vortis 1 5 JEF United Chiba 1 3 Kyoto Sanga 0 4 Tokushima Vortis 2 Semifinals 2013 12 1 y 14:04 Kyoto Sanga 0–0 Report V-Varen Nagasaki Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto 12,387 Ryuji Sato 2013 12 1 y 14:04 Tokushima Vortis 1–1 Report JEF United Chiba Douglas 37 40 Yamaguchi Pocarisweat Stadium, Naruto, Tokushima 9,301 Toshimitsu Yoshida If the score was tied after 90 minutes, no extra time was played and the winner was the team with the best league ranking. Final 2013 12 8 y 15:30 Kyoto Sanga 0–2 Report Tokushima Vortis Chiyotanda 39Tsuda 43 National Olympic Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo 23,266 Nobutsugu Murakami Tokushima Vortis were promoted to 2014 J.League Division 1 JFL Relegation Playoffs 2013 J2/JFL play-offs (2013 J2・JFL入れ替え戦) The last-placed Gainare Tottori faced 2013 Japan Football League runners-up Kamatamare Sanuki in a two-legged playoff series. Gainare Tottori 1–2 Kamatamare Sanuki 1–1 0–1 2013 12 1 y 13:03 Kamatamare Sanuki 1–1 Report Gainare Tottori Takahashi 47 50 Mori Kagawa Marugame Stadium, Marugame, Kagawa 5,793 Yosuke Kubota 2013 12 8 y 13:00 Gainare Tottori 0–1 Report Kamatamare Sanuki Takahashi 20 Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori 6,313 Koichiro Fukushima Gainare Tottori was relegated to 2014 J3 League Kamatamare Sanuki was promoted to 2014 J.League Division 2 Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1 BRA Kempes JEF United Chiba 22 2 JPN Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka 19 3 JPN Yoshihiro Uchimura Consadole Sapporo 17 4 BRA Cristiano Tochigi SC 16 JPN Keijiro Ogawa Vissel Kobe 16 BRA Popó Vissel Kobe 16 BRA Sabiá Tochigi SC 16 8 JPN Tomohiro Tsuda Tokushima Vortis 14 9 JPN Ryuichi Hirashige Thespakusatsu Gunma 13 BRA Leandro Gamba OsakaPlays for Gamba until June 13 Updated to games played on 24 November 2013 Source: J. League Awards Player of the Month Month Player Club March BRA Popó Vissel Kobe April BRA Leandro Gamba Osaka May KOR Oh Seung-Hoon Kyoto Sanga June Japan Ryohei Hayashi Montedio Yamagata July Japan Koji Yamase Kyoto Sanga August Japan Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka September Japan Keijiro Ogawa Vissel Kobe October BRA Kempes JEF United Chiba November Attendances 1 Gamba Osaka 257996 18041 8045 12286 14778 † 2 Vissel Kobe 241841 23012 4151 11516 14638 † 3 Matsumoto Yamaga 231866 17148 7153 11041 9531 4 Consadole Sapporo 211568 24813 4837 10075 12008 † 5 JEF United Chiba 210078 15982 6511 10004 9281 6 Fagiano Okayama 180056 18269 6234 8574 7985 7 Kyoto Sanga 165717 15380 4314 7891 7273 8 Montedio Yamagata 147416 17223 4433 7020 7355 9 Tokyo Verdy 133201 18705 2539 6343 5341 10 Roasso Kumamoto 130769 12003 3339 6227 5855 11 V-Varen Nagasaki 129517 18153 2093 6167 3656 ‡ 12 Yokohama FC 127354 12490 2139 6064 6039 13 Avispa Fukuoka 120270 14526 2640 5727 5586 14 Tochigi SC 103360 10687 2103 4922 3850 15 Mito HollyHock 97237 10025 2513 4630 3973 16 FC Gifu 95032 11719 2341 4525 4270 17 Kataller Toyama 93960 13639 2315 4474 3324 18 Tokushima Vortis 91303 8897 1875 4348 3991 19 Gainare Tottori 86033 10096 1530 4097 3133 20 Ehime FC 82952 10381 1104 3950 3629 21 Thespakusatsu Gunma 74990 7810 1472 3571 3341 22 Giravanz Kitakyushu 66665 7207 1607 3175 3346 3079181 23012 1104 6665 5805 24 November 2013 J. League Division 2 † Team played previous season in J1.‡ Team played previous season in JFL. December 2012 References 2 second 2 2013 Japan Japan