2012 J.League Division 2

J.League Division 2 2012 Ventforet Kofu1st J2 title1st D2 title Ventforet KofuShonan BellmareOita Trinita Machida Zelvia Davi (29 goals) 462 1073 23,617Trinita vs Ventforet 1,333Thespa vs Roasso 5,805 2011 2013 The 2012 J.League Division 2 season was the 41st season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 14th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season started on March 4 and finished on November 11, followed by the promotion playoffs among the 3rd to 6th placed clubs (see the article). Ventforet Kofu became champions and returned to J1 immediately after one season at J2. Shonan Bellmare finished second and also won the automatic promotion along with Kofu, returning to the J1 after two years of absence. Oita Trinita finished sixth, but won the promotion playoffs by defeating 3rd-placed Kyoto Sanga at the semifinal and 5th-placed JEF United Chiba at the final thus returning to the J1 after three years of absence. For the first time ever, relegation to the third-tier JFL was implemented, and Machida Zelvia became the unlucky first team to suffer that fate by finishing in bottom place only one season after entering the professional divisions. Clubs Japan Greater Tokyo area right 450 Locations of the 2012 J.League 2 teams Japan Greater Tokyo area 33.585803 130.461066 Avispa Fukuoka bottom Arrows 12x12 n.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 35.458100 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 35.577537 139.341226 Machida Zelvia left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 36.014892 137.994226 Matsumoto Yamaga right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 36.345278 140.412222 Mito HollyHock right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 38.335547 140.378445 Montedio Yamagata left Arrows 12x12 e.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 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 35.622320 138.589754 Ventforet Kofu left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.469119 139.603770 Yokohama FC right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg The expected participant clubs are as follows: Club nameHome town(s)Note(s)Avispa FukuokaFukuokaRelegated from J1 League in 2011Bellmare Shonan BellmareSouthcentral cities/town in KanagawaEhime FCAll cities/towns in EhimeFagiano OkayamaAll cities/towns in OkayamaGainare TottoriAll cities/towns in TottoriGifu FC GifuAll cities/towns in GifuGiravanz KitakyushuKitakyushu, FukuokaHollyHock Mito HollyHockMito, IbarakiJEF United ChibaChiba & Ichihara, ChibaKataller ToyamaAll cities/towns in ToyamaMontedio YamagataAll cities/towns in YamagataRelegated from J1 League in 2011Roasso KumamotoKumamotoSanga Kyoto SangaSouthwestern cities/towns in KyotoThespa KusatsuAll cities/towns in GunmaTochigi SCUtsunomiya, TochigiTrinita Oita TrinitaAll cities/towns in ŌitaVentforet KofuAll cities/towns in YamanashiRelegated from J1 League in 2011Verdy Tokyo VerdyAll cities/towns in TokyoVortis Tokushima VortisAll cities/towns in TokushimaYamaga Matsumoto YamagaMatsumoto, NaganoPromoted from JFL in 2011Yokohama FCYokohama, KanagawaMachida ZelviaMachida, TokyoPromoted from JFL in 2011 Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Type-C contract Non-visa foreign Former players Avispa Fukuoka BRA Osmar BRA Samir KOR Kim Min-je KOR Oh Chang-hyun PRK Son Jeong-ryun Shonan Bellmare BRA Alex Martins BRA Thiago Quirino KOR Han Kook-young KOR Lee Min-soo KOR Kim Yeong-gi BRA Fabinho Cambalhota BRA Raphael Macena Ehime FC BRA Alair CRO Ante Tomić Fagiano Okayama BRA Anderson Gonzaga BRA Tiago KOR Kim Min-kyun KOR Go Daimu Gainare Tottori CRI Kenny Cunningham CRI Roy Smith KOR Kim Sun-min FC Gifu BRA Abuda BRA Danilo KOR Kim Jung-hyun PRK Ri Han-jae BRA Bruno KOR Kim Dong-gwon Giravanz Kitakyushu KOR Jim Jong-pil BRA Leonardo Moreira Mito HollyHock KOR Hwang Ju-yun KOR Kim Yong-gi JEF United Chiba BRA Ricardo Lobo NOR Tor Hogne Aarøy AUS Mark Milligan BRA Reginaldo Kataller Toyama KOR Seo Yong-duk Machida Zelvia SCO Colin Marshall SRB Dragan Dimić KOR Lee Woo-jin Montedio Yamagata BRA Branquinho Roasso Kumamoto BRA Fábio Pena KOR Choi Kun-sik Kyoto Sanga BFA Wilfried Sanou SRB Miloš Bajalica KOR Jung Woo-young KOR Hwang Te-song Thespa Kusatsu BRA Alex Rafael PRK Kim Song-yong BRA Heberty BRA Lincoln Tochigi SC BRA Paulinho BRA Sabia KOR Cha Young-hwan KOR Yoo Dae-hyun BRA Jairo Balotelli Oita Trinita KOR Choi Jung-han KOR Kim Chang-hun KOR Lee Dong-myung KOR Kim Jung-hyun Ventforet Kofu BRA Davi BRA Douglas BRA Fernandinho KOR Choi Sung-keun BRA Renato Sá BRA Gabriel Pimba Tokyo Verdy BRA Alex Henrique BRA Jymmy KOR Bae Dae-won BRA Nicollas BRA Josimar Tokushima Vortis BRA Alex BRA Diogo Oliveira BRA Douglas KOR Oh Seung-hoon KOR Kim Jong-min BRA Elizeu Matsumoto Yamaga BRA Allisson Ricardo BRA Thiago Silva KOR Choi Yong-woo KOR Yoon Sung-yeul BRA Eydison KOR Lee Jong-min Yokohama FC BRA Igor Castro BRA Kaio KOR Bae Seung-jin KOR Park Tae-hong KOR Na Sung-soo BRA Roberto Promotions and relegations Promotions to Division 1 Rather than 3 spots for automatic promotions to J.League Division 1 (J1) until the previous season, there are only 2 spots for automatic promotions from this season, and the 3rd promoting club will be determined by a play-off called Play-off for Promotion to J1http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004278.html 2012Jリーグ J1昇格プレーオフ 大会方式および試合方式について The format of the play-off for promotion to J1 J.League 19 December 2011 25 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120106211909/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004278.html 2012-01-06 dead (ja J1昇格プレーオフ) held by 4 clubs (3rd – 6th placed clubs in the standings in the league matches). The regulation is:http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004108.html ja:J1昇格プレーオフ（仮称）2012シーズンより導入および大会方式の決定について Play-off for promotion to J1 introduced from 2012: competition format J.League 18 August 2011 6 December 2011 ja https://web.archive.org/web/20110916043731/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004108.html 2011-09-16 dead First round Two fixtures will be held, the "3rd placed club versus the 6th placed club" and the "4th placed club versus the 5th placed club". Each tie will be played as one-off match at the home stadium, which was determined by the standings in the league matches (i.e., 3rd and 4th placed clubs' stadiums). Final round The fixture will be held between the two winners of the first-round fixtures. The tie will be played as one-off match at a neutral venue, which was determined to be the Tokyo National Stadium on 23 July.http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004602.html 2012Jリーグ J1昇格プレーオフ決勝およびJ2 / JFL入れ替え戦第1戦の日程変更のお知らせ 2012 J.League: date changes of J1 promotion playoff final and J2-JFL promotion/relegation series 1st leg J.League official website 23 July 2012 1 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120726025514/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004602.html 2012-07-26 dead Tiebreakers If the score is tied after 90 minutes, neither extra time nor penalty shoot-out will be held, the winner is determined by the standings in the league matches. Exceptional Cases In case one or more clubs of 3rd–6th places cannot meet promotion criteria, remaining clubs will participate in the play-off: the spots cannot be replaced by 7th-placed or lower clubs' case only three of the four clubs meet the promotion criteria, the highest ranked club among them will receive a bye to the final round. In case only two of the four clubs meet the promotion criteria, only the final round will be held. In case only one of the four clubs meets the promotion criteria, it will automatically promote. In case none of the four clubs meets the promotion criteria, the number of promoting club will be decreased. On 28 September, it was announced that the following clubs did not meet the criteria, mainly in regard to the stadium's size, which are required to J1 clubs to maintain, thus will not be promoted to J1, or participating promotion playoffs even if finishing in the appropriate standing at the end of the regular season: Mito HollyHock Thespa Kusatsu Machida Zelvia FC Gifu Gainare Tottori Ehime FC Giravanz Kitakyushu Oita Trinita was granted a J1 license allowing promotion, but this will be revoked if the club cannot pay back ¥300 million debt to the JFA by 12 October. Relegations to JFL In 2008, J.League and Japan Football Association planned that at most 3 clubs in J2 are to relegate to Japan Football League (JFL) every season after the number of J2 clubs reached 22.http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00002513.html ja:J2リーグの将来像を決定 Future of J2 League J.League 22 July 2008 6 December 2011 ja https://web.archive.org/web/20121028151005/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00002513.html 2012-10-28 dead In January 2012, since the number of J2 clubs reached 22 from this season, J.League determined the regulation of the relegations from J2 to JFL that at most 2 clubs in J2 will relegate to JFL every season. The regulation is:http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004296.html 2012シーズンよりJ2・JFL入れ替え制度導入および「J2・JFL入れ替え戦（仮称）」大会方式について Promotions/Relegations between J2 and JFL, promotion/relegation match from 2012 J.League 17 January 2012 17 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121042001/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004296.html 2012-01-21 dead 1st placed JFL club will replace a J2 club if it meets promotion criteria. 2nd placed JFL club will replace a J2 club if it meets promotion criteria and wins a home-and-away play-off against the J2 club. 3rd placed or lower JFL clubs cannot promote to J2 even if 1st or 2nd placed JFL clubs do not meet promotion criteria: the number of relegating clubs from J2 will be decreased. Thus, in the play-off, the second last (i.e. 21st placed) J2 club will meet the 2nd placed JFL club if 1st placed JFL club promotes to J2; otherwise the last (i.e. 22nd placed) J2 club will meet. League table main WDL PR VEN Ventforet Kofu BEL Shonan Bellmare SAN Kyoto Sanga YFC Yokohama FC JEF JEF United Chiba TRI Oita Trinita VER Tokyo Verdy FAG Fagiano Okayama GIR Giravanz Kitakyushu MON Montedio Yamagata TOC Tochigi SC YAM Matsumoto Yamaga HOL Mito HollyHock ROS Roasso Kumamoto VOR Tokushima Vortis EHI Ehime FC SPA Thespa Kusatsu AVI Avispa Fukuoka KAT Kataller Toyama GAI Gainare Tottori GIF FC Gifu ZEL Machida Zelvia 24 14 4 63 35 C,P 20 15 7 66 43 P 23 5 14 61 45 22 7 13 62 45 21 9 12 61 33 21 8 13 59 40 O,P 20 6 16 65 46 17 14 11 41 34 19 7 16 53 47 16 13 13 51 49 17 9 16 50 49 15 14 13 46 43 15 11 16 47 49 15 10 17 40 48 13 12 17 45 49 12 14 16 47 46 12 11 19 31 45 9 14 19 53 68 9 11 22 38 59 11 5 26 33 78 7 14 21 27 55 7 11 24 34 67 R green1 Promotion to 2013 J.League Division 1 PRO PRO yellow1 Qualification for promotion playoffs QPP QPP QPP QPP red1 Relegation to 2013 Japan Football League The promotion and relegation between J2 and JFL will take place only if more than one promotion-eligible (i.e. having a J.League Associate Membership) JFL team finished above second place and playoff will be played only if a eligible JFL team finished in second place (See the corresponding section for further details). As only 2012 Japan Football League Champion V-Varen Nagasaki has the Associate Membership among the top 2 teams. Machida Zelvia was relegated immediately but no relegation/playoff was taken place for FC Gifu which finished 21st. REL 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. 11 November 2012 J.League Division 2 Results main FBR grey AVI BEL EHI FAG GAI GIF GIR HOL JEF KAT MON ROS SAN SPA TOC TRI VEN VER VOR YAM YFC ZEL Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 Shonan Bellmare 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 Ehime FC 4–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 Fagiano Okayama 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 Gainare Tottori 2–1 1–2 1–4 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–5 0–3 FC Gifu 0–3 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 Giravanz Kitakyushu 4–2 3–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–5 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 Mito HollyHock 4–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 JEF United Chiba 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 Kataller Toyama 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 Montedio Yamagata 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 5–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 Roasso Kumamoto 3–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–1 2–1 Kyoto Sanga 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 Thespa Kusatsu 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 Tochigi SC 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–2 3–2 1–1 3–2 3–4 1–0 Oita Trinita 1–0 1–4 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 Ventforet Kofu 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 4–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 Tokyo Verdy 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 Tokushima Vortis 0–4 0–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–4 0–0 0–1 0–4 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 Matsumoto Yamaga 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 7–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 Yokohama FC 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–4 Machida Zelvia 0–1 0–3 2–4 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–6 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–4 The 13th round game on 6 May between Tochigi S.C. and Avispa Fukuoka was abandoned at 69th minute because of heavy thunderstorm. The score at the moment was 1–0 for Tochigi (Cha Young-Hwan 48). The remaining 24 minutes were played on 17 Mayhttp://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004478.html 2012Jリーグ ディビジョン2 第13節 栃木SC vs アビスパ福岡 再開試合 詳細決定 J. League 11 May 2012 15 May 2012 ja About the decision on 2012 Division 2 13th round game between Tochigi S.C. and Avispa Fukuoka https://web.archive.org/web/20120518013805/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004478.html 2012-05-18 dead resulting in another goal for Tochigi (Hirose 73) to secure 2–0 victory. 3 matches for the 36th round, Kyoto at Tokushima, Kumamoto at Shonan, and Gifu at Matsumoto, originally scheduled on 30 September, were postponed due to approaching Typhoon Jelawat, to 1 October for Kumamoto at Shonan, 18 October for Gifu at Matsumotohttp://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004705.html 2012Jリーグ ディビジョン2 第36節 松本山雅FC vs FC岐阜 代替開催日決定のお知らせ J. League 2 October 2012 4 October 2012 ja Notice of rescheduled date for Matsumoto Yamaga FC vs FC Gifu, a 36th round match of 2012 J. League Division 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005171851/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004705.html 5 October 2012 dead dmy-all and 25 October for Kyoto at Tokushima.http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004710.html 2012Jリーグ ディビジョン2 第36節 徳島ヴォルティス vs 京都サンガF.C. 代替開催日決定のお知らせ J. League 2 October 2012 4 October 2012 ja Notice of rescheduled date for Tokushima Vortis vs Kyoto Sanga F.C., a 36th round match of 2012 J. League Division 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20121007182529/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004710.html 7 October 2012 dead dmy-all BEL_ROS BEL_ROS 11 November 2012 J. League Division 2 Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1 BRA Davi Ventforet Kofu 32 2 JPN Takuma Abe Tokyo Verdy 18 JPN Kengo Kawamata Fagiano Okayama 184 JPN Yoshihito Fujita JEF United Chiba 15 5 JPN Koki Arita Ehime FC 14 JPN Jin Hanato Giravanz Kitakyushu 14 JPN Kazushi Mitsuhira Oita Trinita 14 JPN Yasuhito Morishima Oita Trinita 14 JPN Atsutaka Nakamura Kyoto Sanga 14 JPN Kosuke Taketomi Roasso Kumamoto 14 11 JPN Takayuki Funayama Matsumoto Yamaga 12 JPN Hisashi Jogo Avispa Fukuoka 12 JPN Tetsuya Ōkubo Yokohama FC 12 Updated to games played on 11 November 2012 Source: J. League Attendances 1 Ventforet Kofu 218539 16643 6161 10407 12106 † 2 Oita Trinita 204134 23617 6459 9721 8779 3 Matsumoto Yamaga 200143 13098 4471 9531 7461 ‡ 4 JEF United Chiba 194893 14487 6235 9281 9680 5 Fagiano Okayama 167691 12618 3946 7985 7258 6 Montedio Yamagata 154459 11275 5036 7355 9325 † 7 Kyoto Sanga 152732 12296 2901 7273 6294 8 Shonan Bellmare 143887 10918 3602 6852 6943 9 Yokohama FC 126810 9687 2639 6039 5770 10 Roasso Kumamoto 122956 10530 3127 5855 6928 11 Avispa Fukuoka 117309 10902 3092 5586 10415 † 12 Tokyo Verdy 112158 13093 2875 5341 5710 13 FC Gifu 89676 11119 1791 4270 4120 14 Tokushima Vortis 83808 7526 1933 3991 5207 15 Mito HollyHock 83431 6920 2241 3973 3349 16 Tochigi SC 80859 5156 1901 3850 4939 17 Ehime FC 76201 6612 1950 3629 3475 18 Machida Zelvia 76169 7139 1860 3627 3515 ‡ 19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 70274 7637 2112 3346 4051 20 Thespa Kusatsu 70159 6891 1333 3341 3211 21 Kataller Toyama 69807 6549 1692 3324 3275 22 Gainare Tottori 65786 6629 1363 3133 3692 2681881 23617 1333 5805 6423 11 November 2012 J. League Division 2 † Team played previous season in J1.‡ Team played previous season in JFL. July 2012 Promotion Playoffs to Division 1 2012 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2012 J1昇格プレーオフ) The schedule was as follows. The format would be changed if one or more of the involved clubs could not meet the promotion criteria to Division 1.http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004316.html ja:2012Jリーグ J1昇格プレーオフ大会概要 2012 J.League: The outline of the J1-Promotion Playoff ja J.League 1 February 2012 24 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120212210716/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00004316.html 12 February 2012 dead dmy-all If the score tied by 90 minutes, the winner would be determined by the league standings. Semifinals Final 3 Kyoto Sanga 0 6 Oita Trinita 4 4 Yokohama FC 0 5 JEF United Chiba 4 6 Oita Trinita 1 5 JEF United Chiba 0 Semifinals 2012 11 18 y 14:00 Kyoto Sanga 0–4 Oita Trinita Morishima 17 31 66 90 Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto 10,760 Hajime Matsuo 2012 11 18 y 14:00 Yokohama FC 0–4 JEF United Chiba Fujita 35 58 Yonekura 53 Sato 88 Mitsuzawa Stadium, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 10,594 Nobosugu Murakami Final 2012 11 23 y 13:05 Oita Trinita 1–0 JEF United Chiba Hayashi 86 National Olympic Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo 27,433 Yuichi Nishimura Oita Trinita promoted to J.League Division 1. References second 2 2012 Japan Japan