2015 J2 League

Season of Japanese second-tier football September 2015 Meiji Yasuda J2 League 2015 Omiya Ardija Omiya ArdijaJúbilo IwataAvispa Fukuoka Oita TrinitaTochigi SC Jay Bothroyd (20 goals) 462 1014 20,234(Consadole vs Tochigi SC, 23 November) 1,227(Zweigen vs Ehime FC, 1 April) 6,845 2014 2016 The 2015 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2015 明治安田生命J2リーグ)http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00006269.html 新年のご挨拶 J.League (Official) 2015-01-01 2015-01-19 ja dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150104080654/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00006269.html 4 January 2015 season was the 44th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 17th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on 8 March 2015 and ended on 23 November 2015. This was first season of J2 League as renamed from J. League Division 2. Clubs Shonan Bellmare have stayed in the second division for just a year, winning promotion as the champions. Matsumoto Yamaga have spent only 3 seasons in J2 after promoted from Japan Football League in 2012, becoming the first club based in Nagano Prefecture which have promoted to the top flight. Sixth-placed Montedio Yamagata won the promotion playoffs and will return in the first division after playing in the J2 for 3 years. Tokushima Vortis were relegated from the J1 immediately after their inaugural promotion, while Cerezo Osaka and Omiya Ardija have suffered relegation respectively after five and ten years from their last presence in J2. On the other end of the table, Zweigen Kanazawa have been promoted from 2014 J3 League as the champions of the inaugural season of the J3 League, replacing relegated Kataller Toyama. Japan right 450 Locations of the 2015 J2 League teams Japan 33.585803 130.461066 80 Fukuoka right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 43.015100 141.409816 Sapporo right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 33.768249 132.797550 80 Ehime right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 34.680658 133.919631 80 Okayama left Arrows 12x12 se.svg Japan 35.441359 136.766090 80 Gifu right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 34.725327 137.874906 80 Iwata right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 33.890407 130.731746 80 Kitakyushu top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 34.310407 133.919631 80 Sanuki top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 36.575788 136.605328 80 Kanazawa top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 34.993496 135.714014 80 Kyoto top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 36.345278 140.412222 80 Mito right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 33.200783 131.657435 80 Oita right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 32.836872 130.800095 Kumamoto right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 36.411612 139.053255 80 Gunma left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 36.510492 139.857194 80 Tochigi top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 34.168251 134.618053 Tokushima bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 32.750323 129.877253 80 Nagasaki bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 35.664257 139.657137 80 Greater Tokyo AreaChiba, Omiya, Tokyo, Yokohama right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 34.693889 135.502222 80 Osaka right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg The participating clubs are listed in the following table: Club nameHome town(s)Note(s) Ardija Omiya Ardija Omiya, Saitama Relegated from J1 League in 2014Avispa FukuokaFukuoka Cerezo Osaka Osaka Relegated from J1 League in 2014 Consadole Sapporo Sapporo, HokkaidōEhime FCAll cities/towns in EhimeFagiano OkayamaAll cities/towns in OkayamaGifu FC GifuAll cities/towns in GifuGiravanz KitakyushuKitakyushu, Fukuoka Not eligible for J1 promotionHollyHock Mito HollyHockMito, Ibaraki Not eligible for J1 promotionJEF United ChibaChiba & Ichihara, Chiba2014 J2 League play-off finalist Júbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka 2014 J2 League play-off contestantKamatamare Sanuki Takamatsu, Kagawa Kagawa Not eligible for J1 promotionRoasso KumamotoKumamotoSanga Kyoto SangaSouthwestern cities/towns in KyotoThespakusatsu GunmaAll cities/towns in Gunma Not eligible for J1 promotionTochigi SCUtsunomiya, Tochigi Oita Trinita ŌitaV-Varen NagasakiAll cities/towns in NagasakiVerdy Tokyo VerdyAll cities/towns in Tokyo Vortis Tokushima Vortis All cities/towns in Tokushima Relegated from J1 League in 2014Yokohama FCYokohama, KanagawaZweigen KanazawaKanazawaPromoted from J3 League in 2014 Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of separationManner of departureIncoming managerDate of announcement Oita Trinita JPN Kazuaki Tasaka 1 June Sackedhttp://www.oita-trinita.co.jp/news/detail/index_1_3564.php 田坂和昭監督　解任のお知らせ - トリニータNEWS｜大分トリニータ公式サイト 19 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150601031045/http://www.oita-trinita.co.jp/news/detail/index_1_3564.php 1 June 2015 dead dmy-all JPN Nobuaki Yanagida 2 July Mito HollyHock JPN Tetsuji Hashiratani 7 June Sackedhttp://www.mito-hollyhock.net/?p=19097 柱谷 哲二監督 解任のお知らせ « 水戸ホーリーホックオフィシャルサイト 19 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704064951/http://www.mito-hollyhock.net/?p=19097 4 July 2015 dead dmy-all JPN Takayuki Nishigaya 27 June Kyoto Sanga JPN Masahiro Wada 10 July Sackedhttp://www.sanga-fc.jp/news/detail/29912/ 和田 昌裕監督 解任のお知らせ JPN Kiyotaka Ishimaru 10 July Tochigi SC JPN Yuji Sakakura 20 July Resignedhttp://www.tochigisc.jp/news/article/00006759.html 栃木サッカークラブ公式サイト TOCHIGI SOCCER CLUB：阪倉裕二監督の辞任について www.tochigisc.jp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150720083617/http://www.tochigisc.jp/news/article/00006759.html 2015-07-20 JPN Yasuharu Kurata 21 July Consadole Sapporo CRO Ivica Barbarić 24 July Resignedhttp://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/2015076722/ コンサドーレ札幌　監督交代のお知らせ コンサドーレ札幌 オフィシャルサイト 19 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150724034037/http://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/2015076722/ 24 July 2015 dead JPN Shuhei Yomoda 24 July Yokohama FC SVN Miloš Rus 15 September Resignedhttp://www.yokohamafc.com/2015/09/15/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5-%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E7%9B%A3%E7%9D%A3%E8%BE%9E%E4%BB%BB%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6/ ミロシュ ルス監督辞任について 横浜FC オフィシャルホームページ www.yokohamafc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150915023622/http://www.yokohamafc.com/2015/09/15/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5-%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E7%9B%A3%E7%9D%A3%E8%BE%9E%E4%BB%BB%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6/ 2015-09-15 JPN Hitoshi Nakata 15 Septemberhttp://www.yokohamafc.com/2015/09/15/%E4%B8%AD%E7%94%B0%E4%BB%81%E5%8F%B8%E5%BC%B7%E5%8C%96%E8%82%B2%E6%88%90%E3%83%86%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC-%E7%9B%A3%E7%9D%A3%E5%B0%B1/ 中田仁司強化育成テクニカルダイレクター 監督就任のお知らせ 横浜FC オフィシャルホームページ www.yokohamafc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150915172349/http://www.yokohamafc.com/2015/09/15/%e4%b8%ad%e7%94%b0%e4%bb%81%e5%8f%b8%e5%bc%b7%e5%8c%96%e8%82%b2%e6%88%90%e3%83%86%e3%82%af%e3%83%8b%e3%82%ab%e3%83%ab%e3%83%80%e3%82%a4%e3%83%ac%e3%82%af%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc-%e7%9b%a3%e7%9d%a3%e5%b0%b1/ 2015-09-15 Cerezo Osaka BRA Paulo Autuori 17 November Sackedhttp://www.mycerezo.jp/news/release/13/00004859/ パウロ・アウトゥオリ監督およびジルヴァンフィジカルコーチの契約について JPN Kiyoshi Okuma 17 Novemberhttp://www.mycerezo.jp/news/release/13/00004858/ 大熊清監督 就任のお知らせ Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian player Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Yamaga Omiya Ardija Brazil Carlinhos Paraiba Brazil Mateus Serbia Dragan Mrđa Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Moisés Brazil Wellington South Korea Lee Kwang-seon Bellmare Cerezo Osaka Brazil Edmílson Brazil Magno Cruz Brazil Pablo Felipe South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon Consadole Sapporo Brazil Nildo Brazil Paulão Colombia Cristian Nazarit South Korea Gu Sung-yun Indonesia Irfan Bachdim Ehime FC South Korea Park Chan-yong South Korea Gang Yoon-goo South Korea Park Seong-su Fagiano Okayama South Korea Hwang Jin-sung Gifu FC Gifu Brazil Gilsinho Brazil Henik Brazil Leo Mineiro North Korea Yun Chang-su Giravanz Kitakyushu HollyHock Mito HollyHock South Korea Song Ju-hun South Korea Park Kwang-il North Korea Kim Song-gi JEF United Chiba Brazil Paulinho Slovenia Nejc Pecnik South Korea Kim Hyun-hun North Korea An Byong-jun Júbilo Iwata Brazil Adaílton England Jay Bothroyd Poland Krzysztof Kaminski Kamatamare Sanuki Brazil Allan Brazil Evson France Andrea South Korea Han Chang-joo Roasso Kumamoto Brazil Anderson South Korea Kweon Han-jin South Korea Kim Byeong-yeon Sanga Kyoto Sanga Brazil Daniel Lovinho Brazil Ferro Serbia Miloš Bajalica South Korea Kim Nam-il South Korea Hwang Te-song Thespakusatsu Gunma Brazil Acleisson Brazil Hugo Brazil Tanque South Korea Yoon Young-seung North Korea Hwang Song-su Brazil Kaique Tochigi SC Brazil Jhonatan South Korea Han Hee-hoon South Korea Lee Joo-young South Korea Park Hyung-jin Oita Trinita Brazil Daniel Brazil Evandro Brazil Paulinho South Korea Kim Jeong-hyun Verdy Tokyo Verdy Brazil Alan Pinheiro Brazil Bruno Coutinho Brazil Weslley South Korea Ko Kyung-joon V-Varen Nagasaki South Korea Cho Min-woo South Korea Lee Yong-jae North Korea Ri Yong-jik Tokushima Vortis Brazil Alex Colombia Estiven South Korea Kim Kyung-jung South Korea Kim Jong-min South Korea Son Se-hwan Yokohama FC Slovenia Rok Štraus South Korea Bae Hu-min South Korea Park Tae-hong South Korea Na Sung-soo North Korea An Yong-hak Zweigen Kanazawa Brazil Jean Moser Brazil Mendes South Korea Cha Young-hwan League table main WDL 26 8 8 72 37 CP 24 10 8 63 37 OP 18 13 11 57 40 14 15 13 47 43 19 8 15 47 39 12 18 12 40 35 12 7 23 37 71 18 5 19 59 58 10 16 16 40 47 15 12 15 50 45 24 10 8 72 43 P 12 15 15 30 33 13 14 15 42 45 12 14 16 45 51 13 9 20 34 56 8 14 20 41 51 R 7 14 21 39 64 R 16 10 16 43 41 13 14 15 35 44 15 15 12 42 33 13 13 16 33 58 12 18 12 46 43 Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu Giravanz Kitakyushu Mito HollyHock JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kamatamare Sanuki Roasso Kumamoto Kyoto Sanga Thespakusatsu Gunma Oita Trinita Tochigi SC Tokyo Verdy Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Yokohama FC Zweigen Kanazawa ARD JÚB AVI CER EHI VVN GIR VER JEF COS FAG ZWE ROS VOR YFC KAM SAN SPA HOL GIF TRI TSC P P PO PO PO PO RPO R 3 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored complete Meiji Yasuda J2 League Standing PQR green1 Promotion to 2016 J1 League yellow1 Qualification for promotion playoffs Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added. red2 Qualification for relegation playoffs The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2015 J3 League. red1 Relegation to 2016 J3 League Qualified for the relegation tournament indicated Results main FBR grey ARD AVI CER CON EHI FAG GIF GIR HOL JEF JÚB KAM ROS SAN SPA TOC TRI VVN VER VOR YFC ZWE Omiya Ardija 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–3 4–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 0–2 Cerezo Osaka 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 Consadole Sapporo 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 0–1 2–3 1–2 0–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 Ehime FC 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 Fagiano Okayama 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 FC Gifu 0–5 1–4 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 Giravanz Kitakyushu 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–3 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 Mito HollyHock 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 JEF United Chiba 2–0 2–2 4–4 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 Júbilo Iwata 2–2 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 4–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 Kamatamare Sanuki 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 Roasso Kumamoto 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 Kyoto Sanga 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 Thespakusatsu Gunma 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 Tochigi SC 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–4 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 5–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 Oita Trinita 0–3 1–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 6–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 4–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 Tokushima Vortis 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Yokohama FC 0–3 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–6 1–1 2–1 Zweigen Kanazawa 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 23 November 2015 J.League Data Play-offs J1 Promotion Playoffs 2015 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2015 J1昇格プレーオフ) Semifinals Final 3 Avispa Fukuoka 1 6 V-Varen Nagasaki 0 4 Cerezo Osaka 0 5 Ehime FC 0 3 Avispa Fukuoka 1 4 Cerezo Osaka 1 Semifinals 2015 11 29 y 15:30 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Report V-Varen Nagasaki Wellington 48 Level-5 stadium, Fukuoka 17,129 2015 11 29 y 15:30 Cerezo Osaka 0–0 Report Ehime FC Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 13,893 Final 2015 12 06 y 15:35 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Report Cerezo Osaka Nakamura 87 Tamada 60 Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 29,314 Avispa Fukuoka was promoted to J1 League. J3 Relegation Playoffs 2015 J2/J3 Play-Offs (2015 J2・J3入れ替え戦) Oita Trinita 1–3 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 0–1 |} 2015 11 29 y 12:30 Machida Zelvia 2–1 Report Oita Trinita K. Suzuki 45+2 72 Daniel 22 Machida Municipal Athletic Stadium, Machida, Tokyo 8,629 2015 12 06 y 12:30 Oita Trinita 0–1 Report Machida Zelvia K. Suzuki 58 pen. Ōita Bank Dome, Ōita 14,217 Oita Trinita was relegated to J3 League.Machida Zelvia was promoted to J2 League. Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1ENG Jay BothroydJúbilo Iwata 202SRB Dragan MrdjaOmiya Ardija 193JPN Rui KomatsuGiravanz Kitakyushu 184BRA AdailtonJúbilo Iwata 175JPN Masashi OguroKyoto Sanga 156SVN Nejc PečnikJEF United Chiba 147JPN Ken TokuraConsadole Sapporo 13JPN Ataru EsakaThespa KusatsuJPN Shohei KiyoharaZweigen KanazawaJPN Kazuki HaraGiravanz Kitakyushu11JPN Hiroaki NambaFC Gifu 12JPN Kazuki SaitoRoasso Kumamoto13JPN Akihiro IenagaOmiya Ardija 11JPN Kazuhisa KawaharaEhime FC15JPN Keiya NakamiTochigi SC 10JPN Shuto MinamiTokyo VerdyURU Diego ForlánCerezo OsakaJPN Keiji TamadaCerezo Osaka Updated to games played on 23 November 2015Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League Stats & Data - Ranking:Goals Attendances 1 Cerezo Osaka 256880 17212 8047 12232 21627 † 2 Consadole Sapporo 251161 20234 6981 11960 11060 3 JEF United Chiba 225219 15051 8123 10725 9333 4 Júbilo Iwata 210865 13576 6946 10041 8774 5 Omiya Ardija 199280 14410 5428 9490 10811 † 6 Avispa Fukuoka 183466 16676 4553 8736 5062 7 Fagiano Okayama 176652 15820 4346 8412 8404 8 Oita Trinita 158194 15152 4103 7533 8422 9 Kyoto Sanga 157306 16920 3206 7491 7520 10 Roasso Kumamoto 147785 13132 3956 7037 7002 11 FC Gifu 129756 8814 3539 6179 7584 12 Tokyo Verdy 118751 16629 2691 5655 5430 13 Tochigi SC 108501 9319 2581 5167 5294 14 Yokohama FC 107364 9663 2208 5113 5146 15 Tokushima Vortis 105398 8684 3307 5019 8884 † 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 106953 10184 2994 4931 4839 17 Zweigen Kanazawa 103120 12353 1227 4910 3440 ‡ 18 Mito HollyHock 101132 8391 2290 4816 4734 19 Thespakusatsu Gunma 86077 11303 1618 4099 3760 20 Ehime FC 79193 9158 1722 3771 3820 21 Kamatamare Sanuki 76824 10447 2152 3658 3317 22 Giravanz Kitakyushu 73243 8501 1939 3488 3622 3162194 20234 1227 6845 6589 23 November 2015 J. League data † Team played previous season in J1.‡ Team played previous season in J3. December 2013 References 2 second 2 2015 Japan Japan