2018 J2 League
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Meiji Yasuda J2 League
| winners = Matsumoto Yamaga
| promoted = Matsumoto Yamaga
Oita Trinita
| relegated = Roasso Kumamoto
Kamatamare Sanuki
| matches = 462
| total goals = 1143
| league topscorer = Genki Omae
Omiya Ardija, 24 goals
| highest attendance = 22,465{{cite web |url=https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTD11/search?competition_year=2017&competition_frame=2&teamFlag=1 |title=2018 J2 LEAGUE Attendance |publisher=J.League |access-date=16 November 2018}}
{{nobreak|Niigata 1–1 Matsumoto}}
(3 March)
| lowest attendance = 1,510
{{nobreak|Sanuki 1-1 Yamagata}}
(19 September)
| average attendance = 7,049
| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
| season = 2018
}}
The 2018 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2018 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season was the 47th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 20th season since the establishment of J2 League.
Clubs
The participating clubs are listed in the following table:
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!Club name !Home town(s) !Note(s) |
Albirex Niigata
| Relegated from J1 |
Omiya Ardija
| Saitama | Relegated from J1 |
{{sort|Avispa|Avispa Fukuoka}}
| |
Ehime FC
|All cities/towns in Ehime{{efn|centering on Matsuyama}} | |
Fagiano Okayama
|All cities/towns in Okayama{{efn|centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama}} | |
{{sort|Gifu|FC Gifu}}
|All cities/towns in Gifu{{efn|centering on Gifu}} | |
JEF United Chiba
| |
Kamatamare Sanuki
| |
{{sort|Sanga|Kyoto Sanga}}
|Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto{{efn|Kyoto, Uji, Joyo, Kyōtanabe, Mukō, Nagaokakyō, Kizugawa, Kameoka, Nantan, Kyotanba}} | |
Machida Zelvia
| |
Matsumoto Yamaga
| Central cities/towns in Nagano{{efn|Matsumoto, Nagano, Azumino, Yamagata, Shiojiri, Ōmachi, Ikeda}} | |
{{sort|HollyHock|Mito HollyHock}}
| |
{{sort|Montedio|Montedio Yamagata}}
| All cities/towns in Yamagata{{efn|centering on Yamagata, Tendō, Tsuruoka}} | |
Oita Trinita
|Ōita | |
Renofa Yamaguchi
| All cities/towns in Yamaguchi{{efn|centering on Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Sanyoonoda, Ube}} | |
Roasso Kumamoto
| |
Tochigi SC
|Promoted from J3 |
{{sort|Vortis|Tokushima Vortis}}
| All cities/towns in Tokushima{{efn|centering on Tokushima, Naruto, Mima, Matsushige, Itano, Aizumi, Kitajima}} | |
Ventforet Kofu
| All Yamanashi Prefecture{{efn|centering on Kofu and Nirasaki}} | Relegated from J1 |
{{sort|Verdy|Tokyo Verdy}}
|All cities/towns in Tokyo | |
Yokohama FC
| |
Zweigen Kanazawa
| |
{{notelist}}
=Personnel and kits=
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Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Albirex Niigata
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masakazu Suzuki | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryota Isomura | {{flagicon|GER}}Adidas | |||
Avispa Fukuoka
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masami Ihara | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hisashi Jogo | Yonex | |||
Ehime FC
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuichi Mase | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhisa Kawahara | Mizuno | |||
Fagiano Okayama
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tetsu Nagasawa | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kohei Kiyama | Penalty | |||
FC Gifu
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Oki | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuto Ono | |||
JEF United Chiba
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Esnáider | {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoya Kondo | Kappa | |||
Kamatamare Sanuki
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Makoto Kitano | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazumasa Takagi | ATHLETA | |||
Kyoto Sanga
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takanori Nunobe | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Someya | Wacoal | |||
Machida Zelvia
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Soma | {{flagicon|PRK}} Ri Han-jae | SVOLME | |||
Matsumoto Yamaga
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasuharu Sorimachi | {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaki Iida | {{flagicon|GER}}Adidas | |||
Mito HollyHock
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shigetoshi Hasebe | {{flagicon|JPN}} Junya Hosokawa | GAViC | |||
Montedio Yamagata
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Kiyama | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takumi Yamada | |||
Oita Trinita
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomohiro Katanosaka | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Takeuchi | Puma | |||
Omiya Ardija
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masatada Ishii | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kosuke Kikuchi | {{flagicon|USA}} Under Armour | |||
Renofa Yamaguchi
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masahiro Shimoda | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hidetoshi Miyuki | Finta | |||
Roasso Kumamoto
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Shibuya | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akihiro Sato | Puma | |||
Tochigi SC
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Yokoyama | {{flagicon|JPN}} Koji Hirose | ATHLETA | |||
Tokushima Vortis
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ricardo Rodríguez | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ken Iwao | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mizuno | |||
Tokyo Verdy
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Lotina | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Ibayashi | ATHLETA | |||
Ventforet Kofu
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuma Yoshida | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hideomi Yamamoto | Mizuno | |||
Yokohama FC
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Edson Tavares | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kensuke Sato | SOCCER JUNKY | |||
Zweigen Kanazawa
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaaki Yanagishita | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomonobu Hiroi | {{flagicon|GER}} Adidas |
{{notelist}}
=Managerial changes=
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Team
!Outgoing manager !Date of vacancy !Incoming manager !Date of |
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Ventforet Kofu
| {{flagicon|JPN}} {{sort|name|Tatsuma Yoshida}} | 30 April 2018{{Cite web|url=http://www.ventforet.jp/news/press_release/515714|title = 吉田 達磨 監督 契約解除について}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} {{sort|name|Nobuhiro Ueno}} | 30 April 2018 |
Kyoto Sanga
| {{flagicon|JPN}} {{sort|name|Takanori Nunobe}} | {{flagicon|SRB}} {{sort|name|Boško Gjurovski}} | 11 May 2018 |
Ehime FC
| {{flagicon|JPN}} {{sort|name|Shuichi Mase}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} {{sort|name|Kenta Kawai}} | 15 May 2018 |
Albirex Niigata
| {{flagicon|JPN}} {{sort|name|Masakazu Suzuki}} | 8 August 2018{{Cite web|url=http://www.albirex.co.jp/news/top_team/55740|title = 鈴木 政一監督 契約解除のお知らせ}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Koichiro Katafuchi | 22 August 2018 |
Foreign players
The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club. Clubs can register up to four foreign players for a single match-day squad, of which a maximum of three are allowed from nations outside the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.
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Club
!Player 1 !Player 2 !Player 3 !Player 4 !Player 5 !Other !Former |
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Albirex Niigata
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex Muralha | {{flagicon|BRA}} Cauê | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jonathan Reis | {{flagicon|BRA}} Thalles | {{flagicon|KOR}} Song Ju-hun | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Meneghel |
Omiya Ardija
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Toscano | {{flagicon|BRA}} Mateus | {{flagicon|MKD}} David Babunski | {{flagicon|SWE}} Robin Simović | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Dong-su | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Cauê |
{{sort|Avispa|Avispa Fukuoka}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dudu | {{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Mineiro | {{flagicon|KOR}} Won Du-jae | {{flagicon|KOR}} Yu In-soo | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Euller |
Ehime FC
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Seung-su | | | | | {{flagicon|KOR}} Woo Sang-ho | |
Fagiano Okayama
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Santos | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Jung-won | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeong Chung-geun | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyung-tae | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Yong-jae | | |
{{sort|Gifu|FC Gifu}}
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel Ham | {{flagicon|BRA}} Michael | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan De Vries | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeon San-hae | {{flagicon|ESP}} Víctor Ibáñez | | {{flagicon|KOR}} Woo Sang-ho |
JEF United Chiba
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Joaquín Larrivey | {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Rodríguez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Geria | {{flagicon|BRA}} Hebert | {{flagicon|PAR}} Jorge Salinas | | |
Kamatamare Sanuki
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex | {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Chan-yong | {{flagicon|KOR}} Song Young-min | | | | |
{{sort|Sanga|Kyoto Sanga}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Juninho | {{flagicon|BRA}} Kaio | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Shaocong | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Cheol-ho | {{flagicon|URU}} Renzo López | | {{flagicon|URU}} Matías Caseras |
Machida Zelvia
| {{flagicon|MKD}} Dorian Babunski | {{flagicon|PER}} Romero Frank | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Han-cheol | | | {{flagicon|PRK}} Ri Han-jae | |
Matsumoto Yamaga
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dinei | {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulinho | {{flagicon|BRA}} Serginho | {{flagicon|KOR}} Goh Dong-min | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jo Jin-woo | {{flagicon|SIN}} Anders Aplin | |
{{sort|HollyHock|Mito HollyHock}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Batista | {{flagicon|BRA}} Diego | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jefferson Baiano | {{flagicon|CRC}} Danny Carvajal | | | |
{{sort|Montedio|Montedio Yamagata}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Álvaro | {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Lopes | {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Alves | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jairo | | | |
Oita Trinita
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Willian | {{flagicon|KOR}} Mun Kyung-gun | | | | {{flagicon|PRK}} Hwang Song-su | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lim Seung-gyeom |
Renofa Yamaguchi
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Julinho | {{flagicon|BRA}} Renan | {{flagicon|BRA}} Washington | | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Gerson |
Roasso Kumamoto
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lim Jin-woo | {{flagicon|KOR}} Yang Sang-jun | | | | {{flagicon|PRK}} An Byong-jun | |
Tochigi SC
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex | {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulao | {{flagicon|BRA}} Henik | {{flagicon|BRA}} Mendes | {{flagicon|SUI}} Johnny Leoni | | {{flagicon|AUS}} Diogo Ferreira |
{{sort|Vortis|Tokushima Vortis}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bueno | {{flagicon|NGR}} Peter Utaka | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jong-pil | {{flagicon|ESP}} David Barral | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sisinio | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nathan Júnior |
Ventforet Kofu
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Diego | {{flagicon|BRA}} Éder Lima | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ferrugem | {{flagicon|BRA}} Junior Barros | {{flagicon|KOR}} Byeon Jun-byum | |
{{sort|Verdy|Tokyo Verdy}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alan Pinheiro | {{flagicon|BRA}} Douglas | {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro | | | {{flagicon|PRK}} Ri Yong-jik | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Martínez |
Yokohama FC
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Meneghel | {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro Domingues | {{flagicon|NED}} Calvin Jong-a-Pin | {{flagicon|NOR}} Ibba Laajab | {{flagicon|KOR}} Bae Seung-jin | | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeong Chung-geun |
Zweigen Kanazawa
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Allan | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rodrigo Maranhão | | | | | |
League table
{{2018 J2 League table}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ALB|team2=ARD|team3=AVI|team4=EHI|team5=FAG
|team6=GIF|team7=HOL|team8=JEF|team9=KAM|team10=MON
|team11=REN|team12=ROS|team13=SAN|team14=TOC|team15=TRI
|team16=VEN|team17=VER|team18=VOR|team19=YAM|team20=YFC
|team21=ZEL|team22=ZWE
|name_ALB=Albirex Niigata
|match_ALB_ARD=0–1
|match_ALB_AVI=0–3
|match_ALB_EHI=0–1
|match_ALB_FAG=0–1
|match_ALB_GIF=5–0
|match_ALB_HOL=1–1
|match_ALB_JEF=1–2
|match_ALB_KAM=2–1
|match_ALB_MON=0–0
|match_ALB_REN=0–2
|match_ALB_ROS=2–3
|match_ALB_SAN=1–1
|match_ALB_TOC=0–3
|match_ALB_TRI=1–2
|match_ALB_VEN=1–5
|match_ALB_VER=1–2
|match_ALB_VOR=1–0
|match_ALB_YAM=1–1
|match_ALB_YFC=0–1
|match_ALB_ZEL=2–0
|match_ALB_ZWE=2–1
|name_ARD=Omiya Ardija
|match_ARD_ALB=2–1
|match_ARD_AVI=2–1
|match_ARD_EHI=1–1
|match_ARD_FAG=1–1
|match_ARD_GIF=0–2
|match_ARD_HOL=2–1
|match_ARD_JEF=0–1
|match_ARD_KAM=2–2
|match_ARD_MON=2–1
|match_ARD_REN=4–4
|match_ARD_ROS=2–1
|match_ARD_SAN=1–2
|match_ARD_TOC=1–0
|match_ARD_TRI=1–0
|match_ARD_VEN=2–1
|match_ARD_VER=2–0
|match_ARD_VOR=0–1
|match_ARD_YAM=1–2
|match_ARD_YFC=4–0
|match_ARD_ZEL=1–0
|match_ARD_ZWE=1–1
|name_AVI=Avispa Fukuoka
|match_AVI_ALB=0–2
|match_AVI_ARD=3–1
|match_AVI_EHI=2–0
|match_AVI_FAG=1–1
|match_AVI_GIF=2–0
|match_AVI_HOL=2–0
|match_AVI_JEF=3–1
|match_AVI_KAM=3–1
|match_AVI_MON=2–1
|match_AVI_REN=2–0
|match_AVI_ROS=1–0
|match_AVI_SAN=2–2
|match_AVI_TOC=2–1
|match_AVI_TRI=1–0
|match_AVI_VEN=0–2
|match_AVI_VER=0–0
|match_AVI_VOR=1–0
|match_AVI_YAM=0–1
|match_AVI_YFC=0–0
|match_AVI_ZEL=2–2
|match_AVI_ZWE=2–2
|name_EHI=Ehime FC
|match_EHI_ALB=0–0
|match_EHI_ARD=2–3
|match_EHI_AVI=1–5
|match_EHI_FAG=2–0
|match_EHI_GIF=1–3
|match_EHI_HOL=0–1
|match_EHI_JEF=1–0
|match_EHI_KAM=0–0
|match_EHI_MON=0–2
|match_EHI_REN=2–0
|match_EHI_ROS=1–2
|match_EHI_SAN=1–2
|match_EHI_TOC=1–1
|match_EHI_TRI=1–0
|match_EHI_VEN=0–0
|match_EHI_VER=2–2
|match_EHI_VOR=1–0
|match_EHI_YAM=1–1
|match_EHI_YFC=0–2
|match_EHI_ZEL=0–2
|match_EHI_ZWE=1–2
|name_FAG=Fagiano Okayama
|match_FAG_ALB=1–2
|match_FAG_ARD=0–1
|match_FAG_AVI=2–2
|match_FAG_EHI=0–1
|match_FAG_GIF=0–0
|match_FAG_HOL=0–1
|match_FAG_JEF=0–2
|match_FAG_KAM=3–0
|match_FAG_MON=2–2
|match_FAG_REN=0–1
|match_FAG_ROS=3–1
|match_FAG_SAN=2–2
|match_FAG_TOC=3–0
|match_FAG_TRI=1–0
|match_FAG_VEN=1–0
|match_FAG_VER=0–1
|match_FAG_VOR=2–1
|match_FAG_YAM=0–0
|match_FAG_YFC=0–0
|match_FAG_ZEL=1–0
|match_FAG_ZWE=3–3
|name_GIF=FC Gifu
|match_GIF_ALB=2–1
|match_GIF_ARD=0–1
|match_GIF_AVI=0–0
|match_GIF_EHI=1–2
|match_GIF_FAG=2–1
|match_GIF_HOL=4–0
|match_GIF_JEF=2–0
|match_GIF_KAM=2–3
|match_GIF_MON=0–1
|match_GIF_REN=2–2
|match_GIF_ROS=0–2
|match_GIF_SAN=2–3
|match_GIF_TOC=1–1
|match_GIF_TRI=0–2
|match_GIF_VEN=3–4
|match_GIF_VER=1–1
|match_GIF_VOR=0–0
|match_GIF_YAM=2–0
|match_GIF_YFC=0–1
|match_GIF_ZEL=0–1
|match_GIF_ZWE=0–1
|name_HOL=Mito HollyHock
|match_HOL_ALB=0–1
|match_HOL_ARD=0–2
|match_HOL_AVI=1–2
|match_HOL_EHI=4–1
|match_HOL_FAG=3–0
|match_HOL_GIF=1–1
|match_HOL_JEF=1–0
|match_HOL_KAM=5–0
|match_HOL_MON=3–0
|match_HOL_REN=3–0
|match_HOL_ROS=3–2
|match_HOL_SAN=1–2
|match_HOL_TOC=0–0
|match_HOL_TRI=1–2
|match_HOL_VEN=0–1
|match_HOL_VER=2–0
|match_HOL_VOR=0–1
|match_HOL_YAM=1–1
|match_HOL_YFC=0–0
|match_HOL_ZEL=0–1
|match_HOL_ZWE=1–0
|name_JEF=JEF United Chiba
|match_JEF_ALB=1–2
|match_JEF_ARD=1–3
|match_JEF_AVI=3–3
|match_JEF_EHI=2–1
|match_JEF_FAG=1–0
|match_JEF_GIF=2–3
|match_JEF_HOL=0–0
|match_JEF_KAM=6–1
|match_JEF_MON=2–1
|match_JEF_REN=2–2
|match_JEF_ROS=3–1
|match_JEF_SAN=2–0
|match_JEF_TOC=0–0
|match_JEF_TRI=2–4
|match_JEF_VEN=2–1
|match_JEF_VER=2–3
|match_JEF_VOR=2–0
|match_JEF_YAM=2–3
|match_JEF_YFC=0–1
|match_JEF_ZEL=3–2
|match_JEF_ZWE=3–4
|name_KAM=Kamatamare Sanuki
|match_KAM_ALB=0–1
|match_KAM_ARD=0–2
|match_KAM_AVI=1–1
|match_KAM_EHI=1–1
|match_KAM_FAG=0–1
|match_KAM_GIF=1–0
|match_KAM_HOL=1–2
|match_KAM_JEF=2–1
|match_KAM_MON=1–1
|match_KAM_REN=0–0
|match_KAM_ROS=1–0
|match_KAM_SAN=0–2
|match_KAM_TOC=1–2
|match_KAM_TRI=1–2
|match_KAM_VEN=0–3
|match_KAM_VER=3–1
|match_KAM_VOR=0–4
|match_KAM_YAM=0–1
|match_KAM_YFC=1–2
|match_KAM_ZEL=1–1
|match_KAM_ZWE=0–2
|name_MON=Montedio Yamagata
|match_MON_ALB=1–2
|match_MON_ARD=1–1
|match_MON_AVI=2–2
|match_MON_EHI=1–1
|match_MON_FAG=1–0
|match_MON_GIF=2–0
|match_MON_HOL=0–1
|match_MON_JEF=2–1
|match_MON_KAM=2–0
|match_MON_REN=0–1
|match_MON_ROS=2–1
|match_MON_SAN=1–1
|match_MON_TOC=3–3
|match_MON_TRI=1–1
|match_MON_VEN=2–1
|match_MON_VER=0–1
|match_MON_VOR=1–0
|match_MON_YAM=3–2
|match_MON_YFC=2–3
|match_MON_ZEL=2–2
|match_MON_ZWE=2–1
|name_REN=Renofa Yamaguchi
|match_REN_ALB=1–2
|match_REN_ARD=2–1
|match_REN_AVI=0–1
|match_REN_EHI=1–0
|match_REN_FAG=1–0
|match_REN_GIF=4–1
|match_REN_HOL=2–2
|match_REN_JEF=0–4
|match_REN_KAM=1–0
|match_REN_MON=0–1
|match_REN_ROS=4–1
|match_REN_SAN=1–2
|match_REN_TOC=1–0
|match_REN_TRI=1–3
|match_REN_VEN=0–1
|match_REN_VER=4–3
|match_REN_VOR=2–2
|match_REN_YAM=2–2
|match_REN_YFC=0–3
|match_REN_ZEL=0–1
|match_REN_ZWE=2–2
|name_ROS=Roasso Kumamoto
|match_ROS_ALB=3–1
|match_ROS_ARD=2–1
|match_ROS_AVI=0–1
|match_ROS_EHI=3–0
|match_ROS_FAG=0–0
|match_ROS_GIF=1–2
|match_ROS_HOL=2–1
|match_ROS_JEF=1–3
|match_ROS_KAM=1–1
|match_ROS_MON=1–2
|match_ROS_REN=2–2
|match_ROS_SAN=0–4
|match_ROS_TOC=0–1
|match_ROS_TRI=1–3
|match_ROS_VEN=1–4
|match_ROS_VER=0–0
|match_ROS_VOR=2–1
|match_ROS_YAM=1–3
|match_ROS_YFC=3–5
|match_ROS_ZEL=2–3
|match_ROS_ZWE=0–1
|name_SAN=Kyoto Sanga
|match_SAN_ALB=0–3
|match_SAN_ARD=0–2
|match_SAN_AVI=1–0
|match_SAN_EHI=0–1
|match_SAN_FAG=0–1
|match_SAN_GIF=2–1
|match_SAN_HOL=0–1
|match_SAN_JEF=0–3
|match_SAN_KAM=1–1
|match_SAN_MON=1–0
|match_SAN_REN=1–2
|match_SAN_ROS=1–2
|match_SAN_TOC=0–2
|match_SAN_TRI=0–1
|match_SAN_VEN=1–1
|match_SAN_VER=0–1
|match_SAN_VOR=0–1
|match_SAN_YAM=0–2
|match_SAN_YFC=1–0
|match_SAN_ZEL=0–2
|match_SAN_ZWE=0–0
|name_TOC=Tochigi SC
|match_TOC_ALB=2–1
|match_TOC_ARD=0–1
|match_TOC_AVI=1–0
|match_TOC_EHI=1–3
|match_TOC_FAG=0–1
|match_TOC_GIF=4–1
|match_TOC_HOL=1–2
|match_TOC_JEF=0–1
|match_TOC_KAM=1–0
|match_TOC_MON=1–0
|match_TOC_REN=2–5
|match_TOC_ROS=1–0
|match_TOC_SAN=3–1
|match_TOC_TRI=2–4
|match_TOC_VEN=0–1
|match_TOC_VER=2–2
|match_TOC_VOR=1–1
|match_TOC_YAM=0–1
|match_TOC_YFC=0–0
|match_TOC_ZEL=0–0
|match_TOC_ZWE=1–1
|name_TRI=Oita Trinita
|match_TRI_ALB=4–0
|match_TRI_ARD=1–2
|match_TRI_AVI=1–0
|match_TRI_EHI=0–1
|match_TRI_FAG=4–1
|match_TRI_GIF=2–1
|match_TRI_HOL=3–1
|match_TRI_JEF=4–0
|match_TRI_KAM=5–0
|match_TRI_MON=2–2
|match_TRI_REN=2–2
|match_TRI_ROS=2–0
|match_TRI_SAN=2–1
|match_TRI_TOC=0–0
|match_TRI_VEN=2–4
|match_TRI_VER=0–0
|match_TRI_VOR=0–1
|match_TRI_YAM=1–0
|match_TRI_YFC=1–1
|match_TRI_ZEL=4–3
|match_TRI_ZWE=2–1
|name_VEN=Ventforet Kofu
|match_VEN_ALB=0–0
|match_VEN_ARD=1–0
|match_VEN_AVI=1–2
|match_VEN_EHI=0–1
|match_VEN_FAG=2–0
|match_VEN_GIF=1–3
|match_VEN_HOL=1–1
|match_VEN_JEF=1–1
|match_VEN_KAM=1–0
|match_VEN_MON=1–2
|match_VEN_REN=1–1
|match_VEN_ROS=3–2
|match_VEN_SAN=1–1
|match_VEN_TOC=2–1
|match_VEN_TRI=6–2
|match_VEN_VER=0–0
|match_VEN_VOR=0–1
|match_VEN_YAM=0–1
|match_VEN_YFC=0–1
|match_VEN_ZEL=0–2
|match_VEN_ZWE=1–3
|name_VER=Tokyo Verdy
|match_VER_ALB=4–3
|match_VER_ARD=2–1
|match_VER_AVI=1–1
|match_VER_EHI=0–0
|match_VER_FAG=0–1
|match_VER_GIF=0–0
|match_VER_HOL=3–0
|match_VER_JEF=2–1
|match_VER_KAM=1–0
|match_VER_MON=0–0
|match_VER_REN=3–1
|match_VER_ROS=2–2
|match_VER_SAN=3–1
|match_VER_TOC=3–0
|match_VER_TRI=0–0
|match_VER_VEN=0–1
|match_VER_VOR=2–1
|match_VER_YAM=2–1
|match_VER_YFC=2–1
|match_VER_ZEL=1–4
|match_VER_ZWE=0–1
|name_VOR=Tokushima Vortis
|match_VOR_ALB=0–0
|match_VOR_ARD=2–1
|match_VOR_AVI=3–1
|match_VOR_EHI=2–0
|match_VOR_FAG=0–1
|match_VOR_GIF=2–1
|match_VOR_HOL=1–0
|match_VOR_JEF=4–1
|match_VOR_KAM=0–1
|match_VOR_MON=5–1
|match_VOR_REN=1–2
|match_VOR_ROS=1–0
|match_VOR_SAN=1–0
|match_VOR_TOC=4–1
|match_VOR_TRI=3–0
|match_VOR_VEN=0–1
|match_VOR_VER=0–4
|match_VOR_YAM=1–1
|match_VOR_YFC=0–1
|match_VOR_ZEL=1–2
|match_VOR_ZWE=0–3
|name_YAM=Matsumoto Yamaga
|match_YAM_ALB=2–0
|match_YAM_ARD=3–2
|match_YAM_AVI=1–0
|match_YAM_EHI=0–0
|match_YAM_FAG=1–1
|match_YAM_GIF=0–0
|match_YAM_HOL=2–0
|match_YAM_JEF=4–2
|match_YAM_KAM=1–1
|match_YAM_MON=1–0
|match_YAM_REN=0–0
|match_YAM_ROS=2–0
|match_YAM_SAN=1–0
|match_YAM_TOC=1–0
|match_YAM_TRI=1–4
|match_YAM_VEN=0–0
|match_YAM_VER=1–0
|match_YAM_VOR=1–0
|match_YAM_YFC=1–3
|match_YAM_ZEL=0–1
|match_YAM_ZWE=5–0
|name_YFC=Yokohama FC
|match_YFC_ALB=0–3
|match_YFC_ARD=2–2
|match_YFC_AVI=3–0
|match_YFC_EHI=2–1
|match_YFC_FAG=3–0
|match_YFC_GIF=2–0
|match_YFC_HOL=2–3
|match_YFC_JEF=4–2
|match_YFC_KAM=3–1
|match_YFC_MON=3–1
|match_YFC_REN=1–0
|match_YFC_ROS=1–1
|match_YFC_SAN=1–2
|match_YFC_TOC=0–0
|match_YFC_TRI=1–1
|match_YFC_VEN=3–3
|match_YFC_VER=2–2
|match_YFC_VOR=1–0
|match_YFC_YAM=0–0
|match_YFC_ZEL=2–3
|match_YFC_ZWE=0–4
|name_ZEL=Machida Zelvia
|match_ZEL_ALB=0–0
|match_ZEL_ARD=3–2
|match_ZEL_AVI=2–1
|match_ZEL_EHI=2–1
|match_ZEL_FAG=1–3
|match_ZEL_GIF=1–0
|match_ZEL_HOL=0–0
|match_ZEL_JEF=3–3
|match_ZEL_KAM=3–0
|match_ZEL_MON=0–0
|match_ZEL_REN=1–2
|match_ZEL_ROS=2–2
|match_ZEL_SAN=2–1
|match_ZEL_TOC=0–1
|match_ZEL_TRI=3–2
|match_ZEL_VEN=0–0
|match_ZEL_VER=1–1
|match_ZEL_VOR=1–1
|match_ZEL_YAM=2–1
|match_ZEL_YFC=1–0
|match_ZEL_ZWE=1–0
|name_ZWE=Zweigen Kanazawa
|match_ZWE_ALB=2–3
|match_ZWE_ARD=1–1
|match_ZWE_AVI=0–1
|match_ZWE_EHI=0–0
|match_ZWE_FAG=0–1
|match_ZWE_GIF=2–0
|match_ZWE_HOL=3–1
|match_ZWE_JEF=3–1
|match_ZWE_KAM=0–1
|match_ZWE_MON=1–0
|match_ZWE_REN=2–2
|match_ZWE_ROS=0–0
|match_ZWE_SAN=1–3
|match_ZWE_TOC=2–0
|match_ZWE_TRI=0–1
|match_ZWE_VEN=1–2
|match_ZWE_VER=0–1
|match_ZWE_VOR=0–0
|match_ZWE_YAM=0–2
|match_ZWE_YFC=0–0
|match_ZWE_ZEL=1–1
|update=17 November 2018
|source=[http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS01/search?competition_years=2018&competition_frame_ids=2&competition_ids=445 J.League Data]
}}
Promotion–Relegation Playoffs
2018 J.League J1/J2 Play-Offs (2018 J1参入プレーオフ)
Because Machida Zelvia did not own a J1 license for the 2019 season, they were ineligible to participate in the play-offs. Thus, Yokohama FC, finishing third in the season, received a bye into the second round, from which the winner will play the team finishing 16th in J1.
{{4TeamBracket-Stepladder
| autolegs = y
| RD1=1st Semi-Final
| RD2=2nd Semi-Final
| RD3=Final
| seed-width=80
| RD1-seed1= {{nowrap|J2 (5)}}
| RD1-team1=Omiya Ardija
| RD1-score1=0
| RD1-seed2= {{nowrap|J2 (6)}}
| RD1-team2=Tokyo Verdy
| RD1-score2=1
| RD2-seed1= {{nowrap|J2 (3)}}
| RD2-team1=Yokohama FC
| RD2-score1-1=0
| RD2-seed2= {{nowrap|J2 (6)}}
| RD2-team2=Tokyo Verdy
| RD2-score2-1=1
| RD3-seed1= {{nowrap|J1 (16)}}
| RD3-team1=Júbilo Iwata
| RD3-score1-1=2
| RD3-seed2= {{nowrap|J2 (6)}}
| RD3-team2=Tokyo Verdy
| RD3-score2-1=0
}}
=First Semi-Final=
----
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2018|11|25|df=y}}
| event =
| time = 13:00
| team1 = Omiya Ardija
| score = 0–1
| report =
| team2 = Tokyo Verdy
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Taira {{goal|71}}
| stadium = NACK5 Stadium Omiya, Saitama
| attendance = 11,858
| referee = Hiroyoshi Takayama
}}
=Second Semi-Final=
----
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2018|12|2|df=y}}
| event =
| time = 13:00
| team1 = Yokohama FC
| score = 0–1
| report =
| team2 = Tokyo Verdy
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Douglas Vieira {{goal|90+7}}
| stadium = Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
| attendance = 12,625
| referee = Hajime Matsuo
}}
=Final=
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2018|12|8|df=y}}
| event =
| time = 14:00
| team1 = Júbilo Iwata
| score = 2–0
| report = https://www.jleague.jp/sp/en/match/j1j2playoff/2018/120801/live/#live
| team2 = Tokyo Verdy
| goals1 = K. Ogawa {{goal|41|pen.}}
Taguchi {{goal|80}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
| attendance = 14,588
| referee =
}}
Júbilo Iwata remains in J1 League.
Tokyo Verdy remains in J2 League.
Top scorers
{{updated|matches played 17 November 2018}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J2|title = J.league.jp Japan Professional Football League}}
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Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
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{{center| 1}}
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Genki Omae | {{center| 24}} |
{{center| 2}}
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ado Onaiwu |{{center| 22}} |
{{center| 3}}
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takayuki Funayama |{{center| 19}} |
{{center| 4}}
|{{flagicon|NOR}} Ibba |{{center| 17}} |
{{center| 5}}
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Douglas Vieira |{{center| 13}} |
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |6
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masashi Oguro |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |12 |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Seigo Kobayashi |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Nakashima |
{{flagicon|BRA}} Mateus |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Baba
|rowspan="2"|Oita Trinita |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Noriaki Fujimoto |
Attendances
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{{fb a team|p= 1|t=Albirex Niigata |s=313080|h=22465|l= 8614|a=14913|pr=22034|nt=†}}
{{fb a team|p= 2|t=Matsumoto Yamaga |s=278948|h=19066|l= 9490|a=13283|pr=16823}}
{{fb a team|p= 3|t=JEF United Chiba|s=207025|h=12440|l= 6152|a= 9858|pr= 9983}}
{{fb a team|p= 4|t=Omiya Ardija|s=193711|h=12400|l= 6506|a= 9224|pr=11464|nt=†}}
{{fb a team|p= 5|t=Oita Trinita |s=187052|h=15125|l= 4880|a= 8907|pr= 8063}}
{{fb a team|p= 6|t=Avispa Fukuoka|s=186323|h=15331|l= 6684|a= 8873|pr= 9550}}
{{fb a team|p= 7|t=Fagiano Okayama|s=180586|h=13851|l= 5034|a= 8599|pr= 9471}}
{{fb a team|p= 8|t=Ventforet Kofu |s=155054|h=10192|l= 3130|a= 7384|pr=10842|nt=†}}
{{fb a team|p= 9|t=FC Gifu|s=144011|h=12045|l= 3819|a= 6858|pr= 6977}}
{{fb a team|p=10|t=Montedio Yamagata|s=142094|h=13609|l= 4675|a= 6766|pr= 6582}}
{{fb a team|p=11|t=Yokohama FC |s=128959|h=10978|l= 3051|a= 6141|pr= 5967}}
{{fb a team|p=12|t=Renofa Yamaguchi|s=128579|h=12927|l= 3133|a= 6123|pr= 5454}}
{{fb a team|p=13|t=Tokyo Verdy|s=124654|h=10529|l= 3048|a= 5936|pr= 6206}}
{{fb a team|p=14|t=Kyoto Sanga|s=118931|h= 9036|l= 2624|a= 5663|pr= 6748}}
{{fb a team|p=15|t=Tochigi SC |s=118805|h=11562|l= 3203|a= 5657|pr= 5147|nt=‡}}
{{fb a team|p=16|t=Roasso Kumamoto|s=110643|h=10226|l= 3206|a= 5269|pr= 6557}}
{{fb a team|p=17|t=Tokushima Vortis|s=104941|h= 8753|l= 2974|a= 4997|pr= 4979}}
{{fb a team|p=18|t=Mito HollyHock|s=103698|h= 7858|l= 2736|a= 4938|pr= 4931}}
{{fb a team|p=19|t=Machida Zelvia|s=103215|h=10013|l= 2414|a= 4915|pr= 4056}}
{{fb a team|p=20|t=Zweigen Kanazawa|s=95093|h= 9645|l= 2108|a= 4528|pr= 4397}}
{{fb a team|p=21|t=Ehime FC |s=66382|h= 5319|l= 2196|a= 3161|pr= 3866}}
{{fb a team|p=22|t=Kamatamare Sanuki|s=64532|h= 5668|l= 1510|a= 3073|pr= 3805}}
{{fb a footer |s=3256416|h=22465|l= 1510|a= 7049|pr= 6970|u=17 November 2018 |source=[http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTD14/search?endDayNum=8&competition_year=2018&competition_frame=2 J. League Data]|notes=† Relegated from J1.‡ Promoted from J3.|date=February 2018}}
References
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{{2018 in Japanese football}}
{{Japanese Club Football|group=second}}