2022 J2 League
{{Short description|24th season of J2 League}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = J2 League
| season = 2022
| dates = 19 February – 23 October
| winners = Albirex Niigata
2nd J2 title
2nd D2 title
| promoted = Albirex Niigata
Yokohama FC
| relegated = FC Ryukyu
Iwate Grulla Morioka
| continentalcup1 = Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Ventforet Kofu
| matches = 462
| total goals = 1136
| league topscorer = Koki Ogawa (26 goals)
| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Tokushima Vortis 5–0 Iwate Grulla Morioka
(20 April 2022)}}
| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Thespakusatsu Gunma 1–6 Renofa Yamaguchi
(24 September 2022)}}
| highest scoring = FC Ryukyu 2–5 Tokyo Verdy
(30 March 2022)
Albirex Niigata 4−3 Tokyo Verdy
(8 May 2022)
Ventforet Kofu 5–2 FC Ryukyu
(6 August 2022)
Roasso Kumamoto 3–4 Yokohama FC
(23 October 2022)
| longest wins = 6 matches
Tokyo Verdy
| longest unbeaten = 19 matches
Tokushima Vortis
| longest winless = 12 matches
Blaublitz Akita
| longest losses = 7 matches
Iwate Grulla Morioka
Ventforet Kofu
| highest attendance = 32,979
Albirex Niigata 3–0 Vegalta Sendai
(8 October 2022)
| lowest attendance = 608
FC Ryukyu 0–1 Blaublitz Akita
(3 September 2022)
| attendance = 2,318,829
| average attendance = 5,019
| prevseason = 2021
| nextseason = 2023
| updated =
}}
The 2022 J2 League, also known as the {{Nihongo|2022 Meiji Yasuda J2 League|2022 明治安田生命J2リーグ|2022 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 Rīgu|lead=yes}} for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the J2 League, the second-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999.
Clubs
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| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club name!!Hometown!!Stadium!!Capacity!!Previous season rank!!License |
| Albirex Niigata
|42,300 |J2 (6th) |J1 |
| Blaublitz Akita
|20,125 |J2 (13th) |J1 |
| Fagiano Okayama
|All cities/towns in Okayama{{efn|centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama}} |20,000 |J2 (11th) |J1 |
| Iwate Grulla Morioka
|All cities/towns in Iwate |Iwagin Stadium & Kitakami Stadium |4,946 |File:Arrowupgreen.png J3 (2nd) |J1 |
| JEF United Chiba
|18,500 |J2 (8th) |J1 |
| Machida Zelvia
|10,600 |J2 (5th) |J1 |
| {{sort|HollyHock|Mito HollyHock}}
|Cities/towns in Ibaraki{{efn|Mito, Hitachinaka, Kasama, Naka, Omitama, Ibaraki, Shirosato, Oarai, Tokai}} |12,000 |J2 (10th) |J1 |
| {{sort|Montedio|Montedio Yamagata}}
|All cities/towns in Yamagata{{efn|centering on Yamagata, Tendo, Tsuruoka}} |20,315 |J2 (7th) |J1 |
| Oita Trinita
|40,000 |File:Arrowdownred.png J1 (18th) |J1 |
| Omiya Ardija
|15,500 |J2 (16th) |J1 |
| Renofa Yamaguchi
|All cities/towns in Yamaguchi |20,000 |J2 (15th) |J1 |
| Roasso Kumamoto
|32,000 |File:Arrowupgreen.png J3 (1st) |J1 |
| FC Ryukyu
|All cities/towns in Okinawa{{efn|centering on Okinawa}} |25,000 |J2 (9th) |J1 |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma
|All cities/towns in Gunma{{efn|centering on Kusatsu and Maebashi}} |15,253 |J2 (18th) |J1 |
| Tochigi SC
|25,244 |J2 (14th) |J1 |
| Tokushima Vortis
|20,441 |File:Arrowdownred.png J1 (17th) |J1 |
| {{sort|Verdy|Tokyo Verdy}}
|All cities/towns in Tokyo |49,970 |J2 (12th) |J1 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki
|All cities/towns in Nagasaki Prefecture{{efn|centering on Nagasaki and Isahaya}} |20,246 |J2 (4th) |J1 |
| Vegalta Sendai
|19,694 |File:Arrowdownred.png J1 (19th) |J1 |
| Ventforet Kofu
|All cities/towns in Yamanashi Prefecture{{efn|centering on Kofu and Nirasaki}} |17,000 |J2 (3rd) |J1 |
| Yokohama FC
|15,046 |File:Arrowdownred.png J1 (20th) |J1 |
| Zweigen Kanazawa
|All cities/towns in Ishikawa{{efn|centering on Kanazawa, Nonoichi, Kahoku, Tsubata, Tsubata}} |20,000 |J2 (17th) |J1 |
{{notelist}}
=Personnel and kits=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Rikizo Matsuhashi |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuto Horigome |{{flagicon|GER}} Adidas | |||
| {{sort|Blaublitz|Blaublitz Akita}}
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ken Yoshida{{Cite web|url=https://blaublitz.jp/whatsnew/61785.html|title=吉田謙監督 2021シーズン続投のお知らせ | ブラウブリッツ秋田|website=ブラウブリッツ秋田 公式ホームページ}} |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuto Inaba |{{flagicon|BRA}} ATHLETA | |||
| Fagiano Okayama
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Kiyama |{{flagicon|JPN}} Junki Kanayama |{{flagicon|BRA}} Penalty | |||
| Iwate Grulla Morioka
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yutaka Akita |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Muta |{{flagicon|ESP}} Kelme | |||
| JEF United Chiba
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoon Jong-hwan |{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Suzuki |{{flagicon|DEN}} Hummel | |||
| Machida Zelvia
|{{Flagicon|SRB}} Ranko Popović |{{flagicon|JPN}} Taiki Hirato |{{flagicon|JPN}} SVOLME | |||
| {{sort|HollyHock|Mito HollyHock}}
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tadahiro Akiba{{Cite web|url=https://www.mito-hollyhock.net/news/p=6165/|title=秋葉忠宏監督 契約更新のお知らせ|date=December 15, 2020}} |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Niizato |{{flagicon|JPN}} soccer junky | |||
| {{sort|Montedio|Montedio Yamagata}}
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Cklamovski |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuto Minami |{{flagicon|BRA}} Penalty | |||
| Oita Trinita
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takahiro Shimotaira |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hokuto Shimoda | {{flagicon|GER}} Puma | |||
| Omiya Ardija
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Soma |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Mikado |{{flagicon|USA}} Under Armour | |||
| Renofa Yamaguchi
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshihiro Natsuka |{{flagicon|JPN}} Joji Ikegami |{{flagicon|BRA}} Finta | |||
| Roasso Kumamoto
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Oki |{{flagicon|JPN}} So Kawahara |{{flagicon|GER}} Puma | |||
| FC Ryukyu
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Fernández |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryohei Okazaki | {{flagicon|JPN}} sfida | |||
| Thespakusatsu Gunma
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tsuyoshi Otsuki |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hajime Hosogai |{{flagicon|ESP}} Kelme | |||
| Tochigi SC
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yu Tokisaki |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Nishiya |{{flagicon|BRA}} ATHLETA | |||
| Tokushima Vortis
|{{flagicon|SPA}} Dani Poyatos |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hidenori Ishii |{{flagicon|JPN}} Mizuno | |||
| {{sort|Verdy|Tokyo Verdy}}
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Jofuku |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomohiro Taira |{{flagicon|BRA}} ATHLETA | |||
| V-Varen Nagasaki
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Fábio Carille |{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio César |{{flagicon|ENG}} Umbro | |||
| Vegalta Sendai
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Ito |{{flagicon|PRK}} Ryang Yong-gi |{{flagicon|GER}} Adidas | |||
| Ventforet Kofu
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuma Yoshida |{{flagicon|JPN}} Sho Araki |{{flagicon|JPN}} Mizuno | |||
| Yokohama FC
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Yomoda |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuya Hasegawa |{{flagicon|JPN}} Soccer Junky | |||
| Zweigen Kanazawa
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masaaki Yanagishita |{{Flagicon|JPN}} Tomonobu Hiroi |{{flagicon|DEN}} Hummel |
=Managerial changes=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||
| rowspan="2"| Team | rowspan="2" | Outgoing | rowspan="2"| {{Abbr|Manner|Manner of departure}}
!colspan="2"| Exit date | rowspan="2"| Position in table | rowspan="2"| Incoming | colspan="2"| Incoming date
!rowspan="2"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||
| Omiya Ardija
| Sacked | 26 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | 20th | 26 May 2022 | 28 May 2022 | |||||
| FC Ryukyu
| Sacked | 8 June 2022 | 8 June 2022 | 22nd | Kazuki Kuranuki (caretaker) | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022 | |||||
| rowspan="2"|V-Varen Nagasaki
| Sacked | 12 June 2022 | 12 June 2022 | 5th | Takeo Harada (caretaker) | 12 June 2022 | 12 June 2022 | |||||
| Takeo Harada
| End of caretaker spell | 12 June 2022 | 1 July 2022 | TBD | 12 June 2022 | 2 July 2022 | |||||
| FC Ryukyu
| End of caretaker spell | 13 June 2022 | 13 June 2022 | 22nd | 13 June 2022 | 14 June 2022 | |||||
| Tokyo Verdy
| Sacked | 13 June 2022 | 13 June 2022 | 14th | 13 June 2022 | 14 June 2022 | {{cite web|url=https://www.verdy.co.jp/news/10980|title=堀孝史監督退任のお知らせ|access-date=14 June 2022|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Verdy}}{{cite web|url=https://www.verdy.co.jp/news/10981|title=城福浩監督 就任のお知らせ|access-date=14 June 2022|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Verdy}} | |||||
| Vegalta Sendai
| Sacked | 6 September 2022 | 6 September 2022 | 4th | 6 September 2022 | 6 September 2022 | {{cite web|url=https://www.vegalta.co.jp/news-team/2022/09/post-647.html|title=原崎政人監督 解任のお知らせ|access-date=6 September 2022|language=ja|publisher=Vegalta Sendai}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vegalta.co.jp/news-team/2022/09/post-648.html|title=伊藤彰監督就任のお知らせ|access-date=6 September 2022|language=ja|publisher=Vegalta Sendai}} |
Foreign players
As of 2022 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.jleague.jp/release/post-56861/|title=「ホームグロウン制度」の導入と「外国籍選手枠」の変更について|website=J.LEAGUE.jp|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130064557/https://www.jleague.jp/release/post-56861/|archive-date=2022-01-30|access-date=2022-01-29}} Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the midseason transfer window.
- Player's name in italics indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from school in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.jfa.jp/documents/pdf/basic/br20.pdf|title=プロサッカー選手の契約、登録および移籍に関する規則|website=jfa.jp}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;" |
| width="200"|Club
! width="160"|Player 1 ! width="160"|Player 2 ! width="160"|Player 3 ! width="160"|Player 4 ! width="160"|Player 5 ! width="160"|Player 6 ! width="160"|Player 7 ! width="160"|Player 8 ! width="160"|Left midseason |
|---|
| Albirex Niigata
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Deng | {{flagicon|PER}} Kazuyoshi Shimabuku | {{flagicon|POR}} Alexandre Guedes | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ippei Shinozuka | | | | | |
| Blaublitz Akita
| | | | | | | | | |
| Fagiano Okayama
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Alves | {{flagicon|KOR}} Han Eui-kwon | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mitchell Duke | {{flagicon|AUS}} Stefan Mauk | {{flagicon|NED}} Jordy Buijs | | | | {{flagicon|KOR}} Yu Yong-hyeon |
| Iwate Grulla Morioka
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Brenner | {{flagicon|BRA}} Cristiano | {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Morelatto | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jong-min | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Hyun-soo | {{flagicon|PHI}} Paul Tabinas | {{flagicon|PRK}} Han Yong-thae | {{flagicon|NGR}} Kenneth Otabor | |
| JEF United Chiba
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Daniel | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Lopes | {{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Leonço | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Min-gyu | | | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Saldanha |
| Machida Zelvia
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dudu | {{flagicon|BRA}} Vinícius Araújo | {{flagicon|PRK}} Jong Tae-se | | | | | | |
| Mito HollyHock
| {{flagicon|GER}} Leonard Brodersen | {{flagicon|PHI}} Jefferson Tabinas | | | | | | | |
| Montedio Yamagata
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dellatorre | {{flagicon|POR}} Tiago Alves | | | | | | | |
| Oita Trinita
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Eduardo Neto | {{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Pereira | {{flagicon|BRA}} Samuel | | | | | | |
| Omiya Ardija
| | | | | | | | | |
| Renofa Yamaguchi
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Renan | | | | | | | | |
| Roasso Kumamoto
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Leo Kenta | {{flagicon|BRA}} Thales | | | | | | | |
| FC Ryukyu
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Kelvin | {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Barrera | {{flagicon|CRC}} Danny Carvajal | {{flagicon|PRK}} Ri Yong-jik | {{flagicon|THA}} Sittichok Paso | {{flagicon|VIE}} Phạm Văn Luân | {{flagicon|VIE}} Vũ Hồng Quân | {{flagicon|GHA}} Sadam Sulley | {{flagicon|BRA}} Vinícius Faria |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma
| | | | | | | | | |
| Tochigi SC
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Juninho | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Gutiérrez | | | | | | | {{flagicon|TUR}} Ömer Tokaç |
| Tokushima Vortis
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Cacá | {{flagicon|BRA}} Elsinho | {{flagicon|KOR}} Rio Hyon | {{flagicon|NGR}} Oriola Sunday | {{flagicon|NOR}} Mushaga Bakenga | {{flagicon|SPA}} José Aurelio Suárez | | | |
| Tokyo Verdy
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Vidotto | {{flagicon|INA}} Pratama Arhan | {{flagicon|CHL}} Byron Vásquez | | | | | | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Caio César | {{flagicon|BRA}} Cristiano | {{flagicon|BRA}} Edigar Junio | {{flagicon|BRA}} Kaique | {{flagicon|BRA}} Clayson | {{flagicon|COL}} Víctor Ibarbo | | | |
| Vegalta Sendai
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felippe Cardoso | {{flagicon|BRA}} Foguinho | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Tae-hyeon | {{flagicon|PRK}} Ryang Yong-gi | {{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Desábato | {{flagicon|SRB}} Nedeljko Stojišić | | | |
| Ventforet Kofu
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Renato | {{flagicon|BRA}} Willian Lira | {{flagicon|BRA}} Eduardo Mancha | {{flagicon|BRA}} Foguete | {{flagicon|BRA}} Getúlio | {{flagicon|BRA}} Igor Sartori | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Paraíba |
| Yokohama FC
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel | {{flagicon|BRA}} Kléber | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rhayner | {{flagicon|BRA}} Saulo Mineiro | {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Ryan | {{flagicon|BRA}} Mateus Moraes | {{flagicon|GER}} Svend Brodersen | | {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Vizeu |
| Zweigen Kanazawa
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Taiga Son | | | | | | | | |
League table
{{2022 J2 League table}}
Promotion–relegation playoffs
{{main|2022 J1 League#Promotion–relegation playoffs}}
{{5TeamBracket-ByeToFinal
| RD1=First round
30 October
| RD2=Second round
6 November
| RD3=Final
13 November
| RD1-seed1=J2 (3)
| RD1-team1=Fagiano Okayama
| RD1-score1=0
| RD1-seed2=J2 (6)
| RD1-team2=Montedio Yamagata
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=J2 (4)
| RD1-team3=Roasso Kumamoto
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=J2 (5)
| RD1-team4=Oita Trinita
| RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1={{nowrap|J2 (6)}}
| RD2-team1=Montedio Yamagata
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2={{nowrap|J2 (4)}}
| RD2-team2=Roasso Kumamoto
| RD2-score2=2
| RD3-seed1={{nowrap|J1 (16)}}
| RD3-team1=Kyoto Sanga
| RD3-score1=1
| RD3-seed2={{nowrap|J2 (4)}}
| RD3-team2=Roasso Kumamoto
| RD3-score2=1
}}
Results table
{{Empty section|date=September 2022}}
Season statistics
{{updated|31 October 2022}}
=Goal contributions=
==Top scorers==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals{{cite web|url=https://www.jleague.co/stats/players/j2/2022/all/goals_count/|title=Goals|publisher=Japan Professional Football League|access-date=18 May 2022}} |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=1|1
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Koki Ogawa |align="left"|Yokohama FC |rowspan=1|26 | |||
| rowspan=1|2
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Tiago Alves |align="left"|Fagiano Okayama |rowspan=1|16 | |||
| rowspan=2|3
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Masato Nakayama |align="left"|Vegalta Sendai |rowspan=2|14 | |||
| align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Toshiki Takahashi
|align="left"|Roasso Kumamoto | |||
| rowspan=2|5
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Masamichi Hayashi |align="left"|Zweigen Kanazawa |rowspan=2|13 | |||
| align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Ryoga Sato
|align="left"|Tokyo Verdy |
==Clean sheets==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets{{cite web|url=https://www.jleague.co/stats/players/j2/2022/all/clean_sheet/all/|title=Clean Sheets (GK)|publisher=Japan Professional Football League|access-date=18 May 2022}} |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=1|1
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Ryosuke Kojima |align="left"|Albirex Niigata |rowspan=1|18 | |||
| rowspan=1|2
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Masaaki Goto |align="left"|Montedio Yamagata |rowspan=1|17 | |||
| rowspan=1|3
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Shota Arai |align="left"|JEF United Chiba |rowspan=1|14 | |||
| rowspan=3|4
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|SPA}} José Aurelio Suárez |align="left"|Tokushima Vortis |rowspan=3|13 | |||
| align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Shuhei Kawata
|align="left"|Tochigi SC | |||
| align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Yudai Tanaka
|align="left"|Blaublitz Akita |
=Discipline=
==Player==
- Most yellow cards: 9{{cite web|url=https://www.jleague.co/stats/players/j2/2022/all/yellow_cards/all/|title=J2 2022 Yellow cards|publisher=Japan Professional Football League|access-date=18 May 2022}}
- {{fbaicon|JPN}} Kota Fukatsu (Machida Zelvia)
- Most red cards: 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.jleague.co/stats/players/j2/2022/all/red_cards/all/|title=J2 2022 Red Cards|publisher=Japan Professional Football League|access-date=18 May 2022}}
- {{fbaicon|ESP}} Carlos Gutiérrez (Tochigi SC)
==Club==
- Most yellow cards: 67 {{cite web |url=https://www.jleague.co/stats/clubs/j2/2022/yellow_cards/|title=Club yellow cards |publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=18 May 2022}} (Iwate Grulla Morioka)
- Most red cards: 4{{cite web |url=https://www.jleague.co/stats/clubs/j2/2022/red_cards/|title=Club red cards |publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=18 May 2022}} (Mito HollyHock)
Awards
=Monthly awards=
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.jleague.co/standings/j2/2022 Official website] on jleague.co {{in lang|en}}
{{2022 in Japanese football}}
{{J.League}}
{{Japanese Club Football|group=second}}