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2020 J2 League

October 19, 2023

The 2020 J2 League, also known as the 2020 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (Japanese: 2020 明治安田生命J2リーグ, Hepburn: 2020 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of J2 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The league started on 21 February 2020. For this season, the league was planned to have a season break to avoid a clash with 2020 Summer Olympics due to be starting from June to August, as the Olympics were postponed by a year.[1]

Meiji Yasuda J2 League
Season2020
Dates20 February
27 June – 20 December 2020
ChampionsTokushima Vortis (1st title)
PromotedTokushima Vortis
Avispa Fukuoka
Relegatednone (for season 2020 only)
Matches played462
Goals scored1,119 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerPeter Utaka
(22 goals)
Biggest home win6-0 F.C. Ryukyu v Ehime F.C.
JEF United Chiba v Zweigen Kanazawa
Biggest away win1-6 Matsumoto Yamaga v F.C. Ryukyu
Highest scoring3-5 Albirex Niigata v Zweigen Kanazawa
Longest winning run12 Avispa Fukuoka
Longest unbeaten run15 Avispa Fukuoka
Longest winless run11 Renofa Yamaguchi
Longest losing run7 Renofa Yamaguchi
Highest attendance14,526 Júbilo Iwata v Montedio Yamagata
Lowest attendance0 due to Covid-19
Total attendance1,269,962
Average attendance2,754
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2020.

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic Edit

On 25 February, all J.League matches until March 15 were postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] After that, it was announced that it would be postponed until 29 March.[3] On 19 March, the J.League announced no relegation would take place for the 2020 season, with the J1 League expanding to 20 clubs for the 2021 season.[4] On 25 March, a further announcement declared that the league would be suspended from 3 April to 6 May.[5]

On 3 April, a decision to start over the official game schedule, which aimed to gradually resume J3 from 25 April, J2 from 2 May, and J1 from 9 May. Note that, considering a new schedule in the future, but it would resume it at least one month later and later in the month.[6]

On 29 May, the J.League announced a resumption of matches on 27 June.[7] On 9 June, the league issued a further announcement about the schedule of the 2020 season.[8] On 15 June, a new announcement about the New dates was published. The first 2 rounds of matches in each league (J2 2nd-3rd series) were held without spectators. After 10 July, as a rule, the maximum number of people was 5,000 (stadiums with lower capacity were those with less than 50% of the capacity of people, and forbade away supporters). After August, the maximum stadium capacity was 50%, and it would be a “high alert spectator match”.[9]

After the 11th J.League extraordinary executive committee on 20 July, it was announced that the "super strict alert audience game" would be extended to 10 August in view of the spread of coronavirus infection.[10]

Clubs Edit

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Locations of the 2020 J2 League teams
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Greater Tokyo Area J2 League Teams

After spending only one season in J2, Kashiwa Reysol were crowned champions and were promoted to 2020 J1 League along with the runners-up Yokohama FC. The 2019 J3 League champions Giravanz Kitakyushu and runners-up Thespakusatsu Gunma entered the league as the promoted teams, replacing Kagoshima United and FC Gifu who were relegated to 2020 J3 League. Those teams that qualified for promotion playoffs in 2019 were unable to defeat their opponent and thus remained in the 2020 season.

Giravanz Kitakyushu returned to J2 after spending three seasons in J3, while Thespakusatsu Gunma return after spending two seasons.

Meanwhile, Matsumoto Yamaga and Júbilo Iwata joined the 2020 J2 League as relegated teams from 2019 J1 League having placed 17th and 18th respectively.

Club Name Home Town Stadium Capacity Last season licence
Albirex Niigata Niigata & Seiro, Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium 42,300 J2 (10th) J1
Avispa Fukuoka Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Level5 Stadium 22,563 J2 (16th) J1
Ehime FC All cities/towns in Ehime[a] Ningineer Stadium 20,000 J2 (19th) J1
Fagiano Okayama All cities/towns in Okayama[b] City Light Stadium 20,000 J2 (9th) J1
Giravanz Kitakyushu Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu 15,066   Promoted from J3 (champions) J1
JEF United Chiba Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba Fukuda Denshi Arena 18,500 J2 (17th) J1
Júbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka Yamaha Stadium 15,165   Relegated from J1 (18th) J1
Kyoto Sanga Cities/towns in Kyoto[c] Sanga Stadium by Kyocera 21,600 J2 (8th) J1
Machida Zelvia Machida, Tokyo Machida Athletic Stadium 10,600 J2 (18th) J1
Matsumoto Yamaga Cities/towns in Nagano[d] Sunpro Alwin 20,396   Relegated from J1 (17th) J1
Mito HollyHock Cities/towns in Ibaraki[e] K's denki Stadium Mito 12,000 J2 (7th) J2
Montedio Yamagata All cities/towns in Yamagata[f] ND Soft Stadium 20,315 J2 (6th) J1
Omiya Ardija Saitama, Saitama NACK5 Stadium Omiya 15,500 J2 (3rd) J1
Renofa Yamaguchi All cities/towns in Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium 20,000 J2 (15th) J1
FC Ryukyu All cities/towns in Okinawa[g] Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium 25,000 J2 (14th) J1
Tochigi SC Utsunomiya, Tochigi Tochigi Green Stadium 18,025 J2 (20th) J1
Thespakusatsu Gunma All cities/towns in Gunma[h] Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma 15,253   Promoted from J3 (2nd） J1
Tokushima Vortis All cities/towns in Tokushima[i] Pocarisweat Stadium 20,441 J2 (4th) J1
V-Varen Nagasaki All cities/towns in Nagasaki Prefecture[j] Nagasaki Athletic Stadium 20,246 J2 (12th) J1
Ventforet Kofu All cities/towns in Yamanashi Prefecture[k] Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000 J2 (5th) J1
Tokyo Verdy All cities/towns in Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970 J2 (13th) J1
Zweigen Kanazawa All cities/towns in Ishikawa[l] Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium 20,000 J2 (11th) J1
  1. ^ centering on Matsuyama
  2. ^ centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama
  3. ^ Kyoto, Uji, Joyo, Kyotanabe, Muko, Nagaokakyo, Kizugawa, Kameoka, Nantan, Kyotanba, Fukuchiyama, Maizuru, Ayabe
  4. ^ Matsumoto, Azumino, Yamagata, Shiojiri, Omachi, Ikeda, Ikusaka, Minowa, Asahi
  5. ^ Mito, Hitachinaka, Kasama, Naka, Omitama, Ibaraki, Shirosato, Oarai, Tokai
  6. ^ centering on Yamagata, Tendo, Tsuruoka
  7. ^ centering on Okinawa
  8. ^ centering on Kusatsu and Maebashi
  9. ^ centering on Tokushima, Naruto, Mima, Matsushige, Itano, Aizumi, Kitajima
  10. ^ centering on Nagasaki and Isahaya
  11. ^ centering on Kofu and Nirasaki
  12. ^ centering on Kanazawa, Nonoichi, Kahoku, Tsubata, Tsubata

Personnel and kits Edit

Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Albirex Niigata   Albert Puig[11]   Adidas
Avispa Fukuoka   Shigetoshi Hasebe[12]   YONEX
Ehime FC   Kenta Kawai[13]   Mizuno
Fagiano Okayama   Kenji Arima[14]   Penalty
Giravanz Kitakyushu   Shinji Kobayashi[15]   Penalty
JEF United Chiba   Yoon Jong-hwan[16]   Kappa
Júbilo Iwata   Fernando Jubero[17]   Puma
Kyoto Sanga   Noritada Saneyoshi[18]   Puma
Machida Zelvia    Ranko Popović[19]   SVOLME
Matsumoto Yamaga   Keiichiro Nuno[20]   Adidas
Mito HollyHock   Tadahiro Akiba[21]   GAViC
Montedio Yamagata   Kiyotaka Ishimaru[22]   Penalty
Omiya Ardija   Takuya Takagi[23]   Under Armour
Renofa Yamaguchi   Masahiro Shimoda[24]   Finta
FC Ryukyu   Yasuhiro Higuchi[25]   sfida
Tochigi SC   Kazuaki Tasaka[26]   ATHLETA
Thespakusatsu Gunma   Ryosuke Okuno[27]   Kelme
Tokushima Vortis   Ricardo Rodríguez[28]   Mizuno
V-Varen Nagasaki   Makoto Teguramori[29]   Umbro
Ventforet Kofu   Akira Ito[30]   Mizuno
Tokyo Verdy   Hideki Nagai[31]   ATHLETA
Zweigen Kanazawa   Masaaki Yanagishita[32]   Adidas

Managerial changes Edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Matsumoto Yamaga   Keiichiro Nuno Dismissal 25 September 2020[33]   Kei Shibata 25 September 2020[34]
Júbilo Iwata   Fernando Jubero Dismissal 1 October 2020[35]   Masakazu Suzuki 2 October 2020[36]

Foreign players Edit

As of 2020 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.[37] 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 mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Former players
Montedio Yamagata   Vinícius Araújo   Min Seong-jun
Mito HollyHock   Halef Pitbull
Tochigi SC   Woo Sang-ho   Han Yong-thae
Thespakusatsu Gunma
Omiya Ardija   Nermin Haskić   Vitālijs Maksimenko   Filip Kljajić   Ippei Shinozuka   Ibba Laajab
JEF United Chiba   Alan Pinheiro   Kléber   Jang Min-gyu   Jason Geria   Hebert
Tokyo Verdy   Leandro   Klebinho   Matheus Vidotto
Machida Zelvia   Alen Mašović   Ri Han-jae   Dorian Babunski   Jeong Chung-geun   Stefan Šćepović   Erick Noriega
Ventforet Kofu   Dudu   Rafael Marques
Matsumoto Yamaga   Augusto César   Serginho   Alvaro   Jael   Han Yong-thae
Albirex Niigata   Jong Tae-se   Silvinho   Gonzalo González   Pedro Manzi   Mauro dos Santos   Fábio
Zweigen Kanazawa   Rodolfo   Lucão
Jubilo Iwata   Lulinha   Lukian   Juan Forlín   Fozil Musaev
Kyoto Sanga   Renan Mota   Juninho   Jordy Buijs   Peter Utaka
Fagiano Okayama   Paulinho   Léo Mineiro   Lee Yong-jae   Yu Yong-hyeon   Lee Kyeong-tae   Choi Jung-won   Hadi Fayyadh
Renofa Yamaguchi   Renan   Henik   Iury   Sandro
Tokushima Vortis   Diego   Dušan Cvetinović
Ehime FC   Sisi
Avispa Fukuoka   Douglas Grolli   Jon Ander Serantes   Carlos Gutiérrez   Juanma   Emil Salomonsson
Giravanz Kitakyushu
V-Varen Nagasaki   Caio César   Freire   Luan   Víctor Ibarbo   Edigar Junio
FC Ryukyu   Felipe Tavares   Danny Carvajal   Lee Ji-seong   Ri Yong-jik   Cao Văn Triền   Trần Danh Trung

League table Edit

It was decided on 19 March to change the format regarding the rules for promotion/relegation for the end of the season for the J1, J2 and J3 leagues,[38] such that there would be no relegation this season, that two clubs from the J2 League would be promoted to the 2021 J1 League, and that two clubs from the J3 League would be promoted to the 2021 J2 League (subject to licensing regulations). It was also announced that the J1/J2 play-offs were not be held.[39]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tokushima Vortis (C, P) 42 25 9 8 67 33 +34 84 Promotion to 2021 J1 League
2020 Emperor's Cup quarter-finals
2 Avispa Fukuoka (P) 42 25 9 8 51 29 +22 84 Promotion to 2021 J1 League
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 23 11 8 66 39 +27 80
4 Ventforet Kofu 42 16 17 9 50 41 +9 65
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 42 19 8 15 59 51 +8 65
6 Júbilo Iwata 42 16 15 11 58 47 +11 63
7 Montedio Yamagata 42 17 11 14 59 42 +17 62
8 Kyoto Sanga 42 16 11 15 47 45 +2 59
9 Mito HollyHock 42 16 10 16 68 62 +6 58
10 Tochigi SC 42 15 13 14 41 39 +2 58
11 Albirex Niigata 42 14 15 13 55 55 0 57
12 Tokyo Verdy 42 13 15 14 48 48 0 54
13 Matsumoto Yamaga 42 13 15 14 44 52 −8 54
14 JEF United Chiba 42 15 8 19 47 51 −4 53
15 Omiya Ardija 42 14 11 17 43 52 −9 53
16 FC Ryukyu 42 14 8 20 58 61 −3 50
17 Fagiano Okayama 42 12 14 16 39 49 −10 50
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 12 13 17 57 67 −10 49
19 Machida Zelvia 42 12 13 17 41 52 −11 49
20 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 15 4 23 40 62 −22 49
21 Ehime FC 42 8 10 24 38 68 −30 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 9 6 27 43 74 −31 33
Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Positions by round Edit

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
Tokushima Vortis28311
Avispa Fukuoka96822
V-Varen Nagasaki102233
Ventforet Kofu1215444
Albirex Niigata137511
Giravanz Kitakyushu1820165
Montedio Yamagata20141677
Kyoto Sanga1710588
Júbilo Iwata312696
Tochigi SC1521111010
Tokyo Verdy221991112
Zweigen Kanazawa1618121218
Fagiano Okayama74171317
Mito HollyHock13914149
Machida Zelvia1116101519
JEF United Chiba613151614
Omiya Ardija41131715
FC Ryukyu1917191816
Matsumoto Yamaga57181913
Thespakusatsu Gunma2122212020
Ehime FC1411202121
Renofa Yamaguchi85222222
Leader and qualification for 2021 J1 League
Runner-up and qualification for 2021 J1 League
Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League

Top scorers Edit

Source:[40]

Attendances Edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Albirex Niigata 65,355 8,369 0 4,668 −68.5%†
2 V-Varen Nagasaki 44,568 9,436 0 3,714 −52.0%†
3 Jubilo Iwata 44,998 14,526 0 3,214 −79.0%†
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 41,283 13,574 0 3,176 −47.5%‡
5 Matsumoto Yamaga 37,101 4,877 0 3,092 −82.2%†
6 Kyoto Sanga 32,164 4,133 0 2,924 −62.8%†
7 Fagiano Okayama 42,816 12,434 0 2,854 −69.8%†
8 Montedio Yamagata 35,186 5,435 0 2,707 −67.3%†
9 Tokushima Vortis 34,308 9,033 0 2,639 −54.0%†
10 JEF United Chiba 33,936 9,701 0 2,610 −73.1%†
11 Avispa Fukuoka 32,771 9,006 0 2,521 −63.9%†
12 Renofa Yamaguchi 23,707 8,424 0 1,976 −64.9%†
13 Mito HollyHock 25,670 7,029 0 1,975 −67.6%†
14 Tokyo Verdy 23,512 4,161 0 1,959 −63.5%†
15 Omiya Ardija 25,049 3,029 0 1,927 −79.7%†
16 Ventforet Kofu 25,345 2,390 0 1,810 −78.1%†
17 Thespakusatsu Gunma 22,216 11,038 0 1,709 −52.4%‡
18 Tochigi SC 21,543 2,701 0 1,657 −67.8%†
19 Ehime FC 22,084 5,681 0 1,577 −58.3%†
20 Zweigen Kanazawa 19,625 2,764 0 1,510 −71.0%†
21 Machida Zelvia 17,241 6,421 0 1,232 −73.9%†
22 FC Ryukyu 7,625 1,464 0 635 −87.2%†
League total 678,103 14,526 0 2,371 −67.0%†

Updated to games played on 14 October 2020
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Last year in J1 League
‡ Last year in J3 League。

See also Edit

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External links Edit

  • Official website, JLeague.jp (in English)

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The 2020 J2 League also known as the 2020 Meiji Yasuda J2 League Japanese 2020 明治安田生命J2リーグ Hepburn 2020 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 Rigu for sponsorship reasons was the 28th season of J2 League the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1993 The league started on 21 February 2020 For this season the league was planned to have a season break to avoid a clash with 2020 Summer Olympics due to be starting from June to August as the Olympics were postponed by a year 1 Meiji Yasuda J2 LeagueSeason2020Dates20 February27 June 20 December 2020ChampionsTokushima Vortis 1st title PromotedTokushima VortisAvispa FukuokaRelegatednone for season 2020 only Matches played462Goals scored1 119 2 42 per match Top goalscorerPeter Utaka 22 goals Biggest home win6 0 F C Ryukyu v Ehime F C JEF United Chiba v Zweigen KanazawaBiggest away win1 6 Matsumoto Yamaga v F C RyukyuHighest scoring3 5 Albirex Niigata v Zweigen KanazawaLongest winning run12 Avispa FukuokaLongest unbeaten run15 Avispa FukuokaLongest winless run11 Renofa YamaguchiLongest losing run7 Renofa YamaguchiHighest attendance14 526 Jubilo Iwata v Montedio YamagataLowest attendance0 due to Covid 19Total attendance1 269 962Average attendance2 754 20192021 All statistics correct as of 20 December 2020 Contents 1 Effects of the 2019 20 coronavirus pandemic 2 Clubs 2 1 Personnel and kits 2 2 Managerial changes 3 Foreign players 4 League table 5 Positions by round 6 Top scorers 7 Attendances 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksEffects of the 2019 20 coronavirus pandemic EditOn 25 February all J League matches until March 15 were postponed in response to the COVID 19 pandemic 2 After that it was announced that it would be postponed until 29 March 3 On 19 March the J League announced no relegation would take place for the 2020 season with the J1 League expanding to 20 clubs for the 2021 season 4 On 25 March a further announcement declared that the league would be suspended from 3 April to 6 May 5 On 3 April a decision to start over the official game schedule which aimed to gradually resume J3 from 25 April J2 from 2 May and J1 from 9 May Note that considering a new schedule in the future but it would resume it at least one month later and later in the month 6 On 29 May the J League announced a resumption of matches on 27 June 7 On 9 June the league issued a further announcement about the schedule of the 2020 season 8 On 15 June a new announcement about the New dates was published The first 2 rounds of matches in each league J2 2nd 3rd series were held without spectators After 10 July as a rule the maximum number of people was 5 000 stadiums with lower capacity were those with less than 50 of the capacity of people and forbade away supporters After August the maximum stadium capacity was 50 and it would be a high alert spectator match 9 After the 11th J League extraordinary executive committee on 20 July it was announced that the super strict alert audience game would be extended to 10 August in view of the spread of coronavirus infection 10 Clubs Edit nbsp nbsp Albirex Niigata nbsp Fukuoka nbsp Ehime nbsp Okayama nbsp Kanazawa nbsp Kyoto nbsp Iwata nbsp Matsumoto nbsp Yamaguchi nbsp Tokushima nbsp Nagasaki nbsp Giravanz Kitakyushu nbsp FC Ryukyu nbsp Yamagata nbsp Ventforet Kofu nbsp Greater Tokyo Areaclass notpageimage Locations of the 2020 J2 League teams nbsp nbsp Mito nbsp Chiba nbsp Omiya Ardija nbsp Machida nbsp Tokyo nbsp Tochigi SC nbsp Gunmaclass notpageimage Greater Tokyo Area J2 League Teams After spending only one season in J2 Kashiwa Reysol were crowned champions and were promoted to 2020 J1 League along with the runners up Yokohama FC The 2019 J3 League champions Giravanz Kitakyushu and runners up Thespakusatsu Gunma entered the league as the promoted teams replacing Kagoshima United and FC Gifu who were relegated to 2020 J3 League Those teams that qualified for promotion playoffs in 2019 were unable to defeat their opponent and thus remained in the 2020 season Giravanz Kitakyushu returned to J2 after spending three seasons in J3 while Thespakusatsu Gunma return after spending two seasons Meanwhile Matsumoto Yamaga and Jubilo Iwata joined the 2020 J2 League as relegated teams from 2019 J1 League having placed 17th and 18th respectively Club Name Home Town Stadium Capacity Last season licenceAlbirex Niigata Niigata amp Seiro Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium 42 300 J2 10th J1Avispa Fukuoka Fukuoka City Fukuoka Level5 Stadium 22 563 J2 16th J1Ehime FC All cities towns in Ehime a Ningineer Stadium 20 000 J2 19th J1Fagiano Okayama All cities towns in Okayama b City Light Stadium 20 000 J2 9th J1Giravanz Kitakyushu Kitakyushu Fukuoka Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu 15 066 nbsp Promoted from J3 champions J1JEF United Chiba Chiba amp Ichihara Chiba Fukuda Denshi Arena 18 500 J2 17th J1Jubilo Iwata Iwata Shizuoka Yamaha Stadium 15 165 nbsp Relegated from J1 18th J1Kyoto Sanga Cities towns in Kyoto c Sanga Stadium by Kyocera 21 600 J2 8th J1Machida Zelvia Machida Tokyo Machida Athletic Stadium 10 600 J2 18th J1Matsumoto Yamaga Cities towns in Nagano d Sunpro Alwin 20 396 nbsp Relegated from J1 17th J1Mito HollyHock Cities towns in Ibaraki e K s denki Stadium Mito 12 000 J2 7th J2Montedio Yamagata All cities towns in Yamagata f ND Soft Stadium 20 315 J2 6th J1Omiya Ardija Saitama Saitama NACK5 Stadium Omiya 15 500 J2 3rd J1Renofa Yamaguchi All cities towns in Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium 20 000 J2 15th J1FC Ryukyu All cities towns in Okinawa g Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium 25 000 J2 14th J1Tochigi SC Utsunomiya Tochigi Tochigi Green Stadium 18 025 J2 20th J1Thespakusatsu Gunma All cities towns in Gunma h Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma 15 253 nbsp Promoted from J3 2nd J1Tokushima Vortis All cities towns in Tokushima i Pocarisweat Stadium 20 441 J2 4th J1V Varen Nagasaki All cities towns in Nagasaki Prefecture j Nagasaki Athletic Stadium 20 246 J2 12th J1Ventforet Kofu All cities towns in Yamanashi Prefecture k Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17 000 J2 5th J1Tokyo Verdy All cities towns in Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49 970 J2 13th J1Zweigen Kanazawa All cities towns in Ishikawa l Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium 20 000 J2 11th J1 centering on Matsuyama centering on Okayama Kurashiki Tsuyama Kyoto Uji Joyo Kyotanabe Muko Nagaokakyo Kizugawa Kameoka Nantan Kyotanba Fukuchiyama Maizuru Ayabe Matsumoto Azumino Yamagata Shiojiri Omachi Ikeda Ikusaka Minowa Asahi Mito Hitachinaka Kasama Naka Omitama Ibaraki Shirosato Oarai Tokai centering on Yamagata Tendo Tsuruoka centering on Okinawa centering on Kusatsu and Maebashi centering on Tokushima Naruto Mima Matsushige Itano Aizumi Kitajima centering on Nagasaki and Isahaya centering on Kofu and Nirasaki centering on Kanazawa Nonoichi Kahoku Tsubata Tsubata Personnel and kits Edit Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturerAlbirex Niigata nbsp Albert Puig 11 nbsp AdidasAvispa Fukuoka nbsp Shigetoshi Hasebe 12 nbsp YONEXEhime FC nbsp Kenta Kawai 13 nbsp MizunoFagiano Okayama nbsp Kenji Arima 14 nbsp PenaltyGiravanz Kitakyushu nbsp Shinji Kobayashi 15 nbsp PenaltyJEF United Chiba nbsp Yoon Jong hwan 16 nbsp KappaJubilo Iwata nbsp Fernando Jubero 17 nbsp PumaKyoto Sanga nbsp Noritada Saneyoshi 18 nbsp PumaMachida Zelvia nbsp nbsp Ranko Popovic 19 nbsp SVOLMEMatsumoto Yamaga nbsp Keiichiro Nuno 20 nbsp AdidasMito HollyHock nbsp Tadahiro Akiba 21 nbsp GAViCMontedio Yamagata nbsp Kiyotaka Ishimaru 22 nbsp PenaltyOmiya Ardija nbsp Takuya Takagi 23 nbsp Under ArmourRenofa Yamaguchi nbsp Masahiro Shimoda 24 nbsp FintaFC Ryukyu nbsp Yasuhiro Higuchi 25 nbsp sfidaTochigi SC nbsp Kazuaki Tasaka 26 nbsp ATHLETAThespakusatsu Gunma nbsp Ryosuke Okuno 27 nbsp KelmeTokushima Vortis nbsp Ricardo Rodriguez 28 nbsp MizunoV Varen Nagasaki nbsp Makoto Teguramori 29 nbsp UmbroVentforet Kofu nbsp Akira Ito 30 nbsp MizunoTokyo Verdy nbsp Hideki Nagai 31 nbsp ATHLETAZweigen Kanazawa nbsp Masaaki Yanagishita 32 nbsp AdidasManagerial changes Edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date ofappointmentMatsumoto Yamaga nbsp Keiichiro Nuno Dismissal 25 September 2020 33 nbsp Kei Shibata 25 September 2020 34 Jubilo Iwata nbsp Fernando Jubero Dismissal 1 October 2020 35 nbsp Masakazu Suzuki 2 October 2020 36 Foreign players EditAs of 2020 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 37 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 mid season transfer window Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Former playersMontedio Yamagata nbsp Vinicius Araujo nbsp Min Seong junMito HollyHock nbsp Halef PitbullTochigi SC nbsp Woo Sang ho nbsp Han Yong thaeThespakusatsu GunmaOmiya Ardija nbsp Nermin Haskic nbsp Vitalijs Maksimenko nbsp Filip Kljajic nbsp Ippei Shinozuka nbsp Ibba LaajabJEF United Chiba nbsp Alan Pinheiro nbsp Kleber nbsp Jang Min gyu nbsp Jason Geria nbsp HebertTokyo Verdy nbsp Leandro nbsp Klebinho nbsp Matheus VidottoMachida Zelvia nbsp Alen Masovic nbsp Ri Han jae nbsp Dorian Babunski nbsp Jeong Chung geun nbsp Stefan Scepovic nbsp Erick NoriegaVentforet Kofu nbsp Dudu nbsp Rafael MarquesMatsumoto Yamaga nbsp Augusto Cesar nbsp Serginho nbsp Alvaro nbsp Jael nbsp Han Yong thaeAlbirex Niigata nbsp Jong Tae se nbsp Silvinho nbsp Gonzalo Gonzalez nbsp Pedro Manzi nbsp Mauro dos Santos nbsp FabioZweigen Kanazawa nbsp Rodolfo nbsp LucaoJubilo Iwata nbsp Lulinha nbsp Lukian nbsp Juan Forlin nbsp Fozil MusaevKyoto Sanga nbsp Renan Mota nbsp Juninho nbsp Jordy Buijs nbsp Peter UtakaFagiano Okayama nbsp Paulinho nbsp Leo Mineiro nbsp Lee Yong jae nbsp Yu Yong hyeon nbsp Lee Kyeong tae nbsp Choi Jung won nbsp Hadi FayyadhRenofa Yamaguchi nbsp Renan nbsp Henik nbsp Iury nbsp SandroTokushima Vortis nbsp Diego nbsp Dusan CvetinovicEhime FC nbsp SisiAvispa Fukuoka nbsp Douglas Grolli nbsp Jon Ander Serantes nbsp Carlos Gutierrez nbsp Juanma nbsp Emil SalomonssonGiravanz KitakyushuV Varen Nagasaki nbsp Caio Cesar nbsp Freire nbsp Luan nbsp Victor Ibarbo nbsp Edigar JunioFC Ryukyu nbsp Felipe Tavares nbsp Danny Carvajal nbsp Lee Ji seong nbsp Ri Yong jik nbsp Cao Văn Triền nbsp Trần Danh TrungLeague table EditIt was decided on 19 March to change the format regarding the rules for promotion relegation for the end of the season for the J1 J2 and J3 leagues 38 such that there would be no relegation this season that two clubs from the J2 League would be promoted to the 2021 J1 League and that two clubs from the J3 League would be promoted to the 2021 J2 League subject to licensing regulations It was also announced that the J1 J2 play offs were not be held 39 Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Tokushima Vortis C P 42 25 9 8 67 33 34 84 Promotion to 2021 J1 League2020 Emperor s Cup quarter finals2 Avispa Fukuoka P 42 25 9 8 51 29 22 84 Promotion to 2021 J1 League3 V Varen Nagasaki 42 23 11 8 66 39 27 804 Ventforet Kofu 42 16 17 9 50 41 9 655 Giravanz Kitakyushu 42 19 8 15 59 51 8 656 Jubilo Iwata 42 16 15 11 58 47 11 637 Montedio Yamagata 42 17 11 14 59 42 17 628 Kyoto Sanga 42 16 11 15 47 45 2 599 Mito HollyHock 42 16 10 16 68 62 6 5810 Tochigi SC 42 15 13 14 41 39 2 5811 Albirex Niigata 42 14 15 13 55 55 0 5712 Tokyo Verdy 42 13 15 14 48 48 0 5413 Matsumoto Yamaga 42 13 15 14 44 52 8 5414 JEF United Chiba 42 15 8 19 47 51 4 5315 Omiya Ardija 42 14 11 17 43 52 9 5316 FC Ryukyu 42 14 8 20 58 61 3 5017 Fagiano Okayama 42 12 14 16 39 49 10 5018 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 12 13 17 57 67 10 4919 Machida Zelvia 42 12 13 17 41 52 11 4920 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 15 4 23 40 62 22 4921 Ehime FC 42 8 10 24 38 68 30 3422 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 9 6 27 43 74 31 33Source Meiji Yasuda J2 LeagueRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Head to head points 4 Head to head goal difference 5 Head to head goal scored 6 Number of wins 7 Goals scored 8 Fair play points C Champions P PromotedPositions by round EditTeam Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142Tokushima Vortis28311Avispa Fukuoka96822V Varen Nagasaki102233Ventforet Kofu1215444Albirex Niigata137511Giravanz Kitakyushu1820165Montedio Yamagata20141677Kyoto Sanga1710588Jubilo Iwata312696Tochigi SC1521111010Tokyo Verdy221991112Zweigen Kanazawa1618121218Fagiano Okayama74171317Mito HollyHock13914149Machida Zelvia1116101519JEF United Chiba613151614Omiya Ardija41131715FC Ryukyu1917191816Matsumoto Yamaga57181913Thespakusatsu Gunma2122212020Ehime FC1411202121Renofa Yamaguchi85222222Leader and qualification for 2021 J1 LeagueRunner up and qualification for 2021 J1 LeagueSource Meiji Yasuda J2 LeagueTop scorers EditSource 40 Rank Player Club Goals1 nbsp Peter Utaka Kyoto Sanga 222 nbsp Akira Silvano Disaro Giravanz Kitakyushu 183 nbsp Yuki Kakita Tokushima Vortis 174 nbsp Kazuma Yamaguchi Mito HollyHock 155 nbsp Vinicius Araujo Montedio Yamagata 146 nbsp Masato Nakayama Mito HollyHock 13 nbsp Takuma Abe FC Ryukyu nbsp Mutsuki Kato Zweigen Kanazawa9 nbsp Kazuma Takai Renofa Yamaguchi 11 nbsp Daiya Tono Avispa Fukuoka11 nbsp Dudu Ventforet Kofu 10 nbsp Lukian Jubilo Iwata nbsp Lucao Zweigen Kanazawa nbsp Koya Kazama FC RyukyuAttendances EditPos Team Total High Low Average Change1 Albirex Niigata 65 355 8 369 0 4 668 68 5 2 V Varen Nagasaki 44 568 9 436 0 3 714 52 0 3 Jubilo Iwata 44 998 14 526 0 3 214 79 0 4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 283 13 574 0 3 176 47 5 5 Matsumoto Yamaga 37 101 4 877 0 3 092 82 2 6 Kyoto Sanga 32 164 4 133 0 2 924 62 8 7 Fagiano Okayama 42 816 12 434 0 2 854 69 8 8 Montedio Yamagata 35 186 5 435 0 2 707 67 3 9 Tokushima Vortis 34 308 9 033 0 2 639 54 0 10 JEF United Chiba 33 936 9 701 0 2 610 73 1 11 Avispa Fukuoka 32 771 9 006 0 2 521 63 9 12 Renofa Yamaguchi 23 707 8 424 0 1 976 64 9 13 Mito HollyHock 25 670 7 029 0 1 975 67 6 14 Tokyo Verdy 23 512 4 161 0 1 959 63 5 15 Omiya Ardija 25 049 3 029 0 1 927 79 7 16 Ventforet Kofu 25 345 2 390 0 1 810 78 1 17 Thespakusatsu Gunma 22 216 11 038 0 1 709 52 4 18 Tochigi SC 21 543 2 701 0 1 657 67 8 19 Ehime FC 22 084 5 681 0 1 577 58 3 20 Zweigen Kanazawa 19 625 2 764 0 1 510 71 0 21 Machida Zelvia 17 241 6 421 0 1 232 73 9 22 FC Ryukyu 7 625 1 464 0 635 87 2 League total 678 103 14 526 0 2 371 67 0 Updated to games played on 14 October 2020Source J League DataNotes Last year in J1 League Last year in J3 League See also EditJapan Football Association JFA J League 2020 J1 League I 2020 J2 League II 2020 J3 League III 2020 Japan Football League IV 2020 Japanese Regional Leagues V VI 2020 Fuji Xerox Super Cup Super Cup 2020 Emperor s Cup National Cup 2020 J League YBC Levain Cup League Cup References Edit Orlowitz Dan 18 December 2019 J League season to include Olympic break The Japan Times Retrieved 2020 01 31 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