{{Infobox football league season | competition = J. League Division 2 | season = 2004 | winners = Kawasaki Frontale<br />2nd J2 title<br/>3rd D2 title | promoted = Kawasaki Frontale<br/>Omiya Ardija | relegated = | league topscorer = Juninho (37 goals) | matches = 264 | total goals = 635 | highest attendance = 20,062 (Round 10,<br/>Montedio vs. Vegalta) | lowest attendance = 1,338 (Round 31,<br/>HollyHock vs. Bellmare) | average attendance = 7,213 | prevseason = 2003 | nextseason = 2005 }} The '''2004 J. League Division 2 season''' was the 33rd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 6th season since the establishment of J. League Division 2.
In this season, twelve clubs competed in the quadruple round-robin format. Starting this season, promotion slots increased to 2.5 slots. The top two received automatic promotion and the third-placed finisher advanced to the Pro/Rele Series for the promotion. There were no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.
== Clubs == {{location map+ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of the 2004 J.League 2 teams |places= {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=43.015100 |long=141.409816 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;right:3px;top:2px">Consadole Sapporo</div> |position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=38.319143 |long=140.881780 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;right:3px">Vegalta Sendai</div> |position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=38.335547 |long=140.378445 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;left:3px">Montedio Yamagata</div> |position=left |mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.916158 |long=139.633381 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:3px;left:-5px">Omiya Ardija</div> |position=top |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=36.345278 |long=140.412222 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;right:3px;top:2px">Mito HollyHock</div> |position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.622320 |long=138.589754 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;left:3px;top:2px">Ventforet Kofu</div> |position=bottom |mark=Arrows 12x12 n.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.343532 |long=139.341226 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;left:2px;top:8px">Shonan Bellmare</div> |position=left |mark=Arrows 12x12 ne.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.585808 |long=139.652689 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;right:3px;top:2px">Kawasaki Frontale</div> |position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg}} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.469119 |long=139.603770 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;left:-2px;top:8px">Yokohama FC</div> |position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 nw.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=34.993496 |long=135.714014 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;left:2px;top:2px">Kyoto Purple Sanga</div> |position=left |mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=33.585803 |long=130.461066 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;right:3px">Avispa Fukuoka</div> |position=right |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=33.371683 |long=130.520236 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;left:4px;top:-2px">Sagan Tosu</div> |position=bottom |mark=Arrows 12x12 n.svg }} }}
The following twelve clubs participated in J. League Division 2 during 2004 season. Of these clubs, Vegalta Sendai and Kyoto Purple Sanga were relegated from Division 1 last season.
* Avispa Fukuoka * Consadole Sapporo * Kawasaki Frontale * Kyoto Purple Sanga Image:Arrowdownred.png * Mito HollyHock * Montedio Yamagata * Omiya Ardija * Sagan Tosu * Shonan Bellmare * Vegalta Sendai Image:Arrowdownred.png * Ventforet Kofu * Yokohama FC
===Personnel=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" |- ! Club !! Head coach |- |Avispa Fukuoka || {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Matsuda |- |Consadole Sapporo || {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaaki Yanagishita |- |Kawasaki Frontale || {{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Sekizuka |- |Kyoto Purple Sanga || {{flagicon|JPN}} Koichi Hashiratani |- |Mito HollyHock || {{flagicon|JPN}} Hideki Maeda |- |Montedio Yamagata || {{flagicon|JPN}} Jun Suzuki |- |Omiya Ardija || {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiya Miura |- |Sagan Tosu || {{flagicon|JPN}} Ikuo Matsumoto |- |Shonan Bellmare || {{flagicon|JPN}} Matsuichi Yamada |- |Vegalta Sendai || {{flagicon|SLO}} Zdenko Verdenik |- |Ventforet Kofu || {{flagicon|JPN}} Hideki Matsunaga |- |Yokohama FC || {{flagicon|GER}} Pierre Littbarski |} {{clear}}
===Foreign players=== {|class="wikitable" ! width="170" | Club ! width="170" | Player 1 ! width="170" | Player 2 ! width="170" | Player 3 ! width="170" | Non-visa foreign ! width="170" | Type-C contract ! width="170" | Former players |- | Avispa Fukuoka | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bentinho | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Edílson''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Roberto | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Alex | |- | Consadole Sapporo | | | | | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''Andradina'' |- | Kawasaki Frontale | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Augusto César | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Juninho | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Marcus Vinícius | | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''Diogo Tilico'' |- | Kyoto Purple Sanga | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Biju | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Choi Yong-soo | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Kim Do-kyun | | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''''Leandro Vieira''''' |- | Mito HollyHock | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Marquinho''' | {{flagicon|Chile}} Francisco Fernández | | {{flagicon|North Korea}} Hwang Hak-sun | | |- | Montedio Yamagata | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Denni''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Léo San | | | | |- | Omiya Ardija | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Baré | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Toninho''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Tuto | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Daniel Bueno | |- | Sagan Tosu | | | | | | |- | Shonan Bellmare | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Amaral | | | | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Kim Geun-chol | {{flagicon|Colombia}} ''Ever Palacios'' |- | Vegalta Sendai | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Fábio Nunes''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Silvinho | {{flagicon|Macedonia}} '''Goce Sedloski''' | {{flagicon|North Korea}} Ryang Yong-gi | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''Marcos''<br>{{flagicon|Slovakia}} ''Jozef Gašpar'' |- | Ventforet Kofu | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Alair | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Lê''' | | | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''Baron''<br>{{flagicon|Brazil}} ''Careca'' |- | Yokohama FC | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Jefferson | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Mathieu Boots | {{flagicon|Scotland}} Steven Tweed | | {{flagicon|Philippines}} Satoshi Ōtomo | |}
== League format == Twelve clubs played in quadruple round-robin format, a total of 44 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order: * Goal differential * Goals scored * Head-to-head results A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied at the first place, both clubs will be declared as the champions. The top two clubs will be promoted to J1, while the 3rd placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/relegation series. ;Changes from previous year * Inception of Pro/Rele series for the 3rd place.
== Final league table == <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_limit=5 |res_col_header=PR
|team1=FRO|name_FRO=Kawasaki Frontale |team2=ARD|name_ARD=Omiya Ardija |team3=AVI|name_AVI=Avispa Fukuoka |team4=MON|name_MON=Montedio Yamagata |team5=SAN|name_SAN=Kyoto Purple Sanga |team6=VEG|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai |team7=VEN|name_VEN=Ventforet Kofu |team8=YFC|name_YFC=Yokohama FC |team9=HOL|name_HOL=Mito HollyHock |team10=BEL|name_BEL=Shonan Bellmare |team11=SAG|name_SAG=Sagan Tosu |team12=CON|name_CON=Consadole Sapporo |win_FRO=34|draw_FRO=3|loss_FRO=7|gf_FRO=104|ga_FRO=38|status_FRO=C,P |win_ARD=26|draw_ARD=9|loss_ARD=9|gf_ARD=63|ga_ARD=38|status_ARD=P |win_AVI=23|draw_AVI=7|loss_AVI=14|gf_AVI=56|ga_AVI=41|status_AVI= |win_MON=19|draw_MON=14|loss_MON=11|gf_MON=58|ga_MON=51 |win_SAN=19|draw_SAN=12|loss_SAN=13|gf_SAN=65|ga_SAN=53 |win_VEG=15|draw_VEG=14|loss_VEG=15|gf_VEG=62|ga_VEG=66 |win_VEN=15|draw_VEN=13|loss_VEN=16|gf_VEN=51|ga_VEN=46 |win_YFC=10|draw_YFC=22|loss_YFC=12|gf_YFC=42|ga_YFC=50 |win_HOL=6|draw_HOL=19|loss_HOL=19|gf_HOL=33|ga_HOL=60 |win_BEL=7|draw_BEL=15|loss_BEL=22|gf_BEL=39|ga_BEL=64 |win_SAG=8|draw_SAG=11|loss_SAG=25|gf_SAG=32|ga_SAG=66 |win_CON=5|draw_CON=15|loss_CON=24|gf_CON=30|ga_CON=62
|col_P=#D0F0C0|text_P=Promotion to 2005 J. League Division 1 |result1=P|result2=P |col_PO=blue1|text_PO=Promotion/relegation playoff |result3=PO |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=November 27, 2004
|source=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j2&t=ranking&s=44&y=2004&l=E J. League Division 2] }}</onlyinclude>
== Final results ==
{{#invoke:sports results|main |title=Rounds 1 & 2 |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team2=ARD|team3=AVI|team10=BEL|team12=CON|team1=FRO |team9=HOL|team4=MON|team5=SAN|team11=SAG|team6=VEG |team7=VEN|team8=YFC
|name_ARD=Omiya Ardija |match_ARD_AVI=2–2 |match_ARD_BEL=2–0 |match_ARD_CON=0–0 |match_ARD_FRO=1–2 |match_ARD_HOL=2–1 |match_ARD_MON=1–1 |match_ARD_SAN=0–1 |match_ARD_SAG=1–0 |match_ARD_VEG=3–1 |match_ARD_VEN=2–1 |match_ARD_YFC=1–1
|name_AVI=Avispa Fukuoka |match_AVI_ARD=2–1 |match_AVI_BEL=3–1 |match_AVI_CON=0–1 |match_AVI_FRO=0–1 |match_AVI_HOL=1–0 |match_AVI_MON=1–1 |match_AVI_SAN=0–0 |match_AVI_SAG=3–2 |match_AVI_VEG=2–3 |match_AVI_VEN=1–1 |match_AVI_YFC=0–0
|name_BEL=Shonan Bellmare |match_BEL_ARD=1–0 |match_BEL_AVI=1–3 |match_BEL_CON=1–1 |match_BEL_FRO=0–1 |match_BEL_HOL=0–1 |match_BEL_MON=1–4 |match_BEL_SAN=2–2 |match_BEL_SAG=2–2 |match_BEL_VEG=3–2 |match_BEL_VEN=1–2 |match_BEL_YFC=1–1
|name_CON=Consadole Sapporo |match_CON_ARD=1–2 |match_CON_AVI=1–2 |match_CON_BEL=1–1 |match_CON_FRO=0–2 |match_CON_HOL=1–2 |match_CON_MON=0–1 |match_CON_SAN=0–2 |match_CON_SAG=1–2 |match_CON_VEG=1–0 |match_CON_VEN=2–2 |match_CON_YFC=1–1
|name_FRO=Kawasaki Frontale |match_FRO_ARD=1–0 |match_FRO_AVI=1–0 |match_FRO_BEL=5–0 |match_FRO_CON=6–0 |match_FRO_HOL=5–2 |match_FRO_MON=2–0 |match_FRO_SAN=1–0 |match_FRO_SAG=3–2 |match_FRO_VEG=4–1 |match_FRO_VEN=2–0 |match_FRO_YFC=2–0
|name_HOL=Mito HollyHock |match_HOL_ARD=2–0 |match_HOL_AVI=0–0 |match_HOL_BEL=0–0 |match_HOL_CON=2–1 |match_HOL_FRO=0–1 |match_HOL_MON=1–2 |match_HOL_SAN=0–1 |match_HOL_SAG=0–1 |match_HOL_VEG=0–0 |match_HOL_VEN=0–0 |match_HOL_YFC=2–2
|name_MON=Montedio Yamagata |match_MON_ARD=1–3 |match_MON_AVI=0–2 |match_MON_BEL=2–1 |match_MON_CON=2–1 |match_MON_FRO=2–1 |match_MON_HOL=2–2 |match_MON_SAN=1–3 |match_MON_SAG=1–2 |match_MON_VEG=0–0 |match_MON_VEN=1–0 |match_MON_YFC=1–1
|name_SAN=Kyoto Purple Sanga |match_SAN_ARD=2–3 |match_SAN_AVI=1–4 |match_SAN_BEL=1–1 |match_SAN_CON=2–0 |match_SAN_FRO=1–3 |match_SAN_HOL=0–0 |match_SAN_MON=3–0 |match_SAN_SAG=0–0 |match_SAN_VEG=1–2 |match_SAN_VEN=0–2 |match_SAN_YFC=2–2
|name_SAG=Sagan Tosu |match_SAG_ARD=0–0 |match_SAG_AVI=0–3 |match_SAG_BEL=0–2 |match_SAG_CON=2–1 |match_SAG_FRO=1–0 |match_SAG_HOL=0–0 |match_SAG_MON=0–1 |match_SAG_SAN=0–2 |match_SAG_VEG=3–0 |match_SAG_VEN=2–1 |match_SAG_YFC=1–1
|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai |match_VEG_ARD=2–1 |match_VEG_AVI=0–0 |match_VEG_BEL=2–0 |match_VEG_CON=1–1 |match_VEG_FRO=2–1 |match_VEG_HOL=4–1 |match_VEG_MON=1–1 |match_VEG_SAN=0–5 |match_VEG_SAG=3–1 |match_VEG_VEN=1–2 |match_VEG_YFC=1–0
|name_VEN=Ventforet Kofu |match_VEN_ARD=1–2 |match_VEN_AVI=1–0 |match_VEN_BEL=1–0 |match_VEN_CON=2–1 |match_VEN_FRO=1–2 |match_VEN_HOL=4–0 |match_VEN_MON=0–0 |match_VEN_SAN=2–1 |match_VEN_SAG=1–1 |match_VEN_VEG=2–2 |match_VEN_YFC=6–1
|name_YFC=Yokohama FC |match_YFC_ARD=0–1 |match_YFC_AVI=1–0 |match_YFC_BEL=1–0 |match_YFC_CON=2–1 |match_YFC_FRO=0–2 |match_YFC_HOL=1–1 |match_YFC_MON=1–1 |match_YFC_SAN=0–0 |match_YFC_SAG=3–0 |match_YFC_VEG=4–0 |match_YFC_VEN=0–0
|update=July 11, 2004 |source=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=news&t=program&g=j2_1&y=2004&l=E J. League Division 2] }}
{{#invoke:sports results|main |title=Rounds 3 & 4 |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team2=ARD|team3=AVI|team10=BEL|team12=CON|team1=FRO |team9=HOL|team4=MON|team5=SAN|team11=SAG|team6=VEG |team7=VEN|team8=YFC
|name_ARD=Omiya Ardija |match_ARD_AVI=2–0 |match_ARD_BEL=1–0 |match_ARD_CON=1–0 |match_ARD_FRO=2–1 |match_ARD_HOL=3–1 |match_ARD_MON=1–1 |match_ARD_SAN=2–0 |match_ARD_SAG=1–0 |match_ARD_VEG=2–2 |match_ARD_VEN=1–0 |match_ARD_YFC=1–1
|name_AVI=Avispa Fukuoka |match_AVI_ARD=0–3 |match_AVI_BEL=2–0 |match_AVI_CON=1–0 |match_AVI_FRO=2–1 |match_AVI_HOL=2–0 |match_AVI_MON=0–1 |match_AVI_SAN=1–3 |match_AVI_SAG=2–1 |match_AVI_VEG=1–0 |match_AVI_VEN=1–0 |match_AVI_YFC=1–2
|name_BEL=Shonan Bellmare |match_BEL_ARD=2–3 |match_BEL_AVI=0–1 |match_BEL_CON=1–1 |match_BEL_FRO=0–1 |match_BEL_HOL=2–0 |match_BEL_MON=2–1 |match_BEL_SAN=0–2 |match_BEL_SAG=3–0 |match_BEL_VEG=2–2 |match_BEL_VEN=1–1 |match_BEL_YFC=0–0
|name_CON=Consadole Sapporo |match_CON_ARD=0–1 |match_CON_AVI=0–2 |match_CON_BEL=0–0 |match_CON_FRO=1–3 |match_CON_HOL=2–1 |match_CON_MON=1–2 |match_CON_SAN=0–0 |match_CON_SAG=1–1 |match_CON_VEG=1–0 |match_CON_VEN=0–2 |match_CON_YFC=0–0
|name_FRO=Kawasaki Frontale |match_FRO_ARD=0–3 |match_FRO_AVI=3–1 |match_FRO_BEL=2–1 |match_FRO_CON=2–0 |match_FRO_HOL=5–1 |match_FRO_MON=1–2 |match_FRO_SAN=3–1 |match_FRO_SAG=5–0 |match_FRO_VEG=2–1 |match_FRO_VEN=4–2 |match_FRO_YFC=4–0
|name_HOL=Mito HollyHock |match_HOL_ARD=1–1 |match_HOL_AVI=0–1 |match_HOL_BEL=0–0 |match_HOL_CON=1–1 |match_HOL_FRO=1–2 |match_HOL_MON=2–2 |match_HOL_SAN=1–2 |match_HOL_SAG=1–1 |match_HOL_VEG=1–2 |match_HOL_VEN=1–0 |match_HOL_YFC=1–1
|name_MON=Montedio Yamagata |match_MON_ARD=1–3 |match_MON_AVI=1–3 |match_MON_BEL=1–1 |match_MON_CON=1–0 |match_MON_FRO=1–1 |match_MON_HOL=3–0 |match_MON_SAN=1–2 |match_MON_SAG=2–1 |match_MON_VEG=2–2 |match_MON_VEN=3–0 |match_MON_YFC=2–0
|name_SAN=Kyoto Purple Sanga |match_SAN_ARD=2–1 |match_SAN_AVI=2–1 |match_SAN_BEL=1–2 |match_SAN_CON=4–2 |match_SAN_FRO=2–6 |match_SAN_HOL=0–0 |match_SAN_MON=0–1 |match_SAN_SAG=3–1 |match_SAN_VEG=2–1 |match_SAN_VEN=1–0 |match_SAN_YFC=1–1
|name_SAG=Sagan Tosu |match_SAG_ARD=0–1 |match_SAG_AVI=1–0 |match_SAG_BEL=0–0 |match_SAG_CON=0–1 |match_SAG_FRO=0–3 |match_SAG_HOL=0–0 |match_SAG_MON=0–2 |match_SAG_SAN=0–2 |match_SAG_VEG=1–2 |match_SAG_VEN=0–0 |match_SAG_YFC=0–2
|name_VEG=Vegalta Sendai |match_VEG_ARD=0–1 |match_VEG_AVI=1–2 |match_VEG_BEL=4–1 |match_VEG_CON=1–1 |match_VEG_FRO=2–2 |match_VEG_HOL=1–1 |match_VEG_MON=2–0 |match_VEG_SAN=4–3 |match_VEG_SAG=2–1 |match_VEG_VEN=3–1 |match_VEG_YFC=1–1
|name_VEN=Ventforet Kofu |match_VEN_ARD=3–0 |match_VEN_AVI=1–2 |match_VEN_BEL=1–0 |match_VEN_CON=0–0 |match_VEN_FRO=0–0 |match_VEN_HOL=1–1 |match_VEN_MON=2–3 |match_VEN_SAN=1–1 |match_VEN_SAG=1–0 |match_VEN_VEG=2–1 |match_VEN_YFC=0–1
|name_YFC=Yokohama FC |match_YFC_ARD=0–1 |match_YFC_AVI=0–1 |match_YFC_BEL=3–2 |match_YFC_CON=1–1 |match_YFC_FRO=2–5 |match_YFC_HOL=0–1 |match_YFC_MON=0–0 |match_YFC_SAN=1–1 |match_YFC_SAG=3–2 |match_YFC_VEG=0–0 |match_YFC_VEN=0–1
|update=November 27, 2004 |source=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=news&t=program&g=j2_1&y=2004&l=E J. League Division 2] }}
== Promotion / relegation Playoff ==
{{football box |date = December 4, 2004 <br />13:03 |team1 = Avispa Fukuoka |score = 0 - 2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603235346/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/expands/200490300101101_W0201_E.html Official Report] |team2 = Kashiwa Reysol |goals1 = |goals2 = 47' Ono<br />89' Yazawa |stadium = Hakata no Mori, Fukuoka | attendance = 20,522 | referee = Toshimitsu Yoshida }} ---- {{football box |date = December 12, 2004 <br />15:04 |team1 = Kashiwa Reysol |score = 2 - 0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603235351/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/expands/200490300102101_W0201_E.html Official Report] |team2 = Avispa Fukuoka |goals1 = Unozawa 57'<br />Hato 61' |goals2 = |stadium = Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa | attendance = 13,149 | referee = Joji Kashihara }} Kashiwa Reysol won on 4-0 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
== Top scorers == {|class="wikitable" !Rank !!Scorer !!Club !!Goals<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j2&t=score&s=44&y=2004&l=E |title=2004 J2 Top scorers |access-date=17 April 2010 |work=j-league.or.jp |publisher=J-League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629105457/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j2&t=score&s=44&y=2004&l=E |archive-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |- ! 1 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Juninho ||Kawasaki Frontale || style="text-align:center" | 37 |- !rowspan=2| 2 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Ganaha ||Kawasaki Frontale || style="text-align:center" | 22 |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideo Ōshima ||Montedio Yamagata || style="text-align:center" | 22 |- !rowspan=2| 4 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo ||Kyoto Purple Sanga || style="text-align:center" | 20 |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hisato Satō ||Vegalta Sendai || style="text-align:center" | 20 |- ! 6 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcus Vinícius ||Kawasaki Frontale || style="text-align:center" | 18 |- ! 7 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Baré ||Omiya Ardija || style="text-align:center" | 15 |- ! 8 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Baron ||Ventforet Kofu || style="text-align:center" | 14 |- !rowspan=2| 9 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Michiaki Kakimoto ||Shonan Bellmare || style="text-align:center" | 10 |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Morita ||Omiya Ardija || style="text-align:center" | 10 |- |}
== Attendance figures == {{fb a header}} {{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=Vegalta Sendai|s=356359 |h=18751 |l=12023 |a=16198 |pr=21708 |nt=†}} {{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=Consadole Sapporo|s=208241 |h=19873 |l=5061 |a=9466 |pr=10766 }} {{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=Kawasaki Frontale|s=201264 |h=20043 |l=4402 |a=9148 |pr=7258 }} {{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=Avispa Fukuoka|s=192349 |h=15444 |l=5130 |a=8743 |pr=7417 }} {{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=Kyoto Purple Sanga|s=171764 |h=10579 |l=3124 |a=7807 |pr=10850 |nt=†}} {{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=Montedio Yamagata|s=141246 |h=20062 |l=2964 |a=6420 |pr=4370 }} {{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=Ventforet Kofu|s=140141 |h=10121 |l=2401 |a=6370 |pr=5796 }} {{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=Omiya Ardija|s=134365 |h=12004 |l=1901 |a=6108 |pr=5058 }} {{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=Shonan Bellmare|s=103208 |h=9879 |l=2711 |a=4691 |pr=4731 }} {{fb a2 team|p=10|t=Yokohama FC|s=92818 |h=12180 |l=2011 |a=4219 |pr=3743 }} {{fb a2 team|p=11|t=Mito HollyHock|s=83002 |h=9155 |l=1338 |a=3773 |pr=3085 }} {{fb a2 team|p=12|t=Sagan Tosu|s=79415 |h=9565 |l=2269 |a=3610 |pr=3172 }} {{fb a footer|s=1904172 |h=20062 |l=1338 |a=7213 |pr=7895 |u=November 27, 2004 |source=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=j2&t=visitor&y=2004&l=E J. League Division 2]<!-- -->|notes=<sup>†</sup> Team played previous season in J1.}}
== References == <references/>
== External links == * [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap04.html rsssf.com]
{{Japanese Club Football|group=second}} {{2004 in Japanese football}}
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