2022 J2 League

{{Short description|24th season of J2 League}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = J2 League | season = [[2022 in Japanese football|2022]] | dates = 19 February – 23 October | winners = [[Albirex Niigata]]<br>2nd J2 title<br>2nd [[List of winners of J2 League and predecessors|D2]] title | promoted = Albirex Niigata<br>[[Yokohama FC]] | relegated = [[FC Ryukyu]]<br>[[Iwate Grulla Morioka]] | continentalcup1 = [[2023–24 AFC Champions League|Champions League]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Ventforet Kofu]] | matches = 462 | total goals = 1136 | league topscorer = [[Koki Ogawa (footballer)|Koki Ogawa]] (26 goals) | biggest home win = {{nowrap|[[Tokushima Vortis]] 5–0 Iwate Grulla Morioka<br/>(20 April 2022)}} | biggest away win = {{nowrap|[[Thespakusatsu Gunma]] 1–6 [[Renofa Yamaguchi FC|Renofa Yamaguchi]]<br/>(24 September 2022)}} | highest scoring = FC Ryukyu 2–5 [[Tokyo Verdy]]<br/>(30 March 2022)<br/>Albirex Niigata 4−3 Tokyo Verdy<br/>(8 May 2022)<br/>Ventforet Kofu 5–2 FC Ryukyu<br/>(6 August 2022)<br/>[[Roasso Kumamoto]] 3–4 Yokohama FC<br/>(23 October 2022) | longest wins = 6 matches<br/>Tokyo Verdy | longest unbeaten = 19 matches<br/>Tokushima Vortis | longest winless = 12 matches<br/>[[Blaublitz Akita]] | longest losses = 7 matches<br/>Iwate Grulla Morioka<br>Ventforet Kofu | highest attendance = 32,979<br/>Albirex Niigata 3–0 [[Vegalta Sendai]]<br />(8 October 2022) | lowest attendance = 608<br/>FC Ryukyu 0–1 Blaublitz Akita<br />(3 September 2022) | attendance = 2,318,829 | average attendance = 5,019 | prevseason = [[2021 J2 League|2021]] | nextseason = [[2023 J2 League|2023]] | updated = }}

The '''2022 J2 League''', also known as the {{Nihongo|'''2022 [[Meiji Yasuda Life|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== <div style="white-space:nowrap"> {{location map+ |Japan |float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of the 2022 J2 League teams |places= {{location map~ |Japan |lat=37.882686 |long=139.059288 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Albirex Niigata]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=39.721555 |long=140.095671 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Blaublitz Akita]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.680658 |long=133.919631 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Fagiano Okayama]]</div> |position=top }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=36.575788 |long=136.605328 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Zweigen Kanazawa]]</div> |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.183333 |long=131.466667 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Renofa Yamaguchi FC|Renofa Yamaguchi]]</div> |position=top }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=32.838597 |long=130.039528 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[V-Varen Nagasaki]]</div> |position=top }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=32.833014 |long=145.688526 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[FC Ryukyu]]</div> |position=bottom }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=38.335547 |long=140.378445 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Montedio Yamagata|Yamagata]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.622376 |long=138.589756 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Ventforet Kofu]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=32.836872 |long=130.800095 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Roasso Kumamoto]]</div> |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=39.647931 |long=141.137815 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Iwate Grulla Morioka]]</div> |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=33.200783 |long=131.657435 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Oita Trinita]]</div> |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=34.168251 |long=134.618053 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Tokushima Vortis]]</div> |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=38.319143 |long=140.881780 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Vegalta Sendai]]</div> |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan |lat=35.664257 |long=139.657137 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px">'''Greater Tokyo Area'''</div> |position=right }} {{Location map~ |Japan |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.svg |marksize=1 |lat=45 |long=128.3 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">'''† [[Greater Tokyo Area|Greater Tokyo]] teams'''<br /> [[Mito HollyHock]]<br /> [[JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]<br /> [[Omiya Ardija]]<br /> [[FC Machida Zelvia]]<br /> [[Tokyo Verdy]]<br /> [[Yokohama FC]]<br /> [[Tochigi SC]]<br /> [[Thespakusatsu Gunma]]<br /> </div>|position=right}} }} {{location map+ |Japan Kanto|float=right |width=250 |caption=Greater Tokyo Area J2 League teams |places= {{location map~ |Japan Kanto |lat=36.345278 |long=140.412222 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Mito HollyHock]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Kanto |lat=35.607325 |long=140.106386 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba]]</div> |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Kanto|lat=35.916303 |long=139.633377 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:-4px">[[Omiya Ardija]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Kanto |lat=35.5925 |long=139.438889 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[FC Machida Zelvia|Machida Zelvia]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Kanto |lat=35.664278 |long=139.527139 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Tokyo Verdy]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Kanto|lat=36.556667 |long=139.986667 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Tochigi SC]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Kanto |lat=36.411542 |long=139.053258 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Thespakusatsu Gunma]]</div> |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Kanto|lat=35.470029 |long=139.601528 |label=<div style="font-size:80%">[[Yokohama FC]]</div> |position=left }} }}</div>

{|class="wikitable sortable" !Club name!!Hometown!!Stadium!!Capacity!!Previous season rank!!License |- |[[Albirex Niigata]] |[[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]] & [[Seiro, Niigata|Seiro]], [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]] |[[Denka Big Swan Stadium]] |42,300 |J2 (6th) |J1 |- |[[Blaublitz Akita]] |[[Akita, Akita|Akita]] |[[Soyu Stadium]] |20,125 |J2 (13th) |J1 |- |[[Fagiano Okayama]] |All cities/towns in [[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]]{{efn|centering on [[Okayama, Okayama|Okayama]], [[Kurashiki, Okayama|Kurashiki]], [[Tsuyama, Okayama|Tsuyama]]}} |[[City Light Stadium]] |20,000 |J2 (11th) |J1 |- |[[Iwate Grulla Morioka]] |All cities/towns in [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] |[[Iwagin Stadium]] & [[Kitakami Stadium]] |4,946 |[[File:Arrowupgreen.png]] J3 (2nd) |J1 |- |[[JEF United Chiba]] |[[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]] & [[Ichihara, Chiba|Ichihara]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] |[[Fukuda Denshi Arena]] |18,500 |J2 (8th) |J1 |- |[[FC Machida Zelvia|Machida Zelvia]] |[[Machida, Tokyo|Machida]], [[Tokyo]] |[[Machida Athletic Stadium]] |10,600 |J2 (5th) |J1 |- |{{sort|HollyHock|[[Mito HollyHock]]}} |Cities/towns in [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]]{{efn|[[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]], [[Hitachinaka]], [[Kasama, Ibaraki|Kasama]], [[Naka, Ibaraki|Naka]], [[Omitama]], [[Ibaraki, Ibaraki|Ibaraki]], [[Shirosato, Ibaraki|Shirosato]], [[Oarai, Ibaraki|Oarai]], [[Tokai, Ibaraki|Tokai]]}} |[[K's denki Stadium Mito]] |12,000 |J2 (10th) |J1 |- |{{sort|Montedio|[[Montedio Yamagata]]}} |All cities/towns in [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]]{{efn|centering on [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata]], [[Tendo, Yamagata|Tendo]], [[Tsuruoka, Yamagata|Tsuruoka]]}} |[[ND Soft Stadium]] |20,315 |J2 (7th) |J1 |- |[[Oita Trinita]] |[[Ōita Prefecture]] |[[Showa Denko Dome Oita]] |40,000 |[[File:Arrowdownred.png]] J1 (18th) |J1 |- |[[Omiya Ardija]] |[[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |[[NACK5 Stadium Omiya]] |15,500 |J2 (16th) |J1 |- |[[Renofa Yamaguchi FC|Renofa Yamaguchi]] |All cities/towns in [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]] |[[Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium]] |20,000 |J2 (15th) |J1 |- |[[Roasso Kumamoto]] |[[Kumamoto, Kumamoto|Kumamoto]], [[Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto]] |[[Egao Kenko Stadium]] |32,000 |[[File:Arrowupgreen.png]] J3 (1st) |J1 |- | [[FC Ryukyu]] |All cities/towns in [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]{{efn|centering on [[Okinawa, Okinawa|Okinawa]]}} |[[Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium]] |25,000 |J2 (9th) |J1 |- |[[Thespakusatsu Gunma]] |All cities/towns in [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]]{{efn|centering on [[Kusatsu, Gunma|Kusatsu]] and [[Maebashi]]}} |[[Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma]] |15,253 |J2 (18th) |J1 |- |[[Tochigi SC]] |[[Utsunomiya]], [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]] |[[Kanseki Stadium Tochigi]] |25,244 |J2 (14th) |J1 |- |[[Tokushima Vortis]] |[[Tokushima Prefecture]] |[[Pocarisweat Stadium]] |20,441 |[[File:Arrowdownred.png]] J1 (17th) |J1 |- |{{sort|Verdy|[[Tokyo Verdy]]}} |All cities/towns in [[Tokyo]] |[[Ajinomoto Stadium]] |49,970 |J2 (12th) |J1 |- |[[V-Varen Nagasaki]] |All cities/towns in [[Nagasaki Prefecture]]{{efn|centering on [[Nagasaki]] and [[Isahaya, Nagasaki|Isahaya]]}} |[[Nagasaki Athletic Stadium]] |20,246 |J2 (4th) |J1 |- |[[Vegalta Sendai]] |[[Miyagi Prefecture]] |[[Yurtec Stadium Sendai]] |19,694 |[[File:Arrowdownred.png]] J1 (19th) |J1 |- |[[Ventforet Kofu]] |All cities/towns in [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]{{efn|centering on [[Kofu]] and [[Nirasaki, Yamanashi|Nirasaki]]}} |[[Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium]] |17,000 |J2 (3rd) |J1 |- |[[Yokohama FC]] |[[Kanagawa Prefecture]] |[[NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium|Mitsuzawa Stadium]] |15,046 |[[File:Arrowdownred.png]] J1 (20th) |J1 |- |[[Zweigen Kanazawa]] |All cities/towns in [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]]{{efn|centering on [[Kanazawa]], [[Nonoichi, Ishikawa|Nonoichi]], [[Kahoku, Ishikawa|Kahoku]], [[Tsubata, Ishikawa|Tsubata]], [[Uchinada, Ishikawa|Tsubata]]}} |[[Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium]] |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 (footballer)|Yuto Horigome]] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]] |- |{{sort|Blaublitz|[[Blaublitz Akita]]}} |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ken Yoshida]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuto Inaba]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Athleta (sports manufacturer)|ATHLETA]] |- |[[Fagiano Okayama]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Kiyama]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Junki Kanayama]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Penalty (sports manufacturer)|Penalty]] |- |[[Iwate Grulla Morioka]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yutaka Akita]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yusuke Muta]] |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Kelme (company)|Kelme]] |- |[[JEF United Chiba]] |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yoon Jong-hwan]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daisuke Suzuki (footballer)|Daisuke Suzuki]] |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hummel International|Hummel]] |- |[[FC Machida Zelvia|Machida Zelvia]] |{{Flagicon|SRB}} [[Ranko Popović]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Taiki Hirato]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} SVOLME |- |{{sort|HollyHock|[[Mito HollyHock]]}} |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadahiro Akiba]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryo Niizato]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} soccer junky |- |{{sort|Montedio|[[Montedio Yamagata]]}} |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Cklamovski]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuto Minami]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Penalty (sports manufacturer)|Penalty]] |- |[[Oita Trinita]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takahiro Shimotaira]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hokuto Shimoda]] | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Puma SE|Puma]] |- |[[Omiya Ardija]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Soma]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuta Mikado]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Under Armour]] |- |[[Renofa Yamaguchi FC|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 (brand)|Puma]] |- |[[FC Ryukyu]] |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nacho Fernández (football manager)|Nacho Fernández]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryohei Okazaki]] | {{flagicon|JPN}} sfida |- |[[Thespakusatsu Gunma]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsuyoshi Otsuki]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hajime Hosogai]] |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Kelme (company)|Kelme]] |- |[[Tochigi SC]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yu Tokisaki]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuki Nishiya]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Athleta (sports manufacturer)|ATHLETA]] |- |[[Tokushima Vortis]] |{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Dani Poyatos]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hidenori Ishii]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mizuno Corporation|Mizuno]] |- |{{sort|Verdy|[[Tokyo Verdy]]}} |{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshi Jofuku]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomohiro Taira]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Athleta (sports manufacturer)|ATHLETA]] |- |[[V-Varen Nagasaki]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fábio Carille]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Caio César (footballer)|Caio César]] |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Umbro]] |- |[[Vegalta Sendai]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Ito (footballer)|Akira Ito]] |{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Ryang Yong-gi]] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]] |- |[[Ventforet Kofu]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tatsuma Yoshida]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sho Araki]] |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mizuno Corporation|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 International|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]] | [[Masahiro Shimoda]] | Sacked | 26 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | 20th | [[Naoki Soma]] | 26 May 2022 | 28 May 2022 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ardija.co.jp/news/?id=38915|title=相馬直樹監督就任のお知らせ|language=ja|access-date=26 May 2022|date=26 May 2022}}</ref> |- | [[FC Ryukyu]] | [[Tetsuhiro Kina]] | Sacked | 8 June 2022 | 8 June 2022 | 22nd | [[Kazuki Kuranuki]] (caretaker) | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://fcryukyu.com/news/33324/|title=喜名哲裕監督解任のお知らせ|language=ja|access-date=9 June 2022|date=9 June 2022}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|[[V-Varen Nagasaki]] | [[Hiroshi Matsuda]] | Sacked | 12 June 2022 | 12 June 2022 | 5th | [[Takeo Harada]] (caretaker) | 12 June 2022 | 12 June 2022 |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.v-varen.com/news/164204.html|title=トップチーム監督交代のお知らせ|language=ja|access-date=12 June 2022|date=12 June 2022}}</ref> |- | [[Takeo Harada]] | End of caretaker spell | 12 June 2022 | 1 July 2022 | TBD | [[Fábio Carille]] | 12 June 2022 | 2 July 2022 |- | [[FC Ryukyu]] | [[Kazuki Kuranuki]] | End of caretaker spell | 13 June 2022 | 13 June 2022 | 22nd | [[Nacho Fernández (football manager)|Nacho Fernández]] | 13 June 2022 | 14 June 2022 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://fcryukyu.com/news/33395/|title=ナチョフェルナンデス監督就任のお知らせ|access-date=13 June 2022|language=ja|publisher=FC Ryukyu}}</ref> |- | [[Tokyo Verdy]] | [[Takafumi Hori]] | Sacked | 13 June 2022 | 13 June 2022 | 14th | [[Hiroshi Jofuku]] | 13 June 2022 | 14 June 2022 | <ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> |- | [[Vegalta Sendai]] | [[Masato Harasaki]] | Sacked | 6 September 2022 | 6 September 2022 | 4th | [[Akira Ito (footballer)|Akira Ito]] | 6 September 2022 | 6 September 2022 | <ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> |}

==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

{| 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 (footballer, born 1993)|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 (footballer, born 1999)|Brenner]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Cristiano Pereira de Oliveira|Cristiano]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Lucas Morelatto]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jong-min (footballer, born 1992)|Kim Jong-min]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jang Hyun-soo (footballer, born 1993)|Jang Hyun-soo]] | {{flagicon|PHI}} ''[[Paul Tabinas]]'' | {{flagicon|PRK}} ''[[Han Yong-thae]]'' | {{flagicon|NGR}} ''[[Kenneth Otabor]]'' | |- | [[JEF United Chiba]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Daniel Alves Silva|Daniel]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ricardo Lopes (footballer, born 1990)|Ricardo Lopes]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tiago Leonço]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jang Min-gyu]] | | | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Saldanha (footballer, born 1999)|Saldanha]] |- | [[FC Machida Zelvia|Machida Zelvia]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dudu (footballer, born 21 April 1990)|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 (footballer, born 1996)|Tiago Alves]] | | | | | | | |- | [[Oita Trinita]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Eduardo Neto]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Matheus Pereira (footballer, born 1997)|Matheus Pereira]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Samuel (footballer, born 2000)|Samuel]] | | | | | | |- | [[Omiya Ardija]] | | | | | | | | | |- | [[Renofa Yamaguchi FC|Renofa Yamaguchi]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Renan (footballer, born 1996)|Renan]] | | | | | | | | |- | [[Roasso Kumamoto]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Leo Kenta]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} ''[[Thales Paula|Thales]]'' | | | | | | | |- | [[FC Ryukyu]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Kelvin (footballer, born 1993)|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 (footballer, born 1994)|Juninho]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Gutiérrez (Spanish footballer)|Carlos Gutiérrez]] | | | | | | | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Ömer Tokaç]] |- | [[Tokushima Vortis]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cacá (footballer, born 1999)|Cacá]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Elsinho (footballer, born 1989)|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 (footballer)|Caio César]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cristiano da Silva|Cristiano]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Edigar Junio]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Kaique Mafaldo|Kaique]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Clayson (footballer)|Clayson]]''' | {{flagicon|COL}} [[Víctor Ibarbo]] | | | |- | [[Vegalta Sendai]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Felippe Cardoso]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Foguinho (footballer, born 1992)|Foguinho]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Tae-hyeon (footballer)|Kim Tae-hyeon]] | {{flagicon|PRK}} ''[[Ryang Yong-gi]]'' | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Leandro Desábato (footballer, born 1990)|Leandro Desábato]] | {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nedeljko Stojišić]] | | | |- | [[Ventforet Kofu]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Renato (footballer, born 1998)|Renato]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Willian Lira]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Eduardo Mancha]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Foguete]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Getúlio (footballer, born 1997)|Getúlio]]''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Igor Sartori]]''' | | | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Paraíba]] |- | [[Yokohama FC]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gabriel (footballer, born 1995)|Gabriel]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Kléber (footballer, born 1990)|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'''<br />30 October | RD2='''Second round'''<br />6 November | RD3='''Final'''<br />13 November

| 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 FC|Kyoto Sanga]]''' | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2={{nowrap|J2 (4)}} | RD3-team2=[[Roasso Kumamoto]] | RD3-score2=1 }}<section end="J2 prorel playoffs" />

==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<ref>{{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}}</ref>

|- !rowspan=1|1 |align="left"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Koki Ogawa (footballer)|Koki Ogawa]] |align="left"|[[Yokohama FC]] |rowspan=1|26 |- !rowspan=1|2 |align="left"|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Tiago Alves (footballer, born 1993)|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 (footballer)|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<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- !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 (footballer, born 1988)|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 (footballer, born 1995)|Yudai Tanaka]] |align="left"|[[Blaublitz Akita]] |- |}

===Discipline=== ====Player==== *Most yellow cards: '''9'''<ref>{{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}}</ref> ** {{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Kota Fukatsu]] (Machida Zelvia)

* Most red cards: '''2''' <ref>{{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}}</ref> ** {{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Gutiérrez (Spanish footballer)|Carlos Gutiérrez]] (Tochigi SC)

====Club==== * Most yellow cards: '''67''' <ref>{{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}}</ref> (Iwate Grulla Morioka) * Most red cards: '''4'''<ref>{{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}}</ref> (Mito HollyHock)

==Awards== ===Monthly awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"|Month !colspan="2"|Manager of the Month !colspan="2"|[[J.League Monthly MVP|Monthly MVP]] !colspan="2"|Goal of the Month !rowspan="2"|References |- !Manager!!Club!!Player!!Club!!Player!!Club |- |February/March |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuhei Yomoda]] |Yokohama FC |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koki Ogawa (footballer)|Koki Ogawa]] |Yokohama FC |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tiago Alves (footballer, born 1993)|Tiago Alves]] |Fagiano Okayama |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Oniki wins Manager of the Month after guiding retooled Frontale to quick start |url=https://www.jleague.co/news/oniki-wins-manager-of-the-month-after-guiding-retooled-frontale-to-quick-start/ |website=JLeague.co |access-date=12 April 2022 |date=12 April 2022|publisher=Japan Professional Football League}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ueda captures Konami Monthly MVP honors after sizzling start to the season |publisher=Japan Professional Football League|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/ueda-captures-konami-monthly-mvp-honors-after-sizzling-start-to-the-season/ |website=JLeague.co |access-date=12 April 2022 |date=12 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Saneto wins Goal of the Month for 95th minute bicycle belter |url=https://www.jleague.co/news/saneto-wins-goal-of-the-month-for-95th-minute-bicycle-belter/ |website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=12 April 2022 |date=12 April 2022}}</ref> |- |April |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masato Harasaki]] |Vegalta Sendai |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryoma Kida]] |Vegalta Sendai |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kota Yamada]] |Montedio Yamagata |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanfrecce's spring surge earns Skibbe Manager of the Month honors|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/sanfrecce-surge-earns-skibbe-manager-of-the-month-honors/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=18 May 2022 |date=17 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Utaka wins Konami Monthly MVP after impressive April performances|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/utaka-wins-konami-monthly-mvp-after-impressive-april-performances/|website=JLeague.co |publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=18 May 2022 |date=17 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=4月度「2022明治安田生命JリーグKONAMI月間ベストゴール」決定 |url=https://www.jleague.jp/news/article/22374/|trans-title=April "2022 Meiji Yasuda Life J League KONAMI Monthly Awards" decided |website=JLeague.jp|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=16 June 2022 |date=17 May 2022|language=ja}}</ref> |- |May |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rikizo Matsuhashi]] |Albirex Niigata |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shunsuke Mito]] |Albirex Niigata |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuma Yamaguchi]] |Machida Zelvia |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Muscat wins Manager of the Month after guiding Marinos to first place|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/muscat-wins-manager-of-the-month-after-guiding-marinos-to-first-place/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=16 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cerezo's Maikuma awarded KONAMI Monthly MVP for May|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/cerezos-maikuma-awarded-konami-monthly-mvp-for-may/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=16 June 2022 |date=16 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Matheus Savio wins Goal of the Month for his terrific tally in Matchweek 16|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/matheus-savio-wins-goal-of-the-month-for-his-terrific-tally-in-matchweek-16/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=16 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022}}</ref> |- |June |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Kiyama]] |Fagiano Okayama |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koki Ogawa (footballer)|Koki Ogawa]] |Yokohama FC |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroki Noda]] |Montedio Yamagata |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Yamaguchi awarded Manager of the Month after Shonan resurgence|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/yamaguchi-awarded-manager-of-the-month-after-shonan-resurgence/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=13 July 2022 |date=11 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mizunuma captures KONAMI Monthly MVP for captaining Marinos to perfect June|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/mizunuma-captures-konami-monthly-mvp-for-captaining-marinos-to-perfect-june/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=13 July 2022 |date=11 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Notsuda blast wins KONAMI Goal of the Month for June|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/notsuda-blast-wins-konami-goal-of-the-month-for-june/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=13 July 2022 |date=11 July 2022}}</ref> |- |July |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Oki]] |Roasso Kumamoto |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Edigar Junio]] |V-Varen Nagasaki |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naohiro Sugiyama]] |Roasso Kumamoto |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Muscat awarded Manager of the Month again|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/muscat-awarded-manager-of-the-month-again/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=17 August 2022 |date=16 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Léo Ceará's earns KONAMI Monthly MVP after fantastic July|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/l%C3%A9o-cear%C3%A1s-earns-konami-monthly-mvp-after-fantastic-july/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=17 August 2022 |date=16 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Everaldo's spectacular bicycle kick nets Kashima man KONAMI Goal of the Month|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/everaldos-spectacular-bicycle-kick-nets-kashima-man-konami-goal-of-the-month/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=17 August 2022 |date=16 August 2022}}</ref> |- |August |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Kiyama]] |Fagiano Okayama |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jordy Buijs]] |Fagiano Okayama |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Wataru Tanaka]] |Renofa Yamaguchi |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Skibbe wins Manager of the Month after masterminding Sanfrecce's summer surge |url=https://www.jleague.co/news/skibbe-wins-manager-of-the-month-after-masterminding-sanfrecces-summer-surge/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=14 September 2022 |date=14 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Akihiro Ienaga named KONAMI Monthly MVP for August after leading Frontale title chase|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/akihiro-ienaga-named-konami-monthly-mvp-for-august-after-leading-frontale-title-chase/|website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=14 September 2022 |date=14 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mateus rocket earns KONAMI Goal of the Month for August |url=https://www.jleague.co/news/mateus-rocket-earns-konami-goal-of-the-month-for-august/ |website=JLeague.co|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=14 September 2022 |date=14 September 2022}}</ref> |- |September |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Oki]] |Roasso Kumamoto |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroya Matsumoto (footballer)|Hiroya Matsumoto]] |Zweigen Kanazawa |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuma Takai]] |Renofa Yamaguchi |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=9月度「２０２２明治安田生命Ｊリーグ KONAMI月間MVP」を発表！「２０２２明治安田生命��リーグKONAMI月間ベストゴール」、「月間優秀監督賞」も決定！ |url=https://www.jleague.jp/news/article/23499/ |website=jleague.jp|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=11 October 2022 |date=10 October 2022}}</ref> |- |October/November |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshi Jofuku]] |Tokyo Verdy |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koki Ogawa (footballer)|Koki Ogawa]] |Yokohama FC |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryotaro Ito]] |Albirex Niigata |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=10・11月度「２０２２明治安田生命Ｊリーグ KONAMI月間MVP」を発表！「２０２２明治安田生命ＪリーグKONAMI月間ベストゴール」、「月間優秀監督賞」も決定！|trans-title=Announcing the 2022 Meiji Yasuda J.League KONAMI Monthly MVP for October and November! ``2022 Meiji Yasuda J.League KONAMI Best Goal of the Month'' and ``Monthly Outstanding Director Award'' have also been decided! |url=https://www.jleague.jp/news/article/23727/ |website=JLeague.jp|publisher=Japan Professional Football League |access-date=6 November 2022 |date=6 November 2022|language=ja}}</ref> |}

==See also== *[[Japan Football Association]] (JFA) *[[2022 Nadeshiko League]] *[[2022 Blaublitz Akita season]] *[[2022 Mito HollyHock season]] *[[2022 Vegalta Sendai season]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.jleague.co/standings/j2/2022 Official website] on jleague.co {{in lang|en}}

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