2005 J.League Division 2

The 2005 J.League Division 2 season was the 34th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 7th season since the establishment of J2 League.

J.League Division 2
Season2005
ChampionsKyoto Purple Sanga
2nd J2 title
2nd D2 title
PromotedKyoto Purple Sanga
Avispa Fukuoka
Ventforet Kofu
Matches played264
Goals scored692 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerPaulinho (22 goals total)
Highest attendance20,841 (Round 42,
Avispa vs. Vortis)
Lowest attendance1,344 (Round 35,
Thespa vs. Ventforet)
Average attendance7,482
2004
2006

In this season, two additional clubs joined from the third-tier Japan Football League, though the number of participating clubs stayed at twelve, as no teams were relegated from 2004 J1 League to replace the two promoted clubs. The clubs competed in the quadruple round-robin format for the top two promotion slots. The third placed-finisher participated in the Pro/Rele Series for the promotion. There was no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.

General

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Promotion and relegation

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To be completed

Changes in competition formats

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To be completed

Changes in clubs

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To be completed

Clubs

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The following twelve clubs played in J.League Division 2 during the 2005 season. Thespa Kusatsu and Tokushima Vortis newly joined the J.League Division 2 from Japan Football League. Due to expansion of J.League Division 1, there was no relegated club from 2004 J1 League. Since Tokushima is based in Shikoku, it became the first season for J.League being presented on all four major islands of Japan, Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū, and Shikoku.

  • Consadole Sapporo
  • Vegalta Sendai
  • Montedio Yamagata
  • Mito HollyHocks
  • Thespa Kusatsu
  • Yokohama FC
  • Shonan Bellmare
  • Ventforet Kofu
  • Kyoto Purple Sanga
  • Tokushima Vortis
  • Avispa Fukuoka
  • Sagan Tosu

League format

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Twelve clubs play in a 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

None

Final league table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Kyoto Purple Sanga (C, P)4430778940+4997Promotion to 2006 J.League Division 1
2Avispa Fukuoka (P)44211587243+2978
3Ventforet Kofu (P)441912137864+1469
4Vegalta Sendai441911146647+1968
5Montedio Yamagata441616125445+964
6Consadole Sapporo441712155457−363
7Shonan Bellmare441315164659−1354
8Sagan Tosu441410205858052
9Tokushima Vortis441216166076−1652
10Mito HollyHock441313184157−1652
11Yokohama FC441015194864−1645
12Thespa Kusatsu4458312682−5623
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2005. Source: J. League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final results

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Rounds 1 & 2
Home \ AwaySANAVIVENVEGMONCONBELSAGVORHOLYFCSPA
Kyoto Purple Sanga3–23–21–02–10–02–10–31–01–11–03–0
Avispa Fukuoka0–00–12–10–00–30–03–23–14–11–04–2
Ventforet Kofu0–32–11–11–12–22–23–15–04–10–14–1
Vegalta Sendai3–10–22–10–14–03–00–20–31–03–44–0
Montedio Yamagata1–30–03–10–03–01–11–32–20–11–11–1
Consadole Sapporo0–11–13–10–30–20–00–10–02–01–03–1
Shonan Bellmare1–20–21–01–02–10–34–31–13–12–01–1
Sagan Tosu2–31–12–21–00–20–10–01–10–10–00–1
Tokushima Vortis1–22–21–13–31–11–12–32–20–12–02–1
Mito HollyHock2–30–01–02–21–22–04–10–11–22–21–0
Yokohama FC1–21–11–31–31–11–20–02–21–10–01–0
Thespa Kusatsu0–31–21–20–20–31–41–00–22–01–11–1
Updated to match(es) played on July 17, 2005. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rounds 3 & 4
Home \ AwaySANAVIVENVEGMONCONBELSAGVORHOLYFCSPA
Kyoto Purple Sanga3–01–23–10–14–04–00–12–03–12–16–0
Avispa Fukuoka2–12–21–10–23–02–04–10–03–03–01–0
Ventforet Kofu1–20–52–11–10–15–21–15–02–20–01–0
Vegalta Sendai0–12–21–00–02–22–01–02–23–00–01–0
Montedio Yamagata0–31–11–20–21–01–11–01–33–02–24–0
Consadole Sapporo3–31–32–42–13–12–00–32–01–11–22–1
Shonan Bellmare0–01–21–11–12–00–02–01–21–11–21–0
Sagan Tosu3–21–11–22–01–20–21–23–31–24–14–1
Tokushima Vortis1–52–01–32–42–11–13–12–10–11–33–2
Mito HollyHock1–10–33–00–20–11–00–11–01–11–01–1
Yokohama FC1–13–13–41–21–21–11–40–12–31–01–0
Thespa Kusatsu0–20–21–20–20–01–20–01–01–00–01–3
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2005. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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PosScorerClubGoals[1]
1 PaulinhoKyoto Purple Sanga
22
2 BaréVentforet Kofu
21
3 GláucioAvispa Fukuoka
18
4 Tatsunori AraiSagan Tosu
17
Taro HasegawaVentforet Kofu
17
6 AlemãoKyoto Purple Sanga
15
Michiaki KakimotoShonan Bellmare
15
Takaaki SuzukiSagan Tosu
15
9 BaronVegalta Sendai
14
10 SchwenckVegalta Sendai
13

Attendance figures

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PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Vegalta Sendai350,54419,12811,69515,934−1.6%
2Consadole Sapporo244,93520,3744,95911,133+17.6%
3Avispa Fukuoka237,29920,8416,62010,786+23.4%
4Kyoto Purple Sanga172,84614,1704,2217,857+0.6%
5Sagan Tosu172,81613,0394,4677,855+117.6%
6Ventforet Kofu152,49114,2344,9036,931+8.8%
7Montedio Yamagata130,86719,4181,6475,949−7.3%
8Yokohama FC130,64412,8492,8635,938+40.7%
9Shonan Bellmare126,41614,2033,5215,746+22.5%
10Tokushima Vortis96,0458,2262,2054,366+43.3%
11Thespa Kusatsu87,0987,3141,3443,959−20.0%
12Mito HollyHock73,3398,1581,3713,334−11.6%
League total1,975,34020,8411,3447,482+3.7%

Updated to games played on December 3, 2005
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
Team played previous season in JFL.

References

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  1. ^ "2005 J2 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

See also

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