2010 J.League Division 2

The 2010 J. League Division 2 season was the 39th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 12th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4.[1]

J.League Division 2
Season2010
ChampionsKashiwa Reysol
1st J2 title
2nd D2 title
PromotedKashiwa Reysol
Ventforet Kofu
Avispa Fukuoka
Matches played342
Goals scored835 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerMike Havenaar (20 goals total)
Highest attendance26,875 (Round 19,
Consadole vs. Yokohama)
Lowest attendance1,456 (Round 27,
HollyHock vs. Fagiano)
Average attendance6,696
2009
2011

In this season, the number of participating clubs was increased by one, making the total number, nineteen. As opposed to the last two seasons, clubs will play double-round robin, instead of triple-round robin. At the end of the season, the top three clubs will be promoted to J. League Division 1 for the 2011 season. Furthermore, there will be no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.

Clubs

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The following nineteen clubs will play in J. League Division 2 during the 2010 season. Of these clubs, JEF United Chiba, Kashiwa Reysol, and Oita Trinita were relegated from J1 League last year. Also, Giravanz Kitakyushu (formerly known as New Wave Kitakyushu) newly joined from Japan Football League.

Club NameHome Town(s)Note(s)
Avispa FukuokaFukuoka, Fukuoka
Consadole SapporoSapporo, Hokkaidō
Ehime FCAll cities/towns in Ehime
Fagiano OkayamaAll cities/towns in Okayama
FC GifuAll cities/towns in Gifu
Giravanz KitakyushuKitakyushu, FukuokaPromoted from JFL in 2009
Renamed from New Wave Kitakyushu
JEF United ChibaChiba & Ichihara, ChibaRelegated from J1 League in 2009
Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa, ChibaRelegated from J1 League in 2009
Kataller ToyamaAll cities/towns in Toyama
Mito HollyHockMito, Ibaraki
Oita TrinitaAll cities/towns in OitaRelegated from J1 League in 2009
Roasso KumamotoKumamoto, Kumamoto
Sagan TosuTosu, Saga
Thespa KusatsuAll cities/towns in Gunma
Tochigi SCUtsunomiya, Tochigi
Tokushima VortisAll cities/towns in Tokushima
Tokyo VerdyAll cities/towns in Tokyo
Ventforet KofuAll cities/towns in Yamanashi
Yokohama FCYokohama, Kanagawa

League format

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Nineteen clubs will play in double round-robin (home and away) format, a total of 36 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
  • Disciplinary points

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. Three top clubs will be promoted to J1 (see below).

Changes from Previous Year
  • Nineteen participating clubs, increased by one, Giravanz Kitakyushu, from last year
  • Due to abolishment of triple round-robin format, which has been applied for the past two seasons, and installation of double round-robin, the number of games per club decreased to 36, down from 51, the fewest games played in J2, as same as 1999 J2 season. Therefore, regular season schedule had a month break after June 13 games during 2010 FIFA World Cup, first World Cup break as J2 since the 2002 events held in Japan, then the season resumed from July 17.
  • As in J1, J2 teams may now have 7 substitute players per match, up from 5.

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Kashiwa Reysol (C, P)36231127124+4780Promotion to 2011 J. League Division 1
2Ventforet Kofu (P)36191347140+3170
3Avispa Fukuoka (P)3621696334+2969
4JEF United Chiba36187115837+2161
5Tokyo Verdy36177124734+1358
6Yokohama FC36166145447+754
7Roasso Kumamoto361412103943−454
8Tokushima Vortis36156155147+451
9Sagan Tosu361312114241+151
10Tochigi SC36148144642+450
11Ehime FC361212123434048
12Thespa Kusatsu36146163648−1248
13Consadole Sapporo361113123738−146
14FC Gifu36136173245−1345
15Oita Trinita361011153949−1041
16Mito HollyHock36814142945−1638
17Fagiano Okayama3688202751−2432
18Kataller Toyama3684243971−3228
19Giravanz Kitakyushu36112232065−4515
Updated to match(es) played on December 4, 2010. Source: J.League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ AwayAVICONEHIFAGGIFGIRHOLJEFKATREYROSSAGSPATOCTRIVENVERVORYFC
Avispa Fukuoka0–02–00–00–22–05–02–15–00–26–10–12–12–32–13–13–21–02–1
Consadole Sapporo0–32–22–00–02–01–21–03–11–14–00–10–10–02–21–10–01–01–2
Ehime FC2–12–10–10–01–10–00–11–20–32–01–11–00–02–11–21–01–02–0
Fagiano Okayama1–21–01–22–20–02–12–11–20–20–02–10–11–21–00–40–11–20–1
FC Gifu0–23–01–11–01–01–01–02–10–21–10–12–14–22–00–10–12–10–1
Giravanz Kitakyushu0–10–10–32–20–11–10–31–20–22–20–10–11–11–10–01–01–31–4
Mito HollyHock1–01–11–11–11–20–01–03–11–40–10–01–12–12–12–20–40–23–1
JEF United Chiba1–10–33–04–02–02–11–02–12–32–02–02–12–15–01–22–11–14–0
Kataller Toyama1–20–23–34–03–21–00–00–11–20–22–11–20–31–30–32–32–32–1
Kashiwa Reysol1–05–11–01–13–02–01–02–22–10–02–03–21–12–12–20–16–02–0
Roasso Kumamoto2–10–01–02–11–03–00–01–11–11–32–00–10–20–00–13–22–10–2
Sagan Tosu0–11–12–10–03–03–21–01–12–21–11–10–03–10–01–20–11–04–4
Thespa Kusatsu2–11–10–12–12–11–10–02–02–10–41–20–22–11–31–41–01–40–3
Tochigi SC1–20–11–01–22–02–00–12–21–00–01–22–10–02–00–20–12–02–1
Oita Trinita0–01–20–21–03–10–01–10–21–01–01–13–41–01–40–11–11–02–2
Ventforet Kofu2–24–11–11–00–06–01–12–25–01–13–30–22–44–33–30–11–00–0
Tokyo Verdy1–12–11–01–02–04–03–11–21–00–21–21–13–00–00–11–21–11–1
Tokushima Vortis2–30–00–02–34–04–43–13–11–01–11–02–11–04–00–30–12–31–0
Yokohama FC1–31–00–02–02–02–01–01–04–12–21–24–00–10–22–13–43–21–2
Updated to match(es) played on December 4, 2010. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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RankScorerClubGoals[2]
1 Mike HavenaarVentforet Kofu20
2 Ricardo LoboTochigi SC16
Tomohiro TsudaTokushima Vortis16
4 Genki NagasatoAvispa Fukuoka15
5 PaulinhoVentforet Kofu14
6 Leandro DominguesKashiwa Reysol13
Yohei ToyodaSagan Tosu13
8 Masashi Oguro[note 1]Yokohama FC12
9 Ryohei HayashiKashiwa Reysol11
10 Kazuki HiramotoTokyo Verdy10
Masato KudoKashiwa Reysol10
Kosuke NakamachiAvispa Fukuoka10
Neto BaianoJEF United Chiba10

Notes:

  1. ^ Moved on loan to FC Tokyo after 17th week.

Attendance

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PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Ventforet Kofu223,30916,43110,31612,406+12.2%
2JEF United Chiba210,39418,0318,38111,689−20.6%
3Consadole Sapporo193,28026,8755,42910,738+5.2%
4Oita Trinita188,34014,5184,59410,463−43.2%
5Avispa Fukuoka158,77714,7135,0128,821+13.6%
6Kashiwa Reysol145,76610,7686,8448,098−31.0%
7Fagiano Okayama128,90011,2904,0257,161+16.2%
8Roasso Kumamoto124,31716,0982,8036,907+15.0%
9Sagan Tosu119,39212,3013,6586,633+11.7%
10Yokohama FC104,23010,8093,5535,791+63.8%
11Tokyo Verdy100,29725,1102,5125,639+1.2%
12Tokushima Vortis83,05711,1152,1174,614+13.3%
13Kataller Toyama80,32710,7262,5424,463+19.3%
14Thespa Kusatsu79,6389,3822,2324,424+2.2%
15Ehime FC78,94510,6302,7874,386+18.7%
16Giravanz Kitakyushu75,3937,4702,3894,189+22.9%
17Tochigi SC74,8216,9331,9134,157−11.7%
18Mito HollyHock64,94910,1811,4563,608+35.0%
19FC Gifu55,9505,1332,0063,108−27.8%
League total2,290,08226,8751,4566,696+5.8%

Updated to games played on December 4, 2010
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
Team played previous season in J1.
Team played previous season in JFL.

References

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  1. ^ "J-League to kick off season March 6".[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2010 J2 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.