2015 J2 League
The 2015 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2015 明治安田生命J2リーグ)[1] season was the 44th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 17th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on 8 March 2015 and ended on 23 November 2015.
Season | 2015 |
---|---|
Champions | Omiya Ardija |
Promoted | Omiya ArdijaJúbilo IwataAvispa Fukuoka |
Relegated | Oita TrinitaTochigi SC |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,014 (2.19 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jay Bothroyd (20 goals) |
Highest attendance | 20,234(Consadole vs Tochigi SC, 23 November) |
Lowest attendance | 1,227(Zweigen vs Ehime FC, 1 April) |
Average attendance | 6,845 |
← 2014 2016 → |
Clubs
Shonan Bellmare have stayed in the second division for just a year, winning promotion as the champions. Matsumoto Yamaga have spent only 3 seasons in J2 after promoted from Japan Football League in 2012, becoming the first club based in Nagano Prefecture which have promoted to the top flight. Sixth-placed Montedio Yamagata won the promotion playoffs and will return in the first division after playing in the J2 for 3 years. Tokushima Vortis were relegated from the J1 immediately after their inaugural promotion, while Cerezo Osaka and Omiya Ardija have suffered relegation respectively after five and ten years from their last presence in J2.
On the other end of the table, Zweigen Kanazawa have been promoted from 2014 J3 League as the champions of the inaugural season of the J3 League, replacing relegated Kataller Toyama.
The participating clubs are listed in the following table:
Club Name | Home Town(s) | Note(s) |
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Omiya Ardija | Omiya, Saitama | Relegated from J1 League in 2014 |
Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka | |
Cerezo Osaka | Osaka | Relegated from J1 League in 2014 |
Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | |
Ehime FC | All cities/towns in Ehime | |
Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns in Okayama | |
FC Gifu | All cities/towns in Gifu | |
Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka | Not eligible for J1 promotion |
Mito HollyHock | Mito, Ibaraki | Not eligible for J1 promotion |
JEF United Chiba | Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba | 2014 J2 League 2014 Play-off finalist |
Júbilo Iwata | Iwata, Shizuoka | 2014 J2 League 2014 Play-off contestant |
Kamatamare Sanuki | Takamatsu, Kagawa Kagawa | Not eligible for J1 promotion |
Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto | |
Kyoto Sanga | Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto | |
Thespakusatsu Gunma | All cities/towns in Gunma | Not eligible for J1 promotion |
Tochigi SC | Utsunomiya, Tochigi | |
Oita Trinita | Ōita | |
V-Varen Nagasaki | All cities/towns in Nagasaki | |
Tokyo Verdy | All cities/towns in Tokyo | |
Tokushima Vortis | All cities/towns in Tokushima | Relegated from J1 League 2014 |
Yokohama FC | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
Zweigen Kanazawa | Kanazawa | Promoted from J3 League 2014 |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of separation | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of announcement |
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Oita Trinita | ![]() |
1 June | Sacked[2] | ![]() |
2 July |
Mito HollyHock | ![]() |
7 June | Sacked[3] | ![]() |
27 June |
Kyoto Sanga | ![]() |
10 July | Sacked[4] | ![]() |
10 July |
Tochigi SC | ![]() |
20 July | Resigned[5] | ![]() |
21 July |
Consadole Sapporo | ![]() |
24 July | Resigned[6] | ![]() |
24 July |
Yokohama FC | ![]() |
15 September | Resigned[7] | ![]() |
15 September[8] |
Cerezo Osaka | ![]() |
17 November | Sacked[9] | ![]() |
17 November[10] |
Foreign players
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Omiya Ardija (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 86 | Promotion to 2016 J1 League |
2 | Júbilo Iwata (P) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 82 | |
3 | Avispa Fukuoka (O, P) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 82 | Qualification to promotion playoffs[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Cerezo Osaka | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 67 | |
5 | Ehime FC | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 65 | |
6 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 60 | |
7 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 59 | |
8 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 58 | |
9 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 57 | |
10 | Consadole Sapporo | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 57 | |
11 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 54 | |
12 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 54 | |
13 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 53 | |
14 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 53 | |
15 | Yokohama FC | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 52 | |
16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 51 | |
17 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 50 | |
18 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 48 | |
19 | Mito HollyHock | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 46 | |
20 | FC Gifu | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 43 | |
21 | Oita Trinita (R) | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 38 | Qualification to relegation playoffs[lower-alpha 2] |
22 | Tochigi SC (R) | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 35 | Relegation to 2016 J3 League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
- The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2015 J3 League.
Results
Play-offs
J1 Promotion Playoffs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | |||||||
6 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 0 | |||||||
3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | |||||||
4 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | |||||||
4 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | |||||||
5 | Ehime FC | 0 | |||||||
Semifinals
Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Wellington ![]() |
Report |
Cerezo Osaka | 0–0 | Ehime FC |
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Report |
Final
Avispa Fukuoka | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka |
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Nakamura ![]() |
Report | Tamada ![]() |
J3 Relegation Playoffs
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Oita Trinita | 1–3 | FC Machida Zelvia | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Machida Zelvia | 2–1 | Oita Trinita |
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K. Suzuki ![]() |
Report | Daniel ![]() |
Oita Trinita | 0–1 | Machida Zelvia |
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Report | K. Suzuki ![]() |
Top scorers
Updated to games played on 23 November 2015
Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League Stats & Data - Ranking:Goals
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cerezo Osaka | 256,880 | 17,212 | 8,047 | 12,232 | −43.4%† |
2 | Consadole Sapporo | 251,161 | 20,234 | 6,981 | 11,960 | +8.1% |
3 | JEF United Chiba | 225,219 | 15,051 | 8,123 | 10,725 | +14.9% |
4 | Júbilo Iwata | 210,865 | 13,576 | 6,946 | 10,041 | +14.4% |
5 | Omiya Ardija | 199,280 | 14,410 | 5,428 | 9,490 | −12.2%† |
6 | Avispa Fukuoka | 183,466 | 16,676 | 4,553 | 8,736 | +72.6% |
7 | Fagiano Okayama | 176,652 | 15,820 | 4,346 | 8,412 | +0.1% |
8 | Oita Trinita | 158,194 | 15,152 | 4,103 | 7,533 | −10.6% |
9 | Kyoto Sanga | 157,306 | 16,920 | 3,206 | 7,491 | −0.4% |
10 | Roasso Kumamoto | 147,785 | 13,132 | 3,956 | 7,037 | +0.5% |
11 | FC Gifu | 129,756 | 8,814 | 3,539 | 6,179 | −18.5% |
12 | Tokyo Verdy | 118,751 | 16,629 | 2,691 | 5,655 | +4.1% |
13 | Tochigi SC | 108,501 | 9,319 | 2,581 | 5,167 | −2.4% |
14 | Yokohama FC | 107,364 | 9,663 | 2,208 | 5,113 | −0.6% |
15 | Tokushima Vortis | 105,398 | 8,684 | 3,307 | 5,019 | −43.5%† |
16 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 106,953 | 10,184 | 2,994 | 4,931 | +1.9% |
17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 103,120 | 12,353 | 1,227 | 4,910 | +42.7%‡ |
18 | Mito HollyHock | 101,132 | 8,391 | 2,290 | 4,816 | +1.7% |
19 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 86,077 | 11,303 | 1,618 | 4,099 | +9.0% |
20 | Ehime FC | 79,193 | 9,158 | 1,722 | 3,771 | −1.3% |
21 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 76,824 | 10,447 | 2,152 | 3,658 | +10.3% |
22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 73,243 | 8,501 | 1,939 | 3,488 | −3.7% |
League total | 3,162,194 | 20,234 | 1,227 | 6,845 | +3.9% |
Updated to games played on 23 November 2015
Source: J. League data
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
‡ Team played previous season in J3.
References
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