| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yokohama FC 1stJ2 title 1stD2 title |
| Promoted | Yokohama FC Kashiwa Reysol Vissel Kobe |
| Matches | 312 |
| Goals | 833 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Borges (26 goals total) |
| Highest attendance | 18,648 (Round 14, Vegalta vs.Bellmare) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,019 (Round 23, HollyHock vs.Thespa) |
| Average attendance | 6,406 |
←2005 2007 → | |
The2006 J. League Division 2 season was the 35th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 8th season since the establishment ofJ2 League.
In this season, number of participating clubs became thirteen, increased by one from the previous season. The clubs competed in the quadruple round-robin format for the top two promotion slots. Farther, the third-placed finisher participated in thePro/Rele Series for the promotion. There were no relegation to the third-tierJapan Football League.
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Following thirteen clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2006 season. Of these clubs, Kashiwa Reysol, Tokyo Verdy 1969, and Vissel Kobe relegated from J1 last year. Also, Ehime F.C. newly joined the J. League Division 2 fromJapan Football League.




Thirteen clubs played in quadruple round-robin format, a total of 48 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:
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-leggedPromotion/relegation series.
The tournament ran from March 4 to December 2. With 13 teams, one team always had a bye each matchday, stretching the schedule over 52 weeks. Unlike J1, it continued uninterrupted during the World Cup in Germany.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama FC(C, P) | 48 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 93 | Promotion to2007 J. League Division 1 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol(P) | 48 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 88 | |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe(P) | 48 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 78 | 53 | +25 | 86 | |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 48 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 79 | |
| 5 | Vegalta Sendai | 48 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 43 | +32 | 77 | |
| 6 | Consadole Sapporo | 48 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 77 | 67 | +10 | 72 | |
| 7 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 71 | |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 48 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 65 | |
| 9 | Ehime FC | 48 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 53 | |
| 10 | Mito HollyHock | 48 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 51 | |
| 11 | Shonan Bellmare | 48 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 87 | −26 | 49 | |
| 12 | Thespa Kusatsu | 48 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 86 | −32 | 42 | |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 48 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 92 | −49 | 35 |
| Home \ Away | YFC | REY | VIS | SAG | VEG | CON | VER | MON | EHI | HOL | BEL | SPA | VOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama FC | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Vissel Kobe | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Vegalta Sendai | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Ehime FC | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 5–0 | |
| Thespa Kusatsu | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Tokushima Vortis | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Home \ Away | YFC | REY | VIS | SAG | VEG | CON | VER | MON | EHI | HOL | BEL | SPA | VOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama FC | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Vissel Kobe | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Vegalta Sendai | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 6–0 | |
| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ehime FC | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |
| Thespa Kusatsu | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Tokushima Vortis | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 346,868 | 18,648 | 10,529 | 14,453 | −9.3%† |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 251,476 | 18,547 | 3,896 | 10,478 | −5.9%† |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 199,872 | 11,471 | 4,464 | 8,328 | −33.3%† |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 179,151 | 18,231 | 4,121 | 7,465 | −5.0%† |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 165,834 | 15,407 | 3,750 | 6,910 | −53.7%† |
| 6 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 136,926 | 11,176 | 2,982 | 5,705 | −61.2%† |
| 7 | Shonan Bellmare | 128,766 | 10,723 | 2,551 | 5,365 | −6.6%† |
| 8 | Yokohama FC | 122,852 | 11,472 | 2,690 | 5,119 | −13.8%† |
| 9 | Montedio Yamagata | 122,042 | 13,043 | 2,236 | 5,085 | −14.5%† |
| 10 | Ehime FC | 99,334 | 10,922 | 2,091 | 4,139 | +45.5%‡ |
| 11 | Thespa Kusatsu | 89,670 | 6,355 | 1,608 | 3,736 | −5.6%† |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 83,452 | 6,970 | 1,257 | 3,477 | −20.4%† |
| 13 | Mito HollyHock | 72,405 | 9,482 | 1,019 | 3,017 | −9.5%† |
| League total | 1,998,648 | 18,648 | 1,019 | 6,406 | −14.4%† |
Updated to games played on December 2, 2006
Source:J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
‡ Team played previous season in JFL.