| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kashiwa Reysol 1stJ2 title 2ndD2 title |
| Promoted | Kashiwa Reysol Ventforet Kofu Avispa Fukuoka |
| Matches | 342 |
| Goals | 835 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mike Havenaar (20 goals total) |
| Highest attendance | 26,875 (Round 19, Consadole vs.Yokohama) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,456 (Round 27, HollyHock vs.Fagiano) |
| Average attendance | 6,696 |
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The2010 J. League Division 2 season was the 39th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 12th season since the establishment ofJ2 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4.[1]
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 were promoted toJ. League Division 1 for the2011 season. Furthermore, there was no relegation to the third-tierJapan Football League.
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 asNew Wave Kitakyushu) newly joined fromJapan Football League.
| Club name | Home town(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka,Fukuoka | |
| Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo,Hokkaidō | |
| Ehime FC | All cities/towns inEhime | |
| Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns inOkayama | |
| FC Gifu | All cities/towns inGifu | |
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu,Fukuoka | Promoted from JFL in2009 Renamed fromNew Wave Kitakyushu |
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba &Ichihara,Chiba | Relegated from J1 League in2009 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Kashiwa,Chiba | Relegated from J1 League in2009 |
| Kataller Toyama | All cities/towns inToyama | |
| Mito HollyHock | Mito,Ibaraki | |
| Oita Trinita | All cities/towns inOita | Relegated from J1 League in2009 |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto,Kumamoto | |
| Sagan Tosu | Tosu,Saga | |
| Thespa Kusatsu | All cities/towns inGunma | |
| Tochigi SC | Utsunomiya,Tochigi | |
| Tokushima Vortis | All cities/towns inTokushima | |
| Tokyo Verdy | All cities/towns inTokyo | |
| Ventforet Kofu | All cities/towns inYamanashi | |
| Yokohama FC | Yokohama,Kanagawa |
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:
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).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashiwa Reysol(C, P) | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 80 | Promotion to2011 J. League Division 1 |
| 2 | Ventforet Kofu(P) | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 70 | |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka(P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 69 | |
| 4 | JEF United Chiba | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 61 | |
| 5 | Tokyo Verdy | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 58 | |
| 6 | Yokohama FC | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 54 | |
| 7 | Roasso Kumamoto | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 54 | |
| 8 | Tokushima Vortis | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 51 | |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 51 | |
| 10 | Tochigi SC | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 50 | |
| 11 | Ehime FC | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 48 | |
| 12 | Thespa Kusatsu | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 48 | |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 46 | |
| 14 | FC Gifu | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 45 | |
| 15 | Oita Trinita | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 41 | |
| 16 | Mito HollyHock | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 38 | |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 32 | |
| 18 | Kataller Toyama | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 28 | |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 36 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 65 | −45 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | AVI | CON | EHI | FAG | GIF | GIR | HOL | JEF | KAT | REY | ROS | SAG | SPA | TOC | TRI | VEN | VER | VOR | YFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Ehime FC | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Fagiano Okayama | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| FC Gifu | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Kataller Toyama | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–4 | |
| Thespa Kusatsu | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | |
| Tochigi SC | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Oita Trinita | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tokyo Verdy | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Tokushima Vortis | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Yokohama FC | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
Notes:
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventforet Kofu | 223,309 | 16,431 | 10,316 | 12,406 | +12.2%† |
| 2 | JEF United Chiba | 210,394 | 18,031 | 8,381 | 11,689 | −20.6%† |
| 3 | Consadole Sapporo | 193,280 | 26,875 | 5,429 | 10,738 | +5.2%† |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 188,340 | 14,518 | 4,594 | 10,463 | −43.2%† |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 158,777 | 14,713 | 5,012 | 8,821 | +13.6%† |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 145,766 | 10,768 | 6,844 | 8,098 | −31.0%† |
| 7 | Fagiano Okayama | 128,900 | 11,290 | 4,025 | 7,161 | +16.2%† |
| 8 | Roasso Kumamoto | 124,317 | 16,098 | 2,803 | 6,907 | +15.0%† |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 119,392 | 12,301 | 3,658 | 6,633 | +11.7%† |
| 10 | Yokohama FC | 104,230 | 10,809 | 3,553 | 5,791 | +63.8%† |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 100,297 | 25,110 | 2,512 | 5,639 | +1.2%† |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 83,057 | 11,115 | 2,117 | 4,614 | +13.3%† |
| 13 | Kataller Toyama | 80,327 | 10,726 | 2,542 | 4,463 | +19.3%† |
| 14 | Thespa Kusatsu | 79,638 | 9,382 | 2,232 | 4,424 | +2.2%† |
| 15 | Ehime FC | 78,945 | 10,630 | 2,787 | 4,386 | +18.7%† |
| 16 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 75,393 | 7,470 | 2,389 | 4,189 | +22.9%‡ |
| 17 | Tochigi SC | 74,821 | 6,933 | 1,913 | 4,157 | −11.7%† |
| 18 | Mito HollyHock | 64,949 | 10,181 | 1,456 | 3,608 | +35.0%† |
| 19 | FC Gifu | 55,950 | 5,133 | 2,006 | 3,108 | −27.8%† |
| League total | 2,290,082 | 26,875 | 1,456 | 6,696 | +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.