| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Tokyo 1stJ2 title 2ndD2 title |
| Promoted | FC Tokyo Sagan Tosu Consadole Sapporo |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 939 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Yohei Toyoda (23 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 39,243 Consadole vsFC Tokyo |
| Lowest attendance | 1,266 Thespa vsVortis |
| Average attendance | 6,423 |
←2010 2012 → | |
The2011 J.League Division 2 season was the 40th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 13th season since the establishment ofJ2 League. The season began on March 5 and finished on December 3.[1] Due to the aftermath of the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the season was put on hold from March 12 to April 23.[2]
FC Tokyo won the tournament and returned toJ1 immediately after being relegated the previous season. By virtue of winning the2011 Emperor's Cup final, they earned a berth in the2012 AFC Champions League as well.Sagan Tosu andConsadole Sapporo finished second and third, respectively, and also won the promotion. Consadole are returning to the top flight after three years of absence, while for Tosu this is the first promotion in their history.
Sagan became the last oforiginal ten J2 teams to reach J1, passing the inglorious moniker of the longest-staying D2 dweller toMito HollyHock.
As in the previous seasons, the size of the league was increased by one team to twenty overall.Gainare Tottori as2010 Japan Football League champions were promoted.
Kashiwa Reysol as champions of the2010 season, runners-upVentforet Kofu and third-placed teamAvispa Fukuoka were promoted to the2011 J.League Division 1. Kashiwa made their immediate return to the top division, while Kofu and Fukuoka ended three- and four-year tenures in the J2. The three teams were replaced byFC Tokyo,Kyoto Sanga FC andShonan Bellmare, who were relegated at the end of the2010 J.League Division 1 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Shonan only made a cameo appearance at the D1, Kyoto re-entered the second level of the Japanese league pyramid after three years, and Tokyo eventually had to return to the J2 for the first time after eleven seasons.
| Club name | Home town(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo,Hokkaidō | |
| Ehime FC | All cities/towns inEhime | |
| Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns inOkayama | |
| Gainare Tottori | All cities/towns inTottori | Promoted from JFL in2010 |
| FC Gifu | All cities/towns inGifu | |
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka | |
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba &Ichihara, Chiba | |
| Kataller Toyama | All cities/towns inToyama | |
| Kyoto Sanga FC | Southwestern cities/towns inKyoto | Relegated from J1 League in2010 |
| Mito HollyHock | Mito, Ibaraki | |
| Oita Trinita | All cities/towns inŌita | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto | |
| Sagan Tosu | Tosu, Saga | |
| Shonan Bellmare | Southcentral cities/town inKanagawa | Relegated from J1 League in2010 |
| Thespa Kusatsu | All cities/towns inGunma | |
| Tochigi SC | Utsunomiya,Tochigi | |
| Tokushima Vortis | All cities/towns inTokushima | |
| FC Tokyo | Tokyo | Relegated from J1 League in2010 |
| Tokyo Verdy | Tokyo | |
| Yokohama FC | Yokohama,Kanagawa |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Tokyo(C, P) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 22 | +45 | 77 | Promotion to2012 J.League Division 1 and Qualification to2012 Champions League[a] |
| 2 | Sagan Tosu(P) | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 69 | Promotion to2012 J.League Division 1 |
| 3 | Consadole Sapporo(P) | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 68 | |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 65 | |
| 5 | Tokyo Verdy | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 59 | |
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 58 | |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 58 | |
| 8 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 58 | |
| 9 | Thespa Kusatsu | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 57 | |
| 10 | Tochigi SC | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 56 | |
| 11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 51 | |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 50 | |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 48 | |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | Ehime FC | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 44 | |
| 16 | Kataller Toyama | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 43 | |
| 17 | Mito HollyHock | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 42 | |
| 18 | Yokohama FC | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 41 | |
| 19 | Gainare Tottori | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 31 | |
| 20 | FC Gifu | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | BEL | CON | EHI | FAG | GAI | GIF | GIR | HOL | JEF | KAT | ROS | SAG | SAN | SPA | TOC | TOK | TRI | VER | VOR | YFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Ehime FC | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Fagiano Okayama | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Gainare Tottori | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| FC Gifu | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | |
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kataller Toyama | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Kyoto Sanga | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Thespa Kusatsu | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Tochigi SC | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| FC Tokyo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Oita Trinita | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Tokyo Verdy | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 7–2 | |
| Tokushima Vortis | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Yokohama FC | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Tokyo | 333,680 | 35,911 | 6,795 | 17,562 | −30.1%† |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 199,162 | 39,243 | 4,609 | 10,482 | −2.4%† |
| 3 | JEF United Chiba | 183,911 | 16,360 | 6,955 | 9,680 | −17.2%† |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 166,807 | 27,519 | 4,859 | 8,779 | −16.1%† |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 146,893 | 22,532 | 3,724 | 7,731 | +16.6%† |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama | 137,911 | 10,490 | 4,111 | 7,258 | +1.4%† |
| 7 | Shonan Bellmare | 131,918 | 10,425 | 3,680 | 6,943 | −37.4%† |
| 8 | Roasso Kumamoto | 131,624 | 25,005 | 2,847 | 6,928 | +0.3%† |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 119,591 | 12,287 | 2,386 | 6,294 | −40.1%† |
| 10 | Yokohama FC | 109,632 | 16,813 | 1,853 | 5,770 | −0.4%† |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 108,482 | 28,832 | 2,164 | 5,710 | +1.3%† |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 98,925 | 11,916 | 2,165 | 5,207 | +12.9%† |
| 13 | Tochigi SC | 93,848 | 9,953 | 2,493 | 4,939 | +18.8%† |
| 14 | FC Gifu | 78,273 | 6,684 | 2,150 | 4,120 | +32.6%† |
| 15 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 76,976 | 7,080 | 1,336 | 4,051 | −3.3%† |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 70,152 | 8,212 | 1,787 | 3,692 | +5.8%‡ |
| 17 | Ehime FC | 66,022 | 7,634 | 1,563 | 3,475 | −20.8%† |
| 18 | Mito HollyHock | 63,637 | 5,227 | 1,273 | 3,349 | −7.2%† |
| 19 | Kataller Toyama | 62,233 | 8,663 | 1,716 | 3,275 | −26.6%† |
| 20 | Thespa Kusatsu | 61,018 | 6,520 | 1,266 | 3,211 | −27.4%† |
| League total | 2,440,695 | 39,243 | 1,266 | 6,423 | −4.1%† |
Updated to games played on December 3, 2011
Source:J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
‡ Team played previous season in JFL.