| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shonan Bellmare 1stJ2 title 3rdD2 title |
| Promoted | Shonan Bellmare Matsumoto Yamaga Montedio Yamagata |
| Relegated | Kataller Toyama |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,124 (2.43 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Masashi Oguro (26 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 20,636 Trinita vsRoasso |
| Lowest attendance | 1,450 Kamatamare vsTochigi SC |
| Average attendance | 6,589 |
←2013 2015 → | |
The2014J.League Division 2 season was the 43rd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 16th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season commenced on 2 March and ended on 23 November. Post-season promotion and relegation playoffs were played until 7 December.
Gamba Osaka andVissel Kobe have stayed in the second division for just a year, winning a promotion as champions and runners-up respectively. Fourth-placedTokushima Vortis won the promotion playoffs and become the very firstShikoku club to play in the top flight since the establishment ofJapan Soccer League, the first amateur nationwide football league in Japan.Shonan Bellmare andOita Trinita were relegated from the first division immediately after promotion, andJúbilo Iwata have suffered their debut relegation after 20 years in the first division.
On the other end of the table,Kamatamare Sanuki have been promoted from2013 Japan Football League, replacingGainare Tottori whom they defeated in the J2–JFL playoffs.
On 29 September the J.League licensing board issued J1 licenses to all J2 clubs exceptMito HollyHock,FC Gifu, andGiravanz Kitakyushu.[1] This means these three clubs are not eligible to play in J1 for 2015 season and therefore cannot be promoted directly or via playoffs.
The participating clubs are listed in the following table:
| Club name | Home town(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka | |
| Shonan Bellmare | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa | Relegated from J1 League in2013 |
| Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo,Hokkaidō | |
| Ehime FC | All cities/towns inEhime | |
| Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns inOkayama | |
| FC Gifu | All cities/towns inGifu | Not eligible for J1 promotion |
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka | Not eligible for J1 promotion |
| Mito HollyHock | Mito, Ibaraki | Not eligible for J1 promotion |
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba &Ichihara, Chiba | |
| Júbilo Iwata | Iwata, Shizuoka | Relegated from J1 League in2013 |
| Kamatamare Sanuki | Takamatsu, Kagawa | Promoted from JFL in2013 |
| Kataller Toyama | All cities/towns inToyama | |
| Montedio Yamagata | All cities/towns inYamagata | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto | |
| Kyoto Sanga | Southwestern cities/towns inKyoto | |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | All cities/towns inGunma | |
| Tochigi SC | Utsunomiya,Tochigi | |
| Oita Trinita | Ōita | Relegated from J1 League in2013 |
| Tokyo Verdy | All cities/towns in Tokyo | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | All cities/towns inNagasaki | |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Matsumoto, Nagano | |
| Yokohama FC | Yokohama,Kanagawa |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shonan Bellmare(C, P) | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 86 | 25 | +61 | 101 | Qualification for2015 J1 League |
| 2 | Matsumoto Yamaga(P) | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 83 | |
| 3 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 68 | Qualification forPromotion Playoffs[a] |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 67 | |
| 5 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 65 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata(P) | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 64 | Qualification forPromotion Playoffs[a] |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 63 | |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 61 | |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 60 | |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 59 | |
| 11 | Yokohama FC | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 55 | |
| 12 | Tochigi SC | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 55 | |
| 13 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 54 | |
| 14 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 52 | |
| 15 | Mito HollyHock | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 50 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 50 | |
| 17 | FC Gifu | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 49 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 18 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 49 | |
| 19 | Ehime FC | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 48 | |
| 20 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 42 | |
| 21 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 71 | −37 | 33 | Qualification forRelegation Playoffs[b] |
| 22 | Kataller Toyama(R) | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 74 | −46 | 23 | Relegation to2015 J3 League[b] |
| Home \ Away | AVI | BEL | CON | EHI | FAG | GIF | GIR | HOL | JEF | JÚB | KAM | KAT | MON | ROS | SAN | SPA | TOC | TRI | VVN | VER | YAM | YFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Ehime FC | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | |
| Fagiano Okayama | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| FC Gifu | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | 3–5 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 3–0 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Júbilo Iwata | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Kamatamare Sanuki | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | |
| Kataller Toyama | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Kyoto Sanga | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Tochigi SC | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Oita Trinita | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Tokyo Verdy | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Yokohama FC | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
2014 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2014 J1昇格プレーオフ)
BecauseGiravanz Kitakyushu did not obtain J1 license for 2015 season, they were ineligible to participate in the playoffs. Thus,JEF United Chiba who finished third in the season received a bye into the final.
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 3 | JEF United Chiba | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 1 | ||||
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 2 | |||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1–2 | Montedio Yamagata |
|---|---|---|
| Yamazaki | Report | Diego Yamagishi |
Montedio Yamagata were promoted to J1 League.
2014 J2/J3 Play-Offs (2014 J2・J3入れ替え戦)
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamatamare Sanuki | 1–0 | Nagano Parceiro | 0–0 | 1-0 |
| Kamatamare Sanuki | 1–0 | Nagano Parceiro |
|---|---|---|
| Kijima |
Kamatamare Sanuki remains in J2 League.
Nagano Parceiro remains in J3 League.
Updated to games played on 23 November 2014
Source:J. League data
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 267,402 | 18,496 | 8,608 | 12,733 | +15.3%† |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 232,255 | 20,633 | 6,646 | 11,060 | +9.8%† |
| 3 | JEF United Chiba | 195,999 | 14,575 | 5,957 | 9,333 | −6.7%† |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 184,261 | 13,177 | 6,108 | 8,774 | −19.5%† |
| 5 | Shonan Bellmare | 178,041 | 14,155 | 5,963 | 8,478 | −14.5%† |
| 6 | Oita Trinita | 176,859 | 20,636 | 5,028 | 8,422 | −29.3%† |
| 7 | Fagiano Okayama | 176,477 | 12,359 | 6,117 | 8,404 | −2.0%† |
| 8 | FC Gifu | 159,259 | 15,138 | 3,162 | 7,584 | +67.6%† |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 157,911 | 12,452 | 3,680 | 7,520 | −4.7%† |
| 10 | Roasso Kumamoto | 147,046 | 12,661 | 3,580 | 7,002 | +12.4%† |
| 11 | Montedio Yamagata | 133,316 | 13,344 | 4,270 | 6,348 | −9.6%† |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 114,023 | 12,658 | 2,434 | 5,430 | −14.4%† |
| 13 | Tochigi SC | 111,178 | 9,131 | 3,155 | 5,294 | +7.6%† |
| 14 | Yokohama FC | 108,064 | 8,702 | 2,577 | 5,146 | −15.1%† |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 106,303 | 7,875 | 3,444 | 5,062 | −11.6%† |
| 16 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 101,611 | 12,638 | 3,017 | 4,839 | −21.5%† |
| 17 | Mito HollyHock | 99,422 | 7,033 | 3,359 | 4,734 | +2.2%† |
| 18 | Kataller Toyama | 89,596 | 8,018 | 2,622 | 4,266 | −4.6%† |
| 19 | Ehime FC | 80,228 | 8,295 | 2,057 | 3,820 | −3.3%† |
| 20 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 78,961 | 6,407 | 1,509 | 3,760 | +5.3%† |
| 21 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 76,072 | 6,516 | 1,462 | 3,622 | +14.1%† |
| 22 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 69,664 | 10,421 | 1,450 | 3,317 | +6.1%‡ |
| League total | 3,043,948 | 20,636 | 1,450 | 6,589 | −1.1%† |
Updated to games played on 23 November 2014
Source:J. League data
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
‡ Team played previous season in JFL.