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| Founded | 1999 |
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| Country | Japan |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
J. League Division 2 (Jリーグ・ディビジョン2,J Rīgu Dibijon 2) orJ2 League (J2リーグ,J2 Rīgu) is part of theJapanesefootball club system.
J2 League is the secondgrouping of Japan Professional Football League (日本プロサッカーリーグ,Nippon Puro Sakkā Rīgu).
The top two clubs receivepromotion. From the 2004 season to the 2008 season, the third place club played against the 16th-place club in J1. From the 2009 to the 2011 season, the third place club was promoted without playing the number 16 team. From 2012 to 2017 and 2023 onwards, the third promotion place is selected by a playoff between the 3rd to 6th place teams. For 2018, 2019 and 2022, the playoff winners played against the third-from-bottom place in J1.
*Bold designates the promoted club
† Lost thePromotion/Relegation Series or entry playoff
‡ Won thePromotion/Relegation Series or entry playoff and got promoted
Clubs inbold compete in J2 as of the2023 season.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Promotions | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons | Promotion seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2000, 2007, 2016 | 2000, 2007, 2011, 2016 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2014, 2017 | 2012 | 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017 |
| Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2001, 2005 | 2021 | 2001, 2005, 2007, 2021 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2010, 2019 | 2006 | 2006, 2010, 2019 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1999, 2004 | 1999, 2004 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2012 | 2010 | 2005, 2010, 2012 |
| Oita Trinita | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2002 | 2002, 2012, 2018 | |
| Yokohama FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2006 | 2019 | 2006, 2019 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2008 | 2003 | 2003, 2008 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2009 | 2001 | 2001, 2009 |
| FC Tokyo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2011 | 1999 | 1999, 2011 |
| Omiya Ardija | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2015 | 2004 | 2004, 2015 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2021 | 2015 | 2015, 2021 |
| Tokushima Vortis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2020 | 2013, 2020 | |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Albirex Niigata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2005, 2020 | 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 | |
| Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2002, 2009 | 2002, 2009, 2016 | |
| Vissel Kobe | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2013 | 2006, 2013 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2008 | 2008, 2014 | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Tokyo Verdy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2017 |
| Season | First semi-final (3rd vs 6th) | Second semi-final (4th vs 5th) | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kyoto Sanga 0–4Oita Trinita | Yokohama FC 0–4JEF United Chiba | Oita Trinita 1–0JEF United Chiba |
| 2013 | Kyoto Sanga 0–0V-Varen Nagasaki | Tokushima Vortis 1–1JEF United Chiba | Kyoto Sanga 0–2Tokushima Vortis |
| 2014 | Not held | Júbilo Iwata 1–2Montedio Yamagata (6th) | JEF United Chiba 0–1Montedio Yamagata |
| 2015 | Avispa Fukuoka 1–0V-Varen Nagasaki | Cerezo Osaka 0–0Ehime FC | Avispa Fukuoka 1–1Cerezo Osaka |
| 2016 | Matsumoto Yamaga 1–2Fagiano Okayama | Cerezo Osaka 1–1Kyoto Sanga | Cerezo Osaka 1–0Fagiano Okayama |
| 2017 | Nagoya Grampus 4–2JEF United Chiba | Avispa Fukuoka 1–0Tokyo Verdy | Nagoya Grampus 0–0Avispa Fukuoka |
| 2018 | Tokyo Verdy (6th) 1–0Omiya Ardija (5th) | Tokyo Verdy (6th) 1–0Yokohama FC (3rd) | Júbilo Iwata 2–0Tokyo Verdy |
| Season | First round | Second round | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Montedio Yamagata (3rd) 2–0Omiya Ardija (6th) Tokushima Vortis (4th) 1–1Ventforet Kofu (5th) | Tokushima Vortis 1–0Montedio Yamagata | Shonan Bellmare 1–1Tokushima Vortis |
| 2022 | Fagiano Okayama (3rd) 0–3Montedio Yamagata (6th) Roasso Kumamoto (4th) 2–2Oita Trinita (5th) | Roasso Kumamoto 2–2Montedio Yamagata | Kyoto Sanga 1–1Roasso Kumamoto |
| 2023 |
| Club | Participated | Winners | Runners-up | Seasons participated | Winning seasons | Runner-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2015, 2016 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2015, 2017 | 2015 | 2017 |
| Montedio Yamagata | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2014, 2016 | 2014 | |
| Tokushima Vortis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 2019 |
| Oita Trinita | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | 2017 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 | 2012, 2014 | |
| Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2012, 2013, 2016 | 2013 | |
| Tokyo Verdy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Yokohama FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | ||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | ||
| Ehime FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | ||
| Fagiano Okayama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |
