2018 J2 League

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Season2018
ChampionsMatsumoto Yamaga
PromotedMatsumoto Yamaga
Oita Trinita
RelegatedRoasso Kumamoto
Kamatamare Sanuki
Meiji Yasuda J2 League
Season2018
ChampionsMatsumoto Yamaga
PromotedMatsumoto Yamaga
Oita Trinita
RelegatedRoasso Kumamoto
Kamatamare Sanuki
Matches462
Goals1,143 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerGenki Omae
Omiya Ardija, 24 goals
Highest attendance22,465[1]
Niigata 1–1 Matsumoto
(3 March)
Lowest attendance1,510[1]
Sanuki 1-1 Yamagata
(19 September)
Average attendance7,049
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2018 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season was the 47th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 20th season since the establishment of J2 League.

Personnel and kits

Foreign players

The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club. Clubs can register up to four foreign players for a single match-day squad, of which a maximum of three are allowed from nations outside the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Other Former
Albirex Niigata Brazil Alex Muralha Brazil Cauê Brazil Jonathan Reis Brazil Thalles South Korea Song Ju-hun Brazil Bruno Meneghel
Omiya Ardija Brazil Marcelo Toscano Brazil Mateus North Macedonia David Babunski Sweden Robin Simović South Korea Kim Dong-su Brazil Cauê
Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Dudu Brazil Léo Mineiro South Korea Won Du-jae South Korea Yu In-soo Brazil Euller
Brazil Túlio de Melo
Ehime FC South Korea Park Seung-su South Korea Woo Sang-ho
Fagiano Okayama Brazil Ricardo Santos South Korea Choi Jung-won South Korea Jeong Chung-geun South Korea Lee Kyung-tae South Korea Lee Yong-jae
FC Gifu Argentina Ezequiel Ham Brazil Michael New Zealand Ryan De Vries South Korea Jeon San-hae Spain Víctor Ibáñez South Korea Woo Sang-ho
JEF United Chiba Argentina Joaquín Larrivey Argentina Diego Rodríguez Australia Jason Geria Brazil Hebert Paraguay Jorge Salinas
Kamatamare Sanuki Brazil Alex South Korea Park Chan-yong South Korea Song Young-min
Kyoto Sanga Brazil Juninho Brazil Kaio China Wu Shaocong South Korea Kim Cheol-ho Uruguay Renzo López Uruguay Matías Caseras
Brazil Alexandre
Machida Zelvia North Macedonia Dorian Babunski Peru Romero Frank South Korea Jung Han-cheol North Korea Ri Han-jae
Matsumoto Yamaga Brazil Dinei Brazil Paulinho Brazil Serginho South Korea Goh Dong-min South Korea Jo Jin-woo Singapore Anders Aplin
Mito HollyHock Brazil Batista Brazil Diego Brazil Jefferson Baiano Costa Rica Danny Carvajal
Montedio Yamagata Brazil Álvaro Brazil Bruno Lopes Brazil Felipe Alves Brazil Jairo
Oita Trinita Brazil Willian South Korea Mun Kyung-gun North Korea Hwang Song-su South Korea Lim Seung-gyeom
Renofa Yamaguchi Brazil Julinho Brazil Renan Brazil Washington Brazil Gerson
South Korea Min Kyung-jun
Roasso Kumamoto South Korea Lim Jin-woo South Korea Yang Sang-jun North Korea An Byong-jun
Tochigi SC Brazil Alex Brazil Paulao Brazil Henik Brazil Mendes Switzerland Johnny Leoni Australia Diogo Ferreira
Slovenia Nejc Pečnik
Tokushima Vortis Brazil Bueno Nigeria Peter Utaka South Korea Kim Jong-pil Spain David Barral Spain Sisinio Brazil Nathan Júnior
Costa Rica Danny Carvajal
Ventforet Kofu Brazil Diego Brazil Éder Lima Brazil Ferrugem Brazil Junior Barros South Korea Byeon Jun-byum Brazil Dinei
Brazil Lins
Tokyo Verdy Brazil Alan Pinheiro Brazil Douglas Brazil Leandro North Korea Ri Yong-jik Spain Carlos Martínez
Yokohama FC Brazil Bruno Meneghel Brazil Leandro Domingues Netherlands Calvin Jong-a-Pin Norway Ibba Laajab South Korea Bae Seung-jin South Korea Jeong Chung-geun
Zweigen Kanazawa Brazil Allan Brazil Rodrigo Maranhão

League table

Results

Home \ Away ALB ARD AVI EHI FAG GIF HOL JEF KAM MON REN ROS SAN TOC TRI VEN VER VOR YAM YFC ZEL ZWE
Albirex Niigata 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 5–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–5 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1
Omiya Ardija 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 4–4 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–1
Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–2
Ehime FC 0–0 2–3 1–5 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2
Fagiano Okayama 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–3
FC Gifu 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 3–4 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Mito HollyHock 0–1 0–2 1–2 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0
JEF United Chiba 1–2 1–3 3–3 2–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 6–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–4 2–1 2–3 2–0 2–3 0–1 3–2 3–4
Kamatamare Sanuki 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–1 0–4 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2
Montedio Yamagata 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–3 2–2 2–1
Renofa Yamaguchi 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–1 4–3 2–2 2–2 0–3 0–1 2–2
Roasso Kumamoto 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–4 0–1 1–3 1–4 0–0 2–1 1–3 3–5 2–3 0–1
Kyoto Sanga 0–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0
Tochigi SC 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 4–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–5 1–0 3–1 2–4 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Oita Trinita 4–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 3–1 4–0 5–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–4 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 4–3 2–1
Ventforet Kofu 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 6–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–3
Tokyo Verdy 4–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–4 0–1
Tokushima Vortis 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 5–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–3
Matsumoto Yamaga 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–4 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–1 5–0
Yokohama FC 0–3 2–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–3 4–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–4
Machida Zelvia 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 3–3 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0
Zweigen Kanazawa 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2018. Source: J.League Data
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion–Relegation Playoffs

2018 J.League J1/J2 Play-Offs (2018 J1参入プレーオフ)
Because Machida Zelvia did not own a J1 license for the 2019 season, they were ineligible to participate in the play-offs. Thus, Yokohama FC, finishing third in the season, received a bye into the second round, from which the winner will play the team finishing 16th in J1.

1st Semi-Final2nd Semi-FinalFinal
J1 (16)Júbilo Iwata2
J2 (3)Yokohama FC0J2 (6)Tokyo Verdy0
J2 (5)Omiya Ardija0J2 (6)Tokyo Verdy1
J2 (6)Tokyo Verdy1

First Semi-Final

Omiya Ardija0–1Tokyo Verdy
Taira 71'
Attendance: 11,858

Second Semi-Final

Yokohama FC0–1Tokyo Verdy
Douglas Vieira 90+7'
Attendance: 12,625
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Final

Júbilo Iwata2–0Tokyo Verdy
K. Ogawa 41' (pen.)
Taguchi 80'		 Report
Attendance: 14,588

Júbilo Iwata remains in J1 League.
Tokyo Verdy remains in J2 League.

Top scorers

Attendances

References

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