2021 J2 League
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Season2021
Dates27 February – 5 December
ChampionsJúbilo Iwata
1st J2 title
3rd D2 title
1st J2 title
3rd D2 title
PromotedJúbilo Iwata
Kyoto Sanga
Kyoto Sanga
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 February – 5 December |
| Champions | Júbilo Iwata 1st J2 title 3rd D2 title |
| Promoted | Júbilo Iwata Kyoto Sanga |
| Relegated | SC Sagamihara Ehime FC Giravanz Kitakyushu Matsumoto Yamaga |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,102 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lukian (22 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 14,759 |
| Lowest attendance | 559 (excluding matches played behind closed doors) |
| Total attendance | 1,806,409 |
| Average attendance | 3,910 |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 J2 League, also known as the 2021 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2021 明治安田生命J2リーグ, 2021 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of J2 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. The league started on 27 February 2021 and ended on 5 December.[1]
Personnel and kits
Foreign players
As of 2021 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad.[17] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- Player's name in italics indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from school in the country.[18]
League table
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of September 23rd, 2021.[20]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lukian |
Júbilo Iwata | 17 |
| 2 |  Peter Utaka |
Kyoto Sanga | 15 |
| 3 |  Junki Koike |
Tokyo Verdy | 14 |
| 4 | Edigar Junio |
V-Varen Nagasaki | 13 |
| 5 | Kaito Taniguchi |
Albirex Niigata | 11 |
| 6 | Jin Izumisawa |
Ventforet Kofu | 10 |
| Yoshiaki Takagi |
Albirex Niigata | ||
| 8 | Masato Nakayama |
Mito HollyHock | 9 |
| Yoshiki Fujimoto |
Ehime FC | ||
| 10 | Tomoya Miki |
JEF United Chiba | 8 |
| Shunsuke Ota |
Machida Zelvia |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshiaki Takagi |
Albirex Niigata | Tokyo Verdy | 7–0 (H)[21][22] | 27 March 2021 |
| Peter Utaka |
Kyoto Sanga | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 6–1 (H) | 17 April 2021 |
| Kunitomo Suzuki |
Matsumoto Yamaga | Ventforet Kofu | 3–3 (H) | |
| Koki Kiyotake |
FC Ryukyu | Matsumoto Yamaga | 4–0 (H) | 26 June 2021 |
| Kaina Yoshio |
Machida Zelvia | Ehime FC | 5–0 (H) | 27 June 2021 |
| Asahi Uenaka |
V-Varen Nagasaki | Montedio Yamagata | 5–1 (H) | 14 September 2021 |
| Edigar Junio |
V-Varen Nagasaki | Machida Zelvia | 3–3 (A) | 18 September 2021 |
| Vinícius Araújo4 |
Montedio Yamagata | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 4–0 (H) | 5 December 2021 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
