2010 J.League Division 2

J. League Division 2
Season	2010
Champions	Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol 1st J2 title 2nd D2 title
Promoted	Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka
Matches played	342
Goals scored	835 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mike Havenaar (20 goals total)
Highest attendance	26,875 (Round 19, Consadole vs. Yokohama)
Lowest attendance	1,456 (Round 27, HollyHock vs. Fagiano)
Average attendance	6,696
← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 J. League Division 2 season was the 39th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 12th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4.^[1]

In this season, the number of participating clubs was increased by one, making the total number, nineteen. As opposed to the last two seasons, clubs will play double-round robin, instead of triple-round robin. At the end of the season, the top three clubs will be promoted to J. League Division 1 for the 2011 season. Furthermore, there will be no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.

Participating clubs

The following nineteen clubs will play in J. League Division 2 during the 2010 season. Of these clubs, JEF United Chiba, Kashiwa Reysol, and Oita Trinita were relegated from J1 League last year. Also, Giravanz Kitakyushu (formerly known as New Wave Kitakyushu) newly joined from Japan Football League.

Club Name	Home Town(s)	Note(s)
Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Consadole Sapporo !Consadole Sapporo	Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Ehime FC !Ehime FC	All cities/towns in Ehime
Fagiano Okayama !Fagiano Okayama	All cities/towns in Okayama
FC Gifu !FC Gifu	All cities/towns in Gifu
Giravanz Kitakyushu !Giravanz Kitakyushu	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka	Promoted from JFL in 2009 Renamed from New Wave Kitakyushu
JEF United Chiba !JEF United Chiba	Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba	Relegated from J1 League in 2009
Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol	Kashiwa, Chiba	Relegated from J1 League in 2009
Kataller Toyama !Kataller Toyama	All cities/towns in Toyama
Mito HollyHock !Mito HollyHock	Mito, Ibaraki
Oita Trinita !Oita Trinita	All cities/towns in Oita	Relegated from J1 League in 2009
Roasso Kumamoto !Roasso Kumamoto	Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Sagan Tosu !Sagan Tosu	Tosu, Saga
Thespa Kusatsu !Thespa Kusatsu	All cities/towns in Gunma
Tochigi SC !Tochigi SC	Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Tokushima Vortis !Tokushima Vortis	All cities/towns in Tokushima
Tokyo Verdy !Tokyo Verdy	All cities/towns in Tokyo
Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu	All cities/towns in Yamanashi
Yokohama FC !Yokohama FC	Yokohama, Kanagawa

League Format

Nineteen clubs will play in double round-robin (home and away) format, a total of 36 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:

Goal differential
Goals scored
Head-to-head results
Disciplinary points

A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied at the first place, both clubs will be declared as the champions. Three top clubs will be promoted to J1 (see below).

Changes from Previous Year

Nineteen participating clubs, increased by one, Giravanz Kitakyushu !Giravanz Kitakyushu, from last year
Due to abolishment of triple round-robin format, which has been applied for past two seasons, and installation of double round-robin, the number of games per club decreased to 36, down from 51, the least number of games played in J2, as same as 1999 J2 season. Therefore, regular season schedule had a month break after June 13 games during 2010 FIFA World Cup, first World Cup break as J2 since the 2002 events held in Japan, then the season resumed from July 17.
As in J1, J2 teams may now have 7 substitute players per match, up from 5.

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol (C) (P)	36	23	11	2	71	24	+47	80	Promotion to 2011 J. League Division 1
2	Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu (P)	36	19	13	4	71	40	+31	70
3	Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka (P)	36	21	6	9	63	34	+29	69
4	JEF United Chiba !JEF United Chiba	36	18	7	11	58	37	+21	61
5	Tokyo Verdy !Tokyo Verdy	36	17	7	12	47	34	+13	58
6	Yokohama FC !Yokohama FC	36	16	6	14	54	47	+7	54
7	Roasso Kumamoto !Roasso Kumamoto	36	14	12	10	39	43	−4	54
8	Tokushima Vortis !Tokushima Vortis	36	15	6	15	51	47	+4	51
9	Sagan Tosu !Sagan Tosu	36	13	12	11	42	41	+1	51
10	Tochigi SC !Tochigi SC	36	14	8	14	46	42	+4	50
11	Ehime FC !Ehime FC	36	12	12	12	34	34	0	48
12	Thespa Kusatsu !Thespa Kusatsu	36	14	6	16	36	48	−12	48
13	Consadole Sapporo !Consadole Sapporo	36	11	13	12	37	38	−1	46
14	FC Gifu !FC Gifu	36	13	6	17	32	45	−13	45
15	Oita Trinita !Oita Trinita	36	10	11	15	39	49	−10	41
16	Mito HollyHock !Mito HollyHock	36	8	14	14	29	45	−16	38
17	Fagiano Okayama !Fagiano Okayama	36	8	8	20	27	51	−24	32
18	Kataller Toyama !Kataller Toyama	36	8	4	24	39	71	−32	28
19	Giravanz Kitakyushu !Giravanz Kitakyushu	36	1	12	23	20	65	−45	15

Updated to games played on December 4, 2010.
Source: J.League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away	Avispa Fukuoka !AVI	Consadole Sapporo !CON	Ehime FC !EHI	Fagiano Okayama !FAG	FC Gifu !GIF	Giravanz Kitakyushu !GIR	Mito HollyHock !HOL	JEF United Chiba !JEF	Kataller Toyama !KAT	Kashiwa Reysol !REY	Roasso Kumamoto !ROS	Sagan Tosu !SAG	Thespa Kusatsu !SPA	Tochigi SC !TOC	Oita Trinita !TRI	Ventforet Kofu !VEN	Tokyo Verdy !VER	Tokushima Vortis !VOR	Yokohama FC !YFC
Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka		0–0	2–0	0–0	0–2	2–0	5–0	2–1	5–0	0–2	6–1	0–1	2–1	2–3	2–1	3–1	3–2	1–0	2–1
Consadole Sapporo !Consadole Sapporo	0–3		2–2	2–0	0–0	2–0	1–2	1–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	2–2	1–1	0–0	1–0	1–2
Ehime FC !Ehime FC	2–1	2–1		0–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–3	2–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	2–0
Fagiano Okayama !Fagiano Okayama	1–2	1–0	1–2		2–2	0–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–2	0–0	2–1	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–4	0–1	1–2	0–1
FC Gifu !FC Gifu	0–2	3–0	1–1	1–0		1–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–1	2–1	4–2	2–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	0–1
Giravanz Kitakyushu !Giravanz Kitakyushu	0–1	0–1	0–3	2–2	0–1		1–1	0–3	1–2	0–2	2–2	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	1–3	1–4
Mito HollyHock !Mito HollyHock	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–0		1–0	3–1	1–4	0–1	0–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	3–1
JEF United Chiba !JEF United Chiba	1–1	0–3	3–0	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–0		2–1	2–3	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	5–0	1–2	2–1	1–1	4–0
Kataller Toyama !Kataller Toyama	1–2	0–2	3–3	4–0	3–2	1–0	0–0	0–1		1–2	0–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–3	0–3	2–3	2–3	2–1
Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	5–1	1–0	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	2–2	2–1		0–0	2–0	3–2	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–1	6–0	2–0
Roasso Kumamoto !Roasso Kumamoto	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	3–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–3		2–0	0–1	0–2	0–0	0–1	3–2	2–1	0–2
Sagan Tosu !Sagan Tosu	0–1	1–1	2–1	0–0	3–0	3–2	1–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1		0–0	3–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	4–4
Thespa Kusatsu !Thespa Kusatsu	2–1	1–1	0–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	0–0	2–0	2–1	0–4	1–2	0–2		2–1	1–3	1–4	1–0	1–4	0–3
Tochigi SC !Tochigi SC	1–2	0–1	1–0	1–2	2–0	2–0	0–1	2–2	1–0	0–0	1–2	2–1	0–0		2–0	0–2	0–1	2–0	2–1
Oita Trinita !Oita Trinita	0–0	1–2	0–2	1–0	3–1	0–0	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	1–1	3–4	1–0	1–4		0–1	1–1	1–0	2–2
Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu	2–2	4–1	1–1	1–0	0–0	6–0	1–1	2–2	5–0	1–1	3–3	0–2	2–4	4–3	3–3		0–1	1–0	0–0
Tokyo Verdy !Tokyo Verdy	1–1	2–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–2	1–0	0–2	1–2	1–1	3–0	0–0	0–1	1–2		1–1	1–1
Tokushima Vortis !Tokushima Vortis	2–3	0–0	0–0	2–3	4–0	4–4	3–1	3–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	4–0	0–3	0–1	2–3		1–0
Yokohama FC !Yokohama FC	1–3	1–0	0–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	4–1	2–2	1–2	4–0	0–1	0–2	2–1	3–4	3–2	1–2

Updated to games played on December 4, 2010.
Source: J. League Division 2
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals^[2]
1	Mike Havenaar	Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu	20
2	Ricardo Lobo	Tochigi SC !Tochigi SC	16
2	Tomohiro Tsuda	Tokushima Vortis !Tokushima Vortis	16
4	Genki Nagasato	Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka	15
5	Paulinho	Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu	14
6	Leandro Domingues	Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol	13
6	Yohei Toyoda	Sagan Tosu !Sagan Tosu	13
8	Masashi Oguro^{[note 1]}	Yokohama FC !Yokohama FC	12
9	Ryohei Hayashi	Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol	11
10	Kazuki Hiramoto	Tokyo Verdy !Tokyo Verdy	10
	Masato Kudo	Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol	10
	Kosuke Nakamachi	Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka	10
	Neto Baiano	JEF United Chiba !JEF United Chiba	10

Notes:

↑ Moved on loan to FC Tokyo !FC Tokyo after 17th week.

Attendance Figures

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu	223,309	16,431	10,316	12,406	0.12180124785243+12.1%^†
2	JEF United Chiba !JEF United Chiba	210,394	18,031	8,381	11,689	-0.79355057705363−20.6%^†
3	Consadole Sapporo !Consadole Sapporo	193,280	26,875	5,429	10,738	0.052023121387283+5.2%^†
4	Oita Trinita !Oita Trinita	188,340	14,518	4,594	10,463	-0.56777729542001−43.2%^†
5	Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka	158,777	14,713	5,012	8,821	0.13628751771222+13.6%^†
6	Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol	145,766	10,768	6,844	8,098	-0.68989606406543−31.0%^†
7	Fagiano Okayama !Fagiano Okayama	128,900	11,290	4,025	7,161	0.16212268743914+16.2%^†
8	Roasso Kumamoto !Roasso Kumamoto	124,317	16,098	2,803	6,907	0.15001665001665+15.0%^†
9	Sagan Tosu !Sagan Tosu	119,392	12,301	3,658	6,633	0.11685468934164+11.6%^†
10	Yokohama FC !Yokohama FC	104,230	10,809	3,553	5,791	0.63818953323904+63.8%^†
11	Tokyo Verdy !Tokyo Verdy	100,297	25,110	2,512	5,639	0.012024407753051+1.2%^†
12	Tokushima Vortis !Tokushima Vortis	83,057	11,115	2,117	4,614	0.13282592683526+13.2%^†
13	Kataller Toyama !Kataller Toyama	80,327	10,726	2,542	4,463	0.19331550802139+19.3%^†
14	Thespa Kusatsu !Thespa Kusatsu	79,638	9,382	2,232	4,424	0.021709006928406+2.1%^†
15	Ehime FC !Ehime FC	78,945	10,630	2,787	4,386	0.18733080671359+18.7%^†
16	Giravanz Kitakyushu !Giravanz Kitakyushu	75,393	7,470	2,389	4,189	0.22880610149604+22.8%^‡
17	Tochigi SC !Tochigi SC	74,821	6,933	1,913	4,157	-0.88334041648959−11.6%^†
18	Mito HollyHock !Mito HollyHock	64,949	10,181	1,456	3,608	0.34979423868313+34.9%^†
19	FC Gifu !FC Gifu	55,950	5,133	2,006	3,108	-0.72245467224547−27.7%^†
	League total	2,290,082	26,875	1,456	6,696	0.058488776478027+5.8%^†

Updated to games played on December 4, 2010
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
^† Team played previous season in J1.
^‡ Team played previous season in JFL.

References

↑ "J-League to kick off season March 6".
↑ "2010 J2 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

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J1 League	Albirex Niigata !Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers !Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija !Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka Shonan Bellmare !Shonan Bellmare Yokohama F. Marinos !Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale !Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka !Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus !Nagoya Grampus Júbilo Iwata !Júbilo Iwata Urawa Red Diamonds !Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol Sagan Tosu !Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima !Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Tokyo !FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai !Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe !Vissel Kobe

J2 League	Cerezo Osaka !Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo !Consadole Sapporo Ehime FC !Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama !Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu !FC Gifu Giravanz Kitakyushu !Giravanz Kitakyushu Mito HollyHock !Mito HollyHock JEF United Chiba !JEF United Chiba Kamatamare Sanuki !Kamatamare Sanuki Montedio Yamagata !Montedio Yamagata Renofa Yamaguchi !Renofa Yamaguchi Roasso Kumamoto !Roasso Kumamoto Shimizu S-Pulse !Shimizu S-Pulse Kyoto Sanga !Kyoto Sanga Thespakusatsu Gunma !Thespakusatsu Gunma V-Varen Nagasaki !V-Varen Nagasaki Tokyo Verdy !Tokyo Verdy Tokushima Vortis !Tokushima Vortis Matsumoto Yamaga !Matsumoto Yamaga Yokohama FC !Yokohama FC Machida Zelvia !Machida Zelvia Zweigen Kanazawa !Zweigen Kanazawa

J3 League	Blaublitz Akita !Blaublitz Akita Fukushima United !Fukushima United Gainare Tottori !Gainare Tottori Grulla Morioka !Grulla Morioka Kagoshima United !Kagoshima United Kataller Toyama !Kataller Toyama Fujieda MYFC !Fujieda MYFC Nagano Parceiro !Nagano Parceiro FC Ryukyu !FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara !SC Sagamihara Tochigi SC !Tochigi SC Oita Trinita !Oita Trinita YSCC Yokohama !YSCC Yokohama Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 FC Tokyo U-23

100 Year Plan clubs	Azul Claro Numazu !Azul Claro Numazu Nara Club !Nara Club Tonan Maebashi !Tonan Maebashi Vanraure Hachinohe !Vanraure Hachinohe Tochigi Uva !Tochigi Uva Tokyo Musashino City !Tokyo Musashino City FC Imabari

Japan Football League	Azul Claro Numazu !Azul Claro Numazu Briobecca Urayasu Fagiano Okayama Next !Fagiano Okayama Next Honda FC !Honda FC Honda Lock !Honda Lock Maruyasu Okazaki !Maruyasu Okazaki MIO Biwako Shiga !MIO Biwako Shiga Nara Club !Nara Club FC Osaka !FC Osaka ReinMeer Aomori !ReinMeer Aomori Ryutsu Keizai Dragons !Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Sony Sendai !Sony Sendai Tochigi Uva !Tochigi Uva Vanraure Hachinohe !Vanraure Hachinohe Verspah Oita !Verspah Oita Tokyo Musashino City !Tokyo Musashino City

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