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2011 J.League Division 2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J.League Division 2 |
| season | 2011 |
| winners | FC Tokyo |
| 1st J2 title | |
| 2nd D2 title | |
| promoted | FC Tokyo |
| Sagan Tosu | |
| Consadole Sapporo | |
| league topscorer | Yohei Toyoda (23 goals) |
| matches | 380 |
| total goals | 939 |
| highest attendance | 39,243 |
| Consadole vs FC Tokyo | |
| lowest attendance | 1,266 |
| Thespa vs Vortis | |
| average attendance | 6,423 |
| prevseason | [2010](2010-j-league-division-2) |
| nextseason | [2012](2012-j-league-division-2) |
1st J2 title 2nd D2 title Sagan Tosu Consadole Sapporo Consadole vs FC Tokyo Thespa vs Vortis The 2011 J.League Division 2 season was the 40th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 13th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on March 5 and finished on December 3. Due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the season was put on hold from March 12 to April 23.
FC Tokyo won the tournament and returned to J1 immediately after being relegated the previous season. By virtue of winning the 2011 Emperor's Cup final, they earned a berth in the 2012 AFC Champions League as well. Sagan Tosu and Consadole Sapporo finished second and third, respectively, and also won the promotion. Consadole are returning to the top flight after three years of absence, while for Tosu this is the first promotion in their history.
Sagan became the last of original ten J2 teams to reach J1, passing the inglorious moniker of the longest-staying D2 dweller to Mito HollyHock.
Teams
As in the previous seasons, the size of the league was increased by one team to twenty overall. Gainare Tottori as 2010 Japan Football League champions were promoted.
Kashiwa Reysol as champions of the 2010 season, runners-up Ventforet Kofu and third-placed team Avispa Fukuoka were promoted to the 2011 J.League Division 1. Kashiwa made their immediate return to the top division, while Kofu and Fukuoka ended three- and four-year tenures in the J2. The three teams were replaced by FC Tokyo, Kyoto Sanga FC and Shonan Bellmare, who were relegated at the end of the 2010 J.League Division 1 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Shonan only made a cameo appearance at the D1, Kyoto re-entered the second level of the Japanese league pyramid after three years, and Tokyo eventually had to return to the J2 for the first time after eleven seasons.
| Club name | Home town(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | |
| Ehime FC | All cities/towns in Ehime | |
| Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns in Okayama | |
| Gainare Tottori | All cities/towns in Tottori | Promoted from JFL in [2010](2010-japan-football-league) |
| All cities/towns in Gifu | ||
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka | |
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba | |
| Kataller Toyama | All cities/towns in Toyama | |
| Kyoto Sanga FC | Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto | Relegated from J1 League in [2010](2010-j-league-division-1) |
| Mito HollyHock | Mito, Ibaraki | |
| Oita Trinita | All cities/towns in Ōita | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto | |
| Sagan Tosu | Tosu, Saga | |
| Shonan Bellmare | Southcentral cities/town in Kanagawa | Relegated from J1 League in [2010](2010-j-league-division-1) |
| Thespa Kusatsu | All cities/towns in Gunma | |
| Tochigi SC | Utsunomiya, Tochigi | |
| Tokushima Vortis | All cities/towns in Tokushima | |
| Tokyo | Relegated from J1 League in [2010](2010-j-league-division-1) | |
| Tokyo Verdy | Tokyo | |
| Yokohama FC | Yokohama, Kanagawa |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Type-C contract | Non-visa foreign | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consadole Sapporo | BRA Bruno Ferraz | BRA **Daniel Lemos** | BRA **Diogo Oliveira** | KOR Lee Ho-seung | BRA *Andrezinho* | ||
| BRA *Tiago Prado* | |||||||
| Ehime FC | BRA Josimar | KOR **Kim Shin-young** | |||||
| Fagiano Okayama | BRA Tiago | BUL Ilian Stoyanov | KOR Kim Min-kyun | KOR Lee Chang-gang | |||
| FC Gifu | BRA Bruno | BRA Efrain Rintaro | BRA Rafael Almeida | PRK Ri Han-jae | |||
| FC Tokyo | BRA **Lucas Severino** | BRA Roberto | BRA Roberto César | AUS Jade North | BRA *Pedro Júnior* | ||
| Gainare Tottori | CIV Hamed Koné | KOR Jeong Dong-ho | KOR Kim Sun-min | BRA *Dodô* | |||
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | BRA Leonardo Moreira | KOR **Kim Jong-pil** | KOR Oh Seung-rok | KOR *Kim Soo-yeon* | |||
| JEF United Chiba | CAN Matt Lam | NED Sander van Gessel | NOR Tor Hogne Aarøy | AUS Mark Milligan | KOR Ryu Myeong-gi | ||
| Kataller Toyama | KOR Seo Yong-duk | ||||||
| Kyoto Sanga | BRA Alair | BRA Junior Dutra | KOR Jung Woo-young | PRK Kim Song-yong | BRA *Diego Souza* | ||
| Mito HollyHock | KOR *Lee Kang* | ||||||
| Oita Trinita | KOR Choi Jung-han | KOR Lee Dong-myung | PRK Kang Song-ho | ||||
| Roasso Kumamoto | BRA Edmilson Alves | BRA Fábio Pena | BRA Ivan Paraná | KOR Jo Sung-jin | KOR Song In-young | ||
| Sagan Tosu | KOR Kim Byung-suk | KOR Kim Min-woo | KOR Yeo Sung-hae | KOR Kim Myung-hwi | |||
| Shonan Bellmare | BRA Adiel | KOR Han Kook-young | KOR **Hwang Soon-min** | KOR Song Han-ki | BRA Lucão do Break | KOR Kim Yeong-gi | KOR *Choi Seung-in* |
| Thespa Kusatsu | BRA Alex Henrique | BRA Lincoln | BRA *Rafinha* | ||||
| Tochigi SC | BRA Paulinho | BRA Ricardo Lobo | BRA **Sabia** | KOR Choi Kun-sik | ARG *Mariano Trípodi* | ||
| Tokushima Vortis | BRA Douglas | BRA Elizeu | KOR Bae Seung-jin | KOR Oh Seung-hoon | KOR Kim Jong-min | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | BRA **Apodi** | BRA Maranhão | KOR *Kim Tae-yeon* | ||||
| Yokohama FC | BRA Eder | BRA **França** | BRA Kaio | KOR Park Tae-hong | BRA *Fabinho* |
League table
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Yohei Toyoda | Sagan Tosu | 23 | ||||||||
| JPN Takuma Abe | Tokyo Verdy | 16 | ||||||||
| JPN Masaki Fukai | JEF United Chiba | 14 | ||||||||
| JPN Manabu Saitō | Ehime FC | 14 | ||||||||
| BRA Ricardo Lobo | Tochigi SC | 12 | ||||||||
| JPN Yoshihiro Uchimura | Consadole Sapporo | 12 | ||||||||
| JPN Yasuhito Morishima | Oita Trinita | 11 | ||||||||
| BRA Roberto César | FC Tokyo | 10 | ||||||||
| JPN Ryota Hayasaka | Sagan Tosu | 10 | ||||||||
| JPN Tomoki Ikemoto | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 10 | ||||||||
| JPN Yuya Kubo | Kyoto Sanga | 10 | ||||||||
| BRA Alex | Thespa Kusatsu | 9 | ||||||||
| JPN Hiroyuki Hayashi | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 9 | ||||||||
| BRA Kaio | Yokohama FC | 9 | ||||||||
| JPN Teruaki Kurobe | Kataller Toyama | 9 | ||||||||
| BRA Maranhão | Tokyo Verdy | 9 | ||||||||
| JPN Yuki Oshitani | FC Gifu | 9 | ||||||||
| JPN Noriaki Sanenobu | Gainare Tottori | 9 | ||||||||
| JPN Akihiro Sato | Tokushima Vortis | 9 | ||||||||
| BRA Lucas Severino | FC Tokyo | 9 | ||||||||
| JPN Kaoru Takayama | Shonan Bellmare | 9 |
Attendance
References
References
- "2011 J. League tournament details". J.League official website.
- "J.League agrees to resume games on April 23". [[Sports Illustrated]].
- "J2 Top Scorers". J-League.
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