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2013 J.League Division 2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J.League Division 2 |
| season | 2013 |
| winners | Gamba Osaka |
| 1st J2 title | |
| 2nd D2 title | |
| promoted | Gamba Osaka |
| Vissel Kobe | |
| Tokushima Vortis | |
| relegated | Gainare Tottori |
| league topscorer | Kempes |
| (22 goals) | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1212 |
| highest attendance | 24,813 |
| Sapporo vs Kitakyushu | |
| lowest attendance | 1,104 |
| Ehime vs Kumamoto | |
| average attendance | 6,665 |
| prevseason | 2012 |
| nextseason | 2014 |
1st J2 title 2nd D2 title Vissel Kobe Tokushima Vortis (22 goals) Sapporo vs Kitakyushu Ehime vs Kumamoto
The 2013 J.League Division 2 season was the 42nd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 15th season since the establishment of J2 League. The regular season began on 3 March and ended on 24 November, followed by the promotion play-offs among four clubs ranked between 3rd and 6th at the end of regular season. Gamba Osaka became champions, and Vissel Kobe became runners-up, both returned to J1 immediately after one season at J2. The other promoted team was third runners-up (fourth placers) Tokushima Vortis, who won the promotion playoff final, defeating Kyoto Sanga FC. With the win, Vortis made their J1 debut, becoming the first professional Shikoku football club to compete in the top division of their national league.
Clubs
Ventforet Kofu and Shonan Bellmare, champions and runners-up in the previous season, and Oita Trinita, winners of the promotion play-offs for 2012, were promoted to J1, then Consadole Sapporo, Vissel Kobe, and Gamba Osaka were relegated to J2 instead. Sapporo returned to J2 only after one season in the top-flight, and Kobe returned to J2 second time after 2006 season, while Gamba suffered their very first relegation to the second-tier after J.League Division 2 was established in 1999, and the first relegation since their former organization, Matsushita Electric Soccer Club, were relegated after the 1986–87 season of JSL.
V-Varen Nagasaki, champions of the 2012 Japan Football League, were promoted to J2 while F.C. Machida Zelvia, promoted to J2 from the previous season and ranked 22nd, were relegated back to 2013 Japan Football League only after spending one season in J2.
In February, Thespa Kusatsu changed their name to Thespakusatsu Gunma.
JEF Chiba
Tokyo Verdy
Yokohama FC
Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga
Vissel Kobe
The participant clubs were as follows:
| Club name | Home town(s) | Stadium | Capacity | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka | Best Denki Stadium | 22,563 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | Sapporo Dome | 41,484 | Relegated from J1 League in 2012 |
| Ehime FC | All cities/towns in Ehime | Ningineer Stadium | 20,000 | |
| Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns in Okayama | City Light Stadium | 20,000 | |
| Gainare Tottori | All cities/towns in Tottori | Axis Bird Stadium | 16,033 | |
| Gamba Osaka | Suita, Osaka | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium | 21,000 | Relegated from J1 League in 2012 |
| All cities/towns in Gifu | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium | 26,109 | ||
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka | Honjo Athletic Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Mito, Ibaraki | K's denki Stadium Mito | 12,000 | ||
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba | Fukuda Denshi Arena | 19,781 | |
| Kataller Toyama | All cities/towns in Toyama | Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium | 28,494 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | All cities/towns in Yamagata | ND Soft Stadium | 20,315 | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto | Umakana-Yokana Stadium | 32,000 | |
| Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto | Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium | 20,242 | ||
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | All cities/towns in Gunma | Shoda Shoyu Stadium | 15,253 | |
| Tochigi SC | Utsunomiya, Tochigi | Tochigi Green Stadium | 18,025 | |
| All cities/towns in Tokyo | Ajinomoto Stadium | 49,970 | ||
| Vissel Kobe | Kobe, Hyōgo | Home's Stadium | 30,132 | Relegated from J1 League in 2012 |
| All cities/towns in Tokushima | Pocarisweat Stadium | 17,924 | ||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | All cities/towns in Nagasaki | Nagasaki Stadium | 20,246 | Champions of JFL in 2012 |
| Matsumoto, Nagano | Matsumotodaira Park Stadium | 20,396 | ||
| Yokohama FC | Yokohama, Kanagawa | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 15,046 |
Foreign Players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Type-C contract | Non-visa foreign | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | Serbia Bratislav Punoševac | South Korea Kim Min-je | South Korea Oh Chang-hyun | South Korea Park Kun | South Korea Jang Jung-won | South Korea Kim Yeong-gi | Brazil Osmar |
| Consadole Sapporo | Brazil Félix | Brazil Paulão | South Korea Lee Ho-seung | Vietnam Lê Công Vinh | South Korea Jo Sung-jin | Brazil Tele | |
| Ehime FC | Brazil Alair | Brazil Osmar | Croatia Ante Tomić | South Korea Han Hee-hoon | |||
| Fagiano Okayama | South Korea Kim Min-kyun | United States Piakai Henkel | South Korea Go Daimu | South Korea Lee Jae-gwan | |||
| Gainare Tottori | Brazil Eduardo | United States Ansger Otto | South Korea Im Dong-hyeon | Brazil Bruno | |||
| Brazil Rafael Fefo | |||||||
| Brazil Reginaldo | |||||||
| Gamba Osaka | Brazil Adi Rocha | Brazil Paulinho | South Korea Oh Jae-suk | Brazil Leandro | |||
| FC Gifu | Croatia Stipe Plazibat | New Zealand Kayne Vincent | North Macedonia Blazhe Ilijoski | South Korea Do Dong-hyun | North Korea Ri Han-jae | Brazil Daniel Lemos | |
| Brazil Fábio Martins | |||||||
| Italy Desmond N'Ze | |||||||
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | South Korea Ahn Young-kyu | South Korea Kim Dong-hee | South Korea Nam Il-woo | South Korea Lee Keun-ho | |||
| Mito HollyHock | South Korea Kim Yong-gi | ||||||
| JEF United Chiba | Brazil Kempes | South Korea Kim Hyun-hun | South Korea Nam Seung-woo | Brazil Jair | |||
| Kataller Toyama | South Korea Kim Sung-ju | South Korea Seo Yong-duk | South Korea Yang Hae-joon | ||||
| Montedio Yamagata | South Korea Kim Byeom-yong | Uruguay Álvaro Peña | South Korea Lee Tae-ho | ||||
| Roasso Kumamoto | Brazil Douglas | Brazil Fábio Pena | Brazil Hugo Almeida | South Korea Noh Hyung-goo | Brazil Jefferson | ||
| Brazil Pablo | |||||||
| Kyoto Sanga | Burkina Faso Wilfried Sanou | Serbia Miloš Bajalica | South Korea Oh Seung-hoon | North Korea Kang Song-ho | |||
| South Korea Hwang Dae-Seong | |||||||
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | Brazil Daniel Lovinho | Brazil Eder | South Korea Kwon Han-Jin | North Korea Hwang Song-su | |||
| South Korea Hwang Dae-Jun | Brazil Júnior Alves | ||||||
| Tochigi SC | Brazil Cristiano | Brazil Paulinho | Brazil Sabia | South Korea Cha Young-hwan | |||
| Tokyo Verdy | South Korea Kim Jong-Pil | Brazil Nicollas | |||||
| South Korea Bae Dae-won | |||||||
| Tokushima Vortis | Brazil Alex | Brazil Douglas | South Korea Kim Jong-min | North Korea Ri Yong-jik |
League table
Results
Play-offs
Promotion Playoffs to Division 1
2013 J.League Road To J1 play-offs (2013 J1昇格プレーオフ)
Teams that finished 3rd to 6th participate in play-off series for the last J1 promotion berth.
| RD1-seed1=3 | RD1-team1=Kyoto Sanga | RD1-score1=0 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=V-Varen Nagasaki | RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Tokushima Vortis | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=JEF United Chiba | RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=3 | RD2-team1=Kyoto Sanga | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Tokushima Vortis | RD2-score2=2
Semifinals
If the score was tied after 90 minutes, no extra time was played and the winner was the team with the best league ranking.
Final
Tsuda Tokushima Vortis were promoted to 2014 J.League Division 1
JFL Relegation Playoffs
2013 J2/JFL play-offs (2013 J2・JFL入れ替え戦)
The last-placed Gainare Tottori faced 2013 Japan Football League runners-up Kamatamare Sanuki in a two-legged playoff series.
Gainare Tottori was relegated to 2014 J3 League
Kamatamare Sanuki was promoted to 2014 J.League Division 2
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA Kempes | JEF United Chiba | ||||||||
| JPN Takashi Usami | Gamba Osaka | ||||||||
| JPN Yoshihiro Uchimura | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||||
| BRA Cristiano | Tochigi SC | ||||||||
| JPN Keijiro Ogawa | Vissel Kobe | ||||||||
| BRA Popó | Vissel Kobe | ||||||||
| BRA Sabiá | Tochigi SC | ||||||||
| JPN Tomohiro Tsuda | Tokushima Vortis | ||||||||
| JPN Ryuichi Hirashige | Thespakusatsu Gunma | ||||||||
| BRA Leandro | Gamba Osaka |
Updated to games played on 24 November 2013
Source: J. League
Awards
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March | BRA Popó | Vissel Kobe |
| April | BRA Leandro | Gamba Osaka |
| May | KOR Oh Seung-Hoon | Kyoto Sanga |
| June | Japan Ryohei Hayashi | Montedio Yamagata |
| July | Japan Koji Yamase | Kyoto Sanga |
| August | Japan Takashi Usami | Gamba Osaka |
| September | Japan Keijiro Ogawa | Vissel Kobe |
| October | BRA Kempes | JEF United Chiba |
| November |
Attendances
References
References
- Plays for Gamba until June
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