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Japanese J2 League

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Established
1999 (27 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-02-23

Current Season
2026

Current Round
17

Level Above
Japanese J1 League

Level Below
Japanese J3 League

Sport
Soccer

Location
Japan

Gender
Male

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23 May	Hokkaido	5:00am	Júbilo I
23 May	Vegalta S	5:00am	Yokohama
23 May	Sagan Tos	5:00am	FC Ryukyu
23 May	FC Gifu	5:00am	RB Omiya
23 May	Renofa Ya	5:00am	Roasso Ku
23 May	Albirex N	5:00am	Ehime FC
23 May	Thespa Gu	5:00am	Sagamihar
23 May	Fujieda M	5:00am	Iwaki
23 May	Nara Club	5:00am	Kataller
23 May	Nagano Pa	7:00am	Ventforet
Results
17 May	FC Ryukyu	1 - 3	Gainare T
17 May	Reilac Sh	1 - 0	Giravanz
17 May	Imabari	1 - 2	Kamatamar
17 May	FC Osaka	1 - 1	Zweigen K
17 May	Kochi Uni	0 - 1	Ehime FC
17 May	Iwaki	1 - 1	Matsumoto
17 May	Kataller	2 - 2	Tokushima
17 May	Blaublitz	3 - 1	Thespa Gu
17 May	Kagoshima	2 - 1	Roasso Ku
17 May	RB Omiya	1 - 2	Nagano Pa

Description

The J2 League (Japanese: J2リーグ, Hepburn: J2 Rīgu) or simply J2 is the second division of the Japan Professional Football League (日本プロサッカーリーグ, Nihon Puro Sakkā Rīgu) and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasuda Life and it is thus officially known as the Meiji Yasuda J2 League (Japanese: 明治安田生命J2リーグ). Until the 2014 season it was named the J.League Division 2.

Second-tier club football has existed in Japan since 1972; however, it was only professionalized during the 1999 season with ten clubs. The league took one relegating club from the top division and nine clubs from the second-tier semi-professional former Japan Football League to create the J2 League. The remaining seven clubs in the Japan Football League, the newly formed Yokohama FC, and one promoting club from the Regional Leagues, formed the nine-club Japan Football League, then the third tier of Japanese football. The third tier is now represented by the J3 League.


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Teams

Blaublitz Akita		Ehime FC		Fujieda MYFC
Hokkaido Consad		Imabari		Iwaki
JEF United Chib		Júbilo Iwata		Kataller Toyama
Mito HollyHock		Montedio Yamaga		Oita Trinita
RB Omiya Ardija		Renofa Yamaguch		Roasso Kumamoto
Sagan Tosu		Tokushima Vorti		V-Varen Nagasak
Vegalta Sendai		Ventforet Kofu

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