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Japanese J2 League

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Established
1999 (27 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-02-23

Current Season
2026-2027

Current Round
9

Level Above
Japanese J1 League

Level Below
Japanese J3 League

Sport
Soccer

Location
Japan

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
10 Oct 26	Sagan ToSagan Tosu	5:00am	Fujieda Fujieda MYFC
10 Oct 26	TokushimTokushima Vortis	5:00am	FC ImabaFC Imabari
10 Oct 26	YokohamaYokohama FC	5:00am	Oita TriOita Trinita
10 Oct 26	RB OmiyaRB Omiya Ardija	5:00am	VanraureVanraure Hachinohe
10 Oct 26	VentforeVentforet Kofu	7:00am	Tochigi Tochigi City
10 Oct 26	Júbilo IJúbilo Iwata	9:00am	HokkaidoHokkaido Consadole Sapporo
11 Oct 26	MontedioMontedio Yamagata	4:05am	Vegalta Vegalta Sendai
11 Oct 26	KatallerKataller Toyama	5:00am	TegevajaTegevajaro Miyazaki
11 Oct 26	Iwaki FCIwaki FC	6:00am	BlaublitBlaublitz Akita
11 Oct 26	Shonan BShonan Bellmare	9:00am	Albirex Albirex Niigata
		Results
04 Oct 26	TegevajarTegevajaro Miyazaki	1 - 1	RB Omiya RB Omiya Ardija
04 Oct 26	Vegalta SVegalta Sendai	2 - 1	Júbilo IwJúbilo Iwata
04 Oct 26	BlaublitzBlaublitz Akita	1 - 0	Sagan TosSagan Tosu
04 Oct 26	Vanraure Vanraure Hachinohe	0 - 2	Yokohama Yokohama FC
04 Oct 26	Hokkaido Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	2 - 1	Iwaki FCIwaki FC
03 Oct 26	Tochigi CTochigi City	1 - 2	FC ImabarFC Imabari
03 Oct 26	Oita TrinOita Trinita	2 - 1	Montedio Montedio Yamagata
03 Oct 26	VentforetVentforet Kofu	1 - 2	Kataller Kataller Toyama
03 Oct 26	Fujieda MFujieda MYFC	1 - 1	Shonan BeShonan Bellmare
03 Oct 26	Albirex NAlbirex Niigata	2 - 1	TokushimaTokushima Vortis

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

Albirex Niigata		Blaublitz Akita		FC Imabari
Fujieda MYFC		Hokkaido Consad		Iwaki FC
Júbilo Iwata		Kataller Toyama		Montedio Yamaga
Oita Trinita		RB Omiya Ardija		Sagan Tosu
Shonan Bellmare		Tegevajaro Miya		Tochigi City
Tokushima Vorti		Vanraure Hachin		Vegalta Sendai
Ventforet Kofu		Yokohama FC

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