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2008 J.League Division 2

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The 2008 J. League Division 2 season is the 37th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 10th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season started on March 8 and ended on December 6.

J.League Division 2
Season2008
ChampionsSanfrecce Hiroshima
1st J2 title
1st D2 title
PromotedSanfrecce Hiroshima
Montedio Yamagata
Matches played315
Goals scored851 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerHisato Satō (28 goals total)
Highest attendance36,945 (Round 24,
Yokohama vs. Thespa)
Lowest attendance1,036 (Round 17,
HollyHock vs. Vortis)
Average attendance7,072
← 2007
2009 →

In this season, the number of participating clubs was increased by two, making the total number, fifteen. Unlike the first nine seasons, the clubs played in triple round-robin format, instead of quadruple round-robin format. At the end of the season, top two clubs were promoted and third-placed club advanced to the Pro/Rele Series. There were no relegation to third-tier Japan Football League.

General

Promotion and relegation

Changes in competition format

  • The Division 2 was expanded to 15 clubs.
  • The new J2 format will consist of triple round-robin instead of quadruple round-robin to reduce the games played by team to 42 games.

Changes in clubs

Clubs

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Locations of the 2008 J.League 2 teams

Following fifteen clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2008 season. Of these clubs, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Ventforet Kofu, and Yokohama F.C. relegated from Division 1 last year. Also, Roasso Kumamoto and F.C. Gifu newly joined from Japan Football League.

  • Vegalta Sendai
  • Montedio Yamagata
  • Mito HollyHock
  • Thespa Kusatsu
  • Yokohama F.C.
  • Shonan Bellmare
  • Ventforet Kofu
  • F.C. Gifu
  • Cerezo Osaka
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • Tokushima Vortis
  • Ehime F.C.
  • Avispa Fukuoka
  • Sagan Tosu
  • Roasso Kumamoto

League format

Fifteen clubs will play in triple round-robin format, a total of 42 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. The top two clubs will be promoted to J1, while the 3rd placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/relegation series.

Changes from Previous Year
  • Thirteen participating clubs (2006–2007) to fifteen clubs (2008)
  • Quadruple round-robin format (1999–2007) to triple round-robin format (2008–2009)
  • Introduction of Disciplinary points for tie breaker (2008–)

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C, P)4231749935+64100Promotion to 2009 J. League Division 1
2Montedio Yamagata (P)42239106640+2678
3Vegalta Sendai42181686247+15702008 promotion/relegation Series
4Cerezo Osaka42216158160+2169
5Shonan Bellmare42198156848+2065
6Sagan Tosu42197165051−164
7Ventforet Kofu421514135647+959
8Avispa Fukuoka421513145566−1158
9Thespa Kusatsu421314154552−753
10Yokohama FC421117145156−550
11Mito HollyHock42138215270−1847
12Roasso Kumamoto421013194672−2643
13FC Gifu421012204169−2842
14Ehime FC42910233966−2737
15Tokushima Vortis4278274072−3229
Updated to match(es) played on December 6, 2008. Source: J. League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final results

Rounds 1 & 2
Home \ AwaySFRMONVEGCERBELSAGVENAVISPAYFCHOLROSGIFEHIVOR
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–00–14–15–21–01–21–11–01–02–22–24–03–02–1
Montedio Yamagata2–13–00–21–03–00–00–01–01–03–13–13–53–02–0
Vegalta Sendai1–13–20–02–23–02–01–01–02–03–30–01–10–11–1
Cerezo Osaka1–21–32–12–00–13–32–11–21–21–21–01–02–01–0
Shonan Bellmare0–21–11–03–02–11–04–02–34–10–14–14–24–12–3
Sagan Tosu0–11–01–21–01–02–11–31–11–03–01–10–02–12–1
Ventforet Kofu0–21–02–23–20–41–22–21–22–12–03–11–11–00–0
Avispa Fukuoka0–30–32–00–12–22–00–21–13–22–12–41–52–02–1
Thespa Kusatsu0–21–10–01–31–21–00–01–20–02–12–01–12–12–0
Yokohama FC1–22–51–11–13–20–00–02–10–01–05–00–11–01–1
Mito HollyHock1–22–13–40–20–22–11–02–32–22–22–21–31–01–0
Roasso Kumamoto1–21–22–23–20–20–12–11–22–11–11–30–21–03–0
FC Gifu1–12–10–10–50–00–11–10–10–12–30–10–00–32–1
Ehime FC0–20–01–11–41–11–22–11–11–22–22–02–10–01–0
Tokushima Vortis1–41–21–32–01–10–41–33–12–30–22–02–00–10–3
Updated to match(es) played on August 10, 2008. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Round 3
Home \ AwaySFRMONVEGCERBELSAGVENAVISPAYFCHOLROSGIFEHIVOR
Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–05–14–04–37–14–13–0
Montedio Yamagata0–41–00–11–11–01–01–1
Vegalta Sendai1–10–13–01–02–31–01–0
Cerezo Osaka2–32–23–42–12–12–13–2
Shonan Bellmare1–21–04–01–01–00–13–0
Sagan Tosu4–11–40–11–13–23–21–2
Ventforet Kofu2–01–12–30–12–25–14–0
Avispa Fukuoka3–23–12–20–02–22–23–1
Thespa Kusatsu0–00–41–10–10–03–11–0
Yokohama FC1–11–42–22–20–01–12–2
Mito HollyHock1–41–11–20–02–31–42–0
Roasso Kumamoto1–20–42–21–00–21–12–2
FC Gifu1–20–61–01–10–10–11–1
Ehime FC2–32–20–20–11–02–20–1
Tokushima Vortis0–31–10–02–00–21–25–0
Updated to match(es) played on December 6, 2008. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals[1]
1 Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima28
2 Yutaka TakahashiRoasso Kumamoto19
3 Naoki IshiharaShonan Bellmare18
Yoshihito FujitaSagan Tosu18
5 Tomoyuki ArataMito HollyHock17
6 AndersonYokohama FC16
Rui KomatsuCerezo Osaka16
Shinji KagawaCerezo Osaka16
9 Kōji MorisakiSanfrecce Hiroshima14
Yojiro TakahagiSanfrecce Hiroshima14
Tetsuya ŌkuboAvispa Fukuoka14

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Vegalta Sendai295,67923,74510,31714,080−4.1%†
2Sanfrecce Hiroshima227,63119,3494,62210,840−5.1%†
3Cerezo Osaka221,62921,2005,55410,554+59.3%†
4Ventforet Kofu217,42814,5217,26710,354−24.6%†
5Avispa Fukuoka211,65115,1585,72910,079+5.8%†
6Sagan Tosu152,48621,0293,8697,261+18.8%†
7Yokohama FC142,65536,9452,5366,793−51.6%†
8Montedio Yamagata131,72515,4222,4796,273+47.8%†
9Shonan Bellmare125,86511,6603,5435,994+28.2%†
10Roasso Kumamoto110,86020,6352,0265,279+47.9%‡
11Thespa Kusatsu88,5108,0961,8194,215+10.7%†
12Tokushima Vortis81,09311,8972,1463,862+17.4%†
13FC Gifu78,6508,3742,0283,745+6.1%‡
14Ehime FC77,7757,8092,0883,704+11.7%†
15Mito HollyHock63,9335,5731,0363,044+26.0%†
League total2,227,57036,9451,0367,072+8.4%†

Updated to games played on December 6, 2008
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
‡ Team played previous season in JFL.

References

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