2011 J.League Division 2

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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.[1] Due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the season was put on hold from March 12 to April 23.[2]

J.League Division 2
Season2011
ChampionsFC Tokyo
1st J2 title
2nd D2 title
PromotedFC Tokyo
Sagan Tosu
Consadole Sapporo
Matches played380
Goals scored939 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerYohei Toyoda (23 goals)
Highest attendance39,243
Consadole vs FC Tokyo
Lowest attendance1,266
Thespa vs Vortis
Average attendance6,423
2010
2012

FC Tokyo won the tournament and returned to J1 immediately after unfortunate relegation that happened last 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 NameHome Town(s)Note(s)
Consadole SapporoSapporo, Hokkaidō
Ehime FCAll cities/towns in Ehime
Fagiano OkayamaAll cities/towns in Okayama
Gainare TottoriAll cities/towns in TottoriPromoted from JFL in 2010
FC GifuAll cities/towns in Gifu
Giravanz KitakyushuKitakyushu, Fukuoka
JEF United ChibaChiba & Ichihara, Chiba
Kataller ToyamaAll cities/towns in Toyama
Kyoto Sanga FCSouthwestern cities/towns in KyotoRelegated from J1 League in 2010
Mito HollyHockMito, Ibaraki
Oita TrinitaAll cities/towns in Ōita
Roasso KumamotoKumamoto
Sagan TosuTosu, Saga
Shonan BellmareSouthcentral cities/town in KanagawaRelegated from J1 League in 2010
Thespa KusatsuAll cities/towns in Gunma
Tochigi SCUtsunomiya, Tochigi
Tokushima VortisAll cities/towns in Tokushima
FC TokyoTokyoRelegated from J1 League in 2010
Tokyo VerdyTokyo
Yokohama FCYokohama, Kanagawa

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1FC Tokyo (C, P)3823876722+4577Promotion to 2012 J.League Division 1 and Qualification to 2012 Champions League[a]
2Sagan Tosu (P)38191276834+3469Promotion to 2012 J.League Division 1
3Consadole Sapporo (P)38215124932+1768
4Tokushima Vortis38198115138+1365
5Tokyo Verdy381611116945+2459
6JEF United Chiba381610124639+758
7Kyoto Sanga38177145045+558
8Giravanz Kitakyushu381610124546−158
9Thespa Kusatsu38169135151057
10Tochigi SC381511124439+556
11Roasso Kumamoto381312133344−1151
12Oita Trinita381214124245−350
13Fagiano Okayama38139164358−1548
14Shonan Bellmare381210164648−246
15Ehime FC381014144454−1044
16Kataller Toyama381110173653−1743
17Mito HollyHock38119184049−942
18Yokohama FC38118194054−1441
19Gainare Tottori3887233660−2431
20FC Gifu3866263983−4424
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J.League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayBELCONEHIFAGGAIGIFGIRHOLJEFKATROSSAGSANSPATOCTOKTRIVERVORYFC
Shonan Bellmare0–21–15–00–17–11–13–22–02–01–01–00–12–00–21–22–21–31–20–1
Consadole Sapporo0–13–12–12–01–00–02–14–00–03–00–12–11–01–02–12–04–20–00–2
Ehime FC0–02–02–33–22–00–30–10–11–01–12–20–21–22–20–51–12–10–10–0
Fagiano Okayama1–11–01–12–11–23–00–10–11–14–02–42–11–22–20–20–00–41–01–0
Gainare Tottori4–01–02–41–11–10–11–10–10–00–13–62–11–10–51–50–00–10–20–1
FC Gifu0–11–31–11–32–31–32–10–21–11–14–43–20–10–10–20–11–30–24–3
Giravanz Kitakyushu0–00–32–21–20–23–21–00–32–12–00–01–02–12–11–03–11–21–12–2
Mito HollyHock0–01–23–11–13–11–21–01–03–00–00–52–12–20–12–30–21–12–10–1
JEF United Chiba2–02–02–12–11–03–11–02–10–01–13–30–12–32–23–03–21–10–11–1
Kataller Toyama2–31–22–10–24–21–01–22–01–21–10–31–12–31–31–01–01–50–20–2
Roasso Kumamoto1–11–02–11–02–02–10–02–11–11–10–01–21–00–10–12–11–00–10–1
Sagan Tosu2–01–01–26–01–02–02–32–11–00–12–22–11–21–20–02–13–11–12–0
Kyoto Sanga1–04–00–02–11–03–11–00–22–10–00–10–03–11–11–42–01–01–21–1
Thespa Kusatsu1–02–10–01–20–54–22–21–23–10–01–00–02–44–02–11–10–02–01–1
Tochigi SC0–31–11–20–01–00–12–10–00–01–20–10–01–02–12–12–12–40–12–1
FC Tokyo1–10–01–13–03–04–02–02–01–01–05–01–06–11–00–01–21–11–03–0
Oita Trinita3–10–12–11–02–12–12–20–01–11–22–20–01–31–21–00–00–02–21–0
Tokyo Verdy2–22–11–24–00–03–04–03–21–01–25–20–21–11–30–00–01–21–07–2
Tokushima Vortis4–00–22–22–21–04–10–11–11–03–11–00–32–13–00–40–21–22–24–1
Yokohama FC3–21–20–10–10–11–11–21–01–11–21–21–21–22–02–00–12–22–10–1
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals[3]
1 Yohei ToyodaSagan Tosu23
2 Takuma AbeTokyo Verdy16
3 Masaki FukaiJEF United Chiba14
Manabu SaitōEhime FC14
5 Ricardo LoboTochigi SC12
Yoshihiro UchimuraConsadole Sapporo12
7 Yasuhito MorishimaOita Trinita11
8 Roberto CésarFC Tokyo10
Ryota HayasakaSagan Tosu10
Tomoki IkemotoGiravanz Kitakyushu10
Yuya KuboKyoto Sanga10

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1FC Tokyo333,68035,9116,79517,562−30.1%
2Consadole Sapporo199,16239,2434,60910,482−2.4%
3JEF United Chiba183,91116,3606,9559,680−17.2%
4Oita Trinita166,80727,5194,8598,779−16.1%
5Sagan Tosu146,89322,5323,7247,731+16.6%
6Fagiano Okayama137,91110,4904,1117,258+1.4%
7Shonan Bellmare131,91810,4253,6806,943−37.4%
8Roasso Kumamoto131,62425,0052,8476,928+0.3%
9Kyoto Sanga119,59112,2872,3866,294−40.1%
10Yokohama FC109,63216,8131,8535,770−0.4%
11Tokyo Verdy108,48228,8322,1645,710+1.3%
12Tokushima Vortis98,92511,9162,1655,207+12.9%
13Tochigi SC93,8489,9532,4934,939+18.8%
14FC Gifu78,2736,6842,1504,120+32.6%
15Giravanz Kitakyushu76,9767,0801,3364,051−3.3%
16Gainare Tottori70,1528,2121,7873,692+5.8%
17Ehime FC66,0227,6341,5633,475−20.8%
18Mito HollyHock63,6375,2271,2733,349−7.2%
19Kataller Toyama62,2338,6631,7163,275−26.6%
20Thespa Kusatsu61,0186,5201,2663,211−27.4%
League total2,440,69539,2431,2666,423−4.1%

Updated to games played on December 3, 2011
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
Team played previous season in J1.
Team played previous season in JFL.

References