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2013 J.League Division 2

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The 2013 J.League Division 2 season is 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 is third runners-up (fourth placers) Tokushima Vortis, who won the promotion playoff final, defeating Kyoto Sanga FC. With the win, Vortis are making their J1 debut, becoming the first professional Shikoku football club to compete in the top division of their national league.

J.League Division 2
Season2013
ChampionsGamba Osaka
1st J2 title
2nd D2 title
PromotedGamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe
Tokushima Vortis
RelegatedGainare Tottori
Matches played462
Goals scored1,212 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerKempes
(22 goals)
Highest attendance24,813
Sapporo vs Kitakyushu
Lowest attendance1,104
Ehime vs Kumamoto
Average attendance6,665
← 2012
2014 →

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 suffers 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, are 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.

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Locations of the 2013 J.League 2 teams

The participant clubs are as follows:

Club nameHome town(s)StadiumCapacityNote(s)
Avispa FukuokaFukuokaBest Denki Stadium22,563
Consadole SapporoSapporo, HokkaidōSapporo Dome41,484Relegated from J1 League in 2012
Ehime FCAll cities/towns in EhimeNingineer Stadium20,000
Fagiano OkayamaAll cities/towns in OkayamaCity Light Stadium20,000
Gainare TottoriAll cities/towns in TottoriAxis Bird Stadium16,033
Gamba OsakaSuita, OsakaExpo '70 Commemorative Stadium21,000Relegated from J1 League in 2012
FC GifuAll cities/towns in GifuGifu Nagaragawa Stadium26,109
Giravanz KitakyushuKitakyushu, FukuokaHonjo Athletic Stadium10,000
Mito HollyHockMito, IbarakiK's denki Stadium Mito12,000
JEF United ChibaChiba & Ichihara, ChibaFukuda Denshi Arena19,781
Kataller ToyamaAll cities/towns in ToyamaToyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium28,494
Montedio YamagataAll cities/towns in YamagataND Soft Stadium20,315
Roasso KumamotoKumamotoUmakana-Yokana Stadium32,000
Kyoto SangaSouthwestern cities/towns in KyotoKyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium20,242
Thespakusatsu GunmaAll cities/towns in GunmaShoda Shoyu Stadium15,253
Tochigi SCUtsunomiya, TochigiTochigi Green Stadium18,025
Tokyo VerdyAll cities/towns in TokyoAjinomoto Stadium49,970
Vissel KobeKobe, HyōgoHome's Stadium30,132Relegated from J1 League in 2012
Tokushima VortisAll cities/towns in TokushimaPocarisweat Stadium17,924
V-Varen NagasakiAll cities/towns in NagasakiNagasaki Stadium20,246Champions of JFL in 2012
Matsumoto YamagaMatsumoto, NaganoMatsumotodaira Park Stadium20,396
Yokohama FCYokohama, KanagawaNHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium15,046

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Gamba Osaka (C, P)42251259946+5387Promotion to 2014 J.League Division 1
2Vissel Kobe (P)4225897841+3783
3Kyoto Sanga422010126846+2270Qualification for Promotion Playoffs[a]
4Tokushima Vortis (O, P)42207155651+567
5JEF United Chiba421812126849+1966
6V-Varen Nagasaki42199144840+866
7Matsumoto Yamaga42199145454066
8Consadole Sapporo42204186049+1164
9Tochigi SC421712136155+663
10Montedio Yamagata421611157461+1359
11Yokohama FC421513144946+358
12Fagiano Okayama421317125248+456
13Tokyo Verdy421414145258−656
14Avispa Fukuoka421511164754−756
15Mito HollyHock421413155058−855Ineligible for promotion
16Giravanz Kitakyushu421310195060−1049
17Ehime FC421211194352−947
18Kataller Toyama421111204559−1444
19Roasso Kumamoto421013194070−3043
20Thespakusatsu Gunma42913204361−1840
21FC Gifu42910233780−4337Ineligible for promotion
22Gainare Tottori (R)42516213874−3631Qualification for Relegation Playoffs[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2013. Source: J.League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayAVICONEHIFAGGAIGAMGIFGIRHOLJEFKATMONROSSANSPATOCVVNVERVISVORYAMYFC
Avispa Fukuoka0–12–02–01–12–32–12–11–13–41–42–11–11–21–02–02–12–30–01–00–11–5
Consadole Sapporo3–03–02–23–01–34–00–00–11–01–03–11–30–11–30–11–01–11–02–11–22–0
Ehime FC2–23–20–11–01–20–03–02–20–10–03–11–12–02–03–00–24–02–40–21–10–1
Fagiano Okayama1–13–21–12–02–31–20–01–13–01–34–32–31–12–01–31–12–01–02–02–10–0
Gainare Tottori0–00–21–10–01–73–42–33–12–22–30–60–00–11–11–10–31–11–20–11–00–0
Gamba Osaka1–03–00–11–11–12–01–15–01–13–13–24–03–35–13–01–20–03–22–01–00–0
FC Gifu0–20–31–10–02–12–83–11–40–12–31–10–00–30–00–12–11–21–00–11–20–2
Giravanz Kitakyushu0–21–21–02–12–10–12–00–21–01–21–27–01–13–20–21–21–12–30–21–21–1
Mito HollyHock0–01–30–11–02–20–24–12–22–01–01–31–12–11–14–30–01–00–20–01–22–2
JEF United Chiba1–10–12–00–01–13–01–16–12–03–21–36–01–22–21–10–22–12–11–21–01–1
Kataller Toyama1–23–11–00–01–10–41–20–02–11–21–31–21–00–01–21–11–10–02–10–10–1
Montedio Yamagata2–10–13–01–22–30–12–20–12–10–33–11–01–21–12–12–00–03–22–24–15–1
Roasso Kumamoto1–12–10–11–11–22–21–11–23–20–31–11–11–32–31–41–02–11–20–10–30–1
Kyoto Sanga2–12–04–12–43–00–22–01–20–13–33–21–12–02–11–22–00–04–11–20–10–1
Thespakusatsu Gunma0–12–02–12–10–01–10–10–00–10–21–12–21–02–30–11–20–12–24–13–01–0
Tochigi SC2–04–30–11–01–14–22–03–20–10–01–11–10–12–23–02–24–22–20–10–10–0
V-Varen Nagasaki0–00–01–11–13–11–33–01–00–22–11–02–11–00–11–02–02–10–20–10–12–0
Tokyo Verdy0–12–12–11–13–03–33–01–00–01–01–22–01–10–52–13–32–12–11–11–31–3
Vissel Kobe4–01–02–03–30–12–04–02–11–12–21–01–03–00–04–12–02–02–13–27–01–0
Tokushima Vortis2–11–03–22–02–11–53–11–23–11–22–02–20–31–14–10–11–22–10–12–00–1
Matsumoto Yamaga2–12–41–01–02–12–21–21–12–03–23–02–31–21–11–12–21–10–01–20–00–1
Yokohama FC0–10–20–00–12–12–22–21–24–11–22–11–10–01–02–03–11–22–31–22–21–3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2013. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

SemifinalsFinal
      
3Kyoto Sanga0
6V-Varen Nagasaki0
3Kyoto Sanga0
4Tokushima Vortis2
4Tokushima Vortis1
5JEF United Chiba1

Semifinals

Kyoto Sanga0–0V-Varen Nagasaki
Report
Attendance: 12,387
Referee: Ryuji Sato
Tokushima Vortis1–1JEF United Chiba
Douglas 37'Report 40' Yamaguchi
Attendance: 9,301

If the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the winner is the team with the best league ranking.

Final

Kyoto Sanga0–2Tokushima Vortis
ReportChiyotanda 39'
Tsuda 43'
Attendance: 23,266
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

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.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Gainare Tottori1–2Kamatamare Sanuki1–10–1
Kamatamare Sanuki1–1Gainare Tottori
Takahashi 47'Report 50' Mori
Attendance: 5,793
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
Gainare Tottori0–1Kamatamare Sanuki
ReportTakahashi 20'
Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Gainare Tottori was relegated to 2014 J3 League
Kamatamare Sanuki was promoted to 2014 J.League Division 2

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 KempesJEF United Chiba
22
2 Takashi UsamiGamba Osaka
19
3 Yoshihiro UchimuraConsadole Sapporo
17
4 CristianoTochigi SC
16
Keijiro OgawaVissel Kobe
16
PopóVissel Kobe
16
SabiáTochigi SC
16
8 Tomohiro TsudaTokushima Vortis
14
9 Ryuichi HirashigeThespakusatsu Gunma
13
LeandroGamba Osaka[1]
13

Updated to games played on 24 November 2013
Source: J. League

Awards

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClub
March PopóVissel Kobe
April LeandroGamba Osaka
May Oh Seung-HoonKyoto Sanga
June Ryohei HayashiMontedio Yamagata
July Koji YamaseKyoto Sanga
August Takashi UsamiGamba Osaka
September Keijiro OgawaVissel Kobe
October KempesJEF United Chiba
November

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Gamba Osaka257,99618,0418,04512,286−16.9%†
2Vissel Kobe241,84123,0124,15111,516−21.3%†
3Matsumoto Yamaga231,86617,1487,15311,041+15.8%†
4Consadole Sapporo211,56824,8134,83710,075−16.1%†
5JEF United Chiba210,07815,9826,51110,004+7.8%†
6Fagiano Okayama180,05618,2696,2348,574+7.4%†
7Kyoto Sanga165,71715,3804,3147,891+8.5%†
8Montedio Yamagata147,41617,2234,4337,020−4.6%†
9Tokyo Verdy133,20118,7052,5396,343+18.8%†
10Roasso Kumamoto130,76912,0033,3396,227+6.4%†
11V-Varen Nagasaki129,51718,1532,0936,167+68.7%‡
12Yokohama FC127,35412,4902,1396,064+0.4%†
13Avispa Fukuoka120,27014,5262,6405,727+2.5%†
14Tochigi SC103,36010,6872,1034,922+27.8%†
15Mito HollyHock97,23710,0252,5134,630+16.5%†
16FC Gifu95,03211,7192,3414,525+6.0%†
17Kataller Toyama93,96013,6392,3154,474+34.6%†
18Tokushima Vortis91,3038,8971,8754,348+8.9%†
19Gainare Tottori86,03310,0961,5304,097+30.8%†
20Ehime FC82,95210,3811,1043,950+8.8%†
21Thespakusatsu Gunma74,9907,8101,4723,571+6.9%†
22Giravanz Kitakyushu66,6657,2071,6073,175−5.1%†
League total3,079,18123,0121,1046,665+14.8%†

Updated to games played on 24 November 2013
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
‡ Team played previous season in JFL.

References

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