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2025 Regista Awards: J2 League

A Brazilian juggernaut, a miracle in Ibaraki, and a young captain: these have been the awards for 2025 in the second division.

Tomoki Takamine returned to Sapporo, having almost been rejected by Europe and J1. Instead, he’s been the saviour for Consadole in a grim year.

Naoki Mori came along and made the impossible true: Mito HollyHock are in J1.

A miracle in the North, a striker with no mercy, and the new kids on the block: these have been the awards for 2025 in the third division.

Keigo Hashimoto made Miyazaki his home, and now wants to write the last page of history for Tegevajaro in the play-offs.

The rebirth of Byron Vásquez with Tochigi City FC is just a symbol of how both the player and the club are ready to take J2.

When he moved to Okinawa, Yu Tomidokoro was thinking about quitting football. Now he’s “Mr. Ryukyu” for the fans.

From a rough patch in his home region to conquering Tokyo, one goal at the time: that’s the story of Naohiro Ishikawa.

The kid who once learned Japanese to better integrate himself in Osaka is now a Cerezo legend: this is the story of Kim Jin-hyeon.

Absolute class in the middle of the pitch, although the light shone for too few seasons: this is Yojiro Takahagi’s story.