J2 – Page 3 – J.League Regista

Up and Down

Yokohama FC are the only relegated team from J1, but they might have another shot at the first tier. Sooner than expected.

A debut in J1 for next year, a “rookie” coach, and a returning Brazilian: these have been the awards for 2023 in the second division.

Hikaru Nakahara was supposed to be the “next fancy winger” for Cerezo Osaka, but he should look for a new start in Tokyo.

Rei Hirakawa’s career felt stuck. He needed an environment to thrive. Roasso Kumamoto and Takeshi Oki were the perfect match.

Hisashi Jogo is one of the one-club-guys still around, and he should be deservedly getting a legacy trophy in the J.League Cup final for it.

renegade from Kobe, a promotion from J3, and some interesting defenders: these are the Top 10 transfers from last Winter in J2 League

It’s not the first time both S-Pulse or Iwata are in J2, but it’s the first time where the Shizuoka-based football look stuck.

The Cklamovski experiment has produced fun moments and good football, but it’s time to aim for the moon.

A surprising promotion, a fancy play-off schedule, and three amazing goals: these have been the awards for 2022 in the second division.

Ryotaro Ito had to wait a lot to properly blossom. Now he’s eager to recover all the time he lost.