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.
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Mito-logical
Naoki Mori came along and made the impossible true: Mito HollyHock are in J1.
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Absolute Chaos
The last round of the J2 League literally described to us why we love this division, between a title race, play-off spots, and an incredible relegation.
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The Improbable Leader
After a career spent wondering around, Arata Watanabe found his peak at 30 years old and where no one expected: Mito HollyHock.
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Brain over heart
After a slip and the possible Urawa Reds’ void, Kai Matsuzaki took back his career with Shimizu S-Pulse – one play at the time.
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Nothing Lasts Forever
Mito HollyHock are a pillar of the J2 League – what if though this status is about to crumble in 2025?
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This is Football
S-Pulse can disappoint at any time, but Tadahiro Akiba must grab this chance to put them back on the map of Japanese football.
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Insatiable
Ryotaro Ito had to wait a lot to properly blossom. Now he’s eager to recover all the time he lost.
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Still standing
After their perennial J2 status, Mito HollyHock became something different. Masato Nakayama is the symbol of this transition.
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Miracle in Ibaraki?
It’s not easy to settle down with yourself. In life, you bear ambition, desires and hopes: not all of them will be granted or achieved. In the worst cases, they…
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