2008 J.League Division 2

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J.League Division 2
Season2008
Champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1st J2 title
1st D2 title
Promoted Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Montedio Yamagata
Matches played315
Goals scored851 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer Hisato Satō (28 goals total)
Highest attendance36,945 (Round 24,
Yokohama vs. Thespa)
Lowest attendance1,036 (Round 17,
HollyHock vs. Vortis)
Average attendance7,072
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2009 →

The 2008 J. League Division 2 season was the 37th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 10th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season started on March 8 and ended on December 6.

Contents

In this season, the number of participating clubs was increased by two, making the total number, fifteen. Unlike the first nine seasons, the clubs played in triple round-robin format, instead of quadruple round-robin format. At the end of the season, top two clubs were promoted and third-placed club advanced to the Pro/Rele Series. There were no relegation to third-tier Japan Football League.

General

Promotion and relegation

Changes in competition format

Changes in clubs

Clubs

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Locations of the 2008 J.League 2 teams

Following fifteen clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2008 season. Of these clubs, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Ventforet Kofu, and Yokohama F.C. relegated from Division 1 last year. Also, Roasso Kumamoto and F.C. Gifu newly joined from Japan Football League.

League format

Fifteen clubs will play in triple round-robin format, a total of 42 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:

A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied at the first place, both clubs will be declared as the champions. The top two clubs will be promoted to J1, while the 3rd placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/relegation series.

Changes from Previous Year

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C, P)4231749935+64100Promotion to 2009 J. League Division 1
2 Montedio Yamagata (P)42239106640+2678
3 Vegalta Sendai 42181686247+1570 2008 promotion/relegation Series
4 Cerezo Osaka 42216158160+2169
5 Shonan Bellmare 42198156848+2065
6 Sagan Tosu 42197165051−164
7 Ventforet Kofu 421514135647+959
8 Avispa Fukuoka 421513145566−1158
9 Thespa Kusatsu 421314154552−753
10 Yokohama FC 421117145156−550
11 Mito HollyHock 42138215270−1847
12 Roasso Kumamoto 421013194672−2643
13 FC Gifu 421012204169−2842
14 Ehime FC 42910233966−2737
15 Tokushima Vortis 4278274072−3229
Updated to match(es) played on December 6, 2008. Source: J. League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final results

Rounds 1 & 2
Home \ Away SFR MON VEG CER BEL SAG VEN AVI SPA YFC HOL ROS GIF EHI VOR
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–00–14–15–21–01–21–11–01–02–22–24–03–02–1
Montedio Yamagata 2–13–00–21–03–00–00–01–01–03–13–13–53–02–0
Vegalta Sendai 1–13–20–02–23–02–01–01–02–03–30–01–10–11–1
Cerezo Osaka 1–21–32–12–00–13–32–11–21–21–21–01–02–01–0
Shonan Bellmare 0–21–11–03–02–11–04–02–34–10–14–14–24–12–3
Sagan Tosu 0–11–01–21–01–02–11–31–11–03–01–10–02–12–1
Ventforet Kofu 0–21–02–23–20–41–22–21–22–12–03–11–11–00–0
Avispa Fukuoka 0–30–32–00–12–22–00–21–13–22–12–41–52–02–1
Thespa Kusatsu 0–21–10–01–31–21–00–01–20–02–12–01–12–12–0
Yokohama FC 1–22–51–11–13–20–00–02–10–01–05–00–11–01–1
Mito HollyHock 1–22–13–40–20–22–11–02–32–22–22–21–31–01–0
Roasso Kumamoto 1–21–22–23–20–20–12–11–22–11–11–30–21–03–0
FC Gifu 1–12–10–10–50–00–11–10–10–12–30–10–00–32–1
Ehime FC 0–20–01–11–41–11–22–11–11–22–22–02–10–01–0
Tokushima Vortis 1–41–21–32–01–10–41–33–12–30–22–02–00–10–3
Updated to match(es) played on August 10, 2008. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Round 3
Home \ Away SFR MON VEG CER BEL SAG VEN AVI SPA YFC HOL ROS GIF EHI VOR
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–05–14–04–37–14–13–0
Montedio Yamagata 0–41–00–11–11–01–01–1
Vegalta Sendai 1–10–13–01–02–31–01–0
Cerezo Osaka 2–32–23–42–12–12–13–2
Shonan Bellmare 1–21–04–01–01–00–13–0
Sagan Tosu 4–11–40–11–13–23–21–2
Ventforet Kofu 2–01–12–30–12–25–14–0
Avispa Fukuoka 3–23–12–20–02–22–23–1
Thespa Kusatsu 0–00–41–10–10–03–11–0
Yokohama FC 1–11–42–22–20–01–12–2
Mito HollyHock 1–41–11–20–02–31–42–0
Roasso Kumamoto 1–20–42–21–00–21–12–2
FC Gifu 1–20–61–01–10–10–11–1
Ehime FC 2–32–20–20–11–02–20–1
Tokushima Vortis 0–31–10–02–00–21–25–0
Updated to match(es) played on December 6, 2008. Source: J. League Division 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals [1]
1 Flag of Japan.svg Hisato Satō Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28
2 Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka Takahashi Roasso Kumamoto 19
3 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Ishihara Shonan Bellmare 18
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Fujita Sagan Tosu 18
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyuki Arata Mito HollyHock 17
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Yokohama FC 16
Flag of Japan.svg Rui Komatsu Cerezo Osaka 16
Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Kagawa Cerezo Osaka 16
9 Flag of Japan.svg Kōji Morisaki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14
Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Takahagi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Ōkubo Avispa Fukuoka 14

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Vegalta Sendai 295,67923,74510,31714,080−4.1%†
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 227,63119,3494,62210,840−5.1%†
3 Cerezo Osaka 221,62921,2005,55410,554+59.3%†
4 Ventforet Kofu 217,42814,5217,26710,354−24.6%†
5 Avispa Fukuoka 211,65115,1585,72910,079+5.8%†
6 Sagan Tosu 152,48621,0293,8697,261+18.8%†
7 Yokohama FC 142,65536,9452,5366,793−51.6%†
8 Montedio Yamagata 131,72515,4222,4796,273+47.8%†
9 Shonan Bellmare 125,86511,6603,5435,994+28.2%†
10 Roasso Kumamoto 110,86020,6352,0265,279+47.9%‡
11 Thespa Kusatsu 88,5108,0961,8194,215+10.7%†
12 Tokushima Vortis 81,09311,8972,1463,862+17.4%†
13 FC Gifu 78,6508,3742,0283,745+6.1%‡
14 Ehime FC 77,7757,8092,0883,704+11.7%†
15 Mito HollyHock 63,9335,5731,0363,044+26.0%†
League total2,227,57036,9451,0367,072+8.4%†

Updated to games played on December 6, 2008
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
‡ Team played previous season in JFL.

References

  1. ↑ "2008 J2 Top Scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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