| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Ryosuke Okuno | ||
| J.League Division 2 | - | ||
| Emperor's Cup | - | ||
The 2012 Montedio Yamagata season sees Montedio Yamagata return to J.League Division 2 after being relegated in the 2011 J.League Division 1. This will be their 16th season overall in the second tier. Montedio Yamagata are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 65 |
| 9 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 64 |
| 10 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 61 |
| 11 | Tochigi SC | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 60 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 59 |
| 4 March 20121 | JEF United Chiba | 2 – 0 | Montedio Yamagata | Fukuda Denshi Arena |
| Sunday 15:34 | Fujita  46', 69' | Report | Attendance: 11,479 Referee: Imamura |
| 11 March 20122 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 – 2 | Montedio Yamagata | Matsumotodaira Park Stadium Alwin |
| Sunday 13:03 | Tsurumaki 37' | Report | 28', 72' Akiba | Attendance: 13,098 Referee: Yoshida |
| 17 March 20123 | Montedio Yamagata | 3 – 2 | Oita Trinita | NDsoft Stadium Yamagata |
| Saturday 13:04 | Yamazaki 31', 79' Bandai 75' | Report | 89' Murai 90+1' Mitsuhira | Attendance: 6,315 Referee: Matsuo |
| 20 March 20124 | Montedio Yamagata | 2 – 1 | Ventforet Kofu | NDsoft Stadium Yamagata |
| Tuesday 13:04 | Nakashima 59' Miyasaka 84' | Report | 47' Kashiwa | Attendance: 5,736 Referee: Inoue |
| 25 March 20125 | Fagiano Okayama | 2 – 1 | Montedio Yamagata | Kanko Stadium |
| Sunday 13:03 | Nakano 36' Sengoku 61' | Report | 64' Nakashima | Attendance: 5,762 Referee: Ogiya |
| 1 April 20126 | Montedio Yamagata | 0 – 0 | Mito HollyHock | NDsoft Stadium Yamagata |
| Sunday 13:04 | Report | Attendance: 6,179 Referee: Hayakawa |
| 8 April 20127 | Yokohama | 1 – 2 | Montedio Yamagata | Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium |
| Sunday 16:00 | Takeoka 1' | Report | Akiba 43' Masaki Miyasaka 59' | Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Tomoya Maeda |
| 15 April 20128 | Montedio Yamagata | 1 – 0 | Kataller Toyama | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Sunday 13:00 | Masaki Miyasaka  44'Nishikawa 45+2' | Report | Ikehata 55' | Attendance: 6,460 Referee: Yosuke Kubota |
| 22 April 20129 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0 – 1 | Montedio Yamagata | Honjō Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 13:00 | Miyamoto 15' | Report | Masaki Miyasaka 20' Bandai 60'Higa 80' | Attendance: 3,286 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 27 April 201210 | Montedio Yamagata | 2 – 1 | Tochigi SC | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Friday 13:00 | Yamazaki 15' Akiba 23'Ota 86' | Report | Kikuoka 50' Cha Young-Hwan 87' | Attendance: 5,036 Referee:  Minoru Tojo |
| 30 April 201211 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 – 2 | Montedio Yamagata | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| Monday 18:00 | Kajikawa 23' | Report | Miyasaka 18' Yamazaki 19'Bandai 41'Nakashima 69' | Attendance: 6,114 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 3 May 201212 | Montedio Yamagata | 2 – 2 | Ehime FC | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Thursday 18:00 | Ishii 36' Yamazaki 44'Bandai 45+1' | Report | Uchida 26' Maeno 38'Arita 71'Ishii 80' | Attendance: 7,002 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto |
| 6 May 201213 | Montedio Yamagata | 1 – 0 | Thespa Kusatsu | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Sunday 19:30 | Nakashima 28' Funayama 48'Bandai 78' | Report | Attendance: 7,102 Referee: Hiroyuki Onishi |
| 13 May 201214 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 – 1 | Montedio Yamagata | Level-5 Stadium |
| Sunday 14:00 | Jogo 54' | Report | Akiba 17' | Attendance: 4,040 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 20 May 201215 | Montedio Yamagata | 2 – 1 | FC Gifu | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Sunday 14:00 | Ishii 39' Bandai 41'56'Yamazaki 66' (pen.) | Report | Koichi Sato 41' (pen.) Nogaito 64' | Attendance: 8,070 Referee: Eiji Kawai |
| 27 May 201216 | Roasso Kumamoto | 2 – 1 | Montedio Yamagata | Kumamoto Athletics Stadium |
| Sunday 14:00 | Taketomi 13', 45+1' Iwamaru 23'Harada 62' | Report | Bandai 12' | Attendance: 3,248 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 2 June 201217 | Montedio Yamagata | 5 – 1 | Gainare Tottori | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Saturday 17:00 | Ishii 39' Miyasaka 48', 53'Nakashima 65' (pen.)85'Maeda 90+2' | Report | Yoshino 21' Sanenobu 56'Mizumoto 63'Ozaki  63' | Attendance: 6,703 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 9 June 201218 | Kyoto Sanga | 2 – 2 | Montedio Yamagata | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium |
| Saturday 15:00 | Miyayoshi 9', 57' Kubo 18' | Report | Nakashima 44' Ishikawa 88' | Attendance: 11,642 Referee: Yuki Noda |
| 13 June 201219 | Montedio Yamagata | 1 – 2 | Shonan Bellmare | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Wednesday 20:00 | Bandai 55' Nishikawa 56'Miyasaka 58'77'Akiba 60'Funayama 73' | Report | Nagaki 42' Kaoru Takayama 66'80'Kobayashi 79' | Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 17 June 201220 | Machida Zelvia | 0 – 0 | Montedio Yamagata | Machida Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 19:00 | Ota 2' | Report | Akiba 6' Yamazaki 38'Ishii 45+1'Funayama 76' | Attendance: 3,225 Referee: Shoichiro Mikami |
| 24 June 201221 | Montedio Yamagata | 1 – 0 | Tokushima Vortis | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Sunday 20:00 | Bandai 44' Nishikawa 53'Kobayashi 58' | Report | Attendance: 9,628 |
| 1 July 201222 | Tochigi SC | 1 – 0 | Montedio Yamagata | Tochigi Green Stadium |
| Sunday 19:00 | Kobayashi 15' (o.g.) Paulinho 53' | Report | Akiba 81' Hirose 86' | Attendance: 3,770 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 8 July 201223 | Kataller Toyama | 1 – 1 | Montedio Yamagata | Toyama Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 19:00 | Ikehata 79' Kato 85'Hiraide 90+3' | Report | Nagata 31' Ishikawa 45+3'Nishikawa 90+3' | Attendance: 2,835 Referee: Tomoya Maeda |
| 15 July 201224 | Montedio Yamagata | 3 – 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Sunday 20:00 | Ishii 39' Akiba 50'Funayama 58' | Report | Sakata 38' Tsutsumi 45+2'Okada 64'Kihara 80' | Attendance: 11,275 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 22 July 201225 | Shonan Bellmare | 0 – 0 | Montedio Yamagata | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 19:30 | Kikuchi 26' Kobayashi 62' | Report | Maeda 87' | Attendance: 8,271 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 29 July 201226 | Montedio Yamagata | 1 – 1 | Matsumoto Yamaga | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Sunday 20:00 | Nakashima 64' Maeda 75' | Report | Ōhashi 67' Funayama 75'Iida 90' | Attendance: 1,132 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 5 August 201227 | Mito HollyHock | - | Montedio Yamagata | K's denki Stadium Mito |
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| 12 August 201228 | Montedio Yamagata | - | Yokohama | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
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| 19 August 201229 | Ehime FC | - | Montedio Yamagata | Ningineer Stadium |
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| 22 August 201230 | Ventforet Kofu | - | Montedio Yamagata | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium |
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| 26 August 201231 | Montedio Yamagata | - | Machida Zelvia | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
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| 2 September 201232 | Tokushima Vortis | - | Montedio Yamagata | Pocarisweat Stadium |
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| 13 September 201233 | Gainare Tottori | - | Montedio Yamagata | Tottori Bank Bird Stadium |
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| 16 September 201234 | Montedio Yamagata | - | Kyoto Sanga | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
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| 22 September 201235 | Thespa Kusatsu | - | Montedio Yamagata | Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma |
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| 29 September 201236 | Montedio Yamagata | - | Tokyo Verdy | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
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| 6 October 201237 | Montedio Yamagata | - | Roasso Kumamoto | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
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| 13 October 201238 | FC Gifu | - | Montedio Yamagata | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium |
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| 20 October 201239 | Montedio Yamagata | - | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
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| 27 October 201240 | Montedio Yamagata | - | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
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| 3 November 201241 | Oita Trinita | - | Montedio Yamagata | Ōita Bank Dome |
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| 10 November 201242 | Montedio Yamagata | - | Fagiano Okayama | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
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The 2012 FC Machida Zelvia season saw FC Machida Zelvia compete in J.League Division 2 for the first time after being promoted from the 2011 Japan Football League. Machida Zelvia were relegated back to the Japan Football League on the last day of the season after a 0-3 defeat to Shonan Bellmare. They are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Matsumoto Yamaga FC season sees Matsumoto Yamaga compete in J.League Division 2 for the first time after being promoted from the 2011 Japan Football League. Matsumoto Yamaga are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Avispa Fukuoka season sees Avispa Fukuoka return to J.League Division 2 after spending 2011 in J1. This is their non-consecutive 13th season in the second tier since 1991. Avispa Fukuoka are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Fagiano Okayama season saw Fagiano Okayama compete in J.League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive season. Fagiano Okayama also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Shonan Bellmare season sees Shonan Bellmare compete in J.League Division 2 for the second consecutive season after being relegated from J1 in 2010, and 16th season overall in the second tier. Shonan Bellmare are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Yokohama FC season sees Yokohama FC compete in J.League Division 2 for the fifth consecutive season. Yokohama FC are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Tokyo Verdy season sees Tokyo Verdy compete in J.League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive season and 12th second-tier season overall since 1972. Tokyo Verdy are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Roasso Kumamoto season sees Roasso Kumamoto compete in J.League Division 2 for the fifth consecutive season. Roasso Kumamoto are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Ventforet Kofu season sees Ventforet Kofu return to J.League Division 2 after being relegated from Division 1. This is their 36th non-consecutive season in the second tier of Japanese football, the longest number of seasons for a club in the division. Ventforet Kofu are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Ehime FC season sees Ehime FC compete in J.League Division 2 for the seventh consecutive season. Ehime FC are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Gainare Tottori season sees Gainare Tottori compete in J.League Division 2 for the second consecutive season. Gainare Tottori are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 FC Gifu season sees FC Gifu compete in J.League Division 2 for the fifth consecutive season. FC Gifu are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Tokushima Vortis season sees Tokushima Vortis compete in J.League Division 2 for the eighth consecutive season. This is their 17th season overall in the second tier. Tokushima Vortis are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Mito HollyHock season sees Mito HollyHock compete in J.League Division 2 for the 13th consecutive season and 15th second-tier season overall. Mito HollyHock are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Giravanz Kitakyushu season sees Giravanz Kitakyushu compete in J.League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive season. Giravanz Kitakyushu are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Kataller Toyama season saw Kataller Toyama compete in the J.League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive year. Kataller Toyama also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 95th Emperor's Cup (第95回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the regular edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 29 August 2015 to its final on 1 January 2016.
The 96th Emperor's Cup (第96回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the 2016 edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 27 August 2016 to its final on 1 January 2017.
