The 2022 J2 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the

J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasud ...

, the second-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999.

Clubs

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Foreign players

As of 2022 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad. Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions. *Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the midseason transfer window. *Player's name in ''italics'' indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from school in the country.

League table

Promotion–relegation playoffs

Results table

Season statistics

Goal contributions

Top scorers

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

*Most yellow cards: 9 ** Kota Fukatsu (Machida Zelvia) * Most red cards: 2 ** Carlos Gutiérrez (Tochigi SC)

Club

* Most yellow cards: 67 (Iwate Grulla Morioka) * Most red cards: 4 (Mito HollyHock)

Awards

Monthly awards

References

External links

Official website
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