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2024 J2 League

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The 2024 J2 League, also known as the 2024 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (Japanese: 2024 明治安田J2リーグ, Hepburn: 2024 Meiji Yasuda J2 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the J2 League, the second-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. It was the tenth season of the league since its rebrand from J.League Division 2.

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Overview

For the first time since 2011, the number of the clubs in the league decreased from 22 to 20.[4]

This season, there were three automatic relegation spots to the J3 League (one more than the 2023 season) and two clubs gained automatic promotion to the J1 League. Like the previous season, the winner of the J2 promotion play-off were promoted to the top tier.

Schedule

The league and match format was announced on 19 December 2023. The league began on 23 February and ended on 10 November in a round-robin format of 38 matches.[5]

The J1 promotion play-off semi-finals took place on 1 December with the final taking place on 7 December.[6]

Changes from the previous season

Zweigen Kanazawa and Omiya Ardija were relegated to the 2024 J3 League, finishing the previous J2 League season as 21st and 22nd-placed teams, respectively.

Yokohama FC were the sole team to be relegated from the J1 League, after only one season in the top flight.

Both Machida Zelvia and Júbilo Iwata are promoted to the J1 League as champions and runners-up, respectively, of the previous J2 League season. Tokyo-based Machida will make their debut in the top flight of Japanese football, while Júbilo will make their immediate comeback to the J1. Joining the duo are Tokyo Verdy, who finished 3rd in 2023 and earned promotion after winning the promotion play-offs, thus making their first top flight appearance since 2008.

J3 winners Ehime FC and runners-up Kagoshima United were both promoted from the J3 League. Ehime are returning to the second-tier following two seasons in the J3 League and Kagoshima United will be playing only their second J2 season after five years absence.

From this season, Thespakusatsu Gunma changed their name to Thespa Gunma.[7]

Clubs

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Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

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  1. On 19 December 2023, Carille was named Santos manager.[16] Hours after his presentation, V-Varen Nagasaki claimed that Carille had already renewed his contract for 2024. They filed a lawsuit with FIFA,[17] but eventually Carille's contract with Nagasaki was terminated on 15 February.
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Foreign players

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As of the 2023 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.[32] 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.[33]
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    League table

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    Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League, J.League Data Site
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
    (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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    Play-offs

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    The usual format was applied in the 2024 season. Promotion play-offs, officially called the 2024 J.League Road To J1 Play-offs[A] (Japanese: 2024 J1昇格プレーオフ), was held from the semi-finals, where the match-ups were previously semi-determined. Based on the J2 placements at the end of the regular season, the third-placed team played against the sixth-placed, while the fourth-placed team played against the fifth-placed. The winners of the semi-finals played the final, with the winners promoted to the J1.

    If a match was tied in the play-offs, the team with the higher rank won. The rank order was: J2's third, fourth, fifth, and sixth-placed teams.[34]

    Semi-finals Final
          
    3 V-Varen Nagasaki 1
    6 Vegalta Sendai 4
    5 Fagiano Okayama 2
    6 Vegalta Sendai 0
    4 Montedio Yamagata 0
    5 Fagiano Okayama 3

    Semi-finals

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    Attendance: 20,001
    Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

    More information Montedio Yamagata, 0–3 ...
    Attendance: 18,006
    Referee: Hayato Shimizu

    Final

    More information Fagiano Okayama, 2–0 ...
    Attendance: 14,673
    Referee: Masuya Ueda
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    Season statistics

    Top scorers

    As of 10 November 2024[35]
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    Awards

    Monthly awards

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    See also

    Footnotes

    1. On the official J.League English website, it is listed as J1 Promotion Play-Offs

    References

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