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Line 1: ~~{{more citations needed\|date=January 2020}}~~ {{Infobox football league season \| competition = Meiji Yasuda J2 League \| winners = [[Tokushima Vortis]] (1st = title) \| promoted = Tokushima Vortis<br/>[[Avispa Fukuoka]] ~~\| relegated = none (for season 2020 only)~~ \| relegated = none (for season 2020 only) ~~\| matches = 11~~ \| matches = 462 ~~\| total goals = 15~~ \| total goals = 1119 ~~\| league topscorer = [[Kazuki Nishiya]]<br>(3 goals)~~ \| league topscorer = [[Peter Utaka]]<br />(22 goals) ~~\| biggest home win =~~ \| biggest home win = 6-0 [[F.C. Ryukyu]] v [[Ehime F.C.]]<br />[[JEF United Chiba]] v [[Zweigen Kanazawa]] ~~\| biggest away win =~~ \| biggest away win = 1-6 [[Matsumoto Yamaga]] v [[F.C. Ryukyu]] ~~\| highest scoring =~~ \| highest scoring = 3-5 [[Albirex Niigata]] v [[Zweigen Kanazawa]] ~~\| longest wins =~~ \| longest ~~unbeaten~~wins = 12 =Avispa Fukuoka \| longest ~~winless~~unbeaten = 15 Avispa = Fukuoka \| longest ~~losses~~winless = 11 [[Renofa = Yamaguchi]] \| longest losses = 7 Renofa Yamaguchi ~~\| highest attendance =~~ \| ~~lowest~~highest attendance = 14,526 [[Júbilo Iwata]] v [[Montedio Yamagata]] \| lowest attendance = 0 due to = Covid-19 \| ~~average~~ attendance = 1,269,962 \| average attendance = 2,754 ~~\| prevseason = [[2019 J2 League\|2019]]~~ \| ~~nextseason~~ prevseason = ''[[~~2021~~2019 J2 League\|~~2021~~2019]]'' \| nextseason = [[2021 J2 League\|2021]] ~~\| updated = 2020/02/23~~ \| ~~season~~updated = 20 =December 2020 \| season = 2020 ~~\| dates = 22 February<br>27 June - 20 December 2020~~ \| dates = 20 February<br />27 June – 20 December 2020 }} The '''2020 J2 League''', also known as the {{Nihongo\|'''2020 [[Meiji Yasuda Life\|Meiji Yasuda]] [[J2 League]]'''\|2020 明治安田生命J2リーグ\|2020 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 Rīgu\|lead=yes}} for sponsorship reasons, ~~will be~~was the 28th season of [[J2 League]], the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The league ~~will start~~started on 21 February 2020. For this season, the league was planned to have a season break to avoid a clash with [[2020 Summer Olympics]] due to be starting from June to August, as the Olympics ~~have been~~were postponed toby a year.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Orlowitz \|first=Dan \|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/12/18/soccer/j-league/j-league-season-include-olympic-break/#.XjRW3h6yQ0M/ \|title=J. League season to include Olympic break \|date=18 December 2019 \|publisher=The Japan Times \|access-date~~= \|accessdate~~=2020-01-31}}</ref> ==Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic== On ~~February~~ 25 February, all J.League matches until March 15 were postponed in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-02-25\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/release/post-63079/\|title=2020Jリーグ明治安田生命J1リーグ第2節～第4節明治安田生命J2リーグ第2節～第4節明治安田生命J3リーグ第1節～第2節 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップグループステージ第2節～第3節開催延期のお知らせ\|publisher=日本プロサッカーリーグ\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-02-28\|language=~~Japanese~~ja}}</ref> After that, it was announced that it would be postponed until ~~March~~ 29 March.<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-03-12\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/16824/\|title=J.LEAGUE to Extend Suspension of Matches\|publisher=Official\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> On ~~March~~ 19 March, the J.League announced no relegation would take place for the 2020 season, with the J1 League expanding to 20 clubs for the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-03-19\|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/03/19/soccer/j-league/j-league-skip-relegation-schedule-threatened-coronavirus/\|title=J. League to skip relegation as schedule threatened by coronavirus\|publisher=The Japan Times\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> On ~~March~~ 25 March, ~~announced~~a further announcement declared that itthe league would be ~~Suspended~~suspended ~~April~~from 3 April to ~~May~~ 6 May.<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-03-25\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/16881/\|title=J.LEAGUE Further Extends Suspension of Matches\|publisher=Official\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> On ~~April~~ 3 April, ~~decided~~a decision to ~~starting~~start over the official game schedule, which ~~aims~~aimed to gradually resume J3 from ~~April~~ 25 April, J2 from ~~May~~ 2 May, and J1 from ~~May~~ 9 May. Note that, considering a new schedule in the future, but it ~~will~~would resume it at least one month later and later in the month.<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-04-04\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/news/article/16921/\|title=再開の日程は白紙に。第5回新型コロナウイルス対策連絡会議会見レポート\|publisher=日本プロサッカーリーグ\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-04-04\|language=~~Japanese~~ja}}</ref> On ~~May~~ 29 May, the J.~~LEAGUE~~League announced toa ~~decided~~resumption toof ~~resume~~matches on ~~June~~ 27 June.<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-05-29\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/17112/\|title=About the resumption/opening dates of the J.LEAGUE\|publisher=Official\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-06-29}}</ref> On ~~June~~ 9 June, ~~announced~~the toleague ~~About~~issued ~~schedule~~a ~~announcements~~further announcement about the schedule of the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-06-09\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/17163/\|title=About schedule announcements of the 2020 J.LEAGUE\|publisher=Official\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-06-29}}</ref> On ~~June~~ 15 June, ~~announced~~a tonew announcement about the New dates was published. The first 2 rounds of matches in each league (J2 2nd-3rd ~~sec.~~ series) ~~will be~~were held without spectators. After ~~July~~10 ~~10th~~July, as a ~~general~~ rule, the maximum number of people ~~will be~~was 5,000 (stadiums with ~~less~~lower capacity ~~are~~were those with less than 50% of the capacity of people, ~~can't~~and ~~enter~~forbade away supporters). After August, the maximum ~~number of~~ stadium capacity ~~will be~~was 50%, and it ~~will~~would be a '''“high alert spectator match”'''.<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-06-15\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/17197/\|title=2020 J.LEAGUE Match Schedules\|publisher=Official\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-06-29}}</ref> After ~~that,~~the 11th J.League extraordinary executive committee on ~~July~~ 20 July, it was announced that the '''"super strict alert audience game"''' would be extended to ~~August~~ 10 August in view of the spread of coronavirus infection.<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-07-20\|url=https://soccermagazine.jp/j1/17377995\|title=【Jリーグ】超厳戒態勢を8月10日まで延長。観客5000人以下の継続を決定\|publisher=サッカーマガジン\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-07-30\|language=~~Japanese~~ja}}</ref> ==Clubs== {{location map+ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|float=right \|width=460 \|caption=Locations of the 2020 J2 League teams \|places= ~~{{J2 League map 2020}}~~ {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=37.882686 \|long=139.059288 \|label_size=80\|label={{nowrap\|[[Albirex Niigata]]}} \|position=left }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=33.585803 \|long=130.461066 \|label_size=80\|label={{raise\|2px\|[[Avispa Fukuoka\|Fukuoka]]}} \|position=bottom }} After spending only one season in J2 [[Kashiwa Reysol]] became champions and have been promoted to [[2020 J1 League]] along with [[Yokohama FC]]. [[2019 J3 League]] champions [[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] and second place [[Thespakusatsu Gunma]] entered the league as promoted teams, replacing [[Kagoshima United FC\|Kagoshima United]] and [[FC Gifu]] who were relegated to [[2020 J3 League]]. Those teams that qualified for promotion playoffs in 2019 were unable to defeat their opponent and thus remain in [[2020 J1 League]] season. {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=33.768249 \|long=132.797550 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Ehime FC\|Ehime]] \|position=right }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=34.680658 \|long=133.919631 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Fagiano Okayama\|Okayama]] \|position=top }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=36.575788 \|long=136.605328 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Zweigen Kanazawa\|Kanazawa]] \|position=left }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=34.993496 \|long=135.714014 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Kyoto Sanga FC\|Kyoto]] \|position= right }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=34.725327 \|long=137.874906 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Júbilo Iwata\|Iwata]] \|position=right }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=36.014892 \|long=137.994226 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Matsumoto Yamaga FC\|Matsumoto]] \|position=right }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=34.183333 \|long=131.466667 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Renofa Yamaguchi FC\|Yamaguchi]] \|position=right }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=34.168251 \|long=134.618053 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Tokushima Vortis\|Tokushima]] \|position=right }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=32.838597 \|long=130.039528 \|label_size=80\|label={{raise\|2px\|[[V-Varen Nagasaki\|Nagasaki]]}} \|position=bottom }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=33.891444 \|long=130.888861 \|label_size=80\|label={{raise\|16px\|{{nowrap\|[[Giravanz Kitakyushu\|Giravanz<br>Kitakyushu]]}}}} \|position=left }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=32.833014 \|long=145.688526 \|label_size=80\|label={{nowrap\|[[FC Ryukyu]]}} \|position=bottom }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=38.335547 \|long=140.378445 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Montedio Yamagata\|Yamagata]] \|position=top }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=35.622376 \|long=138.589756 \|label_size=80\|label={{nowrap\|[[Ventforet Kofu\|Ventforet<br>Kofu]]}} \|position= left }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=36.345278 \|long=140.412222 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Mito HollyHock\|Mito]] \|position=top }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=35.607325 \|long=140.106386 \|label_size=80\|label=[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba\|Chiba]] \|position=right }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=35.916303 \|long=139.633377 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Omiya Ardija\|Omiya<br>Ardija]]\|position=top }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=35.5925 \|long=139.438889 \|label_size=80\|label=[[FC Machida Zelvia\|Machida]] \|position=bottom }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=35.664278 \|long=139.527139 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Tokyo Verdy\|Tokyo]] \|position=top }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=36.556667 \|long=139.986667 \|label_size=80\|label={{nowrap\|[[Tochigi SC]]}} \|position=top }} {{location map~ \|Japan Greater Tokyo area\|lat=36.411542 \|long=139.053258 \|label_size=80\|label=[[Thespakusatsu Gunma\|Gunma]] \|position=top }} }} After spending only one season in J2, [[Kashiwa Reysol]] were crowned champions and were promoted to [[2020 J1 League]] along with the runners-up [[Yokohama FC]]. The [[2019 J3 League]] champions [[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] and runners-up [[Thespakusatsu Gunma]] entered the league as the promoted teams, replacing [[Kagoshima United FC\|Kagoshima United]] and [[FC Gifu]] who were relegated to [[2020 J3 League]]. Those teams that qualified for promotion playoffs in 2019 were unable to defeat their opponent and thus remained in the 2020 season. [[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] ~~return~~returned to J2 after spending 3three seasons in J3, while [[Thespakusatsu Gunma]] return after spending two seasons. Meanwhile, [[Matsumoto Yamaga F.C\|Matsumoto Yamaga]] and [[Júbilo Iwata]] ~~will~~joined ~~join~~the 2020 J2 League as relegated teams from [[2019 J1 League]] having placed 17th and 18th respectively. {\|class="wikitable sortable" Line 84 ⟶ 106: \|[[Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu]] \|15,066 \|[[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]] Promoted from J3 <small>(~~Champions~~champions)</small> \| J1 \|- Line 168 ⟶ 190: \|[[Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma]] \|15,253 \|[[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]] Promoted from ~~J3（2nd）~~J3 (2nd） \| J1 \|- Line 218 ⟶ 240: \|- \| [[Albirex Niigata]] \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Albert Puig (football manager)\|Albert Puig]] <ref>{{Cite press release \|url=https://www.albirex.co.jp/news/58475/ \|title=2020シーズン監督にアルベルトプッチオルトネダ氏就任のお知らせ \|publisher=アルビレックス新潟 \|date=2019-11-17 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|GER}} [[Adidas]] \|- \| {{sort\|Avispa\|[[Avispa Fukuoka]]}} \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Shigetoshi Hasebe]]<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.avispa.co.jp/news/post-27808 \|title=長谷部茂利氏監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher=アビスパ福岡 \|date=2019-11-26 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[YONEX]] \|- \|[[Ehime FC]] \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kenta Kawai]]<ref>{{Cite press release \|url=http://www.ehimefc.com/topics/topic7418.html \|title=愛媛FC 川井健太監督 2020シーズン続投のお知らせ \|publisher=愛媛FC \|date=2019-11-14 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Mizuno Corporation\|Mizuno]] \|- \|[[Fagiano Okayama]] \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kenji Arima]]<ref>{{Cite press release \|url=http://www.fagiano-okayama.com/news/p1473055401.html \|title=有馬賢二監督契約更新のお知らせ \|publisher=ファジアーノ岡山 \|date=2019-11-25 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Penalty (sports manufacturer)\|Penalty]] \|- \|\|[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Shinji Kobayashi]]<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.giravanz.jp/news/p34300.html \|title=小林伸二監督兼スポーツダイレクター続投のお知らせ \|publisher=ギラヴァンツ北九州 \|date=2019-12-14 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Penalty (sports manufacturer)\|Penalty]] \|- \|[[JEF United Chiba]] \|{{flagicon\|KOR}} [[Yoon Jong-hwan]]<ref>{{Cite press release \|url=https://jefunited.co.jp/news/2019/11/top/157459074013041.html \|title=尹晶煥(ユンジョンファン)監督の就任内定について \|publisher=ジェフユナイテッド千葉 \|date=2019-11-24 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} [[Kappa (company)\|Kappa]] \|- \|[[Júbilo Iwata]] \|{{Flagicon\|ESP}} [[Fernando Jubero]]<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp/newslist/detail/?nw_seq=7015&year=2019&month=12 \|title=フェルナンド・フベロ監督続投のお知らせ \|publisher=ジュビロ磐田 \|date=2019-12-03 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|GER}} [[Puma SE\|Puma]] \|- \|{{sort\|Sanga\|[[Kyoto Sanga FC\|Kyoto Sanga]]}} \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Noritada Saneyoshi]]<ref>{{Cite press release \|url=http://www.sanga-fc.jp/news/p/14737/ \|title=實好礼忠コーチ監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher=京都サンガF.C. \|date=2019-11-29 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|GER}} [[Puma SE\|Puma]] \|- \|[[FC Machida Zelvia\|Machida Zelvia]] \|{{Flagicon\|AUT}}{{Flagicon\|SRB}} [[Ranko Popović]] <ref>{{Cite press release \|url=http://www.zelvia.co.jp/news/news-148328/ \|title=ランコポポヴィッチ氏監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher=FC町田ゼルビア \|date=2019-12-09 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} SVOLME \|- \| [[Matsumoto Yamaga]] \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Keiichiro Nuno]]<ref>{{Cite press release \|url=https://www.yamaga-fc.com/archives/191122 \|title=布啓一郎氏監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher=松本山雅FC \|date=2019-12-12 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \|{{flagicon\|GER}} [[Adidas]] \|- \|{{sort\|HollyHock\|[[Mito HollyHock]]}} \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Tadahiro Akiba]]<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=http://www.mito-hollyhock.net/news/16733/ \|title=秋葉忠宏氏 2020シーズン監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher=水戸ホーリーホック \|date=2019-12-02 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} GAViC \|- \| {{sort\|Montedio\|[[Montedio Yamagata]]}} \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kiyotaka Ishimaru]]<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.montedioyamagata.jp/news/y-2019/n-00010279/ \|title=石丸清隆氏監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher=モンテディオ山形 \|date=2019-12-14 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Penalty (sports manufacturer)\|Penalty]] \|- \| [[Omiya Ardija]] \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Takuya Takagi]]<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.ardija.co.jp/news/detail/16144.html \|title=高木琢也監督契約更新のお知らせ \|publisher=大宮アルディージャ \|date=2019-12-06 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Under Armour]] \|- \| [[Renofa Yamaguchi FC\|Renofa Yamaguchi]] \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Masahiro Shimoda]]<ref>{{Cite press release \|url=http://www.renofa.com/archives/52988/ \|title=霜田正浩監督続投のお知らせ \|publisher=レノファ山口FC \|date=2019-11-25 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Finta]] \|- \|[[FC Ryukyu]] \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Yasuhiro Higuchi]]<ref>{{Cite press release \|url=http://fcryukyu.com/news/22044/ \|title=樋口靖洋監督契約更新のお知らせ \|publisher=FC琉球 \|date=2019-11-26 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14 \|archive-date=2019-12-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214110446/http://fcryukyu.com/news/22044/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} sfida \|- \|[[Tochigi SC]] \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kazuaki Tasaka]]<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=http://www.tochigisc.jp/info/10168 \|title=田坂和昭氏新監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher=栃木SC \|date=2018-12-11\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2018-12-11}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} ATHLETA \|- \|[[Thespakusatsu Gunma]] \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Ryosuke Okuno]] <ref>{{Cite press release \|url= https://www.thespa.co.jp/thespa/club_newsinfo/news/newsdesc.cgi?newsid=2019121702 \|title= 【トップチーム】2020シーズン奥野僚右氏監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher= ザスパクサツ群馬 \|date= 2019-12-17 \|~~accessdate~~access-date= 2019-12-17 \|archive-date= 2020-01-05 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200105100444/https://www.thespa.co.jp/thespa/club_newsinfo/news/newsdesc.cgi?newsid=2019121702 \|url-status= dead }}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Kelme (company)\|Kelme]] \|- \| {{sort\|Vortis\|[[Tokushima Vortis]]}} \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} [[Ricardo Rodríguez (football manager)\|Ricardo Rodríguez]]<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.vortis.jp/information/news/detail.php?id=1853 \|title=リカルドロドリゲス監督 2020シーズン続投のお知らせ\|publisher=徳島ヴォルティス \|date=2019-12-15\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-15}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Mizuno Corporation\|Mizuno]] \|- \| [[V-Varen Nagasaki]] \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Makoto Teguramori]]<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.ardija.co.jp/news/detail/16144.html \|title=高木琢也監督契約更新のお知らせ \|publisher=大宮アルディージャ \|date=2019-12-06 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Umbro]] \|- \| [[Ventforet Kofu]] \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Akira Ito (footballer)\|Akira Ito]]<ref>{{Cite press release \|url=http://www.ventforet.jp/news/press_release/518733 \|title=伊藤彰監督 2020シーズン続投のお知らせ \|publisher=ヴァンフォーレ甲府 \|date=2019-12-03 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Mizuno Corporation\|Mizuno]] \|- \|{{sort\|Verdy\|[[Tokyo Verdy]]}} \|\|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Hideki Nagai]] <ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.verdy.co.jp/news/8647 \|title=永井秀樹監督契約更新のお知らせ \|publisher=東京ヴェルディ \|date=2019-11-22 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} ATHLETA \|- \|[[Zweigen Kanazawa]] \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Masaaki Yanagishita]]<ref>{{Cite press release \|url=http://www.zweigen-kanazawa.jp/news/p3665.html \|title=柳下正明監督来季続投決定のお知らせ \|publisher=ツエーゲン金沢 \|date=2019-11-07 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> \| \|{{flagicon\|GER}} [[Adidas]] Line 341 ⟶ 363: \| [[Matsumoto Yamaga]] \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Keiichiro Nuno]] \| Dismissal \| 25 September 2020<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.yamaga-fc.com/archives/219755 \|title=監督・コーチ解任のお知らせ \|publisher=松本山雅FC \|date=2020-09-25 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref> \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} Kei Shibata \| 25 September 2020<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.yamaga-fc.com/archives/219760 \|title=柴田峡監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher=松本山雅FC \|date=2020-09-25 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref> \|- \| [[Júbilo Iwata]] \| {{Flagicon\|ESP}} [[Fernando Jubero]] \| Dismissal \| 1 October 2020<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp/newslist/detail/?nw_seq=7472 \|title=フェルナンド・フベロ監督退任のお知らせ \|publisher=ジュビロ磐田 \|date=2020-10-02 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref> \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Masakazu Suzuki]] \| 2 October 2020<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp/newslist/detail/?nw_seq=7473 \|title=鈴木政一監督就任のお知らせ \|publisher=ジュビロ磐田 \|date=2020-10-02 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref> \|- \|} ==Foreign players== As of 2020 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/release/post-56861/\|title=「ホームグロウン制度」の導入と「外国籍選手枠」の変更について\|website=J.LEAGUE.jp\|url-status=~~live~~bot: unknown\|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612021633/https://www.jleague.jp/release/~~?cat=1~~post-56861/\|~~archivedate~~archive-date=~~2018~~2020-06-12\|access-date=2020-02-2304}}</ref> 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 mid-season transfer window. Line 393 ⟶ 415: \|- \| [[Tochigi SC]] \| {{flagicon\|~~PRK~~KOR}} [[~~Han~~Woo ~~Yong~~Sang-~~thae~~ho (footballer)\|Woo Sang-ho]] ~~\| {{flagicon\|KOR}} [[Woo Sang-ho]]~~ \| \| Line 401 ⟶ 422: \| \| \| {{flagicon\|PRK}} [[Han Yong-thae]] \|- \| [[Thespakusatsu Gunma]] Line 448 ⟶ 470: \| {{flagicon\|KOR}} [[Jeong Chung-geun]] \| {{flagicon\|SRB}} [[Stefan Šćepović]] \| {{flagicon\|PER}} ''[[Erick Noriega]]'' \| \| Line 454 ⟶ 476: \| [[Ventforet Kofu]] \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Dudu (footballer, born 1990)\|Dudu]] \| ~~\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Junior Barros]]~~ \| {{Flagicon\|BRA}} [[Rafael Marques (footballer, born May 1983)\|Rafael Marques]] \| \| Line 467 ⟶ 489: \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Alvaro Rodrigues\|Alvaro]] \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Jael Ferreira\|Jael]] \| {{flagicon\|~~GNB~~PRK}} '''[[~~Esmaël~~Han ~~Gonçalves\|Isma~~Yong-thae]]''' \| \| Line 473 ⟶ 495: \|- \| [[Albirex Niigata]] \| {{Flagicon\|PRK}}~~{{flagicon\|KOR}}~~ [[Jong Tae Se-se]] \| {{Flagicon\|BRA}} [[Silvinho (footballer, born 1990)\|Silvinho]] \| {{flagicon\|URU}} [[Gonzalo González (footballer, born 1993)\|Gonzalo González]] Line 533 ⟶ 555: \|- \| [[Tokushima Vortis]] \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Diego (footballer, born September 1995)\|Diego]] \| {{flagicon\|SRB}} [[Dušan Cvetinović]] \| Line 577 ⟶ 599: \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Luan Madson Gedeão de Paiva\|Luan]] \| {{flagicon\|COL}} [[Víctor Ibarbo]] \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} '''[[Edigar Junio]]''' \| \| \| Line 587 ⟶ 609: \| {{Flagicon\|KOR}} [[Lee Ji-seong]] \| {{flagicon\|PRK}} [[Ri Yong-jik]] \| {{flagicon\|VIE}} [[Cao Văn Triền]] \| \| {{flagicon\|VIE}} [[Trần Danh Trung]] \| \| \| Line 594 ⟶ 616: ==League table== It was decided on 19 March to change the format regarding the rules for promotion/relegation for the end of the season for the J1, J2 and J3 leagues,<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-03-19\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/16863/\|title=J.LEAGUE to Change Format in the 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J.LEAGUE\|publisher=Official\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> such that there would be no relegation this season, that two clubs from the J2 League would be promoted to the [[2021 J1 League]], and that two clubs from the J3 League would be promoted to the [[2021 J2 League]] (subject to licensing regulations). It was also announced that the J1/J2 play-offs ~~will~~would not be held.<ref>{{Cite press release\|date=2020-04-15\|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/16961/\|title=Change of competition format of the 2020 MEIJI YASUDA J.LEAGUE\|publisher=Official\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref> {{2020_J2_League_table}} Line 602 ⟶ 624: <!--Update team positions here--> \|team1=~~VEN~~VOR \|team2=~~GIR~~AVI \|team3=~~VOR~~VAR \|team4=~~JUB~~VEN \|team5=ALB \|team6=~~VEN~~GIR \|team7=~~SAN~~MON \|team8=~~VER~~SAN \|team9=~~ARD~~JUB \|team10=~~JEF~~TSC \|team11=~~TSC~~VER \|team12=~~MON~~ZWE \|team13=~~AVI~~FAG \|team14=~~ZWE~~HOL \|team15=ZEL \|team16=~~HOL~~JEF \|team17=~~FAG~~ARD \|team18=RYU \|team19=YAM \|team20=~~EFC~~THE \|team21=~~THE~~EFC \|team22=REN Line 649 ⟶ 671: \|name_YAM=[[Matsumoto Yamaga FC\|Matsumoto Yamaga]] \|pos_ARD= 4/ 1/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 13/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 17/ / / / / / / / /15 \|pos_SAN= 17/ 10/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 5/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 8/ / / / / / / / /8 \|pos_FAG= 7/ 4/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 17/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 13/ / / / / / / / /17 \|pos_VEN= 12/ 15/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 4/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 4/ / / / / / / / /4 \|pos_VOR= 2/ 8/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 3/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 1/ / / / / / / / /1 \|pos_ZWE= 16/ 18/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 12/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 12/ / / / / / / / /18 \|pos_VAR= 10/ 2/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 2/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 3/ / / / / / / / /3 \|pos_VER= 22/ 19/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 9/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 11/ / / / / / / / /12 \|pos_JUB= 3/ 12/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 6/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 9/ / / / / / / / /6 \|pos_ALB= 1/ 3/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 7/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 5/ / / / / / / / /11 \|pos_REN= 8/ 5/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 22/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 22/ / / / / / / / /22 \|pos_RYU= 19/ 17/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 19/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 18/ / / / / / / / /16 \|pos_EFC= 14/ 11/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 20/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 21/ / / / / / / / /21 \|pos_JEF= 6/ 13/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 15/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 16/ / / / / / / / /14 \|pos_AVI= 9/ 6/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 8/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 2/ / / / / / / / /2 \|pos_ZEL= 11/ 16/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 10/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 15/ / / / / / / / /19 \|pos_TSC= 15/ 21/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 11/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 10/ / / / / / / / /10 \|pos_YAM= 5/7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 18/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 19/ / / / / / / / /13 \|pos_MON= 20/ 14/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 16/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 7/ / / / / / / / /7 \|pos_THE= 21/ 22/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 21/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 20/ / / / / / / / /20 \|pos_GIR= 18/ 20/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 1/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / 6/ / / / / / / / /5 \|pos_HOL= 13/ 9/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 14/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /14 / / / / / / / / /9 <!-- --> \| color_1 =1st \|text_1 = Leader and qualification tofor [[2021 J1 League]] \| color_2 =2nd \|text_2 = Runner -up and qualification tofor [[2021 J1 League]] \|source=[https://www.jleague.jp/en/standings/j2/ Meiji Yasuda J2 League] \| Line 680 ⟶ 702: ==Top scorers== Source:<ref>{{~~updated~~Cite web \|~~matches~~url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J2 ~~played~~\|title=Stats ~~October~~: ~~26th,~~J.league.jp \|access-date=2020}}-08-04 \|archive-date=2019-10-27 \|archive-url=https://web.~~<ref>~~archive.org/web/20191027053654/https://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J2 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:central" \|- !Rank !!Player !!Club !!Goals ~~!Rank~~ ~~!Player~~ ~~!Club~~ ~~!Goals~~ \|- !<{{center>\|1~~</center>~~}} \|{{flagicon\|NGA}} [[Peter Utaka]] \|\|[[Kyoto Sanga]] !{{center\|22}} ~~\|[[Kyoto Sanga]]~~ ~~!<center>18</center>~~ \|- !{{center\|2}} ~~!rowspan="3"\|<center>2</center>~~ \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[~~Kazuma~~Akira ~~Yamaguchi~~Silvano Disaro]] \|\|[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] !{{center\|18}} ~~\|[[Mito HollyHock]]~~ ~~!rowspan="3"\|<center>12</center>~~ \|- !{{center\|3}} ~~\|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Akira Silvano Disaro]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Yuki Kakita]] \|\|[[Tokushima Vortis]] ~~\|[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]]~~ !{{center\|17}} \|- !{{center\|4}} ~~\|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Masato Nakayama]]~~ \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kazuma Yamaguchi]] \|\|[[Mito HollyHock]] !{{center\|15}} \|- !<{{center>\|5~~</center>~~}} \|{{flagicon\|~~JPN~~BRA}} [[~~Takuma~~Vinícius ~~Abe~~Araújo]] \|\|[[Montedio Yamagata]] !{{center\|14}} ~~\|[[FC Ryukyu]]~~ ~~!<center>11</center>~~ \|- !rowspan="3"\|<{{center>\|6~~</center>~~}} \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[~~Mutsuki~~Masato ~~Kato~~Nakayama]] \|\|[[Mito HollyHock]] !rowspan="3"\|{{center\|13}} ~~\|[[Zweigen Kanazawa]]~~ ~~!rowspan="3"\|<center>10</center>~~ \|- \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[~~Yuki~~Takuma ~~Kakita~~Abe]] \|\|[[FC Ryukyu]] ~~\|[[Tokushima Vortis]]~~ \|- \|{{flagicon\|~~BRA~~JPN}} [[~~Lukian~~Mutsuki ~~Araújo~~Kato]] ~~de Almeida~~\|~~Lukian~~\|[[Zweigen Kanazawa]] ~~\|[[Júbilo Iwata]]~~ \|- !<rowspan="2"\|{{center>\|9~~</center>~~}} \|{{flagicon\|~~BRA~~JPN}} [[~~Lucão~~Kazuma ~~(footballer,~~Takai]] ~~born 1995)~~\|~~Lucão~~\|[[Renofa Yamaguchi]] !rowspan="2"\|{{center\|11}} ~~\|[[Zweigen Kanazawa]]~~ \|- ~~!<center>9</center>~~ \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Daiya Tono]] \|\|[[Avispa Fukuoka]] \|- !rowspan="4"\|{{center\|11}} \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Dudu (footballer, born 1990)\|Dudu]] \|\|[[Ventforet Kofu]] !rowspan="4"\|{{center\|10}} \|- \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Lukian Araújo de Almeida\|Lukian]] \|\|[[Júbilo Iwata]] \|- \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Lucão (footballer, born 1995)\|Lucão]] \|\|[[Zweigen Kanazawa]] \|- \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Koya Kazama]] \|\|[[FC Ryukyu]] ~~!<center>10</center>~~ ~~\|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Koki Ogawa (footballer)\|Koki Ogawa]]~~ ~~\|[[Júbilo Iwata]]~~ ~~!<center>8</center>~~ \|} ==Attendances== {{Fb a header}} {{Fb a team\|p= 1\|t=[[Albirex Niigata]] \|s=65355\|h= 8369\|l= 0\|a= 4668\|pr=14797}} {{Fb a team\|p= 2\|t=[[V-Varen Nagasaki]] \|s=44568\|h= 9436\|l= 0\|a= 3714\|pr= 7737}} {{Fb a team\|p= 3\|t=[[Jubilo Iwata]] \|s=44998\|h=14526\|l= 0\|a= 3214\|pr=15277\|nt=†}} {{Fb a team\|p= 4\|t=[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] \|s=41283\|h=13574\|l= 0\|a= 3176\|pr= 6049\|nt=‡}} {{Fb a team\|p= 5\|t=[[Matsumoto Yamaga]] \|s=37101\|h= 4877\|l= 0\|a= 3092\|pr=17416\|nt=†}} {{Fb a team\|p= 6\|t=[[Kyoto Sanga FC\|Kyoto Sanga]] \|s=32164\|h= 4133\|l= 0\|a= 2924\|pr= 7850}} {{Fb a team\|p= 7\|t=[[Fagiano Okayama]] \|s=42816\|h=12434\|l= 0\|a= 2854\|pr= 9444}} {{Fb a team\|p= 8\|t=[[Montedio Yamagata]] \|s=35186\|h= 5435\|l= 0\|a= 2707\|pr= 8289}} {{Fb a team\|p= 9\|t=[[Tokushima Vortis]] \|s=34308\|h= 9033\|l= 0\|a= 2639\|pr= 5736}} {{Fb a team\|p=10\|t=[[JEF United Chiba]] \|s=33936\|h= 9701\|l= 0\|a= 2610\|pr= 9701}} {{Fb a team\|p=11\|t=[[Avispa Fukuoka]] \|s=32771\|h= 9006\|l= 0\|a= 2521\|pr= 6983}} {{Fb a team\|p=12\|t=[[Renofa Yamaguchi FC\|Renofa Yamaguchi]] \|s=23707\|h= 8424\|l= 0\|a= 1976\|pr= 5630}} {{Fb a team\|p=13\|t=[[Mito HollyHock]] \|s=25670\|h= 7029\|l= 0\|a= 1975\|pr= 6087}} {{Fb a team\|p=14\|t=[[Tokyo Verdy]] \|s=23512\|h= 4161\|l= 0\|a= 1959\|pr= 5371}} {{Fb a team\|p=15\|t=[[Omiya Ardija]] \|s=25049\|h= 3029\|l= 0\|a= 1927\|pr= 9478}} {{Fb a team\|p=16\|t=[[Ventforet Kofu]] \|s=25345\|h= 2390\|l= 0\|a= 1810\|pr= 8273}} {{Fb a team\|p=17\|t=[[Thespakusatsu Gunma]] \|s=22216\|h=11038\|l= 0\|a= 1709\|pr= 3594\|nt=‡}} {{Fb a team\|p=18\|t=[[Tochigi SC]] \|s=21543\|h= 2701\|l= 0\|a= 1657\|pr= 5148}} {{Fb a team\|p=19\|t=[[Ehime FC]] \|s=22084\|h= 5681\|l= 0\|a= 1577\|pr= 3780}} {{Fb a team\|p=20\|t=[[Zweigen Kanazawa]] \|s=19625\|h= 2764\|l= 0\|a= 1510\|pr= 5209}} {{Fb a team\|p=21\|t=[[FC Machida Zelvia\|Machida Zelvia]] \|s=17241\|h= 6421\|l= 0\|a= 1232\|pr= 4718}} {{Fb a team\|p=22\|t=[[FC Ryukyu]] \|s= 7625\|h= 1464\|l= 0\|a= 635\|pr= 4953}} {{Fb a footer \|s=678103\|h=14526\|l= 0\|a= 2371\|pr= 7176\|u=14 October 2020 \|source=[http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTD14/search?endDayNum=8&competition_year=2020&competition_frame=2 J. League Data]\|notes=<sup>†</sup> Last year in [[J1 League]]<br/><sup>‡</sup> Last year in [[J3 League]]。\|date=2020年2月}} ==See also== [[Japan Football Association]] (JFA) * [[J.League]] * [[2020 J1 League]] '''(I)''' * 2020 J2 League '''(II)''' * [[2020 J3 League]] '''(III)''' * [[2020 Japan Football League]] '''(IV)''' * [[2020 Japanese Regional Leagues]] '''(V/VI)''' * [[2020 Japanese Super Cup\|2020 Fuji Xerox Super Cup]] '''(Super Cup)''' * [[2020 Emperor's Cup]] '''(National Cup)''' * [[2020 J.League Cup\|2020 J.League YBC Levain Cup]] '''(League Cup)''' ==References== Line 767 ⟶ 800: [[Category:J2 League]] ~~[[Category:Football in Japan]]~~ [[Category:2020 in Asian second tier association football leagues\|Japan]] [[Category:Association football events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic\|J2]]