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2005 J.League Division 2

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Season
  
2005

Location
  
Japan

Matches played
  
264

Dates
  
5 Mar 2005 – 3 Dec 2005

Goals scored
  
692

2005 J.League Division 2

Champions
  
Kyoto Purple Sanga !Kyoto Purple Sanga 2nd J2 title 2nd D2 title

Promoted
  
Kyoto Purple Sanga !Kyoto Purple Sanga Avispa Fukuoka !Avispa Fukuoka Ventforet Kofu !Ventforet Kofu

Top goalscorer
  
Paulinho (22 goals total)

Highest attendance
  
20,841 (Round 42, Avispa vs. Vortis)

Lowest attendance
  
1,344 (Round 35, Thespa vs. Ventforet)

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2004 J.League Division 2

The 2005 J. League Division 2 season was the 34th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 7th season since the establishment of J2 League.

Contents

In this season, two additional clubs joined from the third-tier Japan Football League, though the number of participating clubs stayed at twelve, as no teams were relegated from 2004 J1 League to replace the two promoted clubs. The clubs competed in the quadruple round-robin format for the top two promotion slots. The third placed-finisher participated in the Pro/Rele Series for the promotion. There was no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.

Promotion and relegation

To be completed

Changes in competition formats

To be completed

Changes in clubs

To be completed

Participating clubs

The following twelve clubs played in J. League Division 2 during the 2005 season. Thespa Kusatsu and Tokushima Vortis newly joined the J. League Division 2 from Japan Football League. Due to expansion of J. League Division 1, there was no relegated club from 2004 J1 League. Since Tokushima is based in Shikoku, it became the first season for J. League being presented on all four major islands of Japan, Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū, and Shikoku.

  • Consadole Sapporo
  • Vegalta Sendai
  • Montedio Yamagata
  • Mito HollyHocks
  • Thespa Kusatsu
  • Yokohama F.C.
  • Shonan Bellmare
  • Ventforet Kofu
  • Kyoto Purple Sanga
  • Tokushima Vortis
  • Avispa Fukuoka
  • Sagan Tosu
  • League format

    Twelve clubs play in a quadruple round-robin format, a total of 44 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:

  • Goal differential
  • Goals scored
  • Head-to-head results
  • 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

    None

    Final league table

    Updated to games played on December 3, 2005.
    Source: J. League Division 2
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Final results

    Rounds 1 & 2

    Updated to games played on July 17, 2005.
    Source: J. League Division 2
    ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Rounds 3 & 4

    Updated to games played on December 3, 2005.
    Source: J. League Division 2
    ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Attendance Figures

    Updated to games played on December 3, 2005
    Source: J. League Division 2

    Notes:
    Team played previous season in JFL.

    References

    2005 J.League Division 2 Wikipedia