Season 2005 Location Japan Matches played 264 | Dates 5 Mar 2005 – 3 Dec 2005 Goals scored 692 | |
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Champions Kyoto Purple Sanga !Kyoto Purple Sanga2nd J2 title2nd D2 title Promoted Kyoto Purple Sanga !Kyoto Purple SangaAvispa Fukuoka !Avispa FukuokaVentforet 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) People also search for 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
- Promotion and relegation
- Changes in competition formats
- Changes in clubs
- Participating clubs
- League format
- Final league table
- Final results
- Attendance Figures
- References
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.
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:
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.
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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
Updated to games played on July 17, 2005.
Source: J. League Division 2
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Updated to games played on December 3, 2005.
Source: J. League Division 2
1 ^ 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.