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Season
  
2009

Start date
  
2009

Matches played
  
459

Average attendance
  
6,326

Goals scored
  
1,164

2009 J.League Division 2

Champions
  
Vegalta Sendai !Vegalta Sendai 1st J2 title 1st D2 title

Top goalscorer
  
Shinji Kagawa (27 goals total)

Highest attendance
  
22,707 (Round 25, Consadole vs. HollyHock)

Lowest attendance
  
615 (Round 44, Fagiano vs. Tochigi)

Promoted
  
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2008 J.League Division 2

The 2009 J. League Division 2 season was the 38th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 11th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season started on March 7 and ended on December 5.

Contents

In this season, the number of participating clubs was increased by three, making the total number, eighteen. The clubs played in triple round-robin format. Starting this season, all top three clubs were promoted by default and Pro/Rele Series was eliminated accordingly. There were no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.

Promotion and Relegation

  • Consadole Sapporo !Consadole Sapporo and Tokyo Verdy !Tokyo Verdy were relegated to J2
  • Fagiano Okayama !Fagiano Okayama, Kataller Toyama !Kataller Toyama and Tochigi SC !Tochigi SC were promoted from the JFL.

    • Changes in Competition Formats

  • Fourth foreign slot (AFC slot) has been created to each club's roster.
  • Promotion/Relegation Series had been eliminated to accommodate the 18-club J2; Division 2 club which finishes third place at the end of the season will receive automatic promotion to J1.

    • Changes in Clubs

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    Participating Clubs


    Eighteen clubs played in J. League Division 2 during the 2009 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo and Tokyo Verdy were relegated from Division 1 last year. Tochigi S.C., Kataller Toyama, and Fagiano Okayama newly joined from Japan Football League.

  • Consadole Sapporo
  • Vegalta Sendai
  • Mito HollyHock
  • Tochigi S.C.
  • Thespa Kusatsu
  • Tokyo Verdy
  • Yokohama F.C.
  • Shonan Bellmare
  • Ventforet Kofu
  • Kataller Toyama
  • F.C. Gifu
  • Cerezo Osaka
  • Fagiano Okayama
  • Tokushima Vortis
  • Ehime F.C.
  • Avispa Fukuoka
  • Sagan Tosu
  • Roasso Kumamoto

    • League Format

    Eighteen clubs will play in triple round-robin format, a total of 51 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
  • Disciplinary points

    • 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 three clubs will be promoted to J1.

    Changes from Previous Year
  • Eighteen participating clubs, increased by three from last year
  • Number of games per club increased to 51, up from 42.
  • The fourth foreign player slot (AFC player slot) is introduced
  • Top three clubs now receives promotion by default; during 2004–2008 seasons, the third place club needed to win playoffs for the promotion.

    • Final League Table

    Updated to games played on December 5, 2009.
    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 and 2

    Updated to games played on August 16, 2009.
    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.

    Round 3

    Updated to games played on December 5, 2009.
    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 5, 2009
    Source: J. League Division 2
    Notes:
    † Team played previous season in J1.
    ‡ Team played previous season in JFL.

    References

    2009 J.League Division 2 Wikipedia
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