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Season
  
2010

Goals scored
  
835

Average attendance
  
6,696

Matches played
  
342

2010 J.League Division 2

Champions
  
Kashiwa Reysol !Kashiwa Reysol1st J2 title2nd D2 title

Top goalscorer
  
Mike Havenaar (20 goals total)

Highest attendance
  
26,875 (Round 19,Consadole vs. Yokohama)

Lowest attendance
  
1,456 (Round 27,HollyHock vs. Fagiano)

Promoted
  
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2009 J.League Division 2

The 2010 J. League Division 2 season was the 39th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 12th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4.

Contents

In this season, the number of participating clubs was increased by one, making the total number, nineteen. As opposed to the last two seasons, clubs will play double-round robin, instead of triple-round robin. At the end of the season, the top three clubs will be promoted to J. League Division 1 for the 2011 season. Furthermore, there will be no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.

Participating clubs


The following nineteen clubs will play in J. League Division 2 during the 2010 season. Of these clubs, JEF United Chiba, Kashiwa Reysol, and Oita Trinita were relegated from J1 League last year. Also, Giravanz Kitakyushu (formerly known as New Wave Kitakyushu) newly joined from Japan Football League.

League Format

Nineteen clubs will play in double round-robin (home and away) format, a total of 36 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. Three top clubs will be promoted to J1 (see below).

    Changes from Previous Year
  • Nineteen participating clubs, increased by one, Giravanz Kitakyushu !Giravanz Kitakyushu, from last year
  • Due to abolishment of triple round-robin format, which has been applied for past two seasons, and installation of double round-robin, the number of games per club decreased to 36, down from 51, the least number of games played in J2, as same as 1999 J2 season. Therefore, regular season schedule had a month break after June 13 games during 2010 FIFA World Cup, first World Cup break as J2 since the 2002 events held in Japan, then the season resumed from July 17.
  • As in J1, J2 teams may now have 7 substitute players per match, up from 5.

    • League table

    Updated to games played on December 4, 2010.
    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.

    Results

    Updated to games played on December 4, 2010.
    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.

    Top scorers

    Notes:

    Attendance Figures

    Updated to games played on December 4, 2010
    Source: J. League Division 2
    Notes:
    † Team played previous season in J1.
    ‡ Team played previous season in JFL.

    References

    2010 J.League Division 2 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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