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Individual

Most career goals : 157 goals

is a professional footballer currently playing for Consadole Sapporo of the J. League Division 2, the second-tier professional football league in Japan. Born in Shizuoka, Gon Nakayama attended Fujieda Higashi High School and Tsukuba University before he joined Jubilo Iwata of the Japan Football...

Most career hat-tricks : 8 times

Ueslei

Ueslei Raimundo Pereira da Silva

Ueslei Raimundo Pereira da Silva or better known as Ueslei is a Brazilian former football player.Ueslei played for Bahia, Vitória and Atlético Mineiro in the Campeonato Brasileiro.- Club career statistics :...

Most career appearances : 412 appearances

Toshiya Fujita

Toshiya Fujita is a professional footballer for J. League Division 2 side JEF United Ichihara Chiba.-Playing career:...

Most goals in a season : 36 goals

Masashi Nakayama

(1998)

Most hat-tricks in a season : 5 times

Masashi Nakayama

(1998)

Most goals in a game : 5 goals

Koji Noguchi for Bellmare Hiratsuka vs Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers

are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....

(3 May 1995)

Edílson

Edilson

Edílson, full name Edílson da Silva Ferreira, is a former football player from Brazil. He played as a forward, mainly in the past with SE Palmeiras and Corinthians. In 1998, he received the Bola de Ouro award given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A...

for Kashiwa Reysol

Kashiwa Reysol

is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League...

vs Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka

is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...

(4 May 1996)

Masashi Nakayama

for Jubilo Iwata

Júbilo Iwata

is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...

vs Cerezo Osaka

Cerezo Osaka

is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....

(15 April 1998)

Wagner Lopes

Wagner Lopes is a former Japanese footballer. The striker was born in Brazil, and is a naturalised Japanese citizen....

for Nagoya Grampus Eight

Nagoya Grampus Eight

are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...

vs Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds

are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...

(29 May 1999)

Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 6 days

Takayuki Morimoto

is a Japanese footballer who plays for Novara in the Serie A, in a co-ownership bid with Catania.Morimoto holds the record for the youngest Japanese player to make his professional debut and the youngest scorer in J. League history...

for Tokyo Verdy 1969

Tokyo Verdy 1969

, is a Japanese professional football club, based in Tokyo, Japan, that plays in J. League Division 2.Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated teams in the J. League, with honours including 7 league titles , 5 Emperor's Cups, 6 JSL Cup / J...

vs Jubilo Iwata

Júbilo Iwata

(13 March 2004)

Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 11 months and 28 days

Takayuki Morimoto

for Tokyo Verdy 1969

Tokyo Verdy 1969

vs JEF United Ichihara (5 May 2004)

Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 3 months and 12 days

Zico

Arthur Antunes Coimbra , better known as Zico , is a Brazilian coach and former footballer. He is the current head coach of the Iraq national football team. Often called the "White Pelé", he is commonly considered one of the most skilled finishers and one of the best passers ever and possibly the...

for Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers

are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....

vs Jubilo Iwata

Júbilo Iwata

(15 June 1994)

Fastest goal : 8 seconds

Hisato Sato

is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League. He is a left-footed forward.-Playing career:Sato is a product of JEF United Ichiahra's youth system. He was promoted to JEF's top team in 2000. His first league appearance came on April 15, 2000 against...

for Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'...

vs Cerezo Osaka

Cerezo Osaka

is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....

(22 April 2006)

Fastest hat-trick : 7 minutes

Yasuo Manaka

Yasuo Manaka is a former Japanese football player. He holds the record for the fastest J. League hat-trick ever. On 14 July 2001, he scored three goals in seven minutes for Cerezo Osaka against Kashiwa Reysol.-Club career statistics:...

for Cerezo Osaka

Cerezo Osaka

is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....

vs Kashiwa Reysol

Kashiwa Reysol

(14 July 2001)

First scorer

Hennie Meijer

Hennie Meijer is a retired Dutch football player.Meijer was born in Paramaribo, Suriname. He is known for scoring the first ever J. League goal in the 19th minute of a game against Yokohama Marinos on 15 May 1993.-Club statistics:...

for Verdy Kawasaki vs Yokohama Marinos (15 May 1993)

First hat-trick

Zico

for Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers

are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....

vs Nagoya Grampus Eight

Nagoya Grampus Eight

are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...

(16 May 1993)

Club

Most League championships : 7 times
- Kashima Antlers
  Kashima Antlers
  are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
  
  (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Longest uninterrupted spell in J1: 17 years (1993-present
J. League 2009
The 2009 J. League Division 1 season is the 45th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 17th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season started on March 7, 2009 and ended on December 5, 2009....

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- Kashima Antlers
  Kashima Antlers
  are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
- Shimizu S-Pulse
  Shimizu S-Pulse
  is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
- Nagoya Grampus
  Nagoya Grampus
  are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
- Gamba Osaka
  Gamba Osaka
  is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
- Yokohama F. Marinos
  Yokohama F. Marinos
  is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
Most goals scored in a season : 107 goals
- Jubilo Iwata
  Júbilo Iwata
  is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
  
  (1998)
Fewest goals scored in a season : 19 goals
- Yokohama FC
  Yokohama FC
  are a Japanese football club based in the city of Yokohama.-History:The club was formed in 1999, following the merger of the city's two J. League clubs, Yokohama Flügels and Yokohama Marinos the previous year. Flügels supporters, whose club was essentially dissolved, rejected the suggestion that...
  
  (2007)
Most goals conceded in a season : 111 goals
- Yokohama Flügels
  Yokohama Flügels
  was a Japanese football club that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1998. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two teams became known together as Yokohama F. Marinos.- History :...
  
  (1995)
Fewest goals conceded in a season : 24 goals
- Oita Trinita
  Oita Trinita
  is a J. League Division 2 team. The team name Trinita can be considered either a combination of the English word trinity and Ōita, or the Italian word trinità. The dual meaning expresses the will of the citizens, companies, and local governments to support the team.The team's home town is Ōita...
  
  (2008)
Biggest goal difference in a season : 68 goals
- Jubilo Iwata
  Júbilo Iwata
  is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
  
  (1998)
Most points in a season : 108 points
- Verdy Kawasaki (1995)
Fewest points in a season : 13 points
- Bellmare Hiratsuka (1999)
Most wins in a season : 35 wins

Verdy Kawasaki (1995)

Fewest wins in a season : 3 wins
- Shonan Bellmare
  Shonan Bellmare
  are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
  
  (2009)
Most draws in a season : 14 draws
- FC Tokyo (2005)
Most losses in a season : 34 losses
- Gamba Osaka
  Gamba Osaka
  is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
  
  (1995)
Fewest losses in a season : 3 losses
- Jubilo Iwata
  Júbilo Iwata
  is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
  
  (2001)
- Jubilo Iwata
  Júbilo Iwata
  is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
  
  (2002)
Most goals in a game : 12 goals
- Cerezo Osaka
  Cerezo Osaka
  is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
  
  5-7 Kashiwa Reysol
  Kashiwa Reysol
  is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League...
  
  (8 August 1998)
Record win : 9-1, 8-0
- Jubilo Iwata
  Júbilo Iwata
  is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
  
  9-1 Cerezo Osaka
  Cerezo Osaka
  is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
  
  (15 April 1998)
- Vissel Kobe
  Vissel Kobe
  is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was...
  
  0-8 Oita Trinita
  Oita Trinita
  is a J. League Division 2 team. The team name Trinita can be considered either a combination of the English word trinity and Ōita, or the Italian word trinità. The dual meaning expresses the will of the citizens, companies, and local governments to support the team.The team's home town is Ōita...
  
  (26 July 2003)
Highest scoring draw: 5-5
- Vissel Kobe
  Vissel Kobe
  is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was...
  
  5-5 JEF United Ichihara (14 October 1998)
Highest average home attendance in a season : 46,667
- Urawa Red Diamonds
  Urawa Red Diamonds
  are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
  
  (2007)
Highest home attendance : 62,241
- Urawa Red Diamonds
  Urawa Red Diamonds
  are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
  
  3-2 Gamba Osaka
  Gamba Osaka
  is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
  
  (5 December 2006)

Individual

Most career goals : 74 goals

Marcus

Most career hat-tricks : 6 times

Juninho

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" is a Brazilian professional football striker who currently plays for Japan's J. League club Kawasaki Frontale. He played as an offensive midfielder in Brazil. But after moving to Japan from Palmeiras, he was converted to a striker. In the 2007...

Most career appearances : 397 appearances (through the 2010 season)

Koji Honma*

Most goals in a season : 37 goals

Juninho

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior

(2004)

Hulk

Givanildo Vieira de Souza

Givanildo Vieira de Souza , aka Hulk, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division. Mainly a right winger, he can also operate as a striker....

(2007)

Most hat-tricks in a season : 3 times

Marcus (2003)

Juninho

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior

(2003)

Juninho

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior

(2004)

Hulk

Givanildo Vieira de Souza

Givanildo Vieira de Souza , aka Hulk, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division. Mainly a right winger, he can also operate as a striker....

(2007)

Most goals in a game : 4 goals

Emerson

Marcio Emerson Passos

Márcio Passos de Albuquerque , also known as Emerson or Emerson Sheik, is a Brazilian-Qatari football striker, who plays for Corinthians Paulista.-Controversy:...

for Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale

is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:...

vs Yokohama FC

Yokohama FC

are a Japanese football club based in the city of Yokohama.-History:The club was formed in 1999, following the merger of the city's two J. League clubs, Yokohama Flügels and Yokohama Marinos the previous year. Flügels supporters, whose club was essentially dissolved, rejected the suggestion that...

(12 May 2001)

Yutaka Takahashi for Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'...

vs Yokohama FC

Yokohama FC

(19 April 2003)

Marcus for Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata

is a Japanese J. League Division 1 association football team. Despite the club's relative youth, only joining the J. League in 1999, Albirex are one of Japan's best supported teams. In 2003, while still playing in the second tier of Japanese football , Albirex attracted the best average crowd in...

vs Omiya Ardija

Omiya Ardija

is a professional football club which play in the J. League Division 1, and are based in Ōmiya-ku in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds...

(14 May 2003)

Marcus for Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata

vs Consadole Sapporo

Consadole Sapporo

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....

(2 August 2003)

Marcus for Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata

vs Yokohama FC

Yokohama FC

(13 September 2003)

Baron for Ventforet Kofu

Ventforet Kofu

are a Japanese football club from Kofu. They compete in the J. League Division 1, and their home ground is the Kose Sports Stadium.The word "Ventforet" is coined combining two French words Vent and Forêt...

vs Mito HollyHock

Mito HollyHock

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture....

(2 May 2004)

Hulk

Givanildo Vieira de Souza

Givanildo Vieira de Souza , aka Hulk, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division. Mainly a right winger, he can also operate as a striker....

for Consadole Sapporo

Consadole Sapporo

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....

vs Shonan Bellmare

Shonan Bellmare

are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...

(23 September 2006)

Youngest player : 16 years 2 months and 25 days

Daisuke Kikuchi for Shonan Bellmare

Shonan Bellmare

vs Avispa Fukuoka

Avispa Fukuoka

For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as...

(7 July 2007)

Youngest goalscorer : 17 years 3 months and 15 days

Daisuke Kikuchi for Shonan Bellmare

Shonan Bellmare

vs Roasso Kumamoto

Roasso Kumamoto

is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. Roasso Kumamoto was promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of the 2007 season, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 12th...

(27 July 2008)

Oldest goalscorer : 43 years 5 months 12 days

Kazuyoshi Miura

----Kazuyoshi Miura , often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football striker. He has played for the Japanese national team and was the first Japanese recipient of the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993, an award presented annually by the Asian Football Confederation. He is currently with...

for Yokohama FC

Yokohama FC

vs Fagiano Okayama (07 August 2010)*

First scorer

Hayato Okamoto for FC Tokyo vs Sagan Tosu

Sagan Tosu

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...

(14 March 1999)

First hat-trick

Koichiro Katafuchi for Sagan Tosu

Sagan Tosu

vs Consadole Sapporo

Consadole Sapporo

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....

(28 March 1999)

Asterisk denotes player is still active in J. League Division 2

Club

Most League championships : 2 times

Consadole Sapporo

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....

(2000, 2007)

Kawasaki Frontale

(1999, 2004)

Kyoto Sanga F.C. (2001, 2005)

Longest uninterrupted spell in J2: 12 years (1999-present
2011 J. League Division 2
The 2011 J. League Division 2 season is the 40th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 13th season since the establishment of J2 League...

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Sagan Tosu

Most goals scored in a season : 104 goals

Kawasaki Frontale

(2004)

Fewest goals scored in a season : 26 goals

Thespa Kusatsu

is a professional football club based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in J. League Division 2. J. League Division 2 is the second professional football league in Japan....

(2005)

Most goals conceded in a season : 98 goals

Ventforet Kofu

(2001)

Fewest goals conceded in a season : 22 goals

Consadole Sapporo

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....

(2000)

Biggest goal difference in a season : 66 goals

Kawasaki Frontale

(2004)

Most points in a season : 106 points

Vegalta Sendai

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...

(2009)

Fewest points in a season : 15 points

Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)

Most wins in a season : 34 wins

Kawasaki Frontale

(2004)

Fewest wins in a season : 1 win

Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)

Most draws in a season : 22 draws

Yokohama FC

(2004)

Most losses in a season : 34 losses

Ventforet Kofu

(2001)

Fewest losses in a season : 4 losses

Consadole Sapporo

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....

(2000)

Most goals in a game : 9 goals

Kawasaki Frontale

6-3 Sagan Tosu

Sagan Tosu

(28 June 2003)

Gainare Tottori

are a Japanese football club based in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. They play in the J. League Division 2. Their team colour is green.Their team name Gainare derives from a Tottori dialect gaina meaning "great" and Italian sperare meaning "to hope".Their team mascot is well-known horror anime...

3-6 Sagan Tosu

Sagan Tosu

(4 September 2011)

Tokyo Verdy 7-2 Yokohama FC

Yokohama FC

(18 September 2011)