J.League records and statistics

This page details J. League records.

J1 League

As of 1 December 2018.

Ranks

As of 7 February 2020.^[1]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J1. In italic the ones who are still active in other Japanese league.

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Seigo Narazaki	631	1995–2016, 2018
2	Yasuhito Endo	630	1998–2012, 2014–
3	Yuji Nakazawa	593	1999–2018
4	Yuki Abe	574	1998–2010, 2012–
5	Hitoshi Sogahata	532	1998–
6	Mitsuo Ogasawara	525	1998–2006, 2007–2018
7	Teruyoshi Ito	517	1993–2013
8	Nobuhisa Yamada	501	1994–2013
9	Tomokazu Myojin	497	1996–2016
10	Kengo Nakamura	458	2005–
11	Shusaku Nishikawa	456	2005–
12	Satoshi Yamaguchi	448	1996–2011
12	Yoshito Okubo	448	2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2009–2019
14	Yasuyuki Konno	443	2001–2002, 2004–2010, 2012, 2014–2019
15	Kazuyuki Morisaki	430	1999–2002, 2004–2007, 2009–2018
16	Ryoichi Maeda	429	2000–2013, 2015–2018
17	Toru Araiba	423	1997–2014
18	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi	421	1994–2001, 2005–2013
19	Hayuma Tanaka	420	2000–2013, 2015, 2019
20	Toshiya Fujita	419	1994–2003, 2004–2008
21	Hiroki Mizumoto	416	2004–2019
22	Shinzo Koroki	409	2005–
23	Hisato Sato	404	2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2016, 2018
24	Takeshi Aoki	400	2001–2017
24	Daisuke Nasu	400	2002–2019

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Yoshito Okubo	185	2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2009–2019
2	Hisato Sato	161	2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2016, 2018
3	Masashi Nakayama	157	1994–2009, 2012
4	Ryoichi Maeda	154	2000–2013, 2015–2018
5	Marquinhos	152	2001–2011, 2012–2015
6	Shinzo Koroki	147	2005–
7	Kazuyoshi Miura	139	1992–1994, 1995–1998, 1999–2005, 2007, 2020–
8	Ueslei	124	2000–2005, 2006–2009
9	Juninho	116	2003–2013
10	Edmilson	111	2004–2011, 2012
11	Atsushi Yanagisawa	108	1996–2003, 2006–2014
12	Yu Kobayashi	106	2010–
13	Yasuhito Endo	103	1998–2012, 2014–
14	Toshiya Fujita	100	1994–2003, 2004–2008
15	Keiji Tamada	99	1999–2014, 2018
16	Yohei Toyoda	98	2004–2006, 2009, 2012–2017, 2018–
17	Shoji Jo	95	1996–1999, 2000–2002
18	Nobuhiro Takeda	94	1993–2000, 2001
	Hiroaki Morishima		1995–2001, 2003–2006
	Tatsuhiko Kubo		1995–2007, 2009
	Kazuma Watanabe		2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2014–
22	Masahiro Fukuda	91	1993–1999, 2001–2002
23	Lucas	90	2004–2010, 2011–2013
24	Yoshiyuki Hasegawa	89	1993–2003
25	Ryuji Bando	87	1998–1999, 2001–2014, 2016–2017
25	Leandro	87	2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2014–2018

Individual

Most career goals : 181 goals

Yoshito Okubo

Most career hat-tricks : 8 times

Ueslei

Most career appearances : 631 appearances

Seigo Narazaki

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 (3 May 1995)

Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Gamba Osaka (4 May 1996)

Masashi Nakayama for Jubilo Iwata vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 1998)

Wagner Lopes for Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Urawa Red Diamonds (29 May 1999)

Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 6 days

Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs Jubilo Iwata (13 March 2004)

Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 11 months and 28 days

Takayuki Morimoto for Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs JEF United Ichihara (5 May 2004)

Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 3 months and 12 days

Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Jubilo Iwata (15 June 1994)

Fastest goal : 8 seconds

Hisato Sato for Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka (22 April 2006)

Fastest hat-trick : 3 minutes

Yasuo Manaka for Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol (14 July 2001)

First scorer

Henny Meijer for Verdy Kawasaki vs Yokohama Marinos (15 May 1993)

First hat-trick

Zico for Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus Eight (16 May 1993)

Club

Most League championships : 8 times
- Kashima Antlers (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016)
Longest uninterrupted spell in J1: 27 seasons (1993-Present)
- Kashima Antlers
- Yokohama F. Marinos
Most goals scored in a season : 107 goals
- Jubilo Iwata (1998)
Fewest goals scored in a season : 16 goals
- Tokushima Vortis (2014)
Most goals conceded in a season : 111 goals
- Yokohama Flügels (1995)
Fewest goals conceded in a season : 24 goals
- Oita Trinita (2008)
Biggest goal difference in a season : 68 goals
- Jubilo Iwata (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 : 2 wins
- Oita Trinita (2013)
Most draws in a season : 14 draws
- FC Tokyo (2005)
- Ventforet Kofu (2014)
Most losses in a season : 34 losses
- Gamba Osaka (1995)
Fewest losses in a season : 3 losses
- Jubilo Iwata (2001)
- Jubilo Iwata (2002)
Most goals in a game : 12 goals
- Cerezo Osaka 5-7 Kashiwa Reysol (8 August 1998)
Record win : 9-1, 8-0
- Jubilo Iwata 9-1 Cerezo Osaka (15 April 1998)
- Vissel Kobe 0-8 Oita Trinita (26 July 2003)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 0-8 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (17 August 2019)
Highest scoring draw: 5-5
- Vissel Kobe 5-5 JEF United Ichihara (14 October 1998)
Highest average home attendance in a season : 47,609
- Urawa Red Diamonds (2008)
Highest home attendance : 63,854 (regular season)
- Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 FC Tokyo (7 December 2019)
64,899 (Suntory Championship)
- Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 Urawa Reds (5 December 2004)

J2 League

As of 17 November 2018

Ranks

Updated to February 20th, 2020.^[2]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J2. In italic the ones who are still active in other league.

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Koji Homma	574	2000–
2	Yuki Matsushita	441	2003–2005, 2007–2017
3	Kazuki Kuranuki	435	2000–2005, 2007, 2008–2013
4	Koji Sakamoto	426	2000–2009, 2011–2012
5	Yuki Nakashima	420	2006–2009, 2012–2014, 2016–
6	Keiji Takachi	414	2005–2016
7	Yasunori Takada	407	2000–2010
8	Kazumasa Takagi	379	2003, 2005, 2008–2018
8	Kazumasa Uesato	379	2004–2007, 2009–
10	Makoto Sunakawa	376	2003–2007, 2009–2011, 2013–2015
11	Yusuke Tanaka	372	2004–2005, 2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2018–2019
12	Tetsuya Ōkubo	370	2003–2004, 2008–2010, 2012–2017
13	Junki Koike	369	2009–
14	Atsushi Nagai	368	2000–2009
14	Kōichi Satō	368	2008–2019
16	Kenta Shimizu	365	2005–2008, 2012–2018
17	Yuta Minami	363	2006, 2010–2019
18	Alex	351	2002–2005, 2007, 2010, 2012–2013, 2015–2018
19	Jun Suzuki	348	2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–
20	Koji Hirose	347	2006–2015, 2018–2019
21	Hisashi Jogo	346	2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–
22	Kohei Usui	340	2000–2009, 2011–2012
23	Takeshi Hamada	339	2002, 2005–2013, 2015–2017
24	Naoki Chiba	337	1999–2001, 2004–2009
	Masaru Akiba		2001–2008, 2012–2017
	Atsushi Ichimura		2003–2004, 2008–2018

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Masashi Oguro	108	2009–2010, 2014–2019
2	Yuki Nakashima	96	2006–2009, 2012–2014, 2016–
3	Tetsuya Ōkubo	94	2003–2004, 2008–2010, 2012–2017
4	Koichi Sato	93	2008–2019
5	Yoshihiro Uchimura	85	2007–2011, 2013–2016
5	Takayuki Funayama	85	2010–2011, 2013–2014, 2016–
7	Ibba Laajab	78	2016–2019
8	Yasunori Takada	76	2000–2010
9	Marx	74	2002–2004, 2006
9	Ken Tokura	74	2008–2009, 2013–2016
11	Baré	71	2001, 2003–2005
12	Kazuki Hara	69	2012–2018
13	Hiroyuki Takasaki	68	2009, 2012–2013, 2016–2018
14	Paulinho	67	2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015
14	Yuki Oshitani	67	2009–2011, 2013–2017, 2018–
16	Juninho	65	2003–2004
	Teruaki Kurobe		2001, 2004, 2008–2013
	Hiroaki Namba		2006, 2008–2018
	Hisashi Jogo		2005, 2007–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–
20	Yoshihito Fujita	64	2006–2008, 2011–2012, 2017
20	Rui Komatsu	64	2007–2009, 2013–2016
22	Hulk	62	2006–2007
22	Ryohei Hayashi	62	2009–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–
24	Kazuhisa Kawahara	61	2009, 2010–2019
25	Daiki Watari	59	2012–2017

Individual

Most career goals : 108 goals

Masashi Oguro

Most career hat-tricks : 6 times

Juninho

Most career appearances : 574 appearances

Koji Honma*

Most goals in a season : 37 goals

Juninho (2004)

Hulk (2007)

Most hat-tricks in a season : 3 times

Marcus (2003)

Juninho (2003)

Juninho (2004)

Hulk (2007)

Most goals in a game : 7 goals

Michael Olunga for Kashiwa Reysol vs Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)

Youngest player : 16 years 2 months and 25 days

Daisuke Kikuchi for Shonan Bellmare vs Avispa Fukuoka (7 July 2007)

Youngest goalscorer : 17 years 3 months and 15 days

Shuto Minami for Tokyo Verdy vs Roasso Kumamoto (22 August 2010)

Oldest player : 52 years, 8 months and 29 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Ehime FC (24 November 2019)

Oldest goalscorer : 50 years and 15 days

Kazuyoshi Miura for Yokohama FC vs Thespakusatsu Gunma (12 March 2017)

First scorer

Hayato Okamoto for FC Tokyo vs Sagan Tosu (14 March 1999)

First hat-trick

Koichiro Katafuchi for Sagan Tosu vs Consadole Sapporo (28 March 1999)

Club

Most League championships : 3 times

Consadole Sapporo (2000, 2007, 2016)

Most years in J2/Longest uninterrupted spell in J2: 21 seasons

Mito HollyHock (2000-2020)

Most goals scored in a season : 104 goals

Kawasaki Frontale (2004)

Fewest goals scored in a season : 20 goals

Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010)

Most goals conceded in a season : 98 goals

Ventforet Kofu (2001)

Fewest goals conceded in a season : 22 goals

Consadole Sapporo (2000)

FC Tokyo (2011)

Biggest goal difference in a season : 66 goals

Kawasaki Frontale (2004)

Most points in a season : 106 points

Vegalta Sendai (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 : 2 losses

Kashiwa Reysol (2010)

Most goals in a game : 14 goals

Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)

Record win : 13-1

Kashiwa Reysol 13-1 Kyoto Sanga (24 November 2019)

Highest scoring draw: 4-4

Tokushima Vortis 4-4 Giravanz Kitakyushu (22 August 2010)

Sagan Tosu 4-4 Yokohama FC (17 October 2010)

FC Gifu 4-4 Sagan Tosu (30 October 2011)

Highest average attendance in a season : 30,339

Albirex Niigata (2003)

Highest attendance : 42,223

Albirex Niigata 1-0 Omiya Ardija (23 November 2003)

J3 League

Updated to December 8th, 2019.

Ranks

As of 8 March 2020.^[3]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in J3. In italic the ones who are still active in other league.

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Akio Yoshida	186	2014–
2	Takuto Hashimoto	182	2014–
3	Kazuki Arinaga	180	2014–
4	Ken Hisatomi	177	2014–
5	Kazuma Umenai	172	2014–2019
6	Naoyuki Yamada	166	2014–
7	Takashi Akiyama	160	2015–
8	Kyohei Maeyama	159	2014–
9	Yu Tomidokoro	156	2014–2018
9	Takuya Sugimoto	156	2014–
11	Daiki Asada	152	2014–
12	Noritaka Fujisawa	151	2014–2018, 2020–
12	Yuki Matsubara	151	2014–
14	Yuichiro Edamoto	150	2014–2018, 2020–
14	Ryota Okada	150	2014–
16	Kazuya Oizumi	149	2014–
17	Park Iru-gyu	147	2014–2018
	Yuki Sato		2014–2018
	Takahiro Oshima		2014–2019
20	Hikaru Ozawa	142	2014–2018
20	Hiroki Higuchi	142	2015–
22	Kei Munechika	140	2015–
23	Kota Hoshi	139	2015–
24	Keisuke Tanabe	137	2014–2017, 2019–
24	Ryuji Hirota	137	2014–2017, 2019

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Tsugutoshi Oishi	53	2014–2016, 2019–
2	Noriaki Fujimoto	39	2016–2017
3	Yuichiro Edamoto	37	2014–2018, 2020–
4	Tomohiro Tanaka	36	2015–2019
5	Fernandinho	35	2014–2016, 2018–
6	Hiroki Higuchi	34	2015–
7	Kazuhito Kishida	32	2015, 2020–
8	Koji Suzuki	31	2014–2015
9	Yuki Sato	30	2014–2018
	Rei Yonezawa		2015–2018, 2020–
	Yu Tomidokoro		2014–2018
	Shota Aoki		2014, 2017–2019
	Kyohei Maeyama		2014–
14	Keita Tanaka	29	2014–2016, 2017
15	Keisuke Endo	28	2014–2019
	João Gabriel		2017–2019, 2020–
	Ken Hisatomi		2014–
	Taichi Hara		2017–2019
	Tomoki Ikemoto		2017–2019
20	Masao Tsuji	27	2014, 2016–
20	Junya Kato	27	2017–2019
22	Kenzo Taniguchi	26	2015–2019
23	Leonardo	24	2018
23	Kaito Taniguchi	24	2018–
25	Hirochika Miyoshi	23	2014–2017
	Yoshinori Katsumata		2014–2018
	Takuma Sonoda		2017, 2018, 2020–
	Akio Yoshida		2014–
	Takuya Kokeguchi		2015–2019
	Hayate Take		2018–

Individual

Most career goals : 51 goals

Tsugutoshi Oishi

Most career hat-tricks : 2 times

Masao Tsuji,

Most career appearances : 186 appearances

Akio Yoshida

Most goals in a season : 32 goals

Kazuhito Kishida (2015)

Most hat-tricks in a season : 2 times

Kazuhito Kishida,

Takaki Fukimitsu (2015)

Noriaki Fujimoto (2017)

Most goals in a game : 4 goals

Tsugutoshi Oishi for Fujieda MYFC vs Nagano Parceiro (30 March 2014)

Koji Suzuki for Machida Zelvia vs J. League U-22 Selection (26 April 2014)

Hiroki Higuchi for SC Sagamihara vs Fujieda MYFC (28 June 2015)

Yuta Togashi for FC Ryukyu vs SC Sagamihara (10 June 2018)

Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)

Youngest player : 15 years 5 months and 1 day

Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Nagano Parceiro (5 November 2016)

Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 10 months and 11 days

Takefusa Kubo for FC Tokyo U-23 vs Cerezo Osaka (15 April 2017)

Oldest player: 43 years 3 months and 18 days

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi for SC Sagamihara vs Kagoshima United FC (2 December 2018)

Oldest goalscorer : 38 years 7 months and 21 days

Ryuji Bando for FC Ryukyu vs Gainare Tottori (21 March 2018)

Fastest hat-trick : 10 minutes

Naoki Sanda for Vanraure Hachinohe vs Kamatamare Sanuki (14 July 2019)

First scorer

Keisuke Endo for Machida Zelvia vs Fujieda MYFC (9 March 2014)

First hat-trick

Masao Tsuji for Zweigen Kanazawa vs YSCC Yokohama (29 March 2014)

Club

Most League championships : 1 time
- Zweigen Kanazawa (2014)
- Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
- Oita Trinita (2016)
- Blaublitz Akita (2017)
- FC Ryukyu (2018)
- Giravanz Kitakyushu (2019)
Longest uninterrupted spell in J3: 7 seasons (2014-present)
Most goals scored in a season : 96 goals
- Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
Fewest goals scored in a season : 15 goals
- YSCC Yokohama (2016)
Most goals conceded in a season : 71 goals
- J.League U-22 Selection (2015)
Fewest goals conceded in a season : 18 goals
- Machida Zelvia (2015)
Biggest goal difference in a season : 60 goals
- Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)
Most points in a season : 78 points
- Renofa Yamaguchi, Machida Zelvia (2015)
Fewest points in a season : 20 points
- YSCC Yokohama (2016)
Most wins in a season : 25 wins

Renofa Yamaguchi (2015)

Fewest wins in a season : 4 wins
- YSCC Yokohama (2014)
- Gainare Tottori (2017)
Most draws in a season : 13 draws
- Fukushima United FC (2018)
Most losses in a season : 23 losses
- YSCC Yokohama (2015)
Fewest losses in a season : 4 losses
- Zweigen Kanazawa, Nagano Parceiro (2014)
- Machida Zelvia (2015)
- Tochigi SC (2017)
Most goals in a game : 10 goals
- FC Ryukyu 4-6 SC Sagamihara (8 November 2015)
Record win : 8-0
- Renofa Yamaguchi 8-0 J.League U-22 Selection (21 March 2015)
Highest scoring draw: 3-3
- Blaublitz Akita 3-3 FC Ryukyu (1 November 2015)
Highest average home attendance in a season : 7,771
- Oita Trinita (2016)
Highest home attendance : 16,027
- Roasso Kumamoto 1-0 Gamba Osaka U-23 (7 September 2019)

J. League Cup

As of 27 October 2019

Ranks

As of 27 October 2019.^[4]

In bold the ones who are actually playing in the J. League Cup. In italic the ones who are still active.

Caps
#	Player	Caps	Career
1	Nobuhisa Yamada	109	1994, 1996–2013
2	Yuzo Kurihara	85	2002–
3	Naoki Matsuda	82	1996–2010
	Daisuke Nasu		2002–
	Hitoshi Sogahata		1998–
6	Takeshi Aoki	78	2001–2017
6	Toru Araiba	78	1997–2014
8	Teruyoshi Ito	77	1993–1994, 1997–2011, 2013
9	Yasuto Honda	75	1992–1994, 1996–2006
9	Ryoichi Maeda	75	2001–2006, 2009–2013, 2015–2018
11	Takuya Nozawa	74	1999–2017
	Satoshi Yamaguchi		1996–2011
	Yasuhito Endo		1998–2003, 2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2014–
14	Norihisa Shimizu	73	1996–2011
15	Yuki Abe	72	1999–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–
16	Go Oiwa	71	1996–2010
	Teruyuki Moniwa		1998–2013, 2017
	Seigo Narazaki		1996–2016, 2018
	Yuhei Tokunaga		2003–2010, 2012–2019
20	Tetsuya Okayama	70	1992–1994, 1996–2006
	Naotake Hanyu		2002–2016

Goals
#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Hisato Sato	29	2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2016, 2018
2	Juninho	26	2005–2013
2	Masashi Nakayama	26	1994, 1996–2009, 2012
4	Akinori Nishizawa	25	1996–2000, 2003–2008
5	Marquinhos	24	2001–2015
5	Emerson	24	2000–2005
7	Yoshiyuki Hasegawa	23	1992–1994, 1996–2003
	Kazuma Watanabe		2009–
	Bismarck		1993–1994, 1996–2001, 2003
10	Edmilson	22	2004–2011
11	Ryoichi Maeda	21	2001–2006, 2009–2013, 2015–2018
11	Ueslei	21	2000–2009
13	Shinzo Koroki	20	2005–
14	Kazuyoshi Miura	17	1992–1994, 1996–1998, 1999–2005, 2007
14	Tatsuya Tanaka	17	2001–2018
16	Wagner Lopes	16	1993–2000, 2001
16	Tadanari Lee	16	2005, 2007–2009, 2010–2011, 2013, 2014–
18	Akihiro Nagashima	15	1992–1994, 1997–2000
	Koji Yamase		2000–2012
	Shun Nagasawa		2009–2010, 2014–

Individual

Most career goals : 29 goals

Hisato Sato

Most career appearances : 109 appearances

Nobuhisa Yamada

Most goals in a season : 9 goals

Washington (2006)

Most goals in a game : 4 goals

Shun Nagasawa for Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus (4 April 2018)

Washington for Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale (3 June 2006)

Wagner Lopes for Shonan Bellmare vs Vegalta Sendai (19 March 1997)

Edílson for Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe (8 March 1997)

Bismarck for Tokyo Verdy vs Gamba Osaka (3 August 1994)

Youngest player :
Youngest goalscorer :
Oldest goalscorer :
First scorer

Kazuyoshi Miura for Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers (16 October 1992)

Club

Most League championships : 6 times
- Kashima Antlers (1997, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2015)
Most goals in a game : 10 goals
- Shimizu S-Pulse 4.6 Nagoya Grampus (30 August 2000)
Record win :
- Cerezo Osaka 8-1 Avispa Fukuoka (3 July 1996)
- Kashima Antlers 7-0 Consadole Sapporo (18 October 1997)
Highest home attendance : 56,064
- Kashima Antlers 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds (4 November 2002)

References

[1] ttps://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTP01/

[2] ttps://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTP01/

[3] ttps://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTP01/

[4] ttps://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTP01/

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