Season | 2015 |
---|---|
Champions | Renofa Yamaguchi |
Promoted | Renofa YamaguchiMachida Zelvia |
Matches played | 234 |
Goals scored | 586 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kazuhito Kishida (32 goals) |
Highest attendance | 9,040(Sagamihara vs YSCC Yokohama, 25 October) |
Lowest attendance | 461(YSCC Yokohama vs Tottori, 13 November) |
Average attendance | 2,432 |
← 2014 2016 → |
The 2015 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (2015 明治安田生命J3リーグ) was the 19th season of the third tier in Japanese football, and the 2nd season of the professional J3 League.
To participate, a club must have held an associate membership, or have submitted an application before 30 June 2014, and then passed an inspection to obtain a participation license issued by J.League Council. J.League has confirmed the following clubs participating in the 2015 J3 season:
Club Name | Home Town | Notes |
---|---|---|
Blaublitz Akita | All cities/towns in Akita | |
Fukushima United | Fukushima | |
Gainare Tottori | All cities/towns in Tottori | Withdrew a J2 license due to financial reasons.[1] |
Grulla Morioka | Morioka, Iwate | |
Kataller Toyama | All cities/towns in Toyama | Relegated from 2014 J2, eligible for J2 promotion |
Fujieda MYFC | Fujieda, Shizuoka | |
Nagano Parceiro | Nagano | Eligible for J2 promotion |
FC Ryukyu | All cities/towns in Okinawa | |
SC Sagamihara | Sagamihara, Kanagawa | |
YSCC Yokohama | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
Machida Zelvia | Machida, Tokyo | Eligible for J2 promotion |
Renofa Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi | Promoted from 2014 JFL, eligible for J2 promotion |
J.League U-22 Selection | n/a | A special team, composed of best J1 and J2 youngsters to prepare them for the 2016 Olympics. Folded by the JFA after the season.[2] |
The league is played in three rounds, each team playing a total of 36 matches. J.League U-22 Selection played all their matches on the road.[3]
Each team must have at least 3 players holding professional contracts. Two foreign players are allowed per team, plus 1 more from the ASEAN partner country of J. League. The matchday roster will consist of 16 players, and up to 5 substitutes will be allowed in a game.[3]
Rules for promotion to J2 are largely similar to those of Japan Football League in the recent seasons: to be promoted, a club must hold a J2 license and finish in top 2 of the league. The U-22 team is not eligible for promotion regardless of their final position. The champions will be promoted directly, in exchange with 22nd-placed J2 club, and the runners-up will participate in the playoffs with 21st J2 club. If either or both top 2 finishers are ineligible for promotion, the playoffs and/or direct exchange will not be held in accordance to the exact positions of promotion-eligible clubs.[3]
No relegation to JFL is planned. Up to 2 clubs may be promoted if they are licensed by J. League for J3 participation and finish in top 4 of JFL.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Blaublitz Akita | Shuichi Mase | Toshio Shimakawa | Athleta | TDK |
Fukushima United | Keisuke Kurihara | Kazuto Ishido | Hummel | TOHO BANK |
Gainare Tottori | Masanobu Matsunami | Ryosuke Kawanabe | Hummel | Tottori Gas Co. |
Grulla Morioka | Naoki Naruo | Kenta Matsuda | SVOLME | PalcoHome |
Kataller Toyama | Yasuyuki Kishino | Taijiro Mori | Goldwin | YKK |
Fujieda MYFC | Atsuto Oishi | Hiroki Narabayashi | Razzoli | Chang |
Nagano Parceiro | Naohiko Minobe | Yuji Unozawa | DUELO | Hokto |
Renofa Yamaguchi | Nobuhiro Ueno | Kiyohiro Hirabayashi | FINTA | upr |
FC Ryukyu | Norihiro Satsukawa | Satoshi Nakayama | mitre | GOO |
SC Sagamihara | Keiju Karashima | Naohiro Takahara | gol. | Gion |
YSCC Yokohama | Kenji Arima | Akio Yoshida | SVOLME | Kaspersky |
Machida Zelvia | Naoki Soma | Ri Han-jae | SVOLME | Eagle Kenso |
J.League U-22 Selection | Tsutomu Takahata | Various | Adidas | None |
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of separation | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of announcement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nagano Parceiro | Naohiko Minobe | 5 August | Resigned on health issues[4] | Hajime Eto | 5 August |
Kataller Toyama | Yasuyuki Kishino | 27 August | Mutual consent[5] | Shigeo Sawairi (acting) | 27 August |
SC Sagamihara | Keiju Karashima | 2 November | Resigned[6] | Yoshika Matsubara | 2 November |
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Non-Visa Foreign | Type-C Contract |
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Blaublitz Akita | Agustin Ortega | Leonardo | ||||
Fukushima United | Kim Kong Chyong | Kim Hong-yeon | ||||
Gainare Tottori | Fernandinho | |||||
Grulla Morioka | Jung Hoon-sung | |||||
Kataller Toyama | Tam Sheang Tsung | Lee Jae-won | ||||
Fujieda MYFC | Park Iru-gyu | |||||
Nagano Parceiro | Kim Yeong-gi | Ko Kyung-dae | Murilo | |||
Renofa Yamaguchi | Kim Jeong-seok | Choi Ju-yong | ||||
FC Ryukyu | Mac | Park Riki | ||||
SC Sagamihara | Leozinho | Toró | Mobi Fehr | |||
YSCC Yokohama | None | |||||
Machida Zelvia | Bae Dae-won | Ri Han-jae | Lee Min-soo | |||
J.League U-22 Selection1 | N/A |
Note:
^1 A special team, composed of best J1 and J2 youngsters to prepare them for the 2016 Olympics
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Renofa Yamaguchi (C, P) | 36 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 96 | 36 | +60 | 78 | Promotion to 2016 J2 League |
2 | Machida Zelvia (P) | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 78 | Qualification to J2 League promotion playoffs[a] |
3 | Nagano Parceiro | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 70 | |
4 | SC Sagamihara | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 58 | |
5 | Kataller Toyama | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 52 | |
6 | Gainare Tottori | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 50 | |
7 | Fukushima United | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 49 | |
8 | Blaublitz Akita | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 45 | |
9 | FC Ryukyu | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 45 | |
10 | Fujieda MYFC | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 37 | |
11 | Grulla Morioka | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 35 | |
12 | J.League U-22 Selection (W) | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 71 | −43 | 28 | Folded by JFA after the season. |
13 | YSCC Yokohama | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 27 |
2015 J2/J3 Play-Offs (2015 J2・J3入れ替え戦)
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Oita Trinita | 1–3 | Machida Zelvia | 1–2 | 0-1 |
Machida Zelvia | 2–1 | Oita Trinita |
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K. Suzuki 45+2', 72' | Report | Daniel 22' |
Machida Zelvia was promoted to J2 League.
Oita Trinita was relegated to J3 League.
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kazuhito Kishida | Renofa Yamaguchi | 32
|
2 | Takaki Fukumitsu | 19
| |
3 | Yatsunori Shimaya | 16
| |
4 | Tsugutoshi Oishi | Fujieda MYFC | 14
|
5 | Koji Suzuki | Machida Zelvia | 12 |
Yuki Sato | Nagano Parceiro | ||
7 | Hiroki Higuchi | SC Sagamihara | 11
|
8 | Kyohei Maeyama | Blaublitz Akita | 10 |
Takafumi Suzuki | Machida Zelvia | ||
Masato Nakayama | Gainare Tottori | ||
11 | Keita Tanaka | FC Ryukyu | 9
|
Updated to games played on 23 November 2015
Source: Meiji Yasuda J3 League Stats & Data - Ranking:Goals
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nagano Parceiro | 94,665 | 8,681 | 3,159 | 4,733 | +31.7% |
2 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 87,348 | 8,474 | 1,697 | 4,367 | +90.1%‡ |
3 | Machida Zelvia | 75,312 | 7,803 | 2,005 | 3,766 | +20.2% |
4 | SC Sagamihara | 62,533 | 9,040 | 1,660 | 3,291 | +5.0% |
5 | Kataller Toyama | 56,392 | 4,542 | 1,870 | 2,820 | −33.9%† |
6 | Blaublitz Akita | 37,955 | 3,233 | 1,237 | 1,998 | +12.7% |
7 | Gainare Tottori | 38,637 | 4,013 | 1,096 | 1,932 | −37.0% |
8 | FC Ryukyu | 28,466 | 8,993 | 673 | 1,498 | +7.2% |
9 | Fukushima United | 24,497 | 3,207 | 692 | 1,289 | −2.4% |
10 | Grulla Morioka | 24,784 | 3,025 | 635 | 1,239 | −18.6% |
11 | Fujieda MYFC | 20,962 | 1,516 | 618 | 1,103 | −16.4% |
12 | YSCC Yokohama | 17,465 | 1,723 | 461 | 919 | −9.7% |
League total | 569,016 | 9,040 | 461 | 2,432 | +8.2% |
Updated to games played on 23 November 2015
Source: J.League data
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
‡ Team played previous season in JFL.