2004 J.League Division 2
| Season | 2004 |
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| Champions | Kawasaki Frontale 2nd J2 title 3rd D2 title |
| Promoted | Kawasaki Frontale Omiya Ardija |
| Matches played | 264 |
| Goals scored | 635 (2.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Juninho (33 goals total) |
| Highest attendance | 20,062 (Round 10, Montedio vs. Vegalta) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,338 (Round 31, HollyHock vs. Bellmare) |
| Average attendance | 7,213 |
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2005 →
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The 2004 J. League Division 2 season is the 33rd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 6th season since the establishment of J2 League.
In this season, twelve clubs competed in the quadruple round-robin format. Starting this season, promotion slots increased to 2.5 slots. The top two received automatic promotion and the third-placed finisher advanced to the Pro/Rele Series for the promotion. There were no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.
Contents
General
Promotion and Relegation
To be completed
Changes in Competition Formats
To be completed
Changes in clubs
To be completed
Participating Clubs
Following twelve clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2004 season. Of these clubs, Vegalta Sendai and Kyoto Purple Sanga relegated from Division 1 last year.
- Consadole Sapporo
- Vegalta Sendai
- Montedio Yamagata
- Mito HollyHocks
- Omiya Ardija
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Yokohama F.C.
- Shonan Bellmare
- Ventforet Kofu
- Kyoto Purple Sanga
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Sagan Tosu
League Format
Twelve clubs will play in quadruple round-robin format, a total of 44 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
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 two clubs will be promoted to J1, while the 3rd placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/Relegation series.
- Changes from previous year
- Inception of Pro/Rele series for the 3rd place.
Final League Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale (C) (P) | 44 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 104 | 38 | +66 | 105 | Promotion to 2005 J. League Division 1 |
| 2 | Omiya Ardija (P) | 44 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 87 | |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka (P) | 44 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 76 | |
| 4 | Montedio Yamagata | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 71 | |
| 5 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 69 | |
| 6 | Vegalta Sendai | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 59 | |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 58 | |
| 8 | Yokohama FC | 44 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 52 | |
| 9 | Mito HollyHock | 44 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 37 | |
| 10 | Shonan Bellmare | 44 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 36 | |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 44 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 35 | |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 44 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 30 |
Updated to games played on November 27, 2004.
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 & 2
| Home ╲ Away | ARD | AVI | BEL | CON | FRO | HOL | MON | SAN | SAG | VEG | VEN | YFC |
| Omiya Ardija | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | |
| Yokohama FC | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on July 11, 2004.
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.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
- Rounds 3 & 4
| Home ╲ Away | ARD | AVI | BEL | CON | FRO | HOL | MON | SAN | SAG | VEG | VEN | YFC |
| Omiya Ardija | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Vegalta Sendai | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Yokohama FC | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Updated to games played on November 27, 2004.
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.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juninho |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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| 2 |  Kazuki Ganaha |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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| Hideo Ōshima |
Montedio Yamagata |
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| 4 |  Choi Yong-Soo |
Kyoto Purple Sanga |
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| Hisato Satō |
Vegalta Sendai |
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| 6 | Marcus |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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| 7 | Baré |
Omiya Ardija |
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| 8 | Baron |
Ventforet Kofu |
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| 9 | Michiaki Kakimoto |
Shonan Bellmare |
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| Hiroshi Morita |
Omiya Ardija |
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Attendance Figures
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 356,359 | 18,751 | 12,023 | 16,198 | −25.3%† |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 208,241 | 19,873 | 5,061 | 9,466 | −12.0% |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 201,264 | 20,043 | 4,402 | 9,148 | +26.0% |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 192,349 | 15,444 | 5,130 | 8,743 | +17.8% |
| 5 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 171,764 | 10,579 | 3,124 | 7,807 | −28.0%† |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 141,246 | 20,062 | 2,964 | 6,420 | +46.9% |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 140,141 | 10,121 | 2,401 | 6,370 | +9.9% |
| 8 | Omiya Ardija | 134,365 | 12,004 | 1,901 | 6,108 | +20.7% |
| 9 | Shonan Bellmare | 103,208 | 9,879 | 2,711 | 4,691 | −0.8% |
| 10 | Yokohama FC | 92,818 | 12,180 | 2,011 | 4,219 | +12.7% |
| 11 | Mito HollyHock | 83,002 | 9,155 | 1,338 | 3,773 | +22.3% |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 79,415 | 9,565 | 2,269 | 3,610 | +13.8% |
| League total | 1,904,172 | 20,062 | 1,338 | 7,213 | −8.6% |
Updated to games played on November 27, 2004
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
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