2004_J.League_Division_2
2004 J.League Division 2
Football league season
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.
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
← 2003 2005 → | |
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.
Promotion and relegation
To be completed
Changes in competition formats
To be completed
Changes in clubs
To be completed
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
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.
| 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 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 76 | Promotion/relegation playoff |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
| Home \ Away | FRO | ARD | AVI | MON | SAN | VEG | VEN | YFC | HOL | BEL | SAG | CON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | |
| Omiya Ardija | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Yokohama FC | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away | FRO | ARD | AVI | MON | SAN | VEG | VEN | YFC | HOL | BEL | SAG | CON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Omiya Ardija | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 2–6 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Yokohama FC | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Kashiwa Reysol won on 4-0 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 356,359 | 18,751 | 12,023 | 16,198 | −25.4%† |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 208,241 | 19,873 | 5,061 | 9,466 | −12.1%† |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 201,264 | 20,043 | 4,402 | 9,148 | +26.0%† |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 192,349 | 15,444 | 5,130 | 8,743 | +17.9%† |
| 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 | +20.8%† |
| 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.
- "2004 J2 Top scorers". j-league.or.jp. J-League. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2010.