2006 J.League Division 2 – Wikipedia
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Football league season
The 2006 J. League Division 2 season is the 35th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 8th season since the establishment of J2 League.
In this season, number of participating clubs became thirteen, increased by one from the previous season. The clubs competed in the quadruple round-robin format for the top two promotion slots. Farther, the third-placed finisher participated in the Pro/Rele Series for the promotion. There were no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.
General[edit]
Promotion and relegation[edit]
Changes in competition format[edit]
- Number of participating club increased to 13 games
- Each clubs will play 48 games instead 44 games
Changes in clubs[edit]
none
Following thirteen clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2006 season. Of these clubs, Kashiwa Reysol, Tokyo Verdy 1969, and Vissel Kobe relegated from J1 last year. Also, Ehime F.C. newly joined the J. League Division 2 from Japan Football League.
- Consadole Sapporo
- Vegalta Sendai
- Montedio Yamagata
- Mito HollyHocks
- Thespa Kusatsu
- Kashiwa Reysol
- Tokyo Verdy 1969
- Yokohama F.C.
- Shonan Bellmare
- Vissel Kobe
- Tokushima Vortis
- Ehime F.C.
- Sagan Tosu
League format[edit]
Thirteen clubs will play in quadruple round-robin format, a total of 48 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
- Number of clubs increased from 12 (2001–2005) to 13 (2006–2007)
- Number of games per club increased from 44 games (2001–2005) to 48 games (2006–2007)
Final league table[edit]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Final results[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
Attendance[edit]
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 346,868 | 18,648 | 10,529 | 14,453 | −9.3% |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 251,476 | 18,547 | 3,896 | 10,478 | −5.9% |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 199,872 | 11,471 | 4,464 | 8,328 | −33.3%† |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 179,151 | 18,231 | 4,121 | 7,465 | −5.0% |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 165,834 | 15,407 | 3,750 | 6,910 | −53.7%† |
| 6 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 136,926 | 11,176 | 2,982 | 5,705 | −61.2%† |
| 7 | Shonan Bellmare | 128,766 | 10,723 | 2,551 | 5,365 | −6.6% |
| 8 | Yokohama FC | 122,852 | 11,472 | 2,690 | 5,119 | −13.8% |
| 9 | Montedio Yamagata | 122,042 | 13,043 | 2,236 | 5,085 | −14.5% |
| 10 | Ehime FC | 99,334 | 10,922 | 2,091 | 4,139 | +45.5%‡ |
| 11 | Thespa Kusatsu | 89,670 | 6,355 | 1,608 | 3,736 | −5.6% |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 83,452 | 6,970 | 1,257 | 3,477 | −20.4% |
| 13 | Mito HollyHock | 72,405 | 9,482 | 1,019 | 3,017 | −9.5% |
| League total | 1,998,648 | 18,648 | 1,019 | 6,406 | −14.4% |
Updated to games played on December 2, 2006
Source: J. League Division 2
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J1.
‡ Team played previous season in JFL.
References[edit]
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