Hulk footballer real name
J2 League
| Founded | |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
J. League Division 2 (Jリーグ・ディビジョン2, J Rīgu Dibijon 2) or J2 League (J2リーグ, J2 Rīgu) is part of the Japanesefootball club system.
J2 League is the second grouping of Japan Professional Football League (日本プロサッカーリーグ, Nippon Puro Sakkā Rīgu).
Champions and promotion history
[change | change source]The top two clubs receive promotion.
Hulk footballer biography Givanildo Vieira de Sousa (born 25 July ), mononymously known as Hulk (Brazilian Portuguese:), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Mineiro. After starting out professionally with Vitória and then playing three years in Japan, he played several seasons in Portugal with Porto, winning ten titles.From the season to the season, the third place club played against the 16th-place club in J1. From the to the season, the third place club was promoted without playing the number 16 team. From to and onwards, the third promotion place is selected by a playoff between the 3rd to 6th place teams. For , and , the playoff winners played against the third-from-bottom place in J1.
* Bold designates the promoted club
† Lost the Promotion/Relegation Series or entry playoff
‡ Won the Promotion/Relegation Series or entry playoff and got promoted
Most successful clubs
[change | change source]Clubs in bold compete in J2 as of the season.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Promotions | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons | Promotion seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 4 | , , | , , , | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 1 | 4 | , | , , , | |
| Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 0 | 4 | , | , , , | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 1 | 3 | , | , , | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 0 | 2 | , | , | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 1 | 3 | , , | ||
| Oita Trinita | 1 | 0 | 3 | , , | ||
| Yokohama FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | , | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 1 | 2 | , | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | 1 | 1 | 2 | , | ||
| FC Tokyo | 1 | 1 | 2 | , | ||
| Omiya Ardija | 1 | 1 | 2 | , | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 1 | 2 | , | ||
| Tokushima Vortis | 1 | 0 | 2 | , | ||
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Albirex Niigata | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | 2 | 4 | , | , , , | |
| Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 2 | 3 | , | , , | |
| Vissel Kobe | 0 | 1 | 2 | , | ||
| Montedio Yamagata | 0 | 1 | 2 | , | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tokyo Verdy | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sagan Tosu | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Promotion playoff results
[change | change source]- Results
| Club | Participated | Winners | Runners-up | Seasons participated | Winning seasons | Runner-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 1 | 1 | , | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 1 | 1 | , | ||
| Montedio Yamagata | 2 | 1 | 0 | , | ||
| Tokushima Vortis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Oita Trinita | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| JEF United Chiba | 4 | 0 | 2 | , , , | , | |
| Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 0 | 1 | , , | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Yokohama FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ehime FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fagiano Okayama | 1 | 0 | 0 |