J.League records and statistics
This page details J.League records.
J1 League
Ranks
In bold the ones who are actually playing in J1. In italic the ones who are still active in other Japanese league.| # | Player | Caps | Career |
| 1 | Yasuhito Endo | 672 | 1998β2012, 2014β2020, 2022 |
| 2 | Shusaku Nishikawa | 660 | 2005β |
| 3 | Seigo Narazaki | 631 | 1995β2016, 2018 |
| 4 | Yuji Nakazawa | 593 | 1999β2018 |
| 5 | Yuki Abe | 590 | 1998β2010, 2012β2021 |
| 6 | Hitoshi Sogahata | 533 | 1998β2020 |
| 7 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | 525 | 1998β2006, 2007β2018 |
| 8 | Shinzo Koroki | 526 | 2005β2024 |
| 9 | Teruyoshi Ito | 517 | 1993β2013 |
| 10 | Masato Morishige | 513 | 2006β2010, 2012β |
| 11 | Nobuhisa Yamada | 501 | 1994β2013 |
| 12 | Tomokazu Myojin | 497 | 1996β2016 |
| 13 | Akihiro Ienaga | 496 | 2004β2010, 2012, 2014, 2016β |
| 14 | Yoshito Okubo | 477 | 2001, 2003β2004, 2006β2008, 2009β2019, 2021 |
| 15 | Kengo Nakamura | 471 | 2005β2020 |
| 16 | Kensuke Nagai | 459 | 2010β2012, 2013β |
| 17 | Satoshi Yamaguchi | 448 | 1996β2011 |
| 18 | Toshihiro Aoyama | 444 | 2004β2007, 2009β2024 |
| 19 | Yasuyuki Konno | 443 | 2001β2002, 2004β2010, 2012, 2014β2019 |
| 20 | Shu Kurata | 432 | 2004β2010, 2011β2012, 2014β |
| 21 | Kazuyuki Morisaki | 430 | 1999β2002, 2004β2007, 2009β2018 |
| 22 | Ryoichi Maeda | 429 | 2000β2013, 2015β2018 |
| 23 | Toru Araiba | 423 | 1997β2014 |
| 23 | Kim Jin-hyeon | 423 | 2010β2014, 2017β |
| 25 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 421 | 1994β2001, 2005β2013 |
| # | Player | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Yoshito Okubo | 191 | 2001, 2003β2004, 2006β2008, 2009β2019, 2021 |
| 2 | Shinzo Koroki | 168 | 2005β2024 |
| 3 | Hisato Sato | 161 | 2000β2001, 2003, 2005β2007, 2009β2016, 2018 |
| 4 | Masashi Nakayama | 157 | 1994β2009, 2012 |
| 5 | Ryoichi Maeda | 154 | 2000β2013, 2015β2018 |
| 6 | Marquinhos | 152 | 2001β2011, 2012β2015 |
| 7 | Yu Kobayashi | 144 | 2010β |
| 8 | Kazuyoshi Miura | 139 | 1992β1994, 1995β1998, 1999β2005, 2007, 2020β2021 |
| 9 | Ueslei | 124 | 2000β2005, 2006β2009 |
| 10 | Juninho | 116 | 2003β2013 |
| 11 | Edmilson | 111 | 2004β2011, 2012 |
| 12 | Atsushi Yanagisawa | 108 | 1996β2003, 2006β2014 |
| 13 | Kazuma Watanabe | 104 | 2005, 2007β2009, 2012, 2014β2021 |
| 14 | Yasuhito Endo | 103 | 1998β2012, 2014β2020, 2022 |
| 15 | Patric | 101 | 2013β2024 |
| 15 | Anderson Lopes | 101 | 2016β2017, 2019β2021, 2022β2025 |
| 17 | Toshiya Fujita | 100 | 1994β2003, 2004β2008 |
| 18 | Keiji Tamada | 99 | 1999β2014, 2018 |
| 19 | Yohei Toyoda | 98 | 2004β2006, 2009, 2012β2017, 2018β2021 |
| 20 | Shoji Jo | 95 | 1996β1999, 2000β2002 |
| 21 | Nobuhiro Takeda | 94 | 1993β2000, 2001 |
| 21 | Hiroaki Morishima | 94 | 1995β2001, 2003β2006 |
| 21 | Tatsuhiko Kubo | 94 | 1995β2007, 2009 |
| 24 | Yuya Osako | 92 | 2009β2013, 2021β |
| 25 | Masahiro Fukuda | 91 | 1993β1999, 2001β2002 |
| 25 | Diego Oliveira | 91 | 2016β2024 |
Individual
- Most career goals : 191 goals
- Most career hat-tricks : 8 times
- Most career appearances : 672 appearances
- Most goals in a season : 36 goals
- Most hat-tricks in a season : 5 times
- Most goals in a game : 5 goals
- Youngest player : 15 years 7 months and 22 days
- Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 11 months and 28 days
- Oldest player : 54 years 12 days
- Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 3 months and 12 days
- Fastest goal : 8 seconds
- Fastest hat-trick : 3 minutes
- First scorer
- '''First hat-trick'''
Club
- Most League championships : 9 times
- *Kashima Antlers
- Longest uninterrupted spell in J1: 34 seasons
- *Kashima Antlers
- *Yokohama F. Marinos
- Most goals scored in a season : 107 goals
- *Jubilo Iwata
- Fewest goals scored in a season : 16 goals
- *Tokushima Vortis
- Most goals conceded in a season : 111 goals
- *Yokohama FlΓΌgels
- Fewest goals conceded in a season : 24 goals
- *Oita Trinita
- Biggest goal difference in a season : 68 goals
- *Jubilo Iwata
- Most points in a season : 108 points
- *Verdy Kawasaki
- Fewest points in a season : 13 points
- *Bellmare Hiratsuka
- Most wins in a season : 35 wins
- *Verdy Kawasaki
- Fewest wins in a season : 2 wins
- *Oita Trinita
- Most draws in a season : 16 draws
- *Shonan Bellmare
- Most losses in a season : 34 losses
- *Gamba Osaka
- Fewest losses in a season : 2 losses
- *Kawasaki Frontale
- Most goals in a game : 12 goals
- *Cerezo Osaka 5β7 Kashiwa Reysol
- Record win : 9β1, 8β0
- *Jubilo Iwata 9-1 Cerezo Osaka
- *Vissel Kobe 0β8 Oita Trinita
- *Shimizu S-Pulse 0β8 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
- *Yokohama F. Marinos 8-0 FC Tokyo
- Highest scoring draw: 5β5
- *Vissel Kobe 5β5 JEF United Ichihara
- Highest average home attendance in a season : 47,609
- *Urawa Red Diamonds
- Highest home attendance : 63,854
- *Yokohama F. Marinos 3β0 FC Tokyo
- 64,899
- *Yokohama F. Marinos 1β0 Urawa Reds
J2 League
As of November 10, 2024.Ranks
Updated to December 12th, 2025.In bold the ones who are actually playing in J2. In italic the ones who are still active in other league.
| # | Player | Caps | Career |
| 1 | Koji Homma | 577 | 2000β2024 |
| 2 | Yuki Nakashima | 531 | 2006β2009, 2012β2014, 2016β2023 |
| 3 | Junki Koike | 481 | 2009β2023 |
| 4 | Kazumasa Uesato | 476 | 2004β2007, 2009β2022 |
| 5 | Yuki Matsushita | 441 | 2003β2005, 2007β2017 |
| 6 | Kazuki Kuranuki | 435 | 2000β2005, 2007, 2008β2013 |
| 7 | Koji Sakamoto | 426 | 2000β2009, 2011β2012 |
| 8 | Keiji Takachi | 414 | 2005β2016 |
| 9 | Yasunori Takada | 407 | 2000β2010 |
| 10 | Yuta Minami | 400 | 2006, 2010β2019, 2021β2023 |
| 11 | Kohei Kiyama | 394 | 2006β2007, 2009β2011, 2012β2014, 2016β2022 |
| 12 | Yuya Sato | 392 | 2004β2005, 2006β2007, 2009β2020, 2022β |
| 13 | Kensuke Sato | 388 | 2011β2019, 2021β2024 |
| 14 | Kazushi Mitsuhira | 380 | 2008, 2011β2015, 2017β2018, 2021β |
| 15 | Kazumasa Takagi | 379 | 2003, 2005, 2008β2018 |
| 15 | Ryota Kajikawa | 379 | 2011β2012, 2014β |
| 17 | Makoto Sunakawa | 376 | 2003β2007, 2009β2011, 2013β2015 |
| 18 | Yusuke Tanaka | 372 | 2004β2005, 2007β2010, 2012β2015, 2018β2019 |
| 19 | Hisashi Jogo | 371 | 2007β2010, 2012β2015, 2017β2020 |
| 20 | Tetsuya Εkubo | 370 | 2003β2004, 2008β2010, 2012β2017 |
| 20 | Kentaro Sato | 370 | 2007β2008, 2012β2023 |
| 22 | Atsushi Nagai | 368 | 2000β2009 |
| 22 | KΕichi SatΕ | 368 | 2008β2019 |
| 22 | Hideomi Yamamoto | 368 | 2003β2005, 2008β2010, 2012, 2018β |
| 25 | Jun Suzuki | 367 | 2007β2010, 2012β2015, 2017β2020 |
| # | Player | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Masashi Oguro | 108 | 2009β2010, 2014β2019 |
| 2 | Yuki Nakashima | 104 | 2006β2009, 2012β2014, 2016β2023 |
| 3 | Takayuki Funayama | 96 | 2010β2011, 2013β2014, 2016β2021 |
| 4 | Tetsuya Εkubo | 94 | 2003β2004, 2008β2010, 2012β2017 |
| 5 | Koichi Sato | 93 | 2008β2019 |
| 6 | Peter Utaka | 89 | 2018β2021, 2023β2024 |
| 7 | Yoshihiro Uchimura | 85 | 2007β2011, 2013β2016 |
| 7 | Ken Tokura | 85 | 2008β2009, 2013β2016, 2021β2023 |
| 9 | Ibba Laajab | 82 | 2016β2019, 2020β2021 |
| 10 | Kazushi Mitsuhira | 81 | 2008, 2011β2015, 2017β2018, 2021β |
| 11 | Yasunori Takada | 76 | 2000β2010 |
| 12 | Junki Koike | 75 | 2009β2023 |
| 12 | Juanma Delgado | 75 | 2017, 2019β2020, 2023β |
| 14 | Marx | 74 | 2002β2004, 2006 |
| 14 | Daiki Watari | 74 | 2012β2017, 2023β |
| 16 | BarΓ© | 71 | 2001, 2003β2005 |
| 17 | Kazuki Hara | 69 | 2012β2018 |
| 18 | Hiroyuki Takasaki | 68 | 2009, 2012β2013, 2016β2018, 2021 |
| 19 | Paulinho | 67 | 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015 |
| 19 | Yuki Oshitani | 67 | 2009β2011, 2013β2017, 2018β2020 |
| 21 | Hisashi Jogo | 66 | 2005, 2007β2010, 2012β2015, 2017β2020 |
| 22 | Juninho | 65 | 2003β2004 |
| 22 | Teruaki Kurobe | 65 | 2001, 2004, 2008β2013 |
| 22 | Toyofumi Sakano | 65 | 2015β2019, 2020β2023 |
| 22 | Hiroaki Namba | 65 | 2006, 2008β2018 |
Individual
- Most career goals: 108 goals
- Most career hat-tricks: 6 times
- Most career appearances: 577 appearances
- Most goals in a season: 37 goals
- Most hat-tricks in a season: 3 times
- Most J2 titles : 4 titles
- Most goals in a game : 8 goals
- Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 26 days
- Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 5 months 5 days
- Oldest player : 52 years, 8 months and 29 days
- Oldest goalscorer : 50 years and 15 days
- First scorer
- '''First hat-trick'''
Club
- Most League championships : 3 times
- Most years in J2: 26 seasons
- Most goals scored in a season : 104 goals
- Fewest goals scored in a season : 20 goals
- Most goals conceded in a season : 98 goals
- Fewest goals conceded in a season : 22 goals
- Biggest goal difference in a season : 66 goals
- Most points in a season : 106 points
- Fewest points in a season : 15 points
- Most wins in a season : 34 wins
- Fewest wins in a season : 1 win
- Most draws in a season : 23 draws
- Most losses in a season : 34 losses
- Fewest losses in a season : 2 losses
- Most goals in a game : 14 goals
- Record win :
- Highest scoring draw: 4-4
- Highest average attendance in a season : 30,339
- Highest attendance : 55,598
J3 League
Updated to November 24, 2024.Ranks
In bold the ones who are actually playing in J3. In italic the ones who are still active in another league.| # | Player | Caps | Career |
| 1 | Hiroki Higuchi | 307 | 2015β |
| 2 | Kei Munechika | 270 | 2015β2024 |
| 3 | Naoyuki Yamada | 262 | 2014β2020, 2022β2024 |
| 4 | Naoto Ando | 259 | 2014β2015, 2017β |
| 5 | Akio Yoshida | 251 | 2014β2022 |
| 6 | Yu Tomidokoro | 250 | 2014β2018, 2023β |
| 7 | Kota Hoshi | 245 | 2015β2020, 2022β2023, 2025β |
| 8 | Makoto Fukoin | 241 | 2016β2020, 2023β |
| 8 | Yuta Togashi | 241 | 2015β2018, 2020β |
| 10 | Takashi Akiyama | 231 | 2015β2022 |
| 10 | Kazuki Arinaga | 231 | 2014β2021 |
| 12 | Ryota Iwabuchi | 229 | 2015β2022, 2024β |
| 13 | Hayato Ikegaya | 219 | 2016β2024 |
| 14 | Naoki Sanda | 216 | 2019β |
| 15 | Takuya Sugai | 214 | 2017β |
| 16 | Takuya Sugimoto | 213 | 2014β2022 |
| 16 | Ryu Kawakami | 213 | 2017β2019, 2022β |
| 18 | Naoya Senoo | 212 | 2016β |
| 19 | Rei Yonezawa | 210 | 2015β2018, 2020β2023, 2025β |
| 20 | Ken Hisatomi | 208 | 2014β2020 |
| 20 | Yusei Kayanuma | 208 | 2015β2018, 2020β2024 |
| 22 | Taku Ushinohama | 207 | 2016β2017, 2018, 2020β |
| 23 | Hiroto Yukie | 205 | 2019β |
| 24 | Takuto Hashimoto | 203 | 2014β2020 |
| 25 | Koki Maezawa | 202 | 2017β2024 |
| # | Player | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Tsugutoshi Oishi | 73 | 2014β2016, 2019β2022 |
| 2 | Rei Yonezawa | 70 | 2015β2018, 2020β2023, 2025β |
| 3 | Hiroki Higuchi | 69 | 2015β |
| 4 | Hayato Asakawa | 64 | 2018β2021, 2023β |
| 5 | Yuta Togashi | 51 | 2015β2018, 2020β |
| 6 | Yu Tomidokoro | 50 | 2014β2018, 2023β |
| 7 | Keigo Hashimoto | 49 | 2021β |
| 8 | Kosuke Fujioka | 48 | 2021β2024 |
| 9 | Hayate Take | 47 | 2018β2020, 2024β |
| 10 | Noriaki Fujimoto | 44 | 2016β2017, 2023 |
| 10 | Yuki Okada | 44 | 2022β |
| 10 | Shota Kawanishi | 44 | 2020β |
| 13 | Naoki Sanda | 43 | 2019β |
| 14 | Kaito Taniguchi | 42 | 2018β2020 |
| 15 | Tsubasa Yoshihira | 40 | 2016, 2018β2024 |
| 16 | Yuichiro Edamoto | 39 | 2014β2018, 2020β2021 |
| 16 | Fernandinho | 39 | 2014β2016, 2018β2020 |
| 18 | Yosuke Kamigata | 38 | 2016β2017, 2019β2023 |
| 19 | Takuma Sonoda | 37 | 2017, 2018, 2020β2022 |
| 19 | Taku Ushinohama | 37 | 2016β2017, 2018, 2020β |
| 21 | Tomohiro Tanaka | 36 | 2015β2019 |
| 21 | Yuya Taguchi | 36 | 2020β2024 |
| 21 | Marcus Vinicius | 36 | 2023β2024 |
| 21 | Shota Aoki | 36 | 2014, 2017β2019, 2025β |
| 24 | Kazuhito Kishida | 35 | 2015, 2020 |
| 24 | Ryota Iwabuchi | 35 | 2015β2022, 2024β |
| 24 | Ryosuke Tamura | 35 | 2019β2020, 2022β |
Individual
- Most career goals : 73 goals
- Most career hat-tricks : 3 times
- Most career appearances : 307 appearances
- Most goals in a season : 32 goals
- Most hat-tricks in a season : 2 times
- Most goals in a game : 4 goals
- Youngest player : 15 years 5 months and 1 day
- Youngest goalscorer : 15 years 10 months and 11 days
- Oldest player: 50 years, 2 months, 24 days
- Oldest goalscorer : 41 years 11 months and 11 days
- Fastest hat-trick : 10 minutes
- First scorer
- '''First hat-trick'''
Club
- Most League championships : 2 times
- *Blaublitz Akita
- Longest uninterrupted spell in J3: 12 seasons
- *Fukushima United FC
- *Gainare Tottori
- *Nagano Parceiro
- Most goals scored in a season : 96 goals
- *Renofa Yamaguchi
- Fewest goals scored in a season : 15 goals
- *YSCC Yokohama
- Most goals conceded in a season : 80 goals
- *Iwate Grulla Morioka
- Fewest goals conceded in a season : 18 goals
- *Machida Zelvia
- *Blaublitz Akita
- Biggest goal difference in a season : 60 goals
- *Renofa Yamaguchi
- Most points in a season : 85 points
- *Omiya Ardija
- Fewest points in a season : 20 points
- *YSCC Yokohama
- Most wins in a season : 25 wins
- Fewest wins in a season : 4 wins
- *YSCC Yokohama
- *Gainare Tottori
- *Kamatamare Sanuki
- Most draws in a season : 18 draws
- *Nara Club
- Most losses in a season : 26 losses
- *Iwate Grulla Morioka
- Fewest losses in a season : 3 losses
- *Blaublitz Akita
- *Omiya Ardija
- Most goals in a game : 10 goals
- *FC Ryukyu 4-6 SC Sagamihara
- *YSCC Yokohama 5-5 Gamba Osaka U-23
- *Kagoshima United FC 6-4 Gamba Osaka U-23
- Record win :
- *Fukushima United FC 9-0 Iwate Grulla Morioka
- Highest scoring draw:
- *YSCC Yokohama 5-5 Gamba Osaka U-23
- Highest average home attendance in a season : 8,489
- *Matsumoto Yamaga
- Highest home attendance : 16,027
- *Roasso Kumamoto 1-0 Gamba Osaka U-23
J. League Cup
Ranks
In bold the ones who are actually playing in the J. League Cup. In italic the ones who are still active.| # | Player | Caps | Career |
| 1 | Nobuhisa Yamada | 109 | 1994, 1996β2013 |
| 2 | Yuzo Kurihara | 85 | 2002β2019 |
| 3 | Hitoshi Sogahata | 83 | 1998β2020 |
| 4 | Naoki Matsuda | 82 | 1996β2010 |
| 4 | Daisuke Nasu | 82 | 2002β2019 |
| 6 | Takeshi Aoki | 78 | 2001β2017 |
| 6 | Yuki Abe | 78 | 1999β2006, 2008β2010, 2012β2021 |
| 6 | Toru Araiba | 78 | 1997β2014 |
| 6 | Yasuhito Endo | 78 | 1998β2003, 2005, 2007β2009, 2012, 2014β2020, 2022β2023 |
| 10 | Teruyoshi Ito | 77 | 1993β1994, 1997β2011, 2013 |
| 11 | Yasuto Honda | 75 | 1992β1994, 1996β2006 |
| 11 | Ryoichi Maeda | 75 | 2001β2006, 2009β2013, 2015β2018 |
| 13 | Takuya Nozawa | 74 | 1999β2017 |
| 13 | Satoshi Yamaguchi | 74 | 1996β2011 |
| 15 | Norihisa Shimizu | 73 | 1996β2011 |
| 16 | Shinzo Koroki | 72 | 2005β2024 |
| 16 | Daigo Nishi | 72 | 2006β2023 |
| 18 | Go Oiwa | 71 | 1996β2010 |
| 18 | Teruyuki Moniwa | 71 | 1998β2013, 2017 |
| 18 | Seigo Narazaki | 71 | 1996β2016, 2018 |
| 18 | Yuhei Tokunaga | 71 | 2003β2010, 2012β2019 |
| 22 | Tetsuya Okayama | 70 | 1992β1994, 1996β2006 |
| 22 | Naotake Hanyu | 70 | 2002β2016 |
| 22 | Kazuma Watanabe | 70 | 2009β2021 |
| 25 | Tomokazu Myojin | 69 | 1996β2016 |
| # | Player | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Hisato Sato | 29 | 2000β2001, 2003, 2005β2007, 2009β2016, 2018 |
| 2 | Juninho | 26 | 2005β2013 |
| 2 | Masashi Nakayama | 26 | 1994, 1996β2009, 2012 |
| 4 | Akinori Nishizawa | 25 | 1996β2000, 2003β2008 |
| 5 | Marquinhos | 24 | 2001β2015 |
| 5 | Emerson | 24 | 2000β2005 |
| 7 | Yoshiyuki Hasegawa | 23 | 1992β1994, 1996β2003 |
| 7 | Kazuma Watanabe | 23 | 2009β2021 |
| 7 | Bismarck | 23 | 1993β1994, 1996β2001, 2003 |
| 10 | Edmilson | 22 | 2004β2011 |
| 11 | Ryoichi Maeda | 21 | 2001β2006, 2009β2013, 2015β2018 |
| 11 | Ueslei | 21 | 2000β2009 |
| 11 | Shinzo Koroki | 21 | 2005β2024 |
| 14 | Shun Nagasawa | 19 | 2009β2010, 2014β2022, 2024β |
| 15 | Sho Ito | 18 | 2010β2021 |
| 16 | Kazuyoshi Miura | 17 | 1992β1994, 1996β1998, 1999β2005, 2007, 2020β2021 |
| 16 | Tatsuya Tanaka | 17 | 2001β2018 |
| 18 | Wagner Lopes | 16 | 1993β2000, 2001 |
| 18 | Tadanari Lee | 16 | 2005, 2007β2009, 2010β2011, 2013, 2014β2019 |
| 20 | Akihiro Nagashima | 15 | 1992β1994, 1997β2000 |
| 20 | Koji Yamase | 15 | 2000β2012, 2024 |
| 20 | Yuya Osako | 15 | 2009β2013, 2021β |
| 20 | Musashi Suzuki | 15 | 2012β2020, 2023β |
| 24 | Atsushi Yanagisawa | 14 | 1996β2003, 2006β2014 |
| 24 | Washington | 14 | 2005β2007 |
| 24 | EdΓlson | 14 | 1996β1997, 2002β2003 |
| 24 | Leandro | 14 | 2005, 2007β2009, 2012, 2014β2018 |
| 24 | Shoji Jo | 14 | 1996β1999, 2000β2002 |
| 24 | Tetsuya Okayama | 14 | 1992β2006 |
| 24 | Masanobu Matsunami | 14 | 1993β2005 |
| 24 | Kota Mizunuma | 14 | 2007β2010, 2012β2024 |
Individual
- Most career goals : 29 goals
- Most career appearances : 109 appearances
- Most goals in a season : 9 goals
- Most goals in a game : 4 goals
- Youngest player : 15 years 10 months and 20 days
- Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 9 months and 18 days
- Oldest player : 54 years 2 months and 23 days
- Oldest goalscorer : 42 years 9 months and 9 days
- '''First scorer'''
Club
- Most League championships : 6 times
- *Kashima Antlers
- Most goals in a game : 10 goals
- *Shimizu S-Pulse 4.6 Nagoya Grampus
- Record win :
- *Cerezo Osaka 8-1 Avispa Fukuoka
- *Kashima Antlers 7-0 Consadole Sapporo
- Highest home attendance : 56,064
- *Kashima Antlers 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds