The 2015 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (2015 明治安田生命J3リーグ) was the 19th season of the third tier in Japanese football, and the 2nd season of the professional J3 League.
Clubs
To participate, a club must have held an associate membership, or have submitted an application before 30 June 2014, and then passed an inspection to obtain a participation license issued by J.League Council. J.League has confirmed the following clubs participating in the 2015 J3 season: Club nameHome townNotesBlaublitz AkitaAll cities/towns in AkitaFukushima UnitedFukushimaGainare TottoriAll cities/towns in TottoriWithdrew a J2 license due to financial reasons.Grulla MoriokaMorioka, IwateKataller ToyamaAll cities/towns in ToyamaRelegated from 2014 J2, eligible for J2 promotionFujieda, ShizuokaNaganoEligible for J2 promotionAll cities/towns in OkinawaSagamihara, KanagawaYSCC YokohamaYokohama, KanagawaMachida ZelviaMachida, TokyoEligible for J2 promotion Renofa Yamaguchi YamaguchiPromoted from 2014 JFL, eligible for J2 promotionJ.League U-22 Selectionn/aA special team, composed of best J1 and J2 youngsters to prepare them for the 2016 Olympics. Folded by the JFA after the season.
Competition rules The league is played in three rounds, each team playing a total of 36 matches. J.League U-22 Selection played all their matches on the road.
Each team must have at least 3 players holding professional contracts. Two foreign players are allowed per team, plus 1 more from the ASEAN partner country of J. League. The matchday roster will consist of 16 players, and up to 5 substitutes will be allowed in a game.
Promotion and relegation Rules for promotion to J2 are largely similar to those of Japan Football League in the recent seasons: to be promoted, a club must hold a J2 license and finish in top 2 of the league. The U-22 team is not eligible for promotion regardless of their final position. The champions will be promoted directly, in exchange with 22nd-placed J2 club, and the runners-up will participate in the playoffs with 21st J2 club. If either or both top 2 finishers are ineligible for promotion, the playoffs and/or direct exchange will not be held in accordance to the exact positions of promotion-eligible clubs.
No relegation to JFL is planned. Up to 2 clubs may be promoted if they are licensed by J. League for J3 participation and finish in top 4 of JFL.
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor TOHO BANK FINTA upr mitre GOO Gion
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of separationManner of departureIncoming managerDate of announcement Nagano Parceiro Naohiko Minobe 5 August Resigned on health issues Hajime Eto 5 August Kataller Toyama Yasuyuki Kishino 27 August Mutual consent Shigeo Sawairi (acting) 27 August SC Sagamihara Keiju Karashima 2 November Resigned Yoshika Matsubara 2 November
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian player Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Blaublitz Akita Agustin Ortega Leonardo Fukushima United Kim Kong Chyong Kim Hong-yeon Gainare Tottori Fernandinho Grulla Morioka Jung Hoon-sung Kataller Toyama Tam Sheang Tsung Lee Jae-won Park Iru-gyu Kim Yeong-gi Ko Kyung-dae Murilo Kim Jeong-seok Choi Ju-yong Mac Park Riki Leozinho Toró Mobi Fehr YSCC YokohamaNone Machida Zelvia Bae Dae-won Ri Han-jae Lee Min-soo J.League U-22 SelectionN/ANote: A special team, composed of best J1 and J2 youngsters to prepare them for the 2016 Olympics
League table
Results
Rounds 1–13
Rounds 14–26
Rounds 27–39
Promotion/relegation playoffs 2015 J2/J3 Play-Offs (2015 J2・J3入れ替え戦)
Machida Zelvia was promoted to J2 League.Oita Trinita was relegated to J3 League.
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Kazuhito KishidaRenofa Yamaguchi2 Takaki Fukumitsu3 Yatsunori Shimaya4 Tsugutoshi OishiFujieda MYFC5 Koji SuzukiMachida Zelvia 12 Yuki SatoNagano Parceiro7 Hiroki HiguchiSC Sagamihara8 Kyohei MaeyamaBlaublitz Akita 10 Takafumi SuzukiMachida Zelvia Masato NakayamaGainare Tottori11 Keita TanakaFC Ryukyu
Updated to games played on 23 November 2015Source: Meiji Yasuda J3 League Stats & Data - Ranking:Goals
Attendances
References