2012 J. League Division 2
| Season | 2012 |
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| Champions |
Ventforet Kofu 1st J2 title 1st D2 title |
| Promoted |
Ventforet Kofu Shonan Bellmare Oita Trinita |
| Relegated | Machida Zelvia |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,073 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Davi (29 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 23,617 Trinita vs Ventforet |
| Lowest attendance | 1,333 Thespa vs Roasso |
| Average attendance | 5,805 |
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The 2012 J. League Division 2 season is the 41st season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 14th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season started on March 4 and will finish on November 11, followed by the promotion playoffs among the 3rd to 6th placed clubs (see the article).
Ventforet Kofu became champions and returned to J1 immediately after one season at J2. Shonan Bellmare finished second and also won the automatic promotion along with Kofu, returning to the J1 after two years of absence. Oita Trinita finished sixth, but won the promotion playoffs by defeating 3rd-placed Kyoto Sanga at the semifinal and 5th-placed JEF United Chiba at the final thus returning to the J1 after three years of absence.
For the first time ever, relegation to the third-tier JFL was implemented, and Machida Zelvia became the unlucky first team to suffer that fate by finishing in bottom place only one season after entering the professional divisions.
The expected participant clubs are as follows:
Rather than 3 spots for automatic promotions to J. League Division 1 (J1) until the previous season, there are only 2 spots for automatic promotions from this season, and the 3rd promoting club will be determined by a play-off called Play-off for Promotion to J1 (J1昇格プレーオフ) held by 4 clubs (3rd - 6th placed clubs in the standings in the league matches). The regulation is:
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