2014 J. League Division 2
| Season | 2014 |
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| Champions |
Shonan Bellmare 1st J2 title 3rd D2 title |
| Promoted |
Shonan Bellmare Matsumoto Yamaga Montedio Yamagata |
| Relegated | Kataller Toyama |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1124 (2.43 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Masashi Oguro (26 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 20,636 Trinita vs Roasso |
| Lowest attendance | 1,450 Kamatamare vs |
| Average attendance | 6,589 |
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The 2014 J. League Division 2 season was the 43rd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 16th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season commenced on 2 March and ended on 23 November. Post-season promotion and relegation playoffs will be played until 7 December.
Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe have stayed in the second division for just a year, winning a promotion as champions and runners-up respectively. Fourth-placed Tokushima Vortis won the promotion playoffs and become the very first Shikoku club to play in the top flight since the establishment of Japan Soccer League, the first amateur nationwide football league in Japan. Shonan Bellmare and Oita Trinita were relegated from the first division immediately after promotion, and Júbilo Iwata have suffered their debut relegation after 20 years in the first division.
On the other end of the table, Kamatamare Sanuki have been promoted from 2013 Japan Football League, replacing Gainare Tottori whom they defeated in the J2–JFL playoffs.
On 29 September the J. League licensing board issued J1 licenses to all J2 clubs except Mito HollyHock, FC Gifu, and Giravanz Kitakyushu. This means these three clubs are not eligible to play in J1 for 2015 season and therefore cannot be promoted directly or via playoffs.
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