| 1 | Y. YamadaDefensive midfielder |  Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 22.2 | 49▲141.8% | 46▼2.7% |
| 2 | M. YumibaDefensive midfielder |  Shimizu S-pulse | 24 | 13.4 | 19▲123.8% | 44±0% |
| 3 | Y. NakajimaDefensive midfielder |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 12.4 | 14▲151.8% | 49±0% |
| 4 | M. HidakaDefensive midfielder |  Vissel Kobe | 23 | 12.3 | 4▲225% | 44±0% |
| 5 | G. KatoDefensive midfielder |  Nagoya Grampus | 23 | 12 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | R. MitoDefensive midfielder |  Gamba Osaka | 24 | 11.7 | 8▼44.7% | 46±0% |
| 7 | E. AdamsDefensive midfielder | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 11.2 | 5▼85.8% | 57▲166.8% |
| 8 | Yuan IwamotoDefensive midfielder | Vissel Kobe | 20 | 11.1 | 4 | 48 |
| 9 | K. MaedaDefensive midfielder |  Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 11.1 | 8 | 45 |
| 10 | J. OkumuraDefensive midfielder |  Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 10.7 | 2▼90.7% | 47±0% |
| 11 | Yuki YoshiharaDefensive midfielder | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 10.6 | 1 | 41 |
| 12 | João PedroDefensive midfielder |  Kyoto Sanga | 27 | 10.4 | 22▲19.8% | 43▲10.8% |
| 13 | J. HayakawaDefensive midfielder |  Urawa | 20 | 10.3 | 1▲83.3% | 45±0% |
| 14 | Yoon Sung-JunDefensive midfielder | Kyoto Sanga | 19 | 10.2 | 10 | 47 |
| 15 | S. YoonDefensive midfielder | Kyoto Sanga | 18 | 10 | 7 | 49 |
| 16 | J. YamamotoDefensive midfielder |  Tokyo Verdy | 20 | 9.7 | 2 | 42 |
| 17 | H. KidaDefensive midfielder |  JEF United Chiba | 26 | 9.4 | 2▼91.8% | 43±0% |
| 18 | K. MoritaDefensive midfielder | Tokyo Verdy | 26 | 9.3 | 1▼96.2% | 46±0% |
| 19 | Shion NakayamaDefensive midfielder | Tokyo Verdy | 19 | 9.2 | 2 | 43 |
| 20 | Shota YamashitaDefensive midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 18 | 8.9 | 0 | 43 |
| 21 | R. NoguchiDefensive midfielder | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8.9 | 0 | 47 |
| 22 | M. SaitoDefensive midfielder | Kyoto Sanga | 27 | 8.8 | 4▼84.6% | 34▼35.9% |
| 23 | Shohei TakemotoDefensive midfielder | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 8.8 | 0 | 43 |
| 24 | T. KikuchiDefensive midfielder | Nagoya Grampus | 27 | 8.6 | 1▼91.4% | 36±0% |
| 25 | A. OkamotoDefensive midfielder | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 7.5 | 0 | 42 |
| 26 | JuanpeDefensive midfielder | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 7.2 | 31▲390.6% | 32▼13.9% |
| 27 | K. TachibanadaDefensive midfielder |  Kawasaki Frontale | 28 | 6.6 | 24▲32.6% | 34±0% |
| 28 | K. YuiDefensive midfielder | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 6.1 | 2 | 25 |
| 29 | T. KoDefensive midfielder |  FC Tokyo | 28 | 6.1 | 22▼48.5% | 42±0% |
| 30 | E. MiyamotoDefensive midfielder |  Fagiano Okayama | 28 | 5.7 | 18▼2.2% | 35±0% |
| 31 | S. AbeDefensive midfielder | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 5.7 | 21▲3.4% | 35±0% |
| 32 | T. MikiDefensive midfielder | Avispa Fukuoka | 28 | 5.4 | 10▼75.2% | 40±0% |
| 33 | Y. KuwasakiDefensive midfielder | Vissel Kobe | 28 | 5.1 | 4▼77.7% | 37±0% |
| 34 | K. OsakiDefensive midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 28 | 4.9 | 7▲34.7% | 25±0% |
| 35 | Javi HernándezDefensive midfielder |  Cerezo Osaka | 28 | 4.8 | 4▼63.9% | 30▲13.6% |
| 36 | Y. IdeguchiDefensive midfielder | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 3.9 | 15▼56% | 36▲13.2% |
| 37 | DuduDefensive midfielder | JEF United Chiba | 29 | 3.6 | 4▼29.1% | 22±0% |
| 38 | K. ChinenDefensive midfielder |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 31 | 3 | 15▼52% | 23▼7.2% |
| 39 | T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielder | Vissel Kobe | 35 | 2.9 | 48▲26.3% | 20▼25.5% |
| 40 | J. IrvineDefensive midfielder | Cerezo Osaka | 33 | 2.6 | 21▼11.3% | 23±0% |
| 41 | OberdanDefensive midfielder | Fagiano Okayama | 31 | 2.5 | 12▲23.2% | 22▲5.3% |
| 42 | K. KoizumiDefensive midfielder | Shimizu S-pulse | 31 | 2.1 | 3▼87.4% | 23▼1.7% |
| 43 | S. InagakiDefensive midfielder | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 2 | 28▼34.9% | 23±0% |
| 44 | Y. KobayashiDefensive midfielder | JEF United Chiba | 32 | 1.7 | 6 | 13±0% |
| 45 | H. ShimodaDefensive midfielder |  Machida Zelvia | 35 | 0.7 | 2▼90.6% | 16±0% |
| 46 | Diego PitucaDefensive midfielder |  V-varen Nagasaki | 34 | 0.6 | 3▼43.6% | 8▼20.2% |
| 47 | Oriol RomeuDefensive midfielder | Avispa Fukuoka | 35 | 0.5 | 0▼70% | 10▲3.2% |
| 48 | T. YonemotoDefensive midfielder | Kyoto Sanga | 35 | 0.5 | 0▼97.2% | 10±0% |
