| S. InoueCentral midfielder | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 2▼92.7%↩ | 27▼45.8%↩ |
| Emerson DeoclecianoCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 0 | 27 |
| K. HayashidaCentral midfielder | Oita Trinita | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| K. TakagishiCentral midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 0 | 26 |
| K. NagaiCentre-back | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 4▲7.9%↩ | 26▼36.9%↩ |
| R. MoriokaCentre-back | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0▼100%↩ | 26▼38.6%↩ |
| D. SatoCentre-forward | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| K. NishimuraCentre-back | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 7 | 26 |
| A. MasuyamaCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 3▲18.2%↩ | 26±0% |
| H. TanakaCentral midfielder | Consadole Sapporo | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0▼100% | 26▼34.6% |
| Danilo CardosoCentre-back | Jubilo Iwata | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 13▲217.1%↩ | 26▼53.7%↩ |
| D. YamaguchiCentral midfielder | Iwaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 26 |
| H. ShirowaCentre-back | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| R. YamadaCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 5 | 26±0% |
| Y. FujiharaCentre-forward | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0▼100%↩ | 25▼43.9%↩ |
| K. OsakiDefensive midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 7▲34.7% | 25±0% |
| K. SakamotoCentre-back | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 9▲840%↩ | 25▼40.9%↩ |
| K. OsoneCentral midfielder | Fujieda MYFC | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 25 |
| R. OnishiCentral midfielder | Roasso Kumamoto | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 25 |
| T. NaguraCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| G. HaradaGoalkeeper | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 6 | 25 |
| Y. KatoGoalkeeper | Omiya Ardija | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 24 |
| S. YonedaFull-back | V-varen Nagasaki | 🏳️ | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 1 | 24 |
| T. HigashiyamaCentral midfielder | Roasso Kumamoto | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Z. IssakaCentral midfielder | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0▼89.2%↩ | 24▲9.7%↩ |
| S. YoshidaGoalkeeper | Fujieda MYFC | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| T. ItakuraCentre-back | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| Y. YamatoCentre-back | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 23 |
| K. TachikawaGoalkeeper | Imabari | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 12 | 23 |
| R. IchiharaCentre-back | Imabari | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 23 |
| K. TaniguchiCentre-forward | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 | 12▼3.3%↩ | 23▲2.7%↩ |
| R. ShindoCentre-back | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 8▼27%↩ | 23▼16.3%↩ |
| K. MatsubaraCentre-back | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13▼17.5% | 23▼48.3% |
| T. GloverGoalkeeper | Omiya Ardija | 🇦🇺Australia | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0▼100%↩ | 23▼59.6%↩ |
| R. NakamuraCentral midfielder | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0▼100%↩ | 23▼42.5%↩ |
| DerekCentre-forward | JEF United Chiba | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 0▼100%↩ | 23▼55.7%↩ |
| J. OkanoCentre-back | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 23 |
| R. OtaCentre-forward | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 23 |
| S. YatagaiGoalkeeper | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 23 |
| A. IkariCentral midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 🏳️ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 23 |
| K. YamauchiGoalkeeper | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 23 |
| K. YoshioCentral midfielder | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0▼100%↩ | 23▼40.1%↩ |
| R. TakaoCentre-back | Consadole Sapporo | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 7▼34.6% | 23▼39.8% |
| R. MatsuokaCentral midfielder | Roasso Kumamoto | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 23 |
| R. YamamotoFull-back | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 19 | 23 |
| R. UeharaCentral midfielder | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0▼100% | 23▼46% |
| R. KurokawaGoalkeeper | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 23 |
| S. JoppuCentre-forward | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 22 |
| DuduDefensive midfielder | JEF United Chiba | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 4▼29.1% | 22±0% |
| Y. TakemotoCentral midfielder | Roasso Kumamoto | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 22▼45.6% |
| R. MotegiCentre-back | Omiya Ardija | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 15 | 22 |
| J. SuzukiCentral midfielder | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 8▼72%↩ | 22▼42.2%↩ |
| F. CannCentral midfielder | Consadole Sapporo | 🇬🇭Ghana | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0▼100%↩ | 22▼53.9%↩ |
| T. YoshihiraCentre-forward | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 22 |
| D. IshikawaCentre-forward | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 7▼57.1% | 22±0% |
| A. KurokawaCentral midfielder | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 22 |
| H. MorookaCentral midfielder | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 22±0% |
| K. MiyamotoCentral midfielder | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3▼67.7%↩ | 21▼46.9%↩ |
| T. HamaCentre-back | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 8 | 21 |
| WevertonCentre-forward | Jubilo Iwata | 🇧🇷Brazil | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 0 | 21▼46.8% |
| K. YoshiokaCentre-back | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 21 |
| A. OsakoCentre-back | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Matheus PereiraCentre-back | Oita Trinita | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 14▲102.9% | 21▼47.6% |
| H. IshikawaCentral midfielder | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Y. AidaCentral midfielder | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 21 |
| K. ItoharaGoalkeeper | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 21 |
| S. TsujiGoalkeeper | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2 | 21 |
| R. KidaCentral midfielder | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0▼100%↩ | 21▼56.8%↩ |
| M. FofanaCentre-back | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 0 | 21 |
| R. ŌishiCentral midfielder | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 20 |
| H. OnagaCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 18▲9.3%↩ | 20▼13%↩ |
| José Aurelio SuárezGoalkeeper | JEF United Chiba | 🇪🇸Spain | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 25 | 20▼56.5%↩ |
| K. MurataCentre-back | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 20 |
| M. AraiCentral midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 20▼42.4%↩ |
| T. KuroishiCentre-back | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 3 | 20 |
| K. UmedaCentre-forward | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 20 |
| S. KamimuraCentral midfielder | Roasso Kumamoto | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 20 |
| N. UrakamiCentre-back | Omiya Ardija | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| S. SuzukiCentre-back | Fujieda MYFC | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 19 |
| I. KobayashiCentral midfielder | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 19 |
| S. MishimaCentral midfielder | Roasso Kumamoto | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 19▼46.4% |
| S. MatsukiCentre-forward | Fujieda MYFC | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 19 |
| N. InoueCentral midfielder | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 19 |
| S. YonedaFull-back | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 7▲53.3% | 19±0% |
| S. TakeiCentral midfielder | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 16 | 19 |
| Y. HiratsukaCentral midfielder | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0▼100%↩ | 19▼31.9%↩ |
| S. SatoGoalkeeper | Oita Trinita | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| R. IizumiCentre-back | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 5 | 19 |
| H. TakimotoGoalkeeper | Imabari | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 19 |
| J. TaguchiGoalkeeper | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 19 |
| F. ShirasakaGoalkeeper | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 19▼42.8%↩ |
| A. SatsukawaCentre-back | Oita Trinita | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| K. ToriumiCentre-back | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 7▼47.9% | 18±0% |
| Y. KawakamiCentre-back | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 18 |
| H. TsubokawaCentral midfielder | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 18 |
| K. UeebisuCentre-back | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 10▲61%↩ | 18▼40.4%↩ |
| T. IidaFull-back | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 7▼45.9%↩ | 18▼1.1%↩ |
| GabrielCentre-back | Omiya Ardija | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 25▲1300%↩ | 18▼34.2%↩ |
| T. MizutaniCentral midfielder | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 17 |
| A. FukumoriFull-back | Consadole Sapporo | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2.1 | 43▲152.7% | 17▼38.1% |