| K. MoriyamaCentre-back | Oita Trinita | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 2▼57.1%↩ | 37▼15.2%↩ |
| S. HorikaneCentre-forward | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 | 5 | 37 |
| O. YamamotoCentre-forward | Omiya Ardija | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | 7 | 38▼10.2%↩ |
| H. UemuraCentre-back | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 3▼89.6% | 43▼19.5% |
| K. FujiiCentral midfielder | Iwaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 43 |
| K. YamauchiCentral midfielder | Sagan Tosu | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 1▼76%↩ | 44▼10.6%↩ |
| T. YamadaCentral midfielder | Imabari | 🇯🇵Japan | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 7 |
| M. KamekawaCentre-back | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 5▼73.1%↩ | 10▼53.9%↩ |
| R. SaitoCentre-back | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4 | 10 |
| J. HataCentre-forward | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 11 |
| R. KidaCentral midfielder | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0▼100%↩ | 21▼56.8%↩ |
| S. SarachatCentral midfielder | Consadole Sapporo | 🇹🇭Thailand | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 4▼80.7% | 25▼42.5% |
| K. SakamotoCentre-back | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 5▲410%↩ | 25▼40.9%↩ |
| Y. FujiharaCentre-forward | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0▼100%↩ | 25▼43.9%↩ |
| K. NagaiCentre-back | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2▼47.4%↩ | 26▼36.9%↩ |
| R. EndoCentre-back | Iwaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5▲14%↩ | 27▼31.1%↩ |
| D. MatsuokaCentral midfielder | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 | 3 | 27 |
| Kim Geon-WoongCentre-back | Consadole Sapporo | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5▲360%↩ | 28▲22.4%↩ |
| R. IzumoriGoalkeeper | Sagan Tosu | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 8 | 29 |
| H. EndoCentral midfielder | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 31 |
| Y. MoriCentre-back | Fujieda MYFC | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 31 |
| R. MatsuiCentral midfielder | Vegalta Sendai | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| K. TsuboiCentre-forward | Tokushima Vortis | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 | 3 | 32 |
| A. ToyodaCentral midfielder | Sagan Tosu | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 33 |
| S. TanimotoCentral midfielder | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 4 | 33 |
| S. ShibataCentral midfielder | Iwaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0▼100%↩ | 33▼21.6%↩ |
| S. KidoCentral midfielder | Consadole Sapporo | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| Y. NaitoCentre-forward | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 34 |
| B. DuncanCentre-forward | Ehime FC | 🇦🇺Australia | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 3 | 34 |
| G. TakenakaCentral midfielder | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| S. AokiAttacking midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 3 | 37 |
| M. KatoCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 7±0% |
| J. ImaseCentre-back | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 | 9 |
| N. MisawaCentral midfielder | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0▼100%↩ | 14▼49.5%↩ |
| Mário SérgioCentre-forward | Consadole Sapporo | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 9 | 19 |
| T. KuroishiCentre-back | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 | 20 |
| R. ŌishiCentral midfielder | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 20 |
| K. MiyamotoCentral midfielder | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2▼84.4%↩ | 21▼46.9%↩ |
| R. WatanabeCentre-forward | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 3▼62.7% | 21▼38.5% |
| R. MatsuokaCentral midfielder | Roasso Kumamoto | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 23 |
| T. NaguraCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Vinícius DinizAttacking midfielder | Imabari | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4.9 | 4 | 28 |
| T. UmekiCentre-forward | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 29 |
| M. AndoCentre-forward | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 | 3 | 30 |
| Kandai SakagishiCentral midfielder | Iwaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 35 |
| K. TanakaCentral midfielder | Consadole Sapporo | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 3▼30.6% | 35▼19.2% |
| T. IwaiCentral midfielder | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 0 | 35 |
| S. NishinoCentre-back | Consadole Sapporo | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 2▲142.9% | 36▼14% |
| Yuto NagaoCentral midfielder | Fujieda MYFC | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 36 |
| S. OkitaCentre-back | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 37 |
| R. KajikawaCentral midfielder | Fujieda MYFC | 🇯🇵Japan | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 2 |
| M. OkuyamaCentre-back | Vegalta Sendai | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2▲266.7%↩ | 9▼49.4%↩ |
| Y. KimotoCentre-back | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 | 8▼7.1%↩ | 9▼15.3%↩ |
| Thiago SantanaWinger | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 15▼6.8%↩ | 12▼17.7%↩ |
| M. GotoGoalkeeper | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7±0% | 14±0% |
| A. WatanabeAttacking midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4.5 | 17±0% | 19▼14.6% |
| Y. KusanoCentre-forward | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 3▼11.1%↩ | 19▼54.9%↩ |
| N. InoueCentral midfielder | Kataller Toyama | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 19 |
| H. OnagaCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 15▼6.8%↩ | 20▼13%↩ |
| D. IshikawaWinger | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 16±0% | 22±0% |
| K. NishizawaCentral midfielder | Sagan Tosu | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 | 4▼62.8%↩ | 22▼47.5%↩ |
| K. TaniguchiCentre-forward | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 11▼6.7%↩ | 23▲2.7%↩ |
| R. ShindoCentre-back | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 10▼7.2%↩ | 23▼16.3%↩ |
| J. SomaCentre-back | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | 6 | 25 |
| R. YamadaCentral midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 26±0% |
| D. SatoCentre-forward | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Y. TorikaiAttacking midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | 7±0% | 27▼5.5%↩ |
| K. SakamotoCentral midfielder | Sagan Tosu | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 0▼100%↩ | 27▼36.3%↩ |
| T. MaseFull-back | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 13±0% | 28▲3.4%↩ |
| J. SuarezGoalkeeper | JEF United Chiba | 🏳️ | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 28 |
| H. ShiraiCentre-forward | Consadole Sapporo | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0▼100% | 29▼30.5% |
| T. SembaCentral midfielder | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 | 0▼100%↩ | 30▼32.4%↩ |
| Bae Jeong-MinCentre-forward | Roasso Kumamoto | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 30 |
| R. OzawaCentral midfielder | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 33 |
| G. HatanoGoalkeeper | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5▼32.9%↩ | 34▼19.5%↩ |
| K. NakayamaCentral midfielder | Omiya Ardija | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 34 |
| S. UdoCentre-forward | Oita Trinita | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 3 | 35 |
| S. OmoriFull-back | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 | 12±0% | 35±0% |
| T. YukutomoAttacking midfielder | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 35 |
| S. HinoAttacking midfielder | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3▼32.6%↩ | 35▼15.6%↩ |
| K. UchinoCentre-forward | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12.4 | 0 | 36▲3.5%↩ |
| Hyon RioCentral midfielder | Sagan Tosu | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 36 |
| O. SundayCentre-forward | Omiya Ardija | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 3 | 37 |
| R. SagaraCentral midfielder | Vegalta Sendai | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 4▲1650%↩ | 37▼15.2%↩ |
| K. NishikawaGoalkeeper | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 10±0% | 38±0% |
| Y. MichiwakiCentre-forward | Iwaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0▼100%↩ | 39▼12.4%↩ |
| D. HallCentre-back | JEF United Chiba | 🇦🇺Australia | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 38▲18.5%↩ | 39▲119.1%↩ |
| H. YamamotoFull-back | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 7±0% | 40±0% |
| M. HasegawaCentre-forward | V-varen Nagasaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10.1 | 33▼6.8%↩ | 40▼11.6%↩ |
| Matheus ÍndioCentral midfielder | JEF United Chiba | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 45▲7.7%↩ | 42▲40.1%↩ |
| M. KitaharaCentre-forward | Fujieda MYFC | 🇯🇵Japan | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 46 |
| T. TaguchiCentral midfielder | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 8±0% |
| S. MatsubaraGoalkeeper | Mito Hollyhock | 🇯🇵Japan | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 12 | 8 |
| T. AranoCentral midfielder | Consadole Sapporo | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0▼100% | 8▼64.4% |
| K. KushibikiCentre-back | Imabari | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5▼6.1%↩ | 12▼65.8%↩ |
| Y. KumamotoCentre-back | Montedio Yamagata | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0▼100%↩ | 13▼58.5%↩ |
| M. YoshiokaCentral midfielder | Blaublitz Akita | 🇯🇵Japan | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0▼100%↩ | 14▼67%↩ |
| T. KawanoCentre-back | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 16±0% |
| T. IidaFull-back | JEF United Chiba | 🇯🇵Japan | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 12±0% | 18▼1.1%↩ |
| K. UeebisuCentre-back | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 5▼20.3%↩ | 18▼40.4%↩ |