| Rk | Squad | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDiff | Pts | Attendance | Top Team Scorer | Goalkeeper | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yamaga | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 77 | 13,283 | Serginho - 11 | Tatsuya Morita | Promoted |
| 2 |  Oita Trinita | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 76 | 8,907 | Kenji Baba, Noriaki Fujimoto - 12 | Shun Takagi | Promoted |
| 3 |  Yokohama FC | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 76 | 6,141 | Ibba Laajab - 17 | Yuta Minami | → Final |
| 4 |  Machida Zelvia | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 76 | 4,915 | Yuki Nakashima - 12 | Koki Fukui | Ineligible for promotion 1 |
| 5 |  Omiya Ardija | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 71 | 9,227 | Genki Omae - 24 | Takashi Kasahara | → Semi-finals |
| 6 |  Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 71 | 5,936 | Douglas Vieira - 13 | Naoto Kamifukumoto | → Semi-finals |
| 7 |  Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 70 | 8,873 | Dudu - 10 | Kentaro Kakoi | |
| 8 |  Renofa | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 64 | -1 | 61 | 6,123 | Ado Onaiwu - 22 | Eisuke Fujishima | |
| 9 |  Ventforet Kofu | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 59 | 7,384 | Junior Barros - 11 | Kohei Kawata | |
| 10 |  Mito HollyHock | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 57 | 4,938 | Jefferson Baiano - 11 | Kenya Matsui | |
| 11 |  Vortis | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 56 | 4,997 | David Barral - 9 | Yuji Kajikawa | |
| 12 |  Montedio | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 56 | 6,766 | Seigo Kobayashi - 12 | Masatoshi Kushibiki | |
| 13 |  Zweigen | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 55 | 4,528 | Rodrigo Quintanilha, Yuki Kakita - 9 | Yuto Shirai | |
| 14 |  JEF United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 55 | 9,858 | Takayuki Funayama - 19 | Diego Matías Rodríguez | |
| 15 |  Fagi Okayama | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 53 | 8,599 | Hayato Nakama - 8 | Junki Kanayama | |
| 16 |  Albirex Niigata | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 53 | 14,913 | Arata Watanabe - 10 | Alex Muralha | |
| 17 |  Tochigi SC | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 50 | 5,657 | Masashi Oguro - 12 | Akihiko Takeshige | |
| 18 |  Ehime FC | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 48 | 3,161 | Yuta Kamiya - 7 | Masahiro Okamoto | |
| 19 |  Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 43 | 5,663 | Renzo López - 11 | Keisuke Shimizu | |
| 20 |  FC Gifu | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 42 | 6,858 | Kyogo Furuhashi - 11 | Víctor Ibáñez | |
| 21 |  Roasso | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 50 | 79 | -29 | 34 | 5,269 | An Byong-jun - 11 | Akihiro Sato | Relegated |
| 22 |  Kamatamare | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 72 | -44 | 31 | 3,073 | Kazuki Hara - 8 | Kenta Shimizu | Relegated |
Promotion play-offs qualification
Semi-finals
Tokyo Verdy won match in normal time and advance to Final.
Final
Tokyo Verdy won match in normal time.
Japanese 1/2 Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
Tokyo Verdy remained in J2 League.
Squad Standard Stats 2018 J2 League
Squad Goalkeeping 2018 J2 League
Squad Shooting 2018 J2 League
Squad Playing Time 2018 J2 League
Squad Miscellaneous Stats 2018 J2 League
Leaders
- Expected Goals (xG explained) and other Advanced Data provided by StatsBomb, and is available for these competitions.
Nationalities 2018 J2 League
League Notes
Rank Key
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