Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (C, P) 42 25 9 8 73 35 +38 84 Promotion to the J1 League
2 Yokohama FC (P) 42 23 11 8 66 49 +17 80
3 Fagiano Okayama 42 20 12 10 61 42 +19 72 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Roasso Kumamoto 42 18 13 11 58 48 +10 67
5 Oita Trinita 42 17 15 10 62 52 +10 66
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 17 13 12 62 40 +22 64
7 Vegalta Sendai 42 18 9 15 67 59 +8 63
8 Tokushima Vortis 42 13 23 6 48 35 +13 62
9 Tokyo Verdy 42 16 13 13 62 55 +7 61
10 JEF United Chiba 42 17 10 15 44 42 +2 61
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 15 11 16 50 54 −4 56
12 Blaublitz Akita 42 15 11 16 39 46 −7 56
13 Mito HollyHock 42 14 12 16 47 46 +1 54
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 13 13 16 56 69 −13 52
15 Machida Zelvia 42 14 9 19 51 50 +1 51
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 11 18 51 54 −3 50
17 Tochigi SC 42 11 16 15 32 40 −8 49
18 Ventforet Kofu (X) 42 11 15 16 47 54 −7 48 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[a]
19 Omiya Ardija 42 10 13 19 48 64 −16 43
20 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 11 9 22 36 57 −21 42
21 FC Ryukyu (R) 42 8 13 21 41 65 −24 37 Relegation to J3 League
22 Iwate Grulla Morioka (R) 42 9 7 26 35 80 −45 34
Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Qualified for the AFC Champions League.
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as the 2022 Emperor's Cup winners.
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