J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2012

The winning top scorer in J1 League, Japan (or J.League Division 1 as the league was called back then) during the season 2012 was Hisato Sato with 22 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.

J1 League best goal scorers 2012

Below is the final top scorer list for the J1 League (J.League Division 1) 2012, including the 22 players who scored the most goals during the season.

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	GoalsGoals
1.	Hisato Sato Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	30	22
2.	Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu	Japan	27	19
3.	Leandro Gamba Osaka	Brazil	27	14
	Shingo Akamine Vegalta Sendai	Japan	28	14
5.	Genki Omae Shimizu S-Pulse	Japan	22	13
	Masato Kudo Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	22	13
	Ryoichi Maeda Júbilo Iwata	Japan	31	13
	Wilson Vegalta Sendai	Brazil	27	13
9.	Akihiro Sato Gamba Osaka	Japan	26	11
	Shinzo Koroki Kashima Antlers	Brazil	26	11
	Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka	Japan	22	11
12.	Kensuke Nagai Nagoya Grampus	Japan	23	10
	Leandro Domingues Kashiwa Reysol	Brazil	29	10
	Lucas Severino FC Tokyo	Brazil	33	10
	Marquinhos Yokohama F. Marinos	Brazil	36	10
	Renatinho Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	24	10
17.	Hiroki Yamada Júbilo Iwata	Japan	23	9
	Keijiro Ogawa Vissel Kobe	Japan	20	9
	Marcio Richardes Urawa Red Diamonds	Brazil	31	9
	Marcus Tulio Tanaka Nagoya Grampus	Japan	31	9
	Toshiyuki Takagi Shimizu S-Pulse	Japan	21	9
	Yuya Osako Kashima Antlers	Japan	22	9

The age of the players is when the season ended at 1 December 2012

Player, Team	Match	GoalsGoals
Renatinho Kawasaki Frontale	Kawasaki Frontale - Urawa Red Diamonds 4-2 Wed 7 november 2012	3 22', 28', 35'
Zlatan Ljubijankic Omiya Ardija	Kashiwa Reysol - Omiya Ardija 1-4 Sat 27 october 2012	3 21', 47', 49'
Junior Dutra Kashima Antlers	Kashima Antlers - FC Tokyo 5-1 Sat 6 october 2012	3 18', 71', 87'
Milivoje Novakovic Omiya Ardija	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - Omiya Ardija 0-5 Sat 22 september 2012	3 51', 63', 77'
Leandro Gamba Osaka	Gamba Osaka - Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 7-2 Sat 25 august 2012	3 26', 45', 57'
Marcus Tulio Tanaka Nagoya Grampus	Nagoya Grampus - Vissel Kobe 5-1 Sat 4 august 2012	4 2', 38', 50', 88'
Masato Kudo Kashiwa Reysol	Kashiwa Reysol - Cerezo Osaka 4-1 Sat 28 july 2012	3 28', 41', 51'
Masakatsu Sawa Kashiwa Reysol	Gamba Osaka - Kashiwa Reysol 2-6 Sat 30 june 2012	3 3', 7', 68'
Keijiro Ogawa Vissel Kobe	Júbilo Iwata - Vissel Kobe 1-3 Sat 16 june 2012	3 6', 53', 62'
Kazuma Watanabe FC Tokyo	FC Tokyo - Sagan Tosu 3-2 Sun 20 may 2012	3 75', 81', 88'

10 March 2012 was the starting date for the J1 League (J.League Division 1) season 2012, and the final games were played 1 December 2012. More information and the winning top scorers in J1 League between the seasons 2000-2024 here.