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.

J1 League best goal scorers 2012

Season:
# Player Team Nationality Age Goals
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

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 2000-2023 here.

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2012

In total there were 10 scored hat-tricks during the season 2012 in J1 League, Japan. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team Match Goals
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'