The 2012 Sagan Tosu season was

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's first season in J.League Division 1 after being promoted for J.League Division 2 in 2011. They finished the season in fifth position, narrowly missing out on an

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spot by two points. They also participated in the

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, going out in the Group Stages, and the

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, where they reached the Second Round before defeat to

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. It was their second season with

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as their manager, and Yohei Toyoda was their top goalscorer with 16 league goals.

Players

Transfers

In: Out:

Competitions

J.League

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

League table

J.League Cup

Group A

Emperor's Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players who appeared for Sagan Tosu no longer at the club:''