List of sumo tournament second division champions

This is a list of wrestlers who have won the sumo second division jūryō championship since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan.^[1]

The wrestler who has won the most jūryō championships is Masurao, with five. Wakanami, Tagaryū, Ichinojō, Terunofuji and Asanoyama are the only wrestlers to have won a jūryō championship after winning a top division or makuuchi title. The only wrestlers to win the jūryō championship but never earn promotion to the top division are Genbuyama (1927), Sagahikari (1957), Tochiizumi (1983), Hidenohana (1988), Daigaku (1991),^[2] Hakuyozan (2021) and Tochimusashi (2022).

1958 to present

The first table below lists the champions since the six tournament system instituted in 1958.^[3] The championship is determined by the wrestler with the highest win–loss score after fifteen bouts, held at a rate of one per day over the duration of the 15-day tournament. In the event of a tie a play-off is held between the wrestlers concerned.^[4] Names in bold mark an undefeated victory (a zenshō-yūshō). Figures in brackets mark the number of championships earned up to that tournament for wrestlers who won the championship more than once.

	January	March	May	July	September	November
year in sumo	Tokyo	Osaka	Tokyo	Nagoya	Tokyo	Kyushu
2024	Takerufuji (1)	Mitoryu (2)	Wakatakakage	Shirokuma	Takerufuji (2)
2023	Asanoyama	Ichinojō (2)	Gōnoyama	Atamifuji	Ichiyamamoto (2)	Kotoshoho (3)
2022	Kotoshoho (2)	Ryūden (1)	Nishikifuji	Ryūden (2)	Tochimusashi	Ōshōma
2021	Tsurugisho (2)	Hakuyozan	Ura	Mitoryu (1)	Abi (2)	Ichiyamamoto (1)
2020	Terunofuji (2)	Kotoshoho	no tournament	Meisei	Chiyonokuni (3)	Midorifuji
2019	Shimanoumi (1)	Shimanoumi (2)	Takagenji	Tsurugisho	Ikioi (2)	Azumaryu
2018	Myōgiryū (3)	Sadanoumi	Ōnoshō	Takanoiwa (2)	Tokushōryū	Tomokaze
2017	Daieishō	Toyohibiki (3)	Nishikigi	Daiamami	Abi (1)	Sōkokurai
2016	Hidenoumi	Ōsunaarashi	Chiyonokuni (2)	Amakaze	Daiki*	Satō*
2015	Kitataiki (2)	Fujiazuma	Kagamiō	Mitakeumi	Shōhōzan	Shōdai
2014	Chiyomaru	Hōmashō	Ichinojō (1)	Tochinoshin (2)	Tochinoshin (3)	Tokitenkū (2)
2013	Takanoiwa (1)	Kyokushūhō	Kotoyūki	Endō	Terunofuji (1)	Chiyoōtori
2012	Chiyotairyū	Kimikaze	Tamaasuka (2)	Chiyonokuni (1)	Jōkōryū	Sadanofuji
2011	Kasugaō (2)	no tournament	Sagatsukasa	Myōgiryū (1)	Myōgiryū (2)	Ikioi
2010	Gagamaru	Kimurayama (2)	Bushūyama (2)	Masatsukasa	Toyonoshima (2)	Kaisei
2009	Shōtenrō (2)	Toyohibiki　(2)	Tamaasuka (1)	Wakanosato (4)	Tamawashi	Kitataiki (1)
2008	Tochinoshin (1)	Kimurayama (1)	Chiyohakuhō	Bushūyama (1)	Aran	Shōtenrō (1)
2007	Toyohibiki (1)	Satoyama	Baruto (2)	Iwakiyama (2)	Baruto (3)	Sakaizawa
2006	Tochinonada (2)	Baruto (1)	Toyozakura	Hōchiyama	Takanowaka	Jūmonji
2005	Ōtsukasa (2)	Kotoshōgiku	Tochisakae (2)	Tokitsuumi (2)	Toyonoshima	Tōki
2004	Wakanoyama (2)	Hakuhō	Tokitenkū (1)	Kotoōshū	Ama*	Ishide*
2003	Asasekiryū	Tochisakae (1)	Tamakasuga	Kakizoe	Takekaze	Kokkai
2002	Takamisakari	Kotoryū	Iwakiyama (1)	Ushiomaru	Tamarikidō	Kasugaō
2001	Tamanonada*	Wakatsutomu	Kitazakura	Buyūzan	Aogiyama (2)	Ōikari (2)
2000	Oginishiki (2)	Tochinohana	Wakanosato (2)	Wakanosato (3)	Kotomitsuki	Kinkaiyama (3)
1999	Miyabiyama (2)	Daizen (3)	Ōtsukasa (1)	Kinkaiyama (2)	Hayateumi	Oginishiki (1)
1998	Kinkaiyama (1)	Kushimaumi (3)	Ōikari (1)	Akinoshu	Chiyotenzan	Miyabiyama (1)
1997	Dejima	Chiyotaikai (1)	Tokitsuumi (1)	Chiyotaikai (2)	Oginohana (4)	Wakanosato (1)
1996	Rikiō (1)	Kyokūshuzan (2)	Rikiō (2)	Daizen (2)	Tochiazuma II	Tochinonada (1)
1995	Asahiyutaka	Tokitsunada (2)	Tosanoumi (2)	Kyokūshuzan (1)	Wakanojō	Wakanoyama (1)
1994	Naminohana (1)	Shikishima	Oginohana (3)	Tatsuhikari (2)	Naminohana (2)	Tosanoumi (1)
1993	Aogiyama (1)	Tokitsunada (1)	Minatofuji	Tatsuhikari (1)	Hamanoshima	Asanowaka
1992	Toyonoumi (2)	Enazakura	Kotogaume	Wakashōyō	Kotobeppu	Komafudō
1991	Ryōgoku	Kyokugōzan	Daishōhō	Musashimaru	Daizen (1)	Daigaku
1990	Masurao (4)	Masurao (5)	Daishōyama	Wakahanada*	Oginohana (2)	Daikikō*
1989	Tochitsukasa (1)	Kushimaumi (1)	Kushimaumi (2)	Tochitsukasa (2)	Ryūkōzan	Oginohana (1)
1988	Akinoshima	Wakasegawa (3)	Hidenohana	Tagaryū	Takanohama* (1)	Masurao (3)
1987	Tochimatoi	Takamisugi	Ōnohana (1)	Masudayama	Ōnohana (2)	Hōō (4)
1986	Mitoizumi	Masurao (2)	Chikubayama	Misugisato	Kinoarashi	Tochinowaka
1985	Terao (1)	Tamaryū	Terao (2)	Masurao (1)	Sasshūnada	Wakasegawa (2)
1984	Ōnishiki (4)	Konishiki (1)	Konishiki (2)	Kitao*	Tochiakagi	Kotochitose (2)
1983	Ōnokuni	Washūyama (3)	Tochiizumi	Hoshi*	Hōō (2)	Hōō (3)
1982	Shishihō (2)	Ōyutaka	Saisu	Wakasegawa (1)	Shishihō (3)	Banryūyama (4)
1981	Hidanohana	Kōtetsuyama II* (2)	Azumanada*	Aobajō	Hōō (1)	Wakajishi
1980	Taikō (2)	Ōnishiki (3)	Wakashimazu	Kōtetsuyama II* (1)	Fujizakura	Ōshio (3)
1979	Ōshio (2)	Takanosato	Terunoyama	Mitsuruyama* (1)	Kotochitose (1)	Kotokaze
1978	Kurosegawa	Taikō (1)	Washūyama (1)	Washūyama (2)	Ōzutsu	Taniarashi*
1977	Kotogatake	Kotonofuji	Dewanohana	Ōnishiki (2)	Chiyozakura (2)	Tamakiyama (2)
1976	Konuma	Banryūyama (3)	Tochiisami	Hachiya	Adachi*	Daigō
1975	Banryūyama (2)	Tamakiyama (1)	Futatsuryū II (1)	Tenryu	Aobayama	Futatsuryū II (2)
1974	Chiyozakura (1)	Kawasaki (2)	Tokibayama (2)	Kirinji II	Asanobori (4)	Banryūyama (1)
1973	Maruyama	Ryūko (2)	Obori* (1)	Asanobori (3)	Yoshinotani	Tokibayama (1)
1972	Masuiyama	Asanobori (2)	Wakanoumi II	Daiyū (2)	Tochifuji (2)	Wakafutase (2)
1971	Shiratayama	Nagahama* (2)	Ōshio (1)	Yoshioyama	Asahikuni	Kitaseumi
1970	Katsuhikari	Daiju	Kongō (1)	Kongō (2)	Wajima	Nagahama* (1)
1969	Asanobori (1)	Asasegawa (2)	Kawasaki* (1)	Arashiyama	Wakanami	Takanohana I (2)
1968	Ryūko (1)	Tochifuji	Yoshinohana (2)	Wakamiyama	Hanada II* (1)	Kaigō
1967	Mutsuarashi	Matsumaeyama	Tensuiyama (2)	Wakafutase (1)	Tochiazuma I	Wakanokuni (3)
1966	Azumanishiki	Kiminishiki	Daishin	Maenoyama	Daimonji	Kanenohana
1965	Wakanokuni (2)	Tensuiyama (1)	Kiyonomori (2)	Amatsukaze (2)	Hanahikari	Tamaarashi (2)
1964	Wakatenryū (2)	Tochiōyama	Asasegawa (1)	Hasegawa (1)	Yoshinohana (1)	Oiteyama
1963	Kotozakura (2)	Daiyū (1)	Kirinji I*	Kōtetsuyama I	Sawahikari	Kitanofuji
1962	Arakiyama* (2)	Amatsukaze (1)	Tamaarashi (1)	Kotozakura (1)	Wakatenryū (1)	Okanoyama
1961	Yoshinomine	Takanishiki (2)	Kiyonomori (1)	Wakachichibu (2)	Ōtsuka	Uchida*
1960	Yasome (2)	Futatsuryū I	Kairyūyama	Hanada I*	Arakiyama* (1)	Wakakoma
1959	Wakasugiyama	Yasome (1)	Wakanokuni (1)	Hoshikabuto (2)	Udagawa	Taihō
1958	Tsunenishiki	Togashi*	Wakachichibu (1)	Aonosato (1)	Kitabayama	Aonosato (2)

*Adachi later became Zaonishiki
*Ama later became Harumafuji
*Arakiyama later became Niigiyama
*Azumanada later became Misugiiso
*Daiki later became Hokutofuji
*Daikikō later became Terunoumi
*Hanada I later became Tochinoumi
*Hanada II later became Takanohana I
*Hoshi later became Hokutoumi
*Ishide later became Shunketsu
*Kawasaki later became Taiga
*Kirinji I later became Daikirin
*Kitao later became Futahaguro
*Kōtetsuyama II later became Itai
*Mitsuruyama later became Shishihō
*Nagahama later became Yutakayama II
*Obori later became Ōnishiki
*Satō later became Takakeishō
*Takanohama later became Toyonoumi
*Tamanonada later became Tamanoshima
*Taniarashi later became Yamaguchi
*Togashi later became Kashiwado
*Uchida later became Yutakayama I
*Wakahanada later became Wakanohana III

1909 to 1957

The following tables list the champions before the introduction of the current tournament system. The system was less regularized between years, with a different number of tournaments held at different times and in different venues, and often with a changing number of bouts fought in each tournament.

	January	March	May	September	November
	Tokyo	Osaka	Tokyo	Tokyo	Kyushu
1957	Oikawa (1)	Fusanishiki	Oikawa (2)	Atagoyama	Sagahikari

	New Year	Spring	Summer	Autumn
	Tokyo	Osaka	Tokyo	Tokyo
1956	Iwakaze	Takanishiki	Tachikaze	Otayama
1955	Hoshikabuto (1)	Tochihikari	Hirakagawa	Kamioiyama
1954	Kiryugawa	Aichiyama	Wakanoumi I (2)	Hakuryuyama
1953	Naruyama (1)	Dewaminato II	Naruyama (2)	Toyonobori

	Spring	Summer	Autumn
	Tokyo	Tokyo	Tokyo
1952	Fujitayama	Imaoshima*	Kakureizan*
1951	Hiodoshi	Oiwazan	Shionishiki
1950	Masumiyama	Kainoyama	Yonekawa*
1949	Narutoumi	Onobori	Kotogahama
1948	no tournament	Kuninobori (2)	Kiyoenami
1947	no tournament	Dewanishiki	Kuninobori (1)
1946	no tournament	no tournament	Iwahira*
1945	no tournament	Chiyonoyama (2)	Hajimayama
1944	Kusunishiki	Hirosegawa	Chiyonoyama (1)
1943	Azumafuji	Mitsuneyama	no tournament
1942	Surugaumi (1)	Surugaumi (2)	no tournament
1941	Futamiyama	Terunobori	no tournament
1940	Futasegawa	Masuiyama I	no tournament
1939	Terukuni	Shikainami	no tournament
1938	Ryūozan	Fujinosato	no tournament
1937	Haguroyama	Kinkazan (2)	no tournament
1936	Onami (2)	Maedayama	no tournament
1935	Kasagiyama	Ayanishiki	no tournament
1934	Komanosato	Dewaminato I	no tournament
1933	Ayanobori	Choshinada	no tournament

	Spring	March	Summer	October
	Tokyo	varied	Tokyo	varied
1932	Onami (1)	Toshuzan	Ononishiki*	Kyushuzan
1931	Takanohana	Kinkazan (1)	Ōshio	Kaneminato
1930	Ayazakura*	Okitsuumi (1)	Tokiwano	Okitsuumi (2)
1929	Musashiyama	Shimizugawa (1)	Shimizugawa (2)	Ōshima†
1928	Tenryū	Koganoura	Wakashima (1)	Wakashima (2)
1927	Shinkai	Genbuyama	'Hatasegawa (1)	Hatasegawa (2)

†tournament held in September

	Spring	Summer
1926	Takaragawa	Hoshikabuto
1925	Rainomine	Kenrokuzan
1924	Hitachidake	Nishikinada II
1923	Hitachiiwa	Ichinohama
1922	Noshirogata	Naranishiki
1921	Nishikinada I (2)	Hitachishima
1920	Mayaoroshi*	Tsurugahama
1919	Akutsugawa (1)	Akutsugawa (2)
1918	Yahazuyama	Nishikinada I (1)
1917	Tsunenohana	Wakahitachi
1916	Momijigawa	Chibagasaki
1915	Iwakiyama*	Genjiyama*†
1914	Ryōgoku	Ōnishiki
1913	Yamadagawa	Kashozan
1912	Kanenohana*	Uranohama*
1911	Ishiyama	Sakuragawa†
1910	Noshirogata	Tosanoura†
1909	see below‡	Hakkuniyama*†

^[5]

*Ayazakura later became the Shōwa era Ayagawa Gorōji
*Genjiyama later became Nishinoumi
*Hakkuniyama later became Kashiwado
*Imaoshima later became Tatekabuto
*Iwahira later became Wakabayama
*Iwakiyama later became Kiyomigata
*Kakureizan later became Tsurugamine
*Kanenohana later became Otohira
*Mayaoroshi later became Shitenryū
*Ononishiki later became Kakogawa
*Uranohama later became Urakaze
*Yonekawa later became Asashio III

†these tournaments were actually held the following month

*A yūshō system giving the wrestler with the best tournament record a prize was introduced by the Mainichi newspaper in the second half of 1909, and this was officially integrated by the JSA in 1926. All tournaments predating the second tournament of 1909 did not recognize or award a championship.

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