Meiji Yasuda J2 League
Season2016
ChampionsHokkaido Consadole Sapporo
6th D2 title
PromotedHokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Shimizu S-Pulse
Cerezo Osaka
RelegatedGiravanz Kitakyushu
Matches played462
Goals scored1,108 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerJong Tae-se
(Shimizu S-Pulse)
(26 goals)
Highest attendance33,697
Sapporo vs Kanazawa
(20 November)
Lowest attendance1,795
Giravanz Kitakyushu vs Kanazawa
(6 June)
Average attendance6,973
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2016 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season is the 45th season of second-tier club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J2 League.

Clubs

2016 J2 League is located in Japan
Sapporo
Ehime
Okayama
Gifu
Kitakyushu
Sanuki
Kanazawa
Kyoto
Mito
Yamaguchi
Kumamoto
Gunma
Shimizu
Tokushima
Nagasaki
Matsumoto
Yamagata
Greater Tokyo Area Chiba, Machida, Tokyo, Yokohama
Greater Tokyo Area
Chiba, Machida, Tokyo, Yokohama
Osaka
Locations of the 2016 J2 League teams

Omiya Ardija have stayed in the second division for just a year, winning promotion as the champions. Júbilo Iwata have spent only 2 seasons in J2 after their first relegation from the J1 League in 2013 after 20 seasons. Third-placed Avispa Fukuoka won the promotion playoffs and will return to the first division after playing in the J2 for four years. Matsumoto Yamaga were relegated from the J1 immediately after their inaugural promotion. Shimizu S-Pulse also suffered their first relegation to the J2 after 23 seasons in the J1, while Montedio Yamagata returned after one season.

On the other end of the table, Renofa Yamaguchi have been promoted from the 2015 J3 League as the champions of the second season of the J3 League, replacing Tochigi SC and becoming the first club based in Yamaguchi Prefecture to play in the second tier since Eidai SC back in 1973. J3 runners-up Machida Zelvia were also promoted by beating Oita Trinita in the promotion-relegation playoffs.

The participating clubs are listed in the following table:

Club Name Home Town(s) Note(s)
Cerezo Osaka Osaka & Sakai, Osaka 2015 Play-off finalist
Consadole Sapporo All cities/towns in Hokkaidō[a]
Ehime FC All cities/towns in Ehime[b] 2015 Play-off contestant
Fagiano Okayama All cities/towns in Okayama[c]
FC Gifu All cities/towns in Gifu[d]
Giravanz Kitakyushu Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Not eligible for J1 promotion in 2015
Mito HollyHock Mito, Ibaraki Not eligible for J1 promotion in 2015
JEF United Chiba Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba
Kamatamare Sanuki Takamatsu, Kagawa Not eligible for J1 promotion in 2015
Montedio Yamagata All cities/towns in Yamagata[e] Relegated from J1 League in 2015
Renofa Yamaguchi All cities/towns in Yamaguchi[f] Promoted from J3 League in 2015
Roasso Kumamoto Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Kyoto Sanga Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto[g]
Thespakusatsu Gunma All cities/towns in Gunma[h] Not eligible for J1 promotion in 2015
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka, Shizuoka Relegated from J1 League in 2015
V-Varen Nagasaki All cities/towns in Nagasaki[i] 2015 J2 League Play-off contestant
Tokyo Verdy All cities/towns in Tokyo
Tokushima Vortis All cities/towns in Tokushima[j]
Matsumoto Yamaga Central cities/towns in Nagano[k] Relegated from J1 League in 2015
Yokohama FC Yokohama, Kanagawa
Machida Zelvia Machida, Tokyo Promoted from J3 League in 2015
Zweigen Kanazawa Kanazawa, Ishikawa
  1. ^ centering on Sapporo
  2. ^ centering on Matsuyama
  3. ^ centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama
  4. ^ centering on Gifu
  5. ^ centering on Yamagata, Tendo, Tsuruoka
  6. ^ centering on Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Sanyoonoda, Ube
  7. ^ Kyoto, Uji, Joyo, Kyotanabe, Muko, Nagaokakyo, Kizugawa, Kameoka
  8. ^ centering on Kusatsu, Maebashi
  9. ^ centering on Nagasaki, Isahaya
  10. ^ centering on Tokushima, Naruto, Mima, Matsushige, Itano, Aizumi, Kitajima
  11. ^ Matsumoto, Azumino, Yamagata, Shiojiri, Omachi, Ikeda

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of departure Manner of departure Incoming manager Date of announcement
Shimizu S-Pulse Japan Kazuaki Tasaka 25 November 2015 Resigned[1] Japan Shinji Kobayashi 25 November 2015
Tokushima Vortis Japan Shinji Kobayashi 26 November 2015 Contract expired[2] Japan Hiroaki Nagashima 26 November 2015
Yokohama FC Japan Hitoshi Nakata 1 December 2015 Retired from coaching[3] Slovenia Miloš Rus 1 December 2015
Roasso Kumamoto Japan Takeshi Ono 25 November 2015 Contract expired[4] Japan Hiroyuki Kiyokawa[5] 28 December 2015
Yokohama FC Slovenia Miloš Rus 15 June 2016 Resigned[6] Japan Hitoshi Nakata[7] 15 June 2016
FC Gifu Japan Ruy Ramos 22 July 2016 Sacked[8] Japan Megumu Yoshida[9] 22 July 2016
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Japan Takashi Sekizuka 25 July 2016 Sacked[10] Japan Shigetoshi Hasebe 25 July 2016

Foreign players

Clubs Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Non-Visa Foreign Type-C Contract
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Ricardo Santos Brazil Souza North Macedonia Besart Abdurahimi South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon South Korea Ahn Joon-soo
Consadole Sapporo Brazil Julinho Brazil Macedo Brazil Reis South Korea Gu Sung-yun Indonesia Irfan Bachdim
Ehime FC South Korea Park Kwang-il South Korea Park Chan-yong
Fagiano Okayama China Wang Jingbin South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
FC Gifu Brazil Evandro Brazil Leo Mineiro Brazil Leonardo Rocha South Korea Choi Sung-keun
Giravanz Kitakyushu Brazil Rodrigo
Mito HollyHock Peru Romero Frank South Korea Yoo Lomon South Korea Song Ju-hun Vietnam Nguyễn Công Phượng
JEF United Chiba Brazil Élton Paraguay Eduardo Aranda South Korea Lee Joo-young
Kamatamare Sanuki Brazil Allan Brazil Evson Brazil Miguel South Korea Han Chang-joo
Montedio Yamagata Brazil Alceu Brazil Diego Brazil Diego Rosa South Korea Lee Je-seung South Korea Koo Bon-hyeok
Renofa Yamaguchi Argentina Luciano Romero South KoreaYoon Sin-young
Roasso Kumamoto Brazil Anderson South Korea Kim Tae-yeon
Kyoto Sanga Brazil Andrei Girotto Brazil Daniel Lovinho Brazil Kiros South Korea Lee Yong-jae
Shimizu S-Pulse Australia Mitchell Duke Canada Dejan Jaković South Korea Kim Byeom-yong South Korea Byeon Jun-byum North Korea Jong Tae-se
Thespakusatsu Gunma Brazil Lucas Gaúcho Brazil Matheus South Korea Park Gon South Korea Lim Jung-bin North Korea Park Seung-ri
Tokyo Verdy Brazil Alan Pinheiro Brazil Douglas Brazil Weslley South Korea Lim You-hwan
V-Varen Nagasaki South Korea Baek Sung-dong South Korea Park Hyung-jin South Korea Cho Min-woo North Korea Ri Yong-jik
Tokushima Vortis Brazil Alex Brazil Carlinhos Cameroon Achille Emaná South Korea Kim Kyung-jung
Matsumoto Yamaga Brazil Obina Brazil Paulinho Brazil Willians South Korea Han Seung-hyeon
Yokohama FC Norway Ibba Laajab Slovenia Rok Štraus Vietnam Nguyễn Tuấn Anh South Korea Na Sung-soo North Korea An Yong-hak
Zweigen Kanazawa Brazil David Brazil Mendes Brazil Romarinho South Korea Kim Young-heon North Korea An Byong-jun South Korea Kim Tea-sung
Machida Zelvia Netherlands Calvin Jong-a-Pin North Korea Kim Song-gi North Korea Ri Han-jae

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Consadole Sapporo (C, P) 42 25 10 7 65 33 +32 85 Promotion to 2017 J1 League
2 Shimizu S-Pulse (P) 42 25 9 8 85 37 +48 84
3 Matsumoto Yamaga 42 24 12 6 62 32 +30 84 Qualification to promotion playoffs[a]
4 Cerezo Osaka (O, P) 42 23 9 10 62 46 +16 78
5 Kyoto Sanga 42 18 15 9 50 37 +13 69
6 Fagiano Okayama 42 17 14 11 58 44 +14 65
7 Machida Zelvia 42 18 11 13 53 44 +9 65
8 Yokohama FC 42 16 11 15 50 51 −1 59
9 Tokushima Vortis 42 16 9 17 46 42 +4 57
10 Ehime FC 42 12 20 10 41 40 +1 56
11 JEF United Chiba 42 13 14 15 52 53 −1 53
12 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 14 11 17 55 63 −8 53
13 Mito HollyHock 42 10 18 14 45 49 −4 48
14 Montedio Yamagata 42 11 14 17 43 49 −6 47
15 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 10 17 15 39 51 −12 47
16 Roasso Kumamoto 42 12 10 20 38 53 −15 46
17 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 11 12 19 52 66 −14 45
18 Tokyo Verdy 42 10 13 19 43 61 −18 43
19 Kamatamare Sanuki 42 10 13 19 43 62 −19 43
20 FC Gifu 42 12 7 23 47 71 −24 43
21 Zweigen Kanazawa (X) 42 8 15 19 36 60 −24 39 Qualification to relegation playoffs[b]
22 Giravanz Kitakyushu (R) 42 8 14 20 43 64 −21 38 Relegation to 2017 J3 League
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2016. Source: 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Relegation play-off winner
Notes:
  1. ^ Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
  2. ^ The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2016 J3 League.

Play-offs

J1 Promotion Playoffs

2016 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2016 J1昇格プレーオフ)

Semifinals Final
      
3 Matsumoto Yamaga 1
6 Fagiano Okayama 2
6 Fagiano Okayama 0
4 Cerezo Osaka 1
4 Cerezo Osaka 1
5 Kyoto Sanga 1

Semifinals

Matsumoto Yamaga1–2Fagiano Okayama
Paulinho 74' Report Oshitani 23'
Akamine 90+2'
Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto, Nagano
Attendance: 12,200
Cerezo Osaka1–1Kyoto Sanga
Kakitani 13' Report Arita 90'
Kincho Stadium, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
Attendance: 13,922

Final

Fagiano Okayama0–1Cerezo Osaka
Report Kiyohara 52'
Kincho Stadium, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
Attendance: 17,086

Cerezo Osaka was promoted to J1 League.

J3 Relegation Playoffs

2016 J2/J3 Play-Offs (2016 J2・J3入れ替え戦)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tochigi SC 0–3 Zweigen Kanazawa 0–1 0–2
Tochigi SC0–1Zweigen Kanazawa
Report Koyanagi 89'
Tochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Attendance: 5,369
Zweigen Kanazawa2–0Tochigi SC
Nakami 34', 69' Report
Toyama Athletic Stadium, Toyama, Toyama
Attendance: 7,130

Zweigen Kanazawa remains in J2 League.
Tochigi SC remains in J3 League.

Positions by round

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Consadole Sapporo 17 8 8 6 4 7 3 4 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Shimizu S-Pulse 13 5 6 11 9 6 9 9 6 4 6 7 9 10 9 9 9 7 8 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2
Matsumoto Yamaga 17 9 10 14 12 16 14 8 4 6 7 6 6 6 4 3 2 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Cerezo Osaka 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 4 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Kyoto Sanga 9 14 13 13 15 12 12 13 14 14 8 9 7 7 5 6 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 4 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Fagiano Okayama 9 6 7 5 3 4 7 3 5 7 5 4 5 2 6 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Machida Zelvia 17 16 9 7 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 4 6 6 7 7 7 8 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7
Yokohama FC 17 21 22 17 17 13 11 12 13 10 12 8 11 11 11 12 12 14 16 12 14 17 16 15 15 13 11 10 9 10 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8
Tokushima Vortis 15 20 21 21 15 19 19 19 17 18 16 17 14 15 13 15 16 12 14 16 16 12 12 13 10 11 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 9
Ehime FC 13 15 14 18 18 15 13 14 12 11 13 13 13 14 16 13 13 15 11 13 10 11 11 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10
JEF United Chiba 2 10 5 4 7 9 5 6 10 12 11 12 10 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 11
Renofa Yamaguchi 9 7 11 16 13 10 10 10 7 5 4 5 3 5 7 7 7 9 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 12 12
Mito HollyHock 9 16 19 19 21 18 18 18 16 15 15 15 17 13 15 16 14 16 18 17 18 16 14 16 16 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 13 14 13 14 14 14 13 13 13
Montedio Yamagata 17 16 18 19 21 22 22 21 20 20 18 16 16 16 14 14 15 10 12 14 11 10 10 11 12 15 16 16 18 18 18 16 16 18 18 16 17 18 18 16 16 14
V-Varen Nagasaki 2 13 12 12 14 17 17 17 19 19 20 21 21 20 19 17 18 19 19 18 17 13 13 10 11 10 9 11 11 11 13 13 12 14 13 14 13 13 13 14 14 15
Roasso Kumamoto 4 3 1 3 1 3 5 7 11 13 14 14 15 18 18 19 17 17 15 11 12 14 15 14 14 17 17 18 14 16 17 18 17 15 15 17 18 15 16 18 15 16
Thespakusatsu Gunma 1 1 4 8 10 11 16 16 18 17 19 19 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 20 20 19 19 16 15 15 17 18 16 16 15 15 17 17 15 17 17
Tokyo Verdy 4 11 15 9 11 13 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 17 17 18 19 18 17 19 19 19 19 17 18 18 18 15 17 17 16 15 15 17 17 18 16 16 15 17 18 18
Kamatamare Sanuki 4 2 3 2 6 8 4 5 9 8 9 11 12 12 12 10 10 11 13 15 15 18 18 19 17 16 15 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 19 19
FC Gifu 22 22 17 10 8 5 8 11 8 9 10 10 8 9 10 11 11 13 10 10 13 15 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 19 20 20
Zweigen Kanazawa 15 19 20 21 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 20 20 21 22 22 21
Giravanz Kitakyushu 4 12 16 15 18 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 19 21 21 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 21 22 21 20 21 21 22

Last updated: 20 November 2016
Source: J. League Data Site
Note 1: Two games for Matchday 8 (V. Varen Nagasaki vs. Mito HollyHock; Kyoto Sanga FC vs. Roasso Kumamoto) scheduled on 17 April 2016 were affected by the series of earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture.

Note 2: Matchday 8 schedule for Zweigen Kanazawa vs. Ehime FC, scheduled on 17 April 2016, was postponed due to severe storms in the area. The match was rescheduled on May 18 and results were included on Matchday 14 Ranking.
Note 3: Fixtures of Roasso Kumamoto for Matchdays 9 (Roasso Kumamoto vs. Yokohama FC), 10 (Montedio Yamagata vs. Roasso Kumamoto), 11 (Roasso Kumamoto vs. Ehime FC) and 12 (Consadole Sapporo vs. Roasso Kumamoto) were postponed by the J. League due to series of earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture.

Leader and qualification to 2017 J1 League
Qualification to 2017 J1 League
Qualification to promotion play-offs
Qualification to relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2017 J3 League

Results

Home \ Away CER CON EHI FAG GIF GIR HOL JEF KAM MON REN ROS SAN SSP SPA VVN VER VOR YAM YFC ZEL ZWE
Cerezo Osaka 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–4 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–3 1–3 2–2
Consadole Sapporo 1–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 5–2 3–2 0–0
Ehime FC 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–1 3–1
Fagiano Okayama 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2
FC Gifu 0–1 0–4 2–1 0–5 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–4 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–1
Giravanz Kitakyushu 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–3 3–2
Mito HollyHock 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 3–0
JEF United Chiba 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–3 3–4 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0
Kamatamare Sanuki 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–4 1–0 0–1 1–1
Montedio Yamagata 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0
Renofa Yamaguchi 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 5–1 1–0 4–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–3 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–1
Roasso Kumamoto 1–5 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–6 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 5–2
Kyoto Sanga 3–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0
Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 4–1 8–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 4–1
Thespakusatsu Gunma 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–4 3–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–1
V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–0
Tokyo Verdy 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–4 0–2 0–1 4–1
Tokushima Vortis 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–1
Matsumoto Yamaga 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 4–2
Yokohama FC 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–0
Machida Zelvia 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 2–3 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
Zweigen Kanazawa 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2016. Source: J.League Data
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 North Korea Jong Tae-se Shimizu S-Pulse 26
2 Japan Ken Tokura Consadole Sapporo 19
3 Japan Genki Omae Shimizu S-Pulse 18
Norway Ibba Laajab Yokohama FC
5 Japan Ryo Nagai V-Varen Nagasaki 17
6 Japan Kazuki Hara Giravanz Kitakyushu 16
Japan Hiroyuki Takasaki Matsumoto Yamaga
8 Japan Yuki Nakashima Machida Zelvia 14
Japan Kenyu Sugimoto Cerezo Osaka
Japan Yuki Oshitani Fagiano Okayama
11 Brazil Léo Mineiro FC Gifu 13
Japan Yusuke Segawa Thespakusatsu Gunma

Updated to games played on 20 November 2016
Source: J.League Data

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Consadole Sapporo 305,732 33,697 8,269 14,559 +21.7%†
2 Matsumoto Yamaga 286,246 19,632 10,796 13,631 −19.0%†
3 Cerezo Osaka 262,691 23,781 8,464 12,509 +2.3%†
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 236,749 16,740 6,552 11,274 −19.9%†
5 JEF United Chiba 216,127 14,163 7,684 10,292 −4.0%†
6 Fagiano Okayama 210,364 15,204 7,050 10,017 +19.1%†
7 Renofa Yamaguchi 139,732 14,532 3,629 6,654 +52.4%‡
8 Kyoto Sanga 137,005 12,042 2,884 6,524 −12.9%†
9 Montedio Yamagata 131,324 14,450 3,189 6,254 −37.6%†
10 FC Gifu 118,910 12,158 3,215 5,662 −8.4%†
11 Roasso Kumamoto 116,402 9,727 2,509 5,543 −21.2%†
12 Tokyo Verdy 113,451 9,272 2,752 5,402 −4.6%†
13 Mito HollyHock 112,668 10,420 3,815 5,365 +11.4%†
14 V-Varen Nagasaki 109,727 9,048 2,692 5,225 +6.0%†
15 Machida Zelvia 107,591 10,112 3,448 5,123 +36.0%‡
16 Yokohama FC 102,724 10,524 2,077 4,892 −4.3%†
17 Thespakusatsu Gunma 99,619 9,804 2,374 4,744 +15.7%†
18 Tokushima Vortis 95,860 9,767 3,218 4,565 −9.0%†
19 Zweigen Kanazawa 87,757 9,316 1,924 4,179 −14.9%†
20 Ehime FC 85,863 8,215 2,019 4,089 +8.4%†
21 Kamatamare Sanuki 77,413 11,376 1,924 3,686 +0.8%†
22 Giravanz Kitakyushu 67,698 5,689 1,795 3,224 −6.8%†
League total 3,221,653 33,697 1,795 6,973 +1.9%†

Updated to games played on 20 November 2016
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
†from J1‡from J3

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