# 2016 J2 League

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

## Clubs

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 | |
| Ehime FC | All cities/towns in Ehime | 2015 Play-off contestant |
| Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns in Okayama | |
| FC Gifu | All cities/towns in Gifu | |
| 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 | Relegated from J1 League in 2015 |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | All cities/towns in Yamaguchi | Promoted from J3 League in 2015 |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto, Kumamoto | |
| Kyoto Sanga | Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto | |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | All cities/towns in Gunma | 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 | 2015 J2 League Play-off contestant |
| Tokyo Verdy | All cities/towns in Tokyo | |
| Tokushima Vortis | All cities/towns in Tokushima | |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Central cities/towns in Nagano | Relegated from J1 League in 2015 |
| Yokohama FC | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
| Machida Zelvia | Machida, Tokyo | Promoted from J3 League in 2015 |
| Zweigen Kanazawa | Kanazawa, Ishikawa | |
* ↑ centering on Sapporo
* ↑ centering on Matsuyama
* ↑ centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama
* ↑ centering on Gifu
* ↑ centering on Yamagata, Tendo, Tsuruoka
* ↑ centering on Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Sanyoonoda, Ube
* ↑ Kyoto, Uji, Joyo, Kyotanabe, Muko, Nagaokakyo, Kizugawa, Kameoka
* ↑ centering on Kusatsu, Maebashi
* ↑ centering on Nagasaki, Isahaya
* ↑ centering on Tokushima, Naruto, Mima, Matsushige, Itano, Aizumi, Kitajima
* ↑ 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 | Kazuaki Tasaka | 25 November 2015 | Resigned | Shinji Kobayashi | 25 November 2015 |
| Tokushima Vortis | Shinji Kobayashi | 26 November 2015 | Contract expired | Hiroaki Nagashima | 26 November 2015 |
| Yokohama FC | Hitoshi Nakata | 1 December 2015 | Retired from coaching | Miloš Rus | 1 December 2015 |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Takeshi Ono | 25 November 2015 | Contract expired | Hiroyuki Kiyokawa | 28 December 2015 |
| Yokohama FC | Miloš Rus | 15 June 2016 | Resigned | Hitoshi Nakata | 15 June 2016 |
| FC Gifu | Ruy Ramos | 22 July 2016 | Sacked | Megumu Yoshida | 22 July 2016 |
| JEF United Ichihara Chiba | Takashi Sekizuka | 25 July 2016 | Sacked | Shigetoshi Hasebe | 25 July 2016 |

### Foreign players

| Clubs | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Non-Visa Foreign | Type-C Contract |
| Cerezo Osaka | Ricardo Santos | Souza | Besart Abdurahimi | Kim Jin-hyeon | | Ahn Joon-soo |
| Consadole Sapporo | Julinho | Macedo | Reis | Gu Sung-yun | Irfan Bachdim | |
| Ehime FC | Park Kwang-il | | | Park Chan-yong | | |
| Fagiano Okayama | Wang Jingbin | | | Kim Jin-kyu | | |
| FC Gifu | Evandro | Leo Mineiro | Leonardo Rocha | Choi Sung-keun | | |
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Rodrigo | | | | | |
| Mito HollyHock | Romero Frank | Yoo Lomon | | Song Ju-hun | Nguyễn Công Phượng | |
| JEF United Chiba | Élton | Eduardo Aranda | | Lee Joo-young | | |
| Kamatamare Sanuki | Allan | Evson | Miguel | Han Chang-joo | | |
| Montedio Yamagata | Alceu | Diego | Diego Rosa | Lee Je-seung | | Koo Bon-hyeok |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | Luciano Romero | | | Yoon Sin-young | | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Anderson | | | Kim Tae-yeon | | |
| Kyoto Sanga | Andrei Girotto | Daniel Lovinho | Kiros | Lee Yong-jae | | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Mitchell Duke | Dejan Jaković | Kim Byeom-yong | Byeon Jun-byum | Jong Tae-se | |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | Lucas Gaúcho | Matheus | Park Gon | Lim Jung-bin | Park Seung-ri | |
| Tokyo Verdy | Alan Pinheiro | Douglas | Weslley | Lim You-hwan | | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | Baek Sung-dong | Park Hyung-jin | | Cho Min-woo | Ri Yong-jik | |
| Tokushima Vortis | Alex | Carlinhos | Achille Emaná | Kim Kyung-jung | | |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Obina | Paulinho | Willians | Han Seung-hyeon | | |
| Yokohama FC | Ibba Laajab | Rok Štraus | Nguyễn Tuấn Anh | Na Sung-soo | An Yong-hak | |
| Zweigen Kanazawa | David | Mendes | Romarinho | Kim Young-heon | An Byong-jun | Kim Tea-sung |
| Machida Zelvia | Calvin Jong-a-Pin | | | Kim Song-gi | 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 | Promotion to 2017 J1 League |
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 84 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka (O, P) | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 78 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 69 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 65 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 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 for relegation playoffs |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu (R) | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 38 | Relegation to 2017 J3 League |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama | 2 | 6 | Fagiano Okayama | 0 |
| | | | 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 1 | | | |

### Final

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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tochigi SC | 0–3 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 0–1 | 0–2 |
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.
* Matchday 8 game between Kyoto Sanga FC and Roasso Kumamoto was rescheduled on 29 June 2016. Result of this match were included on Matchday 21 ranking.
* Matchday 8 game between V. Varen Nagasaki and Mito HollyHock was rescheduled on 7 September 2016. Result of this match were included on Matchday 31 ranking.
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.
* Matchday 9 game between Roasso Kumamoto and Yokohama FC was rescheduled on 7 September 2016. Result of this match were included on Matchday 31 ranking.
* Matchday 10 game between Montedio Yamagata and Roasso Kumamoto was rescheduled on 6 July 2016. Result of this match were included on Matchday 22 ranking.
* Matchday 11 game between Roasso Kumamoto and Ehime FC was rescheduled on 31 August 2016. Result of this match were included on Matchday 31 ranking.
* Matchday 12 game between Consadole Sapporo and Roasso Kumamoto was rescheduled on 25 August 2016. Result of this match were included on Matchday 31 ranking.
* Leader and qualification for 2017 J1 League
* Qualification for 2017 J1 League
* Qualification for promotion play-offs
* Qualification for 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 | |

## Top scorers

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