2016 J1 League

24th season of J1 League Meiji Yasuda J1 League Kashima Antlers8th J.League title8th Japanese title Nagoya GrampusShonan BellmareAvispa Fukuoka AFC Champions League Kashima AntlersUrawa Red DiamondsKawasaki FrontaleGamba Osaka Club World Cup Kashima Antlers 306 805 Leandro (Vissel Kobe)Peter Utaka (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)(19 goals each) 59,837Urawa vs Kashima(3 December) 5,870Fukuoka vs Nagoya(2 July) 17,968 2015 2017 3 November 2016 2016 The 2016 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2016 明治安田生命J1リーグ) season was the 51st season of top-flight football in Japan and the 24th since the establishment of the J.League in 1992. This was second season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1. This season was the second since J.League changed its competition format to a newly conceived multistage system, with the year split into two halves and a third and final championship stage. The winners of the first and second stages and the highest ranking club of the aggregate table (other than the first or second stage winners) qualified for the Championship Stage. Kashima Antlers, the winner of the championship stage, advanced to the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup as the host nation's entrant. Clubs Japan right 450 Locations of the 2016 J1 League teams Japan 37.882686 139.059288 Albirex Niigata bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 33.585803 130.461066 Avispa Fukuoka top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 35.664257 139.657137 Greater Tokyo Area† top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 34.725327 137.874906 Júbilo Iwata bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 34.810350 135.542732 Keihanshin Area‡ bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 35.084471 137.170891 Nagoya Grampus left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan 33.371683 130.520236 Sagan Tosu bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 34.440781 132.394287 Sanfrecce Hiroshima top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 38.319143 140.881780 Vegalta Sendai right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 35.991744 140.640525 Kashima Antlers right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 35.622376 138.589756 80 Ventforet Kofu left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Japan TransparentPlaceholder.svg 1 45 128.3 80 † Greater Tokyo teams FC Tokyo Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Omiya Ardija Shonan Bellmare Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama F. Marinos right Japan TransparentPlaceholder.svg 1 45 135 80 ‡ Keihanshin teams Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe right Club nameHome town(s)StadiumCapacityNote(s) Albirex Niigata Niigata City & Seirō, Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium 42,300 15th in 2015 Avispa Fukuoka Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Level-5 Stadium 22,563 Promoted from J2 League in 2015 (through a play-off system) FC Tokyo Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970 2016 AFC Champions League participant (as 2015 J1 League fourth-placed team) Gamba Osaka Northern Osaka PrefectureSuita, Ibaraki, Takatsuki, Toyonaka, Ikeda, Settsu, Minoh Suita City Football Stadium 40,000 2016 AFC Champions League participant (as 2015 J1 League third-placed team and Emperor's Cup winners) Júbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka Yamaha Stadium 15,165 Promoted from J2 League in 2015 Kashima Antlers Southeast Ibaraki PrefectureKashima, Kamisu, Itako, Hokota, Namegata Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728 5th in 2015 Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa, Chiba Kashiwa Soccer Stadium 15,900 10th in 2015 Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232 6th in 2015 Nagoya Grampus All Aichi Prefecturecentering on Nagoya, Toyota, Miyoshi Paloma Mizuho Stadium 27,000 9th in 2015 Omiya Ardija Saitama City, Saitama NACK5 Stadium 15,500 Promoted from J2 League in 2015 Sagan Tosu Tosu, Saga Tosu Stadium 24,490 11th in 2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 50,000 2016 AFC Champions League participant (as 2015 J1 League winners) Shonan Bellmare Shōnan part of KanagawaHiratsuka, Atsugi, Isehara, Odawara, Chigasaki, Hadano, Fujisawa, Ōiso, Samukawa, Ninomiya Shonan Stadium Hiratsuka 18,500 8th in 2015 Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama City, Saitama Saitama Stadium 63,700 2016 AFC Champions League participant (as 2015 J1 League runners-up) Vegalta Sendai Sendai, Miyagi Yurtec Stadium 19,694 14th in 2015 Ventforet Kofu All Yamanashi Prefecturecentering on Kōfu and Nirasaki Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000 13th in 2015 Vissel Kobe Kobe, Hyōgo Misaki Park Stadium 30,132 12th in 2015 Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama & Yokosuka, Kanagawa Nissan Stadium 72,327 7th in 2015 Personnel and kits Club nameHead coachKit manufacturerFront shirt sponsor Albirex Niigata Japan Tatsuma Yoshida Adidas HAPPY Turn's Avispa Fukuoka Japan Masami Ihara Athleta Fukuoka Jisho FC Tokyo Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda Umbro Lifeval Gamba Osaka Japan Kenta Hasegawa Umbro Panasonic Júbilo Iwata Japan Hiroshi Nanami Puma Yamaha Kashima Antlers Japan Masatada Ishii Nike Lixil Kashiwa Reysol Japan Takahiro Shimotaira Yonex Hitachi Kawasaki Frontale Japan Yahiro Kazama Puma Fujitsu (home) Arrows (away) Nagoya Grampus Macedonia Boško Gjurovski Le Coq Sportif Toyota Omiya Ardija Japan Hiroki Shibuya Under Armour Docomo Hikari Sagan Tosu Italy Massimo Ficcadenti New Balance DHC Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan Hajime Moriyasu Nike EDION Shonan Bellmare South Korea Cho Kwi-jae Penalty Sanei Architecture Planning Urawa Red Diamonds Serbia Mihailo Petrović Nike Polus Vegalta Sendai Japan Susumu Watanabe Adidas Iris Ohyama Ventforet Kofu Japan Satoru Sakuma Mizuno Hakubaku Vissel Kobe Brazil Nelsinho Baptista Asics Rakuten Yokohama F. Marinos France Erick Mombaerts Adidas Nissan Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of separationManner of departureIncoming managerDate of announcement Kashiwa Reysol JPN Tatsuma YoshidaEnd of 2015 season Mutual consenthttp://blog.reysol.co.jp/news/2015/014055.html 来季新監督について ｜Reysol News Blog.reysol.co.jp 2016-08-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20151101234548/http://blog.reysol.co.jp/news/2015/014055.html 2015-11-01 dead BRA Milton Mendes 30 October 2015 Nagoya Grampus JPN Akira Nishino Mutual consenthttp://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2015/1124gm2016gm.php ニュース｜名古屋グランパス公式サイト Nagoya-grampus.jp 2016-08-01 JPN Takafumi Ogura 24 November 2015 Albirex Niigata JPN Masaaki Yanagishita Mutual consenthttp://www.albirex.co.jp/news/top_team/47594 アルビレックス新潟 公式サイト – ALBIREX NIIGATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE Albirex.co.jp 2016-08-01 JPN Tatsuma Yoshida 12 December 2015FC TokyoITA Massimo Ficcadenti27 November 2015Signed by Sagan Tosuhttp://www.fctokyo.co.jp/?p=226792 城福浩 氏 監督就任のお知らせ ｜ F.C.TOKYO Fctokyo.co.jp 2016-08-01JPN Hiroshi Jofuku28 December 2015Sagan TosuJPN Hitoshi Morishita7 January 2016Contract terminatedhttp://www.sagan-tosu.net/news/info.html?seq=911 チームニュース- NEWS – サガン鳥栖 Sagan-tosu.net 2016-08-01ITA Massimo Ficcadentihttp://www.sagan-tosu.net/news/info.html?seq=912 チームニュース- NEWS – サガン鳥栖 Sagan-tosu.net 2016-08-017 January 2016Kashiwa ReysolBRA Milton Mendes12 March 2016Resignedhttp://blog.reysol.co.jp/news/2016/014451.html 監督交代のお知らせ｜Reysol News Blog.reysol.co.jp 2016-08-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312135634/http://blog.reysol.co.jp/news/2016/014451.html 2016-03-12 dead JPN Takahiro Shimotaira12 March 2016FC TokyoJPN Hiroshi Jofuku24 July 2016Sackedhttp://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/6513/ FC Tokyo dismiss manager Jofuku｜J.League News Jleague.jp 2016-07-25 2016-08-21http://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/6539/ Tokyo coach Shinoda appointed manager｜J.League News Jleague.jp 2016-07-27 2016-08-21JPN Yoshiyuki Shinoda26 July 2016Nagoya GrampusJPN Takafumi Ogura23 August 2016Sackedhttp://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2016/0823gm-4.php 小倉隆史GM兼監督 休養のお知らせ Nagoya-grampus.jp ja 2016-08-23 2016-08-26MKD Boško Gjurovski23 August 2016 Foreign players Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Non-visa foreign Type-C contractPlayer registration and contracts http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/p_registration/ J.League 28 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140911021600/http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/p_registration/ 2014-09-11 dead Former players Albirex Niigata Brazil Bruno Cortez Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Rafael Silva Brazil Leonardo Kalil South Korea Lim You-hwan Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Wellington Colombia Danilson Córdoba South Korea Kim Hyun-hun South Korea Lee Bum-young FC Tokyo Australia Nathan Burns Brazil Muriqui South Korea Yu In-soo South Korea Ha Dae-sungSpain Francisco Sandaza Gamba Osaka Brazil Ademilson Brazil Patric South Korea Oh Jae-suk South Korea Kim Jung-ya Júbilo Iwata Brazil Adaílton England Jay Bothroyd Poland Krzysztof Kamiński Greece Avraam Papadopoulos 1 1 Kashima Antlers Brazil Fabrício South Korea Hwang Seok-ho Brazil Bueno Brazil CaioBrazil Dinei Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Cristiano Brazil Diego Oliveira Brazil Dudu Brazil ÉdersonBrazil Juliano MineiroBrazil Patrick Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Eduardo Brazil Eduardo Neto Brazil Elsinho South Korea Jung Sung-ryong Nagoya Grampus South Korea Ha Dae-sung Sweden Ludvig Öhman Sweden Robin Simović South Korea Lee Seung-hee Brazil Gustavo Omiya Ardija Brazil Mateus Serbia Dragan Mrđa Slovenia Nejc Pecnik Sagan Tosu Algeria Aymen Tahar Morocco Moestafa El Kabir South Korea Kim Min-hyeok South Korea Kim Min-woo South Korea Baek Sung-dongSouth Korea Choi Sung-keun Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil Anderson Lopes Croatia Mihael Mikić Nigeria Peter Utaka South Korea Kim Byeom-yong Shonan Bellmare Brazil André Bahia Brazil Dinei Brazil Weslley Australia Tando Velaphi South Korea Park Tae-hwan Brazil PaulinhoBrazil Thiago Quirino Urawa Red Diamonds Slovenia Branko Ilić Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankić Vegalta Sendai Brazil Pablo Diogo Brazil Ramon Lopes Brazil Wilson South Korea Kim Min-tae North Korea Ryang Yong-gi Ventforet Kofu Brazil Davi Brazil Dudu Brazil Marquinhos Paraná Australia Billy Celeski Brazil CristianoBrazil GiltonBrazil Nilson Vissel Kobe Brazil Leandro Brazil Nílton Brazil Pedro Júnior South Korea Kim Seung-gyu Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Fábio Brazil Kayke Curaçao Quenten Martinus South Korea Park Jeong-su 1 1 Avraam Papadopoulos owns Australian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player. Format Teams play a single round-robin in the first stage and a single round-robin in the second stage.http://www.jleague.jp/docs/aboutj/regulation/17.pdf Archived copy 2015-04-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151001153856/http://www.jleague.jp/docs/aboutj/regulation/17.pdf 2015-10-01 After that an overall table is calculated and a championship stage is played. The winners of the first and second stages and any team that finishes in the top 3 of the overall rankings advance to the championship stage. The team that finishes atop the overall table automatically qualifies for the final, while the remaining teams play-off for the other spot in the final. League table First stage main WDL First stage ANT FRO RED SFR ARD GAM REY JUB TOK VEG FMA VIS ALB GRA SAG BEL VEN AVI PO complete 4 6 7 19 25 12 3 2 29 10 7 5 5 17 18 2 5 10 11 25 4 4 9 18 27 6 4 7 21 19 11 5 1 33 15 7 3 7 22 20 4 5 8 24 29 6 5 6 21 23 10 3 4 26 16 6 6 5 20 21 4 5 8 10 15 8 5 4 32 18 6 5 6 16 18 7 2 8 20 25 3 6 8 18 31 5 5 7 23 25 Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka Shonan Bellmare Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus Júbilo Iwata Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe 3 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. Q 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 1st Stage League table Q green1 Champions League group stage and J.League Championship 1st Round Second stage main WDL Second stage 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 2nd Stage League table RED FRO VIS GAM REY ARD FMA SAG TOK SFR ANT VEG VEN JUB GRA ALB BEL AVI PO complete 4 0 13 14 24 6 2 9 24 24 8 6 3 24 18 2 2 13 15 41 3 2 12 12 29 7 8 2 32 19 11 1 5 35 24 10 4 3 31 22 3 4 10 14 29 2 7 8 16 27 13 2 2 35 12 9 3 5 32 23 8 5 4 26 22 8 2 7 26 22 9 2 6 23 21 6 2 9 19 23 4 4 9 14 27 11 2 4 33 18 Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka Shonan Bellmare Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus Júbilo Iwata Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe 3 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. Q Q green1 Champions League group stage and J.League Championship Final Overall table main WDL Overall table Meiji Yasuda J1 League RED FRO ANT GAM ARD SFR VIS REY TOK FMA SAG VEG JUB VEN ALB GRA BEL AVI CLGSCSF CLPCS CWC CS R R R complete 8 6 20 33 49 18 5 11 53 34 C 15 11 8 41 36 4 7 23 26 66 R 7 6 21 30 56 R 13 12 9 53 38 22 6 6 68 39 17 7 10 53 42 7 9 18 38 58 R 8 12 14 37 50 23 5 6 61 28 15 9 10 52 44 12 10 12 36 37 16 7 11 58 40 15 7 12 39 39 13 4 17 39 48 7 10 17 32 58 16 7 11 56 43 Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka Shonan Bellmare Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus Júbilo Iwata Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe 3 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. QR green1 Champions League group stage and J. League Championship Final green1 Champions League group stage and J. League Championship 1st Round orange1 Club World Cup, Champions League group stage and J. League Championship 1st Round green2 Champions League play-off round The winner of the 2016 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner Kashima Antlers had already qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team. red1 Relegation to 2017 J2 League Positions by round First stage table br yes Kashima Antlers 5/2/7/3/3/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/1/1 Kawasaki Frontale 5/3/1/1/2/1/1/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/2/2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2/7/2/2/1/3/3/1/1/1/1/2/3/3/3/3/3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13/16/16/11/7/10/5/4/7/7/6/6/8/6/5/4/4 Omiya Ardija 5/1/3/10/10/6/6/6/5/5/5/4/4/4/4/5/5 Gamba Osaka 13/12/4/7/12/8/8/8/9/11/10/8/6/8/8/6/6 Kashiwa Reysol 10/18/17/17/16/14/9/7/4/4/4/5/5/5/6/7/7 Júbilo Iwata 13/8/9/12/11/7/10/9/6/6/8/9/7/9/11/12/8 FC Tokyo 13/8/4/9/6/9/11/12/13/13/12/12/12/11/12/11/9 Vegalta Sendai 5/8/4/7/13/15/15/15/16/17/14/14/13/12/10/8/10 Yokohama F. Marinos 13/16/11/5/4/4/4/5/8/9/9/10/9/7/7/9/11 Vissel Kobe 18/5/13/6/5/5/7/10/10/8/7/7/10/10/9/10/12 Albirex Niigata 2/13/14/14/9/13/14/14/15/15/15/15/15/15/16/15/13 Nagoya Grampus 5/4/9/4/8/11/13/11/12/10/11/11/11/13/13/14/14 Sagan Tosu 2/8/11/13/14/16/16/16/14/14/16/16/16/17/15/13/15 Shonan Bellmare 10/14/15/16/17/18/18/18/18/16/17/18/18/16/17/16/16 Ventforet Kofu 1/6/8/15/15/12/12/13/11/12/13/13/14/14/14/17/17 Avispa Fukuoka 10/15/18/18/18/17/17/17/17/18/18/17/17/18/18/18/18 gold Leader and qualification to 2016 J.League Championship complete J. League data site Two games for Matchday 7 (Avispa Fukuoka vs. Nagoya Grampus and Sagan Tosu vs. Vissel Kobe), scheduled on 16 April 2016, were affected by the series of earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture, and thus postponed and rescheduled on 2 June 2016. Results of these matches were included in Matchday 15 ranking. Matchday 10 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Participants (FC Tokyo vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima; Gamba Osaka vs. Urawa Red Diamonds), held on 15 June 2016, were included in Matchday 16 ranking. Matchday 13 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Knockout Stage Participants (Urawa Red Diamonds vs. FC Tokyo), held on 22 June 2016, were included in Matchday 17 ranking. Second stage table br yes Urawa Red Diamonds 7/4/3/3/2/2/2/1/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1 Vissel Kobe 1/5/8/6/9/7/8/7/6/5/4/5/4/2/3/3/2 Kawasaki Frontale 1/1/1/2/1/1/1/2/1/1/1/3/2/3/2/2/3 Gamba Osaka 5/3/4/4/7/6/4/3/4/4/3/2/3/5/4/4/4 Kashiwa Reysol 8/11/10/8/5/4/6/8/7/6/5/6/5/4/6/7/5 Omiya Ardija 8/7/7/9/10/11/10/11/10/10/9/9/8/7/7/5/6 Yokohama F. Marinos 1/1/1/1/3/5/3/5/5/7/7/4/6/6/5/6/7 Sagan Tosu 6/6/5/5/4/3/5/4/3/3/6/7/7/8/8/8/8 FC Tokyo 10/10/11/12/16/12/11/12/12/11/10/11/11/11/9/9/9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1/8/9/10/6/8/7/6/8/8/8/8/10/10/11/10/10 Kashima Antlers 14/9/6/7/8/9/12/10/9/9/11/10/9/9/10/11/11 Vegalta Sendai 15/18/17/14/11/10/9/9/11/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12 Ventforet Kofu 15/16/15/16/12/13/15/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13 Júbilo Iwata 15/13/14/13/13/15/16/16/15/15/15/15/15/16/16/16/14 Nagoya Grampus 12/16/18/17/18/18/18/18/18/18/16/17/16/15/14/14/15 Albirex Niigata 12/14/16/18/15/16/13/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/15/15/16 Shonan Bellmare 15/12/13/15/17/17/17/17/17/17/18/18/18/18/18/17/17 Avispa Fukuoka 11/15/12/11/14/13/14/15/16/16/17/16/17/17/17/18/18 gold Leader and qualification to 2016 J.League Championship J. League data site complete Overall table br yes Urawa Red Diamonds 2/7/2/2/1/3/3/1/1/1/1/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1 Kawasaki Frontale 5/3/1/1/2/1/1/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/2 Kashima Antlers 5/2/7/3/3/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/1/1/2/2/2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3 Gamba Osaka 13/12/4/7/12/8/8/8/9/11/10/8/6/8/8/6/6/6/5/6/6/7/6/5/5/5/5/4/4/4/4/5/4/4 Omiya Ardija 5/1/3/10/10/6/6/6/5/5/5/4/4/4/4/5/5/5/6/7/7/8/8/8/8/7/7/7/7/7/6/4/5/5 Kashiwa Reysol 10/18/17/17/16/14/9/7/4/4/4/5/5/5/6/7/7/7/8/8/8/5/5/7/7/6/6/6/6/5/5/6/8/8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13/16/16/11/7/10/5/4/7/7/6/6/8/6/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/5/5/6/7/8/6/6 Vissel Kobe 18/5/13/6/5/5/7/10/10/8/7/7/10/10/9/10/12/9/10/11/9/11/10/12/11/9/9/9/9/8/8/9/7/7 Yokohama F. Marinos 13/16/11/5/4/4/4/5/8/9/9/10/9/7/7/9/11/8/7/5/5/6/7/6/6/8/8/8/8/9/9/7/9/10 FC Tokyo 13/8/4/9/6/9/11/12/13/13/12/12/12/11/12/11/9/10/9/9/10/13/12/10/12/12/11/10/10/10/10/10/10/9 Sagan Tosu 2/8/11/13/14/16/16/16/14/14/16/16/16/17/15/13/15/13/13/12/13/10/9/11/10/11/10/11/11/11/12/12/11/11 Vegalta Sendai 5/8/4/7/13/15/15/15/16/17/14/14/13/12/10/8/10/12/12/13/12/9/11/9/9/10/12/12/12/12/11/11/12/12 Júbilo Iwata 13/8/9/12/11/7/10/9/6/6/8/9/7/9/11/12/8/11/11/10/11/12/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13 Ventforet Kofu 1/6/8/15/15/12/12/13/11/12/13/13/14/14/14/17/17/17/17/17/17/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/14/14/14/14/14/14 Albirex Niigata 2/13/14/14/9/13/14/14/15/15/15/15/15/15/16/15/13/14/15/15/15/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/15/15/15/15/15/15 Nagoya Grampus 5/4/9/4/8/11/13/11/12/10/11/11/11/13/13/14/14/15/16/16/16/17/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16 Shonan Bellmare 10/14/15/16/17/18/18/18/18/16/17/18/18/16/17/16/16/16/14/14/14/16/17/17/17/17/17/17/18/17/17/17/17/17 Avispa Fukuoka 10/15/18/18/18/17/17/17/17/18/18/17/17/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/17/18/18/18/18/18 gold Leader, qualification to 2016 J.League Championship Final and 2017 AFC Champions League group stage green1 Qualification to 2016 J.League Championship 1st Round and 2017 AFC Champions League group stage green2 Qualification to 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off red1 Relegation to 2017 J2 League J. League data site Two games for Matchday 7 (Avispa Fukuoka vs. Nagoya Grampus and Sagan Tosu vs. Vissel Kobe), scheduled on 16 April 2016, were affected by the series of earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture, and thus postponed and rescheduled on 2 June 2016. Results of these matches were included in Matchday 15 ranking. Matchday 10 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Participants (FC Tokyo vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima; Gamba Osaka vs. Urawa Red Diamonds), held on 15 June 2016, were included in Matchday 16 ranking. Matchday 13 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Knockout Stage Participants (Urawa Red Diamonds vs. FC Tokyo), held on 22 June 2016, were included in Matchday 17 ranking. Championship stage Meiji Yasuda 2016 J.League Championship (明治安田生命 2016 Jリーグチャンピオンシップ) The Championship stage consisted of a knockout tournament involving the champions of the First and Second stages, and any team that finishes in the top 3 of the overall table. The team with the best aggregate record earned a bye to the final. The remaining teams playoff for the other spot in the final. 1/2 yes 2 Kawasaki Frontale 0 3 Kashima Antlers 1 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 2 3 Kashima Antlers 0 2 2 23 November 2016 14:00 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Report Kashima Antlers Kanazaki 50 Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki 24,209 Shinji Murakami 29 November 2016 19:25 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Report Urawa Red Diamonds Abe 57 pen. Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 23,074 Masaaki Toma 3 December 2016 19:30 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Report Kashima Antlers Koroki 7 Kanazaki 40 79 pen. Saitama Stadium 2002, Midori-ku, Saitama 59,837 Ryuji Sato 2–2 on aggregate. Kashima Antlers won on away goals. Results First stage main FBR grey ALB ANT ARD AVI BEL FMA FRO GAM GRA JÚB RED REY SAG SFR TOK VEG VEN VIS Albirex Niigata null 1–0 null null 1–2 0–0 0–0 null 1–2 null 2–2 1–0 null null null 2–2 null Kashima Antlers 2–1 null 2–0 null 1–0 null null null null null 0–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 null 4–0 null Omiya Ardija null 0–0 null null 1–1 null null null 1–1 0–1 2–0 null 1–5 null null 1–1 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 null 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 null null null null 0–4 null null null null Shonan Bellmare 1–2 0–3 0–1 null null null null 2–1 1–0 0–2 null null null 0–1 0–1 null 1–2 Yokohama F. Marinos null null null null 0–1 0–2 null null null 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 null Kawasaki Frontale null 1–1 2–0 null 4–4 null null 3–2 1–0 0–1 null 1–0 null null 1–1 null 3–1 Gamba Osaka null 0–1 2–1 null 3–3 1–2 0–1 3–3 2–1 1–0 0–1 null null null null null null Nagoya Grampus 2–1 2–3 1–2 null null 3–1 null null null null 1–1 0–1 1–1 null 2–1 null 0–1 Júbilo Iwata null 1–1 null 2–2 null 1–5 null null 0–1 null null null 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 null Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 0–2 null 2–0 null null null null 4–1 1–2 null null null 3–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol null null null 3–2 1–1 null 1–3 null null 2–2 1–2 null null 1–0 0–2 null 2–0 Sagan Tosu null null 0–1 2–1 0–1 null null 2–1 null 0–1 0–0 1–1 null null null 1–1 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 null null null 2–2 null 0–1 1–3 null null 4–2 0–0 3–0 null 3–0 null null FC Tokyo 1–1 null 0–1 0–1 null null 2–4 1–0 3–2 null null null 0–0 1–1 null null 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 4–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 null null null 1–3 null null null null 0–2 null 1–2 2–1 null Ventforet Kofu null null null 1–0 3–1 null 0–4 0–1 2–2 null null 0–2 null 0–3 1–1 null null Vissel Kobe 6–3 1–2 null 0–0 null 0–1 null 2–1 null 4–1 null null null 1–1 null 2–2 0–2 25 June 2016 J. League Data Second stage main FBR grey ALB ANT ARD AVI BEL FMA FRO GAM GRA JÚB RED REY SAG SFR TOK VEG VEN VIS Albirex Niigata 0–2 null 3–0 0–1 null null null 0–1 null 1–2 null null 0–1 0–1 1–2 null 1–0 Kashima Antlers null 1–3 null 1–0 null 0–1 1–3 3–0 3–0 1–2 null null null null 0–1 null 0–1 Omiya Ardija 1–2 null 1–0 3–2 null 3–2 0–0 1–0 null null null 1–1 null 0–1 2–1 null null Avispa Fukuoka null 1–2 null null null null null null 2–3 1–2 0–4 2–3 null 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–4 Shonan Bellmare null null null 0–2 0–3 2–3 1–2 null null null 0–0 0–2 1–2 null null 1–0 null Yokohama F. Marinos 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 null null 2–2 0–0 1–1 null null null null null null null 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 null null 3–1 null 3–2 2–3 null null null 2–5 null 2–0 1–0 null 4–0 null Gamba Osaka 3–1 null null 0–0 null null null null null null null 2–1 1–0 3–3 3–1 2–1 0–1 Nagoya Grampus null null null 5–0 1–3 null 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 null null null 1–1 null 1–3 null Júbilo Iwata 1–2 null 1–1 null 0–0 null 1–1 0–2 null 0–1 1–2 1–1 null null null null 3–4 Urawa Red Diamonds null null 2–2 null 4–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 null null 2–0 2–0 3–0 null null null null Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 2–0 1–2 null null 1–2 null 3–2 3–1 null null 2–3 3–3 null null 1–0 null Sagan Tosu 1–0 1–0 null null null 2–2 1–0 null 0–0 null null null 2–3 3–2 2–3 null null Sanfrecce Hiroshima null 2–4 0–1 4–1 null 2–2 null null 2–0 3–0 null null null 0–1 null 0–1 2–0 FC Tokyo null 2–1 null null 3–0 1–0 null null null 3–2 1–3 0–1 null null 1–0 1–0 null Vegalta Sendai null null null null 1–0 0–1 0–3 null 1–2 0–1 0–1 4–2 null 0–2 null null 3–0 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 3–3 2–2 null null 0–4 null null null 0–0 0–2 null 0–1 null null 1–1 0–3 Vissel Kobe null null 1–0 null 2–0 null 3–0 null 3–0 null 2–1 1–1 2–2 null 4–1 null null 3 November 2016 J. League Data Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1BRA LeandroVissel Kobe 19NGA Peter UtakaSanfrecce Hiroshima3BRA CristianoVentforet Kofu / Kashiwa Reysol 16 4JPN Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale 15JPN Yu Kobayashi 6ENG Jay BothroydJúbilo Iwata 14JPN Shinzo KorokiUrawa Red Diamonds8JPN Yohei ToyodaSagan Tosu 13 9BRA Diego OliveiraKashiwa Reysol 12JPN Kazuma WatanabeVissel KobeJPN Yuki MutoUrawa Red Diamonds Updated to games played on 3 November 2016 Source: J. League data site Awards Individual AwardRecipientClubMost Valuable PlayerJPN Kengo NakamuraKawasaki FrontaleRookie of the YearJPN Yosuke IdeguchiGamba OsakaTop ScorerBRA LeandroNGA Peter UtakaVissel KobeSanfrecce Hiroshima Best Eleven PositionFootballerClubNationalityGKShusaku Nishikawa Urawa Red DiamondsJPNDFGen Shoji Kashima AntlersJPNDFMasato Morishige FC TokyoJPNDFTomoaki Makino Urawa Red DiamondsJPNDFTsukasa Shiotani Sanfrecce HiroshimaJPNMFKengo Nakamura Kawasaki FrontaleJPNMFManabu Saitō Yokohama F. MarinosJPNMFYōsuke Kashiwagi Urawa Red DiamondsJPNMFYuki Abe Urawa Red DiamondsJPNFWLeandroVissel KobeBRAFWYu Kobayashi Kawasaki FrontaleJPN Source:http://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/7932/ News Attendances These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include the Championship stages attendances. 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 627898 56841 22766 36935 35516 2 Gamba Osaka 430806 34231 13731 25342 15999 3 FC Tokyo 408623 37805 11488 24037 28784 4 Yokohama F. Marinos 408072 46413 7033 24004 24221 5 Kawasaki Frontale 376305 26612 14432 22136 20999 6 Albirex Niigata 327923 29692 14627 21181 23444 7 Kashima Antlers 360076 31636 6696 19103 16423 8 Nagoya Grampus 301396 30282 7980 17729 16240 9 Vissel Kobe 289310 25722 11212 17018 16265 10 Vegalta Sendai 262937 19315 12504 15467 13791 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 262888 25845 8602 15464 16382 12 Júbilo Iwata 248381 24896 10416 14611 10041 † 13 Avispa Fukuoka 218576 19370 5870 12857 8736 † 14 Sagan Tosu 214814 20219 6499 12636 13450 15 Omiya Ardija 200834 13880 9480 11814 9490 † 16 Shonan Bellmare 196012 14419 8052 11530 12208 17 Ventforet Kofu 184161 15508 7011 10833 11297 18 Kashiwa Reysol 182374 13977 7090 10728 10918 5498222 56841 5870 17968 17786 3 November 2016 J. League Data † Team played previous season in J2. December 2016 References first 1 2016 Japan