2016 J3 League

Meiji Yasuda J3 League 2016 Oita Trinita Oita Trinita Noriaki Fujimoto(Kagoshima United FC)(15 goals) 240 592 11,065Ōita vs YSCC Yokohama(13 November) 486Morioka vs Ryukyu(7 April) 2,957 2015 2017 The 2016 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (2016 明治安田生命J3リーグ) was the 20th season of the third tier in Japanese football, and the 3rd season of the professional J3 League. Clubs Japan Greater Tokyo area right 450 Locations of the 2016 J3 League teams Japan Greater Tokyo area 39.647931 141.137815 80 Grulla Morioka right Japan Greater Tokyo area 39.721555 140.095671 80 Blaublitz Akita left Japan Greater Tokyo area 37.723292 140.361286 80 Fukushima United right Japan Greater Tokyo area 36.580353 138.167556 80 Nagano Parceiro right Japan Greater Tokyo area 36.625003 137.195638 80 Kataller Toyama left Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.881469 138.232764 80 Fujieda MYFC bottom Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.458232 134.221775 80 Gainare Tottori left Japan Greater Tokyo area 31.564831 130.560186 80 Kagoshima United top Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.810350 135.542732 80 ‡ Osaka teams Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 right Japan Greater Tokyo area 32.833014 145.688526 80 FC Ryukyu bottom Japan Greater Tokyo area 36.556667 139.986667 80 Tochigi SC top Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.664278 139.527139 80 FC Tokyo U-23 right Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.527904 139.386034 80 SC Sagamihara left Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.470029 139.601528 80 YSCC Yokohama right Japan Greater Tokyo area 33.200556 131.657500 80 Oita Trinita top To participate, a club must have held an associate membership, or have submitted an application before 30 June 2015, and then passed an inspection to obtain a participation license issued by the J.League Council. The J.League has confirmed the following clubs participating in the 2016 J3 season: Club nameHome townNotesBlaublitz AkitaAll cities/towns in AkitaCerezo Osaka U23Osaka, OsakaNew club, ineligible for J2 promotionFukushima UnitedFukushimaGainare TottoriAll cities/towns in TottoriGamba Osaka U-23Suita, Osaka, OsakaNew club, ineligible for J2 promotionGrulla MoriokaMorioka, Iwate Kagoshima United Kagoshima, KagoshimaPromoted from 2015 JFLKataller ToyamaAll cities/towns in ToyamaEligible for J2 promotionMYFC Fujieda MYFCFujieda, ShizuokaParceiro Nagano ParceiroNaganoEligible for J2 promotionRyūkyū FC RyukyuAll cities/towns in OkinawaSagamihara SC SagamiharaSagamihara, KanagawaTochigi SCTochigi, TochigiRelegated from 2015 J2, eligible for J2 promotionFC Tokyo U23TokyoNew club, ineligible for J2 promotionOita TrinitaŌitaRelegated from 2015 J2, eligible for J2 promotionYSCC YokohamaYokohama, Kanagawa Competition rules For this season, the league is played in two rounds (home-and-away), each team playing a total of 30 matches.http://www.j-league.jp/release/post-41038 Playing system and rules of 2016 J3 League ja J.League 15 December 2015 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Each team must have at least 3 players holding professional contracts. Also for this season, three foreign players are allowed per team, plus 1 more from the ASEAN partner country of J.League or from other AFC countries. The matchday roster will consist of 18 players, and up to 3 substitutes will be allowed in a game.http://www.j-league.jp/news/article/4246 Tournament schemes for 2016 J3 League ja J.League 15 December 2015 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The three under-23 clubs can have up to three overage players and one of them must be a goalkeeper. Promotion and relegation Rules for promotion to J2 are largely similar to those of the Japan Football League in recent seasons: to be promoted, a club must hold a J2 license and finish in top 2 of the league. The champions will be promoted directly, in exchange with the 22nd placed J2 club, and the runners-up will participate in the playoffs with the 21st placed J2 club. If either or both top 2 finishers are ineligible for promotion, the playoffs and/or direct exchange will not be held in accordance with the exact positions of promotion-eligible clubs. Also, if an under-23 squad finishes in either one of the top 2 or both positions, the next-placed, promotion-eligible club takes automatic promotion to J2. Another next-placed eligible club will contest the playoff if any under-23 club occupies third to fourth place or both and the J3 champion is eligible for promotion. No relegation to the JFL is planned. Up to 2 clubs may be promoted if they are licensed by the J.League for J3 participation and finish within the top 4 of the JFL. Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of separationManner of departureIncoming managerDate of announcement Grulla Morioka JPN Naoki Naruo 18 November 2015 Retiredhttp://www.grulla.jp/news_2015_11.html O [ W I t B V T C g b j [ X 2015-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118223836/http://www.grulla.jp/news_2015_11.html#21 2015-11-18 dead JPN Akihiko Kamikawa 18 November 2015http://www.grulla.jp/news_2015_11.html O [ W I t B V T C g b j [ X 2015-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118223836/http://www.grulla.jp/news_2015_11.html#22 2015-11-18 dead Tochigi SC JPN Yasuharu Kurata 11 December 2015 Contract expiredhttp://www.tochigisc.jp/news/article/00007170.html 栃木サッカークラブ公式サイト Tochigi Soccer Club：倉田安治監督 契約期間満了のお知らせ 2015-12-12 2015-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20151214024408/http://www.tochigisc.jp/news/article/00007170.html dead JPN Yuji Yokoyama 11 December 2015http://www.tochigisc.jp/news/article/00007171.html 栃木サッカークラブ公式サイト Tochigi Soccer Club：横山雄次 新監督就任のお知らせ ＜コメント更新＞ 2015-12-12 2015-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20151211120610/http://www.tochigisc.jp/news/article/00007171.html dead Gainare Tottori JPN Masanobu Matsunami 22 November 2015 Contract expiredhttp://www.gainare.co.jp/news/detail/31578/ 松波 正信監督 来季の契約について JPN Tetsuji Hashiratani 13 December 2015http://www.gainare.co.jp/news/detail/31728/ 柱谷 哲二氏 監督就任のお知らせ Nagano Parceiro JPN Hajime Eto 1 December 2015 Contract expiredhttp://parceiro.co.jp/news/top/201512014252.html Ac長野パルセイロ 2015-12-14 2015-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222161435/http://parceiro.co.jp/news/top/201512014252.html dead JPN Fumitake Miura 14 December 2015http://parceiro.co.jp/news/top/201512144270.html Ac長野パルセイロ 2015-12-14 2015-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20151214044020/http://parceiro.co.jp/news/top/201512144270.html dead FC Ryukyu JPN Norihiro Satsukawa 31 October 2015 Contract expiredhttp://fcryukyu.com/news/1503 薩川了洋監督 退任のお知らせ | FC琉球公式サイト | FC Ryukyu Official Website 2016-01-05 2016-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160111174736/http://fcryukyu.com/news/1503/ dead PRK Kim Jong-song 14 December 2015http://fcryukyu.com/news/1917/ 金 鍾成氏 2016シーズントップチーム監督就任のお知らせ | FC琉球公式サイト | FC Ryukyu Official Website 2016-01-05 2015-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222110620/http://fcryukyu.com/news/1917/ dead SC Sagamihara JPN Yoshika Matsubara 3 December 2015 End of caretaker spellhttp://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/32496 SC相模原 オフィシャルブログ » 松原良香氏「スポーツダイレクター」就任のお知らせ 2016-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160107100239/http://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/32496 2016-01-07 dead JPN Norihiro Satsukawa 26 December 2015http://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/33021 SC相模原 オフィシャルブログ » 薩川了洋 監督就任のお知らせ 2016-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20151226233243/http://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/33021 2015-12-26 dead Kataller Toyama JPN Shigeo Sawairi (GM) – End of caretaker spell JPN Yasutoshi Miura 26 December 2015http://www.kataller.co.jp/news/2015/1226.html ニュース - KATALLER TOYAMA OFFICIAL WEB SITE 2016-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20151226035033/http://www.kataller.co.jp/news/2015/1226.html 2015-12-26 dead Oita Trinita JPN Nobuaki Yanagida 7 December 2015 Resignedhttp://www.oita-trinita.co.jp/news/detail/index_1_4181.php 柳田伸明監督 辞任のお知らせ - トリニータNEWS｜大分トリニータ公式サイト 2016-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20151210032525/http://www.oita-trinita.co.jp/news/detail/index_1_4181.php 2015-12-10 dead JPN Tomohiro Katanosaka 4 January 2016http://www.oita-trinita.co.jp/news/detail/index_1_4258.php 片野坂 知宏氏 監督就任のお知らせ - トリニータNEWS｜大分トリニータ公式サイト 2016-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160104101542/http://www.oita-trinita.co.jp/news/detail/index_1_4258.php 2016-01-04 dead FC Tokyo U23 JPN Takayoshi Amma 26 July 2016 Promoted to first team coachhttp://www.fctokyo.co.jp/?p=244557 中篠田善之監督就任のお知らせ fctokyo.co.jp ja 2016-07-26 2016-08-30 JPN Tadashi Nakamura 26 July 2016 SC Sagamihara JPN Norihiro Satsukawa 18 August 2016 Resignedhttp://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/38776 薩川監督退任および強化部へ異動のお知らせ scsagamihara.com ja 2016-08-18 2016-08-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20160818125655/http://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/38776 2016-08-18 dead JPN Sotaro Yasunagahttp://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/38875 安永聡太郎 監督就任のお知らせ scsagamihara.com ja 2016-08-20 2016-08-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20160823013825/http://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/38875 2016-08-23 dead 20 August 2016 League table main WDL TRI TOC PAR BLA KAG KAT MYF RYU GAM TOK SGM CER GRU FUK GAI YSC P PO 20 November 2016 14 8 8 37 26 8 8 14 38 47 7 9 14 35 44 8 6 16 30 47 10 8 12 42 41 6 12 12 43 47 15 5 10 39 29 13 10 7 37 29 14 3 13 48 42 15 7 8 33 22 12 8 10 46 46 9 8 13 29 46 17 8 5 38 20 9 9 12 32 31 19 4 7 50 24 5 5 20 15 51 Blaublitz Akita Cerezo Osaka U-23 Fukushima United Gainare Tottori Gamba Osaka U-23 Grulla Morioka Kagoshima United Kataller Toyama Fujieda MYFC Nagano Parceiro FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tochigi SC FC Tokyo U-23 Oita Trinita YSCC Yokohama 6 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw C,P 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table QR green1 Promotion to 2017 J2 League yellow1 Qualification to J2 promotion playoffs Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion. Results main FBR grey BLA C23 FUK GAI G23 GRU KGU KAT MYF PAR RYU SGM TOC T23 TRI YSC Blaublitz Akita 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 Cerezo Osaka U-23 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 Fukushima United 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–4 2–0 Gainare Tottori 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–4 3–3 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–4 2–1 Gamba Osaka U-23 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 4–1 6–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–0 Grulla Morioka 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 5–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 Kagoshima United 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 Kataller Toyama 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 Fujieda MYFC 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–5 4–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 4–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 4–0 Nagano Parceiro 1–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 FC Ryukyu 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–5 1–0 0–1 SC Sagamihara 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–4 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–3 0–1 Tochigi SC 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 FC Tokyo U-23 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–3 4–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 Oita Trinita 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 1–0 0–1 4–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 YSCC Yokohama 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 20 November 2016 J. League data site Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1JPN Noriaki FujimotoKagoshima United FC 152JPN Yusuke GotoOita Trinita 143JPN Keita TanakaFC Ryukyu 134JPN Yuichiro EdamotoFujieda MYFC 125JPN Tsugutoshi OishiTochigi SC 11KOR Yu In-sooFC Tokyo U-237JPN Ritsu DoanGamba Osaka U-23 10JPN Kazushi MitsuhiraOita Trinita9JPN Taku UshinohamaGrulla Morioka 9JPN Hiroki HiguchiFukushima United FC Updated to games played on 20 November 2016Source: J.League Data Attendances 1 Oita Trinita 116563 11065 5408 7771 7533 † 2 Nagano Parceiro 75274 10377 3905 5018 4733 3 Tochigi SC 73756 8586 2864 4917 5167 † 4 SC Sagamihara 65161 7582 2912 4344 3291 5 Kagoshima United 54979 4975 2024 3665 2624 ‡ 6 Kataller Toyama 54113 5081 2691 3608 2820 7 FC Tokyo U-23 41957 7653 1375 2797 8 Blaublitz Akita 36371 5371 1339 2425 1998 9 Gamba Osaka U-23 36021 8038 1066 2401 10 Gainare Tottori 28471 3450 1321 1898 1932 11 Fukushima United 25172 3052 1045 1678 1289 12 FC Ryukyu 23418 4565 948 1561 1498 13 Fujieda MYFC 22965 2257 904 1531 1103 14 Cerezo Osaka U-23 22326 4915 713 1488 15 Grulla Morioka 17816 2888 486 1188 1239 16 YSCC Yokohama 15277 1614 568 1018 919 709640 11065 486 2957 2432 20 November 2016 J. League Data † from J2, ‡ from JFL 2016年3月 References 30em third 3 2016