2016 J2 League

Meiji Yasuda J2 League 2016 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo6th D2 title Hokkaido Consadole SapporoShimizu S-PulseCerezo Osaka Giravanz Kitakyushu Jong Tae-se(Shimizu S-Pulse)(26 goals) 462 1108 33,697Sapporo vs Kanazawa(20 November) 1,795Giravanz Kitakyushu vs Kanazawa(6 June) 6,973 2015 2017 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 Japan right 450 Locations of the 2016 J2 League teams Japan 43.015100 141.409816 Sapporo right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 33.768249 132.797550 Ehime right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 34.680658 133.919631 Okayama left Arrows 12x12 se.svg Japan 35.441359 136.766090 Gifu right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 33.890407 130.731746 Kitakyushu top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 34.310407 133.919631 Sanuki top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 36.575788 136.605328 Kanazawa top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 34.993496 135.714014 Kyoto top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 36.345278 140.412222 Mito right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Japan 34.183333 131.466667 Yamaguchi top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 32.836872 130.800095 Kumamoto right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 36.411612 139.053255 Gunma top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 34.984706 138.481244 Shimizu right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 34.168251 134.618053 Tokushima bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 32.750323 129.877253 Nagasaki bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan 36.014892 137.994226 Matsumoto top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 38.335547 140.378445 Yamagata top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan 35.664257 139.657137 Greater Tokyo AreaChiba, Machida, Tokyo, Yokohama right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Japan 34.693889 135.502222 Osaka right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg 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 nameHome town(s)Note(s) Cerezo Osaka Osaka & Sakai, Osaka 2015 Play-off finalist Consadole Sapporo All cities/towns in Hokkaidōcentering on SapporoEhime FCAll cities/towns in Ehimecentering on Matsuyama2015 Play-off contestantFagiano OkayamaAll cities/towns in Okayamacentering on Okayama, Kurashiki, TsuyamaGifu FC GifuAll cities/towns in Gifucentering on GifuGiravanz KitakyushuKitakyushu, Fukuoka Not eligible for J1 promotion in 2015HollyHock Mito HollyHockMito, Ibaraki Not eligible for J1 promotion in 2015JEF United ChibaChiba & Ichihara, ChibaKamatamare Sanuki Takamatsu, Kagawa Not eligible for J1 promotion in 2015 Montedio Montedio Yamagata All cities/towns in Yamagatacentering on Yamagata, Tendo, Tsuruoka Relegated from J1 League in 2015 Renofa Yamaguchi All cities/towns in Yamaguchicentering on Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Sanyoonoda, Ube Promoted from J3 League in 2015Roasso KumamotoKumamoto, KumamotoSanga Kyoto SangaSouthwestern cities/towns in KyotoKyoto, Uji, Joyo, Kyotanabe, Muko, Nagaokakyo, Kizugawa, KameokaThespakusatsu GunmaAll cities/towns in Gunmacentering on Kusatsu, Maebashi Not eligible for J1 promotion in 2015S-Pulse Shimizu S-PulseShizuoka, Shizuoka Relegated from J1 League in 2015V-Varen NagasakiAll cities/towns in Nagasakicentering on Nagasaki, Isahaya2015 J2 League Play-off contestantVerdy Tokyo VerdyAll cities/towns in Tokyo Vortis Tokushima Vortis All cities/towns in Tokushimacentering on Tokushima, Naruto, Mima, Matsushige, Itano, Aizumi, Kitajima Matsumoto Yamaga Central cities/towns in NaganoMatsumoto, Azumino, Yamagata, Shiojiri, Omachi, Ikeda Relegated from J1 League in 2015Yokohama FCYokohama, KanagawaMachida ZelviaMachida, TokyoPromoted from J3 League in 2015Zweigen KanazawaKanazawa, Ishikawa Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Date of departure Manner of departure Incoming manager Date of announcementShimizu S-PulseJPN Kazuaki Tasaka25 November 2015Resignedhttp://www.s-pulse.co.jp/news/detail/31599 小林伸二 監督就任のお知らせJPN Shinji Kobayashi25 November 2015Tokushima VortisJPN Shinji Kobayashi26 November 2015Contract expiredhttp://www.vortis.jp/news/detail.php?pressid=7059 徳島ヴォルティス オフィシャルサイト 2015-12-12 2019-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20190521205018/http://www.vortis.jp/news/detail.php?pressid=7059 deadJPN Hiroaki Nagashima26 November 2015Yokohama FCJPN Hitoshi Nakata1 December 2015Retired from coachinghttp://www.yokohamafc.com/2015/12/01/2016シーズン監督にミロシュ-ルス氏就任のお知らせ/ 2016シーズン監督にミロシュ ルス氏就任のお知らせ 横浜FC オフィシャルホームページ www.yokohamafc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151201102608/http://www.yokohamafc.com/2015/12/01/2016%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%B3%E7%9B%A3%E7%9D%A3%E3%81%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5-%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E6%B0%8F%E5%B0%B1%E4%BB%BB%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E7%9F%A5%E3%82%89%E3%81%9B/ 2015-12-01SVN Miloš Rus1 December 2015Roasso KumamotoJPN Takeshi Ono25 November 2015Contract expiredhttp://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=2269 トップページ｜ロアッソ熊本 公式サイト｜Roasso Kumamoto Official Website JPN Hiroyuki Kiyokawahttp://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=2339 トップページ｜ロアッソ熊本 公式サイト｜Roasso Kumamoto Official Website28 December 2015Yokohama FCSVN Miloš Rus15 June 2016Resignedhttp://www.yokohamafc.com/2016/06/15/53398 ミロシュ ルス監督辞任のお知らせ yokohamafc.com ja 2016-06-15 2016-08-29JPN Hitoshi Nakatahttp://www.yokohamafc.com/2016/06/15/53402 中田仁司強化育成テクニカルダイレクター 監督就任のお知らせ yokohamafc.com ja 2016-06-15 2016-08-2915 June 2016FC GifuJPN Ruy Ramos22 July 2016Sackedhttp://www.fc-gifu.com/information/14531 監督交代のお知らせ fc-gifu.com ja 2016-07-22 2016-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160722054526/http://www.fc-gifu.com/information/14531 2016-07-22 dead JPN Megumu Yoshidahttp://www.fc-gifu.com/information/14534 新監督就任のお知らせ fc-gifu.com ja 2016-07-22 2016-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160726195539/http://www.fc-gifu.com/information/14534 2016-07-26 dead 22 July 2016JEF United Ichihara ChibaJPN Takashi Sekizuka25 July 2016Sackedhttp://jefunited.co.jp/news/2016/07/top/14694174007946.html 監督交代のお知らせ jefunited.co.jp ja 2016-07-25 2016-08-29JPN Shigetoshi Hasebe25 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 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 Gifu FC Gifu Brazil Evandro Brazil Leo Mineiro Brazil Leonardo Rocha South Korea Choi Sung-keun Giravanz Kitakyushu Brazil Rodrigo HollyHock 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 ARG Luciano Romero KORYoon Sin-young Roasso Kumamoto Brazil Anderson South Korea Kim Tae-yeon Sanga 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 Verdy 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 main WDL COS SSP YAM CER SAN FAG ZEL YFC VOR EHI JEF REN HOL MON VVN ROS SPA VER KAM GIF ZWE GIR P P PO PO PO PO RPO R 20 November 2016 25 10 7 65 33 25 9 8 85 37 24 12 6 62 32 23 9 10 62 46 18 15 9 50 37 17 14 11 58 44 18 11 13 53 44 16 11 15 50 51 16 9 17 46 42 12 20 10 41 40 13 14 15 52 53 14 11 17 55 63 10 18 14 45 49 11 14 17 43 49 10 17 15 39 51 12 10 20 38 53 11 12 19 52 66 10 13 19 43 61 10 13 19 43 62 12 7 23 47 71 8 15 19 36 60 8 14 20 43 64 Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu Giravanz Kitakyushu Mito HollyHock JEF United Chiba Kamatamare Sanuki Montedio Yamagata Renofa Yamaguchi Roasso Kumamoto Kyoto Sanga Thespakusatsu Gunma Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo Verdy Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Matsumoto Yamaga Yokohama FC Machida Zelvia Zweigen Kanazawa C,P P O,P X R Relegation play-off winner Qualified for the relegation tournament indicated 3 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE League table PQR green1 Promotion to 2017 J1 League yellow1 Qualification for promotion playoffs 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. red2 Qualification for relegation playoffs The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2016 J3 League. red1 Relegation to 2017 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 4 Cerezo Osaka 1 5 Kyoto Sanga 1 6 Fagiano Okayama 0 4 Cerezo Osaka 1 Semifinals 2016 11 27 y 15:30 Matsumoto Yamaga 1–2 Report Fagiano Okayama Paulinho 74 Oshitani 23 Akamine 90+2 Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto, Nagano 12,200 2016 11 27 y 15:30 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Report Kyoto Sanga Kakitani 13 Arita 90 Kincho Stadium, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 13,922 Final 2016 12 04 y 15:35 Fagiano Okayama 0–1 Report Cerezo Osaka Kiyohara 52 Kincho Stadium, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 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) Tochigi SC 0–3 Zweigen Kanazawa 0–1 0–2 2016 11 27 y 12:30 Tochigi SC 0–1 Report Zweigen Kanazawa Koyanagi 89 Tochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 5,369 2016 12 04 y 12:30 Zweigen Kanazawa 2–0 Report Tochigi SC Nakami 34 69 Toyama Athletic Stadium, Toyama, Toyama 7,130 Zweigen Kanazawa remains in J2 League.Tochigi SC remains in J3 League. Positions by round Team \ Round1 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 2Matsumoto 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 3Cerezo 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 4Kyoto 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 5Fagiano 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 6Machida 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 8Tokushima 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 9Ehime 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 10JEF 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 11Renofa 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 12Mito 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 13Montedio 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 14V-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 15Roasso 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 16Thespakusatsu 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 17Tokyo 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 18Kamatamare 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 19FC 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 20Zweigen 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 21Giravanz 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 2016Source: 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 main FBR grey 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 20 November 2016 J.League Data Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1PRK Jong Tae-seShimizu S-Pulse 262JPN Ken TokuraConsadole Sapporo 193JPN Genki OmaeShimizu S-Pulse 18NOR Ibba LaajabYokohama FC5JPN Ryo NagaiV-Varen Nagasaki 176JPN Kazuki HaraGiravanz Kitakyushu 16JPN Hiroyuki TakasakiMatsumoto Yamaga8JPN Yuki NakashimaMachida Zelvia 14JPN Kenyu SugimotoCerezo OsakaJPN Yuki OshitaniFagiano Okayama11BRA Léo MineiroFC Gifu 13JPN Yusuke SegawaThespakusatsu Gunma Updated to games played on 20 November 2016Source: J.League Data Attendances 1 Consadole Sapporo 305732 33697 8269 14559 11960 2 Matsumoto Yamaga 286246 19632 10796 13631 16823 † 3 Cerezo Osaka 262691 23781 8464 12509 12232 4 Shimizu S-Pulse 236749 16740 6552 11274 14083 † 5 JEF United Chiba 216127 14163 7684 10292 10725 6 Fagiano Okayama 210364 15204 7050 10017 8412 7 Renofa Yamaguchi 139732 14532 3629 6654 4367 ‡ 8 Kyoto Sanga 137005 12042 2884 6524 7491 9 Montedio Yamagata 131324 14450 3189 6254 10030 † 10 FC Gifu 118910 12158 3215 5662 6179 11 Roasso Kumamoto 116402 9727 2509 5543 7037 12 Tokyo Verdy 113451 9272 2752 5402 5665 13 Mito HollyHock 112668 10420 3815 5365 4816 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 109727 9048 2692 5225 4931 15 Machida Zelvia 107591 10112 3448 5123 3766 ‡ 16 Yokohama FC 102724 10524 2077 4892 5113 17 Thespakusatsu Gunma 99619 9804 2374 4744 4099 18 Tokushima Vortis 95860 9767 3218 4565 5019 19 Zweigen Kanazawa 87757 9316 1924 4179 4910 20 Ehime FC 85863 8215 2019 4089 3771 21 Kamatamare Sanuki 77413 11376 1924 3686 3658 22 Giravanz Kitakyushu 67698 5689 1795 3224 3458 3221653 33697 1795 6973 6845 20 November 2016 J. League Data †from J1‡from J3 2016年3月 References 2 second 2 2016 Japan Japan