| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kashima Antlers 8th J.League title 8thJapanese title |
| Relegated | Nagoya Grampus Shonan Bellmare Avispa Fukuoka |
| AFC Champions League | Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka |
| Club World Cup | Kashima Antlers |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 805 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Leandro (Vissel Kobe) Peter Utaka (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) (19 goals each) |
| Highest attendance | 59,837 Urawa vsKashima (3 December) |
| Lowest attendance | 5,870 Fukuoka vsNagoya (2 July) |
| Average attendance | 17,968 |
←2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 3 November 2016. | |
The2016Meiji YasudaJ1 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 theJ.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 theChampionship Stage.Kashima Antlers, the winner of the championship stage, advanced to the2016 FIFA Club World Cup as the host nation's entrant.
| Club name | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Front shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | Adidas | HAPPY Turn's | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | Athleta | Fukuoka Jisho | |
| FC Tokyo | Umbro | Lifeval | |
| Gamba Osaka | Umbro | Panasonic | |
| Júbilo Iwata | Puma | Yamaha | |
| Kashima Antlers | Nike | Lixil | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Yonex | Hitachi | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Puma | Fujitsu (home) Arrows (away) | |
| Nagoya Grampus | Le Coq Sportif | Toyota | |
| Omiya Ardija | Under Armour | Docomo Hikari | |
| Sagan Tosu | New Balance | DHC | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Nike | EDION | |
| Shonan Bellmare | Penalty | Sanei Architecture Planning | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Nike | Polus | |
| Vegalta Sendai | Adidas | Iris Ohyama | |
| Ventforet Kofu | Mizuno | Hakubaku | |
| Vissel Kobe | Asics | Rakuten | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Adidas | Nissan |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of separation | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of announcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashiwa Reysol | End of 2015 season | Mutual consent[1] | 30 October 2015 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | Mutual consent[2] | 24 November 2015 | |||
| Albirex Niigata | Mutual consent[3] | 12 December 2015 | |||
| FC Tokyo | 27 November 2015 | Signed bySagan Tosu[4] | 28 December 2015 | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 7 January 2016 | Contract terminated[5] | 7 January 2016 | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 12 March 2016 | Resigned[7] | 12 March 2016 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 24 July 2016 | Sacked[8][9] | 26 July 2016 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | 23 August 2016 | Sacked[10] | 23 August 2016 |
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Teams play a single round-robin in the first stage and a single round-robin in the second stage.[12] 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers(Q) | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 39 | Champions League group stage andJ.League Championship 1st Round |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 38 | |
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 33 | |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 29 | |
| 5 | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 26 | |
| 6 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 24 | |
| 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 23 | |
| 10 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 22 | |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 20 | |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 18 | |
| 14 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 17 | |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 17 | |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 | |
| 17 | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 15 | |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds(Q) | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 41 | Champions League group stage andJ.League Championship Final |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 35 | |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 34 | |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 34 | |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 30 | |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 29 | |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | |
| 11 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 20 | |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 20 | |
| 13 | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 16 | |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 13 | |
| 15 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 13 | |
| 16 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 12 | |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 11 | |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 74 | Champions League group stage andJ. League Championship Final |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 72 | Champions League group stage andJ. League Championship 1st Round |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers(C) | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 59 | Club World Cup,Champions League group stage andJ. League Championship 1st Round |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 58 | Champions League play-off round[a] |
| 5 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 56 | |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 55 | |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 55 | |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 54 | |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 52 | |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 51 | |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 46 | |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 43 | |
| 13 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 36 | |
| 14 | Ventforet Kofu | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 31 | |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 30 | |
| 16 | Nagoya Grampus(R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 30 | Relegation to2017 J2 League |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare(R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 27 | |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka(R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 19 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Leader and qualification to 2016 J.League Championship |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Leader and qualification to 2016 J.League Championship |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Leader, qualification to 2016 J.League Championship Final and2017 AFC Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification to 2016 J.League Championship 1st Round and2017 AFC Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification to2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off | |
| Relegation to2017 J2 League |
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)
TheChampionship 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.
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 3 | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 1 | |||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Koroki | Report | Kanazaki |
| Home \ Away | ALB | ANT | ARD | AVI | BEL | FMA | FRO | GAM | GRA | JÚB | RED | REY | SAG | SFR | TOK | VEG | VEN | VIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| Omiya Ardija | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| Shonan Bellmare | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| Sagan Tosu | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| FC Tokyo | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Vegalta Sendai | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Ventforet Kofu | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Vissel Kobe | 6–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Home \ Away | ALB | ANT | ARD | AVI | BEL | FMA | FRO | GAM | GRA | JÚB | RED | REY | SAG | SFR | TOK | VEG | VEN | VIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Omiya Ardija | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |||||||||
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | |||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Sagan Tosu | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | ||||||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| FC Tokyo | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Vegalta Sendai | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |||||||||
| Ventforet Kofu | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |||||||||
| Vissel Kobe | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
Updated to games played on 3 November 2016
Source:J. League data site
| Award | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| Rookie of the Year | Gamba Osaka | |
| Top Scorer | Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Source:[13]
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.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 627,898 | 56,841 | 22,766 | 36,935 | +4.0%† |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 430,806 | 34,231 | 13,731 | 25,342 | +58.4%† |
| 3 | FC Tokyo | 408,623 | 37,805 | 11,488 | 24,037 | −16.5%† |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 408,072 | 46,413 | 7,033 | 24,004 | −0.9%† |
| 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 376,305 | 26,612 | 14,432 | 22,136 | +5.4%† |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 327,923 | 29,692 | 14,627 | 21,181 | −9.7%† |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 360,076 | 31,636 | 6,696 | 19,103 | +16.3%† |
| 8 | Nagoya Grampus | 301,396 | 30,282 | 7,980 | 17,729 | +9.2%† |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 289,310 | 25,722 | 11,212 | 17,018 | +4.6%† |
| 10 | Vegalta Sendai | 262,937 | 19,315 | 12,504 | 15,467 | +12.2%† |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 262,888 | 25,845 | 8,602 | 15,464 | −5.6%† |
| 12 | Júbilo Iwata | 248,381 | 24,896 | 10,416 | 14,611 | +45.5%† |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 218,576 | 19,370 | 5,870 | 12,857 | +47.2%† |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 214,814 | 20,219 | 6,499 | 12,636 | −6.1%† |
| 15 | Omiya Ardija | 200,834 | 13,880 | 9,480 | 11,814 | +24.5%† |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 196,012 | 14,419 | 8,052 | 11,530 | −5.6%† |
| 17 | Ventforet Kofu | 184,161 | 15,508 | 7,011 | 10,833 | −4.1%† |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 182,374 | 13,977 | 7,090 | 10,728 | −1.7%† |
| League total | 5,498,222 | 56,841 | 5,870 | 17,968 | +1.0%† |
Updated to games played on 3 November 2016
Source:J. League Data
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
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