| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kawasaki Frontale (1st title) |
| Relegated | Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata Omiya Ardija |
| AFC Champions League | Kawasaki Frontale Kashima Antlers Cerezo Osaka Kashiwa Reysol |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 793 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale) (23 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Urawa 7-0Sendai (7 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Niigata 1-6Urawa (14 May 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Urawa 7-0Sendai (7 April 2017) Niigata 1-6Urawa (14 May 2017) Urawa 4-3Hiroshima (1 July 2017) Kawasaki 2-5Iwata (29 July 2017) |
| Longest winning run | Kashiwa Reysol (8 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Kawasaki Frontale (15 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Albirex Niigata (16 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Omiya Ardija Consadole Sapporo Albirex Niigata (6 matches each) |
| Highest attendance | 57,447[2] Urawa 0-1Kashima (4 May 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,692[2] Kofu 2-3Kobe (29 October 2017) |
| Total attendance | 5,778,178[2] |
| Average attendance | 18,883[2] |
←2016 2018 → | |
The2017 J1 League (known as the2017Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2017 明治安田生命J1リーグ) for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of theJ1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This was third season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1. The season began on 25 February 2017 and ended on 2 December. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 26 January 2017.[3]
Kashima Antlers were the defending champions.Consadole Sapporo,Shimizu S-Pulse andCerezo Osaka entered as the three promoted teams from the2016 J2 League.
The league was won byKawasaki Frontale, winning their first major title while in J1 and 40 years after theirfirst season in the Japanese top division.
A total of 18 clubs participated in this season, including 15 sides from the2016 season and three promoted from the2016 J2 League. These included the two top teams;Consadole Sapporo andShimizu S-Pulse from the J2 League, and the winners of the play-offs;Cerezo Osaka.
The three promoted clubs replaceNagoya Grampus,Shonan Bellmare andAvispa Fukuoka. Former J1 League champion Nagoya Grampus were relegated to the J2 League for the first time in their history.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata |  Fumitake Miura | Resigned | 7 May 2017[5] | 17th | Wagner Lopes | 11 May 2017[5] |
| Omiya Ardija | Hiroki Shibuya | Sacked | 28 May 2017[6] | 18th | Akira Ito | 28 May 2017[6] |
| Kashima Antlers | Masatada Ishii | Sacked | 31 May 2017[7] | 7th | Go Oiwa | 31 May 2017[7] |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hajime Moriyasu | Resigned | 4 July 2017[8] | 17th |  Jan Jönsson | 10 July 2017[8] |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |  Mihailo Petrović | Sacked | 31 July 2017[9] | 8th | Takafumi Hori | 31 July 2017[9] |
| Vissel Kobe |  Nelsinho Baptista | Sacked | 16 August 2017[10] | 11th | Takayuki Yoshida | 16 August 2017[10] |
| FC Tokyo | Yoshiyuki Shinoda | Sacked | 10 September 2017[11] | 10th | Takayoshi Amma | 10 September 2017[11] |
| Omiya Ardija | Akira Ito | Sacked | 5 November 2017[12] | 17th | Masatada Ishii | 5 November 2017[12] |
The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club. For matchday squad registration, a club can register up to four foreign players, but a maximum of three can be from outside the AFC. Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, and Qatar) are exempt from these club registration and matchday squad registration restrictions.[13]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale(C) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 72 | Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 72 | |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 63 | |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 62 | Champions League play-off round[a] |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 59 | |
| 6 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 58 | |
| 7 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 49 | |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 47 | |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 44 | |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 43 | |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 43 | |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 41 | |
| 13 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 40 | |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 | |
| 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 33 | |
| 16 | Ventforet Kofu(R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 32 | Relegation to2018 J2 League |
| 17 | Albirex Niigata(R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 28 | |
| 18 | Omiya Ardija(R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 25 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kashima Antlers | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Sagan Tosu | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Vissel Kobe | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Gamba Osaka | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Consadole Sapporo | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| FC Tokyo | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Albirex Niigata | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Omiya Ardija | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Leader and Qualification to2018 AFC Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification to2018 AFC Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification to2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off | |
| Relegation to2018 J2 League |
| Home \ Away | ALB | ANT | ARD | CER | CON | FMA | FRO | GAM | JUB | RED | REY | SAG | SFR | SSP | TOK | VEG | VEN | VIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | — | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Omiya Ardija | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Consadole Sapporo | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Sagan Tosu | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| FC Tokyo | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 |
| Vissel Kobe | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — |
As of matches played on December 2nd, 2017.
As of matches played on December 2nd, 2017.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinzo Koroki | Urawa Red Diamonds | Vegalta Sendai | 7–0 (H) | 7 April 2017 |
| Shinzo Koroki | Urawa Red Diamonds | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–3 (H) | 20 May 2017 |
| Leandro | Kashima Antlers | Albirex Niigata | 4–2 (A) | 16 September 2017 |
| Yu Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale | Omiya Ardija | 5–0 (H) | 2 December 2017 |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 570,215 | 57,447 | 21,603 | 33,542 | −9.2%† |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 450,331 | 42,979 | 13,417 | 26,490 | +10.2%† |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 412,710 | 36,177 | 13,074 | 24,277 | −4.2%† |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 386,875 | 42,483 | 11,036 | 24,180 | +0.7%† |
| 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 375,910 | 25,904 | 17,358 | 22,112 | −0.1%† |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 374,585 | 31,014 | 16,461 | 22,034 | +4.0%† |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 356,491 | 42,438 | 8,998 | 20,970 | +67.6%† |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 347,942 | 36,080 | 10,838 | 20,467 | +7.1%† |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 313,100 | 33,353 | 9,535 | 18,418 | +26.5%† |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 310,625 | 25,278 | 7,911 | 18,272 | +7.4%† |
| 11 | Júbilo Iwata | 277,450 | 40,491 | 11,762 | 16,321 | +11.7%† |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 256,965 | 18,556 | 11,007 | 15,116 | +34.1%† |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 250,677 | 18,059 | 11,500 | 14,746 | −4.7%† |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 241,295 | 21,245 | 7,381 | 14,194 | +12.3%† |
| 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 238,720 | 22,333 | 8,319 | 14,042 | −9.2%† |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 200,936 | 14,096 | 9,432 | 11,820 | +10.2%† |
| 17 | Omiya Ardija | 194,887 | 13,364 | 9,598 | 11,464 | −3.0%† |
| 18 | Ventforet Kofu | 184,311 | 14,680 | 4,692 | 10,842 | +0.1%† |
| League total | 5,778,178 | 57,447 | 4,692 | 18,883 | +5.1%† |
Updated to games played on 2017年12月2日
Source:J. League Data
Notes:
† Promoted from J2.
