| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shonan Bellmare 2nd J2 title 4th D2 title |
| Promoted | Shonan Bellmare V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus |
| Relegated | Thespakusatsu Gunma |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,198 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ibba Laajab (Yokohama FC) (25 goals)[1] |
| Highest attendance | 36,755[2] Nagoya 1–1Kyoto (3 May 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,191[2] Sanuki 0-0Yamagata (22 Oct 2017) |
| Average attendance | 6,970 |
←2016 2018 → | |
The2017Meiji YasudaJ2 League (2017 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season was the 46th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 19th season since the establishment of J2 League.
The participating clubs are listed in the following table:
| Club name | Home town(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka City,Fukuoka | Relegated from J1 League in 2016 |
| Ehime FC | All cities/towns inEhime[a] | |
| Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns inOkayama[b] | |
| FC Gifu | All cities/towns inGifu[c] | |
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba &Ichihara, Chiba | |
| Kamatamare Sanuki | Takamatsu, Kagawa | |
| Kyoto Sanga | Southwestern cities/towns inKyoto[d] | |
| Machida Zelvia | Machida, Tokyo | |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Central cities/towns inNagano[e] | |
| Mito HollyHock | Mito, Ibaraki | |
| Montedio Yamagata | All cities/towns inYamagata[f] | |
| Nagoya Grampus | AllAichi Prefecture[g] | Relegated from J1 League in2016 |
| Oita Trinita | Ōita | Promoted from J3 League in2016 |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | All cities/towns inYamaguchi[h] | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto | |
| Shonan Bellmare | Shonan part of Kanagawa[i] | Relegated from J1 League in 2016 |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | All cities/towns inGunma[j] | |
| Tokushima Vortis | All cities/towns inTokushima[k] | |
| Tokyo Verdy | All cities/towns in Tokyo | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | All cities/towns inNagasaki[l] | |
| Yokohama FC | Yokohama,Kanagawa | |
| Zweigen Kanazawa | Kanazawa | Won J2-J3 Relegation Playoff |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of separation | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of announcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Grampus | 6 November 2016[3] | End of caretaker spell | 4 January 2017[4] | ||
| Renofa Yamaguchi | 23 May 2017[5] | Sacked | 5 June 2017[6] | ||
| Roasso Kumamoto | 14 June 2017[7] | Sacked | 14 June 2017 | ||
| Yokohama FC | 15 October 2017[8] | Sacked | 24 October 2017[9] |
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shonan Bellmare(C, P) | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 83 | Promotion to2018 J1 League |
| 2 | V-Varen Nagasaki(P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 80 | |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus(O, P) | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 85 | 65 | +20 | 75 | Qualification for promotion playoffs[a] |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 74 | |
| 5 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 70 | |
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 70 | 58 | +12 | 68 | |
| 7 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 67 | |
| 8 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 66 | |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 64 | |
| 10 | Yokohama FC | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 63 | |
| 11 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 59 | |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 57 | |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 55 | |
| 14 | Mito HollyHock | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 54 | |
| 15 | Ehime FC | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 51 | |
| 16 | Machida Zelvia | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 50 | |
| 17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 49 | |
| 18 | FC Gifu | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 46 | |
| 19 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 38 | |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 38 | |
| 21 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 37 | |
| 22 | Thespakusatsu Gunma(R) | 42 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 88 | −56 | 20 | Relegation to2018 J3 League[b] |
| Home \ Away | AVI | BEL | EHI | FAG | GIF | GRA | HOL | JEF | KAM | MON | REN | ROS | SAN | SPA | TRI | VVN | VER | VOR | YAM | YFC | ZEL | ZWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Ehime FC | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Fagiano Okayama | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| FC Gifu | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 4–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 3–1 | 3–2 | 7–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Kamatamare Sanuki | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
| Kyoto Sanga | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Oita Trinita | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Tokyo Verdy | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Tokushima Vortis | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Yokohama FC | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Machida Zelvia | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Zweigen Kanazawa | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
2017 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2017 J1昇格プレーオフ)
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 | |||||||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | Tokyo Verdy |
|---|---|---|
| Yamase | Report |
| Nagoya Grampus | 4–2 | JEF United |
|---|---|---|
| Taguchi Simović | Report | Larrivey |
| Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 | Avispa Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Nagoya Grampus was promoted to J1 League.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 322,672 | 36,755 | 7,046 | 15,365 | −13.3%† |
| 2 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 255,076 | 15,872 | 8,982 | 12,146 | −10.9%† |
| 3 | JEF United Chiba | 209,637 | 15,994 | 6,230 | 9,983 | −3.0%† |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 200,546 | 16,336 | 6,021 | 9,550 | −25.7%† |
| 5 | Fagiano Okayama | 198,883 | 12,286 | 6,275 | 9,471 | −5.5%† |
| 6 | Shonan Bellmare | 177,527 | 12,480 | 4,453 | 8,454 | −26.7%† |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 169,328 | 11,370 | 6,136 | 8,063 | +3.8%‡ |
| 8 | FC Gifu | 146,518 | 17,027 | 3,650 | 6,977 | +23.2%† |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 141,705 | 10,750 | 4,896 | 6,748 | +3.4%† |
| 10 | Montedio Yamagata | 138,232 | 12,743 | 3,707 | 6,582 | +5.2%† |
| 11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 137,698 | 13,990 | 3,944 | 6,557 | +18.3%† |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 130,334 | 14,541 | 2,786 | 6,206 | +14.9%† |
| 13 | Yokohama FC | 125,301 | 13,244 | 2,284 | 5,967 | +22.0%† |
| 14 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 124,756 | 22,407 | 3,189 | 5,941 | +13.7%† |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 114,538 | 9,651 | 3,369 | 5,454 | −18.0%† |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 104,577 | 7,583 | 3,106 | 4,979 | +9.1%† |
| 17 | Mito HollyHock | 103,549 | 9,240 | 3,023 | 4,931 | −8.1%† |
| 18 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 92,336 | 11,173 | 2,780 | 4,397 | +5.2%† |
| 19 | Machida Zelvia | 85,177 | 8,124 | 2,383 | 4,056 | −20.8%† |
| 20 | Ehime FC | 81,193 | 7,117 | 1,958 | 3,866 | −5.5%† |
| 21 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 80,465 | 6,828 | 1,402 | 3,832 | −19.2%† |
| 22 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 79,908 | 7,994 | 1,191 | 3,805 | +3.2%† |
| League total | 3,219,936 | 36,755 | 1,191 | 6,970 | 0.0%† |
Updated to games played on 19 November 2017
Source:J. League Data
Notes:
† Last year inJ1 League.‡ Last year inJ3 League.