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The 2016 Meiji Yasuda J1 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 the J.League in 1992. This was second season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1.
For a five-year period starting in 2015, the J.League changed 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 the Championship Stage. Kashima Antlers, the winner of the Championship Stage, advanced to the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup as the host nation's entrant.
Clubs
Club Name
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Coach
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Home Town(s)
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Stadium
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Capacity
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Note(s)
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Albirex Niigata
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Tatsuma Yoshida
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Niigata City & Seirō, Niigata
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Big Swan Stadium
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42,300
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15th in 2015
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Kashima Antlers
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Masatada Ishii
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Southeast Ibaraki Prefecture
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Kashima Soccer Stadium
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40,728
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5th in 2015
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Omiya Ardija
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Hiroki Shibuya
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Saitama City, Saitama
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NACK5 Stadium
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15,500
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Promoted from J2 League in 2015
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Avispa Fukuoka
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Masami Ihara
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Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
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Level-5 Stadium
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22,563
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Promoted from J2 League in 2015 (through a play-off system)
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Shonan Bellmare
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Cho Kwi-jea
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Shonan part of Kanagawa
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Shonan Stadium Hiratsuka
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18,500
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8th in 2015
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Yokohama F. Marinos
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Erick Mombaerts
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Yokohama & Yokosuka, Kanagawa
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Nissan Stadium
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72,327
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7th in 2015
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Kawasaki Frontale
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Yahiro Kazama
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Kawasaki City, Kanagawa
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Todoroki Athletics Stadium
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26,232
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6th in 2015
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Gamba Osaka
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Kenta Hasegawa
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Northern Osaka Prefecture
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Suita City Football Stadium
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40,000
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2016 AFC Champions League participant (as 2015 J.League third-placed team and Emperor's Cup winners)
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Nagoya Grampus
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Boško Gjurovski
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All Aichi Prefecture
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Mizuho Athletic Stadium
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27,000
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9th in 2015
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Júbilo Iwata
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Hiroshi Nanami
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Iwata, Shizuoka
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Yamaha Stadium
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15,165
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Promoted from J2 League in 2015
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Urawa Red Diamonds
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Mihailo Petrović
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Saitama City, Saitama
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Saitama Stadium
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63,700
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2016 AFC Champions League participant (as 2015 J.League runners-up)
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Kashiwa Reysol
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Takahiro Shimotaira
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Kashiwa, Chiba
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Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
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15,900
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10th in 2015
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Sagan Tosu
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Massimo Ficcadenti
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Tosu, Saga
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Tosu Stadium
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24,490
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11th in 2015
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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Hajime Moriyasu
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Hiroshima City, Hiroshima
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Hiroshima Big Arch
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50,000
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2016 AFC Champions League participant (as 2015 J.League winners)
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FC Tokyo
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Yoshiyuki Shinoda
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Tokyo
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Ajinomoto Stadium
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49,970
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2016 AFC Champions League participant (as 2015 J.League fourth-placed team)
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Vegalta Sendai
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Susumu Watanabe
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Sendai, Miyagi
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Yurtec Stadium
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19,694
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14th in 2015
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Ventforet Kofu
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Satoru Sakuma
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All Yamanashi Prefecture
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Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
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17,000
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13th in 2015
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Vissel Kobe
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Nelsinho Baptista
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Kobe, Hyōgo
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Misaki Park Stadium
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30,132
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12th in 2015
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- ^ Kashima, Ibaraki, Kamisu, Itako, Hokota, Namegata
- ^ Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Atsugi, Isehara, Odawara, Chigasaki, Hadano, Fujisawa, Ōiso, Samukawa, Ninomiya
- ^ Suita, Ibaraki, Takatsuki, Toyonaka, Ikeda, Settsu, Minoh
- ^ centering on Nagoya, Toyota, Miyoshi
- ^ centering on Kofu and Nirasaki
Managerial changes
Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Format
Teams play a single round-robin in the first stage and a single round-robin in the second stage. 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.
League table
First stage
Source:
2016 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 1st Stage League tableRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Second stage
Source:
2016 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 2nd Stage League tableRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Overall table
Source:
Meiji Yasuda J1 LeagueRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The winner of the 2016 Emperor's Cup qualified for the Group Stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner Kashima Antlers had already qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.
Positions by round
First stage
| Leader and qualification to 2016 J.League Championship |
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Source:
J. League data siteNotes:
- Two games for Matchday 7 (Avispa Fukuoka vs. Nagoya Grampus; Sagan Tosu vs. Vissel Kobe) scheduled on 16 April 2016 were affected by the series of earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture, and thus postponed and rescheduled on 2 June 2016. Results of these matches were included in Matchday 15 ranking.
- Matchday 10 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Participants (FC Tokyo vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima; Gamba Osaka vs. Urawa Red Diamonds), held on 15 June 2016, were included in Matchday 16 ranking.
- Matchday 13 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Knockout Stage Participants (Urawa Red Diamonds vs. FC Tokyo), held on 22 June 2016, were included in Matchday 17 ranking.
Second stage
| Leader and qualification to 2016 J.League Championship |
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Source:
J. League data site
Overall
Source:
J. League data siteNotes:
- Two games for Matchday 7 (Avispa Fukuoka vs. Nagoya Grampus; Sagan Tosu vs. Vissel Kobe) scheduled on 16 April 2016 were affected by the series of earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture, and thus postponed and rescheduled on 2 June 2016. Results of these matches were included in Matchday 15 ranking.
- Matchday 10 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Participants (FC Tokyo vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima; Gamba Osaka vs. Urawa Red Diamonds), held on 15 June 2016, were included in Matchday 16 ranking.
- Matchday 13 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Knockout Stage Participants (Urawa Red Diamonds vs. FC Tokyo), held on 22 June 2016, were included in Matchday 17 ranking.
Championship stage
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)
The Championship 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.
23 November 201614:00
Todoroki Athletics Stadium,
KawasakiAttendance: 24,209Referee: Shinji Murakami
29 November 201619:25
Kashima Soccer Stadium,
KashimaAttendance: 23,074Referee:
Masaaki Toma
3 December 201619:30
Saitama Stadium 2002,
Midori-ku, SaitamaAttendance: 59,837Referee:
Ryuji Sato
Results
First stage
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2016. Source:
J. League DataLegend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second stage
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2016. Source:
J. League DataLegend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
Updated to games played on 3 November 2016
Source: J. League data site
Awards
Individual
Best Eleven
Source:
Attendances
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
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Team
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Total
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High
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Low
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Average
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Change
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1
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Urawa Red Diamonds
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627,898
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56,841
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22,766
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36,935
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+4.0%†
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2
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Gamba Osaka
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430,806
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34,231
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13,731
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25,342
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+58.4%†
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3
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FC Tokyo
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408,623
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37,805
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11,488
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24,037
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−16.5%†
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4
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Yokohama F. Marinos
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408,072
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46,413
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7,033
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24,004
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−0.9%†
|
5
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Kawasaki Frontale
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376,305
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26,612
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14,432
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22,136
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+5.4%†
|
6
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Albirex Niigata
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327,923
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29,692
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14,627
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21,181
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−9.7%†
|
7
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Kashima Antlers
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360,076
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31,636
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6,696
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19,103
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+16.3%†
|
8
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Nagoya Grampus
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301,396
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30,282
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7,980
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17,729
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+9.2%†
|
9
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Vissel Kobe
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289,310
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25,722
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11,212
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17,018
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+4.6%†
|
10
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Vegalta Sendai
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262,937
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19,315
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12,504
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15,467
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+12.2%†
|
11
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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262,888
|
25,845
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8,602
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15,464
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−5.6%†
|
12
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Júbilo Iwata
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248,381
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24,896
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10,416
|
14,611
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+45.5%†
|
13
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Avispa Fukuoka
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218,576
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19,370
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5,870
|
12,857
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+47.2%†
|
14
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Sagan Tosu
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214,814
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20,219
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6,499
|
12,636
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−6.1%†
|
15
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Omiya Ardija
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200,834
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13,880
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9,480
|
11,814
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+24.5%†
|
16
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Shonan Bellmare
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196,012
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14,419
|
8,052
|
11,530
|
−5.6%†
|
17
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Ventforet Kofu
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184,161
|
15,508
|
7,011
|
10,833
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−4.1%†
|
18
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Kashiwa Reysol
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182,374
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13,977
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7,090
|
10,728
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−1.7%†
|
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League total
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5,498,222
|
56,841
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5,870
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17,968
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+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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