2016 in Japanese football

2016 season
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Japanese football in 2016.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from J1 League

Teams promoted to J1 League

Teams relegated from J2 League

Teams promoted to J2 League

Teams relegated from J3 League

No relegation to the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to J3 League

J1 League

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 and J. League Championship Final
2 Kawasaki Frontale 34 22 6 6 68 39 +29 72 Champions League play-off round and J. League Championship 1st Round
3 Kashima Antlers (C) 34 18 5 11 53 34 +19 59 Champions League group stage and J. League Championship 1st Round
4 Gamba Osaka 34 17 7 10 53 42 +11 58
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 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 13 12 9 53 38 +15 51
10 FC Tokyo 34 15 7 12 39 39 0 52
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 to 2017 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
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

J2 League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Consadole Sapporo (C, P) 42 25 10 7 65 33 +32 85 Promotion to 2017 J1 League
2 Shimizu S-Pulse (P) 42 25 9 8 85 37 +48 84
3 Matsumoto Yamaga 42 24 12 6 62 32 +30 84 Qualification to promotion playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Cerezo Osaka (O, P) 42 23 9 10 62 46 +16 78
5 Kyoto Sanga 42 18 15 9 50 37 +13 69
6 Fagiano Okayama 42 17 14 11 58 44 +14 65
7 Machida Zelvia 42 18 11 13 53 44 +9 65
8 Yokohama FC 42 16 11 15 50 51 −1 59
9 Tokushima Vortis 42 16 9 17 46 42 +4 57
10 Ehime FC 42 12 20 10 41 40 +1 56
11 JEF United Chiba 42 13 14 15 52 53 −1 53
12 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 14 11 17 55 63 −8 53
13 Mito HollyHock 42 10 18 14 45 49 −4 48
14 Montedio Yamagata 42 11 14 17 43 49 −6 47
15 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 10 17 15 39 51 −12 47
16 Roasso Kumamoto 42 12 10 20 38 53 −15 46
17 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 11 12 19 52 66 −14 45
18 Tokyo Verdy 42 10 13 19 43 61 −18 43
19 Kamatamare Sanuki 42 10 13 19 43 62 −19 43
20 FC Gifu 42 12 7 23 47 71 −24 43
21 Zweigen Kanazawa (X) 42 8 15 19 36 60 −24 39 Qualification to relegation playoffs[lower-alpha 2]
22 Giravanz Kitakyushu (R) 42 8 14 20 43 64 −21 38 Relegation to 2017 J3 League
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2016. Source: 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Relegation play-off winner.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2016 J3 League.

J3 League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Oita Trinita (C, P) 30 19 4 7 50 24 +26 61 Promotion to 2017 J2 League
2 Tochigi SC 30 17 8 5 38 20 +18 59 Qualification to J2 promotion playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Nagano Parceiro 30 15 7 8 33 22 +11 52
4 Blaublitz Akita 30 14 8 8 37 26 +11 50
5 Kagoshima United 30 15 5 10 39 29 +10 50
6 Kataller Toyama 30 13 10 7 37 27 +10 49
7 Fujieda MYFC 30 14 3 13 48 42 +6 45
8 FC Ryukyu 30 12 8 10 46 46 0 44
9 Gamba Osaka U-23 30 10 8 12 42 41 +1 38
10 FC Tokyo U-23 30 9 9 12 32 31 +1 36
11 SC Sagamihara 30 9 8 13 29 46 −17 35
12 Cerezo Osaka U-23 30 8 8 14 38 47 −9 32
13 Grulla Morioka 30 6 12 12 43 47 −4 30
14 Fukushima United 30 7 9 14 35 44 −9 30
15 Gainare Tottori 30 8 6 16 30 47 −17 30
16 YSCC Yokohama 30 5 5 20 15 51 −36 20
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2016. Source: 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.

Japan Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Honda FC (C) 30 18 7 5 52 29 +23 61
2 Ryutsu Keizai Dragons 30 16 6 8 53 38 +15 54
3 Azul Claro Numazu (P) 30 18 5 7 47 24 +23 59 Promotion to 2017 J3 League[lower-alpha 1]
4 Honda Lock 30 17 8 5 46 23 +23 59
5 FC Osaka 30 18 4 8 52 31 +21 58
6 Sony Sendai 30 17 6 7 56 27 +29 57
7 Vanraure Hachinohe 30 13 7 10 34 27 +7 46
8 ReinMeer Aomori 30 13 6 11 35 33 +2 45
9 MIO Biwako Shiga 30 11 7 12 38 45 −7 40
10 Nara Club 30 10 7 13 41 48 −7 37
11 Briobecca Urayasu 30 11 3 16 39 47 −8 36
12 Tokyo Musashino City 30 9 8 13 29 38 −9 35
13 Verspah Oita 30 6 13 11 30 42 −12 31
14 Maruyasu Okazaki 30 7 9 14 23 38 −15 30
15 Tochigi Uva 30 5 1 24 34 77 −43 16
16 Fagiano Okayama Next 30 2 1 27 19 61 −42 7 Withdrew after the season[1]
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2016. Source: JFL website (Japanese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. ↑ To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.

References

  1. ↑ "ファジアーノ岡山ネクスト、JFLからの退会について" (in Japanese). JFL. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
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