2017 in Japanese football

2017 season
J1, J2, J3 Kawasaki Frontale
Shonan Bellmare
Blaublitz Akita
J. League Cup Cerezo Osaka
Top goalscorer J1 - Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale, 23 goals)
J2 - Ibba Laajab (Yokohama FC, 24)
J3 - Noriaki Fujimoto (Kagoshima United FC, 24)

Japanese football in 2017.

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

Teams promoted to Japan Football League

J1 League

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[lower-alpha 1]
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 to 2018 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
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The winner of the 2017 Emperor's Cup qualified for the Group Stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner Cerezo Osaka had already qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

J2 League

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 to 2018 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 to promotion playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
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 to 2018 J3 League
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2017. Source: 2017 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.
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.

J3 League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Blaublitz Akita (C) 32 18 7 7 53 31 +22 61
2 Tochigi SC (P) 32 16 12 4 44 24 +20 60 Promotion to 2018 J2 League
3 Azul Claro Numazu 32 16 11 5 60 27 +33 59
4 Kagoshima United 32 17 4 11 49 37 +12 55
5 Nagano Parceiro 32 13 11 8 34 25 +9 50
6 FC Ryukyu 32 13 11 8 44 36 +8 50
7 Fujieda MYFC 32 12 11 9 50 43 +7 47
8 Kataller Toyama 32 13 8 11 37 33 +4 47
9 Giravanz Kitakyushu 32 13 7 12 44 37 +7 46
10 Fukushima United 32 13 4 15 39 43 −4 43
11 FC Tokyo U-23 32 12 7 13 36 47 −11 43
12 SC Sagamihara 32 9 12 11 34 41 −7 39
13 Cerezo Osaka U-23 32 8 11 13 39 43 −4 35
14 YSCC Yokohama 32 8 8 16 41 54 −13 32
15 Grulla Morioka 32 7 8 17 32 49 −17 29
16 Gamba Osaka U-23 32 7 5 20 31 65 −34 26
17 Gainare Tottori 32 4 9 19 31 63 −32 21
Source: 2017 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.

Japan Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Honda FC (C) 30 21 7 2 72 20 +52 70 [lower-alpha 1]
2 ReinMeer Aomori 30 17 10 3 44 28 +16 61
3 Sony Sendai 30 18 5 7 64 36 +28 59
4 FC Osaka 30 16 7 7 59 32 +27 55
5 Vanraure Hachinohe 30 15 6 9 41 31 +10 51
6 FC Imabari 30 12 12 6 54 36 +18 48
7 Nara Club 30 10 10 10 41 51 −10 40
8 Honda Lock 30 9 7 14 36 46 −10 34
9 Maruyasu Okazaki 30 9 7 14 35 46 −11 34
10 Ryutsu Keizai Dragons 30 8 10 12 38 51 −13 34
11 Tokyo Musashino City 30 8 9 13 44 47 −3 33
12 Veertien Mie 30 7 8 15 35 46 −11 29
13 MIO Biwako Shiga 30 6 9 15 33 51 −18 27
14 Verspah Oita 30 5 12 13 27 46 −19 27
15 Briobecca Urayasu (R) 30 6 8 16 24 46 −22 26 Relegation to 2018 Regional Leagues
16 Tochigi Uva (R) 30 5 9 16 22 56 −34 24
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2017. Source: JFL website (in Japanese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
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.

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