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.
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Kashima Antlers 8th J.League title 8th Japanese title |
Relegated | Nagoya Grampus Shonan Bellmare Avispa Fukuoka |
AFC Champions League | Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka |
Club World Cup | Kashima Antlers |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 805 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Leandro (Vissel Kobe) Peter Utaka (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) (19 goals each) |
Highest attendance | 59,837 Urawa vs Kashima (3 December) |
Lowest attendance | 5,870 Fukuoka vs Nagoya (2 July) |
Average attendance | 17,968 |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 3 November 2016. |
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
editManagerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Date of separation | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of announcement |
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Kashiwa Reysol | Tatsuma Yoshida | End of 2015 season | Mutual consent[1] | Milton Mendes | 30 October 2015 |
Nagoya Grampus | Akira Nishino | Mutual consent[2] | Takafumi Ogura | 24 November 2015 | |
Albirex Niigata | Masaaki Yanagishita | Mutual consent[3] | Tatsuma Yoshida | 12 December 2015 | |
FC Tokyo | Massimo Ficcadenti | 27 November 2015 | Signed by Sagan Tosu[4] | Hiroshi Jofuku | 28 December 2015 |
Sagan Tosu | Hitoshi Morishita | 7 January 2016 | Contract terminated[5] | Massimo Ficcadenti[6] | 7 January 2016 |
Kashiwa Reysol | Milton Mendes | 12 March 2016 | Resigned[7] | Takahiro Shimotaira | 12 March 2016 |
FC Tokyo | Hiroshi Jofuku | 24 July 2016 | Sacked[8][9] | Yoshiyuki Shinoda | 26 July 2016 |
Nagoya Grampus | Takafumi Ogura | 23 August 2016 | Sacked[10] | Boško Gjurovski | 23 August 2016 |
Foreign players
editPlayers name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Format
editTeams play a single round-robin in the first stage and a single round-robin in the second stage.[12] 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
editFirst stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kashima Antlers (Q) | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 39 | Champions League group stage and J.League Championship 1st Round |
2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 38 | |
3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 33 | |
4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 29 | |
5 | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 26 | |
6 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 24 | |
7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 24 | |
8 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 23 | |
9 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 23 | |
10 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 23 | |
11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 | |
12 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 20 | |
13 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 18 | |
14 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 17 | |
15 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 17 | |
16 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 | |
17 | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 15 | |
18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Second stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Urawa Red Diamonds (Q) | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 41 | Champions League group stage and J.League Championship Final |
2 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 35 | |
3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 34 | |
4 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 34 | |
5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 30 | |
6 | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 30 | |
7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 29 | |
8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 29 | |
9 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 29 | |
10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 26 | |
11 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 20 | |
12 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 20 | |
13 | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 16 | |
14 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 13 | |
15 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 13 | |
16 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 12 | |
17 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 11 | |
18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Overall table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 group stage and J. League Championship 1st Round |
3 | Kashima Antlers (C) | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 59 | Club World Cup, Champions League group stage and J. League Championship 1st Round |
4 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 58 | Champions League play-off round[a] |
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 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 52 | |
10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 51 | |
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 |
Rules 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
editFirst stage
editLeader and qualification to 2016 J.League Championship |
Notes:
- 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
editLeader and qualification to 2016 J.League Championship |
Overall
editLeader, qualification to 2016 J.League Championship Final and 2017 AFC Champions League group stage | |
Qualification to 2016 J.League Championship 1st Round and 2017 AFC Champions League group stage | |
Qualification to 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off | |
Relegation to 2017 J2 League |
Notes:
- 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
editMeiji 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.
Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||
1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 3 | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
3 | Kashima Antlers | 1 |
Kashima Antlers | 0–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Report | Abe 57' (pen.) |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers |
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Koroki 7' | Report | Kanazaki 40', 79' (pen.) |
Results
editFirst stage
editSecond stage
editTop scorers
editUpdated to games played on 3 November 2016
Source: J. League data site
Awards
editIndividual
editAward | Recipient | Club | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player | Kengo Nakamura | Kawasaki Frontale | |
Rookie of the Year | Yosuke Ideguchi | Gamba Osaka |
Best Eleven
editPosition | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Shusaku Nishikawa | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
DF | Gen Shoji | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
DF | Masato Morishige | FC Tokyo | Japan |
DF | Tsukasa Shiotani | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan |
DF | Tomoaki Makino | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
MF | Yuki Abe | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
MF | Yōsuke Kashiwagi | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
MF | Kengo Nakamura | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan |
MF | Manabu Saitō | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
FW | Yu Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan |
FW | Leandro | Vissel Kobe | Brazil |
Source:[13]
Attendances
editThese 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 | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 627,898 | 56,841 | 22,766 | 36,935 | 4.0% |
2 | Gamba Osaka | 430,806 | 34,231 | 13,731 | 25,342 | 58.4% |
3 | FC Tokyo | 408,623 | 37,805 | 11,488 | 24,037 | −16.5% |
4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 408,072 | 46,413 | 7,033 | 24,004 | −0.9% |
5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 376,305 | 26,612 | 14,432 | 22,136 | 5.4% |
6 | Albirex Niigata | 327,923 | 29,692 | 14,627 | 21,181 | −9.7% |
7 | Kashima Antlers | 360,076 | 31,636 | 6,696 | 19,103 | 16.3% |
8 | Nagoya Grampus | 301,396 | 30,282 | 7,980 | 17,729 | 9.2% |
9 | Vissel Kobe | 289,310 | 25,722 | 11,212 | 17,018 | 4.6% |
10 | Vegalta Sendai | 262,937 | 19,315 | 12,504 | 15,467 | 12.2% |
11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 262,888 | 25,845 | 8,602 | 15,464 | −5.6% |
12 | Júbilo Iwata | 248,381 | 24,896 | 10,416 | 14,611 | 45.5%† |
13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 218,576 | 19,370 | 5,870 | 12,857 | 47.2%† |
14 | Sagan Tosu | 214,814 | 20,219 | 6,499 | 12,636 | −6.1% |
15 | Omiya Ardija | 200,834 | 13,880 | 9,480 | 11,814 | 24.5%† |
16 | Shonan Bellmare | 196,012 | 14,419 | 8,052 | 11,530 | −5.6% |
17 | Ventforet Kofu | 184,161 | 15,508 | 7,011 | 10,833 | −4.1% |
18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 182,374 | 13,977 | 7,090 | 10,728 | −1.7% |
League total | 5,498,222 | 56,841 | 5,870 | 17,968 | 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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