2016 J1 League

Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Season 2016
Matches played 86
Goals scored 226 (2.63 per match)
← 2015
2017 →

All statistics correct as of 4 May 2016.

The 2016 Meiji Yasuda J1 League season will be the 51st season of top-flight football in Japan, and the 24th since the establishment of the J.League in 1993.

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) will qualify for the Championship Stage. The winner of the Championship Stage will advance to the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup as the host nation's entrant.

Clubs

Club Name Coach Home Town(s) Stadium Capacity Note(s)
Albirex Niigata Japan Tatsuma Yoshida Niigata City & Seiro, Niigata Big Swan Stadium 42,300
Kashima Antlers Japan Masatada Ishii Southeast Ibaraki Prefecture[lower-alpha 1] Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728
Omiya Ardija Japan Hiroki Shibuya Saitama City, Saitama NACK5 Stadium 15,500 Promoted from J2 League in 2015
Avispa Fukuoka Japan Masami Ihara Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Level-5 Stadium 22,563 Promoted from J2 League in 2015
(through a play-off system)
Shonan Bellmare South Korea Cho Kwi-jea Shonan part of Kanagawa[lower-alpha 2] Shonan Stadium Hiratsuka 18,500
Yokohama F. Marinos France Erick Mombaerts Yokohama & Yokosuka, Kanagawa Nissan Stadium 72,327
Kawasaki Frontale Japan Yahiro Kazama Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232
Gamba Osaka Japan Kenta Hasegawa Northern Osaka Prefecture[lower-alpha 3] Suita City Football Stadium 40,000 2016 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2015 J. League third-placed team and Emperor's Cup winners)
Nagoya Grampus Japan Takafumi Ogura All Aichi Prefecture[lower-alpha 4] Mizuho Athletic Stadium 27,000
Júbilo Iwata Japan Hiroshi Nanami Iwata, Shizuoka Yamaha Stadium 15,165 Promoted from J2 League in 2015
Urawa Red Diamonds Serbia Mihailo Petrović Saitama City, Saitama Saitama Stadium 63,700 2016 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2015 J. League runners-up)
Kashiwa Reysol Japan Takahiro Shimotaira Kashiwa, Chiba Kashiwa Soccer Stadium 15,900
Sagan Tosu Italy Massimo Ficcadenti Tosu, Saga Tosu Stadium 24,490
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan Hajime Moriyasu Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 50,000 2016 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2015 J. League winners)
F.C. Tokyo Japan Hiroshi Jofuku Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970 2016 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2015 J. League fourth-placed team)
Vegalta Sendai Japan Susumu Watanabe Sendai, Miyagi Yurtec Stadium 19,694
Ventforet Kofu Japan Satoru Sakuma All Yamanashi Prefecture[lower-alpha 5] Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000
Vissel Kobe Brazil Nelsinho Baptista Kobe, Hyōgo Misaki Park Stadium 30,132
  1. ↑ Kashima, Kamisu, Itako, Hokota, Namegata
  2. ↑ Hiratsuka, Atsugi, Isehara, Odawara, Chigasaki, Hadano, Fujisawa, Ōiso, Samukawa, Ninomiya
  3. ↑ Suita, Ibaraki, Takatsuki, Toyonaka, Ikeda, Settsu, Minoh
  4. ↑ centering on Nagoya, Toyota, Miyoshi
  5. ↑ centering on Kofu and Nirasaki

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of separation Manner of departure Incoming manager Date of announcement
Kashiwa Reysol Japan Tatsuma Yoshida End of 2015 season Mutual consent[1] Brazil Milton Mendes 30 October 2015
Nagoya Grampus Japan Akira Nishino Mutual consent[2] Japan Takafumi Ogura 24 November 2015
Albirex Niigata Japan Masaaki Yanagishita Mutual consent[3] Japan Tatsuma Yoshida 12 December 2015
FC Tokyo Italy Massimo Ficcadenti 27 November 2015 Signed by Sagan Tosu[4] Japan Hiroshi Jofuku 28 December 2015
Sagan Tosu Japan Hitoshi Morishita 7 January 2016 Contract terminated[5] Italy Massimo Ficcadenti[6] 7 January 2016
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Milton Mendes 12 March 2016 Resigned[7] Japan Takahiro Shimotaira 12 March 2016

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Non-Visa Foreign Type-C Contract[8]
Albirex Niigata Brazil Cortês Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Rafael Silva South Korea Lim You-hwan Brazil Leonardo Kalil
Kashima Antlers Brazil Bueno Brazil Caio Brazil Dinei South Korea Hwang Seok-ho
Omiya Ardija Brazil Mateus Serbia Dragan Mrđa Slovenia Nejc Pecnik
Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Wellington Colombia Danilson South Korea Kim Hyun-hun South Korea Lee Bum-young
Shonan Bellmare Brazil André Bahia Brazil Paulinho Brazil Thiago Quirino Australia Tando Velaphi South Korea Park Tae-hwan
Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Fabio Brazil Kayke Curaçao Quenten Martinus South Korea Park Jeong-su
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Eduardo Brazil Eduardo Neto Brazil Elsinho South Korea Jung Sung-ryong
Gamba Osaka Brazil Ademilson Brazil Patric South Korea Oh Jae-suk South Korea Kim Jung-ya
Nagoya Grampus Sweden Ludvig Öhman Sweden Robin Simović South Korea Lee Seung-hee Brazil Gustavo
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Adaílton England Jay Bothroyd Poland Krzysztof Kaminski
Urawa Red Diamonds Slovenia Branko Ilić Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankić
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Diego Oliveira Brazil Ederson East TimorBrazil Juliano Mineiro Brazil Dudu
Sagan Tosu South Korea Baek Sung-dong South Korea Choi Sung-keun South Korea Kim Min-hyeok South Korea Kim Min-woo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Croatia Mihael Mikić Nigeria Peter Utaka South Korea Kim Byeom-yong
F.C. Tokyo Brazil Muriqui South Korea Ha Dae-Sung South Korea Yu In-soo Australia Nathan Burns
Ventforet Kofu Brazil Cristiano Brazil Nilson Nigeria Chuka Australia Billy Celeski
Vegalta Sendai Brazil Ramon Lopes Brazil Wilson South Korea Kim Min-tae North Korea Ryang Yong-gi
Vissel Kobe Brazil Leandro Brazil Pedro Júnior South Korea Kim Seung-gyu

Format

Teams play a single round-robin in the first stage and a single round-robin in the second stage.[9] 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 9 7 1 1 17 6 +11 22 Qualification to J.League Championship
2 Kawasaki Frontale 10 6 3 1 20 11 +9 21
3 Kashima Antlers 10 6 2 2 14 6 +8 20
4 Kashiwa Reysol 10 5 3 2 14 9 +5 18
5 Omiya Ardija 10 5 3 2 12 11 +1 18
6 Júbilo Iwata 10 4 3 3 13 17 −4 15
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 9 4 2 3 15 11 +4 14
8 Vissel Kobe 9 4 2 3 16 13 +3 14
9 Yokohama F. Marinos 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 14
10 Nagoya Grampus 9 4 1 4 15 16 −1 13
11 Gamba Osaka 9 4 0 5 9 9 0 12
12 Ventforet Kofu 10 2 4 4 11 15 −4 10
13 F.C. Tokyo 9 3 1 5 9 13 −4 10
14 Sagan Tosu 9 2 2 5 7 9 −2 8
15 Albirex Niigata 10 2 2 6 14 20 −6 8
16 Shonan Bellmare 10 2 2 6 11 19 −8 8
17 Vegalta Sendai 10 2 2 6 9 18 −9 8
18 Avispa Fukuoka 9 1 3 5 6 11 −5 6
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2016. Source: 2016MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 1st League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 9 7 1 1 17 6 +11 22 Champions League group stage and J.League Championship Final
2 Kawasaki Frontale 10 6 3 1 20 11 +9 21 Champions League group stage and J.League Championship 1st Round
3 Kashima Antlers 10 6 2 2 14 6 +8 20
4 Kashiwa Reysol 10 5 3 2 14 9 +5 18
5 Omiya Ardija 10 5 3 2 12 11 +1 18
6 Júbilo Iwata 10 4 3 3 13 17 −4 15
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 9 4 2 3 15 11 +4 14
8 Vissel Kobe 9 4 2 3 16 13 +3 14
9 Yokohama F. Marinos 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 14
10 Nagoya Grampus 9 4 1 4 15 16 −1 13
11 Gamba Osaka 9 4 0 5 9 9 0 12
12 Ventforet Kofu 10 2 4 4 11 15 −4 10
13 F.C. Tokyo 9 3 1 5 9 13 −4 10
14 Sagan Tosu 9 2 2 5 7 9 −2 8
15 Albirex Niigata 10 2 2 6 14 20 −6 8
16 Shonan Bellmare 10 2 2 6 11 19 −8 8 Relegation to 2017 J2 League
17 Vegalta Sendai 10 2 2 6 9 18 −9 8
18 Avispa Fukuoka 9 1 3 5 6 11 −5 6
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2016. Source: J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Positions by round

First stage

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Urawa Red Diamonds 2 7 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 1
Kawasaki Frontale 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2
Kashima Antlers 5 2 7 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
Kashiwa Reysol 10 18 17 17 16 14 9 7 4 4
Omiya Ardija 5 1 3 10 10 6 6 6 5 5
Júbilo Iwata 13 8 9 12 11 7 10 9 6 6
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 16 16 11 7 10 5 4 7 7
Vissel Kobe 18 5 13 6 5 5 7 10 10 8
Yokohama F. Marinos 13 16 11 5 4 4 4 5 8 9
Nagoya Grampus 5 4 9 4 8 11 13 11 12 10
Gamba Osaka 13 12 4 7 12 8 8 8 9 11
Ventforet Kofu 1 6 8 15 15 12 12 13 11 12
F.C. Tokyo 13 8 4 9 6 9 11 12 13 13
Sagan Tosu 2 8 11 13 14 16 16 16 14 14
Albirex Niigata 2 13 14 14 9 13 14 14 15 15
Shonan Bellmare 10 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 16
Vegalta Sendai 5 8 4 7 13 15 15 15 16 17
Avispa Fukuoka 10 15 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 18

Last updated: 4 May 2016
Source: J. League Data Site
Note 1: Two games for Matchday 7 (Avispa Fukuoka vs. Nagoya Grampus; Sagan Tosu vs. Vissel Kobe) scheduled on 16 April 2016 are affected by the series of earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture, and thus postponed and rescheduled on a later date.
Note 2: Matchday 10 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Participants (FC Tokyo vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima; Gamba Osaka vs. Urawa Red Diamonds), scheduled to be held on 15 June 2016, will be included in Matchday 16 ranking.

Leader and qualification to 2016 J.League Championship

Overall

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Urawa Red Diamonds 2 7 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 1
Kawasaki Frontale 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2
Kashima Antlers 5 2 7 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
Kashiwa Reysol 10 18 17 17 16 14 9 7 4 4
Omiya Ardija 5 1 3 10 10 6 6 6 5 5
Júbilo Iwata 13 8 9 12 11 7 10 9 6 6
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 16 16 11 7 10 5 4 7 7
Vissel Kobe 18 5 13 6 5 5 7 10 10 8
Yokohama F. Marinos 13 16 11 5 4 4 4 5 8 9
Nagoya Grampus 5 4 9 4 8 11 13 11 12 10
Gamba Osaka 13 12 4 7 12 8 8 8 9 11
Ventforet Kofu 1 6 8 15 15 12 12 13 11 12
F.C. Tokyo 13 8 4 9 6 9 11 12 13 13
Sagan Tosu 2 8 11 13 14 16 16 16 14 14
Albirex Niigata 2 13 14 14 9 13 14 14 15 15
Shonan Bellmare 10 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 16
Vegalta Sendai 5 8 4 7 13 15 15 15 16 17
Avispa Fukuoka 10 15 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 18

Last updated: 4 May 2016
Source: J. League Data Site
Note 1: Two games for Matchday 7 (Avispa Fukuoka vs. Nagoya Grampus; Sagan Tosu vs. Vissel Kobe) scheduled on 16 April 2016 are affected by the series of earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture, and thus postponed and rescheduled on a later date.
Note 2: Matchday 10 results for 2016 AFC Champions League Participants (FC Tokyo vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima; Gamba Osaka vs. Urawa Red Diamonds), scheduled to be held on 15 June 2016, will be included in Matchday 16 ranking.

Leader, 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 / qualifying play-off
Relegation to 2017 J2 League

Championship stage

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.

Results

First stage

Home ╲ Away ALB ANT ARDAVIBELFMAFROGAMGRAJÚBREDREYSAGSFRTOKVEGVENVIS
Albirex Niigata 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–2
Kashima Antlers 2–1 0–2 1–0 4–1 2–0
Omiya Ardija 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–5 1–1
Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1
Shonan Bellmare 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–2
Yokohama F. Marinos 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1
Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 4–4 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–1
Gamba Osaka 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–1
Nagoya Grampus 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–1
Júbilo Iwata 2–2 1–5 0–1 1–0
Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 4–1 1–2 3–1 2–1
Kashiwa Reysol 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0
Sagan Tosu 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–0
F.C. Tokyo 0–1 0–1 2–4 3–2 1–0
Vegalta Sendai 1–0 1–3 0–2 1–2
Ventforet Kofu 3–1 0–4 0–1 0–2 1–1
Vissel Kobe 6–3 0–0 2–1 4–1 2–2 0–2

Updated to games played on 4 May 2016.
Source: J. League Data
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Home ╲ Away ALB ANT ARDAVIBELFMAFROGAMGRAJÚBREDREYSAGSFRTOKVEGVENVIS
Albirex Niigata
Kashima Antlers
Omiya Ardija
Avispa Fukuoka
Shonan Bellmare
Yokohama F. Marinos
Kawasaki Frontale
Gamba Osaka
Nagoya Grampus
Júbilo Iwata
Urawa Red Diamonds
Kashiwa Reysol
Sagan Tosu
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
F.C. Tokyo
Vegalta Sendai
Ventforet Kofu
Vissel Kobe

Updated to games played on 6 March 2016.
Source: J. League Data
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Sweden Robin Simović Nagoya Grampus
7
Nigeria Peter Utaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 Japan Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds
6
Japan Yoshito Okubo Kawasaki Frontale
Brazil Cristiano Ventforet Kofu
England Jay Bothroyd Júbilo Iwata
7 Brazil Rafael Silva Albirex Niigata
5
Brazil Leandro Vissel Kobe
9 Japan Mu Kanazaki Kashima Antlers
4
Japan Yuki Muto Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan Yu Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale
Japan Kazuma Watanabe Vissel Kobe
Brazil Wellington Avispa Fukuoka
Japan Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu

Updated to games played on 4 May 2016

Source: J. League Data

References

  1. ↑ http://blog.reysol.co.jp/news/2015/014055.html
  2. ↑ http://nagoya-grampus.jp/information/pressrelease/2015/1124gm2016gm.php
  3. ↑ http://www.albirex.co.jp/news/top_team/47594
  4. ↑ http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/?p=226792
  5. ↑ http://www.sagan-tosu.net/news/info.html?seq=911
  6. ↑ http://www.sagan-tosu.net/news/info.html?seq=912
  7. ↑ http://blog.reysol.co.jp/news/2016/014451.html
  8. ↑ "Player registration and contracts". J. League. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.jleague.jp/docs/aboutj/regulation/17.pdf
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