2017 J2 League
Season | 2017 |
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Champions | Shonan Bellmare 2nd J2 title 4th D2 title |
Promoted | Shonan Bellmare V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus |
Relegated | Thespakusatsu Gunma |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,198 (2.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ibba Laajab (Yokohama FC) (25 goals)[1] |
Highest attendance | 36,755[2] Nagoya 1–1 Kyoto (3 May 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 1,191[2] Sanuki 0-0 Yamagata (22 Oct 2017) |
Average attendance | 6,970 |
← 2016 2018 → |
The 2017 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2017 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season was the 46th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 19th season since the establishment of J2 League.
Clubs[]
![2017 J2 League is located in Japan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/450px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png)
![Fukuoka Fukuoka](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Fukuoka
![Ehime Ehime](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Ehime
![Okayama Okayama](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Okayama
![Gifu Gifu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Gifu
![Nagoya Nagoya](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Nagoya
![Sanuki Sanuki](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Sanuki
![Kanazawa Kanazawa](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Kanazawa
![Kyoto Kyoto](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Kyoto
![Yamaguchi Yamaguchi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Yamaguchi
![Kumamoto Kumamoto](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Kumamoto
![Oita Oita](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Oita
![Tokushima Tokushima](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Tokushima
![Nagasaki Nagasaki](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Nagasaki
![Matsumoto Matsumoto](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Matsumoto
![Yamagata Yamagata](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Yamagata
![Greater Tokyo Area Greater Tokyo Area](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Greater Tokyo Area
![2017 J2 League is located in Kanto Area](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Japan_Kanto_adm_location_map.svg/250px-Japan_Kanto_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Mito Mito](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Mito
![Gunma Gunma](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Gunma
![Chiba Chiba](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Chiba
![Machida Machida](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Machida
![Tokyo Tokyo](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Tokyo
![Shonan Shonan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Shonan
![Yokohama Yokohama](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Yokohama
The participating clubs are listed in the following table:
Club Name | Home Town(s) | Note(s) |
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Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka City, Fukuoka | Relegated from J1 League in 2016 |
Ehime FC | All cities/towns in Ehime[a] | |
Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns in Okayama[b] | |
FC Gifu | All cities/towns in Gifu[c] | |
JEF United Chiba | Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba | |
Kamatamare Sanuki | Takamatsu, Kagawa | |
Kyoto Sanga | Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto[d] | |
Machida Zelvia | Machida, Tokyo | |
Matsumoto Yamaga | Central cities/towns in Nagano[e] | |
Mito HollyHock | Mito, Ibaraki | |
Montedio Yamagata | All cities/towns in Yamagata[f] | |
Nagoya Grampus | All Aichi Prefecture[g] | Relegated from J1 League in 2016 |
Oita Trinita | Ōita | Promoted from J3 League in 2016 |
Renofa Yamaguchi | All cities/towns in Yamaguchi[h] | |
Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto | |
Shonan Bellmare | Shonan part of Kanagawa[i] | Relegated from J1 League in 2016 |
Thespakusatsu Gunma | All cities/towns in Gunma[j] | |
Tokushima Vortis | All cities/towns in Tokushima[k] | |
Tokyo Verdy | All cities/towns in Tokyo | |
V-Varen Nagasaki | All cities/towns in Nagasaki[l] | |
Yokohama FC | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
Zweigen Kanazawa | Kanazawa | Won J2-J3 Relegation Playoff |
- ^ centering on Matsuyama
- ^ centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama
- ^ centering on Gifu
- ^ Kyoto, Uji, Joyo, Kyōtanabe, Mukō, Nagaokakyō, Kizugawa, Kameoka, Nantan, Kyotanba
- ^ Matsumoto, Nagano, Azumino, Yamagata, Shiojiri, Ōmachi, Ikeda
- ^ centering on Yamagata, Tendō, Tsuruoka
- ^ centering on Nagoya, Toyota, Miyoshi
- ^ centering on Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Sanyoonoda, Ube
- ^ Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Atsugi, Isehara, Odawara, Chigasaki, Hadano, Fujisawa, Ōiso, Samukawa, Ninomiya, Kamakura, Minamiashigara, Oi, Kaisei, Nakai, Hakone, Matsuda, Manazuru, Yamakita, Yugawara
- ^ centering on Kusatsu, Maebashi
- ^ centering on Tokushima, Naruto, Mima, Matsushige, Itano, Aizumi, Kitajima
- ^ centering on Nagasaki, Isahaya
Personnel and kits[]
Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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ATHLETA |
Ehime FC | ![]() |
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Mizuno |
Fagiano Okayama | ![]() |
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Penalty |
FC Gifu | ![]() |
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New Balance |
JEF United Chiba | ![]() |
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Kappa |
Kamatamare Sanuki | ![]() |
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ATHLETA |
Kyoto Sanga | ![]() |
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Wacoal |
Machida Zelvia | ![]() |
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SVOLME |
Matsumoto Yamaga | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Mito HollyHock | ![]() |
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GAViC |
Montedio Yamagata | ![]() |
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New Balance |
Nagoya Grampus | ![]() |
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Mizuno |
Oita Trinita | ![]() |
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Puma |
Renofa Yamaguchi | ![]() |
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Finta |
Roasso Kumamoto | ![]() |
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Puma |
Shonan Bellmare | ![]() |
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Penalty |
Thespakusatsu Gunma | ![]() |
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Finta |
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Mizuno |
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ATHLETA |
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hummel |
Yokohama FC | ![]() |
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SOCCER JUNKY |
Zweigen Kanazawa | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of separation | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of announcement |
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4 January 2017[4] |
Renofa Yamaguchi | ![]() |
23 May 2017[5] | Sacked | ![]() |
5 June 2017[6] |
Roasso Kumamoto | ![]() |
14 June 2017[7] | Sacked | ![]() |
14 June 2017 |
Yokohama FC | ![]() |
15 October 2017[8] | Sacked | ![]() |
24 October 2017[9] |
Foreign players[]
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.
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Matsumoto Yamaga | ![]() |
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League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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[a] |
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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 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.
Results[]
Playoffs[]
J1 League Promotion Playoffs[]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | |||||||
6 | JEF United Chiba | 2 | |||||||
3 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | |||||||
4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | |||||||
4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | |||||||
5 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 |
Semifinals[]
Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | Tokyo Verdy |
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Yamase ![]() |
Report |
Egao Kenkō Stadium, Kumamoto
Attendance: 9,019
Nagoya Grampus | 4–2 | JEF United |
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Taguchi ![]() Simović ![]() |
Report | Larrivey ![]() |
Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya, Aichi
Attendance: 18,350
Final[]
Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 | Avispa Fukuoka |
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Report |
Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Aichi
Attendance: 37,959
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
- As of match played 19 November 2017.[1]
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Avispa Fukuoka | 19 |
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Tokyo Verdy | 14 |
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Oita Trinita | ||
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Kyoto Sanga | 13 |
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Attendances[]
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Nagoya Grampus | 322,672 | 36,755 | 7,046 | 15,365 | −13.3%† |
2 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 255,076 | 15,872 | 8,982 | 12,146 | −10.9% |
3 | JEF United Chiba | 209,637 | 15,994 | 6,230 | 9,983 | −3.0% |
4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 200,546 | 16,336 | 6,021 | 9,550 | −25.7%† |
5 | Fagiano Okayama | 198,883 | 12,286 | 6,275 | 9,471 | −5.5% |
6 | Shonan Bellmare | 177,527 | 12,480 | 4,453 | 8,454 | −26.7%† |
7 | Oita Trinita | 169,328 | 11,370 | 6,136 | 8,063 | +3.8%‡ |
8 | FC Gifu | 146,518 | 17,027 | 3,650 | 6,977 | +23.2% |
9 | Kyoto Sanga | 141,705 | 10,750 | 4,896 | 6,748 | +3.4% |
10 | Montedio Yamagata | 138,232 | 12,743 | 3,707 | 6,582 | +5.2% |
11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 137,698 | 13,990 | 3,944 | 6,557 | +18.3% |
12 | Tokyo Verdy | 130,334 | 14,541 | 2,786 | 6,206 | +14.9% |
13 | Yokohama FC | 125,301 | 13,244 | 2,284 | 5,967 | +22.0% |
14 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 124,756 | 22,407 | 3,189 | 5,941 | +13.7% |
15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 114,538 | 9,651 | 3,369 | 5,454 | −18.0% |
16 | Tokushima Vortis | 104,577 | 7,583 | 3,106 | 4,979 | +9.1% |
17 | Mito HollyHock | 103,549 | 9,240 | 3,023 | 4,931 | −8.1% |
18 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 92,336 | 11,173 | 2,780 | 4,397 | +5.2% |
19 | Machida Zelvia | 85,177 | 8,124 | 2,383 | 4,056 | −20.8% |
20 | Ehime FC | 81,193 | 7,117 | 1,958 | 3,866 | −5.5% |
21 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 80,465 | 6,828 | 1,402 | 3,832 | −19.2% |
22 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 79,908 | 7,994 | 1,191 | 3,805 | +3.2% |
League total | 3,219,936 | 36,755 | 1,191 | 6,970 | 0.0% |
Updated to games played on 19 November 2017
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Last year in J1 League.‡ Last year in J3 League.
References[]
- ^ a b "STATS : J.LEAGUE.JP". jleague.jp.
- ^ a b "2017J2 LEAGUE Attendance". J.League. Retrieved 28 Nov 2017.
- ^ "ボスコ・ジュロヴスキー監督、契約満了のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "名古屋グランパス新監督に風間 八宏氏就任決定のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "上野 展裕監督 退任のお知らせ – レノファ山口FC". renofa.com. 23 May 2017.
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- ^ http://www.yokohamafc.com/2017/10/15/59096?doing_wp_cron=1511348424.6539859771728515625000
- ^ http://www.yokohamafc.com/2017/10/24/59161
Categories:
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